# What's the wallpaper on your digital devices? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422 "2018-06-20T02:52:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/21 "2018-06-20T16:45:27Z")
Work computer is standard windows blue. Tablet and phone are my dog. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/22 "2018-06-20T18:18:25Z")
Laptop - picture of the crater in Death Valley I took myself, which is the best composed picture I’ve ever taken. Phone - from a jigsaw puzzle of the famous Bavarian castle I don’t feel like looking up the spelling of. I really need to change that some day. My screensaver for my laptop - my grandson engrossed in a book. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/23 "2018-06-20T18:23:38Z")
Home laptop - picture of Hurricane Ridge, Washington. Phone - photo of big pink dahlia. Work computer - drone photo of Lanikai Beach, Oahu, complete with coconut palms, outriggers, and those two little islands in the distance. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/24 "2018-06-20T18:36:31Z")
Work computer: a lovely green stretch of the [Bolton Strid](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bolton-strid), to remind me that sometimes beautiful things can kill you. Phone: some kind of random paint-splotchy theme. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/25 "2018-06-20T18:41:18Z")
Home laptop: a screenshot from Final Fantasy XIV. Work laptop: a stock wallpaper from Apple (a shot of the Earth and Moon). Cell phone: lock screen picture is a portrait of one of my Star Wars: The Old Republic characters; wallpaper is a picture of the characters from _The Order of the Stick_. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/26 "2018-06-20T19:01:05Z")
My phone is my cat, Cosmo. Desktop at work is [koalas](https://endangeredapparel.com/blogs/news/5-interesting-facts-about-koalas) . They look like their conga line just got interrupted. Laptop at home is whatever came with it, which is nothing IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/27 "2018-06-20T19:10:17Z")
Phone - Lock screen is [Black Widow](https://www.kisspng.com/png-scarlett-johansson-black-widow-the-avengers-loki-c-890884/), regular screen is [Green Lantern](http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Lantern?file=Gl.jpg). Work computer - [Abandoned AT-AT](https://imgur.com/gallery/13g3pH6) Home computer - [Order of the Stick Meets Star Trek](https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=590&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=G6YqW6zGFIjM8APe2pKAAg&q=order+of+the+stick+meets+star+trek&oq=order+of+the+stick+meets+star+trek&gs_l=img.3...60977.68209.0.68571.34.26.0.8.8.0.95.1679.26.26.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.21.1005...0j0i67k1j0i30k1j0i8i30k1j0i24k1.0.xoKE87mSyz8#imgrc=fLCMHMlF3p3mdM:) ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/28 "2018-06-20T19:12:56Z")
Home: Random from \> 15k personal photos. Win10 screwed up the process, so now I have to pick from among 200 folders. Le sigh. Phone: Factory. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/29 "2018-06-20T19:22:15Z")
Gold Silk - [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=diy.gold.silk.theme&hl=en\_US](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=diy.gold.silk.theme&hl=en_US) ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/30 "2018-06-20T21:25:41Z")
My laptop is a photo of my Goliath Bird Eater tarantula. My phone is a picture of me and Elvira. My home computer is my late Scottish Terrier. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/31 "2018-06-20T23:03:31Z")
Black as a moonless night. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/32 "2018-06-20T23:07:34Z")
Computer - cherry blossoms Tablet - sunset from my yard Phone - stained glass window from the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/33 "2018-06-21T00:09:33Z")
My old and now-deceased computer: _World of Warcraft_ screenshots. Current computer: under my user name it’s flowers. Under my husbands it’s various pictures of Lara Croft. Tablet: Earthrise over the Moon from the Apollo program Kindle: the hill/mountain background that it came with Phone: autumn leaves. ---
**Author:** ![betterlifethroughchemistry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/betterlifethroughchemistry/32/3094_2.png) [@betterlifethroughchemistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betterlifethroughchemistry)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/34 "2018-06-21T00:47:16Z")
Work laptop: Shot I took of the waves breaking on Duck beach, NC Home laptop: A different shot I took of Duck beach, NC Phone: Yet another shot I took of Duck beach, NC We’ve been going for over 32 years, parents bought a house 25 year ago, our kids grew up that spot, it’s our little part of paradise…(leaving next Thursday for 16 days, can’t wait!!) ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/35 "2018-06-21T00:51:08Z")
Phone: [#xray #student #love #kiss uploaded by Marianna Moustaka](https://weheartit.com/entry/157132762) Too obvious? ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/36 "2018-06-21T01:30:58Z")
On my iDevices, I usually use something seasonal or some simple abstract pattern that doesn’t distract from the apps’ icons. I have a lovely single pink flower as my lock screen on my phone now, but its background is a light gray so when I turn my phone on in the dark, my eyes are not amused. For my computer… I have literally hundreds, if not thousands of desktops. I got a cycler and it changes them every 3 minutes. The cycler I use (called Wallpaper Cycler) has a calendar so you can have it change the folders from which it selects based on various criteria. I have a generic “wallpaper” folder that runs most of the year, but then I have a folder for each month, each season, various holidays. It was kind of a pain to get it set up the way I like it, but now that it’s running, I love it. Every day is a fresh surprise. When I change up decorations in the house, I have to find where I put them last year and make sure I don’t put them up too late. This just automatically throws up some leprechauns when St Patricks Day rolls around now. I have a lot of nature images for the various seasons. Buds for spring, snow for winter, etc. I have abstracts and florals. I have some I’ve made with my name done up all fancy in photoshopping projects. I love minimalist versions of media I like. I have a bazillion Harry Potter and Star Wars wallpapers, and if you’re familiar with my username, it would come as no surprise Equestria is well represented. I’m always on the lookout for new ones for my collection, so I’ll take any suggestions. My personal favorite site for wallpapers is probably [Smashing Mag.](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/wallpapers) A wide variety of sizes and styles and something new every month like clockwork. Plus I love that they feature so many ones with months on them, as I love having a category that is just around for 30 days and then gone for another 330. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/37 "2018-06-21T01:38:47Z")
I used to use a picture I’d taken of Yellowstone Canyon. But some OS upgrade or another automatically changed it to the default image, losing my picture in the process, and I haven’t bothered to change it to anything else since. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/38 "2018-06-21T01:56:12Z")
My travel laptop: [Capitol Reef NP from the Hickman Bridge trail](https://photos.app.goo.gl/u8sQ5y1oQmtMACZN7) My home laptop: [Lockheed Constellation at the Pima Air Museum](https://photos.app.goo.gl/2Ltjn5rbS9VLq5Lb6) (stretched to fill a widescreen monitor) My phone: [Balcony overlooking Lake Quinault, Olympic National Park](https://photos.app.goo.gl/K3a6an18YBNroPVPA) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/39 "2018-06-21T14:17:27Z")
Work Laptop: Just one of the generic backgrounds of a tent and a starry sky. I always feel weird having personalized backgrounds for a work computer… Black Laptop at home (The Blacktop): Various images I’ve found on Pinterest re: the Mass Effect video game franchise Teal Laptop at home: Cycled pictures from my wedding Phone: A picture taken of the hotel pool, with the towers of [Dr. Doom’s Freefall](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=dr+dooms+freefall&fr=mcafee&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdwinfo.com%2Funiversal%2FPhotos%2FMarvel-Super-Hero%2Fimages%2F11-Dr.%2520Dooms%2520Freefall.jpg#id=2&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdwinfo.com%2Funiversal%2FPhotos%2FMarvel-Super-Hero%2Fimages%2F11-Dr.%2520Dooms%2520Freefall.jpg&action=click) in the background with a rainbow. I took it from my parents hotel room as I was getting ready for my wedding. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422/40 "2018-06-21T14:19:28Z")
My laptop has the bottom photo of Belgium’s [bluebell forest](https://www.boredpanda.com/hallerbos-bluebell-forest-nature-photography/) in this series, bordered by a matching blue. My phone has a close-up of a cement retaining wall that had been painted blue but had become chipped and weathered over the years. There is yellow and orange lichen on it and there’s a vertical crack with a horizontal one branching off of it. I’d taken some photos of this wall a couple of years ago. Recently, I saw it had been repainted a bland beige. What a shame. It had so much character before. My tablet has a close-up of an abalone shell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wallpaper-on-your-digital-devices/816422.md?page=3)