# What's your current Desktop Background/Wallpaper? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146 "2006-05-10T00:02:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/61 "2006-05-10T17:57:00Z")
Mine is this [Dali inspired picture by my 8-year-old son](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stl_brewer@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/eb8a&.dnm=8ddfre2.jpg&.src=ph&.tok=phS_M2EB6anc57.G) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/62 "2006-05-10T18:05:56Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > Here’s my [current desktop image](http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/013691.jpg). I just find it off to think of an official US Navy ship any color but Haze Grey. I get a Forbidden when I try to go there. ---
**Author:** ![JimOfAllTrades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@JimOfAllTrades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimOfAllTrades)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/63 "2006-05-10T18:43:31Z")
I’m currently alternating between this one I took of Double Arch at Arches National Park: [http://www.kleinallen.com/misc/doublearch.gif](http://www.kleinallen.com/misc/doublearch.gif) And this one I took during a winter trip to Yellowstone National Park: [http://www.kleinallen.com/misc/yellowstone.gif](http://www.kleinallen.com/misc/yellowstone.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/64 "2006-05-10T19:00:16Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > I get a Forbidden when I try to go there. After you get that message, try putting your cursor in the address field, at the end of the URL, and pressing the ENTER key. ---
**Author:** ![Bertie\_Wooster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Bertie\_Wooster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bertie_Wooster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/65 "2006-05-10T19:08:00Z")
[Mares and foals](http://www.mezzo-mondo.com/arts/mm/stubbs/STG007.html) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/66 "2006-05-10T20:58:20Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > I get a Forbidden when I try to go there. I can email it to you, if you still can’t get it to work, **Bosda**. (It’s the USS Nevada in her Bikini outfit.) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/67 "2006-05-10T21:06:01Z")
A picture of my wife and Giants broadcaster/ex-pitcher Mike Krukow, on the walkway overlooking McCovey Cove. (Eat your heart out, **Troy McClure**!) ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/68 "2006-05-10T21:21:17Z")
Something synthetic from [here [Digital Blasphemy]](http://www.digitalblasphemy.com). I love this guy’s work (generally landscapes or planetscapes, all CGI rendered). Been a member for years, you can look back in the archives and see how much computer rendering has improved over the last decade or so. Exactly which one varies from day to day. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/69 "2006-05-10T23:35:54Z")
The overhead view of the Adler Planetarium and the Shedd Aquarium that you can get from Google Earth or other sources. I’ve had it for some time. I’m in the process of getting aerial photos of Chicago landmarks, both current and when their construction was nearly finished. When I do that, I’ll get a wallpaper changer and rotate them all. ---
**Author:** ![DarRRva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@DarRRva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarRRva)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/70 "2006-05-11T00:00:18Z")
I have a screenshot of the army of V’s from V for Vendetta - it’s pretty funny to see people’s expressions when they close all the windows on my comp. okay I can’t find the link anywhere but it’s a pretty awesome looking shot ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/71 "2006-05-11T00:38:49Z")
A kayaker running a big rapid. Its on the Green River Narrows and I think it’s called “Go Left Or Die.” ---
**Author:** ![Erika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Erika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erika)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/72 "2006-05-11T00:41:27Z")
It’s been [this picture](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/paperkingdoms/20051228_0004.jpg) I took in Philadelphia over Christmas break since about January… but it’s getting to be time to switch things up. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/73 "2006-05-11T00:56:27Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > After you get that message, try putting your cursor in the address field, at the end of the URL, and pressing the ENTER key. That worked. ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/74 "2006-05-11T05:37:12Z")
Nice photos **PigBoy** and **RJKUgly**! I haven’t seen my desktop in so long, I was unsure if it was a [digital montage of Mars](http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/panoramas/) from Spirit/Opportunity, or an embarassingly waffy [Inuyasha wallpaper](http://www.inuyashaworld.com/wallpaper_show.cfm?imgnum=76&dim=wp2). Turns out my desktop image got nuked sometime, and I’m left with Windows Desert brown. ☹ (A nice theme 'cause it avoids confusion when using Remote Desktop, Citrix, etc). ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/75 "2006-05-11T06:25:06Z")
Its not uncommon for me to use something from Digital Blasphemy, mostly because my laptop is a widescreen, and finding widescreen wallpapers is harder than you might think. Im getting better at finding wallpapers, but for now my collection and sources are still pretty small. At the moment however, I am going through an assortment of [Orchid](http://www.orchidkonnection.com/Dtps.%20Ever-Spring%20Prince%20'FD'%20HCC-AOS.jpg) backgrounds. _Warning: large image_ ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/76 "2006-05-11T18:56:43Z")
> [@Tamryne](#): > > finding widescreen wallpapers is harder than you might think Agreed – my laptop is a widescreen, too, which I should have mentioned in my first post. In addition to Digital Blasphemy there are a lot of great widescreen wallpapers at [InterfaceLIFT](http://interfacelift.com/); [Andre Gunther](http://www.aguntherphotography.com/wallpapers.htm) also has some beautiful widescreen wallpapers. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/77 "2006-05-11T19:43:35Z")
Nicky Hayden dragging his knee through (what appears to be) the left hander just before Curva Angel Nieto, at the Circuito de Jerez. [http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez-test-march/1/8.htm](http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2006/mgp/jerez-test-march/1/8.htm) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/78 "2006-05-11T20:20:00Z")
[here](http://www.beebfun.com/wallace.htm#theme). I don’t use the rest of the theme (the cursor turns into a big Wallace hand 🙂 ) because it’s too distracting. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/79 "2006-05-11T20:56:03Z")
I didn’t clear off everything because I really like the way I’ve got my PC setup right now. For those who think the Mac is customizable: [Here is my desktop.](http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/desktop.jpg) (Resized from 1280x960 to conserve bandwidth) I completely change the appearance of my desktop / UI every week or so. Keeps me from getting bored. ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146/80 "2006-05-11T23:45:01Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Agreed – my laptop is a widescreen, too, which I should have mentioned in my first post. In addition to Digital Blasphemy there are a lot of great widescreen wallpapers at [InterfaceLIFT](http://interfacelift.com/); [Andre Gunther](http://www.aguntherphotography.com/wallpapers.htm) also has some beautiful widescreen wallpapers. Thanks for the links! Those pictures are gorgeous, and I can enjoy them without having them stretch and warp on me like many wallpapers do. I mostly use Digital Blasphemy, but sometimes I can strike it rich on Google, but google pictures tend to be 800x600, instead of 1280x800 like my screen is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146.md?page=5)