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MacTruck
Jun 25, 2005, 04:19 PM
Ever take a picture of your mac then make that mac picture the wallpaper on that mac that you took the picture of? I'm guilty.



stridey
Jun 25, 2005, 04:27 PM
Ever take a picture of your mac then make that mac picture the wallpaper on that mac that you took the picture of? I'm guilty.

No, but just so you know, the thing that's called the wallpaper on PCs is called the Desktop on Macs.;)

evil_santa
Jun 25, 2005, 05:23 PM
and some people (like my wife) call the desktop / wallpaper a screen saver! :confused:

mkrishnan
Jun 25, 2005, 05:29 PM
and some people (like my wife) call the desktop / wallpaper a screen saver! :confused:

And some people set the screensaver as their wallpaper, using that Quartz hack. :D

Lalala, this could go on all day. :)

dejo
Jun 25, 2005, 05:51 PM
Lalala, this could go on all day. :)

Yeah, you could even take a picture of the wall(paper) behind your display and use that as your desktop picture / wallpaper.

puckhead193
Jun 25, 2005, 05:57 PM
Yeah, you could even take a picture of the wall(paper) behind your display and use that as your desktop picture / wallpaper.
wasn't that a thread.....

mkrishnan
Jun 25, 2005, 08:33 PM
wasn't that a thread.....

:D

Or you could grab a web screenshot and make it a desktop and pretend that your desktop is a webpage. And, I'm sure, actually make your desktop a webpage if you so desired (I know you can in Windows!).

Chaszmyr
Jun 25, 2005, 08:53 PM
or you could plaster wallpaper to your monitor :rolleyes: :p

mad jew
Jun 25, 2005, 09:12 PM
Or you could cut out your screen with a sharp knife and just look at the wall through the gap.

Best results on LCDs.

eXan
Jun 25, 2005, 09:48 PM
Or make a black image with some scratches ;)

aquajet
Jun 25, 2005, 09:55 PM
Or you could cut out your screen with a sharp knife and just look at the wall through the gap.

Best results on LCDs.

I think I might actually try that on my old Dell sitting in the basement..

stridey
Jun 25, 2005, 10:00 PM
I think I might actually try that on my old Dell sitting in the basement..

Just make sure you unplug it first... :eek: ;)

Deepdale
Jun 26, 2005, 08:19 AM
and some people (like my wife) call the desktop / wallpaper a screen saver! :confused:

And your marriage has still survived ... kudos to you. :)

weg
Jun 26, 2005, 11:47 AM
No, but just so you know, the thing that's called the wallpaper on PCs is called the Desktop on Macs.;)

Actually it's called "Desktop background", as on Windows. Wallpaper is perfectly fine, though.

mkrishnan
Jun 26, 2005, 12:32 PM
And let's not forget printing out your desktop background and making a bunch of copies and pasting them up on the wall as wallpaper!