Firefox Wallpaper Rotator for your Desktop

By Martin Kaba • Jun 1st, 2010 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

They are many wallpaper switchers out there and several have been presented on this blog, such as Wally, my preferred desktop wallpaper rotator for Ubuntu but what makes this one particular is that its a nifty Firefox extension, an easy to configure “no-install” that lets you change your desktop wallpaper periodically.

Ubuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’ Wallpapers

By Martin Kaba • Apr 15th, 2010 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

Click-to-enlarge Ubuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’ Wallpapers has new wallpapers of its own, taken from the community contest. The default wallpapers now are available via the Update Manager together with the new Ambiance and Radiance community themes. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS beta 2, packed with Gnome 2.30 was released a week ago, the first release candidate will [...]

gWallpapers rotates your Wallpapers in a given Time Interval

By Martin Kaba • Jan 6th, 2010 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

Linux: gWallpaper is a tiny application that takes wallpapers in various local folders in your Linux PC and automatically rotates them – and that’s it. To install in Ubuntu 9.10, add the gWallpapers repository to your software sources list: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:haliner/ppa, update and install with sudo apt-get install gwallpapers . Application -> Accessories -> [...]

150 HD WallPapers for Wide Screens

By Martin Kaba • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Filed under: Ubuntu, Windows

If you’ve got a wide-screen display then the 150 HD-Wallpaper pack is just for you. Its a nice collection of professional wallpapers for your desktop. It includes backgrounds with various resolutions; from minimum 1680 x 1080 to maximum resolution of 2560 x 1600, the majority are 1920 x 1200 wide. Hit the link below to [...]

Download National Geographic’s Wallpapers with a Command-Line Script

By Martin Kaba • Dec 1st, 2009 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Open-Source, Ubuntu

Lovers of kick-ass wallpapers can grab a whole bunch National Geographic’s professional background photos without even visiting the website. You can download National Geographic’s wallpapers one-by-one from the website or use this simple script to a get a whole-them-all in one move.

Cool Autumn Wallpapers for Your Desktop

By Martin Kaba • Oct 9th, 2009 • Filed under: Ubuntu, Windows

A well done collection of Autumn/Fall wallpapers or backgrounds (if you prefer) for your computer; Linux or Window, it doesn’t matter. Move over to Lifehacker website and get a glimpse. The Autumn Lake wallpaper by Chris Gina for me, is just perfect. Permit me to say the Fall backgrounds at Gnome Art have to be [...]

Wally Rotates Desktop Backgrounds in Linux, Windows and MacOSX

By Martin Kaba • Sep 9th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

Wally is an easy-to-use and straight-forward open-source application that automates desktop background rotation using multiple sources; folders, FTP remote folders, Flickr, Yahoo!, Photobucket, Picasa and others. Its boring to have just one desktop wallpaper sitting there, but its also boring to switch them manually. Wally does that for you. Try out the “Next Photo” feature [...]

Submit your Home Made Wallpapers to Karmic Koala

By Martin Kaba • Jul 24th, 2009 • Filed under: Open-Source, Ubuntu

Ubuntu 9.10 ~ Karmic Koala Alpha 3 has is now available for download. Testers can now move over to the Karmic Alpha page and download the ISO file alias CD image for; Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and Netbook Remix, Kubuntu and Ubuntu-Studio.