You are your desktop wallpaper
Posted by: Dean Shareski in Blogs, Conferences, flickr, fun
I was perusing the EdubloggerCon photos and was trying to attach names to faces. Some were fairly recognizable but few names were tagged. This photo from Brian Crosby caught me eye. The gentleman in the bottom left has a large baseball for his wallpaper. I immediately figured it was Jeff Utecht and I was right. Jeff’s passion for baseball is revealed during his many twitter updates on Mariner’s baseball which he follows closely despite the time difference in Shanghai.
I commented on his blog and he let me know that it was a bit weird. This is part of the appeal of twitter as it tends to allow people to share more personal information among friends. (So maybe I shouldn’t be blabbing it here?…too late Jeff). It builds community and provides an opportunity to mini-blog without too much thought given its 140 character limitation. Many others have written much better stuff on twitter so I won’t go on too much here. Read Alan’s twitter stuff to understand it better.
So I thought it might be fun to play a little game. Email me a link to your current wallpaper or attach it and a link to your blog. If I get at least 5, I’ll set up a little matching game. I’d especially like these because they are major flickrites.
- Tim Lauer
- D’Arcy Norman
- Stephen Downes
- Steve Dembo
- Alan Levine
- Any EdubloggerConner or NECCer would be great
In case you had any doubt, here’s my current wallpaper:
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June 24th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
It’s all so cool! Let’s see a golf course wallpaper….yeah….think I would have known!
June 25th, 2007 at 7:13 am
This is my current wallpaper:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=277605596&size=o&context=set-72157594341860797
Centered on the seal
June 25th, 2007 at 9:31 am
My current wallpapers:
Desktop, left screen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/428334839/
Desktop: right screen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/545235766/ (I had to open this one up on Flickr - it was set to Friends and Family Only)
Laptop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/439747142/
I tend to cycle them periodically, depending on what photos I’ve taken lately.
June 25th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Wallpaper? What is wallpaper? It’s that blue peeling stuff in my bathroom ;-).
My desktop on my Mac uses the built in capability to pull a new image from a folder every time the laptop wakes up. Keeps me feeling fresh.t’s been a while since I added them, most of these are a few years old. All of the flowers are desert flowers from my yard. Tagged they are
http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/tags/desktop/
Dont forget Mark Oehlert’s Desktop Photo Contest
http://flickr.com/groups/89448899@N00/pool/
June 28th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Right now mine is a Discovery Logo. OF course, the last presentation I did was in the Discovery booth, so what’re ya gonna do. Previously though it was this image:
A million digits of pi
July 5th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
What a cool idea! To be honest, my desktop right now is nothing but a white background - I use that so I can create clean screenshots. To be honest, though, I like your golf-course shot.
October 11th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Yes you are indeed your wallpaper.
Especially in a work world of cubicles and dress codes, wallpaper is a lone avenue for you to express yourself. lol
October 11th, 2007 at 7:19 am
Also be sure to get free wallpaper that is in the public domain from http://freecove.com it can be used for personal or commercial use.
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 am
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