Welcome back to Mac 101, our series of posts aimed at novice Mac users and veterans who like the occasional refresher. Many new Mac owners want to customize their Mac's look and feel. A simple place ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Not in love with Apple's customary mountain range, or night sky wallpapers? No problem! It's quick and easy to give your Mac a customized look by ...

Thomas Brand at Egg Freckles has written a short history of Apple desktop pictures through the years. "Mavericks' New Wave" talks about how the Apple desktop has evolved since Mac OS 8 and the quality ...

What is a desktop background? The desktop background is the image or wallpaper used as the backdrop on a computer screen. Wallpaper is the common term used for designating the graphical interface in ...

If you normally use only one desktop image, but occasionally want to change it to something else, here’s a way to do so that can save a bit of time. Normally, you’d switch the desktop image by opening ...

Anyone can change the background image -- or wallpaper -- on a MacBook, but for professional use, companies often prefer to use a corporate image such as a photo of headquarters, a group photo of your ...

Apple ships a number of very nice desktop pictures and screen savers with OS X—you’ll find them all, of course, in the Desktop & Screen Saver tab of System Preferences. Some of the screen savers, such ...

Blurry desktop wallpaper on a Windows 8 system may be an indication of a problem with the device's display settings. Desktop wallpaper can be detailed or visually impressive, so that if there are any ...