Obliterate that midweek slump with a jolt of snapshots:

• A custom desktop picture featuring Final Fantasy IX’s Garnet in combination with Ben Mackin’s Liquid Theme debuts in this submission from an anonymous contributor. Very cool.
  
  
• The Janitor returns with this snapshot bearing the “Global City Lights” desktop picture from NASA’s Planetary Photojournal. Audion, overhauled with Jake Rodkin’s Cutting Edge face, is pumping out soundwaves in the lower left. Perfect Yosemite’s High-Level Abstraction iPack and selections from Devil’s Desktop and power/Mac are scattered throughout.
  
  
• Keith Kerrigan contributed this screenshot touting MacDesktops’ “DS Woodgrain” desktop picture and Maury McCown’s MacQNX K-Scheme. Icons were provided by Icon Factory and icons.cx.
  
  
• This contribution from Sara Romini sports Icons Plus’ “Space Alien Picture” desktop picture. Audion, tweaked with Chaos Design’s Sharp Talons face, is sitting in as digital DJ in the lower left-hand corner. Icons from the Perfect Yosemite’s Yosemite Lime iPack are displayed on the desktop.

Captivated with the thought of sending your own snapshot? Read our submission guidelines and then hop to it!

Calendar & Appointment Scheduler for Mac OS X

The Polling Place

Most of you didn't take the bait with last week's tongue-in-cheek poll. For the most part we all agree that this slowdown is just a bump in the road for Apple, but I still think Steve should give the plane back!

Did everyone get what they asked for from Santa? Raise your hand is you unwrapped a digital camera.

This week's Polling Place asks, "How do you take most of your photos?"

Tools of the Trade

Apple has hit a bulls eye with their latest iTool feature. They quietly added a few dozen MacOS X applications and utilities to your iDisk. These applications are not exclusive to Apple, you may already have most of them, but still it's a nice touch. This could become another avenue to receive updates. The files are in a new disk image format, so be sure to download the provide Disk Copy 6.3.3.

It's too bad that Appletalk over IP is so slow compared to standard ftp. Working with an iDisk is a lesson in patience.

X-Tips

After last week's tip on Restarting in MacOS X, I was barraged with emails reminding me the holding the Option key turns Shutdown to Restart in the Special Menu.

Jared Pinkham was the first to tell me that holding Option also makes this change in the Shutdown dialog box. I still like last week's method the best since it can all be done without a mouse and with one hand.

(Last week's tip)

John G. says even though there is no Restart button in the dialog that comes up when you press the Power button in Mac OS X or in the Special menu, you can still restart the computer by pressing the Power button and when that dialog comes up, just type an "r" just like in MacOS 9 and the computer will restart.

Hacking the User-Agent header sent by your WWW browser by the pickle

It doesn't happen much anymore, but some web sites still block Mac users or Netscape's browser. This simple edit by the pickle modifies the info your browser sends to the server identifying the Browser and OS type. (Continued...)

User Contributed Splash Screens:

• Three pairs of Boot Panels and Login Panels complete this set for MacOS X by Robert Marking. Today's are Graphite, Snow, and Indigo.
  
  
• Today's Interarchy submission is not an Interface, but a replacement splash screen featuring The Matrix by Jeffrey Ryan.
  
  
• The latest Office Splash set was created by Fergus Bremner!
  
  
• Yow! Michael Pfadt created a MOSS featuring Elle MacPherson.
  
  
• For Eudora users, ReNe created replacements for Mail/NoMail.
  
  
• MacAddict Andrew Todd created a splash for Internet Explorer.
  
  
• Featuring actor Jack Noseworthy from the films U-571 and Event horizon, Alistair Brownlie sent this splash for Netscape 4.x.
  
  
• ResEx Buddy Frank sent a nice MOSS of a Diner scene. Checkout his web site for more goodies.

Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly

Icon & Desktop News by Dan

Icons - Desktops: For today's update we have 3 more outstanding Icon Sets, all Pixelpalooza contest entries, and 5 excellent desktops.

• "Crystalmeth1.0" Icons by Dave Roberts of Trabuco Canyon, CA. are an awesome set of 53 system replacement icons. These appear to be hand drawn, and are well worth the download.
  
  
• "IkroniKons", by Christian Plourde of KreaXion Design were designed to go with his last Kaleidoscope scheme IkroniK. This set includes 50 system replacement icons that fit perfectly with the scheme.
  
  
• "@reGIS Millennium Icons", by Pierre Cavanna of IconStreet is a set of 74 beautifully done system replacement icons.
  
  
• "Punk" is yet another great desktop sent in by Daniel Fernandez. This backdrop comes in 1152x870 resolution.
  
  
• Our very own Jeremy Hoesly of ResExcellence has been so kind as to share more of his beautiful photographic desktops with us. For those who are longing for summer, enjoy "Rainbow" in 1024x resolution. This photo was taken on the front lawn of Jeremy's house during the summer of 2000. Visit Hoylesvista for more great photography as well.
  
  
• Jonathan Gurule` wants your Mac to look fast with this "Flash" desktop. Comes in 1024x768 resolution.
  
  
• 'Flax Creations has been messing around again with Fractals, and comes up with some high energy "Kundalini". This desktop comes in 1024x768 and 800x600 resolutions.
  
  
• C. Duhn and Leigh Marino collaborate on making Bill Gates (of the Microsoft Cartel) into the notorious "Scarface", one of their favorite movies. This one comes in 1024x 768 resolution.
  

News From Around the Web:

Colheres has been very busy of late, with two update announcements: a new desktop picture titled "Muro" and a new icon set "existem?", both by Luísa.

Mandolux announces six new desktops from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Shroom gfx is back after the (longish) holiday and is putting out fresh desktops every day this week.

Rene of Happicon informs us that he has released one iDisk icon for OS X. Check it out!

Akio lets us know that he has just posted two new Desktops on his Website. One for the upcoming game Oni, and the other for the totally cool game Unreal (tournament of course).

So what's up WWW? Icons? Desktop pictures? News? Inform us! We'll post it!

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1/9/01

Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly

Heads up! Incoming snapshots for Tuesday:

• A gray Apple desktop picture is featured in this snapshot from iNeusch. Audion, overhauled with the Reintegration face, is dishing out tunes in the upper left-hand corner.
  
  
• Faithful contributor Sergio Recabarren submitted this screenshot sporting a modified version of Digital Blasphemy’s “Sierra Moonlight” desktop picture in conjunction with the Blue Theme. Audion, outfitted with a modified Freece X face, is tickling the eardrums in the lower left. Icons from icons.cx and Icon Factory along with a few of the custom variety inhabit the desktop.
  
  
• This contribution from Bettina Rehmann touts a slick iMac desktop picture. Impressive.
  
  
• Samier Truong sent this snapshot featuring a custom desktop picture and the Desaturation 1207 K-Scheme. Interesting.

Captivated with the thought of sending your own snapshot? Read our submission guidelines and then hop to it!

Today's News by Cletus™^{Check out the really cool theme preview at DogHouse}

Jérome Foucher has updated A-Dock to version 2.2.2 fixing a memory leak that appeared when a locked volume was mounted. When this happened you could lose your Favorites, and the inability to quit A-Dock automatically at shutdown.

Patrick Stadelmann has posted version 1.1 of RAM Disk Iconer. RAM Disk Iconer's origins date back to 1995, however it still continues to receive support. A rare thing today indeed for freeware software. I have updated the Software Archive. Here is a description of what RAM Disk Iconer does:

"RAM Disk Iconer is a control panel/system extension that allows you to customize the name and the icon of your RAM Disk. The control panel allows you to choose the name and to activate or deactivate any of the options. The system extension code gets executed at startup. If these options are checked, it will rename the RAM Disk and/or create the custom icon file."

Kinetic Creations Inc. has updated Export Icon. The Export Icon Plug-in is an Adobe Photoshop^® plug-in which adds the ability to export a Photoshop image as a MacOS custom icon. "The plug-in can create full-color (32-bit) "Large" (32x32 pixel) for use with MacOS 8.5 and higher, and "Huge" (48x48 pixel) and "Thumbnail" (128x128 pixel) icons for use with MacOS X." The Software Archive has been updated.

AOL has released a new beta of Instant Messenger. Primary changes in this version include the ability to have your “Buddy List” stored on a “secure and password-protected data system.” Thus, you can access your list despite the computer you are using. Additional information on this feature is available here. Once you download this version, consider some of the edits you can perform on AIM that we offer.

If the new AOL version does not suit you, you may want to look at AIMM v1.0 which has just been released. Jeffrey Rosen, the author, has developed this bare bone version of AIM. It offers you fast speed with no ads, tickers or fancy do-dads. If you only wish to instant message or chat on AIM then this may just be your answer.

Themes and Schemes:

IrieMac has posted their iWindow theme. The theme combines the colors of Aqua and Windows into a unique theme. I have been waiting for this release since it was first announced and can report that after having used iWindows the last couple days, it has caused no problems on my machine. I like it!

Michael Rabe has notified me that he is releasing a really cool theme preview you will want to check out. He is also releasing Theme Checker today along with the GlassWorks Grape theme. Theme Checker is a shareware program that lets you check the different parts of your themes or schemes. You can then make previews of the theme or scheme easily.

Akio has been busy at work and the result has been several of his K-Schemes being reworked to take advantage of the new Kaleidoscope features. The BIG Schemes, Red, Indigo and Graphite now sports drop shadows and transparent menus! The Sharp Indigo Scheme received some minor bug fixes as well.

Desktopper has posted a new scheme and updated some of their other well-known ones. Grassik is a new, non-colored version of their Aqua scheme. It simulates the Graphite appearance option in Mac OS X. Klassik, Sigh and Despair have all been updated. All schemes are courtesy Webmaster Butt_O'sigh.

Submit Software News Suggestions!

The Hess (Un)Official Macworld Events Site is entering its final days as we get closer to Macworld. If you're headed to the Golden Gate City next week, stop by this definitive compendium of parties. Don't be left standing on Market Street pathetically looking for something to do!

Going to be in San Francisco on Saturday after the Macworld Expo? Join the staff of ResExcellence for a brew at Foley's Irish Pub. Read more details here.

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Macinstruct has posted another interactive tutorial for you to download! This one covers MacPerl, a version that runs under Classic MacOS. The article notes ""With Mac OS X, Apple will become the single largest distributor of Perl. This is a good opportunity to learn this computer language which plays a vital role on the Internet."

With a little effort, you can now run Aqua and X applications side by side in MacOS X. This has the potential to greatly increase the number of applications readily available for MacOS X. For example, my favorite "must have" Linux application is a 2D CAD program called Q-CAD. The possibility of downloading the source for Q-CAD and compiling it to run under Aqua/X makes me tingle all over.

On a slightly related topic, Apple broadened the Open Source Darwin license, bringing it more inline with GPL. Does this mean that future versions of MacOS X could ship with XFree preinstalled, or at least the patches to make it possible already rolled into the Darwin core? Comments...

Slashdot has posted an interview with Jason Haas from LinuxPPC.

X-Tips

John G. says even though there is no Restart button in the dialog that comes up when you press the Power button in Mac OS X or in the Special menu, you can still restart the computer by pressing the Power button and when that dialog comes up, just type an "r" just like in MacOS 9 and the computer will restart.

User Contributed Splash Screens:

• If you use Internet Explorer, this new Interarchy Interface by James Down will look great alongside your browser.
  
  
• While still keeping the color scheme of the original, this Netscape 6 splash screen by Marco Dinkel is a big improvement.
  
  
• Trevor sent a replacement pict for the Iomega control strip module.
  
  
• Is this the beginning of the end for Jessica Alba submissions? Here's the first of what I suspect will be many Lara Croft creations featuring Angelina Jolie. It's an Explorer splash by Andrew Todd.
  
  
• Nicolas Cardot sent another of his great looking MOSS submissions.
  
  
• And Ryan Marshall created a nice looking Photoshop replacement splash.

Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly

Breaking out in hives over snapshot withdrawl? Get Friday’s shots:

• MacDesktops’ “Interplanetary” desktop picture and William Bart’s BBX • Platinum K-Scheme are showcased in this snapshot from Jacob Childs. SoundJam, tweaked with the MusicPlayer skin, is serving up music in the lower right. Icons from icons.cx and Icon Factory are scattered throughout.
  
  
• Michael Holdren submitted this snapshot sporting a custom desktop picture composed of artwork from EndEffect. Pretty cool.
  
  
• This contribution from Raw-B touts Ferenc Haraszti’s gorgeous “Airscapes” desktop picture along with Butt O’ Sigh’s Klassik K-Scheme. Audion, equipped with the Jellifusion face, is sitting in as digital DJ at the top.
  
  
• This submission from Evan Sharp is a classic example of severe iconic obsession. Besides the hoards of icons from the likes of Icon Factory, icons.cx, Blue Sky Heart, and Perfect Yosemite, a custom desktop picture and the GlassWorks Theme are also featured. Audion, retro-fitted with a custom face, is tickling the eardrums in the center.

Like the snapshots that you see? Inspired enough to send one of your own? Read our submission guidelines, and then bring it on!

Icon & Desktop News by Dan

Less than a week to the open of Macworld 2001 in SanFrancisco. Can you feel it in the air? I can't help but wonder what exciting new developments Apple has in store for us this year.

Icons - Desktops: For today's update we have 3 more really fine Icon Sets, all Pixelpalooza contest entries, and 5 new desktops.

• "32bit Buttons" is Sara Romini's first attempt at icon making, and wants to know what you think about them. Download this stylish set of 9 icons, and drop Sara a line about them. ResEdit is suggested here, but not required.
  
  
• Vitek Neruda decided that there was an absence of art icons being created by Mac users and patrons in the Czech community, hence the birth of Czech Family Icons. This monumental set contains 165 icons which represent a majority of the Czech family coat of arms used throughout the centuries.
  
  
• Fred Stidston, a 14 year old budding Mac Graphic Artist lets us show off his Stidcons 2 Icon set. These 55 system replacement icons were hand drawn in Illustrator first, and then pasted via Photoshop into IconMachine. Great work Fred!
  
  
• 'Three Guys is another great desktop sent in by Daniel Fernandez. This hot backdrop comes in 1152x870 resolution.
  
  
• Never more will you turn your back on "Lenore". This spooky desktop by Nasty Nene comes in 1024x 768 resolution, and is based on the Lenore character found at www.spookyland.com .
  
  
• Jonathan Gurule sends us this provocative Mac desktop featuring Kate Hudson. Comes in 800x600 resolution only.
  
  
• Jason Johnson is a true fan of the new Mac operating system, Mac X. Download this desktop in 1024x768 resolution.
  
  
• "RATM" by Scott Bell is a simple 'Rage Against the Machine' desktop for all
  who are fans. Comes in 1024x768 resolution.

News From Around the Web:

Akio lets us know that he has just posted two new Desktops on his Website. One for the upcoming game Oni, and the other for the totally cool game Unreal (tournament of course).

There's a newly released icon set from the Little Dark Room. It's a small set called "Stainworld", based on Tim Burton's Animation. The site has also been redesigned.

Mandolux is on a mission, and has 77 new desktops available for download.

UPDATE* Several people have written in about this site indicating that all the icon downloads are in Window's format. Anyone out there know how to make a simple conversion to Mac Icon format? Let me know! You might want take a stroll down Icon Street sometime soon. This French and English icon site maintained by Pierre Cavanna has some really fine sets for download.

For all you graphics collectors, visit the NOAA Photo Library site. This Government operated public archive contains over 16,000 free images, and is an excellent source of cool nature photos and source materials.

So what's up WWW? Icons? Desktop pictures? News? Inform us! We'll post it!

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1/4/00

Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly

Check out Thursday’s snapshot lineup:

• This snapshot from Ben features a custom desktop picture in combination with the Cecil III — Final Consequence K-Scheme. SoundJam, overhauled with the converted WinAmp skin Zelda: A Link to the Past, is kicking out soundwaves in the lower right-hand corner.
  
  
• If you live in the US, then you’ve no doubt heard about the batter-fried chicken head recently served at a fast food restaurant. Christopher Brown sent this hilarious submission with a “Chrispy Chicken” desktop picture named after his co-worker Chris P. Mmm, mmm, finger-licking good!
  
  
• This awesome screenshot from Chris Varley sports a custom “Zeus” desktop picture in conjunction with Maury McCown’s MacQNX K-Scheme. SoundJam, equipped with the converted Glass Audion face, is dishing out tunes in the upper left-hand corner. Icons.cx among others provides the icons.
  
  
• EndEffect’s “Abort” desktop picture debuts in this contribution from Sarah Washam. SoundJam, outfitted with the Cutting Edge Black skin, is barely visible at right center.

Like the snapshots that you see? Inspired enough to send one of your own? Read our submission guidelines, and then bring it on!

1/3/01

User Contributions

Icons/Desktops

X-Tips

Polling Place

Tools of the Trade

LinuxIcebox

Snapshots

Today's News by Cletus™

Congratulations to Greg Salamone who was the lucky winner of the Interarchy contest. Greg's name was drawn randomly from nearly 230 entries. Thanks go out to Andrew Tomazos who supplied the free registration and to all ResExcellence readers who entered. Stay tuned to this page for more "freebies" in the coming year.

Greg Landweber has updated Power Windows to version 2.4.4, fixing a conflict with the WYSIWYG font menu in Style (a shareware text editor). There are also various minor internal changes.

In addition, Greg also wants it known that his "Holiday Bundle" offer has been extended through the end of the MacWorld Expo SF (January 12, 2001). The bundle includes Power Windows, SmoothType and Greg's Browser for only $20.

Forest has been updated for both Mac OS X and for Classic. Forest will now properly play Random Sounds when selected in the Preferences or in the "Worlds" menu. A few internal changes were also performed on this relaxation software.

There have been two new additions to the Software Archive at the requests of readers.

Throbber Tool by Derek Scott will allow you to quickly and easily change the throbbers in the window of your browser. Mozilla/NS 6, Internet Explorer and iCab are all supported. If you drag and drop a throbber file on Throbber Tool it will allow you to change throbbers. Several Throbbers are available on Derek's homepage and of course on our Throbber page.

SwitchRes by Stéphane Madrau is a "little utility that will allow you to switch the resolution of all your monitors. You can access to all the resolutions of all your displays in a simple, customizable menu. SwitchRes incorporates features from the Monitor Resolution, Monitor BitDepth, and Video Mirroring Control Strip Modules bundled with your system."

Stefano Ghielmi and Matthew Hershberger have updated SpeedApp to version 2.0.2. The "Get Info" and "Show Original" menu items are now working again. This code was accidentally deleted in version 2.0.1. The price information in the registration windows has also been corrected.

Are you running an older Mac? ClassicMacAddict is here to help. It's a great source for old mac games, applications, classic systems, system profiles and help.

Themes and Schemes:

Look for GlassWorks Granite v4.0 at DogHouse Online today. I have been waiting for this theme. This theme could very well become one of my favorites.

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Polling Place

At about 60¢ per blank CD, most readers agree that CD Burners are a great way to back up files on your hard disk.

After that, many of you are copying either audio CD's or MP3 collections. I made duplicates of my favorite summer CD's that I can then keep on the ski boat. If they get scratched or otherwise ruined, I still have the original. (As I look out my window at 30 inches of snow, I find great comfort in imagining my ski boat...).

Fortunately, only a 13% of you are nefariously copying software. I can only hope you're bootlegging Microsoft Windows. BTW, there is an interesting thread in the Forum discussing the merits of paying for shareware.

The sky is falling. Have you heard Apple is about to go out of business (again)? Have you read that Steve Jobs is the Devil (or was it Angel)? As the entire industry takes a downturn, Apple is once again slated for liquidation. How do you feel this week before Macworld? The Polling Place asks, "Is Apple in Trouble?".

Tools of the Trade

Erik Barzeski from SoundSet Central tipped me off to a great NASA Image of the Day site. There are hundreds of stunning images on the archive page. My favorite so far is this night image of Earth.

In addition to the Clocks in our archive, YourHead Software produces aClock. The $10 shareware package comes with 4 skins and a guide to creating your own.

X-Tips

Axel Wefers adds another terminal command to affect the appearance of the MacOS X Desktop.

To disable outlines around icon names on the desktop, enter at the terminal:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain Desktop.HasDarkBackground 0

To enable outlines around icon names at the desktop, enter at the terminal:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain Desktop.HasDarkBackground 1

Booth commands require the desktop to be restarted. Either log out and back in, of Force Quit the Desktop.

Converting gif to png under LinuxPPC Updated:

After discussing the conversion of icons from Gifs to PNG, Hide Itoh let me know that he released a Mac version of gif2png! Now you can do the conversions under MacOS.

Hide also says future icon sets for Linux will be released in the png format which is easily handled by most window managers.

User Contributed Splash Screens:

• Robert Marking sent two pairs of matching Boot Panels and Login Panels for MacOS X. They feature the Sage and Ruby iMacs.
  
  
• So many people missed the original Interachy Wand that Andrew Tomazos from Interarchy updated and released it for Interarchy 4.0!
  
  
• Powerbook owners will love this set of seven Control Strip Battery replacement bars from T. Salzano.
  
  
• It's still very popular in the legal industry. Maybe that's why John Rethorst sent this WordPerfect splash screen with the phrase "We the People....".
  
  
• Nicolas Cardot created another great looking MOSS. Checkout the Art Deco faBLUE Dita.
  
  
• Frank sent us a stylized Netscape splash for version 4.7.6
  
  
• Keith Mason has contributed another batch of his iMac themed splash screens. This download includes Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and MSN Messenger splashes.

Snapshots by Jeremy Hoesly

My Snapshot Picks for the month of November are finally out. Stop on by and take a look.
Get your Monday fix for snapshots right here:

• It looks like regular contributor Jade Barton had the blues when taking this snapshot! Both the Apple Collection desktop picture and the Nova Theme adequately exercise your monitor’s blue electron gun. A whole smattering of icons from Icon Factory, icons.cx, Xicons, and Perfect Yosemite propagate the desktop. Now where’s that harmonica…
  
  
• This “Dilbert” desktop picture from MacDesktops and the Paper Theme debut in this snapshot from Olivier Meulenyzer. Dogberto, a Dilbert-style calculator, is running in the lower left, and MPlay, retro-fitted with the IG Blue skin, is providing the background music at left center. Jane Dominguez’s Dilbert icons also roam the desktop.
  
  
• While initially unwilling to part with his beloved Classic Mac interface when OS X first came out, Edward O’Rourke became so accustomed to the new Aqua interface that he transformed his OS 9 environment to match his new-found methods of doing things. Ben Mackin’s Liquid Theme, a desktop picture with a built-in menubar shadow, Greg’s Browser, A-Dock, and Power Windows contributed to OS 9’s “Aquafication.”
  
  
• Richard Rice is back with another submission, this time touting the OS 9’s “Quantum Foam” desktop picture and Ben Mackin’s Liquid Theme. SoundJam, equipped with the EmulateX skin, is tickling the eardrums in the lower left-hand corner.

Like the snapshots that you see? Inspired enough to send one of your own? Read our submission guidelines, and then bring it on!

Icon & Desktop News by Dan

Welcome back from the Holidays! Hope you had a good time. It's hard to believe 2000 has passed so quickly. In the spirit of optimism, I predict this one to be even better than the last.

Icons - Desktops: For today's update we have the good fortune to have 2 more really fine Icon Sets, both submitted to the Iconfactory's Pixelpalooza contest, an updated Quicktime CSM, and 6 new desktops. The ResExcellence Postcard Gallery is now offically closed till next Christmas. I really enjoyed the project, and want to thank everyone who participated in it.

• The Invasion Icons set, created by BrittonWalters includes an entire mothership of 34 icons to mount an attack on your desktop. They have come from beyond to replace your boring system icons one by one.
  
  
• 'DesignIcons Volume 2 by MartinValdes, are a collection of 50 colorful icons with a wide variety of designs and more. These are 8 bit icons produced using ResEdit 2.1.3. You can use these icons on Mac OS 7.5 or later.
  
  
• Bill Paris submits a dynamic desktop entitled TVOSX , which comes in several resolutions. The image was created to blend with Toren Valimir's many Kaleidoscope schemes. Visit his website for the download, where you will also find many other excellent works.
  
  
• "Melted Mind" is another of Scott Chitwood's amazing 3-D desktops. Visit Rampant Mac for the download, and other new items to be found there.
  
  
• 'Face is another desktop in the series sent by Daniel Fernandez. This interesting backdrop comes in 1024x768 resolution.
  
  
• Nasty Nene's Bonita APPLEbum is a desktop tribute to one of the finest hip hop group of the 80's and 90's. Comes in 1024x768 resolution.
  
  
• This well done set of Holiday desktops by Dave Vincent slipped in-between the cracks during our New Years break. So better late than never, enjoy XMass2000 and 2001.

News From Around the Web:

Tray's Trove updates over the holiday and posts 16 new desktops.

Colheres updates with the new Icon Set "my iMac" by Ana.

The Iconfactory is back from their break with 3 new entries to their Pixelpalooza Contest.

Brycetopia has been updated with some new pictures and some new sections now open. Come take a look!

It's update time at Rampant Mac, three new 3d desktops have been posted.

Gridface, the e-zine about digital art, techno music, and poetry, is proud to present its third series of desktop pictures: "Techno-Fossils." These four desktops focus on the edge between pixels and life.

Kaysha's Interface Plaza sports a new look as well as some new GUI goodies.

For all you graphics collectors, visit the NOAA Photo Library site. This Government operated public archive contains over 16,000 free images, and is an excellent source of cool nature photos and source materials.

So what's up WWW? Icons? Desktop pictures? News? Inform us! We'll post it!

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