Ever Fresh Desktop Pictures
Ever Fresh Desktop Pictures
Mac Tip #328, 05 March 2008
I love it when readers suggest Tips, as Peter did recently. Thanks to Peter I’ve discovered the many wonderful photos available at the National Geographic Photo of the Day and a quick and easy way to use these photos as the desktop picture on my Mac. I really want to share this delight with you.
Download the photos manually
Go to the Photo of the Day page and you see the current pick.
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Click the Wallpaper link at the bottom of the photo. A new page appears where you can click on a link to download a copy of the photo at your preferred size.
Now use the instructions in OS X and Desktop Pictures, FBAMac Tip #113/06-Aug-2003 to set up your Desktop Pictures.
The screenshot shows my screen as I write this Tip: a gorgeous image of bison at Yellowstone Park.
Automate the downloads
A much easier way to do this though is to visit Maxwell Duncan’s site and download a small Automator script.
Double click the script each day to download the current Photo of the Day to your pictures folder without visiting the web page.
Automate the automation
Even better is to use iCal to automatically run the script each day, so you don’t have to remember. Duncan explains how.
My thanks to Duncan for this wonderful script, and Peter for drawing it to my attention and suggesting this Tip.
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is jointly authored by Miraz Jordan and Maria Langer.
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