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'PodPaper #16: Evening Trail

17 May 2009

Sometimes a dark and not-too-busy wallpaper is good to have. But you still want something subtle in there, with just enough interest to keep the brain sparking.

This one works that way. It's pretty dark. For the most part it stays out of the way -- visually speaking. But here and there are little points of light to catch a wandering eye.

'PodPaper #15: Fungus Woods Master

11 May 2009

Another lovely image from RGPepper's series from Prospect Park in NYC makes a great wallpaper for your iPhone, gPhone, iPod Touch or other favorite handheld.

I can't remember where I "found" it, but it's great 'PodPaper. I'm pretty sure that this one s from RGPepper's series in Prospect Park but haven't been able to confirm it .

It some elegant fungus. A touch busy under a bunch of icons, but it's so earthy and energetic and just a little weird that it's just swell to have for wallpaper on your handheld. Even if just once in awhile.

'PodPaper #14: Shadows on Concrete

9 May 2009

"Shadows on Concrete" wallpaper for your iPhone, gPhone, iPod Touch or other favorite handheld.

Another one of my favorites. also happens to be one of the first I grabbed with a phone camera. (LG VX8300. Very nice little phone cam.)

Blah, blah. Forgive my mention of equipment. It ain't the equipment that matters but it is the image.

This one is pretty nice, per se, but it really shines in the handheld presentation. The graphic nature makes a cooling presence on the handheld screen while the steadiness of the lines works OK and doesn't get too busy under a bunch of icons. The twig on the bottom... nature harmoniously asserting itself into the frame.

'PodPaper #13: Autumn Tree Trix

7 May 2009

Autumn tree wallpaper for your handheld or iPhone

Season schmeason.

You can save this one for autumn if you want but, for me, these soft fireworks work as a nice brain cleanser any time of year.

Seeing this sparkling display as wallpaper always instantly creates a little riddle posed to human nature by Mother Nature; how did this tree get so pretty? And why? (And why am I asking?)

It only takes a second or less to flash that thought and then a sort of calm flush of realizing that there's no riddle; it just exists. Nice.

Happily, the riddle pops to mind again every time. Each time -- again quite happily -- in that little instant the whole circuitry of my brain feels reset and realigned.

Thanks tree. This one is always in my 'podpaper stash.

This tree lives on an embankment at the Brewster North (a.k.a. Southeast), NY train station. It braves the trains and the artificial weather and the strange chemistry of the rail cut and comes out with a treat like this every year. If you want to see it like this in person, visit the east platform around the middle of October.

'PodPaper #12: Fence Rails Motion

6 May 2009

This is one of my favorites. It works well on the iPod vertically oriented screen and even better on smart phone type devices with horizontally arranged setups. On the iPhone type screen you can slide it back and forth to change the mood a bit.

This one was captured with a phone camera looking out at a passing rail fence. The slow processing time of the digital "shutter" gives a sweet cubist stretch to the motion.

'PodPaper #11: Beige Light #1

4 May 2009

beige light.pp.jpg Easy on the eyes; not too complicated. Utilitarian; when black is not enough, but much more is just too much.

My own making.

Enough said.

'PodPaper #10: Kitchen Table Still Life

3 May 2009

kitchen_still_life.pp.JPG At a glance it seems a bit busy for a sucessful wall-paper but it has a stability that projects calm and grace.

It's a great fit and this image by Ann D. Pepper is a swell change of 'PodPaper pace.

'PodPaper #9: Shadows Gray Wave #1

2 May 2009

Gray pattern_a.pp.jpg A "found" pattern: the happy alignment of the sun, a car window to reflect it, a set of window blinds, and a white wall.

There are a few of these that make very pleasing wallpaper (ImHO). I'll put them all up eventually.

'PodPaper #8: Tree Structure

29 Apr 2009

This is a portion of an image in RGP's series in Prospect Park, NYC.

The strength in the structure of this tree makes a calming and visually reassuring 'podpaper.

The entire tree as captured by RGP is nearly iconic of graceful ent power. The original image is a beautiful painting-like photograph well worth the click to go see it.

'PodPaper #7: Hidden Falls at Prospect Park

19 Apr 2009

Hidden Falls at Prospect Park. (copyright RGPepper, used by permission)

They just don't get much better than this for calm, meditative 'PodPapers.

This is an excerpt from another of RGPepper's beautiful images from Prospect Park in New York City. What a mystical place, this NYC is.

(Copyright 2008 RGP and used by permission.)

'PodPaper #6: Snyder Lane

17 Apr 2009

Quiet country lanes can lead you to wherever you need to be.

This one was found in Northwestern Connecticut with my camera phone.

'PodPaper #5: Restful and Restorative "Shrooms"

16 Apr 2009

Yet another beautiful shot by RGPepper that happens to work perfectly as wall paper for handheld devices. (My iPod Touch in particular ;-)

I like this one for 'PodPaper very much. So restful and meditative and hopeful. It's quite refreshing to see there in the background of everything else.

'PodPaper #4: Copper Sky Fire

14 Apr 2009

Float (56/90) by RGP. Allrights reserved. Used by PermssionUsed by permission.

Not many words needed for this one. Other than to note that it's yet another lovely wallpaper courtesy of the eye of RGPepper. Everyday there are more of her images that work perfectly as mood altering 'PodPaper.

I appreciate her generousity in allowing us to publish them here for you to enjoy too.

'PodPaper #2 - 2am Out My Window

12 Apr 2009

A story-laden image of a city street at night. This image by RGPepper (RGP at Flickr.com) is my favorite wallpaper to date and is constantly called back to duty on my iPod.

Graphically it makes a perfect fit and mood-wise it just can't be touched. All purpose, all-fitting and perfect.

The general darkness lets the icons work without interfering with the mood and beauty of the image. It's just great.

Find the original here at Flickr. Copyright RGPepper, used by permission.

'PodPaper #1: Stormy Weather

11 Apr 2009

If you use an iPod Touch or iPhone or G-phone other such handheld or mobile gizmo then you know that the "right" wallpaper can add a nice touch to your day.

It works that way for a lot of folks -- or so I judge by the amount of effort put into themes and skins that are out there on the 'net.

For me, a quiet landscape is preferred to a graphically over-loaded movie poster. Wallpaper does have work to do, after all.

For starters, ImHO, a good wallpaper has to work on its own as an image. But as well as pleasing on its own, a successful wallpaper also has to let the icons do their job -- to float over the wallpaper without being jarring or confused with the wallpaper.

The wallpapers here will made from my own photos or with images found on the web in photog hangouts like Flickr.com.

The first selection for the series of "'PodPapers" is this dramatic skyscape by RGPepper (RGP at Flickr.com) called "Stormy Weather". The textures of the sky are so dense and rich that it seems quite painterly. Indeed, the composition is so nearly perfect that it's almost a surpise that the photographer captured it in the camera just as you see it. Until you see the rest of her work at Flickr, that is. It's apparent that she the patience and the eye to get the good shot. With pleasure -- and the photographer's kind permission -- you'll frequently find RGP's photos in the 'PodPaper series.

If you have a photo or photos that you'd like to have considered for inclusion here, post it on Flickr.com and tag it with "PodPaper". I'll search for that tag on Flickr and take that as your permission to use your photo here.

And, whether you post photos on Flickr.com or not, I hope you'll find some 'PodPapers here that you like.

iPod Touch Wallpaper Not Changing

4 Jul 2008

Chances are this is a stuck "LockBackground.jpg" file in your var/mobile/Library directory.

Delete that file and all should go back to normal.

This phenomenon seems to be related to the "Customize" app, but with emphasis on "seems". That is, the problem is likely to occur if you change your wallpaper via the Customize program. Avoid doing that and the problem should not come back.

You might be able to delete the file through MobileFinder, but this doesn't always work. You will definitely be able to delete it if you go in through SSH. Once you're in on SSH, do this:

# cd /private/var/mobile/Library
# rm LockBackground.jpg

If the first command doesn't work, try changing the 'L' in "library' to lower case.

That should do it. Becareful using 'rm', of course. That is the command for deleting files (rm = "remove").

Remember: don't change your wallpaper via the Customize interface. At least not for now.

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