Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
-- Original message -- Subject: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen... Date:Monday, 20. December 2010 From:Dan dantear...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Ok. So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac here at home. ... Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? Just found http://www.hdwallpapers.in/ – great wallpapers. Hasn't been mentioned yet, or I missed it. Marry christmas and a happy new year! http://www.hdwallpapers.in/2011_happy_new_year__christmas-wallpapers.html Andreas aka Linux User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
At 9:32 PM +0100 12/27/2010, Mac User #330250 wrote: Just found http://www.hdwallpapers.in/ - great wallpapers. Hasn't been mentioned yet, or I missed it. Nice. Found some good stuff there! Thx! Very nice 1701... http://www.hdwallpapers.in/star_trek_classic_ncc_1701_vehicle-wallpapers.html And I really like this one: http://www.hdwallpapers.in/floating_earth-wallpapers.html And: http://www.hdwallpapers.in/pegasus_battlestar_galactica-wallpapers.html - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
Dana Pard, et All G'day!, many Thanx for noticeing ;-) the chime. Am glad proud, still-yet to be hangin' here with All of you Good G3-5 folkx.. Nice to hear that you're still around, mate. A Happy Christmas and New Year season to you and yours. Ditto! All the Best the Season has to offer, right backatcha.. (p.s. I like MacDesktops, too, and appreciate that the good pictures are available in so many resolutions) All the oldie but goodys are still hungout there, easy pickin's to be sure. Yup, when Mirroring just works (same size displays, and ain't boring) all is good, altho for separate resolutions, their matchup choices are deadon purty real easy on ol' peepers, too. (fyi-note: I've still got that rightiously decent TimeFlyz screen saver (zilch GPU suck) loaded workin' cool on Tiger thru Snow.) Merry X'mas Happy-happy New Year 2011 to All. Cheers! ;-) Respectful of GURUs; Bill Cornett Whole Lotta Rosie -AC/DC / -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
At 9:51 PM -0500 12/22/2010, Dan wrote: A few of my old favs, I have embiggened. The rest I found at higher resolutions at the various sites. Several people have asked to see what I've grabbed, so here's some of it. It's kindof an odd selection, I guess. I strongly recommend that you'all surf those sites and grab what you like at the right resolution for your display. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/ewallpapers.zip http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/interfacelift.zip http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/macdesktops.zip Then there's the umpteen pics I've grabbed off of APOD over the years. And a friend's wonderful vacation pictures (he travels all over Europe and the US). Mostly I tend to like darker pictures, that contrast well with the desktop icons. tip: The desktop background gizmo in OS X isn't very smart. It seems to suck up a LOT more memory, and hold onto it forever, if it has to do any picture resizing. There's also the xtra CPU time it takes to do that resizing on the fly... So to make things more efficient/faster, I've found that resizing the pictures to the exact display size using an app such as GraphicConverter works well. FWIW, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
Dan, et All G'day! to All.. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? I've mostly always used: http://macdesktops.com/ after finding an appealing wallpaper's thumbnail, just click to reveal all the sizes available, then option-click on your needed 1680 x 1050 to download, follow up by tossing it/them into a handy folder in your user's Pictures, enjoy. (note: if you're using a multi-displays setup, grab each size needed to pick on separate Display sets in System Preferances if you'd like them neatly matching, even when not mirrored;-) All the Best of The Season to All Respectful of GURUs Bill Cornett Rust Never Sleeps -N. Young / -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
Whoa...it's Bill! Nice to hear that you're still around, mate. A Happy Christmas and New Year season to you and yours. Best regards, Dana (p.s. I like MacDesktops, too, and appreciate that the good pictures are available in so many resolutions) On 12/20/10 8:25 PM, Cornett of corn...@gol.com sent Dan, et All G'day! to All.. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? I've mostly always used: http://macdesktops.com/ after finding an appealing wallpaper's thumbnail, just click to reveal all the sizes available, then option-click on your needed 1680 x 1050 to download, follow up by tossing it/them into a handy folder in your user's Pictures, enjoy. (note: if you're using a multi-displays setup, grab each size needed to pick on separate Display sets in System Preferances if you'd like them neatly matching, even when not mirrored;-) All the Best of The Season to All Respectful of GURUs Bill Cornett Rust Never Sleeps -N. Young / -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
Thanks all! And thanks too to those who emailed their favs to me directly - wow! Some amazing pics! A few of my old favs, I have embiggened. The rest I found at higher resolutions at the various sites. All is good in the world - my fav looks great in the bigger resolution... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/JGredBaron1600x1200.jpg (from MacDesktops) - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On Dec 22, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: All is good in the world - my fav looks great in the bigger resolution... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/JGredBaron1600x1200.jpg After the turn of the century, in the clear blue skies over Germany... :-) -- Bruce -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On 12/20/2010 6:37 PM, Judith Berkowitz wrote: I believe that the correct term would be ENbiggening. To enbiggen. Just getting all etymological on ya here. On Dec 20, 5:00 pm, Dennis Myhand dmyh...@suddenlink.net wrote: No, it was Embiggen on the Simpsons episode I saw. That can't be right... I need the subtitle text on that, please! Episode number ? Which character uttered the phrase? This requires some careful research. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On 12/21/2010 5:31 AM, Judith Berkowitz wrote: No, it was Embiggen on the Simpsons episode I saw. That can't be right... I need the subtitle text on that, please! Episode number ? Which character uttered the phrase? This requires some careful research. I don't remember any of that. I will make a less than half hearted attempt to look it up. It was the episode where Bart stole the head of Jedediah Springfield. I think. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On 12/21/2010 5:31 AM, Judith Berkowitz wrote: No, it was Embiggen on the Simpsons episode I saw. That can't be right... I need the subtitle text on that, please! Episode number ? Which character uttered the phrase? This requires some careful research. *Lisa the Iconoclast* is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season. I misspelled Cromulent. My apologies. Here is the line: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. It is used in a perfectly cromulent way. Wikipedia Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast Look under the heading, Embiggen and Cromulent. Merry Christmas, Dennis -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote: *Lisa the Iconoclast* is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season. I misspelled Cromulent. My apologies. Here is the line: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. It is used in a perfectly cromulent way. Wikipedia Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast Look under the heading, Embiggen and Cromulent. Merry Christmas, Dennis You cannot imagine the welling pride in humanity's promise this conclusive evidence that we've developed an advanced communications system that ties us all together, grants us nearly instant access to information stores order of magnitude greater than any previous generation could dream of... ...And THIS is what we do with it! Chase down obscure pop literature references in a rigorous, definitive fashion! :-)) Once upon a time, only obscure scholars, toiling away in musty libraries could accomplish this feat, and then only after weeks of work. Isn't the Internet the Greatest Invention Evar??!! -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote: *Lisa the Iconoclast* is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season. I misspelled Cromulent. My apologies. Here is the line: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. It is used in a perfectly cromulent way. Wikipedia Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast Look under the heading, Embiggen and Cromulent. Merry Christmas, Dennis You cannot imagine the welling pride in humanity's promise this conclusive evidence that we've developed an advanced communications system that ties us all together, grants us nearly instant access to information stores order of magnitude greater than any previous generation could dream of... ...And THIS is what we do with it! Chase down obscure pop literature references in a rigorous, definitive fashion! :-)) Once upon a time, only obscure scholars, toiling away in musty libraries could accomplish this feat, and then only after weeks of work. Isn't the Internet the Greatest Invention Evar??!! Every time I hang out with a bunch of non laptop packing Geezers at Starbuck's a fight breaks out about some obscure old TV factoid ( or not so obscure but unremembered). My own laptop ownership has been spotty and my web phone sucks. Not having webbage in front of me 24 hours a day gives me the heebie jeebies! And at Starbucks at least the guy with any kind of access wins arguments and is King for a Day. But with or without a computer handy one must know what questions to ask. Happy Yule to all. -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On 12/20/10 11:28 AM, Dan of dantear...@gmail.com sent Ok. So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac here at home. It's a Samsung, 23, 1680x1050. Speededed up m'mouse, so it doesn't take so long to get from one side to the other. The MouseZoom syspref is quite handy to for that. Wish it went to 11 - sometimes you just need to go plaid. Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? Thanks, - Dan. Hi Dan, Congrats! The big screen is a delight (I too have a large Samsung front of me). Try http://macdesktops.com/ to see if anything delights you there I found quite a few 1920x1600 resolution picts to choose from. Hope this helps, Dana -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On 12/21/2010 10:43 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote: *Lisa the Iconoclast* is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season. I misspelled Cromulent. My apologies. Here is the line: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. It is used in a perfectly cromulent way. Wikipedia Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast Look under the heading, Embiggen and Cromulent. Merry Christmas, Dennis You cannot imagine the welling pride in humanity's promise this conclusive evidence that we've developed an advanced communications system that ties us all together, grants us nearly instant access to information stores order of magnitude greater than any previous generation could dream of... And THIS is what we do with it! Chase down obscure pop literature references in a rigorous, definitive fashion! :-)) Once upon a time, only obscure scholars, toiling away in musty libraries could accomplish this feat, and then only after weeks of work. Isn't the Internet the Greatest Invention Evar??!! How else do you prove your mental superiority at useless trivia? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
Try taking some pictures of your own with a good digital camera. I have a 23inch cinema display and a Canon A590. I am not a photographer but the pictures of my kids, my favorite Ferrari, or 100 year old Grandmother look great. On Dec 20, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: Ok. So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac here at home. It's a Samsung, 23, 1680x1050. Speededed up m'mouse, so it doesn't take so long to get from one side to the other. The MouseZoom syspref is quite handy to for that. Wish it went to 11 - sometimes you just need to go plaid. Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? Thanks, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: And a really handy utility SmillaEnlarger http://sourceforge.net/projects/imageenlarger/ is a very useful tool for embiggening those smaller desktop pics up to your giant new screen size :-) It turned the images of the Golden Rays here http://tinyurl.com/6xhlc4 (964x645) into something quite nice on my 27 imac. A wee bit grainy, but not bad at all, certainly not exceedingly pixelated. I admit for an image I HAD to have and could not find in HD upscaling sometimes gave me an image I could center on the screen and live with for a while. But upscaling for a 23 inch screen leaves a lot to be desired. And this new to me term of Embiggering ( aka embiggering, etc) is just trying to get something that is not there. If it is not in the scan or photo detail cannot be gotten out of thin air or thin pixels either. My friend, a photographer searches out high res web images and scans old materials to provide high quality work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/. This material is accessed by the British national archive and other archives around the world. He also highly recommends Shorpy.com and the actual Library of Congress pages on Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/ -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
Op 20-dec-2010, om 17:28 heeft Dan het volgende geschreven: Ok. So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac here at home. It's a Samsung, 23, 1680x1050. Speededed up m'mouse, so it doesn't take so long to get from one side to the other. The MouseZoom syspref is quite handy to for that. Wish it went to 11 - sometimes you just need to go plaid. Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? A quick search on Google: http://www.ewallpapers.eu/ with all kinds of subjects. I don't know if you can add a photo of your new screen and your power mac at home and send it to the group (if it's allowed on this list). Erik, Netherlands, Europe --- Darwin powermacg3series.local 8.10.0 Darwin Kernel Version 8.10.0: Wed May 23 16:50:59 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.21.3~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On 20 Dec 2010, at 09:04:05 PST, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: But upscaling for a 23 inch screen leaves a lot to be desired. And this new to me term of Embiggering ( aka embiggering, etc) is just trying to get something that is not there. If it is not in the scan or photo detail cannot be gotten out of thin air or thin pixels either. What do you mean? They do it all the time on the cop shows! Ken -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On 2010/12/20 09:28, Dan so eloquently wrote: Ok. So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac here at home. It's a Samsung, 23, 1680x1050. Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? I like interfacelift's images, and their clever name too. http://interfacelift.com/ Tina -- iMac 20 USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB DDR OS 10.4.11 Power Mac June 04 2GHz G5DP 8GB RAM GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL 256MB OS 10.5.8 23 Al CD PowerBook G4 15 HiRes DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB DDR OS 10.5.8 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
At 9:43 AM -0700 12/20/2010, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 20, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Dan wrote: Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? A lot of the pix at APOD http://apod.nasa.gov are really big. This one http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1012/m82_hst_big.jpg is 4750x3700 :-) ha! We have the same taste in astro stuff. I grabbed that one this morning! A lot of the pix at Botany photo of the day, http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/ can be traced back to their flickr group and retrieved at higher sizes. Safari don't like that domain. And a really handy utility SmillaEnlarger http://sourceforge.net/projects/imageenlarger/ is a very useful tool for embiggening those smaller desktop pics up to your giant new screen size :-) hum. Looks interesting. I'll give it a try. Thx! embiggening *shudder* At 6:04 PM +0100 12/20/2010, Erik Harperink wrote: http://www.ewallpapers.eu/ Nice selection! Thx! - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Daggett Ken kadagg...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 Dec 2010, at 09:04:05 PST, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: But upscaling for a 23 inch screen leaves a lot to be desired. And this new to me term of Embiggering ( aka embiggering, etc) is just trying to get something that is not there. If it is not in the scan or photo detail cannot be gotten out of thin air or thin pixels either. What do you mean? They do it all the time on the cop shows! On cop shows they see that like I see the smiley in your post ! My inviso-smiley has quit so I gotta go manual :-) -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On Dec 20, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Tina K. wrote: Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? I like interfacelift's images, and their clever name too. http://interfacelift.com/ Oh, thanks for that link...one of the first ones I found was from Cannon Beach OR, my second favorite place on the northwest coast (first is Ruby Beach in Washington) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On Dec 20, 2010, at 10:39 AM, Dan wrote: A lot of the pix at Botany photo of the day, http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/ can be traced back to their flickr group and retrieved at higher sizes. Safari don't like that domain. Whoah! It was working fine when I sent it an hour ago. Something fall down go boom! Keep the link handy. It should be back up soon, I hope. Here's the googlecached version http://tinyurl.com/36mkn9k -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Dec 20, 2010, at 10:04 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: But upscaling for a 23 inch screen leaves a lot to be desired. And this new to me term of Embiggering ( aka embiggering, etc) is just trying to get something that is not there. 'Embiggening', a slang term peculiar to one very small subset of people, aka an inside joke. Ignore it, I was being a bit cutesy. If it is not in the scan or photo detail cannot be gotten out of thin air or thin pixels either. You're correct, scaling does not convey any more detail. However it's a better solution for a picture you do not have in the correct resolution than letting the mac stretch it. Here is the image I linked to earlier: http://dbdev2.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/smallcownose.jpg Here it is blown up in SmillaEnlarger to screen size for a 27 iMac: http://dbdev2.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/cownose_rays.jpg It's a little soft, a little grainy, but a lot better than just letting the Mac stretch it. For the purposes of having something pretty to have on my desktop it's perfectly acceptable, imo. YMMV. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Dec 20, 2010, at 10:43 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: What do you mean? They do it all the time on the cop shows! On cop shows they see that like I see the smiley in your post ! My inviso-smiley has quit so I gotta go manual :-) See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWkhd=1 :-) I want their computers! -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On Dec 20, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: Try taking some pictures of your own with a good digital camera. I have a 23inch cinema display and a Canon A590. I am not a photographer but the pictures of my kids, my favorite Ferrari, or 100 year old Grandmother look great. On Dec 20, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: Ok. So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac here at home. It's a Samsung, 23, 1680x1050. Speededed up m'mouse, so it doesn't take so long to get from one side to the other. The MouseZoom syspref is quite handy to for that. Wish it went to 11 - sometimes you just need to go plaid. Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? Thanks, - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- national geographic always has great pics for wallpapers to. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/wallpapers/?source=NavPhoWall -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On 12/20/2010 11:39 AM, Dan wrote: embiggening *shudder* It is a perfectly crumulent word! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...
On Dec 20, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Dan wrote: Ok. So I finally got around to putting a bigger display on this power mac here at home. It's a Samsung, 23, 1680x1050. Speededed up m'mouse, so it doesn't take so long to get from one side to the other. The MouseZoom syspref is quite handy to for that. Wish it went to 11 - sometimes you just need to go plaid. Now I need some higher resolution pics for my desktop. Anyone gots some recommendations / favs? I have a nice whole moon shot... I'll send it to ya if you want to try it. JT Get Free Email with Video Mail Video Chat! http://www.netzero.net/freeemail?refcd=NZTAGOUT1FREM0210 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Dec 20, 10:02 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: 'Embiggening', a slang term peculiar to one very small subset of people, aka an inside joke. Ignore it, I was being a bit cutesy. I believe that the correct term would be ENbiggening. To enbiggen. Just getting all etymological on ya here. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On Dec 20, 2010, at 4:37 PM, Judith Berkowitz wrote: On Dec 20, 10:02 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: 'Embiggening', a slang term peculiar to one very small subset of people, aka an inside joke. Ignore it, I was being a bit cutesy. I believe that the correct term would be ENbiggening. To enbiggen. Just getting all etymological on ya here. ROFLMAO. Right you are. Enlarge = enbiggen. Embarrass = emblush. Or something like that. Reminds me of a writer on my staff who used to make up words when he couldn't find the right word in the dictionary because he didn't know how to spell it. Amazingly, he always spelled the made-up word correctly (according to English usage rules), but couldn't find real words even when he was given hints. OTOH, that's why English is an always evolving, living language. Which is a good thing. Imagine what it would be like if the English-speaking world hadn't evolved beyond Middle English. If you can't imagine that, try reading a couple pages of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the original ME text, and then figure out what he was talking about. :^) -- Jim -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Was: Desktop wallpaper for that bigger screen...upscaling by any other name
On 12/20/2010 6:37 PM, Judith Berkowitz wrote: On Dec 20, 10:02 am, Bruce Johnsonjohn...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: 'Embiggening', a slang term peculiar to one very small subset of people, aka an inside joke. Ignore it, I was being a bit cutesy. I believe that the correct term would be ENbiggening. To enbiggen. Just getting all etymological on ya here. No, it was Embiggen on the Simpsons episode I saw. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
