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ATPM 15.01
January 2009

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Desktop Pictures

by Ken Aspeslagh, http://www.flickr.com/photos/foobar

Ken Aspeslagh

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This Month’s Desktop Pictures

This month’s desktop photos were taken by Ken Aspeslagh in a variety of locations around the world.

Previous Months’ Desktop Pictures

Pictures from previous months are listed in the desktop pictures archives.

Downloading All the Pictures at Once

Some browsers can download an entire set of desktop pictures at once.

iCab

Use the Download command to download “Get all files in same path.”

OmniWeb

Choose “Save Linked ‣ Images…” from the File menu.

Safari

Use this Automator workflow.

Contributing Your Own Desktop Pictures

If you have a picture, whether a small series or just one fabulous or funny shot, feel free to send it to editor@atpm.com and we’ll consider publishing it in next month’s issue. Have a regular print but no scanner? Don’t worry. E-mail us, and we tell you where to send it so we can scan it for you. Note that we cannot return the original print, so send us a copy.

Placing Desktop Pictures

Mac OS X 10.3.x Through 10.5.x

Choose “System Preferences…” from the Apple menu, click the “Desktop & Screen Saver” button, then choose the Desktop tab. In the left-side menu, select the desktop pictures folder you want to use.

You can also use the pictures with Mac OS X’s built-in screen saver. Select the Screen Saver tab which is also in the “Desktop & Screen Saver” System Preferences pane. If you put the ATPM pictures in your Pictures folder, click on the Pictures Folder in the list of screen savers. Otherwise, click Choose Folder to tell the screen saver which pictures to use.

Mac OS X 10.1.x and 10.2.x

Choose “System Preferences…” from the Apple menu and click the Desktop button. With the pop-up menu, select the desktop pictures folder you want to use.

You can also use the pictures with Mac OS X’s built-in screen saver. Choose “System Preferences…” from the Apple menu. Click the Screen Saver (10.1.x) or Screen Effects (10.2.x) button. Then click on Custom Slide Show in the list of screen savers. If you put the ATPM pictures in your Pictures folder, you’re all set. Otherwise, click Configure to tell the screen saver which pictures to use.

Mac OS X 10.0.x

Switch to the Finder. Choose “Preferences…” from the “Finder” menu. Click on the “Select Picture…” button on the right. In the Open Panel, select the desktop picture you want to use. The panel defaults to your ~/Library/Desktop Pictures folder. Close the “Finder Preferences” window when you are done.

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Reader Comments (2)

A. T. Silver · January 10, 2009 - 23:56 EST #1
After your downloading intructions with iCab, you said:

Use the Download command to download “Get all files in same path.”

Sorry, but... where the “Get all files in same path.” is in the actual version (4.2.5) of iCab? I can only found these four options:

-"Download one file only"
-"Download all linked files in same folder"
-"Download all linked files on same server"
-"Download all linked files"

Thus, which of this options must I use with iCab? I've used the second option and despite that there are more than 4 files "in the same folder", only four ot them are downloaded!

Your help will be welcomed, as I've always used iCab because for me it was the best way to get all the files in one way.
Michael Tsai (ATPM Staff) · January 12, 2009 - 09:50 EST #2
It looks like iCab's command names have changed. I think the one you want is currently called "Download all linked files in same folder" but you may need to configure the limits to make it (a) only download images, and (b) not stop after 10 MB.

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