If you’re like me, you enjoy the new standard in design, from vector to 3D to photography. Woudln’t it be nice to have a fresh desktop background? Sometimes the one we have just sitting there can get old. Well, let me introduce you to a free app called Desktoptopia.

I have to admit, this app is really cool.  Originally for the MAC, this free software was made to give users the top of the line, beautiful desktop backgrounds for their desktop.  The desktop backgrounds are made by top of the line designers from various design fields.

You’re free to create an account with Desktoptopia (optional) so that you can design and upload your very own desktop background.  However, not all desktop designs will be submitted because Desktoptopia demands high quality.  If you don’t believe me, visit the Desktoptopia Gallery to preview the wide range of desktop backgrounds they have.

After downloading and installing, you can choose to have Desktoptopia to run when you login to your operating system (on startup), you can choose what categories you would like your desktop backgorund pictures to be from, and how often they change.

It’s really cool.  They even have backgrounds for the iPhone.  How that works: I’m not really sure – I don’t have an iPhone.  I would guess this is a feature for the Mac Version, as the Windows version is still undergoing BETA testing.  I’m using it right now, and it works great on my Vista machine.  The only issue I have is when running, you have to open it from the task bar, you can’t use the shortcuts in your start menu, your desktop, or anywhere else you may have a shortcut.  Otherwise, this product works great and I haven’t had an issue with it.

Overall I really enjoy this app.  I’m the kind of person who leaves his computer on most of the day, so the beautiful graphics on my desktop is a really nice touch.

So swing on over to www.desktoptopia.com and download your copy of Desktoptopia!

What Do You Think?
Do you use, enjoy, or dislike Desktoptopia?  Know of any other cool apps you’d like to share?  Have you created some cool desktop backgrounds that are featured on Desktoptopia and want to share how you did it?  Whatever the case may be, I want to know about it.  So, send me an e-mail at david@funkytower.com

Take it easy
David Crandall

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