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One of the most useful sites on the Web is Mapquest, a great place to get driving directions, plan a road trip, and more.

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Where to find the best free desktop wallpaper on the Web

Wednesday July 23, 2008
free desktop wallpaperI have a confession to make, dear About Web Search readers.

I'm addicted to free desktop wallpaper.

Yes, it's true. And just between you and me, it's really getting out of hand, especially when I come across utterly gorgeous free desktop wallpaper sites such as these:

  • 50 Remarkable Nature Desktop Wallpapers: These gorgeous wallpapers are from the photo collection of the images taken during Microsoft's Windows Vista photoshoot, which means that they are utterly and completely beautiful, each and every one of them.
  • InterfaceLIFT: Hundreds, if not thousands, of high-resolution free desktop wallpapers can be found here. This is usually the first place I go to get what I'm looking for, and I haven't come across anything I don't like yet.
  • Pixelgirl: PixelGirl focuses more on the artsy craftsy side of free desktop wallpapers, and they have some very talented artists that regularly contribute free wallpapers to the site.
  • Customize.org: Here's where you'll find the cutting edge of free desktop wallpapers; you can search by tags, colors, popular, or newest additions.
  • Desktopography: Fantastic nature-themed free desktop wallpapers, with just a bit of Photoshopping twist. These are fascinating to page through.

Really, I'm trying to get a handle on my addiction to free desktop wallpaper, but you go and visit these sites and then tell me HOW, exactly, am I supposed to do that? Hmph.

More free desktop wallpaper resources

  • Desktoptopia: Desktoptopia, a free desktop manager download for both Windows and Mac machines that automatically updates your computer with designer desktop designs as often as you want. Oh! And did I mention it was FREE? Yep.
  • Free Desktop Themes: Tired of that boring old desktop? Here's my roundup of the best free desktop themes on the Web.

Check out Google Maps walking directions!

Tuesday July 22, 2008
google maps walking directions

Google Maps has just added a fun (and extremely useful) new feature - walking directions. Simply type in the address you'd like to walk from and to, and you'll see a link for "walking directions". You'll have to enter in specific addresses at this point in time; I'm hoping that Google will soon be giving us the ability to find popular walking trails in our local area.

Google Maps is the only search engine that is currently offering walking directions - Ask.com had offered them previously, but they don't seem to be active anymore.

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