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February 18, 2004

Desktop wallpaper: sometimes it's the little things.
Posted by Jess in Tech Talk

When I work on computers, a lot of times I notice that the desktop wallpaper hasn't been changed (Most noticeably, when it's still the "DELL" background). I guess I tend to assume that they don't know how to change it.

For some reason, I don't know why I do this, but I always change the background for them and based upon what I know about them, pick something I think they would like.

It's easy with XP because there are some good ones that come standard with the OS. I'll pick the dog if I know they have a dog, or I'll pick the field of tulips if their office is small with no windows because it's cheery. If they take an annual trip to somewhere warm, I'll set it to the beach scene.

It's always so fun to see them come back to their computer:
-"Oooh, I love it!"
-"I always wondered how or if I could change that."
-"My friend sent me a picture of my son, can I put that on my desktop?"

It's a quick and easy way to take an extra step while working on a computer... and it breaks the ice for them to ask other questions they didn't want to ask.

At least I can only hope they don't spend the rest of their work days on downloads.com finding new themes. :-D

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