The 2011 OS X update, Mac OS X Lion (10.7), kicked off Apple’s merging of iOS aesthetics into OS X, ... Most importantly, it was the first version to include those rad, space-based backgrounds.

Apple's desktop operating system, macOS, has been the staple crop for its iMacs and MacBooks. Here we go back to where it all began in 2001 (when it was known as Mac OS X).

A problem some Mac users have been experiencing with OS X Lion is an issue where their desktop backgrounds are showing as a bland gray color instead of the designated picture or pattern. This ...

And here’s the right-click option to set custom Safari backgrounds and the Settings button option: Check out macOS Big Sur’s best new features in our video walkthrough: Read more 9to5Mac ...

Thomas Brand at Egg Freckles has written a short history of Apple desktop pictures through the years. "Mavericks' New Wave" talks about how the Apple desktop has evolved since Mac OS 8 and the ...

If you’ve been using OS X Lion, you’ve no doubt seen the dark linen pattern that Apple uses as a background for the login screen. That same pattern pops up in iOS 5, too.

It was followed by Mac OS 8 in 1997, which gave the interface a new lick of paint while also adding an improved file system and – hold on to your hats – the ability to set an image as the ...

Sharing documents: a problem with privileges? On a related note, Daniel Timoldi was sharing an Office 2001 document with another user running a Windows PC. Prior to upgrading to Mac OS X, this ...

As soon as I installed Mac OS X Lion I began playing around with all the new features. Naturally, Mission Control and Dashboard were two of the first things I tried. I immediately hated the image ...

Depending on your Mac OS version, you may be able to choose a "Dynamic Desktop" image. The "Dynamic Desktop" options will automatically change your desktop image based on the time of day.