Sigh. Version 4 of the background for my ACD. I now have the major elements where I want them, but the influencer pics part could be a bit better. There will be a version 5 or 6 at some point.
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And…this is acceptable! Version 6.
Elements of the first version (which I never posted) and a bit of fairy dust!
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Elements of the first version (which I never posted) and a bit of fairy dust!
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And version 8.
Much more comfortable with this. It's much less busy and repeats a motif on my main displays.
It's also including a past item I've used (the blue fire circle with magic pattern). I also added Barbara Stanwyck as my version of 'Cortana'.
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EDIT. Yeah, I think this is pretty much final. Except for maybe moving Audrey to the left just a bit, I can say I'm pretty much done with this.
Much more comfortable with this. It's much less busy and repeats a motif on my main displays.
It's also including a past item I've used (the blue fire circle with magic pattern). I also added Barbara Stanwyck as my version of 'Cortana'.
EDIT. Yeah, I think this is pretty much final. Except for maybe moving Audrey to the left just a bit, I can say I'm pretty much done with this.
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You can run Mojave or Catalina if you like. dosdude1 also makes patchers for High Sierra and El Capitan, which is probably the minimum you want to go. dosdude1 stopped with patches after Catalina, so if if is possible for your iMac to upgrade higher (I would not know) then there are other processes out there. The stuff dosdude1 did though is just easier.
These are patchers to enable the OS to run on your Mac. Basically, you download the patcher, plug in a USB stick (8GB or higher I believe) and have the app download the Install Mac OS X app and patch it. The patch is cloned to your USB stick so don't leave anything on the stick you do not want to lose.
You boot from the stick and install. You may end up rebooting a few times. At the end, you boot from the stick once more and then run the post-install processes. Keep in mind that what you are giving up is any regular, on a whim system updates. You have to make sure they work with the patcher. Keep the stick around in case you ever need to reinstall.
With Mojave/Catalina, if you have an SSD you're going to need to make sure it's formatted APFS before installing.
I'm not sure the patchers run on Leopard (if @TheMasterOfTech don't have another Mac running a more recent version of macOS). El Capitan will run OOTB on that iMac.
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I have a Retina MacBook Pro on 10.15. would that be of any use to get it to a newer version?
Yep. Just use the patcher to create the USB stick on the MBP running 10.15. Once the stick is created, then plug it into the iMac, reboot off the stick and away you go.
My Late 2009 Mini. Dialed in some backgrounds.
Main display 1650x1080:
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Display 2, the Toshiba HDTV:
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In Finder, the Toshiba will largely be displaying two primary windows I want open side by side. So this is why the minimalism on the image. The bottom edge of the windows will stop right before that Celtic knot at the bottom.
Main display 1650x1080:
Display 2, the Toshiba HDTV:
In Finder, the Toshiba will largely be displaying two primary windows I want open side by side. So this is why the minimalism on the image. The bottom edge of the windows will stop right before that Celtic knot at the bottom.
Now that I've had some time with the Late 09 Mini and the HDTV display (Finder window layout, etc) I've made some adjustments.
Typically, I have two specific windows open on the left all the time, which leaves space on the right.
Here's the change…
![MASTER L2009 Mac Mini TOSHIBA_1080P.jpg]( "MASTER L2009 Mac Mini TOSHIBA_1080P.jpg")
It looks kind of cut up, but once you add the windows in you get an idea of how it's being used…
![Screen Shot 2022-03-20 at 3.07.44 PM.png]( "Screen Shot 2022-03-20 at 3.07.44 PM.png")
Typically, I have two specific windows open on the left all the time, which leaves space on the right.
Here's the change…
It looks kind of cut up, but once you add the windows in you get an idea of how it's being used…
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I had to read that carefully, because the first read my mind heard Wastewater, not Wastwater.
Thanks! I can see some of those pics in the link becoming part of my backgrounds at some point.
To a point.Is this one of these projects that are never finished?
A number of factors go in to this for me.
First, I don't usually know what I specifically want. I know what I want in general most times though. Trial and error narrows it down. Second, I have to find the art that supports or comes close to what I'm thinking about. That usually takes a while and influences the first point. Sometimes it's a very long search. Third, in relation to the first point I often have to trial and error elements of the art I find in order to narrow down what I want.
Finally, things look different outside of Photoshop and sometimes there are new influences that come up later on.
I have a unified theme/purpose in mind for at least two Macs because my time is split between them for the content I create. The theme really only matters to me, but inspiration influences creation. Anytime I spend 8-15 hours in front of a monitor I like to be inspired by the backgrounds - not bored or frustrated by them.
Once I get there though the wallpaper ceases to change. I've got a few Macs where this is the case and my iPhones. Notably my 17" PowerBook G4 has had the same desktop background since around 2014-2015.
For once I have found a piece of art that says (to me) all I want without modification.
Turns out it's used by LG displays (TVs, monitors, etc). My problem was finding (or replicating) it without all the LG branding all over it. Tin Eye found it for me on LG's site no less.
This is on the HDTV.
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Turns out it's used by LG displays (TVs, monitors, etc). My problem was finding (or replicating) it without all the LG branding all over it. Tin Eye found it for me on LG's site no less.
This is on the HDTV.
Here is the very first Mac I've ever purchased.
It is a MacBook from early 2008, stuck under Mac OS X Lion but still working perfectly.
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I also possessed another white MacBook (model unibody from 2010) but I offered it to my sister.
It is a MacBook from early 2008, stuck under Mac OS X Lion but still working perfectly.
I also possessed another white MacBook (model unibody from 2010) but I offered it to my sister.
Acrylic Cinema Display:
Maybe won't stay this way for long, but finally got a couple art elements I've been looking for and made some 'connections'.
The background here is the same one that spans all four of my Cinema Displays.
![Screen Shot 2022-06-25 at 14.00.55.jpg]( "Screen Shot 2022-06-25 at 14.00.55.jpg")
Maybe won't stay this way for long, but finally got a couple art elements I've been looking for and made some 'connections'.
The background here is the same one that spans all four of my Cinema Displays.
