This weeks wallpaper is an amazing shot of fireworks over the harbor in Sydney, Australia. The great colors and sharp focus make me wish I was there. :) Icons do quite well with this wallpaper except in the very brightest areas.

Available Resolutions:
Numerous, see site for sizes.

Finds of the Week is a list of web sites I've come across that are fun, interesting, or useful, tech related or not. I hope you enjoy them. -Rhiannon

Know when to use a JPG and when to use a PNG and always Squish them both
A quick review from Scott Hanselman on JPG's and PNG's and when to use them.

One of the things I love about Bing are the background images that change daily. Last week Bing unveiled the Bing Homepage Gallery, showcasing images featured on the U.S Bing homepage over the last 5 years. You can scroll through the gallery (the page loads as you scroll, good for slower connections) or you can use the sidebar to search for images by category, tags, colors, holidays, places, and country or regions. 

This weeks wallpaper shows a few koi fish and in a pool with water lilies. Some of the leaves of the water lilies look gilded in gold, adding an appealing shimmer to the pool. Icons are visible against this background but aren't high contrast.

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Numerous sizes and formats, see site for complete list.

This weeks wallpaper is a superb mountain sunset. The foreground shows a small area of water with cloud and grass reflections. The view overlooks a river valley, with a few mountains still holding on to some snow in places. The setting sun is low in the background. Icons do well with this wallpaper - not high contrast but quite visible.
Note: There are ads above and below the image. The lower ad has a large green Download button. The image sizes are listed under the green Download button.