This way requires two-button mouse and keyboard. You should be logged in to your Gnome to use this tutorial.

Clicking means always a hit of primary (1st or left) mouse button when the cursor is in the requested target. Usage of secondary (2nd or right) mouse button will be declared when it is required.

The Basic Tutorial

1. Click your current background using the secondary (2nd or right) mouse button. You will get a menu
   
2. Click the entry called ”Change Desktop Background”. ”Appearance Preferences” window with “Background” tab on. Now it's up to you, what you want to do. If you want to use the backgrounds installed with your system:
   
3. Click the thumbnail you want to see on your desktop. You will see the preview on your desktop, behind the window.
   
4. If you want to keep it, click “Close” button. If it is not that you want, you can go back to the step 3 (a or b) and choose again. If you want to use your own image file as your desktop background (experimental):
   
5. Click “Add..” button.
   
6. Select the background image you want to use
   
7. You will see that image previewed on your desktop. 6..If you want to keep it, click “Close” button. If it is not that you want, you can go back to the step 3 (a or b) and choose again. I know, this article can be useless but someone can sort out something or find easier way to change the background image (=wallpaper).

Note: While any downloads are taking place on your device do not let the screen fall asleep! I will post additions in the comments of this article, if you have anything to add post your additions too, if you want to update your firmware, after you have jailbroken your device, make sure that you restore it first or it could get locked.

1. Downgrade Your Firmware

Decide on the software version you want to do this with. The earlier the version the more applications you can get for your device. Next, find the download for this version. I suggest 1.1.1. You can download the file here for the iPod, and here for the iPhone. After it is done downloading connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes. Find your iPod in iTunes and then press down the Option key on a Mac and click update. You can also press the Shift key if you are on a windows computer. At this point, a dialog box opens up and you will need to select the file you downloaded earlier. Once your iPod is done downgrading it will restart. Congratulations it is now running firmware version 1.1.1.

2. Jailbreaking Your iPod

Now that your iPod is running the correct firmware you can jailbreak it! This part, while the most significant, is the easiest. Simply take your iPod and open Safari, in the address bar type in www.jailbreakme.com. Once your iPod loads the page scroll all the way down and click "Install AppSnapp." In about ten seconds it will be done installing and you will have a new icon on your home screen called "Installer." Your device is now jailbroken and you can get the applications you want.

3. Getting More Sources (Optional/Recommended)

This step is for people who want to do more than make their iPod an iPhone, it's for people who want their iPod/iPhone to be a combined Computer, iPod, Phone, PSP, Gameboy, NES, Playstation, virtual book reader and more. It also allows users to completely customize their device including all images and default text on it. It will allow you to change the order of the buttons on your home screen and put up to fifteen buttons into the Home Dock. Your applications come from programmer's lists called Sources. To add almost every single source of applications into your Installer's database you will only need to manually add one source. To do this open installer on your iPod and click "Sources" on the bottom right. Once your sources are opened click "edit" in the top right corner and then "add" in the bottom left.

Once you do this a dialog box should pop up. Into the box enter the following: http://blazeco.info/blaze.xml. After you do this your iPod should began a database update sequence which could take between three and ten minutes. When it is done updating your sources database your sources should automatically refresh. If they don't, close and reenter your installer and they will (this will also take a short while every time it happens, do not think it is frozen or will affect the rest of your device). You should now have a lot of sources and so many more options of what to install. Now go to sources and click edit then scroll down your list and delete any sources that are in foreign languages. Now after one last refresh your done! Congratulations!

4. Installing Applications

This is the section where you download the actual applications onto your device. They will appear as new icons on your home screen. Open up your installer and go to the "Install" section (second button from the left at the bottom), here you should see a long list of folders each of which contain applications inside. Simply choose the applications you want and then install them. If they have installed correctly, the installer should revert to the screen with many scrollable folders of options. Install up-to five or ten apps and then click your home button. Your screen should jumble up the buttons for a second and then refresh. Once it refreshes your new icons should appear. After you have done this you may return to the installer and install more programs, as many as you like! Once your screen cannot hold any more icons it will simply make a new page for them, to scroll these pages simply slide your finger to either side on your device's home screen. You have now learned how to add applications and I will list some I recommend below.

• iPhone 1.1.1 Apps for iPod

If you are on an iPod and not an iPhone this will give you a list of all the iPhone programs and, if you install them, you will get them on your iPod.

• Customize

Customize your device full description below.

• Aqwoah Keyboard (1.1.1)

This install gives your default virtual keyboard a set of beautiful 3d rounded keys with a brushed steel background. It is much easier to use, as there is more distinction.

• Gaming System Emulators

Download these emulators for things like GBA or NES to have your device be able to act like one of these and have many pre-included games and two player games such as Mario, Zelda, and more.

• Tap Tap Revolution

This is the equivalent of Guitar Hero for your device. If you actually want the flames and other affects of the actual game then download: TTR, the Guitar Hero III theme for it, and songs you like. You will then be ready to play it GHIII style.

• iPhysics

This is well known to be one of the most advanced programs for the iPod/iPhone it is a game where you play by a set of physics laws and you control it with many actions of your fingers. You can draw any shape or line, joins, hooks, rotating anchors and also control some games with your tilt sensor. Also a full featured pinball game is available for it in which the handles and spring are controlled by your fingers. (If you can't find it add iPhone Hacking and Rambling to your sources, if it blinks turn on compatibility mode in the options).

• Social Websites

Adds icons for social websites such as Facebook and Myspace to your home screen.

• BSD Subsystem

Makes your device run better and be more compatible.

• Team Wiki

Finds and makes follow along lyrics with all your songs.

• Games

There are hundreds of games for your device available even two-player games like air hockey.

There are literally thousands of options make your own list of favorites!

5. Customizing (Optional/Recommended)

To customize your device you will need to open installer and install an application called "Customize." Once you have done this you will need to also download all of the designer image sets for customize (big files might take a while). Once you have downloaded both of these open up customize in your home screen. Here you can change how your dock background looks, your icon display order, and any of the default images for your device and the apps on it simply by clicking what you want to customize (from the slider, to the icons to the battery picture, to your music buttons, AND ANY IMAGE at all) and then selecting an option from the list presented. You can also customize iPhone default sounds by clicking "System Sounds". You may also customize default text by going to SpringBoard Strings" and selecting what you want to change (anything from the "Slide to Unlock" to the "System Messages"). All of these things can be changed with my favorite program; "Customize". Your iPod is now customize and has many amazing programs on it.

You have successfully jailbroken your iPod Touch or iPhone! Enjoy your brand new device and show it off to your friends!

1. Open a new work place fairly horizontal. I chose the dimensions- width: 1024 pixels and height 768 pixels. Suit yourself to the kind of page you want to work on depending on how big you want it to be.
2. After that, double click the blank sheet on your Layers palette and make it a layer instead of a background
   
   
   
   
3. Once that is done, use the "Paint Bucket" tool and paint the entire page black
   
   
   
   
4. Now, after you have done that, paint a vertical white strip, fairly sized through the middle of your black sheet. If your work place is enormous as compared to this, you would be better off going for a cross shape in the middle. If it is a lot smaller, then use a smaller strip with a smaller diameter through the middle. It depends on how big your black sheet is. I went for a round brush of 50 pixels and chose a cross shape in the middle. Mind you, you don't want a lot of white for this here!
   
   
   
   
5. Now comes a slightly tricky bit, but you'll do fine! Choose the "Smudge" tool and smudge your cross very lightly. You don't want the whole place to be filled with white so don't push it to all the ends. Make it fairly even through the middle of the page. As you can see, I made mine rather wispy.
   
   
   
   
6. Now comes the trickiest bit, but not to fret because I'll put it down for you in a simple manner. On your Menu bar at the top, skim through it and find "Filter". This is where I find some lower versions of Adobe don't have the next feature I'm telling you about. Then, go down the list and find "Liquify".
   
   
   
   
7. After you've found it and clicked it, you should get something like a totally different window that has opened up. On default, the "Forward Warp Tool", at the top, is clicked for you and ready to use, but incase it isn't, you know where to find the "Forward Warp Tool" - at the top. After you've clicked it, squiggle it through your wispy white until you get a liquid like effect. The key thing what you are looking for here is that your white should be more of a grayish black color and should look like liquid mercury. It should look fairly liquid-ish and pretty metallic. Try spreading this evenly now so that it fills the page with the effect. This was how I did it. After you've got your effect, click "OKAY" at the top right. It might take a few moments as a pop up window shows your picture getting "Liquified".
   
   
   
   
8. Now this bit here is a piece of cake. After you have got your liquefied image onto your workplace, click the "Color Replacement" tool. This should be easy especially if you are into such kind of things because it is technically used as the "Red Eye Removal" tool. Then use the tool to your convenience of color. I chose to go for a rainbow effect, and all you do is, paint with the "Color Replacement" tool over your liquefied image.
   
   
   
   
9. For those of you who have an eye for spotting little faults, you can clearly say that where ever there is a lot of white, the color replacement tool hasn't created an effect of the color you wanted it to. So that's a wake up call for you at your "Liquify" stage to avoid as many white spaces as you can and make them gray-ish. And once you have done all what you wanted to, jazz it up with a bit of text or maybe a picture.
   
   
   
10. And, oh, wait! You need your final step! It's quite simple. I've basically slotted this step in so that it can complete 10 steps in total. So your final step is- SHOW OFF!

1. Go to Google and once it is loaded press Shift and Print Scr at the same time
2. Now go to the Paint program and go to "Edit" "Paste". Now it should have put what the screen looked like when you pressed Shift and Print Scr
3. Now you need to click the Square with dashed lines and select what is shown in the picture below.
4. Now right click inside the dashed lines and click "Crop". Now it should only be what you selected.
5. Now go to Googlefont.com. Type in what you want to be in Google's place. If you don't like the colors they give you repeat the step and they will give you different colors.
6. Now you need to copy and paste the picture into Paint and put it over the Google logo.
7. Now to make it your background. First Save it. Then go to "File" "Set as Background(Centered)"

Now you have a "Google" Desktop Background

This is a very easy to follow guide designed for new comers to computers to allow them to follow step by step and change there desktop back ground.

First on your desktop right click, on the menu that appears select options this should bring up this option box

I have drawn arrows to all the major parts, first the top arrow, you need to be on the desktop tab to change your desktop, left click on this tab to bring up the desktop options.

The next arrow down points to all the different backgrounds that you can have on your computer, browse the list and left click on one you want to see, it will change the image on the computer monitor diagram to allow you to see what it looks like.

The browse button will allow you to browse your computer and load an image that you have stored on the computer this could be a photograph of a love one.

The position will determine where the image is placed, if its centred, stretched or tiled these explain them selves by their names.

Colour will set the desktop colour, if you have an image centred and it doesn’t fill the screen the desktop colour will fill in the rest.

Once you have chosen what you would like click, apply then ok and your done you have changed your desktop background!