A Good wallpaper for windows is "None" with desktop icons hidden... its faster and elegant..

not really a programming wallpaper but still cool:

mousetracker ^[1]

it updates the wallpaper according to your mousepositions

I like having something non-computer related on my desktop. Usually some nature photograph that I made recently. It's nice to be reminded about the world outside sometimes.

Current wallpaper (from a recent trip to Germany):

One of the most useful wallpapers is to have system information as shown here:

This is especially useful if you use multiple machines in various configurations of virtual desktops. Search for bginfo ^[1] on the web for information.

My favorite Windows wallpaper is actually a practical joke: when your coworker leaves his computer unguarded, hit PrintScreen to copy his entire desktop, then paste it into Paint and save it somewhere. Move all of his desktop icons to a folder somewhere (or just delete them if you don't like him very much), move the taskbar off the screen, and then make the bitmap you just saved into his wallpaper.

When he comes back, his desktop will look just the same as it did before, but he won't be able to click on anything. Great fun!

I like the wallpapers, that should not effect our eyes!

I like to use blue,green and black&white wallpapers like:

• A blue color world map.
• A green cricket ground of test cricket, where players are in white dress.
• A Black wallpaper with a white design(anything).

Personally I like high resolution space related images; either real images from the Hubble Telescope (or similar) or artist impressions of star explosions, galaxies etc.

I have enough trouble getting distracted as it is, so usually I pick something plain or some abstract art.