Eclipse Wallpapers for iPhone and iPad

More Wallpapers today - made by me.

Reminder to click on the image and hit the download button. Right click will only get you a thumbnail.

For a tutorial on how to set the downloaded images as wallpaper on your iPad click here.

for iPad

for iPhone

More Wallpapers to come for Blackberry and other mobile devices.

Please link back if you post these. Thanks.

One Link to All Twilight Mobile Blogs

Recently Dangrdafne tweeted that she didn't load (I'm assuming she was referring to bookmark) enough mobile blogs on her phone for her Disney trip to Florida. That is what Twi-Mobile is for and I just haven't been doing a good job telling you all.

Twi-Mobile mobile version

The Twi-Mobile mobile site has a link to every mobile blog that has joined. So, even though you could bookmark all the blogs you love onto your phone and get their awesome icons, if you only have space for one bookmark then go to http://twimobile.mofuse.mobi/ http://twimobile.mobify.me/ http://twimobile.prohost.mobi/ and bookmark it.

See the Twi-Mobile mobile version from the iPhone? If you scroll down you'll see links to the mobile versions of some of your favourite blogs here. It's in alphabetic order for easier navigation.

More iPad and iPhone wallpapers to come. Follow Me or Subscribe by Email to get updates sent to you.

A Web App Makes Mobile Fanfic Even Easier

So I have detailed post on How to Read Fanfic On Your Mobile about how to use the Fanfiction Downloader program on your PC or Mac to create a mobi file which can then be read on multiple ebook readers including the Stanza for iPhone.

Well, there is a faster way around all of this which I have been neglecting to tell you about.

You know how it's annoying that with the old way you had to make them on your desktop and then transfer the files to your phone? This new way can make them online and then your iPhone can go and get them from the web.

The same guy who wrote the Fanfiction Downloader software also Thank God Roman Kirillov created a web program where you can use Fanfiction Downloader online and it will store your converted story files online for you automatically IF you give them your Gmail account info.

That is the kicker.

My husband (Mr. TC as you know him from my regular blog Twilight, Travel, and Treats) is an ex-hacker turned good so to speak. He is super paranoid about network security and spends his whole work life trying to prevent people from getting hacked. The idea of me giving my Gmail account info to anybody is appalling. Thus until now I had ignored the whole web app and just continued doing it offline on my laptop.

However, I was convinced to give it a go after Alison, owner of Twifans, told me that this is her go-to method for fanfiction on her iPhone. It just felt wrong to not share and give you the option.

(Btw, Twifans is revamping their mobile site to make it even better so they are technically not as mobile friendly as before but I am leaving them up just because it makes me happy they are on the list.)

You can read more about the Fanfiction Downloader Web App and how it works from the creators post here. So, if you are okay with giving your Gmail account info to the Fanfiction Downloader Web App, go ahead and try it. I went ahead and did it and it was exceedingly easy and they store your fanfic for you. They say that your password is not given out by Gmail to anyone else but I don't know enough about it to tell you if that is trustable

If you have an iPhone you can get the stories sent straight to Stanza on the iPhone; no more having to put them on Stanza desktop and transfer them.

The Web App makes epub files which are quite universal but can't be read by certain ebook readers, like the Kindle without being converted. The desktop version gives you mobi files which are Kindle friendly. Both versions output text and html files.

If it's important for you to have a working Table of Contents where you can click on the chapters:

for iPhone - both the Web App or desktop Fanfiction Downloader will work. Stanza on iPhone seems to be able to read chapter markings on prc, mobi, and epub files.

for Desktop - I tried Kindle, Barnes & Noble ereader, Calibre, and Stanza desktop. None of them could give a workable Table of Contents. The table of contents could be seen on Stanza desktop but wasn't usable. The only winner? Mobipocket Reader was able to read prc and mobi files with clickable chapters. Note that it often crashed too. Sigh, nothing perfect so far.

Hope you find this helpful and thanks to Alison from Twifans for the push.

New Eclipse iPad Wallpapers

So, the new Eclipse official Wallpapers for Desktop came out today. Here are some basic ones. I'll be making some from the Eclipse promo shots too.

iPad

Important: To download click the image and then the download arrow  - right click will only get you a small thumbnail.


For a tutorial on how to get the downloaded images as your wallpaper see this article.

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Check out the rest of the iPad Wallpapers at the archive I just started here.

Twifans Joins Twi-Mobile!

Twifans

So Twifans, the biggest Twilight fan site, agreed last night to join the Twi-Mobile network. Last check they had 32,000 members! If you go to their regular site http://www.twifans.com/ your phone should be automatically detected and redirected to their mobile site. Of course there is a link back to the desktop site too.

Also, Alison at Twifans uses the fanfiction downloader app (made by the same guy as the fanfiction downloader software that I mention in my sidebar post) to read fanfic on her iPhone. It is amazing and I'll post about it shortly.

New Blog Additions (Updated May 2)

Super happy to have Thinking of Rob join the Twi-Mobile Network. They are the original place to find DreamySim1's gorgeous work and a fountain of info for all things Twilight. Given they are a Wordpress blog their site is mobile friendly already :)

iPad for the Twilight Fan - Coolest fanfic reader and more

So as an owner of an iPod touch and an iPhone I am excited that Apple has released the iPad. The biggest reason I don't have one is that they aren't available in Canada yet. I was also holding out for one which had 3G instead of just wi-fi capability - good news is that this is being rolled out April 30th (tee hee, can you tell I drafted this post last week?).

My hubby says it looks like a big iPod touch but it's so much more

Just like the iPhone you can use it vertically or horizontally see?

These are some accessories you can get to make it more useful - the keyboard with dock is great and I like the stand that makes it into a big digital photo frame.

And probably the most useful feature of all for me as a lover of lemony fanfic? You can read your fanfic on it offline in Stanza, just like on the iPhone and iPod touch.

iPad makes a great eReader for bringing your fanfic with you

Above is the Kindle bookshelf for those of you who prefer to buy your regular ebooks. For those who just want to read Twilight fanfic on their mobile then you can convert the stories to a file that you can upload to your bookshelf. Just see my post here on how to do that.

Note - Stanza for iPhone apparently looks pretty bad on iPad. Most people suggest using iBook and uploading epub fanfic files into itunes. You can generate the epub files with the Fanfic Downloader web app.

How a typical story looks in landscape mode. This is more like it.

Twilight wallpapers to pretty up your iPad.

So when I do get my iPad I expect to be able to pretty it up just like my iPhone and iPod touch. I went looking for iPad Twilight wallpapers and came up with only less than 20 of them. The places I found them were http://www.coolipadwallpaper.com/ and Digital Citizen.

What is so special about iPad wallpapers and why can't you just use some random desktop one?

I found this great post at Digital Citizen explaining why you'll have a problem using just regular desktop wallpapers.
Essentially, the iPad has a screen that is 1024 X 768 pixels. You can use it horizontally or vertically. Regular desktop wallpapers are meant for a horizontal screen. In some tablets PCs that can rotate, like the HP one that my husband uses, when you switch to a vertical position the wallpaper gets squished to tall and skinny eg. very distorted. The great thing is the iPad doesn't squish your wallpaper BUT it will crop it to be tall and skinny. So no distortion but you better hope that your wallpaper didn't have something important (like Rob's head) in the sides that are going to be cropped off.

How a regular desktop wallpaper looks on the iPad.
Not bad if you don't mind the new moon title being cut off.
It just looks a bit messy.

So what to do? If you don't care just go ahead and stick any old horizontal wallpaper in there. It will probably work and if you don't use it vertically often then it's fine. If you are type A like me and want your screen to look perfectly pretty Twilight style horizontally and vertically then you need an iPad specific wallpaper. The correct proportions are a square 1024 X 1024 pixels. That way regardless of which way you are holding your iPad nobody's head gets cut off.

Much better. Neat and clean.

So, following the guidelines of the post from Digital Citizen and testing it in this awesome iPad screen emulator I made a few wallpapers of my own. These are not the super gorgeous ones I know that my talented photo girls in the Twilight blogosphere can do but they'll do for now.

Almost all the original images that I used to make these wallpapers came from Lion & Lamb Love. They have an absolutely huge collection of high quality of Twilight related images.

Here's a few to get you started.

Important: Click on picture to download - right click will only get you a thumbnail.


For a tutorial on how to get these wallpapers onto your iPad or iPhone click here.

Let me know what you think or if you have questions.

New Blog Additions (Updated April 28)

New addition to the Twi-Mobile Network today. (All added to the right sidebar already)

Twi-fecta has joined on! They made their own mobile site and it looks brilliant. Go check them out!
Desktop & Mobile

Significant additions in recent days include Twilightish (desktop & mobile) and Twitarded (desktop & mobile). Super happy to have these big hitters join Twi-Mobile.

Spread the Twi-Mobile love.

Kristen Stewart Wallpapers for your Mobile

Welcome to my new followers - I am assuming you've got an iPhone or Blackberry Curve. If there's another mobile device/phone you want me to list wallpapers for just let me know in the comments. By the way, Mrs. Vanquish apparently has over a hundred pictures of Rob on her iPhone. What a nice gallery you must have - I'd love to see some of your favourites.
By the way, if you have questions about how to get any of these goodies onto your phone or mobile let me know.

I thought since we had a Rob day and then a Robsten day it was time for a KStew selection. Here goes...

from www.zedge.net

Once again, I did not create any of these but they are my picks for today from surfing. Please click the picture to see the talented artist's website.

From your desktop PC or Mac, click on the wallpaper picture to go to the download site.
On your mobile, note down the zCode under the wallpaper you want. Then go to m.zedge.net/zcode and enter in the zCode to get the wallpaper directly to your phone.

iPhone

zCode 12645209

zCode 13438230

zCode 13670459

Blackberry Curve

zCode 14166556

zCode 13848235

kristemo

Hope that keeps your phone pretty for a few days. I'll be adding them to the iPhone Wallpaper Archive and the Mobile Wallpaper Archive soon. Don't forget to let me know if you have another phone or device you'd like wallpapers for.

Today's Wallpapers for Blackberry and other phones

So I found out 17Forever Lisa has a Blackberry Curve and MissAmyJoon has a Samsung Propel phone. In honour of Lisa and other non-iPhone users I dug up some Twilight wallpapers for you. I chose all Robsten ones today also in honour of Lisa :)

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I found a treasure trove of phone backgrounds and ringtones over at www.zedge.net

You can choose your model of phone (almost guaranteed they'll have it listed unless it's super old) and there are hundreds of wallpapers for each model. Mind you they aren't all as gorgeous as the ones that MissAmyJoon and DreamySim1 make but they'll do while those girls are working on more creations. For the Blackberry Curve alone I found over 200 Twilight backgrounds.

From your PC or Mac just go to www.zedge.net. If you are on your mobile you can directly download Zedge backgrounds to your phone by going to m.zedge.net/zcode and then entering the zCode that is listed for the item you like.  

Today's pick of Robsten backgrounds (I've included the zCode to use at m.zedge.net/zcode from your mobile or you can click the picture to download to your PC or Mac):

For Blackberry Curve

zCode 4h3gtrfe

zCode uritfgyih

zCode 14756871

For Samsung Propel (in honour of MissAmyJoon)

zCode 13317735

zCode 14238150

zCode nic103

iPhone (for me!)

zCode 14117513

zCode 12659565

zCode lovesaga

Happy Robsten Days! Let me know in the comments if you have another phone model you'd like Twilight backgrounds for. I'll be adding these babies to the Wallpaper Archives soon.

iPhone Wallpapers from DreamySim1

Many of you already know DreamySim1's work from Thinking of Rob and Random Acts of Rob. She makes gorgeous Rob wallpapers for the desktop and also the iPhone. Seriously once you get onto her site you could get stuck there for a long time just dreaming your day away looking at Rob.

I'm so happy she let me post some of my favourite iPhone wallpapers (or iRobs as she has coined) here on Twi-Mobile. Check out her blog In my dreams to see her deskRobs and iRobs.

To date Dreamysim1 has made almost 50 iRobs! Here are a few of my favourites:

Remember to put them as wallpaper after you've gotten to just the image on your screen, just tap and hold for a second and the Save Image option should come on. Then go out to your iPhone Photos app, open Camera Roll album, and go to the image you want. Click button on bottom left and then select Use As Wallpaper. You're done!

ifaceRobs (Nov 2009)

Click to see the ifaceRob set

My favourites:

with matching Easter deskRob here

iRobs Set 2 (Dec 2009)

Click to see iRobs Set 2

My favourites

iRobs Xmas Set (Dec 2009)

Click to see iRobs Xmas Set

My favourites

iRobs Set 4 (Dec 2009)

Click to see iRobs Set 4

My favourites

Random Acts of Rob special

iRobs Set 5 (Dec 2009)

Click to see iRobs Set 5

My favourites

iCityRob has matching deskRob here

iRobs Remember Me Special (Dec 2009)

Click to see iRobs Remember Me Special

My favourites

with matching deskRob here

iRobs Set 7 (Jan 2009)

Click to see iRobs Set 7

My favourites

with matching Deskrob here

Bel Ami iRobs (April 2009)

Click to see Bel Ami iRobs

My favourites

with matching deskRob here

I couldn't help but post them all at the same time. It just seemed cruel to not just let you admire every one. DreamySim1 also takes requests if you have any favourite photos you'd like iRobbed then let her know here.

You can find these and all the iPhone wallpapers I've collected on the sidebar Menu iPhone Wallpaper Archive - I'll be adding to it daily.

Let us know what you think in the comments and if you want more or what other mobile devices you have requests for.