How to find a cool desktop wallpaper using Bing
Bing is the new search engine by Microsoft. It works in much the say way as Google, but there are a number of features which make it just a little bit better. One of those features is how it handles a search for a desktop wallpaper.
You may not have used Bing to look for a new desktop wallpaper, but when I tell you about this little “how to”, you might be tempted to bob over and have a go.
When you search for the phrase “wallpaper” and make a couple of adjustments to the options in the sidebar, Bing will recognize the size of your computer monitor and only return results that fit your screen. Nifty eh?
As well as being able to offer you a selection of wallpapers that fit your monitor, Bing also allows you scroll down the page rather than having to repeatedly hit the “next” button – there is a limit to the number of images the Bing results page displays, and that is quite a hefty 1,000.
How to search for a desktop wallpaper to fit your monitor on Bing
1) Click on images, enter the phrase “wallpaper” and hit the search button
2) Click on “size” in the left hand sidebar
3) Click on “wallpaper” in the menu that appears
4) Look for a suitable wallpaper and apply as usual
Google offers a similar type of search, but the user is restricted to choosing small, medium or large images and not images that are of a specific size.
What do you think of this search function? Do you think you are likely to use Bing to find your next desktop wallpaper?
August 6th, 2009 at 8:53 am
my initial test result shows that Bing is as good as Google when displaying relevant search results. Google might be having a tough competitor with Microsofts own search engine.
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:39 am
Microsoft Bing would be the closet competitor of Google. but i still use Google because it shows more relevant results on the serp.
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 am
i have been evaluating the search results of Microsoft Bing compared to Google and they are comparable. Bing gives almost the same relevant search results just like Google.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Bing search engine gives almost the same search results as Google. Looks like Google will now have a tough competition when it comes to search engine technology.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Bing does give search results much like Google but i would have to say that Google still gives more relevant search results