Mindablaze» iPhone

Jesus, Meditation and Visual Aids – Part 1

Mike Askew — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:53:32 +0000

When I show up in the mornings to spend some time with God, many times I jump straight to what is important to me – petitioning for my needs. Recently at a training retreat, I was encouraged to change this up a bit. The suggestion was to enter my time seeking God by meditating on or focusing on who He is. The goal would be to first sit and consider the many traits of my creator before presenting my requests.

When setting out to try this, my mind was drawn to first meditating on the names of Jesus, the Son of God. Being a very visual person, to help with this I pulled together a list of names for Jesus in a text document. This list did the trick for me if I had my laptop, but not so well if I did not. So, what had to be the solution? You guessed it – a series of iPhone Wallpapers.

This is the first of the series. My plan is to create one for each day of the week. I hope this might help me take a few moments throughout the day to recalibrate by reflecting on the names and qualities of Christ. If you are a visual sort, perhaps it would be useful to you also.

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See this wallpaper on an iPhone and get download instructions here.

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iPhone Wallpaper – Exploring Ants

Mike Askew — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:36:52 +0000

This wallpaper is the fruits of some exploration of creating reflections in PhotoShop. I wanted to see if I could create the effect of ants walking on the reflective surface of the iPhone screen. The approach to this was very straightforward. Once you have the ant image you like you next copy it, mirror it horizontally, set transparency to 25%, align under original and group. Next, you copy the grouped ant and reflection and paste it as many times as you want. Monkey around with rotating the copies and you get a reasonable expedition of ants doing recon on your iPhone screen.

See the wallpaper on an iPhone and get download instructions here.

iPhone Wallpaper – Cracked Screen

Mike Askew — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:16:15 +0000

About a month ago, I dropped my iPhone 3G while getting out of my car. You would know that this would happen the week that my protective case had broken and had not been replaced yet. And, of course, it landed screen down on asphalt. The result - a cracked screen and a sour mood. I had dropped my baby on its head!

When I rolled into the Apple Store the next day looking for a glass replacement – SMACK! The $199 screen repair quote felt like a stinging slap in the face. After some days of brooding, the decision was made to upgrade to the 3Gs if at least $200 had to be parted with to get my iPhone back in good shape.

So, as a tribute and reminder of cracking my beloved iPhone’s screen, I made an exaggerated wallpaper image. My thoughts are that if you are going to drop your phone and crack its skull, some of its brains should be showing after the impact.

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Want this wallpaper on your iPhone? Then do the following:

Right-Click on image of wallpaper in phone to open full resolution wallpaper image.
Save the image file to your computer.
Email the image to your iPhone.
Save the image into your Photo Library.
Set image as your wallpaper.

More Free iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone Wallpaper – Peanut Butter and Jelly

Mike Askew — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:33:43 +0000

I get a loads of comfort from eating a PB&J Sandwich when I am tired and stressed. Just looking at creamy Peanut Butter and shiny purple jelly globbed together on white bread cheers me up.

So, I made a quick wallpaper of a PB&J sandwich to put on my iPhone. Now, I can be comforted anywhere I go.

Want a wallpaper on your iPhone? Then do the following:

Right-Click on image of wallpaper in phone to open full resolution wallpaper image.
Save the image file to your computer.
Email the image to your iPhone.
Save the image into your Photo Library.
Set image as your wallpaper.

More Free iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone 3G and Brushes App – The New Paint Canvas

Mike Askew — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:32:16 +0000

I had a chance to spend a few moments with a very talented artist named Jonathan Grauel this past weekend while he was in town. Stories of his artistic expression moving onto a new medium had floated my way over the past few months. That new medium is the iphone. With an app named Brushes and turned his iPhone into an electronic canvas that he can take with him everywhere he goes. I have included a few of his latest works for your enjoyment. You can find a more of Jonathan’s work here.

Optimal Elevated Observation

: Silent Night

Sangria Seduction

iPhones and Blow Guns – A Dart to the Eye

Mike Askew — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:08:27 +0000

Ever wondered what is would look like to be on the receiving end of a blowdart gun? This video taken with my iPhone 3Gs gives you that chance without getting poked in the eye. This footage was taken by taping the iPhone to the back of a 1/4″ thick plexiglass plate. So, don’t fret…no iPhones were harmed in this experiment.

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Play the Video Below – Try to Follow the Dart

Other Videos By Mike:

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Just a Good Ol’ Boy – Never Mean’ No Harm

I Do My Own Stunts

Checkers – Gaming That Crosses Generations

iPhone Wallpaper – Go Tell Everybody!

Mike Askew — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:52:07 +0000

Instructions on how to get this image onto your iPhone:

Save the image to your laptop.
Email the image to an email account on your iPhone.
View the email with the image attachment on your iPhone.
Save the image to your iPhone Photo Library.
Set the image as your wallpaper.

Success will look like this:

More Free iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone Wallpaper – Rare Pearls

Mike Askew — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:27:46 +0000

Instructions on how to get this image onto your iPhone:

Save the image to your laptop.
Email the image to an email account on your iPhone.
View the email with the image attachment on your iPhone.
Save the image to your iPhone Photo Library.
Set the image as your wallpaper.

Success will look like this:

More Free iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone Wallpaper – Edison on Success

Mike Askew — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:23:28 +0000

Instructions on how to get this image onto your iPhone:

Save the image to your laptop.
Email the image to an email account on your iPhone.
View the email with the image attachment on your iPhone.
Save the image to your iPhone Photo Library.
Set the image as your wallpaper.

Success will look like this:

More Free iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone Wallpaper – Edison on Great Ideas

Mike Askew — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:38:32 +0000

Instructions on how to get this image onto your iPhone:

Save the image to your laptop.
Email the image to an email account on your iPhone.
View the email with the image attachment on your iPhone.
Save the image to your iPhone Photo Library.
Set the image as your wallpaper.

Success will look like this: