You may not know the name Charles O’Rear, but if you’ve used a PC in the last decade, you’re familiar with his photo. The 73-year-old photog is the man behind the tranquil image of a rolling hill and ...

Windows XP was the most blissful iteration of Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system. That's an objective, empirical, placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed, double-blind fact. After all, it's arguably ...

One of the most famous wallpaper images is undoubtedly the default Windows XP image showing a blissfully relaxing vista of green rolling hills and a bluer than blue sky. The wallpaper, probably one of ...

Everyone has seen the Windows XP desktop image called Bliss. It’s been ubiquitous for 13 years. And you’ve probably always thought that the serene hillside is kind of corny and probably fake. Nothing ...

In January 1998, photographer Charles O’Rear was driving from his home in Napa Valley to his girlfriend’s house north of San Francisco when he stopped to take a photograph. Millions have seen it but ...

Even if you’ve used other operating systems for your whole life, you’re bound to have encountered Microsoft‘s “Bliss” wallpaper. The iconic photo – depicting a serene grassy plain against a perfect ...

Windows XP's 'Bliss', an iconic photograph, was clicked by Charles O'Rear and sold to Microsoft. (Image: @microsoft/Instagram) Windows XP's "Bliss" wallpaper is one of the most iconic images in the ...

When many people hear the word 'Windows wallpaper,' the first thing that comes to mind is 'Windows XP wallpaper with green hills against a blue sky.' It was a hot topic that Microsoft officially ...