Bliss Wallpaper

[Guest]

Does anyone no where the wallpaper "bliss" was taken?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The "Bliss" image was taken outside Napa, California.
It was chosen because it illustrates the experiences
Microsoft strives to provide customers
(freedom, possibility, calmness, warmth, etc.).

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Microsoft MVP
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| Does anyone no where the wallpaper "bliss" was taken?

 

[Alias]

The "Bliss" image was taken outside Napa, California.
It was chosen because it illustrates the experiences
Microsoft strives to provide customers
(freedom, possibility, calmness, warmth, etc.).

And then they go and mess it all up with activation and WGA, assuming
their paying customers are thieves until they prove otherwise. How free,
possible, calm and warm, etc., can you get?

Alias

 

[Charlie Tame]

You forgot to mention "And Sheep"

http://www.microsoft.com/nz/windowsxp/downloads/nzbliss.mspx

 

[Guest]

There are to "sheep" in the original Bliss
wallpaper included with Windows XP.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The sheep must be on the other side of the hill on my version of Bliss.bmp.

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[Mike Fields]

Nah, they're green ;-)

mikey

The sheep must be on the other side of the hill on my version of
Bliss.bmp.

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[Guest]

Do you know the exact location?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Would they be Irish sheep then?

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[user]

The "Bliss" image was taken outside Napa, California.
It was chosen because it illustrates the experiences
Microsoft strives to provide customers
(freedom, possibility, calmness, warmth, etc.).

Then why does this page...


http://www.microsoft.com/nz/windowsxp/downloads/nzbliss.mspx


Say that the images are from MS New Zealand?

I don't ever recall seeing sheep in Napa, California.. lots of wineries,
but never sheep.

JC

 

[Mike Labosh]

The sheep must be on the other side of the hill on my version of
#include <monty_python.h>

printf("Too many jokes!!");


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Owner, vbSensei.Com

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[Wesley Vogel]

ROTFL

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[Malke]

Then why does this page...


http://www.microsoft.com/nz/windowsxp/downloads/nzbliss.mspx


Say that the images are from MS New Zealand?

I don't ever recall seeing sheep in Napa, California.. lots of
wineries, but never sheep.

Because that is the Christmas theme from MS New Zealand. It came out
this past Christmas, I believe. The actual location of the American
Bliss background is just over that hill in the meadow to the right. ;-)

Malke

 

[Jared Foster]

Wesley, that was pretty baaaad...

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Would they be Irish sheep then?

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[Jared Foster]

I think they should spend less time taking pictures and more time improving
their operating system.

 

[RA]

I think they should spend less time taking pictures and more time
improving their operating system.

I don't think you want a photographer tinkering with the operating system

 

[Guest]

Here is another BLISS question. Many months ago (like 2 years or more)
someone demonstrated how they could make the "hill" in the foreground of the
bliss picture sink downward exposing a city behind where the hill was. I
assumed it was Bellevue but now that I see the picture is of the Napa valley
I suppose it was not. Anyway, I believe the person used a hot key to sink
the hill. Was this a "special" version of BLISS and if so, does anyone know
where I can find it, or if not, what is the hotkey? Thanks (and Happy New
Year for those on the gregorian calendar)!!