February 29th, 2008 Sherill
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When you are bored with your screensavers and you want a complete change, you can search for free screensavers online. Maybe you want something that will brighten up your PC for Christmas, or maybe you want to dream of faraway places.
If it is nearing Christmas, maybe you can put a dancing Santa Claus or some good Christmas scenes that are great to watch. When spring is in the air, you can display a spring selection of pictures. Or you could get romantic and look for a Valentines screensaver. In the autumn, scare your audience with some pumpkins and Halloween images too.
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February 27th, 2008 Sherill
www.sharewareconnnection.com
Aside from saving the screen from discoloration and for entertainment purposes, these screensavers can also be used for advertisement. Some companies have developed their own themed screensavers and placed their name on a black screen scrolling up and down.
Another use of screensavers is for security – this is maybe its most important use. When you choose a screensaver, you also have the option to set your own password. What happens is that when your computer exits, the screensaver will actually run, and then before you go back to the desktop you have to supply the previously set password. Many people are now using this option to prevent others from invading their privacy.
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February 25th, 2008 Ceasar
Fans of Feyruna have something to rave about these days. The free Feyruna: A Fairy Forest screensaver is a casual game created by Jochen Kaercher Gamedesign, the creator of premium games for casual players. This is a sweet and adorable fairy soars across a beautiful fantasy landscape. Feyruna, uses dazzling spells to defend herself against evil goblins and blazing firebirds.
Aside from that, the free Feyruna includes the option to turn on atmospheric music and sound effects and as the viewers listen to the soothing audio, they treated to smoothly animated scenes featuring the otherworldly artwork of Feyruna: Fairy Forest. This new screen saver will bring fantasy world to life.
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February 20th, 2008 Ceasar
In the amazingly competitive world of aquarium screen savers, an old timer wont budge. SereneScreen’s Marine Aquarium is the only shareware screen saver to be included in various Top 10 screen savers list.
Priced at a hefty $20, it’s also a one of a kind screen saver with many details and assortment that it may very well turn your Mac into a an aquarium for many years.
The screen saver features a lot of choices like downloadable fish species. If you like to take a peak at how real it will be, just press “w” on yor keyboard and slowly see your fish swimming around.
I have got to say that this is worth downloading even if i am convinced that there’s no chance that i will pay $20 for a screen saver.
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February 15th, 2008 Ceasar
You should be aware that there are existing screensavers on the Internet that may cause security threats to your system. The native screensaver format of Microsoft Windows (older versions), were capable of installing a virus when activated. If a screensaver file (which has a file extension of .scr) is attached to an e-mail message, there is a possibility that it will allow a virus or any type of malware to be installed in your system once you open this screensaver file. Be sure to scan the file first before opening or activating it. Use a proficient anti-malware tool and make sure that it is updated regularly to protect you against the latest threats. Also, do no accept any e-mail attachments that came from unknown senders.
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February 10th, 2008 Ceasar
Enjoy your own pictures as your screensaver! This is so cool and so easy to do. You just create a slideshow of your pictures and there your own screensaver goes. Windows XP support this kind of activity. All photos stored in your ‘My Pictures’ folder will be used and displayed randomly one after another in a slideshow.
To configure this personalized screensaver, follow the steps below:
- Store all you photos in ‘My Pictures’ folder.
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Right-click on your desktop and select ‘Properties’ from the menu.
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Select the ‘Screensaver’ tab from the dialog box.
- Click on the list of screensaver and choose ‘My Pictures Slideshow’.
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Click ‘OK’.
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February 6th, 2008 Ceasar
Let’s take a more detailed look at the underlying architecture of screensaver programs. There are different types of programming languages and graphic interfaces that can be used to design and code a screensaver program. These tools are used together with DirectX, OpenGL or Graphics Device Interface in order to polish the final product. In Mac OS X, screensaver designers use the Quartz Extreme graphics layer. There is an indirect interface between the screensaver and the underlying operating system so a screensaver typically stops displaying images after a message from the operating system was received such as mouse movement or a pressed key.
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