Aquarium Desktop 2007 Swims Onto Your Screen
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Many people remember the fish screensaver
that was part of AfterDark from Berkeley Systems years ago. The cute
little fish leisurely floating across the screen was oddly hypnotizing and you
could lose hours just watching your virtual fish float along. There are
reports of some people actually naming their little virtual pets.
Aquarium Desktop from Stardock is sort of the spiritual successor to that long-lost screensaver, only ten times better! (Ok, maybe a mere 9.5x, but who's counting?) Instead of being forced to stop what you're doing, and let the screensaver kick in, Aquarium Desktop adds the fish, the bubbles, the treasure chests, the rocks and the castles to the desktop itself. Work on a word document as a clownfish floats by. Check your email as a school of Rantyu Reds swim about.
Today, we're launching the next version; Aquarium Desktop 2007! We've gone in and touched up a lot of the visual elements, added new aquarium backgrounds, and just in general improved the overall experience. Here are some of the features:
- Smoothly animated fish swim across your desktop in a life-like manner.
- Plants gently move to the current of the virtual water.
- Add plants, anchors, debris, and even a treasure chest to your desktop.
- Options to configure type and quantity of fish, shadows, sounds, and more!
- CPU-Smart. Will not use CPU if fish are covered.
- New backgrounds and visual elements with the new 2007 version!
Geek.com, had this to say about the application in a recent
review:
"Kids will love this product, and it's a natural fit for shared
family computers."
-Ron Garveston, Geek.com
Aquarium Desktop makes a great holiday gift for friends and family who might not be ready for the full desktop customization process. Also, at $10 for the base application and $5 for any of our three fish packs, it's a gift that won't break the bank.
So go pick up Aquarium Desktop now for just $9.95, with discounts available for Object Desktop subscribers, and owners of previous versions of Aquarium Desktop.
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| Arrange plants and decorations | Comes with a matching WindowBlinds Skin | All new backgrounds |
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Reply #2 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:29 AM
By the way, I love the new backgrounds and elements!Reply #3 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:47 AM
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Reply #7 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:56 PM
Sorry, I borked the skin download. Please use the lookup on: www.stardock.com to request your registration info. The skin is now put in as an extra download link.
Yes, there is a $4.95 upgrade from 2006.
Yes, it DOES work on Vista (I'm running it right now on Vista).
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Reply #12 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:54 PM
| What fishes are in the base 2k7? What accessories? |
The screenshots on: https://www.stardock.com/products/aquarium/screenshots.asp show the base Aquarium elements. Fish Pack 1,2 and 3 are displayed below it. All the base fish, except 2 (the Rantyu and saddleback) are shown in the screenshots, for a total of 9 fish.
Reply #13 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:34 AM
| Sorry, I borked the skin download. Please use the lookup on: www.stardock.com to request your registration info. The skin is now put in as an extra download link. Yes, there is a $4.95 upgrade from 2006. Yes, it DOES work on Vista (I'm running it right now on Vista). |
I've just purchased it after you said it works on Windows Vista but mine isnt working. What version were you running it from? Mine is the pre-rc version, maybe you've got it working on the version 2?
All i get it 'Program is not working' either in Windows XP compatibility mode or as an admin
Reply #14 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:36 AM
Now that i wrote a comment, the program has decided to work! Weird!
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Reply #16 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:44 AM
| Erm ... when I click the "Buy"-button I get to www.stardock.com. I guess the link is wrong ... |
That is very odd. Which page is the buy button on that you are referring to? From the main link above, I tested the button and it leads to: https://www.stardock.com/products/aquarium/purchase.asp
I tested all the ones that i could find, but that doesn't mean that I didn't miss one.
Reply #17 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:15 AM
The first "Buy" leads to www.stardock.com, the fish packs have the URL store.stardock...
Reply #18 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:20 AM
Strange, in Mozilla I hit the refresh button several times and still there is the wrong URL ...
Reply #19 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:12 AM
The problem should be fixed. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Please let us know if you are still having problems.
~Nickie
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Reply #1 Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:11 AM