Suggestion for a new WC area

Monday, July 26, 2004 by CarLBanks | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

We need a good screensaver area. It's hard to find good adware/spyware free screensavers.
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Jafo
Reply #1 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:01 AM
Screensavers are executable content...so can harbour virii and therefore won't be hosted here....

CarLBanks
Reply #2 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:04 AM
Ahh, you could screen them?

Jafo
Reply #3 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:07 AM
....and entertain the added risk of infection.....one missed virus and as distributors we'd be apologizing till the cows came home.....no thankyou....

CarLBanks
Reply #4 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:09 AM
Ahh, wish someone could make a screensaver program with non-executables!

Hey Stardock....

CerebroJD
Reply #5 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:12 AM
^ agreed!

CarLBanks
Reply #6 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:15 AM
So until a program is made, I'll have to use the 3D Windows XP screensaver...

Jafo
Reply #7 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:26 AM
Modern monitors [CRT] don't need screensavers....they're a relic from history...

CarLBanks
Reply #8 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:50 AM
Relic from history?

paxx
Reply #9 Monday, July 26, 2004 10:58 AM
Screensavers don't protect screens anymore. They are just "pretty", but then again that's the whole point of customization isn't it?

Alternate Setting
Reply #10 Monday, July 26, 2004 11:08 AM
Modern CRT monitors are largely proofed against burn-in, the reason why screensavers were developed - this together with modern computers being able to hibernate or powerdown when unattended has made them, from any practical point of view, a relic from history.

Obversely LCD screens have pixels which are on when they are black and it has been suggested may in fact be damaged by the excessive use of some blackscreen screensavers.

Leastways that's how I understand the overview.

(mind you I've got a great LCARS screensaver that rocks on my laptop - and I just gotta launch it from time to time )


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CerebroJD
Reply #11 Monday, July 26, 2004 11:18 AM
LCARS screensaver


whats it called? I have one called System47 and its incredible!

Alternate Setting
Reply #12 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 8:11 AM
Yup, I think thats the one Cerebro. But for a quick injection of humour to my funny bone I go for the dancing baby (from Ally McBeal) there was even a short babyborg version.

All a total waste of time and hard-drive of course - still quite pleasing to come across them again during maintenance and clean up.

XX
Reply #13 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:56 PM
We really need to make "skinnable" screensavers. Something like my XXSvgSaver, but maybe with some more options.

CerebroJD
Reply #14 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:10 PM
Yeah...that would be pretty cool.

"SkinSaver"

PixelCargo
Reply #15 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:40 PM
... couldnt just use flash?

NightTrainthedark
Reply #16 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:50 PM
I still don't get why animated wallpaper using desktop X hasn't taken off yet. There is only 6 thmees in the libray. Frogboy's castle wallpaper was the first thing I saw on this site and I was hooked.

IPlural
Reply #17 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:53 PM
Flash....



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Cafeend
Reply #18 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:58 PM
Try these...

http://www.reallyslick.com/
http://www.mvr.us/

Should keep your screen purty for a few weeks at least



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