Can anyone recommend a Windows XP screensaver that is (1) easily deployable across an organization (2) serves pictures or text from a central data store, either a URL or a networked folder, that's preferably free? [more inside]
posted by cameradv on Jul 28, 2009 - 3 answers

I want to only have my screensaver come on during certain parts of the day, but still want to have JKDefrag running. [more inside]
posted by edbyford on Mar 15, 2009 - 4 answers

How can I keep PointSec from switching my screen saver preference? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 22, 2008 - 4 answers

I have just built my first WiFi Photo Frame, by converting an old laptop and adding a picture frame to it. I now want to find the best software to use with it to display photos, videos and newsfeeds. I am stuck with Windows XP (memory issues on lappie) and my specs are 1.6Ghz Processor, 256 MB Ram and intergrated graphics. [more inside]
posted by prupert on Oct 22, 2008 - 10 answers

How can I lock the screen saver timeout duration for user accounts on Mac OS X 10.5 in the most efficient way possible? [more inside]
posted by joshrholloway on Oct 1, 2008 - 23 answers

Is there any (fancy and/or free preferable) Windows screensaver that shows the number of unread messages using POP3 and/or IMAP? [more inside]
posted by fcoury on Jun 18, 2008 - 1 answer

My four year old IMac G4, which is out of warranty, has acquired this nasty habit of shutting itself off. What's going on? [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Jun 13, 2008 - 8 answers

Is there a clever way to figure out what's telling screensavers to exit as soon as they launch? (Windows XP SP2) [more inside]
posted by Lazlo on May 22, 2008 - 10 answers

Please help me remember the name of a fancy Windows screensaver from about 1996. The only points I remember clearly about it was that it was shareware, had many available modules, one of which was an animated soccer/football game that periodically had a streaker dash across the field.
posted by fish tick on Apr 18, 2008 - 4 answers

Having a problem with screen blanking in Fluxbuntu. [more inside]
posted by concrete on Mar 4, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me get rid of this stupid screensaver! [more inside]
posted by Wroksie on Feb 26, 2008 - 4 answers

Is there a Windows screensaver that animates text of inspirational quotes (allows me to add my own quotes)? [more inside]
posted by agrandy on Jan 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Does anyone know if there's any good software to turn a mac into a news display kiosk? Nobody will actually interact with the computer -- the contents will dynamically update via the internet (RSS/other). [more inside]
posted by evanm on Dec 12, 2007 - 7 answers

How to turn a list of ISBNs into a folder of JPEG photos of those book covers? [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on Nov 20, 2007 - 8 answers

I would like to find a screensaver an artist friend can load his artwork into and sell, for PC's and Macs. [more inside]
posted by diode on Oct 22, 2007 - 2 answers

How can I get my power settings (in XP) to actually work? [more inside]
posted by shokod on Jul 27, 2007 - 6 answers

Best (free/cheap) Mac screensavers? No Electric Sheep. [more inside]
posted by GardnerDB on Jun 30, 2007 - 30 answers

I'm looking for a website that I can use as a screen saver. The site should have a continuous slide show function with random and weird pictures that don't repeat for 15 minutes or so. [more inside]
posted by Xurando on May 15, 2007 - 6 answers

I would like to create a screensaver using a PowerPoint presentation. I am aware that I can save the slides and then create a My Pictures slideshow-type screensaver, but this method loses the animation, which is critical. Searching on Google, there is an abundance of software that promises to convert PPT shows to screensavers, but I have never heard of any of the companies providing the software, and I am hesitant to just start downloading it willy-nilly. Can anyone recommend a method for creating screensavers from PowerPoints based on their own experience? I am especially interested in free methods. If it matters, I am using Windows XP and PowerPoint 2007.
posted by foxinthesnow on Mar 27, 2007 - 2 answers

A client wants us to create a promotional screensaver for them. The problem is we are on a Mac platform and they are on Windows. [more inside]
posted by tellurian on Dec 13, 2006 - 8 answers

Wild Goose Chase Filter: So my boss wants.... [more inside]
posted by Cosine on Nov 24, 2006 - 7 answers

My new Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000 broke my screensaver. Help? [more inside]
posted by AstroGuy on Oct 13, 2006 - 9 answers

I want my Windows screensaver to display the artist and title of the song that Winamp is currently playing. [more inside]
posted by mezzanayne on Aug 2, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm hunting for a screensaver for my company with some very specific requirements. I need one that can rotate through images in a directory (and specify a directory, not the images themselves so that we can just push new slides out to our machines without having to muck with the configuration of the screensaver). Also, when the screensaver activates, it locks the computer, and when the user comes back to the machine, it asks if you want to unlock or logoff the machine (in case someone locks a public machine and leaves for the day or what have you). Any suggestions? This is going to be distributed on a lot of Windows XP machine and mandated through group policy.
posted by Ikazuchi on Jul 12, 2006 - 14 answers

I prefer no background, and my wife wants a panda-movie screensaver. After the latest set of patches, Win XP (SP-2) suddenly started changing them, putting a new random one up on each reboot. I've repeatedly gone into Control Panel | Display and reset them, being careful to click Apply each time, but they don't stick. I assume it takes a registry hack. Can anyone help?
posted by KRS on Jun 5, 2006 - 6 answers

I need to create a simple and small screensaver, like the logon.scr that comes with windows server 2003, that has my company's logo instead of "Windows Server 2003." [more inside]
posted by bloodniece on May 17, 2006 - 8 answers

How should I format pdfs for best viewing in OS X's screen saver slide show? [more inside]
posted by valkane on Mar 28, 2006 - 4 answers

I've seen an intriguing screensaver for Windows PCs (specifically laptops) that uses high definition video footage. Is this available without buying the laptop? [more inside]
posted by felix on Mar 6, 2006 - 7 answers

How do I make my own animated screensaver? I have some graphics I've been using as desktop backgrounds, and now I'd like to make them into an animated screen saver. I'm fluent in Photoshop and Illustrator, and I'm on a Mac running OSX 10.2.
posted by fandango_matt on Feb 19, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm looking for a map screensaver, preferably of the world, that flies around and shows different facts about different places. [more inside]
posted by mr.dan on Feb 17, 2006 - 4 answers

Help me find an old Microsoft screen saver. It was called "Science" and it looked like a glass orb floating over the desktop wallpaper. [more inside]
posted by Carsey on Jan 5, 2006 - 2 answers

Help me find (or failing that, make) my ideal screensaver. I'm running OS X, and Apple's built-in image folder Slide Show is too slow for my tastes, but there doesn't seem to be any way to adjust the speed... [more inside]
posted by wanderingmind on Dec 19, 2005 - 4 answers

What is the screensaver used in the movie Me And You And Everyone We Know? [more inside]
posted by Lush on Dec 3, 2005 - 11 answers

I'm slightly envious of a pretty snow-flake screensaver available for OSX. Is there an equivalent or a port for Windows? [more inside]
posted by poq on Nov 29, 2005 - 3 answers

I need a wicked awesome screensaver. Post your favorites if you have em. (preferably symmetric/3d) My work is letting me use a 50" plasma screen as my work monitor until we get it installed in another building! I need something, short of a 3d video game, to impress nerds with.
posted by parallax7d on Nov 4, 2005 - 20 answers

How do I get Hollywood OS on my Laptop? [more inside]
posted by invisible_al on Jul 29, 2005 - 8 answers

Remember the default screensaver that came with SGI IRIX around 10 years ago? Has anyone ported that to Windows? [more inside]
posted by randomstriker on May 18, 2005 - 11 answers

I have set my screensaver to play "My Pictures Slideshow" and notice that some pictures appear much more frequently than others. I have noticed this with other programs as well. Is there a process or formula the processor uses in these cases. Is random really random?
posted by terrier319 on Mar 16, 2005 - 12 answers

My laptop screensaver exits after a random amount of time, for no apparent reason - usually after less than 1 minute. Anybody know of specific programs that run in the background that might be responsible? Searching Google gives me a ton of free screensavers, but no help finding out why they won't work. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by caution live frogs on Dec 2, 2004 - 4 answers

Can anyone recommend a good screensaver (Win32)? I've got ecotonoha at the moment, which is pretty cool, but would like something that works well w/out an internet connection and is darker (ecotonoha is dark only during the night).
posted by andrew cooke on Oct 7, 2004 - 15 answers

I'm looking for a PC equivalent of the Mac OSX default beaches/nature/cosmos/etc screen savers. I've yet to see anything on the PC that can gently zoom/pan its images like that. Ideally this would be something that would allow me to use my own images.
posted by tirade on Jan 23, 2004 - 5 answers

I'm using OS X and I want to take a screenshot of my screensaver in action. Obviously though, whenever I press the key to take a screenshot, my screensaver disappears. How can I take the screenshot I need to take?
posted by teem on Jan 22, 2004 - 8 answers