oblar

Ok, another thread here made me think about which screensavers do most of you guys use or do you just let the screen blank and not even worry about screen savers?

i know when I am in linux I usually just let the screen blank.. I really don't care about screensavers, although in windows I typically enjoy having something to distract me for a little bit.

my favorite screensaver thus far (and one my girlfriend absolutely adores) is Fireflies (http://somewhere.fscked.org/fireflies/)

it basically just has a bunch of OpenGL diamonds flying around erratically, sometimes forming groups, othertimes just being a loner. This screensaver comes in almost any flavor (unix, MacOSX, and windows).

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theguyondacouch

I just have folding @home running full screen when I'm not useing the comp.

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charliex

Helios



http://www.reallyslick.com/

R_one

ATI's Gargoyle Clock. Takes a mean card to use.

http://www2.ati.com/misc/demos/ATI-9...le-SS-v1.1.exe

juanvaldes

Picture Folder

Gets every picutre in the folder and sub folders currently 1.5 gigs, and zooms in/out crossfades all the pictures together. 99.9% is porn.

sixate

I've never used a screensaver. I hate the damn things for some reason. I just have my monitor shut off after 20 minutes.

soopafreek

this one is really cool.... hypnotic too.
<a href="http://beamscreensaver.com/">www.beamscreensaver.com</a>
it's got a trial period.... if you really like it, like i do, consider buying it.... 12 bucks.... but definitely worth a look.... seriously.

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opentocomments

i thought u were talking about the TV show on tech tv
well i use scrolling marquee its kool (i guess)

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in that case my favorite is(was )morgan

Speed_Gibson

My only screensaver is a blank screen and both of my main monitors go to sleep mode after 15-20 minutes

steveincolumbus

Well until i saw this thread i wasn't useing a screensaver but now am useing Helios its really cool and so is all of the ones on http://www.reallyslick.com/ thanks charliex

yakimushi

Blank screen, saves a lot of power. Thats important with dual 19" monitors!

charliex

welcome, i recoded helios to take advantage of faster cpus/gfx cards, basically a few opts + the sliders can go up to 11!!

http://www.cutemonkeys.com/helios.zip i havent tested outside my own systems, PM me if you get problems.

its only for nutty graphics cards, though it works on my laptop just fine


umm helps putting the right link i blame flashget myself

sweeze

i like most of the ones at http://reallyslick.com (lattice is sweeeeeeet), plus a bunch of the ones in xscreensaver. gotta love cows on trampolines! and sproingies, it's like marble madness meets q*bert!

MacGnG

"plain black" makes my comp fall asleep faster

sunstone

I use Maya Paint Effects. It's a free demo from the company that does a lot of animation software. It's got an infinite combination of settings and produces some really cool artwork. I first heard about it a couple of years ago in an article in Video Producer -- I guess it's still available on their website.

Jolt

Energy Star

'nuff said

danjo328

Monitors shut off after 5 minutes. They're both LCD's, so they come back very quickly.

macmanmike6100

although I've been doing SETI@home since 1999, AfterDark's Flying Toasters (and AfterDark overall) will <b>always</b> hold that special place in my heart.

XXXs

I use SereneScene's aquarium.

TwoToTango

Ditto sunstone on Maya Paint Effects.
I use these settings:

Preset 1 = jellyPlant2.mel
Force 1 = random selection
Preset 2 = none
Force 2 = none
Background = dark
Depth = on
Speed = about 1/3 from the left
Randomize preset = all the way left
Clear time = about 1/10 from the left

Sometimes it's so pretty I wait before
getting back to work.

Pennington

Sceen savers waste power, imo. If you're going to be away long enough to warrent a screensaver going on, you're away long enough to turn off your monitor or put it in sleep.

Bastard screensavers are killing the planet.

shay

i use uncle willie's screensaver from http://www.wilwheaton.net

Stare At The Sun

Seriously, everyone, everyone i say, should use seti's screensaver, it actually has a point to it! plus it looks pimp too. reminds me of a star trek interface..

The.Lunatic

Wow sick screen savers, almost makes me want to use one

I dont think i have a screen saver if i do its blank screen.

Exodus

SETI@HOME is kinda cool. I figure my machines gonna be on anyway, why not let it work for something interesting while Im away?

Zooksport2

Rarely use them, but if I do, its a series of my own pics

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charliex

i set my savers to turn on after 5 or 10 minutes, then go blank after 20, but if they shut down every 15-20 minutes it'd be insanity, plus i primarily have LCDs where the screens don't use that much power in the first place. For CRTs it does prevent burn in which is the primary reason for them ( and yes burn in still happens on CRTS ) it sorta happens on LCDs too but its nearly always correctable on them, not so with CRT's, especially for people who run their screens bright

far2bored

I used to use a picture of a Blue Screen of Death. Just use a blank screen now that I've moved to the command line version of SETI.

egorey

another vote for blank screen.

I did see a cool Sponge Bob Square Pants ss at a customer site today though.. may have to find it.

sunstone

Thanks, TwoToTango -- I tried your settings ......... great !! Best thing about Maya is there are an infinite number of design options. You can never get bored with it ....... and it even makes you feel artistically creative!

Empty_One

blank screen all the way. At work, I use webshots, with a bunch of chicago bears pics. It really pisses off the guys up here in Milwaukee. ;D

Hanabal

if your using seti, you have to go blank screen, it goes about 50(truelly) times faster. No comparison. But for some reason, on every computer ive owned the sreensaver has almost always crashed on me, no matter what it is.so i have none at the mo, I must have some screensaver hex on me or something

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CSflim

Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and -
Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?
Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.
Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's "one" louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
Nigel Tufnel: [Pause] ....these go to eleven.

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HeAtHeN

Any Trekkies out there? Try this one out.

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irieemon

i like that reallyslick.com site, the fireworks is my new saver

Juxtapozed

So what does this have to do with a clock?

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MrHilter

You ever wanted scrolling matrix text on your desktiop? Then ZMatrix is for you. You can run it on your desktop as you use, or you can have it just as your screensaver.

It's

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bundy

i used to have SETI@home, but these days i just have magma balls.

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I've had my matrix code screen saver for ages, it never gets old .