Free non-virus-infected screensavers for Windows?!?
Gotta love it, I've never had a virus in six years of Mac usage... I've been using a PC for 2 days and it's the third Trojan AVG has intercepted... so where do I find a good resource to replace the crap Windows screensavers?
Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
Windows is evil. There is no such screensaver. No matter what you do or where you go, you will be exposed to some virus. And Windows will just hold the door open and let it in.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I'm afraid that AvidReader is full of crap.
Then again, almost all screensavers are also full of crap. Why would you EVER want a screensaver, anyway? If you aren't using your computer, why would you be looking at it?
Seriously, most companies figured out a while ago that the only way to make money from the screensaver biz was to saddle the downloads with spyware and IE trojans. They're not "viruses," in the narrow sense of the word, but they're irritating and ubiquitous.
There are a few sites out there that still just let you download the files -- but most have folded, since no one clicks through on those banner ads and bandwidth costs money.
[ April 18, 2004, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: TomDavidson ]
Posted by Pod (Member # 941) on :
my screensaver cycles my 2 gigs of digital photos.
And tom, i would like a screen saver for when i'm playing music from my computer, but doing other things at the same time.
Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :
'Cause my computer sits in the middle of my open-plan studio apartment and is inadvertently and inescapably visible - as attractive as my desktop is, it's not particularly interesting when it's on all night and day.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I just turn off my monitor when I'm away, and leave the PC on. *shrug*
Farmgirl
Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :
quote:my screensaver cycles my 2 gigs of digital photos.
How do you do that? I would love to have my photos as a screensaver.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
How about using some personal pictures? that'd be safer and more meaningful to you maybe?