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_wombat_


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any of you guys use screen savers on your pc? or are they just old hat nowdays?



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I still use 'webshots' (free download) and store my favourite travel pics on it.
That way it brings back memories all the time.

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I use my own pics as screen saver and on desktop......easily done...even on Windows 7

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Patto44, thanks a good idea, the reason I was asking, I have just strated to create screen savers and was just wondering how many people still use them.



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Smokeydk wrote:

I use my own pics as screen saver and on desktop......easily done...even on Windows 7

I do it this way too, wombat. Both on home laptop and on computer at the office.  



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_wombat_ wrote:

Patto44, thanks a good idea, the reason I was asking, I have just strated to create screen savers and was just wondering how many people still use them.

 I'm not sure that people will want screensavers with your picture all over them, but it might scare the kids away from the computer....winkbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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I would expect that from you gubby biggrin

No pics of me just text, rolling, spinning etc and pictures in a cube spinning, problem is the finished .scr is about 3-4mb zipped, can't seem to get them any smaller.

have some with your name (and Vic's name) on them just been practising, do you want me to email you some? (maybe one at a time)



-- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 8th of September 2011 10:07:45 AM

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Hmmm....  Is this something that I really want to see....confuse

Ahh well nothing ventured nothing gained.

Okay show us what ya got.... I think...confuse



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what system are you running? and do you have Windows Defender running?



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On mine I'm running Vista, with "Trend Micro Titanium" so no Defender...



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I use my own photos on both desktop and screensaver. They just keep on scrolling through if I leave my computer on. Its like having a photo album on the desk.

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gubby wrote:

On mine I'm running Vista, with "Trend Micro Titanium" so no Defender...

 my lappy is the same, Trend is the best Virus cheker out there, just got an email from them this morning about a free upgrade, will have to look into that later

also one desktop running Win 7, one other lappy running XP, another running ME.



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I use my own photos on both desktop and screensaver. They just keep on scrolling through if I leave my computer on. Its like having a photo album on the desk.

 Marj, that's good way to do it, not sure if many people use that option, will email you later



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I do the same as Marj.



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Smokeydk wrote:

I use my own pics as screen saver and on desktop......easily done...even on Windows 7

 I do the same. Just right clic your desktop and clic personalise. 



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I just use whatever Pic. I want from my collection, on Desktop screen and on the Laptop.

I just right-click on the relevant Pic. and in the drop-down box, click on " Set as Desktop Background."

I never leave either the Desktop or Lap-top running if I'm not using them.  Some-one told me once that that is a good way for Hackers to get in.

Besides which, I don't like wasting Power.

Cheers,

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I just use one of my favorite pictures, bit boring I suppose, but suits me. I have Windows Vista, AVG Anti Virus (free version) never let me down yet. A PC guru ran a special program on mine once to see it if was missing anything, result was zero missed....been using it since Adam was a Boy (and Wombats really were Wombats, lol !)

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Good one Vic



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Good one Vic

 Hmmmm......and girls were girls and boys were boys but now it is hard to tell who is who and what is what....confuse

Sorry Johno for being OT, so now back to pegs.  I remember in one sus caravan park I took a chair over near the clothsline and read a book under a tree, keeping an eye on the washing, was a hot and windy day, so didn't have to wait too long for the washing to dry.



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Hi Ace Pop Top Campervan & A'Van A'Lite Camper Trailer.....

Khalil Gibran says "We tarry forward - not backward".

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I just use some photos.

Gubby has more photos and laptops than Harvey Norman.

I guess that's what you do, when you live in the outback.

He's not bad at fitting radios though, that is when he remembers to plug in the soldering iron.

Dustysmile



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I just use some photos.

Gubby has more photos and laptops than Harvey Norman.

I guess that's what you do, when you live in the outback.

He's not bad at fitting radios though, that is when he remembers to plug in the soldering iron.

Dustysmile

 I have a few lappy's and desktop's but then a wombat spend's a lot of the day down his hole, mostly coming out at night.

at his age I am surprized that he remember's anything biggrinbiggrin



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Now Now Dusty... I've warned people about your vivid imagination. wink

So the radio is still working, Hmmm must have done something right.....



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 I have a few lappy's and desktop's but then a wombat spend's a lot of the day down his hole, mostly coming out at night.

at his age I am surprized that he remember's anything biggrinbiggrin

 I resemble that remark Ahh Err Ummmm whoever you are... confuse



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gubby wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:

 I have a few lappy's and desktop's but then a wombat spend's a lot of the day down his hole, mostly coming out at night.

at his age I am surprized that he remember's anything biggrinbiggrin

 I resemble that remark Ahh Err Ummmm whoever you are... confuse

 It's me, wombat, your mate biggrin

How did you go with those .scr files I sent you



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Haven't opened them yet will try a little bit later on, They have come in Thank You.



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OK matebiggrin



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Now Now Dusty... I've warned people about your vivid imagination. wink

So the radio is still working, Hmmm must have done something right.....

 We'll see about my vivid imagination when I get around to sorting some of these photos out.

The again, I could put them up for auction?

To publish or not? That is the question?

Cheers

Dusty & Mrs Dbiggrin



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you would not get much for them at auction, in fact you may have to pay somebody to take them off your handsbiggrinbiggrin

As for publishing them, what's wrong with you your'e not frightened of gubby are you?



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Smokeydk wrote:

I use my own pics as screen saver and on desktop......easily done...even on Windows 7

 

 

Me too, all my own pics...easy as.



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I just set my screensaver to run a slide show of all the photos in my albums



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