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Readers SOUND OFF: Your Favorite Holiday Screensaver
All the innovations on the web and the advances in technology, and we still can't come up with non-crappy screensavers easily. Most sites you visit are filled with less-than-par graphics and dumb trial/spam/ad/crapware. This is where you come in. For those who don't know where to go, or what screensavers are decent, with no crapware installation or computer hijacking software tagging along, tell us all what your favorite holiday screensaver is and where you can go to get it. Give us some features, the install/uninstall process, and what your over-all feeling of the saver is. Why? Mostly because inquiring minds want to know, and duh, our readers are the experts on such matters. You can put up to 3 links in the comments if you feel so inclined. Let it snow (on your monitor)! What is your favorite screensaver or site to get screensavers for the holidays?
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Subscribe to commentsAnita @ Say No to CrackDec 3rd 2006 5:45PM
I like some of the screensavers at freeze.com. Here's my favorite:
http://www.freeze.com/Content/Item.aspx?pid=21175&a=7537&f=Feature_ss1
canipanicDec 3rd 2006 7:13PM
OMG Are you guys CRAZY!!!Inspiring people who , as you said, don't know the good guys from the bad guys!so many people will now download these things,mess their computer up and perpetuate more of the bad guys on their computers.I wished you would have asked the people who KNOW for sure,....omg
tikitimeDec 4th 2006 12:37PM
http://www.secondnaturecd.com/
Supports non-profit environmental groups, the screen savers are top notch, no icky additions to the software.
Well known artists and photographers have contributed work.
Samplers are free for download, they have a nice holiday sampler.
Supports Windows and Mac.
Jared C.Dec 3rd 2006 8:23PM
Personally I find the XP default screensaver festive. I figure the screensaver is something I should never see while at my computer and its not worth the viruses and spyware to make everyone snooping on my computer happy. But if you must change yours...take a look at this.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314493
It tells you how to change the default XP logon screensaver.
BryantDec 3rd 2006 9:24PM
This sort of looks like a christmas screen saver (it's a polar express/christmas theme screen saver)
http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/downloads_screensavers.html
No spyware, nothing at all. Its from warner bros so its safe :D
skDec 3rd 2006 10:34PM
Microsoft has a Holiday Snowflakes screen savers that is save to install. It's not really cutting edge or anything fancy but it does the job. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/desktop/screensavers.mspx
CallumDec 3rd 2006 11:11PM
http://radicalpixels.com
Aquarius could be considered a festive screensaver - if you added links to festive Web sites, movies or images.
It displays movies (QuickTime, Windows Media files), Web pages and Flickr(tm) images in 3D on a variety of moving objects.
No spyware / adware / crapware of any kind..
Alex MetcalfDec 3rd 2006 10:35PM
There is a nice really 3D Christmas screen saver on scrnz.com
http://www.scrnz.com/screensavers/christmasVillage.htm
Bill MintonDec 4th 2006 2:09PM
Real geeks have no use for Screensavers, they're not off their computers long enough for one to set in!