With all the hype of over Windows 7, many people wonder how they can get Windows 7 functionality into previous versions of Micro$oft's operating systems.
One of my favourite (but not really talked about) feature of Windows 7 is that you are able to set your background the change at a user defined time interval.
If you are like me, you quickly get bored of your desktop wallpaper. With Windows 7, you can be pleasantly 'refreshed' after a long period of browsing the web!
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"So, how do I get this functionality for my desktop?", you ask. Introducing, John's Background Switcher!
Ok, so the name isn't exactly earth-shatteringly original, but it does a fine job of replicating Windows 7's background switching functionality + much, much more! (really, I didn't say that to sound cliché!)
You can set your background from a variety of services:
It is also totally customisable as shown from the picture below:
Image from Johnsadventures.com
Personally, I just selected my favourite desktop backgrounds, stuck them in a folder and set John's Background Switcher to cycle through them every 10mins.
John's Background Switcher is a free download (1.48mb) and is compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista (both 32 and 64-bit versions)
Download from author's site: http://www.johnsadventures.com/software/backgroundswitcher/
Enjoy! :bigthumb:
Side Note: For downloading desktop backgrounds, I like interfacelift and desktopnexus.com
One of my favourite (but not really talked about) feature of Windows 7 is that you are able to set your background the change at a user defined time interval.
If you are like me, you quickly get bored of your desktop wallpaper. With Windows 7, you can be pleasantly 'refreshed' after a long period of browsing the web!
resent:"So, how do I get this functionality for my desktop?", you ask. Introducing, John's Background Switcher!
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Ok, so the name isn't exactly earth-shatteringly original, but it does a fine job of replicating Windows 7's background switching functionality + much, much more! (really, I didn't say that to sound cliché!)
You can set your background from a variety of services:
John's Background Switcher Website said:
It is also totally customisable as shown from the picture below:
Image from Johnsadventures.com
Personally, I just selected my favourite desktop backgrounds, stuck them in a folder and set John's Background Switcher to cycle through them every 10mins.
***
John's Background Switcher is a free download (1.48mb) and is compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista (both 32 and 64-bit versions)
Download from author's site: http://www.johnsadventures.com/software/backgroundswitcher/
Enjoy! :bigthumb:
Side Note: For downloading desktop backgrounds, I like interfacelift and desktopnexus.com