From mystifying lines to flying toasters: what's your Screensaver?

[Zulu Romeo]

I've just been entranced by my laptop's screensaver - the hypnotic "Ribbons" on my Vista computer. I remember, before I had Vista, I would use Starfield set at maximum stars and slowest speed as my screensaver of choice. Very Trek.

Back in the days of Windows 3.1, a friend of mine gave me the screensaver package After Dark (home of the world famous Flying Toasters) which as fun. Later I got hold of the Star Trek edition (based on the original series) complete with sound bites, which was still my favourite screensaver package ever.

So, what's your screensaver? And which ones have been your favourite?

 

[Holdfast]

I don't use one.

Not creative, I know.

 

[Hermiod]

The good old Starfield one on Windows and the RSS Screensaver on my Mac.

 

[Pingfah]

I don't use one.

Not creative, I know.

Nor do I. I don't have firefox plugins or toolbars or any of that stuff either.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

I'm quite saddened they got rid of Starfield for Vista. Let's hope it returns for Windows 7.

 

[StolenThunder]

Holding Pattern. I actually spent money on a screensaver in the 21st Century. Still, I buy very little in the way of software so that's how I justified the expense.

 

[Holdfast]

I don't have firefox plugins or toolbars or any of that stuff either.

I don't use firefox, but I do hear you with the toolbars thing. I hate all google/yahoo/whatever toolbars/assistants, system tray icons, background programs and all the other assorted junk that various programs love to try to install. I try to have the minimum clutter around at any given time.

 

[Mallory]

I'm not very creative either. I just use the Windows default one.

 

[Spot's Meow]

I haven't used one for several years, but back when my family first got a computer it was flying toasters all the way. When I got my own personal computer I used the words floating around and would make it the current time, or write something like Michelle's Computer.

 

[CommodoreKong]

I use the DRADIS screensaver someone here on TrekBBS made.

 

[shivkala]

I use the Google Picture screensaver, I have some pictures of the family, of shows I like, and of comics. My 5 year old son really loves seeing the comicbook pictures, while my oldest likes seeing the pictures of the family.

I did have the Vista bubbles screensaver for a short time, because it was cool, though I did miss seeing my pictures.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Blank screen.

 

[Rii]

Don't have one, I have the displays turn off after 10 minutes of inactivity though.

 

[Tim]

I use the Eye Bee M screensaver.

Link is for the pic, not the goofy follow-up comments.

 

[M'Sharak]

Just the default Vista screensaver, no toolbars and only a couple of Firefox add-ons.

I did see a screensaver once that was like an Escher painting, constantly rebuilding itself in new ways. Thought it was nifty, but I'd probably never get anything done if I had something like that on the screen.

 

[Rincewiend]

Google picture saver with pics of female celebs...

 

[WillsBabe]

Don't use one at home. At work it's a selection of family photos. They remind me of my loved ones when I'm embroiled in some work-related crap, and the foreign holidays I've been on remind me that there is a reason I'm doing it all.

 

[RJDiogenes]

This.

 

[RoJoHen]

Blank screen.

Yep, same here.

My laptop just sits on my coffee table, so an actual screensaver would be distracting if I was trying to watch TV.

 

[Aurian]

I apparantly have a small monkey that jokes around on my screen if no one is using it. Pulling faces etc. It is either a wierd unharmful virus, or my kid has downloaded something.