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How to Set Up TUAW in the RSS Visualizer

by C.K. Sample, III Apr 30th 2005 at 10:00AM

TUAW RSS smallThere's a nifty little new screen saver in Tiger that you've probably seen mentioned around the web, called the RSS Visualizer.  This screen saver swirls the text from a selected RSS feed around the screen so that you can read snippets from a featured feed and hit a corresponding number on your keyboard to launch a particular post that interests you in your default web browser.

This how-to will walk you through the steps necessary to set up TUAW as your feed of choice in the RSS Visualizer.

Here's the steps, broken down into their most basic form:
  1. Launch Safari and go to TUAW.com.  It should be your homepage. ;-)
  2. In the Address Bar, click on the blue RSS button next to our main page.
    TUAW address bar
  3. Our RSS feed will pop up in Safari.  Bookmark the RSS feed, either by clicking the plus sign next to the Address Window, by choosing Bookmarks-->Add Bookmark from the menu, or by simply typing Apple / Command + D. Feel free to put the bookmark wherever you like (although it might be best to organize it under Mac in the RSS feeds folder).
    TUAW bookmark RSS
  4. After you have bookmarked our RSS feed, launch the System Preferences and select the Desktop & Screen Saver  control panel.
    desktop and screen saver
  5. After you have the Desktop & Screen Saver Control Panel open, select the Screen Saver tab.  Choose the RSS Visualizer as your screen saver in the left hand menu.  Now click on the Options... button.
    desktop and screen saver control panel
  6. Scroll through the Safari RSS feeds until you spot The Unofficial Apple Weblog feed.  Click on it and then select Done. 
    TUAW pick a feed
  7. You're done.  Now any time your screen saver comes up, you'll get a nice dose of TUAW goodness in swirling animated text. Have fun.
    TUAW feed







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bryan

my video card doesnt support core image but does display the RSS screen saver

April 30 2005 at 2:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Soleil

Ugh. That screensaver makes me seriously motion-sick... Does anyone know of a less dizzifying RSS screensaver? Thanks!!

April 30 2005 at 12:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lee Hinde

Several of my colleagues think the RSS screen saver is very cool. But isn't the point of a screen saver such that you won't see it very often?

April 30 2005 at 11:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Clay Hummer

Is there something special about the kind of video card one needs to get the RSS screensaver? One of those Core enhancements that older models can't use?

April 30 2005 at 11:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Clay Hummer

Unless I'm missing something, my guess would be that one would need a more-up-to-date-system than what I';ve got

April 30 2005 at 11:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chase

Very Useful thanks a bunch!!!

April 30 2005 at 11:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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