Hills screensaver updated

by Dave Caolo (Jun 9th 2006 1:00PM)

Back in April, we wrote about the "Hills" screensaver by Chris Kent. A number of you told us how much you liked it, so today we're pointing out that version 1.1.2 is available. For the unfamiliar, Hills is a screensaver for Mac OS X that lets you gli...

The Apple TV screensaver is hot

by David Chartier (Mar 23rd 2007 11:00AM)

Sure, everyone is looking inside the Apple TV and at it, but check out what it does on screen when it's twiddling its thumbs and waiting for you to command your library! Now I don't have mine just yet; it's still hanging out in a local FedEx distrib...

Free screensaver: Hills

by Dave Caolo (Apr 6th 2006 10:00AM)

You may not have noticed, but our posts here at TUAW have had a bit of a theme over the past 24 hours. If you've reached "Boot Camp saturation," then drift away with the "Hills" screensaver. Glide over rolling, grassy hills on a s...

Fireworks Screensaver for 4th of July

by Damien Barrett (Jul 2nd 2006 12:00PM)

I've always liked screensavers. Flying toasters will always hold a special place in my heart, but I continue to be impressed by Skyrocket, a free screensaver that renders fireworks on your display. Perfect for your 4th of July party, not only is Skyr...

Chemicalburn: a transportation network-simulating screensaver

by Mike Schramm (Jul 16th 2007 8:00PM)

So this past weekend I realized that I still had the great Skyrocket screensaver on my Powerbook from the Fourth of July-- no, not this year's. Last year's. It was time to get a new screensaver. Fortunately, FreeMacWare was featuring Chemicalburn, a ...

Leopard screensaver, Help menu video leaked

by Mike Schramm (Aug 29th 2007 4:30PM)

When I posted the new System Preferences pane in Leopard earlier this week, I was a little disappointed to see that while the desktop had changed (here it is online, if you want to make it your own already-- thanks, Ryan D!), the screensaver had not...

HAL 9000 wants to be your Mac screensaver

by Mel Martin (Feb 4th 2014 9:00PM)

Remember the iconic HAL 9000 computer from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey? We all wanted our own HAL, even though he pretty thoroughly crashed in the movie: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." The folks at the HAL Project have been involved with simulati...

Flyz Screensaver 1.1.2

by Laurie A. Duncan (Jan 23rd 2007 9:00AM)

I don't know how I managed to avoid earlier versions of the Flyz Screensaver, but I just came across version 1.1.2 on VersionTracker and I am pleased to see they've "fixed a bug that was causing the flies and maggots to accumulate at the bottom-left...

Red Baron screensaver for those with strong stomachs

by Michael Rose (Mar 19th 2008 4:00PM)

If you're the sort who rides roller coasters for fun, who takes cruises through the North Atlantic in wintertime and laughs at the green pallor of your fellow passengers -- maybe the Red Baron screensaver is for you. Join the OpenGL party as the Baro...

Newbie Tip: Create a customized topical screensaver

by Fabienne Serriere (Feb 16th 2006 9:15AM)

Hello to all our new-to-OS X readers! I have a quick tip for those of you that are tired of the stock screensavers in OS X. Simply compile a group of photos into a folder. I like to grab stuff from flickr; one can find rather amazing topical compila...

Mac OS X kernel panic screensaver - let the pranks begin

by David Chartier (Apr 11th 2007 2:22PM)

What's better than a Dashboard widget that can display a Mac OS X kernel panic? A full-on screensaver that can simulate one, of course! Mark Johns of Doomlaser has built an eerily realistic kernel panic screensaver, right down to the slowly dropp...

AppWall screensaver brings the App Wall to your Mac

by Mike Schramm (Jul 20th 2010 4:00PM)

Even though I haven't actually seen it in person, I've been a big fan of Apple's App Wall at WWDC every year; they've hooked up a bunch of servers and Mac pros in order to create an animated set of App Store icons that shows real-time purchases in...

Found: Apple sneaks in a very cool Apple TV 2 screensaver

by Mel Martin (Nov 5th 2011 2:00PM)

Apple is sometimes known for adding little features and not giving them much notice. A case in point is the recent 4.4 update for the Apple TV 2. Noodling around the other night, I noticed a new screensaver called Photo Wall. I selected it, and th...

Make your windows fly with Fen�tres Volantes, a 3D screensaver

by David Chartier (Jul 28th 2006 11:00AM)

For years now, I haven't really been one for screensavers. Ever since I started owning nothing but portable machines with LCDs and I found out that burn-in really doesn't happen anymore, I either opt to let my displays dim and turn themselves off to ...

WebSaver turns web content into a screensaver, free promotion right now

by Mike Schramm (Apr 19th 2010 6:00PM)

Sandwich Lab sent along word of their app WebSaver, which allows you to create a custom screensaver out of any web content you want. Once you install the screensaver, you can then go into the options and add URLs (like your Twitter feed, a Facebook ...