Your screensaver can
display many different types of images, but if you want to personalize it a
bit, you can use your Flickr or Picasa albums as your computer screensaver. Flickr offers
an RSS feed with photos, but to integrate it with Windows, you need a suitable
screensaver that uses data from an RSS feed. For this, you can use Google Photos Screensaver, which you can download with
Picasa.
This Is The Way……..
While installing Picasa, remember to deactivate all unnecessary settings
or the viewer if you do not want to use it. After the installation, navigate to
C:\windows\system32 and look for the file "gphotos.scr".
Create
a backup copy of this file in another location. If you do not want to use
Picasa, you can uninstall the program. Once you're done, copy the backup file "gphotos.scr" to the system
folder once more.
To
set up the screensaver, click on Appearance
and Personalization in the control panel and then on Change screensaver in the Personalization section. Now, select Google screensaver from the drop-down
box and click on Settings.
Here,
click on the Configure button to
activate sources for the screensaver, including "Picasa", "Photos
from specific folders on my computer", or "Photos from public websites".
You
can specify the sources for each option with the Configure button. To set your
Flickr images, click on Photos from
public websites and then on Configure.
Now enter the URL for the Flickr feed in the Other photo feed sources box and click on Add.
After
a short test, the entry will appear in the list and inform you of whether it
can access Flickr. You can add and activate several feeds to add different
sources. Confirm the changes with OK.
Lastly, set the visual effects, the time each image should be displayed and
choose to display captions. Close the dialogue by clicking on the OK button.
Keep
In Mind…………………
The feeds load only 20 images and stores them temporarily on
your machine. To get new images again, you must empty the Cache folder in your
user profile regularly.
To
do this, open the user profile in Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder "AppData\Local\ Google\GBScreensaver\imgcache".
Delete the existing JPG files so that new ones are automatically loaded.
If you want this tutorial with pictures, please let me know.
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