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Fleace Rotates Flickr-Based Wallpaper Without Hanging Around
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 1:00 AM on September 4, 2008
Windows only: Fleace is a Flickr-based desktop switcher for those who only want to switch their desktop wallpaper on startup, or who dislike having wallpaper rotators hang around in their system tray. The stand-alone app can be launched or given a shortcut, which allows the user to preview an image before applying it to the desktop and shutting Fleace down. Alternately, you can add Fleace as a run-once app to your startup process, so it will pull and place Flickr artwork based on tags you specify. Those seeking finer control should check out the excellent
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freelancewriter
Posted 2:33 AM 4/9/08
I've never understood why Windows doesn't have some sort of wallpaper switcher built in.
For those in corporate environments where third-party software such as John's Background Switcher is frowned upon, Microsoft did make a PowerToy for XP called, and I'm not kidding, "Windows XP Creativity Fun Pack PowerToys Wallpaper Changer"
I have it running on one of my XP systems and, while low on features, it does the trick of basic wallpaper switching. It uses 7.5mb of memory and resides in the system tray.
freelancewriter
joecwik
Posted 2:25 AM 4/9/08
If it pulled images from only my flickr account, I'd be all about this. Unfortunately, that is not an option. :(
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