Superfluous???? I LOVE mine. It's an underwater scene and the sharks look as if they're doing the hula!! Actually It's very soothing when I don't turn my computer off at night...all those bubbles and stingrays on a black background. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Quinn" <director@montrealirishparade.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Screen Savers Shareware is a term for applications available on a trial basis, usually but not always on the Internet. For example, the application I use to manage my genealogy database is Brother's Keeper. BK is shareware. I tried it. I liked it. I registered with the author. A site you might wish to visit as www.tucows.com. It has a lot of shareware on the site. In my opinion screensavers are superfluous. regards, Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "pat nix" <pnix@accessatc.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:34 PM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Screen Savers > What's the meaning of shareware? Can you download several to a folder? Is > it safe? I have a awful blue on my computer and a fish scene that has got to > go. > Thanks > Pat > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: http://www.cyndislist.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

My main computer runs XP, but I still also use my older Win 95 machine. On the Win 95 (and I'm sure 98 would be the same), to change backgrounds and screen-savers, first right-click your mouse anywhere on the desktop, then select Properties from the menu that appears. Now you have a choice of Background, Screensaver, Appearance, and Settings. Click on the Background tab and select whatever appeals to you from the choices. On my 95, I use "none" for the pattern and "clouds" for the Wallpaper. To change screen-savers, click on the Screen Saver tab and choose from the selections. As was mentioned by someone else, if you have XP, you can have a photo slide show as your screen-saver. I have mine set to display pictures from my ancestors folder, so my screen-saver reminds me of genealogy tasks I want to pursue when I start seeing my ancestors faces on the screen. Fran