Free Inspirational Screensaver

Thought you might like to know that my colleague and publisher Karl Moore has just released a free screensaver, featuring inspirational quotes from writers from Albert Einstein to William Shakespeare.

The quotes are all beautifully presented on colourful backgrounds. One of my favourites is by William Shedd: "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."

You can download the screensaver from Karl's blog - clicking here will take you straight to the relevant post. The file is around 15MB, so even with a broadband/DSL connection it will take a few minutes to download. I don't think I would even try it on dial-up!

I found the screensaver very easy to download and install, simply accepting the suggested defaults. Once the screensaver is installed on your computer, you can access - and if you wish change - its settings via your computer's Control Panel. If you get tired of it any time, you can simply go in to Control Panel and change to another screensaver (or none at all).

Of course, modern flat-screen monitors don't actually need screensavers (on old-fashioned CRT monitors they were required to stop an image being burned on to the screen due to it being displayed for long periods). However, screensavers still perform a useful function in safeguarding users' privacy, and - as in this case - can provide a good opportunity for displaying attractive and useful images and information.