The Web...on your desktop?!

[CivCube]

Indeed, this is possible through the following steps:

~ Right-click on the desktop to its Properties (pff, you know how!).

~ Now that's a nifty little "Customize Desktop" button....

~ Click on the Web tag. The rest should explain itself. Not too hidden, but still pretty neat.

 

[CornMaster]

Gaaa...I hate Active Desktop.

 

[Lucky]

I agree, probably the option everyone should DEFINITELY have switched off!

Active Desktop and most apps that have to do with it are the major reason for bogging down your system, draining enormous resources and often causing crashes, too.

 

[CivCube]

But...but...the niftiness! *computer crashes*

 

[damunzy]

Hheehhe, well I have active desktop on most of the time because that is the only way you can use .jpgs for backgrounds and I don't feel like converting them all the time.

 

[ainwood]

Originally posted by munzy
Hheehhe, well I have active desktop on most of the time because that is the only way you can use .jpgs for backgrounds and I don't feel like converting them all the time.

Not if you have win 2000

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

Originally posted by Lucky
I agree, probably the option everyone should DEFINITELY have switched off!

Active Desktop and most apps that have to do with it are the major reason for bogging down your system, draining enormous resources and often causing crashes, too.

Couldn't agree more It's only use I can think of is if you use some javascript, then you can get, for example, the latest comic from whatever site or a randomly generated comic. Apart from that, it's useless

 

[cgannon64]

Originally posted by munzy
Hheehhe, well I have active desktop on most of the time because that is the only way you can use .jpgs for backgrounds and I don't feel like converting them all the time.

So...if I have a picture saved as a .jpg as my background, it bogs down my system? Even if the file is on my HD?

If it is...I'm shocked.

 

[Jeratain]

Originally posted by cgannon64


So...if I have a picture saved as a .jpg as my background, it bogs down my system? Even if the file is on my HD?

If it is...I'm shocked.

Depends on your OS. If it's 2000 or XP then no it wont bog down your system at all.

 

[cgannon64]

Originally posted by Jeratain
Depends on your OS. If it's 2000 or XP then no it wont bog down your system at all.

And if its ME? Wait - don't answer, I already know the answer.

 

[GenghisK]

Well since using ATI TV wonder we can also see TV on wallpaper... Everything's possible

 

[Turner]

I have several weather maps on my desktop. Severe weather, temp map and state radar. I love it. I also use active desktop to link to my pics I have on my desktop, one of an F22 and one of my kids. I like the active desktop part, as I can resize the pics. Can't do that using the background function.