This is a simple animated wallpaper. Like most DesktopPaints products, it takes essentially zero CPU on my PC. Ever since my other monitor croaked, I haven't been able to test multi-monitor configurations, but DesktopPaints generally does a poor job of handling them. Since people are always trying to blame performance issues on the product, I've decided to list the standard performance index which Microsoft provides with all modern versions of Windows. My Windows Experience Index is 6.8, limited by my aging graphics card.

3Planesoft recently released a new screensaver / animated wallpaper, White Christmas 3D. I don't use their animated wallpaper modes because they turn off Aero, and their products generally use a fair amount of CPU/GPU.

I did some simple testing the other day. The vote manipulator is totally obsessed with my comment votes, to the point of being mentally ill. While I'm off living a normal life, they sit by their computer all day, downvoting my comments anytime anyone gives them a thumbs-up. They're wasting all of that time and energy for nothing. I don't know them, I don't think about them, but they're totally obsessed with me. I could program my PC to nullify them on my comments, but that's a waste of my time, I have much more important things to do. I manually kicked their behind last time, but that's also a waste of my time. It's long past time for GOTD to fix the voting so that it's much harder to manipulate, or get rid of it. You should assume that votes are being manipulated. It's also the fault of all of you who don't vote on comments, and if you've tested the product, voted on it. If most people voted, it would overwhelm most vote manipulators.

Fubar  –  14 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+81)

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@ #4. Fubar: At the time of writing this, there are more than 20 hours left of today's giveaway and according to the number of votes registered, 307 people have downloaded, installed and run today's offer, 55 of whom (18%) like it but 252 (82%) don't.

Yeah. Right.

The "user vote" thumbs up / thumbs down facility is so systematically abused as to be a waste of space -- 'waste of space' also being the description for all the saddos (of whom there are many) who come to GAOTD in furtherance of their delusions of adequacy, either to be first to post or vote down software they haven't tried or comments they feel like denigrating.

As most GAOTD users long since ceased to care what the morons out there do to both the thumbs ratings and the 'did you find this comment useful, yes/no' then there's no need for you to bother, either: you've never hidden behind the anonymity of thumbs voting and your comments have always been constructive and well argued.

Neither the thumbs votes nor the comments usefulness yes/no mean a damn thing here. Only the software.

On which note, today's is not one I would've bothered with but right now I have a house full of family including a three year old who has just giggled with delight at my computer screen as Desk Top Paints' eleves go about their work.

Many thanks, then, GAOTD, and Desk Top Paints. THUMBS UP.

MikeR  –  14 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+36)

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I usually hate stuff like this but hey, it's Christmas and this wallpaper isn't half bad. Doesn't do much, hats move, hand waves, snow falls.. it looks nice.

Nigel  –  14 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+28)

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The program didn't automatically show up. I had to search in the program files directory to find it.

The animation is simple, consisting mostly of a snow effect over a picture. One elf waves and a wand glows, but that's about it.

Nowadays, any desktop should be designed to allow for widescreen monitors. Stretching is possible but it distorts the picture.

I can't seriously believe anyone would expect to get any money for this. It's too simple. At best it's a 99 cent application. Desktops should be bundled so that someone can select the one they like.

writerpatrick  –  14 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+16)

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I believe this would have been better received had it been coupled with another giveaway, thus being perceived as a cool bonus. Wallpaper and screensavers are always voted down since we mostly hope for more practical software. That being said, it is cute but it's too difficult to manipulate the icons on my desktop. The other winter animated desktop given away a few days ago allowed me to do move and open icons with ease. My wife and toddler will enjoy it.
Thanks for the Christmas present Desktop Paints. I would be interested in trying your DP Animation Maker seen HERE since it makes gifs.

softwarejunkie  –  14 years ago  –  A fost util acest comentariu? da | nu (+14)

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