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The Useless But Cool Screensavers List

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We all know for the most part that screensavers are basically useless.  Hell if you leave the default energy preferences in OS X your screen turns off before a screensaver runs away.  Screw that!  Screensavers still have the use of being cool. 

Here is a list of screensavers that are as awesome as they are useless.  Enjoy!  [ Editor's Note: ...I should say that although these may have a windows or linux version, I don't know or care since all I use are macs.  Feel free to berate me in the comments. ]

  1. Mr. Sparkle! Screen Saver: This, the king of screensavers, displays Mr. Sparkle dancing across your screen along with the Japanese tag line: “I am disrespectful to dirt”

    http://home.comcast.net/~jeff.ulicny/software/screensavers.html
  2. SurveillanceSaver: All this little beauty does is show screenshots from any of the number of open Axis security cameras floating out there on the pipes. Feel free to learn more about these open cams through our archives!

    http://i.document.m05.de/?p=418

  3. Defcon Screensaver:
    You aren’t l33t until you install this kick ass old school rotating globe on your h4x0r b0x.

    http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/freebies/

  4. Red Pill:
    How can one do a “cool screensavers” list without at least one Matrix screensaver?

    http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11727

  5. Flying Toasters:
    Last in this list, but always near to my heart…Flying Toasters. Recently it was lovingly brought back for OS X (in both classic and modern versions) and its been on all my Macs, both home and office, since. …ok all these screensavers are on all of my macs, but this one is just great because its the god damn flying toasters!

    http://uneasysilence.com/toast/

If you have your own all time favorite thats still out there for others to install, by all means get your pudgy fingers a typin’ in the comments area.

  • danielcole

    http://pcheese.net/software/soundstream/

    (and yes, I do still read HYB every once in a while, although I’m a total dork and it kinda fell off my radar and I have no excuse, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.)

    –danielcole

  • danielcole

    you left out my favorite: SoundStream. it ties into your audio:in device and makes pretty psychedelic floating colors based on the ambient noise in the room. Great if you have itunes running. http://pcheese.net/software/soundstream/

    (and yes, I do still read HYB every once in a while, although I’m a total dork and it kinda fell off my radar and I have no excuse, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.)

    –danielcole

  • http://hellyeahbitch.com Mike Flynn

    I’ve never even heard of that screensaver before…I’m downloading it now.

    Oh and don’t feel too bad about Hell Yeah Bitch! falling off the radar, when I took my “sabbatical” of sorts in July it fell off a lot of people’s radar.

    We are just now starting to get our Google Juice back, but the traffic is still quite a bit lower. In due time I’m sure all the regulars will start visiting again.

  • http://hellyeahbitch.com Mike Flynn

    I’ve never even heard of that screensaver before…I’m downloading it now.

    Oh and don’t feel too bad about Hell Yeah Bitch! falling off the radar, when I took my “sabbatical” of sorts in July it fell off a lot of people’s radar.

    We are just now starting to get our Google Juice back, but the traffic is still quite a bit lower. In due time I’m sure all the regulars will start visiting again.

  • http://archphoenix.wordpress.com kim
  • http://archphoenix.wordpress.com kim

    oooh Mr. Sparkle is fun!

    There is a cool one called Electric Sheep (you know, like the PK Dick title) that you should check out. http://electricsheep.org/

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