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Use your screensaver as your desktop on a Mac
Created: 02/11/2009
Video description: Wilson Tang shows you a simple app that will turn your current screensaver into your desktop background on a Mac.

Use your screensaver as your desktop on a Mac Video Transcript

>> So check this out. This is a screensaver running as a desktop background. I'm Wilson Tang, and find out how to do this in this Quick Tip. ^M00:00:07 [ Music ] ^M00:00:11

>> First, download Wall Saver from wallsaverapp.com or download.com. It's a small program that you can easily install. Just hit activate and it uses your current screen saver as your background. Hope you enjoy your matrix-style background, but keep in mind a lot of screensavers suck up CPU cycles, so don't be surprised if your computer slows down. I'm Wilson Tang for CNET.com. ^M00:00:36 [ Music ]

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