Topic: Giveaway of the Day - Moon 3D Screensaver

[Simon]

An instant trip to the Moon and back is now possible. View the Moon as if you had the largest telescope on Earth. Enjoy a fascinating close-up view of our satellite.

This screensaver delivers the Moon in full 3D with the finest detail. You can see even the tiniest craters made by collisions of meteors and comets on the lunar surface.

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com

PLEASE NOTE:  This software has not been tested by PC Pals, nor is it endorsed or recommended by us.  Please exercise normal precautions when downloading and installing.

[Clive]

Thanks Simon.  I must say I'm very cautious about downloading screensavers! 

[mistybear]

Oops, too late, but according to this opinion maybe it's not for everyone. 

System Requirements for Solar System - Moon 3D Screensaver:

* Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
* Videocard with Pixel Shader 2.0 support
* DirectX 9.0

So unless you have an actual graphics card installed that has been around since 4 or 5 years you can?t run it. Yes I do have one myself but not ever PC user in the world has. Or to put it differently, one has to have a fairly decent graphics card (and no, not everyone spends hundreds of dollars on graphics cards every couple of months or get one bought for them) to run a screen saver.

A screen saver that is a 11.5 MB big download.

Imagine being a elderly person in a rural area or being someone in a 2nd (let alone 3rd) world country.
No high speed connection. Computer being a couple of years old already. Do you truly think that they are waiting for a program that runs when they aren?t around that takes forever to download and means they have to invest in a new machine? A program that uses more resources then the actual useful and entertaining programs on their hard drive.

I don?t mind a screen saver while I?m at work. It kicking in when I?m doing stuff that isn?t computer related but it has to be not memory intensive, pretty, non distractive and very well done before it can charm me. A (bunch of) picture(s) that flies around the screen claiming to be 3D doesn?t do it for me.

I guess he (or she) didn't download it. 

[Simon]

Bloody hell, it's as if they're saying it's compulsory! 

[sam]

but with all those pictures 11.5mb is nothing!

[GillE]

Has anyone ever downloaded anything useful from Giveaway of the Day?  I used to visit their website daily for a number of months but gave up because I could never find anything I wanted.

Gill

[sam]

visited it a couple of times, nothing interested me.

[Simon]

It is mainly tat, but I just thought that might interest a few. 

[mistybear]

It's an interesting site Simon, and apparently very popular, I just tried to access it and.

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrievedThe following error was encountered:

    * Connection Failed

The system returned:

    (111) Connection refused

The site you are trying to connect to may be down. This could be a network issue which will be resolved shortly. This could also mean that there is no webserver at the location you are trying to access. Please try the request again if you are sure you have the correct address and the remote webserver is up.

It's a conspiracy I tell you!   

[gmax]

Waste of electricity just have you monitor switch to standby after 20 min, SS are gay

[mistybear]

I never knew that, I always thought they were A-sexual.............. learn a new thing every day.