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looking for freeware desktop wallpaper changer w/ calendar
by AviatorTim - 11/11/09 7:59 AMI'm looking for a freeware desktop wallpaper changer that includes a digital calendar. So far I've only found one which is $24.99 after the evaluation period. I want to make an e-calendar from my photography that displays as the Window's wallpaper. I figure I could sell them for maybe $7.99/CD so its got to be a free program (or one that I could pay a one time licensing fee to the developer).
Alternately, if I could find a wallpaper changer that is capable of changing the wallpaper on the 1st of each calendar month then I could draw the calendars into the individual photo files but, alas, every app that I'm tried so far that claims to change "monthly" really only means every 30 days.
I would be grateful if someone can point me to a freeware desktop wallpaper changer with calendar function or one capable of changing on the 1st of each calendar month.
Tim
(NT) Did you try a simple web search ?
by VAPCMD - 11/11/09 8:48 AM In reply to: looking for freeware desktop wallpaper changer w/ calendar by AviatorTimweb search
by AviatorTim - 11/11/09 8:59 AM In reply to: (NT) Did you try a simple web search ? by VAPCMDOf course. It returned several dozen results. I tried installing one after the other that said they changed the wallpaper "monthly" only to find out they really meant every 30 days--not suitable for a calendar.
After hours of installing and uninstalling apps, I decided to try posting in the forum.
Ok...I couldn't tell from your original post that you'd
by VAPCMD - 11/11/09 1:09 PM In reply to: web search by AviatorTimchecked the WEB or tried any wallpaper calendar programs.
Perhaps someone might have first-hand knowledge of such a program.
Good Luck
VAPCMD
tried for hours
by AviatorTim - 11/11/09 2:07 PM In reply to: Ok...I couldn't tell from your original post that you'd by VAPCMDAs I wrote "every app that I'm tried" (and I tried a LOT of them) didn't have the ability to change the wallpaper of the 1st of the calendar month so rather than try several more hours of searching the web and installing/uninstalling programs that didn't work, I was hoping someone would read my post who knew an app that does what I need.
WallPaper Changer
by wildbill5891 - 11/12/09 10:08 AM In reply to: looking for freeware desktop wallpaper changer w/ calendar by AviatorTimHere is a link to a wallpaper changer. They have a free version and
also a paid one. http://www.tropicalwares.com/wallmast.html
There is also a website called digital blasphamy that has paid and free
desktop wallpapers
WallMaster
by AviatorTim - 11/12/09 12:17 PM In reply to: WallPaper Changer by wildbill5891Thanks for the link to Wall Master but unless I'm missing something, it doesn't address my question. I need an app that changes the wallpaper on the 1st of each calendar month. The Wall Master app you linked me to only has options to change on start-up and every so many minutes. That is the same problem I ran into with the dozens of other apps I downloaded.
Seems a nice excersize in vbscript-programming.
by Kees Bakker
- 11/12/09 1:26 PM
In reply to: looking for freeware desktop wallpaper changer w/ calendar by AviatorTim
Presumably it's a less than 50-line script. Just a registry update with a few settings depending on the date. Possibly a logout after that to activate the new wallpaper on login.
Kees
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