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10 New Animated Screensavers – Yellow, Green and Blue Themes

[Windows Only]
As many of you have learned by now, not all free screensavers are created equal. Many times, free means that you have to install stupid toolbars, adware and other unwanted junk along with the screensaver. That’s not true of the ones at NewFreeScreensavers.com. Here are the most recent additions to the site.

Just a few days ago, I told you about the Bugs, Birds, Fish and Flowers screensavers. Now a new set of ten brings you some colorful themes and a unique time clock made from clouds. Another addition to the site lets you snag the top ten most popular screensavers in one easy download. It’s so tempting to try out all of these new ones, but I’m going to have to be careful that I don’t fill up my hard drive.

Over the last few months, I’ve installed twenty or thirty of the screensavers at this site, and I’ve never had a problem with any of them. All of these screensavers are safe, totally free, and there are dozens more to check out once you visit.

â€¢ Download Page

Techie Buzz Verdict:

Most of these screensavers are silent, but the ones that aren’t may not have a setting to turn off the sound. Some of these might include a tiny message at the bottom of the screen that displays the website address. It’s not very noticeable and other than that, these are all very well done.

Techie Buzz Rating: 3/5 (Good)

10 New Animated Screensavers – Bugs, Birds, Fish and Flowers

The Birds screenie is fun to watch as humming birds and dragonflies swoop and flit among the flowers. The Fly and the Spider are sure to give some people the creepsas these realistic bugs crawl across the screen. The cartoon-like Fish is fun to watch as he repeatedly tries to catch other fish. The ocean-front view of Sea Relax is just what it says, relaxing to watch.

Over the last few months, I’ve downloaded and installed several of the screensavers at this site, and I’ve never had a problem with any of them. All of these screensavers are safe, totally free, and there are dozens more to check out once you visit.

â€¢ Download Page

Techie Buzz Verdict:

Most of these screensavers are silent, but the ones that aren’t need a way to turn off the sound. I also noticed that the author is now including a tiny message at the bottom of the screen that displays the website address. It’s not very noticeable and other than that, these are all very well done.

Techie Buzz Rating: 3/5 (Good)

12 Animated National Flag Clock Screensavers

[Windows Only] Not everyone would consider themselves nationalistic or patriotic. However, most of us do enjoy seeing our national flags flying high and rippling in the breeze of a bright day. NewFreeScreensavers is offering 12 great free animated flag screensavers with an analog clock in the center. The flags are full screen animations that should work well on any Windows display. The settings for the screensavers are simple and allow you to change the display resolution.

All of the free screensavers at NewFreeScreensavers are completely ad-free and contain no malware. There are dozens of cool free animated screensavers there that you must see to believe.

Screensavers Download Page

Check out the rest of the free screensavers we’ve talked about here at Techie Buzz.

If you have your own tips on places to find great free screensavers, be sure to comment below or email me.

5 New Animated Rivers Mountains and Woods Screensavers

[Windows] Get ready to be chilled out when you let these 5 new screensavers kick in. The NewFreeScreensaver website has recently released 5 new screensavers that offer a relaxing view of animated rivers flowing through different settings. Here are some screenshots:

nsfForestRiverHD

nfsMountainRiver01HD

nfsMountainRiver02HD

nfsMountainRiver03HD

nfsMountainRiver04HD

All of these screensavers are safe, totally free, and there are dozens more to check out once you visit.

Download Page

Techie Buzz Verdict:

The only thing I found missing in this set of screensavers was a way to turn off the sound. Each of the above five has a running water background sound that starts out soft but gradually became too loud for me. Therefore, I recommend that you mute the PC before allowing them to start. Otherwise, these are all very lovely and mesmerizing.

Techie Buzz Rating: 3/5 (Good)

Clouds and Sky Make Great Screensavers

[Windows Only] The folks at NewFreeScreensavers posted a letter to me the other day. They’ve released a few new screensavers that I thought you might like to see. Here’s what the letter said:

Hello
Today Newfreescreensavers.com offer you ten more new free screensavers. Now there are more Nature free screensavers (waterfalls, sky, clouds) on our website. Some waterfall free screensavers are designed for HD monitors and from my point of view look fabulous. All new nature free screensavers will create a relaxing atmosphere and will decorate your monitor when it is idle. For those who prefer life in a city Newfreescreensavers.com has released a screensaver called Night. Download Night screensaver and enjoy the lights of a night city life.

Unlike the screensavers at a few other free sites, I’ve always found these to be completely free from ads and other junk that you don’t want. Below are screenshots of my favorite two screensavers from this latest batch.

NFS Clouds This one has a rapidly changing scene with clouds and sunlight rolling across a pastoral setting.

NFS Sky This one makes you feel like you are riding on the nose of a jet as the clouds fly by you.

Here is a screenshot of the web page showing some of the most recent screensavers available.

Download:

Use this link to see the latest screensavers.

Techie Buzz Verdict:

Although the screensavers at this site may be simple, they are almost always beautiful and unique. You won’t have any trouble installing or using them.

Techie Buzz Rating: 4/5 (Excellent)

Super Photo Slideshow Screensaver â€“ JPEGSaver

Most Windows systems already come with a nice built in screensaver for viewing the pictures you’ve stored on your hard drive. In Windows XP it’s called My Pictures Slideshowand it includes the basic settings you need to show your pictures when the computer is idle. Here’s an screenshot of the settings for it.

As you can see, the settings page is pretty simple. Many people complain that it doesn’t handle different size images very well and it doesn’t let you change images any faster than 6 seconds. I’ve also seen people complain that Windows 7 has even fewer options for displaying your photos in a screensaver.

Now you can get tons of options with the latest version of JPEGSaver. It works in all Windows versions and it’s still fairly easy to use.

Here’s what the settings for JPEGSaver looks like.

Take a look at all of those tabs. Each tab gives you far more control over how your photos are shown in the screensaver. It even lets you choose multiple folders of photos for it to display.

JPEGSaver does require a minimum of DirectX 9, and it will check your system for the correct DirectX files while it installs.

Download JPEGSaver:

http://www.goat1000.com/jpegsaver4.php

Techie Buzz Verdict:

If you need more options when viewing your photos as a screensaver, JPEGSaver can be a life saver. Once installed it’s as easy to use as any of your other screensavers.

Techie Buzz Rating: 3/5 (Good)

3 Animated Waterfall Screensavers You Will Love

[Windows only] What is it about moving water with a clear blue sky that soothes and fascinates us? I think it’s built into us like the need to breathe. Today I’ll show you three free and fantastic screensavers that will feel like a breathe of fresh clean air.

1. NFS HD Waterfall 01 This screensaver shows animated water in the falls and in the pools. There are also some birds flying around. Sounds of nature and music can be controlled in the settings.

Download from Softpedia

2. NFS HD Waterfall 03 This screensaver shows animated water in the falls and in the pools. Sounds of nature and music can be controlled in the settings. (no birds in this one)

Download from Softpedia

3. NFS Waterfall 01 This screensaver shows animated water in the waterfalls and in the pools. There are also some birds flying around. Sounds of nature and music can be controlled in the settings.

Download from Softpedia

Kudos to NewFreeScreensavers, the developer of these and many more screensavers. Check them out when you have the time.

Techie Buzz Verdict:

These screensavers are completely free, and there are no nag screens, ads or big trade marks on them. The settings aren’t very complicated but do offer some great options. I found nothing to complain about and I highly recommend them.

Techie Buzz Rating: 4.5/5 (Excellent)

Defragging the Easy Way – Disk Defrag Screen Saver

If you can’t live without a fancy looking screen-saver, move on, this review isn’t for you. However, if you’d like a screen-saver that actually does something useful, then this is a good option.

If you don’t know what it means to defrag a hard drive or why you need to do it regularly, you might want to read this article at Wikipedia. You may also be interested in some of the other free defragmentation tools we’ve mentioned here at Techie Buzz.

There’s a fairly new defragger out there named Auslogics Disk Defrag Screen Saver. I ran into a mention of this freeware tool last week and gave it a try. I’ve used the standard Auslogics defrag tool for many years. The only problem I’ve had recently is getting to the Auslogics website. Their home site seems to be having some problems, so I’ve provided a link to the software below.

Why do I like it? It’s very easy to set up and use. Download it, install it and set it up. The setup is basically the same as any other screen-saver. When you are in your screen-saver options, just click the settings button and you’ll see a window with a very simple choice for you to make.

Other than the normal time settings that you’d have with any screen-saver, the only option is to choose which hard drive you want to defrag.

Whenever your computer goes idle and the screen-saver kicks in, here’s what you will see.

This defrag tool works just as well as most other defraggers I’ve tried over the years. However, I can’t count the number of minutes or hours I’ve spent waiting for a manual defrag session to finish. With the new tool from Auslogics, you will never wait. It’s working when you aren’t.

Note: This isn’t a new idea. JK Defrag (now called MyDefrag) has a screen-saver option as well. I wrote an article about it almost 3 years ago.

Download – Auslogics Disk Defrag Screen Saver

Techie Buzz Verdict:

There’s no reason not to try this tool. It works well and it performs a very useful service at no cost to you and no loss of time. You can have an awesome looking screen-saver that does nothing for you, or you can use a tool like this to save you time and trouble.

Techie Buzz Rating: 4/5 (Excellent)

10 Great Free Screensavers in One Package with SE-ScreenSavers

Can you ever have too many cool and mind bending screensavers?

The problem isn’t having too many, it’s finding good free screensavers that don’t carry a payload of spyware or trojans. When you do a web search for free screensavers, you’d better be very sure to find a trustworthy site to get them from.

Today I’m recommending a good freebie that’s called SE-ScreenSavers. It’s actually over 10 different screensavers all bundled together in one file (SE-ScreenSavers.scr). Below you can see some screen shots I have taken.

Slideshow

Amoebas – there are six variations of this theme in the settings

Matrix – four variations

Kaleidoscope – I like this one the best

Flip Clock – old fashioned digital clock

Trees – simple but fun to watch as the trees grow

Clock & Calendar – this is my favorite at work – looks very professional

Fractals – a weird trip

$fractal$

Snowfall – just what it says

Digital Clock – the same

Download SE-ScreenSavers

http://www.se-soft.com/ScreenSavers.aspx (Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Win7)

Be sure to check out our other free screensavers.

Techie Buzz Verdict:

This is an great collection of free screensavers all packed into one master screensaver. The only drawback is that most of these do not work well unless you have a good graphics card. Otherwise, I’d have given this app a very high rating.

Techie Buzz Rating: 3/5 (Good)