Friday, June 6, 2008

Background Buddy Wallpaper Software

Once upon a time, I wrote software for the Windows platform. Then Vista came along, and with it's high pricetag I decided that since I wasn't making enough money on the software that I'd release it free. As soon as I have more time, I will migrate the source to sourceforge.net and it will no longer require a license key. Here is some information about the application, and download links. At the bottom of the page you'll find a free license. Please note that it's not supported in any way on the Windows platform (If it doesn't install, or work; *SHRUG*).

What Background Buddy does:
Select a folder, and it will increment or randomly choose wallpaper based on a configurable timer. Windows edition includes systray support, Linux edition runs as daemon without the need for a GUI. Professional edition adds many features including wallpaper management and comments!

Windows Edition Screenshots:



> Windows Edition
- Smart Image rotation
- Smart Background color picker
- Support for fast user switching
- Multiple configuration options not available in the "Lite" edition
- Comment Editor
- Now available as free software, get a license key below.
- Product support EOL August 1, 2007

> Linux Edition
- Window Manager Support: Gnome, Fluxbox, WindowMaker, and XFCE
- Orientation Support: Zoom, Centered, Stretched, Scaled, and Wallpaper
- Searches subdirectories, and randomizes wallpaper displayed
- CLI Daemon, just start it with your X session

Get Background Buddy:
Background Buddy Linux v1.23 (deb) - [HERE]
Background Buddy Linux v1.23 (tgz) - [HERE]
Background Buddy Windows XP v3.04 - [HERE]

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