Earth Week Utilities
Nature
Conversion Screen Saver
Download beautiful scenic images for your computer. These depict some
of the species and spaces that donations help protect. Preview the images
and click the screen saver page link to launch the download. This is easy,
but the extension is incompatible with some ATI Rage video adapters found
on iMacs.
(1.5 MB, Win 9x/2000/NT4 or Mac OS 7.1 or later,
Free)
Download from: http://www.nature.org/fun/and/free/about/art1838.html
Earth Screen
Saver
Displays an image of the Earth as currently illuminated by the Sun, from
a variety of viewpoints. View the Earth from the Sun's perspective, the
Moon's, or an arbitrary altitude above any point on the globe defined
by latitude and longitude. The images are generated based on a global
topographic map developed by the Marine Geology and Geophysics Division
of the National Geophysical Data Centre of the US National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. Windows 95 and Windows NT. Free.
Download from: www.fourmilab.ch/earthscr/.htm
Planet
Earth Screen Saver
This screen saver show an animated rotating Earth, satellites, photos
and data from NASA. A good utility that reminds us that everyday is Earth
Day. An offering from krstDesign, this utility's easy to download and
install.
(1.4 MB. Win 95, Win 98. Freeware)
Download from: http://download.mycomputer.com/detail/38/0.html
Rain
Forest Screen Saver
Enjoy the beauty of the rain forest with this slide show-type monitor
protector that makes a nice addition to any system. It rotates 22 sharp
and colourful photos of the animals and vegetation that inhabit the rain
forest. Screen-saver options let you use up to 21 transition effects,
show images full-screen or at original size, and set the delay between
picture changes.
(2.68 MB. Windows 95, 98, or NT. Free.)
Download from: http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,,00150O,
.html
Butterflies
of the Rain Forests
Puts on a colourful slide show of 40 close-up pictures of tropical butterflies.
The developer provides optional captions for all pictures. Screen-saver
options let you show images at original size or full-screen, specify the
onscreen duration of each picture, take advantage of Microsoft Plus! support,
set caption font and position properties, and use up to 23 transition
effects. System tray- and desktop-based screen-saver controls are included
as a bonus. A desktop-based screen-saver control is included as a bonus.
Enjoy this nag-free edition for to celebrate the Earth Day week.
(2.11 MB. Windows 95, 98, or NT. Shareware: Free
to try for 10 days, $12.95 if you decide to keep it)
Download from: http://www.naturesphotoshop.com/ssavers.html
Compiled By Amrita Ghosh
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