Comments on: RSS-powered Windows 7 desktop slideshows

By: someBrad

someBrad — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:33:08 +0000

Figured out a way to make a theme with desktop images supplied by RSS without mucking around in the .theme files, similar to what Marco was trying to do above.

First subscribe to the feed in IExplorer, making sure to check “Automatically download attached files” in the Settings dialog. You want to navigate to the folder where the files are stored. I find the easiest way is the re-open the Settings dialog since “View files” is grayed out the first time. Then, as Marco described, go to “Choose your desktop background” screen and click “Browse” to select your folder, then paste the directory where the images are stored (rather than the feed itself). Make sure to click Select All and voila.

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By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:33:47 +0000

Hey, guys,
Here’s a quick and dirty “feed” of the astronomy image of the day – http://slkandy.com/rss/astronomy.php.
Windows 7 should be able to pull from it.

By: Tips And Tricks

Tips And Tricks — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:32 +0000

thanks for your post great job

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10 Tips For Windows 7 Power Users | Free Computer Tips And Tricks — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:32:47 +0000

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Introducing Windows 7, deel 4: Roterende Bureaublad achtergronden — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:57:49 +0000

[...] Het beste nieuws laten we natuurlijk weer voor het laatst. Je hebt vast al gehoord dat Windows 7 behoorlijk leunt op het web. Zo zijn Windows Mail en Windows Messenger beide Windows Live Mail en Windows Live Messenger geworden. De koppeling met het web is ook duidelijk in de functionaliteit rondom roterende bureaublad achtergronden: Je kunt RSS feeds met afbeeldingen gebruiken, zoals bijvoorbeeld van Flickr. Long Zheng legt uit hoe. [...]

By: notepad of Karol Stilger

notepad of Karol Stilger — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:24:23 +0000

Windows 7 desktop slideshows z RSS…

Na blogu i started something trafiłem na ciekawy opis tematów pulpitu w Windows 7.
Jedną z ciekawostek związanych z pulpitem jest możliwość okresowej zmiany tapety (zaraz zostanę zakrzyczany, że to już było, że są do tego programy). Co[…..

By: Tim B

Tim B — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:42:07 +0000

This RSS wallpaper fails epically for me. I get prompted about downloading images, tell it to do it, and then get nothing but the stupid Betta wallpaper. The feed I want to use works fine. I even tried the example themes from the article, and they fail too.

I guess that’s why it’s still in beta. Hopefully they not only fix it, but add in a method to specify a feed without having to edit the theme file.

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