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ElectricSheep

ElectricSheep - 2.6.9

screen saver displays fractal flame animations

All Time: (3.8)
This Version: (3.0)
Current Version: 2.6.9
Release Date: 2007-10-07
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 3,722
Downloads (all versions): 54,649

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Product Description:

ElectricSheep is a distributed screen saver, using the processing power of sleeping computers to generate animated fractal flames. Due to the uploading/downloading of data, this screen saver is intended primarily for those with high bandwidth, always-on connections.

What's new in this version:

Principally supports having a cache directory that consists of subtrees from bittorrent downloads. Instructions for the torrent feed can be found at http://draves.org/blog/archives/000379.html. Just have your torrents moved into the cache directory on completion.

Cleaner loop selection instigated from commentary issued by: Michael Hohimer in http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/2506.html and Tom Lane in http://draves.org/HyperNews/get.cgi/flame/2506/1.html

Code base cleaned up in preparation for 2.7--much of the source closer to reference C code by Spot.

Animation frame selection now controlled by ScreenSaverView's -animateOneFrame method instead of using additional timers for MPEG2View's control.

Additional updates for Apple IR Remote.

Replaced CURLHandle with NSURLConnection api to support proxy configurations. Depending on your site configuration, you may need to add /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app to your http proxy keychain.

Exposed a prior developer options from build 2.6.4 for saving generated flame frames. Settings can be found in the Desktop & Screen Saver preferences under "Render".

Added support for Apple's Remote on the new line of machines with the IR device. Code pulled from http://www.martinkahr.com/source-code and supports:

- kRemoteButtonVolume_Plus votes 'yes'
- kRemoteButtonVolume_Minus votes 'no'
- kRemoteButtonMenu displays status
- kRemoteButtonMenu_Hold hides status

and when iTunes is enabled:
- kRemoteButtonPlay play/pause iTunes
- kRemoteButtonRight next track
- kRemoteButtonLeft previous track

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.0
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS Classic

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Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating: (3.0) Features: (4.0) Support: (1.0)
Ease of Use: (3.0) Quality / Stability: (2.0) Price: (5.0)
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ElectricSheep ReviewWorse than the previous version... - Version: 2.6.9, 10/8/2007 04:29PM PST

(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

mmueck
Same graphic tearing artifacts as the previous version on my 17" MacBook Pro and now there's an annoying quarter second pause between every sheep transition. I'm going to down-grade.
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ElectricSheep CommentaryNothing else - Version: 2.6.7, 12/21/2006 10:28AM PST

rennfahrer234
After one year using electricsheep I'm addicted. Always new and different. a constant suprise. Thank you Scott Draves. Use BitTorrent to accelerate the download of sheep. Check http://www.electricsheep.org/ for detailed info.
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ElectricSheep CommentaryClarification on my review below - Version: 2.6.7, 8/18/2006 09:51AM PST

sidetracked
Although it took 48 hours before I used it, to be clear it was downloading unseen in the background during that time. I was using the computer normally, with no loss of speed. The computer was also going in and out of sleep. Didn't want people to think the computer had to be sitting open on the program that long!
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