Fresh Desktop 4.0

Know how in Windows 7, you can set it up so the operating system (OS) will automatically change your wallpaper after a set amount of time? You know, you can set it so the OS will change the wallpaper every 15 minutes, or every hour, or every time you boot up the computer.

That sort of functionality is not present in the old but popular Windows XP operating system or the, let’s face it, much avoided Windows Vista. To enjoy such functionality you have to turn to 3rd party applications – one such application is the softcows.com-developed and aptly named Fresh Desktop. By getting this application you can change your desktop wallpaper when the computer boots up or after a specified interval of time.

That’s not all this application does. Here are the other bits and pieces you can expect to get from Fresh Desktop, from a functionality point of view:
- Create slideshow screensavers that use some 170 transition effects when moving from one image to another.
- View a calendar and a daily notice on your desktop, on top of the image used as the wallpaper. The calendar is fully customizable.
- A utility that searches for pictures on the website that you specify. Simply type in the URL of a website, and Fresh Desktop will scan that website and show you the images it hosts. You can use these images for your wallpaper or screensaver.
- Thanks to Fresh Desktop you can use Flash files as your desktop background.

Before you go get Fresh Desktop and put it to the test, take a look at the technical details presented below:
Download – the download weighs in at 1.5MB. At such a lightweight download size, it will only take a moment for the download to complete.
Supported OS – at the time of witting this and according to the developer, Fresh Desktop provides support for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, and Vista.
Limitations – you can use Fresh Desktop free of charge for a trial period of 30 days.

Pros

• Lightweight download
• Automatically switch between wallpapers
• Screensaver with numerous transition effects
• Use Flash files as your desktop background

Cons

• Free to try (30-day trial)

About softcows.com
Details on softwcows.com and its products are available here.
Additional information on Fresh Desktop is available here.

Fresh Desktop has been reviewed by George Norman on 18 Jan 2011. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Fresh Desktop 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent