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  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 

Have more questions that are not answered here? Email Blinky at blinky@macscreensavers.com.

 

Screen Saver Questions

 

• What are the system requirements for these screen savers?

• How do I install a screen saver after I've downloaded it?

• How do I open files I've downloaded?

• What do I do with the hqx, sit or bin files that I've downloaded?

• How do I open a screen saver control panel? - I'm using Mac OS 9.

• How do I change when a screen saver comes on?

• Can I change the name of a screen saver?

  

• How do I remove a screen saver from my Mac?

• Can I run more than one screen saver at a time?

• How do I change from one screen saver to another?

• Do these screen savers conflict with others I may have on my Mac?

• Do I have to restart my computer every time I switch screen savers?

• Can I fix "Out Of Memory Error" while trying to play a screen saver?

• Password Protection/Security?

• How do I make my own screen savers?

 

 

Questions about this Web Site

• What are those little icons for?

• Why don't you have some screen savers that I've seen elsewhere?

• Do you do Windows?

• I've made a cool screen saver, can I submit it to Mac Screen Savers.com?

 

Blinky Questions

• Who or what is Blinky?

• What is the thumbs up for?

 

 

 

Questions and Answers about this Web Site

 

Question

What are those little icons for?

 
Answer

The little icons represent various screen savers attributes:


Runs on Mac OS X
Screen savers compatible with Mac OS X versions 10.1 and later. Complete integration with Mac OS X screen saver System Preferences. Using OS X screen savers


Interactive
The screen saver contains some level of interactivity.


Macromedia Flash Player
The Flash Player is either recommended or required to visit the website and download the screen saver. Get Flash Player here


Macromedia Shockwave Player
The Shockwave Player is either recommended or required to visit the website and download the screen saver. Get Shockwave here

  


Sound
The screen saver plays with sound. Many control panels have a mute button to toggle the sound on and off. Others provide sound control within the screen saver itself. A few don't allow any control of sound other than on a system wide level (like from within the Monitors and Sound control panel).


Full Screen
These screen savers display full screen on any size monitor.

Some larger monitors or monitors set at higher resolutions may have difficulty displaying these screen savers under certain conditions.

Check out Blinky's simple fix for this problem.

 

 

Question

Why don't you have some screen savers that I've seen elsewhere?

 
Answer

Well ... if they were created with CineMac or ScreenTime, Blinky would be ecstatic to know about them. If they were created with some other software, Blinky will hunt it down and kill it. After all, this site deals exclusively with screen savers created using CineMac for Director, CineMac for QuickTime or ScreenTime for Flash and designed to run on Macintosh computers.

 

Question

Do you do Windows?

 
Answer

Mac Screen Savers.com has a strict policy against such things.

 

Question

I've made a cool screen saver, can I submit it to Mac Screen Savers.com?

 
Answer

Certainly! Provided the screen savers were created using CineMac for Director, CineMac for QuickTime or ScreenTime for Flash from our friends at ScreenTime Media.

If you have created or know of such screen savers, let Blinky know and be rewarded handsomely.

 

 

Blinky Questions and Answers

 

Question

Who or what is Blinky?

 
Answer

Blinky is a cute little webmaster extraordinaire and megalomaniac. Read more Blinky facts and legends here.

 

Question

What's the thumbs up for?

 
Answer

Check out Blinky's Rating Scheme for the answer.

 


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