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by ebs
Wed May 07, 2014 3:39 pm
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: New! APOD software
Replies: 125
Views: 278557

Re: New! APOD software

I created a theme file/feed a few years ago that uses Windows 7's built-in theme service to set wallpaper to the current day's APOD image. I don't use it anymore, but I keep the processing service running. It looks like a bunch of people are still using it. http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=2...
by ebs
Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:23 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: APOD as Windows 7 Wallpaper (file included)
Replies: 5
Views: 2718

Re: APOD as Windows 7 Wallpaper (file included)

Yeah I'm not trying to duplicate efforts here, but I have yet to find an APOD program that works on Windows 7 64-bit. That, and I much prefer using a built-in Windows feature over having another standalone program running on my computer.
by ebs
Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:51 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: APOD as Windows 7 Wallpaper (file included)
Replies: 5
Views: 2718

Re: APOD as Windows 7 Wallpaper (file included)

I didn't realize APOD posted videos -- I'm new here. I'll modify the script over the next day or two to revert to a different APOD photo if the day's post is a video. Thanks for pointing that out.
by ebs
Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:41 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: APOD as Windows 7 Wallpaper (file included)
Replies: 5
Views: 2718

APOD as Windows 7 Wallpaper (file included)

Hey all, I've created a Windows 7 theme that displays the APOD as your wallpaper and updates daily. The script uses a custom RSS feed that repackages the APOD image into a format that Windows understands. The server script is quick and dirty but has been running well for 3 days. To get this theme ru...