Autoplay now in v1.5

A couple bug fixes and a long awaited feature, autoplay! In the Options menu you can now tell deskFlickr to start playing when it is launched. It saves all your settings, so you can add deskFlickr to your Startup folder and have it automatically start changing your background when you restart Windows!

I've also added a link to the .NET Framework 2.0 on the right if you don't have it already.


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Multiple sets of tags, oh my! v1.4!

Thanks to a great suggestion from a user I've added the ability to have multiple sets of tags. You can still use the normal tag lists (ex. 'seattle,space needle'), but if you want to mix things up, you can have multiple sets separated by semicolons !(ex. 'seattle,space needle;boston;las vegas,bellagio')

Hope this increases your desktop background fun!

As always, right click on the link at the right and save to your desktop to run. No installers necessary!

PS: I also added borders for when photos are smaller than your desktop. No more stretched backgrounds!

Multiple sizes for collages, and optional borders !

v1.3 allows you to choose the size of pictures for the collages and also if you want borders between the photos. Enjoy!

Collages, baby!

Added a button to create a collage background based on the same search parameters. These take awhile but are lots of fun! Download v1.2 from the link on the right.

PS: It won't repeat any unless there aren't enough photos to fill your desktop



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Version 1.1!

A Flickr user asked for a feature so here it is. Now you can click on the Options menu and you can now enter a username to only search for that user's public photos!

deskFlickr

deskFlickr
Originally uploaded by SamuraiCode.

A screenshot of deskFlickr v1.0 in action. It displays info on the current background and a thumbnail of the next image it will load. You can always click 'Next' to hurry it up!

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And so it begins...

I'm launching my blog today so I can share some of the apps I've been writing in my free time. Wow, did I just say that I have free time ? Weird. Okay, the first thing I'm putting up here is a little utility I wrote to change my desktop wallpaper to random photos from Flickr, I call it deskFlickr. You simply enter some tags you want to search for, choose a delay and hit Play. Voila, your desktop changes. It minimizes to the system tray to unclutter your desktop. I put in all the features I wanted but feel free to ask for more. You'll find a download link in the sidebar, so enjoy. It is written in C# and will run on most Windows machines, give it a shot and let me know if you have problems.

PS: Just right click the link, and choose Save As...