Herman Miller blog: Lifework » screensaver http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework Lifework Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Unplggd: Make Your Own Screensaver Using Flickr http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/unplggd-make-your-own-screensaver-using-flickr/ http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/unplggd-make-your-own-screensaver-using-flickr/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:33:14 +0000 Cerentha Harris http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/?p=8475
A few months back we showed you how to make a your own screen saver in iPhoto using other people’s pictures from photo blogging sites (like Flickr) with an RSS feed. I tried making a more personal screen saver using my Flickr favorites, but unfortunately when I followed these steps I found that the pictures weren’t high-resolution (which didn’t work well with my 27” monitor). With just one extra step, you can turn those low quality Flickr photos into a high-res feed for your screen saver.

1. Copy your Flickr favorites RSS feed. Go to your Flickr favorites page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/(USERNAME)/favorites/. On the bottom left, you will find a “Subscribe to your favorites” link. Right-click the link and select “Copy Link Location.”

2. Create a high quality RSS feed of your favorite Flickr images by going to Flickr Feed Image Re-Sizer. Paste the RSS feed you just copied into the first field, then select a resolution by typing “Large” or “Original” into the next box. Click “Run Pipe.”

3. Right-click “Get as RSS” and select “Copy Link Location.”

4. Subscribe to RSS in iPhoto. Open up iPhone and press (command + U) to open the subscribe window. Paste your new high-res RSS feed by pressing (command + V).

5. Set the Screen Saver in System Preferences. Once it’s all loaded up, go to your System Preferences and select “Flickr Feed Image Re-sizer.” And you’re done!

By Vivian Kim

This story appears in partnership with Unplggd, a site for people who embrace technology and design in their home.

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This is the first in a series where we’ll answer your questions and respond to your requests. I can’t get you all free Eames chairs…sorry! But I can get you the screensaver that seems to be on everyone’s computer. Generous? Not really. It’s free. Just click here and you can download it for Mac or PC.

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A large part of organizing a day is keeping track of the time. This screensaver by the clever people at 9031 harkens back to the cool digital clocks of the 70s. I found it on Nicole Balch‘s blog, Making it Lovely. I’ve invited Nicole to share the rest of her home office. Stay tuned for more…

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