Comments on: Minimal Date, Time, and Day Screen Saver http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Sun, 19 May 2013 22:41:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: A Nice & Simple Binary Clock Screen Saver for Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-470508 A Nice & Simple Binary Clock Screen Saver for Mac OS X Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:25:25 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-470508 [...] styled clock screen savers are fairly popular and we’ve shared a variety of them here before, but it’s hard to get more minimal than a binary clock. The aptly named BinaryClock is just [...] [...] styled clock screen savers are fairly popular and we’ve shared a variety of them here before, but it’s hard to get more minimal than a binary clock. The aptly named BinaryClock is just [...]

]]> By: Like Simplicity? Get a Beautifully Minimalist Clock Screen Saver for Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-386789 Like Simplicity? Get a Beautifully Minimalist Clock Screen Saver for Mac OS X Wed, 09 May 2012 17:40:17 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-386789 [...] you want something similar but with the date as well as the time, a screen saver called Today offers that, though it’s not as lightweight as this [...] [...] you want something similar but with the date as well as the time, a screen saver called Today offers that, though it’s not as lightweight as this [...]

]]> By: Jim http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-323968 Jim Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:28:24 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-323968 I can tell you exactly why you would want to power a computer to tell the time (using a laptop anyway). Regular analog clocks are great, low power but useless in the dark. LCD clocks can be difficult to see during the day and the backlights have to be switched on and only stay on for a few seconds at night. Alarm clocks have a small display not suitable for living room use. Of course you could shell out 50-£80 for a large wall mounted one, or you could use an old laptop and recycle it as a clock. Wattage is low, and it's one less electrical item in a landfill site that has environmentally toxic compunds in it. Great as a living room clock that can be wall mounted that shows time and date. Also if you are on a green electrical tarrif you are supporting renewable energy. I wouldn't dream of using a regular PC to tell the time though. That's just irrisponsible power consumption IMHO and shortens the lifespan of a good PC which will end up in a landfill sooner!!!!! I can tell you exactly why you would want to power a computer to tell the time (using a laptop anyway). Regular analog clocks are great, low power but useless in the dark. LCD clocks can be difficult to see during the day and the backlights have to be switched on and only stay on for a few seconds at night. Alarm clocks have a small display not suitable for living room use. Of course you could shell out 50-£80 for a large wall mounted one, or you could use an old laptop and recycle it as a clock. Wattage is low, and it’s one less electrical item in a landfill site that has environmentally toxic compunds in it. Great as a living room clock that can be wall mounted that shows time and date. Also if you are on a green electrical tarrif you are supporting renewable energy.
I wouldn’t dream of using a regular PC to tell the time though. That’s just irrisponsible power consumption IMHO and shortens the lifespan of a good PC which will end up in a landfill sooner!!!!!

]]> By: John http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-309457 John Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:42:14 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-309457 Any chance of getting this screensaver on a 12 hour clock, rather than the 24 hour? Any chance of getting this screensaver on a 12 hour clock, rather than the 24 hour?

]]> By: Alf http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-179022 Alf Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:14:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-179022 Seems like electricity and fuel is still way to inexpensive in the US of A to force people to use it responsibly. Seems like electricity and fuel is still way to inexpensive in the US of A to force people to use it responsibly.

]]> By: vik http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-178906 vik Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:30:50 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-178906 Way to conserve electricity. I am not a green hippie at all, I just don't understand why you need to power an entire computer just to tell time. Seems wasteful and just tacky. Kind of an ***hole thing to do really. Way to conserve electricity.

I am not a green hippie at all, I just don’t understand why you need to power an entire computer just to tell time.

Seems wasteful and just tacky.

Kind of an ***hole thing to do really.

]]> By: Sue Dunham http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-178330 Sue Dunham Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:24:07 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-178330 Or use the widget clock Or use the widget clock

]]> By: Paul http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-178243 Paul Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:35:25 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-178243 The size of the default clock display is too small for me to quickly glance at from a distance, but that is certainly an option. The size of the default clock display is too small for me to quickly glance at from a distance, but that is certainly an option.

]]> By: Dan http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/05/minimal-date-time-and-day-clock-screen-saver/#comment-178240 Dan Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:24:36 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=13500#comment-178240 Why bother when you can just have Mac's screen saver add the time to whatever your existing screen-saver-of-choice is? Check the box "Show with clock". Why bother when you can just have Mac’s screen saver add the time to whatever your existing screen-saver-of-choice is? Check the box “Show with clock”.

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