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Well after a few weeks of hard work and learning PHP I am ready to release a full working version of the FlickrSavr for Mac OS X. This version includes many improvements over the previous, and finally allows user interaction.

Below is a detailed write-up of the latest release…. let me know what you think!

FlickrSavr is now also on Version Tracker

I created this screen saver as a proof of concept using the Flickr API, Apple’s Quartz Composer, and PHP. FlickrSavr downloads images based on the criteria specified and creates a slideshow of images and titles.

FlickrSavr searches Flickr for one of the following specified criteria:

• By Username (1) Select this option to display photos taken by a specific flickr user.
  Example: To use my personal photographs as a screensaver I select: (1) for the “SavrType”and enter ctaloi in userfield
• By Tags (2) Select this option to display photos tagged with a specific tag (one or more). Example: To display images tagged with “apple” or “dog” I select: (2) for the “Savr Type”and enter apple,dog In the tags field
• By Contacts (3) Select this option to display a users contacts photos. Example: To display my contacts images I select: (3) for the “Savr Type”and enter ctaloiin the contacts photos field
• Random (4) Select this option to display random photos recently added to Flickr.

NOTE: Flickr Saver will ONLY run on Mac 10.4 (Tiger) or higher. To uninstall the screen saver remove the file located:/System/Library/Screen Savers/. As with any beta software package I can not guarantee this screen saver will work as intended. I’ve done a lot of testing and have had no problems - but please, use at your own risk. If you have any problems please contact me through comments. Enjoy…