Flickr gets Slickr!
January 18th, 2006The OS X-only Tickr tool has been around for a while. Basically, a neat application that polls Flickr.com for posted pictures according to specified tags and adds a nice scrolling display to the desktop. Well, Windows users can rejoice now that the idea has been ported with the new Slickr tool. Its as simple as adding a few tags (get Flickr tag ideas) and letting the beauty happen. The application, although in beta, ran quite stably on my machine. However, some users behind firewalls have seen runtime errors. A couple of missing features though - the tray icon does not have a context menu, and the only way to quit the application is via the trusty Windows Task Manager ;-). Secondly, there’s no method to modify tags later, except by reinstalling the program (so make your choices wisely!). The program is available from the CCorpSoft website.
Also, there is a screensaver tool by the same name that has an advanced settings menu with all the right options in place, and runs a screensaver on your Windows machine by fetching tagged (or recently posted) pictures from Flickr. The Slickr screensaver is really neat, and creates an OS X styled Pictures screensaver with zoom effects, but with pictures taken by other people! You could also let the application fetch your own private pictures via authorization (makes great sense if all your pictures are saved on a different machine). Definitely a ‘must have’ for Windows users.
