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RE: Building a Digital Picture Frame from an Old Laptop : Ideas for Software to use?


  • Subject: RE: Building a Digital Picture Frame from an Old Laptop : Ideas for Software to use?
  • From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 12:11:19 +0100


Ben McCormack wrote:
> I have decided to try and build a digital picture frame from
> an old Compaq laptop that I have lying around.
>
> The hardware parts are not an issue. I can either use
> wireless LAN to pic the pictures off the mac or copy pictures of the
> HD.
>
> What is the issue is the software.
>
> I would ideally like to be able to turn the machine on and
> for it to boot and start displaying pictures ASAP without any cursers
> or user intervention.
>
> So what software should I be looking for?

The easiest solution to setup would be to install Windows, and configure
the
My Pictures screensaver.  You can apply speed up techniques to make it
start
quicker, but it depends on how fast the laptop is, really.

Cheers,
Andy
--
http://www.andylaurence.co.uk




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