Coding4Fun
Introduction
In trying to bite off new things, I decided it would be fun to create a new screensaver. Visual Studio Express comes with an RSS screensaver starter kit, but I never looked at it too closely. It turns out that screensavers are pretty easy to make, though you'll need to do some work with graphics. If you're not afraid to think in terms of bitmaps and drawing operations, you can do some fun things!
Use the download links at the top of the article to grab the C# or VB source, then if you haven't already, download the appropriate version of Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition. The sample will run on either XP or Vista. It will take advantage of Windows Desktop Search if available. On XP this is a stand-alone download.
