Clock Book

Although they're not used for the original purpose of keeping CRT monitors healthy anymore, screensavers can now be used for presentations, or even on large display screens or Kiosks. There's a large variety of screensavers available online, and Clock Book is a suitable example, serving as a neat clock with high-quality animations to play in idle state of your PC.

The setup process doesn't require a great deal of effort, and is over before you realize. Take note, however, that the setup package is bundled with extra offers which you might not necessarily want or need, and it's recommended to pay close attention to every step of the process. It's also a good idea to make sure that DirectX is updated, especially if using this application on older machines.

The Screen Saver Settings panel of Windows shows up as soon as setup is done, with a preview shown in the dedicated section. Needless to say that you're free to set the time of inactivity in minutes before the screensaver kicks in, and whether or not to be brought to the logon screen instead of the desktop on resume.

Truth be told, the application manages to live up to expectations, at least as far as the visual design is concerned. The screen is fitted with a transparent veil on top of which an old book shows up with cool animations. Every page shows an analogue clock, as well as the time and date, with pages turning as time goes by.

What's more, you're free to configure the general behavior of the screensaver. Accessing the application's settings panel lets you adjust several sliders to set page turn time to fast or slow, volume intensity, as well as brightness. You can create a balance of performance and visuals by toggling shadow rendering, with a couple of quality options for high, or low graphics.

In conclusion, screensavers are still a common resource, even though the core functionality changed entirely from the original purpose. Clock Book comes as a neat display to use on Kiosks or other types of display computers, showing the time in a pretty impressive fashion, with a page turning every second.