Flying Toaster Screensaver

Screensavers are still integrated into modern operating systems, although they lost most of the original functionality, namely to keep CRT monitors healthy in idle times. Now they can be used in live presentations, or as animated background on large displays. As such, Flying Toaster Screensaver comes as a screensaver which is funny and nostalgic.

The screensaver is delivered in a small package. Once unpacked, it needs to be installed to have access to it from the Screen Saver Settings panel. This is simply done by right-clicking the screensaver and choosing to install. It can also be launched right away for instant preview.

As the name might suggest, Flying Toaster Screensaver is a recreation of what was once a series of original screensavers for the Apple Mac operating systems, namely the After Dark series. Needless to say that it displays a variety of toasters fitted with wings which mimic a flying movement, but also loaves of bread accompanying them.

Once installed, the Windows Screen Saver Settings shows up on the desktop, with this new item selected as the default screensaver. It benefits from all the default settings of a screensaver, such as the wait time in minutes before it kicks in, and whether or not to display the logon screen on resume.