Winpenguins

Desktop enhancements can come in a whole array of forms, depending on the type you’re interested in. Ranging from gadgets, calculators, RSS new feed tools, to simple entertainment toys, these help make the most out of your desktop. For instance, Winpenguins can populate your desktop with an entire army of small penguins.

The installation comes in two packages to perfectly integrate it in your system based on architecture. Once installed, it can be launched, with incredibly little impact on functionality, even though quite an abundance of penguins can show up on your desktop.

It spends most of its time in the tray area, and you can easily identify it by the penguin icon. Interacting with the icon brings up the options panel to configure general behavior options. With different sliders you get to adjust the number of penguins, movement speed, alpha blending, Santa penguins, as well as fall distance before splattering.

You never run out of penguins on your desktop, with a new one coming to replace the one that just got splattered. Every time a penguin meets the mouse cursor it spontaneously combusts with a neat explosion animation. This can also be the case when falling from a great distance.

There’s little interaction between you and the penguin army. On the one hand, direct interaction kills them, or pops balloons they use to safely land from tall windows. Penguins freely move and scour any active window, riding skateboards, taking off with propeller hats, or opening a book to read a few lines every once in a while. You can suggest movement direction through the W, A, S, D keys.

In conclusion, Winpenguins doesn’t really come with any practicality, but it can surely keep you company if your work implies spending a lot of hours in front of the PC. Configuration options help change penguin population, behavior, and speed, while resource consumption remains minimum during usage.