John's Background Switcher

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An app by John Conners

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John's Background Switcher periodically changes your Windows background from pictures of your choosing on your PC, from Flickr or a host of other places. You choose the search criteria, what effects you'd like, how often you want your background to change and leave it to it! 

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mll says:

well developped app with a bunch of cool features.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

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Dan Pancamo says:

best backgrounder i've seen.... ever... am i'm and old PC dude
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

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nj_w says:

excellent. loads a features, works well.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

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liver.larson says:

Awesome app. Found it outside Flickr originally. This is how I share my photos with family. Have them install this on their computer, and their background becomes an pseudo RSS from my photostream. Love it.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

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BobbyKSmooth says:

Got to say, I downloaded this today and haven't stopped playing with it. A great APP, very thorough, very flexible and exactly what I was looking for. Great work, thanks!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Beast.PoTo says:

Very nice litter API. Well done!!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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petefeet says:

Any chance of an android version John?
Congrats on a great app
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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John Conners says:

- Thanks - I only wish I had enough free time to port JBS to other platforms but until that lottery win comes in it's pretty unlikely. Hopefully someone else will be less time-constrained than me and do it!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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yoolka05 says:

I'm finding it really useful and fun. All these awesome settings to play with!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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mendhak says:

I've seen pale imitations of this on Linux. Well done on setting a standard and then beating it.

My favorite feature so far was the changing of the login screen image on Windows 7. Beautiful.

Is the source code available for this, are you planning on putting it on github or something similar?
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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John Conners says:

- Thanks! The source code is not currently available as JBS has been my escape from my day job of writing software in a team environment (it's nice to get away from the contention of working with other people of varying levels of skill, etc). That said, was there any aspect of JBS you were looking to see the source code of?
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jeremy Sorrells says:

Really great app, just downloaded this and I already love it. I've been looking all over for a Flickr desktop changer and after finding this I know I don't have to look any further
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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Arwyn Harris says:

This is a very very good app...I've installed on my parents and in-laws machines and they get regular new pics of their grandchildren as wallpaper. It's extremely slick and easy to set up with lots of smart options.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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drtoonz says:

I'm new to the app and really love it.
I do keep getting an error message though:
"The following error occurred: Invalid API Key (Key has invalid format)".
Is there a fix for this? Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you!
Posted 9 days ago. ( permalink )

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John Conners says:

Indeed (for anyone else following along)! Go back to the download page for JBS and download the installer again - the build is 4.7.0.22 - install it over the top of the version you have and you should be good to go.

The actual problem is a timeout at Flickr's end, however the changes I've made to that build should correct it - if not let me know!
Posted 4 days ago. ( permalink )

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victor98_2001 says:

best shot
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