Technically, you do not need to use a screensaver at all with modern computers. But to find out why, we have to remember why screensavers were created in the first place. The wonderful days of CRT ...

Here's a roundup of some screensavers I remember from the Good Old Days of computing -- the 90s -- when screensavers were delightfully corny, 3D graphics meant "the future," and flying toasters ...

Screensavers used to be common for CRT displays because any image that was left static for too long could burn itself into the screen. At her talk in Dublin, Weil showed an old Ms. Pacman arcade ...

How to use and customize old screensavers in Windows 8.1 and 10 Ye olde screensavers As a user of Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, I’ve been testing backwards compatibility of various apps and programs.

Along with punny mugs and goofy bobbleheads, creative screensavers used to be a great way to let co-workers know just how fun you really were. They also protected clunky old computers from ending ...

If you're running OS X 10.8 or later, your best bet is to just get an old copy of the old RSS Screensaver from an old computer running an earlier version of OS X, and installing it on your new Mac.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has launched a 21st century take on milk carton advertising: a downloadable computer screensaver that flips through photographs of missing kids.