My Better Desktop

Say Goodbye to Boring Wallpaper

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Your computer's desktop is capable of being so much more than a placeholder for your static background images. Instead of staring at the same photo for weeks on end, why not make your desktop beautiful, dynamic, and useful with My Better Desktop?

My Better Desktop transforms your background image into a living space populated with your own photos, webcam streams, slideshows, even traffic and weather data, all updated automatically and ever-changing! Customize your space with your own layout of photos and webcam streams, then share it all with your friends and family in a single file. Once loaded, they'll see the same great images as you do on your own computer.

Placing and arranging your images onto My Better Desktop is so easy - just drag and drop, and you're done. No complicated image editing or resizing needed, ever!

Review Written by Derek Lee

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Your discount coupon code will be applied to your purchase when you click the 'Buy Now' button.
BitsDuJour downloads use a discount coupon code that comes direct from the software vendor, so you'll always get the latest version of the software app sold under the same terms as a regular sale, just at a great promotional price.
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Colin Pritchard I downloaded from the bitdujour link and installed. I got a message saying that the software was out of date and linked to a site for an up to date version. I downloaded the up to date version and installed. Then I got another message saying the software was out of date and taken back to the My Better Desktop download site.

Round and round I go.

Help get me of this carousel please.

May 30 2009 at 10:25pm Copy Link

Maciej Gorny Hi Colin, download it again one more (and last!) time. I didn't realize the download link would be available this early prior to June 6 date. When installing just note that the installer should display version 1.0.15, that's all.

MyBetterDesktop - May 31 2009 at 3:15pm Copy Link

Adrian Williams I'm giving this software a try and get 'layout error - this layout was created with an older version of the software and cannot be opened. Please upgrade your software to open old layout formats.'
I've only installed the one version - 1.0.15.
Any clues Maciej ?

Jun 6 2009 at 4:40am Copy Link

Maciej Gorny yes, this was just reported to me just the other day. It's a artifact bug apparently introduced in the most recent release due to some changes in the file format. Just ignore it and re-open your layout (menu: File-Open). All will work fine after that.

On that note, to everyone who is interested, there is a new minor release just about twice a month. I have been collecting a lot of feedback, feature ideas, etc. The license keys are good for all 1.x releases.

MyBetterDesktop - Jun 6 2009 at 4:49am Copy Link

Adrian Williams I can see the potential here so I've bought it. Having said that I'm not having much success with my 1400x900 dual screen setup. The slideshows don't allways want to sequence through the images (especially on the 2nd screen) when I click on the 'next -update all slideshows). Also (if and when) the slideshow reaches the last image, it doesn't seem to want to start from the beginning.
I'll be keeping in touch Maciej to iron out these bugs.

Jun 6 2009 at 10:50am Copy Link

Maciej Gorny Thanks for your feedback Adrian. I can see how this can be confusing. The "Next - update all" button advances a slideshow to the next image, but it does not override the scheduled update interval. It is more of a shortcut button which simply forces a refresh of all slideshow if someone does not want to wait for the regular update. So now I see how naming of this function can be misleading, but this also proves how invaluable user feedback is. So please keep it coming.

MyBetterDesktop - Jun 6 2009 at 11:27am Copy Link

Pedro Laurent I just bought this software without trying it first and to my surprise I'm getting the following message:

SOFTWARE UPDATE
MY BETTER DESKTOP 1.0.16
This version of the software is significantly outdated and has expired. There is a new
version of the software available for download at www.myBetterDesktop.com site.

Would you like to go to the download page now?

When I download the version on the website it does the same thing and is been like 5 hours since I purchased the software and still haven't received any registration information, I did check my spam emails and nothing.... I might ask for a refund soon, it's my fault for not trying this software fist though.

Jan 25 2011 at 9:01am Copy Link

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