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Re:Does Showing Seconds in the System Tray Use More Power? by jasonthorsness on Sunday July 13, 2025 @02:11PM (#44552267)
There was a fight in Vista time frame about whether or not animated/video desktop backgrounds were a good idea. They were definitely cool, but AT WHAT COST. Ended up shipping as an "extra".
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Re:Does Showing Seconds in the System Tray Use More Power? by trinix912 on Sunday July 13, 2025 @02:20PM (#44552331)
And nowadays we got people running Wallpaper Engine on their idling laptops in college classes ;)
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