How can I activate the aquarium?

mclements · 04-19-2006, 06:36 AM

I have the Aquarium 3 in 1 Limited Edition (just got it yesterday). Is there a way to activate the aquarium without resetting the time for the screensaver to turn on? I would love to be able to put the cursor in a corner or something like that to start the aquarium.

Thanks

feldon34 · 04-19-2006, 07:01 AM

Welcome to the forums! There's a paid program called HotCorners. Maybe you can find a free program that does the same thing.

Tiny Turtle · 04-19-2006, 07:20 AM

If the object is just to start the aquarium in a more convenient way than actually resetting the time you could let the installation program create a shortcut on the desktop (and/or drag that one to the Quick Launch bar). Clicking it will launch the aquarium.

Right-clicking on the shortcut in the Start menu, choose Properties and enter a key-combo might also do the trick (though it will only work on shortcuts in the Start menu - not on the desktop).

/Tiny More Suggestions

cjmaddy · 04-19-2006, 07:39 AM

PC World Hot Corners ... It seems to work!

... and it's free!

Jim Sachs · 04-19-2006, 09:57 AM

Or just click the icon.

cjmaddy · 04-19-2006, 10:08 AM

I assume he/she means when the desktop, (ie, the icon), is covered up?

Tiny Turtle · 04-19-2006, 10:19 AM

Then what's wrong with quicklaunch or hotkey?

cjmaddy · 04-19-2006, 10:36 AM

Quicker?

Jav400 · 04-19-2006, 10:53 AM

I find that hard to believe. I would consider "more used to it" or something though.

cjmaddy · 04-19-2006, 12:07 PM

I don't know! - Ask mclements, that's what he/she asked for.
Like the others, I'm just making a suggestion. ... I wish I hadn't!

Originally posted by mclements:

... I would love to be able to put the cursor in a corner or something like that to start the aquarium.

Thanks

Tiny Turtle · 04-19-2006, 03:25 PM

Of course you did. But your "Quicker?" response warranted a reply which you got from Mike and you shouldn't feel to surprised about that.

cjmaddy · 04-19-2006, 03:53 PM

All I did was do what Morgan had suggested. - I found a free one! - Right?
I posed the query, Quicker? - in response to your question.
Only mclements knows why he/she want's to launch the SS by moving the mouse pointer off the corner!
I don't see the need for all this questioning/disagreeing with someone's attempts to help.

Tiny Turtle · 04-19-2006, 04:33 PM

Me neither. The problem with your reasoning is that two out of your four latest posts in this thread has ended in a question mark making you the one doing the majority of the questioning.

I can drop this now if you want to.

/Tiny Enigma

feldon34 · 04-19-2006, 05:57 PM

This is such a great forum. I'm glad we don't bicker at each other over the most meaningless crap.

FishyBusiness · 04-19-2006, 06:14 PM

ROFL. Let's all blame evil Jim for getting us together so that we can bicker...lol.

Tiny Turtle · 04-19-2006, 06:48 PM

Originally posted by feldon30:

This is such a great forum. I'm glad we don't bicker at each other over the most meaningless crap.

You got something better to do?

patscarr · 04-19-2006, 10:55 PM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle:

You got something better to do?

Not really. My students are writing their exam right now and I am just standing up here trying to look busy.

04-19-2006, 06:36 AM	#1
mclements Registered Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1	How can I activate the aquarium? I have the Aquarium 3 in 1 Limited Edition (just got it yesterday). Is there a way to activate the aquarium without resetting the time for the screensaver to turn on? I would love to be able to put the cursor in a corner or something like that to start the aquarium. Thanks

04-19-2006, 07:01 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Welcome to the forums! There's a paid program called HotCorners. Maybe you can find a free program that does the same thing. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-19-2006, 07:20 AM	#3
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	If the object is just to start the aquarium in a more convenient way than actually resetting the time you could let the installation program create a shortcut on the desktop (and/or drag that one to the Quick Launch bar). Clicking it will launch the aquarium. Right-clicking on the shortcut in the Start menu, choose Properties and enter a key-combo might also do the trick (though it will only work on shortcuts in the Start menu - not on the desktop). /Tiny More Suggestions Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-19-2006, 09:57 AM	#5
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,788	Or just click the icon. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-19-2006, 10:19 AM	#7
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Then what's wrong with quicklaunch or hotkey? Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-19-2006, 07:39 AM	#4
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	PC World Hot Corners ... It seems to work! ... and it's free!

04-19-2006, 10:08 AM	#6
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	I assume he/she means when the desktop, (ie, the icon), is covered up?

04-19-2006, 10:36 AM	#8
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Quicker?

04-19-2006, 10:53 AM	#9
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I find that hard to believe. I would consider "more used to it" or something though. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-19-2006, 12:07 PM	#10
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	I don't know! - Ask mclements, that's what he/she asked for. Like the others, I'm just making a suggestion. ... I wish I hadn't! Originally posted by mclements: ... I would love to be able to put the cursor in a corner or something like that to start the aquarium. Thanks

04-19-2006, 03:25 PM	#11
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Of course you did. But your "Quicker?" response warranted a reply which you got from Mike and you shouldn't feel to surprised about that. Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-19-2006, 03:53 PM	#12
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	All I did was do what Morgan had suggested. - I found a free one! - Right? I posed the query, Quicker? - in response to your question. Only mclements knows why he/she want's to launch the SS by moving the mouse pointer off the corner! I don't see the need for all this questioning/disagreeing with someone's attempts to help.

04-19-2006, 04:33 PM	#13
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Me neither. The problem with your reasoning is that two out of your four latest posts in this thread has ended in a question mark making you the one doing the majority of the questioning. I can drop this now if you want to. /Tiny Enigma Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-19-2006, 05:57 PM	#14
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	This is such a great forum. I'm glad we don't bicker at each other over the most meaningless crap. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-19-2006, 06:14 PM	#15
FishyBusiness Registered Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,206	ROFL. Let's all blame evil Jim for getting us together so that we can bicker...lol. Frank

04-19-2006, 06:48 PM	#16
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Originally posted by feldon30: This is such a great forum. I'm glad we don't bicker at each other over the most meaningless crap. You got something better to do? Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-19-2006, 10:55 PM	#17
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Originally posted by Tiny Turtle: You got something better to do? Not really. My students are writing their exam right now and I am just standing up here trying to look busy. Patrick