These days, there's less of a need for screensavers, but they remain a vestigial part of most modern operating systems. Microsoft hasn't refreshed its Windows screensaver selection or interface ...

The photo, taken by Charles O'Rear, is of a highway ... as a screensaver of Windows XP. INSKEEP: Having to look at the picture now, it is very familiar. But as of today, Microsoft will no longer ...

Chen’s latest tale recounts how 3D Pipes, the classic screensaver came to be: Microsoft wanted to show off OpenGL within Windows NT 3.5, but wanted a way to do it that wasn’t an ad.

Programmer Raymond Chen's story starts with his friend and unnamed Microsoft colleague ... His colleague proposed holding a screensaver design contest within the Windows team.