Screen savers were originally intended to prevent monitor burn-in, which could occur if a single image was displayed most of the time. Over time, that image would essentially become etched into the display, making the monitor harder to use. Monitor technology has improved over the years, and screen savers have become more a form of entertainment than a way to avoid burn-in.

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An interesting article reprinted from Reuters...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) is preparing a service that would enable users to store data from their personal hard drives on its computers, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition.

The First State Bank of Davis has gone digital with a new digital signage marketing solution at their bank in Davis, IL.  Digital signage allows the bank to instantly display current interest rates, CD rates, and many other banking promotions that change frequently.  The displays also show current events, news, and weather reports automatically updated every hour.

KA Data Group has integrated their biometric fingerprinting solution with MCJ Eyecheck Inc.'s patented Pupilometer® drug screening solution to develop the new I-Sims solution for MCJ. I-Sims is a product from MCJ Eyecheck that allows foolproof, non-invasive, drug screening to subjects in remote locations through the combined use of MCJ Eyecheck's Pupilometer®, multimedia communication components, secure database, and Digital Persona's biometric fingerprinting solution. The "State-of-the-art" solution is exclusively available from MCJ Inc. and has been deployed for testing with the Federal Courts System Parole Department, Hawaiian District as reported here. A published PowerPoint presentation of the benefits of the solution design is published by the Federal Courts here.

For more information about MCJ Eyecheck, you may visit their website here.