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Pic-a-POD has been a popular utility for many years, downloading pictures of the day from a selection of sites and allowing you to set your desktop wallpaper to a specific picture, or to a random picture that can be changed at a chosen interval. Pic-a-POD 2 is a complete re-write of this app and is now available in the Mac App Store for US 99 cents. It allows access to 8 different POD sites and you can get the PODs for any date back to 1st January 2009. A picture browser allows easy access to all your downloaded PODs, while a detailed view shows a larger image and more text
What's New
Version 2.0.4:
- Selecting a recent iPhoto pic from the Recent Desktops menu now correctly shows the selected pic.
- Better indications of downloads:
- if the large pic is still to be downloaded, the thumbnail is greyed out with a twirly to show it cannot be used yet.
- download progress for large pics now more accurate.
- Direct link to App Store in Help menu for adding reviews or ratings.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later.
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later.
Pic-a-POD User Discussion (Write a Review)
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Pic-a-POD has been a popular utility for many years, downloading pictures of the day from a selection of sites and allowing you to set your desktop wallpaper to a specific picture, or to a random picture that can be changed at a chosen interval. Pic-a-POD 2 is a complete re-write of this app and is now available in the Mac App Store for US 99 cents. It allows access to 8 different POD sites and you can get the PODs for any date back to 1st January 2009. A picture browser allows easy access to all your downloaded PODs, while a detailed view shows a larger image and more text information. View the pic on it's original web site, or share the link using email, Facebook, Twitter or Google+. If you set Pic-a-POD to change to a random desktop at intervals, you can also set it to include a picture from your iPhoto library occasionally. Pic-a-POD also allows for multiple monitors and multiple workspaces in Mission Control.
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Jacques-971 reviewed on 17 Nov 2011
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Mac0852 reviewed on 10 Sep 2006
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bobster reviewed on 04 Apr 2006
And who can argue with free? Not to mention the awesome images you can get at your fingertips in no time (with broadband that is hehe)
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User interface:
In an era of beauty vs useful geeky simplicity, this interface, unfortunately, falls closer to the latter. A tip: Get a friend or pay someone to put some thought into the interface if you're unable. I should mention that some of the shortcomings seemed to be overcome by using the "platinum" theme, which at least made it look a little more "Mac". **__
Functionality:
Brilliant. My 3 absolute favorite sources (WikiPedia, Astronomy POD and Nat. Geo) in one convenient place. It all seems to work well (I'll definitely post again if it doesn't update tomorrow morning properly, though). ***1/2
Usefulness:
Fantastic. Much easier than browsing myself, although it does seem like it will detract from the "fun" of browsing and seeing what else might be on the related sites. ***1/2
Overall, I really like it, but wish it had a more "professional" interface. If this is a sole developer - I haven't looked at the "more info" page - you're a total legend, keep up the good work. Definitely marking this one as one to keep an eye on. ***1/2