CNET Editors' review
Transform your boring desktop into an RSS feed and photo slide show with this nifty media management tool. Roxio MediaTicker presents a ticker-style bar that can be placed at various positions on your desktop. Vivid thumbnail images and feed links scroll or fade-in (depending on your preference) continuously across the bar.
The great thing about this toolbar is that it can be resized three different ways to suit your tastes, though we found that the smallest thumbnail size impedes your view of the RSS feed links. Even more impressive is that your browser resizes itself so that it doesn't hide the picture bar. Double-clicking an image instantly pulls the image from the bar, where you have the option of printing, e-mailing, or setting it as a desktop background. Likewise, clicking a feed link took us directly to the corresponding Web site for the full article. We were able to easily figure out how to add our own pictures and feeds, but if you're still unsure, there's a helpful how-to link that offers instructions.
There's not really anything bad we can say about this freebie. Users of all levels will certainly find this a great tool for keeping current with the latest news and pics.
Publisher's Description
From Sonic Solutions:
MediaTicker is a fun, scrolling ticker that delivers your local digital photos and remote RSS feeds directly onto your desktop. Unlike other newsreaders, MediaTicker gives you a visual perspective on your RSS feeds by displaying content in both text and thumbnail image format. Now you can add the latest news, sports, headlines, cartoons and photos from almost any site to your MediaTicker. Web sites like Flickr, Yahoo News Photos, and MSNBC provide RSS feeds of images and thumbnail images with links. Add your own photos to flickr.com then tell your family and friends to get MediaTicker to stay up to date with all your latest photos automatically.
Version 2.1 enables users to search for Digital Media on the Web directly from the ticker toolbar and adds compatibility with Windows Vista.
What's new in this version: Version 2.1 enables users to search for Digital Media on the Web directly from the ticker toolbar and adds compatibility with Windows Vista.
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All versions:
3.9 starsout of 11 votes
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Current version:
3.8 starsout of 10 votes
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"Great easy to use product"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
Pros
Love it, easy access for all your photos
Cons
Easy to use great for surfing and viewing pics.
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"Keeps stalling"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
Pros
I liked the display and that it automatically resized the rest of the desktop to fit. It let me specify the directory and whether or not to include sub-folders.
Cons
It would freeze about once a day.
Summary
Uninstalled
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"Worked as advertised"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
Pros
Easy to install and go, but it just wasn't something I needed to have, so I uninstalled it.
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"best program i like"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
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"Lovely addition to my system"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
Pros
Nice combination of RSS feeds and pictures from the local drive
Cons
Wish list: Can deselect individual folders. I have folders within my main pictures folder that I do not want to see. Rather than add a whole bunch of folders, I would like to be able to select the main folder, than remove the unwanted folders.
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"I'm having trouble viewing all my "watch list" what can I do?"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
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"it's great"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
Pros
download pics from the cell
Cons
haven't run into any as of yet
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"it is a very good software"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
Pros
it is a very good software
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"Best Program of it's Kind"
Version: Roxio MediaTicker 2.1
Pros
Not much else out there that compares to this scrolling feed and picture bar. It's easy to setup, easy to change settings. You can have it scroll, or if that annoys you, you can set it to fade in. Bottom, top or side screen. It was a bit heavy on the memory, but I think programs of this nature are.
Cons
Nothing bad really, would just like to see it integrated to authorize with flickr, so you can see friends and families private pictures.
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