I just finished and released a new product that I am excited to present to everyone. For the longest time, I wanted to be able to show the status of some of my applications while my computer was running the screen saver, so that I could tell from across the room wether I had new emails or news items. As a result, I created Status Screen Saver. Basically, it shows the current status of a few applications in the status bar at the bottom of the screen and any other screen saver above it.

The best part about the implementation is that I made it very easy to add what I call modules. If you would like to see some other application in the status bar, it’s extremely easy to add it to Status Screen Saver, as long as that application works with AppleScript. All that is required is a .bundle file that contains an application icon and a AppleScript that returns a numeric value. I added three applications, (Mail, NetNewsWire and Twitterrific) that I use on a regular basis, but I’m hoping that other users will create modules for their favorite apps and Status Screen Saver can eventually come with a ton of bundles installed.

Anyway, you can download the new product at http://www.loganrockmore.com/StatusScreenSaver/. I hope that everyone else finds it as useful as I do.