If you're away from your computer for any stretch of the day, the poor thing probably gets sad and lonely, sitting around twiddling its digital thumbs with nothing to do all day.

Rather than having it display the same old flying toasters on your screen while you're gone, why not let it download and display the latest photos posted by the people you know on Multiply?

Click here and download the executable (Windows only at the moment, sorry!). Once installed, simply enter your username and password into the program, and if you'd like, set the few (optional) options available, like how long each photo should be displayed onscreen and what time of day new photos should be downloaded.

The screensaver does more than just show you photos -- it also shows you who posted them, when they were posted... and even the number of replies that have been left so far! If you see a photo on which you'd like to comment, simply click it and the screensaver will get out of your way, launch your web browser and take you right to the photo's page!

If you'd like to change whose photos appear, you can do this too on the settings page. Your choices range from (for narcissists) only your own, or any other proximity setting you'll find on your message board.

We've just released a new version of the Multiply Screensaver. It includes a fix for a minor issue that was affecting some users.

If you've installed the screensaver, you can find out if you need the latest version by positioning your mouse pointer over the Multiply icon located in the lower-right area of your computer desktop. If you see version 1.10 beta, then you already have the latest version. If you see any other number, please install the latest version by clicking here.

If you haven't yet tried out the screensaver, then now is a great time. Learn more about how Multiply's Screensaver lets you catch up with friends without lifting a finger.

Hi everyone! Here's a quick rundown of the latest new features we just rolled out...

The Multiply Screensaver
We've created a screensaver that runs through some of the latest photos posted in your network (see image to the right). Once a day the screensaver is updated with new photos so you get a fresh screensaver every day. You decide whether it runs through photos from your entire network, people very close to you, just your contacts, etc. Best of all it's free to use. Click here to learn more about it.

Faster searches
Our new search feature has been working great, but now it's even better. If you tried it before, please try again and you should get your results much faster than before. If you haven't tried a search on Multiply, please give it a shot. It's the best way to find trusted information because we only search through stuff posted by the people you're connected to. And it's a fun way to see what's out there in your network!

An easier way to see who's reading your stuff
We've expanded the Message Summary box on the Welcome page to include your most recent posts, so you can get a quick glimpse of how often they've been read and/or replied to. In fact that box will include any post - no matter how old - if it has a reply you haven't read yet.

Home page updates
Just look in the area underneath the headshot on anyone's home page and now you'll see how many contacts that person has, and whether they've posted more profile pics of themselves. Of course, the number of contacts will only appear if that person allows it. We're also back to displaying the person's city or town, due to popular request.

Better - and prettier - invites
We're experimenting with a much nicer-looking, and more informative, e-mail invitation to help you convince your friends to use Multiply. Since these e-mails contain html graphics, which many e-mail readers often mis-interpret as spam, you may want to recommend that your invitees check their "spam" or "bulk" folders just in case your invitation ends up there.

Easy step-by-step 'getting started guide' on Welcome page
We've added a quick step-by-step guide to helping new users get started with Multiply. It's at the top of the Welcome page, and you can hide it if you don't need it.

Invited users now show up in viewing history
Now when you share one of your posts by e-mail, we're tracking when the post is read by the people you've shared it with. Their e-mail addresses will show up in the list of people in the viewing history.

Message page improvements
We did a few minor things that should make things a lot easier. For one, we added a "users" button right next to the "groups" button, so you can quickly see messages from just one particular user. It's also easier to switch back to your original slider setting after filtering by a user or group.