Simulate a white screen, update or crash with Whitescreen

On Byothe.fr, I often talk to you about tools, services and websites that can help you increase your productivity. This is for example the case of Webmii, a site that allows you to scan the web for find as much information as possible about a person or even the ILoveIMG site which allows you toedit your images online.

But sometimes it's necessary to take a break and let the pressure go down. So how do you find a good reason to take a break without having to provide explanations?

Once again, the Internet comes to your rescue: if technology can improve productivity, it can also sometimes help you slack off. Indeed, what's better than a Windows update or a technical problem to take a break? And if your computer doesn't have a problem or doesn't need a break, there's Whitescreen, a site that will allow you (among other things) to simulate an update of your operating system!

Make a joke or find an excuse not to work using Whitescreen

Whitescreen is a free and very easy to use site. And beyond making jokes or pretending to take a break, it has many uses that may surprise you. Initially, the interest of this site is to put your screen in a specific color: white, orange, pink, black, red, blue, green… you can choose the color and the resolution.

So why is it useful to completely color your screen?

A good example is the white screen! Indeed, by putting your screen completely white, you benefit from a homogeneous light source, additional lighting that will be very useful if you are used to filming yourself. This will advantageously replace a light ring and also at a lower cost. And there are plenty of other uses for a completely white screen: copying a drawing onto a sheet of paper by transparency, even possible spots on the screen, finding dead pixels, calibrating the monitor, etc.

Basically, Whitescreen was designed for this… as its name suggests.

But as you browse the site, you will find many more fun things. With the same principle as for the white or colored screen, Whitescreen allows you to simulate a broken screen or the takeover of your screen by a hacker… ideal for a good joke between colleagues. Other screens are totally credible, like those that simulate an update or the famous blue screen of death.

Some of these screens are fixed, but others are animated. And I think that among the animated screens, the most brilliant ones are those that simulate updating your operating system with variants for Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows XP, macOS X, Ubuntu or even Android on your mobile. Indeed, these screens do not limit themselves to displaying a frozen image, they reproduce a totally realistic animation. For macOS and Windows, you can set a starting update percentage and an update duration. The percentage will progress throughout the programmed duration, making the simulation very very credible!

In the same genre, hacking your computer is animated and you see a system console type image with text entered by your so-called hacker… perfect for scaring your IT departments!

In short, Whitescreen is a site that is both fun and useful that I will let you discover and use wisely... Just avoid getting fired!

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