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With this patch you will be able to skin your Windows XP SP3 system without the use of third party software such as WindowBlinds or Style XP, but you will be able to use Style XP themes. This makes for much faster boot-up times and less resource usage, plus it’s FREE and legal.
I just bought the EVGA GeForce 9500 GT
Having a few problems using your own MP3′s as ringtones on your LG Scoop AX260? Due to apparent legal restrictions, you are not able to add MP3s as ringtones since they could be downloaded illegally. Fortunately, below is a step-by-step guide to using your own songs as ringtones for ‘technically free’ (since the only thing you have to pay for is web access), without the use of a USB data cable and/or BitPim.
First off, you’ll need the following things to accomplish this:
Once you have all 3 things:
Just got a great deal on a few computer items over at Xoxide.com. If you’re looking to mod your case or add extra features, Xoxide is definitely the way to go. Even if you just want to get a few cheap parts for your side project PC their clearance items will make you pleased. I got a random 400W ATX power supply for $9.99, although their description says at least 400w I managed to receive a 450w instead. Read the rest of this entry »
With MaxBlogPress’ FavIcon WordPress Plugin you can easily switch between favicons without a hassle. I’m using Firefox and the updated favicons show up automatically… Read the rest of this entry »
With Mobile17 you can create ringtones from your own music files. Where ringtone providers will charge you an arm and a leg, Mobile17 lets you upload an mp3/wav of your favorite song, then pick a clip out of the song. It then sends you the file, through a picture e-mail or something similar where you can select it to play as a ringtone. They claim to be compatible with over 95% of available cell phones so chances are you won’t have a problem being able to upload and create your own free ringtones. The wait time can be over 2 hours, but if you donate some money they will give you ‘Express’ credits, or you could always buy a subscription.
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If you need a problem with Ubuntu fixed right away, you should go to the official IRC chat room on the Freenode servers. There is tons of people that are more than willing to help if you have a legitimate question to ask. Here is a list of their servers taken from Freenode.net:
If you’re getting the error message; "Undefined video mode number – Press Enter to see more or space to continue" when you boot up, I just found a quick fix for it while trying to patch the same problem on my machine. Apparently this will also work with the lilo bootloader (check article comments).
With this handy little bash script, you can make a wallpaper collage of your favorite albums using the Last.fm (formally Audioscrobbler) service. If you have a Last.fm account, then you already know you need some sort of plugin for your music player to list recently played tracks. With the lastCollage script it takes all your recently played album covers and arranges them in a nifty collage, then saves it as an image file to add as your wallpaper. I must say, it does a great job too. It fades some covers, while making others more prominent. It definitely has a collage feel to it.
Here’s a simple way to get it installed (from the lastCollage website) for Linux users:
mkdir lastCollage
cd lastCollage
wget http://ledazibao.free.fr/lastCollage/lastCollage
wget http://ledazibao.free.fr/lastCollage/parse_pictures.xsl
chmod a+x lastCollage
./lastCollage (To run the script)
** Ubuntu users should type sudo before all commands, exluding cd (just changes current directory).
To see how to change parameters and other stuff, head on over to the official site: lastCollage.
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Beta has been released.
Release info: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/beta
Upgrade: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades
New features:
| Xorg 7.3
The latest Xorg, Xorg 7.3, is available in Hardy, with an emphasis on better autoconfiguration with a minimal configuration file. This Beta brings a new Screen Resolution utility that allows users to dynamically configure the resolution, refresh rate, and rotation of a second monitor. This will be particularly handy for laptop users that connect to a projector or external monitor. Linux kernel 2.6.24 This Beta includes the 2.6.24-12.13 kernel based on 2.6.24.3. This brings in significant enhancements and fixes that have been merged in the last few months into the mainline kernel, including:
GNOME 2.22 Hardy Heron Beta brings you the latest and greatest GNOME 2.22 with lots of new features and improvements, such as a new Nautilus that uses GVFS as its backend. GVFS makes it possible to fix shortcomings of Nautilus such as the inability to restore files from trash, pause and undo file operations, and will make it possible to escalate user privileges for certain operations using PolicyKit for authentication. It also brings a significant performance boost to many operations. PulseAudioPulseAudio is now enabled by default. Some non-GNOME applications still need to be changed to output to pulse/esd by default and the volume control tools are not yet integrated. Firefox 3 Beta 4Firefox 3 Beta 4 replaces Firefox 2 as the default browser, bringing much better system integration including GTK2 form buttons and common dialogs. and icon theming that matches the system. |
** Keep it mind, this is not for the average user. This is more for developers and beta testers.
UXTheme Multi-patcher: Patch More Windows Versions
With this updated UXTheme Multi-patcher, you can replace the uxtheme files and start using custom Visual Styles for your system. Here are the supported versions from the Softpedia website;
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Surf the Web In-Game
With PLAYXPERT, created by former Xfire users, you can download a variety of widgets that work seamlessly with the games that are supported. The widgets include a web browser, TeamSpeak, Diagnostics Tool and more. They even have a Twitter widget in case you want to brag to the world about how many frags you’re getting! (0 cmnts)
