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UXTheme Multi-patcher: Patch More Windows Versions

TK — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:34:23 +0000

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; This program will patch your theme engine files so you can use any 3rd party visual style on the following operating systems (non-beta releases only): · Windows XP x86 Editions (up to Service Pack 3) · Windows XP x64 Editions (up to Service Pack 2) · Windows Server 2003 x86 and x64 Editions (up to Service Pack 2) · Windows Vista x86 and x64 Editions (up to Service Pack 2) · Windows Server 2008 x86 and x64 Editions (up to Service Pack 2) · Windows 7 x86 and x64 Editions Download Uxtheme Multi-patcher 7.1 Free

News about PC Gaming Reviews issue #1

TK — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:43:07 +0000

Xbox 360 Review – 'Darkstar One: Broken Alliance' – worthplaying.com

07/21/2010

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PC Review: Sam and Max Episode 4: Beyond The Alley of the Dolls – vg-reloaded.com

07/21/2010

Electronic TheatrePC Review: Sam and Max Episode 4: Beyond The Alley of the DollsVG-Reloaded.comAt the end of “They Stole Max's Brain”, the museum was attacked by a hoard of half-naked Sam clo more…

Is Windows Phone 7 really a "disaster?" – networkworld.com

07/21/2010

msnbc.comIs Windows Phone 7 really a "disaster?"NetworkWorld.comMicrosoft should kill it before it ships and admit that it's out of the mobile game for good. It is supposed to ship aroun more…

Casual games growing at a not-so-casual pace – msnbc.com – msnbc.msn.com

07/21/2010

msnbc.comCasual games growing at a not-so-casual pacemsnbc.comHe shared a statistic from research firm DFC Intelligence that put the number of casual PC gamers at 340 million monthly unique users toda more…

OnLive's cloud-based game service saves on equipment costs – Merced Sun-Star – mercedsunstar.com

07/21/2010

OnLive's cloud-based game service saves on equipment costsMerced Sun-StarBut OnLive is still a work in progress and comes up short in several areas when compared with console or PC gaming. Most no more…

Reader Review: Deathspank – Kotaku Australia – kotaku.com.au

07/21/2010

Reader Review: DeathspankKotaku AustraliaYes, that's right, we're now publishing reader reviews here on Kotaku. This is your chance to deliver sensible game purchasing advice to the rest of th more…

DarkStar One: Broken Alliance Review – IGN – xbox360.ign.com

07/20/2010

DarkStar One: Broken Alliance ReviewIGNDarkStar One was an entertaining, if largely repetitive, PC game that released in 2006. Fast forward four years to 2010 and the game is …and more » more…

GamePro's September cover is Alice: Madness Returns – gamepro.com

07/20/2010

GamePro.comGamePro's September cover is Alice: Madness ReturnsGamePro.comGamePro learned about the game's development by traveling thousands of miles to Shanghai to visit the team at Spicy Hor more…

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse – Ep.4: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls … – Platform Nation – platformnation.com

07/20/2010

Platform NationSam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse – Ep.4: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls …Platform NationIt has to be said that even though the review PC used for reviewing is a high end mac more…

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Surf the Web In-Game

TK — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:20:38 +0000

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!

Winamp Surround Sound 5.1 Speaker Plugin

TK — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:23:50 +0000

With the VL Sound 5.1 Winamp plug-in for Windows 7 and Vista you can get your surround sound 5.1 speaker setup working perfectly. All the other plug-ins I tried made the sound terrible, or you had to pay for them. This is completely free and actually makes the sound BETTER. Don’t waste your time with the others. VL Sound 5.1

Convert animated GIF to animated PNG

TK — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:54:19 +0000

Here is a quote directly from their website:

gif2apng is a simple command-line program that converts GIF animations into Animated PNG format. It disproves the common misconception that APNG files must be huge, as it actually creates APNG files smaller than the original GIF files. The program is very easy to use.

Simply drag and drop the desired .gif ‘onto’ the .exe and it will automatically convert the file into the same directory.

Check and download updates for your PC

TK — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:52:53 +0000

With this handy little tool from FileHippo.com you can check and then download updates for software that is currently installed on your PC. The small program scans your computer for installed software and then brings up a website with links to the newest versions. With a few clicks you can have the latest upgrades for your Windows machine that is running Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, ME or 98.

Patch Windows XP SP3 to use StyleXP Visual Styles

TK — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:24:39 +0000

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.

Obviously, what you do to your own computer is your own fault. Make sure you’re running Windows XP SP3. The PC I am using has Windows XP Home SP3 and I had no problems what so ever. I have NOT tested this with SP2 so I don’t know if it works or not. (Yes, even though it says SP2 on the above image.) There’s a comment on the link below about it working with SP2, if anyone else can confirm this in my comments it would be much appreciated.

You can download UXTender from here: UXTender 1.3

Update: Check out our latest post for a UXTheme patch that will work with more versions of Windows.

Dutch company designs eco-friendly font…

TK — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:25:57 +0000

A dutch company has created an eco-friendly font, which supposedly could save you up to 20% on your ink costs. The Ecofont, which is based on an open source Sans Serif font, is intended for businesses who obviously do a lot of printing. The savings most likely could not be seen right away by the average user. The font is ‘Free to download, Free to use’. The font was made by adding small holes to the proper ratio so that it was still readable.

Read all about it … http://www.ecofont.eu

Remotely access your music and video collection

TK — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:44:01 +0000

With Winamp Remote you can view your MP3 and/or Video collection from any computer through a standard web browser. Given your upload speed is appropriate you can stream anything from your music collection, which includes Video clips.

You’ll need ports 80 and 554 forwarded on your modem/router for their DirectStream functionality.