Well, I agree with what Bebi stated above. It would be great to reorganize the tutorials that a variety of users have put together over the years to make tutorials for specific apps much easier to find.
Vad_M, I'll have to try this when I get home later. Thanks for taking the time to help a scripting newbie.
I'm trying to modify (for personal use) the script in ickypoo's Marvin widget to add a function where the sound is automatically muted when the widget is hidden. I think I know how to do this (I've been reading the DesktopX scripting tutorial), but what I'm doing is not working. Actually, I've tried several different paths to achieve this, including using ObjectOnStateChange calls to detect whether the object is hidden or shown. This i
Well, it looks like a case of mis-marketing to me. It's a huge stereotype that PC users are suits and Mac users are sort-of twentysomething slackers who spend most of their days using iPods and creating content with various other idevices and Adobe software. I see Macs as having serious applications for desktop publishing and graphic arts design, and there are probably a lot of computer professionals who use them. The OS does tend to be mor
I don't have any personal experience with UAC, but I've read about a lot of folks having issues with it. Frankly, I think the people who have responded to this post by stating that if there is a problem, then Microsoft will fix it themselves, are being a bit naive. Microsoft may choose to fix this and other issues when they issue the first or second service pack for Vista, and then again, they may not. It may be only through the
I just finished Demon Stone from Atari a few days ago. The unusual thing about that being that I "finished" and didn't abandon it as tedious and pointless, which I have a tendency to do with action-oriented games. While I'm still not entirely convinced that "winnable" is actually a word, I did apply it in this instance. I generally play shooters on the
Well, I don't have a vested interest in this particular thread, because I don't have Vista. However, I see legitimate arguments on both sides, just as Excalpius stated earlier. 1) Poor timing Well, like I said, I and many others have not yet bothered to upgrade, so we have no use for DreamS
Well, I don't have any direct experience with Vista personally. I didn't beta-test it or rush out to buy an upgrade the minute it came out. However, it does seem like we've had this conversation before. Software publishers seem to really like blaming software piracy for lower-than-anticipated sales figures, but I can't imagine, just as Zoomba pointed out, that increasing Windows "safeguards" translates into an automatic incre
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Actually, you can use any program that opens .ZIP archives to open these files. WindowBlinds just saves you some time and trouble, because if you have it installed, you can automatically install the 'blind when you open it. If you really want to, though, you could extract the contents to their own directory, install WB, then open the 'blind in the configuration screen.
I have to confess that I'm still waiting for a game-to-movie conversion that blows me away. Mediocrity is more or less the pinnacle of achievement that can be claimed by this particular subgenre. I borrowed the film version of Silent Hill yesterday from our local library, and while it wasn't as bad as Doom <
I have my first WB skin currently in moderation, which I created with SkinStudio. What I'm wondering about is the name of the file that is the "Please Wait" image that appears while the skin is being applied. My skin just uses the generic one, because I couldn't find the file in SkinStudio anywhere. However, if I knew what it is called, I could edit it manually. Thanks.
Okay, here's a pretty specific question. . . I'm using the Marvin widget (from the gallery), and, like a poster stated about it, the widget would really benefit from having a "mute" button, because it's cool when he wanders around your desktop spouting Marvin sayings while you're typing a document or searching the internet, but not so great when you're listening to music or playing a game. How would one such as myself tweak the sound proper
Draginol's discussion of this topic indicates two problems with his temporizing, one of which he readily acknowledges: 1) he has little scientific background, and 2) he is willing to lump and stereotype people with opposiing points of view when it suits his purpose. I would defy Draginol or anyone to find a definition of "weak science" in any textbook that matches the comments he makes in his third paragraph. From a scientific poi
I submitted a new WB skin called Green Streak last week, and I was just wondering whether it was still in moderation or it did not upload correctly. Thanks.
I use ScreenPrint32. It's free for noncommercial use. Here's a link: WWW Link
If I undetstand this right, we will be able to export windows sidebar gadgets to dx ? Actually, the post says that you can export DesktopX widgets as Sidebar gadgets. It's unclear whether the reverse functionality would be an option.
What good finds you've given us. I love these hoiday guides you do. I'm too lazy to look for myself. Hear, hear! I second these precise sentiments: a) your lists are timely and useful and b) it saves trouble for people like me who are too lazy or confused to click on the "Gallery" button. Thanks for the lists and keep 'em coming!
Corky_O: You're right. I forgot about that part of the story--you can either send the ipod in to Apple or buy another one. They're betting that most people won't bother with that, especially with a service fee of $65.
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While I'm not endorsing this trend, which seems a bit silly, $556 sounds pretty reasonable when you consider how many man-hours would have to go into raising a character from 1 to 70 in World of Warcraft .
I'd like to know why nobody's discussing the story I saw on CNN the other day about ipods' built-in obsolescence. I realize this is slightly off-topic, but Giles Slade, author of the 2006 book Made to Break , was being interviewed on CNN last week and he talked about how ipods have lithium-ion batteries that are designed to run out of juice after thirteen months, one month after the warranty expires. This system encourages people to buy new ipods, because the devices are designed so the ba
San Chonino: I saw The Devil's Backbone on television a few months back. I thought it was great too, although you had to wait almost 2/3 of the way through before anything really supernatural occurred. Nevertheless, it was a terrific story.
Wow, that's eerily similar to the skin from Freedom Force versus the Third Reich that I'm using for GS! Get out of my head!!!
Okay, I was pondering the other day upon what "theme" I could use for skins that wouldn't get me in trouble with the RIAA/MPAA/CIA/UNHCR or anyone else with a scary acronym. I decided to create my own not-so-wonderful superhero, The Green Streak. I was inspired by the computer game series Freedom Force, Ben Edlund's The Tick, and DC Comics' The Flash. I've l
BakerStreet: Obviously, personal opinions are fair game. I will say this: I didn't see Pan's Labyrinth as a horror film, even in an unconventional sense. I don't think del Toro intended for the audience to focus on the violence or even the setting of the "real world"; if he were attempting to make a political statement, there was a lot more that could have been said about the fact that the faction of ostensible protagonists were i
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