Archive for August, 2008
Winners of the HyperDesk Giveaway
After getting a good response for the HyperDesk Review and Giveaway, I thought I’d announce the winners now.
The winners are Santosh and Salah Eldin for the following desktops:
Four Free Ways To Add Comic Speech Bubbles To Your Photos
If you want to have some fun with your digital photos collection and impress people around you, why not put together a few photos, add some comic speech bubbles and spin a funny yarn? Here, I’ll take you through 4 services that let you add speech bubbles to your photos instantly in a matter of minutes:
Easy to use CrossLoop Screen Sharing Service
How many of you people out there ever needed help with an issue on your computer? Anybody? I am sure – if you are reading my blog, you have had a question, an issue, or just wanted a tip about something to do with your computer. This is why I wanted to share CrossLoop with you. CrossLoop has two main products: a free screen sharing application and a CrossLoop Marketplace website.
How to replace protected system .DLL files in Windows?
Replacing protected .DLL files in Windows isn’t easy. There’s an annoying system protection dialog that pops up when you try to try to replace a DLL file and sometimes, you won’t be able to overwrite a .DLL file at all.
Replacer is just a 12 KB utility that can be used to replace protected .DLL files in your Windows system. Download it run the replace.cmd program.
Download UxTheme Multi Patcher for Windows XP SP 3
Some of my friends have been telling me that SP 3 installation broke the uxtheme.dll patch that they had installed, preventing all third party Windows XP themes from working.
Remove Entries from the Add Or Remove Programs List
If the Add or Remove Programs list in your Windows XP Control Panel is mistakenly listing a program that has been uninstalled, you can easily remove that software program from the list.
Hyperdesk Hypersuites – Quick Review and Giveaway – Win 2 DarkMatter Subspace Theme Licences!
If you’re the kind of person who frequently keeps changing skins on your desktop, you’ll love Hyperdesk. Hyperdesk is a product from The Skins Factory that allows you to skin your Windows desktop.
The themes are designed by commercial artists – so they look very professional. Every skin suite (Hypertheme) includes a Windows theme, a cute icon set, and an equally pleasing wallpaper. Additional stuff like Windows Media Player themes and a few widgets are also present in some themes.
Here’s why Hyperdesk’s Hypersuites are better than many other themes available for download:
- Very brilliant themes – professionally designed, no niggles, and neat finish
- Hyperdesk uses Microsoft’s own skinning engine – so your system stays stable
- It’s a matter of just click – install – apply. Doesn’t involve any hacks
- One click easy restore – You can easily return back to the default theme at the click of a button – no hassles here as well
Airtel will launch 3G iPhones in India on August 22
Just a quick heads up to all our Indian readers – Reuters is reporting that India’s mobile operator, Bharti Airtel will launch the 3G iPhones in India on the 22nd of August, 2008 (that’s just a few weeks from now). Great news, read the very brief report here.
Speculation is that the price will be high because operators are not ready to subsidize the handsets.
I’ll continue to update this post as and when information arrives. You can subscribe via email to receive updates for free or use the RSS feed.
Enable or Disable Various Windows XP Settings Quickly using Xpy
Xpy is a very small but powerful software that can let you disable many Windows XP settings and program behaviour quickly at the click of a few buttons.
Watch Live Coverage of August 1, 2008 Solar Eclipse from NASA
NASA is currently providing a live coverage of the solar eclipse that’s happening right now. Don’t miss it.
You can watch the live video of the solar eclipse right now by going to this page. To launch the live channel in full screen mode on Windows Media Player, click on this link. For Real Player, click here.
