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a long time ago..,,

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:58:25 +0000

Well Hello all

How are we all doing are the same old faces here let me know, i have been away for while but let us catch up!

kevin

Dim the junk in your Browser

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:20:54 +0000

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CinemaDrape is an easy-to-use application that will help you focus on the current task by blanking or dimming the other less important areas of your screen.

With CinemaDrape you no longer have to manually clean up your working screen area, close windows, or watch lower resolution videos in full screen mode just to get rid of disturbing side elements or ads. CinemaDrape is easy to start: just move your mouse over the area you want to focus on and press your own favorite custom keyboard combination.

This works in any Web browser or in any other program you are using. CinemaDrape is also easy to close: just press Escape or select Quit from the context menu. And the program does not require any memory or an extra tray icon when the drape is not active.
In CinemaDrape you can easily: move or resize the focus area using the mouse or arrow keys, change the color or opacity of the drape that covers the less important screen areas, and save your favorite focus areas for future use.

Download from Softpedia

Download Youtube Videos

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:03:43 +0000

Sometimes you might like something on Youtube so much, that linking to it may not be enough. In such a scenario you need YouTube Downloader

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This simple freeware application works pretty well, given how basic the interface is. It has two main features: to download FLV files from YouTube, and to convert them to most major formats. If there's a YouTube URL in your clipboard, it will automatically paste it for you when you click on the dialog box. From there, just hit OK and the downloading will commence. One more left-click is all it takes to load the file in the converter, which supports iPhone, iPod, PSP, cell phone, AVI, MP3, WMV, and Xvid. Surprisingly, there's also a basic video editor for cropping videos by time stamp. You can also cut out the sound when converting.

This is one of the lightest editors around, but the simplistic interface belies its functionality and it performs exactly as advertised. We'd like to see support in future editions for hunting down missing codecs, and version 2.1.5 and earlier won't work because of embed code changes on YouTube itself. Still, the YouTube Downloader is proof that not only is video-making accessible to everyone, so is video downloading and editing.

Go get it from CNET

Did you know VLC Player supports playback of .FLV Files? Downloaded Videos tend to come in this format, so it might be worth grabbing that too

Recent Downtime

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:30:06 +0000

We are sorry for our recent downtime. We went offline earler today becouse of login system issues. We got the issue fixed and have returned online.

(IFA3) Nexus V1.6

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:40:57 +0000

File Name: (IFA3) Nexus V1.6
File Submitter: atsaunier
File Submitted: 09 Jul 2010
File Updated: 09 Jul 2010
File Category: IP.Board Skins
IP Version: 3.1.x

This is the Upgraded Version From my IPB 2.3 Nexus Skin for ipb 3.1.x series

Click here to download this file

Take a photo of all the computers in your home

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:24:15 +0000

here is a photo of all the pc's i have in my home at the moment. (the time one and tiny one are for a local youth project if all goes to plan).

+ My desktop in the lounge and the laptop

Happy Birthday DjD

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:38:20 +0000

Id like to wish Danny (DJD) a Happy 23rd birthday hope its a good one

Recent Downtime

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:32:31 +0000

We belive we have fond and fixed our critical issue our site has been reciving from time to time. We noticed the issue shortly after we moved our site from www.winxperts.net/forums to www.forums.winxperts.net, so we moved the site back thinking that might been the cause of soe conflicts we have had and internal server erros, after the move we ran a test and found that this was not the cause of the problem, after uninstalling every mod and addon we have had installed it appears the problem went away. The site is online and expect the gallery and downloads systems to come back online soon as well as some of the modds we had installed. We will be doing these one by one and checking to determine which was causing the conflict.

Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Review

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:50:01 +0000

Installation

Having downloaded the Ubuntu .iso and using it conjunction with Wubi, i was soon using Ubuntu. Because of this, it would be foolish of me to even attempt to comment on the installation process. In my experience, Ubuntu is usually very simple to install, so don't let the lack of information put you off.

First Use

The Desktop feels very much like previous releases of Ubuntu, except you are no longer hounded by the colour brown. Instead, you are presented with a sleek, black interface which in my view is an excellent change. It may be one of the best changes made, because for those new to linux, the very thought of brown might be enough to stop them trying it, which would be a shame.

There are some transparency effects, however these are very subtle. Rather than attempt to emulate Windows Vista and Seven, Ubuntu has taken a direction of its own which is good news. Take a look at the title bar in the screenshot below.

I was impressed by the speed of this release. Everything just works. No application hangs, no strange errors that i couldn't understand. It seems perfect.

Applications

As always, Ubuntu comes with some good applications to ensure it's usable for most. Should something be missing that you need, click 'Applications' in the top left corner and then click 'Ubuntu Software Centre'.

Under the Office category there is a Word Processor, a program for making Presentations and another for spreadsheets all courtesy of Open Office. If we look under Internet we see an IM Client & a Web Browser amongst other things.

That Little dock thing?

I chose to install Avant Window Navigator (commonly referred to as AWN). This can be used instead of the plain black bar at the bottom of your screen to manage applications and such. It can be customized to look like the dock found in OSX. While this isn't new, this is the first time i've tried it and i was happy with the result.

You can find 'AWN' by going to 'System' then 'Administration'. Click 'Synaptic Package Manager' and search for Avant. Tick the appropriate box and install!

A brief insight i know, but that was all this short review was intended to be. I would recommend this latest Ubuntu release to anyone who can use a computer. I also think it's quite child friendly. It'd be useful on a child's desktop if you wanted them to be able to use it for School Work, storing the odd song, watching films and browse the web. I noticed a marked improvement in Flash Performance, so sites such as Youtube and miniclip work very well.

ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Windows 7 Aero Fix

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:04:17 +0000

While the Radeon Xpress 200 works on Windows Vista perfectly, it doesn't work properly on Windows 7. This fix will allow you to access all available resolutions and will also enable Aero. This is loosely based on my ATI 9250SE fix and it works perfectly.

Firstly Download 9-8_legacy_vista32-64_dd_ccc.exe. (http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/293495/ati-radeon-x1600-x1650-x1800-x1900-x2100-xpress-driver-catalyst-9.8-windows-vista(x32-x64)-free-download.html) - use the backup server NOT the Official one.

Run the installer, allowing the files to extract (usually to C:\ATI)

When 'Catalyst' tries to install, click Exit.

Go to Device Manager in Control Panel and open your display properties.

Click 'Update Drivers' found under the 'Driver' tab.

Choose 'Browse my Computer for Driver Software', navigate to C:\ATI\SUPPORT\9-8_legacy_vista32-64_dd_ccc\Packages\Drivers\Display\LH_INF

Select the .inf file (mine was cl_85694.inf) before clicking ok.

Now Click Model, and scroll down to ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series. Select it and press Next. Ignore any messages, and proceed.

Restart your Machine and voila! Your computer will now allow you to use Aero (note: you may need to change themes for it to come into effect).

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