Are PC's Dying?....Of Course Not..

March 20, 2014, 11:40 am

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There has been some posts made in the past concerning the relevance of PC's in today's society. I've always been a believer in the fact that PC's will be around for a long long time to come. Some of the things we do/create , require the power that only a PC can deliver. The great folks over at How-To Geek have posted a great article that addresses this question. Give it a read and post some thoughts of your own here.

http://www.howtogeek.com/183381/are-pcs-dying-of-course-not-...

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Will The Weather Be Unbroken?

March 20, 2014, 11:52 am

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Well, I have bad news. As of today, all my weather widgets and gadgets have stopped working. Worked fine yesterday. Today, nothing. They just sit there, won't refresh, can't change location, no forecast.

Philly0381 alerted me to the situation this morning. If anyone knows anything, or has working weather, please say so here.

 

I'm guessing we've lost the Weather Underground feed.  Bummer.

Apple... Rotten to the Core

March 20, 2014, 12:05 pm

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Take a look here - http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/9bn-apple-profit-moved-offshore-214020163.html - to see just how rotten Apple really is... hides billions to avoid taxes...

 BASTARDS

7 things that might help you with Major Depressive Disorder

March 20, 2014, 12:25 pm

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For most of my adult life, I’ve suffered from what I euphemistically have described as melancholy. And like most people, I mistakenly considered it to be a “mood” as opposed to a serious physiological issue.  If I just did X, then I’d feel better. 

When the issue began to seriously affect my life, I readily accepted “advice” that included “appreciate what you have”, “look on the bright side”, “try to reduce stress from your life”, “don’t sweat the small stuff”, etc.

However,...

Now who’s going to control the net?

March 20, 2014, 12:30 pm

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On March 14th, a disturbing news item slipped by unnoticed. We were all entranced by the Malaysian Triangle. I don’t think JFK’s and RFK’s assassinations together with the late President Reagan’s attempted assassination garnered so many news hours…

So what’s the big deal? Supposedly American stewardship of the Internet was always supposed to be temporary (really?). The U.S. government announced plans to relinquish Federal control over ICANN. This...

The movie title that describes your life... go!

March 20, 2014, 1:27 pm

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Right now: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"

 

No Icons on Stacks

March 20, 2014, 1:41 pm

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OK I have been using KK Menu with OD since it was Shareware. Last week something on my system changed and KKMenu gives me an error about being unable "Could not register window class:Invalid window handle". I reinstalled and the same thing. So I wanna switch over to Stacks. 

I have tried Stacks Docklet 1.0 & 2.0 and Stand Alone Stacks. The stacks work in both. But I don't get Icons for the shortcuts in my stacks. I just get a White Document icon or a Windows Exe default icon.&nbs...

my search dial HELP

March 20, 2014, 1:56 pm

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I thought I was downloading Nvidia program, got My search dial 'tool bar.' Bad rep from WOT, and nasty redirects.  Really don't want it.  Cant get rid of it.  I used revo installer, OK.  Also revo uninstalled Firefox (browser it was on).  Including cookies and registry items.  Reinstalled firefox from firefox site.  My search bar is there, again.  Please help.  I don't like all the flashy stuff tying to get me to go places, and scan my...

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Gravity - RELEASED

March 21, 2014, 6:33 am

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Welcome to the effects of Gravity! 

Just Built My Sister Her 1st Brand New PC

March 21, 2014, 6:56 am

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I feel really good today because I could ring my sister and let her know that all the parts we'd ordered had arrived and that I'd almost finished building her very first brand new PC.  After years of my hand-me-downs and 2nd-hand rigs that were more trouble than they were worth sometimes, and being repaid a wad of money she was owed, she bit the bullet and splurged out $AU 1100 for the build and another S250 on a mobile rack and a 4 bay Vantec caddy just like mine.

The build is a...

Tom Richter

March 21, 2014, 8:05 am

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Tom Richter and Maggie Richter.

My friend and our Community friend Tom is now married to his wonderful wife Maggie. Tom hasn't been on here very much lately but has been very busy with his new family life in general, and are also in the process of building a new home. To the both of you have a wonderful marriage and life. Remember when the tough times come they can also be worked out. We all miss you on here so get that home done and get back here. 

 

 

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Windows 8.1 update 1: Black screen

March 21, 2014, 8:06 am

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I seems that DeskScapes for Windows 8(.1) doesn't work after

applying the update 1 Microsoft has leaked. Maybe you guy's

are aware, but as it is, it breaks the application at this time.

Is there an update or an fix for this yet?

For the moment the background is just black. Looks a bit sad.

 

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Nevermind. Just found the new beta and it seems to fix the problem.

Please remove this post, thanks.

 

 

Anyone know of a good context menu editor?

March 21, 2014, 9:05 am

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So for once, I installed a program that added a useful shortcut to the context window! The problem, it only shows up in a handful folders. I tried to find a decent editor for it but I want to be careful since it by definition is going to edit the registry, and several seem to be full of malware anyways. If anyone has one that works well and is definitely clean, please let me know.

Rainlendar

March 21, 2014, 9:21 am

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All offered skins for Rainlendar2 are available as ZIP files. I've never found any explanation of how to import or install these ZIP files in Rainlendar2. What is the secret?

Why is my order not being processed?

March 21, 2014, 9:35 am

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Hi

On Wednesday morning I placed a order (3074467) for 30 copies of Start8. The confirmation screen states:

 

Order number: 3074467
Status: This order has been queued for processing by customer service. You will receive an email within one business day, at which time you will be charged and your order will be fulfilled.




As I'm in the UK, I'm reaching the end of the THIRD business day (Wed, Thu, Fri) and there has been no apparent progress on the order.

I'...

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How to disable permanent write in the folder TroubleshootingLog

March 21, 2014, 10:03 am

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How to disable permanent write in the folder TroubleshootingLog

c:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Stardock\Fences\TroubleshootingLog\
fences_debug_info.txt - small size
fences_debug_info2.txt - over 70 megabyte and permanent write

I use a SSD drive and a permanent record of hurting my device
Microsoft Antivirus very often stops at check this file and I / O drive over 100% on the Task Manager

The dumbing down of software

March 21, 2014, 10:26 am

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I remember back in the 90’s how people complained that software was too complicated and had to many options and menu items. The software industry responded, but…I’ve noticed over the past few years that software is increasingly being dumbed down for the end user to the point of being ridiculous..

For example, when I launched IE for Windows 8 for the first time on my wife’s computer, the basic menu bar (with “file”, “edit”, view”, tools&rd...

Jodorowsky's Dune

March 21, 2014, 12:17 pm

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A documentary about a Dune that was never made:

http://youtu.be/4WWu1kclNDA

 

I don't have much to say about it, just thought some here might be interested in it.

A Re-cap of Some of Skins and Themes from This Week on WinCustomize

March 21, 2014, 12:49 pm

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The weekend is just about here, so how about a quick re-cap on some skins and themes that were submitted this week to WinCustomize?  Sounds good to me!









 

March 2014 Desktop Screenshots

March 21, 2014, 1:01 pm

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It's March 1st here in Oz... and I'm testing my mettle.... er... Metall....  

 

Our Community Project "Metall Tech" is steaming ahead with a number of accessories already uploaded and lots more to come.... something for everyone's desktop... 

 

Edit:     the accessory list is nearly completed...a couple more walls and maybe a Rainmeter and we're just about done....   link...

below is a screenie of...