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9月30日 How to use Custom Windows Visual Styles
Vocabulary and MethodsWhen talking about the physical appearance of Windows there are two terms that are distinct but often used incorrectly in place of each other. Visual styles, which have the Throughout the tutorial you'll need to be able to access the menu within Windows where you can chane your themes and visual styles. The following screenshots are from Windows XP but the essential menus are nearly identical in function in Vista, too. For reference, here is how to access both: XP: Right-click Desktop -> Properties -> Themes Tab (or Appearance Tab for Styles) Vista: Right-click Desktop - > Personalize -> Themes First, Back Up Your Current Theme For Safe Keeping
Second, Patch Your Windows InstallPatching your system for themes allows you to use non-Microsoft approved visual styles. At the very root you're simply replacing the For Windows XP, download the Uxtheme Multi-Patcher. Run the file, click through the prompts and reboot.
For Windows Vista, download VistaGlazz. Run the file, click through the prompts and reboot.
Both patching programs will allow you to reverse the process should anything go wrong by simply running the program again. (However, I've been patching Windows installs for years without a hitch.) Finally, Download and Install Custom, Third Party StylesThe best way to verify if your patch job has been successful is to browse some of the great repositories of visual styles and select a few to try out. Below are some samples of the most popular styles at DeviantArt.com. Before you begin downloading through, a quick overview of where the files go is in order. If a style pack is zipped up properly then installing it is as simple as unzipping the files into the
Now let's take a look at some popular third-party visual styles in action. Luna Element 5.0.5 by tornado5
For more visual styles, check out the following resources:
If you have a little bit more time and would like to grab a theme hot off the press, check out the active forums where style designers throw up their newest work:
What's your favorite Windows theme? Tell us about it in the comments—or show off your customized Windows in the Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr group. 9月20日 Fable 2 Achievements
The Pooch Pamperer The Archaeologist The Dog Trainer The Persuader The Show-off The Romantic The Spouse The Parent The Hunter The Gargoyle The Chicken Kicker The Cliff Diver The Workhorse The Hero of Many Names The Teaser The Property Magnate The Rogue The Illustrated Hero The Executioner The Gambler The Bigamist The Swinger The Pied Piper The Party Animal The Menace To Society The Black Knight The Duellist The Sharpshooter The Archmage The Ruler of Albion The Hoarder The Goth The Completionist The Paragon The Extremist The Celebrity The Artisan/td> The Dollcatcher Inspire the Bard to compose songs celebrating your great deeds. The Companions The Double Threat The Philanthropist The Whippersnapper The New Hero The Hero of Strength The Hero of Will The Hero of Skill The Sacrifice The Family The Egomaniac 9月17日 Cheap, refurbished game systems seem too good to be true8:02 AM, September 17, 2008
Adhering to an old saying -- "If it's too good to be true, it probably is" -- might have saved money and prevented headaches for hundreds of people who are unhappy with websites claiming to offer irresistibly priced video game systems. The premise was innocent enough: a factory-refurbished Wii for $19.99, or an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 -- including a one-year warranty and free shipping -- for $34.99. That's less than the price of a game remote.They were offered on several related websites, such as PS3-Bargains.com (pictured above) and RefurbishedWiis.com. The websites' lists of frequently asked questions say the "slightly worn" systems are offered at such a low price — more than $150 less than anywhere else — because the site gets paid by sponsors "for every survey you fill out." But customers are complaining that although their credit cards were billed, they never received the game consoles, let alone any surveys to complete. According to analyst Aaron Naternicola of the Internet Crime Complaint Center (a collaboration among the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance), 18 related websites have generated hundreds of complaints about unfulfilled game console orders, and four other websites -- apparently connected to the first group -- generated more than two dozen complaints about software related to the World of Warcraft game that didn't work as promised. (The 22 websites are listed after the jump.) Efforts by The Times to reach the proprietors behind the websites were unsuccessful. As of Tuesday morning, the IC3 had received 324 complaints from consumers about the game console websites since August 2007, which the IC3 says amounts to about $17,100 in lost money. The magnitude is rare, reaching a level hit by only a dozen or so cases a year, Naternicola said in an e-mail. "Any time you have double-digit complaints, that's considered more than just noteworthy," said Craig Butterworth, spokesman for the National White Collar Crime Center. "The higher those numbers go up, the more serious it becomes." The Better Business Bureau also has received a series of complaints claiming "delivery issues." (A spokeswoman said the bureau doesn't disclose the specifics until after cases have been resolved.) Thanks to Better Business Bureau reports, the IC3 was able to draw connections among ... ... the 22 websites, which are advertised through Google AdWords, from patterns in names, addresses and e-mail handles, Naternicola said.
Then in July, grievances about undelivered game systems began rolling into the IC3 with more frequency. Just last month, the group of sites attracted 215 complaints. Irate buyers congregated on Internet message boards, attempting to have the sites shut down and calling for legal action. "I was tricked," a user who went by the name hatesbeingrippedoff wrote on a forum on 419Legal.org. "This is a total fraud and I hope we can get a class action lawsuit." Many said they were concerned about identity theft and canceled their credit cards. "Although it's just $35, that doesn't mean he's not going to use all the credit card information he's acquired so far for his dirty little self," wrote a user posting under the name NessaLee. Although the federal agencies aren't saying who they think is behind the offers, the websites appear to be based in Pensacola, Fla., and Atlanta, according to investigations by The Times, Internet message boards and an anonymous sleuth. Accounts registered with fake names and periodic expirations of domain names have helped conceal the sites' proprietorship. One unlikely target of citizen investigators: a Catholic-goods reseller who says he has nothing to do with the case. Amateur sleuths discovered that, on its FAQs page, the Online Catholic Store lists the same phone number that's on the refurbished console sites (it lists a different number on its contact page). The number sends callers to a voice-mail box for a company calling itself Consoles for Less. Ken Fabrick, owner of the Catholic-goods website, said he had previously registered the toll-free number with Internet calling service Vonage but no longer owned it. He said he had forgotten to update his site's FAQs page with the current phone number. When asked about the game console websites, he said, "We're not associated with them at all." A Vonage spokesman said he couldn't disclose information about who currently owned the account because of federal privacy laws but said, "It's ours, and it's active." Butterworth says the IC3 is assisting authorities with an investigation, and Vonage says it will fully cooperate with a government subpoena if one is filed. -- Mark Milian Sites that users have accused of not delivering game consoles and World of Warcraft software, according to the IC3: consolesforless.com 9月10日 October Release Date: Xbox 360October 1, 2008 October 6, 2008 October 7, 2008 October 7, 2008 October 7, 2008 October 7, 2008 October 7, 2008 October 7, 2008 October 8, 2008 October 13, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 14, 2008 October 19, 2008 October 19, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 22, 2008 October 26, 2008 October 26, 2008 October 26, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 October 28, 2008 9月5日 Retailers clearance price 20GB Xbox 360sWith Microsoft's official confirmation of the Xbox 360 price cuts that puts Arcades at $199, 60GB Pros at $299 and 120GB Elites at $399, it looks like retailers are moving quickly to get the old Xbox 360 20GB models off their shelves by resorting to some old fashioned clearance pricing. 9月4日 XBOX360 PRICE DROP
Xbox 360 $299.99 Jump into the next generation now. Xbox 360 Arcade $199.99 Experience Xbox 360 with five full Arcade games included. Xbox 360 Elite $399.99 The premium system has a massive hard drive and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) . 9月1日 PAX 2008: Gears of War 2 Multiplayer
It's official -- kids love the chainsaw duels.
August 31, 2008 - One of the most popular games at PAX is Gears of War 2 at the Microsoft booth. The booth featured ten stations set up for five-on-five multiplayer. And these stations were not only never empty, but the line to get some face time with the Locust was consistently four or five deep. On tap at PAX this morning was the Guardian multiplayer game where two teams of five set upon each other to hunt down the single Guardian, a designated player that -- while alive -- allows his teammates to re-spawn when killed. Should the Guardian fall, team members only have one life. Once everybody on a team falls, the Guardian status shifts to the best player from the previous match. |
The IC3 fielded eight complaints last year and 18 more in the first half of this year against sites related to the $24.99 World of Warcraft Gold Duplicator. The sites pitching the software, which buyers complained didn't do what it claimed to do, were advertised in the Warcraft world by characters who would spam in-game chat rooms. 
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