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If you’re still using DOS or console mode (also refereed to as character mode) programs that doesn’t provide a way to export data, you maybe looking for a way to capture what’s displayed on such programs. Try this:

• Start a DOS box or a Command Prompt (DOS box) inside Windows.

  “Start | Programs | Command Prompt / DOS”

• Run the character mode program that you want to import data from, and go to the screen with the data you want to capture.
• Right click the title bar of the DOS box
• Select “Edit | Mark”
• Click and drag the mouse until you select the data area that you want to copy. Press ENTER when you’ve finished selecting.
• Switch to the Windows program that you want to import the just copied data to, and select its paste function.

Are there certain system or program sounds that you want to get rid of or replace with your preferred sounds? For example, if you frequently start and exit certain programs with “welcome sounds,” you may want to disable such sounds to create a more silent environment.

• Go to the Control Panel (”Start | Settings | Control Panel” menu item)
• Double click on Sounds icon
• Scroll through the list of event sounds and select the program and the related event that you want to modify
• Use controls at the bottom to disable (set sound name to “None”) or select a different sound
• Click “OK” and close the Control Panel before testing the event sound

• STAY ALERT! Sounds simple? But do you really know if you have the latest patch for your browser, the software you use everyday or even the operating system that you run all your programs on? Don’t expect to hear about security issues and other software bugs in the traditional media such as the TV and news papers. Even if you subscribe to a technical journal, you may not get the news in time.
  • Use email notification services : Subscribe to email notification services related to the software you use. Don’t forget to include your operating system, web browser and any other software that will connect to the Internet in this list. Almost all of these notification services are free and subscription information is usually found on the software publisher’s web site or the software registration card.
  • Periodically check related web sites : If an email notification service is not available, add a task to your calendar to check your software publishers’ web sites at least every month, if not every week. You may have to search their news archives to find any security bulletins.
  • Search newsgroups : Some software publishers may not provide timely information about their software glitches openly. In such instances, newsgroups dedicated to open discussions may help you to find related messages posted by other users. Be aware that the quality and the credibility of information gathered from newsgroups maybe lower than information retrieved using above two methods. Searching, rather than browsing messages one by one, is recommended when it comes to newsgroup postings. For example, search for:
    “product name” AND bug OR fix
• TAKE ACTION Once you become aware of a bug or a security issue, carefully read the documentation for it and take the recommended action. For example, if applying a software patch is recommended by the software publisher, do so as soon as possible. Don’t delay taking action until the end of the month. Some software patches must be applied in a particular order. Applying fixes as they become available could make it easier to keep this order.
• KEEP DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE OUT OF REACH After applying patches to your current software installation, be sure to remove defective software from circulation and to document the actions you took for future reference. For example, if you receive a replacement CD or a floppy with a fix, remove obsolete disks from the circulation to avoid future confusions. If the fix was provided in a form of a patch (if you still need the original installation disks in case you have to reinstall the software), be sure to make a note of the patches you applied for future reference. You may want to keep a separate notepad for this purpose or simply label or mark the disks as a reminder to yourself.

Package contains :
- Vista-compatible icon
- 256×256 PNG icon
- Back/Front PNGs for adding custom content to folder
- Mask for bluring items behind the folder
- Presentation image

Update
- Fixed the bright white line at the bottom of the icon
- The top white edge is smoother

Titulo: Developer Folder
Autor: bogo-d
Download: deviantART

TrueTransparency is a freeware that changes the windows border adding png support and so true transparency.

Source anda download: crystalXP.net

Visual Tooltip is a small software which creates a thumbnail of the windows when you put your cursor on the buttons of the taskbar.

You can manage the transparency, the size and the color of the thumbnails.
You can also modify the contents of the window directly since the thumbnail!

Source and Download: crystalXP.net

Styler has recently became free. This application allows you to do a lot of interesting customizations, though it is not easy to use at first.
It can add a drop shadow to your windows, change Clear Type contrast, change a visual style’s color or a wallpaper’s and much more …

But its most useful function is located in the “Styler Toolbar” which can entirely change the look and feel of the Windows XP’s toolbar. So, you can change your toolbar to make it look like Windows Vista’s or Mace OSX’s.

Styler doesn’t use much memory (less than 1MB when it’s used in the background), but to use all its function, especially for the drop shadow, you’ll need a powerful computer.

RoTKiV’s “Vista” skin is included in the archive, To install it, just drag and drop the “Vista Styler” folder into “Program FilesStylerTBskinsStyler’s”, it’s that simple.  download

Styler has recently became free. This application allows you to do a lot of interesting customizations, though it is not easy to use at first. It can add a drop shadow to your windows, change Clear Type contrast, change a visual style’s color or a wallpaper’s and much more … But its most useful function is located in the “Styler Toolbar” which can entirely change the look and feel of the Windows XP’s toolbar. So, you can change your toolbar to make it look like Windows Vista’s or Mace OSX’s. Styler doesn’t use much memory (less than 1MB when it’s used in the background), but to use all its function, especially for the drop shadow, you’ll need a powerful computer. RoTKiV’s “Vista” skin is included in the archive, To install it, just drag and drop the “Vista Styler” folder into “Program FilesStylerTBskinsStyler’s”, it’s that simple.

Source and Download: crystalxp.net

“Zune” style by Microsoft to have an nVidia theme

Titulo: Zune nVidia Style
Autor: Loman-Clutter
Download: deviantART

Green fern - Wallpaper Green

Title: Green fern
Author: jukciol
Download: deviantART