Ian MacGregor

Ian MacGregor

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Reply to How can I help WinCustomize??? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Well, I was gung ho about writing a LS tut for WinCustomize, but my laptop doesn't seem to like LiteStep, or LS doesn't like my laptop. I don't know what's up, but I contacted litestep.com and hope they can help. My System.ini file reads thus: [386enh] ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1 woafont=dosapp.FON And my boot.ini file reads thus, [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(7)rdisk(0)partition(29)\WINSYS my machine works fine with Wi

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Reply to AOL Quietly Posts Version 8.0 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

By the way, weasel slayer, you might want to reada little know document entitled "Constitutiop for the united States of America", specifically the second Article of Ammendment...freedom of speech. You might learn something.

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Reply to AOL Quietly Posts Version 8.0 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

geekboy2000 and EnsRegis, thank you for your comments and for commenting in a polite way. Actually I had AOL (versions 5 and 6) and when I finally decided to change over to a TCP/IP connection (due to working on my masters in telecommunications), I uninstalled AOL, or so I thought. I remember spending 4 days searching and still finding bits and pieces of it here and there - I had 3 hard drives (C:, Q:, and V:) of 720 MB each and a SatZap terminal. I also remember finding a large file (one ye

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Reply to AOL Quietly Posts Version 8.0 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Paying $20.00/month for an ISP is a better value than $9.99/month for AOL because you get what you pay for. You can do so much more with a TCP/IP connection than you can with AOL. Find a power internet user in your area and talk with them about what they can do while on the internet.

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Reply to AOL Quietly Posts Version 8.0 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

AOL cannot use the same system for email that everyone else does because AOL does not utilise a true internet connection (TCP/IP - Telecommunications Protocol/Internet Protocol), AOL uses a dialer. Meaning this, when you connect to AOL, you are "dialing" into and visiting the files on another computer and when you logon to a real ISP you are logging into their server, which allows your computer to act like a subserver of the ISP's main server, and you receive an Internet address (ex. 225.42.7.10

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Reply to What are some ways to reduce logon filesizes? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Jobeleca, I had the same idea, reducing unused images to 1pxX1px and it worked fine on my machine. But, a friend of mine told me that she couldn't see some of the images that she was using on her machine. She had several accounts and was using a different configuration for her logons so she was using some of the images I reduced in size. So, I had to redo the entire logon I am not sure if the c

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Reply to How can I help WinCustomize??? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Thank you brazil. I used LitStep once, when I was using Windows 98, and I liked it. I would be very willing to write a help file for LiteStep. But, I have heard that LiteStep doesn't work well with Winodws XP. Is there any truth to this? Bryan King

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How can I help WinCustomize??? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I feel that Wincustomize is the best online community on the internet today. There are some true artists and educators here and I have learned so much more, in my time here, than just making programs beautiful. I don't feel it is enough to subscribe because I feel that I am just sitting back and throwing money at you without playing an active part in making this wonderful community a better place. Is there something else I can do? I, being retired, have tons of free time and a huge willingness t

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Reply to Re Iraq Poll in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Can solar power be used as a catalyst to start the process of breaking the hydrogen and oxygen out of water? I remember touching the "wrong" part of a solar system, once, and being knocked to the ground, so I know that a solar powered system can pack quite a "punch".

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Reply to Pixtudio LogonXP in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Jobeleca, thank you for your input. The pink shows up in the thumbnail but does not appear when using the actual logon on your computer. * The "user name* text seems to be a bit high... True, when viewing the thumbnail, it does seem to be a bit high and the text box and button does seem to be floating over the lower edge. However, the placement of these two items is perfect when using the actual logon on your computer (I am at 1024x768 resolution). The thumbnail does NOT du

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Reply to AOL Quietly Posts Version 8.0 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I don't get it. How can anyone be so proud of AOL? AOL is a dialer, not a true internet connection, and it is expensive compared to some of the TRUE ISP's out there - even a few free ISP's. I feel that the reason AOL is so successful is that they blanket every neighbourhood with their "1,000 HOURS FREE" emblazened cd's and refuse to tell their customers anything about how and what a TRUE ISP is. Most of my internet software will not even work with AOL. People sign up with AOL usually due to

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Reply to Re Iraq Poll in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

If someone would just create an alternate energy source all of our oil dependency problems would be gone. Or doesn't everyone know that water can be broken back down into flammable components (hydrogen and oxygen) and used to control combustion. But, the big American oil companies wouldn't go for that - too much money at stake. Now, if we could just find a way to rid ourselves of greed...

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Reply to Pixtudio LogonXP in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Creating the Pixtudio LogonXP was fun and imspiring. I feel like creating more stuff. I am still learning Skin Studio to create WindowBlinds/WebBlinds skins. What do I need to be able to create skins for other programs like Beatnik, ColourPad, WinAmp 3, SysMetrix, DesktopX, Windows Media Player, etc.? Maybe I need to be downloading more skins creation tools. Does someone have a list of this stuff? I'm in a creative mood!!! <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images/smiles/lol.gif" bord

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Pixtudio LogonXP in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Hi, everyone. I created a LogonXP (with Treetog's blessing, of course) to go with the most excellent Pixtudio theme and have uploaded it here: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=26 I would appreciate any input/critique about it - this is my first ever creation of anything. I don't know what's up with that pink square in the screen shot, but it doesn't show up in the logon screen when used on my machine. Pixtudio Suite is so awesome that I purchased it after see

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Reply to This is true art in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Thanks, Jafo, MikeB314, I guess I need better skills. I have PaintShop Pro but I have never been able to figure out how to make the glass looking transparent sphere (transparent 3d stuff) that is seen in the Borg link graphic (top). Maybe I should be searching for a PSP tut. I would kill for the skills some of these artists have

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This is true art in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Could someone check out this skin and tell me what kind of software to use to create something this AWESOME?! https://www.wincustomize.com/library/Valhalla/nextstart/BorgX_NS.jpg This is just amazing. I wanna do stuff like this...what do I use??????

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Reply to New section Idea - XP boot screens in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Someone check out this graphic and tell me what kind of software creates awesome graphics like this! This is way cool! I would kill to be able to create this kind of stuff. https://www.wincustomize.com/window.asp?Cmd=PREVIEW&source=https://www.wincustomize.com/library/Valhalla/nextstart/BorgX_NS.jpg *the artist inside me just knawed its way thru my stomach and skittered across the desk*

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