Now that you have Dreamscene on your Vista, it’s time to make the most of it and turn your desktop into a jawdropping animated wallpaper experience. A number of websites offer free and paid downloads in .MPG and .Dream formats, including vistahd.org, vistadreams.org and wincustomize.com, which also has preview videos of the Dreams and supports uploads. Stardock DeskScapes and DreamMaker comes as free downloads, so you can get a bunch of Dreams in one go and weave some of your own using your videos or your cool imaginings in AfterEffects and 3D Studio Max. The screen captures above, from dreamscenevideo.net and wincustomize.com, show the artistry of TheMasterBaron, one of the popular creators of Dreams.
Vista Ultimate is said to be the most complete Vista. One of the extras is Dreamscene, which allows you to use video, either installed or your own, as screensavers. Dreamscene supports the WMV and MPG file formats. There are also sites where you can download other videos for Dreamscene. What if your Vista is non-Ultimate but you want to install Dreamscene? Hope comes in different forms. My Digital Life has a hack right here; user geniusguy posted a patch in the mechodownload forums; dreamscene.org has instructions on how to run Dreamscene using the audio-video players Vista VLC or BS.Player in its FAQs
Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 is a freeware that lets you run multiple operating systems and switch between them instantly. Although this is most useful for developers to visualize applications in different OS simultaneously, this is also useful for the regular computer user. For example, you may have older software that you don’t want to reinstall. With Vista as host OS, you can run Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000 Professional and Server, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows NT 4.0 Server, and some forms of IBM OS/2 as guest OS. Virtual PC 2007 is available as a free download from the Microsoft website.
May 22nd, 2008 in
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One of the security features of Vista that the user can find irritating is the User Account Controls (UAC) pop-up that asks for administrative approval whenever an action involves a possible change in settings or the installation of new software. Can anything be done to remove these prompts without compromising security? Apparently, yes. TweakUAC is a downloadable freeware from WinAbility Software that overrides the system prompts that ask you for permission to continue, meaning the UAC is either silent or turned off altogether. Should you want your prompts back, TweakUAC can turn them back on. Download the file here.
Ranked by PC Advisor (UK) as among the 20 best free downloads for Windows Vista, Vista Battery Saver is a godsend for on-the-go individuals who are conscious about the battery life of their laptop when they are mobile and do not have power outlets nearby. Tamir Khason’s freeware deactivates Vista’s Aero Interface and Sidebar to save power. While there is debate over exactly how much energy these two consume, there’s always room for an app with green, earth-friendly intentions. What’s more, Vista Battery Saver also has French, German and Italian UI, and is open source. No doubt, the best intentions go hand-in-hand.
Here’s my continuation of my essential gadgets list.
3. Multi-Meter (Dual-Core)
Multi Meter shows the usage and history for your machine. If you’re running on a dual-core Windows box, you can check out various information like:- Cpu usage % ( 2 cores )- Ram Usage %- Ram info ( Total, used, left size). The meter is available from http://thehobbylounge.com
4. Uptime Gadget
This simple gadget lets you know how long since your last shutdown or restart.
5. Free Space Gadget
This gadget monitors your PC’s drives and shows you the available space for the drives you select.
There are lots of Windows vitsa Gadgets out there. Some have nifty purposes, and some are purely for fun. Tut these gadgets are the tools I need during my wandering on various coffee shops looking for free Wi-Fi. These Gadgets are my life saver. Let me presnt my Essential Windows Vista Gadgets.
1. Wireless Network Meter Gadget
The Wireless Network Meter will show you SSID, signal quality, IP address, upload speed, download speed and whether your connection is secure or not secure. For More Info & Support, visit www.AddGadget.com
2. Battery Meter Gadget
Monitor the battery level of your laptop with this gadget. This gadget gives a more accurate strength The battery metter also tells me if I’m plugged in, charging and what percentage of battery power I have.
Finally. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is here and already available for download from Microsoft’s official site. You can simply head on to Microsoft Download Center. There are different downloads for the 32-bit (435MB) Vista edition and the 64-bit (727MB) one. Alternatively, you can download and update automatically via Windows Update.
Before updating, be sure to back up important information and be sure to close all apps properly, lest you want to have problems later on. For some insane reason that something bad happens, Microsoft has a free tech support to get you up and running again.
April 2nd, 2008 in
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Make your Windows Vista well secured with Windows Defender. Windows Defender is installed by default on Windows Vista. Windows Defender will defend you from spywares, viruses, worms and other malicious softwares. You must first check if Windows Defender is working on your personal computer properly. You can do so by doing the following:
• Go to the Security Center
• The Malware Protection should be ON (indicated by a green color)
If you want to scan your computer you must click “SCAN” while on the Windows Defender window. You can choose what type of scan you want (full scan, custom scan, automatic scan).
Image source: www.windows-vista-tips-and-tricks.com
You got Windows Vista… Now you can display your Xbox Gamertag on the Vista Sidebar with this cool sidebar gadget…
This Gamercard Gadget includes the ability to:
- Change which Gamertag is displayed
- Change the size of your Gamercard
- Change how often it gets updates
- Can be fit into the sidebar by reducing size to 70%
- Can have multiple cards on screen at once in multiple sizes
I’ve found 10 different Gamercard gadgets currently available. With the exception of Slain’s Mulitple XBox Live Gamercard Gadget, none of them used the official Gamercard. 6 of them use the MyGamercard.net, which is nice until you try to click on an icon and want it to link back to XBox.com. So I decided it was time to make my first ever gadget.
I figured out how to change the background image allowing some skinning. If people are interested in this or other features, please give me some feedback!
Try it… oh crap i haven’t made a pic of my sidebar to show to you but oh well
Check it out here at WidgetsLab
Now this page goes directly to the Sidebar gadget author so you can download it : Click Here
Via [XboxDream]
