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How to Install Style XP Themes

This helps you customize Windows XP themes, icons and display to your likings. Some of this info may have been outdated though…
Belchfire.net – Windows XP Themes CommunityNote. This Howto presumes that you have either installed Style XP from TGT Soft or have patched your uxtheme.dll file to allow XP to load unsigned themes.

Wacom Graphire vs. Aiptek Hyperpen Review

A mighty fine review comparing the Aiptek Hyperpen to the Wacom Graphire…

The Aiptek.
Some people have told me that they had bad luck with these things. I have had mine for almost 2 years running on WinXP and Win2000 and no trouble until I broke it. It usually costs around $100 and I would recommend buying [...]

Best Lenses for Canon Rebel 300D, 10D, 20D

In my travels across the internet, I’ve read a lot of reviews on lenses. From now on, I’ll be consolidating the list here. Hopefully, I’ll get one of these cameras soon. That’s when this list will come in handiest.

Tamron 28-75 f2.8 XR DI
Tamron 17-35 f/2.8-4
Canon f2.8 70-200mm IS
Canon 50mm 1.8 (or 1.4 if you can [...]

ColorVision Spyder with Photocal Review

Ok, so I’ve been trying to get my color calibrated correctly for a while now. The main problem has been my Dell 5100 Laptop showing colors a tad bit too dark. So I went out and bought a $149 color calibrating system from ColorVision called the Spyder with PhotoCal software.Ok, so I’ve been trying to [...]

Getting Started with Firefox-The Bare Necessities

In light of Internet Explorer’s growing security concerns, I decided to throw together this quick list of ‘must haves’ for Firefox upon installation. It should be noted this is intended for version 0.9.3 installations.
First thing…EXTENSIONS! Once you install Firefox, click on tools, Extensions and “get more extensions’.The most useful ones so far…

BBcode: A treasure for [...]