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10. April 2007 @ 12:05 |
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how do you guys do all that pasty and adding lingo on your cartoon stuff, what do you guys use.
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10. April 2007 @ 12:07 |
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i think Ireland must have taken that photo of me when i was in PC World the other day :P
i just pinch my pics off google.
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10. April 2007 @ 12:08 |
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Anything from couple hundred $ Photoshop to that little free proggy nobody knows about called "paint" on windows hidden in the accessories section of the start menu.
Doesnt expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected and therefore mean youre expecting the expected which was the unexpected until you expected it?
"Opinions are immunities to being told were wrong." - Relient K
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10. April 2007 @ 12:09 |
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which reminds me, i wonder if Paint is now like 400MB or something in Vista ?
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10. April 2007 @ 12:21 |
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FredBun
Main program i use to add good cartoon color is Corel Photo House
then i drop it into microsoft digital image 2006 for cloning then move it to picture it 2000.to add some effects..and text..
which takes 15 min or less to do..
photoshop and gump takes to long
3.05 final has been released here
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Author: Rick Brewster
Date: 2007-03-29
Size: 4.7 Mb
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/Vista
Paint.NET is free image editing and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing.
The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with a small amount of C++ for installation and shell-integration related functionality.
Change log:
* New: Pencil Sketch effect
* New: In Windows Vista, the new-style Save/Open dialogs are used. Among other things, this enables Search functionality.
* Changed: The View->Units, Image->Flip, Image->Rotate, and Layers->Flip submenus have been "flattened" (their commands were moved out into the View, Image, Image, and Layers menus respectively)
* Improved: Download size reduced by about 300 KB by using PNGOUT
* Improved: Some uses of confusing "MessageBox" style dialogs have been changed to a much friendlier "TaskDialog" style interface
* Improved: When changing the language, Paint.NET can now restart itself automatically
* Improved: Better performance for Move Selected Pixels tool for quad-core systems. This issue is documented and explained here, http://blogs.msdn.com/rickbrew/archive/2...g-analyzed.aspx
* Removed: The "Clear History" button has been removed because it was not very useful
* Fixed: Sometimes the Colors window would get "lost" between sessions of Paint.NET
* Fixed: Stack-overflow crash when using certain effects, such as Gaussian Blur, on very large images with certain settings (such as a 200 pixel radius)
* Fixed: When cancelling the multi-image Unsaved Changes dialog, the input focus was sometimes confused
* Changed: Renamed PdnLib.dll to PaintDotNet.Core.dll
* Fixed: Very rare race condition in background thumbnail renderer
DOWNLOAD
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Paint.NET_d4548.html
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10. April 2007 @ 13:10 |
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Wow, thanks so much Ireland, you know me by now, 1 min to download and 3 years to figure it out lol, but I'll get it.
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10. April 2007 @ 14:06 |
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Originally posted by FredBun:
Wow, thanks so much Ireland, you know me by now, 1 min to download and 3 years to figure it out lol, but I'll get it.
A minute? You on dial-up? Lol, just kidding. I have a crapload of software that I dont even know how to use, which makes me wonder why I even have it.
Doesnt expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected and therefore mean youre expecting the expected which was the unexpected until you expected it?
"Opinions are immunities to being told were wrong." - Relient K
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10. April 2007 @ 14:37 |
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Know what you mean.. I have over 19000 listed programs.. not a clue what 50% of them do...
One for reading windows .lit files called "clit".. I just had to install it, even though I have never ever seen a .lit file
As for that 2,6 thing (mess?) Why install vista on a machine that isn't capable of running all it's applications.. more wool pulling going on here.
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10. April 2007 @ 15:10 |
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Personally, when I get my grad laptop which will probably have vista on it, I'm gonna wipe it out.
Doesnt expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected and therefore mean youre expecting the expected which was the unexpected until you expected it?
"Opinions are immunities to being told were wrong." - Relient K
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10. April 2007 @ 17:17 |
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I LOVE MY WINDOWS 2000,BUT FOR WINDOWS XP-POOP AND A LITTLE OF VISTA CRAP
READ BELOW.....
Windows XP OS is really quite a crock
On the Mohney It's all so beautiful at the end of the sepia rainbow
By Doug Mohney: Tuesday 10 April 2007, 20:53
IT'S AMAZING that Microsoft built-in a disk defragger into Windows XP, but it didn't get around to building an operating system defragger.
After a while, XP starts to get slow as programs accumulate and finally you're left wondering why it takes a couple of minutes to boot up, with other times watching the hard disk start thrashing around as it swaps between processes.
I suppose I could attribute this to a Grand Conspiracy with hardware companies whereby your machine gets slow, you buy upgrades, and you ultimately buy a new machine. Alternatively, Microsoft was so busy trying to build and fix Vista that it thought an OS-type defragger (i.e. Get rid of the old stuff, make things faster) was a waste.
I'm disinclined to believe the latter case, since Microsoft's idea of speeding up Vista is to store the core boot processes and frequently accessed files in flash memory rather than on hard drive About the closest thing you get in Vista to a system defrag is a "Resource Exhaustion Prevention" feature, where Vista is nice enough to warn you when resources are low and identifies which processes are consuming the largest amounts of resources.
Instead, we mere mortals are left with opening the hood and poking around with a screwdriver to see what might improve performance.
A stroll through XP's Windows Task Manager is quite instructive when you sort things out by CPU and memory usage from high to low. I'm amazed at the number of companies/programmers that assumed it's OK to load there processes into RAM for faster loading ? even if the program hasn't been run yet. Evil-doers on my list include Adobe's acrotray.exe, and a pair of iTunes processes. I'd also love to know why F-Secure's fssm32.exe wants to suck between 105 to 96 MB of RAM while in idle, but I suspect that's a story for another day.
My first step to cleaning house is an old favourite, going to Control Panel and "Add or Remove Programs." I start deleting off things I haven't used in a while (Or never ? there's so much crap that gets loaded on a spanking new PC it's almost obscene because it's not porn). The "Add/Remove Windows Components" piece is a one-shot deal, but it's always worth checking to free up some disk space.
After the obvious has been removed, it's time for some third-party tools. I grabbed UniBlue's (www.uniblue.com) PowerSuite on sale for $59.00 and ran the trio of SpyEraser to clean out spyware, SpeedUpMyPC to scrounge up RAM, delete various junk and temporary files, and remove some start up items, then run RegistryBooster to clean out all the left over and broken entries in the registry files from removing programs. RegistryBooster can be annoying; because it has one process to cleanup the registry of old and damaged entries and another process to "defrag" the registry. Both request/require reboot after execution.
To polish things off for this round, I use WinPatrol (www.winpatrol.com) to browse through my startup programs to see what I else I can strip out of the startup routine (alas, for the days of Autoexec.bat). Basic WinPatrol, complete with Scottie Doggie icon and when it starts, is a freebie downloads. I may shell out the $29.95 for WinPatrol PLUS in order to get single-click reference help on the different files stuck in Startup and various REGISTRY entries.
Are there better ways to clean up and speed up a Windows XP? Sure, there are plenty of different techniques and options, but if Microsoft had some smarts, they'd build a lean-and-mean Vista (since XP is now "legacy") for laptops and desktops without all the assorted crap that they've built in over the years. µ
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38834
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10. April 2007 @ 17:41 |
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Top Tip: Should I upgrade to Windows Vista?
Tips used for Top Tips come from the ExtremeTech forum and are written by our community.
Question from thejunkbucket
"I have been trying to come up with reasons why I should upgrade to Vista but I have not found any compelling reasons. Before anyone gives me the marketing rundown of the new 'features' in Vista, let me tell you how I use my computer:
- I live in my applications, not in the GUI interface (I currently use Windows XP and the first thing I did was disable the Themes service)
- For digital media, I use Photoshop (Bridge for media management) / Acrobat / Dreamweaver / Eclipse / Itunes / Firefox / Thunderbird / Canopus Edius / PowerDVD (for those times when I want to watch a movie in the office)
- I stopped gaming a long time ago
If I wanted a pretty interface, I could use my wife's Mac."
Answer from Jim
"It sounds like you don't need Vista if you have everything you need already.
I have a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate that I got to check out. Frankly, I ended up going back to my macs as Vista was unstable and I had a number of problems with it.
I'd say stay with what you have or get an Intel based Mac. That way you can run OS X and Windows (via Boot Camp) if you need/want to. But if everything is working great for you then stick with what you have.
I'd tell everybody to hold off on Vista for at least another year while MS works out the bugs and driver problems. "
Answer from akseli
"I don't think it's as straightforward as you're making it out to be Jim,
I took the leap and installed Vista Business on my home desktop and Vista Home Premium on my laptop and truthfuly, I never for a moment thought of going back to XP.
I must admit that I enjoy the 'pretty' interface, I find the original windows theme an eye-sore and find that somehow Vista's good looks brighten my day ... (especially when the OSX user of turn comes up and gloats over the beauty and simplicity of Macs). But, stepping away from the obvious visual improvements, I find that the integrated search function (yes, yes, OSX has it...) with its powerful indexing, the speed-gains brought thanks to pre-fetching, and the better networking functions alone are reason enough to switch to Vista.
Now, I'm not saying that the original poster should rush to the nearest shop and jump on the Vista-Wagon, I'm simply trying to point out the fact that the decision whether or not to adopt Vista at this early stage is not as straight-forward as some would like to think. It's impossible to argue against the increase in productivity with Vista (mostly thanks to the search functions) -- some state that Vista is unreliable and unstable -- I find that this is an over-statement. I've had a total of ... ZERO ... system crashes since I adopted Vista on both systems and, according to the 'reliability monitor' I have a reliability index of 9.5 on the desktop and 8.9 on the laptop. One of the systems has had WMP 11 crash once (as I was trying to trick it into syncing with my iPod) and the other one has had three or four software crashes since I installed.
Well ... I guess that's enough ranting for now ... I just thought that I should attempt to counter the anti-Vista press that is so prominent as of late everywhere online. And please, don't confuse me with a Microsoft worshiper, I'm far from that -- all I'm getting at is the fact that Vista is, both technically and visually, the best operating system that Microsoft has launched to date."
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,15...0000532[/quote]
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10. April 2007 @ 19:58 |
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The integrated search function and the better networking functions are reason enough to switch to Vista...
It's like:
- "The beautiful high-tech cupholders are reason enough to buy this make and model of your next vehicle."
- "Yeah, right, but it is a dog slow 5-ton monster truck with a 3-cylinder Geo engine in it and it costs a lot."
- "If you use jet fuel, it will be almost as fast as your regular Geo."
- "So, why should I switch when my Geo is just fine?"
- "You will never experience the quality of the new cupholders if you hold on to your old Geo."
- "I never used cupholders anyway."
- "Ah, you don't know what you've been missing. I love cupholders! Couldn't live without them."
And on, and on, and on ...
Still no compelling reason whatsoever to switch to Vista. Even the most avid Vista supporters can't get past the typical micro-soft sales pitch.
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11. April 2007 @ 15:53 |
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Thread moved to a more logical forum, title revised and stickied.
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33 This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 11. April 2007 @ 15:53
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11. April 2007 @ 16:10 |
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That move is a bit dodgy Neph.. We have got very well into the bashing in here..
Stock answer to "problem with vista"
"Install xp you gomper! Vista is a heap of steaming fertilizer!!"
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11. April 2007 @ 22:57 |
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is it true dell is gonna start selling thier computers with xp again? if that doesnt send a message to microsucks I dont know what will.
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12. April 2007 @ 01:09 |
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Thanks for the move Neph, now i can safely point all idiots with Vista questions to this thread, and not have them think that i'm pulling their leg.
irc://arcor.de.eu.dal.net/wasted_hate
Wanna tell me off, go ahead.
I dare ya !
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12. April 2007 @ 07:15 |
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VISTA READY,MY ARSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12. April 2007 @ 08:06 |
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@ ireland - why did you change your pic of creaky.
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12. April 2007 @ 08:55 |
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12. April 2007 @ 09:01 |
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Originally posted by ireland:
HERE YE GO 21Q
I will not be adding more info to this thread on vista
it will be posted here
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/295688[/quote]
noo dun leave the thread!! that thread is for good vista news...there is none so you will have to post all vista stuff here :P
Copyright infringement is nothing more than civil disobedience to a bad set of laws. Lets renegotiate them.
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12. April 2007 @ 09:30 |
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12. April 2007 @ 12:00 |
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Originally posted by The_Fiend:
Thanks for the move Neph, now i can safely point all idiots with Vista questions to this thread, and not have them think that i'm pulling their leg.
- nice one!
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12. April 2007 @ 12:58 |
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Haiku for VISTA
Windows VISTA crashed.
You see the Blue Balls of Death.
No one hears your screams.
ABORTED effort:
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
You ask way too much.
With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence:
Out of Memory.
You step in the stream,
But the water has moved on.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank
Hazel
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12. April 2007 @ 17:00 |
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Micro$hit is going to allow Dell to sell XP because of the overwhelming requests for XP, BUT only thru the end of this year. Vista will never be fixed by then. Linux looking better every day.
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13. April 2007 @ 07:56 |
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ALL YE ALL VISTA HATERS,READ THIS...
LOOKS LIKE YE HATERS ARE LOOSING
Will Vista's *real* sales performance please stand up?
By Joel Hruska | Published: April 12, 2007 - 11:50PM CT
Measuring the sales performance and market impact of a product like Windows Vista is never easy, even under the best of circumstances. Microsoft serves a worldwide market of consumers across an array of market segments from basic consumers to high-end business IT, so any attempt to draw broad, soundbite-compressed conclusions on launch performance inevitably paints the specific and individual traits of emerging international markets with a very broad overall brush. This lost or obscured data could potentially explain why Microsoft Vista sales (and sale trends) are either excellent or disappointing, depending on whom you talk to. The problem doesn't seem to be confined to the press?even Steve Ballmer evidently isn't sure what to expect.
Recently released earnings statements from Best Buy and Circuit City muddy the waters still further. Although both companies say that that demand for Vista impacted their PC segments, the direction of impact was different for each company. In Best Buy's case, the company reported a 10 percent overall increase in PC and computer service sales, while Circuit City reported a $12.2 million loss for the quarter, and stated that sales were less than expected. Unlike Best Buy, which aggressively pushed Vista sales, upgrades, and systems, Circuit City focused on keeping Vista PC inventory lean?and in the process, drove some business straight into the arms of their competitor. Yet it seems each day we hear stories about how no one actually wants Vista.
So how's Vista really selling? 20+ million units don't lie: Vista is selling well, certainly well enough that it will eventually take its place as Microsoft's most "popular selling" OS.
By comparison, Apple's most recent release, OS X Tiger, sold approximately 2 million copies in its first month. Calling Vista a "failure" would seem both short-sighted and a little silly at this early date.
Still, demand isn't as great as some had hoped. Major PC manufacturers such as Acer are saying that Vista has a negligible impact on sales, certainly less than they were hoping for. Some of the confusion ultimately stems from the fact that PC market growth has moved into developing nations where piracy is rampant and low-margin systems (which are less likely to be Vista capable) are a significant driving force behind segment expansion.
Current information indicates that Vista has had a significant impact on consumer-oriented system sales and a smaller-to-negligible impact in other markets. With corporate customers tending to adopt a wait-and-see approach, and Vista's existing sales numbers having been buoyed partly by the expansion of the PC market, existing data seems to indicate that rather than being good or bad, the trends we're seeing reflect "business as usual" in the PC industry.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/200...e-stand-up.html
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