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Reply to a network DX item? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Just Jess: The only real way I know to do this is to use DXScript to tap into the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation). With that you can get the performance info which is available in the System Monitor in a DX object. To get flashing lights you would basically need an object to read the data at regular intervals and then it could change it's state depending on if traffic is high, medium or low. I have been planning to make just such an object for a short while now. Also plannin

Reply to What kind of rig you running? List your PC!!! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Main Home system: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ ECS K7S5A Mobo Promise Technology Inc. Ultra IDE Controller Maxtor 4D080H4 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 0 SAMSUNG SV1296A [Hard drive] (12.92 GB) -- drive 1 SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SDR-430 [CD-ROM drive] Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet Adapter Alcatel SpeedTouch USB ADSL PPP Radeon 8500 17 inch Taxan CRT connected on analog 15 inch Belinea TFT connected on DVI WinTV/Radio card 1GB DDR Creative SBLive

Reply to Why I do not agree with moderators in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Artur: To me it makes no difference if someone corresponds in private with an admin about how wallpapers are dealt with here or if they correspond in public. It's still taking the time to respond when they probably have better things to do. This topic is brought up time and time again and the situation is just not going to change. The only possible change I can see would be to scrap the wallpapers completely. Problem solved. It's fair to all as no one can upload no matter what their status

Reply to T-Man's Religous Debate for Doreen in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Ok. In answer to Craeonics: If I'm right I am having a great time now and will have a greater time later in Heaven. If I'm wrong I lose nothing because I am still having fun and enjoying myself now and later if that's the end who cares. I won't know anything about it. But I have no doubts. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images/smiles/sb.gif" border=0 ALIGN="absmiddle" ALT="Powered by S

Reply to Why I do not agree with moderators in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

GreyTata: I know you don't mean it to be that way but your response here is one of the reasons people don't get a rejection letter explaining why it 'failed to make the grade'. Not all are as polite as you and many are a lot more vociferous.

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MadIce: The experimental section sounds like a great idea. I have a lot of experimental DX stuff that I never fleshed out. e.g. I have a lot of DXScripted object (including a walking ATST) sitting on my hard disk but they're not ready to upload as a full object as the code and stuff is still very much experimental. If there was somewhere to upload stuff like that, maybe even useful snippets of code and stuff it would be great. I don't see the DesktopX section as a place for that as stuff the

Reply to The 'no' topic thread... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Does that mean you'd be a shmoo or a oopy? Enquiring minds need to know

Reply to MIA Friends - Great skinners, where are they now? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Here's his webpage http://www.moppy.co.uk/index.shtml He has an email link on there. I've emailed him so we'll see.

Reply to HotList in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I would have to agree. Excellent idea. A way of bringing talented skinners who maybe are not as prolific to the attention of the masses.

Reply to Reunion of the old school in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

/me is overcome with all the nostalgia Names I haven't seen in donkeys ... months ... popping up again. Ah the good old days (that I only came into in the waning months of skinz)

Reply to Describe yourself in ONE word. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

unique

Reply to T-Man's Religous Debate for Doreen in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

/me has to interject again. As a Christian I believe that someone did go to slugworld(Hell) and did come back to tell people about it. That person was Jesus. Some of his disciples saw him die. They also saw him when he returned from death and came back to them. They wrote about it and told people who went on to tell other people as Jesus had commisioned them to do. It is down to each person whether to believe those who pass on the Gospel (Good News) or not. Nobody is forcing anybody to be

Reply to T-Man's Religous Debate for Doreen in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

oi! That's taking it off topic. now run along or I shall say Ni! God bless you anyway

Reply to Who makes the best fries? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Local chip shop had it right but they passed to new management recently. New chips are too greasy and not at all the same. Best chips are made from Maris Piper potatos (not sure I spelled it correctly) I do like MacDonalds fries though <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images/smiles/sb.gif" border=0 ALIGN="absmi

Reply to T-Man's Religous Debate for Doreen in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

The Church of Jesus Christ and the 'Organised Church' are often entirely different things. Remember Jesus attitude to the then 'Church' leaders as it were. They had become too bound up in the rules and had lost site of the ruler (God).

Reply to T-Man's Religous Debate for Doreen in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Thanks mooshoo. I think I lost that point in there somewhere.

Reply to T-Man's Religous Debate for Doreen in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Oh and religion is all about people reaching out to God. Christianity is about God through Jesus reaching out to people. Yes I did accidentally post it in the wrong thread. Apologies. Hey I'm only human and hence not perfect.

Reply to Review of Object Desktop in PC Zone Magazine in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

gah wrong thread.

Reply to Review of Object Desktop in PC Zone Magazine in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Oh and religion is people trying to get to God. Christianity is all about God reaching out to people and inviting then to come to him.

Reply to T-Man's Religous Debate for Doreen in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

The problem is that most people look at Christianity in the wrong way. The fact as the Bible tells it is that everyone is going to hell. Doesn't matter who you are, everyone. Hell is being without God. Evil cannot be in the same place as God. God is like Light and sin is like Dark. You put a light on and the dark vanishes. Same premise. God is love ergo Hell is being without love and so you have all the hate and nastiness in one place. All men have sinned and so heading for hell. God d

Reply to Review of Object Desktop in PC Zone Magazine in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

It's a gamers magazine more than anything. Those sorts of reviewers tend to word things in a way more serious reviewers would not. It's more about comedy than accuracy is my impression.

Reply to idea for windoblinds... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

spinal: I seem to remember a long time ago frogboy posting a skin that used a multicolour mask to demonstrate this. The mask caused a rainbow type spotty effect on the titlebar. I have done the same with one of my skins to demonstrate: http://pjpowell.dyndns.org/temp/multicolourmask.jpg The spots are added by the mask. The original titlebar image is plain. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images

Reply to Please, do something about it! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

... though ...

Reply to Please, do something about it! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Adni I will answer you now and tell you I would give that wall a 4. I do not like it as a wall thought it is no doubt a nice piece of art. However it is in the wallpaper section. There is no defined space to fit my icons. Wherever I put them I am covering part of the background. In my eyes it does not fit the purpose of a wallpaper. Your reason for using a wallpaper may be different to mine. 4 is not a bad score for something I don't like and wouldn't use. Why would I rate something I do

Reply to Please, do something about it! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

ahwta == what. (insert spellchecker icon here)