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Post subject: Re: October 2009 Desktop Thread! Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:15 pm
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PTL wrote:
Thanks for the answer. i really wish the uploader wouldn't convert images to JPGs though, the quality always gets screwed up.
It doesn't, and hasn't for a long time. It uses whatever format you uploaded. Only thumbnails are in JPG so they are quick to view. You can click to get the original image if you use the code provided for you by the uploader. You didn't, therefore all you get is a JPG thumbnail and not a clickable thumbnail to see the original quality and size copy.
Post subject: Re: October 2009 Desktop Thread! Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:46 pm
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Not for 64bit browsers no, but I'm using 32bit Firefox on 64bit windows with flash no problem... I don't see why you'd want a 64bit browser. They're no faster anyway.
Post subject: Re: October 2009 Desktop Thread! Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:49 pm
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I really don't know why I'm using a 64-bit browser anyway, I guess it's just for the heck of it. I guess I'll have to live with opening a different browser every time i want to use flash until Adobe wakes up to modern computing.
Post subject: Re: October 2009 Desktop Thread! Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:45 pm
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Longhorn 4074 with the Longhorn 2008 patch running on hardware (not in a VM). I also disabled many of the unstable features of the build and ensured DWM was running well. Specs of the hardware are: P4 2.4Ghz, 6600 GT, 512MB RAM (looking to upgrade the RAM to 1GB)
I was trying to match the hardware to the most common hardware that they would've been building the OS for in order to achieve max compatibility. I didn't have to do much since I had this PC already. Surprisingly, the OS is running really well. I never had the OS crash at any time and it's going on 3 weeks+ uptime. I occasionally have to restart explorer if I fiddle with the sidebar, but other than that, it runs like a charm.
As far as my other computer is concerned, I usually use the common Windows 7 RTM background with the Sky theme (default out-of-the-box setup), but I'm currently using my Cold War theme to spice things up:
I use both PCs equally. I normally use Longhorn for browsing the chatting, and Windows 7 for media and games. I consider both my main desktops.
To many of you, both PCs would seem like I just installed the OSs recently since there is a lack of icons and shortcuts on the desktops. However, my rule for icons on taskbar/desktop is that if I don't run the application every day, it will not go on the taskbar/desktop. I like to keep both clean.
Lastly, both machines are connected via KVM for ease of access.
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Post subject: Re: October 2009 Desktop Thread! Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:37 pm
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Rhykin wrote:
Longhorn 4074 with the Longhorn 2008 patch running on hardware (not in a VM). I also disabled many of the unstable features of the build and ensured DWM was running well. Specs of the hardware are: P4 2.4Ghz, 6600 GT, 512MB RAM (looking to upgrade the RAM to 1GB)
I was trying to match the hardware to the most common hardware that they would've been building the OS for in order to achieve max compatibility. I didn't have to do much since I had this PC already. Surprisingly, the OS is running really well. I never had the OS crash at any time and it's going on 3 weeks+ uptime. I occasionally have to restart explorer if I fiddle with the sidebar, but other than that, it runs like a charm.
Lastly, both machines are connected via KVM for ease of access.
Okay, that's really really cool. After struggling to get networking on VMware, do you have just glass taskbar and sidebar, or are your windows transparent too?
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Post subject: Re: October 2009 Desktop Thread! Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:06 am
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PortalCake wrote:
Okay, that's really really cool. After struggling to get networking on VMware, do you have just glass taskbar and sidebar, or are your windows transparent too?
Yeah, full DWM is enabled.
It took me a bit to get the graphics driver to install, but other than that, it was pretty smooth.
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