ByronTodd

Reply to Account Issues in Stardock Central Support Stardock Forums

Well, that was fast... Or maybe I just needed to wait for some dbs to clear cached data. My account is all good now. (And if someone fixed that for me.. Thank you!)

Account Issues in Stardock Central Support Stardock Forums

It's been a long time since I've been around... I used to have a Stardock store account but I couldn't find its password, so I used the reset password link. I noticed that I had to use an email address which I no longer use (but can still access: byron-port at-sign toddcomp dot com) so after re-logging in I went to the page to change my email address to my current one: byrontodd at-sign gmail dot com. Now I can't

Reply to Abuse of power, can it really be stopped? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

WC Ambassador did nothing more than what is done here: https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=7566&LibID=13 The screenshot should be allowed.

Reply to The Tip of the Iceberg... in Community WinCustomize Forums

Darn! Now I'll get no Christmas present from Jafo this year. Double Darn!

Reply to The Tip of the Iceberg... in Community WinCustomize Forums

And I thought Jafo was a cybernetic being - attached to WC 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 52 weeks/year (with some disconnects to go to work on racing stuffs). Now *I'm* deflated and disappointed.

Reply to Freeware users vs. Freeware idealogues in Industry JoeUser Forums

"what do I care if some guy like Byron is running around...." Hey! What did I do to deserve to be picked on? I was doing a search on "wincustomize byron" and this popped up... Byron

Reply to Faster start up? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Double Zero, Start Up Control Panel is at www.mlin.net ( http://www.mlin.net ). As a computer consultant, I have used it for years, and it is indeed, a good program for monitoring those startup items. Hijack This is better at it, but it is akin to a surgeon's scalpel - only useful in the hand of a surgeon (or at least someone taking directions from that surgeon.)

Reply to I will never buy Object Desktop again! in Customization Software WinCustomize Forums

Hmmm... I have an iMac G5 20" and a Windows XP laptop. When I need to work, I'm on my XP laptop. When I want to play games, I'm on my XP laptop. When I want to look at (admittedly) nice, smooth, incredibly smooth graphics, I'll go sit at the iMac G5. That's not to say that you can't work or play games on an iMac [Colloquy is the definition of what an IRC client should be], it's just that I am a bit more productive on my XP laptop. And on

Reply to Microsoft targets Wine in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Did any of the responders actually read the article???? It wasn't about piracy or stopping pirates. It's about Microsoft Office users who are running MS Office on another operating system - Linux. Meaning that they have a VALID Microsoft Office license (PAID FOR) but are using WINE (a windows emulator) to run the software that was legitimately purchased. It's an interesting article - for those who actually read it. <img src

Reply to DesktopX 3 is coming! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

That's why I wanted Enhanced Plus Pro so badly!

Reply to DesktopX 3 is coming! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

DesktopX NEVER forked. The DesktopX to be included in ODNT is the SAME DesktopX that has always been in ODNT - with the same abilities. The ability of Pro to create STANDALONE programs (read WITHOUT needing DesktopX to be installed on the user's system) is what has ALWAYS set it apart - well that and the price. What has happened now is that Pro is affordable to a lot more people. It's akin to having VBScript ca

Reply to "User Level" Bug in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

Angel Destiny 05, You might be confusing the Access Level vs. User Level. They are not the same thing and this can be checked by viewing your profile. For information about "User Level", check this page https://www.wincustomize.com/AboutSite.aspx If your Access Level = Current Customer, then you should be able to comment and rate. Hope this clears up the confusion for you. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/wc/smiles/Smile.

Reply to Photoshop Elements 3.0 in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I had been a user of Photoshop Album 2.0 with Photoshop Elements 2.0, and like both products. Adobe released the combination of those two in the updated version called Photoshop Elements 3.0. I downloaded and installed the trial edition. As for functionality, it looks and feels exactly the same as the two above products - though the Elements side is now called "Editing" whereas the Album side is now called "Viewing." I had thoughts of purchasing it

Reply to Machine Wars in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Black Xero, Have you heard of this thing called copyright violations? The article that you linked to - is indeed an "InformationWeek" exclusive . I noticed at the bottom of the first page a link "License This Article." I clicked on that link and found that to just add the linkage to any "corporate or academic" website, I would have to pay $2.50. I can only assume that you paid that $2.50 since you provided the link.

Reply to Think Desk in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

CygnusXII, I think you're missing the point, Multiplicity does not do what RDC and PCanywhere do - it doesn't do host/remote connections. It allows you to keep multiple computers at your desk/workstation but with only ONE mouse and keyboard set - and STILL control the multiple computers. A home user could keep two computers (two monitors still needed) and say play a CPU intensive game on one computer and have the second computer for

Reply to Screenshots...The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

The analogy that a screenshot is a personal photograph of someone else's art seems to be the most appropriate. It does seem at least reasonable to think that since WC is so big and has such large traffic that the "someone else" might want some control over what they consider to be their art. Since it is the screenshot section that generates this controversy, I have a suggestion on how both sides of

Reply to Screenshots...The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

Hmmm... I was just doing my duty and reading the comments as you asked on the link that you posted - then giving a "4 month" old WCer's take. I can't take into account what is unknown to me as you so aptly put. You're right! My three year old nephew is more fun to play with - as is my 15 month old son. Happy New Year!

Reply to Screenshots...The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

Funny, I never would have found or even looked for that screenshot without the link being posted here. Even more funny, is the tone that you (TSF) are taking now. I read the comments at that link and it looks like you objected to the screenshot only after you and the other party started swapping insults. Your "toy" (art) was shared with the public, only now you don't like how they're playing with it, and since you view it as an insult

Reply to Only MY intellectual property counts.. in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

Agree with Brad. The argument boils down to the fact that some people object to Stardock making money PERIOD . The argument is similar to the equally unreasonable ones that "Microsoft shouldn't exist", "that Linux is the only way to go", "that everything is copied from Mac", and "Intel is bad for the CPU business". Finally, it's just a waste of breath, hosting space, time and energy (and a few others that I no longer wa

Reply to Your computer rig? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Where to start... Choices, choices... Laptop ------------ IBM ThinkPad T42p - 1.8GHz Centrino 1GB RAM 60GB 7200RPM HD DVD/CDRW ATI FireGL Mobility Graphics 128MB (workstation level ) 1Gbps NIC, 802.11g wifi, 56k modem, etc, etc, Oh yeah... 15" lcd at 1600x1200 resolution. Workstation ------------ Asus P4P

Reply to Wincustomize User Page Focus: Hippy in Community WinCustomize Forums

Steve, you say "his ego is big enough as it is." Uh, I've never got that impression, and I know that I have talked with Hippy more than you have. Furthermore, if you had been paying attention (I know... the pot interferes with your memory, so write this down for future reference), joeKnowledge had stated earlier that he was planning to do these sort of articles. Byron

Reply to Your thoughts on Marijuana in Blogging WinCustomize Forums

I think we need to remember that someone is still at that age where they know everything and don't need anyone elses' help or opinions (at least, not if *said* opinion doesn't match theirs.) Fortunately, I was able to grow up and am now at an age where I know I don't know half of what I really need to know... But I am still learning.

Reply to WC browser closes itself without warning in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I think the WinCust browser is having some issues due to the WinCustomize.com migration to this new site. I have already bugged Stardock about the problems that I am seeing with it. So I guess the official response would be: "Report it to us so that we can fix it and please have some patience." The WC browser seems to quit during the Skin Update, I am able to browse the libraries, and download with WC browser - by stopping the auto update w

Reply to My New Half Life 2 computer in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

XP Home ?!?! Say it isn't so! 2GB should be more than enough... unless you're planning to run a SQL database full time on the machine.

Reply to I need a skinner in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

This has a chance to become one of the all time great messages... Which probably means that it will or should get locked in a short while.