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Enable DreamScene in Vista Home Premium

May 7

Posted by Tejas in Bargains, Computers, Software, Tech News | 8 Comments

For those of you who have Vista Home Premium and are jealous of those folks that have Vista Ultimate because of among other things the whole DreamScene spectacle, never fear because enterprising “hackers” are here.

While browsing the Usenet via Google groups I came across a post by someone with a link to a ZIP file containing some DLLs, a registry import and quite detailed instructions. Figuring it’s worth giving a shot I tried it on my Vista Home Premium install and sure enough it works!

Now this doesn’t allow you to subsequently install Deskscapes as you can on Ultimate but you can use any WMV and/or MPEG video file and set it as your background. Some scouring on the internet will land you a few samples and for those videographers it’s a great opportunity to showcase your handy work.

So without further ado here’s the link to the file.

DISCLAIMER: Read the instructions carefully – do not attempt this unless you are comfortable making changes to system files and the registry.

Trade up your Treo 650 for Treo 700p and get $150 cash back

May 23

Posted by Tejas in Bargains | No Comments

I don’t even have a Treo 650 nor am I going to get a Treo 700p but I have to admit that this on the surface at least seems like a very good deal.

Given that if you already have Treo 650 and want the new Treo 700p, you will most likely only need one – getting $150 for your old busted phone for the new hot stuff sounds too good to be true.

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Use Skype to make FREE calls to any number in US or Canada!

May 18

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Skype is a free software that can be downloaded onto your PC and lets you make free voice-over-ip (VOIP) calls to other people using Skype. Well that’s only half the picture, until now they also offered a SkypeOut service which let you make calls from your PC to any regular phone number for a fee. That fee has just dissapeared!

Yes. It is really very, very free. There’s no prepayment, no minimum use, no subscription, no monthly fee, no nothing. You just download and install Skype and then you start calling. Both the caller and the number called must be in either the US or Canada. There are no strings attached.

This is only good until end of 2006 so at least give it a shot before then. Again all you need to do is:
- Hook up a microphone and speakers to your PC. If you’re on a laptop, you just need a mic
- Then just download the Skype 2.0 free software and install it.
- Create an account using the software, login and start making free calls to US or Canada within seconds!

Post any questions or problems you have setting it up and I’ll try to help.

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Coming soon to a theatre near you – FREE family movies this summer!

May 18

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A bunch of the major theatres are offering free G and PG movies this summer. Most are during the day, but it’s not bad for free – especially when you want to take the whole family and not burn a hole in your wallet.

Click on “read more” below for a listing of the theatres participating and their programs.

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Modern Day Essential: 2GB Flash Drive under $50

May 18

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These things have not just replaced floppy disks but gone way beyond. I still remember having to carry around a disk that only held about 1.44MB of data. Now you can buy this handy flash drive which will store about 2000 times that much data and it’s smaller than a floppy disk to boot.

I highly recommend everyone who doesn’t have one picking one up as soon as possible, they are extremely handy in this digital age and Newegg.com is an excellent online store to purchase from. I’ve bought many things from them in the past and they are probably one of the best places to buy tech stuff online.

Go get it now while the stock lasts!

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