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by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 21:23
Forum: Especially Useful xplorer² Topics:
Topic: beauty is skin deep
Replies: 34
Views: 47915

Good point - I did neglect to mention the size limit - must have deleted it out and forgotten to paste it back. I haven't looked into the plug-in for Paint.Net yet, sounds promising - I can say that thus far I love Paint.Net though, but not being a graphic artist, I only use it to occasionally save ...
by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 21:19
Forum: x2 / 2X General
Topic: OT: remote assistance/desktop access
Replies: 8
Views: 10725

You should look into the world of VNC - Virtual Network Computing. more than a couple of clients out there, some are free / OSS and some proprietary. Last I checked Symantec PC Anywhere Host only was a free option as well, but that may be only when obtaining it as a bundle with a new PC or elsewhere...
by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 21:16
Forum: x2 / 2X General
Topic: browser wars
Replies: 5
Views: 9176

A couple of thoughts here.  These are not meant to spawn a browser war as I currently have 7 different browsers installed, use Firefox as my default, use IE when it is required (MSN Games and Windows / Microsoft Downloads pages, sometimes - yes, I have the WGA and OGA plugin and can sometimes get co...
by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 20:55
Forum: x2 / 2X General
Topic: Tips & Tricks #3 - Customizing your InfoTips
Replies: 18
Views: 100087

One question:  Does adding the Infotip key apply only to X2 or to all Windows files managers (explorer, any other file manager)?
by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 20:52
Forum: x2 / 2X General
Topic: This console is annoying
Replies: 3
Views: 5602

It shouldn't be as I have been running X2 in Vista for over a year now and have never had anything likethat pop up.
by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 20:24
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: $crooged!
Replies: 36
Views: 9153

I used to be of the opinion that I would not purchase any software that used a subscription fee based methodology.  However, in light of somethings I did not think clearly through previously, I am inclined more to accept this, in certain situations. First off, I know that you, Nikos, have not ever b...
by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 20:09
Forum: Especially Useful xplorer² Topics:
Topic: beauty is skin deep
Replies: 34
Views: 47915

One thing you should realize:  Free icons are available all over the Internet. Another thing you may not but should also realize: Dynamic Drive, an *invaluable* website for Web related stuff, has a very nice favicon generator script on their page at:  http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/ Now, you ...
by johngalt
2008 Feb 10, 20:01
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Grid in "Details" view
Replies: 11
Views: 1681

It is, just, as with many tasks in Vista, much harder to get to.  Plus, since there are now two views to Control Panel, you'll need to follow whichever is appropriate: For users of the *New* Control Panel: [ START ] --> Control Panel --> Click the Change colors link (listed under Appearance and Pers...