April 24th, 2007 by Priyam
Today at Tech Reckoner I am gonna tell you how to use ScreenSaver as Wallpaper in Windows XP. Windows Vista has this feature inbuilt called Dreamscene which allows you to use ScreenSaver as Wallpaper. But how to get the same effect in Windows XP??
You can get the same effect in Windows XP also with the help of an OpenSource software ( btw I am a strong supporter of OpenSource softwares). The Software’s name is Vital Desktop. Download it from here (File size 187 KB) and install it (If you don’t know how to Install a software you are reading a wrong blog 
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After Installing there will be an added menu in the Right Click context menu on desktop. Enable it from there.
Also from the same menu click configure to select the desired ScreenSaver. That’s it now you have your ScreenSaver as Wallpaper. Simple and Easy 
(If the configuration window doesn’t come up and it doesn’t seem to work then go to X:\Program Files\Vital Desktop and launch VDConfig.exe from there X:\ being your default windows installation directory which is C:\ mostly )
You can also download the Windows Vista ScreenSavers from here
These are the screenshots of the Windows Vista Screensavers. Just extract the ScreenSavers right click on them and install them or copy then to C:\Windows folder.
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PS: Don’t Mind the Clutter on the Desktop. I cleaned it up Yes thats cleaned up!!
If someone can give me Scrollbars over desktop i would love him
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April 18th, 2007 by Priyam
FileMenu tools is a great freeware utility which can add many options to the right click menu. Its can add many options like Run Command Line from here, Copy to, Move to, Delete locked file, Delete without sending to Recycle Bin, Register Dll and many more……
Here is a brief over view of all the Commands of FileMenu Tools :
- Run with Parameters : This utility lets you run a program with parameters typed through a dialog box.This utility is displayed only for files with the following extension: .exe, .dll, .bat.
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Command Line From Here: This utility opens a command line window whose working folder is the selected folder from the Windows Explorer.
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Copy To/Move To : This utility lets you copy/move the selected elements to other folder.
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Copy Path : This utility copies to the clipboard the path of all the selected elements in the Windows Explorer.
- Copy Content : This utility copies to the clipboard the content of the selected element in the Windows Explorer. If a file is selected, its content is copied; and if a folder is selected, the list with the name of all the files and all the subfolders that the selected folder contains is copied.
- Attributes : This utility lets you view and change the attributes of the selected elements from the Windows Explorer. It shows a submenu with all the available attributes. The attributes can be:
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Read only. Indicates if the element is read only, and therefore its content cannot be changed. |
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Hidden. Indicates if the element is hidden, and therefore it will be not showed in Windows Explorer (unless the Windows Explorer had been configured to show hidden elements). |
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System. Indicates if the element is a special element used by Windows. |
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Modified. Indicates if the element has been modified after creating it. |
- Register/Unregister DLL : This utility registers or unregisters dinamyc link libraries in the Windows sytem, so applications can use them.
- Delete Locked Folder :This utility lets you delete the locked files. Sometimes files cannot be deleted because they are been used by any application and therefore they are locked. This utility lets you mark this type of files to be deleted for the next system boot, before any application can lock them.
There are other menu options also but these are the most commonly used by me
FileMenu Tools can be downloaded from here File Size: 3.58 MB
I like FileMenu Tools very much because of the features it adds to the right clik context menu. Give it a try am sure you’ll like it
This was the First Software Review done by me on Techreckoner. Please leave your comments and let me know what more you want in the software reviews.I will be trying to review more of such freeware utilities in the future posts. Your comments will be highly appreciated.
PS: Any software i review is first tested for viruses or spywares by me. I use Zone Alarn Internet Security suite to test it for Viruses and Spywares and every software reviewed by me will be 100% safe.
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April 16th, 2007 by Priyam
Adobe is going to launch Adobe Media Player formerly code-named Philo. Adobe already has online Flash player but this will allow people to play videos off line also. It will let users to subscribe and play video podcasts published with RSS (Really Simple Syndication). It allow users to comment on and share videos.
Publishers using Flash to stream content on web via flash can reuse same assets for downloading content. Currently 67% of the broadcasters use flash for Web Streaming.
Adobe Media Player will also have two kinds of security: Continue reading ‘Adobe launches Philo, SilverLight is Microsoft’s Answers’
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April 13th, 2007 by Priyam
Don’t wanna get stuck in traffic? Wanna Reach your next appointment or date 
on time use the Traffic by Live Search Maps gadget for Vista Sidebar. It shows you the realtime traffic conditions in your area. Shortcuts to driving directions, local search and full screen traffic view on maps.live.com.
The tool updates the traffic information every 2 minutes. The gadget is very light on system and the map cache is in your IE cache. Continue reading ‘Avoid Getting Stuck in Traffic Use Traffic Gadget for Vista’
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April 12th, 2007 by Priyam
If an email drops in your inbox offering you a download of Microsoft’s IE7
( Internet Explorer 7) Beta 2 then don’t even think about downloading it because it can be a virus. A new virus is spreading disguised as IE7 Beta 2 download.
The email includes a convincing graphic that looks like from Microsoft, and the virus is downloaded to user’s computer when he clicks on a download link. Instead of an attachment there is a link to download IE7 Beta 2 so it’s hard to prevent the email from dropping in the inbox. Continue reading ‘IE7 Virus in my Inbox’
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Today at Tech Reckoner I am gonna tell you how to use ScreenSaver as Wallpaper in Windows XP. Windows Vista has this feature inbuilt called Dreamscene which allows you to use ScreenSaver as Wallpaper. But how to get the same effect in Windows XP??
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