Welcome back!This tutorial shows how to recreate the transporter effect from the original Star Trek series.
The “sparklies” part of this can be created several ways:
You could use particle illusion.
You could use the particle generator in Wax 2.0 (which is what I did in one case)
You could set your camera on a tripod in front of [...]
Powered by Max Banner Ads One of the things that can help XP run smoother is to regularly get rid of temp files. Ideally you should do this on a daily basis.
Start by emptying Recycle Bin. Right click on it and select “Empty recycle bin”, answer “Yes” to the question that pops up.
Clearing cookies [...]
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The problem is that there’s times when, for whatever reason, Windows will refuse to completely shut down, forcing you to eventually just hit [...]
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Antivirus
Simply put, you need to have a good antivirus program and you need to keep it updated so that you’re protected from new variations of malware. [...]
Powered by Max Banner Ads There’s a lot of things that can contribute to your system running sluggish or having an assortment of performance issues. This series is aimed at addressing those issues and providing tips for how to improve system performance on your XP Computer.
In this first offering I want to address your email [...]
Powered by Max Banner Ads If your desktop is set to display a wallpaper graphic, there will still be a border around the captions for your icons that is the color of the solid background. Here’s a quick way to remove the border.
In Windows XP:
Open the Control Panel and choose “System Properties” then choose the Advanced [...]
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One of the features that I really appreciate about Firefox and other modern browsers is their password managers. They take a lot of hassle out of username & password entry fields, saving you the trouble of having to open and decrypt your “just in case” password file (you DO keep it encrypted, Right? If not, you should).
