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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: Improvement for Temporality Screens to Add Volume Control

« on: December 10, 2008, 02:47 PM »

Okay... after wandering around many threads on volume control by time of day, I gave up on a full (at least that I could understand) solution... then...

I saw this Temporality Screens  ( I like the idea of changing my background each hour. )

So.... I am hoping that a little adjustment could be made to it to include functionality for setting the sound volume at the same time that the background is changed, and it would look in the file that you list the pictures in, and check to see if there is a list for the volume %, too.

Is this something that could be done.  Is it writen in ahk?  I could try to do it myself if you could provide the source code (though I am really a newbie to this).

Thanks, and Donation Coder ROCKS!

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: Screen saver that isn't a screen saver...

« on: December 02, 2008, 02:20 PM »

After searching hear and else-where, I still can't find what I am looking for, so am in the hopes someone can help me...

I need a screen saver that doesn't stop the acctual screen from displaying what is going on.

For example, I have one computer that shows my Outlook email constantly.  I want to see when new mail comes in accounts and such, but the computer sits showing the Outlook program all day... which can't be good for the screen.

I want a screen saver or even just a constant program that runs a line or lines of random color over the screen while not affecting the screen underneath at all... just something to switch up the pixle colors so they don't burn in one color.

Can this be done?

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Living Room / Christmas Gift Ideas Under $25... Make a List!

« on: November 05, 2008, 02:45 PM »

Just thought I would start a list. 

I just got several 16gb flash drives on ebay for less than $15 each. 

Much cheaper than local, so I thought I would share.  Down-side... the shipping will take 3 weeks.  Hubby will be so happy when they get here.

(And they are tiny little things, too.  Maybe I am just not up to date on electronics, but it continues to shock me at how tiny flash-storage space is getting.)


So this got me to thinking... what other gift gadgets are out there under $25 (US equivelant)?

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Living Room / Need some comparison help on laptop coolers.

« on: November 05, 2008, 01:47 PM »

Hi there.

New laptop... of course means new goodies. 

I had a laptop cooling pad (the kind the laptop sits on), but gave it to hubby for his work, so I am looking for a cooling device for my new laptop.

I have the option of a laptop cooling pad with fans, or getting a PC slot card cooler (strange thing that sticks into the PC slot and blows cool air in (or out maybe?). 

Am hoping someone here may have an educated guess on which would be more effective at cooling.

Thanks All!