XP Themes

Everyone is talking about making Linux look like Windows. The start menu, The icons, the everything! So, I really thought it to be a good idea, when I read in tux vermelho about making Windows look like Linux. Gnome, to be more precise!

In order to do this, you should download belchfire to be able to install non signed themes. Now, all you have to do is go to deviantart and download Clearlooks, Human and Plastik. Then,just extract the folders to C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\.

Done, just right click your desktop, select preferences and select your new appearance.

To also alter the icons, you should download them from here.

You can read more and preview the result in the Tango for Windows webpage.
Some applications, firefox and thunderbird have this kind of themes available, just go to the theme option and search for tango, it should appear right away.

For the last step, the desktop background, search in one of these:

• Gnome-look.org;


• KDE-look.org;


• Interfacelift.

If everything went well, you desktop should now look like this:

Vista Activation

Windows Vista as been pirated!
Not a big new, it would be just a matter of time, but, anyway, the super secure system, whose bugs are already being revealed, is now crackable. The process takes advantage of the partnership between Microsoft and some computer brands, that allow them to ship Vista pre-installed, without the need for activation. APcMag has more to read about it!

Windows XP Privilage Escalation

As all of us have probably already heard off, privilege escalation, or, vulgarly, become admin, in Windows XP is not that hard. These guys have it all explained, video included! You just need access to the machine. Wanna now how?

Windows Vista

Vista is getting released worldwide. Not for my computers!

UPDATE: Similar thoughts after vista release party

Debian on Windows

Following the Ubuntu installer for Windows initiative, Debian has just released their on version of the operative system installer in an .exe, for those who want to just try this operative system. This, just like the Ubuntu version, can be uninstalled through the add/remove programs in windows, just like any other program! Download and infos here (with a very suggestive URL).

Internet Explorer vs W3C

Via Hugo Silva

Give linux a try

For those of you who are afraid of removing or try partitioning your windows in order to try to install some linux distribution, you can now try the ubuntu installer for windows. Just like any other problem, it's a normal .exe file, it allows you to install a ubuntu system. After the installing is done, a reboot will be needed and, before your windows begins, grub, a boot manager, will ask you if you want to boot windows or ubuntu linux. If you ever want to remove it, just go to the add/remove programs and there will be a ubuntu entry. Remove it, and all will be back to normal. There are still some problems with the application, but I believe they'll be soon corrected. The only important issue is that, at this point, you're forced to login with the username and password 'ubuntu'. This will surely be corrected in the next releases. Wanna test it? Get infos here and download it here(version 3, there could be a new one available).

Virtualbox

Virtualbox, just like VMWare, is a virtualization software. Specifically, Virtualbox allow the user to create virtual machines to run several operative systems. The program is freely available as open-source here, and it has binaries available for several operative systems. Ubuntu package available!

War on Microsoft

As all of us already know, the Microsoft empire is being more and more attacked by a lot of other companies and open-source movements. In this image, we're able to see who's attacking what, with all the companies and applications names, from the Microsoft side, against some big names, like Oracle, Mozilla, Linux, Google, Apple, Sun and several more!

Criar um cd de instalação do windows

Com este sistema, podemos criar um cd personalizado de instalação do Windows, adicionando-lhe programas a gosto. Útil, para termos a nossa própria versão do Windows, dispensando a instalação de todos aqueles programas que acabamos por instalar de cada vez que instalamos o sistema operativo. Incluí também vídeo de demonstração.

Deixar o Windows

Para aqueles que continuam a achar linux demasiado complexo, aqui está uma boa distribuição de iniciação a este novo sistema operativo, mantendo todo o aspecto gráfico do windows, de forma a que a maioria dos utilizadores se adaptem mais fácil e rápidamente ao novo sistema operativo. Estes rapazes juntaram e alteraram diversos programas, de forma a que a troca fosse simples e eficaz! O projecto chama-se LXP, é gratuito, e tem aqui mais informações e download .