Digital Themes


This Desktop Themes designed and compiled by the request of:

a r b u t h n o t c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
300 brannan ste 501 san francisco ca 94107
phone 415 495 0100
fax 415 495 0888
ICQ 13768521
http://www.arbuthnot.com

NOTICE: This Theme is for non-commercial use only.

Author: Jeffrey W. Johnston
E-Mail: jeff@digital-themes.com
URL: http://www.digital-themes.com


IMPORTANT!


ALL of the Digital Themes Themes now require Microsoft's Media Player to be installed. What is Media Player? It is a streaming audio/video process very similar to RealAudio/Video (which is more well-known). Media Player comes into play with the sound clips that we are using. It uses a codec (compression format) named 'ACM Waveform' with the option of 'MPEG Layer-3'. Many other programs use the 'ACM Waveform' but Media Player is one of the few to implement the 'MPEG Layer-3' option. Using this Waveform together with the codec compresses the sound files without losing much quality as other compression codecs cause. This, in turn, enables us to provide you with top quality Themes in a small package.

A simple example is probably welcome....so take the 'Red Baron Start.wav' file. It is now 154KB at 22,050Hz 16-bit Stereo! At the same recording quality but using the normal codec, the file size is 1.4MB! As you can see (and hear), there is no reason not to use this codec. Once you have downloaded and installed Media Player (if necessary), you will more than make up for the time with future Themes from the Digital Themes site.

Click here to find out whether or not you already have Media Player on your system: Sound. If YES....then move all the theme files to your Theme directory (feel free to delete this file and the .wav file after installing the Theme.

If NO....then click here Media Player to download your copy FREE!

SPECIAL NOTE: If you are running Windows95 you MUST use the '.Theme' files located in the 'Outwars_95.zip' file.
  1. Unzip the '(whatever).zip' file to a temp directory.
  2. Move the directory 'Outwars' to your '\Plus!\Theme\' directory.
  3. Move either 1 or all of the 'Outwars XXXX (high color).Theme' files to the your '\Plus!\Theme\' directory. Remember that if you are using Wiindows95 you must INSTEAD use the 'XXX.Theme' files located in the 'Outwars_95.zip' file.
  4. Feel free to delete this file after installing the Theme as well as the example .wav file.
  5. Finally, if there is a screensaver, unzip it into a temp directory and double-click. It will automatically be installed and set up as your default screensaver. After installation please delete the previous unzipped '(whatever).exe' screensaver file.
  6. Go to 'My Computer', 'Control Panel', 'Desktop Themes' and select the just-added theme.
  7. Now you're set. Enjoy!

IMPORTANT #2


Also with this Theme (some ohave these extra files and some don't so please check), we have provided 3 different wallpaper/Theme schemes: 1024X768, 800X600 and 640X480. Please delete the unused .JPG and corresponding .Theme files so as not to waste disk space.

IMPORTANT #3


Digital Themes would like to express our thanks to The Theme Doctor for his advice and review of this theme. Please visit his site for more reviews and downloads of most, if not all, of the BEST Desktop Themes on the 'Net.

Digital Themes would like to thank all of you for supporting us by downloading our Themes. Recently we have moved to a server of our own. We are currently using NT 4.0 Workstation. We would like to use NT Server 4.0 but money is scarce these days. If you know where we can get a used copy of NT Server 4.0 cheaply...well, we'd kill for it! In addition, on average there are 1,500 Themes being downloaded DAILY! To ensure speedy downloading without the cut in quality we have implemented the sound codec mentioned above. This will not only make things faster but will also SAVE YOU MONEY! Mention (or send this file) this codec to your favorite Theme author and ask them to start using it. The only reason we are pushing this is that it SAVES TIME & MOENY FOR EVERYONE!....something each and every one of us wishes we had more of. Well, here's one way to gain a little back without sacrificing anything! Spread the word and get those file sizes smaller.

Enjoy!