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11.19.98 - GnomeNEWS Stop! Please! Yes, I know the "new" ICQ is out! If I get one more e-mail regarding the new ICQ, I'm going to go postal. And, if you don't know that the new ICQ is out, where have you been over the last couple of weeks? It's only the "greatest" thing since sliced bread. Well, first off, I don't eat bread. Secondly, notice the quotes I put around the word greatest. I meant to do that. Note also that this new ICQ is an Alpha version--which means it's buggy. And, it wasn't meant for the general public's eyes. I was lucky enough to be invited to be a tester (I wonder why Microsoft never calls me to do that?)... which means, they wanted me to check it out. Overnight, every website on the planet had a link to download a copy of ICQ99. Perhaps Mirabilis knew that the world would embrace this new version with open arms. I did... for a half hour. Then I tried to manage my extensive history collection. As you probably could have guessed, I have many, many, many, many, many people on my ICQ contact list. Apparently, ICQ99 didn't like the fact that I was this "popular". Again, I say popular in quotes only because of the number of contacts I have, not because I wear the right clothes, drive the right car, and hang out with all the right people. ICQ99 crashed, and I couldn't get back into it. End of story. Was I impressed with what I saw? Not really. Sure, it had more bells and whistles, but the user interface was still as crummy as ever. I've seen prettier rocks. Now we all know they have enough money to hire a couple of UI designers, so why don't they? ICQ needs a major face-lift. It's extremely ugly. If I "have to" use something on a regular basis, I want it to look good as well as run smoothly. Be careful if you download this Alpha... it's still buggy (especially with History). Though I did not sign a NDA, I'm not going to discuss the details about ICQ99 because you (and your friends) probably already have it. If not--trust me, you can get it anywhere now. But be careful, some distributions have been injected with viruses. Long Story Short (HA!): Yes, I've seen it. No, I'm not impressed. Yes, i've heard about all those "cool" add-ons. No, I don't want them. Yes, I'm free for chat sometimes. Yes, you're welcome to join. Yes, I still love you very, very, very, very, very much. MY NUMBER: 144832 GnomePROGRAM Win-Res-Q v1.0 [136k] W9x FREE Have you ever had Explorer crash on you? C'mon, if you've used Windows before, that's an automatic YES. With Windows 9x, a crash doesn't always mean a blue screen of death. However, when Explorer crashes, you usually lose all those icons sitting in your System Tray (like your Internet Connection, System Resource Monitor, etc.). There's virtually no way of getting them back sometimes. Win-Res-Q to the rescue! If you need to get to a program that isn't visible anymore, instead of rebooting, run this program instead. Just select which process you wish to see (WARNING: all the Windows processes show up) and it should show up again! I was amazed to find out that the author of this program (and other OUTSTANDING programs) is a Lockergnome subscriber! Be sure to check out E-Res-Q, too. [ DOWNLOAD ] [ VISIT SITE ]
GnomeSYSTEM How to Make Your CD-ROM Drive Accessible in Safe Mode "This may be useful if you are having problems installing Windows from CD-ROM, or if you are trying to determine if CD-ROM problems also occur in Safe Mode." Why do CD-ROMs have to be so incredibly difficult to work with? [ DOWNLOAD ]
GnomeCANDY Star Wars DroidWorks v1.0 [30.0M] W9x DEMO Okay, so I'm using this demo as an opportunity to tell you how excited I am about the upcoming Star Wars film. In fact, by the time you read this, theatrical trailers should be playing & promo posters should be up in a theater near you. While a lot of SW fans aren't impressed with Episode I's title (The Phantom Menace), I'm sure they're all excited for May 1999 to come. Nevertheless, this program isn't for the adults in your household--it's for the youngsters. Star Wars DroidWorks is a unique combination of a construction set & adventure game that enables children (ages 10+) to learn and apply scientific principles. Man, where was this when I was taking Physical Science?! I would have passed with flying colors! [ DOWNLOAD ] [ VISIT SITE ]
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Today's Calendar and Clock Page Some people obsess about the current time; they check their watches every other minute. I used to do the same thing--until I got a digital watch. Sorry folks, I just can't read analog hands very easily. Anyway, this page is the end-all be-all time & calendar resource on the web. There are no graphics, no special layouts, just plain textual links that will lead you to the information for which you're searching. It even has today's StarDate listed (just for you Trekkies). You have to find the time to load up this page; it changes daily (of course). [ VISIT SITE ]
GnomeDESKTOP FONT: Hacker Argot [24k] It's difficult to explain to people what I do for a living. When I mention the word "computer," some people ask if I'm a hacker (or if I know any hackers... or if I've ever been hacked). The answer to all three (I think) is no... knock on wood. Well, here's a typeface that's a pseudo hodgepodge of keyboard characters... this ain't your average font. Sure, it's extremely legible, but quirky enough for me to keep for possible future use. Make people think that you've hacked your own word processing document or something... [ DOWNLOAD ] [ VISIT SITE ]
GnomeTIP
Does your disk seem slow? If you're not sure, take a hard disk
speed diagnostic: http://www.iop.kiev.ua/~vgrin/DiskSpeed32/ --
the output might not make sense to you, but you could always
compare different results over time (or with a friend down the
street). It's just another one of those "things" that you power
users would love to have.
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