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I have been upgrading my PHPBB 3.0 onto a few sites now and haev been using various themes for them all. For those that dont know PHPBB3 is the latest offering from from PHPBB one of the worlds most used forum management systems.

PHPBB3 is free to use and very customisable, which is why choosing your PHPBB3 theme is so difficult. There are thousands of PHPBB3 themes out there, some free and some that cost, so I decided to choose my favorite PHPBB3 Themes and put them here just to make things a little bit easier for my readers :)… Continue Reading»

Windows Live Writer is a recent offering from Microsoft to challenge Bloggers dominance. While Windows Live Writer is fairly decent by itself what really makes live writer stand out is its ability to use Plugins. Plug ins are basically additions to a program that increase its functionality, and it is the plug-ins that make windows live writer unique and powerful in the blogging world.

Of course once you have found out that windows live writer plugins exist you have to decide which ones to have, well these… Continue Reading»

ems as if the future is here today as Telstra demonstrated a working Hologram displaying a person giving a speech from 460 miles away in Australia.

The life sized 3D image was projected onto the stage where CEO Hugh Bradlow interacted with the audience (who he could see via webcam feeds)

This has been one of the few real examples of hologram technology put into use for communcations, although it is still too expensive for any real business or personal use.

The hologram technology is a fantastic step forward, and proof that it can be done with todays tehnology. … Continue Reading»

Windows Vista is a rather sleek operating system.  But like many Windows products Vista’s main downfall is the huge number of generic programs and options that are scattered within its Control Panel.  Most of the se Vista Options Can be Changed to Speed up your computer for free!

First Things First.

In Windows there a fair number of programs that sit in the background and for most people will do absolutely nothing.  This includes things like Fax tools, Tablet PC Compatibility, UNIX Application Compatibility and the like.

These can easily be disabled by going to your control panel and clicking ‘Uninstall or Change… Continue Reading»

It is spectacularly easy to transform Windows XP so it looks and acts like vista. The Easiest way to do it is to get a program such as WindowBlinds This has a free version available but using this may cause errors, it is way easier to shell out a rather mediocre $20.
Once you have installed WindowBlinds you can start the fun, download the Free Vista Transformation Pack Here And follow the Instruction.

Converting XP to look… Continue Reading»

I have used Microsoft Windows Vista for quite a while now on both my PC and Laptop. I found that without spending a load of money on upgrading Vista slowed down quite considerably after a few weeks. This was quite annoying because without regularly spending several hours messing around Windows Vista would slow down after a week or two.

I recently found a new program which has speeded up Windows Vista considerably as well as reducing the amount of clutter on my computer. Windows Vista, Microsofts… Continue Reading»

Every one of us has used PirateBay one time or the other to download stuff off the internet. If you ask me, I am really a torrent freak (no pun intended) and download at least 5 torrents everyday. But if you want to use torrents at your college or any other similar place, there are chances the administrators may have blocked the major torrent search engine. We know we can use proxies to access blocked websites Continue Reading»