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Retro Theme

Posted On 11:47 AM

I’ve just created a Wordpress theme for public release. IbM Retro. There are a few, very few, Retro themes out there, most of them 70’s or 80’s style.  I wanted to more of a 50’s Retro feel and could not find one. So here it is the one I made.

Free Wordpress Retro Theme

Retro Theme

In the Admin panel you can input your links for the Social Media Icons, the eight ad spot areas, the Featured Video, the Featured Twitter, and the Photo Gallery.

Feel free to take if for a test drive, let me know what you think and tell me how I can make it better.

Check the Demo and Download Page.

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Free Wordpress Themes

Posted On 06:39 PM

IbM Retro

Preview Theme

Description: A Retro theme designed by Ideas by Millan with Theme Options. In the Admin panel you can input your links for the Social Media Icons, the eight ad spot areas, the Featured Video, the Featured Twitter, and the Photo Gallery.


You can download this Wordpress Theme for free!
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These plugins are required for the IbM Retro Theme
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If you have a computer that does not have Windows XP or its just too slow, and can’t afford to upgrade or purchase one with Windows 7, then Xubuntu (pronounced zoo-BOON-too) might be a solution for you. Download Xubuntu Here. You could buy a Netbook which most of them are in the $300 range and now come with as striped-down version of Windows called “Windows 7 Starter” like this ASUS 10.1-Inch Eee PC. Another option is to just replace your PC (not monitor), but this might also be out of range since the lowest prices are in the low $200 like this Acer or this E-machines, at this price they come with XP Home edition.

The best option is FREE! Use the computer you currently have and install Xubuntu. Now why I’m I promotion Xubuntu, well there’s several reasons…for one, its FREE, two, I have it installed and loved it, and three, I can reuse the old computer I have and save the Environment ; ).

You might think that your computer is too old to run anything, specially if you have Windows ME or XP with less than 512 MB of memory, if it is so then your are wrong. Xubuntu only requires a 300 MHz processor and at least 192 MB of memory (the recommended is 256 MB RAM), and 2 GB of free space.

Here are a few things to know before taking on the task of trying or/and installing Xubuntu:
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So if you are not in, you are definitely out; and iGoogle is in! At least for me it is. I have had iGoogle as my homepage for a solid month or so now, and it is still not boring. I: How?  A: I have super cool iG gadgets. Now, you may be asking yourself how you can become part of this fad and not be bored with your iGoogle gadgets. Well i have the answer! Use the iG gadgets that I use!!! Here are my personal top ten:

 

10. This is a horrible way to start my top ten list, why?, because it is technically a game: Hangman. This game is
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Before You Buy An HP Laptop…

Posted On 03:59 PM
HP Notebook

HP Notebook

There are many important things to look at when buying a laptop. Price, power, and how it will help you are probably amongst your most important worries. But enough of that, you know what you need, obviously! What you probably DON’T know is that you have a limited, very limited, exchange or return policy on your product. If there is anything wrong, whatever it is, after this return policy ends, your finished! There is “nothing” that the company can do after this time, no matter how good your warranty is. For example, though they do not tell you directly, HP only gives you 21 days after purchasing your product to test every single little thing on your computer to make sure that it is not faulty. So, I would recommend that you do just that, try EVERYTHING out, it’s a drag, but this could save you from getting devastatingly mad, seriously!  :/

 

         Yet another important thing to look at, that most people do not pay attention to is, the video card for your new, and expensive, HP laptop. If planning to play video games, I wouldn’t mess with Intel. Period. Especially with their inexpensive “Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD” or their “Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family”. Though their description says that it “delivers rich and advanced features for 3D gaming and other 3D graphics applications”, it really doesn’t. Actually when using this chipset, with pretty much any game, this video card WILL NOT even attempt to open the program. When I found this out, I decided to call the company that made the game, EA Sports. A customer service representative told me that the game will not run with, specifically, the “Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD” or the “Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family” ! So be very very carful when purchasing your product, especially from HP’s website.

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Paint.Net is an alternative to Photoshop if you are used to Microsoft Paint

 

Paint.NET

Paint.NET

If you who don’t need the complexity of Adobe’s Photoshop or the GIMP (a free alternative), and still want more options when editing images, Paint.NET is another great free alternative for you.  The learning curve is minimal, the program is actually very intuitive and  if you have ever used Microsoft Paint, then there is no learning curve.

Paint.NET has support for layers, blending, and transparency. There are quite a few plugins that can further extend its functionality.

 

Download it here:

Get Paint.NET!

 

The following resources are very helpful:

Paint.NET Forum  http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/

Paint.NET Tutorial http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=15

Paint.NET Plugins http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=16

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GIMP

 

If you need more control when tweaking your images than just Windows Vista’s image editor’s options , ie: Auto Adjust, Adjust Exposure, Crop Picture, and  Fix Red Eye, then there is a great alternative if you cannot afford Adobe’s Photoshop. 

 

The best  raster graphics editing program that comes loaded with many similar features as Photoshop, but does not cost a dime, is the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).   GIMP has many similar features you would find in a lot of proprietary software, but without the cost or use limitations .  Among the many format extensions the GIMP handles is: BMP, JPEG, PNG, PSD, GIF and TIFF to name a few.

 

The GIMP is Open Source which means is free software and you can use it for anything.  It is not mean to be a clone of Photoshop, but if you are a previous Photoshop user and want to have a lot of the same menus and hot-key shortcuts, then I recommend you also download the GimpShop.

 

Get the GIMP here:

Graphics by GIMP

 

If you want to add the feel of Photoshop also download the GIMPShop here:

http://www.gimpshop.com/download.shtml

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