3d desktop for Win 98/2k/Xp

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padre31padre31luxury_boxOP
Jun 29, 2011, 12:08 PM

Ran across this program and thought it looked like an outstanding way to breathe new life into older Windows Systems:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFeNF29J6AI&feature=related

http://madotate.en.softonic.com/

If you find your desktop gets overwhelmed by too many open windows there are a number of solutions, from the extravagent like investing in a second monitor, to applications that try to give you an expanded workspace, like the spaces feature of Apple's OSX Leopard.

Madotate is a free English language version of a Japanese developed tool that adds a fourth button to the top right of your windows. Alongside close, full-screen and minimize appears a 3D button. Clicking it will transform your window into a tabbed 3D image, which takes up much less room.

MikeHonchoMikeHonchosubscriber
Jul 13, 2011, 11:27 PM

Compiz dunnit

Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.

PandarillaPandarillaforum_veteran
Jul 14, 2011, 05:58 PM

Getting closer to the Johnny Mnemonic system, Padre...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL_8Ugp9zI4

padre31padre31luxury_box
Jul 14, 2011, 08:31 PM

Well Bro, I'd think you would appreciate this simply because one of my hobbbies/obsessions is that Americans, or really anyone, are overmarketed into believing the newest/fastest/most expensive equipment is what is needed at all times, so when I see things such as this, along with Revolutions Pack 9 and KernelEX, I see old equipment that can easily be used...right now...for less then 40 bucks for 1 GHZ to 700 mhz and 500 mb to 256 mb.

I've messed around with Linux and tbh, do not really like it, so the old Win stuff 98/2k intrigues me a bit as the sort of M$ lite option.

w2k Pro is especially interesting as 99% of the stuff that runs on XP will run on W2K and theoritically one "upgrade" disk could produce hundreds of cheap laptops.

Now somewhere around here I think there are some XP Cd's from the mysterious Far East that for some reason, error code and skip the need for a keycode..la lastima...

MikeHonchoMikeHonchosubscriber
Jul 14, 2011, 08:44 PM

"Pandarilla wrote:

Getting closer to the Johnny Mnemonic system, Padre...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL_8Ugp9zI4

Virtual monkey-spank glove.

Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.

PandarillaPandarillaforum_veteran
Jul 15, 2011, 01:18 AM

Thanks Padre, this is kinda fun. I don't know if it's any more efficient than plain old tabs, but I certainly feel cooler...

padre31padre31luxury_box
Jul 15, 2011, 07:57 AM

"Pandarilla wrote:

Thanks Padre, this is kinda fun. I don't know if it's any more efficient than plain old tabs, but I certainly feel cooler...

Object dock is kinda nice as well:

http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/

Only works in XP though, not W2K.

PandarillaPandarillaforum_veteran
Jul 16, 2011, 01:55 AM

**** yeah, Padre! Now I can access my madotate from my object dock. Very cool, thanks a lot.

padre31padre31luxury_box
Jul 16, 2011, 07:13 AM

"Pandarilla wrote:

**** yeah, Padre! Now I can access my madotate from my object dock. Very cool, thanks a lot.

Nice, you could Run=msconfig=add programs=madotate=reboot and it launches automatically on startup.

Or startup organizer:

http://download.cnet.com/StartUp-Organizer/3000-2124_4-24061.html

Or

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Winstep-Start-Menu-Organizer.shtml

(freeware)

And Aero Mouse Cursors are really useful as the usual Win "arrow" pointer can be rather slow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vq1lancGP0

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