Chameleon Desktop 1.3Comments on:

By: xunrage

xunrage — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:03:22 +0000

@#51: Your idea was cool enough to try. I edited chameleon desktop.exe with a hex editor and I zeroed the entire link, except the first four characters where I used spaces. Program starts like a charm now. When I let all the link zeroed the program opened an Explorer window with its directory. All these happened on a Windows XP SP2 system.

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:32:44 +0000

#52 Thanks for the hex suggestion. The program IS useful to me as described, but VERY annoying by opening a website (not to mention useless when offline). So, I downloaded the trial program
“febooti”hex editor from http://www.febooti.com/products/filetweak/members/hex-editor/. It works fine if you change http to httq ONLY on the http://www.watermarkfactory.com entry.

This on a Windows XP Pro installation with up-to-date service packs.

Tnx,
JJ

By: sherwood01

sherwood01 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:52:40 +0000

>#20 you’ve just proven my point, and I thank you. By reading others opinions and suggestions about other programs, YOU DIDN’T DOWNLOAD and TRY THIS ONE.<

Excuse me, but not only did I read the suggestions about the other programs (one of which, IrfanView, I have been using literally for years and have made it one of the first programs that I’ve installed on the last three computers that I’ve owned), but I also read the reviews from people who have actually tried the programs offered here. AND when it sounded too similar based on their reviews (however, I disregarded anything you had to say about it once you started resorting to calling the other programs names. :-P ) to what I’ve already got installed here, went to the company’s website and checked it out a little further.

And came to the conclusion that yes, it’s just a prettied up version of what I already have installed on my PC. And for THAT reason, I didn’t download it.

By: a computer guy

a computer guy — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:23:15 +0000

I can understand a developer wanting to get feedback on how much his program is being used. However, this isn’t an acceptable way to go about it. Therefore, as a service to those of you who are annoyed by this activity (like I am), I’ll tell you how I resolve it.

The simplest thing to do is to just hit the “Esc” key soon as the browser starts to load it. Or, you could set your firewall to block that site.

A permanent solution, however, is better if you feel comfortable using a hex editor. (Always work on a copy of the file, not the actual file, in case you make a mistake. And rename the original file so you won’t overwrite it.) What I do is search for the url in the file, or just search for “http”. You can change this anyway you wish, just so long as you don’t add or delete any space in the file (keep it the same size, in other words). I change “http” to “httq” and save the file. Thus, when the program calls on the url to take you to the website, it won’t find it and will just skip over it.

Hope this is helpful. It worked on this program for me, and has worked on a few other programs I’ve tried before too.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:57:02 +0000

#46 Nancy
Did you eventually find a solution?

By: ?

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:17:48 +0000

It’s nothing special at all.
I have better and easier programs on facebook.
It could be ok if it didn’t only let you edit your desktop. What if I want to edit pictures? This is useless then.
It’s a good program for people don’t know much about computers. Definately not for me.

By: RosnSC

RosnSC — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:26:42 +0000

Well, I read all the comments after first checking the ratings. I wasn’t going to worry with this particular giveaway software, but decided to give it a whirl anyway. I found that just as you all said, it opens to the Watermark Factory website. I thought it was doing that because I had accepted the offered WF2 software, but after uninstalling that software, and then reopening Chameleon Desktop, I see that’s not the case. Either way, I will check it out and see if it is something we can use. If it’s not, I will remove it from my computer.

By: tkelly46

tkelly46 — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:41:08 +0000

Great little program that is easy to use but the opening of my web browser every time I launch Chameleon Desktop is aggrevating and I wish there was away to stop it from opening my webbrowser and going to Chameleon Watermark Factory web site but its just a slight inconveince so Thanks GAOTD your web site has give me something to look forword to every day, I had almost given up on life but GAOTD has give mr something to live for and to look forward to every day and I hope we will see lots of interesting software programs through out the new year, THank you very much GAOTD.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:08:25 +0000

Hey. I have an idea! If you don’t download the product, do not review it. Simple as that. No arguing on the board, and no silly product comparisons. If you want to learn about other products, use google.

I have photoshop, but downloaded this, and I like it! Not alot of space taken, and my computer-illiterate hubby can use it! Woot!

As for the website opening at start-up, i’m sure there’s a solution. I’ll find that solution, but I do agree with others on that. It should not be an issue, but it is, and i’m not going to complain.

Free is free. If I have a problem, i’ll just uninstall it, and pretend I never had it to begin with. It’s not like I paid for it.

Thanks again, GAOTD!

By: internet explorer

internet explorer — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:59:13 +0000

I appreciate all the comments, pro and con, which help me make up my mind about INSTALLING an unknown program on my computer. Sometimes I want to get a program and pay less attention to the negatives or vice versa, but others the negatives actually win (SECURITY PROGRAM FROM RED CHINA IS AN OXYMORON–and, no I am not belittling anyone, look it up in dictionary).