Just want your thoughts on where to find the technical information and what I should be covering (XP, Vista installation, rotating desktops etc.,) thanks
Looking to write a Guide on Using and Installing Desktop Wallpapers - any ideas?
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2sweetcamom
offlineMemberHi gdawe5, what are you looking for, making a guide for others on a web site or something like that? Are you talking about only wallpapers or about desktop themes?
If you are talking about Vista, that's out of my league. Maybe I can help a little if I had more information. 2sweetcamomPosted 6 months ago # -
Hi gdawe5, thanks for reviving the wallpaper thread, reminded me of some really good sites.
as far as tutorials for wallpaper/themes if that's what you're wanting to do, in xp/vista wallpapers are pretty much the same :- right click-set as desktop but watch the resolution.
Themes usually come with an installation program that tells the user what to do ( my windoze vista hp setup is looking like Macos 10 at the moment).
I must admit that I had to work out a lot of the settings by myself so a bit of help would have been gratefully received
You could have a look here WinCustomize: Your home for Vista themes and XP themes , skins ... which is where I got several themes and my 'apple' dock
anyway best of luck, anything that makes computers easier is always a good thing..Posted 6 months ago # -
mikerb bad link are you geting kick-back?
You could have a look here WinCustomize! Your home for Vista themes and XP themes , skins ... bad link take you google.co.uk! try this may work better & not take all day,
http://www.wincustomize.com/Posted 6 months ago # -
freebird31
offlineMemberwhen you make a guide, please put in
* where to find safe ones
* How to make sure they ARE safe
* which programs to use to accomplish that
* how to find out what system resources they use and if and how thats good or bad
* when is a picture a wallpaper?
* how to make our own...
etc etc etc...:-) good luck.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Be safe on the net How to tell if OK or not be for you click
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5369
this may help,and if it exe I say no for wallpaper jpg & bmp is good allso scan,If you do go for exe run with Returnil on to test & scan with Antivirus & Spyware
Posted 5 months ago # -
Hi guys, thought I better update this post since I have written this Guide first:
http://www.articlesbase.com/software-articles/guide-to-fixing-your-desktop-wallpaper-965639.html
Posted 5 months ago # -
aRenegade
offlineMemberHello gdawe5,
Any writer worth their weight in salt understands the value of "a second pair of eyes". Therefore, I should not have to worry about you taking things the wrong way. Right? :)
My practical understanding leans towards editing and documentation validation. Since you've asked for feedback from this community here are a couple of freebies as my contribution.
From the article you pointed out, the sentence “One constant problem I've found is there is some difficultly in setting a desktop wallpaper to a picture.” The word “difficultly” is wrong. It should be “difficulty”. You can check out the pronunciation via these links.
Difficultly - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/difficultly
Difficulty - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/difficultySuggestion, you do not need to write the “I’ve found” because at this point you have already established yourself to the reader as the evaluator. Consider; “A problem is difficulty setting a wallpaper to a picture.” The idea here is to be brief, and mindful of contractions and passive sentences, a big no-no in Tech Writing. The concept that "less is more" may have started in architecture, but could not be more appropriate in our writing.
Overall, I thought your article is on the right track, its good stuff, so just keep at it.
By the way, should you find yourself in need of an editor my rates are very competitive, and I give generous discounts to members of this forum. For Real! ;)
Posted 5 months ago #
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