Comparisons and general chat about operating systems and computer software. No game chats here.
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compL33Tazn
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by compL33Tazn » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:55 pm
In response to palmboy's suggestion, I shall show off my system monitor
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http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8863/rainmeter2y.jpg
I made this over spring break using Rainmeter and sampling segments of code from existing skins.
There's a primary desktop meter, then a more compact bar on the bottom (the bar stays on top, used when I have a full screen window.) The CPU temps are extracted from Speedfan, and weather is from weather.com but opens wunderground.com on click.
Comments or criticism plox.
Thermaltake Xaser VI | C2Q Q6600 w/ Thermalright HR-01 | Intel G33 | Crucial 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800
Diamond ATI HD4850 512MB w/ Thermalright T-Rad² | WD Green 640GB 7200RPM SATA | WD Blue 500GB 7200RPM SATA
2 Sony NEC DVD+RW | Media Card Reader | Vantec Fan Controller | Vista Home Premium 32bit
2 22" 1680x1050 | Logitech MX Revolution | Logitech G11 | Logitech G25 | Wacom 3.7x5.8 | Nakamichi SoundSpace 3 | Grado SR60
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palmboy5
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by palmboy5 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:15 am
Yes, much better than the Vista Sidebar. But, if your systems are prone to monitor/resolution changes like mine (not even talking about full screen games), it is wholly impractical. For such cases, one has no choice but to settle for implementations that have been heavily tested for quality control by a company such as Microsoft.
Stereotypes make my statement seem like a joke, but people are ignoring or forgetting just how buggy and shitty open source or free software really is.
For computers, buying cheaply and often will only leave you constantly in a world of shit.
