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Adobe Photoshop – Rotate your brushes!

Adobe Photoshop – Rotate your brushes!

Working on a piece of artwork is about being creative and having fun. But, there are times that you need to rotate your brushes. This can be applied in seconds and you can make it look organic or give it some grunge and your every day dirt!

Rotate your brushes.
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1.] Set your brushes as your current tool. (Press B).
2.] Look at your tabs and select: “Window >> Brushes”. You can also press F5 if you want.
3.] Choose your desire brushes and change the angle.

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Repair Userinit with BartPE rescue disk

Version: 1.2c
Revision: 21 Build 6

Repair Userinit with BartPE rescue disk

A few days ago, I was trying to repair a boot sector from a virus infection. It took me a while to resolve this dilemma. But, in the end, it wasn’t the “boot.ini” file that was eaten alive. It was actually a registry problem. The little bugger had removed one of the “userinit.exe” registry strings. How inconvenient…

For those who had this problem, I would recommend you to print this article and keep it as a copy for guidance. But, don’t forget to create a ‘bootable disk’ with BartPE program. You will need to do that first before reading this article.

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Notes: building a live bootdisk requires a fresh copy of Windows XP CD. By any chance, if you don’t have one, you better ask the neighbour for a fresh copy. I would recommend “Ashampoo Burning Studio” for this task. However, if you don’t want to boot from a disk, then why not use a removable device and boot it from there. You will need this application: UNetbootin application.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

This program will help you transfer any ‘Rescue Disk / Windows OS’ onto a removable device. The software will also help you choose the correct disk. But, it will take a while and you got to have patient.

Manual Registry Repair
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1.] Insert your Live CD / USB system into your computer and let it boot. But, don’t forget to re-configure your BIOS.

2.] Click: ‘Start >> Run >> Type: cmd.exe’.

3.] Type in: ‘regedit’ and press Enter. Select the HKEY_USERS hive.

4.] From the file menu (tabs), just select the ‘Load Hive’ option. Browse through your internal drive (system drive) and locate the following director: ‘C:\Windows\System32\Config\’

5.] Select this file name: SOFTWARE (File without extension), and click Open.

6.] Give your new registry hive a name. I would recommend you to keep it simple and short. For now, I would call this as: MyXPHive.

7.] Look into your new hive and locate this directory: HKEY_USERS \ MyXPHive \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon

8.] Modify this strings and set its value. But, don’t forget to include the trailing comma.

userinit (REG_SZ) – C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,

9.] When you are done, you will need to unload your hive. To perform this task, just select ‘MyXPHive’ branch, and then in the File menu, choose ‘Unload Hive’.

10.] Exit BartPE and reboot your computer.

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Google Notepad At Your Service!

Version: 1.1
Revision: 1.2a

Google Notepad At Your Service!

Surfing the web with Google Chrome and ordering new things for your parents or for yourself is easy. But, don’t get me wrong, because, you will need to jot down some information just to keep other important tasks at bay. Like me, I have tons of tasks to remember and I have to complete them before moving onto another project. So, what is this little plug-in that serves as notepad? You name it – this software is “Google Notepad”.

The greatest thing about this extension is that it clamps these notes into a folder within Chrome’s bookmark. It then synchronizes throughout any browser you’ve installed the extension into. Even better, the extension even remembers the exact location where you last left your cursor within notepad windows.

Finally, for extensive tasks in the office or jotting down a list of items for online shopping, then look no further for a perfect notepad. Just get Chrome Notepad…

Downloads: Google Notepad

Eyetoy Driver for Windows OS

Version: 2.1
Revision: 34 Build 22

Eyetoy Driver for Windows OS

If you have a PlayStation Eyetoy, you can easily use it with Skype. In other terms, you can re-use it and you don’t have to throw away your money for a new web-cam.

Getting the correct driver is a little frustrating. But, I already have these on my server. So, the hard work is already out of the question. However, you will have to look at your web-cam and look for the model / serial number.

All-In-One Driver (all versions):
Link – Click Here

Logitech / Namtai Driver
Link – Click Here

Eyetoy Mini Silver (SCEH-0004)
Link – Click Here

Eyetoy Black (SLEH-00031)
Link – Click Here

Eyetoy Black (SLEH-00030)
Link – Click Here

Notes: European and Australian user will need to select 50Hz frequency. But, other country should select 60Hz for their web-cam.

How to install PlayStation Eyetoy
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1.] Download the correct drivers for your EyeToy from the server and extract the contents to a specific folder or location.

2.] Insert your PlayStation Eyetoy into a free USB port.

Notes_#1: Your new hardware installation wizards will popup on the screen.

Notes_#2: If your ‘Playstation Eyetoy’ wizard failed to start, you can follow this method before moving to ‘Step 3.’
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a.] Open Device Manager by navigating to: Start >> Start Menu >> Control Panel >> System >> Hardware >> Device Manager.

b.] Scroll down & look for “Imaging devices.”

c.] Under “Imaging devices,” you’ll see unknown drivers with a big question – alert next to it. They are normally marked as yellow like cartoon symbol.

D-Link VGA Webcam, EyeToy USB camera Namtai or Logitech USB

d.] Right click on your EyeToy and select “Update Driver.”

e.] After this step, just follow step 3 and that should be it!
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3.] Select the second option: “Install from a list of specific location [Advance],” and click next.

4.] Select this option: “Search for the best driver in these locations”

5.] Check the box, which said: “Include this location in the search.”

6.] Click browse and point it to your drivers (extracted contents).

7.] Click next and let the system install / organize your driver.

Notes: You will be presented with a prompt screen: “Hardware Installation.” Just hit “Continue Anyway.” This warning is trying to tell us that Microsoft doesn’t recognize the drivers and have not given them the “Microsoft Stamp of Approval.”

8.] Next, there will be a small box [full of gibberish] which will appear on your screen. Please ignore it and press “OK”.

9.] You will now be looking at the configuration screen…

+ European country, India and Australia are 50Hz frequency.
+ America, Japan, Korea [South] and Taiwan are 60Hz frequency.

Notes: If it asks you: “Do you live in 50Hz area?”

Hit “Yes” to use 50Hz if you live in European country, India and Australia.

10.] Click “Finish” to complete your installation.

Tips: To test your Eyetoy camera, please use Skype.

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Intel Core i9 Gulftown review

Version: 12.1
Revision: 11 Build 5

When I was at PC World, I’ve been asking for a release date about the new Intel Core i9 Series. However, this processor won’t hit the market in a few month’s time. This is also going to hurt gamers and consumers.

According to my research, the pre-release edition: 2.8Ghz Gulftown chip, PCLab had found some improvements and gathered some information on different applications. In their report, certain program, such as editing video or rendering 3D projects, it can perform up to 50% faster than the previous processor: Intel Core i7 Series. But, in some areas, it didn’t shine and its performance is similar to that older model (Intel Core i7 Processors) when handling less demanding jobs.

On the other hand, if you want less power consumption, then this type of chip is for you to buy. But, don’t get your hopes up on the prices!