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Zap Cane
I came across a cane that interests me: Link Removed For the most part, it seems popular, but often reviews speak of the fact that it can't be used in wet conditions, which means that I couldn't use it as my regular cane. I've found other self defense canes, but they all seem to be designed...- seekermeister
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- cane community advice design permanent damage product inquiry ramming review self defense wet conditions zap cane
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 8 Restriction of text files
I mean, i understand that text files are meant to be simple, but why isn't there a format that allows using colors in your text file, and possibly bold, italic and underline. I mean it would be very useful, since windows doc files are too slow to open and to complicated to edit. Also .java...- StefanStojkovski
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- bold color ctxt design documentation editing efficiency file extensions formatting html italic java queries simplicity storage technology text file underline user experience windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 The Windows 8 Look
It's annoying enough that so many software makers are going to the flat plain look of Windows 8. That is an icon that used to look like a ball now just looks like a dot. Everything seems to be going that direction. The worst is the local radar map they use on the TV Weather channel. The state...- Joe S
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- aesthetics critique design flat ui icons radar software user interface weather windows 8
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 8 Awesome Wallpapers For Your Windows 8 Machine
This is a Top 5 Wallpapers that look awesome on Windows 8 UI Nr.1 - Link Removed Nr.2 - Link Removed Nr.3 - Link Removed Nr.4 - Link Removed Nr.5 - Link Removed Wallpapers Source Website: Link Removed- crisubogdan
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- aesthetics customization design desktop graphics themes visuals wallpaper windows 8
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 9 set for 2015
Paul Thurrott blogs about the future for Windows and what's likely to happen in the coming months: Reference: http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/threshold-be-called-windows-9-ship-april-2015- kemical
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- 2015 alpha announcement build design development features future metro microsoft milestone paul thurrott release secrecy threshold vision windows 8 windows 9
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- Forum: Microsoft Products and Community
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Dell Venue 8 Pro Review
Your Windows mini-tablet has arrived ... but do you want one? The Dell Venue 8 pro is a balanced, well designed PC companion device running the much-improved Windows 8.1, which has been optimized for such mini-tablets. The only thing holding it back is the lackluster Windows Store ecosystem...- News
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- dell venue design ecosystem microsoft store mini-tablet pc companion performance review tablet windows 8.1
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- Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition Review
Stylish and practical, but not very ergonomic Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse Surface Edition is a near-perfect companion for your Surface 2 or Surface Pro 2. It features the same matte black designs, stows flat for portability, and connects wirelessly instead of taking up the device's single USB...- News
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- arc touch mouse design ergonomics microsoft microsoft surface portability review wireless
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Coasters
I know that most everyone here has made a number of these, although they may just have thrown them in the trash. I decided that it would be a good idea to take the name literally and create a custom coaster set. I've not gotten too far yet, because I'm still experimenting with the LS templates...- seekermeister
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- coasters crafts creative custom design diy experimentation home decor templates woodworking
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Opinion: Why Windows 8 should have been for touchscreens only
Imagine the scene if you will: Microsoft's top designers and execs are sat around in a room looking at the latest mobile operating systems and the desktop alternatives and wondering how they can take a proportional leap forward from the well-received Windows 7 platform. They've looked at tablets...- News
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- design innovation microsoft smartphone tablet technology touchscreen user interface windows 8
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Windows 7 Need Software for Cropping Images with Curved Corners Effectively
Often I need to crop an image with curves, especially curved corners, but everything that I have tried so far only crop in straight lines (rectangle). Is there a program available that can crop curves?- seekermeister
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- cropping curves design graphic design image editing image manipulation rounded corners software
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 8 Orphydian's Modern UI Custom Tiles And Icons Thread | Current Set: 3D Software
Orphydian's Modern UI Custom Tiles And Icons Thread ......styling is everything Not being satisfied of having tiny, unlike software icons filling your startcreen ? Being disrupted by this design gap that resolve the whole modern windows 8 feeling ? then this thread that is all about sharing...- Orphydian
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- 3d graphics art blender cinema 4d community design desktop deviantart ico icons maya modern ui oblytile office png productivity requests start screen tiles windows 8
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Help with New PC Build, Please :)
Hi Everyone, I know you probably get a billion of these types of topics on here, but I would like to build a new system and I thought I'd come to the Win7 experts this time :) I'll start with the current system I have, which I built about seven years ago... OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit...- desktop
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- adobe budget components cooling cpu design dual display freelance gpu graphics hardware monitor multitasking pc build performance ram storage system upgrade windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 windows classic folder
how can i make my folders look like this in win8? Thanks in advance F- franktheman7
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- aesthetics classic customization design folders user interface win8 windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8 and Outlook.com
I've been using Windows 8 for a couple months. I have a live.com email that I use to log into Win 8. When I open Mail app (outlook and live.com) it comes up full screen and has very few controls. About all you can do is send a email. No contacts. When I go to use live.com within the Chrome...- vinoman
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- contacts control design email gmail live.com mail app outlook user experience windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 New Microsoft Calculator
I just saw a prototype for the new Microsoft calculator that will be in stores later this year. A few notable features include... 1. The "Addition" key has been permanently removed. 2. The "Multiplication" key has been removed, but it can be purchased separately as a single key keyboard that...- sirloyne
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- accessories bluetooth calculator consumer electronics design features functionality gadgets innovation interface keyboard market trends microsoft prototype release retail technology update user experience
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Forum Redesign: Major Improvements and Thanks to Mike!
The forum looks 100% better! Thanks Mike!- kemical
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- community design feedback forum improvements thanks user experience
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- Forum: Feedback Forum
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Windows 7 [VB.NET] - Form Fade Switcher Module
Here's a cool module I created a while ago. I got the idea with some cool fading effects... Maybe you'll find use for this too :) If you want something fancy, try this Module I came up with: Imports System.Threading Module FormSwitcher <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> _...- AceInfinity
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- animation code snippet coding design development fading forms graphics interface module opacity programming size switch threads user interface vb.net visualeffect windows forms
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- Forum: Programming and Scripting
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Windows 8 Windows 8 Sales Well Below Projections, Plenty of Blame to Go Around
Uncertainty could turn Windows 8 into the next Vista Sales of Windows 8 PCs are well below Microsoft’s internal projections and have been described inside the company as disappointing. But here’s the catch: The software giant blames the slow start on lackluster PC maker designs and...- News
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- acceptance analysis design disappointment launch market microsoft pc manufacturers performance projection sales strategy surface trends windows 8 windows vista
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- Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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JSDF - Attack with Moe-Style
Ok, it's nice to see some nose and tail art used in (most notably in) US Armed Forces, lo and behold... Japan came up with this on their Cobra gunship. Doubtful that this would be considered this an official body art for their craft, or any other craft in their service with other...- Dangaioh
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- anime armed forces art cobra design gunship helicopter japan military moe
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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In-Depth Reviews of the New Microsoft Surface: Design, Performance, and Features
A new Microsoft manufactured machine is now due to make a splash and initial interest has been high. Does the Surface stand up to inspection though? Here are a few reviews to set the scene. Microsoft's website for it's new Surface can be found here: Link Removed Reviews: Link Removed...- kemical
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- antifingerprint compact design durability electronics gadgets hardware innovation lightweight magnesium microsoft performance review surface surface rt tablet technology user experience vapormg windows
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- Forum: Microsoft Products and Community