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Customize Your iPod With Themes Using iPW »

tag Categories :  Apple, Freeware, Gadgets, Tips,Tricks and Hacks, iPhone, iPod
time Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2008 by Avinash | * Comments(0)

ipw Though the most popular Media Players in the market iPod does not support Themes by default.You can now customize your iPod to use themes using iPodWizard program(iPW).iPW changes the way your iPod’s graphical user interface looks by editing the firmware,and does not alter the functionality of the iPod.

Here are a few themes I’ve come across in their sites

vista-ipodthemePSP-ipodtheme

bTunes-ipodPreview pic24395pz1

And iPW does not support the following iPods

  • iPod shuffle
  • iPod touch
  • iPod classic (6G)
  • iPod nano (2G/3G)

Find more themes for your iPods at the forums.

On how to use the tool check out the tutorial at the site.

iPW : HomePage | Download | Themes

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Windows 7 Theme for XP Users »

tag Categories :  Freeware, Tips,Tricks and Hacks, Vista, Windows OS
time Posted on Friday, October 3, 2008 by Avinash | * Comments(3)

Nobody really know how Windows 7 will look like, but there have been a few images leaked of how it could look like.But If you are on Windows XP and want to have a theme that supposedly looks close to Windows 7.This theme is based on the VistaVG Ultimate theme and is created by “deskmundo”.

Windows-Seven-M1-VS-2

Installing the Windows 7 Theme

  1. Download the Theme ZIP file.
  2. Patch the “uxtheme.dll” file to allow 3rd party visual styles,Download and run the UXtheme Patcher from here:
    XP SP2 Users : Download
    XP SP3 Users : Download
  3. Extract the ZIP File and you will find the following folders
    I.Balero – The vista like start button.
    II.Styler - Styler Toolbar” which can entirely changes the default Windows XP’s toolbar.Requires Styler to be installed first, It can be downloaded from here.
    III.Windows 7 Start Menu – Replaces the default XP start menu with a newer version.
    IV.Wallapaper.
  4. Now open the Windows 7 M1 VS folder and double click on Windows 7 M1 VS.msstyles and apply the theme.
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Chrome Tweaks : Wordpress Theme »

tag Categories :  Google Chrome, WordPress, Wordpress Themes
time Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 by Avinash | * Comments(2)

Its all about chrome in the blogosphere, Chrome tips, Chrome themes, so why not a wordpress theme like the Chrome Interface.Chrome Tweaks is a wordpress theme that looks more like the recently launched Chrome Browser, The navigation tabs that look like the navigation tabs in the Chrome browser.

chrome-tweaks-wordpress-theme

Features:

  • XHTML/CSS valid;
  • Two sidebars 125px and 300px wide;
  • Gravatars for comments;
  • SIFR for headings;
  • You can edit the logo with Photoshop – included PSD file and font
  • Ad spots for easy monetization - 300×250px, 125×125px, 468×60px, 120×600px;
  • Easy to edit;
  • No sponsored links;
  • Widget ready - both sidebars support widgets.

Chrome Tweaks :  HomePage ||   Download ||   Preview Image

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How To Create Your Own iPhone Theme »

tag Categories :  Gadgets, Online Services, Tutorials, iPhone
time Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by Avinash | * Comments(0)

Do you want to have your iPhone look different from other beating the default theme you can create your own theme for your iPhone from iPhone theme maker which will help you create your own theme, It provides wallpapers, dock and statusbar images to make your own iPhone theme or image from your desktop can also be uploaded to be implemented in the theme.

iphone-theme-maker1

You can also change the icons to your own choice by clicking on it on it to select new icon from the gallery or you can also upload an icon of your choice from your computer.

After completing your customization, click on Compile Theme, to see your theme and as well you can download the theme as .Zip, .pxl installer package. After creating the theme it will generate a theme key which is useful if you want to update your theme later.

iphonethememaker

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How To : Place Adsense After The First Post »

tag Categories :  Tips,Tricks and Hacks, Tutorials, wordpress tips
time Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 by Avinash | * Comments(4)

With many way monetize a blog, we need to place our ads in different positions, one place is the right after the first post on the homepage.To place a banner or an adsense ad right after the first post follow these steps.

  • Open your index.php or home.php based on your WP Theme
  • Look for these lines of code

    <?php if (have_posts())

      • Before that add these lines of code

        <?php $count = 1; ?>

    • Next find, this line

    <?php the_content() ?>

  • After that line, add these lines of code

    <?php if ($count == 1) : ?>
    Adsense/Banner Ad Code Goes Here
    <?php endif; $count++; ?>

      You can also change the count value in Step 3 and 5, to 2 if you want to have the ad after the 2nd post.

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      Wordpress Hack : Span Category Listing Over 2 Columns »

      tag Categories :  Tips,Tricks and Hacks, Tutorials, WordPress, wordpress tips
      time Posted on Monday, July 14, 2008 by Avinash | * Comments(0)

      In some Wordpress Blogs the in the sidebar the category listing are long and take up lot of sibebar space.Here’s a trick that can be used to span the category listing into 2 columns saving more sidebar space.

      category-listing category-listing-spaning

      1.Old Style 2. New Spanning Style

      To get your category listing like that of (2), follow these steps

      1. Open your themes style sheet and add these lines

        .widget { padding:0 0 10px 0;}
        .widget p { padding:2px; }
        .widget h4 { margin:0 0 10px 0; text-transform:uppercase; color:#D90202; font-weight:bold; font-size:10px; border-bottom:1px solid #4cb6fc; border-top:1px solid #4cb6fc; background:#cdeafa; padding:8px 15px; }

        .widget ul { list-style-type:none; padding:0 0 0 10px;}
        .widget li { font-size:12px; padding:6px 0 6px 12px; no-repeat; background-position:0px 12px;}

        .widget li a { font-size:12px; color:#333333; }
        .widget li a:hover {color:#0070b2; }

        .widget.tags { text-align:justify; width:226px; overflow:hidden;}
        .widget.tags a {color:#808080; }

        ul.right {float:right; width:132px;}
        ul.left {float:left; width:120px;}

        .c {clear:both;}

      2. Open your sidebar.php and add for the following lines

        <div class=”widget”>
        <h4>Categories</h4>
        <?php
        $cats = explode(”<br />”,wp_list_categories(’title_li=&echo=0&depth=1&style=none’));
        $cat_n = count($cats) - 1;
        for ($i=0;$i<$cat_n;$i++):
        if ($i<$cat_n/2):
        $cat_left = $cat_left.’<li>’.$cats[$i].’</li>’;
        elseif ($i>=$cat_n/2):
        $cat_right = $cat_right.’<li>’.$cats[$i].’</li>’;
        endif;
        endfor;
        ?>
        <ul class=”left”>
        <?php echo $cat_left;?>
        </ul>
        <ul class=”right”>
        <?php echo $cat_right;?>
        </ul>
        <div class=”c”></div>
        </div>

      3. You can use 4 variations of depth by changing the value of depth in the 4th line of Step 2 to 0,-1,1,2

        0
        - All Categories and child Categories (Default).
        1 - All Categories displayed in flat (no indent) form (overrides hierarchical).
        1 - Show only top level Categories
        n - Value of n (some number) specifies the depth (or level) to descend in displaying Categories
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