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What screen do you look at the most?
Your desktop! Why have it boring? Here is help to
make your computer desktop look awesome and more functional.
You can also consider installing a desktop theme.
Desktop themes contain wallpaper, specials sounds
for events such as new email and icons for "my
computer", "recycling bin" and other
standard icons.
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Desktop
Security Software Risks
The risks of placing software on the desktop
are such that I will be breaking this article
into two parts. Fundamentally we think of having
software on our desktops as a good thing. I
love downloading or installing new packages
and seeing what new creative things people do
to the user interface or what they do to make
certain aspects of my life easier or more fun.
But there are problems inherent with software
that resides on the desktop, especially security
software. All developers will know what I mean.
First and foremost, desktop software can be
reverse engineered. What’s that mean? Have you
ever inadvertently double-clicked on a file
and had garbage show up or seen something that
looks similar to this?
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That being said, there are other
risks. As we have said, once software is on the desktop
it affords virus authors an opportunity to reverse-engineer
security software. The knowledge that reverse-engineering
provides is invaluable to a virus author when building
his next software attack. Third, virus authors can
learn where the anti-virus vendors put there software
and put the links to their software (directory folders,
registry entries, etc.). This too is invaluable information.
In fact, in some ways it teaches people intent on
writing malicious software.
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Desktop
Customization - Solution Providers
Artevisio.com
Exceptional collection of wallpaper, screensaver and photoarchive from around the World. Novelties by Nancy
Free desktop themes and screen savers suitable for the entire family. Several categories to choose from including, nature, music, sport, and Holidays. Halo Web Designs
Unique graphics, which are freeware, linkware or for purchase. Including, icons, ICQ skins, Hotbars, screen savers, calendar wallpaper and OE Stationery. LaGiraffa.com
Site contains a combination of desktop themes and screen savers for personal enjoyment. Original themes in widely varied subjects including several themes on Giraffes. OOh Betty Graphic Design
Free Windows desktop themes that include art, Holidays, Christian, 3d and business. Wallpaper with and archive of passed images, large collection of tiles and textures; logo screens come in a set of three. Hotbars, ICQ, and Winamp skins. The screen savers are shareware. |
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Desktop Customization
