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As I said – perfect.

I have several instant messenger programs – ICQ, Yahoo, Windows Live Messenger, Trillian, etc.

Anyway, I like to change up my avatar (display picture) just like I like to change up my desktop wallpapers (using YourScreen). Even though I love making my own graphics, I get sick of coming up with ideas faster than I want to change out my avatar.

SO – the other day when I was browsing through the Clip Art Collection on freeze.com, I had a plan. I downloaded some of the clip art and ran it through PhotoShop – just changing the colors up on it a bit (if you have PhotoShop, just open the file and select Image/Adjustments/Hue Saturation and slide the bars around until you get a color you like). Of course this perfectly good green butterfly right here:

would have worked out just fine. However, I’m a much bigger fan of browns and pinks. So… I made it look like this:

and scaled it down a tad bit. Viola – one of a kind avatar!

Perfect! And the best part is – they’re all FREE. There are a ton – something like 673 pages worth – of this stuff. It’s completely great. They come in 3 sizes – big enough to do pretty much whatever you want with them. They even work out nicely to put up on your MySpace page.

Go get yourself some. You have no idea what you’re missing.

So…
I was watching Hogan Knows Best the other night.  The family went on vacation someplace where they got to swim with dolphins.  I always get jealous of stuff like that. 

Not only am I not married to a crazy, psychotic (but cooler than cool) ol’ professional wrestler, but I can’t say that I have ever been able to swim with dolphins either.

After I looked outside a few days ago to see the remains of huge snowpiles reduced to mucky, muddy leaf-filled piles of ice, I mosied on over to freeze.com where I found my own personal dolphins in the Living 3D Dolphins Screensaver. BEAUTIFUL. Dolphins make me giddy.

Now, of course I didn’t get to climb into the water and hitch a ride on one, but really… how would one go about such a thing in February. In Minnesota. The screensaver was perfect for me.  I didn’t have to dig out my bikini and put it on, only to be painfully reminded that I’ve been hybernating all winter long. I think the thing packed up and moved out a few months ago anyway.

Tags: screensavers, Freeze

If you’ve been naughty and procrastinated on Valentine’s Day card shopping, don’t worry. This sweet little EZ Card application can have you on your merry way, card in hand, in just a few minutes.  Download it, and within 15 minutes you can have a perfectly customized valentine card.  Create it using your own pictures or the clip art that’s included with the download.

Have fun, and Happy Valentine’s Day!

We’re excited!
We’re finally blogging!

Yep – we have entered the blogosphere. And I’m excited. I love talking about stuff that’s fun, cool, hip, and totally free… stuff like new products, upgrades to existing products, or just products that I think are totally sweet. There are tons of fun little “downloadables” I discover every day working here, and I am good at sharing.

So look for blurbs about all sorts of fun downloadables coming your way in the near future!

Tags: Freeze

I posted on a sweet little personal desktop management application, YourScreen™, a while ago. They just released a new version of it – with a whole new games section. Yes, a GAMES section.

…OoOoOoh…

To this point, I’ve used the application to create custom screensavers (made up of my own personal photos that i change up all the time), rotate my wallpapers, seasonally change out my screensavers, etc. Now I’m going to be using it for something even MORE fun – GAMES!!

Oh yeah.

If you already have the YourScreen™ application installed, you can run a quick upgrade by clicking “Help” and then click “About”. There’s a button there that says “Update Check”. Click it and you’re golden. If you don’t yet have it – click here to go get it! You’re missing out.

OH… and Happy Gaming!

Tags: games, screensavers, wallpapers, desktop manager

I’m a web developer. I have been for years. I thought my MySpace profile would be a piece of cake to design, layout and conquer. Afterall, it’s just one page, really – right? And to add music and a slideshow?

PFFFF…

My original, actual “real” MySpace profile took me days and days to get perfected. And that was before I even thought of adding music or a slideshow. And I have code from every nook and cranny on the Internet pasted in every possible profile editor box in my profile. To go in and modify it… yeah… I’ve had nightmares about that. What a mess!

Anyway…
I recently discovered MyLayout Profile Editor. I clicked through a few things – chose my stuff, picked a few colors… then I found the slide show maker! I uploaded a few pictures and a song (one of the mp3s living in my iTunes library), then picked the Grapelicious skin for my players. Clicked “Generate code”… copied and pasted it on into my “about me” profile editor box, and I had created profile that I love. In just a few minutes!

Tags: MySpace, slideshow, profile editor