Changing Your Logon Screen Using LogonStudio

Have you ever wondered if you could change your logon screen so that it is not so boring and plain or wanted to make your own? There is a Free program called LogonStudio that can do this for you in a very simple manner. So lets get started on changing up the logon screen.

Once you have downloaded and installed LogonStudio you will need to start it up. It should look like something similar to the image below.

Main screen of LogonStudio

At first you only have three different logon screens to choose from but if you head on over to (http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=65&mode=1&c=1 for Windows Vista) and (http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=26 for Windows XP). From there you can download a ton of different logon screens to use in LogonStudio.

After you you have choosen the logon screen you would like to use and have it downloaded you can now load it into LogonStudio. To do this you will just need to click on Load. From there you will need to navigate to where ever the file is located and then click Open. You can now see the logon screen that you have chosen in the little preview box.

Screen shown in preview box

Now you will just need to click Apply and now your logon screen is changed to the one that you have chosen. The one that I am using is shown below and can be downloaded from here.

The finalized product of LogonStudio

Now if you cannot find the perfect logon screen on the Wincustomize site then there is an option in LogonStudio for you to create your own logon screens. All that you will need to do is click on New. After you have clicked New you will get a little prompt screen for you to name your logon screen.

Create new logon screen

Once you are done naming what your creation will be you can just click on Create. Now a window will come up so that you can start designing your own unique logon screen. It will start out as the regular Windows logon screen but you can change it to whatever you like.

LogonStudio Editor window

That is pretty much it for LogonStudio. If you ever want to change back to the regular windows logon screen all you will need to do is open up LogonStudio and then click on the Restore Default XP/Vista Logon button. Have fun with your new logon screens and also if you have any suggestions on some logons to check out post up the links in the comments. Also if you have created your own and want to share what it looks like you can post up a link to it I would love to see them.

Macs Can Be A Target Of Viruses Too

Yesterday I was browsing around on the net and went to the How-To Geek site like I do many times throughout the day and seen This article posted on the front page. I have personally always known that you can get viruses on a Mac but a lot of the users don't seem to know this because Apple says in their ads that a Mac cannot get a virus. Like this Mac vs. PC ad that I seen just the other day. I thought that it was kind of cool that I just seen the ad just the other day and now I find this article on the subject of Macs not getting viruses. Even though Mac users do not have to be too worried about getting any viruses now there is still the possibility and as long as Macs keep getting more popular the more exploits and viruses will start to turn up. So be aware of what you are loading onto your machine it doesn't matter if it is a PC, Mac or whatever else you may be using.

These are some wallpapers that have been created by The Geek over at www.howtogeek.com. Just click on the image for the full resolution copy you would like to use on your desktop.

Gaming Consoles That Will Bring Back Memories

I found this list the other day of 45 video game consoles that date back to 1970. These will surely bring back memories if you have played video games. If you don't really play video games or are younger to the scene then you may just learn some stuff too. It is a very good read I enjoyed it very much.

Magnavox Odyssey

Sending Text Messages Using Gmail

Have you ever wanted to send text messages to your friends from your computer? Well now there is a simple way to do this by just using Gmail. The only thing that you will need is a Google Account. If you don't have a Goolge Account you can get one for free from www.google.com.

After you have created your account you will need to go to Gmail. From there you will need to go to Settings which is located toward the top right corner. Once you are in the settings you will need to navigate to the Labs tab.

Settings Tabs

After you have selected the Labs tab you will need to scroll down until you see Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat you will then want to select Enable. Now you will just need to scroll down to the bottom or top and click on the Save Changes button.

Enabling texting

Now to start texting your friends all you need to do is go over to the little chat box and type in your friends phone number and save them as a contact. Now you can send text messages to their phone from the comfort of your computer and they can send messages back through their phone. Reminder: This only works for US phone numbers for now but in the future it may work for all phones.

Chat Box

Google Loosing $1.65 - 2 Million A Day On YouTube

Today I have been notified of an article that was very interesting about Google. It appears that Google is loosing a ton of money on YouTube about $1.65 -2 million a day. I have also heard rumors that YouTube may start to make some changes so that you can no longer be able to use any programs to download videos from their site and may make it so that you will have to subscribe to a monthly/yearly fees to view their content. I can see this as a possibility of happening from seeing their monitary losses.

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