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From: Michael Cecil on 20 Dec 2009 06:02
On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:07:51 -0800, DevilsPGD <DeathToSpam(a)crazyhat.net>
wrote:

>In message <hgkgm5$v0k$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> Toolpackinmama
><philnblanc(a)comcast.net> was claimed to have wrote:
>
>>DevilsPGD wrote:
>>
>>> Killing the Sidebar/Widget system probably isn't a bad idea, in Vista
>>> it's a massive pig (depending on what you're doing with it, of course),
>>> W7 seems better although I haven't experimented to see whether the
>>> widget engine shuts down or otherwise restricts resources available to
>>> widgets.
>>
>>Here's another thing I don't understand: why have widgets? I have Win7
>>and could have widgets if I wanted them, but I can find no motivation
>>to want them.
>
>Yeah, I'm not particularly wow'd by any of the options myself...

Well, I'm not running any on my main desktop machine, but I use an old
version of Konfabulator on my server so I can view the weather and the
local radar at a glance. Also use Rainlendar on that machine for the nice
desktop calendar.
From: Toolpackinmama on 20 Dec 2009 12:46
DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <hgkgbv$tco$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> Toolpackinmama
> <philnblanc(a)comcast.net> was claimed to have wrote:
>
>> Michael wrote:
>>
>>> THE QUESTION: Anyone know how I can disable Windows background
>>> (actually remove the background, but mostly stop the slideshow) from
>>> command prompt?
>> No, I don't know how to do that. Why ever have it enabled? Why not
>> just keep it disabled? You can have a static background. Pick one you
>> like and stick with it.
>
> It's worth noting that the slideshow also stops when a full screen app
> is running, so it's another non-issue for gaming performance.

What if you play in windowed mode?
From: Toolpackinmama on 20 Dec 2009 12:47
Michael Cecil wrote:

> Well, I'm not running any on my main desktop machine, but I use an old
> version of Konfabulator on my server so I can view the weather and the
> local radar at a glance. Also use Rainlendar on that machine for the nice
> desktop calendar.

Well, enjoy them and bless you. Happy holidays.
From: Toolpackinmama on 20 Dec 2009 12:57
Andy wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> You might want to check out this program...
>
>
> http://majorgeeks.com/Game_Booster_d6148.html
>
>
> Hope this helps

Hey, that looks like just the thing! Thanks for the link, Andy.
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