I was designing a logo for a new company yesterday and needed to install some new fonts. I managed to find some fonts I liked but when installing the fonts, I experienced some errors. My font folder started to act like a regular folder and lost it’s install new font feature.

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I’m a big fan of Mac. Maybe because of the cool icon dock, or maybe because of the smooth interface it provides but what can I say, I need windows to run all my applications.

Good news! Since reformatting my laptop to xp, I had a fresh computer which I can play around with and I installed a cool Mac Simulator called FlyakiteOSX. I want to share the great experience!

FlyakiteOSX is a transformation pack. It will transform the look of an ordinary Windows XP+ system to resemble the look of Mac OS X. The installer simply automates the process of replacing critical system files, setting registry tweaks, and installing extras such as cursors, sounds, visual styles, etc.

In case you are not happy with the results of FlyakiteOSX, everything is completely removable. Just run the uninstaller from the Start Menu or from Add/Remove Programs.

I just love the new interface! It transforms everything into Mac OS including icons, mouse pointer, themes and even the sounds. And of course, the Mac Wallpaper is there. But you can easily change each set up with your desired preferences.

For the Mac OS Dock which is found at the bottom of the screen, FlyakiteOSX utilizes either of the two Dock Programs:
RKLauncher
ObjectDock

These are separate programs that are integrated into FlyakiteOSX to fully complete the Mac Experience.

Download FlyakiteOSX over at osx-e.com

How do you guys like it? I just love it!

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A few weeks ago, I was looking for an auto responder script to be used in my other websites. A lot of people have been recommending me Aweber but I don’t intend to pay $20 a month for my auto responder so I searched for scripts that were free. I found a lot of them but not without a catch. Some displayed ads, some limited your number of subscribers and outgoing messages, while some cannot be integrated to your website.

Luckily I found Infinite Responder by Aaron Coleman of Adaptive Business Design. I have installed the script and it totally gives you what the other autoresponders could give, but minus the ads. The script is released under the GPL which only requires you to maintain a proper credit to the author.

Basic Requirements:
* A web server (Apache or IIS)
* PHP 4.3 or greater (the 5.x series seems to work fine)
* MySQL 4 or greater (MySQL 5 is highly recommended)
* IMAP library is required for bounce and mail checking
* Crontab for scheduled mail sending

Main Features:
* GPL Licensed
* Single or Double Opt-In
* Easy web-based subscriptions
* Email-based subscriptions
* Sequential and absolute timing
* Newsletter style mail bursts
* Easy bounce handling
* Unlimited messages and lists
* Individual scheduled messages
* Full web-based control panel
* Easy setup and installation
* Easily add emails individually or in a group
* HTML and text email messages
* Multi-part HTML ensures readability
* Strong security features
* Numerous remote subscription possibilities
* 30+ custom tags to personalize your mail
* Convenient in-line help system
* HTML editor plug-in
* Global blacklist capability
* Simple templates allow easy customization
* RFC compliant emails aid deliverability
* Unlimited custom fields
* Subscription referral tracking fields
* Daily and per-batch throttling
* Queued message cache
* Efficient mail delivery functions
* Easy opt-in and opt-out redirect

The author also provides support through his forum. He is very supportive too. I have emailed Aaron for questions regarding his script and he responded quickly.

Installation guide and download here.

What do you think? Care to share some comments?

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