Aim 6.8 Skin Packs

In the upcoming weeks all skins on this site will be converted over to Aim 6.8 format. This also allows us to group selected skins together to make it easier to download all of them at once. The following skins have been grouped together into one pack:

OS Pack

• AimXP
• AimXP Blue
• Leopard OS X
• Leopard OS X Frost
• Vista Basic

Bump X Pack

• BumpXRed
• BumpXBlue
• BumpXGreen
• BumpXPink

iPod Touch adds New Features for $20

Today Apple released at its MacWord 2008, several new features for the iPod Touch. The company plans to milk you for even more money with several new features.

Mail: View HTML Email, PDF, Microsoft Word, and Excel Attachements

Map: A Wi-Fi triangulation service will approximate the location you are at.

Home: Add up to 8 customizable home screens.

Stocks: View Stocks just like on the iPhone

Weather: View Weather just like on the iPhone

Notes: Take Notes just like on the iPhone

With all that said, its time for a major update for the whole website. See you after the jump!

AOL develops another new AIM Client For Mac

This new client plays catch up to features already existing on Windows. It’s built with AIMCC SDK, and now allows support for plugins (previously a Windows exclusive feature). There seems to be a little discussion about why should AOL develop a new Mac client when iChat does everything. From all the people who post on message boards, there’s still quite a few people who did not know that iChat could use the AIM network. Others have been begging for AOL for years to develop a new Mac application. 

Some feel that AOL has abandoned Macs and left them outside in the cold to fend for themselves. It’s not that they didn’t have alternatives to choose from, there’s still Adium which has been serving the Mac community very well. However, with third party programs, you ultimately realize certain features will never be available to you and you’ll just have to live with it. So with all that in mind, pick the software you feel most comfortable with. You don’t need to worry about what so & so company is making. You can try it out by Downloading it here!

Aim 6.8 Skin: Leopard OS X

Introduction

OS X Leopard is a skin featuring a design similar to Apple’s OS X Leopard.

OS X Leopard is a part of the OS skin pack which includes five skins:

• AimXP
• AIMXP Blue
• Vista Basic
• OSX Leopard
• OSX Leopard White

Each skin is included in the pack, you do not need to download them separately.

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Stop Quicktime from Playing Mp3 In Internet Explorer

This is sometimes the most annoying thing about Quicktime. You set it’s file associations not to play Mp3s yet someway somehow it still plays it. The other annoying thing is that it takes over MP3 association everytime you reinstall it. So lets disable quicktime from playing Mp3s one more time!

Restoring MP3 Associations

1. Open Windows Media Player

2. Press ALT+T and Click Options

3. Click File Types

4. Check Mark Mp3 and Click OK

5. Close Internet Explorer and Reopen it.

Removing Quicktime Association

1. Open Quicktime in Start > Programs > Quicktime

2. Click Edit > Preferences > Quicktime Preferences

3. Click [File Types] Tab and Uncheck MP3

4. Click [Browser] Tab

5. Click MIME Settings, and Uncheck MP3

6. Click OK Twice

Setting Default Associations

1. Click On Start > Set Program Access And Defaults

2. Click Custom and Scroll Down to Default Media Player

3. Choose a Default Media Player like Winamp

4. Press OK

You can check to make sure it works.

Also note that you can reassociate your original Mp3 Player. If your using Winamp, it will automatically associate with Mp3s as soon as you open it. This will allow you to now Open or Save an Mp3 when you click on an mp3 link.

Use AIM and MSN on your Cellphone without Paying for Text Messages

Verizon users read up! We finally have a site that allows us the freedom to use AIM, MSN, Gtalk, and Skype. It works perfectly on LGVX8300, just don’t try to edit your groups or you’ll get that insufficient memory crap. 

How to Get AIM on your Cellphone for Free

Nimbuzz uses the WAP protocol so no text messages are needed and there is no need to download any applications. Now AT&T, Cingular,  and T-Mobile users don’t really need to worry about this because they have applications already but if your still curious, here’s a list of how to access AIM, MSN, etc on your cellphone depending on your carrier.

Verizon Users

Verizon users need to have  both America’s Choice Basic + VCast Vpack. If you have America’s Choice Select, or America’s Choice Premium, there is no need to read on. Select and Premium plans have unlimited Text Messages and you can use AIM from Get It NoW! for Free.

1. Open Verizon Wireless Mobile Web

2. Press Menu

3. Press Go to URL

4. Type Url: web.nimbuzz.com

5. Register and Login

6. Click Settings

7. Click Communities

8. Choose your Community and enter Login Information!

T-Mobile Users

T-mobile Users, can either use AIM from their cellphone’s desktop or use T-Mobile branded AIM through T-zones. If you have unlimited text messages you do not need to use Tzones Aim as it is much slower and painful to use. If you have unlimited T-Zones you can also MSN Method

For AIM

1. Press Tzones

2. Type AIM in Search Box

3. Press AIM and Sign In!

For MSN

1. Go to http://www.nimbuzz.com/en/getstarted/mobile/

2. Enter your Cellphone

3. Send Link to Download Java App

AT&T iPhone Users

Its odd how iPhone users get the least crippled software on their phones. iPhone users have a variety of choices to use but the most popular one right now is TinyBuddy, it works only for iPhone.

1. Click Safari

2. Type URL: http://x.aim.com/ty/

3.  Sign in!

The Alternatives

Ebuddy and E-Messenger are the only major alternatives for Wap aim.

iPhone Launch: Granny Sneaks in to return her iMac

I took a trip to see history in the making… well maybe not history, just overzealous consumers for an overzealous product. I walked around to see how long the line was. It wasn’t terribly bad but it pretty much had every lined up in a large circle around a fountain. There was a smaller second line for the AT&T store. I’d say about 150 people showed up in line. After a while I took the opportunity to take pictures of those waiting for the launch. We had mostly 20 year old men in line, but very few women. They waited in line for over 2 days just to catch it first. They were kicked out of the mall the night before and lined up outside until it opened again. As we were counting down the last 10 minutes before launch, I stood next to a chatty family.

Everyone was excited but also annoyed that this many people would wait in line just for a phone. We had lots of camera phones going off taking plenty of pictures. I also noted how everyone who walked by the Apple store took out their cellphone just to show some knee jerk sign that they didn’t need one. Teenage girls passed by the line annoyed and commented on how stupid it was. Some skaters near by yelled, "GET READY" just to startle the audience. It was just like an ABC drama filled with different people and their stories. An old lady, I’ll call her Pearly, was ready to return her iMac and waited patiently until the store opened. The parents of one of those in line sat down to take pictures of their son, almost as if they were proud to have a son with an iPhone. It pretty much got obssessive and people began to crowd around trying to catch the final 10 seconds of countdown. Finally the store itself is unveiled as they rip down black construction paper blocking the view from inside.

The doors open and everyone cheers as all the luckiest people in the world get their hands on the iPhone. They soon began pouring in, and we applaud when the first person on line exits. We applaud the 2nd, the 3rd, and the 4th. Then.. whats this? Granny Pearly somehow snuck into the store only to leave with the same iMac box in hand. She’s applauded out of the store as if she won an academy award. Most who got their hands on iPhones were pretty camera shy, I didn’t get really great pictures. But the ice cream lady was nice enough to give me a free coupon just for watching the line.

Granny Sneaks in to return her iMac

More Pics will be added As it Happens!

iTrip to the Apple Store

Today I took a trip inside the apple store that recently opened in the mall. Now most computer stores are basically, look at this, look at that, touch, lets go home. Instead apple builds up a social community in the store. It was more about what Apple can do for you, and how to interact with it. Inside the store, they do things that are different and taboo in most computer stores; they let you actually surf on the internet, play with the ipod; set up the webcam and use it to take pictures of yourself to email back home; and play some little games while your at it.

The store is set up differently, where cash registers are replaced by laptops, and 3 TV screens actually show the status of products available in the store in real time. Every computer is entirably useable and has all the current and expensive software installed on it, unfortunately there is some kind of timer that blanks out all the computer to prevent you from doing too much. I got to play around with a webcam, and the piano which sounded a bit too synthesized for my tastes.

At the back of the store, all software was layed neatly in one shelf, and the other side included all the little accessories for your iBooks. Also had a run with their Mouse, which is a little strange and awkward at first but it did provide some cool little features. Well it was pretty engaging experience, but still in the end, Apple is too expensive to fill up with cool applications that I can easily find for free on Windows.