tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49691039350200056412024-03-18T21:51:36.173-07:00Bodizzle Theme BlogBodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-11374844279807742112009-07-04T01:38:00.000-07:002009-07-04T02:15:18.852-07:00New Website and Theme UpdatesI have finished most of the updates to my themes. I have a couple of them left to update but I will have them uploaded this weekend for everyone who has updated to Firefox 3.5. <br /><br />After 8 months of being unemployed and looking for something to pay the bills, I have just finished up a contract to partner with Ask.com. What that means for me is I will be able to focus my full attention on creating and maintaining my theme collection and spend the time needed to keep them looking and working their best. <br /><br />What that means for you is my themes will now be free from this point on. In order to keep the themes free, I will bundle the Ask.com search engine with my themes. When you install one of my themes, the default search engine in the toolbar search window will be reset to Ask.com. By using Ask for your searches, you will help subsidize the cost needed to spend time updating and maintaining my themes and provide the necessary support for any issues that come up.<br /><br />I understand that not everyone wants to use Ask so it is very easy to switch back to your favorite search engine. However, if you haven't tried Ask out, give it a try. I have been using it exclusively since they contacted me and have found that Google isn't the only search engine out there that gives you great results. <br /><br />I hope to have my updates uploaded and my new website up by the end of the weekend. I appreciate all of you who have supported me by purchasing my themes over the past year. I believe my decision to partner with Ask will be the best way to make sure I can continue to offer the best possible product.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-5454398305631323452009-03-14T15:11:00.001-07:002009-03-14T15:13:26.046-07:00Update on My Current SituationSome of you have commented that you have not received a response to comments.<br /><br />I have been delayed in updating for a variety. This has been a crazy time in my life in case you did not see my recent post.<br /><br />I was laid off from my job, we found out my wife was pregnant with our third child a week later and lost our health insurance, my wife's uncle who was very close to our family died in early February, and the job market is really crappy right now so I have been scrambling to try to take care of our situation.<br /><br />Recently, I have been creating blog layouts and small websites to earn some extra money so I have not been able to focus as much attention on getting the bugs worked out with my themes. I apologize for this and hope you understand.<br /><br />I am working on a new website and blog along with updates to my themes. I create and manage the site and my themes entirely by myself so there are no other developers besides me.<br /><br />Right now, my image is not at the top of my list of things to worry about, it is making sure we can stay above water until things turn around. Part of that, however, is to make sure my website and all my themes are working perfectly.<br /><br />All updates are free so when they are working properly, you will get a notice to download and install the update.<br /><br />I appreciate your patience as I try to get everything updated and taken care of.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-91536067748154837362009-01-21T12:16:00.000-08:002009-01-21T12:20:27.541-08:00Bouncing IssueFor those of you who are experiencing a bouncing window with some of the themes for Windows, try disabling extensions, specifically the All In One Sidebar if you are using it, to see if that stops the bouncing. <br /><br />Remember, my updates are automatic and free and will be available when the cause of the bounce is found. Themes and extensions are created by different developers that do not communicate with each other so it is possible that they changed something in an extension that does not like working with a part of my themes. If this is the case, I can find the problem and adjust as needed but don't uninstall the theme. Simply choose another theme while a fix is found.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-57515330833231818172009-01-10T17:05:00.000-08:002009-01-10T17:35:38.275-08:00GreatnessI just got back from our Church men's retreat at Skamania Lodge with teachings by <a href="http://www.servant.org/">Gayle Erwin</a> and it was amazing. There was nothing profound about it, it simply stated the simple message of the Gospels by focusing on the nature of Jesus.<br /><br />We have cartoonized Jesus, God, Satan, Heaven, and Hell so much that Christianity is often not recognized anymore and the true purpose of why Jesus came is not understood.<br /><br />Last night we started by talking about what it meas to be great and first. The Disciples are seen fighting often over who was the greatest among them. They would bicker and argue like children but quickly shut their mouths when Jesus would ask what they were talking about. He knew but I guess He figured it would be fun to see how they would respond. After asking, He would break into a little mini sermon on what it meant to be great in the Kingdom of God. He told them if you want to be great then you must become a servant, or a slave, to others. Servants exist to make life better for others. This is the exact opposite of human nature. We are told to have high self-esteem. We are told to take care of ourselves first before we can take care of others but Jesus turned that around. We are to be other-centered and have high others-esteem by putting their needs ahead of ours. <br /><br />True satisfaction comes in others-centered service to others. We often like to act like we are serving others but our attitudes after that "service" gives away our intentions. Often we are upset about something after we help others out because we are expecting something in return. <br /><br />Jesus was our perfect example of selfless service. He came down to earth, had no home, had no money, was born as a baby in a dirty barn, he grew up in a region that was considered a hick town. The book of Isaiah tells us there was nothing special about His appearance. He lived a perfect life and died one of the most brutal deaths a person could suffer. If He was God, why did He go through all of this? He didn't have to but He lived as an example for us. He didn't just tell us to serve others, He showed us how to serve others by becoming a servant. He showed us how to love unconditionally by loving us unconditionally. He had his pick of anyone in the world to make His Disciples and He chose a bunch of uneducated losers who never understood what He was talking about, denied knowing Him, argued over who was the best among the group, betrayed Him, and doubted His promises. <br /><br />Today we talked about humility. Humility is not a strength of people. Even in our humility, we are often prideful. We look at ourselves and say, "look how humble I am." Gayle explained that humility is having an honest and accurate view of ourselves and presenting that view of ourselves in an honest open way to others. When we are truly humble and honest, people are not left guessing the intentions of our actions. They can trust us and the relationship can thrive. There is such a huge problem in America now with the breakdown of relationships because we can't trust anyone. <br /><br />The entire retreat was narrowed down to one simple thing. If you want to be great, put others ahead of yourselves. Jesus was our perfect example on how to do this.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-88489375893128231752009-01-06T15:30:00.000-08:002009-01-06T15:34:00.140-08:00"Bounce" in RevelationThis may not be a bug in my theme but a Firefox issue. I found this article.<br /><br />https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/242281<br /><br />and many people reported a bug where the browser window would bounce for various reasons. People have solved the "bounce" using various methods but it is not limited to my theme. This does not happen on every computer and seems to be limited from my experience to Windows users. I have it installed on XP and have tested it and do not get the bounce.<br /><br />You may try uninstalling Firefox and download/install the latest release.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-69470886092088579502009-01-05T22:16:00.000-08:002009-01-05T22:18:52.484-08:00Extension BuildingI am venturing into the realm of extensions now. I need a very basic extension that adds a button to the toolbar and/or a preloaded bookmark to the bookmark toolbar that links to a specific page.<br /><br />If anyone has any insight to help me get started on this or can offer any other help I would greatly appreciate it.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-89076381675487437372009-01-05T12:30:00.000-08:002009-01-06T13:06:21.436-08:00Revelation Windows**********************UPDATE************************<br /><div style="text-align: left;">For those of you who were not able to auto-install the most recent update, I found the issue. There was a small typo in the update.rdf file which has been fixed and should now trigger an update when you go to tools>add-ons and click the "find updates" button.<br /></div>*******************************************************<br /><br />I just released a new version update of Revelation for Windows users. There was an issue causing the window to bounce while viewing web pages. This issue should be resolved in this new update but please let me know if you continue to see the bounce.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-7913450030482473012008-12-29T22:31:00.000-08:002008-12-30T00:18:28.954-08:00Through the StormI typically keep this blog about theme related stuff but lately I have had so many other things on my mind.<br /><br />As I previously wrote, I was laid off from Flock right before Thanksgiving and found out my wife and I were having out third child a week later. Since then, the Portland area had a major snow storm that lasted two weeks and pretty much shut down the city with 22" of snow and ice.<br /><br />This has been a pretty tough month in our household but I have tried to bear the burden. I am in the no man's land of trying to push hard and turn Virtus Designs into a business or going out and finding a job, all while our savings are running out quickly with tons of bills to pay. <br /><br />We hadn't been to Church since the storm hit so this past Sunday was our first day back. We had a great message. The topic Mark 4:35-39<br /><br /><blockquote>35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”<br />36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.<br />37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.<br />38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”<br />39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.<br />40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”<br />41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”</blockquote><br /><br />The Disciples had been with Jesus for a while and had seen Him do so many amazing things. They should have known that everything would be ok because Jesus told them that they would cross over to the other side.<br /><br />Our Pastor gave two points that shouldn't have given them peace. <br /><br />1. They should have had peace in His promises.<br /><br />We can always be sure that the Promises of the Lord will come to pass. Jesus told the disciples that they were going to the other side. That meant, they would make it to the other side. Jesus was in the same boat as they were. He was completely at peace, sleeping in the boat. <br /><br />Their reaction to the storm was completely opposite. They freaked out. They panicked and woke Jesus up to tell Him that they were going to perish and that He did not care.<br /><br />2. They should have had peace in His presence. <br /><br />They had been with Jesus during several things and had never seen Him panic. He was always calm and they should have picked up on the fact that He was always in control.<br /><br />We find ourselves in storms throughout our lives. There are two different types of storms, those that God uses to correct us and those that He uses to direct us. Both of them have the same intent to move us down the path that He has for us.<br /><br />I find myself in a storm right now but I have learned not to panic. That does not mean I have always been calm in the middle of the storm and it does not mean I have been perfect in this current storm. It is a fitting coincidence that the situational storm in my life coincides with the "Arctic Blast 2008" storm here in Portland. This is on of the worst storms we have had in terms of snowfall. It made life difficult. It was very cold, extremely difficult to move around, and completely unexpected in December. <br /><br />That storm finally ended and now life is going back to normal. Just like that storm, the storms in our lives come to an end. We don't like them. They are very uncomfortable while we are in their midst but I can say that every storm I have gone through has made me a better and stronger person on the other side. <br /><br />This stormy season I am going through now will come to an end soon. My hope is that I can make it through knowing in peace that I will make it to the other side. I don't know what is on the other side and I don't know what will be lost in the middle but I know the Lord's ways are good and His promises will be kept. He promises to provide for our needs. Sometimes we mistake our needs with our wants. <br /><br />With that said, I hope this storm ends soon and the other side comes quickly.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-15777780209534399792008-12-09T23:12:00.000-08:002008-12-09T23:14:11.588-08:00Blog LayoutsI am venturing into the realm of blog layouts for Blogger and Wordpress as well as Firefox and Flock themes. Apparently there is a huge demand for great layouts for your blog so you can share your thoughts with the world in style. <br /><br />If anyone has a blog that you would like a customized layout for, I need some practice.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-2411349140235476762008-12-09T23:06:00.001-08:002008-12-10T00:38:08.228-08:00TwitterWhen my buddy (@johnweiss for twitter fans) told me about how great Twitter is, I made fun of him. I still make fun of him but at least on this topic, he was right. Twitter is an amazing way to get connected and let people know you are out there. <br /><br />I also fought people on Facebook until I was forced to get an account while I worked with Flock in order to test my themes out with their browser interface. Once again, I must say Facebook is quite fun to mess around with and post pictures to and get connected with old friends. I had a friend that I hadn't talked to since 4th grade find me and send me a note. <br /><br />Sure, a lot of this takes time and requires self-control but it is fun. All of these social networking sites have one thing in common, they are all integrated into Flock's UI so give Flock a try and keep track of all your account activity on the people sidebar while using your browser window for browsing. It will let you know when you need to check your account and with many of the accounts, you can just post/update directly from the sidebar.Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-9635732010253531212008-12-05T00:42:00.000-08:002008-12-05T21:10:57.703-08:00Revelation for Firefox Now AvailableYou can purchase and download it here or you can go to my website for more screenshots.<br /><br /> <p><strong>Revelation</strong> - This is my newest theme creation for Firefox and the first of many in a series themes in this style. It combines glassy crimson buttons on the same shiny black toolbar from Aero Fox. This is the first release of this theme so there are sure to be some minor issues but I tried to be as thorough as possible.</p>If you like the RedShift V2 for Firefox, you might want to check this one out. It isn't quite as dark as Red Shift but it might just be dark enough.<br /> <p>Both the Mac and Windows versions work with Colorful tabs and I have redone the URL window to work better with the Fission extension for those who like their progress bar embeded in the URL window.</p><br /> <p>This theme is only available from my site and my blog.</p><br /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.selldownloadseasy.com/gateway/pay.php?sell=3238"><img src="http://www.virtusdesigns.com/images/buttons/windownload99.png" border="0" hspace="20" /></a><a href="http://www.selldownloadseasy.com/gateway/pay.php?sell=3237"><img src="http://www.virtusdesigns.com/images/buttons/macdownload99.png" border="0" hspace="20" /></a></p>Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-75261173213109898932008-12-04T16:35:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:39:27.361-08:00New Themes Coming- 1st Up Black and Red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk9FYGScrTCewfrLAVr0AzpMlUJT0Q0iNx-p8q2NBfyGGlxdvTZJ5lpOJbklpvyIeCkpx1qu4o_TvLRn-2bRKerHg5khLBoCPH9Wa_uIbRjS4_357vkhXtjBc8Q3y-DP5v9vF6tzxwTo/s1600-h/toolbar-dark.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk9FYGScrTCewfrLAVr0AzpMlUJT0Q0iNx-p8q2NBfyGGlxdvTZJ5lpOJbklpvyIeCkpx1qu4o_TvLRn-2bRKerHg5khLBoCPH9Wa_uIbRjS4_357vkhXtjBc8Q3y-DP5v9vF6tzxwTo/s400/toolbar-dark.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276098407695647314" /></a><br /><br />I am working on a new series of themes. The first one out will be a shiny dark theme with glassy crimson buttons as seen above. I will have different color variations to follow but I am going through now to finish up the icon set. I should have the first release of this theme out tonight or tomorrow. <br /><br />Follow my <a href="http://twitter.com/bodizzle">twitter feed</a> to keep current on updates. This theme will be available exclusively through my site <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com">http://www.virtusdesigns.com</a>Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-85602378306968495032008-12-01T13:52:00.000-08:002008-12-01T13:53:28.631-08:00Aqua Midnight ReleasedI have released the Flock version of Aquatint Black Gloss. It is available at <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com">virtusdesigns.com</a>Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-83845280602908285322008-11-28T17:22:00.000-08:002008-12-06T09:43:47.700-08:00Aquatint Black Theme for Flock<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AXfyeQV8D-Q&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AXfyeQV8D-Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><p><strong>Midnight Aqua Flock</strong> - This is the Flock version of my popular Aquatint Black Gloss for Firefox. It is available for both Windows and Mac</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.selldownloadseasy.com/gateway/pay.php?sell=3227"><img src="http://www.virtusdesigns.com/images/buttons/windownload199.png" hspace="20" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.selldownloadseasy.com/gateway/pay.php?sell=3226"><img src="http://www.virtusdesigns.com/images/buttons/macdownload199.png" hspace="20" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />Other themes now available for Flock include Aero Flock, Aero Flock Silver, the Safari style Silver Flock, and black safari style theme Onyx.<br /><br />All are available now at my site <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com/">virtusdesigns.com</a>Bodizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05833570679504354209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-74951410549964896692008-11-25T13:45:00.000-08:002008-11-25T14:01:44.371-08:00The Season of Thanks?I received an email from a very angry person yesterday that used some expletives to describe me and ended by telling me to burn in Hell. During this Holiday Season as we approach Thanksgiving, it is a sad reminder how much anger there is out there. We saw it during the Presidential election, and still see it in several places around the country, and we come across it in our personal daily lives.<br /><br />This should be a time where people focus on what is good in their lives. This year is quite different from recent years however, due to the major downturn in our economy and the reality that we are on the verge of a major economic crisis as we hear daily of failing U.S. Banks and an Auto Industry that is ready to collapse.<br /><br />My family is feeling the effects of this economy like so many others. I was recently laid off from Flock due to major cuts in payroll as several people were let go. We also just found out a week after getting laid off that we are having another baby but will not have health insurance come November 30th. So many things have hit us all at the same time.<br /><br />I know my family is not the only one going through tough times as so many others could give similar stories. I am sure our situation is nowhere near as devastating as others who are going to even tougher times and painful situations.<br /><br />That is why, more than ever, we need to look to the source of these Holidays. Thanksgiving was a day that the early inhabitants of this country took to give thanks to God, the giver of our rights and freedoms and the one who can take care of us in times of trials and tribulation. He is our hope and as a nation, we have turned our attention to other things. The name Virtus comes from the Latin word for power. It is used in 1 Corinthians 2:5 which says "[Y]our faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." <br /><br />This verse has come to mean a lot to me over the past year as I have seen Him do amazing things for our family. Now, in this time of uncertainty and trouble for my family and the nation as a whole, we need to turn back our attention to Him as the source of our help.<br /><br />We have leaders in our government that are spending trillions of dollars to bail out failing industries as we teeter on another depression. None of them agree on what we should do, who we should help, how much we should spend, etc. Things might get better but could get a lot worse. <br /><br />So many people are scared and angry and I am not sure they really know why. While I look for a job, continue creating new themes, and prepare for a new addition to our family, I can have hope and peace knowing that God is in control and He is our help in times of great trouble.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-56203377292238542862008-11-24T17:28:00.000-08:002008-11-24T17:29:20.192-08:00Great New Themes for the Flock Browser<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hAvFcJXx5Sk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hAvFcJXx5Sk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Here is a little video I put together showcasing the Flock themes I have available now with many more to come including a Flock version of Abstract Zune, Aquatint and Aquatint Black.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-73536813224942134282008-11-21T15:20:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:23:02.608-08:00Updates and New ThemesI have updated my website <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com">www.virtusdesigns.com</a>. There are several new themes available including some themes for the Flock browser and some updates for Mac users. <br /><br />I will continue working and updating themes. My goal is to get Aero Fox Silver working on Mac as well as Aquatint Black. I also plan on making my new theme, Silver Fox, available for Windows.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-14151964009053702242008-11-20T21:26:00.000-08:002008-11-20T21:29:33.305-08:00Aero Fox Issues on MacSomehow the file I uploaded recently for this theme had some issues and would not load after installation. I have updated the file so there are no longer any issues if you download it now. If you happened to download the theme and it didn't work email me and I will send you the updated file.<br /><br />I have a much improved update for this theme coming in the next day or two as well as many more Mac versions of my themes so please check them out if you have a Mac. I will also be updating all my themes in the coming days with some needed improvements.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-13519095693935693572008-11-20T17:01:00.001-08:002008-11-20T17:02:34.409-08:00Safari Style Theme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F2gztuFHMUg/SSYImTY3SOI/AAAAAAAAAEk/O_uIk9R58rg/s1600-h/silverfox.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 79px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F2gztuFHMUg/SSYImTY3SOI/AAAAAAAAAEk/O_uIk9R58rg/s320/silverfox.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270909868016355554" border="0" /></a><br />Check out my latest theme available at my <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com/">site</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-12403160181626309572008-11-19T08:18:00.001-08:002008-11-29T00:24:41.915-08:00Flock Themes AvailableI am working on some themes for Flock that will be available shortly. I am going to convert my Aero and Aero Silver themes, Aquatint themes and some others to give those Flock users out there some options to make the browser look as cool as it operates.<br /><br />*********Update**********<br />Several themes are now available for Flock at my <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com/">website.</a><br /><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-60965838742707187842008-10-14T00:47:00.000-07:002008-10-14T00:48:53.424-07:00Updates AvailableUpdates for Aquatint Black, Aero, and Aero Silver are now ready at <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com">http://www.virtusdesigns.com</a><br /><br />The rest are on their way when I have some time, hopefully this weekend.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-78218939025527381002008-10-12T00:11:00.000-07:002008-10-12T00:18:42.735-07:00Website and Theme UpdatesI am currently updating my website along with my themes. There will be significant changes to my premium themes that I hope you will enjoy.<br /><br />Some of the things that I am working on or have improved:<br /><ul><li>The ability to get automatic updates so you will not have to purchase a new version every time.</li><li>Improved toolbar usability allowing the height of the toolbar to increase/decrease depending on the mode you decide to use.</li><li>more detail such in things like preference windows and skinned buttons.</li><li>better functionality with extensions like Tab Mix Plus, Colorful Tabs, and AIOS.</li><li>More.</li></ul>Stay tuned as I get things ready to go. <br /><br />I have been extremely busy with work so I apologize to those who have emailed me. I will be working on responding to emails in the next couple of days to get caught up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-62785448868263466412008-07-24T23:52:00.000-07:002008-07-24T23:54:30.396-07:00Aero Fox for Mac is AvailableI have put the link to download Aero Fox for Mac users on my site at <a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com">http://www.virtusdesigns.com</a><br /><br />This is the first to be released specifically for Mac and the rest are on their way.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-17273153697991409942008-07-18T21:42:00.001-07:002008-07-20T23:54:54.956-07:00mac versions this weekend?My goal and hope is to have my theme ready to go on Mac this weekend.<br /><br />********Update*********<br /><br />I have Aero Fox for Mac 95% complete. I have to go through and make sure everything is looking alright.<br /><br />As for things that I was able to improve<br /><ul><li>Scroll Bars look like they should on Mac OS</li><li>Main Toolbar is narrower and takes up less space (this will be included in my Windows version update as well)</li><li>popup windows will not have invisible text</li><li>It should be compatible with Tab Mix Plus (Another included update for Windows version)</li></ul>Once I get this theme to my complete satisfaction, I will be able to quickly get the rest of my themes updated and working on Mac. <br /><br />I was hoping to get them all done by the end of tonight but I had more things to fix than I realized. Look for their availability on my main site (<a href="http://www.virtusdesigns.com">http://www.virtusdesigns.com</a>) in the next few days.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4969103935020005641.post-74947057511802162352008-06-28T23:34:00.000-07:002008-06-28T23:55:57.981-07:00Downloading on TorrentsJust for fun, I searched for Frank Lion's Blue Moonlight Vista theme to see if it was available on torrent sites to download. According Frank, this theme is donationware was available for free if you donate money to him for his projects. He mentioned that the theme was no longer going to be offered because of people who were abusing the system. I figured that meant people were able to download on torrent sites without having to donate to him. I found this theme on several torrent sites and tried to download it to see how easy this was.<br /><br />I found that some of the sites you had to be a member so I passed. Then on a couple of sites I was welcomed to the site with a bunch of naked women and links to sex sites. <br /><br />How nice to see what the people who take our themes are doing with their time. That isn't much a of a shocker. These people that are bashing me and telling me that I am contributing to the demise of open source software load my themes and distribute them without my permission are connected to the porn industry. One person tried to justify doing this by saying the GPL allows them to distribute my work. While this may be legally true (I need to read it more carefully) it does not coincide with the intent of the GPL that they so vocally claim to be defenders of. The intent is not to distribute another person's work just to spite them because you don't think their time is worth anything and you feel that you are entitled to take things for nothing.<br /><br />I received an email from seme European college student who called me names and told me how his professor used me as an example of how people are going to destroy open source. Sorry Mr. European college professor, the people that destroy open source are those who take the hard work of others and attempt to render it useless. It is these people that lead to companies putting such strict and limiting restrictions on their work such as all the major software comanies like Adobe, Microsoft, and the others. Work is worth something. The idea behind open source is that it is just tha, open. It is not free of charge but freely available to look at and use for your own projects. <br /><br />When people start taking that work and spitting on it because they feel they are entitled to do so, that is when open source will go down. Open source is about the ability to be creative and then do what you want with it. That could mean to charge for it or give it away for free but it is naive to think that open source is about the greater good of all mankind. There is too much money behind the giant open source corporations to be so idealistic.<br /><br />That does not make them bad. Mozilla and Firefox, Ubuntu, Flock, Red Hat, Suse by Novell and so many others are using open source to give users alternatives in software. However, their goal is still to make a profit and that is good. Capitalism, while considered so evil by many, brings competition and competition leads to better products and better products lead to happier users. Some of it may be free to the users, some may not. That should be the decision of the developer and not for a group of unhappy users who don't like the developer's decision.<br /><br />With that being said, I am working on updates and should have them available shortly. Major issues addressed are display issues with Mac OS and Tab Mix Plus.<br /><br />Oh yeah, go see Wall-E. I thought it was pretty funny. I thought it could be Pixar's first bomb but it definitely did not come close to that. You may like other Pixar films better but you will laugh. It is worth seeing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8