Believe it or not, password safety is a big issue.  It has gotten to the point where, for certain websites, you can easily gain access to any password online.  If you use Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, have a blog, myspace, or any online account that requires a password, you may want to make sure YOUR password is strong and safe.

Today, using your last name followed by your favorite year just doesn’t always cut it.  So how does one stay safe?

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Windows Vista looks cool - alot cooler than XP.  It’s sleek design is probably what attracts users the most.  I have to say, it is very pretty - but, I like things to be exactly how I want them.  I like to pick and choose my colors, and even the design and shape of my taskbar and start menu.  I like custom cursors, sounds, icons, backgrounds, etc.  I like everything on my computer to represent me and who I am, and I like to do it in style.  If you want custom EVERYTHING, like me, and you have Windows XP or Windows Vista, I have something to show you.

It’s a company called Stardock.  These people have come up with possibly the most wonderful programs I have ever used.  Using their products, you can change virtually anything on your XP/Vista machine.  Allow me to show you a few that I thoroughly enjoy.

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If you’re like me, you want the look and feel of your computer to represent you.  So, in that, maybe you want your Internet Browser shortcut icon on your desktop to be something else - a picture that you made. Or, you have a website and you want to make a favicon.ico icon to display next to the URL of your website in a web browser’s taskbar (just like FunkyTower does!) You may also want a custom mouse cursor to replace that boring arrow. If you’re like me, you took a picture of your hand in a “finger pointing” position to be your mouse cursor…but how do we take our pictures and make them icons and mouse cursors? Well I have two free programs you HAVE to see to believe: PixelToolbox, and @icon suhi.

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Say you’re on the go, out of town, or just can’t get to your computer and access your local calendar app. Or, say you don’t have a calendar app but a datebook and you forgot to take it with you. By now, you’re probably thinking “If only I could be notified by a text message what I’m supposed to be doing!” Well, luckily, there’s a way to do that. It’s called Google Calendar and it’s got a load of features - and, like most of Google’s products, it’s free.

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Ever wanted to make your own animated cartoon?  Ever try softwares like Flash that can be too expensive or too time consuming, or sometimes too confusing?  Well there’s this really cool website I heard about that lets you make your own cartoon straight from your web browser, and its free.  This website is called GoAnimate.

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If you’re like me, you enjoy the new standard in design, from vector to 3D to photography. Woudln’t it be nice to have a fresh desktop background? Sometimes the one we have just sitting there can get old. Well, let me introduce you to a free app called Desktoptopia.

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Woah!  Victoria Beckham has a picture of me?!  I’m flattered…but how did that happen??

Well, she doesn’t, really.  This effect is all thanks to PhotoFunia, a website where you can implement your photo into some other pretty interesting photos.

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Here’s a really interesting App I found called OECake, from a Japanese Software company called OctaveEngine. It’s a free app based on physics. Now, some of you may know about physics more than I, but no matter your knowledge of physics - or lack thereof - OECake is really a fun application for the Windows and Mac user.

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Ever have photos that just don’t look right?  Maybe the color is off, or it’s a bit crooked, or it’s too dark or too bright.  Sure, you can use software like Photoshop to edit your photos, but software like this is far too expensive, and sometimes too complicated for the common person.  Luckily there is a solution: online photo editing.

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