I couple days ago I went outside and took some photos with my Nikon D40 (a Certified for Windows Vista camera) as the weather was very nice for taking some shots. I took a really neat close-up shot of a leaf with the sun shining from behind - highlighting the details of the leaf.

I am particularly fond of the shades of blue and green in the photo myself. I've been running it as a wallpaper on my own PCs and  thought it would make a great desktop wallpaper for readers here. So I've uploaded the wallpaper up to Windows Live SkyDrive in a variety of resolutions for all to download!

For other wallpapers - you can check out my Railroad Wallpaper I took in the Columbia River Gorge (here in the Pacific Northwest) and my Certified for Windows Vista Wallpaper.

This is a perfect business theme. It’s pretty simple with corporate colors and a clean, non cluttered, feel to it. I like the taskbar and the newly designed Start button. The background is cool and calm which is great for the office, as stress usually gets the better of us. I think this theme would improve productivity if all the employees put it on their desktops.

Are you still using Windows XP? If you are, then you have to download the XP Theme Patcher. If you’re using Windows Vista, you don’t need the Theme Patcher.
Title: Chocolate
Author: omganinja
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Download Vista Chocolate for Vista Here

If anybody was waiting for a green Vista theme with a great look, then the wait is over. This NV2 theme is packed full of unique design features. I love the green grassy background that seems to go on forever. Add in the cool black windows and menus and you’ve got one of the nicest themes this year. I also like the unique locations for the taskbar and quick links. I think that black and green go perfectly together and the creator of this theme would agree.

Are you still using Windows XP? If you are, then you have to download the XP Theme Patcher. If you’re using Windows Vista, you don’t need the Theme Patcher.
Title: NV2 Final
Author: invaderjohn
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Download Vista NV2 Final for Vista Here

Want to know what Bangkok looks like at night? This wallpaper features the city of Bangkok at night and an amazing sky above the skyline. I love night shots because there is always so much detail in the picture. This is my new favorite wallpaper for the month. This photographer is amazing at capturing just the right moment to make the shot look great.

Title: Incoming
Author: nxxos
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Download The Incoming Wallpaper Here

Windows Server 2008 offers a marvelous command and control system for your organization's computers called Group Policy (GP). With GP, you can manage user- and computer-based configurations, which you can apply en masse to computers in a particular Active Directory site, OU, or domain.

An Introduction to Group Policy

Group policies consist of five distinct components:

Administrative templates

Configure Registry-based policies.

Folder redirection

Alters the target location of various elements in the UI, such as My Documents, to other places on the network.

Scripts

Execute when computers are first booted and shut down. They also can run during user logon and logoff.

Security settings

Configure permissions, rights, and restrictions for computers, domains, and users.

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The inside of your CPU will certainly gather dust and while others would have the specialists or technicians handle it. This cannot be avoided since there are some people who would have hesitations since they might touch or nudge something in the internal chips which may become an issue or problem for most.

Basically, it is just a matter of building a puzzle and placing them back into place. There are even some people who just use an ordinary paint brush and either a blower or a vacuum cleaner to make sure that the gathered dust will not affect the performance of the computer as a whole. You just have to remember which part you took out and make sure that it fits back easily when you are finished. Do not force a socket or pin back. Denting a single pin can be critical in getting your computer to function properly again.

One thing that should be highlighted here is the fact that the fans inside the CPU will be the ones which will be direly affected. The thicker this dust particles become may be a reason for heating once these CPU and Auxiliary fans are covered with them. You

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