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Author: Thomas

Flashback – 8Track & Record Player

While at the in-laws over the weekend we discovered the original boombox; an 8Track, record player and radio all in one. // Image lost. Sorry. Zooomr ate it. // We even had a couple stacks of old Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow and other older artists records. The sad part was that the needle was broken […]

Valleyfair and Renegade Open Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, May 12th, Valleyfair opens for the season.  More exciting yet is that Renegade also opens for the first time ever! Renegade boasts a never-before-experienced twisting first drop, a low-to-the-ground high speed S-turn and a high speed station fly-by. Renegade will stand 104 feet tall and will drop 91 feet. It will reach a top […]

Custom Firefox Toolbar Buttons

This edition of iPox Remix, we are talking about creating custom toolbar buttons. Good buttons can really make a theme so don’t just rush through them. Update: In iPox Remix for Firefox 3, there is one image for all buttons and not really small and large versions of all buttons.  However, the same basic rules […]

I Love Work Desktop Picture – Download Yours

Some days, making it though the work week is hard work. Everyone could use a little encouragement or a smile to make it though. So, I thought that maybe I could help you out in the smile category. I’ve created an I Love Work desktop picture. Just set this as the wallpaper on your computer […]

Graphics Editing for Firefox Themes

In order to create custom buttons and imagery for your Firefox theme, you’ll need some graphics skills and a program. Myself, I use Macromedia Adobe Fireworks CS3. I really like how easy it is to use and how well it mixes vector and bitmap imagery. That’s my choice, but you can choose to use whatever […]

Spiderman 3 Is Just OK.

We went out and saw the much anticipated Spiderman 3 today and came home a bit disappointed. Yes, it was good, but not great. We didn’t feel satisfied at the end and a little bored at times during the movie. We did really enjoy Spiderman 1 & 2 and were excited for the 3rd. Maybe […]

Valleyfair Opens May 12th – Summer Hours

The opening of Valleyfair for 2007 is just around the corner. On May 12 the park will be open from 10am – 6pm and starting May 17th, the park will be open daily. For the full daily schedule, see the Valleyfair hours page. Ohh and Whitewater Country Waterpark opens May 26!

Make Custom Thunderbird Labels Stand Out

If you followed the Thunderbird Labels modification I put up a few days back, you may have found out that it didn’t work for custom labels/tags. Yes, I knew that, but wanted to start off with the basic labels. Here is a quick tutorial on how to get your custom ones up and running. What […]

Google Loves Apple? iGoogle Launched

I was reading over at TechCrunch that Google personalized homepages were re-launching as iGoogle. When I logged into my account, sure enough, there it was; iGoogle. Now, most things that start with an i followed by a product name remind me of Apple. I think it was that iMac that started it all and of […]

Creating Your Themes’ Identity & Install Files

Creating your theme’s identity is probability the most important part of creating a Firefox theme. You need to ensure your theme doesn’t conflict with anyone else’s and, of course, give it a cool name. To do this, we’ll need to modify two files inside the iPox Remix Pieces folder; install.rdf and contents.rdf. Each file should […]