Angels Amongst Us

I have just released a new song called Angels Amongst Us, which is dedicated to my sister Anneli Koort-van Lin and sister in law Marij van Lin-Erens and in memory of our other sister Dolly. It's a simple 80's dance tune, with of course some new age influences and a fat bass guitar.

The story behind this song is simple: Don't look up to heaven to search for angels, because they are right beside you, everywhere you go there are angels. Ordinary people, the guy or lady next door. If you feel desperate, they'll help you solve your problems and ease your pain, unselfish and right to the point, without questioning why.

Thank you Anneli and Marij, you have proved: Angels are among us, every single day!

Cover photo © 2007 by Michel van Lin.

Free Vista look for Windows XP

Introduction.

It seems to be a contradiction, a Windows article on OSGeex. Well not quit. Because this one teaches Windows XP users, how to mimic the look and feel of Windows Vista on a Windows XP box for free. I did a similar article on my Dutch blog, with a package, called Vista Transformation Pack, but that package slowed down XP dramatically after installation and in the meantime this package requires the commercial WindowsBlinds.

The complete Free (as in beer) package is called VistaMizer. Besides being free, it almost doesn't slow down your box at all. Its very simple: download the package, and install it. Reboot your system, welcome to the look of Windows Vista, without the glitches and bloatware!

SUDOWN.

One of the "revolutionary things" about Vista, according to Microsoft, is it' s security (by obscurity, if you ask me), using UAC, which brags you continuously with nag screens. Sic and tired of all the nagging, many people turn it finally off. On Unixoid systems OTH, we are supposed to use with limited rights and if we need superuser rights for a single task, we have a tool called sudo. Now at last there is a similar tool for XP, called sudown.

SideBar.

To make the Vista mimic complete, you'll need a SideBar, which was copied form GNOME' s Desklets and KDE' s Superkaramba (INNOVA~1) and there are plenty of these for (your Vistamized) XP. The one that mimics the Vista SideBar at best is Thoosje' s SideBar.

The Wow starts now, without the bugs!

In memoriam: Dolly van Lin

Unexpected our sister Dolly (9-8-1964/11-02-2007) diseased at the age of 44.

Dolly was my songbird, we frequently did gigs in small local clubs and at parties. Me and our youngest brother Han played guitar and Dolly sang the stars from heaven.

Our songbird has flew to heaven, beyond the horizon.

More photo's and information on Dolly is available (in Dutch) at Mike's.