Into the World of video game consoles

Hello Readers!
Here I present you with an exclusive compilation of information about video game consoles. This compilation is in the form of book so that it is much easier to read and download. I’ve put my best efforts to reduce the file size and maintain the quality. If you are going to buy a video game console such as PlayStation, then this is a must read book. You should definitely take a peek inside to gain greater idea what they are and which one is the best. This book gives information in all categories including technical and business. So, you’ll know what’s inside along with history of the product line.
This book is not just product oriented but is focused on video game console itself. Be sure to read it and comment about your own experience!

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How to make rounded glass button in Adobe Photoshop

Rounded glass buttons are very famous and if you are a windows user, then you might be seeing it already in the form of Windows Start Button. However, this is just a basic tutorial which will teach you to make a basic round glass button.
So, lets get started!

1. First of all, start Adobe Photoshop and create a new canvas by selecting File>New…
2. In the dialog that appears next, make sure that the height and width that you selected are of same size. For the purpose of this tutorial, I have selected 500 pixels are 500 pixels. You can select any size of your choice but larger is more better and crisp. I have also selected RGB color as 16-bit because PNG format is available for 16-bit images. PNG format allows you to export your image with a transparent background so that you don’t have to camouflage your button in the given background.
   
   

How to make rounded rectangle/square glass button in Adobe Photoshop CS4?

If you are a software developer, then using glassy buttons in your software has a great improvement on customer experience. Making glass buttons in Adobe Photoshop CS4 is very easy. In this tutorial, I am going to teach you to make rectangle or square button with rounded edges and glass effect. So, Lets Begin…!

1. First of all, go to File>New. Then set your canvas size and resolution but make sure that the background contents are transparent and color mode is 16 bit or lower (for PNG file types). I prefer PNG file type because in PNG, you have the ability to keep background transparent while in JPEG and other file types, your file is forced to have at least one background color.
   
   

List of great websites providing free & awesome online tutorials

Do you want to learn new languages or softwares? What if you could learn all of them free of cost?Yes! That’s possible. Here I present you a list of cool websites which will help you for free in learning programming languages and softwares. Since this is my first list, only major languages and softwares have been covered.

How to delete a stubborn(undeletable) file from Windows?

In Windows, deleting a file is just as easy as throwing a paper into dust bin. You drag the file to recycle bin, confirm the operation and poof, your file gets deleted. Emptying the recycle bin then deleted the file permanently. But it has happened with me sometimes that the file refuses to delete. It either says that it is being used by a program or says that it has been deleted or some other excuse.

Here are ways to delete such a file:

4 easy steps to make a call in Skype

1. If you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7 then press the start key on your keyboard and type ‘skype’. When ‘Skype’ in the above list gets highlighted, press Enter. Alternatively, if you are Windows XP user, then open Start menu, click on All Programs>Skype>Skype.exe.
   

Software Analysis–Desktop Manager (Organizing the Windows Desktop made easy)

I was developing this software for months and now finally, I have released its stable version. Desktop Manager a.k.a Violet Desktop makes it easy for you to access your favorite applications. It has a standard layout consisting of launchers. Take a look below:

How to make your VB .NET application scan sub-folders for files?

You must have heard about recursive programming. If not, then take a look of it on Wikipedia. In recursive programming, the function or method calls itself. This may seem confusing but after looking at the code below, it will be easy enough for you.

Code below scans entire file system and lists scanned files into a listbox named ‘scannedFiles’

Software Analysis–Mobipocket Reader

Well, this review only applies to those who consider reading books fashionable. Since this is ‘e-age’ a great number of books have been converted to electronic or rather digital format. Variety of books are available in PDF format which I think is very unacceptable because few PDF viewers allow reflowing of text and even after that, many times the format looks very improper and fake. I am a reader as well and I also read a lot of e-books. Previously, I read books downloaded from internet in PDF format. Reading PDF e-books was acceptable on my laptop but reading them on mobile devices was very hard thing to do because the Adobe PDF Viewer on my mobile did not had ‘reflow’ capabilities. So, I started my hunt for more PDF readers which can allow reflowing the text. During this search, I found Mobipocket Reader and it was just what I had expected. It had all the features that I had desired to be on an e-book reader. Lets take a closer look on this: