Archive for ‘ April, 2009

256×256 3D Battlefield Icons for Vista

256x256 Battlefield Icons for Vista
Here are some 256px Battlefield series icons for Vista. They are similar to my CoD icons, and should compliment them well. The pack includes the three icons shown above, one for BF2, Sandbox, and 2142. I may take requests, so if you have one just leave a comment. Thanks!

Download Battlefield Icons for Vista

256×256 3D Call Of Duty Icons for Vista

256x256 Call Of Duty Icons for Vista
I made these icons for Vista because I noticed that the originals didn’t scale well and looked like trash at 1920×1080. I include both PNG and ICO files that should work with most dock apps as well as many icon managers (including Vista’s built in icon changing method).
These are Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licensed, meaning you may copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt them as long as you attribute the work in a manner you are comfortable with.

Download Call Of Duty Icons for Vista (353kb zip)

Love em? Hate em? Leave your comments below, just go easy since this is my first time ;)

Gamebooster

Gamebooster is a cool little utility that automatically shuts off a predetermined list of services that are useless when gaming. System services can use a lot of resources and will likely be a burden on older systems. This is another great tool for those who are prolonging the inevitable upgrade to a newer system. That said, I really don’t feel a difference on my own box, but I tend to keep it pretty lean anyway.
Description:

Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games with the touch of a button, Game Booster helps achieve the performance edge previously only available to highly technical enthusiasts. It works by temporarily shutting down background processes, cleaning RAM, and intensifying processor performance.

Screen:
gamebooster
Here’s a list of services that can be safely disabled with Gamebooster:

Application Experience
Application Layer Gateway Service
Application Management
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Certificate Propagation
Computer Browser
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
DFS Replication
Diagnostic Policy Service
Diagnostic Service Host
Diagnostic System Host
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Fax Service
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
Health Key and Certificate Management
Help and Support
Human Interface Device Access
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
Indexing Service
Interactive Services Detection
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
IP Helper
IPsec Policy Agent
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service
Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service
Net Logon
Network Access Protection Agent
Offline Files
Parental Controls
Peer Name Resolution Protocol
Peer Networking
Peer Networking Group Authentication
Peer Networking Identity Manager
PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator
PNRP Machine Name Publication Service
Portable Device Enumerator Service
Print Spooler
Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support
Protected Storage
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry Service
Routing and Remote Access
Server
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service
Shell Hardware Detection
Smart Card
Smart Card Helper
Smart Card Removal Policy
SNMP Trap Service
Tablet PC Input Service
Telephony
Telnet
Terminal Services UserMode Port Redirector
Virtual Disk Service
WebClient
Windows CardSpace
Windows Connect Now – Config Registrar
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Windows Media Center Receiver Service
Windows Media Center Scheduler Service
Windows Media Center Service Launcher
Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)
Windows Search
Windows Time
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service