Samurize Tutorials, Help, and Configs

[Maveric169]

One thing that you can do in Samurize to reduce system usage is in the config editor select the "Project Options" tab, and decrease the refresh rate by increasing the millisec. Be aware that this controls the entire configs refresh, but for those who don't want to run multiple instances, while still having a large or complex config this can help get the resource usage manageable. I have a large and complex (mulitple meters, weather, etc.) config that only uses 10% of my cpu.

 

[dreamliner77]

arthurn:

I haven't downloaded or played with it yet. Been kinda busy lately.

 

[arthurn]

Yes, increasing the refresh interval is a good way to reduce system resources, especially when the data doesn't change very often. I would use the following timing: tv guide/weather/RSS/calendar - 10 min, meters/song info- 1 sec, so even if you have a combination of all those, you shouldn't need to refresh more frequently than 1 sec. On the other hand, a spectrum analyzer would require more frequent refreshes to look realistic. I would put the low priority group in one config and the high priority one in another. What other things need high refresh rate?

 

[muzikool]

BIG NEWS

This will be a huge help for those who find it difficult to make their own configs, or who really like someone else's and want to use it themselves.
Samurize Config Import/Export Tool
A new tool to make sharing Samurize config sets with other people as quick and painless as possible.

Get it here.

Some more good news to go along with this is that Samurize.com is holding a "Config Olympics." They will have configs submitted to judge on Sep. 13th. Obviously, there will be some first-class configs submitted for the contest. So, with this new tool, we should be able to implement any of those configs easily!

 

[Beginning]

Hmmm.. That is interesting..... Thanks for the heads up!!

 

[Maveric169]

Well I had to dump Samurise as it was too unstable on my system. The Client kept crashing. Not sure why, but was just too much trouble for what I was using it for.

 

[muzikool]

Hmm... sorry you had to give it up. Were you using the latest version?

 

[Maveric169]

Yea, that was the wierd part. I triple check to make sure and it was climed to be fixed in the latest release. So I am guessing that there was some type of software conflict between Samurize and other software on my system. But I have Statbar and it does pretty much what I had Samurize setup to do, I also added a weather program that runs in the task bar so I have basically the same info that samurize was setup to give me.

 

[muzikool]

The "Config Olympics" over at Samurize.com are over, and they picked 3 top configs from the contest. They are pretty ncie, so check them out and maybe you will want to use one yourself.

http://www.samurize.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=79

 

[Maveric169]

wow that Inspired #3 is pretty cool. I am currently using the StarDock utilites but those are some pretty cool configes.

 

[synical33]

hello all, i would like to thank muzikool for the help with this great tutorial i would notice on the forums that people would post screenshots of there desktops and i would look in awe and wonder what they were using to make there desktops so kool. so i followed this tutorial and i am working on gettin my desktop to look as sweet as i want it to look.

i have been toying with this app on and off and i have a question.

is there a way i can get news listings from other sites besides CNN.com or FoxNews.com. The site I want to get my listings from is ShortNews so if anyone knows how to pull that off I would be very happy. Thanks for all your help fellow OSSN-ites, -ians??? lol =P

 

[muzikool]

Hey synical33, I'm glad you found some use from this thread and I hope that you have good success with Samurize. Unfortunately, I must say that I don't use it myself anymore because I have a Mac now, so I can't test things out myself. I would encourage you to post the question on the forums at Samurize.com because I know you would get a straight answer there. Be sure to post what you've done once your happy with your config!

 

[Larry_Wangster]

so.. after seeing all these tutorials.... plzplzplz .. I see these big icons on people's screenshots... And I see that those people only have 2 icons.. how would i do That? Also is there anyway to change icon size and res from run instead of properties? my properties is screwed for some reason

 

[muzikool]

Those icons you see are not Windows icons, they are actually images that link to the programs or folders we specify. That's one function of Samurize. Samurize isn't the only program that can accomplish this, though. If you haven't already, I suggest that you take a look at the GUI Customization thread. If you are new to customizing Windows' GUI, then I would look into another one of the apps listed in that thread. Samurize is great and can do all kinds of things, but I don't consider it easy to use when you're customizing for the first time. Also, that other thread will give you links to sites where you can find images like the ones you've seen in people's screenshots.

I know this is a more general response to your post, so feel free to ask more questions and I (or anyone else) can give you more specific help. And by the way, welcome to OSNN!

 

[rb_kaustuv]

The sidebar is not working for me..i guess i need the switchclock_small.vbs file.. any idea where to get it from..

 

[Not Bman]

*off topic - wow haven't seen this thread for awhile*

not sure where u could get it from, someone must know, wait awhile someone will answer

 

[muzikool]

The sidebar is not working for me..i guess i need the switchclock_small.vbs file.. any idea where to get it from..

I would check on the Samurize forums. I haven't used this app in a couple of years since I switched to a Mac.