So if you’ve ever considered yourself anything close to being a friend, follower, or fanboy of Microsoft, then I present you with the following badges that you can use to display proudly on your website, blog, coffee mug, t-shirt, or whatever… (You could print it out and burn it for all I care!)
Without further ado, because I couldn’t be bothered with typing any more, here is the non-official FOM (Friend of Microsoft) badge version 1.0 Deluxe Edition, in four incredible sizes: (You can use them in whatever way you would like, such as the above examples, and if you want to link back to my blog or this post, then go ahead.)
Friend of Microsoft, Small(180x73)
Friend of Microsoft, Medium (256x104)
Friend of Microsoft, Large (640x259)
Friend of Microsoft, Super Large (1120x453)
Now for the backstory: This all came together when I read the latest in the continuing drama between a so-called tech writer who didn’t get into a certain hush-hush session meant for a limited number of bloggers at the PDC and his desire to exact his revenge for not getting the FREE LAPTOP that he demanded*, which after reading this opinion post I decided that FOM sounded too much like something that is awarded (e.g. the Microsoft MVP program), and thus I took the MVP logo and modified it this way…
Now for the truth: I don’t profess to know everything about this whole issue with that guy, his article(s), and what really happened – in fact, I really don’t know much of anything… especially since I wasn’t there, I didn’t see anything (because I wasn’t there), and I really could care less about these types of dramas. And perhaps I’m just making it out to be a drama, so take all of this with a grain of salt. But more importantly: just enjoy a boost to your ego when you tell others that you’re an (un)official FOM – Friend of Microsoft!
* p.s. I’m still waiting for my FREE LAPTOP.
lefty-2-lefty??? I want to get into Photoshop… but I’m a left handed artist. I use the mouse in my left hand. And in regular MS OFfice I installed a LEFT CURSOR so the pointer moves like my hand.
But even Photoshop can’t tell me if i would be able to adjust drawing tools like the eraser, brushes and pencils to a left-handed direction.
I know that when I am in MS PAINT, as soon as I choose any of those functions, my LEFTY CURSOR disappears and the drawing tools will ONLY come at objects from the opposite direction.
And advise.feedback/encouragement
Well, I’m probably the last person to ask about left-handed mouse usage since I’ve grown up using the mouse with my right hand and, up until about 6 months ago, I couldn’t practically use a mouse at all with my left hand.
And since I don’t currently use Photoshop (I’ve resorted to cheaper alternatives) I’m can’t point you to a specific folder where the cursors would be located… but if you take a look around the Photoshop-specifics folders under Program Files you might be able to find the cursor files, assuming they’re stored in typical .CUR type and not compiled in another file. I suspect they are compiled in a DLL file, which means that it would be much harder to replace.
I’m sorry that I’m not too much help.