cold cathe question

**shawshank62** · April 8th, 2003, 05:19 PM

i just ordered 2 cold cath kits, and i know that many people turn it off and the such. is there a switch on the light it self that comes with it? or is that something that you buy seperatly?

here is the link http://www.nexfan.com/12cocalibtwe.html just in case that matters. the site doesnt say though.

**Idigguns** · April 8th, 2003, 05:22 PM

Most kits come with a switch. If yours does not, simply go to Radio Shack and get a 12VDC switch and install it.

**ChubTub** · April 8th, 2003, 05:23 PM

There shoud be a swtich on them that comes with the light. Athough it does not say on the site. The ones that I got came with a switch.

**shawshank62** · April 8th, 2003, 05:37 PM

ok thx guys

**Idigguns** · April 8th, 2003, 05:42 PM

NP, be sure to post some pic's of your finished mod!

**shawshank62** · April 8th, 2003, 05:50 PM

i will, im working a website about my computer

just learning html now, so it looks a little crappy, but im trying....

**Idigguns** · April 8th, 2003, 07:35 PM

Cool. Check out my web site for some tips. Feel free to use any code that you find useful.

Let me know if you have any questions......Brian

**shawshank62** · April 8th, 2003, 08:07 PM

cool thx for the link

also, how did you know brian is my name

EDIT: oh, lol, its ur name too

nm

BTW, that is some pretty hardcore javascript stuff, i get confused trying to make a frame with html

(which i am finding frustrating, so i think i will stay away from frames) here is what i have so far, but i am transfering this stuff away from geocities and to another provider because when i get like 3 hits the website goes down

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www.geocities.com/shawshank62/home.html

**Idigguns** · April 9th, 2003, 08:33 AM

Nice site Brian. I would definitely stay away from Frames. I hate them! So, when are you going to dump Geocities? It won't be a moment too soon! Those pop-ups were driving me crazy! That's what I like about having mine on Compuserve... just that small ad bar across the top, I don't even notice it's there. Have you checked out Bravenet.com? If you click on the counter at the bottom of my home page, it'll take you to their site. They have free counters and lots of free Javascript you can copy/paste into your site. They can also host your site if you like. I also used them to submit my site to several search engines for free. Now, if you go to Google.com and search for modding sites, my site comes up in alot of searches. It's great! In fact, with their free counter, if I click on the counter, it takes me to a page that gives me all kinds of info about who has looked at my page. It even tells you if they were referred from another site. I get most of my hits from either TechIMO or Google. You should put more photos of your PC on your site. That one photo just doesn't do it justice!

**shawshank62** · April 9th, 2003, 12:40 PM

i just signed up here unlimited bandwith, 10mb, class over...g2g

**shotokan** · April 9th, 2003, 01:04 PM

Gruntville

I found this site yesterday, from what I have seen so far in it its a good resource for modding, has a few tutorials in it on how to do things to your box.

**Idigguns** · April 9th, 2003, 01:58 PM

Looks like a good deal Brian. I may have to check into that somemore myself. Let me know how you like it. A couple suggestions about your site... Consider changing the background color (don't you hate surfing late at night and you go to a page that's really bright) nothing too exotic like mine, maybe a light gray like the one on this site. The color of your used links (vlink) could be better. There's not much contrast between it and the black background. Some people may have a hard time reading it. It's coming along nice though.

**shawshank62** · April 9th, 2003, 02:23 PM

if i change the background to gray (hmmm...gray or grey?...oh well) the components will have a white box around them. i guess i can use photoshop to make their background gray, right?

**Idigguns** · April 9th, 2003, 02:30 PM

Actually, if you have Photoshop, you can give the photos a transparent background. That way, if you decide later to change the page color again, you won't have to worry about changing the photos again. This is all just my oppinion you know, so you can tell me to mind my own business if you like!

**shawshank62** · April 9th, 2003, 02:35 PM

how do you make stuff transparent with photoshop? im new to the program, so i basically only know how to draw a line

**Idigguns** · April 9th, 2003, 03:37 PM

I'm not really good at it either. You may want to post a question in the "Graphic Design" Forum. I did it once before. If I remember right, I used the "magic wand" to select the image, then there's a wizard you can use to give it a transparent background. BTW, while you're working on the photo in PS, you may as well optimize it for posting to the web. That'll make the file size smaller, so it'll be better for people with dial-up to look at your site.