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Avatars and icons for social networking sites By : Nathan464 Martyn 464 Avatars and icons for social networking sites Social networking sites can help you make friends with complete strangers. These sites also help people to connect with each other in the virtual world over the internet. Avatars and icons are aids that help people to connect with each other easily, through identification using specific symbols. Though people are a bit hesitant to interact with complete strangers you can make it work for you with a strong profile and pitch to attract the users of the site. While creating icons and avatars avoid using default icons of the community. Chances are that you would be getting lost in sea of icons, instead of standing out. Icons can come in any size. Some like to use the tiny ones while others would prefer the larger ones. The bigger the size the better, as it enhances visibility. Icons can also be temporarily used to reflect the seasons. If you want to use real people you can use the photos of real people as icons as people like to have a second look at attractive faces. But do not go overboard and make the pictures too sexy. Perhaps you can consider using your own pictures instead of someone else’s pictures. Then people can recognize you and it could be a good base for getting you publicity and recognition. If you are trying to get social on a site then people would able to better relate to a human face. There is nothing wrong in adding a face to your name. It will also encourage more people to click on your face and read your article. You can also use your company logo as an icon even if it is small in size as no one would think of squinting just to have a look at the icon. Will Widgets Invade Your Desktop? By : Jim Edwards As the computer world grows increasingly complex, anyone or anything that removes clutter from your desktop (or your mind), save you time, or eliminate effort rates a closer look. Widgets, small specialized programs that typically run in the background while you do other things on your computer, may just hold the key to claiming back those lost seconds and minutes that add up over time. Harness Your System and Rein It in Style By : Yuri Kobets True Launch Bar is an ultimate experience of a manageable file system. It gets the best of MS Windows OS and streamlines it for greater comfort of use. Its unique system of switching toolbars and expandable menus gives instant access to files, applications, and settings from the taskbar. In addition, overlay images and skins give system polish and slick looks.