The Machets’ Blog

It’s that time of year again: My birthday! Happy new years eve!

Name: WLM Universal Patcher++ Price: Free

Windows Live Messenger is one of the best instant messengering programs available. However, the advertisements have become more intrusive and annoying than previous versions of the program (formerly MSN Messenger). Ads appear at the bottom of the main window as well as as text in every chat window. Many people also find the tabs to be an annoyance, as well as the search feature if Windows Live Search is not your preferred search engine.

Fortunately, there is now a way to take back control and remove all the annoyances. WLM Universal Patcher++ is a small program that doesn’t require any install. It’s simple functions are self explanatory; simply choose what you want to eliminate, and they disappear! It also enables the ability to run multiple instances of Messenger. If you don’t want to change a feature (such as removing the actions pane which I find useful), you can leave it blank.

Download WLM Universal Patcher v0.9.3

DragonFable is a game made by the same people as Battle On. It is made with flash and you don’t need to install anything on your computer. The aim of the game is to go around the land accomplish quests and get stronger. Once you level up you will be able to acquire stronger weapons and more moves that use mana points. When finishing quests you can find weapons or items to wield or items which you collect to make rare items. DragonFable gets regularly updated and sometimes you can take part in special daily or monthly events.

A new account add-on that has just been released called “The DragonAmulet” which you don’t have to get but you might want to consider buying it for some extra fun, as it adds 200 dragon coins which lets you buy rare and limited items within the kingdom (not including Battle On for now), Special areas for more adventuring (with better item drops, special classes), Be able to wield rare items, make more characters and repaint your armour (A normal character can only be painted at the start and not repainted)! Also supporting the game means they can make more graphics and data for DragonFable!

I have found a cheat in the game that lets you have as many attacks as you want without the other opponent causing any damage at all. If you want to know how to do this go to the comments of this post to discuss and see what this is all about! Soon there will be a newsletter available to get the latest news. For some screenshots of DragonFable Click Here or just start playing now Click Here!

Update 26/11/06: Cheat does not work as this bug got fixed.

A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town’s most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.

“Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $700,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you like to give back to the community in some way?”

The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, “First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?”
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, “Um … no.”

The lawyer interrupts, “Or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?”

The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again.

“Or that my sister’s husband died in a traffic accident,” the lawyer’s voice rising in indignation, “leaving her penniless with three children?!”
The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, “I had no idea…”

On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, “So if I don’t give any money to them, why should I give any to you?”

To view this video at its actual page, please go to youtube.com

Name: Google Pack Price: Free

Google Pack is a great program that downloads essential software for your computer and keeps them up to date for you. It is estimated that the average time for a new computer’s security to be compromised once it is connected to the internet is 12 minutes, so Google Pack should be one of the first programs to be installed on a new computer as it includes Ad-Aware and a trial for an antivirus utility (but you should probably get a better one like McAfee VirusScan or AVG Free Edition).

Google Pack comes with useful programs such as Adobe Reader to read pdf files, Mozilla Firefox for better web-browsing and Picasa; one of the best free photo managing applications. It also includes the Google Pack Screensaver so that you can enjoy your photos.

The programs included in Google Pack can be added and removed to suit your liking. Google Pack contains an excellent selection of essential and free programs, and what’s best is that they’re free!

One night, a police officer was stalking out a particularly rowdy bar for possible violations of the driving under the influence laws. At closing time, he saw a fellow stumble out of the bar, trip on the curb, and try his keys on five different cars before he found his. Then, sat in the front seat fumbling around with his keys for several minutes. Everyone left the bar and drove off. Finally, he started his engine and began to pull away.

The police officer was waiting for him. He stopped the driver, read him his rights and administered the Breathalyzer test. The results showed a reading of 0.0. The puzzled officer demanded to know how that could be. The driver replied, “Tonight, I’m the Designated Decoy.”