Customized Applications Pack (windows dark 2011)(app mods)

xDark iTunes 10.0.1



iTunes is one of the most popular media players and managers, and with good reason. Seamless integration with iPods, iPhones and iPads, one-click purchasing in the iTunes Store and an excellent library make this a formidable app.



With iTunes 10, the library has been improved with an extra view that adds album artwork where there’s room, instead of the traditional album title next to each song. This smartens up library viewing a lot, and generally underlines the new, clean look of the interface. It's no revolution, but looks neater. Playlists and iTunes DJ are untouched, and managing your library is as easy as ever. Creating playlists is one of iTunes' strengths, and it's still simpler and more user-friendly than the competition.



Syncing iTunes with iPods and other Apple devices is really easy, and there are no longer problems using Mac-formatted devices in iTunes for Windows, or vice versa. Home Sharing is a great way to keep your library across multiple computers at home; it is really easy to set up and means all your computers will automatically have up-to-date libraries.



The biggest change with version 10 is to the iTunes Store. Ping, which is linked to your iTunes account, allows you to create a personal profile and share your purchases and reviews with friends, and artists you like. It looks very much like a basic Facebook News Feed or Twitter, but just about music. At the moment Ping feels underdeveloped. You can't share your listening habits, like Last.fm, and manual sharing is limited to the iTunes Store, not your own library. There's no option to share what you're listening to right now, which is pretty terrible! Ping will surely develop and improve very soon.



- Notes: 32bits Only



OS requirements: WinXP/2003/Vista/7

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Windows Live Messenger 2011 White Edition



Windows Live Messenger 2011 is finally here. Far from being just a chat program, the all-new Microsoft instant messaging client is now a complete communications center with support for social networks.



As with previous versions, Windows Live Messenger 2011 is part of the Windows Live Essentials suite, which also includes other apps such as Mail, Writer, Sync, Companion, Family Safety, Photo Gallery and Movie Maker, as well as the Bing Bar. Luckily the installation process lets you choose exactly which apps you want on your system.



Windows Live Messenger features a revamped interface. Right after launching it, and thanks to new integration with other services such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube, the so-called Social Highlights lets you check your friends’ latest news and status messages at a glance. If you still prefer the old style, worry not: Windows Live Messenger lets you switch to the traditional contact list by using the Contacts mode. Bear in mind though that if you use a different email account for your social networks, you’ll have to connect the services on the Windows Live website.



Besides the social element, everything else is pretty much the same on Windows Live Messenger 2011, only with a slightly fresher appearance. You can still do video and voice calls, play online games with your friends, share files, and of course customize the program’s appearance with skins and color themes. Emoticons have been revamped, and – finally! – you can have multiple conversations tabbed in one single window.



The main drawback to the all-new Windows Live Messenger 2011 is that it only works on Windows Vista and Windows 7. So if you still use Windows XP you’ll have to stick to the old version – or upgrade your system!



OS requirements: Vista/7

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xDark CD Art Display 2.0.1



CD Art Display (formerly Winamp CD Case) is a free desktop program that shows the current song cover in a skinnable display. This is a very simple but useful program to view the cover of the album that is playing on your Winamp, Windows Media Player...



OS requirements: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7

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xDark Chrome 7.0.520.1



xDark Chrome is a modified version of Chrome's source code that removes all the components in the original browser that collect usage data. This means that xDark blocks the unique user ID, doesn't send user-specific data to Google, disables the report-on-crash feature and doesn't connect to Google to check for updates, also features the following addons integrated:



AdBlock for Chrome! Blocks ads all over the web. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by our users!. (2.2.7)



Access the Downloads window directly from the toolbar. (1.0)



FlashBlock for Chrome. Block them all, or be selective with the embedded whitelist manager. (0.9.31)



A great, dark Google for you. (1.0)



QuickSearch extension. (0.3.1)



A new way to navigate your tabs. Easily access most used tabs, associated tabs, and closed tabs. Allows tab locking too. (0.7.7)



OS requirements: WinXP/2003/Vista/7

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xDark Firefox Killer 3.6.12



* Enabled Extensions: [27]



- Adblock Plus 1.2.2

- BetterPrivacy 1.48.3

- ColorfulTabs 4.6.4

- Cookie Monster 1.0.5

- Ctrl-Tab 0.21.1

- Download Manager Tweak 0.9.2

- Download status 1.7.2

- Download Statusbar 0.9.7.2

- Flagfox 4.0.10

- Flashblock 1.5.14.2

- Greasemonkey 0.8.20100408.6

- HTTPS-Everywhere (Development branch) 0.2.3

- Interclue 1.6.1.3

- Linkification 1.3.8

- Make Link 10.8

- MR Tech Toolkit 6.0.4

- MuPDF 2008.09.02

- Navigational Sounds 1.2.1

- Quick Dictionary Lookup 0.1.2

- QuickWiki 0.99.5

- ReloadEvery 4.0.0

- RemoveTabs 0.4.1

- Stylish 1.0.11

- Tab Scope 0.3.7

- Undo Closed Tabs Button 3.6.2

- United States English Dictionary 5.0.1

- Yesscript 1.8



* Installed Themes: [3]



- Default

- iTunesFox 0.3.2

- NASA Night Launch 0.6.20101009



* Installed Plugins: (17)



- 2007 Microsoft Office system

- Adobe Acrobat

- Foxit Reader Plugin for Mozilla

- iTunes Application Detector

- Java Deployment Toolkit 6.0.220.4

- Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U22

- Microsoft® Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin

- Mozilla Default Plug-in

- MuPDF Plug-in

- QuickTime Plug-in 7.6.8

- RealJukebox NS Plugin

- RealPlayer Version Plugin

- RealPlayer(tm) G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit)

- RealPlayer(tm) HTML5VideoShim Plug-In (32-bit)

- Shockwave Flash

- Shockwave for Director

- Silverlight Plug-In



* Tweaks Integrated:



- SpeedyFox 1.5

- xDark Tweaks



OS requirements: WinXP/2003/Vista/7

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xDark GOM Media Player 2.1.27.5031



GOM Player is a popular video app that plays pretty much any video format you want. You probably have a favorite video player by now, but that doesn't mean you can't test new apps and change your mind.

GOM Player is one of those players that goes unnoticed but proves to be an excellent tool when you take the time to give it a try. This compact, easy-to-use video player lets you enjoy video files and movies in a wide variety of formats. What's more, you won't have problems with codecs because GOM Player already includes them – and if not, it automatically searches for the appropriate codec online.



GOM Player shows off a sleek interface with support for skins and has other powerful features: support for subtitles, favorites manager, support for playlists, use mouse and keyboard shortcuts for many functions and more. What GOM Player misses, for example, is the ability to take screenshots or even more important, to resume playback right where you left it (something I personally use a lot).



GOM Player offers to install the Google Toolbar during its installation process but you may as well decline the offer. As for the rest, it's a great video player that's well worth a try… even if you already have a favorite player.



OS requirements: WinXP/2003/Vista/7

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xDark Vlc Player 1.1.4



If you want to play video or music files and not worry about format, VLC Media Player is the best application for the job. With so many media formats out there, VLC Media Player is a catch-all player that can handle anything.



If you're looking for a great alternative to Windows Media Player, iTunes, RealPlayer and others, VLC Media Player is the application you need.



Now in its 1.0 release, VLC Media Player is simply the most stable, flexible and lightweight audio and video players around today. While other media players will play unusual formats after downloading a codec, or simply refuse to play things, VLC Media Player covers tons of formats, from MPEG to FLV and RMBV files. In addition to this, you can also use it to preview files you are downloading, because it will play parts of files. It takes no time to start up either, so opening it up to preview something is no trouble at all.



VLC Media Player has great hotkey support, if you take the time to learn the shortcuts so it can be controlled without touching your mouse. If you're watching DVDs or video files through it, this is not an issue. For music, it plays more or less any file and features an equalizer and playlist creation. VLC Media Player isn't as intuitive as iTunes as a media manager, but it's a much more flexible player in terms of file formats. You can even use VLC to convert your files, and on top of all the formats and physical media it will play, many streaming protocols and TV capture cards are supported.



VLC Media Player makes it easy to add subtitles to your video files too - just add the SRT file to the folder where your video is kept, and it will automatically play with subtitles. The interface is functional, but by no means attractive - but you can download skins to completely change VLC Media Player's appearance. The preferences menu is comprehensive without being overwhelming, and there is extensive documentation online.



OS requirements: Vista/7

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xDark Winamp Pro Plus! 5.581



Winamp was born as a very basic media player and has slowly but consistently improving for many years. Its main purpose was to be completely customizable and through the years, many people have contributed to a library that now consists of over 20,000 skins and loads of plug-ins.

When Winamp version 5 was released, Nullsoft redeemed themselves in the public's eyes after producing a much improved player to replace Winamp 3. They didn't need much encouragement as they justified skipping version number 4 by saying that it was such a huge improvement that it deserved to be called 5!



Luckily they are justified in their opinion, as Winamp offers everything you might want in a media player. Using the skins, you can set it to look like the original or the current default which looks great and puts you in control of all your media quickly and easily. I particularly like the minimized player that consists of a small bar that you can place on the edge of your screen. Of course, if neither of these agree with your taste you can download and try any of the thousands others available on the Winamp website.



Winamp supports a wide range of file formats, and because the program is small and simple, it works quickly on almost all computers. Have a look through the available plug-ins and you will also find that you can hook up your iPod and manage its music library.



OS requirements: WinXP/2003/Vista/7

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xDark Xion 1.0.126



Xion is a high fidelity, deliciously sweet, out of this world audio player. Xion features a new standard in skin support. Baffled by script syntax? Pulling your hair out over slicing up skin elements? Crying over spilt milk? Xion has arrived and it brings style, candy and sanity back to your desktop.



OS requirements: WinXP/2003/Vista/7

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xDark Yahoo! Messenger 10



Yahoo! Messenger is an instant messaging client with loads of customizable features, support for sound and video chats, file sharing capabilities and integration with third-party tools.

With Yahoo! Messenger 10 you'll be able to keep in touch with your online friends, not only within the Yahoo! network, but also with your contacts from MSN, Gmail, Facebook and other networks, which Yahoo! Messenger imports via an easy step-by-step wizard.



Regarding design and layout, this new version of Yahoo! Messenger features a shiny, user-friendly interface that makes it a breeze to use. It also includes a complete settings menu and, like any other decent IM client these days, a ton of customizable settings: avatars, interface skins, animated wallpapers (a bit too ad-ridden for my taste) and the usual collection of emoticons, winks and other goodies to spice up your chats.



Yahoo! Messenger 10 includes many little details that you'll probably discover only after using it for some time: things like invisibility preferences (you can choose to be hidden from a certain contact only), integration with Twitter and other social networks, an excellent chat archive utility, the handy Photo Sharing tool and the wide variety of games and activities you can play with your friends make of this program an excellent choice for IM communication.



But if there's one feature that stands out in Yahoo! Messenger 10 it's video calls. Image quality is simply amazing, one of the fastest and smoothest I've seen. With all these excellent characteristics, I wouldn't be surprised if Yahoo! Messenger 10 became your new favorite IM client!



OS requirements: WinXP/2003/Vista/7

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xWinrar 3.93



WinRAR is a must-have in any modern-day PC toolkit. This application not only includ