Growing tired of that same old Aero design introduced with Windows Vista? Even Microsoft thinks you might be and has made some changes to the look of Windows 8 as a result. Here’s a quick tip on how you can get this look with TuneUp Styler. Applying the New Window 8 Style Download the “Windows [...]
In 2007, Microsoft introduced “Windows DreamScene” into Windows Vista. This feature made it possible to enjoy a video clip, and not just static images, as your desktop wallpaper. Although users loved it, DreamScene was only available as part of the “Ultimate Extras” program—and only those users with Windows Vista Ultimate could access the feature. To [...]
Flashback to 2004: In the early prototype stages of “Windows Longhorn” (the codename for Windows Vista) Microsoft showed off many beautiful design concepts and visuals for the new explorer, the sidebar, media player and especially the new logon: Unfortunately, this neat little logon box never made it into the final product “Vista”. This is why, [...]
This week we’ll help you achieve a special look and feel to your Windows 7 Desktops. Instead of having all of your icons situated on the left side of the taskbar… …learn how to move them to the center of your lower screen. I personally tried this out and love the look. In fact, I [...]
Without a doubt, that’s one of my personal favorite features of Windows 7: You can minimize all your open Windows and switch back to the desktop by simply swiping the mouse in the lower-right corner and clicking blindly. This is great when your screen is full of windows and you simply want to switch to [...]
If you’re getting tired of the same blue-ish look of Windows Media Center (WMC) in Windows 7 and Vista, then we’ve got a treat for you. Using Media Center Studio, you can swap the default animated background for something more your style! The default Windows Media Center style has a nice look, but it’s not [...]
Do you envy the beautiful dock that is used to launch and switch between applications in “Snow Leopard”, Apple’s operating system? We’ll show you how to easily install a Snow Leopard-like dockon your Windows PC. Keep reading to learn how with a few mouse clicks, you can have a dock that’s even sleeker and more [...]
Styling your desktop is pretty easy if you have Windows 7. In this blog post, we’ve compiled 25 of our favorite themes—to help give your desktop a sleeker, sexier look. Beautiful backgrounds, nice colors, and amazing sounds—all in one package—what more could you want? What’s a “theme”? There’s a lot of confusion about the term [...]
You log into Windows Vista and always get the same old, greenish blue screen, to select or type in your user name and password. Tired of it? So are we! Let’s bring a bit of color to the start and end of your typical, Windows Vista session. Continue reading to find out how you can [...]
You log into Windows XP and always get the same old, blue screen, to select or type in your user name and password. Tired of it? So are we! Let’s bring a bit of color to the start and end of your typical, Windows XP session. Continue reading to find out how you can get [...]
