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 [...]
How would you like to have a taste of the future today? In this week’s blog post, we’ll show you a very unique way to transform your entire Windows desktop into the more modern and intuitive Metro interface, which is already being used with Windows Phone 7 and will likely be a part of 2012′s [...]
Netbook and nettop readers, this week’s blog post is for you. If you have Windows 7 Starter (usually the default operating system on these devices) and are frustrated by not being able to change your desktop wallpaper, keep reading—we have the solution for you! Windows 7 Starter Limitations Microsoft limited the features of this simpler [...]
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 [...]
Nearly everyone recognizes Window’s signature blue background and design. Even though Windows changed things up and made its design for Vista green, actually personalizing the Windows backdrop has always been tricky, that is, until now. This podcast shows you how to change the Windows style to suit your tastes and personality. We tell you how [...]
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 [...]
