TechRadar's 50 Customization Tips for Vista
Friday, July 17, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
TechRadar UK has published an article detailing 50 customization tips for Windows Vista. They cover all aspects of the Vista user interface, and of course they included several Object Desktop components and the best place to get skins for Vista…..WinCustomize.com!
In particular, they mention DeskScapes which is used to enable animated wallpapers on all versions of Vista, and WindowBlinds, which changes the look of Windows by applying different themes, or skins as we call them.
Head over to TechRadar and check out the full article.
Reply #2 Friday, July 17, 2009 10:56 AM
Great article ID !!
Nice to see they mention about Deskscapes, I believe this great program by Stardock has really provided the
people with a wide choice of animated wallpapers............also glad to see they have posted a link to the wincustomize dream
website for downloading dreams.
Reply #3 Friday, July 17, 2009 11:07 AM
A good article.
It's a shame the majority of pc users don't realize what you can achieve in customizing a pc. I could not possible live with the standard look of Windows.
Reply #4 Friday, July 17, 2009 12:33 PM
While there is some competition out there,it's nearly impossible to discuss customizing Vista without mentioning Stardock. WindowBlinds is one of the most important programs on my computer in that it gets used daily and it has been 100% reliable for the most part,ditto for OD+.
ODNT(either flavor)imho is for the price one of the best bargains available to change the look and feel of XP,Vista and now Windows7. I am a fan/customer of SD because the products deliver as advertised,and on the rare occasion when they do not,support has been great.
/end shameless plug
Reply #5 Friday, July 17, 2009 5:53 PM
Reply #6 Friday, July 17, 2009 6:53 PM
Great article. Thanks Island Dog for bringing it to our attention. By the way, for those who might be evaluating the Wallpaper Master software mentioned, there's another excellent wallpaper changer available free from Nuonsoft - Wallpaper Cycler Lite. It's packed full of features and easy to use. Also, those who love to tweak might consider having a peek at the How To Geek website.
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Reply #1 Friday, July 17, 2009 9:58 AM
hah, I haven't personalized file icons in so long. I remeber considering i t all the rave back in t he day. But now I'm not so impressed by having bizzar icons. Poise pointers are the same way.