The How-to-Geek provides a list of 10 ways to alter Vista’s behavior more to your liking.
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Ed starts a two part list of his favorite tips for tweaking Vista to work for him. The first part contains 5 tips that touch on installed programs, taskbar and desktop, backup, common tasks, and windows explorer.
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If you havent hacked your iPhone yet, or are wondering is this all iPhone has to offer? Well today is your lucky day. Below is an essential set of iPhone applications you should have installed by now! First you need to unlock or jailbreak your iPhone. you might want to read my previous article or watch the video below. Basically you need an Installer.app , it's the tool that allows you to install third party apps. When jailbreaking your phone, most programs also install Intaller.app aswell.
If you already have an unlocked iPhone and have the installer.app, take a look at the what the latest set of apps you can install. The main repository for installing these apps is located here.
TimeCapsule
Allows you to Backup and Restore states of different applications.
Wallpaper 2.x
Allows you to not only share wallpaper and download other peoples wallpapers, but also lets you comment on the set of shared wallpapers.
Kate (aka Caterpillar)
This application adds another section in your settings area, such as Calendar and Events/Todo List on the Sleep/Wake screen (the slide to unlock screen) and a facelift with a 5-icon dock with reflections.
Customize
This is the tookit that lets you change the icons to what you want. Don’t like the battery icon? Customize it. Don’t like the wifi/edge/power icons? Change them to your own.
CaptureAllows you to take screenshots. It adds a button to snap a photo that hovers above what ever application you are in, it also has a button to exit, that closes the hovering snap button. The huge bonus with Capture is that the buttons are movable
TwinkleIf you use Twitter, then you need this app. Twinkle uses your location to tweet with people around you with clickable links and follow people. What are you doing today?
BosstoolIf you are running out of space to install applications or need to reorganize your fonts and ringtons, this app will do the trick and allow you to move things around , but careful you dont move system apps.
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If you havent hacked your iPhone yet, or are wondering is this all iPhone has to offer? Well today is your lucky day. Below is an essential set of iPhone applications you should have installed by now! First you need to unlock or jailbreak your iPhone. you might want to read my
previous article or watch the video below. Basically you need an
Installer.app , it's the tool that allows you to install third party apps. When jailbreaking your phone, most programs also install Intaller.app aswell.
Here is a video tutorial you can watch
If you already have an unlocked iPhone and have the installer.app, take a look at the what the latest set of apps you can install.
The main repository for installing these apps is located here.
TimeCapsuleAllows you to Backup and Restore states of different applications.
Wallpaper 2.xAllows you to not only share wallpaper and download other peoples wallpapers, but also lets you comment on the set of shared wallpapers.
Kate (aka Caterpillar)This application adds another section in your settings area, such as Calendar and Events/Todo List on the Sleep/Wake screen (the slide to unlock screen) and a facelift with a 5-icon dock with reflections.
CustomizeThis is the tookit that lets you change the icons to what you want. Don’t like the battery icon? Customize it. Don’t like the wifi/edge/power icons? Change them to your own.
CaptureAllows you to take screenshots. It adds a button to snap a photo that hovers above what ever application you are in, it also has a button to exit, that closes the hovering snap button. The huge bonus with Capture is that the buttons are movable
TwinkleIf you use Twitter, then you need this app. Twinkle uses your location to tweet with people around you with clickable links and follow people. What are you doing today?
BosstoolIf you are running out of space to install applications or need to reorganize your fonts and ringtons, this app will do the trick and allow you to move things around , but careful you dont move system apps.
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Some interesting info on how you can use the Compatibility Administrator to help legacy apps run properly.
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This chat is about Windows Vista personalization. How can you personalize Windows Vista Desktop, Startmenu, Taskbar, Sidebar, etc.
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This update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista running on a Mac computer using Boot Camp. It is highly recommended for all Boot Camp users.
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This update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista running on a Mac computer using Boot Camp. It is highly recommended for all Boot Camp users.
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Tired of your iTouch default colours and icons? Pimp your iTouch for free with new themes, icons , wallpaper and colors to match.
Here are a nice set of themes for your iTouch or iPhone.
A Summerboard theme around the Gartoon icons found at art.gnome.org.
The
Gartoon Summerboard Theme can be downloaded and used on your iPod Touch or iPhone.
H
ere is a another theme that has a medieval feel , kind of like a Leonardo Da Vinci look to it.
Download it here.
Round Icons with a Web 2.0 glossy look.
Download it here.
A colourful theme of wet paint splashes
Download it here.
An alternate version to the Web paint theme
Download it here.
A nice black and white theme, very sharp.
Download it here.
A Classic Mac OSX Theme.
Download it here.
A modern clean nature theme
Download it here.
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For those that are not planning to install Windows Vista anytime soon, and want the styles and feel Vista has to offer when it comes to eyecandy and functionality, there are a few ways you can do this which can change not only the skins to Vista, but also icons, menus and your bootup screens.
The most popular aspect of Vista is its
Aero - Transparency and 3D Flip.
To get opaque windows on Windows XP, you can try out a various software packages. Forget WindowsBlinds, thats not a true enablement of the Vista experience, what you really need is the
BricoPack Vista Inspirat Ultimate 2. This free pack which modifies Windows XP system files in order to change its appearance and make it look like Windows Vista. Before installing this BricoPack, please read the instructions page "about the BricoPacks". You must not install this pack on Windows x64 OS. However I would say this is the easiest and quickest way to change your 32 bit Windows XP OS to Vista Styles.
There is an app called WinFlip which can give you the similar experience of Windows Aero in Vista. It runs in the taskbar and Aero effects (3D flip) can be invoked by pressing the Windows key + Tab. Get it here Download WinFlip
Other applications out there that do similar changes are:
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SphereSite -
Actual Transparent Window-
WindowFX-
Y'z ShadowIf your a do it yourself type of person and want to teak things individually yourself from scratch, you can modify the Windows XP OS and get the Vista Themes separately following these steps:
1. Get the
Uxtheme Multi-patcher which will allow you to use any 3rd party msstyle theme on Windows XP/SP1/SP2 or Windows Server 2003 (with Themes enabled) just by patching the uxtheme.dll (dynamic link library), then reboot after for the changes to take effect.
2. Get a Windows Vista Theme such as the
VistaVG or
AeroVG Theme, (browse through them here at http://themes.belchfire.net/vista-themes.html) and unzip it and copy it to
C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes directory.3. Get some nice Hi-res wallpaper from
gnome-look.org or check out
my previous article on pimping your desktop with wallpaper.
4. Get a Windows Vista
Sound Pack and put them in the to
C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA folder. Then in the
Control panel > Sounds and change the sound for respective events.
5. For enabling the Aero look you can try the links I specified above for details and options.
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After windows restart or even after windows explorer quick launch items got arranged in a alphabetically and also resizes to the default.
According to the default settings of windows it does not save the settings when you customize the quick launch items ,it does not save the quick launch items location and its size also.
This issue of quick launch items location changed and resize applies to both windows XP and windows Vista.
But this can be easily resolved by a registry fix.
Follow the procedure given below. (more…)
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Speed up the Windows Vista start menu search by customizing the search criteria.
Not everyone needs the default Search criteria which to some is overkill. If you are only interested in searching for programs only for example you can specify the criteria speeding up your search results.
Watch my video tutorial for details
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