Desktop icons, or icons in general, come in handy in several situations but mainly to replace existing icons on the computer desktop or in applications. It is for instance relatively easy to replace an existing icon in the Windows operating system with another although it depends on the data type. System icons can for example [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Jun 22nd, 2009
- Comments: 3
The different ways to execute a Linux application
I remember, way back, when I first started using Linux either was either in full-on command line only Linux or I was using Fvwm95. Executing commands in command line meant I had to know the name of the command. And when I was in the Fvwm95 desktop, if there wasn’t a menu entry for an [...]
- Author: Daniel Pataki
- Published: Nov 14th, 2008
- Comments: 7
Find perfect icons with Iconfinder
Martin wrote an article in May about IconLook, a website where you can search for icons. I recently found another one, simply called Iconfinder, and as you would expect it enables you to find icons as well. During my testing I found that Iconfinder has more large icons in the 128×128 range. It also seems [...]
Automatic Windows Thumbnail Image Generator
Image icons in Windows look all the same and the only way to distinguish or sort them is by using folders or file names. Xentient Thumbnails introduces a third possibility by providing an automatic windows thumbnail image generator for all images on the system.
The system works by assigning thumbnail icons to every image in [...]
Change All Windows System Icons At Once
Are you bored of the system icons that Windows ships with? If you like to change the default Windows theme to a custom one you also might like to change the icons that ship with Windows with different icon sets that look more professional or match the theme that you have selected.
Icon Tweaker can change [...]
Pimp your MSN Messenger with HiYo
I’m not using Instant Messengers and also do not use the Web 2.0 equivalent in the form of Twitter and comparable services. That’s something that stuck with me since I began using the Internet in the early 90’s and I never changed my stance on the subject. Instant Messengers are nevertheless highly popular and Everton [...]
Create Icons from Images
I reviewed the icon editor IcoFx about a month ago which offered the function to create an icon from an image that would be loaded into the software. It offered some benefits like different sizes and a configurable color range which made it one of the best tools for that purpose.
Shell City mentioned the online [...]
