If you are using the standard, out of the box, Ubuntu theme with GNOME you might be interested in customizing this look. But for many users just now coming over from Windows it might not be all that obvious how to really get into the fray with customizing your desktop. Most people assume only the [...]
- Author: Daniel Pataki
- Published: Jan 6th, 2009
- Comments: 4
Work in style with the Enigma desktop package
While I’m a huge fan of desktop customization I always actually work with a solution which is the simplest possible. I love elaborite desktop configs, but I find most of the stuff gets in my way. I have found a setup which looks extremely good and easy on the eyes and while still a bit [...]
The Times are a-Changin’
As WordPress emerged the dominant self-hosted blogging platform of perhaps 2 years ago a growing ecosystem of sites and services sprung up around Wordpress.org including resources websites, premium Wordpress themes and other associated services (and yes, that was a plug for Daniel who used to also write for gHacks).
Although no official objections where ever made [...]
Digsby too Plain for You?
So some of disagreed with me when I introduced Digsby a couple days ago?
Dark Kosmos thinks “trillian is MUCH better (and looks better)” and I must admit the from the Trillian screenshot he showed it does look pretty good. I used Trillian for a while and wasn’t too taken with it, although that was [...]
Customize your Vista Desktop
You can do a lot more the simply changing your background and Screensaver in Windows Vista. Unfortunately you’ll need some 3rd party applications to do it. Microsoft decided nearly a decade ago that to protect their brand’s image all Windows themes must be signed by Microsoft.
Since then all of 9 themes have been given the [...]
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Uxtheme.dll patch
The first operating system that I setup anew on my new computer was Windows XP which was also updated with Service Pack 3. One thing that I noticed when trying to change to my favorite Thallos theme from the default Windows XP theme was that it was not possible because I forgot to patch the [...]
High Quality Visual Styles, Wallpapers and Icons
Studio Twenty Eight is the homepage of designer Javier Ocasio who is offering his services and also some of his visual styles, wallpapers and icons on that site. Each category contains a list of free downloads. You naturally can’t expect to find hundreds of different wallpapers, styles or icons on the website but you do [...]
