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Use Windows 7 Themes In Vista Or XP

11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Microsoft put far more work into the look and themes of Windows 7 than its previous operating systems. Pull down that design work into your non-7 system with Digital Inspiration’s simple work-arounds. More »
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Shape Collage Online Makes Great Photo Collages In Your Browser

8:00AM The How-To Geek | Web application Shape Collage quickly turns your online photos into embeddable photo collages with nothing more than a few clicks. It’s an interesting way to showcase your pictures online without a lot of work. More »
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Scan Tailor Cleans Up Scanned Pages

5:30AM Lisa Hoover | Windows/Linux: Tired of fiddling with scanned pages to remove borders, correct alignment and otherwise prettify them before storing or emailing them? Then Scan Tailor could be right up your alley. More »
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Keep Your Wallpaper Fresh With Cross-Platform Wally

10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac/Linux: If you’ve been sporting the same desktop wallpaper for years, it might be time to mix it up a little. Wally is a lightweight wallpaper changer that pulls images from a wide pool of sources. More »
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The Gingerbread Announcer Desktop

8:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader andykashyap85’s Mac desktop proves that sometimes simplicity is all you really need for an awesome desktop that helps keep you motivated. More »
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Turn Your Car Into A Beatbox

3:00PM Angus Kidman
OK, we’ll admit this video sounds like it’s been enhanced somewhat and that not every noise comes from the car, but the notion of turning your trusty auto into an instrument still sounds like a not-bad way of filling in time over the weekend. Thanks Damo!
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The Gaia Desktop

8:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader Sweetshop Union’s Windows 7 desktop has been completely transformed with the Gaia09 skin for Rainmeter, complete with widgets, wallpaper and a visual style to match. More »
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X3Studios Makes Abstract Wallpaper Creation Easy

1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re a fan of the abstract and grungy vector-based wallpapers floating around, X3Studios is a free tool for creating abstract wallpaper without needing a copy of Illustrator and a pile of stock images. More »
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Better Cropping Techniques In Photoshop

4:00PM Angus Kidman | Photoshop’s been around so long that it’s easy to ignore the options on even its most basic tools. Photoshop guru Helen Bradley outlines five additional features you can use when cropping images. More »
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Libraries Icons Customises Windows 7 Library Icons

8:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows 7’s new Libraries are one of the best underhyped features because they make it easy to manage files across multiple folders — the only problem is that all of your libraries use the same bland icon. More »