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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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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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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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The Ultimate Halloween Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader The Royal Rebel’s Windows desktop is ready for Halloween—complete with spooky wallpaper, a Halloween countdown, and a to-do list written on a tombstone. The only thing more frightening is that it could bluescreen anytime. More »
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The Left 4 Dead HUD Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader UltraBE’s Windows desktop turns mundane system statistics and application launchers into a lookalike for the popular Left 4 Dead video game. It’s not for everybody, but it’s definitely loads of fun. More »
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The “ChromeOS” LiteStep Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader YBoris’s Windows XP desktop uses the LiteStep alternate shell environment to show off his concept of what Google’s upcoming Chrome OS desktop should look like — and this one is fully functional right now. More »
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Gridvista Makes Organising Screen Real Estate Simple
12:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows: If you’ve looked at screen-organising tools before but felt overwhelmed by bells and whistles you’d never use, you’ll want to check out the simple but effective layouts and features in Gridvista. More »
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The Metal Wallpaper Clock Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader Philip’s OS X desktop not only gives him a quote of the day and tells him what happened this day in history — it also has a unique, interesting clock sitting on the background wallpaper. More »
Design
The Black Rainmeter Netbook Desktop
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Reader misandry’s netbook desktop blends Rainmeter system information gadgets into the desktop so well that you would barely know some of them are there unless you are really looking for them. More »
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