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Tidy Up Your Desktop With These Simple Folder Icons

8:00AM October 12, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Windows, Mac and Linux: Keeping a clean desktop can be a little difficult when it’s such a convenient dumping ground for your crap. Here’s a set of simple icons to prevent you from littering and, instead, keep everything nice and tidy. More »


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How To Customise Extension Icons In Google Chrome

3:30AM May 13, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

For quick access, many Chrome extensions have icons in the navigation bar. The problem is sometimes they can be pretty ugly. Here’s how to change them to something more your liking. More »


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How To Make iOS-Style Icons For The Desktop

6:00AM January 21, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Like the look of iOS-style icons and want to bring them to your desktop? Here’s how to make your own with Photoshop (or an alternative) and CandyBar. More »


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How To Customise Your OS X Icons

8:00AM November 18, 2010 | Arvin Dang

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Mac OS X: Customising application icons in OS X is an extremely easy process. Simple drag and drop will usually do, but for more integrated applications and system files there are a few quick techniques that can help. More »


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Resize Windows 7 Desktop Icons With Your Scroll Wheel

1:30AM November 18, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Windows: If you’ve put off tweaking the size of your desktop icons because you assumed it would be a pain, it’s time to enjoy some hassle-free resizing without digging in menus or replacing icon packs. More »


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Multicon Packs More Icons Onto Android’s Home Screen

7:30AM October 28, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Android: If you’re looking to pack more icons onto the Android home screen than the default allows, Multicon’s widgets change the spacing, number and arrangement of your home screen icons. More »


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Change Your iPhone’s App Icons Without Jailbreaking

8:00AM September 27, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Jailbreakers have been theming their iPhones for a long time, but if you like to refrain from jailbreaking, you can still change that app’s ugly icon using previously mentioned iPhone Explorer. More »


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Gmail Labels Icons Spices Up Your Gmail Labels With Icons

6:00AM September 9, 2010 | The How-To Geek

Firefox with Greasemonkey: User script Gmail Labels Icons extends the Gmail label customisation from just colours to icons as well, so you can more easily tell your folders apart with a visual clue. More »


Design

Use The iPhone Icon Generator Make A Custom iPad Homepage

3:00AM August 5, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you want a start page for your iPad that blends in with the iPad’s interface, the iPhone Icon Generator combined with a tiny bit of HTML is the foundation for a customisable and eye-catching start page. More »


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IconViewer Extracts Hidden Icons From Applications

6:00AM June 16, 2010 | The How-To Geek

Windows only: Free plug-in IconViewer adds a new tab to Windows Explorer’s properties screen that views, copies and saves the icons hidden inside Windows applications and libraries. More »