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.
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.
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.
Google Chrome’s application shortcuts turn any website into a separate item on your Windows 7 taskbar, but unfortunately many sites have low-res icons that make your taskbar ugly. Here’s the simple trick to make your taskbar beautiful again.
Windows: If you enjoy tweaking your OS right down to the little things like the start button icon, Windows 7 Start Button Changer makes it simple to swap the stock icon set for a new one.
If you’d like to have empty space in between some of the icon sets on your Windows 7 taskbar to keep things organised and separated, this simple hack will get the job done.
Windows only: If you’ve got an application with a really ugly icon, or you just want to get some hard-core nerdy action with your desktop customisation, Resource Hacker is the tool for the job.
Operating system icons have gotten progressively more appealing over time but that doesn’t mean you’re happy with the way your operating system of choice displays things. Iconizer catalogues the swanky icons of multiple operating systems and more for your use.
Mac only: Having a 2TB drive filled with movies and games is beautiful, but OS X’s default .iso icons sure aren’t. Free app SlipCover solves this problem by quickly creating custom case icons to jazz up your media collection.
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.
