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Rainmeter 2.2 Adds Bug Fixes, New Plugins

2:30AM January 10, 2012 | Whitson Gordon

Windows: Rainmeter, our favorite system monitor and desktop customiser for Windows, just released a new version that contains lots of bug fixes and performance improvements, plus localisation support for 35 different languages. More »

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Rainmeter 2.1 Improves Now Playing Plugin, Simplifies Skin Management

12:30AM September 20, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Windows: Rainmeter, one of our favourite desktop customisation tools, just updated with a number of enhancements, like a consolidated settings window, an improved Now Playing plugin, and more. More »

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6 Awesome Rainmeter Suites

1:00AM August 10, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

If you want to see what you can really do with some Rainmeter tweaking, check out the gallery below. It features six awesome Rainmeter skin suites and the kinds of custom desktops they can create. You can find tons of other suites shown off in our Featured Desktop series), as well as on the Rainmeter Forums, on DeviantART, on Customize.org, and just searching Google. More »

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How To Create An Attractive, Customised Desktop HUD With Rainmeter

1:00AM August 10, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Whether your goal is to make your desktop look beautiful or you want an information-rich desktop that provides constant track of your system status, RSS feeds, and other info, Rainmeter is the best tool for the job. Here’s how to use Rainmeter to create an attractive, customisable heads-up display on your Windows desktop. More »

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The Tidy Windows Phone 7 Desktop

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10:30AM January 11, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Back in March last year, we offered a detailed guide to giving your desktop a transformation in the style of Windows Phone 7. Lifehacker reader Scott did a great job with that approach, creating a functional interactive desktop with neatly-arranged components for his 27-inch display. More »

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Configure Rainmeter To Display Inspirational Quotes On Your Desktop

3:30AM November 23, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’re a fan of our quotables posts but they just don’t come fast enough to satisfy your need for picture-quote mashups, this guide shows you how to layer any quote you want over any wallpaper using Rainmeter. More »

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Rainmeter Gets A Home Base On deviantART

12:00AM March 31, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Rainmeter, the desktop customisation tool that’s behind most Featured Desktops and slick things like a Windows Phone 7-style HUD, has an official home at community site deviantART, providing feeds and easy sharing tools for trying out all kinds of clever desktops. More »

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The Gaia Desktop

8:00AM November 12, 2009 | 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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Rainmeter 1.1 Makes The Enigma Desktop Even Easier To Use

8:00AM November 6, 2009 | The How-To Geek

Windows only: The latest version of the popular Rainmeter desktop adds an excellent new tool that makes it easy to manage your library of skins, with previews, detailed setup instructions and more. More »

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The Left 4 Dead HUD Desktop

7:00AM October 29, 2009 | 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 »