Windows only: We’ve seen utilities to change up the background picture on Windows 7′s logon screen and insert Picasa and Flickr pics, but one deviantArt user provides a file swap that changes the logon box itself back to an early-stage “Longhorn” appearance.
Windows 7 only: 7LogonChanger browses and sets selected Flickr and Picasa photos as your wallpaper or Windows 7 login screen easily.
Lifehacker readers like Google Chrome, and I suspect many will be losing sleep over the next month watching the FIFA 2010 World Cup. You can combine the two with a selection of World Cup themes for Chrome, including options for each participating country. Thanks Curtis! [Chrome World Cup 2010 Themes]
Linux: Finding new, good-looking and complete themes for Linux systems can be a serious scavenger hunt. The Bisigi Project provides 13 free, well-rounded themes you can install all at once, customised for your monitor size. Take a peek at five of them.
Firefox: Late last month, a Mozilla contributor showed us how Firefox 4.0 might look. The Strata40 theme and add-on gives your browser that same look, without having to wait or install pre-pre-alpha Firefox builds.
Do you want TV chef Iain Hewitson in your browser? The answer might well be no, but Google is still hoping to tempt you with a bunch of food-centric themes.
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.
