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Vista Folder Background: No Prize for Guessing what it Does

Posted by Rich On November - 21 - 2008

In Vista, the ability to have custom backgrounds in explorer folders is gone. This small application makes folder backgrounds possible again.

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Make Your Desktop Wallpaper Ripple Like Water

Posted by Rich On October - 8 - 2008

Make Your Desktop Wallpaper Ripple Like Water

Want to add some eye candy to your Windows Vista or XP desktop? With Ripple, you can do this. Read on to learn how easy it is to get the above effect on your desktop.

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Change Your Login Screen with Logon Studio Vista [How To]

Posted by Rich On September - 20 - 2008

Change your logon screen with Logon Studio - Screenshot
I previously shared Logon Studio with those of you who did not know about it. In this guide, I’ll show you how to use Logon Studio to change your logon screen picture.

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Xpize Gives XP a Visual Makeover

Posted by Rich On September - 19 - 2008

Xpize Gives XP a Visual Makeover

XPize is a GUI enhancer for Windows XP and 2003. It replaces most of the non-XP icons, AVI files and Bitmaps that Microsoft has always overlooked. The installer simply automates the process of replacing resources in system files–making Windows XP look better.

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FEATURE: List of Freeware Vista Tweaking Utilities

Posted by Rich On September - 10 - 2008

Windows Vista Tweaks

There are some great programs out there – available to you for free – that will help you tweak Microsoft Windows Vista. Here are a list of the best programs available – now you don’t have to search for them and wonder if they are any good.

Please backup your files/create restore points etc before you use these files.

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FolderView for Windows

When I use Firefox, I frequently reopen a tab I just closed by accident or click on my favorite page links that I use every day. Wouldn’t it be nice to do both of these things and more in Windows? With FolderView you can.

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