Goodbye old chap, Aero glass

Few days ago Microsoft announces that the Aero theme will be changed in Windows 8 and the "glass" effect will be removed with shadows and other things.

only a incomplete preview, says MS

I like the Aero Glass effect and the Aero translucency in Windows 7 (elegant imho), with shadows and other effects.
These effects slow down the system? Maybe, if you have a old Pc (or if you don't want to waste resources for that), but you can choose to deactivate them.

Customization. You can choose.
Ok, the GUI design must evolve, but what is the price?

Users want customize their visual experience, so why there isn't this dialog on Windows 8?

I hope it's disappeared because it's a Beta, but...

The right path for me? Everything customizable, so users can fine tune their Windows.
Microsoft removes the customization? Customization utilities/tools will be created.
So, another 3rd-party software to install and another feature removed out-of-the-box.
GG.

Mac & Win GUI evolution

I found this picture, very interesting, about the GUI evolution of Windows and Mac OS:

Windows 8 : desktop environment

Everybody here:  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user-experience.aspx

Now.

Vice, C64 on your pc and...

Nostalgia time?
Install a C64 emulator on your PC! Continue >>>>>

How to - Tweak: bigger Alt+Tab for Windows

After enlarging Windows Aero preview thumbnails (see previous posts)... why not enlarge ALT+TAB previews?
This trick works on Windows Vista too.

You must create a new key in the system registry and insert several values... delete the created key if you mess something. :P

Let's start.

[Nostalgia Ps1] : Soul Reaver #1

This time... Soul Reaver (1999)!!
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is the second chapter of the Kain saga.
Do you remember the original first chapther (Blood Omen - 1996)?
I have old memories about it, never played, but I remember the solution written in a PC magazine...
Soul Reaver is the adventure of Raziel, killed by Kain, interesting uh?
This game was released for Playstation in 1999 and I remember I had a demo version, but few years ago I found the original CD. (I have a pc version too, but it doesn't work very well)
It's time to play it!

The intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFiLNc46jAM

Let's start! (Follow the blog for the #2 part and the other updates)

Why xxx sites have social buttons?

Who is the sane person who shares "Busty preg brunette XXX fu**ed by mandingo hardcore with big coc*" on Facebook?
If someone of you knows the answer please send a comment.
Thank you, your help is very appreciated.

All about file types, how to change icons...

... and more.

Default Programs Editor (DPE) is a very good utility to change some things in Windows.
Blame on you Microsoft, because you don't include these basic things out of the box. Shame on you!

DPE includes:

• Customization of File Type settings (Context menu, icons, description...)
• Customization of the Autoplay settings
• Customization of the Default Programs settings

Autoplay and Default Programs settings can easily changed with Windows options, but we are interested in the File Type settings...

Context menu: you can edit voices of the contextual menu for every file type
Icon: finally I can select an icon (on WXp you can do this without 3d-party tools) for the file type
Description: ok, not so usefull, but you can change it.

Changing icons for file types... my choice:

Download DPE:  http://defaultprogramseditor.com/

How to convert images to Icons

You can use this tool to convert images to icons and using them in your OS.
The Windows icons max size is 256x256 (Windows Vista) but this tool converts your image in a icon that contains various size (for small icons, etc... like .ico format).

I suggest you to use PNG images that support transparency.

Run the software and a little box appears, right-click on it to show options...
Select the "Choose formats" and set the options to configure the max icon size.
Drag and drop your image in the box and the icon will be created (in the original image path)

Download:
http://www.pngfactory.net/customxp/logitheque-41-2-telecharger-ToYcon.html

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