Houston H. Haynes » Windows 7 http://www.hhaynes.com Notes, Thoughts, Jots & Random Observations Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:47:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Desktop Tweaking: Vicarious Winter http://www.hhaynes.com/2009/12/24/desktop-tweaking-vicarious-winter/ http://www.hhaynes.com/2009/12/24/desktop-tweaking-vicarious-winter/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:05:48 +0000 Houston Haynes http://www.hhaynes.com/?p=1150 I’m a bit spoiled living on in Southern California. OK – I’m *a lot* spoiled. But I do miss certain moments in the winter season, particularly when you get that early morning light on freshly fallen snow. So I put together a new theme for my laptop in honor of the season. I used Object Desktop, which is super easy and a lot of fun to play with. I may even design some of my own audio-related themes during the holiday season down-time. And of course the kicker is that much of the “heavy lifting” is handled by the graphics card, so the difference between running a “flat” desktop theme and a fancy one is minimal.

So here’s my homage to this time of year:

A specialized Windows Desktop for the winter season

I like how I’m able to play with transparency, and can also change the look and feel of the little details, like the window layout and desktop icons. Anyway, it’s just a little way to get into the spirit of the season – and I can use all the help I can get with it sunny and 70F outside.

:)

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