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Get the Old "Show Desktop" Back in Windows 7--Kinda [How To]
Get the Old "Show Desktop" Back in Windows 7--Kinda [How To]
Windows 7 gives users better ways to clear most everything but the desktop—namley Aero Shake and Aero Peek. But if you still cling to "Show Desktop," however, you can kind of get it back....
Contact Lens Kinda Makes You Cyborgy
Contact Lens Kinda Makes You Cyborgy
yankodesign.com — This one’s kinda hard to swallow so take a deep breath, open your minds, and pretend it’s... 2100. I CONTACT is essentially a mouse fitted to your eyeball. The lens is inserted like any other normal contact lens except it’s laced with ... (more) Contact Lens Kinda Makes You Cyborgy
Make Your XP Desktop Look Like Windows 7 [Featured Desktop]
Make Your XP Desktop Look Like Windows 7 [Featured Desktop]
lifehacker.com — If you've considered dual booting Windows 7 with XP or Vista but all you really want is... some Windows 7 eye candy, reader Dato' Fazly's Windows 7-like XP desktop might be right up your alley. The... (more) Make Your XP Desktop Look Like Windows 7 [Featured Desktop]
Windows 7 Theme for a Vista Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Windows 7 Theme for a Vista Desktop [Featured Desktop]
lifehacker.com — deviantART crafter giannisgx89 offers up an unofficial Vista (SP1) theme that puts Windows 7's basic look and... feel on your desktop in a lightweight, non-intrusive way. Take a closer look below. Like... (more) Windows 7 Theme for a Vista Desktop [Featured Desktop]
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Best of Lifehacker's Windows 7 Coverage So Far [Roundups]
Gizmodo — Lifehacker's doing a phenomenal job of covering Windows 7 and its software intricacies. Here's a roundup of the posts that appeals most to Gizmodo readers. • Unlike Vista, Windows 7 actually tells you which application is holding onto a locked file, so you can go and close it • How to get the "Show Desktop" icon back • Get some new themes up in this hizzy • Fake a Windows 7 look on your XP desktop at work • Get rid of that send feedback link in every Window!! • Dual ...

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