dodgerblue

May 13 2005, 10:03 AM

Windows starting to bore you like an old girlfriend? (Please, have a sense of humour )
No worries - here's how to get your PC looking just like a Mac!
Download these babies and put the oomph back in your PC experience

Program #1: iTunes
URL: http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Music player. Classic clean lines in minimalist iPod fashion. Drool (after you download it ).

Program #2: Firefox
URL: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central.html

Browser. You can apply the iPod look to Firefox with the program below.

Program #3: WindowBlinds
URL: http://www.windowblinds.net/

Download skins to make Windows toolbars, buttons, windows (pun intended, laugh y'all!) look the way you want. Couple of skins included: Longhorn, iSkin, etc.

( Longhorn is the next Windows OS; you can read more about it here )

Program(s) #4: Object Bar + Object Dock
URL: http://www.objectbar.net/ + http://www.objectdock.net/

A finder bar just like the one in a Mac, and a launcher which animates icons when you launch an application.

Program(s) #5: Rain Lender + Rain Meter
URL: http://www.ipi.fi/~rainy/index.php

Skinnable desktop To-Do and Events calendar and you can link it to Outlook. Also, find out the speed of uploads/downloads with the Rain Meter. You can also get weather reports and news.

Note: Because you're going to be running so many programs, it's best if you have at least 512MB of RAM or you're not going to be able to catch up with what we're saying on the Trap 17 shoutbox!

 

 

 

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BuffaloHELP

May 13 2005, 11:17 PM

Although I don’t know why you would want your “precious” (sounding like Shmeagol from The Lord of the Rings) computer to resemble a fruit? I don’t like fruits and vegetables. That’s why I have them dancing.

This may not be a tutorial so this may move to another forum section. I wonder if someone can come up with a single package that can do a “face lift” for Windows? In the past, I have seen masking programs that were designed to emulate just about any other OS platform as a user wished. But in the end, the foundation is still made by Bill and his Gates of underground dwellers. Can you tell I am bitter with Microsoft?

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icemarle

May 14 2005, 01:57 AM

It takes up a lot of RAM? I take up a lot of RAM normally, so I don't want my computer to crash because of that. It's not like I'll get more RAM soon in the future , so I might try that out months from now. I've always strived to change how Windows looks so...

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dr1v3r

May 14 2005, 12:42 PM

Why do you need a windows to look like MAC ? I don't like MAC's cos they suck a lil bit..

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Forbez

Aug 3 2008, 02:15 PM

Well done, this is a great tutorial. I love the look of MAC OS but prefer how Windows works. You've really helped me!

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saitunes

Aug 3 2008, 09:26 AM

There is also a program out there called flyakiteosx... well its not a program, its one installer that installs skins and such.

http://www.flyakiteosx.com/download/

...or you could just get a mac, and dual boot it if you still want windows.

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prototype666

Aug 3 2008, 06:14 AM

lol very creative, thanks for the tutorial

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Accure

Jul 30 2008, 03:20 PM

Its a good tutorial.. but hey, why would u want to edit the interface of a Personal Computer? It'll make it look nicer, yes, but there comes alot more with it. More software, means more bugs. Also, it'll slow down your computer alot. Further, why would u even want ur PC to look like a mac? then just buy one

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iGuest

Jul 28 2008, 07:02 PM

Make Windows Xp work Like a Mac
Make Windows Xp Look Like The Mac Interface

Hi this is all very well if you are bothered on how your pc looks, but what about making a pc behave like a mac , so you can run mac programs on it. Thats what I'm looking for.
I've tried iatkos and kalyway, both wont run on my pc. I would buy a mac , but don't have the money for one, but I need to learn certain programs only available on a mac

Has any body got an opinion on this?

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