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If you are jealous of your geeky linux friends that have  Beryl  running under linux, you should check out Yod’m 3D, a small application for Windows XP / Vista that will give you a decent substitute for the “Desktop Cube” effect. Without further ado, here’s a nice screenshot of it in action. In the screenshot, you’ll notice the stars in the background. If you want to customize the background picture, you can replace the jpg image in the program folder: If you want each desktop to have it’s own wallpaper, you can change the wallpaper for that desktop by switching to the desktop and then set the wallpaper the normal windows way. I found that the transitions are just a little bit slow (especially on older hardware), but tolerable. I probably wouldn’t use this on a regular basis, but it’s a nice piece of eye candy to show off. Note that this is the same guy that made the  Visual Tooltip  software I wrote about before. Update: This software is no longer free. I’ve updated the link to the

If you miss Ubuntu, but want the hardware compatibility of Windows, you can configure Windows XP with Ubuntu themes. You can even have the spinning cube effect. Download and install  UX Multi-patcher . This replaces a Windows system DLL to allow you to install new windows themes. Be sure to follow the instructions carefully. Download and extract the  Human theme  somewhere (eg your desktop). Go to the extracted folder and double-click on Human.msstyle. When the display properties dialog pops up, click Ok. Now get the cube effect by installing  Shock 4Way 3D . Wow, it's just like Ubuntu, except that  it works!

Have you been using  Windows XP  since the very first time you got your own PC? Then you must be really bored of it’s icons and cursors. How about getting a refreshing look and feel for your Windows XP with some brand new icons? What if you could get the icons of the latest frenzy, Windows 7? dkszone.net  has created a Free Icon pack to transform your Windows XP icons into Windows 7 icons. This icon package has been built with IconTweaker, a freeware application and a good alternative to the more popular and expensive IconPackager. In order to change your Windows XP icons, you need to first download and install IconTweaker. If you are new to IconTweaker, follow our step-by-step instructions in  How to Customize Windows XP Icons using IconTweaker? The Pack includes all Windows 7 shell icons for Start Menu, Folders, Network Connections, drives, files and Desktop. It also includes beautiful and transparent Windows 7 cursors. Download free Windows 7 icons for Windows XP Enjoy a new and re

Remove all unused shortcuts and icons .  Right click the desktop and go to  "Arrange icons by"  and uncheck  "Show desktop icons" . You should now have a completely clean desktop. Don’t be afraid. You can still access the My Computer, My Documents, and Recycle Bin from  Windows Explorer . Install RKLauncher . RKLauncher (also called RKDock) is a free Windows version of the animated Mac taskbar, or "dock". You can  download  it  here . RKLauncher comes with a pretty cool theme. If you want to make your dock look exactly like a Mac though, try  RealDock for RKLaucher , a great clone of the Mac Dock appearance. RKLauncher's official build hasn’t been updated lately, so if you would like something more up-to-date, grab a nightly build from  Aqua-Soft . The farther down you go, the newer the build. Another good dock program is ObjectDock by Stardock, you can skin it to be anything you want and it does the animations and everything. Hide the  taskbar .  It

Have you been using  Windows XP  since a long time and tired of it’s dull looks? Then it’s time to give a facelift to XP by changing it’s look and feel. There are lots of  free visual style themes  available based on  Windows Vista ,  Windows 7 , Mac OSX ,  XBox ,  Linux  etc. In this article, we present the best of them. If you are installing a Visual Theme for the first time on your Windows XP, then you might want to check our article How to install visual themes in Windows XP?  first before applying the themes. Here goes our handpicked list of  Twenty Best Windows XP Themes  for your PC. If you are looking for more  Windows XP  Themes, you might want to check our other article:  20 Awesome  Windows XP Themes . 1.  Vista Live Pack One of the best Windows Vista based themes with a touch of Windows Live. There are many color variants, including Vista Live Blue (shown above), Vista Live Green, Vista Live Purple, and Vista Live Red. Links:  Vista Live Green + Vista Live Blue + Vista Liv

You frequently change your Windows desktop wallpaper. Adventurous ones probably apply a custom theme and even a new icon set every once in a while. But why stop there? Go ahead and choose a new mouse cursor to make the customization complete. How to change Windows mouse cursor Most cursor packs you will find here comes with an .INF file. Right click on each of the .INF files and select "Install". Now open Control Panel and double click on Mouse Properties. Click on the Pointers tab and choose the installed cursor pack from the dropdown list under ‘Scheme’. Select one and click Apply. Windows 7 and Vista users can type ‘mouse pointers’ in the search box to automatically open the Mouse pointers settings.   If the downloaded cursor doesn’t contain the .INF file, ignore the first step and directly open Mouse Pointers settings in Control Panel. Click on Browse and locate the cursor files (.cur and .ani) you just downloaded. Select one to apply. Glass Cursors X