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Windows 7 theme – Isle of Man themepack

Owen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:46:27 +0000

If you’re running Windows 7, here’s a great new themepack that uses a number of great imagery from the Isle of Man. I got the idea while looking at Microsoft’s theme page and noticed that although they had themes for a number of different countries, the Isle of Man wasn’t on the list. So, I worked with Andy Stephenson, a photography enthusiast with a great portfolio, and produced this pack to share with others. It shows some of the stunning imagery found in the Isle of Man, together with landmarks that will be familiar to anyone who has visited out picturesque island.

You can download the themepack by clicking on the icon below:

The theme pack has a total of 15 different backgrounds which makes it a bit larger than other theme packs I’ve seen. I’m looking for feedback as to whether the theme pack is too large and whether I should produce a smaller version. If you’re on Windows 7, give it a try and tell me what you think! In the meantime, if you like Andy’s work, check out his photography website and see some more of his work.

Trying out Seesmic Desktop

Owen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:35 +0000

: Image via CrunchBase

Well, seeing I’m on Windows 7 and already a Seesmic user, I’ve been tempted by all the noise about Seesmic desktop announced at Microsoft PDC and decided to give it a whirl. It’s YATC (Yet Another Twitter Client), but specifically has been written in WPF and is visually very compelling. Unfortunately it didn’t hit my sweet spot.

I normally use Thwirl, another Seesmic product to manage Twitter and it fits my needs perfectly. It sits at the side of my screen, just below my IM client (Digsby) and lets me keep an eye on my Twitter stream. Sessmit Desktop on the other hand is designed to take up lots of screen space, in order to give you access to multiple accounts, show your reply and private streams separately, etc. It’s an immersive experience, and that’s not really how I use Twitter. It may work for you though, so if you want to give it a spin, you can download it here

Turn your Windows 7 machine into a WiFi router

Owen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:35 +0000

Here’s a great concept I came across: Connectify lets you turn your computer into a WiFi router, letting you share your internet connection with friends and family. There are a number of things you can do with this, ranging from sharing your wired connection with other devices around, all the way to sharing the WiFi connection you’re using with other users who don’t have an account. Say, for example, if you’re in a hotel room with your computer connected to the room WiFi and you want your mobile phone to get an Internet connection, this would be an option.

It’s only available on Windows 7 because the software requires some features that aren’t available in previous versions of Windows. Sign up for the Beta and give it a whirl.