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Mixed feelings on the updates, but Microsoft seems quick to patch security vulnerabilities lately. Same topic but unrelated, W7 will fetch and download drivers

by varaon 17y ago

Mixed feelings on the updates, but Microsoft seems quick to patch security vulnerabilities lately. Same topic but unrelated, W7 will fetch and download drivers that it doesn't have installed. I find OS X to be too monochromatic - I've made several modifications to get bolder icons, Dock, white text on black menubar. Granted, W7 does lack the same tightly controlled consistency as OS X, but I like the look. I'm impressed with the Ribbon interface. The point about the large bezels - they make them stand out; it's a good design idea for Windows (note the distinction - it's good within their UI paradigm). ed: clarity

makecheck 17y ago
If you want a really unique look, try control+option+command+8 on a Mac. :)
- varaon 17y ago
  I used to use that for easier reading. Irony being, now that my Firefox skin and menubar are both black, it just makes them obnoxiously bright. f.lux is wonderful though - lowers the colour temperature based on time of day, so you don't have a harsh 9100K monitor at 11 pm. Windows and Mac - http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ ed: for even more fun, play with 'Filters' in the ColorSync Utility
- maximilian 17y ago
  I was looking at a MacBook Air at a Fry's electronics, which had the inverted look, and I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on with the screen. I made sure to google control+option+command+8 before hitting it though...
- dkarl 17y ago
  Wow, that's neat! Now I'm watching my favorite YouTube cooking videos and pretending I'm a nuclear scientist.
zimbabwe 17y ago
I liked the Ribbon a lot before I got used to the Mac mentality of "reduce buttons at all costs". Ribbons work far better than lots of drop-down menus when you're dealing with something ridiculously complex. OS X used to have an awesome theming app called Shapeshifter, which doesn't yet work for OS X. There was one ultrapervasive theme called Gaia that I've always wanted to play with and couldn't, since I came in on Leopard. Check it out: http://macthemes2.net/2007/08/10/theme-review-gaia/ http://macthemes2.net/2007/08/10/theme-review-gaia/
- varaon 17y ago
  Try Magnifique: http://magnifiqueapp.com/ http://magnifiqueapp.com/ (free)
  - zimbabwe 17y ago
    Excellent! Playing with it now. EDIT: Dammit, its Gaia theme is a third-party remake that's very glitchy. To its credit, it didn't delete system-crucial files when I removed all the testing themes.

by varaon 17y ago

makecheck 17y ago

If you want a really unique look, try control+option+command+8 on a Mac. :)

varaon 17y ago
I used to use that for easier reading. Irony being, now that my Firefox skin and menubar are both black, it just makes them obnoxiously bright. f.lux is wonderful though - lowers the colour temperature based on time of day, so you don't have a harsh 9100K monitor at 11 pm. Windows and Mac - http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/ ed: for even more fun, play with 'Filters' in the ColorSync Utility
maximilian 17y ago
I was looking at a MacBook Air at a Fry's electronics, which had the inverted look, and I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on with the screen. I made sure to google control+option+command+8 before hitting it though...
dkarl 17y ago
Wow, that's neat! Now I'm watching my favorite YouTube cooking videos and pretending I'm a nuclear scientist.

zimbabwe 17y ago

I liked the Ribbon a lot before I got used to the Mac mentality of "reduce buttons at all costs". Ribbons work far better than lots of drop-down menus when you're dealing with something ridiculously complex. OS X used to have an awesome theming app called Shapeshifter, which doesn't yet work for OS X. There was one ultrapervasive theme called Gaia that I've always wanted to play with and couldn't, since I came in on Leopard. Check it out: http://macthemes2.net/2007/08/10/theme-review-gaia/ http://macthemes2.net/2007/08/10/theme-review-gaia/

varaon 17y ago
Try Magnifique: http://magnifiqueapp.com/ http://magnifiqueapp.com/ (free)
- zimbabwe 17y ago
  Excellent! Playing with it now. EDIT: Dammit, its Gaia theme is a third-party remake that's very glitchy. To its credit, it didn't delete system-crucial files when I removed all the testing themes.