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Offline jr2

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Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
on: February 21, 2009, 11:01:52 pm
Shock Utility

Shock 4Way 3D (has cube-like multiple desktop interface, can be set to skybox mode sorta like in Ubuntu Beryl)

Shock Aero3D (the Vista Window switcher, but with more customizeable effects)

Shock Desktop (lets you arrange icons to different shapes and save / restore your own icon layouts, also allows you to pull your icons through your window - hides icon text by default, to change that, right-click on its tray icon and uncheck "Hide Desktop Icons Label")

All three packed in a 10-meg 7-zip file (hosted on MegaUpload)

All programs tested with AVG Anti-Virus 8 free edition

So, whatcha guys think?
 

Offline Polpolion

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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #1 on: February 23, 2009, 10:47:38 pm
Do things like Shock 4Way 3D chew up performance too much?
 

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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 08:55:15 pm
I haven't noticed it... but I haven't really tested it, either.  It's not noticeable on this system, anyways.  (Vista 64-bit, 2100MHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-80, 4GB RAM, ATI HD 3200 GFX card)
(Wow, that's a freakishly long name for a processor! :eek2: )  The apps are easy to exit, though...
 

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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 11:45:29 am
its an operating system, it shouldnt do anything fun
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Offline captain-custard

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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 12:10:09 pm
it works and doesnt use much system resources up so its ok
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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 01:42:39 pm
Let me ask this...

How does it compare to TopDesk and Deskspace?

http://www.otakusoftware.com/topdesk/see/

http://www.otakusoftware.com/deskspace/see/
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Offline captain-custard

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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #6 on: February 25, 2009, 04:46:53 pm
Quote from: JGZinv on February 25, 2009, 01:42:39 pm
Let me ask this...

How does it compare to TopDesk and Deskspace?

http://www.otakusoftware.com/topdesk/see/

http://www.otakusoftware.com/deskspace/see/



it doesn't cost 20$ so it compares favourably
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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 09:34:00 pm
 :wtf:  :nervous:

Nah I missed that.... I meant how it looks when you're using it
compared to what is in those links?
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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #8 on: February 25, 2009, 09:53:25 pm
I'm quite happy with my bblean setup.
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Re: Useful utils for making XP & Vista do pretty tricks.
Reply #9 on: February 25, 2009, 10:09:03 pm
I'm quite happy with Compiz.
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