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Customize Your Dock and the Leopard Interface

Are you already tired of the Leopard look and feel? There are many software solutions available that allow you to change the dock style and theme, but the main disadvantage they present is that you usually have to pay in order to use them. SuperDocker, developed by Michael Aubigny, is a very useful software applicati...

31 July 2008
12:34 GMT

The Seven Most Important Leopard Interface Tweaks

Do you remember the day when you first got to play with Apple's new cat? The day when you all went "aaaawww!" after clicking on a stack or using the 3D dock? I certainly do and I have to say that, albeit enjoying most of the changes Apple has introduced in Leopard, like many other people that are using a Mac, I ...

30 June 2008
05:47 GMT

AGP Almost at the End of the Road

The accelerated graphics port, better known as AGP, is slowly but surely seeing the last days of its existence. For those who are not in the know, the AGP is a hardware standard that has been used as the primary video graphics cards interface, since 1997 (when it was created and released by Intel) until 2004. Year 20...

5 June 2008
04:39 GMT

Guess What: Windows Can Also Look Great, Too!

Some people say that Windows XP doesn't look too great and use all kinds of applications to change the way it does, customizing the window interface, the interface, the start menu or any other element of the operating system. In an article published a few weeks ago, Marius Nestor, our Linux Editor, made Ubuntu l...

28 May 2008
10:56 GMT

Google Gets Ready to Launch Gmail Themes

The Mountain View-based company may prepare a new Gmail feature requested by numerous users but there's no official confirmation on this. The rumor was launched by Philipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped who wrote that "a source is telling me that Gmail will get themes - custom layouts to personalize Google's...

20 May 2008
05:40 GMT

Yahoo Messenger to Allow Users to Design Their Own Themes

Yahoo Messenger for Mac has just received a brand new feature which allows its users to simplify the look of the message windows by applying a new message format. Rumors concerning such a feature were released a long time ago and were talking about a potential integration of new message formats into the main version ...

7 May 2008
02:44 GMT

YouTube Debuts New Functions, Users Disappointed with Them

A few weeks ago, Google's video sharing service YouTube presented a beta version of the Inbox and the My Contacts sections, which were supposed to bring improved functionality to all its users. Yesterday, the YouTube Team proudly announced that these features had grown up and are now stepping into the battle as ...

5 May 2008
02:52 GMT

Google's Users: the Latest Update "Stinks"!

Yesterday, the Mountain View-based company Google rolled out what was supposed to be one of the most important Google Finance updates but, unfortunately for the search giant, consumers had quite an unexpected reaction following this improvement. Google proudly announced on the official Google Finance Blog that the se...

25 April 2008
01:59 GMT

YouTube Debuts Beta Interface

YouTube has just rolled out a couple of beta interfaces for three of its functions, all the new appearances being supposed to provide better functionality and faster loading times. The lucky features which have received it are inbox, My Contacts and My Videos, sections which now provide a series of new functions to t...

21 April 2008
10:33 GMT

YouTube Updates Interface

YouTube has just made a new update to its interface, implementing a few minor changes to the clip page appearance. Although the online video sharing service didn't make any official announcement, users who accessed YouTube today were able to see the new interface which seems to be a permanent update since it...

10 April 2008
10:29 GMT

Austrian Chemist Finds Application for Infrared Technique in Nanotechnology

The study conducted by Thomas Lummerstorfer represents a review of one of his earlier papers into the study of solid-solid interfaces with the help of infrared spectroscopy techniques, which could not be tested experimentally until now. He previously predicted that with the help of a sandwich-like optical configurati...

13 February 2008
06:57 GMT

Google Improves Apple's iPhone

Yes, I know, when you see this kind of title you must think something fishy's going on. I mean, why would Google make an improvement for the upcoming Google phone direct competitor? Well, first of all, there's nothing fishy going on. And second, Google does indeed improve the iPhone, not literally, but with...

5 December 2007
07:03 GMT

Apple Multi-Touch Interface Patent - Second Edition

We have all seen what the iPhone multi-touch interface is capable of and now the time has come to see this technology applied on a larger scale. That is if we are to believe and credit Apple with the ability to implement a patent discovered by pcjoint.com on the US Patent and Trademark Office's website.As the pa...

28 November 2007
17:27 GMT

ZenZui Renamed Zumobi for December Beta

The award-winning Zooming User Interface and mobile platform business, ZenZui will be called from now on Zumobi. The change looks to make the software even more appealing now that it prepares for going beta this December. Microsoft's ZenZui interface has been presented at this year's CTIA. Zumobi takes one ...

14 November 2007
09:57 GMT

Simple Tricks to Get the Old Gmail Back

A few days ago, the Mountain View company rolled out some new features of Gmail which practically represented a new version of the mail technology. But there are several reasons for using the old Gmail and avoiding migrating to the new version of the mail service. For example, you could choose to use the previous ver...

5 November 2007
03:57 GMT

Users About YouTube's New Interface: 'It Looks Like Crap!'

Following the recent preview of the new YouTube interface rolled out by the video sharing service, the fans of the product sent out some interesting feedback messages which underlined the good and the bad parts of the new feature. Certainly, YouTube read all these comments and today it officially rolled out a new pre...

2 November 2007
04:04 GMT

YouTube's Buggy New Interface

Following the recent improvements rolled out for the YouTube video watch page, the online video sharing service is now working on a brand new interface for the entire website. Yesterday, the YouTube Team presented a preview page of the new appearance, revealing several elements which might appear in the final version...

26 October 2007
05:11 GMT

YouTube Gets Major Facelift

Do you remember the beta YouTube interface released in June which brought several new attractive elements for the fans of the online video sharing service? The beta appearance came with lots of interface and functionality improvements, being accessible through a 'Try the Beta interface'-like button. Today, ...

24 October 2007
04:15 GMT

New YouTube Player Interface. Test or Final Version?

YouTube quietly introduced a new interface for the embeddable videos published on its page which is pretty different from the one used before. As you can see in the photo attached to the article, the embedded videos are now silver with bigger icons and a time counter which shows the length of the video as well as the...

19 October 2007
03:40 GMT

Still Thinking Google Is The Best Search Engine? Read This!

This time it's serious. Google is now challenged by the Sunnyvale super giant Yahoo with pretty amazing features which make its search engine extremely powerful. But let me describe the impressive update package rolled out by Yahoo today. First of all, Yahoo officially released the suggestions feature, codename ...

2 October 2007
04:36 GMT

Connect Your Computer to a Wireless Network, The D-Link Way

As the wireless approach to networking is becoming more and more popular and widely used, a number of companies are trying to capitalize on this trend with products aimed at providing wireless capabilities to desktop and mobile computer systems. While most modern day notebooks and laptops are coming with integrated w...

27 September 2007
04:45 GMT

Google Changes Its Webpage's Design. Once Again!

Although the Mountain View company recently updated the interface of its official website, it seems like Google is now interested in reverting the appearance to the old design used before. Philipp Lenssen from Google Blogoscoped reports that some of the users are now seeing the old interface of the search engine inst...

28 August 2007
04:07 GMT

Samsung's New 30 Inch LCD

At the second plugtest organized by the Video Electronics Standards Association, VESA for short, for the new DisplayPort version 1.1 which tested the interoperability of hardware parts made by different manufacturers, among the companies that presented product featuring the new interface there was also Samsung.Just l...

15 August 2007
11:23 GMT

Google Cooks Interface Update

Back in 2005, when the Mountain View company released Google Reader, the web-based feed reader came with a simple interface that remained active until now. However, things are going to change soon, as the search giant is now informing the users that the original interface of Google Reader will be soon retired and you...

13 August 2007
09:56 GMT

Hidden Trick to Modify the YouTube Player Interface

Well, it's not quite a hidden trick since it is published on the official page of YouTube but only a few Internet users heard about it. If you didn't know, you can customize the appearance of a YouTube clip straight from an official page hosted by the famous online video platform. Basically, you can choose ...

20 July 2007
06:22 GMT

Google's Office Gets Brand New Facelift

Google Docs & Spreadsheets is the web-based service that is described as the Microsoft Office rival that will represent the main solution included in the Google suite. Because it is so important, the Google employees avoid neglecting the product and are trying to improve it periodically to make it more powerful. The ...

28 June 2007
03:24 GMT

Image Version of Google News Rolled Out

A new version of the well-known news service Google News is now available to some of the users but there is no official announcement yet. The new version is entirely based on images and shows a thumbnail of a headline while an introductory text is displayed in the right part of the screen. Once you move your mouse cu...

26 June 2007
08:40 GMT

Test The YouTube Hidden Interface Now!

Following the recent improvements released by the online video sharing service YouTube for the interface of the video player, the parent company Google is now preparing a brand new appearance for the official page of the product. As blogger Ionut Alex reported, the new layout is available using a simple trick that re...

14 June 2007
09:31 GMT

Tips to Configure Your Embedded YouTube Clips

Last week, the online video sharing service YouTube rolled out a new interface for the embedded clips that adds more functionality to the videos. For example, you're now able to view the related clips straight into the embedded video without having to visit the official YouTube page. In addition, the movie is no...

11 June 2007
09:56 GMT

YouTube's New Interface Finally Rolled Out!

YouTube debuted a major update today, improving the interface of the video player with related links placed straight inside the embedded clip. This new appearance was discovered last week when some of the YouTube appeared in several embedded clips published on the Internet. Today, the YouTube representatives announce...

7 June 2007
03:56 GMT

Simple Trick to Change Your Gmail Skin!

Gmail is the mail solution provided by the Mountain View company that is currently available as a free public beta for all the Internet users. Since April 2004, when the product was released as a private beta version, Gmail received several major improvements such as the huge storage size or the recently introduced f...

1 June 2007
16:46 GMT

Test The NEW YouTube Player HERE!

A few days ago, I informed you about a new video player tested by the online video sharing service YouTube that brings a lot of new functions just into its interface. Basically, the new player allows you to view related clips with ease as well as get the embed code and the URL of the video from the same screen. The "...

29 May 2007
03:01 GMT

YouTube Tests A New Video Player! A Stylish One!

YouTube is now trying to introduce a different interface for the built-in video player, adding some useful features straight into the clip. According to a post published on Google Blogoscoped's forum by Jacobsd, the interface of the video player brings quite an improved functionality that provides a better navig...

25 May 2007
11:16 GMT

Microsoft to Launch Interactive Gesture Interface

Do you think that Windows Aero is the best that technology has to offer? Or are you a fan of the Mac OS X Tiger's Aqua? Well, get ready, because user interfaces will change beyond recognition. While your mouse and keyboard will still be around for quite some time, the fact of the matter is that both technologies...

25 May 2007
10:30 GMT

Google's New and Buggy Interface

Google's recently introduced interface for the search engine is not so efficient as it was described before, because it is entirely written in JavaScript, a platform that might make the product incompatible with some browsers. As Ionut Alex mentioned, if you disable Java in your browser, 50 percent of the Google...

18 May 2007
06:26 GMT

Google's OLD Search Interface?!

Some of the users are quite disappointed by the new Google Search interface and they are demanding the old one back. That's impossible; but instead, I can offer you something else: a search engine powered by Google that still has the old appearance. Yes, I'm talking about AOL, the famous company that uses G...

18 May 2007
05:21 GMT

Google Finally Changed Its Design!

The Mountain View company decided that it's time to implement one of the long awaited designs over the results page and modify the appearance of the website. Also today, along with the new interface, Google debuted Universal Search, an all-in-one search engine that bundles all the search technologies created by ...

17 May 2007
14:06 GMT

Google Buys New Clothes

Google revealed today a new design for its advertising platform, Google AdSense, trying to offer a little bit more information straight from the main page of the service. As you can see, the company published a new design that explains the procedure of the advertising platform as well as the appearance of the adverts...

3 May 2007
03:54 GMT

Mac Interface for Google Reader

Google Reader is the online service powered by Google that allows users to read information and latest headlines straight from an online interface. The service is accessible with a simple and free Google account used for other products powered by the company: Gmail, Google Talk or Docs & Spreadsheets. The product is ...

18 April 2007
08:55 GMT

Fresh Interface for Google Ads

Google AdSense, the advertising platform owned by the search giant, gets a fresh interface for its ads displayed on the customers' websites. Some time ago, numerous clients of Google AdSense identified several testing sessions of new adverts but the company refused to confirm their intentions to improve the ads&...

5 April 2007
02:32 GMT

Google Receives A Facelift

Google's organizer, a service that allows users to take notes, write memos or any type of text and save it online, receives an important facelift. The interface update makes the product more attractive and can improve the functionality of the product because you're now able to identify certain functions wit...

29 March 2007
04:47 GMT

Simple Tip to Change Google's Image Search Interface

Google is the best search engine on the Internet and I think that all the users have the same opinion. Although the company's most well-known product is the main search engine, Google provides numerous search technologies, allowing you to search for images, videos, blog posts, news and even jobs. As you surely k...

14 March 2007
06:01 GMT

Yahoo Updates The Search Blog

Both Internet giants, Google and Yahoo, consider it is very important to communicate with their customers and keep them up to date with the latest news and improvements on their products. Some time ago, Google released numerous ways to chat with the customers, allowing them to contact the company using Google Groups,...

13 March 2007
06:20 GMT

Tip to Make YouTube Look Like Google Video

Google Video and YouTube are two similar services provided by the search giant that provide almost the same functions. As you know, they allow users to upload, share and comment clips with other members of the community using a simple web-based interface. At this time, most users are connecting to YouTube because it ...

13 March 2007
05:14 GMT




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