There are several popular applications for Windows XP that people have created skins for—some applied through native skinning engines, and others that require a little more effort. The following skins are but a small percent of the many skins created!

Dashboard is the new Tiger app that provides quick access to widgets: mini-applications that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information. With a single click, Dashboard appears, complete with these widgets that provide a world of information — real-time weather, stock tickers, flight information and more — instantly. Dashboard [...]

Your emulated Mac will never be complete if you do not have Mac-style icons (made according to “Aqua” guidelines). In this tutorial, I will show you how to change the default Windows icons to Mac OS X icons. The following applications will help in this journey.

Finder is the default file-management application for the Mac, responsible for overall computer use, especially concerning the opening and viewing of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other applications. As such, the Finder can be compared to the shell on other (Unix-based) operating systems, but with a GUI. Introduced in the very first [...]

The menu bar is a vital component in Mac OS X. Though you can’t tell just by looking at it, the menu bar hosts many functions and commands so that you can more easily complete certain tasks. Additionally, this bar will “inherit” the menu of the active application–you know that all the menu options (of [...]

There are two main ways to begin skinning XP–a native way nicknamed Msstyles, or through the use of other programs. Each person has their own favorite, but it’s widely regarded that the most complete way to emulate OS X is by using other programs. Listed below are a number of applications that you can use [...]

Mac OS X, made by Apple, is one of the most technologically advanced operating systems out there, and easily the most visually pleasing. The use of soft edges, translucent colors, and mild pinstripes helps bring color and texture to the desktop, and enjoyment to the user experience–something Windows is sorely lacking in. This is the [...]

Ever since Apple announced about the new features in their latest Mac OS X, one feature that really caught attention is Dashboard. ” Dashboard is home to widgets: mini-applications that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information. With a single click, Dashboard appears, complete with widgets that bring you [...]

The OS X Dock is that extremely popular bar of icons that sits at the bottom of the Mac screen. Providing easy access to several Mac applications (such as Mail, Safari, iTunes, Address Book, and QuickTime Player), the dock displays the currently-running applications (and the Trash icon, which looks like a waste basket), and holds [...]

This tutorial will give you a kick start on creating and programming your own widgets – an idea that might occur to you once you have seen the variety of available widgets in action – either by alteration of existing widgets or by starting from scratch.