Would you like to fully customize your Windows 7 icons without having to manually change out every icon? Thankfully, there’s now a better way to change out all your icons. Once it’s unzipped, spin up the 7CONIFIER.exe program. After a few seconds, your taskbar will disappear then come back with your new icons. If you’re running some less common programs, you may notice that their icons do not get changed....

Here’s how to create your own as a constant reminder. Initial Setup First, you’ll needGeekTool. But before we do anything with GeekTool, we need to create our todo list file. Anything will work here, we just need a basic file. Those are known as Geeklets. you’ve got the option to drag them to the desktop to create a new Geeklet. Read on for some helpful tweaks and how to use it with Notational Velocity....

Here’s how you’ve got the option to customize your notebooks' backgrounds in OneNote 2010. By default, all of your new notes in OneNote will have a plain white background. Add a Background Image Want to customize your notebooks more? OneNote lets you set an image as the background as well. To do this, first insert an image into your notebook. By default, the picture will be inserted in a new textbox segment....

If you really want to get fancy, you cancreate a persistent Ubuntu flash drivethat saves your controls. It’s really as simple as that. There’s actually a few more steps to it, but it is a fairly easy process. Hit the link for the full walkthrough. Just boot into the Live CD and follow through our guide to recover some files. Since there’s nothing installed anywhere, there’s no logs, cookies, or caches to look through....

Ubuntu is designed to make it easy to plant the latest versions of all of your software. This is because Ubuntu 10.04 was the most recentLong Term Support (LTS)edition of Ubuntu. Now, check for upgrades again, and you’ll be notified that Ubuntu 10.10 is available for upgrade. poke the Upgrade button to get started. If you’re sure you want to upgrade, go for the upgrade button on the bottom. If everything looks good, click Start Upgrade....

Beginner Photoshop users be warned—this How-To is aimed at intermediate-level and higher Photoshop users. If not, there is little to do except find your Channels Palette and dive in. It should be on screen by default when you open Photoshop. If you’ve lost it, you could always reclaim it by going to Window > Channels. You want to find the channel that gives you the best contrast. Your image should look the brightest, while your background should look the darkest....

In this example, we want to customize the Weather gadget to show the weather for our location. (Hey developers: thats annoying!) you’ve got the option to also edit or refresh the skin from this menu if you choose. you might also use the included RainBrowser utility to find widgets and organize them.

The DVDFab HD Decrypter is always free, even after your trial period has ended. The Presets will choose the final output tweaks that are appropriate for the iPod / iPhone. you’re able to further tweak the parameters as well to get your video how you like it. After you have the video configs how you like them, choose the Start button at the top. The amount of time it takes will vary between system hardware and the size of the DVD....

Converting the files is easy…right-click a .wtv file and select Convert to .dvr-ms Format. After you launch it the first time, you’ll be prompted to navigate through the setup wizard. Select if you want iPodifier to add the transcoded video to iTunes and sync with your iPod or not. If you’re low on system resources you might want to select Idle. After a few other screens basic setup is complete....

Photoshop Smart Objects can automate this process and turn dozens of annoying steps into an easy few. Well make an example of a business card design Ive done for How-To Geek. Standard American business card sizes are usually 3.5 x 2. This is the product I came up with. All the text is editable at this stage, even the How-To Geek headline. you might start with whatever design you want, business card or not....

Quick Links Ready to breathe new life into your netbook? Let’s take a look at the newest features. The latest 10.10 netbook edition takes this even further. Simply click one of the app icons in the launcher to start it. choose the window you want, and you’ll be quickly back to work. Right-punch an icon to quit the program or remove it from the launcher. Alternately, you could drag an icon off the launcher to remove it....

Quick Links Today is 10/10/10, but its even more than that. Today is the answer to life, the universe, and everything. How Does 10/10/10 Equal 42? And of course, if you actually learn how theBinary numeral systemworks, youll earn some geek points. Unfortunately, The Ultimate Question itself is unknown. Isnt Pointless Geek Knowledge Fun?

Well take a look at our favorite new features in Ubuntus newest version, appropriately released on 10/10/10. If youve been using Ubuntu for any length of time, the change is immediately noticeable. The mail icon in the top panel provides a central location for notifications from Evolution, Empathy and Gwibber. The first thing youll notice is a new section for featured and new software packages. You will also see a few new entries in the list on the left....