Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Easy Google Profile Cover Photos; Customize Windows 8 Start & Lock Screens

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2.26.2013

Slicetige-G takes the pain out of designing your Google profile

Feb 13, 2013 2:30 PM

Several months ago, Google changed its profile pages to include cover photos. Not unlike Facebook's, these cover photos are wide and short, and integrate with a profile picture of your choosing. Unlike Facebook, though, these cover photos require rather weird dimensions: 940 x 180 pixels. In a recent attempt to create a new cover photo, I found it very hard to find anything that would fit these dimensions properly. In addition, Google profiles don't come with a preview feature, which brings a lot of trial and error and repeated resizing into the mix, and in the end, my results were less than desirable. One way to solve this annoying yet common problem is Slicetige-G ($2, free demo with watermarking). Note: The "Download Now" button on the Product Information page takes you to the vendor's site, where you can download the latest version of the software.
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Decor8 lets you customize the Windows 8 Start and lock screens

Feb 14, 2013 10:00 AM

Windows 8 comes with an entirely new interface called Modern (formerly known as Metro), featuring generous swaths of color, flat icons, and large typography. You'll first meet Modern in the lock screen, immediately followed by the Start screen. You'll be visiting both quite often: The lock screen whenever you start using your computer, and the Start screen whenever you want to launch an application. As such, you might want to customize them a bit to suit your personal style. Microsoft offers a few preset backgrounds you can choose from, but for no-holds-barred personalization, you should try $5 utility Decor8. Note: The "Download Now" button on the Product Information page will download the software to your system.
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