You can always add personal flavor to your desktop or laptop by customizing its theme, sounds, applications, screen savers, widgets, and desktop background to suit your tastes. The increasing range of useful desktop widgets that Windows has come to offer can make this process a very interesting one.
Custom Design Themes
When custom designing your desktop, you will need to select an appropriate theme. This involves a screen saver, background for your desktop, certain mouse pointers and icons, as well as the border color on your window. Windows offers lots of Aero themes. You can even choose to create a personalized theme through changing the sounds, colors, and pictures individually. Visit the “Personalization Gallery” on the Windows website to discover the wide range of themes you can add to your collection.
Downloads & Software Applications
Browse the net for a number of essential software like Skype, VoIP software, MSN Messenger, and more. Many of these will be available for free on credible websites or can be purchased for a small license fee. Through the download and installation of the software of your choice onto your PC, your computer will be well-equipped to meet your needs when you need it.
Desktop Widgets and Gadgets
These desktop widgets are mini-programs that can be customized to display certain information. This could be a display of continuously changing news headlines, a slide-show of the pictures of your beloved ones, a clock, or a notepad. All of these can be accessed from the convenience of your own desktop without needing to open another window.
Screen savers
Screen savers are basically an animation that shows on the screen whenever the keyboard or mouse hasn’t been used for a predetermined period of time. A wide variety of screen savers are available on Windows for your perusal.
Take advantage of these great customization options today and make your PC reflect a bit of you!