Entries tagged with icons - Channel 10

A Simple Tool To Change Your Icons

sarahintampa — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:20:00 GMT

Although changing an icon is something that’s built into the Windows OS, avid desktop customizers are always on the lookout for better ways to make changes on the fly. A new tool that helps you quickly update your drive icons is Drive Icon Changer. All it does is update icons, nothing else, but sometimes a simple tool is just what you need.

To use the tool, you simply select the drive from the top drop-down box and then browse for the icon in the second box. Click “Save” and you’re done! This app was built by Taimur Asad in C# using Visual Studio 2008. He’s tested it on Vista only, but it may work on older versions of Windows, too. You can download the software for free from here (zip file).

Make Your Own Icons

sarahintampa — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:06:00 GMT

I just came across this program, AllMedia Grabber, which is a shareware utility that extracts all the pictures, videos, music, and sounds files on your PC for easy access, including those hidden in executables, libraries, custom controls, databases, Microsoft Office, and more. However, what really caught my eye about this program is that it has an option to convert any graphics file into .BMP or .ICO format. "ICO" - like "icon" - format, which means you could potentially use this to turn your own photos into icons. Cool! Since it's shareware, there is a free trial so you can see if it's worth the price as compared to competitor's programs, like Axialis IconWorks, for example. Do you have a favorite icon-making utility?

New Vista leaks: Lucious icons and product packaging

Jesse — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:17:00 GMT

As the Windows team marches toward the release of Vista, the team’s progress naturally creeps out into the public domain. Not many organizations can keep a good thing secret for long, and with as many people as Microsoft employs there’s bound to be those who want to share the news with everyone.

On the other hand, sometimes there are elements of a product launch that don’t merit their own press release. These little bits (like the Vista retail packaging here) are like hidden treasure to a geek. The new software icons and Vista and Office packaging have all been collected for your reading pleasure.