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Microsoft Plans to Kill the Aero UI Prior To Final Windows 8 Release

Posted 05/20/2012 at 11:22am | by Justin Kerr

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Desktop Microsoft has made some huge changes to its desktop UI in Windows 8, however it looks like they aren’t done yet. The Aero Glass UI first introduced in Windows Vista brought us translucent window borders, rounded corners, and an interface that was designed to blend into the background. These effects remained in the consumer preview, and will appear again in the release preview, however Microsoft today confirmed they would be axed from the final shipping version.

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Seesmic Look Debuts: Twitter and Aero Have a Baby

Posted 01/23/2010 at 1:30pm | by David Murphy

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Seesmic, popular creators of the Seesmic Desktop and Seesmic (for Windows) Twitter utilities, have partnered up with Microsoft to unleash a new way to browse the real-time Web. Don't roll your eyes just yet: I realize there are just about as many different ways to engage Twitter from a computer as there are tweets to track. I, too, was skeptical upon downloading the company's new Seesmic Look client. These fears didn't last long. It's clear that Seesmic has really put its time into a thorough analysis of the existing market, because there simply aren't any other Twitter clients that look quite like, well, Look.

Find out why after the jump!

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Five Free Alternatives to Kick Windows Sidebar to the Curb

Posted 11/06/2009 at 10:00am | by Florence Ion

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Windows Desktop Gadgets was a feature first introduced in Windows Vista. They are widget engine gadgets calmly docked on either side of the screen for easy access and can performs tasks like displaying the time, updating you on the current weather conditions and showing you CPU usage. Windows already comes equipped with default gadgets and includes an online widget library for additional downloads.

However, the standard Windows sidebar can seem limiting at times. And even though Windows 7 hides the Sidebar in the background, it's still a resource hog and not very customizable. Why not free yourself from Microsoft’s shackles and venture forth to discover other sidebar alternatives that work just as well and enable you to do some really awesome customization.

Read on to find out more!

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New Windows 7 Ad has me “Waiting for a Spaceship”

Posted 09/26/2009 at 5:09pm | by Justin Kerr

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Windows 7 Ad

Love em or hate em, Microsoft ads certainly have churros… I mean Character. As the October 22nd launch of Windows 7 approaches we expected to start seeing a new wave of advertisements, and the first of these have already begun appearing on YouTube. The theme of the new ads appears to revolve around the new UI features such as Aero Shake, Taskbar, and themes.

Maximum PC readers might know these features inside and out, but it’s actually a smart move to start getting mainstream consumers interested in the idea of upgrading to the latest and greatest. Focusing on the UI is also an area that Apple can’t easily counter, mainly because its new operating system is almost indistinguishable from its predecessor. Click through to see the new ads, and maybe somebody can tell me why this guy is waiting for his spaceship to fly?

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