23 Awesome Themes for Ubuntu Linux

by Haris on August 9, 2008
in Design, Linux, Tips and Tricks

I started using Ubuntu 4 months back, and since then I’ve been looking for ways to customize and tweak it to make Ubuntu more productive and look good with cool Ubuntu themes. During my search, I came across many cool themes for Ubuntu from various sources that I’d like to share with you all.

These Ubuntu themes are all available for free download from Gnome Art. Do try them out and let me know if you like them. If you have more cool Ubuntu themes, let me know below in the comments. I love eye candy!

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Delicious 2.0 Is Now Without Dots

by Haris on August 1, 2008
in Design, Internet, Web 2.0

delicious

Delicious has finally unveiled their new site design. This was scheduled to release long ago, but due to some problems it didn’t.

Delicious 2.0 is now finally released for public. First change that you will notice is that the old del.icio.us has moved to a new domain Delicious.com now. Now it’s much easier for users to remember the name.

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MSN.com Getting Redesigned – Version 11

by Haris on July 29, 2008
in Design, Microsoft

msn redesigned

After the recent beta Yahoo re-design, MSN also felt the need of a new design, and has put up a beta page to try out the version 11 of MSN design.

This new design looks only a bit less-cluttered and improved. They have integrated Windows Live Homtail, Messenger and Spaces in a Vista-like sidebar. And also contains some video highlights from MSN Video.

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Cryptex Phone Concept: Twist Dials To Use

by Haris on July 20, 2008
in Design, Gadgets

Cryptex Phone Concept

Here’s an interesting concept design for a cell phone that has been designed by March Schomann. This Cryptex phone concept features only a rotatable dial and the entire functionality of this phone works on it.

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Microsoft Windows Cleaner & Faster Site Design Launched

by Haris on July 15, 2008
in Design, Internet, Microsoft, Windows

Microsoft Windows Site Gets A New Design

Microsoft has today launched the new website design for Microsoft Windows. This design is clean and much faster than the previous one. This one looks good, I’d love to see this one being integrated in other pages as well.

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New Facebook Profile Page Beta Is Now Live

by Haris on July 15, 2008
in Design, Facebook

Facebook New Profile

Facebook will soon be rolling out the much-anticipated and long-delayed redesigned profile pages. The beta version is now live and can be tried out by anyone. You no longer need to use the Developer trick to try it.

Currently this profile page is in beta, and does not cover the whole site, but you can at least take a look at what and how the new design will look like. Login to the new profile at www.new.facebook.com and check it out!

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Wrap Text In Any Shape Using CSS Text Wrapper

by Haris on July 9, 2008
in Design, Tips and Tricks, Tools

CSS Text Wrapper

Its about time we havent changed the way how our text looks on websites. The same rectangular blocks of text are old school now and its time to give it shapes! CSS Text Wrapper is an online service that lets you wrap HTML text into different shapes by generating the required CSS for it.

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55 Most Beautiful iPhone Wallpapers

by Haris on July 9, 2008
in Apple, Design, Pictures, Wallpapers

I just came across some of the finest and most beautifully designed iPhone wallpapers. It is a set of 55 wallpapers that I thought you’d all enjoy to use it on your desktops. Below is a list of the top 9 wallpapers I liked from that collection.

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Yahoo AU: New Home Page Unveiled

by Haris on June 24, 2008
in Design, Internet, Yahoo

Yahoo!7 Home Page

Yahoo is still silent on the exec. departures even with their stock price going down day by day. They haven’t spoke a word about it anywhere. Today, TechCrunch reported about a new Yahoo home page being unveiled at Yahoo Australia. A new Yahoo logo was also spotted in the wild previously, but there were no expectations for a new home page design. You can take the tour of the beta design here. It’s still in beta, so you can expect some changes while the final design releases.

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