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Are you fed up of the same looks and feel of your operating system. If yes, you may like to convert Windows into other operating system with these transformation packs.
I have have here at Geekywood shown you how to Convert XP into Vista and also to Mac OSX. But we have only used different kind of software for individual purpose. Like, we used VistaStart for vista like start menu and Used Quick look for Glassy widgets. We have never recommended using Transformation packs. The transformation packs now are being built with… Continue Reading»

Google on Tuesday launched the Google Mac Developer Playground, a Web site that houses open source code and projects from Google’s Apple-oriented engineers.

“We’ve always had a place to showcase our consumer products,” said Amit Singh, a Google engineering manager, and Karen Grünberg, a Google product manager, in a blog post. “Today, we’re unveiling the Google Mac Developer Playground, a Web site where the Mac community can look for new and interesting open source projects and demos from our Mac team.”

The site includes a variety of works-in-progress to help Mac developers and general users. Statz, for… Continue Reading»

With the advent of new technologies called Boot Camp and Parallels you can run Windows on a Mac. If that is not enough you can run Windows on Asus’s low-cost laptop the Eee PC. It seems like Microsoft is looking for more and this time they are planning to bring Windows XP to the XO laptop, famed to be called One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). Microsoft released a statement yesterday announcing plans to begin testing XP on the XO in January in the hopes of making a final version available by the second half of… Continue Reading»

The best thing about Macs is their operating system. Since their launch, I have been greatly inspired by looks of Mac OS X and wanted to convert my Windows XP PC into Mac. The elegant look of Mac is what inspires me a lot. Elements such as the genie effect for minimizing windows, the animated dock at the bottom for shortcuts, and glass-like widgets for displaying mini information panels make it a dream operating system for every geek who wants clutter free user interface.

Many of us still think Vista is too Expensive and of course it is. Another bad thing about Vista is the compatibility. So, why not just turn our Windows XP into Vista. I had installed Vista ultimate on my PC a Couple of months ago. It worked fine but I really hated it because:

• I was not able to install my Sound card on it.
• I was not able to Install Nero on it.

Vista has a bunch of new features over XP, especially the Windows Aero and 3D flip. Vista is all about these two things. But Everything… Continue Reading»