Windows Vista Aurora Effect Using Photoshop (Tutorial)
| Posted by watashii | Filed under Photoshop
Here is a very simple tutorial for remaking the beautiful Windows Vista Aurora wallpaper effect, using Photoshop. Full credit goes to tutorial9 for the steps which I followed.
My PSD source files are available below, if interested. Or click-on to follow my tutorial.
[aurora_watashii.zip] 1.6M
[aurora.png] 411kb (1900×1200)
Tags: aero, aurora, Photoshop, tutorial, vista
Windows Vista – Change Sleep Button to Shutdown Button
| Posted by watashii | Filed under Software
Recently got my new computer system loaded with Windows Vista (Home Basic). The first annoyance I encountered was that the default power down on the Start Menu is the orange sleep mode button.
Having sleep mode allows quick resume of Windows without needing to reload Windows from scratch, as well as saving power – the benefits obvious.
But for the not-so occasional PC user, a shutdown button is more convenient. Here is how to swap it with red shutdown button.
- Goto [Start > Control Panel > Power Options]
- Click on the power plan in use, and select Advanced Power Settings
- Expand the + signs under Power Buttons and Lid, then Start Menu and Power Buttons
- Then in the dropdown box set it to the Shutdown setting
