Better Explorer Beta 1

Better Explorer is a replacement for the standard Windows Explorer with more features for more convenience. Among other features, Better Explorer has Tabs, Ribbon interface, additional conditional tabs and so on!

This Project is designed for use with Windows 7 (it WILL NOT work on older operating systems).

It also works on the Windows 8 Release Preview.

The main goals of this project are:

- Adding Ribbon Control UI like in Windows 8 (Implemented)

- Adding tab functionality together with use of standard explorer browser control (Implemented)

- Adding additional features like:

• Changing Library icons (conditional tab for Libraries) (Implemented)
• File operation with files and folders (Implemented)
• Synchronized command prompt
• Change of folder icons (conditional tab for folders)
• Extended Jump list support (Windows 7) (Implemented)
• Extended search conditional tab like extended search pane in Vista (Windows 7) (Implemented)

Beta 1 Changes

There were a lot of changes, including:

• Translations into 10 different languages (the translations are not complete and will be updated soon)
• Conditional Select
• new tools for managing archives
• Folder Tools tab
• new search bar and Search Tab
• new image editing tools
• update function
• many bug fixes, stability fixes, and memory leak fixes
• other new features as well!

Note: This is beta software. Do not install this if you don't know what you are doing!

Download: Better Explorer Beta 1 | 14.1 MB (Open Source)

View: Better Explorer Website

Transform Windows 7/Vista/XP to Mac OS X Lion Transformation Skin Pack

Have You ever feel bored with running Windows XP, Vista, or 7 on Your PC/Laptop? while You think You want to change into running Mac OS (made by Apple) on Your computer. Well, We all know that to buy an Apple product, it needed a big budget in cost even to running Mac OS on Your computer

However for all those Windows users out there whom You think that You have a small budget to run Mac OS on Your computer, You can stop Your worrying, it's because You can now transform Your Windows XP/Vista/7 (32, 64 bit) into Mac OS using Lion Transformation Skin Pack. Well, unlike the previous one pack named Leopard Skin Transoformation (it doesn't worked well), but now You can be happy because this Lion it worked properly, like I've used it on my own PC and it running well so far. 

With using Lion Transformation Skin Pack, now You're enable to using Your Windows OS similar as like Mac OS. Lion Transformation Skin Pack will also customize the fonts and sounds on your computer, along with the colors and the wallpaper.

Well, here are some screenshots of Lion Skin Pack I took from my own PC:

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This is the menu "START"

Desktop Lion Skin Pack Appearance

Windows Documents folder/files Lion Skin Pack

The Browser (Safari) Looks like with Lion Skin Pack

Mac OS X Lion Trnsformation Pack on Windows 7/XP/Vista

To transform Your Windows XP/VISTA/7 (32, 64 bit) into Mac OS X Lion Skin Pack, just simply download the ZIP file(s) for free (freeware) from the link below given by Softpedia, then extract the file(s) and then You install to Your Windows OS, to finish just restart your PC.

Download | Lion Transformation Pack (62.1 MB / Windows XP / 7 / 7 x64

Use Middle Mouse Click to Open and Close Windows

Of course, you can quickly and easily open a new window for a running program by just using akeyboard shortcut key Ctrl + N. However, if you are looking for an alternate way (to open and close a running program’s window) with your mouse, here is how you can do that in Windows 7.

In windows 7, just put your mouse curser over the programs icon shown on taskbar and click the middle mouse button (scroll wheel).

On the other hand, you can close any of a program’s open windows by middle-clicking the window’sTaskbar thumbnail image.

Note: This will works with programs that support multiple open windows, such as Internet Explorer,Windows Explorer, Microsoft Word, Excel, etc