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HowStuffWorks: How Screensavers Work
Advances in displays and the advent of energy-saver monitors have virtually eliminated the need for screensavers. Article shows how they really work. By, Jeff Tyson Senior Analyst for HowStuffWorks.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/screensaver.htm
Clay's Sound Emporium
Making your own wav files.
http://www.slonet.org/~rloomis/makewavs.html
ICQ Plus Skinning Tutorial
Tutorial covers the basic design tricks, creating the skin, and assembling the skin.
http://www.geocities.com/bakerstr33t/
RiverRocks Tutorials
Making your own icons with PhotoImpact.
http://solo.abac.com/streamrdr/tutorials/MakingIconsWithPI.html
Screen Saver development
Coding Windows screen savers with Delphi.
http://delphi.about.com/cs/screensavers/
Desktop Wallpaper for Newbies
Step by step instructions on how to determine your screen size and how to install new desktop wallpaper.
http://www.desktop-wallpaper.net/
Windows Customization 2002
A primer on themes, visual styles, skins, icons and other alternative desktop shell environments, by Bradley Wardell.
http://www.stardock.com/stardock/articles/skinprimer/skinprimer2002.html
The Screensavers of Andy Clark
Examples and guidance on programming or creating screensavers for Windows.
http://www.andy.clark.dial.pipex.com/hobbies/screen/screen.shtml
Making Great Skins
A collection of hints and tips for designing and creating good skins, with a focus on usability.
http://www.zen9361.zen.co.uk/mgs/
About the Icon Format
Information on making an icon file, and which editor or converter should be used. Explains what the ICON (.ICO) format is.
http://www.make-icon.com/
Make Themes
Step by step instructions on how to make themes in Windows 95/98/2000/NT using Plus! or an alternative themes program.
http://www.themearchives.com/make_themes.html
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