Windows 7 Mother’s Day Theme from the Animal World
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 April 2012 11:21 Written by Alan Wednesday, 9 May 2012 07:00
Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday, May 13th and to get ready for the special occasion Microsoft has released a special theme for Windows 7. Microsoft frequently releases a new theme based on holidays, but Mother’s Day seemed to be a tough one to illustrate, so how did they do it?
The new theme, called “Furry Families”, features 14 photos of animal parents and babies, many of the which are exotic species that you simply don’t see very often.
“Surprise the mother in your life with images of tender motherly moments in the animal world: Polar bears hugging, lions nuzzling, otters cuddling, and penguins standing in the freezing cold. There’s even a mother gopher teaching her pup to dance.”
You can download the theme from the Microsoft Personalization Gallery. Remember Microsoft’s disclaimer that “Windows 7 themes can only be used in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions.”
Saturday Morning Video Fun: Giro d’Italia Edition
Last Updated on Friday, 4 May 2012 10:41 Written by Alan Saturday, 5 May 2012 07:00
Editor’s Note: Every Saturday Morning we take a departure from our normal tech coverage for a little internet video fun. We take a look at extreme sports, hot movie trailers, stop-motion animation, and pretty much whatever cool video we happen to come across on the internet.
The first of cycling’s three “grand tours”, the Giro d’Italia, is set to kick off today. If you are a bike racing fan then you are probably anxious to see the race for the pink jersey get under way now that the spring classics are behind us. Of course, while we don’t want to see any rider get hurt, crashes are a part of the sport and add an element of danger and excitement to racing. Last year stage 5 of the Giro was one of those inexplicable days in racing where, despite the sunny, dry conditions, riders seem to be tumbling left and right.
With that in mind, we found a video from Universal Sports of the highlights, or lowlights, of stage 5 of the 2011 Giro. You can check it out below.
Wirelessly Move Photos Back and Forth Between Android and Windows 7
Last Updated on Sunday, 29 April 2012 06:26 Written by Alan Monday, 30 April 2012 07:00
With the proliferation of countless new photo and camera apps on mobile devices such as Android, more and more users are looking for simple ways to move their photos around between those devices and their computers. Two of the most popular platforms are Android for mobile and Windows 7 for computers. There are several wireless methods of transfer, and one of the most efficient and simple ones is called “Photo Transfer App” for Android.
Once you have downloaded and installed the app on your Android device you are ready to get started. There are no cords involved, as the app works right over your home’s WiFi network.
Once you open the app you will be able to choose between sending and receiving photos between your Android and your PC. In this case we will use “Send”.
This will give you the choice to choose between a Windows or Apple computer or another Android device. In this case we will be using a Windows 7 PC.
You will now receive an IP address which you can browse to from your PC. First, tap the “Select” button to choose what photos and videos you would like to transfer. Now go to your PC, open a browser, and type in the URL displayed in Photo Transfer App.
There were some issues getting the syncing to work at first. In fact, my PC could not connect to the address given by the app. However, when I switched to “Receive”, there was no problem connecting to Android from the PC and the option to “Send” was still available.
The app is available from the Google Play Store for free, or for $1.99 if you would like the full version.
