skins for Windows 10
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I have to move away from Macs because they can't pull their finger out and provide a MacBook Pro with proper grunt. While I think Win10 is actually ok.... I'm not thrilled about the idea.
Does anyone have any experience using skins reliably? I had a mooch around and found one that looks like Mac, which might be ok. But actually the one that most interests me is the Ades theme. Perhaps because it appeals without trying to be something it's not.
I want a bit of adjustability in appearance and layout but not at the expense of security, etc.
Does anyone have any experience using skins reliably? I had a mooch around and found one that looks like Mac, which might be ok. But actually the one that most interests me is the Ades theme. Perhaps because it appeals without trying to be something it's not.
I want a bit of adjustability in appearance and layout but not at the expense of security, etc.
Buffalo said:
I have to move away from Macs because they can't pull their finger out and provide a MacBook Pro with proper grunt. While I think Win10 is actually ok.... I'm not thrilled about the idea.
Does anyone have any experience using skins reliably? I had a mooch around and found one that looks like Mac, which might be ok. But actually the one that most interests me is the Ades theme. Perhaps because it appeals without trying to be something it's not.
I want a bit of adjustability in appearance and layout but not at the expense of security, etc.
Once you open the app you are interested in using, the fact you are on windows is mostly irrelivent, apart form being offered file paths rather than home folders, or whatever Apple uses these days. I'd avoid "skinning" Windows. The more you move away from standard, the more confusing any support will be that you might be googling in future.Does anyone have any experience using skins reliably? I had a mooch around and found one that looks like Mac, which might be ok. But actually the one that most interests me is the Ades theme. Perhaps because it appeals without trying to be something it's not.
I want a bit of adjustability in appearance and layout but not at the expense of security, etc.
RogerDodger said:
BenjiS said:
What on earth are you doing that a 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9 with 32GB ram, one of the fastest SSDs around, and a Radeon Pro Vega 20, isn't 'enough grunt'?
That is a lot of grunt, granted, but, £4004.00 lol. And that's with the 1Tb SSD, 15"Why are you concerned with childish skins when you are that good that the laptop is not powerful enough to keep up with you?
A skin is just going to take precious computing power away from you. I cant believe you are one of these superficial people that like to be seen to be using something that looks like a Mac because they are trendy?
A skin is just going to take precious computing power away from you. I cant believe you are one of these superficial people that like to be seen to be using something that looks like a Mac because they are trendy?
BenjiS said:
What on earth are you doing that a 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9 with 32GB ram, one of the fastest SSDs around, and a Radeon Pro Vega 20, isn't 'enough grunt'?
Have they got those working now then? Last I read they were actually slower than the i7 when under load (because of thermal and/or power throttling).BenjiS said:
RogerDodger said:
BenjiS said:
What on earth are you doing that a 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9 with 32GB ram, one of the fastest SSDs around, and a Radeon Pro Vega 20, isn't 'enough grunt'?
That is a lot of grunt, granted, but, £4004.00 lol. And that's with the 1Tb SSD, 15"I've been using Macs since before they were trendy, and I just prefer using them to PCs. It's been great with VMWare fusion and bootcamp as I've always been able to get around using my preferred system and still mix it with custom build PCs when necessary. But it's become harder to do so in the past two years and the latest iteration of Mac's are just too fixed. I need more than 32Gb RAM, more than one ssd and a Xeon would be good (although an i9 isn't bad).
I don't see a difference (in theory) between using a custom launcher/icon pack on an android phone that offers a slightly different functionality, and using a skin. Provided that it is secure and well programmed. And that was why I was asking, to find out if any such thing existed, because I don't have experience on them.
I don't see a difference (in theory) between using a custom launcher/icon pack on an android phone that offers a slightly different functionality, and using a skin. Provided that it is secure and well programmed. And that was why I was asking, to find out if any such thing existed, because I don't have experience on them.
Buffalo said:
I don't see a difference (in theory) between using a custom launcher/icon pack on an android phone that offers a slightly different functionality, and using a skin. Provided that it is secure and well programmed. And that was why I was asking, to find out if any such thing existed, because I don't have experience on them.
Skinning windows 10, is a little like rolling a turd in glitter... Buffalo said:
I've been using Macs since before they were trendy, and I just prefer using them to PCs. It's been great with VMWare fusion and bootcamp as I've always been able to get around using my preferred system and still mix it with custom build PCs when necessary. But it's become harder to do so in the past two years and the latest iteration of Mac's are just too fixed. I need more than 32Gb RAM, more than one ssd and a Xeon would be good (although an i9 isn't bad).
I don't see a difference (in theory) between using a custom launcher/icon pack on an android phone that offers a slightly different functionality, and using a skin. Provided that it is secure and well programmed. And that was why I was asking, to find out if any such thing existed, because I don't have experience on them.
Difference is the Android launchers are usually well written and supported, the Windows ones aren't so are often poor. I don't see a difference (in theory) between using a custom launcher/icon pack on an android phone that offers a slightly different functionality, and using a skin. Provided that it is secure and well programmed. And that was why I was asking, to find out if any such thing existed, because I don't have experience on them.
h0b0 said:
It is, and whilst the process has gotten immeasurably easier since the x86 port of MacOS came about over 10 years ago now, it is still a massive ballache unless you have hardware that closely resembles an actual mac. A fun project, but not something i'd entrust to day to day work. Plus all the legal issues aside from that (but it's not like Tim Cook is going to descend upon your home and throw you in jail...)Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff