canmove, Confirmed users
570
edits
Transitioning to Windows: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(Adding screenshot tool recommendation) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
** [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] is free and open source. | ** [http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Notepad++] is free and open source. | ||
** [http://www.pspad.com/ PSPad] freeware | ** [http://www.pspad.com/ PSPad] freeware | ||
* Get a good screenshot utility, you'll need it if you want to capture Aero Glass effects, the built-in screenshot mechanism doesn't. A good, free alternative is [http://shotty.devs-on.net/en/Overview.aspx Shotty]. | |||
=Fix the annoying things= | =Fix the annoying things= | ||
| Line 48: | Line 49: | ||
* If Windows just looks the wrong "color" to you, here's how you can get things to feel more natural [http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/834252-howto-make-windows-7-use-a-good-mac-color-profile/ Use Your Mac Color Profile on Windows] | * If Windows just looks the wrong "color" to you, here's how you can get things to feel more natural [http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/834252-howto-make-windows-7-use-a-good-mac-color-profile/ Use Your Mac Color Profile on Windows] | ||
* If Windows fonts look wrong to you, tune them. Click on the Start menu, type "cleartype" into the searchbox, and hit enter. That will launch the Windows ClearType tuner app. However, Windows chooses to render fonts very differently than Mac does, [http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/06/font-rendering-respecting-the-pixel-grid.html as explained here]. | * If Windows fonts look wrong to you, tune them. Click on the Start menu, type "cleartype" into the searchbox, and hit enter. That will launch the Windows ClearType tuner app. However, Windows chooses to render fonts very differently than Mac does, [http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/06/font-rendering-respecting-the-pixel-grid.html as explained here]. | ||