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Gmail just got more fun and colorful with new feature that allow you to create custom Gmail theme with specific background image (s). Using ‘create your own theme’ option you can upload and display any (personal) photo as background image of your Gmail inbox. You can select upto two photos, one each for the main background area and other for the footer area at the bottom. Following are easy steps to for any photo(s) to show as background image in Gmail as and when you login to check emails.

Custom background image on Gmail inbox theme

1. After Gmail login, click icon at top right and then click Mail Settings option.

2. Then click Themes tab on the Gmail Settings webpage.

3. Scroll down to bottom and click on ‘create your own theme’ option. A new pop-up window should open with theme editor.

4. Then click to select top left part and then click select button next to background image option to add background image to main area. Select Background Image pop-up box should appear.

5. You can select any photo from your Picasa web album to display as Gmail account background image.

6. Alternatively, click Upload Photos option and then select to upload any photo from your computer. Please note, uploaded photo will appear in your Picasa Web album (so, be careful and make sure you check on its privacy settings).

7. To add background image to the footer area, click on that part in the theme editor window. Then click select button to upload image. You can also chose on the uploaded image alignment in the footer area as left or right. [via Gmailblog ]

This for sure is welcome feature addition to Gmail for more personalized look and feel of your Gmail inbox. Checking email is more colorful, fun and personalized (atleast look wise) – what say?

Google Video service allows you to upload, share and playback long videos with generous time limit and size. However, this cool free video hosting service is closing very soon. From April 29, 2011 videos uploaded to Google Video will no longer be available for playback. So, it is important that you download your Google videos and upload them best Google Video alternative like Youtube, DailyMotion.

Google Videos shutdown: more information

Google has added download button on your uploaded videos webpage. You can simply click it to download your uploaded Google videos. Please note, this download button for saving Google videos will be disabled by May 13, 2011.

If you do not intend to download your uploaded Google videos, you do not need to do anything and let your Google videos vanish as Google Video service closes down.

Automatic Google video to Youtube transfer

Google has added new option for automatic transfer of existing video in your Google videos account to Youtube account. Just open the video status webpage and click ‘upload videos to Youtube’ button.

As pointed by Youtube blog, make sure videos being migrated confirm to Youtube terms of services. This automatic option will bring your Google videos alive on Youtube.

Manual Google Videos download & Youtube upload

Youtube is best alternative to Google Videos even though it bring limitations of 15min video duration and 2GB video file size. Besides automatic transfer, you can also explore following method of manual download of Google videos and upload to Youtube.

1. Open video status webpage and login into your Google account.

2. To download a video to your computer, click the Download Video link located on the right side of each of your videos in the Actions column.

Once a video has been downloaded, “Already Downloaded” will appear next to the Download Video link. Now you can simply upload downloaded videos to your Youtube account.

1. Goto Youtube.com and login into your account.

2. Then click Upload button and click browse to select video file that you want to upload.

3. As the video file uploads, you can add information about video being uploaded including: Title, Description, Tags, and Category.

4. Click Save changes button and your uploaded video should be available for playback and sharing in quick time.

Besides Youtube, you can also explore Dailymotion.com to upload and share your downloaded Google Videos collection.

Windows7 has amazed users with glitzy looks and user interface. Expectations from next version ‘Windows 8′ are high, specially with regard to user interface design. While there is still time for Microsoft to release official download links of Windows 8 (beta and stable), you can get feel of Windows 8 on your Windows 7 computer using “Windows 8 Transformation Kit”. This free program addon allows you to transform looks of Windows 7 to that of Windows 8 operating system..

Download Windows 8 Transformation Kit

CAUTION: Before you proceed to download and install Windows 8 Transformation Kit, please note: this may crash your Window 7 operating system. So, use discretion while installing and using Windows 8 Transformation Kit to mimic looks of Windows 8 on Windows 7 PC.

As seen in screenshots, this transformation pack results in different user interface (as compared to default Windows 7 user interface). It changes number of elements of Windows 7 UI including: Taskbar UserTile, login screen background and content style of dialog boxes.

Windows 8 Transformation Kit add features of Windows 8 including: Aero Lite, Windows 8 Aero Theme and Aura Beta 2. Download Windows 8 Transformation Kit from deviantart [via blogsdna] and enjoy new look of Windows 8 on Windows 7 computer.

iTunes application program is all about managing and accessing media files. You browse, organize and playback audio and videos files easily using iTunes program. With media files taking lot of hard drive space, you may want to relocate them to a different drive or partition folder location on your computer. For example: if your primary C: hard drive has less free space – you may move and transfer iTunes media folder (& files) to different hard drive parition for better usage of free space available on different drive partition. Fortunately, iTunes provide option to easily change media folder location and automatically copy all media files to new folder location.

Movie iTunes media folder to new folder location

1. Open iTunes program. Then goto Edit > Preferences from the top menu bar. You can also use Ctr + , shortcut to open Preferenced window.

2. In the opened window, click Advanced tab to access options we need to change iTunes media folder location.

3. Click to check “Keep iTunes media folder organized” option and click OK button at the bottom. Then open Preferences window again and click Advanced tab option (repeat steps 1 and 2 as above).

4. Now click Change button next to ‘iTunes media folder location’ option. This will open ‘change iTunes medis folder location’ dialog box.

5. Browse to folder that you want to select for iTunes media files and then click ‘Select folder’ button at bottom right part. Click OK to close Advanced preference dialog box.

6. Now goto File > Library > File Library in Tunes program. User with older version of iTunes should goto File > Library. This will open Organize Library dialog box.

7. Click to check option ‘Consolidate Files’ - this will make copy of iTunes media folder files at new selected folder location in iTunes setting. After copy, it will still leave original files in the older media files folder. Then click OK to begin consolidation of media files to new folder location.

8. After this, you may delete previous media folder (with still contain original copy of media files). Locate that folder (should be at: C:UsersusernameMusiciTunesiTunes Media), make sure you replace username with your actual usersname on Windows PC.

9. Then close iTunes application and open it again. Now iTunes will use files contained in new media folder. If you get any error, try recreating new folder using above steps. Alternatively, you can restore original media folder from recycle bin trash.