Windows 8 is coming in the spring of 2012, bringing with it a whole new interface. The Windows 8 desktop is taking a lot of cues from Windows Phone 7, by implementing the Metro UI and live tiles.Not everyone thinks this will be a good desktop interface and it looks aimed at tablets. I found three free programs that can let you get a feel for the Windows 8 interface on your current Windows 7 desktop.
MosaicMosaic is in the alpha stage – so it’s still pretty limited. I found that it works best on the 32 bit version of Windows 7 over the 64bit version. Since it’s still in the alpha stage, a lot of the
widgets currently lack functionality. It’s very basic in terms of what you can do with it, but you get a good idea of the look and feel of the Metro UI on your desktop.
In addition to the widgets you can pin applications and websites to the desktop. The tiles can be positioned where you want them and you can scroll to the right as you add tiles.>Download<
Zetro VS
This program is more of a Windows 7 theme based program. However unlike other Windows 7 themes that usually are prepackaged, this one requires a bit more work. You have to run a patch file and then move a copy of the theme to the themes folder in Windows. I found Mosaic easier to run and did a better job at mimicking the Metro UI tiles, as I ended up installing three different things to get the end result. In the end you get a lot more functionality out of the tiles however.>Download<
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MosaicMosaic is in the alpha stage – so it’s still pretty limited. I found that it works best on the 32 bit version of Windows 7 over the 64bit version. Since it’s still in the alpha stage, a lot of the
widgets currently lack functionality. It’s very basic in terms of what you can do with it, but you get a good idea of the look and feel of the Metro UI on your desktop.
Zetro VS
This program is more of a Windows 7 theme based program. However unlike other Windows 7 themes that usually are prepackaged, this one requires a bit more work. You have to run a patch file and then move a copy of the theme to the themes folder in Windows. I found Mosaic easier to run and did a better job at mimicking the Metro UI tiles, as I ended up installing three different things to get the end result. In the end you get a lot more functionality out of the tiles however.>Download<
Read more: Windows8 news
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