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Clay's Sound Emporium - Making your own wav files.

About the Icon Format - Information on making an icon file, and which editor or converter should be used. Explains what the ICON (.ICO) format is.

ICQ Plus Skinning Tutorial - Tutorial covers the basic design tricks, creating the skin, and assembling the skin.

The Screensavers of Andy Clark - Examples and guidance on programming or creating screensavers for Windows.

Make Themes - Step by step instructions on how to make themes in Windows 95/98/2000/NT using Plus! or an alternative themes program.

RiverRocks Tutorials - Making your own icons with PhotoImpact.

Screen Saver development - Coding Windows screen savers with Delphi.

Making Great Skins - A collection of hints and tips for designing and creating good skins, with a focus on usability.

HowStuffWorks: How Screensavers Work - Advances in displays and the advent of energy-saver monitors have virtually eliminated the need for screensavers. Article shows how they really work. By, Jeff Tyson Senior Analyst for HowStuffWorks.

Windows Customization 2002 - A primer on themes, visual styles, skins, icons and other alternative desktop shell environments, by Bradley Wardell.