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Mac users can brag about a lot of things, but a consistent look in OS X is not one of them. Iridium comes to the rescue with a theme that doesn’t need a theme manager:

Before MacOSX, Apple Computers shipped an OS that had a unified look-and-feel. From System 8.0 to System 9.2.2, the look was called Platinum. Since the advent of MacOSX, a few different interfaces have become common on the Macintosh. Among these are Aqua, Brushed Metal (which began as a skin for Quicktime during the MacOS Classic era), and now Unified. When I heard that Apple had a new look called Unified, I thought, “Finally, they are going to give us a consistent GUI again!” I was wrong. That is why I decided to make Iridium. Iridium is often called a Platinum-like metal, so the name seemed appropriate.

I’m not a fan of Apple’s new Platinum look, but I am a fan of consistency, so I’d recommend this little app.

Read source article: Iridium (platinum’s twin) - Theme for MacOSX 10.4

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