05/08/2015 - SSC15

So, here's my contribution to the PixelPeddlers' contest SSC15.

The first screenshot shows my empty desktop with
 Wallpaper: Times Square by RurouniVash
 LiteStep: Strongly modified version of LSona by Folter-x
 RocketDock: Self-crafted skin and Project Icons by bogo-d
 Shutdown window: Self-created.

The second screenshot shows some windows arranged like bricks:
 Visual Style: Extremely modified version of Fcoar 8 by neiio
 Google Chrome: SoundCloud
 A pinned YouTube video: Der Super-Alkoholikermann by DirtyWhitePaint; Floating YouTube by vlgalik
 Explorer window (icons): Turqoise by BluPaper
 Other Explorer window (wallpapers): A collection of wallpapers by FeiGiap
 Photo Viewer: Found the picture somewhere on Wallhaven...; I replaced the buttons using resource hacker.

My LiteStep skin explained:

    Top bar (right):
     Caps lock warning (not visible in the screenshots; just a label saying 'CAPSLOCK!' when caps lock is on)
     Control panel
     Task manager
     CMD
     Sound mixer
     Shutdown
     User & computer name (opens notify tray on click)
    Bottom bar (right):
     Minimize all
     Cascade all open windows
     Tile all open windows

Software/Tools used to archieve these screenshots:

 Aero Glass for Windows 8 by Big Muscle - To get back Windows 7's Aero effects with more abilities of customization
 Adobe Photoshop by Adobe - To edit everything optically
 CustomizerGod by Kishan-Bagaria - To replace most icons
 LiteStep by LiteStep Dev Team - To make my Windows look like a different operating system
 Resource hacker by Angus Johnson - To replace some images and icons from Windows applications
 Visual Studio Community Edition by Microsoft - To develop the following to apps
     ScReserve - To keep screen space reserved properly without having to recycle LiteStep
     Shutdown- The window in the first screenshot with the label 'Man sieht sich...'
     StartLaunch - To open the windows start menu when I click the 'Starter' button
     VanishBar - To keep the Windows taskbar hidden