In the previous post, I've guided you guys through the way to recreate the Windows 8 metro UI (user interface) experience on your Windows 7 desktop. Well, this post shares a similar purpose. As we all know, the Windows 8 concept is not just about its breakthrough in designing a brand new UI, it's also heavily emphasizing on its ease of access and broader functionality. This of course, should include the ribbon style Windows Explorer, the controversial toolbar, which is inspired by Microsoft company's 2010 Office Suite. The main purpose of this design is to improve users' accessibility to the toolbar, by displaying all functional options on two simple tabs, "Home" and "View". So believe it or not, you can actually port this new feature into your Windows 7. The process is unexpectedly simple. What you have to do is just to download and install a tiny application called BExplorer (a.k.a Better Explorer). Just click on http://bexplorer.codeplex.com/ to get to the website or click Download to directly download the application. After installing the application, the rest are pretty much self-explanatory, you just have to launch the application, go to your Windows explorer, and start trying it out.
Note: You might experience some minor bugs while using this application as this not a finalized project.
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