PowerPage Associate Editor Rob Parker has apparently embarked upon spring cleaning and sent this image along to demonstrate what Unsanity's utilities can do:

This effect is achieved via a combination of utilities called ShapeShifter, ClearDock and MightyMouse, which allow for the Mac OS X interface to be customized. The theme shown above is called Eternal 1.2 and the MightyMouse cursor set is known as "lambda".

The programs are currently coded as universal binaries and run at native speeds on both PowerPC and Intel-based hardware.

Not bad, especially considering when Apple first released Mac OS X, the company had tightened controls as to how appearances could be altered, the classic Kaleidescope program dropping by the wayside.

If you've found any cool hacks or ways to change your system's appearance outside of the standard Mac OS X controls, let us know.