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.
Clay's Sound Emporium: Making your own wav files.
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.
ICQ Plus Skinning Tutorial: Tutorial covers the basic design tricks, creating the skin, and assembling the skin.
Make Themes: Step by step instructions on how to make themes in Windows 95/98/2000/NT using Plus! or an alternative themes program.
Screen Saver development: Coding Windows screen savers with Delphi.
The Screensavers of Andy Clark: Examples and guidance on programming or creating screensavers for Windows.
Windows Customization 2002: A primer on themes, visual styles, skins, icons and other alternative desktop shell environments, by Bradley Wardell.