Da links: http://www.designer.com/articles/making_glassy_buttons.asp
http://www.macmerc.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=42
http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/illustrator/il003.php
http://www.webreference.com/graphics/corel101/
http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/5/120
http://www.extenuation.net/psp/joestuts/aquacap.html
Well...ever since Jairo exploded on the scene with his fun and 'desktop-friendly' creations I figured I'd share some tutorial links for the basic glass FX aka [apple-style shhhh].
BTW, just a simple tip but for those who didn't know...if you hit alt+PrintScrn you can get a perfect screenshot of any open and active window without any BG messing it up. Try it...you might like it!