Island Dog's Articles for December, 2017
December 22, 2017 by Island Dog
Winter is here! This Feature Friday we're taking a look at the Wintery Sunset 2 WindowBlinds skin by don5318. This skin has a great design with a nice use of colors. It's perfect for your winter or holiday desktop! Download here:  https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/8810/
December 14, 2017 by Island Dog
Softpedia takes a look at Groupy and rates it a 5 out of 5! "The utmost advantage of Groupy is that it offers a more organized workspace and eliminates the need to look for certain applications, to open or to close windows. It is, indeed, a very useful and cool application that is worth trying by any daily computer user." Read the full review here !
December 15, 2017 by Island Dog
Happy Friday! We're getting some great holiday skins submitted to the site over the past couple of weeks, along with some updates of previous skins. We'll be featuring some of those through the month, but today I wanted to feature the Xmas Blue Master WindowBlinds skin by don5318.  If you are still looking for a Christmas skin for your desktop, then I recommend giving this one a try. Get it here:  https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/8813/
December 12, 2017 by Island Dog
This Update Improves Maps, Adjusts Campaigns, and Provides Highly Requested Multiplayer Fix Update also adds new splash screens for campaigns, scenarios, and benchmark For a detailed list of updates, view the changelog at the bottom of this post.   v2.65 Highlights: Quality of Life Changes Fans of multiplayer are going to love this one! Regions owned by players who disconnect during a multiplayer match can now be claimed by others. Additio...
December 12, 2017 by Island Dog
How can I get my registration / product key information Table of contents System Requirements Game Loading issues Video Issues Purging game installation     Below is a list of things to try if you are having technical issues with installing or running Ashes.  If your issue is related to gameplay, or any other non-technical issue, please use the Ashes forums as your question has likely been addressed in existing posts: Forums   &n...
December 8, 2017 by Island Dog
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December 19, 2017 by Island Dog
We've introduced a new app: Groupy! I think PC users are going to find the ability to group their apps into tabbed windows very useful in their daily workflow. Groupy works similarly to how you use tabs in web browsers, but now you can do the same with applications like Explorer windows, Excel spreadsheets, Adobe apps, and just about anything else. It’s really easy to setup and use Groupy, so here’s a quick guide on how to get started! Get Groupy for ...
December 4, 2017 by Island Dog
How can I get my registration / product key information Table of contents Activaiton Issues and Questions Please click here Information and Usage  What is an Object Desktop Subscription? Object Desktop Manager is not showing my products I have Object Desktop but don't see the betas in it           How can I get my registration / product key information Table of contents Activaiton Issues and Q...
December 11, 2017 by Island Dog
Animated wallpapers were introduced to Windows back in the Vista days and has since been continued with the DeskScapes app created by Stardock. By using DeskScapes, you can have beautiful animated wallpapers on your Windows desktops. DeskScapes also lets users manage both animated and static wallpapers, add effects, and more.  You can get a more detailed of what DeskScapes does with this article found here . There are thousands of animated wallpapers, also called Dreams, available for d...
December 8, 2017 by Island Dog
Since we don't have a wiki any longer, I wanted to at least have a place where tutorials and guides can be listed for easy reference. More will be added.   Object Desktop Object Desktop: The Benefits of Membership Reminder: Backup Your Object Desktop Apps! Using Object Desktop Manager   Stardock  Store   Gift Purchasing from the Stardock Store   Stardock Store: Downloading Your Purchases Managing your Stardoc...