Impulse - Phase II

Next-gen Digital Distribution Platform

Published on August 27, 2008 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Stardock is excited to announce that “phase two” of its digital download platform, Impulse, has begun and all updates, new games and software applications will soon be live. Phase two of Impulse sees new games from 2k (Civilizations III, Shattered Union, Sid Meier’s Pirates! and Sid Meier’s Railroads!) and Tilted Mill’s Children of the Nile enhanced edition. New software applications include a host of Corel applications like WordPerfect Office X4, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, and Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 as well as software applications from Genie Soft, Iolo, and AVG Internet Security and Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware software.

Phase two of Impulse also adds the ability for users to install and update third-party and freeware programs that are available via Impulse. This makes the transfer of the catalogue of programs installed on a user’s machine extraordinarily simple from machine to machine as it’s all centrally located on Impulse. Phase two has already addressed user feedback and incorporates significantly faster load times, downloads, a smart queue option and a smarter updating process which exponentially decreases processing time for updates.

All new titles and software applications are now available at www.impulsedriven.com

Comments (Page 2)

aufisch

on Aug 28, 2008

Does sdmcp.exe have to be running now that Impulse.exe is running in processes?

It used to be that Stardock-mpc was needed for certain features of ObjectDock and DesktopX. If you don't use either, you might be safe to unload it.

As to Impulse II. I found that it is much snappier than the "old"-version, even with the preload/fastload-feature turned off.

angus1949

on Aug 28, 2008

Thanks much for the info from everyone.

sb_41

on Aug 28, 2008

Nice new look & feel! Perfect for this time of the year! However, still no skinning function...

Alan Lindsay

on Aug 31, 2008

The new color scheme is both ugly and difficult to read. What you had before was much easier on the eyes. Adobe seems to be the only company that can really implement darker interfaces with success. If you are going to go dark you should consider usability. While you will no doubt get a number of people who say the skin is cool your target audience (or the audience you are trying to expand to) likely won't appreciate it or its design. Most people just want to use the app for its utility and wading through neon lights doesn't offer any advantage in my opinion.

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