Skinning.net has a new feature going on over at their site which is the SDN Spotlight.  This month they spotlight fellow WinCustomize member theAVMAN. “This Spotlight features The A/V Man. The A/V Man (aka Harley Myers) has been a member of SDN for 2 years and has been skinning for about 4 years. The A/V Man is well known for making stunning WindowBlinds skins as well DeskTop X objects and Cursor FX skins. The A/V Man is very active in the community, besides being a member of SDN; ...

It’s Monday already?  Where did the weekend go so fast?  Well I guess it doesn’t matter, the new work week has begun so lets kick it off right with some featured theme picks from the past few days! Check them out!

The week is done!  It’s Friday, and I hope everyone has a great weekend planned.  A little late today, but This Week in Skinning is now up showcasing some of the popular themes from the past week. Check them out!

From reading various blogs around communities it seems one of the popular things to change on Windows 7 is the logon screen.  The best is it can be easily done using LogonStudio for both Vista and Windows 7. Here are some popular logon screens you can use! More logon themes can be found in the gallery on WinCustomize.com .

We made a new promo video for Object Desktop 2010, and I wanted to share.

The latest Master WindowBlinds skin comes from MikeB314 called ‘Subsecret’.  This WindowBlinds theme is compatible with both Windows XP and Vista, and includes some cool matching wallpapers. WinCustomize Subscribers get 20% off Master skin purchases, so don’t delay!

The holidays are approaching quite rapidly, and I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to gather some members of the community and start a new community theme project based on the holidays.  Christmas/Winter Holiday Theme Pack This would include at the minimum: WindowBlinds theme DesktopX Theme DesktopX Gadgets CursorFX theme Dreams RightClick Skins Icons (IP or just some dock icons) Wallpapers At the end this would all be wrapped up in a Theme Manager suite. My...

Well the coffee is ready, the days events are all planned out, so lets go ahead and take a look at the featured skins from this past weekend.  I notice the holiday themes are starting to pick up.  

The last work day of the week is finally here.  Things are very busy around here, and will get even more crazier since the holiday season is approaching.  I also see some holiday skins are appearing, and take a peek at our holiday community theme project going on. For now, here is the latest This Week in Skinning!

You didn’t think we forgot about the promotions for this month, did you?  We didn’t forget, just in a crunch for time especially since Jafo is on his North American tour.  In case you are new to the site, we have a variety of classes starting at Citizen, Apprentice, Master Apprentice, Journeyman, and finally Master status.  People usually are promoted to Apprentice by their contributions to the galleries, and community participation.  After that it’s all uphill and the ...

Looking back at the theme submissions from last month, the WinCustomize moderators picked some themes that really caught their eye while moderating.  With so many skins coming in, it’s always hard to narrow down a few skins, but I think it’s always cool to see what their favorites are. WOM picked Captain’s Pointer by theAVMAN ”A nice big golden cursor with a unique animation.” Lantec went with the Solid State suite by 2of3 ”A LOT of work involved.....not only...

Stardock is excited to announce the release of the fourth phase of its popular digital download platform, Impulse .

Impulse enables users to quickly purchase, download, install and update any of thousands of available games, applications, and utilities to their machine. Once purchased, the program becomes associated with their account. If a user purchases a new PC or reformats an existing PC, a user can install Impulse, log in with their account and instantly re-download all their programs.

In the year since its initial release, Impulse has garnered widespread support from major game and application publishers. Most new PC games, for example, are now released on Impulse and a growing number of application developers are releasing their titles on Impulse as well.

“The objective of Impulse is to make it so that your software truly belongs to you,” said Brad Wardell, president & CEO of Stardock . “Anyone who has ever dug through boxes of CDs or looked through old emails to find a serial number can recognize the advantages of Impulse.”

In addition, PC gamers will soon be able to make use of a new Impulse feature called “Ready to Play”, a revolutionary new free program that allows users to create instant virtual communities based on profiles in order to quickly get multiplayer games going with like-minded people.

RightClick themes seems to be gaining popularity again.  I am seeing more and more of them in screenshots, and we have several skinners who are actively working on new themes, especially ones to match recent WindowBlinds themes. Here are some of my recent favorites.

I hope everyone is enjoying their long Labor Day weekend.  Here are some theme picks from the past couple of days.

It’s the beginning of a new month, and with that we have up our monthly desktop screenshot thread going in the WinCustomize forums.  Take a minute and snap a screenshot of your desktop, and show other members what themes you are using on your desktop. Head over to the desktop thread and post your screenshot there!