Recently there has been much fuss over the reported licensing terms for Windows Vista. The previous license terms were very restrictive on retail users who wanted to upgrade or transfer Vista to another machine. Well today Microsoft changed the license to let users transfer Vista to another computer. A breakdown of the licensing changes can be found at the article below.

We are in the final stretch of the GUI Champs, and what a great competition it has been so far.  We saw some great entries this time around, and the judges have made their decisions in the Best Overall Wallpaper and Best Overall Icon Package. These winners were selected from the finalists as picked by user voting a few weeks back. These represent some of the best wallpapers and icon packs in this year's competition. Best Overall Wallpaper Winners Best Overall Icon...

In this years GUI Championship competition, over $12,000 in cash, software, site subscriptions, and prizes were up for grabs.  We saw some fantastic submissions from around the world in the Icon Package, Wallpapers, and Visual Style categories.  We  have already given away two video cards from EVGA and NVIDIA,  a few Xbox 360's, cash, and a bunch of software.  Now it's time to announce the Best Overall Skinner of the 2006 GUI Championships.  The prize for this winn...

The end of the week is finally here, and as usual, we will end the week with features from the various galleries here on WinCustomize.  We have a nice variety this week with a CursorFX theme, a widget, an updated WindowBlinds skin, and much more. So head on over to the link below and check out this weeks picks.  Don't forget to send the link to your friends as well!

Another day closer to Valentines, so that means another skins feature.  We have already gone through some WindowBlinds skins and wallpapers, so how about today we take a look at .dreams (animated wallpapers). Tunnel of Love by TheMasterBaron Valentine Hearts by AzDude   Valentine by Littleboy Burning Love by TheMasterBaron

Last week I showed some Valentines WindowBlinds skins, so I thought today would be perfect for some matching wallpapers.  Wallpapers are probably the most popular as far as Valentines inspired works goes, so the ones here are just a very small sample of what you can find browsing and searching the galleries.  Valentine Red by FrankieF St. Valentines by sydneysiders Distant Love by buzzh58 With Love by Pumakitten57 ...

Valentines Day is less than a week away, so what a better time than to get your desktop, or the desktop of your significant other all "dressed" up for the occasion.  Today we have a sample of some of the great Valentines Day inspired WindowBlinds skins that can be found in the galleries here on WinCustomize. X & Y by navigatsio   Be My Valentine by Keila San Valentin by Apocalypse_67   Hearts Afire by...

Last week we had a bunch of announcements and articles, so in case you were living under a rock last week here is a highlight of last weeks news. WindowBlinds 6.02 released - This was a largely a maintenance release which also added support for MyColors. DeskScapes 2.0 beta - Object Desktop subscribers were treated to an early beta which will run on any version of Vista. Presidential Countdown gadgets - Keep track of the days until this years Presidential election. ...

New Years is another holiday I wish we would see more skins devoted to. Although I do understand this time of year is more dedicated to Christmas and the winter holiday, I think some really cool New Years skins would be a great addition. Regardless, I went through the galleries and found a few skins in case some of you are interested in putting some New Years cheer on your desktop. New Years Champagne New Years Glitter Fireworks Screen Saver ...

The weekend is over and Christmas Eve is here!  I was just browsing through the galleries this morning, and wanted to share some of the skins that were submitted over the weekend. Santa Clock Weather Location Search Polar Copper Tiles Christmas Eve   Elena

It's just a bit late, but this weeks edition of "This Week in Skinning" is here.  This will be the last TWiS for this year, so don't miss this one.  This week we have a DX widget, a .dream, icons, wallpaper, and several WindowBlinds skins. Click below for this weeks features.

This has been a great holiday season as far as skinning goes.  We have seen many seasonal submissions over the past month, and they keep rolling in!  Here are a few recent skins that caught my eye. White Christmas (weather) Grinch RightClick Christmas 2007 Christmas 2007

This was a short week for many people, but that obviously didn't stop the submissions from rolling in, so there was no reason to stop This Week in Skinning.  Check out this weeks skin features including a cursor, wallpapers, a WindowBlinds skin, and more! Check out the article for the featured skin!

On behalf of WinCustomize I would like to take this time to tell everyone Happy Thanksgiving. WinCustomize is a great community, and we thank you all for your support and what you bring to the community every day! Have a great holiday, and enjoy your Thanksgiving feast!

Zoomba is on vacation so I can't give an update with the numbers concerning the WinCustomize Charity/Drive, but I still wanted to take the time to put out a reminder.  The charity/subscription drive is going on until December 14th, and a portion of every subscription to WinCustomize will be donated to the Childs Play charity.  Along with that, several of our Master Skinners have donated a percentage of their revenues from selected master skins to donate as well. A subscription to ...