The latest Master WindowBlinds skin comes from essorant, this one called Criterion.  I was running this skin over the weekend, and it’s just fantastic.  The skin is smooth, and the transparency is just about perfect.  You won’t be disappointed in this one. Don’t forget, if you are a WinCustomize Subscriber you get 20% off master skins. 

If you didn’t get a chance to visit the site over the weekend, I got your covered.  Here are some of the featured skin picks for WinCustomize for the past weekend.

We have been talking about the Marathon Icon Pack which the proceeds are going to help The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Today, Mormegil has released a free sample pack of one of the 29 included sets in the full Icon Package . They are a fantastic set of icons, and it’s also going to a great cause. 

I don’t have to tell you anymore what Friday means, no it’s not about the weekend, it’s about the latest edition of This Week in Skinning.  This week we have several wallpapers, a slick WindowBlinds skin, and some DesktopX created goodies. Check it out!

Stardock is excited to release LogonStudio 1.5.  LogonStudio is an application that allows you to easily change the Windows logon screen in Windows Vista.  There are thousands of logons available for download from WinCustomize.com , and creating your own logon is as easy as dragging and dropping an image into LogonStudio. This update includes: Right-click context menu on logons  Easily set current wallpaper as a logon Various bug fixes More info and a free download ...

The WinCustomize moderators spent a grueling weekend together fighting it out over who had the best skin picks for the month, but after a few slices of pizza and margaritas, we all worked it out and came up with Aprils list.  These are the favorite skins picked by the WinCustomize moderators themselves! WOM picks Loneliness Forest V by hmn1 ”Futuristic look.  Lights up the screen.” Zubaz picks Covert Ops (TM Suite) by Philly0381 ”Covert Ops Theme Manag...

My favorite community feature is back once again to give us a heads up on what’s going on related to DesktopX in April.  ‘I Love DesktopX’ is a feature brought to you by sViz, and as usual, contains a wealth of information about all things DesktopX related. Link  – I Love DesktopX: April 2009

We are just a few days into May, and if you haven’t done so already, it’s time to post your desktop screenshot in our ongoing forum thread.  There are already some really cool desktops being shown off, so be sure to add yours!

Where did the weekend go so fast?  Well Monday is here and there isn’t much you can do about it, except check out some of these cool skins from the past weekend! What skins did you like from the weekend?  

As you might have read in recent weeks, our very own Mormegil is running a series of marathons to help benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Just this past weekend he ran the 2nd marathon for this in Cincinnati.  Mormegil has also created a special icon pack to help raise money for this worthwhile cause. Link: http://mormegil.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1767&libid=2 You can also help directly by donating to their Team in Training page, located here . ...

Anybody else glad it’s Friday?  If so, raise your hand.  Yeah, that’s what I thought.  Since it’s Friday, you know what the usual routine is, it’s time for This Week in Skinning. This week we have a nice variety of skins from the past week, so don’t miss it.

The end of the month is coming, so it’s time to start getting those May desktops ready.  If you are looking for wallpapers, head over to the galleries and check out some of the latest submissions. Here are some of my recent favorites.  

A few weeks we told you about the Marathon Icon Pack for charity, which the proceeds are being donated to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Mormegil is heavily involved with this, and is running several marathons to help raise even more money for this cause. I just wanted to put out another reminder that these icons are still available, and the fund raising is still on. 

Want to get a look at what the next major version of WindowBlinds might look like?  If you do, head over to a ‘sneak peek’ from Frogboy with the current mockup of WindowBlinds 7.

Monday is back once again.  It seemed this was a busy weekend as the moderation queue was qquite busy, but I think we got most things through.  Check out some featured picks from the weekend. Let me know what you liked!