Autumn officially started yesterday, so if you keep up with the seasons then now might be a good time to adjust your desktop theme to one that matches the season.  We have a nice collection of Autumn-inspired skins and themes on WinCustomize. See more here and here .  If you have some related skins, please post them in the comments so I can feature them in another post soon. Here are a few of my favorites. ...

Master skinner basj has released a new Master WindowBlinds skin called Memopad.  This is a unique and clean design that will fit perfectly on many desktops, and it is compatible with Windows 8 and 7.  If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber, don’t forget your 20% discount. Memopad by basj

We have had a good amount of new backgrounds for ObjectDock submitted lately.  Some of these fantastic looking docks are from WebGizmos, Richard Mohler, Uvah…..just to name a few.  Changing the dock background is a fairly easy task, but if you haven’t done it before, we have a tutorial here to get you started. Take a look at the full ObjectDock Background gallery here . Lets take a look at some of the recent submissions. ...

I hope you had a great weekend and the transition to Monday is going at least fairly well.  Today is also a great time to do a quick recap of skins and themes that came in over the past few days.  We had a nice selection of skins, so here’s a few I’d like to highlight. ...

Master Skinner vStyler marks his return with a fantastic new skin called Akula.  Designed for Windows 8 and Windows 7, this skin has lots of details and a great looking design that will surely appeal to lots of people looking for a new high quality skin. If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber, don’t forget your 20% discount! Akula WB for 7 and 8 by vStyler

Minimal skins have become quite popular when using Stardock's  WindowBlinds .  They have always been what I personally prefer as they don’t really interfere with the desktop, and overall I just like clean designs.  There’s a big selection of WindowBlinds skins on WinCustomize that cover nearly every type of design you might like, but today I wanted to focus on minimal skins so here’s 5 of my favorites. See the entire WindowBlinds gallery on WinCustomize ...

The WindowBlinds 8.06 update is available for download. Included: Added new SAS activation and trial code You can download the updates from your  Stardock account , or via Object Desktop Manager.  

The latest Master WindowBlinds skin from LightStar is Atheros.  It is based in Greek architecture, and he did a fantastic job using that to build a skin around it.  As always, attention to detail was paid greatly and overall it’s just a really cool skin to have.  It was designed for Windows 8 and Windows 7, and also includes a wallpaper and ObjectDock tile. Don’t forget your 20% discount on Master skins if you are a WinCustomize Subscriber. Atheros by LightStar ...

Start8, ModernMix and Tiles received minor updates today. Included: Added new SAS activation and trial code You can download the updates from your  Stardock account , or via Object Desktop Manager.  

Decor8, DeskScapes, Launch8, and WindowFX have all received a minor update today.   Included: Added new SAS activation and trial code You can download the updates from your Stardock account , or via Object Desktop Manager.  

Summer is moving right along and with a new month comes another monthly desktop screenshot thread.  We've already got some creative and cool screenshots posted, but there's always room for more.  Take a screenshot of your desktop and show other WinCustomize members what skins you are using to customize your desktop. Post to the August desktop thread here:  https://forums.wincustomize.com/456418  

I was excited to see a bunch of new skins from over the past few days.  We had quite a few new, cool looking animated wallpapers, a new WindowBlinds skin with a variety of matching skins, and quite a few more.  Take a few minutes and check out what these talented people took the time to share with others this weekend. View all the latest skins here . ...

Skin submissions have been really good over the past few days and we’ve had a good selection of skins coming in.  We have several new start buttons for Start8 , some animated wallpapers for DeskScapes , and a variety of other skins and themes made available on WinCustomize.com. Come check out what’s new! ...

Basj has released a new Master skin for WindowBlinds this week called C Series.  This has a cool design using white on black and is designed for use on Windows 7 and 8.  He’s also made a sub-style to make it easier to use on a touch screen system. C Series by basj Become a WinCustomize Subscriber today to get a 20% discount on Master Skins.

The Start8 v1.44 beta is now available for download for current customers.   Changelog is here . This beta includes: -New activation and trial mechanism You can download the Start8 beta from your Stardock account page , or via Object Desktop Manager.