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.  

The ObjectDock 2.20 beta is now available for download for current customers. Changelog is available here . Update includes: Fixed Start8 start button position issue at high DPI by marking ObjectDock as DPI aware Further improved 64bit folder handling (system32 folder specifically) Removed "names only" view option from tabbed docks Added notification for when DWM is disabled for folder tabs Hardcoded support for LibreOffice in ObjectDock taskbar v2.20.0.850 The beta can be down...

There’s no shortage of Master skins this week!  Today we have a WindowBlinds skin called Genix by LightStar.  If you’ve been looking for a new dark skin to use, then this one will probably suit you just fine.  If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber, get this with your 20% discount. Genix by LightStar  

This latest Master WindowBlinds skin called Dansel came in over the holiday break, but it’s definitely not too late to check out this latest release by LightStar.  As always, a great design with fantastic use of color.  Made for Windows 7/8.  WinCustomize Subscribers don’t forget your 20% discount on Master Skins! Dansel by LightStar