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January 28, 2014 by Island Dog
If you like to have animated wallpapers on your Windows desktop by using Stardock’s DeskScapes , then take a look at some of the recent .dreams that have been submitted to the galleries.  
January 17, 2014 by Island Dog
Every month we have a new thread on the WinCustomize forums where users can show off screenshots of their desktops.  It’s a great way to show off what skins and themes you are using, or if you are a skinner, to even show off what your next skinning project is.  We have our January thread up and already have a bunch of great looking desktops up.  If you haven’t posted  yours yet, head over to that post and lets see your desktop. January 2014 Desktop Screenshots ...
January 9, 2014 by Island Dog
I’m happy to announce that the first Master promotion of 2014 is Basj.  Basj has been around on WinCustomize since 2001 and has a member number of 281, which obviously makes him one of the first members of WC.  During that time basj has created a bunch of skins including WindowBlinds, Cursor themes, Winstep themes, and many more. You can see his skins here: https://www.wincustomize.com/users/281/basj This is a long overdue promotion, and I hope to see some more fantasti...
December 25, 2013 by Island Dog
On behalf of the Stardock family I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!  
December 18, 2013 by Island Dog
We have a new Master WindowBlinds skin available today called Brilliance.  A bold and elegant skin for both Windows 7 and Windows 8, and also includes a matching wallpaper also.  Give this one a look, and if you are a WinCustomize Subscriber don’t forget your 20% discount. Brilliance by LightStar  
December 8, 2013 by Island Dog
Just in time for Christmas, adni18 brings us a beautiful Master WindowBlinds skin for the holidays.  Christmas Time uses a rich holiday color, and this skin will work with both Windows 7 and Windows 8. Christmas Time by adni18  
December 4, 2013 by Island Dog
Today we released a Fences v2.12 update which includes an assortment of performance enhancements and fixes. You can now choose between rounded and 90 degree corner edges for your fences to better match your PC theme. Touch features have been re-enabled to help you navigate between desktop pages and move icons into fences on your touch screen display. You can view the entire changelog here . Fences is available to try as a free 30-day trial Current Fences owners should open their ...
December 4, 2013 by Island Dog
Today we released a Start8 v1.31 update which includes an assortment of performance enhancements and fixes. You can view the Changelog here . Start8 is available to try as a free 30-day trial Current Start8 owners should open their Object Desktop Manager application or visit their Stardock account to download the v1.31 update. To learn more about Start8 visit https://www.stardock.com/products/start8/  
December 2, 2013 by Island Dog
The Stardock Cyber Monday Sale is now live, and all week you can get Stardock software up to 50% off. Stardock Cyber Monday Sale Sale highlights: Object Desktop subscription – $34.99  $49.99 Start8 – $3.99  $4.99 WindowBlinds – $7.49  $9.99 Fences – $7.49  $9.99 ObjectDock - $7.49  $9.99 DeskScapes – $7.49  $9.99 and many more! Sales are valid from 12/2/13 until 12/8/13.
November 20, 2013 by Island Dog
WindowBlinds is the original Windows user-interface theming application to enable users to customize their PCs with themes called skins. 15 years later and WindowBlinds and the awesome WinCustomize.com skinning community are still going strong! Today we’re releasing a WindowBlinds v8.02 update which includes the Modern skin and an assortment of performance enhancements and fixes. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, for limited time WindowBlinds is on sale now for 15% off. So down...
November 20, 2013 by Island Dog
WindowBlinds is 15 years old today!  It’s almost crazy to think it’s been around that long, but many of our WinCustomize members have been there from the start and continue to use WindowBlinds to make their desktop shine.  To help celebrate 15 years and over 19 million downloads on Download.com alone, we wanted to have a little contest where you can win a year of Object Desktop.  Object Desktop not only includes WindowBlinds, but many other customization and desktop...
November 19, 2013 by Island Dog
We have a new Master WindowBlinds skin from LightStar up on WinCustomize this week, and no laws were broken while making this skin.  Criminal takes the darker path with a cool design compatible with both Windows 7 and Windows 8. Criminal by LightStar  
November 18, 2013 by Island Dog
Lifehacker put an article up over the weekend with the top 10 ways to customize your desktop.  Of course many Stardock apps were mentioned including WindowBlinds, ObjectDock, Fences, WindowFX and more. "Tired of the boring grey window borders and traditional buttons in the corner? You can spice up your windows with  WindowBlinds " Read more on Lifehacker. Top 10 Ways to Customize Your Desktop  
November 14, 2013 by Island Dog
There’s lots – I mean LOTS – of WindowBlinds skins on WinCustomize that can fit just about any style you are looking for.  I want to point out and feature some popular skins as of late to help users find one they might like. These are a few WindowBlinds skin that you should have in your skin collection.  Remember, you can find the full WindowBlinds gallery here .  Windows Glass by madcat21   ElectroSexual by Vampothika &nb...
November 6, 2013 by Island Dog
Add a stationary dock to your Windows 8 Start screen. The Start screen in Windows 8 organizes your applications into groups of tiles. Launch8 adds the convenience of a quick access stationary dock on your Start screen. Now you’ll be able to drag and drop your favorite applications into Launch8 and quickly launch them no matter where you have swiped to on your Start screen. Launch8 v1.0 is available to try as a free 30-day trial and can be purchased for only $4.99. Vi...