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January 16, 2013 by Island Dog
Start8 1.1 was released today with many improvements and features such as multi-monitor support for the Start button, custom places support, additional languages, and more.  Start8 is the “best solution” for the missing Start Menu on Windows8 by USA Today, Forbes, CBS News and Lifehacker! Full changelog for v1.1 can be found here , but here are the highlights: Added drag & drop including rearranging items in the all programs tree. Added rename support in the tree ...
January 15, 2013 by Island Dog
I hope you are having a great week so far.  It’s been a few days since some skins on WinCustomize were highlighted, so I figured it was time to get that done. Here’s some of the latest from our galleries! Cryo64 Apocalypse by D. Arnaez   CDJ 850 by don5318   Kahlua 7 by DaveBax   Innominatum Xtreme by Xiandi
January 10, 2013 by Island Dog
We have released the v1.09.3 (1.1 RC) beta for Start8 today.  Start8 brings back the start menu missing in Windows 8, and offers other customizations to help make Windows 8 work the way you want to. Changelog for v1.1 RC: Added new start button images Added option to disable multiple monitor corner stickiness feature of Windows 8 Added option to make right clicking the start button when at the bottom of the screen open the Win + X menu Modified custom places to support l...
January 8, 2013 by Island Dog
Oberson 7 for CursorFX is the newest Master Skin from Vampothika.  This highly detailed cursor has some fantastic animations and matches lots of popular WindowBlinds skin as well.  Don’t forget WinCustomize Subscribers get 20% off! Download : Oberon 7
January 3, 2013 by Island Dog
The holiday sale for Stardock software is ending tomorrow, so now is your last chance to save on some great software. https://www.stardock.com/holiday_sale/software.asp   Acoustic Bridge Reg: $9.95        Sale: $7.46 CursorFX        Reg: $9.95    Sale: $7.46 Premium Themes (All Themes)           ...
January 2, 2013 by Island Dog
After a nice holiday break we’re getting back to work and catching up on stuff from the holidays.  It’s been a while, so lets post some favorite skins from the last couple of weeks as we get ready for another great year! ...
December 21, 2012 by Island Dog
We have another beautiful Master WindowBlinds skin added to the galleries this week from vStyler.  A futuristic skin with 3D lighting effects making this a very unique design.  Be sure to grab this one and don’t forget WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount. Metropolis by vStyler  
December 13, 2012 by Island Dog
We’ve taken a look at some holiday inspired WindowBlinds skin, and some wallpapers , so I figured next up would be some animated wallpapers (.dreams)!  We have some awesome holiday animated wallpapers that look absolutely great on your PC desktop, and go especially well with some of the Christmas WindowBlinds skins we also have on the site. To use these you will need DeskScapes.  Get more info and the download here - https://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/ ...
December 12, 2012 by Island Dog
Today marks the end of the 2012 GUI Champs as we are excited to announce the overall winners of the competition!  We would first like to thank everyone who participated in the events and to the community who helped make this another great event. Now for the winners! Overall Winner in WindowBlinds Galaxus 7 by roflmfaoo $650 Cash, Official GUI Champs Medal, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription   ...
December 10, 2012 by Island Dog
Today we are excited to announce the winners of the Most Creative and Most Usable in the WindowBlinds category of the 2012 GUI Champs!  Congrats to all the winners and thanks to the community who participated in voting for these great skins! Most Usable First place – NOIR by TomRichter   Second place – Day Spa by k10w3   Third place – Crux by LightStar     Most Creative First place – Cimmerian b...
December 5, 2012 by Island Dog
The Christmas holiday is always a great time for skinning as there are so many options and a ton of skins available.  Today we’ll take a look at some of the best WindowBlinds skin that you can use to decorate your desktop for the winter holidays.  First, get WindowBlinds at www.windowblinds.net Then, come download these skins from WinCustomize.com. Miricla Christmas by Mirsguy   Christmas 2011 by LightStar   Plastic...
December 5, 2012 by Island Dog
Master Skinner adni18 has released another beautiful Christmas holiday theme! This includes the fantastic holiday skin for WindowBlinds, Christmas icons, and a desktop gadget. WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount! Christmas Holidays Theme
December 3, 2012 by Island Dog
The next round of public voting is open, this time for WindowBlinds skins!  Head over and cast your votes! http://www.guichamps.com/vote/
November 20, 2012 by Island Dog
Community voting for Dreams (animated wallpapers) is now open to the public.  Head over and vote for the Most Creative and Most Usable Dream. http://www.guichamps.com/vote/  
November 20, 2012 by Island Dog
The v0.99 beta update for Decor8 is now available.  Windows 8 limits your start screen customization options to only 10 provided background images and a few pre-defined color schemes. Decor8 removes these limitations and provides the freedom to personalize your start screen with your own images and colors. UPDATED Additional filter options for start screen backgrounds Support for quickly and conveniently changing the lock screen background Additional wallpapers (including s...