Every so often I like to focus on the new users of WindowBlinds, as although it’s very easy to use, there are some things that a new person skinning their desktop could miss.  Some people just apply skins and go no further, and while that’s perfectly fine, WindowBlinds can let take things a bit further to enhance that experience even more. Lets take a look at 5 of my favorite tips for new users. Get WindowBlinds – www.windowblinds.net 1. Make Finding Install...

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Skinning!  It’s nice to see that people aren’t slowing down much summer in regards to skinning.  Typically, summer is a slow time for skinning but that doesn’t seem to be the case as the uploads keep rolling in.  Hopefully we’ll have some more GUI Champs 2012 news coming up soon as we are hard at work behind the scenes getting things ready.  Follow @stardock   Now for this weeks picks! ...

Hey folks!  Welcome to another edition of This Week in Skinning where we show off some of the coolest desktop skins and themes from the past week.  Lots of good stuff this week so lets get to it! Now for this weeks picks!     Andromeda by theAVMAN This is a really slick and detailed cursor theme for CursorFX .  Just download it and see.   Fantasy by DolphinDoc A new desktop theme for DesktopX which a clean ...

I think I can safely say ObjectDock Plus is the app I have the most interaction with on the desktop.  I say that because it’s how I launch most of the applications I use during a given day.  I have some in the Windows 7 taskbar, but those are mostly browser and e-mail apps.  Everything else is stuffed into tabs in ObjectDock which I organize by category. For example, I have tabs for the games I play and another for my Adobe apps.  Along with several others tabs. ...

Hello everyone!  April is moving fast and we’ve had a bunch of great skins come in – including some fabulous Master skins.  We have also had some app updates recently too, including WindowBlinds 7.4 and the release of Acoustic Bridge 1.0 . Now for this weeks picks!     EurekaFX by RedneckDude This is a CursorFX theme which is part of a bigger package of other great skin.  Check them out here .   Tr...

This is aimed at beginners and new people to WindowBlinds, although maybe even some experienced users might benefit from these tips.  Anyone who uses WindowBlinds knows how easy it is to change the look of Windows, but WindowBlinds has some cool features that maybe you didn’t know about. Get WindowBlinds here – www.windowblinds.net 1. Manage Wallpapers WindowBlinds can also help manage your wallpapers and even be set to change wallpapers based on a variety of interval...

We are getting ready to close out another month and not a better way to finish it off than with a new edition of This Week in Skinning.  It’s been a pretty good week for skinning as we had several Master skins released along with a bunch of other skins in the galleries.  Now for this weeks picks!     Alice the Madness Returns by Vampothika I don’t need to go into much detail here.  Beautiful design as always. &nb...

We are halfway through the month of March and we end the week as usual with a new edition of This Week in Skinning.  If you missed some of the news this week, we released Beta 2 for WindowFX 5 which include improvements to the UI and new options to check out. Now for this weeks picks!     Wand Magie by Casperrr This is a unique CursorFX theme with some fun animations.   Parisienne by BoXXi There’s lots to like...

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Skinning!  Lots of talk this week going on about Windows 8, and if you have downloaded the consumer preview, then be sure to check out our newest app, Start8 . Now for this weeks picks!     Oan by CountryYokel This is a matching CursorFX theme for his WindowBlinds skin, both with a cool design.   Black Diamond by AceMatrix This is a fantastic set of icons for IconPackag...

Happy Friday everyone!  This was a great week as we saw the first beta release of the very cool WindowFX 5, which you can get more info about here . I have been having a great time with it on my PC’s and I really like the start menu animations.  Otherwise we had another good week of skins including a new Master skin from Xiandi . Now for this weeks picks!   Nitro tech by Libardo You are missing out if you are not using CursorFX and downl...

Welcome to the first edition of This Week in Skinning for 2012!  January is usually a bit slow because so many take off for the holidays, but even so we always have skins to feature. Now for this weeks picks!   Sunset_Butterfly by joyton This animated wallpaper puts a relaxing scene on your desktop with some smooth animations.   Just that IP by pinchecl If you are looking for some fresh icon packs, pinchecl has been churning ...

Oh my, we have halfway through December and Christmas is just right around the corner.  We are also wrapping up our 2011 Holiday skinning contest , and so far we have received a nice variety of skins.  Now for this weeks picks!     Season’s Greetings by amitsaran This is an awesome animated wallpaper for the holiday season.  A great snow effect and beautiful background!   Cubicals by pinchecl A new ad...

I wanted to give everyone a reminder that the WC Holiday contest ends next week, so be sure to get your submissions in before then.  If you need more info, head over to the contest forum thread .  As we get towards the end of the year, I’d like to hear about your favorite skins from the past year and what you’d like to see in 2012. Now for this weeks picks!   Handy by amtlib This is a fun and creative theme for CursorFX.  Be sur...

This has been an exciting and busy week!  We have the public beta of Tiles out now, and of course we can’t forget the WC Holiday contest going on.  This opens up lots of opportunities for skinners as we expect a big increase in usage of Tiles and for people looking to use different skins.  Now would be a good time to learn how to skin it. Now for this weeks picks!   Lethal Industry FX by neone6 A cool, nicely detailed theme for Curs...

I’m sure you saw the news of DeskScapes 3.5 and the four new Dynamic animated wallpapers that were released not too long ago.  These four .dreams are pretty awesome, and they have been very popular since release.  However, I wanted to point out that these .dreams have settings that let you adjust various parts of the .dreams for some customization of how they look. ...