I was glad to see they releaed Trillian 3.0, so I downloaded the final release, tried it out for a while, and then uninstalled it. I was thinking after all this time they could at least come up with a new default skin, but no, it's the same one. It still doesn't accept windowblinds skins either. I am going to stay with MSN and I withraw my vote for a Trillian section on wincustomize.

I have been trying the ftp drop for desktopx. Link When I load it the drop appears but it slows my system way down and it takes a few minutes before it stops. It also uses a lot of memory. Does anyboyd else have this problem?

I have seen so many animated gifs, most in peoples avatars that feature quick clips from movies. I know how to take clips and make them into an animated gif. My question is how do you say convert a small .avi clip into an animated gif?

Rainlender has been updated. Link

I used to do this with the old site, but I haven't tried on the new one. Is it possible to include more than one cursorxp file in a zipped file to submit?

Since my switch to Vista full-time I have been having a great time customizing it and getting away from the typical "Aero" look.  Now some people have expressed to me that the like the Aero look, and I have no problem with it except it has now gotten old.  I used Aero for months and months, so now it's time to change Vista to the way I want it. In the last few weeks some skinners have released Vista versions of their WindowBlinds skins, but I have also been running skins made for X...

Over the past few weeks I have found myself on the Vista desktop more and more despite the problems I have written about before.  So spending this much "extra" time with Vista means I can't get stuck with the basic Aero theme. I have spent a lot of time just trying out different skins and themes on Windows Vista.  WindowBlinds has done an incredible job of making XP skins works pretty flawlessly on Vista, and it has been nice to boot Vista and see some of my favorite themes on ther...

With all the new Premium Suites coming out I am having a real difficult time deciding which to use on my desktop at any one time.  Last week, Stardock Design and Essorant released the Pantheon premium suite, and it's elegant style will definitely stay on my desktop for a while.  This unique style is easy on the eyes, and is very usable for day to day use.  The matching calendar, weather, and clock gadgets also add a bit of class to your desktop using the same beautiful design. ...

The Omega Premium Suite , done by Treetog for Stardock Design was recently launched and has been getting great reviews from the community.  For those of you who might have missed the launch or just wanted to see a bit more I am going to take you on a walkthrough of the Omega suite. The Omega suite contains the following items: WindowBlinds Visual Style Icon Package Wallpaper When you download the suite you will also get a pack of extras in a .zip file.  These in...

Stardock recently released Aquarium Desktop 2007, and I wanted to take this opportunity to take users on a "guided tour" of some of its features.  I'm sure many of your remember the screensaver from years ago that made your monitor look just like an aquarium with fish floating around.  However, that was just a screensaver, and you had to wait for the screensaver to kick in before you could look at this virtual aquarium. Well Aquarium Desktop 2007 takes it to the next level. ...

One of the things I do on a daily basis is check out all the new skins people submit to Wincustomize.  I also check out countless other desktop customization sites and I am going to post some of the skins that have caught my eye in the past week or so. Be sure to click the artist name and check out other creations they have submitted.   LightHelix (CP) for CursorXP by Artur Berk I'm still amazed at some of the just plain cool cursors that come from the ga...

  Skin Roundup - February 5, 2006   It's been a while since the last skin "roundup".  There is a lot going on, but I would like to take the time to "highlight" a few skins that have caught my eye in the past week or so.   Smooth Alternative by Matt Holder Mattt has continued with this skin which was originally "Longhorn Alternative" by Enhanced Labs.  This Windowblind immediately caught my eye with it's clean and "smooth" look.  ...

  Skin Roundup Christmas Edition Since Christmas is coming soon I thought I would use this weeks "Skin Roundup" to highlight some of the most popular Christmas and Holidays skins here on Wincustomize.   Realistic Animated Christmas Snowflakes This is supposed to be updated soon, but just in case you couldn't wait.  I think this is the one of the coolest objects available.  It's amost a necessity for any winter desktop. Be sure to stop by Greenreap...

Skin Roundup - November 16th, 2005 Looking back at the skins of the past week or two I wanted to feature a few that really caught my eye in the Wincustomize galleries. Over in the DesktopX Object gallery I spotted some objects by MountainDragon from his Dark Glass DX Theme. If you are anything like me you probably want to constantly see what state your computer is in. Whether it's how much memory you are using, or how much disk space you have used, the Dark Glass Meters wi...

Not a bad prize. The much anticipated voting process for DashboardWidgets’ Mac mini contest has commenced! Registered users of DashboardWidgets can now vote for their favorite widget in terms of aesthetics, functionality, and purpose in our Showcase by navigating to the widget’s Details page and clicking the blue "Vote for this widget!" button. The polls will remain open until Monday, June 6, 2005. Link