Another week down, and another weekend is upon us. This was another week where I had a difficult time choose the picks for this week. I shouldn't complain though because that is actually a good thing. Now for this weeks picks! Conspiracy for CursorFX by J. Aroche J. Aroche always comes through with some great CursorFx themes. I especially like the animations on this one. Conspiracy for Iconpackager b...
This is the screencast to go along with the article about changing Windows cursors with Stardock's CursorFX .
This Week in Skinning is here! Yes, it's that of the week again, and this edition covers most of the last week of April. Now that summer is getting even closer, we usually see a slow down in skin submissions just because people go on vacation, take breaks, etc. We have seen a little bit of a slow down, but I hope we can keep a steady stream of submissions coming through. Since it is the beginning of the month, it's also time for this months edition of featured .dreams (anim...
April saw another good month for .dreams, with many submissions from our "regular" .dream makers, and a couple of new faces as well. Now for this months video! To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista and Stardock's DeskScapes (free) installed. If you are an Object Desktop subscriber, you have beta access to DeskScapes 2.0 which will run on virtually any version of Vista. The .dreams featured in this months video can be found at the links below...
Another Friday, another week is done. A tremendous amount of skins came through the submission pipes this week, and as usual, it was a tough pick. I have to say once again how pleased I am about the skinning activity over the summer, it didn't slack of, and in fact it has increased! I hope some of you are already getting your GUI Champs skins ready. Now for this weeks picks! Rocky for CursorFX by PuterDudeJim This cursor took some inspiration fro...
Ok, is the day over yet? It's Friday and I'm ready for the weekend, how about you? Well before we all head off to our weekend getaways, lets take some time and go through some featured picks this week from WinCustomize. Now for this weeks picks! Odessy for Bootskins by bng This certainly doesn't look like a normal bootskin, and this one will definitely have people asking what it is. Hot Metal for CursorFX by theAVMAN ...
August is here, so now its time to take a look back at some of the featured .dreams (animated wallpapers) that were submitted to WinCustomize throughout the month of July. Now for this months video! To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista and Stardock's DeskScapes (free) installed. If you are an Object Desktop subscriber, you have beta access to DeskScapes 2.0 which will run on virtually any version of Vista. The .dreams featured in thi...
It's August already.....seriously? I was caught off guard by that one, but whatever, it's Friday and it's time to celebrate! The way we do that around here is to feature some of the most popular skins submitted to WinCustomize from the past week. Now for this weeks picks! DECEPTICON Cobra Edition for Bootskin by nimbletongue How cool is it to boot up Windows and see this come up? Prototype III for CursorFX by Libardo ...
The Harley-Davidson Raw MyColors Theme was recently released, so as usual, I want to take you through a walkthrough of what is featured in this theme. This is a theme designed for MyColors, and to find more information about MyColors, you can read through a walkthrough or view a screencast with more information. Visual Style and Wallpaper The visual style for the Harley-Davidson MyColors theme is a bit hard to describe, but the “Raw” name is one of the first things that come...
Ok, no TWis this week, I'm taking an early weekend! Awww, I'm just kidding you know it really wouldn't be Friday without this weeks roundup of featured skins. Now for this weeks picks! Autobot for CursorFX by nimbletongue An Autobots cursor theme, do I really need to say anymore? ~~~Fusion~~~ in DesktopX Themes by WeatherBound This DX theme has a wide variety of accessories, it's resolution independent, and has a slider t...
DesktopX 3.5 was released recently, and one of the biggest feature updates is the ability to export your DX creations as a Vista sidebar gadget. Creating a gadget for the Vista sidebar isn’t the easiest thing to do, and it has limitations that DesktopX can easily overcome. DesktopX is a very powerful application which can create a wide variety of mini-applications for your desktop. These can range from simple weather gadgets, on up to very complex applications with multiple f...
Friday is here, so the next edition of This Week in Skinning is here! If you have friends or family that might be interested in skinning their PC's, you might want to refer them over to TWiS, just to show them what they are missing. Now for this weeks picks! LED3: Dot Matrix for BootSkin by sydneysiders This bootskin is match to compliment the LED3 WindowBlinds skin. I'm sure we will see many more matching skins in the coming days. &nb...
In the last walkthrough I showed you the Spring MyColors theme, and today we have a more seasonal oriented MyColors theme to show…..Sunny Day. This is a theme designed for MyColors, and to find more information about MyColors, you can read through a walkthrough or view a screencast with more information. Visual Style and Wallpaper The Sunny Day MyColors theme has some bright and stunning colors. Sunny Day is the appropriate name for this theme as the visual style as se...
Just about to hit the middle of month and even though it's summer, the skin submissions keep coming in. Lets keep it up! Now for this weeks picks! MB-Assassin for CursorFX by ModBlackmoon This cursor set is highly detailed and worth downloading just for that. Turbine Clock V1 in DesktopX Objects by AVMAN This clock for DesktopX is made to match the Turbine WB skin, and the animations on this are just fantastic. ...