This has been a really crazy week, and I'm so glad it's Friday!  I'm sure you are to because, as you know, it's time for TWiS.  Remember, if you see skins that you would like to see featured, always feel free to drop me a PM or e-mail.  I'm always interested in what the community likes. Now for this weeks picks!   Impulse for CursorFX by Seabass Seabass shares with us a really cool cursor theme based on the Impulse logo.  I really hope to ...

This screencast gives an overview of the WinCustomize Wiki , and how to find resources and help for all things related to customizing your Windows desktop.

This Friday is even better because it's the start of a long holiday weekend.  I spent a few hours last night going through all the galleries, trying to pick my favorite skins from the week, and skins that have been popular among our members. Now for this weeks picks!   Black System for CursorFX by 1MrPAul1 This is another skin to match the Black System WB theme, and this slick cursor theme will go well with any dark theme.   Cur...

Windows Vista is here, and regardless of whether you upgraded from XP, or just purchased a new PC with it installed, I'm sure you are ready to customize the way Vista looks.  Now we can go in all sorts of directions in customizing Vista, but I wanted to cover some of the basics as that is enough for most people. Let me also take this time to cover a few questions about customizing Vista that you might have. Q. Will it use many resources or "slow" Vista down? A. By using the t...

Short cuts are always nice, but it seems like more work is always packed in to them.  Well at least it's Friday so that means this weeks edition of This Week in Skinning is here. Now for this weeks picks!   Star Trek 11 Enterprise 2 in Bootskins by I.R. Brainiac This is an awesome image of the Enterprise, and now you can see it when you boot up Windows.   Gold Scarab for CursorFX by Libardo This is one of my new favorite...

Every month or so Frogboy does his “FrogBlog” where he gives an insight of things going on in and around Stardock from his perspective.  I have always enjoyed reading them so I that kind of inspired me to do something similar.  I wanted to write a blog showing the stuff going on not only in Stardock/WinCustomize related areas, but the other various skinning/tech communities like WinMatrix and Skinning.net that I visit regularly.  I also thought it might be fun to s...

  Another big month for .dreams, and we saw another fantastic Master .dream released by TheMasterBaron.  That one is probably my favorite so far.  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 ca...

It's a short week for me, so This Week in Skinning is coming just a tad earlier than usual.  Saw some really awesome stuff this week, especially in the CursorFX and Wallpaper galleries.  If you have Windows Vista and DeskScapes, don't miss the latest edition of This Month in Dreams . Now for this weeks picks!   Krim for CursorFX by jalentorn This is a really superb theme for CursorFX.  One of my favorite parts of the design is the textures on the ...

Attention recruits!  For the next "Desktop Tour" I wanted to show off another MyColors theme that was recently released, and that would be the Camouflage theme.  As the name implies, this is a military inspired theme that can turn your desktop into the barracks you have always wanted.  Before we start, you can find more info about MyColors from Stardock, you can read through a walkthrough or view a screencast with more information.  Visual Style and Wallpaper C...

While browsing through the galleries this morning I was looking at the DesktopX gadgets/widgets section and thought it would be fun to list some really cool ones I came across.  Be sure to leave your favorites in the comments section. 1. Hyalo-2xWeather by adni18 2. SD Desktop 4.01 by Vad_M 3. iTunes Remote Module by _Martin_ 4. File Transporter – Full by RomanDA 5. aerial ...

For many of you, this video might not show anything new, but for new users this demo video gives you a highlight of the main features of WindowBlinds 6.  If you know someone who wants to change their desktop, you might send them the link to this video.

Was it just me, or was this a very long week?  Lots of goodies again this week, and although I have said this many times, I hope the momentum keeps going for most of the summer.  Now for this weeks picks!   Vienna 3 Raptor for CursorFX by J. Aroche There are a lot of good stuff coming out to match Vienna 3, but this cursor should have no problems with many of the skins out there.   Earth Fusion HD 720p in Dreams b...

First looking through the galleries I thought this was going to be a tough week, but as I moved along I actually had to add a couple of more entries than usual, just because there was a bunch of stuff I wanted to feature.  Now for this weeks picks!   Shifty DX in DesktopX Themes by J. PuterDudeJim Really cool theme that has the ability to change colors just by adjusting the sliders.  This is great as it will match a wide variety of desktops. ...

This is the screencast to accompany the IconPackager 4 Guided Tour article.

The week is over!  It's Friday so as usual, it's time for This Week in Skinning.  We have a good collection of skins to feature this week, but be sure to browse through all the galleries and see what you might have missed. Now for this weeks picks!   Bluster for CursorFX by Libardo There are so many blue skins that this CursorFX theme would fit nicely with.  Great job!   SD Micro Clock in DesktopX Widgets by V...