We are excited to announce the release of the first beta for WindowFX 5.  WindowFX 5 lets Windows users add animated effects and advanced window controls to your Windows desktop!  Features include: Over 30 animated effects for Windows actions Over 20 Start menu animations Customized window sizing options on drag Advanced window controls for visibility, sizing, and process information and more! Current Object Desktop subscribers can download Wi...

We are happy to announce that we have returned the special pre-order pricing for the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion for previous customers of Sins: Trinity or Diplomacy.  The special pre-order price is $29.95 which is $10 off regular price and this discount will only be available for a limited time.  If you have already purchased the pre-order for Rebellion your price has automatically been adjusted, and you can check your pre-order status on the account page .  ...

Welcome to another week and while you sip on that mocha latte this morning, come browse through some of the cool desktop skins and wallpapers from the past weekend.  I’m sure you will find a skin worthy of a place on your Windows PC.

ChaNinja has shared another fantastic Master Dream with WinCustomize this week.  Sentinel comes with several text and logo options, and works great on high-resolutions. https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/dream/3857/ WinCustomize subscribers get a 20% discount! 

A new month means it is time for a new desktop screenshot thread to be opened.  The February thread is now open and take a moment to post your current desktop and show your fellow WinCustomize members what skins and themes you are using! February 2012 Desktop Screenshots  

I got an e-mail tonight that I wanted to share with our artists here on WC.  It seems DAZ is giving away 3 of their 3D applications for free until the end of the month.   Bryce Pro 7 DAZ Studio Pro Hexagon http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d/free-3d-software-overview?home_5_btn=start I haven't had the chance to fully check it out, so let me know if it goes through.  

I got my new SSD drive installed and spent the last couple of days installing a clean build of Windows, and installing apps to the SSD and data drives.  I was a bit concerned 64GB would be tight, but I installed Windows 7, Lightroom, Office 2010, and a bunch of other apps and still have about 30GB left.  It is by far the best upgrade I have made to my PC, and I am still surprised at how fast it is now. I also took apart my Windows Home Server box and took the 1TB drive out of th...

We have had a nice variety of WindowBlinds skins submitted recently, each with their own personality and style each.  If you missed them in the galleries then here is a quick recap. https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds   Altosa by LightStar GloPad by BoXXi     ...

PC Gamer has some new screenshots up for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion showing off some of the Titan class battleships. "The expansion will also add jumbo sized battlecraft called Titans. These monsters will be even bigger than capital ships and will be able to take on enemy fleets single-handedly. They’ll get to dissolve incoming pirate raids with new giant laser beams, prettified by a new lighting engine. See Titans and their pet lasers in action in these new screenshots." ...

The other day I wrote a guide on how to purchase using the in-app functionality , and today I wanted to follow-up with another quick guide on how to activate purchases made.  If you purchased an additional feature for Stardock Tiles, or have Tiles as part of the Object Desktop suite, you might need to activate your existing purchase/features. Open the Tiles configuration window and navigate down to the ‘Add features” area.  Then click Activate existing purchases button. ...

Tiles 1.0 has been released and is now available for download.  Tiles works by creating a side-bar on a user’s display. At the top of the side-bar are labels for each page such as ‘My Tiles’ or ‘Documents’ or ‘Apps’. Users can then drag and drop programs, documents, or website URLs onto Tiles. When the program is inactive, it appears as an icon. When it is active, it appears as a live preview tile. Although it’s a free app there is an enhanced version available as well. You can u...

Today we have released a beta update to WindowBlinds.  WindowBlinds lets users change the complete look and feel of Windows using skins which can be downloaded from sites like WinCustomize.com . www.windowblinds.net This beta update includes: Directory Opus fixes SyncBack / SyncBackSE / SyncBack Pro fixes. There are still some menu text colour issues with some skins, but thats skin-specific. KVIrc - Black scrollbar resolved along with some other issues linked to the QT ...

I finally took the plunge and bought my first SSD this morning.  My main PC is several years old, but it still handles pretty much everything including new PC games without any problems.  I don’t see a need for a full system upgrade at this time, but I figured an SSD would make a worthy upgrade especially with Windows 8 around the corner. I picked up a 64GB as that will be enough to have Windows on it, plus a few apps and the rest will go to a regular hard drive. At $79 this ...

GameSpy has published their exclusive review with Stardock’s Brian Clair (Yarlen) about the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion! GameSpy: So you're dividing the existing three factions -- the TEC, the Advent, and the Vasari -- into a Loyalist and a Rebel faction each. How is playing as a Rebel faction going to differ from playing as a Loyalist faction? Brian Clair: Well, it depends on which race you play. The TEC Loyalists are very defensive. If you're a ...

Stardock has released Tiles 1.0 today.  Tiles works by creating a side-bar on a user’s display. At the top of the side-bar are labels for each page such as ‘My Tiles’ or ‘Documents’ or ‘Apps’. Users can then drag and drop programs, documents, or website URLs onto Tiles. When the program is inactive, it appears as an icon. When it is active, it appears as a live preview tile. The look of Tiles can also be customized further with additional themes, background images, and more . ...