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May 11, 2011 by Island Dog
Navigatsio has shared another fantastic WindowBlinds skin with us called Phantom.  Descirbed as a “true” dark skin for WindowBlinds, it makes perfect use of colors and some contrast for another winning theme. Phantom by navigatsio
May 10, 2011 by Island Dog
Tiles is the newest app in the Object Desktop lineup, and it’s main purpose is to manage running applications and windows on your desktop.  It is also useful to those who want to achieve a minimalistic desktop environment, and today I will show you how I did that using Tiles . Right-clicking inside Tiles gives you a menu of various options, and here is where we will start.  Right-click and select Size and location, then select Hide taskbar.  As it says, this will hide your...
May 10, 2011 by Island Dog
Just a reminder that WinCustomize has a page on Facebook that you can “like”.  If you use Facebook, be sure to drop by and post there! http://www.facebook.com/wincustomize
May 9, 2011 by Island Dog
This day is moving along pretty fast, so before I forget here are some of the latest and greatest skins that came through WinCustomize over the past few days.  As usual, a great variety of skins and check the Explore page for all the recent skins. https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/all ...
May 6, 2011 by Island Dog
Yep, it is time for a new This Week in Skinning!  This Week in Skinning-May 6th  
May 6, 2011 by Island Dog
Hey WinCustomizers!  Welcome to another Friday and the end of another great week.  Don’t forget to post your desktop screenshot in our monthly thread for a chance to be featured in the desktop of the month! Now for this weeks picks!     Blue Cross (+) Grid by ahabkaba If you are looking for a new set of ObjectDock background, look no further.  These slick “tech” looking set is fantastic.   Ligh...
May 4, 2011 by Island Dog
CursorFX has been one of my favorite desktop apps for a long time, and I have a bunch of skins in the galleries to prove that!  I also just discovered that it is one of the most popular galleries that people visit on WinCustomize, so I wanted to highlight some of the popular CursorFX themes we have here. Remember, CursorFX has a free and Plus version available for download! Get it here: https://www.stardock.com/products/cursorfx/ ...
May 3, 2011 by Island Dog
The v1.2 patch for Elemental: War of Magic has been released today!  Current customers than find the update via Impulse, and you can go to the following link for the long list of changes. https://forums.elementalgame.com/408299 Some changes include: Raze city no longer requires a tech and is available right off the bat for all of your cities. Prestige penalty for multiple cities has been broken out in the Other category on the city screen (instead of being a part ...
May 3, 2011 by Island Dog
The v1.2 patch for Elemental: War of Magic has been released today!  Current customers than find the update via Impulse, and you can go to the following link for the long list of changes. https://forums.elementalgame.com/408299 Some changes include: Raze city no longer requires a tech and is available right off the bat for all of your cities. Prestige penalty for multiple cities has been broken out in the Other category on the city screen (instead of being a part ...
May 3, 2011 by Island Dog
Gaming Nexus has an interview up with Stardock’s Derek Paxton, and discusses the upcoming Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. “ So how have things been since you started at Stardock? What kinds of changes have you implemented since you got there? The biggest change has been in formalizing processes around production. Previously Stardock's games team was a small but successful part of Stardock's total business. Although Stardock had excellent management of the busin...
May 3, 2011 by Island Dog
Gaming Nexus has an interview up with Stardock’s Derek Paxton, and discusses the upcoming Elemental: Fallen Enchantress. “ So how have things been since you started at Stardock? What kinds of changes have you implemented since you got there? The biggest change has been in formalizing processes around production. Previously Stardock's games team was a small but successful part of Stardock's total business. Although Stardock had excellent management of the busin...
May 2, 2011 by Island Dog
For anyone looking to grab Photoshop Elementals 9 can do so at Amazon today for just $59.99.  This is a really great graphics app for people who don’t need all the full features of Photoshop.  There’s also a $20 mail in rebate too! Photoshop Elements 9 – Download Version  
May 2, 2011 by Island Dog
We begin another month here on WinCustomize, and as usual we have opened the May desktop screenshot thread for your participation.  As you might have noticed, a new feature went up for the desktop of the month, and we start fresh today.  Remember, to have your desktop considered for the monthly pick, you need to include the name of the skins used, along with links. May 2011 Desktop Screenshots
April 29, 2011 by Island Dog
The latest edition of This Week in Skinning is up!  We had a great week for skins and themes, so be sure to check it out and share with friends! This Week in Skinning-April 29th  
April 29, 2011 by Island Dog
It is just about time to close out the month of April, and wow is this year surely moving pretty fast!  I wish I had more time and space to feature all the skins that deserve to be featured this week as the hard part is always deciding which to feature.  Now for this weeks picks!     Antelope Canyon by CarGuy1 A really nice and smooth scenery image.  Two .dreams included for dual-monitor use.   myPhone by Richar...