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October 19, 2010 by Island Dog
I like my current desk area, but I was lacking some desktop space especially since I added a MacBook Pro.  I decided to buy a dual-monitor stand so I can get the monitors off the desk, and they look good as well! I grabbed this stand for around $50 on Amazon .
October 19, 2010 by Island Dog
DirectSkin from Stardock has been updated to provide a more comprehensive set of features to support Windows 7, allowing developers to more easily create applications for the newest Windows operating system. Based on the same "skinning" technology that powers Stardock's WindowBlinds and MyColors applications, DirectSkin is a tool used by software developers to quickly and easily give their applications an attractive and polished look and feel. DirectSkin 7 is now fully compatible ...
October 19, 2010 by Island Dog
Looks like I completely missed Monday, so we will just pretend that didn’t happen and move right along to some favorite skin picks for Tuesday!
October 15, 2010 by Island Dog
In case you missed it in the other thread, I wanted to post as a news item as well.  Here is a demo video I put together for ObjectDock 2.
October 15, 2010 by Island Dog
Here is a video I put together showing off some of the features of ObjectDock 2! www.objectdock.com
October 15, 2010 by Island Dog
Hello Friday!  It’s been another excellent week for skinning with both app updates and skin submissions.  Check the October 15th edition for some of the featured skins from this week! This Week in Skinning–October 15th
October 15, 2010 by Island Dog
Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Skinning.  We are halfway through October and this month has been great so far.  Skin submissions are rolling in through many of the core galleries like WindowBlinds, and some old faces have popped up as well.  We also had the release of ObjectDock 2 which is a must-have upgrade.  We also have some cool news and updates coming so be sure to stay tuned to WinCustomize.com. Now for this weeks picks!   ...
October 14, 2010 by Island Dog
We have been talking quite a bit about Halloween inspired skins, and today we will focus our attention to DesktopX.  There are a bunch of cool and spooky DesktopX created themes and widgets available.  Here are some of our favorites! DesktopX Themes DesktopX Widgets ...
October 13, 2010 by Island Dog
The news broke this week that Derek Paxton will be joining Stardock to lead the games team on Elemental and other projects.  BigDownload has an interview with both Derek and Brad posted on their site.  Check it out! First, for people who might not know you, can you give us a little about your background in gaming and mod making? I'm a huge fan of turn based strategy games, so much so that I created the Fall from Heaven mod for Civilization IV. I was fortunate enou...
October 13, 2010 by Island Dog
The news broke this week that Derek Paxton will be joining Stardock to lead the games team on Elemental and other projects.  BigDownload has an interview with both Derek and Brad posted on their site.  Check it out! First, for people who might not know you, can you give us a little about your background in gaming and mod making? I'm a huge fan of turn based strategy games, so much so that I created the Fall from Heaven mod for Civilization IV. I was fortunate enou...
October 12, 2010 by Island Dog
Microsoft this week unveiled the final details in it's desire to become a major player in the mobile world that has been dominated by the iPhone, and with Android steadily gaining share as well.  Windows Phone 7 was an ambitious gamble, basically starting from scratch which from the outside looks like it was a bet worth taking. At the launch event in New York, Steve Ballmer and the WP7 team showed off the initial offering of 10 Windows Phone devices from various manufactures including HTC and...
October 12, 2010 by Island Dog
Stardock has released the long awaited update to the popular ObjectDock application.  ObjectDock is an application that gives users the ability to organize shortcuts, programs, running tasks, etc. into an animated dock for Windows.  This new version is a significant update with a variety of new features. ObjectDock 2 new features: New user interface. Icon reflections. Background blur-behind (Win7/Vista) New mouseover effects New “Ghost-mode” Aero...
October 12, 2010 by Island Dog
Stardock Entertainment , developer and publisher of award-winning PC games, announced today that Derek Paxton has joined the studio as senior producer and will oversee Stardock's ongoing development and expansions of the recently released fantasy strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic. Paxton is the creator and lead designer of the Fall from Heaven series of fantasy strategy games. Prior to joining Stardock, he was an external consultant for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and co...
October 12, 2010 by Island Dog
Stardock Entertainment , developer and publisher of award-winning PC games, announced today that Derek Paxton has joined the studio as senior producer and will oversee Stardock's ongoing development and expansions of the recently released fantasy strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic. Paxton is the creator and lead designer of the Fall from Heaven series of fantasy strategy games. Prior to joining Stardock, he was an external consultant for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and co...
October 12, 2010 by Island Dog
ObjectDock has long been a favorite with people wanting to add both functionality and style to their Windows desktops.  Starting off long ago with a free version that is still widely popular to this day, the introduction of ObjectDock Plus brought many new features including tabbed docks.  With the long awaited final release of ObjectDock Plus 2 I wanted to highlight some of the features for both new and old users alike. Current users can upgrade to the newest version for $9.95, and...