Welcome to another Friday, and welcome to the latest edition of TWiS. Many things going on this including, including the mods judging the entries in the Summer ‘10 contest, so hopefully the winners will be announced sometime next week. For you .dream creators out there, here is a reminder that the Dynamic Dream and Effects SDK’s have been released, so now you can create even more cool animated wallpapers! Now for this weeks picks! Natur...
We talk a lot about wallpapers and such, which are great, but you can also have those fantastic images on your Windows logon screen as well. The free LogonStudio app from Stardock lets you easily and quickly change your logon screen to just about any image you have, and you can download thousands right here on WinCustomize! https://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/ LogonStudio includes several logons, but you can create your own by dragging an image into the window...
Since the DeskScapes Dynamic Dream SDK is released, do any of you have plans to make some dynamic .dreams?
A superb collection of utilities and desktop enhancements, Winstep Xtreme will change the way you work with Windows forever. Roughly 1 year in the making, the official upgrade to Winstep Xtreme v9.5 is finally here! Winstep Xtreme v10.6 features the same modern and clean User Interface with multi-language support that you can find in the free version of the Winstep Nexus dock. v10.6 has so many new features in relation to v9.5 that listing them all becomes impossible - just try the new rele...
Recently we released the 3.2 update for DeskScapes. This released also included something that might have been missed in the announcement. This is the release of the Dynamic Dreams SDK and an SDK for creating your own effects. The Dynamic Dream SDK can be downloaded from here, which It provides the framework for developers to create dynamic dream. https://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/downloads.asp If you are interested in creating effects for .dreams, you ca...
A few weeks ago we released the 3.2 update for DeskScapes. This released also included something that might have been missed in the announcement. This is the release of the Dynamic Dreams SDK and an SDK for creating your own effects. The Dynamic Dream SDK can be downloaded from here, which It provides the framework for developers to create dynamic dream. https://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/downloads.asp If you are interested in creating effects for .dre...
Today kicks off the 2010 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference with keynotes from several speakers including Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Already today Ballmer announced we will be seeing Win7 “slates” this year, along with upcoming information about Windows Phone 7. You can view the keynotes, and On-Demand video (when posted) here - http://digitalwpc.com/
It really feels like I just wrote this, but it looks as though another week has started. In our usual Monday routine, here are some of my favorite skin picks that came in over the past few days. Let me know what skins you liked this weekend!
Impulse Weekly skipped a week last week due to our long holiday weekend, but we are back once again for the roundup of happenings on Impulse. Lets jump right in and talk about some of the releases we had this week. If you are a fan of The Settlers 7 – Path to a Kingdom, as I am, you will be happy to know the first DLC has been released this week. The DLC pack includes a pack of 3 map –Tempest Taiga, Battle of Tanholm, and Fiery Chasm to add to your playing enjoyment. The pack is available for $3.99.
Another exciting release is ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead which is a standalone expansion for Arma2. The original game isn’t required to dive right into the realistic combat that includes new story campaigns for single-player and multi-player gameplay. Three new maps and tons more units and vehicles make this a definite grab for the Arma fan.
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We always seem to focus on just the complete skins themselves when talking about WindowBlinds, but there is so much more you can customize and change with WindowBlinds 7 . Today I wanted to focus on how to change the Explorer Background with WindowBlinds. Here is your default Explorer window. In the WindowBlinds interface you have a tab at the bottom for Explorer Backgrounds. There are quite a few textures included with WindowBlinds, but as with ot...
After a week of, This Week in Skinning is back with some fantastic skins and themes to highlight! We have all types of goodies this week, so take a few minutes and check out this weeks edition. This Week in Skinning–July 9th
July seemed to slip in under the radar, and as always a new month brings a brand new forum thread for posting your daily desktop screenshots. So take a screenshot of your desktop and show us the skins you are using to customize it. Post them here - https://forums.wincustomize.com/386012
TWiS took a day off last week, but we are excited to return this week to showcase some hot skins from WinCustomize. It seems we have a nice variety of skins from DesktopX themes to some really cool wallpapers this week. Check out this weeks picks! Blue My Mind DX by RedNeckDude A cool blue color is just what I like, and this DX theme takes the cake. ...
Who would have thought such a short week would have so much work involved? It’s been a bit quiet in the news lately so I wanted to at least post some favorite skin picks for you to enjoy!
There is a great article on Michigan (Stardock’s home) and other animation/video game devs taking advantage of tax breaks to open and expand their studios. http://news.yahoo.com/s/detroitnws/detroitnws_ts3065 “In Plymouth, PC gaming company Stardock plans to spend $18 million during the next decade to hire employees and expand its facilities to include a new $900,000 studio. The 60-employee firm was founded in Michigan more than 20 years ago. CEO Brad Wardell said the ...