It is Monday so it is time once again to take a look at some of the featured skins from WinCustomize that came in over the weekend!
I spend so much time talking and promoting Elemental that sometimes I neglect playing it more than I should. So this weekend after the yard work was done, I sat down and spent some quality time with Elemental – beta 2. I just love it. Did you play, and what were your beta impressions so far?
Another week down, and it appears we are at about the halfway point of the year. Before you know it, the Holiday season will be upon us. Lets not get too far ahead of ourselves today, but it is Friday, and it is time we do our roundup of Impulse happenings from the past week.
Among the many releases this week we also had a big update go out for Demigod, bringing it up to v1.3. You can view details of the update here. Another update to mention is for Pole Position 2010, the new version of this classic game.
Pre-orders are open for the upcoming action MMO, All Points Bulletin from Realtime Worlds and Electronic Arts. Pre-ordering through Impulse will give you access to the pre-launch demo event, VIP Access, and exclusive in-game items.
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Any long time user of WinCustomize will know that summer is typically a slower time for skinning, simply because people are going on vacation, going home from school, etc., but that doesn’t always affect everyone and I’m glad to see skins are coming in at a great pace, and I’m seeing some new skinners too. One of the big things about skinning, at least in my point of view, is that it is a niche type of hobby and it is rooted in community with friends and family. In case you didn’t...
The newest edition of This Week in Skinning is up, and it’s a really sweet one this week. Lots of new and slick looking skins came in this week, so check TWiS for the featured skin, and hit the galleries to see the rest! This Week in Skinning - June 11th
Where did this week go so fast? Well Friday is here again and I don’t need to tell you again what that means, but I will anyways and that is it’s time for This Week in Skinning. TWiS is the best and the only weekly skin and theme feature on the internet today, and we shall not be outdone! Now for this weeks picks! Plaid unbrella by poetoffire I like seeing unusual and unique skins, and you don’t see a plaid umbrella skin every day on WC...
Microsoft’s Patrick Foley sits down with Stardock’s Kirk Windisch to talk about the user experience with Impulse on Windows 7, and how Impulse was developed with Microsoft applications.
ImpulseTV has been updated with several new episodes including an early look at the upcoming Need for Speed world. You can watch the take a spin around the city in the new racing MMO from EA. The ImpulseTV crew also takes a look at foreign Legion and Escahlon Book II. You can view ImpulseTV by selecting the ImpulseTV tab in Impulse. If you don’t have Impulse yet, grab your free download from www.impulsedriven.com .
There have been quite a few videos coming out lately showing various aspects of Elemental: War of Magic, and I wanted to post some links so you can have an easier time finding them if needed. All the videos will most likely be posted to the Impulsedriven.net blogs first - http://www.impulsedriven.net/ YouTube will be the next place to find videos as well. Stardock Games - http://www.youtube.com/stardockgames Draginols page - http://www.youtube.com/draginol
There have been quite a few videos coming out lately showing various aspects of Elemental: War of Magic, and I wanted to post some links so you can have an easier time finding them if needed. All the videos will most likely be posted to the Impulsedriven.net blogs first - http://www.impulsedriven.net/ YouTube will be the next place to find videos as well. Stardock Games - http://www.youtube.com/stardockgames Draginols page - http://www.youtube.com/draginol
The final beta for DeskScapes 3.2 is available for download on Impulse . The final release of v3.2 will be coming soon, but you can get a head start with the latest beta which includes many tweaks and feature additions since the last version. Some of the highlights of 3.2 are: New coloring tab for static wallpapers Triggered .dream support added back Combine effects feature (Vista/Win7) Expanding shapes dynamic .dream included Eight new effects added ...
There have been tons of submissions this week, and today I wanted to highlight some of the creative wallpapers that have come in lately. You can view all the wallpapers in the gallery here - https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/wallpapers
I made a quick post about the release of Office Web Apps this week, and I have been playing around with it ever since. My impression so far is WOW! There’s a lot to talk about, but I wanted to focus on my favorite so far, and that is working with and syncing OneNote notebooks. OneNote has always been a great piece of software, but it’s one limitation was that it could not easily sync with the web. OneNote 2010 and Office Web Apps changed that! Setting up and using sy...
They just keep coming! The newest Master Skin to make its way in is Stratos from 2of3. The second Master skin from him is another treat for WinCustomize with it’s superb design and use of color. There are also several matching accessory skins which will completely transform your entire desktop. Stratos by 2of3 WC Subscribers get 20% off Master skins as well!
Microsoft has made available Office Web Apps on SkyDrive to everyone in the United States, UK, Canada, and Ireland. You will be able to create, view, and edit files in Word, OneNote, Excel, and PowerPoint right inside your browser. http://office.live.com Another nice addition is you can view Word and PowerPoint document on many smartphones as well. I have been playing with it all morning, and already I like this much more than Google Docs. Lots m...