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May 27, 2010 by Island Dog
If you are interesting in trying out the latest beta for DeskScapes, then the v3.2 beta is available for download on Impulse.  This beta introduces a really cool feature I have been waiting to share with you since I found out about it. Wallpaper recoloring! Take a wallpaper in DeskScapes and a new tab is at the bottom giving you the option to change the colors.  You have sliders to choose the color to apply, along with the saturation, and you can select the part of the wal...
May 27, 2010 by Island Dog
Winstep has released Nexus v10.4 (and Nexus Ultimate v10.4). The Winstep Nexus Dock is a FREE professional dock for Windows. With Nexus, your most frequently used applications are only a mouse click away - and Nexus turns working with your computer into a FUN and enjoyable experience once again. Nexus includes every feature you’d expect from a dock, including widgets, mouse-over effects, skins, drag-and-drop, and even others not available in most other docks, such as live icon reflections, ...
May 27, 2010 by Island Dog

GamePro sat down with Stardock’s Brad Wardell and had a look at the upcoming Impulse::Reactor which will feature Facebook Connect so you can import friends lists, and more.

“Impulse: Reactor plans to offer the same services to developers as Steam and already provides a competitive user service, Impulse. It's also stepping up the competition by not requiring users to register an Impulse account to play Reactor-distributed games. The software instead uses Facebook connect to identify users and allow them to import friends lists directly from the social network instead of starting all over on Impulse.”

Read the full article at GamePro!

May 26, 2010 by Island Dog
This is the second part of my iPad review, so if you didn’t see the first one, go check it out here .  In my final review I wanted to take a look at Safari, e-Books, and my conclusions. Safari Safari deserves a mention as it is obviously the default web browser, and is a very important part of the iPad as it is heavily focused on the web.  Now keep in mind this is the mobile version of Safari, and that is a big downside for the iPad for a simple reason – no tabbed brow...
May 26, 2010 by Island Dog
Fences Pro rocks, I mean that is something I think we can all agree on.  The free version is extremely popular, but the Pro version of Fences has features that make the upgrade worthwhile.  Lets take a look at some of the features of Fences Pro. Default Fence for New Icons This is my personal favorite feature.  A lot of icons get put on my desktop, and although it’s easy just to drag them to a Fence, why waste that time when Fences Pro will do it for me. ...
May 25, 2010 by Island Dog
Obama and the leftists dream of a society dependent on government is becoming more and more of a reality. Link " Paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds. At the same time, government-provided benefits — from Social Security, unemployment insurance, food stamps and other programs — rose to a record high during the first three months of...
May 25, 2010 by Island Dog
We talked about this a few months ago, and just an update I noticed that WindowBlinds has been downloaded 15,859,463 times on Download.com. http://download.cnet.com/WindowBlinds/3000-2072_4-10026826.html That is just an amazing number!
May 24, 2010 by Island Dog
Another review I wanted to post from not too long ago was from ZTGD.com.  They gave their review of Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity and rated it an 8.5 and gave it their Editors Choice Award! “I believe the best thing I can say about Sins of Solar Empire: Trinity is that it's a black hole of your free time. You're going to find yourself zoning into the game and when you finally snap out of it hours will have flown passed. Trinity is a great value pack for any PC gamer who hasn't j...
May 24, 2010 by Island Dog
It was a bit of a boring weekend here, so I was glad to have some time to dedicate to gaming.  I concentrated on two games this weekend.  The first being Elemental: War of Magic beta. The second being Tropico 3: Absolute Power . Well, what did you play?
May 24, 2010 by Island Dog
It is Monday again and as usual we want to feature some of the picks that came in over the weekend.  Please feel free to post your favorite picks too as I would love to see what has been catching your eye! Lots of great wallpapers this weekend, check them out!
May 21, 2010 by Island Dog

We are back after a break of a couple of weeks due to vacation and other things, but nothing seemed to slow down in our absence as the titles kept rolling in.  I won’t take up your time with chit-chat, so lets dive right in to what has been going on with Impulse this week!

Before I go, don’t forget to check out Stardock’s Spring Sale where you can pick up some games and apps for cheap!


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May 21, 2010 by Island Dog
Stardock has a really great sale going on through Memorial Day on both games and applications.  This is a perfect time to pick up some award-winning and highly rated games for less than $10. Games Galactic Civilizations II - Ultimate Edition - $10 Sins of a Solar Empire - $10 Demigod - $10 Apps Object Desktop - $25 Multiplicity Pro - $20
May 21, 2010 by Island Dog
The weekend is here, and it is the return of the weekly skin roundup called This Week in Skinning.  As always, we have a bunch of great featured skins that you should check out! This Week in Skinning - May 21st
May 21, 2010 by Island Dog
After a break of a couple of weeks, This Week in Skinning has returned!  The skin submissions are ramping up again and I hope to see a productive summer.  We have a “Beginning of Summer” skin contest going on, and there is still time left to submit, and I will probably extend the deadline a few weeks to make up for some uploading issues we had earlier. Now for this weeks picks! Flower Power by Ausvet This is a funky, flowery, animated wallpap...
May 19, 2010 by Island Dog
Stardock Design released a new WindowBlinds skin this week called Parchment.  This is a beautifully crafted skin that is definitely unique in its style.  It’s available to everyone, so head over and download it now! Parchment by Stardock Design