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March 26, 2010 by Island Dog
Welcome to Friday once again my friends!  Well we had a bit of an up and down week as we were hoping to get the new WinCustomize launched, but things happen and it had to be delayed for a bit, but not worries it will be here soon enough.  Lets get started with this weeks picks! Svelte by the AVMAN This is a slick CursorFX theme made to match the Svelte WB skin.  ...
March 25, 2010 by Island Dog
We experienced some server issues during the transition to the new site today, and unfortunately we had to revert back to the old site for the time being.  Everything is being worked on so hopefully we can get the new site going as soon as possible. Sorry for any inconvenience.
March 25, 2010 by Island Dog
We have another delicious Master WindowBlinds skin hitting the gallery this week from veteran skinner essorant.  Intrada is described as “ultra-usable” and uses a lighter color scheme which works great with the coloring features in WindowBlinds 7.  Don’t take my word for it, get this one and check it out. Intrada by essorant Get this skin today, and if you are a WC Subscriber, don’t forget your 20% discount.
March 25, 2010 by Island Dog
Winstep Nexus dock 10.3 has just been released and, among many other new features, adds full system tray support to the dock. 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, in-dock system tray, Vista Aero Glass effects, and much more. Completely customizable, Nexus has thousands of backgrounds freely available online and is fully compatible with sk...
March 24, 2010 by Island Dog
Tweak 7 has been updated to v1.01, and Tweak Vista updated to v2.01.  Both applications provide enhancements for their respected Operating System by helping configure it to meet your personal need by improving performance and behavior of Windows.  They were designed for both the casual user users as well as power users to get get the most out of Windows Vista or Windows 7. These latest updates bring: Added viewing details and integration for clearing cache/temp locations. Impr...
March 24, 2010 by Island Dog

Tweak 7 has been updated to v1.01, and Tweak Vista updated to v2.01.  Both applications provide enhancements for their respected Operating System by helping configure it to meet your personal need by improving performance and behavior of Windows.  They were designed for both the casual user users as well as power users to get get the most out of Windows Vista or Windows 7.

These latest updates bring:

  • Added viewing details and integration for clearing cache/temp locations.
  • Improved handling for process identification
  • Fixes including service start/stop images and auto-logons on x64.

Existing users can download the updates via Stardock’s Impulse.  Please visit the links below to get more information about Tweak 7 and Tweak Vista, along with links to free trial versions.

https://www.stardock.com/products/tweak7/

https://www.stardock.com/products/tweakvista/

https://www.stardock.com/products/tweak7/images/screenshots/Tweak7.pnghttps://www.stardock.com/products/tweak7/images/T7_Services.png

March 24, 2010 by Island Dog
IGN.com got a chance to chat with the Stardock team while in San Francisco while at GDC 2010, and they have published a preview of Elemental: War of Magic. “I'll dispense with the usual opener here. I won't talk about Stardock's stellar reputation as a game developer, or its principled stance as a publisher. I won't bore you with lengthy remembrances of Master of Magic or tired complaints about the scarcity of turn-based fantasy strategy games. Instead, I'll just talk about Brad Wardel...
March 24, 2010 by Island Dog
IGN.com got a chance to chat with the Stardock team while in San Francisco while at GDC 2010, and they have published a preview of Elemental: War of Magic. “I'll dispense with the usual opener here. I won't talk about Stardock's stellar reputation as a game developer, or its principled stance as a publisher. I won't bore you with lengthy remembrances of Master of Magic or tired complaints about the scarcity of turn-based fantasy strategy games. Instead, I'll just talk about Brad Wardel...
March 24, 2010 by Island Dog
We have been waiting a while to hear about “official” news about the release of CS5, especially in regards to Adobe Photoshop.  This week Adobe has announced a countdown for the first look at the upcoming CS5. http://cs5launch.adobe.com/ On that page you can signup to take part in the introduction.  Adobe Labs have also released a video showing the new content-aware fill.
March 23, 2010 by Island Dog
An update to the popular CursorFX has been released today.  CursorFX is an application that allows Windows users to change and create cool looking cursors for their desktop.  CursorFX can also apply additional features like effect, animations, resizing of cursors, and more.  Thousands of custom cursors are available for download from sites like WinCustomize.com that feature cursors from simple to cursors with wild animations. This update includes: Improved Windows 7 ...
March 23, 2010 by Island Dog

An update to the popular CursorFX has been released today.  CursorFX is an application that allows Windows users to change and create cool looking cursors for their desktop.  CursorFX can also apply additional features like effect, animations, resizing of cursors, and more.  Thousands of custom cursors are available for download from sites like WinCustomize.com that feature cursors from simple to cursors with wild animations.

This update includes:

  • Improved Windows 7 compatibility.
  • Many tweaks and fixes.

More information can be found at www.cursorfx.com.  There is a free and Plus version available with additional advanced features for $19.95. 

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March 23, 2010 by Island Dog
Master Skinner MikeB314 has released a new Master Skin titled Cypress.  A dark skin with great color accents makes this another must-have skin, and it has a place on my desktop for a while.  Sub-styles are available for XP, Vista, and Windows 7! Cypress by MikeB314 Get this skin today, and if you are a WC Subscriber, don’t forget your 20% discount.
March 22, 2010 by Island Dog
Rock, Paper, Shotgun has published the first part of an interview with Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell on the status and future of Impulse. “ RPS: So there’s quite a bit of new material to talk about with regards with Impulse. I see Stardock have been busy creating a stack of new features, and you’ve been showing off some of those at GDC… Wardell: So “Impulse Reactor” is the name we’ve given to our internal development platform, which we’ve been working on for years and years. We’...
March 22, 2010 by Island Dog
Good morning everyone, I hope your weekend was fun and cheery.  We are kicking off the week in normal fashion with some skin picks from the last few days, and I’m glad to see some Spring wallpaper contest entries are making their way in. Check out the weekend picks!
March 19, 2010 by Island Dog

After a break last week, the weekly roundup is back, and ready to go!  This was an especially good week in the news department, as the Stardock crew returned from GDC 2010 we got the details on the upcoming Impulse::Reactor which has received fantastic reactions so far.  Of course we also had some great releases and updates this week, so keep reading and get all the details below.

 

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New and Updated Releases on Impulse:

Weekend Impulse Buys

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