GamePro magazine did an analysis of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in PC games, and among the people interviewed for this story was Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell. This analysis takes an in-depth looks at piracy from several different views, including those of industry professionals and “pirates” themselves. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys PC gaming. “Every copy protection scheme gets cracked, it's just a matter of time," Stardock CEO Brad Wardell te...
GamePro magazine did an analysis of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in PC games, and among the people interviewed for this story was Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell. This analysis takes an in-depth looks at piracy from several different views, including those of industry professionals and “pirates” themselves. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys PC gaming. “Every copy protection scheme gets cracked, it's just a matter of time," Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tell...
GamePro magazine did an analysis of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in PC games, and among the people interviewed for this story was Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell. This analysis takes an in-depth looks at piracy from several different views, including those of industry professionals and “pirates” themselves. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys PC gaming. “Every copy protection scheme gets cracked, it's just a matter of time," Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tells Game...
GamePro magazine did an analysis of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in PC games, and among the people interviewed for this story was Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell. This analysis takes an in-depth looks at piracy from several different views, including those of industry professionals and “pirates” themselves. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys PC gaming. “Every copy protection scheme gets cracked, it's just a matter of time," Stardock CEO Brad Wardell tells Game...
It’s been a while since we did the last WC Member Spotlight, and I believe this is the first one of 2010. With that, we kick it off again with a WinCustomize veteran and Master Skinner. Going back to nearly the beginning of WC, BoXXi has been a member since 2001, and has really done so much for the skinning community as a whole, that I really wouldn’t know where to start. I can just sum it up by saying he is one of the most valued members of the WC and skinning community, and we appreciate...
The mid-week hump is here, and to spread some joy into your day I did a quick pass through the Wallpaper gallery and picked some of my recent favorites to share with you. Enjoy!
I was working with an Impulse video update this morning, and in the process I also created this quick walkthrough of ImpulseTV.
Check it out!
Fences has grown to be one of the most popular desktop applications around. If you love the free version, you owe it to your desktop to upgrade to the Pro version. Fences Pro includes additional features such as advanced organizing features, sort icons by type, size, etc., and more. For a limited time, Fences Pro is on sales for just $9.99 in the Impulse Store! http://www.impulsedriven.com/fencespro
The latest WindowBlinds Master Skin comes from veteran skinner essorant. Jakuta uses “smooth” pastels to create a beautiful skin that works perfectly for daily use. This skin works with XP, Vista, and Windows 7, and there are several matching skin accessories available in the WinCustomize galleries. If you are a subscriber to WinCustomize.com, you get 20% off all Master Skin purchases, so don’t delay! Jakuta by essortant
For anyone who blogs or writes news on pretty much any of our sites, I can tell you Windows Live Writer is the preferred tool of choice. It’s one of the best applications from Microsoft, and the best part is it is free. The other cool thing is anybody who wants to post a blog on one of our enabled sites (Impulse, JoeUser, etc.) can do so easily with Live Writer. Windows Live Writer 2010 is due supposedly in the next few months, and I am anxiously awaiting it's arrival. ...
Is it just me, or did this weekend go by super fast? Well anyways, Monday is here whether we like it or not, so lets get right to it and check out some skins that came in over the weekend! Check out the weekend picks!
Since the American people have denied the first round of Obamacare, and their subsequent loses afterwards still didn’t reach through to them that people do not want more government control in their HC, that doesn’t stop these morons from trying again. This time it’s their tactic to get insurance companies to raise their premiums so people will demand government actions. “President Obama is making a fresh attempt to rescue his health care overhaul by proposing a measure t...
Here we go, another week down and many more to go for 2010! This was another exciting week for Impulse as our big announcement this week was the introduction of ImpulseTV . This is great as you will be able to see hand-on gameplay from two industry vets giving their impressions on the game, to give you a better idea if a game is for you. Make sure you have updated to the latest version of Impulse, and check out the ImpulseTV intro video for some quick commentary from the ImpulseTV crew.
We also had some fantastic releases and preorders open this week including Dawn of Discovery Gold Bundle, Spore Galactic Adventures, SimCity Societies, and much more!
Lets check out our weekly roundup!
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New and Updated Releases on Impulse:
Weekend Impulse Buys
One of the latest features in Windows 7 was .themepacks, which are basically a wallpaper and the colored Aero style you are running. In the last WindowBlinds 7 update, the ability was added to display installed Theme Packs as sub-styles to Aero in the WindowBlinds display. This is a handy feature for a couple of reasons: If you do find a .themepack you like, managing it via WindowBlinds with all your other skins is easy. As with Aero, you can use the .themepacks as a ba...
Woo hoo, the weekend is nearly here! Rounding off this week we have the Friday edition of This Week in Skinning where we spotlight some of the cool skins from WinCustomize from this past week. We have a nice variety this week, so be sure to check it out. This Week in Skinning – February 19th