Before you head out for the weekend and do all those fun things you have planned, stop by and check out the latest edition of This Week in Skinning. We got some good stuff that you might have missed during the week. Check out this week in skinning! https://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?aid=373801
January has started off pretty well, especially in the wallpaper category. While I’m speaking about wallpapers, lets take a moment to congratulate the winners of our Winter Dreams contest! I’m trying to come up with some ideas for the next contest, maybe something to do with Valentines Day? Well lets check out this weeks picks! Optix DX by RedneckDude This is based off the WB skin from MikeB314, and as usual RND creates an equally cool DX T...
This week a new beta of DeskScapes 3 was released. Current users can update to the beta using Impulse , just make sure you have show pre-release versions checked. New features and updates: Folder based filtering in the filter bar Include sub-folders when adding folders Install background now allows you to pick a .themepack (MS Win 7 theme files) and will extract the wallpapers so you can make use of them. Random .dream option Various UI tweaks ...
More backroom deals from the so-called “transparent” administration. “The breakthrough announced Thursday was a biproduct of the previous days talks: a deal on so-called "Cadillac" insurance plans. The White House and top union leaders heralded the agreement, which shields all union workers for five years from significant taxes on health benefit packages that non-union workers will face starting in 2013.” Link Yes, that’s right. Unions have been given an ...
After a week of voting and discussing, we have finally came to a decision on the winners of the Winter Dreams contest. This contest, sponsored by AMD , produced over 20 eligible animated wallpapers which the theme was obviously winter-inspired. Lets jump right in and announce the winning entries! #1 – SilverTree by ausvet #2 Happy New Year Firework by CarGuy1 #3 Winter Sunset by amitsaran All of them were...
Without a doubt you have heard or seen the extreme devastation in Haiti due to the powerful earthquakes days ago. This earthquake has literally leveled Haiti, and hundreds of thousands are estimate to be hurt, missing, or dead. Larry (koop) came to me this morning and offered an idea to have a Haiti Relief and news blog where we can update it with the latest news, and links about the developing situation. I thought it was a fantastic idea, and here we are.
Although we are in hard economic times, even donating a few dollars can help,and we have links to reputable donations that you can give to if you wish. We will also keep this post updated with news.
Donations:
- You can text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross relief for Haiti. The donation will be added to your phone bill.
- Donate to the Red Cross Disaster Fund - http://www.redcross.org/
- Follow the American Red Cross on Twitter for updates - http://twitter.com/redcross
New and relief links:
Picking up a hooker in your work van.... see more Epic Fails Bustin' a cap in your homie..... Practicing your sword fighting skills...... Slangin' dope on the corner..... And lastly, stalking girls at the beach......
It’s always fun to check out some older, popular Windows XP visual styles and see how they look on Windows 7 with WindowBlinds 7 . For the most part I have had good luck in getting them looking good, and todays favorite is Curvy .
For anyone looking for information, tutorials, guides, etc. about skinning and the applications that go along with it, the WC Wiki has been a fantastic tool that I have recommended countless times. The great thing about a Wiki is that anyone can help and contribute to it. You don’t have to be a skinning expert to help, just going through and adding tutorials that have been posted or cleaning up spelling errors is a good way to help as well. I have been spending a great...
ArtRage is an awesome application. It’s one of the best painting and sketching tools I know of, and you can create some amazing works with it. “With ArtRage you can paint with oils and watercolors, sketch with pencils, spray stickers over your canvas, and much more. Stencils and rulers let you create precise shapes or smooth curves freehand. Tracing and Reference images let you load photos to recreate either by eye or by letting ArtRage select colors for you as you paint. For pr...
Today we have uploaded the Quest .suite to WinCustomize. Many of you might remember this MyColors theme with a slick design and start menu animation. It’s now available as a .suite file, which you can open with Theme Manager . The suite includes a sleek visual style, icons, wallpaper, and desktop gadgets. Grab the download here !
The latest talk and hype recently has been the talk of an Apple Tablet, and other tablet PC’s from companies such as HP. The rumored ‘iSlate’ from Apple is getting the biggest hype and nobody is really sure it exists. Regardless, is anybody interested in a tablet PC? Attempts in the past have been unsuccessful for the most part, but with things like the Kindle gaining popularity, it opens a new door for a tablet as a real media device, not just another PC.
What types of features would you like to see in a tablet? What would really get your interest in getting one?
Back to the daily grind! I hope your weekend was enjoyable, and I also hope the rest of the week is a good one for you. Just a quick note, we have started the judging for the Winter Dreams contest and hope to have the winners announced by the end of the week. If you have some ideas for the next contest, just let me know. Now for the weekend picks! ...
Many of you might have missed this story since it was "released" over the weekend, typical when it's something involving a democrats.Harry Reid stuck his foot in his mouth again, but this time with a racist twist ! Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) apologized today for referring to President Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect" in private conversations during the 2008 presidential campaign. Just imagine for one second if Reid was a republican. He would be forced...