This is the first Impulse Weekly Roundup of 2010, and we hope everyone had a great New Year and holidays. Without a doubt, 2010 is going to be a phenomenal year. Lots of good things coming up for Impulse, and certainly looking forward to Elemental: War of Magic.
Lets get right to it and catch-up from the past weeks!
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The new year is here and the first edition of TWiS is up! We saw some great skins in 2009, and we will be doing a roundup of favorites soon, but I fully expect 2010 to be an even better year. Check out This Week in Skinning !
The first TWiS of 2010 is here and it is great to be back! 2010 is going to be an exciting year with the launch of the new WinCustomize just around the corner, and all the other cool stuff we have lined up for this year. So lets check out this weeks picks! Sixus by Vampothika This theme for CursorFX has some slick animations, and an awesome design. Dingy by CarGuy1 A really nice and relaxing animated wallpaper for your desktop. Great work...
Beta 3 for Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy has went out today. It’s available for anyone who has pre-ordered Diplomacy, and can be downloaded via Impulse. Of course if you haven’t pre-ordered already, it’s not too late to join in. Get your Diplomacy pre-order here.
You can check out the Beta 3 notes here: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/373286
Yay, the first desktop screenshot post in the WinCustomize forums is up and already a few pages long! As we do every month, this thread is for our members to post their daily use desktop screenshots to show others what cool skins they are using. Head over and post your screenshot to that thread. https://forums.wincustomize.com/372856
I was pretty happy to hear today that AT&T will finally be getting some Android based phones in the near future. The news at CES 2010 today is that AT&T will start with 5 models from Motorola, Dell, and HTC.This will definitely be good news for those with AT&T and are growing bored with the iPhone. http://www.pcworld.com/article/186046/atandt_joins_the_android_party.html
I just got the February 2010 issue of PC Gamer and they have the top 10 games of 2010 and Elemental: War of Magic is there!
Previously I asked what your favorite wallpaper of 2009 was, so today lets move on to what your favorite WindowBlinds skin was. I don’t think there is any way I could narrow down to just one as I personally had lots of favorites this year. We had a great selection of both Master and community skins come through the pipes last year, along with many updates of older skins to be compatible with Windows 7. So which was your favorite of ‘09?
CES 2010, the Consumer Electronics Show being held in Las Vegas is set to begin. There are some big announcements and product unveilings expected, and if you aren’t one of the lucky ones to be in Vegas don’t worry, our friends over at Neowin.net are on the ground ready to let you know the happenings! Keep an eye on the Neowin CES 2010 coverage at the link below. http://www.neowin.net/news/category/live/ces
Undoubtedly the first major tech announcement for 2010 came today as Google officially launched the Google Phone. The Google Phone is really an HTC Nexus One running the latest Android operating system. Obviously, this is considered the best attempt at a real competitor to Apple iPhone, and in many ways it is superior, but both devices have their pros and cons about them. For me, one of the most annoying things is not being able to customize the iPhone….at all.&#...
With the decade over, or almost over depending on who you ask, it’s time to reflect on the last 10 years and our very own Brad Wardell has published his list of the Top 10 Games of the Decade! Brad’s 10 best games of the decade
Over the past year or so, we have greatly increased our participation in social media. It has become a great way to interact and communicate with customers, users, and pretty much anyone in between. It’s also become another useful way of delivering news such as updates and new releases on Impulse, and another outlet for things like contests.
Here is a list of some of the social media areas you can find us at:
Twitter
Facebook
These are fan pages which you can follow on Facebook.
If you like to customize your desktop, then I also admin a Facebook group for Desktop Customization.
When Obama was elected, and when democrats got majority control, all we heard was how “transparent” they will be. The public will be given 48 hours to review bills before being voted on, and Obama told us that his administration will be “transparent”. Yeah right. Democratic leaders are looking to forgo a formal, public conference to merge the House and Senate's health care overhaul bills, giving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White ...
Pepua is a new member here on WinCustomize, but he’s no stranger to icons and has brought his incredible talent to WC! These are some really cool and unique icon designs. Take a look!
Hello everyone! Welcome to the WC 2010 Beta. We are excited to be getting near the release of the new WinCustomize, but we still have many things to be worked out, and your help in finding issues and other feedback will be appreciated. Remember, this is a beta and problems can be expected. You can access the beta site at: www.wincustomizetest.com This forum will serve as the place to give your feedback whether it's a site issue, or general feedback about the site. ...