Yes, it’s another “best of” 2009 article, but I think these are fun and useful to others who might discover a new app or game they haven’t heard of before.  20009 saw quite a few new and updated applications in all types of categories, including mobile.

This is my list of some of the most useful I found:

• Jing Pro.  Jing Pro is very popular at Stardock.  It’s used for all types of things such as documenting errors, showing off cool stuff, and more in easy to record videos or images.   There is a free version, but I recommend the Pro version.
  
  
• Fences.  No this is not a shameless plug, Fences has really made an incredible impact in peoples desktops all around the world.  If you need any type of organization on your desktop, grab Fences or Fences Pro.

• Dropbox.  Is an online storage and sync service which can be used across PC, Mac, and mobile.  It integrates with Windows via Explorer, and is pretty seamless.  Great for syncing and sharing files.

• Seesmic for Windows.  This is a new Twitter client for Windows, which is still in beta.  It has a great user interface, supports Twitter lists, and supports multiple accounts.

These are some of my favorites, so lets hear yours!

We are back!  It was a great holiday break but we are excited to be back and make 2010 another extraordinary year.  There’s still much to catch up on after the break, and support is back today and will be hard at working addressing any e-mails that came in over the holiday. With that being said, lets check out some featured picks! ...

Well having a couple weeks of time off is fantastic, but I'm excited to start the New Year and I know this year is going to be another great one. The slight downside is towards the end of the year, and the beginning of the new one, there are always some chores that need to be done. Here is my list so far: Archive e-mail - I wasn't looking forward to this one, but actually Outlook 2010 did it with just a couple of clicks and finished very quickly. All work e-mails including WC upload no...

Obama is such a failure on so many levels.   We were told the "world" would love us again, and that Obama the *giggles* Noble peace prize winner would solve the Iran nuclear crisis with talk, no action needed. WRONG AGAIN!   Iran  set a one-month deadline Saturday for the West to accept its counterproposal to a U.N.-drafted nuclear plan and warned that otherwise it will produce reactor fuel at a  higher level  of enrichment on its own. What are you going to...

On behalf of everyone at Stardock and WinCustomize, we would like to wish you a Happy New Year!  Thanks for making 2009 great, and we are excited and looking forward to 2010!

As we wind down 2009, it’s time to reflect back on how the year was for skinning and for WinCustomize.com.  Some of the most popular galleries here are for WindowBlinds skins and Wallpapers.  Just a quick look through, but we had a good amount of submissions this year, so lets take a look at the Wallpaper gallery today and post some of your favorite wallpapers from 2009. WC Wallpaper gallery

In case you didn't hear, an islamic Nigerian man tried to "blow up" a Detroit bound airliner on Christmas Day.  Fortunately, nobody but the terrorist was hurt and he is currently being held by American officials. In my opinion, this was just a test-run by a moron follower just to test the system.  Something big is coming without a doubt. Here are some interesting things about this story: Al-Qaeda leaders behind this plot were released from Gitmo Attempted bomber was...

I will admit I went a bit crazy with all the game sales over the holiday, and I picked up many games. Just a few: Civilization IV: Complete Command & Conquer 4 Assassins Creed II What games did you pickup?

Well Christmas is unfortunately over, and I have been reading about all the gadgets and goodies that people received.  I bought quite a few games over the past week, but I did take the gift cards I received and bought a PS3.  I really didn’t get it just for the games, but we needed a media outlet for the master bedroom TV, and the blu-ray and Netflix streaming would be well worth it.  What gadgets did you acquire over the holiday?

I really hope everyone here had a great holiday, and hope your New Years celebration is just as good.  I know some of you are taking a holiday break, and I look forward to seeing all the new skins for the new year! For now, lets check out some of the latest skin submissions.  

Only in the Obama White House will you find a Christmas ornament of Chairman Mao, yes…….Chairman Mao. I’m sure Obama didn’t personally decorate the tree, but what is disturbing that the White House has affiliations with so-called community groups that would do this.  I mean really, who in their right mind would put Chairman Mao on a Christmas Ornament?  Only left-wing radicals and commies would.

It’s Christmas Eve, and if you are like me you still haven’t finished shopping yet.  If you have friends or family across the country or the world, getting a gift to them in time now is pretty much impossible, or is it?  With Impulse you can send a game or application as a gift digitally and they will receive it nearly instantly. 

In the checkout page, just click “purchase as a gift”.

Fill in some basic info, and after you make the purchase they will be sent an e-mail with instructions to download.  It’s very easy and is a great way to send a friend a favorite game.

Christmas Eve is here, so I thought it would be fun to have a thread dedicated to Christmas and Winter Holiday desktops.  There are so many cool skins in the galleries whether it’s DesktopX gadgets, wallpapers, WindowBlinds skins, etc., there seems like there is something for just about everyone! Lets see those desktops!

Tonight we ventured out to grab some last minute Christmas gifts.  Most of these are for adults which I have taken the stand that we will stop giving gifts to adults, but my wife has yet to agree. Anyways, the traffic is insane, the stores are over-crowded, and the sales are horrible again this year.  Why go through this when we can just stop and grab some gift cards?  They are a great gift.  One store can have a huge variety in different amounts, and the person can go out...

Just a reminder that the deadline for the Winter Dreams contest is getting close! Winter Holidays .Dream Contest Sponsored by AMD Contest runs from November 30th to December 31st.  Entries will be accepted until 12pm EST on Thursday, December 31st, 2009. WinCustomize Mods and Admins will decide the winner, and will announce soon after depending on the amount of entries submitted. Submissions must be in the .dream format for Stardock DeskScapes. Animated wallpapers need to...