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September 9, 2009 by Island Dog
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September 9, 2009 by Island Dog
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September 9, 2009 by Island Dog
Stardock is pleased to announce that the Ready to Play beta is about to begin.  Ready to Play is a revolutionary new program that enables gamers to create an on-line gaming profile of themselves after which Ready to Play will produce a “recommended friends” list.  Then, when the player is ready to play a particular game, they can broadcast to any available friends or recommended friends that they are about to launch a particular game and join in. “If you’ve ever had a bad experien...
September 9, 2009 by Island Dog

Stardock is excited to announce the release of the fourth phase of its popular digital download platform, Impulse .

Impulse enables users to quickly purchase, download, install and update any of thousands of available games, applications, and utilities to their machine. Once purchased, the program becomes associated with their account. If a user purchases a new PC or reformats an existing PC, a user can install Impulse, log in with their account and instantly re-download all their programs.

In the year since its initial release, Impulse has garnered widespread support from major game and application publishers. Most new PC games, for example, are now released on Impulse and a growing number of application developers are releasing their titles on Impulse as well.

“The objective of Impulse is to make it so that your software truly belongs to you,” said Brad Wardell, president & CEO of Stardock . “Anyone who has ever dug through boxes of CDs or looked through old emails to find a serial number can recognize the advantages of Impulse.”

In addition, PC gamers will soon be able to make use of a new Impulse feature called “Ready to Play”, a revolutionary new free program that allows users to create instant virtual communities based on profiles in order to quickly get multiplayer games going with like-minded people.

September 9, 2009 by Island Dog

Stardock is excited to announce the release of the fourth phase of its popular digital download platform, Impulse .

Impulse enables users to quickly purchase, download, install and update any of thousands of available games, applications, and utilities to their machine. Once purchased, the program becomes associated with their account. If a user purchases a new PC or reformats an existing PC, a user can install Impulse, log in with their account and instantly re-download all their programs.

In the year since its initial release, Impulse has garnered widespread support from major game and application publishers. Most new PC games, for example, are now released on Impulse and a growing number of application developers are releasing their titles on Impulse as well.

“The objective of Impulse is to make it so that your software truly belongs to you,” said Brad Wardell, president & CEO of Stardock . “Anyone who has ever dug through boxes of CDs or looked through old emails to find a serial number can recognize the advantages of Impulse.”

In addition, PC gamers will soon be able to make use of a new Impulse feature called “Ready to Play”, a revolutionary new free program that allows users to create instant virtual communities based on profiles in order to quickly get multiplayer games going with like-minded people.

September 8, 2009 by Island Dog
RightClick themes seems to be gaining popularity again.  I am seeing more and more of them in screenshots, and we have several skinners who are actively working on new themes, especially ones to match recent WindowBlinds themes. Here are some of my recent favorites.
September 7, 2009 by Island Dog
The subject of much controversy over the past week is the “speech” Obama intends to deliver to deliver to the nations federal schools.  Parents across the country have been upset because it also included a lesson plan encouraging kids to “help” Obama, something which should never have been included.  I decide how to educate my children on helping others, not some Chicago thug community organizer. They would have been smart just to release this in the first place, but it’s not a su...
September 7, 2009 by Island Dog
I hope everyone is enjoying their long Labor Day weekend.  Here are some theme picks from the past couple of days.
September 5, 2009 by Island Dog
The new hate among the left is targeted at Glenn Beck.  First they hate him because he’s on Fox News, and second they hate him because he called Obama an angry racist.  Anyways, we have to rely on people like Beck to expose this incompetent administration because none of the other so-called media in this country will do it. I told you a few weeks ago how Obama had already appointed over 30 czars, and I believe that number today is well over 40.  These people have no oversight...
September 4, 2009 by Island Dog
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September 3, 2009 by Island Dog
It’s the beginning of a new month, and with that we have up our monthly desktop screenshot thread going in the WinCustomize forums.  Take a minute and snap a screenshot of your desktop, and show other members what themes you are using on your desktop. Head over to the desktop thread and post your screenshot there!
September 3, 2009 by Island Dog
The Penny Arcade Expo 2009 , also known as PAX, is about to get underway in Seattle, WA.  The Stardock crew arrived this morning and are getting ready for the event which runs until Sept. 6.  PAX is a three day “festival” where gamers come to see the latest and greatest that game companies have to offer. If you are attending PAX, be sure to stop by the Stardock booth #1142 .  We will be showing off Elemental: War of Magic , Impulse, Ready to Play, Sins of a Solar Emp...
September 3, 2009 by Island Dog
Browsing through YouTube, Zubaz spotted this video review of ObjectDock posted a few days ago.  It’s a great review and worth sharing.
September 3, 2009 by Island Dog

The big and long weekend for Labor Day is coming up in the U.S., and to kick it off we have a huge sale on Impulse.  Grab some games off Impulse, and use this long weekend to get your game on!

Impulse Labor Day Weekend Sale

September 2, 2009 by Island Dog
IconPackager theme packs don’t come in as often as other themes, simply because the amount of work that goes into them.  When we see Icon packs submitted, they are almost always top-notch with incredible detail and creativity.  I wanted to highlight some of the most popular icon packs for IconPackager.