I have to say this was one of the best icon contests we have ever ran.  The quality of the icons submitted were all incredible, and there’s no way I could have picked a winner by myself.  This contest was to create an icon which best represents This Week in Skinning, and I thank all of you for the entries. With the help of the WinCustomize team it was narrowed down to four finalists, and the community voted for the final winner, which happens to be #1 by MindlessPuppet ! ...

Last week, we showed Part 1 of the Demigod behind the scenes documentary, and Part 2 is now ready.  This latest video was recorded in the early morning hours with some of the game and Impulse team.

I forgot my coffee this morning, so it’s a rough start to the week.  But anyways, I hope you had a great weekend and here are some favorite picks from the weekend!

We are coming to the end of the month, and a great way to end it is to have the latest Weekend Impulse Buys sale!  We have a great mix of applications and games this time around, some starting as low as $1.  Check out this weeks specials! ObjectDock Plus $10.00 $19.95 System Mechanic Pro $40.00 $48.97 Sword of the Stars Ultimate ...

This weeks Impulse Weekend Buys are up, and one of the deals is ObjectDock Plus for just $10!  If you are a fan of ObjectDock, the Plus version offers many features such as tabbed docks, multiple docks, and much more.  Several other applications and games are on sale starting at just a $1.  Head over to www.impulsedriven.com to see the rest!

The weekend is right around the corner, and that means it is time for This Week in Skinning.  We have another great roundup this week with several types of skins including a slick WindowBlinds theme. Check out the latest edition of TWiS!

The end of the month is just about here, and another weekend is upon us.  This is an especially great week as we have the TWiS icon contest voting going on.  If you haven’t seen the finalists, head over to this thread to check them out and vote. Now for this weeks picks! CEP by Richard Mohler A beautiful cursor set that has a design that can match so many themes.  Naked Clocks by theAVMAN The Naked WB skin has some great accessories...

Several weeks ago we started a contest to find an icon for the popular This Week in Skinning feature, which is a regular article every week on WinCustomize.  I was amazed that we received over 20 entries, and each were just awesome.   The WinCustomize staff and moderators looked over the total entries and narrowed it down to four favorites, all of which you can see below.  Now it’s your turn to vote for the icon that you think best represents This Week in Skinning.  Voting...

Last weeks poll on WinCustomize we asked if you are already planning to “skin” Windows 7, and with well over 200 votes the answer was a big yes.  Keep in eye out in the next couple of months when we will be talking more about Windows 7 and what it will mean for desktop customization!

The Tropico series is one of my all-time favorite games. I just had an incredibly fun time playing it throughout the years, so I was very excited to hear that Tropico 3 is on its way! Here is the teaser trailer. Tropico 3 website .

Over the past several weeks, Brad has been posting a series of journals keeping everyone updated on the issues and the progress being made in regards to the connectivity issues in Demigod after launch.  He has also posted some short video clips of the team here at Stardock hard at work, and sometimes enjoying a few minutes of down time, during the time after the Demigod launch.  Those were just a glimpse of what was going on during the extensive work week. Now that the majority of...

Tonight is another playoff game in the 2009 Stanley Cup finals, and being Michigan based we wanted to wish the Detroit Red Wings the best of luck tonight!In support, many here at Stardock are using the Detroit Red Wings MyColors suite to show off that team spirit. You can find the Detroit MyColors suite here , and if you happen to be a Chicago fan you can also check out the Blackhawks theme .

The latest Master skin from vStyler is here, and this one is called Naked.  This is one of the best WindowBlinds skins I have used, and if you like transparency and a more minimal approach then this is for you.  There are also a ton of matching skin accessories to make this a like a complete suite. WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% off master skins, so don’t delay! 

I hope everyone had a long and enjoyable weekend.  After a few days off, the batteries are recharged and it’s time to get this thing rolling once again.  I kept an eye on the moderation this weekend, and it seemed many of you were still hard at work. Here are my featured picks from the long weekend!

From the Windows Team Blog : Over the weekend, some of you may have received an email from us reminding you that the Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1 st , 2009. In that email, we ask that if you are still on the Windows 7 Beta that you should consider moving to a “non-expired” copy of Windows such as the Windows 7 RC or Windows Vista because bi-hourly shutdowns will begin June 1st. The Windows 7 Beta does expire on August 1st, 2009; unfortunately the date for when bi-hourl...