The talk about Windows 7 is greatly increasing, and so are the questions about how skinning will be with Windows 7.  While it’s still quite early, and features in Windows 7 are still subject to change, Frogboy gives a great visual tours of some UI elements in Windows 7. He also goes into slight detail about what we might see with WindowBlinds 7. 

The latest Demigod blog on IGN is up, and I think the title alone is reason enough to read.  This blog gives a great intro into the story of Demigods, and of course, why they fight.  “Demigod is a strategy game that adds a host of action RPG elements such as item purchasing, spells, battle experience and much more in order to add a new dimension of skill and excitement for players of real-time strategy games. Because of Demigod’s RPG roots, the question ar...

The momentum for Windows 7 continues to build, and it seems so far that Microsoft is doing a  good job at redeeming the Windows name after Vista.  Windows 7 is fast, seemingly very stable, application compatibility seems good, and the reaction from the tech community and media is far more favorable than it has been in the past couple of years. So the technical side of Windows 7 is going pretty well, and we haven’t seen much out of marketing yet, but there have been many discuss...

One of the galleries that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the Sound Schemes gallery for SoundPackager .  While not as flashy as some other galleries, there have been some fantastic sound packages uploaded recently, and everyone should take a minute to check them out. If you are new to what SoundPackager is, the simplest way to describe is it’s like IconPackager for sounds.  You can change Windows sounds individually, or create and use packs of sound schemes that are found her...

WinCustomize Subscribers have the benefit of receiving premium WindowBlinds skins as a part of their subscription, and today we have the release of the latest skin, Aero Frost.  Aero Frost is a skin based on the Aero look of Vista, and greatly improves on it with a lighter, “frost” touch to it.  I have been using this skin for a bit, and I highly recommend it.  It’s a perfect skin for someone who wants a more minimal desktop, or just something that is more ...

We are just a couple of weeks into the 2009 WinCustomize subscription, and we need to pick up the pace.  Subscribing or renewing your subscription will help with the development of the new site. If you already have your subscription set, you can also easily purchase a subscription for a friend or a fellow community who might need one.  We also have a post about WinCustomize 2009 brainstorming to give you an idea of some of the changes floating around. If you would like to help pr...

In the first edition of the WinCustomize Member Spotlight for 2009, everyone give a big congrats to Domat.  Domat caught my eye because of some of his wallpapers that have been making their way into WinCustomize.  Many really catch my eye because they each have an individual style, and his gallery has quite a varied selection. Domat has been a member of WinCustomize since September 2005, and we look forward to many more contributions. Visit domat’s personal site on WinCusto...

Theme Manager 3 is a great tool to organize and apply the various skins you have collected over months, and even years.  It’s also a great tool for skinners to package their skins into a .suite file for distribution, which can include a variety of skin elements such as visual styles, cursors, icons, wallpapers, and more. I wrote up a walkthrough today to show you some of those features, and some of the other things that Theme Manager 3 can do for you. Link: Theme Manager 3 Walkthr...

Some had a long weekend, and some others didn’t, but regardless if you had a day off or not, the skins keep rolling in.  A lot of good stuff in the galleries overall, but I’m really seeing some cool stuff in the wallpaper section lately. If you see some skins you think I missed, go ahead and post them in the comments for others to see.

The more I watch and read about people this morning, the more I realized America is in some serious trouble.  Never have I seen a media more enamored with a politician than with Obama.  The media doesn’t even try to hide their obvious bias towards him. I seen pictures yesterday of Obama cultists, I mean supporters, degrading the U.S. flag with pictures of Obama.  This morning I saw stories of groups of people around Washington chanting “Obama”.  Do people realize this is...

The NPD group has published the top 20 best selling games of 2008, and Sins of a Solar Empire is on that list at number 14!  It should be noted also that this list does not count downloadable copies, which Sins also did an incredible amount of. “Mention must also be made of Sins of a Solar Empire , the best selling strategy game in 2008 in retail stores and number 14 on 2008's list. Considering that the title reportedly sold well in downloadable copies in addition to its ret...

Well this isn’t what I thought I would be blogging about today, but I guess it will be now.  In just a couple of months our lease for our townhome will be up and over the last couple of weeks we have been trying to decide on whether to renew, or look for a new rental home.  Although our situation with the neighbors has been resolved with them moving on (more on that later), we just have lost the feeling of living in this neighborhood. I got an e-mail this past week from a local bu...

There is no doubt that Sins of a Solar Empire had a spectular 2008, and I'm quite confident that will also be the case in 2009 as well.  Over the last couple weeks we have posted about all the different awards that Sins has been honored to receive, along with notable mentions from various websites and even TV programs. I have compiled a list of some of hte most notable awards and mentions that Sins of a Solar Empire received last year, and I wanted to share that with everyone here. L...

Rockpapershotgun.com has an interview with Brad Wardell about Stardock’s upcoming title, Elemental: War of Magic.  The interview covers a few things, including a chat about user-generated content and more! “Brad Wardell: The in-game tools of Elemental are designed to let players create their own items, their own worlds, their own graphical elements to the world, their own creatures, their own races and pretty much anything else they might want to expand the game. They’re the same ...

Rockpapershotgun.com has an interview with Brad Wardell about Stardock’s upcoming title, Elemental: War of Magic.  The interview covers a few things, including a chat about user-generated content and more! “Brad Wardell: The in-game tools of Elemental are designed to let players create their own items, their own worlds, their own graphical elements to the world, their own creatures, their own races and pretty much anything else they might want to expand the game. They&...