August is here, so now its time to take a look back at some of the featured .dreams (animated wallpapers) that were submitted to WinCustomize throughout the month of July. Now for this months video! To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista and Stardock's DeskScapes (free) installed. If you are an Object Desktop subscriber, you have beta access to DeskScapes 2.0 which will run on virtually any version of Vista. The .dreams featured in thi...
The latest Master Skin added to the WinCustomize gallery is another amazing .dream (animated wallpaper) from TheMasterBaron . Asteroids is a .dream that gives the sensation of sitting in the middle of an asteroid field. Beautifully animated, the .dream isn't too distracting and I found myself just watching the asteroids going by on my desktop. If you are a user of Windows Vista, you can use Stardock DeskScapes to run animated wallpapers regardless of what version of V...
Probably one of the most popular and useful tutorial series we have had on WinCustomize was the Icon-A-Day series from mormegil . Started back in 2005, mormegil basically created an entire icon pack for IconPackager and gave a daily update and tutorial on how he created that specific icon. It also showed the tools he used to create icons, which happened to be CorelDraw, and it gave many users tips they used to create their own icons. You can find the original Icon-A-...
I have used Paint Shop Pro since about version 8, and I have upgraded to almost every other version update since then. I was always recommended PSP from many members of the skinning community, and even today I know many popular skinners who use this. Paint Shop Pro has come a long way since I first started using it, and even though it has moved more towards use with photography, I found it’s still a great graphics tool that is perfect for making skins and themes. Best of all, i...
Every month in the WinCustomize forums we have a dedicated thread where users can post their screenshots for the world to see. It's always a great way to see how people customize their desktops, and what combination of applications they use to achieve their look. Since August just started a few days ago, the new monthly desktop thread is open and already has 3 pages of desktop screenshots. Head over there and post your desktop too!
Obama unveiled his new energy plan. What word is most troubling in the following paragraph? " Forcing big oil companies to take a reasonable share of their record breaking windfall profits and use it to help struggling families with direct relief worth $500 for an individual and $1,000 for a married couple. " In case you missed it, the word is force. Obama wants to force an American business to give up their profits in order for Obama to write a check to voters...
Although we had to take another break from the WinCustomize SkinCast last week, this week we are returning and will have a special guest, along with some huge prizes we are giving away. For an upcoming episode of SkinCast, we will be talking with Darren McPhee, the Sr. Marketing Manager in Gaming for AMD . We will be discussing several topics with Darren including AMD/ATI products, graphics, gaming, and much more. We will also be taking user-submitted questions from the community fo...
Although we had to take another break from the WinCustomize SkinCast last week, this week we are returning and will have a special guest, along with some huge prizes we are giving away. For an upcoming episode of SkinCast, we will be talking with Darren McPhee, the Sr. Marketing Manager in Gaming for AMD . We will be discussing several topics with Darren including AMD/ATI products, graphics, gaming, and much more. We will also be taking user-submitted questions from the comm...
Well Monday is here again, although I'm sure many of us need a big dose of coffee to get going this morning. I got up early today and went through the galleries from the weekend and came across some really great stuff. Here is my weekend picks.
Finally a good ad from McCain. This video is hilarious!
If you are fan who is awaiting the arrival of Battlefield Hero's, you might be interested in this. They are giving away a free ringtone of the Battlefield Hero's theme song. It's in .MP3 format for you will need to upload and configure the ringtone itself, but I thought it was a cool thing to give away. Get the free ringtone download here .
WinCustomize is proud to announce the next subscriber WindowBlinds skin, Boulder, which is free to all current WinCustomize subscribers . As the name says, this skin has a rock texture with many details that was created exclusively by the Stardock Design team. If you are not a subscriber, don't worry. You can easily become a subscriber to WinCustomize and enjoy the many benefits such as ad-free browsing, no download caps, and subscriber skins such as Boulder. He...
The latest edition of This Week in Skinning is up. While the summer is slowly winding down, this has been a surprising one as skin submissions have been great. This edition of TWiS has a bootskin, some cursors, a .dream, wallpapers, and a WindowBlinds skin. Check out the August 1st edition of This Week in Skinning .
It's August already.....seriously? I was caught off guard by that one, but whatever, it's Friday and it's time to celebrate! The way we do that around here is to feature some of the most popular skins submitted to WinCustomize from the past week. Now for this weeks picks! DECEPTICON Cobra Edition for Bootskin by nimbletongue How cool is it to boot up Windows and see this come up? Prototype III for CursorFX by Libardo ...