The latest Master Skin here on WinCustomize is LED3: DotMatrix by vStyler.  This is another sleek skin with the subtle details like the start button animation that really make this skin stand out.  The skin is also compatible with both Vista and XP, and there are already plenty of matching skins to go along with the WindowBlinds skin. This Master Skin is $4.95, and if you are a WinCustomize subscriber , you get a 20% discount!

After a short hiatus the WinCustomize SkinCast is back, and the 15th episode means that we have made it to where the original "Under the Skin" podcast ended.  For this special episode we have non other than one of the hosts of Under the Skin joining us this week.  DoctorNick (aka qrush) sits down with us and gives us a history of the WinCustomize podcasts, and also tells us about some of the projects he worked on while interning at Stardock. Episode 15 - Now Leading Where Under ...

I took my wife to the gun range today to let her try her hand at my fairly new Taurus 9mm I use for concealed carry.  I believe this was her first time firing a handgun, and she didn’t do too bad for a beginner.

In June of 2007 I sat down and wrote a two-part review of the 1st generation iPhone that was released.  It was only natural that I follow that with a new review of the recent iPhone 3G and 2.0 software update. Once again, I give a "real world" perspective on the iPhone and whether or not you should consider it.  

Just over a year ago I gave my review of the first generation of the Apple iPhone, so with the new 3G phone being out I thought it would be proper to give my review of the upgraded phone.  I decided not to upgrade my personal iPhone, but I did manage to get up early and grab one for my wife.  I have managed to play with it long enough to give my review of this phone and whether or not you should upgrade.  First let me start off with the actual purchasing experience.&...

Last time I asked people to take a quick screenshot of what they were doing at the moment on their desktop.  This time I thought I would mix it up a bit and post a screenshot of what you have on your dock. This is my laptop dock, nothing too special here, just running ObjectDock Plus  with several tabs divided into categories of frequently used apps.  Ok folks, take a snap of your desktop dock.  

If you use Microsoft Outlook and have a Live Hotmail address then you might want to check this out.  Microsoft has released the 12.1 beta for Outlook Connector which syncs your Hotmail e-mail and contacts data with Outlook.  The big update here is the ability to now sync with the Windows Live Calendar beta .  Syncing with your Hotmail calendar was previously a premium service, but this will now be a free feature. From the Outlook Team Blog : It also supports some ...

Last Friday of the month, and before you get ready for the weekend be sure to head over and check out the latest edition of This Week in Skinning.  We have some great skins this week including a couple WindowBlinds skins, wallpapers, a logon, and more!

Ok, no TWis this week, I'm taking an early weekend!  Awww, I'm just kidding you know it really wouldn't be Friday without this weeks roundup of featured skins. Now for this weeks picks!   Autobot for CursorFX by nimbletongue An Autobots cursor theme, do I really need to say anymore?   ~~~Fusion~~~ in DesktopX Themes by WeatherBound This DX theme has a wide variety of accessories, it's resolution independent, and has a slider t...

I just wanted to take a few moments and remind everyone, especially our new subscribers, that purchasing a subscription to WinCustomize also gets you free subscriber skins.  The two latest skins, Rockstar and Stardust, can be found in the Subscriber Resources section which the link is located just below your avatar on the right of the page.  You can also access it by clicking here . Just in case you are wondering, the next WinCustomize skin is in the pipeline and should hopefully b...

Google Knol, which looks like it could be a direct competitor to Wikipedia opened for users yesterday.  Knol is "authoritve" articles which emphasize authorship.  The point behind this is you know who is writing the content.  Wikipedia has fallen under criticism for users being able to manipulate articles without leaving much of a papertrail.  Knol seems to seek to avoid these kind of issues. Another feature is called "moderated collaboration" where a user can accept, reje...

For this edition of WinCustomize Member Spotlight I wanted to focus on a member who does some truly incredible work with DesktopX .  That member would be Journeyman Vad M.  He has been a member of WinCustomize since August of 2004 and since then has contributed to several galleries including CursorFX, wallpapers, and logons, but what Vad M is most known for is his fantastic work with DesktopX. Vad shows the power of DesktopX with widgets such as the SD SkinChecker and the S...

Stardock is pleased to announced the release of WindowBlinds 6.2 today. WindowBlinds is an application that lets users easily change their Windows interface by applying a new skin. These "visual styles" can be applied across the entire user interface (title bars, push buttons, start menu, taskbar, etc.) of the operating system. As a result, users gain complete control over the way Windows looks. What's new in version 6.2: Improved compression on start menu animations A...

Jing is one of my favorite utilities, and it makes capturing screenshots and quick videos of your desktop a snap.  Version 1.6 was released for both PC and Mac, and the best part is, it’s free. Link: Jing Download: Jing 1.6

Have you ever wondered how to create a DX object, and then export it to the Vista sidebar for example?  Well if you have then you are in luck, because a new guide is up that shows you how to do exactly that!  With the latest DesktopX 3.5 release, also came a revamped website and documentation .  Take a look at the latest tutorial and show us what types of gadgets you can create.