Back towards the beginning the year, I started a thread on the WinCustomize forums giving ski nners the opportunity to give us previews and "sneak peeks" of works in progress. That thread had well over 1200 replies , many of which were actual previews of skins that were eventually released. Since the GUI Champs are starting to ramp up, and skinning is still going strong even over the summer months, I opened up a "part II" of that thread to get a fresh start. So if you have any sk...
I thought the DNC thinks gas taxes are fine. The committee hosting the Democratic National Convention has used the city's gas pumps to fill up and apparently avoided paying state and federal fuel taxes. The practice, which began four months ago, may have ended hours after its disclosure. An aide to Mayor John Hickenlooper released a statement Tuesday evening saying that Denver 2008 Host Committee members would pay market prices for fuel and would also be liable for all applicable taxes.
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DesktopX 3.5 was released recently, and one of the biggest feature updates is the ability to export your DX creations as a Vista sidebar gadget. Creating a gadget for the Vista sidebar isn’t the easiest thing to do, and it has limitations that DesktopX can easily overcome. DesktopX is a very powerful application which can create a wide variety of mini-applications for your desktop. These can range from simple weather gadgets, on up to very complex applications with multiple f...
Stardock has released an updated MyColors 2.5 today. MyColors is a software program that includes everything you need to change your Windows experience. MyColors changes your Windows visual style, icons, wallpaper, and even adds gadgets to your desktop. These gadgets can range from media players to weather forecast gadgets depending on the theme. It doesn't modify any system files and enables users to easily switch between themes and back to default Windows with just a few clicks. M...
If you made the leap over to Vista, but still want some of the look and feel of XP...no worries. With just a few handy tools you can bring the XP experience back to Vista in no time at all. PC World has a featured article today outlining how to do just that, and what is one of the tools they recommend? Well, WindowBlinds of course! Head over to PC World and check it out.
Every couple of weeks, at least during summer time, WinCustomize community member wulfn1 gives her thoughts and review of recent skins. You often see features from either myself or Zoomba, and the perspective from someone in the community is very much welcomed. Wulfn1 puts together a terrific desktop much of which is based on the 100: Tribute to BoXXi suite. Head over and check out the full article.
The last post hit well over 1000, so I wanted to start another one where people can leave previews and teasers of skins or themes they are working on. Lets see them!
You have probably heard the news lately about the new "Dell Dock" that is being included with new Dell systems. With that news comes a lot of people who like to claim that docks are rip-offs of Apple and other statements like that. In case you didn't know, docks have quite a history on both the PC and even OS/2. Brad Wardell (aka Frogboy) gives his insight on the origins and progression of the popular "dock".
Last week was a very busy week, and due to some scheduling conflicts the WinCustomize SkinCast wasn't recorded for this week. No worries though, we should be back on track this week, and in the next couple of weeks the show will get real interesting. That's the only hint you will get this week.
I had a lot of work to do this weekend, so not much time to play games. However, I did take a little bit of time to give the Spore Creature Creator a shot. My first impression was it is a neat tool that will hopefully compliment the game well. Creating a creature of my very own was really fun, and it seems the possibilities are endless. I was using the trial so my creation possibilities were a bit limited, but from what I have seen, the full version should be great....
It's Monday again, huh? Well despite my sunburn I'm here, and I'm up early to give you the weekend picks from WinCustomize. Aside from that, how was your weekend?
Trillian Astra, the long awaited update to Trillian which is still in alpha testing has been updated to Build 83. Trillian Astra is still in private invite mode, and no word on when a public beta or final release is scheduled. I'm hoping to get some more info soon, but in the meantime I wanted to touch on the Build 83 update which is detailed ont he Cerulean Studios' blog. Facebook support: Trillian Astra now includes some basic Facebook integration which includes status u...
There is just so much to this story, and it really proves how the media is completely backing Obama. At a speech in Colorado Springs on July 2nd, Barack Hussein Obama made this statement ... "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve thenational security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civiliannational security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, justas well-funded." Of course Obama never gives specifics, but this is an ext...
We are just over the first half of the year, and the fall and winter lineup of games is really starting to take shape. What are some of the upcoming games you are looking most forward to? Here's my list.
- Demigod
- Spore
- GhostBusters
- Aliens: Colonial Marines
- C&C: Red Alert 3
There are quite a few more, but I just can't think of the names right now.
She is at it again. “the president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject." Pelosi, 68, said the House and Senate were busy "trying to sweep up after (Bush's) mess over and over and over again ... The president knows it. He needs something to talk about. Because he has no ideas." She must have a really big pair to call Bush a “total fai...