There’s no shortage of Master skins this week!  Today we have a WindowBlinds skin called Genix by LightStar.  If you’ve been looking for a new dark skin to use, then this one will probably suit you just fine.  If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber, get this with your 20% discount. Genix by LightStar  

I have Bright House as our cable provider, and recently we had to put digital adapters on all our TVs (5) in order to continue to watch cable after their digital conversion.  The best part is we also have to pay $2 each for these boxes. After getting my latest with all these charges it's nearly topping $200 with internet, TV, phone, etc.  I'm just about done.  Obviously internet is a necessity, but after taking a tally of what people actually watch in this house, I'...

This latest Master WindowBlinds skin called Dansel came in over the holiday break, but it’s definitely not too late to check out this latest release by LightStar.  As always, a great design with fantastic use of color.  Made for Windows 7/8.  WinCustomize Subscribers don’t forget your 20% discount on Master Skins! Dansel by LightStar  

We’re a bit into the month of July already, but I wanted to put up the usual reminder that the monthly desktop screenshot thread is up.  This is where members post screenshots of their desktop showing off the skins and themes they are using. Take a screenshot of your desktop, and let us know what skins you are using to customize it.  Post them to this thread: https://forums.wincustomize.com/455710/

We are back from a long holiday break, and while there’s a bunch of stuff to catch up on, lets start with featuring some skins that have come into WinCustomize over the past week.  

Stardock has several apps under $5 that are designed to make Windows 8/Windows 8.1 easier to use and to restore lost features such as the Start menu.  Below is a quick overview of each app and what it can do to enhance your Windows 8 experience.   Start8® The start menu in Windows 8 was removed, and in the 8.1 update, Microsoft brought the start button back. Unfortunately, their start button DOES NOT bring the Start Menu with it, it launches the Windows 8 Menu. Start8 retu...

Thanks to Zubaz for pointing this article out. The Gamer Headlines has a nice article up about the history of game distribution, which of course includes Stardock which was one of the first to get started in digital distribution on the PC. "One of the PC distribution pioneers was a company called ‘Stardock’. Stardock started back in 1991, and helped develop operating system 2 for computers. Its still active now, but isn’t as popular as it was then. We soon saw bigger an...

We're in the Steam Community Choice vote. Login and vote for a chance to grab Sins: Rebellion for 80% off!  Vote here:  http://store.steampowered.com/#summersale_communitychoice  

FLASH SALE! Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is 80% off on the Steam Summer Sale today! Get it here for a limited time: http://store.steampowered.com/app/228260/  

I almost forgot about this, but I was able to watch as it comes on right before Falling Skies.  We enjoyed the first episode and will definitely be watching this show for the rest of the season. Did anyone else watch it? If you missed it, I think you can watch the episode at the link here. http://www.tntdrama.com/shows/the-last-ship.html http://www.thelastshiptnt.com/    

It’s only Tuesday and we’ve had some really great stuff added to the WinCustomize galleries.  Here’s the latest:  

For the next several hours, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is up for vote in the Steam Community Choice.  Vote for the Strategy-4x set for a chance to grab Legendary Heroes for 80% off! Login to Steam and vote here: http://store.steampowered.com/#summersale_communitychoice  

The Steam Summer Sale has started today, and most Stardock Entertainment games are included in the sale.   Today, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is in the Daily Deal and it's 80% off! http://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/  

Get deep discounts on Stardock’s stable of highly rated strategy games in this year’s Steam Summer Sale, running exclusively through Steam (store.steampowered.com) through 6/28/2014 at 1pm Eastern time. The  Stardock catalog of games  is on sale for 66% off throughout the sale. Get discounts on the following: Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes Galactic Civilizations II Complete Dead Man’s Draw Fallen Enchantress D...

A new Master WindowBlinds skin has made it to the WinCustomize galleries, this one called Suede.  LightStar did a fantastic job on the color choices here, and keeps an overall minimal design which should appeal to many users.  It’s compatible with Windows 8 and Windows 7, so be sure to give this one a look.  WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount on Master Skins too! Suede by LightStar