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March 4, 2014 by Island Dog
Like the title says, what's your favorite food or dish that you just can never get enough of? Mine?  Well I'd probably say chili.  
March 3, 2014 by Island Dog
A new month is here again, and you know what that means!  It’s time for a new monthly desktop screenshot thread where our members take shots of their desktops and show the rest of the community the types of skins they are using. Come take a look at the desktops posted so far, and take a screenshot of your own and post it to this thread. March Desktop Screenshots
February 28, 2014 by Island Dog
LightStar has uploaded a new Master WindowBlinds skin called Marauder today.  This skin has a striking color scheme and is compatible with both Windows 8 and 7.  Get it today and don’t forget your 20% discount if you are a WinCustomize Subscriber . Marauder by LightStar
February 26, 2014 by Island Dog
I use Bing as my primary search engine, and they have a Bing Rewards program where you earn points by doing searches and you can redeem them for a variety of things. Right now you can get an additional 100GB of storage on the recently updated OneDrive for just 100 credits. Link      
February 24, 2014 by Island Dog
Lets not end this Monday without highlighting a few of the skins that made their way into the WinCustomize galleries over the past few days.  We had a nice variety of skins come in, so lets take a look at a few to start the week off with. Everwood (IconPackage) Flash on Black (WindowBlinds) Kuang Si (DeskScapes)
February 24, 2014 by Island Dog
Nokia has officially announced the Nokia X smartphones, which will run some type of version of Android and will also use services from Microsoft instead of Google.   More from Neowin ... "As the previous leaked screenshots have shown, the UI for the Nokia X devices will be similar in looks to Microsoft's Modern user interface used for Windows Phone and Windows 8. While the Nokia X and the Nokia X + will both have 4-inch displays, the Nokia XL will have a larger 5-inch screen. T...
February 24, 2014 by Island Dog
This has been a confusing deal going on with Netflix, and the media has used this as an excuse to use "Net Neutrality" whenever possible.  This is a great read on the details of this deal. http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/02/media-botching-coverage-netflix-comcast-deal-getting-basics-wrong.html " Naturally, many of these same people are also implying that because Netflix has to pay Comcast, consumers will foot the bill for this as Netflix will have to charge more for their servi...
February 20, 2014 by Island Dog
Just browsing through the latest WindowBlinds skin submitted to WinCustomize.com, and I wanted to show off one of the latest.  This is Metall Tech by bleumart. I really like the design as it's quite cool looking, but still functional enough to use daily.  I especially like the start menu design, and that style flows through the entire skin.  It was also a great color choice as it’s not too dark, and certainly not bright.  Bleumart hit the right balance and it shows in the qua...
February 20, 2014 by Island Dog
I have never really followed the Olympics.  I'm not a big sports person in general, so I guess maybe that's the base of it, but I really have no desire to watch or follow anything going on with the Olympics. Does anyone here watch the Olympics?  
February 19, 2014 by Island Dog
I mentioned before how SkyDrive, Microsoft’s “cloud” storage feature was being rebranded to OneDrive following a lawsuit.  Well today OneDrive is officially available and updates for OneDrive are being made available on the various platforms including Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Mac, and of course your Windows PC. Aside from the name change, they’ve also added some features: “As part of that goal, we’re doing more than just changing the name with today’s release: We’re ro...
February 19, 2014 by Island Dog
Oprah’s Magazine is one of the top 20 circulated magazines in the U.S., and Stardock Fences has a mention in their March issue which is all about de-cluttering your life.  Fences is an awesome tool to keep your desktop organized, and how cool to be mentioned in such a popular magazine! Get Fences here
February 18, 2014 by Island Dog
If you are a subscriber to Object Desktop, or have some of the main components like WindowBlinds, then this is just a reminder that we have many premium desktop themes available.  I wrote an article about them and highlighted a few of the most popular ones available. Read it here!
February 18, 2014 by Island Dog
Still behind Windows 7, but not as bad as people make it out to be.   "Based on the current rate of sales, from launch to today, Windows 8 is selling at a rate of a little over 420,000 licenses per day.  For reference, Microsoft sold roughly 240 million license of Windows 7 in a 12 month time period but it has taken Windows 8 15 months to hit 200 million sales. It’s quite clear that, while 200 million is a massive number, it is at a slower pace than Windows 7.  " ...
February 18, 2014 by Island Dog
I like city-building games, and I was surprised I hadn't seen anything about this game until today.  I came across an article this morning on it, and watched a few videos and it definitely looks like it could be fun. http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/?page_id=680 Anybody else seen this?  For just $19.99 I might pick it up and give it a go.
February 17, 2014 by Island Dog
It seems Kickstarter is the latest site to have their data hacked and customer info possibly stolen. https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/1269 " No  credit card data of any kind was accessed by hackers. There is  no  evidence of unauthorized activity of any kind on all but two Kickstarter user accounts. While no credit card data was accessed, some information about our customers was. Accessed information included usernames, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone nu...