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September 3, 2013 by Island Dog
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate is in the Steam Daily Deals today, and you can grab it for just $4.99 for the next day.   http://store.steampowered.com/app/202200/  
September 3, 2013 by Island Dog
Master Skinner LightStar has delivered another cool skin for WindowBlinds for you to enjoy!  Castallo for Windows 7 and Windows 8 is a clean and more minimal skin for users who like skins which are easy to work with on a daily basis.  It has a great color, and works well with many wallpaper types and other skins. If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber , you get a 20% discount on Master Skins. Castallo by LightStar  
August 29, 2013 by Island Dog
I’ve started a post in the forums that will serve as a master list of all relevant tutorials that relate to Stardock’s desktop software.  Whether it’s a tutorial on how to make a skin for an app, or just a feature overview, you will be able to find it here. Tutorial List for Stardock Apps Tutorials and guides will be organized by app, and it is also a sticky in the OS Customization forum so it’s easy to find. I’m also updating older tutorials and creating new ones.  Pl...
August 28, 2013 by Island Dog
Download.com has published their inaugural Download Picks which highlight the best and most popular software on major platforms.  Both Start8 and ObjectDock were selected as the top in Windows Desktop Enhancement! Via Download.com : “Today, Download.com is proud to announce its inaugural Download Picks. These software titles are applications in our four major platforms--Windows, Mac OS X, Android , and iOS--that have been identified as the best and most trusted...
August 27, 2013 by Island Dog
The Start8 mini-contest is over, and if you haven’t checked out the gallery yet, you are missing out on a bunch of new buttons to use with Windows 8 and Start8. We’ll talk more about that in the coming days, but for now lets take a look at some recent skins that came in. ...
August 27, 2013 by Island Dog
I wanted to start a thread just for the Xbox One discussions for people who have pre-ordered or thinking about picking one up.  I have my pre-order in and ready for the release. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/meet-xbox-one
August 23, 2013 by Island Dog
LightStar has posted his latest Master WindowBlinds skin called Persium today.  If you like blue, you will love this skin which puts a colorful look on your desktop yet still easy to work with. Persium by LightStar   WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount on Master Skins!
August 22, 2013 by Island Dog
The Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.3 update brings major AI, Balance and UI improvements! Features: More Diverse AI (different AI players will pursue different paths to victory) AI is Smarter at Defending Cities, Waging War and Using Magic Enhanced Monster and Tactical Battle AI NEW Spell! Ineluctable Vision (reveals the world to those who can maintain its mana cast) Improved Performance Balance Updates UI Improvements Bug Fixes and more! ( http://bit.ly/175FqjE) ...
August 22, 2013 by Island Dog
The Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.3 update brings major AI, Balance and UI improvements! Features: More Diverse AI (different AI players will pursue different paths to victory) AI is Smarter at Defending Cities, Waging War and Using Magic Enhanced Monster and Tactical Battle AI NEW Spell! Ineluctable Vision (reveals the world to those who can maintain its mana cast) Improved Performance Balance Updates UI Improvements Bug Fixes and more! ( http://bit.ly/175FqjE) ...
August 22, 2013 by Island Dog
Start8™ the world’s leading Windows 8 start menu is now compatible with the Windows 8.1 Preview! v1.20 update is available for download now.   Visit your Stardock account to download the latest update now! Click here to download a free 30-day trial or purchase the Start8 Windows 8 start menu today. Visit https://www.stardock.com/products/start8/history.asp for compete release notes.    
August 22, 2013 by Island Dog
ModernMix™ gives users the capability to run Windows® 8 Modern applications in resizable windows on the desktop. v1.10 update is available for download now. Visit your Stardock account to download the latest update now! Click here to download a free 30-day trial or purchase the ModernMix today. Visit https://www.stardock.com/products/modernmix/history.asp for compete release notes.
August 21, 2013 by Island Dog
I have to say I'm quite impressed at the number of entries received, and the quality of those as well.  I just wanted to drop a friendly reminder that the contest ends this Monday, August 26th at noon.  That's still plenty of time to enter, so get to work! Contest details Start8 gallery    
August 19, 2013 by Island Dog
Paul Thurrott takes a look at Windows 8.1 and Stardock's ModernMix ! "ModernMix provides what I think is a better “mix” (hence the name, presumably) of mobile apps and desktop. It lets you run Windows mobile apps (Mail, Calendar, Xbox Music, etc.) in windows on the Windows desktop, just like real desktop applications. This means they can float, be resized, be pinned to the taskbar, and so on." Read more at WinSuperSite.com…. http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/wi...
August 15, 2013 by Island Dog
In case you missed it, we are running a mini-contest for start buttons for Start8 .  We’ve had lots of submissions coming in and I wanted to post some just to get some awareness about the contest.  It ends on August 26th, so there’s still plenty of time to enter.  Just a note:  I randomly picked these skins and having these or any featured doesn’t mean they have any advantage over another.   ...
August 15, 2013 by Island Dog
If you read our various articles and news you probably see Object Desktop mentioned often. We still get lots of questions about what exactly Object Desktop is, and why a subscription to it should be considered over just purchasing a single product. Let me first start off by explaining that Object Desktop is a yearly subscription that contains many popular Stardock applications which we’ll cover in detail below. Purchase Object Desktop for just $49.99 Learn more about Obj...