Stardock has released the Start8 v0.90 Beta today. Created for Windows 8, Start8 gives users the ability to bring back the Start menu missing in Windows 8, along with many other useful features to take the Win8 desktop experience up another notch. New in v0.90 beta: Adds a classic styled "Start" menu to the Windows 8 taskbar. Including support for: View and launch installed applications (including Metro/Modern), All Programs menu, quick links to commonly accessed folde...
Stardock announced today that Fallen Enchantress is now available on Steam, GameStop PC Downloads and GamersGate. Customers will gain immediate access to download the latest beta version. Fallen Enchantress offers PC gamers a chance to experience a unique fantasy world for players to build or destroy as they conquer the land. Players create a sovereign with unique talents and abilities along with a faction to align themselves with in an effort to bring the world under their control. Howev...
Stardock announced today that Fallen Enchantress is now available on Steam, GameStop PC Downloads and GamersGate. Customers will gain immediate access to download the latest beta version. Fallen Enchantress offers PC gamers a chance to experience a unique fantasy world for players to build or destroy as they conquer the land. Players create a sovereign with unique talents and abilities along with a faction to align themselves with in an effort to bring the world under their control. Howev...
We’re excited to announce the details and official opening date for the 2012 GUI Champs. As you may know, the GUI Champs is an international skinning competition where graphic designers and skinners compete for cash and prizes and a huge worldwide audience. We have been talking about it for several months now, and the GUI Champs will open for submissions on Tuesday, September 4 th , 2012. The details are as follows. Website: www.guichamps.com Follow GUI Champs: Find out...
The August 2012 edition of the WinCustomize Magazine is out and has a great re-cap of skins and topics covered from the past month. Check it out here ! To get the magazine delivered to your inbox each month, be sure to be signed up here - https://www.stardock.com/subscriptions.asp
IGN.com has put together a list of their top 25 PC games from the past few years, and our own Sins of a Solar Empire has made the list at number 21! “Ironclad’s epic space strategy game isn’t such a success solely because of its marvelous visuals or brilliant gameplay – it’s a triumph of interface design. All conquered planets, constructed armies and in-progress actions are displayed with an ingeniously configured set of icons that at-a-glance communicate a matrix of information so the...
This is just a real quick video demo showing WindowFX 5.1 running on Windows 8. Nothing new if you are familiar with Windows 8, the same fun animations and effects are just now available on Win8. http://www.screencast.com/t/MRuDLHjFf
We are back again with another Feature Friday showing off some of the top skins from this past week. Don’t forget the GUI Champs 2012 starts soon, sign up at www.guichamps.com to be notified when it starts. Stardust by k10w3 Cobolt 2.6 by Osric_Wuscfrea Emblaze DX Bar by RedneckDude Pocket Rocket by ahabkaba Carbon and Ice II by JuniorCrooks Ninja Blue by AceMatrix
Microsoft has introduced the new corporate logo. The last time this was updated was 25 years ago, and comes in line with the Windows 8 design. What do you think? http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2012/08/23/microsoft-unveils-a-new-look.aspx
The 5.1 beta for WindowFX has been released and is available for download. WindowFX 5 lets Windows users add animated effects and advanced window controls to your Windows desktop! WindowFX 5.1 includes support for Windows 8! The beta is available for Object Desktop subscribers and WindowFX 5 registered users, and can be downloaded now from download.stardock.com or via Stardock Central . For more information visit the WindowFX website. https://www.stardock.com/produ...
With the Windows 8 retail release not too far off, Microsoft has officially announced upgrade offers for both new PC buyers and existing users of Windows. For new PC buyers: If you purchase or have purchased an eligible Windows 7 PC anytime between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 you will be able to purchase an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for only $14.99 (U.S.) which will be redeemable when Windows 8 is generally available on October 26 th . If you’re still looking for a PC, check...
I mentioned this in another article, but in case you didn’t see it there I wanted to spread the word about a great resource for learning Photoshop and other Adobe apps. http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop/ They have guides and tutorials for all sorts of techniques and just general info about the application itself. Best of all, the videos are free to watch and I have found them to be very informative.
Every so often I like to focus on the new users of WindowBlinds, as although it’s very easy to use, there are some things that a new person skinning their desktop could miss. Some people just apply skins and go no further, and while that’s perfectly fine, WindowBlinds can let take things a bit further to enhance that experience even more. Lets take a look at 5 of my favorite tips for new users. Get WindowBlinds – www.windowblinds.net 1. Make Finding Install...
Another great Monday to show off some fabulous skins from the weekend. The detail in some of these such as the Xion skin is pretty amazing, and Rainmeter fans be sure to check out JuniorCrooks latest update. ...
I have been using Gmail as my primary e-mail since before it was public. I don’t use the web interface anymore because it really has become junk and too crowded. Hotmail just introduced Outlook.com and so far I’m really liking it. It has a simple and clean interface. The only downfall right now is it cannot accept IMAP from imported e-mails, but supposedly it will be supported soon. After that, I might make the switch. www.outlook.com