The geniuses at ThinkProgress claimed that street lights were literally melting on Oklahoma because of the so-called Global Warming.  Of course this is not even close to being true, as the lights were actually melted from a nearby dumpster fire. “Here’s a picture from Stillwater, Oklahoma, where temperatures will reach has high as 115 degrees today. The photo comes from Patrick Hunter, who sent the picture to KFOR-TV. [...] Even as residents swelter in the relentless heat...

Can you believe August is already here?  The summer is winding down quickly, but as we always do we have a new desktop screenshot post showing off your cool desktop creations. Head over to that thread and post your desktop, and share with others the skins you are using. https://forums.wincustomize.com/428865

Political Machine 2012 comes out tomorrow!  Check out the new trailer for Stardock's latest game! https://www.politicalmachine.com

Stardock’s Chris Bray made an appearance on the Just Press Start podcast where he talks about the recently released Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. “Listen as Chris explains the ins and outs of the new features, discusses adding lore and story to a game where there is no such thing as a “campaign,” and more in this interesting behind the scenes look into the creation of this epic space-based 4X title! This is shaping up to be the definitive Sins experience- and I’ll be posting my fu...

Master Skinner and community veteran LightStar has shared with us Emblaze WB.  This has a smooth design which makes it perfect for daily use, and a nice set of colors that is easy on the eyes. Emblaze WB

Microsoft announced a bunch of new Windows 8 compatible accessories today.  These include several new mice and keyboards, all of which will work with current hardware along with the upcoming Microsoft Surface. http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2012/07/30/new-windows-8-ready-mice-and-keyboards-from-microsoft-hardware.aspx   The Wedge Mobile Keyboard .  Actually looks like a nice portable keyboard.  Would be nice for the Surface or...

The latest edition of the WinCustomize Magazine is out and should have hit your inboxes this weekend.  The WC Magazine is a great way to see the most popular articles and skins from the past month. If you aren’t signed up yet, you can do so here - https://www.stardock.com/subscriptions.asp View the July edition .

The folks at Game Vortex have published their review of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and gave it an Editors' Choice! "Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion  is one of those minutes-to-pick-up-years-to-master sort of games... except for that minutes-to-pick-up part. You'll have to lose a few games before you start to get the hang of things. Once you get out of the tutorials, then the true beatings begin. If you like real-time strategy and you're looking for a challenge, I ...

WinCustomize has been around since 2001 and since that time we have seen lots of changes not only to the site itself, but skinning and the Windows operating system.  With Windows 8 coming in the next few months, we will continue to move forward with skinning and productivity apps such as WindowBlinds, DeskScapes, Start8, Fences, and much more. WinCustomize is supported both through ads and subscribers. For just $9.95 a year you get: Unlimited downloads - No more download caps o...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion has crushed the existing records at Stardock ® to become the fastest-selling title in the company’s history. Since the release of Sins: Rebellion in mid June 2012, Stardock has sold over 100,000 units. The game is the first major Stardock game not released at retail, and instead, it was released initially via Steam ® , GameStop ® , and direct from Stardock. Additionally, Steam sell-through of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion in the first 30 days beat the...

ObjectDock is a very popular application, but I also see lots of screenshots of people who use just the default or included backgrounds.  There are thousands of dock backgrounds available, and many match WindowBlinds skins so you can have a matching desktop in no time! Don’t know how to change the background?  No problem – it’s easy and here’s a how-to guide. https://forums.wincustomize.com/405711 If you don’t have ObjectDock, get it here. https://www.stardock...

The Steam Summer sale was kinda meh, but I picked a few things.  I think all for about less than $20. Several Anno 2070 DLC AC: Brotherhood Splinter Cell: Conviction  

Now that everyone is wide awake, lets have a re-cap of some the skins that came into WinCustomize this weekend!

Stardock CEO Brad Wardell talked with Wired magazine about Steve Jobs and the influence that his passing brought to him. “But most of the rejectors are, like Atwood, entrepreneurs who worry about their roles as fathers. A few of them single out one particular moment near the end of the book, when Jobs explains why he asked Isaacson to write it. “I wanted my kids to know me,” Jobs said. “I wasn’t always there for them, and I wanted them to know why and to understand what I did.” Brad Wa...

Brad Wardell has appeared on the latest episode of the Freakonomics radio podcast.  Brad talks about the death of Steve Jobs and how it has changed his work habits. http://www.freakonomics.com/2012/07/19/legacy-of-a-jerk-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/