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Best skins of the week

Yesterday, 3:46 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

TWiS is back, and it takes a look at some really cool skins from the past week.  It’s a great roundup of wallpapers, .dreams, WindowBlinds skin. etc.

Check it out!

For Object Desktop subscribers

Yesterday, 2:30 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

For you subscribers of Object Desktop, check Impulse because Beta 1 of Fences Pro has been released.  This is an early beta version, and Fences Pro introduces a few new features in this release.

Fences Pro features:

  • Icon sorting
  • Advanced sorting (date, name, etc.)
  • Rules to move/sort icons

As mentioned, this is a beta so if you do run this and encounter any issues, please report them to this thread so they may be investigated.

http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/images/screenshots/FencesPro_main.png

Nov 5, 2009 5:24 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

I was on a search this week for a new set of wallpapers for the office PC’s, and as usual, I have a difficult time narrowing down the choices.  It’s almost time to change to the winter holiday wallpapers, but lets see what we have this week.

Check out some featured wallpapers.

Nov 5, 2009 3:01 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

DeskScapes 3 will soon be upon us.  This is a huge update, and is full of new features such as a new UI, effects, hybrid .dreams, and more.  In our continuing look at DeskScapes 3, here is a demo video showing off some of the new features.

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Since Win7 is here

Nov 4, 2009 8:07 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

Windows 7 has managed to make quite a bit of buzz over the last couple of weeks since its release.  Reviews from all around are giving it a big thumbs up, and it is very popular with all of us here as well.  For many of us though, we still have to use other OS’s, and now that Windows 7 is out, how does it stack up against something like Windows Vista?

Well Brad Wardell gives his thoughs on 10 things that are more annoying now in Windows Vista.

 

Nov 3, 2009 6:27 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

Creating textures to apply to a WindowBlinds skin, or Aero is simple with WindowBlinds 7.  This is a video tutorial showing how you can create and apply your own textures in just about a minute.

Nov 3, 2009 3:55 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

The new month brings a new monthly desktop thread where members can show off their customized desktop to others.  Just a few days into November we already have a few pages of superb desktops.

Head over to the November Desktops thread and post yours!

Windows 7 Desktop - SubSecret

Featured skins from the weekend

Nov 2, 2009 1:10 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

So Monday is here.  I hope everyone had a great weekend, and I can only imagine some of the fun you had on Halloween.  To get back into the swing of things, here are some featured skin picks from the weekend.

Enjoy!

Oct 30, 2009 3:02 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

Closing out the week we have a new premium skin exclusively for WinCustomize Subscribers.  This time we have Black Ops!  This is a very dark theme with a minimal style which is sure to please.

http://images.stardock.com/wc/subscription/BlackOps_WB_vista1.jpg

Current WinCustomize Subscribers can find this in the Subscribers Resource area.  If you are not a subscriber, become one now!

Oct 30, 2009 12:33 PM by Island Dog Discussion: WC News

You have heard a lot about Tweak7 this week.  Tweak7 was released and in case you missed it, it’s an application that will help you take control of Windows 7 and allow you to personalize it to enhance performance and usability.

To close out the week, Tweak7 is part of this weeks Impulse Weekend Buys.  You can pick Tweak7 up at a 60% discount for just $8.00!