Featured Wallpapers this Week

June 13, 2010, 7:37 am

There have been tons of submissions this week, and today I wanted to highlight some of the creative wallpapers that have come in lately.

You can view all the wallpapers in the gallery here - http://www.wincustomize.com/explore/wallpapers

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Community Suite Project

June 13, 2010, 8:25 pm

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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Skinning.net are having a Community Suite Project and are inviting all SDN members that wish to participate to leave a comment with what they would like to contribute to the Suite.

Atthe moment we are looking for a WindowBlind, Dream, Wall, LogonVista,Weather Widget, Rainlendar. Other items could possibly be included inthe Community Suite.

So far, Jimbo, 2of3 and lovely62 have agreed to participate. Please leave a comment hereas to your desire to take p...

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WinCustomize Editorial for June 2010

June 15, 2010, 5:41 pm

≫ Next: New Master Skin – Aeon by Z71

≪ Previous: Community Suite Project

Any long time user of WinCustomize will know that summer is typically a slower time for skinning, simply because people are going on vacation, going home from school, etc., but that doesn’t always affect everyone and I’m glad to see skins are coming in at a great pace, and I’m seeing some new skinners too.

One of the big things about skinning, at least in my point of view, is that it is a niche type of hobby and it is rooted in community with friends and family. In case you didn’t ...

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New Master Skin – Aeon by Z71

June 15, 2010, 6:52 pm

≫ Next: DeskScapes 3.2 Final Beta on Impulse

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Another Master WindowBlinds Skin has arrived in the galleries! This one is Aeon by Z71 which has a “cool” design along with smooth colors and layout. This skin is compatible with XP, Vista, and Windows 7, and includes matching wallpapers also.

Aeon by Z71

WinCustomize Subscribers make sure you take advantage of your 20% off discount!

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DeskScapes 3.2 Final Beta on Impulse

June 17, 2010, 8:56 am

≫ Next: DeskScapes 3.2 Released

≪ Previous: New Master Skin – Aeon by Z71

The final beta for DeskScapes 3.2 is available for download on Impulse. The final release of v3.2 will be coming soon, but you can get a head start with the latest beta which includes many tweaks and feature additions since the last version.

Some of the highlights of 3.2 are:

New coloring tab for static wallpapers Triggered .dream support added back Combine effects feature (Vista/Win7) Expanding shapes dynamic .dream included Eight new effects added (blue channel...

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DeskScapes 3.2 Released

June 17, 2010, 7:34 pm

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DeskScapes 3.2 has been released today. DeskScapes is an application that allows you to have animated wallpapers on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. It can also manage both animated and static wallpapers, add effects to wallpapers, manage wallpapers on multiple monitors, and more.

Features of DeskScapes 3.2 are:

New coloring tab for static wallpapers Triggered .dream support added back Combine effects feature (Vista/Win7) Expanding shapes dynamic .dream i...

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Weekend Skin Picks!

June 18, 2010, 4:30 am

≫ Next: It’s Friday, Time for TWiS!

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It is Monday so it is time once again to take a look at some of the featured skins from WinCustomize that came in over the weekend!

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It’s Friday, Time for TWiS!

June 18, 2010, 6:50 am

≫ Next: New Master Skin – Lantana

≪ Previous: Weekend Skin Picks!

Are you getting ready for the weekend? I sure am and as always we kick it off with another edition of TWiS!

This Week in Skinning - June 18th

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New Master Skin – Lantana

June 21, 2010, 8:07 am

≫ Next: Featured WC Skins

≪ Previous: It’s Friday, Time for TWiS!

The newest Master WindowBlinds skin this week comes from Essorant, and it is called Lantana. A wonderful color scheme makes this another must-have WB skin for your collection. If you are a WC Subscriber, don’t forget your 20% discount.

Lantana by essorant

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Featured WC Skins

June 22, 2010, 10:58 am

≫ Next: Fences Pro 1.01 Update

≪ Previous: New Master Skin – Lantana

If you don’t have time to make your way through the WinCustomize galleries, here are some featured skins to keep you occupied until you can see more!

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Fences Pro 1.01 Update

June 22, 2010, 11:33 am

≫ Next: WC Member Spotlight: TomRichter

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The v1.01 update for Fences and Fences Pro was released today by Stardock. Fences is an application which helps you organize and de-clutter your Windows desktop by creating “Fences” in which icons are contained. These Fences are shaded areas in your desktop that can be moved and resized for a custom look. Other features give you the ability to double-click the desktop and make all the icons disappear and reappear again with another double-click.

Fence...

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WC Member Spotlight: TomRichter

June 25, 2010, 8:34 am

≫ Next: TWiS is Up!

≪ Previous: Fences Pro 1.01 Update

Getting back to the WinCustomize Member Spotlights, today I wanted to focus on one of the communities top WindowBlinds skinners, TomRichter. Tom has been here on WinCustomize for the past few years, and has shared many WindowBlinds skin, all top quality ones. As with most WB skinners, he has a definite style but isn’t afraid to go beyond that like with the recent Luna 2010 Essentials for kids.

I’m happy to have TomRichter on WinCustomize, and can’t wait to see wha...

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TWiS is Up!

June 25, 2010, 6:35 pm

≫ Next: Monday Skin Picks!

≪ Previous: WC Member Spotlight: TomRichter

I’m getting ready to head out for the weekend, and one of the last things to complete for the week is getting This Week in Skinning done. It was tough this week as there were so many skins I wanted to feature, but as always, space is limited. These are this weeks picks, but don’t forget to browse the galleries for more goodies.

This Week in Skinning–June 25th

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Monday Skin Picks!

June 28, 2010, 8:14 am

≫ Next: SkinStudio 7.1 Released

≪ Previous: TWiS is Up!

Yeah, it’s definitely a Monday. Get your day started right by checking out some of the skins that came in over the weekend.

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SkinStudio 7.1 Released

June 29, 2010, 2:06 pm

≫ Next: New Master WindowBlinds Skin–Calm

≪ Previous: Monday Skin Picks!

SkinStudio 7.1 has been released today! SkinStudio is the application that allows you to visual styles (also called skins) for use in Windows when applied with WindowBlinds. These skins can be used on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. A full skin will change the title bars, borders, push buttons, scrollbars, Start bar, Start menu, and virtually every other part of the Windows GUI.

SkinStudio is a free download. A Pro version is also available with advanced fea...

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New Master WindowBlinds Skin–Calm

June 29, 2010, 2:09 pm

≫ Next: Animated Wallpapers For Your Desktop

≪ Previous: SkinStudio 7.1 Released

We have had no shortage of Master WindowBlinds skins lately, and the hardest part is deciding which to use! Today we have another addition, this time it is Calm from Z71. Described as “non-distracting”, this WindowBlinds skin has a very clean look and includes sub-styles for XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber, be sure to take advantage of the 20% discount.

Calm by Z71

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Animated Wallpapers For Your Desktop

July 1, 2010, 1:40 am

≫ Next: Dell Launches Nickelodeon Edition Netbooks

≪ Previous: New Master WindowBlinds Skin–Calm

There aren’t a whole lot of people creating animated wallpapers, but the ones here on WinCustomize churn them quite frequently, and they are always top-notch when it comes to quality.

Here are some of my favorite picks from recent submissions.

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Dell Launches Nickelodeon Edition Netbooks

July 1, 2010, 7:14 am

≫ Next: July 4th Weekend Impulse Buys

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Dell made a really cool announcement yesterday.

“If you've got young kids at home like I do, you know the answer to that question is the one and only SpongeBob SquarePants. I'm betting you can probably sing the rest of the theme song as well. Why am I talking about this? Because we're partnering with Nickelodeon, Whyville.net, Walmart and others to introduce a netbook for kids.

It's or first product that focused on kids. Since it's a netbook that weighs less than three pounds, it's easy f...

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July 4th Weekend Impulse Buys

July 1, 2010, 11:28 am

≫ Next: Xbox 360 Desktop Released

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We fortunately have a nice long four-day weekend approaching, and as we get ready to roll we also have put up a great sale on games and application on Impulse this holiday weekend.

Here are some highlights:

DeskScapes – $9.98 Fences Pro – $9.99 There are also a ton of games on sale, and you can see all the sales here.

http://www.impulsedriven.com/explore/onsale

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Xbox 360 Desktop Released

July 2, 2010, 4:23 am

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You may not be able to find an Xbox 360 in the stores, but now you can have the Xbox 360 Suite on your desktop! Created to celebrate the next-generation gaming and entertainment console from Microsoft, the Xbox 360 Suite includes a WindowBlinds skin with four substyles, custom IconPackage and an original wallpapers.

The WindowBlinds theme was created for Stardock Media by Tim (Essorant) Dagger and the IconPackage by Ian (Voodoo_Freak) Black.

Object Desktop users can download the themes f...

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