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Lets See Those March Desktops!

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A new month is here again, and you know what that means!  It’s time for a new monthly desktop screenshot thread where our members take shots of their desktops and show the rest of the community the types of skins they are using.

Come take a look at the desktops posted so far, and take a screenshot of your own and post it to this thread.

March Desktop Screenshots

Animated Wallpapers for Your Desktop

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DeskScapes is a very popular gallery here on WinCustomize, and it gets lots of downloads from users coming to the site.  Animated wallpapers are sometimes overlooked when getting a desktop setup configured, but there’s such a variety of choices  that it shouldn’t be ignored.  Landscapes are always a popular choice as they offer a subtle animated experience with a beautiful scene that gives a nice relaxing feel to your desktop.  Of course if you like something a bit more wild,...

The 2014 Community Project

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As you all know, Metall Tech (bleumart) was chosen as the skin to base all the app skinning efforts on, after Island Dog raised the idea of a Community Project.

Special thanks have to go to sydneysiders for that idea, her screen shots (used here) and for her well known vStyler “back to work, slacker!” whip. teddybearcholla was chosen (with her pom poms) as the Cholla Cheering Squad of 2014. Also, special thanks go to DaveBax for collecting all the links to the skins (below). You m...

New Master WindowBlinds Skin: Oren by basj

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Oren is the first Master WindowBlinds skin released by basj.  Oren is a bold and bright skin which makes great use of orange, and has a refreshing look for your desktop.  Compatible with both Windows 7 and Windows 8, Oren will definitely be a fantastic addition to your Master Skin collection.  If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber, don’t forget your 20% discount.

Oren by basj

 

Keep Up With the Latest WindowBlinds Skins on WinCustomize

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We’ve have several new WindowBlinds skins uploaded to WinCustomize in the past week or so, so lets take a look at some of the latest.

You can view all the latest WindowBlinds skins right here on WinCustomize.


Limey by LightStar



 

Red Matter by neone6



 

Cobalt Blue by gmc2

Top 5 Spring Desktop Wallpapers

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Spring officially kicks off in just a couple of days regardless of what your local conditions are, so if you change desktops with the seasons now is a good time to start looking for some wallpapers.  I was browsing through some last night and we have a real nice collection of Spring desktop wallpapers. 

These are a few of my favorites, but you can find more in the Wallpaper gallery here on WinCustomize.com.


1. Spring on the West Coast by ernie leo



 

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New Master WindowBlinds Skin: Gravity by LightStar

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A new Master skin for WindowBlinds was released this week by LightStar.  This one is called Gravity and if you are looking for a slick looking dark skin, then this might just be what you’re looking for.

Gravity by LightStar

A Re-cap of Some of Skins and Themes from This Week on WinCustomize

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The weekend is just about here, so how about a quick re-cap on some skins and themes that were submitted this week to WinCustomize?  Sounds good to me!









 

WindowBlinds Nears 18.5 Million Downloads on Download.com

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I was browsing through Download.com and noticed that WindowBlinds is nearing 18.5 million downloads!  That is an insane number of downloads for an app, and that’s just for Download.com alone.  I can’t even imagine what the total would be if I had numbers for all the other various sites it’s available on.

If you are using Windows 8 or Windows 7, give WindowBlinds a try!

WindowBlinds on Download.com


WindowBlinds 15th Anniversary Update and Sale!

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WindowBlinds is the original Windows user-interface theming application to enable users to customize their PCs with themes called skins. 15 years later and WindowBlinds and the awesome WinCustomize.com skinning community are still going strong!

Today we’re releasing a WindowBlinds v8.02 update which includes the Modern skin and an assortment of performance enhancements and fixes. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, for limited time WindowBlinds is on sale now for 15% off. So downl...

WindowBlinds Skin of the Week: Delta Quadrant

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I’ve been working on some projects so I’ve been scarce on WinCustomize the past few days, but when I came back Delta Quadrant was the first new skin I saw, and wow!  I’ve said it before that dark skin are hard to pull off, but fortunately the talent we have here at WC comes through.  The design is just way cool, and offers are dark and light version to choose from.  2of3 did an excellent job with this and definitely deserves recognition as the WindowBlinds skin of the week.

B...

Keep Up-to-Date with the Latest Skins on WinCustomize

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If you’ve missed out on the latest skin submissions to WinCustomize then take a look below and get caught up with just a sample of the newest skins available.














Start8 1.40 With Windows 8.1 Update 1 Support Now Available

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Start8 1.40 with support for the April 2014 Windows 8.1 Update is now available! Registered users can download the latest version from http://download.stardock.com.  New users can visit www.stardock.com/products/start8 to download a fully-functional 30-day trial version.

Start8 1.40 includes:

Supports Windows 8.1 Update Fix to allow clicking on section titles in search Fix for issue with documents showing in most recent apps list Fix to exclude desktop items from rece...

Very Nice Mention for Start8 and ModernMix from Lifehacker

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Lifehacker was noting the update for Windows 8.1 with the Start Menu feature and the allowing apps to run in a desktop window and made mention of the Start8 and ModernMix Stardock apps which do that already...

Nice to be noticed!

And speaking about noticing, please note that the update to Start8 for the new Windows 8.1 update is available, per Island Dog.

WindowBlinds Skin of the Week: 1stClass

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The WindowBlinds skin I wanted to feature this week is 1stClass from LightStar.  For those WindowBlinds users who are looking for a clean skin without going too wild will definitely appreciate this one.  Designed for Windows 7 and 8, it will be a welcome addition to your skin collection.

Download: 1stClass by LightStar


ModernMix 1.14 Beta with Windows 8.1 Update 1 Support Now Available

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The ModernMix 1.14 Beta with support for Windows 8.1 Update 1 is available now for download.

Registered users can download the latest beta from their store accounts page at http://download.stardock.com. New users can begin a 30-day, fully functional trial of ModernMix by downloading http://stardock.cachefly.net/ModernMix_1.14_beta_setup.exe.

 New in this update:

Performance optimizations and fixes for Windows 8.1 Update [April 2014]Added option to suppress overlay when running full...

New Master WindowBlinds Skin: Rumba

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Rumba is the latest Master WindowBlinds skin from LightStar.  This has an overall fantastic design with a dark base, but brilliant use of color to highlight important ports of the Windows user interface.  It’s designed for Windows 7 and Windows 8, and also includes ObjectDock skins and wallpapers.  Don’t forget that WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount!

Rumba by LightStar


Roundup of This Weeks Skins and Themes on WinCustomize

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Lets do a quick roundup of some skins and themes that were submitted to WinCustomize this past week.  We had a fantastic new Master WindowBlinds skin added, several animated wallpapers, some DesktopX and Sysmetrix goodies, and some real nice WindowBlinds skins.













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Catch Up with the Latest on WinCustomize

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We’ve had quite a few skin submissions in the past couple of days, so lets take a look at some of the latest additions to the skin galleries.














PCWorld Shows How You Can Get a Start Menu and Windowed Modern Apps in Windows 8 Today!

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PCWorld has an article up today showing how Windows 8 users don’t have to wait until Windows 9 or any other updates to get the Start menu back and put Modern apps in desktop windows.

“For less than the cost of a pizza, you can have Windows 9’s most-anticipated improvements right now. And once you’ve welcomed a Start Menu replacement and ModernMix into your workflow—especially paired with the Windows 8.1 spring Update’s tremendous tweaks —you might just be surprised how well those newfang...
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