With screen resolutions getting higher and higher there are many people who would like to have a bit more control over their mouse cursor. If you don't already have CursorFX, try it out. www.cursorfx.com . Stardock is currently working on a major new version of it but it will be compatible with the existing cursors here. Here are a few of the most popular cursors here on WinCustomize: Visit https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/cursorfx to check out the ...
If you're interested in UX design, you will definitely want to keep up with what Microsoft is update to. https://www.microsoft.com/design/fluent/#/ Fluent is the name of Microsoft's new design language for Windows. Here is an example of Fluent design in action. As we get up for a major WinCustomize revamp, we are going to be taking cues from this design language to make the site more accessible, faster (much faster) and more modern. Stay tuned.
If you like animated backgrounds we have good news for you. Stardock is in the process of updating its DeskScapes dream files to support MP4 (previously MPEG2) which should result in far lower CPU use and no additional codec downloading for Windows 10. You will be able to see the updates here: https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/dream/search/Stardock+Design
While it's been awhile since we've been able to focus on WinCustomize's front-end, I wanted to give you a head's up that WinCustomize just got a major hardware upgrade on the backend. Hopefully the site, the galleries and elsewhere feel snappier. Let us know.
We had planned to launch the new WinCustomize today (the 9th birthday of WinCustomize.com) but we had go back to the existing site after we ran into a lot of DNS issues that we’ll work out during the subsequent week or so. I expect to launch to be as smooth at the launch of the current site which means, not very smooth at all. That said, let me walk you through the things we’re excited about in the new site and solicit feedback on what things you guys would like to see. The Ma...
Possibly the most significant update to WindowBlinds in years has occurred today. WindowBlinds 7's new beta on Object Desktop can skin Aero itself. View: YouTube Video Visit: www.objectdesktop.com
Impulse work from the weekend. Let us know what you think. [See details]
Apple has been granted a patent for the MacOS dock. Read the whole thing here . Besides the general idea of a userbar with "a plurality of item representations" that consolidates features like "launching and managing running applications," the patent focuses particularly on the Dock's magnification feature that makes icons bigger as you sweep by them with a cursor. Some may recall this article that points out that not only have docks been seen in operating systems for decades...
The world's most powerful, easy to use desktop customization program gets a major update: DesktopX 3.5. DesktopX is a program that lets users extend their Windows desktop to support true objects (as opposed to just icons). These objects can be cosmetic in nature or using a plugin or some scripting a user can make a desktop object do virtually anything. These objects can then be combined together to make widgets or used to build an entirely new desktop. DesktopX 3.5 has been ...
Stardock Launches Impulse: The PC's Next-Generation Distribution Platform PLYMOUTH, MI – June 17, 2008 – With the backing of industry powerhouse games and software developers and publishers, Stardock today announced the launch of its next-generation digital distribution platform, Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com). Impulse is a cohesive, integrated virtual platform for consumers and developers that is designed to simplify buying, supporting, and developing PC games and applications for Windows...
Impulse is the greatest thing since sliced bread...yada yada yada. But how good is it really? Ultimately, only you will be able to decide. What I'm going to do here is give my personal opinion on how Impulse stands on the eve of its launch. The Comparisons Let's just get this out of the way, Impulse is not Steam or Direct2Drive or Xfire or whatever. It's has a very different design philosophy. So let me just say this: You would have to pry Steam out of my cold dead hands...
We're in crunch mode and yet I have a lot of free time too. That's the nature of development in crunch mode - hurry up and wait. Right now, I'm waiting for some changes to the issues editor so that I can begin putting in new political issues for The Political Machine 2008. Hard to believe that this UI was done with DesktopX 3.5. The game is going gold in about a month and there's a lot to do to get it ready. We've got pre-orders from most of the major retailers so we defini...
There's so much going on that I have no life. Life at Stardock is changing so rapidly. It was just a couple years ago that Stardock was an $8M company. This fiscal year ends on June 30th and it's looking like Stardock is going to break the $20M mark. If all goes well, we'll double that again next year once certain big projects get launched this Summer. The skinning world I know and love continues to evolve. The "power user" market for skinning has pretty much peaked. That is, at thi...
Object Desktop 2008 is here! The world's best, most powerful, easiest way to transform your Windows experience! [Read More]
I mentioned in a post here that I've been ill. I don't like getting sick. I particularly don't like getting stick while on a 10-day business trip where I have to walk miles. Obviously I died. But I'm getting better, slowly. I don't know how many deadlines were missed last month. I think quite a few. I do know that SkinStudio 6 made it out and that's a pretty big deal. Seems like there was a time when skin editors and such were "cool". SkinStudio 6 is certainly cool. ...