WinCustomize 2K9: Expanding focus
Thursday, March 5, 2009 by Frogboy | Discussion: Personal Computing
A new WinCustomize is coming and it’s a reunion of much of the original 2001 WinCustomize team with Johanne (Alexandrie) leading the UI design and Pat (T-Man) re-architecting the backend. This time, we have a crack team led by Matt (Orcnbeans) helping create a new way for the site to function that should make it lighting fast.
Much of the site will be XML based which also means that the site will be able to be displayed in lots of different ways (which obviously makes it skinnable).
One of the areas we’re going to increase WinCustomize’s focus on is that it we’re going to expand beyond just talking about how to customize the aesthetics of Windows but also the functionality of it. As Windows has evolved since 2001, so has customization.
Moreover, web technology has evolved substantially since 2001. In the age of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks, we want to begin to let users make use of those technologies in interesting ways. We’ll talk more about that as we get further alone.
The new site design is a lot cleaner with an emphasis on fewer page loads.
The galleries are much more straight forward and focused on that gallery. This way, we can add features that are specific to a given gallery. A wallpaper gallery, for instance, will eventually support specific wallpaper sizes, color searches, etc.
The rating system, as previously mentioned, is gone, replaced by the Love/Like system to let people know which skins people love/like the most and letting us filter skins based on that metric.
Navigating galleries will be done through a drop down menu with each section being explained to users.
The Community features will get a major bump and more software will be made available to make it ever easier to interact with other users, find what you’re looking for, and more.
Stay tuned. We hope to launch the new WinCustomize.com later this month (fingers crossed).
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Reply #64 Monday, March 30, 2009 2:14 PM
Quoting Philly0381,
reply 12
Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock
You have a train to catch?
Hmmm, no I don't. But I do know something about the WC update from asking in the IRC, and I'm keeping it a secret.
Reply #65 Monday, March 30, 2009 2:18 PM
Update: All our web people are finishing up the Demigod website for launch as well as getting Impulse Phase 3. Stay tuned!
Reply #68 Monday, March 30, 2009 10:59 PM
Can't wait - gona be a good one for sure!
Reply #69 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:42 AM
Aprrrrriiiillll 15th... Ironclad demi_evolution begins - online. I think i'm gonna have to match that calendar date with the XW06A mod for DarkAvatar. Stay awake not tuned, multiplayer WoWing has got a new challenger worth anybody's attention. 
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Reply #61 Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:18 AM
..and that prove just one thing, that i dont spend enough time on this site anymore