This Week in Skinning-May 25th
Skin Roundup for 5-25-12
Friday, May 25, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Hey folks! Welcome to another edition of This Week in Skinning where we show off some of the coolest desktop skins and themes from the past week. Lots of good stuff this week so lets get to it!
Now for this weeks picks!
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Andromeda by theAVMAN This is a really slick and detailed cursor theme for CursorFX. Just download it and see. |
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Fantasy by DolphinDoc A new desktop theme for DesktopX which a clean and functional design. |
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Halcyon by Xiandi Wood skins can be hard to pull off, but Xiandi nailed with some beautiful textures and colors. Get WindowBlinds and get this skin! |
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Digital by LightStar Digital is really nice skin more on the minimal side. The color is fantastic and is perfect for a Windows 7 desktop. |
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ElectroSexual by Vampothika This could win an award for the name alone, but you would be missing out on another creative skin for WindowBlinds. |
How Do You Organize Tabs in ObjectDock Plus?
Thursday, April 26, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
I think I can safely say ObjectDock Plus is the app I have the most interaction with on the desktop. I say that because it’s how I launch most of the applications I use during a given day. I have some in the Windows 7 taskbar, but those are mostly browser and e-mail apps. Everything else is stuffed into tabs in ObjectDock which I organize by category.
For example, I have tabs for the games I play and another for my Adobe apps. Along with several others tabs.
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Do you organize yours in a similar way?
This Week in Skinning-April 20th
Skin Roundup for 4-20-12
Friday, April 20, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Hello everyone! April is moving fast and we’ve had a bunch of great skins come in – including some fabulous Master skins. We have also had some app updates recently too, including WindowBlinds 7.4 and the release of Acoustic Bridge 1.0.
Now for this weeks picks!
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EurekaFX by RedneckDude This is a CursorFX theme which is part of a bigger package of other great skin. Check them out here. |
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Tropico T1 by joyton Yes, a nice relaxing beach scene animated on the desktop. Approved! |
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Metal Storm by AceMatrix This is an awesome IconPackager theme. Goes real well with darker themes, but can work with any. |
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Tiny Earth by Whalecore So many cool ways to describe this wallpaper. Put this on your must download list. |
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Compass by BoXXi The colors in this WindowBlinds skin is what really caught my eye, but of course the overall design gets a big thumbs up. Great work! |
3 Tips for WindowBlinds Users
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
This is aimed at beginners and new people to WindowBlinds, although maybe even some experienced users might benefit from these tips. Anyone who uses WindowBlinds knows how easy it is to change the look of Windows, but WindowBlinds has some cool features that maybe you didn’t know about.
Get WindowBlinds here – www.windowblinds.net
1. Manage Wallpapers
WindowBlinds can also help manage your wallpapers and even be set to change wallpapers based on a variety of intervals. Have it change your wallpaper every hour or every morning. You can add specific directories to WB and it can even help manage wallpapers from Windows theme packs.
2. Random Skins
Much like how you can have WindowBlinds change wallpapers at random, the same can be done for WindowBlinds skins. WindowBlinds can be set to change skins every time you login or apply a skin. You can choose to add all your skins, or pick and choose from your favorites.
3. Download Textures or Create your Own
Whether it’s Aero or a custom skin you downloaded from WinCustomize, WindowBlinds can apply textures to skins giving you even more customization possibilities. Textures can be downloaded from WinCustomize, or you can easily create your own. Here’s a tutorial to check out.
This Week in Skinning-March 30th
Skin Roundup for 3-30-12
Friday, March 30, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
We are getting ready to close out another month and not a better way to finish it off than with a new edition of This Week in Skinning. It’s been a pretty good week for skinning as we had several Master skins released along with a bunch of other skins in the galleries.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Alice the Madness Returns by Vampothika I don’t need to go into much detail here. Beautiful design as always. |
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Vernal by Whalecore Spring wallpapers are rolling in, and here is a unique, but awesome design. |
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Vespa 250 ice by madcat21 Taking inspiration from a Vespa, this WindowBlinds skin delivers on quality and detail. |
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Summer Green by k10w3 Grab this download if you are looking for a refreshing skin that’s easy to work with on a daily basis. |
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Recoil by MikeB314 This is the latest Master WindowBlinds skin from MikeB314 and it doesn’t disappoint. Great work! |
This Week in Skinning-March 16th
Skin Roundup for 3-16-12
Friday, March 16, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
We are halfway through the month of March and we end the week as usual with a new edition of This Week in Skinning. If you missed some of the news this week, we released Beta 2 for WindowFX 5 which include improvements to the UI and new options to check out.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Wand Magie by Casperrr This is a unique CursorFX theme with some fun animations. |
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Parisienne by BoXXi There’s lots to like here in this DesktopX theme. You can tell lots of time and detail was put into this. |
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Memory by pinchecl Another great set of icons to use in IconPackager. |
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Lamby white wb by madcat21 As usual, madcat21 delivers a highly detailed and creative skin for WindowBlinds. Nice work! |
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Hyperborea smx by Vampothika This is part of a set of several other skins, but this Sysmetrix skin just looks fantastic on the desktop. |
This Week in Skinning-March 9th
Skin Roundup for 3-9-12
Friday, March 9, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Skinning! Lots of talk this week going on about Windows 8, and if you have downloaded the consumer preview, then be sure to check out our newest app, Start8.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Oan by CountryYokel This is a matching CursorFX theme for his WindowBlinds skin, both with a cool design. |
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Black Diamond by AceMatrix This is a fantastic set of icons for IconPackager. Works great with lots of themes. |
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Plastique Autumn by gmc2 The colors is what first caught my eye, and that makes it a bright and refreshing skin for WindowBlinds. |
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Swiss wb by madcat21 Great design and lots of detail make this a real winner. If you use WindowBlinds, come check this out. |
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METROPOLIS by d4fmac Xion media player users will definitely like this skin. A minimal design that looks awesome. Great work! |
This Week in Skinning-February 10th
Skin Roundup for 2-10-12
Friday, February 10, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Happy Friday everyone! This was a great week as we saw the first beta release of the very cool WindowFX 5, which you can get more info about here. I have been having a great time with it on my PC’s and I really like the start menu animations. Otherwise we had another good week of skins including a new Master skin from Xiandi.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Nitro tech by Libardo You are missing out if you are not using CursorFX and downloading some of these cool cursors like this one. |
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Space Invaders by Disturbedcomputer Retro gamers can rejoice with this very cool animated wallpaper. Nice work! |
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Tiles 2597 by neone6 Neone6 has been doing some great work lately with skins for Tiles. Hope to see many more of these. |
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Robots in love by vlad Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes a new wallpaper from vlad. Fantastic! |
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Outlander by Xiandi The latest Master skin on WinCustomize with a slick style of brass and earth tones. |
This Week in Skinning-January 6th
Skin Roundup for 1-6-12
Friday, January 6, 2012 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Welcome to the first edition of This Week in Skinning for 2012! January is usually a bit slow because so many take off for the holidays, but even so we always have skins to feature.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Sunset_Butterfly by joyton This animated wallpaper puts a relaxing scene on your desktop with some smooth animations. |
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Just that IP by pinchecl If you are looking for some fresh icon packs, pinchecl has been churning them out lately. |
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Squares 1.0 by Osric_Wuscfrea This is a simple but cool looking set of skins for Rainmeter. |
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Oak Tree by ernie leo I just enjoy the composition of this wallpaper. It goes great with darker themes. |
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En-Gauge by BoXXi A new and awesome skin from BoXXi. A fantastic design and use of colors. |
This Week in Skinning-December 16th
Skin Roundup for 12-16-11
Friday, December 16, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Oh my, we have halfway through December and Christmas is just right around the corner. We are also wrapping up our 2011 Holiday skinning contest, and so far we have received a nice variety of skins.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Season’s Greetings by amitsaran This is an awesome animated wallpaper for the holiday season. A great snow effect and beautiful background! |
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Cubicals by pinchecl A new addition to the IconPackager gallery with a slick and detailed design. |
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Alice, Her Dragon and The Christmas Tree by vlad Vlad has shared a new Christmas wallpaper with a fun and colorful design. |
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Future sound two wb by madcat21 This WindowBlinds skin is just really cool. A very creative design, but still maintains usable every day. Great job! |
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Xmas Xtreme by WebGizmos This is a matching Winstep skin for the popular Christmas theme by mormegil. |
