This Week in Skinning-August 5th
Skin Roundup for 8-5-11
Friday, August 5, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Hey, it’s the first TWiS for August! Not a lot of news to report on this week, but we did have a steady flow of skins of which a few we will highlight today.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Alien Space by amitsaran Space scenes almost always make fantastic .dreams, and here’s another to add to that collection. |
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BubbleDock by B2R This is a clean set of ObjectDock backgrounds with a nice use of transparency. |
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Flamingo by vlad Really don’t need to describe this much, the simplicity and detail is amazing. |
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GreenPlus by DaveBax This skin re-colors very well with WindowBlinds, so there are tons of options for this skin. Nice work! |
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SliderXP1 Xtreme by WebGizmos The SliderXP skin by IR Brainiac is crazy, and WG did a fantastic job bringing this over to Winstep. |
This Week in Skinning-July 29th
Skin Roundup for 7-29-11
Friday, July 29, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Another month down, and another month closer to the end of this blistering summer heat. We have a fantastic new Master skin in the gallery this week, along with some new animated and static wallpapers.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Miami Swells by CarGuy1 This is a subtle animated wallpaper with smooth waves that is perfect on the desktop. |
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Fur Folders by Whalecore A different take on the folder icon with plenty of fur for your enjoyment. |
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Birth-Blues and Greens by DEVJIT An intense wallpaper with a nice color range. Great job! |
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iGraphite by TomRichter Another clean looking WindowBlinds skin with a dark tone that is great for daily use. Nice work! |
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Touch of Blue by DaveBax This time we have a WB skin with a lighter color for those who aren’t going for dark this time. Clean lines and nice color! |
Random Wallpaper Backgrounds in DeskScapes
Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Among the many capabilities of Stardock’s DeskScapes, one of them is the ability to manage wallpapers on your PC. One feature in particular is DeskScapes applying random backgrounds at set intervals. There’s so many great wallpapers out there, there’s no reason to keep just one on there all day!
Select Random Background from the wallpaper library.
Selecting this gives you a new tab to select wallpapers both animated and static. You also have a new configuration option.
This setting lets you choose the intervals to which DeksScapes will change your wallpapers. Now just sit back and enjoy the wallpaper show!
Get DeskScapes here.
This Week in Skinning-July 1st
Skin Roundup for 7-1-11
Friday, July 1, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Happy July everyone! It’s great to kick off a new month especially with our friends here on WinCustomize. Just a reminder that we have the Summer CursorFX contest going on, and we are taking entries until July 11th so there’s plenty of time to get an entry in.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Inception by theAVMAN A beautiful set of cursors to match the WB skin, but even looks great on its own. |
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Lite Stribes by amitsaran This animated wallpaper has smooth motion and a great set of colors. |
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Crow by Whalecore The effects on this wallpaper really caught my eye this week. Great job! |
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Hardwood by RedneckDude The first WindowBlinds skin from RND, and you would never know it. Fantastic textures and a clean design make this a recommended download. |
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Caval by LightStar The simple style here works very well, and makes for a WB skin that can be used daily. Fantastic job! |
Fences featured on Tekzilla Daily
Thursday, June 30, 2011 by CharlesCS | Discussion: OS Customization
This Week in Skinning-June 24th
Skin Roundup for 6-24-11
Friday, June 24, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
We are about ready to knock out another month, and I’m very excited about all the skins we have seen throughout the month of June. Summer is typically a slower time as people go on vacation and take off for school, but we have had so many superb skins this month, especially in the WindowBlinds area. Don’t forget we have a Summer contest going on for CursorFX themes. CursorFX is a fun skinning platform and hope to see some exciting skins come out of it.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Cothespin 2 Dock for RM by baima18 This is a slick skin for Rainmeter that puts a “clothesline” on your desktop with various functions. |
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Anomaly by navigatsio This WindowBlinds skin from navigatsio has bright colors and a clean look. Great work! |
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Inception by theAVMAN I just love the overall design of this skin. It’s simple yet sophisticated, and is a definite winner. |
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Emprise by essorant This Master skin from essorant looks fantastic on the desktop. Be sure to pick this one up. |
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Blue Piston by don5318 This Xion media skin is a great compliment to many of the recent skins on WC. Great design! |
This Week in Skinning-June 17th
Skin Roundup for 6-17-11
Friday, June 17, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Happy Friday WinCustomizers! We are at the halfway point of June and just this month alone we have seen some awesome skins including a few top notch WindowBlinds skin. I’m hoping to get a contest started here next week with a summer theme, so stay tuned for updates on that.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Ubuntu 11 x by RedneckDude Last week we featured the Ubuntu 11 WindowBlinds skin which this is based off of. A perfect match! |
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Ironworks Xtreme by WebGizmos This is a Winstep theme based on an SD Design suite. As usual, WebGizmos takes it and transforms it into a beautiful Winstep skin. |
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American as Apple Pie by k10w3 I always enjoy patriotic skins and this one is right up there in the favorites for me. Great work on this! |
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Mezzanine WB by Xiandi There’s so much to say here. The textures, the detail….wow. Just download it, it needs no further description. |
Top 5 Beach Wallpapers
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Summer is heating up and some of the popular searches for wallpapers are for things like tropical, beaches, etc. I searched through the galleries and came up with my top 5 Beach wallpapers!
1. Ocean City Beach by teddybearcholla
2. Paradise Beach by boss0190
3. Tropical by amitsaran
4. Love Island Night Scene by DEVJIT
5. Summer’s Over by Island Dog
This Week in Skinning–June 10th
Skin Roundup for 6-10-11
Friday, June 10, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
I think this is the first TWiS for June, and skins are rolling in faster than I can keep up with. We need more summer themed skins, so I’m currently thinking up a contest we can run again to make this happen. Anything in particular you would like to see just let me know!
Now for this weeks picks!
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Reliant DX by RedneckDude RnD brings us another DesktopX theme based off the Reliant WB skin. Another fine piece of work! |
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‘Faenza like’ App-Icons by c242 I just really like the design used for these icons. They look great in ObjectDock and hope to see more. |
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Tewel Lagatter rainy by Uvah Made to match a WB skin, this Rainlender skin works fine just by itself. Nice work! |
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Elementals AIR Wall by 1MrPaul1 This is the accompanying wallpaper to his great Elementals AIR WindowBlinds skin. Both are big winners. |
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Ubuntu 11 by 2of3 A fantastic WindowBlinds skin really showing off what can be done with WB. Great work! |
This Week in Skinning-May 20th
Skin Roundup for 5-20-11
Friday, May 20, 2011 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
Welcome back to the latest edition of This Week in Skinning, the leading destination for the best skins, themes, desktop backgrounds, icons, etc. It’s almost June, and I’m entertaining ideas for a summer contest on WinCustomize, so if you have any suggestions please pass them along.
Now for this weeks picks!
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Tablet DX by RedneckDude This is fantastic, really it is. The functionality and the graphics are amazing, check this out! |
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Miami by CarGuy1 One of the reasons I really like this animated wallpaper, is how it looks on dual monitors. Check the page for a screenshot. Nice work! |
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See’r by Sosiosh Fabulous design. Looks great on the desktop! |
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Dark and Dirty WB by Xiandi WindowBlinds skins like this really show off the potential for WB. Great overall design, thanks for sharing this! Be sure to check out the matching skins. |
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Renegade by gmc2 This WindowBlinds theme has a minimal design and a cool set of colors used. Great work! |
