Skinned Alive
Comment #2 Monday, February 19, 2007 6:09 AM
Comment #2 Monday, February 19, 2007 6:09 AM
Awesome work as always Rob.�
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You can't move away from BootSkinning over to WB's!�
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What would happen to the Three Amigos!
Speaking of that, where's that DSLV. I haven't seen him in awhile.�
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�You can't move away from BootSkinning over to WB's!�
�What would happen to the Three Amigos!
Speaking of that, where's that DSLV. I haven't seen him in awhile.�
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unclerob
Comment #3 Monday, February 19, 2007 9:09 AM
Comment #3 Monday, February 19, 2007 9:09 AM
Thanks Ed - the compliment is appreciated, I probably like my black & white bootskins more than any of my colored ones.
Hey Johnny, I hear ya, DSLV has been missing as of late. Hopefully he'll turn up soon.
I don't want to move away from bootskinning but the download action is crazy in the WB section.
My updated Black Vista Basic v2.0 wb theme is sitting at 35000+ downloads and it's only a couple months old - you kinda get hooked to those numbers when you see them.
Even though WB's are my new interest, I'm sure you'll have to deal with me for quite some time in the bootskin section. My ultimate goal is to crack the top 10 (I think I'm currently #11) in the bootskin hall of fame - after that we'll see what happens.
Hey Johnny, I hear ya, DSLV has been missing as of late. Hopefully he'll turn up soon.
I don't want to move away from bootskinning but the download action is crazy in the WB section.
My updated Black Vista Basic v2.0 wb theme is sitting at 35000+ downloads and it's only a couple months old - you kinda get hooked to those numbers when you see them.
Even though WB's are my new interest, I'm sure you'll have to deal with me for quite some time in the bootskin section. My ultimate goal is to crack the top 10 (I think I'm currently #11) in the bootskin hall of fame - after that we'll see what happens.
Skinned Alive
Comment #4 Monday, February 19, 2007 10:51 AM
Comment #4 Monday, February 19, 2007 10:51 AM
Doesn't it take a purchased program of Stardock's to create WB's?
I only have the Free BootSkin Program.�
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I'm thinking of purchasing a Full Suite Package when my year's up so that I can renew my yearly membership. I think it renews the membership..
Plus, I just don't think I'm creative enough for WB's. I heard there's a lot of work involved.
BootSkins are easy. That's why I'm always trying new techniques to improve the image quality that uses only 16 colors. It's more left-brained and technical than creative.
You know, I could always set up an autobot that downloads our Skins and has a masked IP or an IP address autochanger set up through Proxy listing. Then we could have over 11 million downloads like Adamamas Nikolaos! That's Adni18's real name. I did a trace on him for fun. Down to his home address, home phone number, and mobile phone number. Maybe it's his mobile, I can't tell with those foreign numbers from Greece.
Man, I need to get a life.�
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I only have the Free BootSkin Program.�
�I'm thinking of purchasing a Full Suite Package when my year's up so that I can renew my yearly membership. I think it renews the membership..
Plus, I just don't think I'm creative enough for WB's. I heard there's a lot of work involved.
BootSkins are easy. That's why I'm always trying new techniques to improve the image quality that uses only 16 colors. It's more left-brained and technical than creative.
You know, I could always set up an autobot that downloads our Skins and has a masked IP or an IP address autochanger set up through Proxy listing. Then we could have over 11 million downloads like Adamamas Nikolaos! That's Adni18's real name. I did a trace on him for fun. Down to his home address, home phone number, and mobile phone number. Maybe it's his mobile, I can't tell with those foreign numbers from Greece.
Man, I need to get a life.�
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unclerob
Comment #5 Monday, February 19, 2007 11:09 AM
Comment #5 Monday, February 19, 2007 11:09 AM
well you can start off with skinstudio (free version, annoying wait time until it starts) and the 60 day trial of windowblinds which will give you 2 months time to determine if you like it or not without having to spend any money. After 2 months of working with the free version, I created & released 3 wb's (the only ones I have released to date). After my trial was over, I ended up purchasing the object desktop suite because I wanted to update/improve my existing wb themes before starting new projects ($49.95) which gave me pretty much everything (skinstudio pro, windowblinds and all the other object desktop apps - speaking of which maybe one of these days I'll get off my duff and create an objectbar or desktopx theme/object/widget.)
You're creative enough, I've seen your stuff, you've got the skills - anyone who can do what you do with bootskins using whatever app you use (photoshop?) can whip up a wb theme no problem. Even if you think you're more "left-brained & technical than creative", take a look at some of the stuff you've released, you would have to be creative to create & release the bootskins you have in your collection. I don't want to sound pushy or forceful, forgive me if I come out like that, I think you have what it takes but you should ease into it. For me I've found that alot of my recent wb has improved some of my core skills which gives me ideas on what I can do to improve my existing bootskins. When I get a chance, I'll setup my website again which is non-existent at the moment and the new look will reflect the improvements in my skills.
It's all about growth and skills improvement, and growth in knowledge in one area ultimately leads to growth in knowledge in another area - which is always a good thing.
You're creative enough, I've seen your stuff, you've got the skills - anyone who can do what you do with bootskins using whatever app you use (photoshop?) can whip up a wb theme no problem. Even if you think you're more "left-brained & technical than creative", take a look at some of the stuff you've released, you would have to be creative to create & release the bootskins you have in your collection. I don't want to sound pushy or forceful, forgive me if I come out like that, I think you have what it takes but you should ease into it. For me I've found that alot of my recent wb has improved some of my core skills which gives me ideas on what I can do to improve my existing bootskins. When I get a chance, I'll setup my website again which is non-existent at the moment and the new look will reflect the improvements in my skills.
It's all about growth and skills improvement, and growth in knowledge in one area ultimately leads to growth in knowledge in another area - which is always a good thing.
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Comment #1 Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:51 PM
I like the b&w. Nice job!! �
Be well,
Ed