Another week down, and another weekend is upon us.  This was another week where I had a difficult time choose the picks for this week.  I shouldn't complain though because that is actually a good thing. 

Now for this weeks picks!



 

Conspiracy for CursorFX
by J. Aroche

J. Aroche always comes through with some great CursorFx themes.  I especially like the animations on this one.

 

Conspiracy for Iconpackager
by J. Aroche

Well I guess the cu...

hi all, whats the easiest and free program to use to manipulate images. like removing text without changing the image. can one of these programs coexsit with infanview which i already have...thank you

WindowBlinds 6.1 was recently released, and one of its new features is the ability to change the background in Windows Explorer.  This is a really cool feature, and adds another level of customization to Windows.  There are several ways you can customize the Explorer backgrounds.  There are over 20 included backgrounds you can change them to, and you can also change the color and opacity. 

You can find these options in the "Explorer Backgrounds" tab under the "Look & Feel...

This is the screencast to go along with the article about changing Windows cursors with Stardock's CursorFX.

Just a quick question...when a skin already has a 5 star rating and I want to give it a 5 star rating  does my rating count?  Or is it just redundant?

Jeff Schader, the CEO of his home-based art contracting company "The Skins Factory" has decided to write about me (again). Historically, Jeff writes some of the most vile things, later realizes how it makes him look, and then deletes it.  So to ensure he doesn't do that with this, I'm going to spend my lunch hour today responding to it with it fully quoted so that he can't do what he usually does and delete/hide his words when he later is shown to be wrong or nasty.

Here's wh...

When it comes to skinning the OS, I'm a fanatic. I've been into changing the look and feel of the OS for nearly 15 years now.  From Object Desktop on OS/2 to working on the very first GUI skinning program on Windows, skinning is a passion of mine.

Over the years, I've seen a lot of programs, companies, and ideas come and go.  On the software side, there's been great programs like eFX and Chroma (to name two) along with the ubiquitous WindowBlinds.  On the content side, there'...

This Week in Skinning is here!  Yes, it's that of the week again, and this edition covers most of the last week of April.  Now that summer is getting even closer, we usually see a slow down in skin submissions just because people go on vacation, take breaks, etc.  We have seen a little bit of a slow down, but I hope we can keep a steady stream of submissions coming through.

Since it is the beginning of the month, it's also time for this months edition of featured .dreams (anima...

April saw another good month for .dreams, with many submissions from our "regular" .dream makers, and a couple of new faces as well.Now for this months video!  To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista and Stardock's DeskScapes (free) installed.  If you are an Object Desktop subscriber, you have beta access to DeskScapes 2.0 which will run on virtually any version of Vista.The .dreams featured in this months video can be found at the links below.The Rift by The...

You have heard a lot of Skype lately, mainly due to the fact that we use it to record the WinCustomize SkinCast.  It's a great way for people across the country, or world, to communicate and participate in podcasts.  While Skype has some advanced features, it's really easy to get the basics setup, and within just a few minutes you can be online.

Once you get it installed, just signup for your account, add some contacts, and you are pretty much set.  You do need some type of m...

Yes, the week is finally over!  I have spent a bit more time in the galleries this week than usual, and I saw some really good stuff come through this week.  Now I get to share some of that with you, and always feel free to link to skins that caught your eye this week.

Now for this weeks picks!



 

Bluerr in Bootskins
by sydneysiders

Change that plan default image to something really cool, like this "blue" boootskin by sydneysiders.  Very nice.

 

Clo...

none of the screensavers that have exe. won't work for me. the screensavers that have just the file does. the ones with the exe. is in my system32 folder but when i select it in my screensaver options, then go back and check, it is set back to none. the other screensavers without the exe. works fine..do i need something from stardock or something?.........thanks

Here is the screencast to accompany the article I wrote recently, which gives users an introduction to MyColors from Stardock.

 

After seeing recent news on MyColors, I thought I'd take a look and see which new themes have been released, to find that Omega now has a Vista-compatible release. So I checked the downloads for my purchased Premium Suites (I bought a few), to find that it is still the XP version! NOT HAPPY!!!

What about those of us who have purchased the Premium Suites? I remember reading on the forums a while back that Vista updates were being worked on for most if not all the Premium Suites. Don't we get t...