New PatchThis month we have been at work on some re-balancing, graphical improvements, and minor bug fixes in the v2.93 patch for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation. This patch is still a work in progress and we are keeping it in the oven until we think it is ready. The Patch notes (not exhaustive of all changes) can be found here when we update the opt-in: https://forums.ashesofthesingularity.com/500042 Our regular community games often include having this opt-in enabled so we can test ...
Fall is right around the corner and with that we have the latest edition of the WinCustomize monthly wrap-up! This is where we'll feature some of the best news, articles, and skins from the past month in case you might have missed them. Stardock News: NOW ON STEAM: Curtains - Add New Style Modes to Windows 10 "Stardock released its newest customization tool on Steam today. Curtains™ allows users to apply new styles along the lines of Dark Mode and Light to Windows® ...
IKEA is killing the social media game during Quarantine 2020. Between releasing their meatball recipe (complete with IKEA diagrams!) and a series of how-to-build your own blanket forts, they have been bringing humor to an otherwise frustrating time. Most recently, the company’s Taiwan division released an homage to Animal Crossing by replicating segments of their 2021 catalog directly in the game. It’s extremely clever, super creative, and definitely put a smile on my face. Hon...
Stardock announces v1.1 for Curtains, the popular Windows customization app The v1.1 beta for all Curtains and Object Desktop users is available nowStardock released a v1.1 beta for Curtains today, its popular customization tool that allows users to apply new styles along the lines of Dark and Light Modes to Windows® 10. Taking advantage of the groundwork built to support light and dark mode, Curtains includes several new styles including Crystal, Sky, and Midnight mode that e...
When you're stuck within 4 walls [figuratively] trying not to go nuts [or more nuts] you fixate on doing things. This is what's keeping me on a relative level of sanity...both are from bare-metal strip-downs requiring brazing [metal work]...all the way to what you see now.... [in a bit of a rut with the colour scheme]... So, what have you guys been doing for sanity? ...
Last Friday, Microsoft announced a new Insider Preview build for Windows. Build 20197 focuses primarily on bringing Disk Management into the operating system's Settings panel. The build is currently out in the Dev Channel right now and introduces a new Manage Disks and Volumes screen under Settings > System Storage. Users will be able to view disk information, create and format volumes, and assign drive letters this way. In their blog, Microsoft describes the new feature as a "modern...
September is just over a week away and we are inching ever so close to the beginning of the autumn season. As we start winding down summer, lets take a look at wallpapers today and what has been popular over the last month. You can download these here, and many more in our desktop wallpaper gallery here on WinCustomize! If you have a favorite wallpaper, leave the link in the comments below. 4K Seascape 5pk Hilltop view at night_4K Alberta Lake and Mountain &...
With many people working out of the office, how are you handling it? I confess I feel pretty blessed that I get to work daily with my sons up at the lake. One is a 3D artists and the other a systems engineer. Here is a picture of our setup. It’s a little messy and ad-hoc but super comfy and productive.
In one of my last blogs, I downloaded and tried out ObjectBar on my Windows 10 laptop. It was a fun experiment, and I enjoyed reading your comments on whether we should try to bring back ObjectBar. Since that got such a good response, I'd like to take a look at another app that was quite popular many years ago. It's one of my personal favorites: RightClick. RightClick was first released somewhere around 2005, and was made in order to let Windows XP users greatly enhance the right-click d...
I’ll be honest: I’ve never quite understood speed running. I mean, yes, I understand the concept of speed running games and how it works, but I suppose I’ve never completely understood the overall appeal. That’s not to knock on speed gamers - you do you! - but I am more of a meanderer when it comes to my games. When I watch a speedrunner click rapidly through all of the dialogue or skip huge chunks of my favorite RPGs, I get a little squirrely. That said, I have fou...
Are you thinking about getting your hands on Microsoft's Surface Duo? If so, your opportunity is approaching. Microsoft announced last week that the release date for the mobile device is set for September 10th, just a little under a month from now.According to Frank Bucholz's Surface IT Pro Blog, "Surface Duo represents the next wave of mobile productivity, inspiring people to rethink what is possible with the device in their pocket. Surface Duo delivers the easiest way to multitask on the go, b...
Among one of the many things COVID has brought us is the cancellation of much needed vacations across the world. It's destroyed a great deal of the travel industry, and things like theme parks are just starting to reopen. One of my personal favorites, the cruise industry, has barely started to come back and normal cruising won't resume probably until well into next year. We have had 3 out of the 4 scheduled cruises this year cancelled, with only one of those not related to COVID. At this poin...
I noticed we have had some real nice wallpapers with great scenes of animal life of all types, so lets dedicate this weeks news to some. There are some great images here on WinCustomize of a variety of animal types, so be sure to use that search function and find a favorite. Check out all the desktop wallpapers on WinCustomize here. Elephant Among the Trees Swimming Sea Turtle Leopard 4K Toucan Pod of Dolphins
Image: NASA/JPL-CalTech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDAAnother Thursday, another blog, and once again I find myself back to discussing really cool space discoveries. For the record, I’m 100% good with this. I always enjoy when new space discoveries take me back “off world,” so to speak. In fact, one of science’s newest discoveries is about Ceres, a dwarf planet I spent quite a bit of time learning about back when we released The Ceres Initiative for Offworld Trading Company. First ...
The days of malls are dying. A dramatic declaration, perhaps, but one that appears to have been acknowledged by Simon Property Group, the company that owns a large majority of the malls in America. Earlier this week, the news broke that Amazon is considering vacant large stores in malls as locations for new fulfillment centers. Amazon has about 100 fulfillment centers in the U.S., but is looking to expand that number still. Amazon's goal is to increase shipping speed and compete with compa...