We knew that when we announced Sins of a Solar Empire II that people were going to be excited. When we launched the Technical Preview back in November, there was one question everyone was asking right from the onset: when would we add multiplayer? Our multiplayer update came out of opt-in on February 21st and since then has been widely enjoyed by everyone who has played. We know how fun it is to be able to play with your friends - and we also know how long a good game of Sins can go when oppo...

As you know, in GalCiv IV core worlds are the backbone of your civilization.  But not all planets are created equal. This is communicated in two ways: First, by the raw planetary inputs (minerals, tech, food, wealth, culture) and Second, by the types of tiles that the planet has on it. Unfortunately, in GalCiv IV, the two don't reflect on each other.  They're disconnected.  What I mean is that you could have a planet with a high tech raw resource input and have no tiles t...

Need a splash of color in your day? Don't worry, we've got you covered with some brand-new wallpapers for your desktop - one for every day of the week! Click on any of the images below to go to WinCustomize.com and download them for yourself. These vibrant backgrounds for your Windows PC will help create a unique experience any time you log in. I like to change my wallpapers pretty often to suit my moods and interests, but it's really nice to lean into more abstract imagery and let the flow o...

I am not sure if this causes issues with stardock apps also, but the newset part of Windows 11 updates causes issues with tools, that deal with explorer and cause loop restarts of explorer.exe.  ExplorerPatcher and StartAllBack. are named, but other candidates COULD be Start11 and WindowBlinds I guess.

With a broken heart I will share with you, my family, that my youngest son has left this plane of existence and is hopefully healthy and happy in his new world.   Please pray for me and the family as we deal with the loss.   Thanks guys. Love yall.             

ChatGPT Bing AI I really love red cabernet wine. Please recommend 15 bottles of this priced between $50 and $100 that are very high quality.   Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon - This Napa Valley wine is known for its rich flavors of dark fruit, chocolate, and espresso. It is priced around $60 and is highly rated by wine experts.Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - This wine is often described as rich and bold, with notes of black cherry, vanilla, and spice. I...

If you’ve lived in a specific place for most or all of your life, it’s easy to take certain local traditions for granted. I admit that even now, as many years as I’ve lived, it’s easy to forget that not every experience that I have here in Michigan is an experience that exists elsewhere.  Just about everyone is familiar with Mardi Gras and the wild celebrations associated with it down in good ol’ New Orleans, but here in Metro Detroit many of us call the hol...

"One widely cited estimate shows that the U.S. spent about $2.3 trillion in two decades in Afghanistan, from fiscal years 2001 to 2021. That’s from the Costs of War project by researchers at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. That’s $2.189 trillion more than the $111 billion in aid given to Ukraine." $2.3 trillion divided by 20 years is about $115 billion a year. First year Ukraine $111 billion. If the Ukraine spending co...

I am running the latest windowblinds on windows11 but when i try a skin that comes with windowblinds the taskbar buttons does not change, is that a bug or can i not skin them in windows11?

We’re all familiar with the idea of “comfort food,” right? For some people, that means a heaping plate full of homemade southern fried chicken, while for others it might be something as simple as tomato soup out of a can with some grilled cheese. Alternatively, some might not find food to be a comfort at all and may find some peace in other things. I think “comfort activities” covers the concept fairly well as a blanket term. A comfort activity could be rooted...

Damn it, Jim...I'm a Doctor, not a writer! Dr. McCoy could have said that, but he didn't: I did, and the Jim isn't Cap't. Kirk, he's RnD.Jim suggested I do an article about deepfakes (per Merriam Webster: an image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said). I decided to expand on that to include the pluses and minuses (the good and bad, if you will) of AI...even to the good, th...

I spend a lot of time staring off into space. To clarify, I don’t mean that literally - I don’t have a super-powered Webb Telescope, you know - but these pockets of deep thought are meant to lead to some creative thoughts and interesting answers to odd questions.  While sometimes it’s a miss, in most cases I’m able to light on an idea and run with it. When I write fiction for fun, I tend to focus more on themes that fall within the high fantasy genre, but my te...

So the new Twitter limits the # of tweets you can make per day.  You'd think this might be a big number but it's not.  It's something like 10 PER DAY.     UPDATE: This was a temporary bug and is now fixed apparently.

I've been making my own (like in the screenshot) and downloaded other skinners'  Rainmeter widgets for a long time since DesktopX was discontinued and there's even a gallery here at Wincustomize. I don't see DesktopX being brought back to life, but something similar with a very simple interface (think Curtains vs. Windowblinds in terms of simpler) would be great in my opinion. Any thoughts?