http://customize.org/groups/stardock A group for discussion of Stardock's various programs for customizing Windows. Copyright 1998-2008 Customize.org. All rights reserved. en-us Island Dog Stardock Stardock has released the 2009 edition of its popular desktop experience suite Object Desktop. Object Desktop is a set of utilities that enables users to completely transform the desktop experience of Windows XP or Windows Vista. Object Desktop includes 6 utilities that focus on enhancing a particular aspect of Windows. These are: *WindowBlinds *IconPackager *DesktopX *DeskScapes (animated wallpaper for XP!) *BootSkin Pro (Bootskins for Vista) *Theme Manager *MyColors Themes T... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:06:20 -0600 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13903 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13903 Island Dog Stardock Well folks, now is the time to start the real countdown to this years GUI Championships, the largest GUI customization competition around, and to give some more details about the competition. Let me first start off by thanking all our sponsors for this years event, I have no doubt this will be the best one yet! The GUI Champs ‘08 will officially start on Monday, October 13th. The judging and more detailed schedule will be posted soon, but this is when we will start accepting entries.... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:56:50 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13854 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13854 Island Dog Stardock DesktopX 3.5 has been released! DesktopX 3.5 isn't just a Vista update, however. It allows users to export their creations as Windows sidebar gadgets! This is significant because by default, Sidebar gadgets tend to be limited in functionality. DesktopX objects, however, have no limitations, a user can make plugins in C++ or virtually any other language allowing Sidebar gadgets to be incredibly powerful. Link - http://www.desktopx.net/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:01:23 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13789 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13789 Island Dog Stardock CursorFX 2.01 was released yesterday. CursorFX allows both Windows Vista and XP users to easily change their system cursors with one of thousands available for download. CursorFX has a free, and Plus version with enhanced features. http://www.cursorfx.com :) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:36:59 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13783 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13783 Island Dog Stardock IconPackager 4 was released, and is quite a significant update, especially for users of Windows Vista. If you are a current Object Desktop subscriber you can download the update through Impulse. http://www.stardock.com/products/iconpackager/ Sun, 18 May 2008 04:47:31 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13726 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13726 Island Dog Stardock There is a free update for existing users of WindowBlinds available. The most notable feature is the addition of the Explorer Background feature which allows you to apply a background, and adjust the opacity of the Explorer background. Other additions include performance tweaks. http://www.windowblinds.net Wed, 07 May 2008 14:54:38 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13722 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13722 Island Dog Stardock Now available on CNET, MyColors includes the "Diamond theme" which gives Windows XP and Windows Vista users a glimpse at Aero Diamond (one of the concepts Microsoft considered for Windows Vista before going with Aero glass). The included Diamond theme is free, and MyColors itself is free as well. Additional suites can be purchased such as themes licensed by the NBA, NCAA, Ford, and others. Even if you don't purchase additional themes, you still get a phenomenal suite for both Windows Vista ... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:38:09 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13704 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13704 Island Dog Stardock Today, Stardock has officially launched Object Desktop 2008 and Object Desktop 2008 Ultimate. Object Desktop is a suite of utilities that enables users to completely personalize the Windows experience - change how Windows looks, feels, and functions to suit the user’s preference. The 2008 version of the suite is split into two tiers: Object Desktop 2008, and Object Desktop 2008 Ultimate. The standard version is set at $49.95, with the Ultimate edition tagged at $69.95. Customers with cur... Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:36:18 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13691 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13691 Island Dog Stardock Stardock is pleased to announce that the DeskScapes 2.0 preview version is now available. DeskScapes allows users of Windows Vista to have animated wallpapers on their desktop. It runs the Stardock created .DREAM format which can contain videos as animated wallpapers or dynamically generated content. The goal of the preview version is to evaluate the variety of hardware configurations out there running Windows Vista in order to see how well different types of Dreams run. The three includ... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:45:52 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13654 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13654 Island Dog Stardock Object Desktop 2008 is scheduled for a late March release, and today on WinCustomize, Brad showed off what Object Desktop 2008 will look like. If you are not familiar with what Object Desktop is, it’s a suite of desktop enhancements to change the look, feel, and function of Windows Vista and XP. What’s new in 2008 is that Object Desktop will be split into two. There will be Object Desktop with the core applications (WindowBlinds, IconPackager, etc.) Then there will be Object Desktop U... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:53:57 -0500 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13650 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13650 Island Dog Stardock The 2.0.008 update is now out. If you have CursorFX Plus you can update via Stardock Central. Otherwise you can download the free version at the link below. CursorFX was designed to replace CursorXP. The initial roll-out of CursorFX was a little bumpy, demonstrating the challenges of developing a brand new desktop enhancement in a world divided between Windows XP and Windows Vista users. Here's what's new in CursorFX: - Fix for Powerpoint issue - Fixes for slow/choppy cursor. -... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:55:19 -0600 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13626 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13626 Island Dog Stardock MyColors allows users to purchase individual themes. The themes themselves contain information as to why software they need to run and MyColors automatically provides the user with the appropriate versions of the software they need to use it. To ensure there are enough themes of interest to users, Stardock has teamed up with the NHL, the NCAA, NBA, GM, Ford, and many others to create themes for everything ranging from the Corvette Desktop to the Boston Celtics. In addition, dozens of total... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:55:39 -0600 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13575 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13575 Island Dog Stardock If you are a subscriber to Object Desktop then you can get an early look at DeskScapes 2.0. DeskScapes 2.0 will run on any version of Vista that supports Aero, and OD subscribers also get access to four exclusive dynamic .dreams. For more information about subscribing to Object Desktop, visit the link below. http://www.objectdesktop.com Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:08:33 -0600 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13563 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13563 Island Dog Stardock DeskScapes 2.0 will run on all versions of Windows Vista that can run Aero (Windows Home Premium, Ultimate, Business). What makes DeskScapes special is that it can run animated wallpaper and use virtually no CPU and very little memory. DeskScapes 2.0 will be released in February 2008 to the general public. A freely downloable version will be available as well as an enhanced registered version for $19.95 which will also come with Object Desktop. http://www.stardock.com/newsitem.asp?id=1... Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:49:41 -0600 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13457 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13457 Island Dog Stardock Stardock has released SoundPackager 1.0. SoundPackager makes customizing your sound experience in Windows easy. It works by allowing users to download and distribute pacakges of sound schemes and apply them to their system. SoundPackager also comes with several premium sound schemes. If you've gotten tired of the Windows XP or Windows Vista sound schemes, then definitely check out SoundPackager to see the additional options. SoundPackager is available as a stand-alone application, or a... Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:04 -0600 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13439 http://customize.org/groups/topic/13439