WindowBlinds 8 Walkthrough: The New User Interface

August 4, 2013, 9:24 am

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WindowBlinds 8 has arrived and is available now for users on both Windows 8 and 7.  There are a lot of features to cover with this new release, so be on the look-out for more WindowBlinds walk-thrus. 

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The New User Interface
I wanted to start off with a general overview of the new user interface and the basic functions.  The UI has been completely redesigned, so I want to make sure everyone is up to speed ...

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WindowBlinds 8.01 Beta Available

August 4, 2013, 11:28 am

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New beta release for WindowBlinds are available for registered users and Object Desktop customers from the store accounts page athttps://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products/ or via Stardock Central. 

WindowBlinds 8.01

Adds support for the Windows 8.1 Preview (including tweaks to the jump list painting) Fixed say the time titlebarFixed opera 15 black bit on openingFixed display fusion issue with blank taskbarFixed issue with not being able to move explorer windows on negati...

R.I.P. Michael Ansara (Kang in Star Trek, Elric B5, Cochise, The Blue Djinn, voice of Mr Freeze, etc...)

August 4, 2013, 3:47 pm

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Michael Ansara, known for numerous roles, including Kang in Star Trek, has died.  He was 91.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/03/showbiz/star-trek-actor-dies/index.html

 

Among other tidbits, he was married to Barbara Eden back in the '60's, and more recently to his wife Beverly until his death.

When I read about Barbara Eden's connection, I had this vision of Kang having a 'Major Nelson' moment as Jeannie plays tricks on him.  That would have been one ve...

Sad news: Inventor of the Mouse, Doug Engelbart has passed.

August 4, 2013, 5:00 pm

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  He was 88. He believed his work was all about “augmenting human intellect”. To him this meant making computers more user friendly, smaller and given to intuitive use. All to help solve mankind’s problems.

Towards that end he developed in the ‘60s and ‘70s a funny little device: The mouse. It started as a wooden shell covering an ‘x’ and ‘y’ wheel, which together determined the screen position indicator (cursor). The f...

Small Icon feature in Win 7

August 5, 2013, 4:46 am

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I have used WinFX for years, honestly I really used it on XP for 2 things, window shadow and small list style desktop icons. Now with a new machine with Win 7, I installed my old version on my new machine and widows shadow on 7 is rather redundant, so small icons are all I care about and they don't seem to work. Does the current version have this feature for 7? The feature list on the product page is pretty brief.

England and Google Glass

August 5, 2013, 5:53 am

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Turns out our allies across the pond aren’t terribly thrilled with the idea of people driving while wearing Google Glass.

Can’t say I blame them. Distracted driving kills and maims. There’s no evidence to support the claim that this wouldn’t distract less.

“According to U.K.-based Stuff, the Department of Transport (DfT) has moved to outlaw the use of Google Glass while operating a motor vehicle, even before the spectacles become available to the gen...

What happened to Global Warming?

August 5, 2013, 5:54 am

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What happened to Global Warming?

When I put my first above ground pool in around the late 90's we were able to open it in April and start swimming in May.

Now my pool is just opened and still not warm enough to swim in

 

I'd like some global warming back...

 

windowblinds does not appear to be installed correctly?

August 5, 2013, 1:35 pm

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Friends, buy a few days ago to install windowblinds 8 windows 8 pro and the result was a message like: Windowblinds does not Appear to be installed on your machine Correctly. Would you like to try to fix this issue now?
The truth is I'm looking for here in the forum to see if anyone feels the same but can not find anything like this.
I need urgent help because I've tried it on three different computers and all have been the same. I would appreciate if someone can answer me.

&nb...

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New Master WindowBlinds Skin: Tranquility

August 5, 2013, 5:33 pm

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Tranquility is the newest Master WindowBlinds skin from LightStar.  A lighter colored skin that is perfect for daily use, this is another favorite that I have enjoyed having on my desktop.  If you are a WinCustomize Subscriber, don’t forget your 20% discount. Tranquility by LightStar

 

Post your favorite youtube clips!

August 5, 2013, 9:19 pm

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Start8: Using a Custom Start Button Image

August 5, 2013, 10:10 pm

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Start8 has been well received and has become quite popular with users of Windows 8.  I wanted to focus on one feature in particular today which is the ability to use custom images for the start button.  Start8 already includes a couple you can choose from in the main configuration, and there’s also several custom ones available that are included as well.

Change the Start Button Changing the start button image is easy, just click the ‘pick image’ box in the Style section of the St...

window frame borders

August 6, 2013, 3:37 am

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hello,i'm new here this is my problem.

everytime i imported the png file (top frame with shadow) the top frame always looks like this.i have tried  using painting margins but still not working.how do you fix this? imported png without shadow does not have this problem.

Strange problem with Firefox maximized

August 6, 2013, 5:05 am

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Hi, I'm using the Beta of WindowBlinds 8 that solved many problems with many skins, but not one: with some skins, when maximizing Firefox, there are some "missing lines" in the top showing the background...

 

Here the problem http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/4180/47we.jpg

 

Any tips on how to correct this, please?

How can I tell how fast my internet connection really is?

August 6, 2013, 5:08 am

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Hello people,

 

I just moved, and just got hooked up with DSL from the evil people of Vodafone, by way of Deutsche Telekom. They claim to have given me, for a substantial cash subscription on my part, a very high speed 50MB connection (instead of the standard 6 which,  apparently, for Berlin is normal). But I have my doubts. I'm not sure if a wireless ethernet connection to my laptop effects DL speed, or where a bottleneck might come from, any tips are welcome. Currently, I j...

Mini-Contest for Start8 Start Buttons!

August 6, 2013, 5:49 am

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I thought it would be fun to have a quick mini-contest as we think about a bigger competition for the end of the year.  I chose Start8 as it’s easy to make start buttons for and can include a broader reach of people.  This is also a great to get some exposure as Start8 has been downloaded millions of times and is in the top lists of sites like download.com. 

Link: Start8

A start button for use in Start8 is just an image file with 3 vertically stacked images in a .png fo...

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Mercy for thee but not for me

August 6, 2013, 6:02 am

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There's a great line in Atlas Shrugs that goes like this: "You concluded I was the safest person in the world to spit on because I have power over you and that I would be tied by the fear of hurting your feelings by reminding you of it."

Our society seems to have taken that view en-masse in recent years.

Can i make some sort of popup menu?

August 6, 2013, 12:58 pm

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Hi all!

 

First off, im swedish and dont know all the english terms so this might have been brought up before.

Im looking for a way to put a folder on the dock with shortcuts and when i click it, it pops up in a nice way.

I know i can choose to "show the folder in a menu" but the icons gets small and thats not what i am looking for.

 

Thanks for the help

Tax now on purchases?

August 6, 2013, 1:03 pm

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I notice when buying a Master WB their's tax now , what's up with that?

A Few New Wallpapers for Your Desktop

August 6, 2013, 3:02 pm

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August is just about here, and if you are getting ready to change your desktop up, then come take a look at some of the newest wallpapers in the WinCustomize gallery.  These are just a few, so be sure to check the Wallpaper gallery for much more!

WinCustomize Wallpaper Gallery











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Retirement of Several Stardock Applications

August 6, 2013, 4:01 pm

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Today we're announcing the retirement of DesktopX, Natural Desktop, and Aquarium Desktop 2009. They will no longer be available for purchase or trial download (in the case of DesktopX). 

Existing customers of the individual products and current Object Desktop subscribers (where appropriate for DesktopX) will continue to have access to their registered downloads via their Stardock account. The apps will install and function as normal. 

DesktopX themes will continue to be avail...