$5 Stardock Apps for Windows 8

May 27, 2016, 12:53 am

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Stardock has several apps under $5 that are designed to make Windows 8/Windows 8.1 easier to use and to restore lost features such as the Start menu.  Below is a quick overview of each app and what it can do to enhance your Windows 8 experience.
 

Start8®
The start menu in Windows 8 was removed, and in the 8.1 update, Microsoft brought the start button back. Unfortunately, their start button DOES NOT bring the Start Menu with it, it launches the Windows 8 Menu. Start8 returns ...

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3 Stardock Apps for a Productive Office Desktop

May 27, 2016, 12:56 am

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Whether you work in a traditional office environment or have your own home office setup, having your Windows desktop working at maximum efficiency is a key step in being as productive as possible.  Stardock makes a bunch of great desktop customization and enhancement apps, and while they all offer a benefit to the desktop, I wanted to write about the ones I think are a huge benefit to your productivity as well.

I have used these applications in my home office for years, and I can say wit...

Free up storage space on PCs, shared-network and in the cloud with SpaceMonger

May 27, 2016, 12:59 am

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Now available for purchase through Stardock!SpaceMonger enables the fast discovery of files and folders taking up storage space on computers, shared network and personal cloud storage on Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive services.Cloud storage may seem unlimited, but it is not free and does need to be managed. SpaceMonger is the first storage management tool supporting popular cloud storage services in addition to local PC, network and virtual storage. SpaceMonger even understands soft-links ...

Stephen is in Hospital

May 27, 2016, 1:06 am

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Hi everyone, my fiance Stephen Ward last night (Sunday Night ) at around 11.30 he took our boy Dazza (our dog) for his evening walk as he normally does and has done many times before , he took a tumble and dislocated and  has a compound fracture and snapped his ankle in half and is now  waiting for surgery Friday. He is resting comfortably for now. I am so worried about him as he said he had a black out, this is not the first time this has happened  but this time it is worse , as ...

What colour schould i use for a new windowblinds skin project?

May 27, 2016, 3:10 am

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Hi,

im just asking!

If someone wants to help me, please write down the hex, rgb or clear color name.

Plan to average them and then create something of it. just for fun.

regards bluedxca93

 

 

curious about rating specifics

May 27, 2016, 3:32 am

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I'm curious how the rating system actually works. What appears to be the case with the initial rating given is 10 stars for master (for sale) skins and 6 stars for all others. One has to have the minimum of apprentice rating in order to rate skins. That's about all I really know.

I've heard that "master skinners" ratings are given more weight than other people. What does actually mean and what is the weight given?

Why can't the authors rate their own skins?

When one comp...

Fences 3.0 gets 5 Star Review from gHacks.

May 27, 2016, 4:36 am

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Martin Brinkmann, the owner of gHacks is a very skilled and responsible reviewer.

He reviewed Fences 3.0 on 5/20. Therese were his conclusions:

“There are two types of computer users out there when it comes to the desktop of the PC: those who keep it in pristine condition and don't put any files or shortcuts on it, and those who use it as the main location for downloads, shortcuts, files and folders.

You have probably seen desktops in the past that overflow with i...

Cursor in Batman vs. Superman movie

May 27, 2016, 4:41 am

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For those who have seen the latest movie...

When Bruce Wayne is viewing the computer files that he stole from Lex Luthor, there is an interesting cursor that he is maneuvering on the computer screen. Has anyone seen that cursor before, or do you think it was created for the movie?

Thanks

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RAM requirement doubles for W10 x32 machines

May 27, 2016, 5:31 am

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Windows 10 will require 2GB RAM (minimum) to run on x32 machines starting this summer.

The RAM requirements for x64 machines is 2GB and won’t change.

What this means is that OEMs will have to put at least 2 GB on every x32 machine they sell if they intend to put W10 on it. Older machines which are owner upgraded with lower amounts of RAM (i.e 1 GB) will still run, but slowly.

This change will happen with the next major update (”Anniversary Update”).

Original Sourc...

Content aware cropping coming soon to PhotoshopCC

May 27, 2016, 7:38 am

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Now, and in the past, when you straightened the horizon of a photo, or cropped it, annoying white triangles were generated which had to be cloned to fill, or significant areas of your photo would be lost when Photoshop put the new borders inside the pre-crop image to avoid those white areas.

Now, the same technology which is used in the patch tool, content aware move/extend tools and spot healing brush will be part of the crop tool as well.

Here’s how you will be able to us...

Cannot move icons across fences

May 27, 2016, 9:00 am

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I just upgraded to the new version of Fences and I now cannot move any icons from one fence to another.  I noted a number of prior postings regarding this issue, none of which appear to solve the problem.  I checked and I do NOT have locked checked.  I rebooted and that did not fix the problem.  Looking for help from support. Thank you.

The language tool bar problem in windows 10

May 27, 2016, 1:37 pm

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The language tool bar is not properly skinned while using windowblinds in windowsw 10. The tool bar also become unresponsive 

Why We Need More Bang For Our Buck

May 27, 2016, 3:52 pm

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First off, I haven't been able to afford to bang since I don't know when.

However, this isn't just about me and my non-existent love life.... the average Joe is struggling to make ends meet.... and I'd know cos I'm average and my end hasn't met anything since Moses was a lad.

The thing is, if corporations can't/won't give pay rises without significantly hiking up prices, and government can't reduce taxes without hitting us elsewhere, we need more bang ...

What happened to Global Warming?

May 27, 2016, 4:19 pm

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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...

 

Object Desktop Manager

May 27, 2016, 5:02 pm

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My Object Desktop manager just did an update on start-up.  It now shows Décor 8, Modern Mix and theme manager, two of which were specifically for Windows 8, now are compatible with Windows 10?

They were all listed at the bottom under Not Compatible with Windows 10. Just thought I would let people know, before trying to install these under Windows 10. If its not  supposed to be that way, maybe someone at Stardock could look into it.

GigaByte69

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Bugs with Fences 3.0

May 27, 2016, 6:13 pm

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Hello,

Windows 7 Enterprise SP1

1/ Problem with the feature "Desktop quick-hide"

When this feature is enabled the use of the escape key (on the desktop), hide/show the icons and fences.
=> This result is not expected (escape key to hide/show) and creates problems... (see below)

2/ Problem with the "escape key" and "Desktop quick-hide" enabled

When a fence is docked at the top edge of screen, If I click (select) an icon inside, then after, on the desktop I make a new folder or ...

A couple of ideas for Fences 3.1

May 27, 2016, 6:27 pm

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I have an idea for 3.11. (oops, Freudian slip)

Similar to WB 10 and Start 10, allow user the option to apply a background and/or texture to each fence.

Also, if possible, allow Fences to be skinned by WB 10 skins. (as an optional feature that can be turned on or off by the user)

People will hit me, but.....

May 27, 2016, 7:41 pm

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What ya listenin' to at the moment?

Me?...a great bit of serious guitar work called 'Yo Momma', from Frank Zappa [Sheik Yerbootie]....my kinda music, and something even Hendrix would have been proud of....

AirBar Turns Any Screen Into A Touchscreen!

May 27, 2016, 8:35 pm

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I will likely get one of these!

 

It makes any screen a touchscreen. Awesome, check it out!  Click the external link.

 

Sadly, it only goes up to 15.3 inches.  

Windows Explorer does not skin correctly in Windows 10

May 28, 2016, 6:15 am

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Hi,

How do I get the skin to completely skin Windows Explorer?  I am using WindowBlinds 10 on Windows 10 and Windows Explorer window the "File Computer View" Ribbon is never skinned.  I have tried a lot of skins (mainly LightStar's and default Stardock ones that come with the installation) which have Windows 10 support and screenshots in WinCustomize look great but it never works on my system.

 

TIA!