CPU usage very high when moving mouse on desktop

April 20, 2013, 2:13 am

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Hello!

I just saw that CPU usage raises to 100% (on one core, explorer.exe) quickly when moving the mouse a bit on desktop (where there are several fences).

Can this be fixed?
Thanks!

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The 2012 Stardock Customer Report

April 20, 2013, 3:19 am

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Each year we send out a customer survey which many of you probably participated in, which asks our customers a variety of questions and gives us a look at our customer base and gives you a chance to give feedback that we can work with.  We take this data and look at it very carefully, and put together the results and share it with our community. 

Stardock’s President and CEO Brad Wardell presents the Customer Report and talks about where Stardock started, what we’ve been do...

iTunes installation conflct with Windowblinds

April 20, 2013, 7:36 am

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I  was trying to install  iTunes for Windows 7 64bit on my desktop computer,  and while the download was not corrupt, I was getting an error message. The error message was something like, "Error, this computer is not customized "  , or something to that effect.       I was about to return my new iPod back to Best Buy because of this - since the main reason I bought it was to play mp3's and videos on it and to do that I need  iTunes

At my ...

Help finding a feature/Feature request: Sort by latest usage

April 20, 2013, 7:55 am

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Hello, I've been enjoying Fences for quite a while now. I bought it a while ago, and my version is 2.01. Even though Fences has been a lifesaver for desktop clutter, and I've finally started actually using desktop icons because of Fences, I feel it lacks a feature that'd be really useful - at least for me. Although it could be that I haven't yet found the right option, though.

I'd like to be able to sort icons in a fence by their latest usage/starting date. For instance,...

10 Leaked Features in Windows Blue (Build 9364)

April 20, 2013, 9:14 am

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My take on this is that MS has seen its lackluster sales along with the popularity of apps like Start8 (and to be honest, others) and ModernMix along side Windows 8. These figures aren’t “worrisome” to MS. They are a “Gallup Poll” of sorts for MS and hopefully, MS will use the results correctly. I truly hope Stardock continues to offer up software which simply put, just makes it better and easier. However, MS hasn’t been blessed with the li...

Windows 8 Fences Slow to Startup

April 20, 2013, 10:17 am

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Have installed Fences on Windows 8.

Tried it on a laptop I tried Windows 8 out on a week or so ago, and now have put it on a Windows 8 Pro (x64) install...

On laptop Fences behaved fine. Well, it behaves fine on the Windows 8 Pro on my main computer BUT it takes about 15 seconds to load after windows finishes loading. I have no desktop Icons until Fences finally loads (or perhaps loads straight away but nothing shows for 15 seconds or so). The machine boots in about 5 seconds or so, so its...

Object Dock Question

April 20, 2013, 10:22 am

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I don't own ObjectDock but I do use Dell dock on a couple of my Dells. What I was wondering is if ObjectDock can make a Dell Dock lookalike where you can put separators in and have folders in it that have drop down menus. It looks like the tabbed OD would do that but I don't want to display tabbs. I just want to be able to mouse over an object and have it show there are other things in that particular tab.

 

For example I have an office folder in my dell dock that when I mouse...

Win 8: No support for desktop collage and most of the other premium dreams. Will that change?

April 20, 2013, 3:36 pm

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According to the windows 8 ready library, kind of none of the existing premium skins are currently supported. Since I own of lot of those and like them very much, I'am a bit dissapointed.

Will that ever change? When could we expect support?

Why are even those amazing videos by TheMasterBaron affected? Due to some changes some hybrid dreams may do not work now, but a simple video?

Are they all actually working totally fine?

Currently I do not have any use for deskscapes on win 8 w...

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objectdock plus

April 20, 2013, 5:57 pm

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I just bought the plus version and installed it.  But, I only have the old free version showing up.  Do I have to delete the free one then download the plus version to make it work?

 

Peggy

What The Heck Is A Theremin?

April 20, 2013, 9:38 pm

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I stumbled upon a theremin video on WIMP.com and found it intriguing.

 

Thought it worth sharing.

 



 

 

 

And now for an actual song. 

 

 

 

 

 

Major Online Tax Bill Being “Rushed through”. Thanks for the fish.

April 20, 2013, 9:52 pm

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The Marketplace Fairness Act… at least it used to be called that, is now being pushed through the Senate. Thanks for the “fairness”. They probably won’t even read it… as usual.

“Proponents argue the proposal confirms the ability of states to charge sales taxes as they see fit, and they have begun to frame the issue as a matter of states’ rights. In a letter to the Senate, David French of the National Retail Federation argued the tax changes are needed to modernize the market....

Home video question

April 21, 2013, 5:13 am

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So a friend of mine asked me this question:

"I took some video with my camcorder and was able to down load it to a dvd+R also was able to load it to a 4gig stick when I tried to play the dvd on my dvd player that is hooked up to my TV it will not play however, it will play in my computer so I suspect it needs to be finalized."


So how would I make him a DVD of his video that will play on his DVD player?

 

3 Favorite Windows 8 Modern Apps

April 21, 2013, 9:55 am

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There are a lot of good Windows 8 modern apps out there, and with the addition of ModernMix which allows you to put those apps on the desktop, they are even better.  I’ve been trying out a bunch of modern apps and wanted to share a few of my favorites that I have come across.

When normally using these apps in the modern start screen in Windows 8, they are full screen.  As you can see in my desktop screenshot I’m using ModernMix and running them in windows on my desktop so I can ha...

Warp Drive!

April 21, 2013, 12:28 pm

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 http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will-build-its-very-first-warp-drive

http://news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/warp-drive-possible-nasa-tests-100yss-120917.htm

  

 

 

Missing Exclude this icon from Fences' quick-hide [Fences 2.0 Final]

April 21, 2013, 1:58 pm

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I'm using Fences 2.0 Final, the Exclude this icon from Fences' quick-hide context menu is missing from icons outside fences. Is this intended? Because the original Fences can exclude icons from quick-hide even if they are not inside a fence.

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Object Dock Plus

April 21, 2013, 2:10 pm

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#ZGQ-379-70426 Object Dock Plus will not load at start-up or restart I had to pin an icon to the task-bar so I could click on it to start Object Dock Plus I am running windows 8 - 64 bit is there a fix for this. On my windows 8 - 32 bit I am running Object Dock Free and it's working fine.

A "Words to live by" thread.........again.

April 21, 2013, 5:53 pm

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I'll start this off again....

"You may be only one person in the entire world, but if you're really lucky you might be the entire world to one person."


.....now, follow this example, and please keep it nice.

In business, setbacks can be life saving

April 21, 2013, 6:48 pm

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I was struck by how many Steve Jobs biographers have emphasized how important it was that Jobs got kicked out of Apple. That experience changed him and in the long-run, made him a much better businessman.

Pride before the fall is a truism and even being aware of it doesn’t prevent one from falling into into that trap.

Right now, as I write this, Stardock is doing better than at any time in its history. But it’s only doing so well now because of changes we made 3 years ago. Because 3 ye...

5 Letter Sentence Game

April 21, 2013, 6:50 pm

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Here is how it works.  I am going to give 5 letters.  It can be a word or just random letters.  You have to make a sentence from the letters I gave you and then you give 5 letters to the next person.

Example:    mbdgw

                 My big dog gained weight

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People will hit me, but.....

April 21, 2013, 8:28 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....