Archive for the “Desktop Customization” Category

This is a photo I took at Sea World Orlando. It was a beautiful waterfall scene I thought others might enjoy.  The download includes multiple resolutions including widescreen.  I also included a link to download the logon for Windows Vista users.

Link: Wallpaper

Link: Vista Logon

Here are some of my favorite wallpapers picks from WinCustomize.com from the past week.  Click the image to be taken to it’s gallery page.

This is one of the best sidebar gadgets for Vista….ever!  This gadget checks the status of your website at your choice of intervals (1-60).  You can run multiple instances of this gadget to watch a variety of your sites to make sure they are functioning properly.  The background will change to display the status of your site, so it’s easy to spot a problem.

This gadget was created by RomanDA.

Download: SiteChecker

The latest edition of the SkinCast is up.  We have a great discussion about the launch of Impulse, and our special guest Seabass even takes the time to give several support tips on making the most out of Impulse.  After that Seabass tells us about his design and skinning skills, and also gives tips to people in 3D design and .dream creation.  It’s a great episode so be sure to check it out!

• iTunes link
• RSS link

The Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship, so what a better way to show some team pride than to put them on your desktop. The Boston Celtics MyColors theme is perfect for any fan. It includes a new visual style, icons, wallpaper, and more, all themed to match the Celtics colors.

More information can be found here.

If you already have, or are looking into purchasing WindowBlinds 6, then this new tutorial might be useful for you.  WindowBlinds is well known for its ability to change the visual styles in Windows Vista and XP, but it can also change and manage your wallpaper collection.  Read the full article over at WinCustomize.

Link: WindowBlinds 6: Changing and Managing Wallpapers

It’s Friday so once again it’s time for “This Week in Skinning”, which is a regular article on WinCustomize that highlights some of the best skins and themes that were submitted throughout the past week.  Got a real nice variety this week with cursors, animated wallpapers, wallpapers, and more!

Link: This Week in Skinning

If you want a “military” style desktop then you will definitely be interested in the Camouflage MyColors theme from Stardock Design.  Over at WinCustomize I wrote a detailed look at this new theme with plenty of screenshots to go along.

Link: Camouflage MyColors Desktop Tour

I was looking for a new skin for Vista and it just so happened vStyler released Vienna 3.  Staying true to the Vienna series, it’s very detailed and gives a sleek new look to Windows. 

Download: Vienna 3 - Rapture