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[quote who="mickeko" reply="191" id="2530794"] I believe they made a "no-3rdpartysoftware"-policy (seems like Microsoft isn't considered 3rdparty) when they didn't get enough cash out of the visitors. That was already said during the subscription drive last year. [/quote] Do you have an URL to an official source, please? That argument doesn't make much sense, anyway: 99% - or more - of bandwidth usage here is consumed by Stardock galleries after all,

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That's as buried as buried can be, and a very strong statement without going as far as actually removing it from the site. Not only that, if I click on Explore All, I don't get 'all galleries in Wincustomize' as it says, but a list of last updated skins. Nobody will click on the Explore title if 'Explore' opens as a drop down menu. Am I to understand from this that Stardock is now renegading on its initial promise to fully support 3rd party galleries on Wincus

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My apologies, but where is the Winstep gallery?

Reply to Solid State Drives; Who has them? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Moosetek13" reply="28" id="2529691"]SSD's are nice, if you have the cash. They'll probably be standard equipment 10 years from now.[/quote] Definitely. SSDs going mainstream is pretty much the death toll for hard disk drives. [quote who="Moosetek13" reply="28" id="2529691"]Most people do not need them, though. It is one thing to want the speed, and quite another to really need the speed.[/quote] That is very true. For most of the tasks the average u

Reply to Solid State Drives; Who has them? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Seeing Photoshop open in 3 seconds flat is a real eye opener. [e digicons]:)[/e]

Reply to Solid State Drives; Who has them? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

3 x 80 GB X25-M G2 Intel SSDs in RAID 0 1 x WD HDD 500 GB 1 x WD HDD 1 TB i7 920 @ 4 Ghz 6 GB DDR3 OCZ Reaper RAM @ 1600 Mhz

Reply to Just release damn 2.0 already in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

First of all, let me make something very clear: I obviously do not speak for Stardock, and the opinions stated here are just that: my own personal opinions. I have no 'inside sources' at Stardock and I'm just making educated guesses, which are based on my own experience in this business and on the 10 year old 'relationship' I have with them. This said: [quote]If OD is Jeff's baby, then he's not being a very good parent, is he? Not only he's raising his children single-handed

Reply to Just release damn 2.0 already in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

[quote]Why is it that it's just he who is able to update OD? Can that work not be delegated to another programmer? The code of a piece of software doesn't change depending on who sits in front of a monitor. Not enough programmers to go around all the projects? Hire more (actually, that is what Stardock is doing), invest in software and if you do a good job it will pay off.[/quote] This is where it shows you don't understand the programming side of Windows customization very well.

Reply to Just release damn 2.0 already in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

Sorry guys, while I totally understand your frustration, as a software developer myself I have to side with Stardock on this one. When you purchase an application, you should only do it for what it does for you *now*, not for whatever expectations you have about it in the future (unless, of course, the developer stated that x or y features will be coming soon). No software company has the obligation to support an Operating System that hasn't been released yet, as Windows

Reply to The Decade in Skinning in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

I remember a post from a Microsoft developer at DeviantArt, back when Windows XP came out, where it was stated that the main reason Microsoft kept the native Windows theme format closed was because a badly designed theme could potentially crash the whole OS. Who would users blame then? Whoever did the theme? Nah, Microsoft, of course, for designing an unstable system. Had Microsoft opened their theme format back then, the story related here could have been much differen

Reply to My new toy... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="161" id="2492330"] Oh, and while I'm at it, question-wise, what is the meaning of life?? [/quote] 42. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Objeckdock is dead so sad in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"]All windows docks pretty much are dead Nexus, Rocketdock etc. and now Objeckdock.[/quote] Winstep Nexus dead?! It just got started, and it already offers features no other dock in the market has (live icon reflections, automatic Vista glass blur for semi-transparent backgrounds, animated backgrounds and reflections, etc, etc..., and that is just to mention some of the eye-candy - Winstep is famous for the sheer functionality found in their apps)! <

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Not that I am aware of. But if you're comparing the Plus (paid) version of ObjectDock, then you should compare it with Winstep Xtreme, not the free version of Nexus. :)

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I resent your 'bloated' Winstep Xtreme comment, Nyxmorph! ;p Especially because Winstep Xtreme is modular and you can run only the applications you want. I understand your frustration with Stardock for not releasing a new version of ObjectDock in nearly two years, but there is a thread dedicated to that in the Wincustomize forums, here is definitely not the place to vent about it. As for the systray support in Nexus docks, the only reason I haven't added it yet is because

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

My pleasure. :)

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

The Recycle bin is a module/widget, therefore it doesn't use icons, it uses themes. Unless you want to learn how to make a Recycle Bin theme, I suggest you simply select the Aero LowRes theme in the Themes tab in Preferences, click on the Open Folder button and then replace the two Recycle Bin bitmaps you'll find in that folder with your own. Once you're happy, you can prevent the Recycle Bin theme from being changed when you switch to a different theme by right clicking the Recycle Bin ic

Reply to ObjectDock Plus not showing shortcut icons in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

Update Winstep Xtreme to the just released 9.11 Beta 5, that should fix all the problems between Xtreme and the 64 bit versions of Windows.

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

You've got mail! :d

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Still, just post a message on the Winstep forums with the reply to my questions and I'll try to help you figure out what could be wrong. :)

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

All the options in the old UI can also be found on the new UI, DrJBHL (except for skinning settings), although at a different place. What exactly is the problem? Why do you say 'it won't let you'? And why not use the Winstep forums to discuss support issues instead of a Nexus announcement at Wincustomize? lol ;)

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 9.11 Final released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

If you're using OD plus then you might want to give Winstep Xtreme 9.11 Beta a try instead, since the Nexus version in Xtreme supports tabbed docks, multiple docks and sub-docks. If you install the free version of Nexus and then click on the Winstep Xtreme link at the bottom of the About tab in Preferences, you get access to a nice, 50% off, Winstep Xtreme promotion. At $19.95 for a suite of applications that usually sells for $39.90 (WorkShelf + Nexus + NextSTART + Start Menu Organizer Pro + Fo

Reply to Invalid zip code when running weather widgets in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="sViz" reply="23" id="2297894"]Lantec mentioned METAR from NOAA and it looks doable. Daunting, but doable. [/quote] Winstep Xtreme uses BOTH Weather.com and METAR data. The problem with METAR is that it provides no weather forecast, and locations are limited to airports worldwide (since it's from airports that NOOA gets their METAR data).

Reply to Invalid zip code when running weather widgets in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

I really don't understand why so many people are bashing Stardock over this one. First and foremost, Stardock already did what they could when they partnered with Accuweather some time ago and *hosted* the weather feed themselves. This means Stardock is the company providing and paying for the bandwidth used by their Accuweather widgets, not Accuweather. Second, DX widget authors are the *only* people responsible for choosing to use Weather.com o

Reply to Invalid zip code when running weather widgets in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

I made Winstep Xtreme get the weather.com feed again by adding ' &link=xoap&prod=xoap ' to the XML request string. Unfortunately that string is hard coded into the program, so you guys won't be able to change it and will have to wait for an

Reply to Michael Jackson Dead at 50 in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Excalpius" reply="3" id="2277354"]I look forward to the truth about Michael finally coming out, assuming that his settlements and those agreements will now expire. [/quote] I have no idea if Michael did or did not do what he was charged of. I know he was 'different', but being different is not a crime yet, as far as I know. Let God be the judge. Also, if I was the father of a child molested by someone, I would NEVER REST until I saw that p