Dreams are high quality
visualizations from Stardock
that run exclusively on
Windows Vista Ultimate and
transform the static wallpaper
users spend all day looking
at, turning their PC desktop
into a world of motion and
activity.
Dreams
are subtle, looped motion
videos or animations that
bring new life to the desktop
without slowing down your PC.
Watch a serene nature scene
while you type an email.
Glance at a meteor shower as
you work on a document. Make
your desktop interesting again
with a Dream enhanced for
Windows DreamScene and
Windows Vista
Ultimate.
neowin.net -
14.02.2007Windows Vista Memory Tweak Guide
With every release of a new operating system come new demands and Windows Vista is by large no exception to this rule.
There are several
relevant components to the Windows memory subsystem. In this guide we will put special emphasis on the hard drive, processor and RAM, taking you
through a variety of settings to optimally configure these and hopefully end up with an overall smoother running system.
neowin.net -
23.10.2007DeskScapes 2.0 Preview Available
Stardock is pleased to announce that the DeskScapes 2.0 preview version is now available. DeskScapes allows users of Windows Vista to have animated
wallpapers on their desktop. It runs the Stardock created .DREAM format which can contain videos as animated wallpapers or dynamically generated
content.
What makes DeskScapes special is that animated wallpapers can be run that use hardly any system resources (obviously
this will depend on what animated wallpaper is chosen). It integrates seamlessly with the Windows Vista desktop background dialog so picking animated
wallpapers is much the same as picking any other desktop wallpaper.
winbeta.org -
13.03.2008Neowin Review: Fence your desktop with Stardock Fences
Windows Desktop - A place where every installed application likes to place a shortcut and also a place to hold all your shortcuts and favorites.
Things can become very messy when you have lots of desktop icons, like mine below: Well, there's not that many on my desktop, but I still place
them in categories. Microsoft Office Apps all reside together and Windows Live Apps reside together. Each time I bring a new shortcut to my desktop,
Windows places them in a separate order which it thinks to be right and then I move that shortcut icon to its appropriate group.
Read full story.....
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05.02.2009TweakVista Beta Now Available
TweakVista is a utility that enables
users to optimize the
performance and behavior of
Windows Vista. The program has
been designed to allow both
casual, non-technical users to
safely use it as well as
contain a host of advanced
features for power users to
dig into the internals of
Windows Vista.
The
feature-packed utility
includes features such as:
- Security Handling:
Users can now easily and
safely adjust the way Windows
handles security prompting
including the new UAC (User
Account Control)
-
Memory Optimization:
TweakVista knows which
start-up services different
types of users will typically
use and offers recommendations
on what services to disable.
Users can easily switch
between different profiles
(including the default) based
on their needs to maximize
performance and memory use.
- Resource Control: Tweak
Vista has several features for
keeping an eye on and flagging
programs that use excessive
amounts of resources (memory,
CPU, or system handles) as
well as integrating seamlessly
with built in hardware
diagnostic reports...
winbeta.org -
21.06.2007Stardock WindowBlinds 6 transforms Windows XP, Vista user experience
Stardock, the worlds largest Windows customization company, released the highly anticipated
sixth version of WindowBlinds today. With over 12 million downloads on CNETs Download.com, WindowBlinds is a utility that allows users to change the
look and feel of the Windows desktop experience by applying skins to the user interface. WindowBlinds can change title bars, push buttons, Start bars,
scrollbars and nearly every other element of the Windows user interface. The software is $19.95 and can be downloaded directly from
www.windowblinds.net.
A WindowBlinds skin can change Windows to look
like an alternative operating system, favorite sports car brands, favorite sports team, or virtually anything else. With modern video cards,
WindowBlinds can do this without reducing performance. WindowBlinds 6 adds the ability to have blurred glass window borders on Windows XP which
allows artists to make skins that could make Windows XP look virtually identical to Windows Vista.
Additionally, WindowBlinds 6
adds full support for customizing Microsofts new Windows Vista operating system. Everything from Internet Explorer 7 skinning, Sidebar skinning to
explorer backgrounds, WindowBlinds 6 skins virtually every element of Windows Vista while making full use of the hardware acceleration features on
Windows Vista for maximum performance.
winbeta.org -
03.10.2007Animated wallpapers no longer just for the Vista elite
Animated
wallpapers have been one of the “Extras” that Microsoft has touted as a selling point for customers of its priciest Windows Vista SKU.
But now Stardock is bringing animated wallpapers to the Vista masses.
Stardock, a Gold Certified Microsoft partner, worked with Microsoft on DreamScene — a desktop-display feature that
allows users to make looped, full-motion video their desktop wallpaper (as opposed to using static images only for background wallpaper). After a
number of delays,
Microsoft finally released DreamScene in September 2007.
Stardock helped to create much of the initial
wallpaper content for DreamScene and then went on to release DeskScapes 1.0 for Vista Ultimate users interested in enhancing DreamScene. With
DeskScapes 2.0, Stardock has decided to make animated wallpapers avaialble to users of Vista Business, Home Premium and Ultimate users. The Standard
edition of the product will be available as a free download; an enhanced version with additional features and “premium” content also will
be availbale for $19.95.
neowin.net -
13.11.2007Firefox 2 Tweak Guide
The release of Mozilla Firefox
2 further expands the
capabilities and features of
this highly regarded Internet
browser, proving that just
because you are popular
doesn't mean you should slack
off. Some of the new and
updated features include: a
visual refresh, integrated
phishing protection, browser
session resuming, live Titles
and JavaScript 1.7 support,
among others.
Regardless of how you feel
about Mozilla Firefox, it's
quite fair to say that much of
the change and innovation in
Internet browsers in recent
years has happened because of
it. This guide goes through
numerous configuration tips
and tweaks for Firefox 2,
covering all aspects of the
browser such as the options
menu, preferences, CSS
customization, interface,
extensions and more.
Additionally, a TechSpot
first - mini-videos are now
sprinkled throughout the
guide, better illustrating
some of the content and
options to be selected (all
created using the excellent
CamStudio).
neowin.net -
17.02.2007Stardock outlines Object Desktop for Vista plans
Software developer Stardock
Corp. has begun to unveil its
Windows Vista plans for its
popular desktop enhancement
suite, Object Desktop. Object
Desktop is a set of programs
designed to allow users to
customize their Windows
experience. On Windows, it was
the first product to provide
OS skinning, widgets and
gadgets, alpha blended
shadows, min/max effects, ZIP
files as folders, and a number
of other features that users
take for granted today.
Stardock believes that
Windows Vista offers the most
potential yet for users to be
able to personalize their
Windows experience. This is
due to a new feature in
Windows Vista known as the
Desktop Window Manager (DWM)
which is a compositor that
turns the Windows Vista
desktop into a 3D surface
(much like you'd have in
computer game). This allows
for what Stardock claims is
"cool and interesting ways to
display information, programs,
and data without suffering the
performance hit because most
of it is being done on the
video card."
This
week, Stardock intends to
release the beta of
WindowBlinds for Windows Vista
for Object Desktop users and
has announced support for
creating gadgets for the
Windows Sidebar using
DesktopX. It has released a
document outlining some of its
"first wave" of Windows
Vista applications for Object
Desktop. This also includes
the ability to use WPF and
.NET for Sidebar gadgets via
Object Desktop.
Microsoft's Jim Allchin has
asked developers to make full
use of Windows Vista in order
to help differentiate Windows
Vista from Windows XP. With
its expected January release,
a lot of users are looking for
tangible benefits of Windows
Vista over Windows XP.
Microsoft has asserted that
the Windows Presentation
Foundation (WPF) and DWM along
with enhanced security, and a
new communications layer help
make Vista a compelling
upgrade.
neowin.net -
15.11.2006Get the Holiday Spirit with Christmas Time from Stardock!
Deck the halls, jingle some
bells, roast some chestnuts
and build yourself a snowman,
it's Christmas Time! As the
snow falls outside your
window, the fire roars behind
you, you start stressing out
over going to the mall to shop
for all of your 2nd and 3rd
cousins twice removed, and
you're tempted to heavily
spike that glass of eggnog
you're currently sipping on,
take a break and grab the new
Christmas Time theme from
Stardock.
This is
a stand-alone suite that
anyone can download and run,
without having to install any
Stardock software. This would
be a great gift to hand out to
friends and family who might
be interested in customizing
their desktops, but don't
want to spend the money on any
software before seeing what
they'd be getting.
The Christmas Time Desktop
Theme comes with:
- The
Christmas Time Visual Style by
Mormegil
- A matching
icon set
- Themed
Calendar and Snowglobe Clock
gadgets
As a special
bonus, we've worked with
several members of the
WinCustomize community to
build some additional matching
gadgets for this theme. I
highly recommend everyone
takes a look them, they're
very nice and are a fun
addition to this holiday
theme.
neowin.net -
09.12.2006Windows Vista gets skinned
Software developer Stardock released WindowBlinds 6 today. Amongst the new features includes the ability to customize the entire Windows Vista user
interface as well as the capability to give Windows XP users the look and feel of Aero (Vista).
CNET.com has taken a look at the new
version and highlighted just how close to Vista WindowBlinds can visually bring XP. WindowBlinds 6 can even do the blur effect on XP with superior
performance to the same hardware on Windows Vista. Computerworld has pointed out that programs like WindowBlinds force Microsoft to make a stronger
case for Windows Vista and in particular Windows Vista Ultimate (which Stardock is also involved with).
neowin.net -
03.10.2007Google cuts the ribbon on its AJAX Playground
betanews.com -
23.01.2009WindowBlinds 6 Alters Vista Interface
Stardock has released version 6 of its popular WindowBlinds user interface skinning application, which is the first tool that can overhaul the look of
Windows Vista - from the Taskbar to window borders and buttons...
betanews.com -
03.10.2007ObjectBar 2.0 Released!
At long last, ObjectBar 2.0 is
available now on Stardock.com.
This upgrade is free to
existing customers.
ObjectBar is a program that
can replace or extend the
Windows taskbar. It provides
the functionality of the Start
bar while adding a vast array
of new features and benefits.
Because it is so flexible and
skinnable, it can be made to
look like any sort of toolbar,
menu, dock, etc. found on any
OS, or it can be used to
create something entirely new,
giving you a level of
personalization on the Windows
desktop interface.
This new version comes with
several different looks to
choose from, and each one can
be personalized based on your
needs.
This
versatile and useful program
is only ร.95, or can be
purchased as part of the
Object Desktop Suite of
desktop customization programs
for only แ.95.
neowin.net -
20.09.2006
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