THIS WEEK IS HUGE!

The new era begins...

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Last week Windows Vista went to manufacturing.

And this week a lot of big things are going to be happening...

#1 WindowBlinds for Windows Vista BETA on Object Desktop...

WindowBlinds Vista makes use of the Windows Vista DWM for accelerated performance and makes most skins designed for Windows XP work fine.  And if you're an msstyles user, no problem, download SkinStudio and by double clicking on .msstyles you download, make them into WindowBlinds visual styles that work on Vista.  Life after death for XP msstyles!

 

#2 ObjectDock 1.5

Not only does ObjectDock 1.5 work on Windows Vista. But it has a revamped resizing algorithm to make it faster than ever! There are pages of new features in ObjectDock 1.5 such as better searching, drag and drop onto dock items, reserving screens, and much more!

 

#3 Stardock Object Desktop Preview Guide

This week we'll be giving out the official Object Desktop Preview Guide for the next year.  Lots of very cool stuff are in the works!  If you're staying on Windows XP, don't worry, we'll be continuing to enhance our software for Windows XP.  If you're moving to Windows Vista, we've got some really cool stuff in the works (if you move to Windows Vista, get Windows Vista Ultimate as there are a lot of goodies we can't talk about yet that we're going to be making use of there too).

The goal for Object Desktop is to provide users, regardless of OS, with a set of functionality to turbo-charge their OS experience!

#4 Stardock will be announcing a new team..you'll find out about that tomorrow!

Keep your eye on this page!

 

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top



eagerly awaiting
Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Great news on WB for the Vista, Brad....oh, and on OD 1.5 as well.

Was going with Vista Ultimate before this, but you've given me more compelling reasons to invest in it with these tempting tidbits....very much looking forward to Stardock 07, 'tis gonna be a great year for customization n' skinnin'

Thanks Brad and all at Stardock/WC
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
w00t! I'm gonna be needing that Vista version of WB once my new laptop gets here.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
new team? you're buying the cubs?
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The new Texas Hold'em suite WC Announcement">Linkculdn't be a clue to the new team, could it?

OD+ is one of my favorite apps. The last beta's changelog was frickin amazing ([link="http://sdc1.stardock.com/public/odp/beta/history.htm"]Changlog). The fact that you listen to your customers makes Stardock rise above most software application companies.

And having WB is probalby the best reason I've seen so far to upgrade to Vista.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And having WB is probalby the best reason I've seen so far to upgrade to Vista.


Wouldn't even consider it otherwise.
As it is, I've run IE7 on everything, it's o.k., getting used to it.
So upgrading to Vista's a no-question-about-it.
Now to go get another lotto ticket or two, to see if God wants me to have it yet...
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
[edit: logged in, but edit function no workeee. Just want to say how pleasantly surprised I was to click my desktop link for WC and have the new format pop up! Now to get used to it also...]
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Another screenshot...

This is one of the GUI Champs skins running on Windows Vista. 

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And I was just going to format and go over to vista full time. I can't wait for this.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Will the WB beta only be running on the RTM version of Vista? Or will it run on RC2 (5744) as well?
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Looks great Brad, i have someone begging for Vista Vectra right now, cant wait.


new team? you're buying the cubs?


needs to buy the jags
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The new team is actually something that should be of strong interest to skinners in the community as a whole
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh sure...

"If you're staying on Windows XP, don't worry, we'll be continuing to enhance our software for Windows XP"

...NOW I'm worried. Sortof like the end of support for SP1.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The new team is actually something that should be of strong interest to skinners in the community as a whole
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Will the WB beta only be running on the RTM version of Vista? Or will it run on RC2 (5744) as well?


Look in the screenshot in the post just before yours. The screenshot is taken on RC1 update (5728). Also, on the screenshot on the main article, the version of Vista there is RC1 update as well. I sure hope it runs on pre-release versions (RC1+)
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh no....Frogboy has turned into Mr. Huge Himself, Billy Fuccillo! Does this meant that Stardock will be selling cars now?
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
For WB Vista I think 5728 will work, but most recent development has been done with 5744.  If you only have Beta 2 then it will certainly not work fully and I think the same may be true of RC1.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Any chance the "This week" might actually change to "Monday?" I can't wait to start DL'ing the GUI Champ Windowblinds.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Does this meant that Stardock will be selling cars now?


Can you skin cars?
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Can you skin cars?


Yep, sure can....there's a guy not far from me who has everything possible skinned with sheepskin on and in his near mint condition 1967 Ford Falcon....and it's not just the dash and upholstery....even the stick shift knob and obligatory dice hanging from the rear view mirror are sheepskin, even his trunk is lined with it....and for good measure he has a lambs tail hanging off his antenna....
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is great my new vista os computer is almost built and this will work perfectly!!!
Thanks Neil and the stardock team for all the hard work...
SGT