SirBedwyr

Copy of support ticket message re: software archiving problems in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I'm posting the message content here to alert others in case they're having the same issues: I brought this up earlier and wanted to provide an update. I archived Supreme Commander on my XP laptop and attempted to transfer it to my Vista desktop. This did not work because the download was OS specific. A previous support email suggested I try archiving via right-click directly to the archive folder before installing. I spent some time with Windows 7 beta and

Reply to Wanted - Turn-Based RPG in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Planescape Torment in particular (infinity space-bar-to-pause engine). It takes a bit of time to get going but has the best writing of any computer or video game made to date.

Reply to The dying print media in CES 2009 Stardock Forums

Agree with everything except online commentary. You know pretty well how the flaming drill goes. When the subject gets political, you get two classes of commentators: dittoheads and flamers. They ream the author, then ream each other. For any article that has even a hint of politics, the ratio of valuable insights or corrections to tiresome noise is roughly 1:100. I hate it and avoid scrolling down. Here, of course, it's better since the subject matter is

Reply to Office Application Wishlist in My Office Stardock Forums

Oh, an addendum. It's not an application, but for pity's sake get Evochron and Eschalon on there. Two of the best Indy games out there rivaling Mr. Robot for quality.

Reply to Office Application Wishlist in My Office Stardock Forums

Since Impulse is supposed to have not just for-pay material (why you changed the "store" tab to "explore"), what about hosting Open Office, Blender, GIMP, InkScape, and other tools as long as you can adhere to the GNU and other appropriate licenses? As for for-pay, Adobe CS4 would be useful, though expensive. Bryce, Xara, Truespace. Umm, the reputable spyware programs like Lavasoft, Spybot, SuperAntiSpyware. PowerDVD (as an alternative). I can think of scads mor

Corel for Mpeg-2 codec? in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

Has anyone looked at the Corel software available on Impulse and whether it's worthwhile/equivalent to Cyberlink's software? It would be nice to just have everything under one roof.

Reply to Stardock 2008 Report in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I contest this as an illegitimate complaint: "Requires people to get updates through a specific source (Steam, Impulse, publisher secure website, etc.). This is one of our biggest pet peeves. If a game ships and there’s some bug found that materially affects gameplay, then sure, put out a patch wherever. However, we’ve had users complain loudly that Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1 (essentially a free expansion pack) requires Impulse to download. Publishers have every right to make sure the people

Reply to Apple patents dock in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I agree. It would be the prudent thing to do just like doing a will or getting the proper life insurance for your family is prudent. It's just insurance for your company and worth the expense of getting it. And since the concept of a patent itself is in the US Constitution, something venerable enough not to be dismissed automatically as bad or unsavory.

Reply to Apple patents dock in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

[quote]Jobs did not invent the "dock" but yet they list him as one of the inventors?[/quote] He is an incredibly narcissistic person. His micromanagement and personality are legendary.

Reply to US Congress Considers Orphan Works Act in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

From Lawrence Lessig who argued the extension case. Relevant to this conversation: "Patent holders have to pay a fee every few years to maintain their patents. The same principle could be applied to copyright. Imagine requiring copyright holders to pay a tax 50 years after a work was published. The tax should be very small, maybe $50 a work. And when the tax was paid, the government would record that fact, including the name of the copyright holder paying the tax. That way artists and others

Reply to US Congress Considers Orphan Works Act in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I'd think the better action would be to reform fair use, restrict copyright time for corporate and individual entities to death +50*, and rewrite the reverse-engineering parts of the DCMA. As for this, what are the arguments *for* the bill? (without resorting to political words like "corporate fat cats" or "those darn goobers" or "that darn so-and-so"). *The Mickey Mouse Act.

minimalist skins? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Heya. Sorry I can't stick around much, but I'm looking for some minimalist wb skins along the lines of a couple I saw, oh, about a year or so ago on DeviantArt for XP Visual Styles. It had a thin window border, some multicolor boxes in the icon corner and very very tiny upper right buttons. The color schemes ranged from a slightly blue to olive slate, very subdued. The whole thing reminded me of a washed out Piet Mondrian.

Reply to Is desktopx pro a part of Object Desktop Ultimate? in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

Thank you.

Is desktopx pro a part of Object Desktop Ultimate? in DesktopX Stardock Forums

That isn't entirely clear from the ad copy.

Reply to Windowblinds 6 (5.90b) Update Fails in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

edit: Cancel that. It finally auto updated again.

User Account name being cut off with several skins in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

Hi. I'm noticing with several skins that my windows account name is being cut off on the right on several skin designs such as Slate X by Josephs and Clear XP by CycoCed. This is a complaint noted by a few people, but not fixed or worked on by the skin author so I decided to dig into it for myself. I checked the settings in SkinStudio and I don't understand quite how the settings work or what they're in relation to. The username in both (and others) are right justified.&

Going to make some ObjectDock Office Icons in Docks WinCustomize Forums

Well, I guess I'll try to use ObjectDock as a launchpad. It seems to be behaving itself and doesn't use too many resources. Also, I'd like to have more of my taskbar space back (I use multiple quicklaunch toolbars to separate by program function and hardly ever use the awful start menu). So I'm going to try and make some new icons in the "glass bauble" vein since I enjoy keeping things the same. I've already got a number of programs and games cooked up and could use some

Feature request (small ones I hope) in RightClick WinCustomize Forums

Well, I continue getting back into the OD swing of things. A few items I think that would make Right Click very useful. - Any of the right click items you normally have in non rightclick mode? For instance: --Yes, there is new folder, but how about the menu for new (any file)? --Arrange icons menu. --Undo delete (not the same as Undo, apparently). --Refresh --This is tougher to do dynamically, but access to any given number of custom comma

Reply to running tasks icon question in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

Well I'm kind of non-plussed. The ad-copy says it supports a feature and it doesn't. They should change the ad.

Reply to running tasks icon question in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

I believe it's supposed to be new as of 1.5. I was grousing earlier about using a docklet to replicate the behavior and didn't know about the alleged feature till Zubaz pointed it out. I'd much rather have OD handle it than a 3rd party. Yes, it does do this in a half-baked way the way you point it out. Add a shortcut, set the link to programs menu, set it to open *in* a menu. But that's not the same as full Start Menu support as they advertise. Also, here's a pic of th

Reply to running tasks icon question in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

I beg your pardon Bichur. Re: configuration. Click on configure dock. Right click the configure dock icon in the running tasks bar. No properties window will appear. I erroneously used this to assume it was impossible to change icons for running task icons. Re: start menu. WWW Link Check the feature list for the free version. I'll be rather put out after having wasted a

Reply to running tasks icon question in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Ah. Thanks. I suppose, then, that the OD configuration icon insists on using its own icon though (unchangeable... that's why I assumed they were all unchangeable). Follow-up from my other comments on the Wincustomize forum you kindly answered. You say Start Menu support actually is integrated... yet I'm searching and searching through the program and *still* can't find a reference for where I can activate this. Yes I did find the new feature list that says it's availa

Some newbie comments and questions in Docks WinCustomize Forums

I like OD so far, but it just doesn't seem ready for primetime for me as a taskbar replacement. Props to Stardock for working on it and making it as powerful as it is (I think they're nuts making the free version as powerful as it is), but I'd make the for-pay version much more powerful. - I see some comments about about tab mouseover highlighting that concern me (minor annoyance). I also see some changes made in 1.5 regarding tab mouseover. Can someone clarify the behav

running tasks icon question in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Running latest 1.5 free version. Re: Running tasks. I'd liked to change the default icons for running tasks that improbably paste up LaSt icons for folders, Crystal icons for configuration, etc. Why these icons and how can I change them? Are they permanently associated with the task? Thanks, Bedwyr

Reply to So I want to make a suite for myself in Theme Manager Stardock Forums

I figured as much. I'm guessing OD is very much a work in progress.