JcRabbit

JcRabbit

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Reply to Winstep Nexus Dock 10.3 released! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

The Winstep Nexus dock is a FREE, stand alone, version of the Nexus dock that is part of the Winstep Xtreme suite of applications, although it has no support for multi-docks, multi-level sub-docks, and system tray icon configuration, unlike its bigger 'cousin' in Winstep Xtreme. (The screenshot above displays Nexus wi

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Reply to Winstep Nexus dock 10.3 released in Docks WinCustomize Forums

One thing that needs to be clarified first: skinning options in Winstep Xtreme are not going away, they are simply being moved to a separate, independent application (just like Stardock has SkinStudio to make WindowBlinds skins). Winstep Xtreme does NOT lose features, it adds them. [e digicons]|-)[/e] The reason to separate most of the skinning settings from the applications themselves, as explained to OldMsgt by email, is that only a very, very, small percentage of users ev

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Winstep Nexus dock 10.3 released in Docks WinCustomize Forums

The Winstep Nexus dock is a FREE, stand alone, version of the Nexus dock that is part of the Winstep Xtreme suite of applications, although it has no support for multi-docks, multi-level sub-docks, and system tray icon configuration, unlike its bigger 'cousin' in Winstep Xtreme. (The screenshot above displays Nexus wi

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Reply to SysMetrix METAR data in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

[quote]Intel i7 920 2.66Ghz LGA1366 CPU[/quote] Great little CPU, can be easilly overclocked to 4 Ghz and, in some cases, even beyond. Mine is at 4 Ghz and, for a while, had it stable at 4.2 Ghz - but I didn't like the max temperatures (even with the Noctua NH-U12P SE2 brick as a cooler) when running Prime95 for extended periods of time. Anyway, hi Nick! Glad to see you back too. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

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Reply to WinCustomize 2010 Beta Feedback Forum [Read Before Posting!] in WinCustomize 2011 Feedback WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="193" id="2530853"]There's too much "You have to know how before you start" here, and it's not intuitive at all. So in reality very few will see those Galleries and the way it is now, it's basically wasted bandwidth. [/quote] Which is exactly what I am complaining about. [e digicons]:)[/e] I'm obviously biased, but 3rd party galleries are still very important for the community as a whole, so they deserve a more prominent space in the new Wi

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Reply to WinCustomize 2010 Beta Feedback Forum [Read Before Posting!] in WinCustomize 2011 Feedback WinCustomize Forums

[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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Reply to WinCustomize 2010 Beta Feedback Forum [Read Before Posting!] in WinCustomize 2011 Feedback WinCustomize Forums

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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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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]

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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)! <

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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

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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

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