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Reply to Inexplicable Monolith Discovered in Utah's Red Rock Country in Life, the Universe and Everything WinCustomize Forums

Kind of looks like somebody spent some time on it, then said "That's nice, now what the heck am I going to do with it?"

Reply to Tutorial needed for Windows Explorer background transparency in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="andrzej5" reply="9" id="3793036"] I have exactly the same. I can not set any kind of blur. [/quote] If you're talking about the Explorer window background blur, you need to set the "Explorer background blur mode" to something other than "Disabled".

Reply to Curtains vs WindowBlinds in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

I tried to cover some of the differences in Reply 9 here, it's not all-inclusive: https://forums.wincustomize.com/500756/page/1/#3787562

Reply to WC Community Question: Desktop, Laptop, or Both? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Just a desktop [e digicons]:)[/e] . Seems like they're the best bang for the buck and I can keep them going longer, and I don't really need the mobility.

Reply to Meet the Dogs of Stardock! in Life, the Universe and Everything WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="LightStar" reply="2" id="3791780"] Even though he passed away several years ago, I still keep his picture. This was my little guy Spike... [/quote] Made me remember a dog running around my house when I was about 5, thanks for that, it doesn't happen often. He does make me want to give him a well-deserved scratch around the ears. [e digicons]:)[/e]

Reply to Meet the Dogs of Stardock! in Life, the Universe and Everything WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="9" id="3791818"] [not a dog]. [/quote] Sumo RabbitRoo?

Reply to Meet the Dogs of Stardock! in Life, the Universe and Everything WinCustomize Forums

Fine-looking group you've got there [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Reply to HP BIOS Update in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

You might check the Windows update history. I wouldn't think they'd push down a bios update, but they do push down hardware driver updates, so who knows.

Reply to Researchers at MIT develop a way to detect COVID-19 by the sound of your cough in Science & Tech WinCustomize Forums

[quote]What do you think about this, is it something you would use if it were made available? Why or why not? [/quote] Nope, because I have no interest in unnecessarily adding a "pre-existing" condition to my medical history. I realize that is contrary to public health interests, but that's the reality of it. If I get sick enough that I have to seek out medical care, well we'll have to go from there. Meanwhile, I take the recommended precautions seriously.

Reply to Scientists Located and Destroyed an Asian Giant Hornet Nest Over the Weekend in Science & Tech WinCustomize Forums

Turns out they weren't done yet. Cut down the tree and fished out live stragglers including a couple of queens. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/murder-hornet-washington-scientists-capture-asian-giant-hornet-queens-eradication-nest/ I have this mental image of the stragglers holed up in there saying "Heh, is that all you got?" [e digicons];)

Reply to Scientists Located and Destroyed an Asian Giant Hornet Nest Over the Weekend in Science & Tech WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Tatiora" reply="3" id="3791313"] Japanese honeybees have actually developed a neat defense against these hornets. [/quote] That is such a bizarre coordinated defense mechanism. [e digicons]o_O[/e] I have to wonder how on Earth that came about.

Reply to Scientists Located and Destroyed an Asian Giant Hornet Nest Over the Weekend in Science & Tech WinCustomize Forums

I've been following it. I'm a little intrigued by their appearance, to me they look both intimidating and beautiful at the same time. It's unfortunate that they are such an invasive species. That said, I don't even like having the typical yellow jackets anywhere around. I did think the "dental floss and tracker" technique was an interesting approach, creative and meticulous. I'll also give them credit for using the vacuum, I'm afraid I would have gone with more

Reply to Is it possible to limit uploads in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I meant split each into a high-volume gallery and a low-volume gallery, Wallpapers and Wallpapers Boutique, Dreams and Dreams Boutique.

Reply to Is it possible to limit uploads in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I remember a similar predicament with the Object Dock gallery when the backgrounds were being overrun by the icons. Ultimately the two were split into different galleries. Perhaps the same approach could be used here, say something like "Wallpapers" and "Wallpaper Boutique", etc. Just a thought.

Reply to Curtains v1.1 is Now Available in Curtains News WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="David2P" reply="27" id="3791162"] Everything looks blurry on my 4K monitors with Windows scaling set to 200%: [/quote] I don't know the answer to that, and you will probably have better luck if you start a new thread perhaps here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/forum/167

Reply to Tutorial needed for Windows Explorer background transparency in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

Good, glad it was something simple. No need to feel bad about it, obviously it is something I suspected a person might do. [e digicons];)[/e]

Reply to Tutorial needed for Windows Explorer background transparency in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

Just in case you're doing it in the wrong order, you do need to change "Explorer background blur mode" to something other than "Disabled" before any of the other settings will accept input.

Reply to Curtains v1.1 is Now Available in Curtains News WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="David2P" reply="24" id="3790681"] Guys, I have been trying to figure out which software to use for skinning Windows 10 with a Windows XP or Windows 7 theme, including round corners and including scrollbars, for a long time without real success. Can somebody point me in the right direction, particularly whether I should use WindowBlinds or Curtains, or something else? [/quote] You would want to use WindowBlinds (plus Start10) which skin

Reply to Curtains v1.1 is Now Available in Curtains News WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="SamEVO" reply="10" id="3789904"] please, puh-lease add an "APPLY" button. [/quote] I really like it the way it is, so if you go that route maybe you could add a global setting "Clicking on skin tile applies skin" or something?

Reply to Shadows not working in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Ghosters" reply="2" id="3789800"] but it requires a master degree to do it. [/quote] No, trust me, I'm not that smart. [e digicons];)[/e] You just have to play with it a little and get the feel of it.

Reply to Shadows not working in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

Just sitting here playing with it, using the settings you are showing there creates a solid outline instead of a shadow. That makes sense, you're telling it to create a completely opaque image with no blur. Instead of 100% / 0% / 2px, try 70% / 23% / 2px.

Reply to My Halloween in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Not sure what you mean by "degraded". Anyway, it was a subscriber skin, those were given out for a while to subscribers, it was a "point-in-time" type of thing. I don't remember exactly when it went out, you may have it listed if you click on your user name up at the very top of this page (next to "upload") and then click on the "Subscriber Only Skins" link that shows in the Profile paragraph. If you have it listed there I think it will be the non-MyColors version but I can'

Reply to Dreams like "Winter Snow" where you can select the image... in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

I'll warn you that these are all Master Skins but they're the ones I'm familiar with: Liquid, similar to Water, has an extra reflection blending/transparency option and a Night Sky reflection image in addition to Clouds: https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/dream/search/Liquid/page/3 Moving Wallpaper, zooms, pans, and cycles a directory of images you choose: <a href="https://www.wincu

Reply to WC Community Question: Do You Customize Your Icons? in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

I change individual icons, usually if I really don't like the default. Once I've changed one, I rarely change it again.

Reply to Wrong colors for edited style. in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

What color have you selected here?: