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IconDeveloper 2.0 (Windows)

IconDeveloper is a program that makes it a snap to create your own icons for Windows. Most icon editors come with their own graphics editor. IconDeveloper doesn't. Instead, it assumes that most people who want to create icons are either going to create them using an existing graphics package like...

Tags: Editor, Graphics, Stardock Systems, IconDeveloper, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-01

WinCustomize Browser 2.01 (Windows)

WinCustomize Browser is designed to make all of WinCustomize feel like it is stored on local hard drive. And it offers convenient features that have to be seen to be believed.The WinCustomize browser allows to instantly access thousands of skins, icons, themes, wallpapers and more right from an easy to...

Tags: Wallpaper, Stardock Systems, WinCustomize Browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Groupware, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2006-12-20

BootSkin 1.05a (Windows)

Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their Windows 2000 and Windows XP boot screens.Unlike other programs that can change the Windows XP boot screens, BootSkin does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows XP kernel. Nor does it require the user to download...

Tags: Kernel, Stardock Systems, Stardock BootSkin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-12-19

WebBlinds 5.1 (Windows)

WebBlinds is an Internet Explorer extension that makes IE 5 or later a fully skinnable web browser. It uses WindowBlinds technology called DirectSkin to do this. Users can mix and match their toolbars, animated throbber, and general akin from their component parts. Because it integrates with Internet Explorer, users...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Stardock Systems, WebBlinds, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2006-10-16

Theme Manager 2.3 (Windows)

Control the OVER ALL look of your Windows computer with Theme Manager. Manage all your skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, etc. from a single interface. You can even mix and match them together to create full blown suites! Theme Manager is a front end that seamlessly works with your other...

Tags: Suite, Stardock Systems, Theme Manager, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-08-09

Trash 1.00 (Windows)

In the distant future, war has wiped out most of the human race and mutated some of those who survived. With civilization on the brink of the abyss, humans and mutants battle one another for their very existance over the only resource left to them - trash. Take up...

Tags: Fight, Stardock Systems, Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-10-06

WordWars 1.33 (Windows)

Imagine your favorite board and tile-based wordgame and you've got a mediocre start. It's got the full alphabet, naturally, and blank tiles that act as wildcards. Now add two more "blank" tiles: the bomb tile, and the poison tile. They play just like a blank, and can also represent any...

Tags: Enemy, Board, Microsoft Windows, Opponent, Stardock Systems, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2005-09-28

Flatspace 1.09 (Windows)

Flatspace is a space trading and flight simulation game. The ultimate objective is to assemble parts of a galactic hyperdrive; as a space captain, you can explore, decide what you want to do and how you want to play.

Tags: Flight Simulation, Microsoft Windows, Stardock Systems, Flatspace

Software downloads 2005-07-23

Blog Navigator 1.2.2.283 (Windows)

Blog Navigator is a program designed to make it easy for users who enjoy reading blogs (short for “web logsâ€?) to read and organize them. Blog Navigator works by reading RSS feeds and displaying them in a clean, easy to understand way. It includes a host of different news and...

Tags: Blog, Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Windows, Stardock Systems, Blog Navigator, Blog Site, Blogging, Internet

Software downloads 2005-06-02

BS Hacker Replay - Unlimited 1.144 (Windows)

BS Hacker is a unique hacking simulation game. You enter the underground world and play the role of a hacker, working against a system that aims to control everything. A complete hacker console and interface will create a perfect hacker environment, while the realism of the game elements will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hacker, Stardock Systems, BS Hacker, Games, Hacking, Security, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2005-01-18

Xeno Assault II 1.3 (Windows)

Blast aliens and save the universe in an all new sequel to one of the most highly praised computer games of 2004. Xeno Assault II will capture your mind with breathtaking gameplay and heart pounding arcade action the likes of which is rarely seen in galaga-style shooters. Beating this galaga...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Alien, Stardock Systems, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2004-09-23

Additional Resources

Missing what open source cannot afford

FOSS needs some town hallsto get free air time on the news and to educate the users on the perils of closed source.I have to disagree ...I'm not sure how isolated you are, but my experience with open source through OpenNMS has been quite different.Sure, companies like mine that are...

Tags: open source, OpenNMS

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Vista Ultimate team releases new discounts, but no new freebies (yet)

After a week on the road, I'm catching up on a few interesting news items I missed this past week. One of them involves Microsoft's Vista Ultimate. Microsoft has caught hell -- as it deserved to -- for failing to deliver in a timely manner the Ultimate...

Tags: Team, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-09

Microsoft 'officially' announces XP SP3 public test build

Microsoft 'officially' announces XP SP3 public test buildVista: No WOW, No How![url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140583-page,5-c,techindustrytrends/article.html#]FYI[/url]I am updating my VM XP to SP3 without any reservation whatsoever. More than good enough.ThanksXP SP3I have installed SP3 on a couple of machines, including my primary system at the office, and it seems to work...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-12-19

Is Windows XP too good for Microsoft's own good?

Is Windows XP too good for Microsoft's own good?Or, It ain't broke so don't fix it.Maybe people are too tired of working out the kinks for Microsoft.No, Vista just failed miserably...come on face the facts, Vista is NOT being adopted and with stories about memory leaks, DRM, stealth updates, system...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Is Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-09-27

Microsoft 'Halo 3' wins high marks from reviewers

Microsoft 'Halo 3' wins high marks from reviewersPerfect 10What other kind of score would you expect Microsoft software to be given? They have their mojo working on all fronts these days. New live search interface and capabilities that are another perfect 10. Look out Google, i think you got...

Tags: Games, game, Halo 3, Microsoft Corp., reviewer, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-09-23

Stardock ObjectDock: The Right Tool for the Job?

By Anthony SullivanI've always enjoyed User Interface customization because it allows you to personalize your interface as well as increase ease of use and productivity.Stardocks ObjectDock has been around for a while as a tool to add additional functionality to your Windows interface.Object Dock is, at it's core, a taskbar...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, job, Stardock ObjectDock, breeze, ease of use, customization, tool, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows

Image galleries 2007-06-12

Before you go Vista: Advice from nine experts

Not all experts are created equal. In the Windows world, there are a handful who really live and breathe Microsoft operating systems -- and whose opinions influence everyone from Microsofts developers, to its customers. I asked some of the best known of the bunch for one -- just one...

Tags: Vista, Windows client, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Blog posts 2007-01-26

Why haven't GUIs progressed?

Why haven't GUIs progressed?SwitchBoth Novell and Sun are pushing Gnome over KDE. I used KDE for a long time. I switched about a year ago when I heard Novell might dump KDE out of SUSE. Now that I have switched, I can appreciated Gnome much better. The problem with...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Vista GUI, GUI, user interface, KDE

Discussion threads 2006-05-31

More trouble with Microsoft patches

More trouble with Microsoft patchesMan, these guys are the Village Idiots.They take 5 times as long as the Firefox punks, then it ain't right. So much for the advantages of closed source.Message has been deleted.The standard MS practice: we are confusedconfusion, misunderstanding and TOP QUALITY INCOMPETENCE!MS: ``Our talents...

Tags: Patches, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-10-20