2008 March

Defraggler is a new utility I discovered recently, and it comes from the same folks who make CCleaner. One of the big benefits of this application is that it lets you select files or folders to defrag, not just the entire drive. I have used it on several Vista machines, and the defrag [...]

FriendFeed popped out of nowhere for me.  I hadn’t heard or seen of it until I saw a blog post from Robert Scoble.  With so many networks out there like Twitter, FaceBook, Flickr, etc. it’s sometimes hard to keep track of all the people you follow.  FriendFeed helps out by displaying what exactly your friends [...]

I like working with 3D, and I recently created a couple of landscape based wallpapers.  I have been enjoying them on my desktop, so I wanted to share them.
Paradise Discovered

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Lonely Tree

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I also made these into logons for Windows Vista.  You can download the logon versions from here.

The DeskScapes 2.0 preview release has arrived! No longer will .dreams be limited to Vista Ultimate only.  If you have Windows Vista you can download the DeskScapes 2.0 preview and check out some of the included animated wallpapers.
Stardock is pleased to announce that the DeskScapes 2.0 preview version is now available. DeskScapes allows [...]

For anyone who has an iPhone, or an iPod Touch for that matter, I’m sure you know all about web applications that were designed specifically for the iPhone.  Apple.com has a dedicated section of web apps where people can submit their own, and it’s a great place to find some of the best.  The list is [...]

January started the year off great, and going in to February, submissions to the .dream gallery just keep getting better and better. We have several .dream creators starting to make quite a name for themselves, and I am still very excited for what we will see throughout the year.
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Brad Wardell has written his yearly assessment of the state of skinning. It’s a very good and in-depth look at the ups and downs of skinning (desktop customization). 2007 was a bit rocky because of Windows Vista, and Brad gives a good insight of what some of the problems were. He also [...]