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Paint.NET 3.36 has been released.  This is one of the best free graphics editors available, and is a great alternative if you don’t need a full application like Photoshop.
“Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, [...]

I spent some time this morning and updated my Election Countdown Gadgets, mainly to fix some minor issues, and I made them a bit smaller for a better fit on the desktop.  These gadgets were made and exported using DesktopX.
Download – Gadget for Windows XP/Vista
Download – Vista Sidebar Gadget

If you have Vista and want to customize your logon screen using your favorite wallpaper or images, or one of thousands that are available for download, you can do so by using LogonStudio Vista.  This free application is easy to use, and you can create your own logons just by dragging and dropping an image [...]

Impulse, the next-gen of digital distribution platforms, continues to grow, and there are so many ideas and features that are being floated around, it’s almost crazy.  However, one thing that we at Stardock take pride in is listening to our customers and even potential customers on how to improve upon what we have built.  Community [...]

I always like to show off really cool wallpapers for your desktop, but why stop there?  There are so many other aspects of customizing your desktop I thought today I would show off some “crazy” Windows cursor themes.  By crazy I mean they have some really cool effects and animations added to them.
They might not [...]

Just wanted to give an update that CursorFX 2.01 was released today. 
CursorFX is an application that lets users easily change their Windows cursors to one of thousands available for download. These can range from simple mouse cursors, to cursors with very detailed graphics and animations. CursorFX also includes a powerful, yet easy to use, [...]

Stardock has released the highly anticipated Impulse today. Impulse is the next-generation of digital distribution for PC games and applications. With Impulse, users don’t have to worry about losing registration numbers or finding long lost CD’s when setting up or updating a new or existing PC.  Once a user purchases a game or application, that [...]

Changing the wallpaper in Windows is pretty simple, but if you want to change the logon screen for Windows XP, it takes a minor bit of work.  Nothing too hard though, and it can be accomplished in minutes using LogonStudio XP (free). 
After download and installation, you can head over to WinCustomize which has a [...]

Windows Live Writer is one of the best tools to use when blogging.  I have talked about it plenty of times before, so I was really excited to see the Technical Preview released today.  There are some really cool features that have been added.
Just a few improvements are:

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Image cropping and tilting [...]

If you want to get a peek at what is upcoming in CS4, then you should head over to the Adobe labs and check out the betas of Dreamweaver and Fireworks CS4. If you don’t own a license for CS3 you will only have 2 days to give it a try, but if you [...]