Stardock Systems Software

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 game will not be easy: You will need speed, skill, cunning and a shear lust for destruction if you want to survive the thousands of alien craft that await you. If you enjoy being in the thick of the action, Xeno Assault II is certainly for you! During Xeno Assault II you will get to use 15 different kinds of powerful weaponry. Some points in the game are bound to seem easy with such a powerful array of earth shattering weapons. But don''t get too happy, you have 10 huge alien boss ships to fight, and their firepower will always be heavier than yours!

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Windowblinds 5

Customize the look and feel of Windows XP with WindowBlinds. WindowBlinds is a program that enables users to completely change the look and feel of the entire Windows user interface -- title bars, push buttons, scrollbars, the Start bar, and more. WindowBlinds 5.1 includes new wallpaper changing functionality allowing users to provide a series of wallpapers that can change by the time of day or other criteria specified by the user. It also includes months of updates to enable WindowBlinds skins to be more compatible on software that has its own unusual interface controls along with faster performance. WindowBlinds 5.1 works on Windows XP in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. WindowBlinds works by integrating itself seamlessly into Windows XP to add support for thousands of visual styles that are available on the net. Starting with WindowBlinds 5, the program actually can improve overall performance thanks to making use of 3D acceleration on most video cards. Its engine support alpha blending which allows skins to have smooth edges, glass-effects, and other visual improvements. It is the only program of its kind that is certified by Microsoft for use on Windows XP. Users can go to www.windowblinds.net to upgrade to the enhanced registered version for $19.95 or they can purchase Object Desktop which provides not just WindowBlinds but over two-dozen other popular desktop enhancements such as IconPackager, DesktopX, ObjectBar, WindowFX, and more. www.objectdesktop.net

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Holiday Desktop

This program will change your title bars, Start bar, menus, add a cheery calendar, change your Windows icons, and change your wallpaper to a nice holiday theme. And when you're done, with a few clicks your entire desktop can be back to its pre-holiday state. This suite shows off the power of Stardock's Object Desktop (www.objectdesktop.com) which allows users to completely customize the look, feel, and function of Windows.

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Blog Navigator

Blog Navigator is a program designed to make it easy for users who enjoy reading blogs (short for ''web logs'') 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 blog sites for users to read through. Blog Navigator is arguably the most advanced program of its kind and it''s free. For example, Blog Navigator has the ability to pre-load all the articles on a given blog site to speed up reading. It also has a host of off-line reading features in which a blog site can be exported into a magazine-like format. Notable features of Blog Navigator include: - It''s free! (as in really free, no ''ads'', no spyware, no nonsense) - Can pre-load an entire blog site to make reading much faster - Included Tabbed browser makes it easy to switch between multiple blog sites - Blog sites can be exported to a magazine-like format for off-line reading - Built in tools for searching the entire blogsphere - Different blog sites can be grouped together to create virtual web magazines - Interesting articles can be dragged and dropped into a basket for safe keeping - Auto-RSS detection. Websites that have RSS feeds on them can be automatically detected in many cases - Can import OPML and other common files (makes it easy to share settings between various RSS readers) Just a few of the version 1.2 adds/changes/fixes: - Added support blog editing in offline mode with postponed article sending. - Added "Print", "Print preview"" and "Page setup" to "File" menu. - Added support for enclosures (podcasting). Users can now download any files attached to their RSS feeds. - Menus for selection of style of article or newspaper/group displaying now indicates what style is selected. - Added ability to mark a Favorite as important (flag it). - Added an option to create favorites folders just like any other BN folders. - Save as added to Article editor.

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IconPackager

The world''s best, easiest way to change the icons on Microsoft Windows! IconPackager is a program that allows users to change nearly all of their Windows icons at once by applying "packages" of icons. A package of icons contains icons to replace most of the common icons on your Windows PC. What makes IconPackager special is that unlike Microsoft''s themes which only change a few icons, IconPackager changes hundreds of icons. Everything from "My Computer", "Recycle Bin", Folders, all the way to specific file format icons such as .doc and .xls files and any other file type a user wishes to use. You look at icons all day. The same old icons. IconPackager was the first program, and is still by far the most complete, to let users change all their Windows icons by applying a set -- a package -- of icons. IconPackager can change nearly every icon in Windows. It can even change icons that most people would think are impossible to change. Users visit websites such as WinCustomize.com and can download entire packages of icons created by either Stardock or IconPackager theme authors. Once loaded, the user can than apply these icons to their system to customize the look of Windows to their tastes. You don''t have to rely on icon packages made by others either, creating your own icon packages is very easy. Once done, you can save your package for later use. IconPackager also includes Icon Explorer. It is designed to make it easy to navigate through libraries of icons and view them easily in different sizes and formats so that you can get an idea of how an icon looks and decide if it''s one you would want to use. The shareware version of IconPackager can do all this and more. It runs on Windows 98, ME, 2000 and Windows XP. The enhanced registered version is only $14.95 (or can be purchased as part of Object Desktop, a suite of Stardock''s desktop enhancements. If you want to change your Windows icons, this is the way to do it.

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Theme Manager

Theme Manager is a front end that seamlessly works with your other desktop enhancements to apply skins, themes, icon packages, and suites all from the same user interface. Once you have your desktop just the way you want, you can take a snapshot of your desktop that is saved as a .suite file.

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LogonStudio

Change your start-up screen! Stardock's LogonStudio is a program that allows Windows XP users to edit, change, and apply new logon screens. It comes with several logon screens to choose from along with thousands available on-line from websites such as WinCustomize.com. This fantastic program comes built with a visual editor to make it easy to create your own logons which can then be uploaded to websites to be used by others - a great creative outlet and marketing tool for freelance graphic designers! LogonStudio uses .logonxp files rather than requiring users to replace their actual logonui.exe. LogonStudio is a free program, as in no spyware, no adware, and no timeouts.

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