My Adobe Creative Cloud Experiment
We’ve written about how Adobe has introduced the Creative Cloud which basically for a nominal monthly fee lets you download and use just about every Adobe creative application as long as your subscription is active. There’s both pros and cons to this, but being that I can get the first year for just $30/month, I decided to try it out and see if going the way of the cloud is reasonable.
I’ll be posting on experiences throughout the year.
Blog has Moved
I have really enjoyed and have been quite impressed with the free blog system here on WordPress.com, but it was time I move my personal blog over to my host.
Please visit my new blog, and be sure to subscribe to my new RSS feed.
WindowBlinds 6 Beta Released!
WindowBlinds 6 Beta has been released for subscribers of Object Desktop.
WindowBlinds 6 represents a whole new generation of Windows skinning with advanced new features such as animation overlays, blur glass effects on both Windows Vista and Windows XP, user created sub-styles, full font control, explorer backgrounds, complete Windows Vista skinning, faster performance, and much more!
More information can be found here.
Animated Wallpapers for July ’07
Every month I make a video featuring the best animated wallpapers (.dreams) that were submitted to WinCustomize.com
You can find the links to download these .dreams at the link below. You do need to have Vista Ultimate, DreamScene, and Stardock DeskScapes installed.
The Jing Project
I got an e-mail last week introducing the Jing Project from Techsmith, the creators of great software such as SnagIt and Camtasia Studio.
So what is Jing? It’s basically an application that lets you take a quick screenshot or video capture, edit it, save it, or upload it to screencast.com.
Once Jing is started it places a small dock-like object on the side of your screen where you can access the controls. You then select all or part of your screen to be recorded, then decide whether you want a video recording, or just an image capture. From there you have a few options such as the ability to add text and arrows.
So far it is working great, and is a great utility for someone who needs to take a quick video of their desktop, without needing the full power of something like Camtasia. I’d like to see the UI changed a bit, and having the ability to upload to a site like Flickr would make this application really rock.
This is something I’m definitely keeping an eye on and I recommend giving it a shot. It’s free…..so why not?
Multiplicity featured at Download.com’s Daily Download
I came across the Daily Download at Download.com and saw they have featured Multiplicity today. There’s also a quick video showing simply what it does. I have written many times about how Multiplicity is essential for anyone who has multiple PC’s, especially for someone who works from their home.
Facebook Group Improvements
As you have seen in my other posts I was promoting our new Facebook group on Desktop Customization. My co-admin and friend (known as Zoomba) wrote a great article on the improvements Facebook needs for its Groups feature. It’s a great article for anyone who uses Facebook.
SkinStudio 6 Preview
Subscribers to Object Desktop will be getting the long awaited preview of SkinStudio 6 in just a few days. SkinStudio is a program that allows users to create visual styles for Windows XP and Windows Vista.
The upcoming version of SkinStudio is a complete rewrite, and making it much easier for new users to create skins was a top priority. Users can change as much, or as little of the GUI as they want, and this new version will take advantage of features in the also upcoming WindowBlinds 6 which will also be released in beta very soon.
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Join Our Facebook Desktop Customization Group
I started a desktop customization group over on Facebook, and it’s open to anybody to post thier desktops and techniques on customizing. If you are a Facebook user feel free to join, so we can get the customization word out there.
If you sign up, post who you are on the wall so we can put names to the faces from different communities.
Spencer Scott 
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