The Administrators of Deskmod, one of the best skin sites on the net have hung it up. After the recent hard drive crash at Deskmod, the team at Deskmod faced starting over largely from scratch or going on to new things. According to their website and IRC session, they've decided to go on to new things. A few moments of silence for the passing of a truly great site. Visit their website to keep updated on the latest happenings.

The Lord of the Rings website now has some pretty cool (NON XP!) wallpaper up. Now if only there were some skins and themes!

Want to skin the Windows XP Start bar but not sure how to do it? Here's a tutorial that makes it very straight forward on how to do it and includes a sample Start bar you can use in your own skins.

Stardock's Brad Wardell has an article about the game industry and what it takes to find a publisher in it. Check it out!

So what does Frogboy do during the day? He was the lead designer, lead developer of a business strategy game called The Corporate Machine. It's at a store near you but check out this great Avault review. The home page for The Corporate Machine is: http://www.corporatemachine.com

DesktopX is a revolutionary new program that allows users to add true objects to their Windows desktops. Through the use of these objects, users can create completely unique looking desktop environments for every imaginable use. Power users can use DesktopX to create the ultimate desktop for productivity, parents can use DesktopX to create a simplified desktop for their children. Corporations can use DesktopX to create a secure and focused desktop for their users. Users can create their ...

When: Sunday, October 13th 3:00-5:00pm Where: Trippers 354 Frandor Ave Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 336-0717 Speaker: Stardock's Brad Wardell Stardock's Brad Wardell will discuss the ins and outs of being an independent game developer (in Michigan) from both a game design point of view and an economic point of view. How to make a living having fun. Bio: Brad Wardell founded Stardock in 1993 while in college. Stardock's first game was a turn based strategy game for OS/2. Stardock...

Websites everywhere are grappling for new ways to pay the bills in the post dot-com era. Stardock's Brad Wardell has begun a new series of articles to answer the question "Can websites make money on the Internet?" over at Avault.

Stardock's Brad Wardell's column at Avault this month focuses on how to generate revenue via the Internet.

Stardock's news server is so active and so popular that it's archived by Google Groups (formerly DejaNews). Whether it's politics or technical support you want to discuss, it's there. WindowBlinds Support news://news.stardock.com/stardock.windowblinds Object Desktop Support news://news.stardock.com/stardock.od.windows.general General Discussion news://news.stardock.com/stardock.discussion Politics news://news.stardock.com/stardock.discussion.politcs Technology news://...

Saudi intellectuals published a paper citing the US as the source of most of the world's evils. Clash of cultures? Saudi Arabia friend of US or just another nasty middle eastern despot?

Saudi intellectuals published a paper citing the US as the source of most of the world's evils. Clash of cultures? Saudi Arabia friend of US or just another nasty middle eastern despot?

OSNews has an interesting interview with Stardock's Brad Wardell.

Stardock's Brad Wardell writes a monthly column for the game website, Avault. This month he writes about how trademarks are being increasingly abused on the Internet.

The holidays are almost here. Putting together a New Years eve party and looking for more people to invite? WinCustomize has a Frappr community that gives the locations of many WinCustomize users.  Find out what potential friends may be living right down the street! Add yourself!