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12/12/06 was a pretty boring day...
Published on December 12, 2007 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

Every now and then it's interesting to go digging through the archives to see what was happening on the site a year or more ago. 

So, what was happening on December 12th, 2006?

Front Page:

Skins:

Three WinAmp Skins make up all the submissions from 12/12/06

3 skins?  Compare that to this year where with only half the day gone, I count 8, with more in the moderation queue waiting to be reviewed.  Nice to see things are picking up after the sluggishness that was late 2006/early 2007.  Even the news page is more active with skinning goodness now than it was then.

What were you doing 1 year ago today?


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on Dec 12, 2007

I was a Citizen, and I believe I was working on my 2nd DX theme, Clear Agenda. At the time I kinda thought that themes would be my thing, seeing as how the first one did better than I could've imagined. Figured I'd just keep turning them out. I remember seeing alot of Vista-esque themes in the gallery at the time which did phenomenally well, and kinda thought maybe that's what I should be doing, too. It made me take a step back and look at what I was doing with my theme. It was very, very, simple; more conceptual than anything else, and nowhere near the complete package it should have been. It wound up with a 6 but I still got some very cherished comments on it from people who I didn't realize were some of the great artists on this site. At any rate, I was left with a dissatisfied feeling; like I could've done more or that I hadn't quite found my niche/groove in this big, crazy world of skinning. From the end of the year to the start of the next I discovered 2 things about myself: I loved coding and building widgets more than making themes, which are more graphics-centric, & I loved helping other people use DX. Low and behold my next new work, the DX Script Helper, embodied both of those aspects. It may not be as popular, or get as many dls as my themes get but it remains my proudest work, because it represents what I'm about. Been doing related things ever since, trying to stay original, and challenge myself to give each and every creation everything I've got.

What a difference a year makes.

Oh, yeah, and now I'm a certified WinCustomize-aholic. Love the place, love the people, come here everyday....several times a day.
on Dec 13, 2007

...I have a hard time remembering last week

Jafo can't remember yesterday....

on Dec 13, 2007
vStyler can't remember yesterday....


you were stalking (spellchecking) Zubaz posts remember?   
on Dec 13, 2007
I was probably misspelling something, right?
on Dec 13, 2007
starkers can't remember yesterday..


/me can't remember what time it was 5 minutes ago.
on Dec 16, 2007
I had WB and dreamt of owning Object Desktop!

Now I do!
on Dec 16, 2007
What were you doing 1 year ago today?


Before I commit myself, what is it I need an alibi for?
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