2007 has come to a close so it's time to look back and pick out our favorite skins from the year gone by.  A few weeks ago, I asked for nominations and received over 100 unique skin and 13 skinner nominations for these polls.  For the full nominations list, go here . Today, we are voting on ObjectDock skins.  You have until end of day Thursday to cast your vote.  After that, the poll will automatically switch to the next category: DesktopX Themes

For Christmas this year my parents surprised me with an iPod Touch. Probably the last thing I would expect under the tree! Overall, so far I love the gadget. It's as good as any iPod I've ever had and I love the touch screen features. In fact I'm typing this from the touch right now and after just a short bit of time im typing pretty fast and with only a few errors here and there!This is definitely the best gadget ive owned yet.

If you're putting on the finishing touches to your 3d masterpiece for the Create Your Alienware Dream contest, you had best get a move on, clean up those last few frames and get to uploading.  You only have two days left!  Two days to get that Dream perfected for your shot at the $3,000 Alienware Area-51 7500 Desktop Gaming PC. Submission Deadline: December 31st, 11:59pm EST (Don't wait until the last second though, you don't want to hit an upload error and lose your chance at w...

Through to the end of the year, we will be posting a new poll every 1-3 days asking you to vote on your favorite skin from a particular gallery.  Last week I asked for nominations and received over 100 unique skin and 13 skinner nominations for these polls.  For the full nominations list, go here . Today, we are voting on Wallpapers.  You have until end of day Monday to cast your vote.  After that, the poll will automatically switch to the next category: Object ...

Through to the end of the year, we will be posting a new poll every 1-3 days asking you to vote on your favorite skin from a particular gallery.  Last week I asked for nominations and received over 100 unique skin and 13 skinner nominations for these polls.  For the full nominations list, go here . Today, we are voting on Sysmetrix Skins.  You have until end of day Friday to cast your vote.  After that, the poll will automatically switch to the next category: Wa...

Through to the end of the year, we will be posting a new poll every 1-3 days asking you to vote on your favorite skin from a particular gallery.  Last week I asked for nominations and received over 100 unique skin and 13 skinner nominations for these polls.  For the full nominations list, go here . Today, we are voting on Xion Skins.  You have until end of day Wednesday to cast your vote.  After that, the poll will automatically switch to the next category: Sysmetrix ...

With the voting wrapping up last night on the Best DX Widget of 2007, the clear winner is... Citrium XP v3 by Fairyy~! 2nd, 3rd and 4th place were claimed by... SD Desktop 4.01 Vad_M RC Radio buzzh58 SD LaunchBar 3.5 Vad_M Congrats again to our winners and to all the nominated skinners and their work, it's been an outstanding year for DX Widgets!

Through to the end of the year, we will be posting a new poll every 1-3 days asking you to vote on your favorite skin from a particular gallery.  Last week I asked for nominations and received over 100 unique skin and 13 skinner nominations for these polls.  For the full nominations list, go here . Today, we are voting on Rainlendar Skins.  You have until end of day Sunday to cast your vote.  After that, the poll will automatically switch to the next category: Xion ...

Winter Snow , a new premium Dream by Neil Banfield has been selling incredibly well, making it one of our most popular dreams released to-date.  Watching flakes of snow drift down your desktop and collect on your start bar is very soothing and really sets the holiday mood on your PC. But did you know that it was inspired by a DesktopX Object from 3 years ago? Realistic Animated Christmas Snowflakes is a DesktopX Object by GreenReaper that turns your desktop into a literal flurry ...

Through to the end of the year, we will be posting a new poll every 1-3 days asking you to vote on your favorite skin from a particular gallery.  Last week I asked for nominations and received over 100 unique skin and 13 skinner nominations for these polls.  For the full nominations list, go here . Today, we are voting on DesktopX Widgets.  You have until midnight Thursday to cast your vote.  After that, the poll will automatically switch to the next category: Rainlendar ...

For such a short time to vote, the CursorXP theme poll saw a lot of action. After just two days and over 200 votes, here are the results: First Place (39% of the vote) - Desktop Warbird by Drill'n Boss Second Place Third Place (Tie) Fourth Place   Congrats to Drill'n Boss on the win! Desktop Warbird is one of the most creative CXP themes rel...

Dreams are one of the newest galleries on WinCustomize, having launched at the end of January along side the announcement of DreamScene by Microsoft at CES 2007.  They are the prime example of the possibilities Vista presents in terms of customization and skinning.  Since the launch, it has been one of our most popular galleries, attracting countless new skinners and users looking to get the most out of their Vista Ultimate purchase. What's impressive is that the success wasn't hind...

As 2007 winds down, it's time to look back on the year that was and chat about all the great things that have happened.  To start this off, I'd love to hear from people in the community for whom 2007 was a year for some kind of skinning "first". Was 2007 the year you finally registered on the site?  Was it the year you started skinning (either for the first time, or picked up a new tool)?  How about the year you finally subscribed to WinCustomize, or bought your first skinning...

With just two weeks left, time is running out to get your submission in for the Create Your Alienware Dream contest, where you could win a $3,000 Alienware gaming PC.  All you need to do to enter is create an alien-themed animated wallpaper (.Dream) and submit it to WinCustomize by 11:59pm EST on December 31st, 2007.  Dust off those animation skills and try your hand at it.  We have two weeks to go, and only a handful of entries, so your chances are excellent! Also, while ...

This morning, at 11:40:47am EST, we crossed a new milestone.  Today, user number 3,000,000 registered here on WinCustomize! The person to set us over the edge is Doval , who hails from Argentina It's been over 2 years since we crossed the 2 million user mark in April of 2005.  Since then, we've registered an average of over 1,000 new users per day. In fact, as of right now, we're up to 3,000,208. Here's to 4 million!