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  {
   'title' : 'WindowBlinds 6.1 Released',
   'media_id' : '1052',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '5/7/2008 1:05:41 PM',
   'description' : '<p>Stardock is excited to announce the release of WindowBlinds 6.1 today.  WindowBlinds is the easiest, and safest way to change the complete look and feel of both Windows Vista and XP by applying one of thousands of visual styles that are available.</p><p>These visual styles can change just about every element of the Windows user interface from the Start menu, task bar, title bar, push buttons, scrollbars, and nearly everything else in Windows.</p><p>The WindowBlinds 6.1 update is available to current customers as a free update, and users can upgrade either through Stardock Central or the Impulse preview.  The WindowBlinds 6.1 release includes the following updates:</p><ul>	<li>Several maintenance and performance tweaks.</li>	<li>Option to force start button to the middle of skins.</li>	<li>Explorer background feature.</li></ul><p>The Explorer Background feature allows users to change the background of their explorer, along with the background color and opacity.  There are 30 different background textures to choose from, including a "no texture" option that lets you set just the color and transparency of the Explorer background.</p><p>WindowBlinds has a free download available for evaluation, and is $19.95 for the full enhanced version.  WindowBlinds is also part of the<a href="http://www.objectdesktop.com/">Object Desktop</a> suite of desktop enhancements.</p><p><strong>Link:</strong><a href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/">WindowBlinds</a></p>',
   'url' : 'http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds',
   'news_breif' : 'Stardock is excited to announce the release of WindowBlinds 6.1 today. WindowBlinds is the easiest, and safest way to change the complete look and feel of both Windows Vista and XP by applying one of thousands of visual styles that are available.'
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  {
   'title' : 'SkinStudio 6 released!',
   'media_id' : '1039',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '3/19/2008 11:19:46 AM',
   'description' : '<P align=center><IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" height=102 alt=SkinStudio6_Logo src="http://www.draginol.com/images/HooraySkinStudio6ishere_AA5F/SkinStudio6_Logo_thumb.png" width=583 onload="if(Sd.ImageResizer) Sd.ImageResizer.createOn(this);" border=0><BR><FONT size=4><STRONG>Version 6 is now available!</STRONG></FONT></P><P align=left>SkinStudio is a free skin creation applications designed to make it relatively easy to make skins for WindowBlinds.  With SkinStudio, users can change virtually every aspect of the Windows XP or Windows Vista graphical user interface including title bars, push buttons, the task bar, the start menu, explorer controls, borders, scrollbars, and much more.</P><P align=left>SkinStudio 6 is a complete rewrite of previous versions of the program. Over time, as the number of elements of Windows that could be changed increased, the older versions of SkinStudio became very complex.  SkinStudio 6 is re-designed to provide skinners a step-by-step way of creating their own Windows visual styles that, upon completion, can be applied with WindowBlinds.</P><P align=left>SkinStudio 6 is a free program. SkinStudio Pro 6 adds an animation editor, code editor, and syncronization tools and is $19.95.</P><P align=left><STRONG>Download: </STRONG><A href="http://www.skinstudio.net">SkinStudio 6</A></P><P align=left><STRONG>Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P align=left><A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/HooraySkinStudio6ishere_AA5F/image.png"><IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 181px; HEIGHT: 148px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" height=177 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/HooraySkinStudio6ishere_AA5F/image_thumb.png" width=218 onload="if(Sd.ImageResizer) Sd.ImageResizer.createOn(this);" border=0></A> <A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/SkinStudio6makesskinningasnap_A7D8/image_5.png"><IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" height=146 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/SkinStudio6makesskinningasnap_A7D8/image_thumb_5.png" width=190 onload="if(Sd.ImageResizer) Sd.ImageResizer.createOn(this);" border=0></A> <A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/SkinStudio6makesskinningasnap_A7D8/image_6.png"><IMG style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" height=146 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/SkinStudio6makesskinningasnap_A7D8/image_thumb_6.png" width=212 onload="if(Sd.ImageResizer) Sd.ImageResizer.createOn(this);" border=0></A></P>',
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   'news_breif' : 'SkinStudio is a free skin creation applications designed to make it relatively easy to make skins for WindowBlinds.  With SkinStudio, users can change virtually every aspect of the Windows XP or Windows Vista graphical user interface including title bars, push buttons, the task bar, the start menu, explorer controls, borders, scrollbars, and much more!'
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  {
   'title' : 'IconDeveloper 2.0 released',
   'media_id' : '1038',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '3/17/2008 11:56:25 AM',
   'description' : '<P><A href="http://www.stardock.com/images/logos/mydesktop/IconDeveloper.png"><IMG alt="" src="http://www.stardock.com/images/logos/mydesktop/IconDeveloper.jpg" align=right border=0></A>Windows Vista introduced a whole new icon format based on 256-256 sized icons.  Stardock IconDeveloper 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the popular icon creation utility. Designed to make manipulating batches of icons a snap, IconDeveloper 2 can turn PNGs and other types of files into icons easily as well as take existing icons and make them Vista-ready.</P><P>For those of you running Windows Vista, you probably have already seen programs that look odd on your desktop due to them not supporting high resolution icons (Vista will place a 48x48 icon insize of a 256x256 box on the desktop).  With IconDeveloper, users can quickly edit those icons and create 256x256 icons relatively easily.  The <A href="http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=29">ObjectDock gallery</A> on WinCustomize.com already contains high resolution PNGs for nearly every program imagineably. Combined with IconDeveloper, users can now make their desktops spectacular.</P><P>IconDeveloper is a free download. An enhanced version supports additional file types.  IconDeveloper is part of Object Desktop presently (it will become part of Object Desktop Ultimate next month).</P><P><STRONG>Download:</STRONG> <A href="http://www.icondeveloper.com">http://www.icondeveloper.com</A> </P><P><STRONG>Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/icondeveloper/images/id2-recolorsingleicon.jpg"><IMG src="http://www.stardock.com/products/icondeveloper/images/id2-recolorsingleicon_small.jpg" align=left border=0></A><A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/icondeveloper/images/id2-rightclick.jpg"><IMG src="http://www.stardock.com/products/icondeveloper/images/id2-rightclick_small.jpg" align=left border=0></A></P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : 'Vista introduced a whole new icon format based on 256-256 sized icons.  Stardock IconDeveloper 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the popular icon creation utility.'
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,
  {
   'title' : 'DeskScapes Preview available',
   'media_id' : '1037',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '3/12/2008 6:31:02 PM',
   'description' : '<P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/about/DeskScapes%20(Fancy)%20For%20Light%20Background.png"><IMG class=style1 height=128 src="http://www.stardock.com/about/DeskScapes%20(Fancy)%20For%20Light%20Background_small.png" width=371 border=0 xthumbnail-orig-image="DeskScapes (Fancy) For Light Background.png"></A> </P><P align=center><STRONG>Have Windows Vista? Feeling a little adventurous? Try DeskScapes 2.0 Preview. It\'s free.</STRONG></P><P align=left>Stardock is pleased to announce that the DeskScapes 2.0 preview version is now available.  DeskScapes allows users of Windows Vista to have animated wallpapers on their desktop. It runs the Stardock created .DREAM format which can contain videos as animated wallpapers or dynamically generated content. </P><P align=left>What makes DeskScapes special is that animated wallpapers can be run that use hardly any system resources (obviously this will depend on what animated wallpaper is chosen). It integrates seamlessly with the Windows Vista desktop background dialog so picking animated wallpapers is much the same as picking any other desktop wallpaper.</P><P align=left>The Preview build comes with 3 DREAMs:</P><OL><LI><DIV align=left>Watercolor. A dynamic dream that randomizes your desktop background.</DIV><LI><DIV align=left>Silent Hill. A brand-new video based dream.</DIV><LI><DIV align=left>Stardock Cube. A simple 3D cube dancing on the desktop</DIV></LI></OL><P align=left>The goal of the preview version is to evaluate the variety of hardware configurations out there running Windows Vista in order to see how well different types of Dreams run.  The three included Dreams were especially chosen to check out 3 very different types of capabilities.</P><P align=left>Stardock expects to release DeskScapes 2.0 later this month in time for <A href="http://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?aid=303586">Object Desktop 2008</A>.</P><P align=left>Get <A href="http://stardock.com/products/deskscapes/downloads.asp">DeskScapes 2.0 Preview</A>.</P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : 'Stardock is pleased to announce that the DeskScapes 2.0 preview version is now available.  DeskScapes allows users of Windows Vista to have animated wallpapers on their desktop. It runs the Stardock created .DREAM format which can contain videos as animated wallpapers or dynamically generated content.'
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  {
   'title' : 'Object Desktop 2008 Guided Tour',
   'media_id' : '1036',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '3/11/2008 12:13:46 PM',
   'description' : '<p>Stardock has put together a guided tour of Object Desktop 2008. Object Desktop is Stardock\'s flag ship desktop experience suite that allows users to completely transform the Windows experience. Check out what\'s new in the next-generation edition of this award-winning product.</p><p> >> <a href="http://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?aid=303586">Object Desktop 2008 Guided Tour</a> </p>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : 'Stardock has put together a guided tour of Object Desktop 2008. Object Desktop is Stardock\'s flag ship desktop experience suite that allows users to completely transform the Windows experience. Check out what\'s new in the next-generation edition of this award-winning product.'
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  {
   'title' : 'TweakVista 1.1 released',
   'media_id' : '1024',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '2/12/2008 5:13:17 PM',
   'description' : '<P><IMG height=128 src="http://images.stardock.com/badges/tweakvista_128.png" width=128 align=right border=0>Windows Vista has gotten a lot of bad press. A lot of it is unfair but as any Vista user can tell you, a lot of the bad press was avoidable.</P><P>Even the finest product can be marred by a handful of minor decisions that affect the overall experience.</P><P>In the case of Windows Vista, Stardock has identified these problem areas that Vista needs to resolve (either in a future SP or in Windows 7):</P><OL><LI>We need an OS, not a nanny. Vista has too many nags, confirmations, and reminders. <LI>Vista is too much of a one-size fits all solution. As a result, there is a service or start up program for nearly every potentiality. <LI>Usable information about the network, hardware info, and basic settings changes are too spread out and need to be consolidated. <LI>System responsiveness and memory use. Vista seems to always have something running, scanning, or getting in the user\'s way when they\'re trying to use the computer.</LI></OL><P>Stardock\'s answer to this is TweakVista.  TweakVista 1.0 established a foundation. It basically gave users a way to know what was running on their system and control it to a much finer degree than normally possible but in a way that was safer than most other solutions. It also allows users to modify the security settings without simply disabling them.</P><P>TweakVista 1.1 is merely the first step on the journey to let users start tweaking Vista themselves.  Here\'s what\'s new:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>Snapshots. </STRONG>This is a basic feature that lets people mess with things in a lot safer way. It\'s more useful in many respects than "Microsoft System Restore" because what it does is pinpoint changes to what\'s loading on start up. The snapshot feature lets people pin-point apps that are causing problems and be easily eliminated. <LI><STRONG>Process Exploration. </STRONG>Resource Page now has a services tab so that all those "svchost.exe" processes can be easily looked at to see what they\'re really doing. <LI><STRONG>Service Explorer. </STRONG>It\'s not hard to look at services in Vista if you know what you\'re doing. TweakVista, however, lets users easily manage what services are running and includes a way for each service to be part of a web forum thread where users can discuss in depth each service and why they do or don\'t need it. <LI><STRONG>Locked File Query. </STRONG>Ever have a file that you can\'t delete or modify because it\'s in use by some other program? Now you can find out which program is doing that and terminate it.</LI></UL><P>There are many other smaller new features in TweakVista 1.1.  The main goal was to set the stage to begin going more in-depth to let users regain more control over their computer and do so safely.</P><P>In the long term, Stardock hopes Microsoft will integrate some of the fixes and tweaks we\'re making into the base OS.  But in the meantime, you can take care of these things yourself in a secure, safe, and effective way with TweakVista.</P><P><STRONG>Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P><A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=179 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image_thumb.png" width=244 border=0></A> <A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image_3.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=179 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image_thumb_3.png" width=244 border=0></A> </P><P><A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image_4.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=179 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image_thumb_4.png" width=244 border=0></A> <A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image_5.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=179 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/TweakVista.1startsthejourneytofixupVista_F124/image_thumb_5.png" width=244 border=0></A> </P><P><STRONG>Download: </STRONG><A href="http://www.tweakvista.net/">www.tweakvista.net</A></P><P></P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : 'TweakVista 1.0 established a foundation. It basically gave users a way to know what was running on their system and control it to a much finer degree than normally possible but in a way that was safer than most other solutions. It also allows users to modify the security settings without simply disabling them.</P><P>TweakVista 1.1 is merely the first step on the journey to let users start tweaking Vista themselves.'
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  {
   'title' : 'CursorFX released',
   'media_id' : '1023',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '2/5/2008 4:44:38 PM',
   'description' : '<P>Stardock is pleased to announce the official release of CursorFX.  CursorFX is a free program that allows users to customize their mouse cursors in ways far beyond what Windows is capable of doing on its own.</P><P>The default Windows mouse cursor technology is the same today as it was in 1993 when Windows NT 3.1 was released. It lacks functionality and visual effects that are easily possible with any remotely modern PC.</P><P>CursorFX updates the Windows mouse cursor engine to support fluid animations, alpha blending, effects, real-time shadowing, user-action mouse states, mouse cursor resizing on the fly, color changing, trails, and much more.</P><P>CursorFX is a replacement to CursorXP which only ran on Windows XP.  CursorFX runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista and includes dozens of new features and tweaks over CursorXP.</P><P>A gallery for CursorFX cursor themes is available on WinCustomize.com to download hundreds of free mouse cursors, trails, effects, and more.</P><P>CursorFX is a free program. A plus version is available for $19.95 that adds more features.  To learn more and to download, visit <A href="http://www.cursorfx.com">www.cursorfx.com</A>. </P><P><STRONG>Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P><STRONG><A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/CursorFXLaunchScreenshots_E4F7/CFX_Main_Dialog1.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=179 alt=CFX_Main_Dialog[1] src="http://www.draginol.com/images/CursorFXLaunchScreenshots_E4F7/CFX_Main_Dialog1_thumb.png" width=244 border=0></A>  <A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/CursorFXLaunchScreenshots_E4F7/CFX_Settings_Shadow_Dialog1.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=179 alt=CFX_Settings_Shadow_Dialog[1] src="http://www.draginol.com/images/CursorFXLaunchScreenshots_E4F7/CFX_Settings_Shadow_Dialog1_thumb.png" width=244 border=0></A></STRONG></P><P><STRONG>Download: </STRONG><A href="http://www.cursorfx.com">www.cursorfx.com</A></P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : '<P>Stardock is pleased to announce the official release of CursorFX.  CursorFX is a free program that allows users to customize their mouse cursors in ways far beyond what Windows is capable of doing on its own.</P><P>The default Windows mouse cursor technology is the same today as it was in 1993 when Windows NT 3.1 was released. It lacks functionality and visual effects that are easily possible with any remotely modern PC.</P>'
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,
  {
   'title' : 'Sins of a Solar Empire goes gold',
   'media_id' : '1021',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '1/30/2008 12:57:08 PM',
   'description' : '<a href="http://www.draginol.com/images/AnswersforSinsofaSolarEmpire_A473/20080120_1629.png"><img style="border-width: 0px; float: right;" height="184" alt="2008-01-20_1629" src="http://www.draginol.com/images/AnswersforSinsofaSolarEmpire_A473/20080120_1629_thumb.png" width="244" border="0"></a></strong>PLYMOUTH, MI -- JANUARY 30, 2008 -- Stardock announced that its new PC strategy game, Sins of a Solar Empire, has gone gold. Developed by Ironclad Games, Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time strategy game that adds an extreme amount of depth normally only seen in turn-based games. The game will be released digitally on Stardock’s digital download service, TotalGaming.net (<a href="http://www.totalgaming.net">www.totalgaming.net</a>) and will be available at most retail outlets in North America on February 4. The game lists for $39.95. A collector’s edition is available directly from TotalGaming.net for $49.95 and includes a CD sound track, a poster, and other non-game content. <br /><br />“What’s amazing about Sins is that thanks to its innovative user interface, there’s very little micro-management needed which allowed Ironclad to integrate features like diplomacy, culture, more sophisticated economics, and unique tech trees per race,” said Brad Wardell, president &amp; CEO of Stardock. “This gives the player more time for action sequences and more time to produce, create and upkeep their race in order to most effectively conquer the universe.” <br /><br />Stardock and developer Ironclad collaborated for over a year to optimize the game mechanics to ensure that the game would have both an outstanding multiplayer and single player experience for players. Multiplayer games can be saved and resumed later allowing for far more epic games than typically seen in an RTS. Single player games, by contrast, features near-human AI which makes single player game play as invigorating as multiplayer. <br /><br />With innovative features such as the empire tree (which allows players to manage all their ships and planets on-screen at once) and the ability to put bounties on other players to encourage pirates and others to attack them, Sins of a Solar Empire is set to bring a new milestone to the genre. <br /><br />Visit <a href="http://www.sinsofasolarempire.com">http://www.sinsofasolarempire.com</a> for more information and pre-order information.',
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   'news_breif' : ''
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  {
   'title' : 'MyColors 2008 launched',
   'media_id' : '1018',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '1/22/2008 3:17:42 PM',
   'description' : '<P>Stardock has released MyColors 2008. MyColors is a program that allows users to change their entire Windows experience by applying MyColors themes.  </P><P>Unlike other customization options, MyColors focuses on allowing users to purchase individual themes rather than purchasing individual programs to customize an aspect of Windows. MyColors is compatible with other Stardock programs including Object Desktop and WindowBlinds.</P><P>There are hundreds of MyColors themes to choose from thanks to Stardock teaming up with the NHL, NCAA, GM, Ford, NBA, and others to create branded desktops. Moreover, Stardock has formed its own design team called Stardock Design by bringing together the art teams from both Pixtudio and SkinPlant into a single design house.</P><P>To celebrate its official launch, Stardock is giving away a free theme so users can experience a MyColors desktop for themselves.</P><P><STRONG>Free download at</STRONG>: <A href="http://mycolors.stardock.com">http://mycolors.stardock.com</A></P><P><STRONG>Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P><A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/screenshots/boston_celtics_vista_2.jpg"><IMG height=132 src="http://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/screenshots/boston_celtics_vista_2_sm.jpg" width=177 border=0></A> <A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/screenshots/detroit_red_wings_vista.jpg"><IMG height=132 src="http://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/screenshots/detroit_red_wings_vista_sm.jpg  " width=177 border=0></A> <A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/screenshots/Winter_Wonderland_Vista.jpg" target=_blank><IMG height=132 onerror=imageError(this); src="http://www.stardock.com/products/mycolors/screenshots/Winter_Wonderland_Vista_sm.jpg" width=176 border=0></A></P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : ''
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  {
   'title' : 'Animated wallpaper for all Vista users',
   'media_id' : '1017',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '1/16/2008 6:17:42 PM',
   'description' : '<P align=center><A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/AnimatedWallpapersforeveryone_10006/image.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=154 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/AnimatedWallpapersforeveryone_10006/image_thumb.png" width=244 border=0></A><BR>DeskScapes provides animated wallpaper for all users of Windows Vista.</P><P align=left>Animated wallpaper isn\'t just for Windows Vista Ultimate users anymore.&nbsp; With the release of beta 1 of DeskScapes 2.0 on Object Desktop, all users of Vista can use the hundreds of available .DREAM files here on WinCustomize as their animated backgrounds.</P><P align=left>Object Desktop users also get some exclusive animated wallpaper content including <EM>four</EM> dynamic dreams (Water Dream, Earth Dream, Water Color, and Box Sample).&nbsp; </P><P align=left>If you don\'t have Object Desktop, you can get it <A href="http://www.objectdesktop.com">here</A>.</P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : ''
  }
,
  {
   'title' : 'WindowBlinds 6.02 released',
   'media_id' : '1016',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '1/15/2008 9:46:37 PM',
   'description' : '<P><A href="http://www.stardock.com/wblogo-small.png"><IMG style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 136px" src="http://www.stardock.com/wblogo-small_small.png" align=right border=0 xthumbnail-orig-image="wblogo-small.png"></A>&nbsp;Stardock has released WindowBlinds 6.02. WindowBlinds is a program that allows users to change the look and feel of Windows XP and Windows Vista by applying a new visual style. Users can download thousands of free visual styles from websites such as WinCustomize.com, deviantART, SkinBase, Customize.org, and more.</P><P>Thanks to years of optimization, WindowBlinds not only won\'t slow down your computer, it is faster than Windows XP or Windows Vista is by default thanks to making use of video acceleration features in ATI, nVidia, and Intel-based video adapters.&nbsp; Moreover, WindowBlinds makes heavy use of resource sharing and as a result typically&nbsp;uses <EM>less</EM> memory than when using the default Windows XP or Windows Vista visual styles.</P><P>WindowBlinds 6.02 is a maintenance release designed fix some reported bugs, improve skin changing speed, and add support for <A href="http://mycolors.stardock.com">MyColors </A>themes.</P><P>WindowBlinds is a free download at <A href="http://www.windowblinds.net">http://www.windowblinds.net</A>. Users can purchase an enhanced registered version which adds additional functionality for $19.95 (or get it as part of Object Desktop which adds several additional programs and costs $49.95). </P><P><STRONG>Download: </STRONG><A href="http://www.windowblinds.net">www.windowblinds.net</A></P><P><STRONG>Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb-jan08.jpg"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=184 alt=wb-jan08 src="http://www.draginol.com/images/WindowBlinds6.02released_12C1B/wbjan08_thumb.jpg" width=244 border=0></A><BR>Windows XP with a WindowBlinds skin applied</P><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb-jan08a.jpg"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=184 alt=wb-jan08a src="http://www.draginol.com/images/WindowBlinds6.02released_12C1B/wbjan08a_thumb.jpg" width=244 border=0></A><BR>Windows Vista with Leo WindowBlinds skin applied</P><P align=center><A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/WindowBlinds6.02released_12C1B/image.png"></A><A href="http://www.draginol.com/images/WindowBlinds6.02released_12C1B/image.png"><IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height=205 alt=image src="http://www.draginol.com/images/WindowBlinds6.02released_12C1B/image_thumb.png" width=244 border=0></A><BR>Windows XP with Aero Diamond applied</P><P>&nbsp;</P>',
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  {
   'title' : 'DeskScapes 2.0 is coming',
   'media_id' : '1010',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '11/14/2007 1:06:36 PM',
   'description' : '<P><A href=""><IMG id=_ProductLogo src="http://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/images/deskscapes-headline.png" align=right border=0 name=headlinelogo></A> Stardock announced DeskScapes 2.0 today.  DeskScapes is a program that allows users of Windows Vista to have animated wallpaper on their desktop.  </P><P>DeskScapes 1.0 was released earlier this year exclusively for Windows Vista Ultimate users.  It supports playing video content as animated wallpaper, dynamic content as animated wallpaper, and more.</P><P>DeskScapes 2.0 will run on all versions of Windows Vista that can run Aero (Windows Home Premium, Ultimate, Business).  What makes DeskScapes special is that it can run animated wallpaper and use virtually no CPU and very little memory.</P><P>DeskScapes also supports the .DREAM format for animated wallpapers which allow for user configuration of individual animated wallpapers, triggers, author info, and more.  You can see <A href="http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=50">a gallery of .DREAM files here</A>.</P><P>DeskScapes 2.0 will be released in February 2008 to the general public. A freely downloable version will be available as well as an enhanced registered version for $19.95 which will also come with Object Desktop. A beta version will be available to Object Desktop users shortly.</P><P><STRONG>Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/private/imgD.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=180 src="http://www.stardock.com/private/imgD_small1.jpg" width=240></A> <A href="http://www.stardock.com/private/img26.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=180 src="http://www.stardock.com/private/img26_small1.jpg" width=240></A> </P><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/private/img1D.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=180 src="http://www.stardock.com/private/img1D_small1.jpg" width=240></A> <A href="http://www.stardock.com/private/img19.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=180 src="http://www.stardock.com/private/img19_small1.jpg" width=240></A></P><P><IMG class=linked-image src="http://www.neowin.net/images/icons/linkicon.gif" border=0> <A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes">DeskScapes home page</A></P><P> </P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : 'Stardock announced DeskScapes 2.0 today.  DeskScapes is a program that allows users of Windows Vista to have animated wallpaper on their desktop.  </P><P>DeskScapes 1.0 was released earlier this year exclusively for Windows Vista Ultimate users.  It supports playing video content as animated wallpaper, dynamic content as animated wallpaper, and more.</P><P>DeskScapes 2.0 will run on all versions of Windows Vista that can run Aero (Windows Home Premium, Ultimate, Business).  What makes DeskScapes special is that it can run animated wallpaper and use virtually no CPU and very little memory.</P>'
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,
  {
   'title' : 'WindowBlinds 6.01 released',
   'media_id' : '1007',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '11/7/2007 3:04:24 PM',
   'description' : '<P>Stardock has released WindowBlinds 6.01.&nbsp; WindowBlinds is a program that allows users to completely change their Windows XP or Windows Vista visual experience. It does this by applying system-wide skins called visual styles.</P><P>Visual styles can change nearly every element of the Windows GUI from the Start menu, task bar, title bar, push buttons, scrollbars, and nearly everything other part of either Windows XP or Windows Vista.</P><P>WindowBlinds works by extending the native drawing routines of the operating system. It does not replace system files or modify data on the user\'s PC. It has been used by Microsoft, ATI, nVidia, Alienware, and countless other companies to create alternative visual styles to Windows.</P><P>WindowBlinds 6.01 is largely a maintainence release fixing reported bugs, tweaking performance, as well as adding support for 64-bit Windows XP (registered version only).</P><P>WindowBlinds is a free download and can be registered for $19.95. The registered version adds additional features such as colorization, font control, blur support, and more.&nbsp; Users can also get the registered version as part of Object Desktop, Stardock\'s complete suite of desktop enhancement utilities.</P><P><STRONG><IMG class=linked-image src="http://www.neowin.net/images/icons/picticon.gif" border=0>&nbsp;Screenshots:</STRONG></P><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/img49.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=98 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/img49_small1.jpg" width=128></A>&nbsp;<A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/img2D.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=95 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/img2D_small.jpg" width=128></A>&nbsp;<A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb6/img49.jpg"><IMG class=style1 style="-MS-INTERPOLATION-MODE: nearest-neighbor" height=96 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/img49_small.jpg" width=128></A></P><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/img25.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=102 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/img25_small.jpg" width=128></A>&nbsp;<A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/imgE.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=102 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/imgE_small.jpg" width=128></A>&nbsp;<A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/img4D.jpg"><IMG class=style1 height=96 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/img4D_small.jpg" width=128></A></P><P align=left><STRONG><IMG class=linked-image src="http://www.neowin.net/images/icons/linkicon.gif" border=0>&nbsp;Download: </STRONG><A href="http://www.windowblinds.net">www.windowblinds.net</A> </P>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : ''
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,
  {
   'title' : 'The Magic Desktop released',
   'media_id' : '1004',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '10/22/2007 6:12:45 PM',
   'description' : '<P align=center><IMG height=174 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/magiclogo.png" width=256 border=0></P><P align=left>The first premium suite designed from start to finish with WindowBlinds 6 in mind is now available!  The Magic Desktop can alter your Windows XP or Windows Vista desktop to effect a complete visual transformation.</P><P align=left>The premium suite from Stardock Design is a collaboration between many of the top skinners of all time including Mormegil, MikeB, and Alexandrie who focused on a particular part of the skin to provide a consistent polished experience.</P><P align=left>The Magic Desktop includes:</P><UL><LI><P align=left><STRONG>A WindowBlinds 6 skin</STRONG> with support for the Windows Vista Sidebar, explorer backgrounds, IE 7 controls (on Vista), animated Start menu, and more. </P><LI><P align=left><STRONG>An icon package</STRONG> with full 256x256 resolution icons for most of the common icons out there with Vista icons included. </P><LI><P align=left><STRONG>2 gadgets</STRONG> - weather and time </P><LI><P align=left>A Windows XP <STRONG>boot screen </STRONG></P><LI><P align=left>A <STRONG>logon screen</STRONG> for Windows XP </P><LI><P align=left>A <STRONG>original wallpaper</STRONG> that supports most resolutions </P></LI></UL><DIV align=center><TABLE id=table1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="25%"><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/magic.2.jpg"><IMG height=155 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/magic.1.jpg" width=160 border=0 xthumbnail-orig-image="magic.2.jpg"></A></P></TD><TD width="25%"><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/magic.4.jpg"><IMG height=138 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/magic.3.jpg" width=160 border=0 xthumbnail-orig-image="magic.4.jpg"></A></P></TD><TD width="25%"><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/magic.6.jpg"><IMG height=126 src="http://www.stardock.com/media/magic.5.jpg" width=160 border=0 xthumbnail-orig-image="magic.6.jpg"></A></P></TD><TD width="25%"><P align=center><A href="http://www.stardock.com/media/MagicVista.png"><IMG src="http://www.stardock.com/media/MagicVista_small.png" border=0 xthumbnail-orig-image="MagicVista.png"></A></P></TD></TR><TR><TD width="25%"><P align=center><FONT size=1>Fully animated Start menu with support for Windows XP & Windows Vista</FONT></P></TD><TD><P align=center><FONT size=1>Explorer windows are fully skinned with custom backgrounds</FONT></P></TD><TD><P align=center><FONT size=1>High resolution icons of 256x256</FONT></P></TD><TD><P align=center><FONT size=1>Sidebar, gadgets, and much more!</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><P align=left>To apply this premium suite you will need either <A href="http://www.objectdesktop.com/">Object Desktop</A> or WindowBlinds, IconPackager and Theme Manager 2.5C.</P><P align=left><IMG class=linked-image src="http://www.neowin.net/images/icons/softicon.gif" border=0> <B>Visit</B>: <A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/themes/magic/">Magic Desktop Homepage</A></P><P align=left> </P>',
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,
  {
   'title' : 'CNET reviews WindowBlinds 6',
   'media_id' : '1000',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '10/2/2007 1:12:00 PM',
   'description' : '<p>CNET has reviewed WindowBlinds 6.&nbsp; WindowBlinds is a program designed to customize the look &amp; feel of Windows.&nbsp; Version 6 adds support to full Windows Vista skinning as well as giving users the ability to skin Windows XP to look similar to Windows Vista.</p><p>From the CNET review:</p><p class="style1">Anything that can help liven up the Windows experience for both novices and those advanced users who\'ve got better things to do than hack their system files to splash some rounded menu edges on the UI is a good thing. For the sake of making your screen look significantly less like 2002, WindowBlinds is definitely fashion forward.</p><p>Read the whole thing<a href="http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9789159-1.html">here</a>. Then get WindowBlinds 6 at <a href="http://www.windowblinds.net">www.windowblinds.net</a>.</p>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : ''
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,
  {
   'title' : 'Stardock WindowBlinds 6 transforms Windows XP, Vista user experience',
   'media_id' : '999',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '10/2/2007 9:57:42 AM',
   'description' : '<P align=center><EM>New version of popular desktop enhancement utility adds blurred glass for XP users, full Windows Vista UI skinning, animation overlays and more</EM></P><P><STRONG>Plymouth, MI - (October 02, 2007)</STRONG> – Stardock (<A href="http://www.stardock.com">www.stardock.com</A>), the world’s largest Windows customization company, released the highly anticipated sixth version of WindowBlinds today.  With over 12 million downloads on CNET’s Download.com, WindowBlinds is a utility that allows users to change the look and feel of the Windows desktop experience by applying skins to the user interface. WindowBlinds can change title bars, push buttons, Start bars, scrollbars and nearly every other element of the Windows user interface. The software is $19.95 and can be downloaded directly from <A href="http://www.windowblinds.net">www.windowblinds.net</A>.</P><P>A WindowBlinds skin can change Windows to look like an alternative operating system, favorite sports car brands, favorite sports team, or virtually anything else. With modern video cards, WindowBlinds can do this without reducing performance. WindowBlinds 6 adds the ability to have “blurred glass” window borders on Windows XP which allows artists to make skins that could make Windows XP look virtually identical to Windows Vista.</P><P>Additionally, WindowBlinds 6 adds full support for customizing Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system. Everything from Internet Explorer 7 skinning, Sidebar skinning to explorer backgrounds, WindowBlinds 6 skins virtually every element of Windows Vista while making full use of the hardware acceleration features on Windows Vista for maximum performance. </P><P>The new version also adds a host of other features including advanced animation support in skins, user-creatable skin sub-styles, a new, easy to use configuration program, user customization options of fonts and colors in skins and much more.</P><P>“One of our biggest goals for WindowBlinds 6 was to give it features that would make it useful and fun for the broadest possible audience,” said Brad Wardell, President & CEO of Stardock Corp. “For instance, to show off the new animation feature, we include a skin called Molten which has a fully animated Start menu complete with an animated dragon which flaps wings within fire without slowing down the PC.”</P><P>WindowBlinds has over 12 million downloads at CNET\'s Download.com and is the most popular desktop enhancement program of all time. It has also been licensed by companies looking to deliver their own branded looks to the desktop including Microsoft, Nintendo, ATI, nVidia, Ziff-Davis, Blizzard, and more. </P><P>Users who purchased WindowBlinds 5 after February 1, 2007 receive WindowBlinds 6 for free. The enhanced registered version is $19.95 or can be purchased as part of Object Desktop, Stardock\'s flagship suite of desktop enhancement programs which includes IconPackager, DesktopX, ObjectBar, DeskScapes, LogonStudio Vista, and more. For more information on other popular Stardock programs, please visit <A href="http://www.stardock.com">www.stardock.com</A>. </P><P>Requires: Windows XP or Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)<BR>Download it at <A href="http://www.windowblinds.net">www.windowblinds.net</A></P><P><BR><STRONG>About Stardock<BR></STRONG>Stardock is the world\'s leading developer of Windows enhancement utilities. Its software is used by over 10 million people worldwide and has been licensed by trendsetting companies like NVIDIA, ATI, Alienware and Microsoft, plus in movies and TV. Stardock operates WinCustomize.com, the premier portal for Windows enhancement drawing more than 3 million unique visitors each month. Stardock is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner. The company\'s website is <A href="http://www.stardock.com">www.stardock.com</A><BR></P>',
   'url' : 'http://www.windowblinds.net',
   'news_breif' : 'Stardock (<A href="http://www.stardock.com">www.stardock.com</A>), the world’s largest Windows customization company, released the highly anticipated sixth version of WindowBlinds today.  With over 12 million downloads on CNET’s Download.com, WindowBlinds is a utility that allows users to change the look and feel of the Windows desktop experience by applying skins to the user interface. WindowBlinds can change title bars, push buttons, Start bars, scrollbars and nearly every other element of the Windows user interface. The software is $19.95 and can be downloaded directly from <A href="http://www.windowblinds.net">www.windowblinds.net</A>.</P>'
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,
  {
   'title' : 'WindowBlinds 6 Beta Released',
   'media_id' : '981',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '8/3/2007 1:30:24 PM',
   'description' : '		<p>		<img height="84" src="http://images.stardock.com/badges/wb_128.png" width="128" align="right" border="0" />Stardock 		is pleased to officially announce that the beta of WindowBlinds 6 is now 		available for users 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!</p>		<p>The final WindowBlinds 6 will include 5 brand-new skins created by 		Stardock Design (a team up of many of the top skinners of all time 		including the Pixtudio team and Skinplant teams combined) to help 		demonstrate some of the new skins.  </p>		<p>More features and information will be released as the beta moves 		forward.</p>		<p>If you don’t have Object Desktop, visit		<a href="http://www.objectdesktop.com">www.objectdesktop.com</a> to get 		it.</p>		<p>More info and screenshots found		<a href="http://www.stardock.com/wb/wb6.html">here</a>.</p>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : 'Stardock 		is pleased to officially announce that the beta of WindowBlinds 6 is now 		available for users 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!'
  }
,
  {
   'title' : 'WindowBlinds 5.51 released',
   'media_id' : '977',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '6/27/2007 12:47:31 PM',
   'description' : '<P><IMG src="http://images.stardock.com/badges/wb_128.png" align=right>Stardock has released WindowBlinds 5.51 which adds 64-bit support for Windows Vista.&nbsp; WindowBlinds is a program that can change the entire look and feel of Windows XP or Windows Vista by applying a new "skin" to the Windows user interface.&nbsp; These skins (also known as visual styles) can change title bars, push buttons, the Start bar, scrollbars, and nearly every other part of the Windows interface.&nbsp; Thousands of free skins are available to give Windows a whole new theme. </P><P>WindowBlinds 5.51 not only adds support for running on 64-bit Windows Vista (32-bit support already available) but also adds support for Vista Aero shadows even on skins that don\'t explicitly support shadows. WindowBlinds is a free download. Users can register it for $19.95 on its own or purchase it as part of Object Desktop for $49.95 which includes over a dozen additional programs to enhance the Windows experience.</P><P>The WindowBlinds home page is <A href="http://www.windowblinds.net/">http://www.windowblinds.net</A>.&nbsp; Stardock\'s home page is <A href="http://www.stardock.com/"><A href="http://www.stardock.com">http://www.stardock.com</A></P><P><A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/wb-jan07.jpg"><IMG class=style1 style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px" src="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/img71_small.jpg"><!-- MSComment="autothumbnail" xthumbnail-orig-image="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/wb-jan07.jpg" --></A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/wb-feb07.jpg"><IMG class=style1 style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px" src="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/img77_small.jpg"><!-- MSComment="autothumbnail" xthumbnail-orig-image="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/wb-feb07.jpg" --></A>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/wb-jun07.jpg"><IMG class=style1 style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 120px" src="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/img7A_small.jpg"></A></P><P><A href="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/wb-jun07.jpg"><!-- MSComment="autothumbnail" xthumbnail-orig-image="http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/wb55/wb-jun07.jpg" --></A></P><A href="http://images.stardock.com/badges/wb_128.png"></A>',
   'url' : 'http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds',
   'news_breif' : ''
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,
  {
   'title' : 'TweakVista Public Beta Released!',
   'media_id' : '976',
   'media_type_id' : '15',
   'date' : '6/20/2007 5:27:12 PM',
   'description' : '<p><img height="128" src="http://images.stardock.com/badges/tweakvista_128.png" width="128" border="0" style="float: right">Stardock has released the public beta of TweakVista. TweakVista is a utility that enables users to optimize the performance and behavior of Microsoft® Windows Vista. The program has been designed to allow both casual, non-technical users to safely use it as well as contain a host of advanced features for power users to dig into the internals of Windows Vista. The feature-packed utility includes features such as:</p><ul>	<li><strong>Security Handling</strong>. Users can now easily and safely 	adjust the way Windows handles security prompting including the new UAC 	(User Account Control)</li>	<li><strong>&nbsp;Memory Optimization.</strong> TweakVista knows which 	start-up services different types of users will typically use and offers 	recommendations on what services to disable. Users can easily switch between 	different profiles (including the default) based on their needs to maximize 	performance and memory use. </li>	<li><strong>Resource Control.</strong> Tweak Vista has several features for 	keeping an eye on and flagging programs that use excessive amounts of 	resources (memory, CPU, or system handles) as well as integrating seamlessly 	with built in hardware diagnostic reports.</li>	<li>&nbsp;<strong>Start-Up Management.</strong> TweakVista not only will 	display and enable users to control what programs are loading on start-up 	but will identify in plain English what these programs do. Internet 	integration in the software allows users to comment on these processes 	within the program to one another. </li>	<li><strong>Performance Assessments.</strong> TweakVista uses the new 	Windows Vista assessment features to benchmark nearly every aspect of a 	user’s PC and allow them to submit their results for comparison with other 	users of similar or upgraded hardware. </li>	<li><strong>TweakVista.com integration</strong>. TweakVista partners the 	software development skills of Stardock with the on-going tweak expertise of 	TweakVista.com to provide an on-going live database of helpful tips and 	tricks for maximizing the Windows Vista experience. </li></ul><p>&nbsp;Additional features are being added during the course of the beta based on user feedback.<br><br>“TweakVista has been designed not just for power users but also for every-day computer users,” said Brad Wardell, President &amp; CEO of Stardock Corp. “We know a lot of people who are the family/neighborhood ‘computer guy’ and this program really is for them to use themselves or to hand out to people so that they can help fix and manage their own computers safely.”</p><p>“TweakVista is the perfect companion for TweakVista.com by providing our visitors with an alternative to manually tweaking their systems.” said Steve Sinchak, founder of TweakVista.com</p><p>TweakVista Beta is available for download at<a href="http://www.stardock.com/products/tweakvista">http://www.stardock.com/products/tweakvista</a>. The final version will be have both a free version as well as a premium version with additional functionality for either $19.95 stand-alone or for $49.95 as part of Stardock’s <strong>Object Desktop</strong> suite of desktop utilities.<br></p><p><strong>TweakVista Beta</strong><br><strong>Price</strong>: Free<br><strong>Developer</strong>: Stardock (<a href="http://www.stardock.com/">www.stardock.com</a>)<br><strong>Partner</strong>: TweakVista.com (<a href="http://www.tweakvista.com">www.tweakvista.com</a>)<br><strong>Download</strong>: <a href="http://www.stardock.com/products/tweakvista">http://www.stardock.com/products/tweakvista</a> </p>',
   'url' : '',
   'news_breif' : ''
  }
,
  {
   'title' : 'Migration to Windows Vista gets easier with Multiplicity1.2',
   'media_id' : '974',
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   'date' : '6/11/2007 3:58:26 PM',
   'description' : '<html><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered)"><title>PRESS CONTACT:</title><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face	{font-family:"Cambria Math";	panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@font-face	{font-family:Tahoma;	panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}@font-face	{font-family:Santana;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal	{margin:0in;	margin-bottom:.0001pt;	font-size:12.0pt;	font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}h2	{margin-top:12.0pt;	margin-right:0in;	margin-bottom:3.0pt;	margin-left:0in;	page-break-after:avoid;	font-size:14.0pt;	font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";	font-style:italic;}h3	{margin:0in;	margin-bottom:.0001pt;	text-align:center;	page-break-after:avoid;	font-size:12.0pt;	font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";	font-weight:normal;	font-style:italic;}p.MsoHeader, li.MsoHeader, div.MsoHeader	{margin:0in;	margin-bottom:.0001pt;	font-size:12.0pt;	font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}p.MsoFooter, li.MsoFooter, div.MsoFooter	{margin:0in;	margin-bottom:.0001pt;	font-size:12.0pt;	font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText	{margin:0in;	margin-bottom:.0001pt;	font-size:10.0pt;	font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink	{color:blue;	text-decoration:underline;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed	{color:purple;	text-decoration:underline;}p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate	{margin:0in;	margin-bottom:.0001pt;	font-size:8.0pt;	font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}p.para, li.para, div.para	{mso-style-name:para;	margin-right:0in;	margin-left:0in;	font-size:9.0pt;	font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";}span.msoIns	{mso-style-name:"";	text-decoration:underline;	color:teal;} /* Page Definitions */ @page Section1	{size:8.5in 11.0in;	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}div.Section1	{page:Section1;}--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=Section1><p class=MsoNormal><img width=208 height=87 src="http://www.stardock.net/amiseta/image001.jpg"align=right hspace=12><b><span style=\'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Santana\'>PRESSCONTACT</span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style=\'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Santana\'>StephanieSchopp </span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style=\'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Santana\'>Tinsley-PR</span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style=\'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Santana\'>stephanie@tinsley-pr.com</span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style=\'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Santana\'>(323)660-2163</span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:11.0pt\'> </span></p><h2><span style=\'font-size:12.0pt;color:red;font-style:normal\'>FOR IMMEDIATERELEASE</span></h2><h2 align=center style=\'text-align:center\'><span style=\'font-size:16.0pt;font-style:normal\'>Updated Multiplicity Pro Eases XP to Vista Migration</span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style=\'text-align:center\'><i><spanstyle=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>-- Multiplicity Pro1.2 enables users to control Vista, XP machines side by side with a singlekeyboard and mouse --  </span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style=\'text-align:center\'><i><spanstyle=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>PLYMOUTH,MI (June 11, 2007)</span></b><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>– If you are on the fence about upgrading to Windows® Vista™ but are hesitantdue to the tedious amounts of effort in migrating from XP™ to Vista, then lookno further than Multiplicity Pro 1.2 from Stardock. </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>TodayStardock released Multiplicity Pro 1.2. Multiplicity Pro is a program thatallows users to use multiple computers together at their desk as if they were asingle computer. The program uses a network connection between machines toestablish a universal clipboard and allow a single keyboard and mouse tocontrol them all. Each PC continues to have a monitor attached to it and thesetup works similarly a multi-monitor system.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>MultiplicityPro 1.2 adds support for Windows Vista including the ability to copy and pastefiles and folders between machines.  For users trying to migrate from WindowsXP to Windows Vista, these features can drastically ease the transition.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>“Icouldn’t imagine trying to move to a new Vista machine from XP without it,”said Brad Wardell, Product Manager of Multiplicity. “I always forget files,settings, URLs, whenever I move to another machine.  With Multiplicity, I useboth the XP and the Vista machine together for awhile as I migrate to using theVista machine full-time. As I remember scattered files or a forgotten URL or anemail I missed, I just select what I need to move over, copy it, and then movemy mouse cursor over to the monitor connected to the Vista machine and pasteit.”</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>Forusers, the experience is similar to a multi-monitor setup on a single PC exceptthat with Multiplicity, each monitor is connected to its own computer. Thisallows users to take advantage of the power and resources of an entirelyseparate computer with the ease and convenience of a multiple monitor setup. </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>Multiplicityis $29.95.  Multiplicity Pro adds file copying and support for more than 2computers and is $49.95. A demo version is available at Stardock’s website.<br><br>The home page for Multiplicity is: <ahref="http://www.stardock.com/products/multiplicity/">http://www.stardock.com/products/multiplicity/</a>. </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt\'># # #</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>AboutStardock</span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'>Stardockis the world\'s leading developer of utilities that enhance the Windowsexperience. Its software is used by over 10 million people worldwide and hasbeen licensed by trendsetting companies like NVIDIA, ATI, Alienware andMicrosoft, plus in movies and on TV. Stardock operates WinCustomize.com, thepremier portal for Windows enhancement, drawing more than 3 million uniquevisitors each month. Stardock is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner.  Thecompany’s website is <a href="http://www.stardock.com/"title="http://www.stardock.com/">www.stardock.com</a>.  </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:11.0pt\'> </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style=\'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"\'> </span></p></div></body></html>',
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