1 Year Ago Today on WinCustomize
12/12/06 was a pretty boring day...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: 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?
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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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Philly0381
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:51 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:51 AM
As we are so often reminded, what a difference a year makes. 
Myself, I had just started thinking about making screenshots. Skinning still no wheres in sight.
Myself, I had just started thinking about making screenshots. Skinning still no wheres in sight.
cplair
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:56 AM 
This time last year I was still giddy about WB 5, getting JJ Ying's Dreamland and putting out my sixth screenshot Roll 'Em!
To say the least my WC Family has helped and encouraged me to evolve my setups!
It was really fun back then, and one year later guess what, same difference!
Cp
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:56 AM
This time last year I was still giddy about WB 5, getting JJ Ying's Dreamland and putting out my sixth screenshot Roll 'Em!
To say the least my WC Family has helped and encouraged me to evolve my setups!
It was really fun back then, and one year later guess what, same difference!
Cp
2of3
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:22 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:22 PM
I had 11 logons in my gallery. 3 of them didn't survive long into '07 (deleted).
2of3 wasn't born yet, I was t.h.
2of3 wasn't born yet, I was t.h.
pixel-z
Reply #5 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:52 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:52 PM
Last Christmas I decided to become a member of WC and to be one of the 100 best wallpaper artists...
... and failed... now I'm 108
... and failed... now I'm 108
Vampothika
Reply #7 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:08 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:08 PM
Im not sure what skin i was working on .....but i can guarentee that I thought it was kick ass and ultra cool.......now ilook back and think... "WTF was I thinking!?!?!"
cplair
Reply #8 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:50 PM
Kitty, that's exactly why I posted my crazy looking and rather primative screenshot from a year ago! And the more I look at it, I'm thinking "damn, I had the nerve to post this thing?"
What a difference a year makes!
Cp
Reply #8 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:50 PM
Im not sure what skin i was working on .....but i can guarentee that I thought it was kick ass and ultra cool.......now ilook back and think... "WTF was I thinking!?!?!"
Kitty, that's exactly why I posted my crazy looking and rather primative screenshot from a year ago! And the more I look at it, I'm thinking "damn, I had the nerve to post this thing?"
What a difference a year makes!
Cp
Zoomba
Reply #10 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:59 PM
Reply #10 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:59 PM
It's a lot of fun seeing how skinners and the site in general has grown in such a short period of time.
Jimbo9294
Reply #11 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:14 PM
Reply #11 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:14 PM
Xiandi
Reply #12 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:05 PM
Reply #12 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:05 PM
One year ago today......I didn't HAVE a computer!! 
Philly0381
Reply #13 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:11 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:11 PM
Now that's a long way to come in a year to where you are today.
Xiandi
Reply #15 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:34 PM
I agree. It's been a fun ride so far!
Reply #15 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:34 PM
Now that's a long way to come in a year to where you are today. 
I agree. It's been a fun ride so far!
sViz
Reply #16 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:50 PM
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.
Reply #16 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:50 PM
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.
Jafo
Reply #17 Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:14 AM
Reply #17 Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:14 AM
...I have a hard time remembering last week
Jafo can't remember yesterday....
vStyler
Reply #18 Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:52 AM
you were stalking (spellchecking) Zubaz posts remember?
Reply #18 Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:52 AM
vStyler can't remember yesterday....
you were stalking (spellchecking) Zubaz posts remember?
starkers
Reply #20 Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:51 AM
/me can't remember what time it was 5 minutes ago.
Reply #20 Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:51 AM
starkers can't remember yesterday..
/me can't remember what time it was 5 minutes ago.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:43 AM
Was also just starting Stargate SG1 last December... final release date.. March 29 07.