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Monday, February 4, 2002 by adni18 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

How many hours do you spend daily, skinning and browsing around the skin sites?

I spend many and I am beginning to think that maybe I am crazy or something
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starone
Reply #1 Monday, February 4, 2002 7:27 PM
I spend on average about 14 hours or more (if I can get away with it). Guess I'm crazy too, but hopelessly addicted to this stuff.

BoXXi
Reply #2 Monday, February 4, 2002 7:36 PM
I too spend most of my day skinning and surfing, but sadly that is about to change drastically.

adni18
Reply #3 Monday, February 4, 2002 7:46 PM
This is what I am saying to my self too, Bryan, but as starone said, we are addicted!
At least I am not the only one

davad70
Reply #4 Monday, February 4, 2002 8:00 PM
Between skinning and browsing skin sites..I'd say around 4-5 hours a day. Unfortunately I have to work, otherwise it would probably be 10-12.

DavidK
Reply #5 Monday, February 4, 2002 8:30 PM
I even dream about it....

1Renegade
Reply #6 Monday, February 4, 2002 8:35 PM
I spend 3-4 hours, and I am not even a skinner. As a novice, with XP pro, and thinking about going with something like Litestep, for the "effect" of it all. Am I understanding that Litestep can just be used for application of existing themes, or do I have to be a "skinner" first. Honest answer to this one guys (and gals), for someone that very little about skinning, or using Litestep as a creative outlet, how difficult is it to LEARN? I know I will always have this community for assistance, but worry about wearing "thin" if you know what I mean.
I have a 850MHz laptop that I want to breakout for this reason, with XP pro installed....am I getting in over my head or what? This skinning thing could just be my next addiction.......

Thanx

starone
Reply #7 Monday, February 4, 2002 8:57 PM
As David K said about dreaming about it - it has gotten to the point that everything I look at starts to spark something in my mind and I find myself commenting, hum, I think that would make a nice desktop, blind, etc. My last theme came about that way - it was a tree topper I fell in love with - a fiberoptic angel where the wings changed colors and the edges of the wings stayed the same color and glistened - absolutely breathtaking.

Actually, I would probably stay up all night doing this stuff too, but my husband makes me go to bed. The evil man even makes me stop to cook (ugh!). (Yes, he'll probably read this thread.)

Koasati
Reply #8 Monday, February 4, 2002 10:20 PM
I spend every spare minute I can squeeze out of the day, working skins or...online,...... or both.. But I'm fine.........I can quit anytime........really,.......................... I can....
ok......I'm hooked

Renegade..... I used LS for a while, it's not hard, if you don't mind reading.....
Get a STEPer to guide you thru the setup........
an above all ....RTFM!©Jafo

Frogboy
Reply #9 Monday, February 4, 2002 11:12 PM
My job entails hanging around skin sites, making skin, playing with new skins. The other part of my job involves designing and developing PC games.

My life is hell.

Valhalla
Reply #10 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 2:57 AM
At least 2-3 hours a day online...and also I find myself looking at objects differently. Checking colours, shading , etc.
Sad, a?

Jafo
Reply #11 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 7:48 AM
I spend too much time....
A lot of that is RTFMming LiteSTEP...[now if only I could remember what I read...]....

craeonics
Reply #12 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 7:56 AM
No, that deformation, which is perfectly natural when your into something. Example, moi is designer which has the side effect that I can't even look at things anymore without wondering how the did it, what material was used, what method of production was used, and so on...

Oh and to answer the question. I work eight hours a day, of which only two (or less) are actually productive hours. Guess what happens the rest of the time?

Benzy40
Reply #13 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 8:55 AM
I spend about 2 to 3 hours a day on here or as much as my wife will allow. This is a very good site as I have been using Windows based computers since 1991 and am very sick of the basic,boring,same as usual for decades type of schemes that they use. Windows XP is the best yet and these skins make it even better. My hat goes off to all of the gifted people who made these!

grayhaze
Reply #14 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 9:48 AM
i'm unemployed at the moment, so i tend to spend pretty much every waking hour online or skinning. most of my skins never even see the light of day though. by the way, if anyone in the uk owns a decent web design company and wants a new designer... call me.

Magical Miaow
Reply #15 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 1:51 PM
Well let's think, what did I do before I found such a wonderful community?
I used to draw, paint, make Batiq, silk paint do house work (sometimes), watch TV and even read.
I could also be in found in front of a log fire cleaning my fur and and having my tummy tickled whilst watching the world go by
I might even cast a magical spell now and then and sit on my owners Broomstick whilst she dive bombed the top of trees in the moonlit sky

Now what do I do? I spend every moment loging on to see if there are any new skins to adorn my extremely magical puter.
I am up to my Paws in dust and my fur!! well even the Cat next door would not look twice at me now .

But yes I am happy:D and think that this is a wonderful place to hang out and learn. I especially love to read the message boards.

Thanks again to all for a "Magical" site



Elfkura
Reply #16 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 1:54 PM
about 2-3 hours a day browsing...if even that much.....

college is taking up much time..

and of course there's the boyfriend time I cannot miss

adni18
Reply #17 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 4:44 PM
Addicted Skinners Olympics

..and the winers are ('till now):

1. Frogboy (nobody can win him)
2. Starone
3. BoXXi
4. Jaffo
5. Koasati
6. craeonics
7. and of course, me






Carlitus
Reply #18 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 6:26 PM
i spend a lot of hours (4-5) at day. Not all days; i'm not crazy so Nikos and others. ANd deppending the kind of skin, the hours are short (due to grateful work) or hard and horrendous I'm explain: i tempted to make some skin for windowblinds, and is more hard than make animated objects for desktopx!! I'm not finished my skin due to i losed the work ;( , and navigating in Wincustomize i observed a skin with the same idea : However when i make a skin/object/theme for desktopx and the partial results are useful and nice to see, i'm go tho sleep very happy
God Luck WindowBlinds skinners, your work is hard and sometimes non valuated

adni18
Reply #19 Tuesday, February 5, 2002 6:47 PM
Keep it that way Carlitus, it is healthier

Phar0e
Reply #20 Wednesday, February 6, 2002 12:51 AM
I seem to always be left wishing it could be more time. I seem to take forever to develop a new theme or wb skin. But daily it likely amounts to 2-3 hours.

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