Object Desktop: Why did you buy it?
Wednesday, July 17, 2002 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I was talking to people on IRC and found that they had bought Object Desktop for reasons totally unrelated to why I personally use Object Desktop. This made me wonder what parts of Object Desktop people really like.
I don't mean "I like WindowBlinds.." I mean, what specifically about Object Desktop (or WindowBlinds or any program on this site) do you find compelling enough to pay for?
Thanks in advance.
I don't mean "I like WindowBlinds.." I mean, what specifically about Object Desktop (or WindowBlinds or any program on this site) do you find compelling enough to pay for?
Thanks in advance.
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goodmorphing
Reply #22 Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:34 AM
Reply #22 Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:34 AM
I wrote a nice long one, but I can't account for its whereabouts after I pushed send. In a nutshell I said... first because it was pretty, then because it was functional, then finally because all the people here are so dang nice and talented!
I don't know where these messages go when they poof like that, but maybe someone, somewhere is reading a lot of nice stuff that came unexpectedly their way.
gm
I don't know where these messages go when they poof like that, but maybe someone, somewhere is reading a lot of nice stuff that came unexpectedly their way.
gm
grayhaze
Reply #23 Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:10 AM
Reply #23 Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:10 AM
The voices made me do it. They wouldn't take no for an answer.
grayhaze turns on himself and starts to have a blazing argument
grayhaze turns on himself and starts to have a blazing argument
feline
Reply #24 Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:39 AM
Reply #24 Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:39 AM
first i found the shareware WB 1.1, and loved it.
after a few weeks i finally decided to register WB, and i was happy, for now i had skinned scroll bars
however, then i discovered that WB2 was going to come out, and that i wouldnt get it with my WB1 registration.
i spent weeks considering what to do about this. it was either get WB2, get OD, or be left out.
i had very little spare money then, and only a 1 year subscription sounded suspicious. and of course this was before DX and OB came onto the scene.
i read up on all the components, and it was OE and TLP that helped to sway me in the end. i wanted more than notepad, and TLP sounded like it *might* be useful.
strange how things turn out. i never use OE these days. for small jobs notepad is faster, and for big jobs i want the power of vim.
i am beloved of TLP, so that was nice.
since then, WB and now OB are the major parts that keep be coming back. IP is nice, but i use it very rarely, since i dont change icons much.
after a few weeks i finally decided to register WB, and i was happy, for now i had skinned scroll bars
however, then i discovered that WB2 was going to come out, and that i wouldnt get it with my WB1 registration.
i spent weeks considering what to do about this. it was either get WB2, get OD, or be left out.
i had very little spare money then, and only a 1 year subscription sounded suspicious. and of course this was before DX and OB came onto the scene.
i read up on all the components, and it was OE and TLP that helped to sway me in the end. i wanted more than notepad, and TLP sounded like it *might* be useful.
strange how things turn out. i never use OE these days. for small jobs notepad is faster, and for big jobs i want the power of vim.
i am beloved of TLP, so that was nice.
since then, WB and now OB are the major parts that keep be coming back. IP is nice, but i use it very rarely, since i dont change icons much.
ChibiMaddy
Reply #25 Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:26 AM
Reply #25 Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:26 AM
Ever heard of Wayfarer? It was a shell for Win3.1 and I adored it. I loved to customize, have organized icons, list etc. DesktopX is like Wayfarer x 1000. My hubby laughs at me because I get such a huge computer b*ner over this stuff, but I simply adore it. For me, it's not only the organizing, but it's having a reason to open my graphics program. It's also a way for me to feel smart cuz I can figer out them there programs an make my puter look cool.
Oh, and the fact that it can really help productivity, well, I'm sure that will be a plus when I finally quit playing with the program and do something else on my computer...
As a matter of fact OD was the first piece of software I purchased for my new computer. I knew I could entertain myself longer with these wonderful toys than I could with a game.
Oh, and the fact that it can really help productivity, well, I'm sure that will be a plus when I finally quit playing with the program and do something else on my computer...
As a matter of fact OD was the first piece of software I purchased for my new computer. I knew I could entertain myself longer with these wonderful toys than I could with a game.
Doreen
Reply #26 Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:51 AM
Reply #26 Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:51 AM
you know what? I can't even remember what exactly pushed me to buy OD, I started w/ windowblinds, then went to iconpackager, and then I think I contacted SD and asked if I could just upgrade to OD rather then register one by one the programs I liked when I seen I was leaning towards DesktopX and Windows FX.
I think it went something like that...
I think it went something like that...
Doreen
Reply #27 Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:55 AM
Reply #27 Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:55 AM
though to be honest, I hardly use anything but cursorXP, on WinXP themes, & trans 2k or Glass, these days cuz I'm too busy working to play...
Koasati
Reply #29 Thursday, July 18, 2002 2:32 PM
Reply #29 Thursday, July 18, 2002 2:32 PM
I purchased WindowBlinds first, then I wanted BuilderBlinds, and it made sense to go for the whole ball of wax. I made 2 skins for WB. I would have continued skinning WB, but the updates came so quickly, I got fed up with trying to keep up. Then my subscription expired, and a few months later, I dedided to check out what improvements had been made with OB, and DtX, so I subscribed again. OB had really improved, (I still didn't care for DtX), I was going to try my hand at OB skinning, but found it was very convoluted, and gave up. Icon Packager's improvements weren't that impressive. Drive scan is almost identical to TreeSize Pro, but does less. Control Center still isn't skinnable....yadda yadda.
I'll always use WindowBlinds,
but I'll save the rest of my money for other things from now on.
HoverDesk is better for my needs, and I get FREE upgrades for life
WindowBlinds and HoverDesk.......That's the ticket!!!
Too bad Brad won't let us have a HvD section here.
I'll always use WindowBlinds,
but I'll save the rest of my money for other things from now on. HoverDesk is better for my needs, and I get FREE upgrades for life
WindowBlinds and HoverDesk.......That's the ticket!!!
Too bad Brad won't let us have a HvD section here.
c242
Reply #30 Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:01 PM
Reply #30 Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:01 PM
Desktop X alone is worth the money IMHO... I found it much more flexible than HVD (which I purchased, too). Of course I don't want to miss WB and Iconpackager anymore. Therefore I don't like OB that much.
dan.wright
Reply #31 Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:27 PM
Reply #31 Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:27 PM
Like a lot of people I purchased WB separately first and after reading the newsgroups wanted to be able to check out all the other programs.
Now I don't know what I would do without it. Between OB, WB, IconPackager, BandVWM, etc., etc, my machine is actually usable. For $50 you can't go wrong, especially with the number of upgrades to the major apps that are released every year.
Oh yeah, let's not forget what a great company Stardock is (IMO) ...
Now I don't know what I would do without it. Between OB, WB, IconPackager, BandVWM, etc., etc, my machine is actually usable. For $50 you can't go wrong, especially with the number of upgrades to the major apps that are released every year.
Oh yeah, let's not forget what a great company Stardock is (IMO) ...
messybuu
Reply #32 Thursday, July 18, 2002 4:42 PM
Reply #32 Thursday, July 18, 2002 4:42 PM
I bought Object Desktop because of WindowFX and WindowBlinds. To be honest, I was disappointed because WindowBlinds wasn't what the articles made it out to be (i.e. an improved version of MS Visual Styles when it was actually a different format altogether), but as it improved, I've used it more often and now use it regularly along with the other OD applications.
elvee
Reply #33 Thursday, July 18, 2002 5:09 PM
Reply #33 Thursday, July 18, 2002 5:09 PM
I first bought WB 1.3
Then i tried IconPackager and loved it! But it was DesktopX that made me fork over the money for OD and now I can't imagine being without it
Then i tried IconPackager and loved it! But it was DesktopX that made me fork over the money for OD and now I can't imagine being without it
e m e
Reply #35 Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:18 PM
Reply #35 Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:18 PM
i bought it because i wanted to tweak everything of my pc... but i dont think im renewing it, because im buying an ibook, and ill leave my pc at my home country...
HuronJoe
Reply #36 Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:56 PM
Reply #36 Thursday, July 18, 2002 7:56 PM
I'll try to as brief as possible but this is not easy for someone cursed with the gift of gab. I've been playing around with computers since 1985. I started with an Atari ST because I couldn't afford an Apple. The Atari-ST had 2Meg of memory. Wow. I read about WindowBlinds in one of the many PC magazines that I subscribed to (I wish I could remember which one) but the reviewer couldn't say enough good stuff about WindowBlinds and I was saving up to purchace my first IBM-PC (clone). I thought at the time and still do that it would be great to personalize my computer to my own taste. Anyway more to the point, I think that Object desktop is the best thing to happen (at least to me) since sliced bread. I am slowly learning how to utilize ALL of the fantastic mini-app's contained within. I try to stay with one particular app in object desktop until I at least understand what can be done with it. For the money paid for a years subscription (now on my second year) you just can't beat the bargan anywhere else. I use just about everything from OD on my system and I've never had any problem. In fact it runs better and faster then before I started using all of these apps. I have 3 o/s installed in a multi-boot configuration. Windows ME (yuck), Windows 2000 (much better) and Windows XP Pro (the very best OS that Microsoft has produced so far). Object Desktop works great on every single one. As long as Stardock keeps producing so very much for so very little, I will be a customer for life.
Shakey (the Original)
Reply #37 Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:31 PM
Reply #37 Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:31 PM
Initially, I began using the shareware version of Windowblinds. When I decided to register it, I found out about OD and decided that I wanted the whole package, not just WB. I'm now in my second year of using OD and I look forward to see what is coming in the future.
Lecrayon
Reply #39 Friday, July 19, 2002 4:45 AM
Reply #39 Friday, July 19, 2002 4:45 AM
I primarily bought it because I wanted to change my desktop the way I wanted it, namely with my own creations. There was an incentive to upload work to WC, but given the fact that it has been commercialized now, I won't upload any of my major works. I don't see why someone has to pay stardock for my work.
c242
Reply #40 Friday, July 19, 2002 5:38 AM
Reply #40 Friday, July 19, 2002 5:38 AM
Didn't You read other threads ? People DO NOT PAY for skins hosted here... *sigh* I don't get, why that is so difficult to understand... >
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Reply #21 Thursday, July 18, 2002 2:55 AM
As with BoXXi, I was/am preoccupied with LiteSTEP, so all I'm ever really after is the WB, being the idea adjunct to LS...
Jafo will try NOT to use quite so many abbreviations in the future....[why is a word meaning 'shorten' so damn long?]...