How did you find out about WindowBlinds?
Monday, July 7, 2003 by Aqua. | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
How did you find out about WindowBlinds?
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Sugaree
Reply #22 Monday, July 7, 2003 7:44 PM
Reply #22 Monday, July 7, 2003 7:44 PM
Via winamp & icq plus 1999
but, I do remember downloading a program back in 1995, It rolled up the window to the titlebar on my win 3.0 ..I've always wondered if it was the same program.
but, I do remember downloading a program back in 1995, It rolled up the window to the titlebar on my win 3.0 ..I've always wondered if it was the same program.
elvee
Reply #23 Monday, July 7, 2003 7:44 PM
Reply #23 Monday, July 7, 2003 7:44 PM
Oh about 4 years ago I put a search in for Desktop Customization. My search led me to eFX from the folks at thirty4Interactive. From there I went to Skinz.org, And I was amazed at what was going on. Checking out all the different programs WindowBlinds was the first one I stuck with...Oh and I was in the Neoplanet Phase too 
RockinMike
Reply #24 Monday, July 7, 2003 8:33 PM
Reply #24 Monday, July 7, 2003 8:33 PM
stumbled onto windowblinds back in 2001 when trying to come across a "kiss" desktop theme and been using windowblinds ever since.
DavidK
Reply #26 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 12:10 AM
Reply #26 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 12:10 AM
In February of '99 I was following a newsgroup about cable modems and someone had posted a screenshot of their system with the BlueOS skin running. They didn't offer any explanation of how they did it but after a bit of searching I found Windowblinds. A month later I made my first skin. I'm still hopelessly addicted, can't stand working on a machine without WB loaded... 
sig101
Reply #28 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 12:59 AM
Reply #28 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 12:59 AM
I saw WindowBlinds 2 I think mentioned long ago in some computer forum. But I was wary of trying it. Later I saw WebBlinds mentioned on the same computer forum and I looked into it. Tried the shareware and it worked fine. Whoo hoo! But of course, just having IE skinned wasn't enough. So when WindowBlinds 3 came out, I tried it and thought it was the greatest thing to hit my old W98 box. Wow. So I bought it and eventually upgraded to ODNT. Now I'm running XP with a new PC and WindowBlinds was one of the first apps I installed on it. 
slinky1947
Reply #29 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 9:05 AM
Reply #29 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 9:05 AM
After EFX, I used to have a program called 'Window Pictures', a true nightmare!!! Anyone remember it?
Bumped into WB on a skin site, I'm sure. Too long ago to remember!
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Bumped into WB on a skin site, I'm sure.
Too long ago to remember!
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ama02
Reply #30 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 9:34 AM
Reply #30 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 9:34 AM
I saw a small screenshot of some skins and a tiny little article in PC World mag (summer 2001). They provided a link to windowblinds.net. I thought about it for six months...then finally bought WB, without even trying it first. When WB4 was released, I purchased OD. Now, if only I can figure out this Skin Studio, and make a skin myself! 
MouseGoddess
Reply #31 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 2:09 AM
Reply #31 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 2:09 AM
I heard about it from Chris Pirillo on Call For Help at TechTV. He kept raving about it, but I didn't care, (no, I didn't) until he showed a screenshot! I was a goner...........
Jafo
Reply #32 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 6:51 AM
Reply #32 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 6:51 AM
Twas long ago, in a galaxy far away.....a place called Customize.org...not the one we see now....but the one before the one before the one we see now....
Jafo
Reply #33 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 6:54 AM
Reply #33 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 6:54 AM
Armed with LiteSTEP as a shell replacement, I went in search of anything/everything that could enhance my need to escape the 'defaults' of Windows.....and there was eFX....and a very early WindowBlinds.....I think even eFX was still under development then...before it stagnated...
ImStein
Reply #34 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 9:46 AM
Reply #34 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 9:46 AM
I got turned on by my brother-in-law.....al he said was "you need to go to this site...it's got great wallpapers and even better skins!!" 
eieio
Reply #35 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 11:21 AM
Reply #35 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 11:21 AM
Searching for windows themes, etc. on the net. I couldn't stand how XP looked. I think someone said 'Fisher Price' once in describing how XP looks. Yep!
Started using the trial version, then bought the full version; never looked back.
Started using the trial version, then bought the full version; never looked back.
craeonics
Reply #36 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 11:59 AM
Reply #36 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 11:59 AM
Coverage on TinToys a long long time ago. Back when it was just Tin. Back when he did daily updates. craeonics goes nostalgic
Tech-Cat
Reply #37 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 12:05 PM
Reply #37 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 12:05 PM
Back when I got a cracked version of WB, I was using Windows ME. It was summer of 2001 before XP ever came out. I got it so I could make ME look more like the XP Betas I kept reading about. Later I felt bad about getting the cracked version so I bought it from Stardock's site. Later I upgraded to OD so I could have Object Bar to simulate the XP start bar and to play around with the other OD components too. After I got XP, I kept on using OD to enhance my XP experience and to have more variety than the same old Luna skins.
Old Sapphire
Reply #39 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 1:09 PM
Reply #39 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 1:09 PM
My dad (computer freak) bought it for me for Christmas 2000. 
Brudaman
Reply #40 Thursday, July 10, 2003 4:30 PM
Reply #40 Thursday, July 10, 2003 4:30 PM
I think it was either callforhelp of thescreensavers
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Reply #21 Monday, July 7, 2003 7:20 PM