ExtremeTech Reviews WindowBlinds 5
Sunday, January 22, 2006 by BX | Discussion: WinCustomize News
ExtremeTech,
a well known and respected website dedicated for technology news, has taken an
in-depth look at the newly released WindowBlinds 5. In an exclusive article,
they have discussed almost every feautre of WindowBlinds 5 like per-pixel alpha
blending, as well as the ability to change toolbar icons, progress animations,
and the hue and saturation of the Windows interface.
For more information please check the provided link.
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kona0197
Reply #22 Friday, January 27, 2006 1:01 AM
Not to be to off topic but I assure you if you tell Butch his skins are messed up and don't work right he never listens.
Reply #22 Friday, January 27, 2006 1:01 AM
| butch's ports always have trouble with different applications because they arn't skinned properly. This would gives a bad rep to a first glance of windowblinds. Good exposure all in the same. |
Not to be to off topic but I assure you if you tell Butch his skins are messed up and don't work right he never listens.
RiddickRom
Reply #23 Friday, January 27, 2006 4:39 PM
I'd hope that Extremetech understood the whole skinning phenomenon. Sadly that doesn't stop people writing lazy reviews and I think in this case, that's what happened. As for improvements in performance. I've never seen any improvements myself using any kind of skinning tools. What I do gain though is usability. Faster access to programs I use, better visualisation of what state my computer is in (free ram, hd space, temperatures and such) For that kind of usability boost I'm quite willing to take a performance hit. I think the trick is balancing how much you have on your desktop with how much power your computer has. For those that gain performance increases, good for them I say. I wouldn't disagree with you, just on my system it has never worked out like that.
Reply #23 Friday, January 27, 2006 4:39 PM
| One has to wonder if that is because they themselves didn't really know why someone would spend money to change the way their windows look. I mean, one of the biggest advantages beyond the cool skins is the increased performance |
I'd hope that Extremetech understood the whole skinning phenomenon. Sadly that doesn't stop people writing lazy reviews and I think in this case, that's what happened. As for improvements in performance. I've never seen any improvements myself using any kind of skinning tools. What I do gain though is usability. Faster access to programs I use, better visualisation of what state my computer is in (free ram, hd space, temperatures and such) For that kind of usability boost I'm quite willing to take a performance hit. I think the trick is balancing how much you have on your desktop with how much power your computer has. For those that gain performance increases, good for them I say. I wouldn't disagree with you, just on my system it has never worked out like that.
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Reply #21 Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:17 AM
One has to wonder if that is because they themselves didn't really know why someone would spend money to change the way their windows look. I mean, one of the biggest advantages beyond the cool skins is the increased performance. The reviewer states that he didn't see any performance gains, I personally see a rather large improvement when using WB over the stock XP themes. Of course maybe I'm just biased!