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Object Desktop 2009 is a suite of desktop enhancement utilities that can completely transform the Windows experience. Once installed, a user can literally remake Windows to fit their specific needs. Its capabilities include the ability to alter the Windows GUI, icons, display animated wallpaper, create and use widgets, and much more.

Object Desktop includes:

WindowBlinds
WindowBlinds is a program for Windows XP or Windows Vista that changes the look and feel of the Windows GUI. It integrates seamlessly into Windows and allows users to alter the appearance of Windows safely -- it doesn't alter any system files (in memory or on disk). A user of WindowBlinds can make Windows look like another operating system or something completely original. WindowBlinds enables users to change the actual Windows graphical user interface to whatever they want. There are literally thousands of different visual styles (skins) to choose from.

IconPackager
IconPackager is the industry standard way of changing all the icons on Windows in a single click. Users choose a set of icons (known as an icon package) and then hit apply and IconPackager will change them all. For users of Windows Vista, IconPackager is the only program that supports live folder icons on Windows Vista and will automatically enhance XP icons to support Windows Vista. IconPackager makes it a snap to apply entirely new sets of icons to Windows XP or Windows Vista.

DesktopX
DesktopX is the grand daddy of desktop enhancement programs. It was the first program on any platform to allow users to create mini-applications on their desktops (commonly called today "widgets" or gadgets"). Long before there was a Mac Dashboard or Konfabulator or Windows Gadgets, there was DesktopX. But DesktopX is so much more than that. It can build entire desktops from scratch. Its integrated editor makes it a snap to share your creations with others users. For Object Desktop, DesktopX gets updated to support Windows Vista more fully. Now, DesktopX creations can be exported and placed on the Windows Sidebar. DesktopX lets users combine their objects together to build entire desktops of their own design.

DeskScapes
DeskScapes is an animated wall program for Windows Vista. It takes advantage of the new Windows Vista compositor to do animation without impacting performance. Object Desktop will come with DeskScapes 2.0 which is designed to run on all versions of Windows Vista. While currently only available for Windows Vista users, Stardock is investigating some of the recent video driver advances on Windows XP... DeskScapes runs .DREAM files as animated wallpaper. .DREAM files can contain either video content or dynamic content.

SoundPackager
SoundPackager is a pretty straight forward program. It lets users change their Windows sound scheme. What's amazing is that somewhere along the line, Windows quit allowing users to load up distributed sound schemes. You are now expected to set each sound individually (a far cry from the Windows 95 days). SoundPackager, by contrast, makes it a snap to make your own sound schemes and distribute them out. It also comes with some really high quality sound schemes. SoundPackager makes it a snap to create and trade sound schemes. There's already a ton of sound packages available on WinCustomize.com

MyColors
MyColors combines the 5 preceding elements together into a symphony. A MyColors theme can dramatically alter the look and feel of Windows by changing the Windows GUI, the icons, the background, add widgets, and change the sound scheme. MyColors themes are created exclusively by Stardock to ensure a bullet proof experience. We may open it up to others down the line to create MyColors themes but for now, we want to focus on making sure that the user experience is exquisite. For Object Desktop users, Stardock will be releasing at least 4 MyColors themes per year. The longer one keeps their access to ObjectDesktop.net, the more MyColors themes they'll accumulate.

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Object Desktop 2009 is a Windows desktop enhancement software that lets users customize their desktop theme using a variety of icons and visual preferences. With this software users can completely transform the look and feel of Windows by designing a custom theme that is unique to their computer. Object Desktop 2009 lets users adjust every aspect of Windows appearance and functionality, including the Windows GUI, icons, widgets, custom wallpapers and so much more.

Object Desktop 2009 is actually comprehensive design suite for Windows that includes various desktop enhancement software from Stardock. Among the various applications are MyColors, Desktop X, WindowsBlinds, IconPackager, DeskScapes, and SoundPackager. All of these utilities combine to create a fully customizable Windows browsing experience, Everything from the system icons to the sound effects can be modified by the user.

Perhaps the most powerful of the aforementioned desktop enhancement software is the Desktop X. Desktop X was the original desktop modification software that gave users the ability to create widgets, and entire desktops from scratch. The software's main focal point is it;s desktop editor, which can be used to customize every aspect of the desktop. Once the user has created a satisfactory desktop, they can save to their own collection, and even share it with friends and family.

The next software that is worthy of mention is the WindowsBlinds application. WindowsBlinds lets user modify the GUI or overall functionality of Windows. With this software users can quickly edit the graphical interface of Windows, thus changing the way menus look, feel and behave. The most amazing part about WindowsBlinds is that there are thousands of visual styles and skins to choose from.

DeskScapes is another software included in Object Desktop 2009 which lets the user modify their desktop. Instead of creating boring static desktop wallpapers, users can utilize the full power of the Windows Vista compositor to create an animated wallpaper. These animated wallpapers can even contain video files and dynamic content.

The IconPackager program lets the user quickly change the way Windows icons look and feel. To change the icon settings for Windows, users need only to select an icon pack of their choice and all of the icons within Windows will be adjusted according to that preference. The SoundPackager feature lets the user customize the Windows sound scheme. Even though the older versions of Windows had similar sound packaging features enabled by default, the newer versions of Windows do not. The SoundPackager feature lets the user use custom sound schemes, as well as several high quality sound schemes that are included.

Object Desktop 2009: What We Liked

Object Desktop 2009 includes every software needed to completely change the appearance and functionality of Windows.

The MyColors feature lets users combine all of the aforementioned features into one simplistic interface, letting the user create complete themes that can be changed with a click of the mouse.

The WindowsBlinds feature is extremely fun to modify, as it changes the actual behavior of the Windows operating system.

Object Desktop 2009: What We Didn't Like

The software requires somewhat of a learning curve to understand each feature independently

Stardock Software Support

Stardock offers 24 hour email support, and also has an IRC chat group at irc.stardock.com #stardock. Customers can also seek assistance from fellow users in the MyColors online forums.

About Software Stardock

Stardock is the leading developer of Windows visual enhancement software. Stardock specializes in creating desktop utilities that improve the appearance and functionality of the Windows operating system. The popularization of terms such as "skins", "gadgets" and "widgets" can be partially attributed to the efforts of Stardock Software. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan.

Reviewed by Software.com

Customize your Windows PC with Object Desktop.

Advantages

Forget about the basic Windows setup - with this software you can completely change the appearance and functionality of your system.

Disavantages

Large learning curve for beginners.

4 stars
By Anonymous
On 17 Sep 2010

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