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How did you find Wincustomize?

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How did you find Wincustomize?

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How did you find Wincustomize? Did you find it through another customizations site? A friend? Luck?

This is how I found Wincustomize:

My school was on a field trip to CNC (College of new Caledonia... nice place:))
and I had signed up to go to a class in Computer Networking (just to check it out).
So, I was in the CompNet classroom and I saw this guy using WindowBlinds, and I ask
him how he changed his theme to something other than the Windows defaults (silver,
blue, green, classic) and he told me about Wincustomize, and told me about WindowBlinds.
So, the next oppertunity I get, I check it out, and end up customizing my desktop
with Tiggz's GT3 theme (still one of my favourites). I got a Wincustomize Membership
(not a subscription), checked out the proggys, got them, used them, found different skins
them, etc. I then decided to try my hand at skinning. I started with Logons, using other
peoples graphics. I advanced to using MSPaint, then Irfanview, then CorelDRAW. Now I'm an
active contributer to the Wincustomize community, and learning how to use Adobe Photoshop.
(Two of the best proggys in the world- CorelDRAW and Photoshop). Thats my story, so whats yours?
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Been here since day one (hence my low user id, 109)
I had to go somewhere after eFront killed off Skinz.org (the site is still alive though) *hint* *hint*

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Heck at my age I have trouble remembering last week never mind 4 years back. If I need to know anything important, my wife will let me know what it is since she's the one with the memory.
WindowBlinds - Free yourself of the default settings, customize your desktop.
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I vaguely remember Alexandrie [Johanne] asking me to login with Opera to check some uploading or something like that.  I do remember having heaps of time-outs trying to.....

Ah, they say memory is the first thing to go....

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I read about WindowBlinds in a Swedish PC Magazine,a couple of years ago, and I thoughtIi have to look it up! And thenIi found all other goodies. So I bought OD and subscribed with WC whenIi was there checking up skins.
And that somethings i never have regret. I think OD, Stardock and Wincustomize are great and hope it will continue to be.
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I was introduced to WC by my girl [SilverBird] when she showed me some wallpapers she got from the site. She was referred to WC by a chatter back in the old MSN Chats.
I have not been able to leave this place since [and lord knows I've tried] I some times hate her for that

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmmm... I think I was looking for something else on Download.com, and happened to read something about DesktopX. I think I bought that bundled with CursorXP. It only took a couple hours to ralize I needed Windowblinds, so I bought the upgrade to Object Desktop....and the next thing I know I've been here for close to a year and a half.
Damned if I know if I've gotten anything else done in that time.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Waiter.... "Sir...how did you find your steak?"
Customer.... "I moved two peas and there it was."


lol, good one.
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have no idea how I got here.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You're in BC, too????


Prince George, to be exact. (I know, I shouldn't give out my location, but... whatever. I realize the risks, and I trust all of you guys )
Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Hrrrrmmmmmm. Ahhhhhhhhhhh.........don't remember. It was quite awhile back though. Age. Old age. That's why I can't remember. AAAAAAAAA....what was the question again?
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
LOL.. Smithers here. 14th street in Smithers to be more exact. Want my phone number LOL
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
19-1000 inverness rd (behind art knapps)
prince george, BC.
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yellow Pages
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've just always been here Purrrr...
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

19-1000 inverness rd (behind art knapps)
prince george, BC.


LOL.. I know exactly where that is hehe.. So close, eh?
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I actually remember now since the last time this was asked.

For the life of me, I could not remember how I found this site but it just now hit me:
From WinAMP.com


I am not sure how I found out about WinAMP, but I did and downloaded skins on the regular. I had at least 200 of them.

Then one December day, I came here. Back in 2001. Looking for skins. Short sentences.
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Looking for wallpapers on the web. In my haste to set up my new pc and get some images to run as a screen saver, I stubbed my toe, tripped, bumped my head, blacked out, woke up next to a sleeping dragon and havn't gotten out of my cpu cockpit ever since. As the great philosopher RPGuere said "I'm a swivel chair potato" ( I think it was him). Just wish someone would rub my bum occasionally when it falls asleep. That damn dragon is still eating all my food, too.