Stardock Software

Keyboard Launchpad allows you to assign hot keys to almost any kind of action one might perform on their system. Shortcuts can be made to launch programs, visit Web sites, paste saved clipboards, control MP3 players, and more. It works system wide and is very easy to use. A must have!

ObjectBar is a program that can replace or extend the Windows taskbar. It provides the functionality of the Start bar while adding a vast array of new features and benefits. Because it is so flexible and skinnable, it can be made to look like any sort of toolbar, menu, dock, etc. found on any OS, or it can be used to create something entirely new, giving you a new level of personalization on the Windows desktop.

DesktopX is a revolutionary program that lets users build their own desktop using objects. These objects can be customized to do everything from display the latest weather, monitor system performance, read news headlines, and more. They can even be put together to build an entire desktop theme. It's the program studios use to create futuristic looking computer screens in movies and TV.

IconDeveloper is a program that makes it a snap to create your own icons for Windows. Instead of trying to include a drawing package, IconDeveloper allows users to just import images made by other programs and turn them quickly and easily into icons.

Microsoft has increased both the power and complexity of its popular Windows operating system with the release of Windows Vista. Stardock’s TweakVista™ enhancement application helps you configure Windows Vista to meet your personal needs by improving performance. Unlike other power tools for Windows, TweakVista automatically prompts enhancement recommendations, offering easy “one click” updates to otherwise complex configuration changes.

Xeno Assault II will capture your mind with breathtaking gameplay and heart pounding arcade action the likes of which is rarely seen in galaga-style shooters. Beating this galaga game will not be easy: You will need speed, skill, cunning and a shear lust for destruction if you want to survive the thousands of alien craft that await you. If you enjoy being in the thick of the action, Xeno Assault II is certainly for you!

Construct a deck of powerful creatures and spells in Astral Masters, the spiritual successor to the hit PC card game, Astral Tournament. Carefully craft multiple decks using cards from four elements, balancing against your mage's mental energy and life points. Then take your creation into battle against a host of opposing magi in Astral Masters' League mode, or confront your friends online via the Internet or a LAN!

More than an icon theme changer, more than an icon editor, IconX is a program that turbo-charges your Windows desktop icons. It can put shadows, make them bigger, have them zoom up when you put your mouse over them, even change color based on what you are doing.

Gish isn't your average hero, in fact he's not your average anything...see Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend Brea goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open man hole and pulls Brea into the ground below. Following Brea's calls for help Gish suddenly finds himself in the sewers of Dross, a long forgotten city filled with twisting corridors, evil traps and some of the most demented creatures imaginable.

Multiplicity enables a user to control multiple local personal computers as a single computing platform. It works in a manner similar to a single machine with multiple monitors: in this case, each monitor is connected to its own computer. The primary computer has a keyboard and mouse connected to it while the secondary computers do not. Move your mouse cursor onto a different monitor and now you are controlling that computer.