Customize Help

History Of Customization

Beginnings

Want some stuff here about the community pre-custo… skinning winamp etc… what was the first skinnable app?

Customize.org

Customize first opened its doors back in 1998. Want some stuff here about gllen et al and the beginnings of custo…

Dot Com Era

ChangeMusic buys Custo, eFront buys Skinz, Deskmod, Screenphuck (>Deviant Art) etc.

Windows XP

Native themes etc. The Skins Factory – skinning becomes a business.

Downturn

Deskmod closes, skinz deteriorates, custo development stalls, GSM etc…

EVOlution

New site, the future of customization (vista, widgets, greasemonkey etc)….