StarDock WindowBlinds v6.4 reviewed

WindowBlinds is a cool program that gives Windows XP operating systems a Vista feel. It also gives Vista users some bells and whistles to customise the operating system to make it their own. Basically, WindowBlinds 6 takes the new graphic capabilities of Windows Vista and places them on steroids. Internet Explorer can also be skinned using the program. Best of all, Vista users benefit from native hardware acceleration. All this goodness comes with one big problem. Quality. By default, WindowBlinds ships with only a few themes; finding other quality themes is a job in itself. Skinning can present some weird problems, too, such as toolbars appearing wider than the actual content of the window and font sizes looking odd - especially on the widely-available free themes. There might be tons of choice out there, but finding a quality theme that ticks all your boxes may be a struggle. That is, unless you like fire breathing dragons, flames, or snowflakes falling inside your titlebars. WindowBlinds is effective and highly customisable, but if you're like me the novelty will soon wear off and you'll revert to Vista's standard - and excellent - Aero interface.