Hey, y'all! I've been lurking for a while just getting familiar with how everything works here, so I haven't been posting. But now I have a question. I am wondering if all of you who design skins for Windows are using Object Desktop or only some components of it, like WindowBlinds, etc.? Also, is it difficult to learn to create Windows skins, especially for a bumbling illiterate like myself? I am an artist and would love to jump in and use some of my ideas for designing Windows skins, but am afraid of encountering a process that is so intricate, that there is no hope for me. I don't have to be a programmer do I? I need to know this because I really would like to purchase the Object Desktop, but don't want to blow $50 on a software program that I can't use. Also, what is your opinion about Hotbar versus WebBlinds? I am using Hotbar now, but am unhappy with the hokey art and icons that it has installed on my Outlook Express. Thanks for you help.