Show Notes:
Under the Skin: Episode 3, Recorded October 6th, 2005.

Host: Paul Boyer
Guest Host: Kristin Hatcher.

Special Guest: Rich Kulesus (MrBiotech)

Intro, Skinning News:
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Allot has happened since episode 2. We did not get to touch on it all, but we tried to hit the highlights.
    The news item being discussed most this week was the release of WindowBlinds 5.0 beta, for the first time allowing alpha transparency in window frames and title bars. WB 5 is also the first version of WindowBlinds designed to work on Windows Vista. It is still in early beta, but is working pretty sweet already.  For allot more about WindowBlinds 5 check out some of these articles. Windowblinds 5 Beta released and Windowblinds 5 Preview Guide.
    We also touched on Microsoft's intro into the Gadget world with Vista and MicrosoftGadgets.com, and the controversy that has arisen from it. For my views on this check out my article here.
    One of the big things that I ranted about was Microsoft's upcoming Xaml editor Sparkle. I personally think this is something that anyone who is serious about skinning should check out. To see a cool video on Sparkle check out this behind the scenes video over at Channel 9.
    The last Item that we touched on was Autodesk purchasing  Alias Wavefront.

Interview with Rich Kulesus (MrBiotech)
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We talk to Rich about his personal skinning website, www.skinyourscreen.com and his new SkinYourScreen Podcast. Rich lets us know about his influences as a artist, and a skinner, as well as his favorite skinning news site, www.blizzle.com

All this and more, spiced with quite a bit of me ranting! It's yours for free in this week's exciting episode. Subscribe to any of the links below or stop by www.undertheskin.net to check it out.