<s>
Talisman	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
shell	I-Application
replacement	I-Application
introduced	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Lighttek	O
Software	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
configure	O
its	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talisman	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
is	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
download	O
that	O
expires	O
in	O
30	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Talisman	O
interface	O
is	O
freeform	B-Application
skinnable	I-Application
,	O
and	O
uses	O
downloadable	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talisman	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
launchers	O
because	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
configured	O
as	O
a	O
shell	O
extension	O
within	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
(	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
highly	O
configurable	O
launcher	O
)	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
replacement	O
within	O
Explorer	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tailsman	O
has	O
always	O
remained	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
limelight	O
occupied	O
by	O
better	O
known	O
rivals	O
like	O
the	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
shells	O
LiteStep	O
and	O
Blackbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
