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SpeakIt converts website text into speech

Post last modified:December 22, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Speakit is a google chrome extension to converts text into speech so you no longer need to read.SpeakIt reads selected text using Google Network TTS (Text-to-Speech) with language auto-detection. It supports all languages supported by Google and have ability to add new TTS engines.

How to use speakit
1.Select the text you want it to read.
2.Then click the icon to start listening.
3.When it is ready to read, the number of sentences is shown on the icon.
4.To stop listening at any time click pause
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MegaGlest – open source 3D real-time strategy

Post last modified:December 22, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

MegaGlest is a free and open source 3D real-time strategy (RTS) game, where you control the armies of one of seven different factions: Tech, Magic, Egyptians, Indians, Norsemen, Persian or Romans. The game is setup in one of 16 naturally looking settings, which -like the unit models- are crafted with great appreciation for detail.

It is available for Linux,Windows,Mac OS X and FreeBSD. Up to eight players fight in multi-player (over Internet or LAN)
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DVDStyler Free DVD Authoring Software

Post last modified:November 4, 2023
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

DVDStyler is a powerful, free DVD authoring tool that empowers you to create professional-looking DVDs effortlessly. With DVDStyler, you can burn video files onto DVDs while adding custom-designed menus for a truly unique DVD experience. It comes with photo slideshows,…

Youtube – Most viewed YouTube videos 2011

Post last modified:December 21, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

1.Rebecca Black – Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
2.Ultimate Dog Tease
3.Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)
4.Talking Twin Babies – PART 2 – OFFICIAL VIDEO
5.Nyan Cat [original]
6.Look At Me Now – Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (Cover by @KarminMusic)
7.The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj & John Waters)
8.Maria Aragon – Born This Way (Cover) by Lady Gaga
9.The Force: Volkswagen Commercial
10.Cat mom hugs baby kitten
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WordPress android app 2.0 relesed

Post last modified:December 21, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

WordPress for Android 2.0 is now available in the Android Market.what’s new in this version?

New UI: Action Bar and Dashboard.
New Post Editor.
Tablet Support.
Stats chart improvements.
Background post uploading.
WordPress.com Read feature improvements.
Post Status is now displayed in post list.
Reliability improvements.
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Google the default Search in Firefox for 3 years

Post last modified:December 21, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google and Mozilla have signed a new agreement that google will remain the default Search in Firefox for at least three more years.

“Under this multi-year agreement, Google Search will continue to be the default search provider for hundreds of millions of Firefox users around the world,” said Gary Kovacs, CEO, Mozilla.

“Mozilla has been a valuable partner to Google over the years and we look forward to continuing this great partnership in the years to come,” said Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President of Search, Google.

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Mozilla Firefox 9 released

Post last modified:December 20, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 9 final is now available for download from Mozilla’s FTP site. It is currently not available on the firefox official homepage but expected to be available in december 20th . what’s new in this firefox 9?

Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
Improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion
Added two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X Lion
Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
Added support for font-stretch
Improved support for text-overflow
Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
Fixed several stability issues
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IrfanView 4.32 released

Post last modified:December 20, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

IrfanView is a free image viewer and image converter for Windows.

Main Features:

Preview option
Drag&Drop support
Fast directory view (fast moving through directory)
Play Movies and Sounds
Slideshow
Batch conversion
Print option
Change the color depth
Scan support
Cut/crop and more
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VirtualBox 4.1.8 released

Post last modified:December 20, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Oracle’s VirtualBox 4.1.8 is now available for download. This is just a maintenance release. VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.

fixed VERR_MAP_FAILED during savestate under certain circumstances
stop updating the VM status icons when the VM is paused
NAT: increase maximum number of parallel connections making connections with port forwarding more robus
USB: fixed OS/2 boot hang when using recent USB drivers
BIOS: fixed hang at launch of DOS applications generated by Clipper 5.3 (note that hardware virtualization may be required)
Main: don’t crash if a medium is ejected twice
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Autodesk 123D – free 3D CAD software

Post last modified:January 12, 2016
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

123D is free 3D CAD software to help you quickly give shape to your idea, explore it, and most importantly, make it. Design precise and makeable objects using smart tools that let you start with simple shapes and then edit and then tweak them into more complex designs.

System requirements:

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Vista® (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition (SP3), or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2), Windows Server 2008.
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 or later with 2 GHz or faster processor; or compatible
1+ GB RAM (512 MB minimum)
1.5+ GB free disk space (for installation)
Direct3D® 9 or 10 graphics support with 64+ MB
Internet connection
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