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Léon Foucault’s 194th birthday google doodle

Post last modified:January 13, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebrating Léon Foucault’s 194th birthday with a new interactive digital version of the Foucault pendulum doodle on its homepage.

Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for his demonstration of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth’s rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light, discovered eddy currents, and although he did not invent it, is credited with naming the gyroscope.
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Mozilla firefox 24 released

Post last modified:October 30, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 24 stable is now available for download.

What’s new in this firefox 24?

Support for new scrollbar style in Mac OS X 10.7 and newer.
Implemented Close tabs to the right.
Social: Ability to tear-off chat windows to view separately by simply dragging them out.
Accessibility related improvements on using pinned tabs.
Removed support for Revocation Lists feature.
Performance improvements on New Tab Page loads.
Major SVG rendering improvements around Image tiling and scaling.
Improved and unified Browser console for enhanced debugging experience, replacing existing Error console.
Removed support for sherlock files that are loaded from application or profile directory.
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Thunderbird 24 released

Post last modified:September 18, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Thunderbird 24 is now available for download. Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation. What’s new in this version of thunderbird?

Message threads can now be ignored or watched.
Emails can now be sent to IDN based email addresses.
Zoom functionality is now available in the compose window.
In the Compose window, ctrl/cmd + and ctrl/cmd – now change the zoom setting rather than the font size.
In Twitter, replying to a tweet now replies to all users, just like on the Twitter website.
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0 A.D. Alpha 14 Naukratis released

Post last modified:September 5, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare.

Please Contribute to the 0 A.D. Fundraiser

What’s new in this release?

Blacksmiths
Infinite farms
Exponential armor and realistic health
Allies can now garrison in each other’s buildings
Shared trade gain with allies
Ranged units can hit farther from high places.
Hero button
Game speed controls

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Yahoo new logo

Post last modified:September 5, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Yahoo has officially launched its new logo.This new logo will begin appearing across Yahoo properties globally tonight.For this yahoo has partnered with artists including Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, John Legend, and Imagine Dragons.Yahoo said that the new logo will be a modern redesign that’s more reflective of their reimagined design and new experiences.

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John Wisden’s 187th birthday google doodle

Post last modified:September 5, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebrating John Wisden’s 187th birthday with a new a google doodle on its homepage.

John Wisden (5 September 1826 – 5 April 1884) was an English cricketer who played 187 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is now best known for launching the eponymous Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 1864, the year after he retired from first-class cricket.
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Hidden File Finder

Post last modified:August 30, 2013
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Hidden File Finder is the free windows software to scan and discover all the Hidden files on your computer.

Main features:

Multi threaded Hidden File finder.
Unhide all the Hidden files with one click.
Delete the selected file/folder completely.
Scan Online feature to online threat verification (mainly Executable files) using Google Search or VirusTotal.
Right Click Context Menu to perform quick tasks.
Settings dialog to fine tune the scanning operation.
Color based representation of Hidden Files/Folders/Executable Files and Unhide operations.
Sort feature to arrange the Hidden files based on name/size/type/date/path
Detailed hidden file scan report in HTML format
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Flickr 2.20 for iOS releasd [iOS]

Post last modified:August 30, 2013
Post category:Apps
Post author:Manikandan

Flickr 2.20 for iOS is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Brand new set of filters.
Live filters – Now scroll through and preview the effects of each filter before you snap your shot.
Customize your filters to get the exact effects you’re looking for.
New camera tools – grids, pinch to zoom, and the ability to lock your focus and exposure points.
New free editing tools – Enhance, crop, sharpen, adjust color, use levels, add vignettes and more.
camera and editing tools have animated transitions.
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Opera 16 released

Post last modified:August 28, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Opera 16 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Autofill- Commonly used forms can be filled out automatically.
Geolocation – choose to share your location information with websites that request it.
It includes updates to the latest Chromium release, version 29.
Stability enhancements
Expanded keyboard shortcuts
Presentation mode for Mac
Task bar and start menu integration for Windows 7 and 8
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Firebug 1.12 released

Post last modified:August 23, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

FireBug 1.12 is now available for download. what’s new in this release?

Copy CSS Properties
New Net Panel Filters
Filter for DOM Events Log
Autocompletion Popup Improved
Use in Command Line
Group Console Messages
Better Infotip for HTTP Request Timings
Multiple Filters for Console & Net Panel
Toggle Visibility of Side Panels
Store the result of the last command line evaluation in $_
New command: getEventListeners()
Copy as cURL
Precision for Console API %f log pattern
Show/hide stack arguments
CSS Panel Improvements
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