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Ubuntu 14.04 Wallpaper Contest

Post last modified:February 11, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Wallpaper Contest for Ubuntu 14.04 is open for submissions.

Rules:

Use PNG format for bitmap files and Use JPGs for photos.
Make the XCF source files available, if you happen to work with GIMP
Use SVG for vector art.
No version numbers.
Avoid text.
careful with small patterns.
Consider how the wallpaper will interact with the panels, icons and windows.
Show restraint in your use of color tone and contrast.
desired image format is 2560 x 1600 pixels.
Submissions must adhere to the Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 license.
Attribution must be declared if the submission is based on another design.
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FileZilla 3.7.4 released

Post last modified:February 11, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

FileZilla Client 3.7.4 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Added SOCKS4 support.
Added Corsican and Kabyle translations.
SFTP now supports the hmac-sha2-256 algorithm.
Additional bugfix for site-specific bookmarks.
Improve compatibility with servers sending directory listings in Polish language or in EBCDIC encoding.

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NextScripts – Social Networks Auto Poster

Post last modified:February 8, 2014
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster is a free wordpress plugin and it automatically re-publishes wordpress posts to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Blogger, Tumblr, Delicious, Plurk, Deviantart, Diigo, Flickr, FriendFeed, Instapaper, LiveJournal, Reddit, Stumbleupon, etc profiles and/or pages.
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How to setup Firefox Sync

Post last modified:February 6, 2014
Post category:Windows
Post author:Manikandan

Firefox Sync is a service that lets you synchronize your add-ons, bookmarks, history, passwords, preferences
and open tabs across multiple devices.

Main features:

Sync add-ons,bookmarks,passwords,preferences,history and tabs.
encrypts your data with a local key.

To setup Firefox Sync:

1.Open firefox browser.

2.Click the firefox menu and select Options menu item or select Set Up Sync..

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Mozilla firefox 27 released

Post last modified:February 5, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 27 stable is now available for download. What’s new in this firefox 27?

Now run more than one service at a time with Firefox SocialAPI, allowing you to receive
notifications, chat and more from multiple integrated services.
Enabled TLS 1.1 (RFC 4346) and TLS 1.2 (RFC 5246) by default.
Added support for SPDY 3.1 protocol.
Ability to reset style sheets using ‘all:unset’.
You can now choose to deobfuscate javascript in the debugger.
Added support for scrolled fieldsets.
Implemented allow-popups directive for iframe sandbox, enabling increased security.
CSS cursor keywords -moz-grab and -moz-grabbing have been unprefixed.
Added support for ES6 generators in SpiderMonkey.
Implemented support for mathematical function Math.hypot in ES6.
Dashed line support on Canvas.
Get Azure/Skia content rendering working on Linux.

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Layered Pop WordPress plugin

Post last modified:February 1, 2014
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

Layered Pop is a free WordPress plugin to add multi-layered popup window on wordpress site.

Main features:

Unique multi-layers popup window.
Add custom transitions/animations for each layer.
Show popup window on page load or on click event.

To install Layered Pop

Login to wordpress (wp-admin).
In your admin dashboard click plugins and select Add New.
Type Layered Pop in the search field and click Search Plugins button.
Install Layered Pop.
After the successfully Installation click the activate Plugin link to activate the plugin.
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Browser Market Share December 2013

Post last modified:January 2, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Desktop Browser Market Share:

According to Net Applications,in December Total market share of

microsoft internet explore is 57.91%,
firefox 18.35%,
chrome 16.22%
Safari 5.82% and
opera 1.33%.

Mobile/Tablet Browser Market Share:

According to Net Applications,in December Total market share of

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Operating System Market share December 2013

Post last modified:January 2, 2014
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Desktop Operating System Market Share:

According to Net Applications, in December the total market share of

microsoft windows is 90.73%,
mac 7.54%,
linux 1.73%.

Mobile/Tablet Operating System Market Share in December:

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Microsoft Project Siena released [windows 8.1]

Post last modified:December 20, 2013
Post category:Apps
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has released Project Siena app for windows .It allows you to create apps without any programming.

Main feature:

Conceptualize, validate and build your app ideas as easily as editing a document.
Connect to corporate and web data.
Compose rich interactive visuals to create custom, unique apps.
Add business logic and intelligence using the power of Excel-like expressions.
Use the app yourself, share with colleagues or with the world.
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Ubuntu 14.04 Alpha 1 Released

Post last modified:January 8, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu 14.04 Alpha 1 is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this release?

This alpha includes a number of software updates.

Ubuntu Release Schedule:

December 19, 2013 – Alpha 1
January 23, 2014 – Alpha 2
February 27, 2014 – Beta 1
March 27, 2014 – Final Beta
April 17, 2014 – Ubuntu 14.04 LTS final release.
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