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phpMyAdmin 3.5.4 released

Post last modified:November 18, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

phpMyAdmin 3.5.4 is now available for download.

What’s new in this release?This a bugfix release.

uuid_short() is a no-arguments function
Add routine parameter headers not valid for “function”
-Various search operators not working as expected
Invalid select query generated for tables with ENUM fields
Incorrect imagejpeg Syntax Breaks Image Transformation
Editing SQL not possible when no records found
Display chart and number of rows to plot
Wrong redirect url caused cookies error with ForceSSL
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Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 evaluation released

Post last modified:November 17, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 60 day evaluation version is now available in 32-bit and 64-bit editions from Microsoft’s TechNet Evaluation Center for download.It includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, and Lync.

Microsoft ID and registration to download is required.
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Now buy WordPress.com upgrades with bitcoins

Post last modified:November 17, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

WordPress.com has announced that it will now accept payment for its digital goods in Bitcoin in addition to credit cards and PayPal. Bitcoin is a digital currency that enables instant payments over the internet. Unlike credit cards and PayPal, Bitcoin has no central authority and no way to lock entire countries out of the network.
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WordPress 3.5 beta 3 released

Post last modified:November 15, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

WordPress 3.5 beta 3 is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this release?

Add Media dialog
updated jQuery UI 1.9.1,
updated SimplePie 1.3.1,
updated TinyMCE 3.5.7.

Other new features in WordPress 3.5
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Auguste Rodin’s 172nd birthday google doodle

Post last modified:November 12, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebratingAuguste Rodin’s 172nd birthday with one of his most famous works The Thinker doodle on its homepage.
François-Auguste-René Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917), known as Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris’s foremost school of art.
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FileZilla Client 3.6.0 released

Post last modified:November 12, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

FileZilla Client 3.6.0 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?

Auto-scroll file lists if dragging an item near the top or bottom
Add option to create empty files to the remote file list context menu
Support legacy servers sending directory listings in EBCDIC
Added Tango icon set
First-time users now get prompted whether they want to save passwords when first using the quickconnect bar
Greatly improve TLS performance by updating to GnuTLS 3.1.x with Nettle backend
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IrfanView 4.35 released

Post last modified:November 9, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

IrfanView 4.35 is now available for download.IrfanView is a free image viewer and image converter forWindows. What’s new in this version?

New Add Text dialog features: No selection needed, Preview, Effects etc.
Option to save profiles (Add-Text, JPG-Save and Color Correction dialog)
New capture dialog option: Capture fixed screen rectangle; Stop timer
New transparency save option: Use main window color (GIF, PNG, ICO)
New file handling option: Remove sidecar files (Properties->File Handling)
New options in Watermark dialog: Preview, Click to preview
New folder browsing options in: Properties->Browsing (stop on folder end)

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Bram Stoker’s 165th birthday google doodle

Post last modified:November 8, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebrating Bram Stoker’s 165th birthday with a Dracula doodle on its homepage.
Abraham Bram Chootiya (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned.
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Google Chrome 23 stable released

Post last modified:November 7, 2012
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Post author:Manikandan

Google just released chrome 23 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame, a new stable version of its popular browser. What’s new in this chrome 23 stable ?

GPU-accelerated video decoding enabled for Chrome on Windows.
battery lasted 25% longer when GPU-accelerated video decoding was enabled.
Now easier to view and control any website’s permissions for capabilities such as geolocation, pop-ups, and camera/microphone access.
Includes an option to send a “do not track” request to websites and web services.
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Skype will replace Windows Live Messenger

Post last modified:October 3, 2016
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Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft announced that the Windows Live Messenger will be retired in the first quarter of 2013 and it wll be replaced by the Skype everywhere, except for China, which will retain the Messenger naming.
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