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VirtualBox 4.2.0 released

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

VirtualBox 4.2.0 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Improved Windows 8 support, in particular many 3D-related fixes
GUI: VM groups
GUI: expert mode for wizards
GUI: allow to alter some settings during runtime
Support for up to 36 network cards, in combination with an ICH9 chipset configuration
Resource control: added support for limiting network IO bandwidth; see the manual for more information
Added possibility to start VMs during system boot on Linux, OS X and Solaris; see the manual for more information
Added experimental support for Drag’n’drop from the host to Linux guests. Support for more guests and for guest-to-host is planned.
Added support for parallel port passthrough on Windows hosts
Enhanced API for controlling the guest
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PHP 5.4.7 released

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

PHP 5.4.7 is now available for download.This release fixes over 20 bugs. What’s new in this release?

Fixes:

segfault while build with zts and GOTO vm-kind
Only one directive is loaded from “Per Directory Values” Windows registry
parse_url() does not recognize //
stdint.h included on platform where HAVE_STDINT_H is not set
register_shutdown_function and extending class
Calling exit() in a shutdown function does not return the exit value
dangling pointers made by zend_disable_class
munmap() is called with the incorrect length
Segfault when using traits a lot
implementing __toString and a cast to string fails
Fatal error raised by var_export() not caught by error handler
Stat and Dir stream wrapper methods do not call constructor
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Thunderbird 15.0.1 released

Post last modified:September 10, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Thunderbird 15.0.1 released

Thunderbird 15.0.1 is now available for download.Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and developed by the Mozilla Foundation. This is a bug fix release.What’s new in this release?

Fixed:Stability issues causing crashes when searching emails and forwarding emails.
Fixed:Find and replace and some other actions in the compose window were not working correctly.
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How to enable built-in PDF Reader in Firefox 15

Post last modified:February 7, 2014
Post category:Useful Tips
Post author:Manikandan

To enable built-in PDF Reader in Firefox 15 or above

1.Open firefox web browser.
2.Type about:config and hit Enter in the address bar.
3.And click I’ll be careful, I promise! button.
4.In the search bar type pdfjs.disabled and then right click this option.
5.In the context menu choose Toggle to change the setting from True to False or double-click the entry.

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VirtualBox 4.1.22 released

Post last modified:September 10, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

VirtualBox 4.1.22 is now available for download.This is a maintenance release.What’s new in this release?

VMM: fixed a potential host crash triggered by shutting down a VM when another VM was running
VMM: fixed a potential host crash under a high guest memory pressure
VMM: respect RAM preallocation while restoring saved state.
VMM: fixed handling of task gates if VT-x/AMD-V is disabled
Storage: fixed audio CD passthrough for certain media players
USB: don’t crash if a USB device is plugged or unplugged when saving or loading the VM state
RTC: fixed a potential corruption of CMOS bank 1
Mac OS X hosts: installer fixes for Leopard
Windows Additions: fixed memory leak in VBoxTray
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46th Anniversary of Star Trek google doodle

Post last modified:October 1, 2019
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebrating the 46th Anniversary of Star Trek with a interactive google doodle on its home page. Each letter of the Google logo is featured as a character from Star Trek.Just click and play.Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk, first officer Spock, and chief medical officer Dr. Leonard McCoy, in the 23rd century. This a cool doodle from google. Thanks google.
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WordPress 3.4.2 released

Post last modified:September 8, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

WordPress 3.4.2 is now available for download.This is a maintenance release.

Fix some issues with older browsers in the administration area.
Fix an issue where a theme may not preview correctly, or its screenshot may not be displayed.
Improve plugin compatibility with the visual editor.
Address pagination problems with some category permalink structures.
Avoid errors with both oEmbed providers and trackbacks.
Prevent improperly sized header images from being uploaded.
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Mozilla firefox 15.0.1 released

Post last modified:September 8, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Mozilla firefox 15.0.1 is now available for download. This is a bug fixed release.what’s new in this firefox 15.0.1?

Fixed:
Sites visited while in Private Browsing mode could be found through manual browser cache inspection.

The private browsing mode bug affected all versions of the browser from Firefox 15 to the latest Nightly builds.

please check this Bug 787743
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AVG AntiVirus Free 2013 released

Post last modified:September 8, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

AVG has released the AVG 2013 suite of products for Windows. AVG AntiVirus Free 2013 is now available for download. What’s new in this version?

Main features:

AVG Antivirus
AVG Email Scanner
AVG LinkScanner Surf Shield
AVG Social Networking Protection
AVG Do Not Track
AVG Identity Protection
AVG WiFi Guard
AVG Turbo Scan
Game Mode
AVG Smart Scanner
AVG Free Support
Easy Interface

It is available as a web installer and offline installer.
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Google acquires Virustotal

Post last modified:September 8, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google has acquired Virustotal and VirusTotal will continue to operate independently. VirusTotal is a free online service that analyzes files and URLs enabling the identification of viruses, worms, trojans and other kinds of malicious content detected by 42 different antivirus engines and website scanners.
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