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VirtualBox 4.1.20 released

Post last modified:August 22, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

VirtualBox 4.1.20 is now available for download.This is a maintenance release.What’s new in this release?

VMM: fixed a crash under rare circumstances for VMs running without hardware virtualization
VMM: fixed a code analysis bug for certain displacement instructions for VMs running without hardware virtualization
VMM: fixed an interpretion bug for TPR read instructions under rare conditions
Snapshots: fixed a crash when restoring an old snapshot when powering off a VM
VBoxSVC: be more tolerant against environment variables with strange encodings
VGA: fixed wrong access check which might cause a crash under certain conditions
NAT: final fix for crashes under rare conditions
Virtio-net: fixed the problem with receiving of GSO packets in Windows XP guests causing packet loss in host-to-VM transfers
HPET: several fixes
Clipboard: disable the clipboard by default for new VMs
BIOS: the PCI BIOS was not properly detected with the chipset type set to ICH9
Mac OS X hosts: adaptions to Mountain Lion
Linux Installer: fixes for Gentoo Linux
Linux guests: fixed mouse integration on Fedora 17 guests
Linux Additions: compile fixes for RHEL/CentOS 6.3
Linux Additions: compile fixes for Linux 3.5-rc1 and Linux 3.6-rc1
Solaris host: fixed a guru meditation while allocating large pages
Solaris host: fixed possible kernel panics while freeing memory
Solaris Installer: fixed missing icon for menu and desktop shortcuts
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Now Available Windows 8 Upgrade Offer Registration

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

Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 Upgrade Offer has now open.This offer is only available for people who have bought or will buy a new Windows 7 PC between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013.Eligible user will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for only $14.99.

Just go to Windows Upgrade Offer website and register.
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LazPaint Advanced Image editor – Install LazPaint on Ubuntu

Post last modified:October 14, 2020
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

LazPaint is a free and open source Image editor for windows, MacOS and Linux. It is based on BGRABitmap library and released under open source GNU General Public License v3.0. You can use this as a PaintBrush or Paint.Net replacement. It comes with some good image and color manipulation features. It also comes filter support like Radial blur, Motion blur, directional blur, Custom blur, Sharpen, Smooth, Median, Contour, Emboss, Sphere, Clouds and more. LazPaint is a powerful image editor.

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DeepSound – hides secret data into audio files

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

DeepSound is a free steganography software that hides secret data into audio files.

Main features:

Hide data in audio files.
Supports wave and flac.
extract secret files directly from audio CD tracks.
support encrypting secret files using AES-256(Advanced Encryption Standard)
It works on Windows XP/Vista/7

Requires:Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
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Miranda IM – Multi protocol instant messenger

Post last modified:September 9, 2019
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Miranda IM is a free open source multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows. It is portable and it supports plugins (currently 350+ plugins).It works on all versions of Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista / 7 and 10. It is released under GNU General Public License. Itt supports AIM, GG, ICQ, IRC, Jabber, MSN and Yahoo protocals. It is one of the most popular IM in the world. But the development is in slow pace. You can download and install it from the below link. If you want to more advanced feature then try the fork of Miranda IM Miranda NG.

Some of the main features are you can customized look and function, User management and organization, Contact renaming, Compact and portable and it saves history on hard disk.

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SideOffer – pop-out content slider for wordpress

Post last modified:August 19, 2012
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

SideOffer is a free pop-out content slider wordpress plugin for your wordpress site.

Main feature:

Easy and Interactive Setup with real-time visual feedback
Anchor link triggering via inclusion the “sideoffer” class
Custom Background Graphics (PSD Source Included)

To install SideOffer
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EasyBrake – free MP4 and MKV converter

Post last modified:August 19, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

EasyBrake is a free MP4 and MKV converter for windows.It uses HandBrake engine to convert.

Main features:

HandBrake engine
portable
Supported input formats:3gp, avi, flv, m2t, m2ts, mkv, mp4, qt, wtv
Output format: MP4 or MKV
Automatic video control
Automatic audio control
Automatic subtitle control
One click or automatic sample creation
Built-in profiles: Android, iPhone, iPad
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Insert Html Snippet

Post last modified:August 19, 2012
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

Insert Html Snippet is a free wordpress plugin to add HTML, CSS and javascript code to your pages and posts using shortcodes.

Main features:

Convert HTML snippets to shortcodes
Convert Javascript codes to shortcodes
Convert CSS codes to shortcodes
Support for snippet shortcodes in widgets
Dropdown menu in TinyMCE editor to pick snippet shortcodes easily
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QQ Player- free multimedia player and converter

Post last modified:August 17, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

QQPlayer is a free high quality multimedia player and video-audio converter that supports all video and audio file formats.

Main features:

Convert videos and audio, extract audio from video.
Capture a screenshot of video.
Split large video files into smaller video clips.
Merge several video files into a single file.
compress video files to smaller file size.
playback, direct view and play online videos.
Full format support.
take snapshots from a video and makes animated Gifs.
Automatic 2D to 3D realtime video conversion.
Watch standard definition 2D DVDs in amazing high impact 3D.
CPU acceleration on Intel Core processors.
Intuitive, simple, and highly responsive User Interface.
PC to iPad transfer, Wi-Fi support.
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Notepad++ 6.1.6 released

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

Notepad++ 6.1.6 is now available for download.What’s new in this version.

Fix:Notepad++ hanging on CJK input with ANSI document while enabling word completion.
Enhance folding performance on large documents.
Check update without elevating to Administrator right.
Add update auto-detection for the environment vista/windows 7/Windows 8.
Fix bug: Doc switcher icon state not refreshed after ‘”save all” action.
Make Document map togglable via menu.
Enhance Find/Replace dialog result messages.
Fix a issue that “max number of recent files” cannot be set to 0.
Add font size 5, 6 and 7 in Style Configurator
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