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Windows Server 2012 Editions

Post last modified:July 6, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has finally revealed Windows Server 2012 Editions.There will be total four editions.

Datacenter edition for Highly virtualized, private & hybrid,loud environments.
Standard edition for Low density or non-virtualized environments.
Essentials edition for Small business environments.
Foundation edition for Economical general purpose.

The pricing ranges starts from $425 for essentials to $4.809 for the Datacenter edition. The Foundation, has no price and it is just for OEM only.
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Nimbuzz Messenger

Post last modified:July 6, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Nimbuzz Messenger is a free instant messenger (IM) and it is available on Windows, MAC, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Java.

Main features:

Free video PC to PC call and PC to iPhone call (over 3G, 4G and WiFi)
Free HD voice calls for free with all your Nimbuzz Messenger contacts
Replace SMS with unlimited free messages
Connect with multiple IM accounts and have them in one list (Facebook, Yahoo Messenger, MSN/Live Messenger, Gtalk)
chat rooms and share your location for easy face-to-face meetups
group conversations with your buddies
cheap international calls to mobile/landline
SIP VOIP accounts.
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x3D-Player – watch video in 3D

Post last modified:February 18, 2013
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

x3D-Player is a free windows software to watch video files in 3D.

Main features:

Side by Side Display: Parallel, Crossed-Eyed, Mirror Split.
Glasses: Blue/Yellow, Red/Cyan, Green/Magenta, No Glasses Left Part, No Glasses Right Part, Interleaved.
Color Mode: Normal, GrayScale.
You can also tweak the Volume, Pan and Rate.
Play/Pause/Stop.
support for video devices 3D display
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Casper ISO Creator

Post last modified:July 6, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Casper ISO Creator is a free ISO creator for windows.It creates ISO images from CD and DVD.

Main feature:

100% free
Portable application
Create ISO image file from CD and DVD
Support several disc type
simple to use,just select your CD/DVD and click save ISO.
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Google Drive for WordPress

Post last modified:July 5, 2012
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

Google Drive for WordPress is a free wordpress plugin to make backups of your WordPress files and Mysql DB in zip format with Google Drive.

To install Google Drive for WordPress

Login to wordpress (wp-admin).
In your admin dashboard click plugins and select Add New.
Type Google Drive for WordPress in the search field and click Search Plugins button.
Install Google Drive for WordPress.
After the successfully Installation click the activate Plugin link to activate the plugin.
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Google is shutting down iGoogle, Google Mini, Google Talk Chatback & Google Video

Post last modified:July 4, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is shutting down some of its services. Shut down product list:

iGoogle will be retire On November 1, 2013

Google Video stopped taking uploads in May 2009 and now google moving the remaining hosted content to YouTube as private videos.Migrate, delete or download your content from google video before August 20, 2012.

Symbian Search App – soon

Google Talk Chatback – This service allowed websites to embed a Google Talk widget.

Google Mini from beginning July 31

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XAMPP 1.8.0 Beta 10 released

Post last modified:July 4, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

XAMPP 1.8.0 Beta 10 is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this beta?

Windows:
Apache (2.4.2)
MySQL (5.5.25)
PHP (5.4.4)
phpMyAdmin (3.5.1)
OpenSSL (1.0.1c)
XAMPP Control Panel (3.0.12)
Strawberry Perl (5.16.0.1 portable)
Added msvcr100.dll
Linux:
Apache (2.4.2)
MySQL (5.5.25)
PHP (5.4.4)
phpMyAdmin (3.5.1)
OpenSSL (1.0.1c)
Perl (5.14.2)
ProFTPD (1.3.4a)
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Multi Commander – multi-tabbed file manager

Post last modified:July 4, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager for windows.

Main features:

Dual Panel
Tabs
Commander styled keyboard/mouse setup
Windows Explorer styled keyboard/mouse setup
Browse local harddrives
Browse network servers/shares
Plug-ins expands the filesystem.
FTP (with SSL/TLS Support)
Browse the Registry as a filesystem
Browse archives (Zip, 7-Zip, Rar, Tar, gz, bz2 )
Show file properties as columns
Unpack (Zip, 7Zip, Rar, tar,gz,bz2, tar.gz, tar.bz2 )
Unpack filter
Unpack archives into individual folders
Find opened/lock files. Find what process has a specific files open
Change the date and time of a folder so it get the time of the latest file in that folder.
Change File attribute and date and time
Show Folder size in file system browser
and more
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Outlook Hotmail Connector

Post last modified:July 4, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Outlook Hotmail Connector allows you to access and manage your Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail or Microsoft Office Live Mail accounts from Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or Microsoft Office Outlook 2010.

Main features:

Read and send your Hotmail e-mail
Manage your contacts
Use advanced options for blocking junk e-mail messages.
Manage multiple e-mail accounts in one place.
Manage, and synchronize multiple calendars, including shared calendars to Windows Live Calendar from Outlook.
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Funny Photo Maker

Post last modified:July 4, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Funny Photo Maker is a 3-in-one photo editor that includes three kinds of photo editing functions: Artistic, Frame and Face fun.

Main features:

Edit image with artistic effects
Decorate picture with nice frames
Recreate photo with face fun
Customize photo with plenty of custom settings
Zoom in & zoom out for preview
Output in gorgeous BMP, JPG, PNG image file
Export photos in GIF animation
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