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Speedy Painter – painting software

Post last modified:August 11, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Speedy painter is a free lightweight painting software for windows and it uses the OpenGL graphics library.

Main features:

Reference view that follows zoom (F3 key)
Export drawing process into a video
ready to upload it on YouTube
Ability to vary stroke size and/or opacity according to pen pressure
supports Wacom digitizers
Replay of drawing process
Import/export drawing process
Loading of most common image formats
Canvas rotation
Canvas flip
Selection mask
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Droid Explorer – manage rooted android device

Post last modified:August 11, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Droid Explorer is a free windows software to manage your rooted android device with the simplicity of Windows Explorer.

Main features:

Multiple Device Support
Copy local files to device
Auto detection of connected/disconnected device
APK file icon and extended information
Device command shell window
Reboot device
Reboot device in to recovery mode
Open files for viewing / execution locally with the default file type executable
Drag & Drop file copy from Explorer
Flash Recovery Image

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London 2012 Football google doodle

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

Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new interactive London 2012 Football doodle on its homepage. Just click the blue play button and Use the left-right arrow keys to move left and right and use spacebar to jump.

Association football has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men’s competition sport. Women’s football was added to the official programme in 1996.
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Global Average Internet Connection Speed is 2.6 Mbps

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

According to the new State of the Internet report from Akamai,The Global Average Internet Connection Speeds is 2.6 Mbps

1.South Korea (15.7 Mbps)
2.Japan (10.9 Mbps)
3.Hong Kong (9.3 Mbps)
4.Netherlands (8.8 Mbps)
5.Latvia (8.8 Mbps)
6.Switzerland (8.1 Mbps)
7.Irelan (7.3 Mbps)
8.Czech Republic (7.1 Mbps)
9.Belgium (7.1 Mbps)
10.Finland (6.9 Mbps)
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Debian chooses Xfce as default desktop and drops GNOME

Post last modified:October 3, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

According to Joey Hess, a developer of the Debian Installer Team, Xfce is now the default desktop choice for Debian Wheezy.And the main reason for this move is the size of GNOME.
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TextMate 2.0 goes open source

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

The popular Mac text editor TextMate developer Allan Odgaard announced that the code for TextMate 2.0 is being open sourced with version 3 of the GNU General Public License.The code is now available via the online GitHub repository.
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London 2012 Slalom Canoe google doodle

Post last modified:August 9, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new interactive London 2012 Slalom Canoe doodle on its homepage. Just click the blue play button and Use the left-right arrow keys to power up and navigate your canoe.

Whitewater slalom (canoe slalom since November 2008) is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics.
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LibreOffice 3.6 Released

Post last modified:August 9, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

LibreOffice 3.6 is now available download.What’s new in this release?

New CorelDRAW importer
integration with Alfresco via the CMIS protocol and limited SharePoint integration
color-scales and data-bars in spreadsheet cells
PDF export watermarking
improved auto-format function for tables in text documents
high quality image scaling
Microsoft SmartArt import for text documents
improved CSV handling
a cleaner look
new presentation master pages
new splash screen.
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Pinterest now open to everyone

Post last modified:February 16, 2013
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

According to Pinterest’s official blog,Users can now sign up for pinterest without waiting for an invitation.It drops invite only approach.
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London 2012 Basketball google doodle

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

Google is celebrating 2012 london olympic with a new interactive London 2012 Basketball doodle on its homepage. Just click the blue play button and shoot baskets using the space bar or by holding and releasing the left mouse key.

Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904. Women’s basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976.
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