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Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04

Post last modified:July 2, 2012
Post category:Useful Tips
Post author:Manikandan

Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 is a beginners guide for the Ubuntu operating system the Ubuntu Manual project.

Main features:

step by step instructions
lots of screenshots to show you how to do tasks
onveniently located in one file
start with the basics, and learn as you work through each chapter
translated into more than 52 languages, including localized screenshots
download, modify, reproduce and share as much as you like
100% free
Printer friendly
Troubleshooting section
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VLC Media Player 2.0.2 released

Post last modified:July 2, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

VLC Media Player 2.0.2 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?

Rework of the Mac OS X interface
Fix video output for old graphic cards on Windows XP, which are using DirectX
Fix video output on old Macs, notably PowerPC and GMA950 intel Macs.
Support for HiDPI, aka Retina Display
Support for H264 v4l2 devices on Linux
Translations updates and new Scottish Gaelic translation
Fixes for splitted RAR, MKV segmented, mp4 and Real media files playback.
Rewrite of the Digital TV module on Windows
Enhancements in HLS, Blu-Ray and various codecs support
Fixes for subtitles auto-detection
Fixes on Qt, skins2 and web interfaces
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How to Update AVG Offline

Post last modified:July 2, 2012
Post category:Useful Tips
Post author:Manikandan

This method is useful if your computer doesn’t have an internet connection or slow connection.

Only for AVG Antivirus, Internet Security or another AVG product and not for AVG FREE Antivirus.

Note from AVG:It is strongly recommended that you perform all updates from the AVG interface.The program can distinguish between full and differential updates; while this page offers only full update files for download.

1.Go to AVG Update download Page.And download the update files.

2.Open the AVG User Interface.

3.Click the Tools menu and select Update from directory.
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No Adobe Flash support for Android 4.1 and no new flash installs from August 15

Post last modified:October 2, 2019
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Adobe has revealed that Android 4.1 will not support Flash Player and it has no plans to bring a compatible version for this operating system.Adobe will stop the fresh installs of Flash Player from Google Play Store for uncertified devices starting August 15 and it will provide Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed.
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Google Chrome for iOS released

Post last modified:June 29, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google Chrome for iOS is now available for download from apple app store.

Main features:

Incognito
Search and navigate directly from the same box
Choose from results that appear as you type
Open and quickly switch between an unlimited number of tabs
flip through tabs
swipe from edge to edge to switch tabs
Sign in to Chrome to sync your open tabs,bookmarks,passwords,omnibox data from your computer to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
Send pages from Chrome on your computer to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
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Google Drive iOS app released

Post last modified:June 29, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google Drive iOS app is now available for download from apple app store.

Main features:

Quickly and easily access and view your documents, photos and videos anywhere
Make files available offline so you can view them even when you don’t have Internet connection
Easily share files with collaborators on the go
Sync files across your desktop and all your devices
Open files from Drive with other apps installed on your device
Star your most important files to easily find them later
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Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 2 Released

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

Ubuntu 12.10 Alpha 2 is now available for download and testing.What’s new in this alpha version?

3.5.0-2.2 Ubuntu kernel which was based on the v3.5-rc4 upstream Linux kernel
Python 3.0
e2fsprogs updated to 1.42.4
mdadm updated to 3.2.5
autofs updated to 2012-06-01 from 5.0.6 release tag
btrfs-tools update to 2012-03-28
current Firefox beta version
Thunderbird upated to the the current beta channel version
GTK updated to 3.5 series
Xorg stack updated
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310 million active Google Chrome users

Post last modified:October 2, 2019
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google announced in San Francisco today, at his annual Google I/O developer conference that the four year old browser google chrome now has 310 million active users worldwide. Google’s Sundar Pichai said that Chrome is now the most popular browser…

Sentry Vision Security

Post last modified:June 29, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Sentry Vision Security is a free webcam security and surveillance software for windows.It turns a webcam into a complete home security system.

Main features:

Motion detection
Motion alerts (text msg, and E-mail)
Motion alarm
Hidden mode
Auto startup on Windows login
Time stamp
Multiple Camera support
Saves recordings as WMV video files
Records audio from microphone
Webcam broadcast (View/Control your webcam online. Smart phone compatible)
Remote control with simple text msg or E-mail commands
Scheduler to turn on/off Sentry Vision features at specified times
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WordPress 3.4.1 released

Post last modified:June 28, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

WordPress 3.4.1 is now available for download.This is a maintenance release and addresses 18 bugs.

Fixes an issue where a theme’s page templates were sometimes not detected.
Addresses problems with some category permalink structures.
Better handling for plugins or themes loading JavaScript incorrectly.
Adds early support for uploading images on iOS 6 devices.
Allows for a technique commonly used by plugins to detect a network-wide activation.
Better compatibility with servers running certain versions of PHP (5.2.4, 5.4) or with uncommon setups (safe mode, open_basedir), which had caused warnings or in some cases prevented emails from being sent.

And security fixes.
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