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Firebug 1.9.2 released

Post last modified:May 11, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Firebug 1.9.2 is now available for download. This is a maintenance release. what’s new in this release?

Now firebug 1.9.2 is compatible with Firefox 6 to 13.
Fixed Edit element style from computed style does nothing
Fixed ‘Enable JavaScript and Refresh’ doesn’t work
Fixed ‘Break On This Error’ missing from the context menu
Fixed Half-rendered panel shown off-place when clicking magnifier in search field
Fixed Ctrl-0 zoom requests are intercepted by Firebug
Fixed HTML panel doesn’t get updated, if nodes are changed at another panel
Fixed Display of Style side panel fails for invalid character in string
Fixed domplate issue with BR() in it
Fixed FF nightly (Apr-05) broke DOM inspector
Fixed Further avoidance of Ci.nsIScriptError2
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Base64Encoder

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

Base64Encoder is a free windows tool to encode any file types in base64.

Main features:

Encodes ANY TYPE of files (txt, exe)
Drag and Drop compatibility
Base64 Image Decoder
Lowered .NET dependency to 2.0
Includes 32bit & 64bit Versions
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Best time to share on Facebook and Twitter

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

According to bitly,

Posting links to Twitter between the hours of 1 pm and 3pm EST will give you the highest click count.Posting after 8 pm should be avoided.The peak traffic times for Twitter are 9am through 3pm, Monday through Thursday.Avoid posting on the weekends.

Posting links to facebook between the hours of 1 pm and 4pm EST give you the highest click count.The peak time of the week was on Wednesday at 3pm.Avoid posting on the weekends.
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Safari 5.1.7 released

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

Safari 5.1.7 is now available for download.what’s new in this release?

OS X Lion:
Improve the browser’s responsiveness when the system is low on memory
Fix an issue that could prevent webpages from responding after using a pinch to zoom gesture
Fix an issue that could affect websites using forms to authenticate users
Disable versions of Adobe Flash Player that do not include the latest security updates and provide the option to get the current version from Adobe’s website.

Windows:
Improve the browser’s responsiveness when the system is low on memory
Fix an issue that could affect websites using forms to authenticate users
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PHP 5.4.3 released

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

PHP 5.4.3 is now available for download.

Fixed Buffer Overflow in apache_request_headers (mod_php and php-fpm are not vulnerable to this attack)
Fixed Improve fix for PHP-CGI query string parameter vulnerability (PHP 5.3 series is not vulnerable to this issue)
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Facebook App Center

Post last modified:January 13, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Facebook has announced the App Center, a new place for find high quality apps.People will able to access the App Center on the web and in the iOS and Android Facebook apps.This gives developers an additional way to grow their apps.

Eligibility for apps:

An app on Facebook.com in a canvas page
A mobile app built for the web, iOS or Android that uses Facebook Login
A website that uses Facebook Login and has an immediately logged-in, personalized experience
An App for Pages built to manage or enhance other companies’ Facebook Pages
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Wolfenstein 3D – free browser game

Post last modified:May 10, 2012
Post category:Websites
Post author:Manikandan

Wolfenstein 3D is now available as a free browser game.Bethesda Software is celebrating 20 years of Wolfenstein 3D with this free broswer game version.Bethesda Software also announced they would be dropping the price of the iOS version of Wolfenstein 3D.
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Howard Carter’s 138 birthday google doodle

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

Google is celebrating Howard Carter’s 138 birthday with a collection of archaeological structures on its homepage.
Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Howard Carter was born in London, England, the son of Samuel Carter.
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Apache OpenOffice 3.4 released

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

Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is now available for download.As of December 2011,OpenOffice is officially known as Apache OpenOffice.

What’s new in this version?

Faster Startup.
Improved ODF 1.2 encryption support.
Spreadsheet: Renamed “DataPilot” to “Pivot Table”.
Spreadsheet: New CSV export option, “Quote all text cells”
Improved CSV export
Unlimited number of fields in Pivot Table layout dialog.
MailMerge: Scan rows for correct type information for Text databases.
new option to save only used symbols for each formula.
Formula: Automatic baseline for Math objects
and more
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Great Pyramids of Giza in 3D

Post last modified:May 9, 2012
Post category:Websites
Post author:Manikandan

Giza 3D is a free wep application to view Giza in 3D, created by Dassault Systemes. You can take guided tours of certain monuments or you can wander through the ancient temples, restored tombs, burial chambers and pyramids.

Requirements:

Microsoft Windows 32 or 64 bits (XP, Vista or Seven)
Pentium IV 2.5 Ghz or AMD equivalent
2 Go RAM
Graphic card compatible with Pixel Shaders 3.0 (512 Mo VRAM)
Sound : Compatible with DirectX 9.0c
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