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Ubuntu 12.04 Countdown Banner Contest

Post last modified:February 23, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu 12.04 Countdown Banner Contest is now open for submissions.

Contest Guidelines:

1.width: 180px
2.height: 150px
3.optimized png, gif or jpg, or
4.iframe containing interactive content (using static html, css, js and images – no PHP)
5.no flash – must work perfectly with only free software
6.A successful implementation will countdown the days from Beta (aprox 30 days out) to final release. This means 30 images numbered 30 to 1 plus one for day 0 that says “coming soon” and one more that says “it’s here” (32 images total).
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Heinrich Hertz’s 155th birthday google doodle

Post last modified:January 12, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google is celebrating Heinrich Hertz's 155th birthday with a new animated electromagnetic waves google doodle in Google colours - blue, red, yellow and green in its homepage. Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894) was a German…

Name.com Promo codes February 2012

Post last modified:February 22, 2012
Post category:Promo Codes
Post author:Manikandan

Name.com February Promotions

Use the promotional code,

FEELTHELOVE

and get

$9.99 COM/NET first year registrations and renewals

$29.99 .TV renewals and

50% off any of our hosting plans (monthly OR YEARLY)

*offer valid through end of February

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CodeDesigner – RAD tool

Post last modified:January 12, 2016
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

CodeDesigner is free and open-source RAD software to create various diagrams describing application’s structure and logic.

Main features:

Supported diagrams:UML class diagrams,Simple state chart,Hierarchical (UML, Harel) state charts
Supported programming languages:ANSI C,C++,Python
Supported code generators:
Class code generator (C++, Python)
Simple state chart generator
GOTO algorithm (C, C++)
Loop Case algorithm (C, C++)
Else-If algorithm (C, C++, Python)
Hierarchical state chart generator
GOTO algorithm (C, C++)
Loop Case algorithm (C, C++)
Else-If algorithm (C, C++, Python)
Reverse source code engineering
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How to Install VLC 2.0.0 on Ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:March 5, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

To install vlc media player 2.0.0 on ubuntu 11.10

1.Open Terminal.To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

4.Then press enter to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding the ppa.

5.Type below command and hit enter
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phpMyAdmin 3.5.0 RC1 released

Post last modified:February 21, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

phpMyAdmin 3.5.0 RC1 is now available for testing.what’s new in this release?

browse-mode improvements
grid editing
remember recent tables,last sort order by table
flexible column width
reorder columns
more compact navigation bar
AJAXification of many operations
reorganised server status page, with server monitoring
improved support for stored routines, events and triggers
openGIS support
zoom-search in table search
Drizzle support
improved ENUM/SET editor
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ImBatch – image batch processor

Post last modified:February 21, 2012
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

ImBatch is a free image batch processor for Windows.

Main features:

Task Structure.
converting and resizing.
supports Unicode symbols

Supported image formats:

BMP, DIB, RLE, TIF, TIFF, FAX, G3N, G3F, XIF, GIF, JPG, JPEG, JPE, JIF, PCX, PNG, TGA, TARGA, VDA, ICB, VST, PIX, PXM, PPM, PGM, PBM, WBMP, JP2, J2K, JPC, J2C, DCX, DAT, PSD, WDP, HDP.

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VLC Media Player 2.0.0 released

Post last modified:February 20, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

VLC Media Player 2.0.0 is now available for download.what’s new in this version?

Rewritten video output core and modules, allowing subpicture blending in GPU.
Shader support in the OpenGL output, for colorspace conversion, including 10bits.
New video outputs for Windows 7, Android, iOS and OS/2.
New debanding, grain, denoising and anti-flickering filters.
New deinterlacing filter, including an Inverse Telecine algorithm.
New resamplers for higher quality audio.
New dynamic range compressor and karaoke filters.
New audio outputs for iOS, Android and OS/2.
Multi-threaded decoding for H.264, MPEG-4/Xvid and WebM.
Support for 10bits codecs, WMV image and some other codecs.
Important changes in RealVideo and Real Format support.
CrystalHD cards and Android OpenMAX support for hardware decoding
Experimental support for BluRay discs:
AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys are not shipped, for legal reasons.
Support for SDI capture cards and QTKit devices.
Support for new adaptive streaming protocols, like HLS and DASH
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How to install Ubuntu Tweak on ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:February 20, 2012
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier.

To install Ubuntu Tweak on ubuntu 11.10

1.Go to ubuntu tweak download page and download the latest version deb package file.

2.Double click the .deb package file or open with ubuntu software center and click the install button.

3.Type your ubuntu password if needed and wait until the installation is complete.

4.To open Ubuntu Tweak, click dash button from unity launcher. And type ubuntu tweak in the search applications field and click Ubuntu Tweak.
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.6.1 released

Post last modified:February 20, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Ubuntu Tweak 0.6.1 is now available for download.Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier. what’s new in this version?

Add support for Ubuntu 12.04
Remove the background change in Login Settings, because the LightDM for 12.04 already support read user background setting.
Add “Dash color” setting to Unity Settings
Add “Desktop Font” setting to Fonts Settings
Hide the Session Control for Lubuntu
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