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Automatic Internet Explorer updates

Post last modified:December 16, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft announced today that it will start rolling out automatic upgrades to Internet Explorer across Windows 7, Vista and XP. It will start from january for customers in Australia and Brazil who have turned on automatic updating via Windows Update. But the user’s home page, search provider, and default browser remains unchanged. With automatic updates enabled through Windows Update, customers can receive IE9 and future versions of Internet Explorer seamlessly without any “update fatigue” issues.

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4 Best free wordpress themes from wordpress themes directory 15 december 2011

Post last modified:December 15, 2011
Post category:Blogging Resources
Post author:Manikandan

ColorWay free

ColorWay is a free business or personal wordpress theme with easy customization options. The Customization Options includes using your own Logos, Backgrounds, Analytics and your own Custom Footer Texts and Analytics that can be tweaked using Theme Options Panel. It is Single Click Intall feature, Just press activate button and your website will get ready with all the dummy content. Just set the content from the Themes Options Panel.The Theme can work for various different niches. It includes special styles for Gallery pages, and has an optional fullwidth page template as well.
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SIV – System Information Viewer

Post last modified:December 15, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

SIV (System Information Viewer) is a Windows software for displaying useful Windows, Network and hardware info – CPU info, PCI info, PCMCIA info, USB info SMBus info, SPD info, ACPI methods, Machine info, Hardware Sensors, Networked computers, Operating System Information and more.

Supported OS: Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2008, 2003, 2000 and NT4. Windows 95, 98 and Me.
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Hangout Option for Status Updates Google+

Post last modified:December 15, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google introduced a new Google+ feature that adds start a Hangout video chat from a status update.
Now start a hangout from any post on Google+.Just click “Hangout” underneath a post that you’re passionate about, and we’ll add your invitation to the comments. If others are hanging out already, you’ll see their invitation in the comments as well.

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Google chrome 16 stable released

Post last modified:December 14, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google just released chrome 16 (16.0.912.63) for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame, a new stable version of its popular browser.

what’s new in this chrome 16 stable ?

1.Now signing in to Chrome enables sync and brings chrome bookmarks and other personalized settings to all of your computers. Example: anything you update on one device instantly updates everywhere else. To sign in to Chrome, just go to the Wrench menu and select “Sign in to Chrome.”
2.Added a new feature that lets people who use a shared computer each have their own personalized Chrome. To add a new user to Chrome, go to Options (Preferences on a Mac), click “Personal Stuff,” and click “Add new user.”
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New Chrome Web Store features

Post last modified:December 14, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Google introduced a few new features to make find easier in Chrome Web Store .

1.Now view the most popular and highest-rated apps using two new sorting filters (available in the store’s homepage and category view)

2.Find new apps and extensions by using the new “Related” tab.

3.Two new collections with apps and extensions that can help you plan your winter holidays and make the most of the new year.
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Red Eclipse Free Open Source First Person Arena Shooter

Post last modified:August 18, 2021
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Red Eclipse is a free and open source single player and multiplayer first person arena shooter game built on Cube Engine 2 using SDL and OpenGL. It has six different game modes: Campaign, Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Defend the Flag, Bomber and Time-Trial. It is available for Windows, Linux/BSD and Mac OSX.Red Eclipse takes influence from a variety of sources in its mechanics and gameplay. Flow, pacing, and level design are akin to Unreal Tournament, while aspects like burning, bleeding, and some weapon behavior have been adopted from Team Fortress 2. It comes with featuring parkour, impulse boosts, and more.

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Xonotic – free first-person shooter

Post last modified:December 13, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Xonotic is a free fast-paced first-person shooter that works on Windows, OS X and Linux.Xonotic is a direct successor of the Nexuiz project. The game is based off the Darkplaces game engine which is originally a quake modification. Xonotic has incredibly good graphics for an opensource game and is on par with most commercial games from 2006-2007. The gameplay is of course slightly inspired by several other games, but it is essentially a unique mixture of mostly original and different ideas.

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WordPress 3.3 (Sonny) released

Post last modified:December 13, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Wordpress 3.3 ( code name ‘Sonny’ – the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt) is now availabe for download now. what’s new in this version?

new drag-and-drop uploader
hover menus for the navigation
the new toolbar
improved co-editing support
the new Tumblr importer
a friendly welcome message for first-time users
revamped help tabs
improved dashboard experience on the iPad and other tablets with better touch
new editor API
new jQuery version
better ways to hook into the help screens
more performant post-slug-only permalinks
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TweakNow PowerPack

Post last modified:December 12, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

TweakNow PowerPack is a fully-integrated suite of utilities that let you fine-tune every aspect of your computer’s operating system and Web browser.

Main features:

The Registry Cleaner module
more than 100 hidden Windows settings in the Windows Secret section.
easily customize your Windows like geeks.
The Virtual Desktop module lets you run as many as four custom-designed desktop configurations simultaneously
Detailed information about your motherboard, processor, video card, memory, hard disk and network.
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