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Summoning Wars – free role-playing game

Post last modified:November 29, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Summoning Wars is an open source role-playing game with both a single-player and a multiplayer mode for about 2 to 8 players. It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Summoning Wars 0.5.5 released. what’s new in this current version?

improved stability of network gameplay
added new underground part to the tutorial with some more fighting
completely reskinned the GUI
new main menu and character selection screen
added resetting graphics options
several new meshes for boxes and barrels
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CCleaner cleaning tool

Post last modified:November 29, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

CCleaner is a privacy and cleaning tool for Windows PC.

It cleanes Internet Explorer,Firefox,Google Chrome,opera,safari,K-Meleon, Rockmelt, Flock, Google Chrome Canary, Chromium, SeaMonkey, Chrome Plus, SRWare Iron, Pale Moon, Phoenix, Netscape Navigator, Avant and Maxthon’s

Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat files.

Windows Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files, Log files, Clipboard, DNS Cache, Error Reporting, Memory Dumps, Jump Lists.

It also includes Registry Cleaner and Third-party applications temp cleaner.
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doPDF – Free PDF converter

Post last modified:November 28, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create PDF files by selecting the “Print” command from virtually any application. With one click you can convert your Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite web sites to PDF files.

Main features:

Predefined page size
Custom page size
Measurement units
Graphic resolution
Graphic scale
Page orientation.
Embed font subsets
Open with PDF reader
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Linux Mint 12 released

Post last modified:November 28, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Linux Mint 12 (Lisa)is now available to download. What’s new in linux mint 12?

Gnome 3 and MGSE(Mint Gnome Shell Extensions).

Main features in MGSE:
The bottom panel
The application menu
The window list
A task-centric desktop (i.e. you switch between windows, not applications)
Visible system tray icons
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CPU-Z

Post last modified:November 28, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

CPU-Z is a free is an advanced System Information tool for PC. It collects

CPU:
Name and number.
Core stepping and process.
Package.
Core voltage.
Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
Supported instruction sets.
Cache information.
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How to install jdownloader on ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:November 27, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Jdownloader is a free, open-source download management tool with start, stop or pause downloads, set bandwith limitations, auto-extract archives and much more.

To install jdownloader on ubuntu

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:jd-team/jdownloader

Type your ubuntu password if needed and press enter.

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

4.Type below command and hit enter

sudo apt-get update

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How to install 7zip on ubuntu 11.10

Post last modified:November 27, 2011
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

7-Zip is free open source file archiver with a high compression ratio.

To install 7zip on ubuntu 11.10

1.Open ubuntu software center.To open ubuntu software center click the Dash home from unity launcher. And type ubuntu software center in the search field.And click ubuntu software center.

2.Type 7zip in the search box.

3.Select 7zip and click the install button.

4.Type your ubuntu password if needed.

5.After the successful installation, click the Dash home from unity launcher. And type 7zip in the search field.And click 7zip

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Shutter 0.88 released

Post last modified:November 27, 2011
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Shutter 0.88 for ubuntu is now available for download.What’s new in this version?

Improved Uploading
Improved CLI-Interface
Refactored the uploading code (added support for plugins)
Added new upload plugins
Public links are now saved when a screenshot was uploaded
New command line option: specify filename
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Free Studio – 44 freeware programs in one install

Post last modified:November 26, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Author’s Description: Free Studio is a all-in-one package for 44 programs. It contains 8 sections to bundle all free multimedia applications which have been developed by DVDVideoSoft. These sections the following: YouTube, MP3&Audio, CD-DVD-BD, DVD&Video, Photo&Images, Mobiles, Apple Devices, 3D. Thus all the programs are included in the new interface for easy access to any of them.With this free software you can convert video and audio files between different formats and to iPod, PSP, iPhone, BlackBerry and all popular mobile phones and devices; burn and rip DVDs and audio CDs; upload and download YouTube videos and music to your computer, iPod, PSP, iPhone and BlackBerry; perform basic editing of audio and video files as well as record videos and make snapshots.
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Speccy System Information tool

Post last modified:November 26, 2011
Post category:Software
Post author:Manikandan

Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for PC.

Main features:

Processor brand and model
Hard drive size and speed
Amount of memory (RAM)
Graphics card
Operating system
Temperature
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