Google is shutting down some of its services. Shut down product list:
Google Bookmarks Lists-on December 19, 2011
Google Friend Connect-for all non-Blogger sites on March 1, 2012.
Google Gears-On December 1, 2011.
Google Search Timeline.
Google Wave-on january 31, 2012, Wave will become read-only and On April 30 we will turn it off completely.
Knol-October 1, 2012
Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal (RE<C)
Now youtube has a new design with some google+ integration and content discovery features. The new YouTube design is being rolled out in stages, and for those who haven’t yet received access to it, follow the below steps to enable it.
Open your browser’s development tools (only firefox and chrome)
In Firefox: Ctrl + Shift + K (Win) | Cmd + Shift + K (Mac)
In Chrome: Ctrl + Shift + J (Win) | or Cmd + Alt + J (Mac)
Then add below code to the console and hit enter.
document.cookie=”VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=ST1Ti53r4fU”;
close the browser development tool and reload the youtube page.
To install latest Xnoise media player on ubuntu using PPA
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:shkn/xnoise
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
5.Then type below command and press enter
sudo apt-get install xnoise
Google+ rolled out a new feature called chat with people in mutual circles. what’s new in this feature?
“1.Previously you could only chat with someone if you knew their email address. Now you just need to have each other in Circles.
2.When you and your contacts have each other in Circles, you’ll be able to chat with them across Google properties such as Gmail, Google Plus, iGoogle, Orkut, and the Google Talk Client.
3.Instead of displaying all of your contacts in your Google Plus Chat list, we’re displaying contacts from your most recent conversations who are online now. (You’ll still be able to use the search box at the top of the Chat list to find contacts that aren’t displayed.)”
BleachBit is a free system cleaner application for windows and Linux. You can use this application to free disk space, reduce the size of backup cache and wipe free space. Some other features are shred files folder and clipboard files,…
PNotes (Pinned Notes or Portable Notes) is a free light weight desktop notes manager.
Main features:
use various schedule types to be reminded about significant events.
Speaking notes.
Notes’ exchange over local network.
Overdue notes tracking.
Password protection
Encryption
Synchronization – local or on-line via FTP protocol
The main wallpaper of the Plasma Workspaces changes every two major releases to maintain a fresh style. Submissions will be accepted until December 4th for this contest. Send your entry to [email protected] using “wallpaper2011” as subject line (mandatory).
Contest rules:
Minimum wallpaper size is 1920×1200 (additional resolutions and aspect ratios preferred).
The license for the chosen wallpaper(s) needs to be LGPL.
Photos are accepted.
Wallpapers must have a defining element that reflects KDE values—Elegance, Freedom, and Ease of Use.
Driving Speed 2 is a free high quality realistic graphics racing game for windows.
System Requirements:
Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7
1.5GHz CPU or higher
512MB RAM
250MB Hard Drive Space
DirectX 9 supported Graphics Card with 256MB RAM
DirectX 9 Drivers
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TeamViewer 7 beta is now available for download and testing. what’s new in this version?
Drag & Drop Even Faster.
Enhanced Multi-Monitor Support.
Save Connection Settings per Computer.
Integrated Screenshot Feature.
AVI Converter.
Movable TeamViewer Panel.
Performance Improvement.
Optimized performance with TeamViewer Manager.
Instant Meeting.
Schedule Meetings.
Mobile Participation On The Road.
File Box.
Record Presentations.
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7-Zip is free open source file archiver with a high compression ratio.
Main features:
Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
Self-extracting capability for 7z format
Integration with Windows Shell
Localizations for 79 languages
Supported formats:
Packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z.
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