Friday, April 30, 2010
Mark May 12th on your iCalendar: Steam (and Portal and Team Fortress AND HALF LIFE) is coming to Mac!
Five Windows 7 features average users should know about -- and use!
Internet Explorer 9 HTML5 video will only support H.264; swivel on it, Ogg and Adobe
Apple puts a bullet in Lala: zombie Lala to return as iTunes streaming?
When Apple acquired Lala, a lot of people wondered how long the popular streaming audio service would last. Ed Bott recently asked the question over at CNet, and today we've got our answer: about five months.
Firefox gets a sexy new add-ons manager
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Install xp via pendrive complete guide.
There are several ways to install xp via pendrive. This method is helpful under sitiuation when dvd drive is not working...As a user I also tried in many ways and atlast got a good method to install xp via pendrive.
Shuffle a picture to create something "unique" with Pixuffle
What the heck is that? If that's the first thing that crossed your mind upon seeing the screenshot for this post, I really can't blame you. I produced this random-looking soup of pixels using Pixuffle, which claims that it lets you "shuffle pixels to create unique compositions." What can I say? It's certainly "unique," and they didn't say "beautiful" anywhere in the tagline.
Google Maps + Earth view further blurs line between real-life and sci-fi
Google Maps now has a Google Earth view right within the site. This new addition further blurs the distinction between Earth and Maps. It's basically just like Earth, only in your browser.
When I tested the feature, navigation, tilting and panning seemed just as smooth as in Earth. The 3D-buildings layer is enabled, and as far as I was able to tell, there's no way to disable it or enable other layers. So that's something Earth still has over Maps, I guess.
I feel this addition makes Google Maps hands-down the most powerful online map tool. Earth view + satellite imagery + maps + Street View = absolute Sci-Fi. You can drill down on a specific spot in numerous ways -- bird's eye view all the way down to street level. This is really the stuff we used to see in lame action films back in the nineties, but now it's here and it's real.
After the fold you can find a short video from Google showcasing the feature.
[via The Official Google Blog]
Ubuntu 10.04 hit by major bug on release day
It's the end of April. Spring is here, and so is Ubuntu 10.04. Or at least, that's the plan. Canonical's rigid release schedule is awesome for many reasons -- one of which is the amount of excitement it generates around each new Ubuntu release. However, I don't think this is the kind of excitement Mr. Shuttleworth had in mind when the "fixed schedule" policy was set.
As it turns out, after the final release ISOs were already created (or "spun" in Ubuntu geek-speak), acritical bug came up; and no, I don't mean something like "OMG, we put the window buttons on the wrong side!". I mean something like "once you install Ubuntu, you will not be able to boot your other operating system." Oops. It doesn't kill the other OS, and it's fixable when it happens (it's a problem with the GRUB2 bootloader configuration), but it's certainly not something you want to have happen to people just trying out your OS (or even upgrading from previous versions).
Latest Firefox nightly adds tab bar-cramping customization
Steve Jobs tells the world just what he thinks of Flash
Once upon a time there were two little boys, Apple and Adobe. Back when they were kids, they used to hang out, play kick-the-can, and generally lived in harmony. But one day Apple got sick and Adobe met some new kids and the two drifted apart. Now that they’re all grown up, Apple wouldn’t spare Adobe the steam of his coffee and their interests, though not divergent, are no longer really friendly. Think of it as A Separate Peacebut with multi-national conglomerates.
Apple Patents The Invisible Button
One of Apple’s famous minimalist design principles is to get rid of buttons whenever possible. With touchscreen devices like the iPhone and iPad, almost all of the buttons appear when needed on the screen. But what about Macbooks with aluminum casings? A new patent application
titled “Disappearing Button or Slider” shows that Apple is at least thinking about how to bring elements of touch computing to all devices by replacing buttons and other controls with capacitive controls which appear only when needed.
titled “Disappearing Button or Slider” shows that Apple is at least thinking about how to bring elements of touch computing to all devices by replacing buttons and other controls with capacitive controls which appear only when needed.Javascript Code to View Locked Facebook Private Albums Photos
Spirit Jailbreak for iPhone OS 3.1.3 & iPad 3.2 Coming on Friday
iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad users might get excited to know that finally iPhone Dev Team’s Spirit Userland jailbreak for iPhone 3.1.3 OS is getting released on coming Friday i.e 30th April. Spirit jailbreak is untethered jailbreak capable of jailbreaking iPhone 3.1.3 & iPad 3.2 OS. There is also an another Geohot jailbreaking tool to be released in the coming month, May.
Adobe Implement H264 Acceleration for Flash on Mac OS X
20 app showdown: iPhone vs. iPad
A few weeks back we put together some screenshots of games on the iPhone versus their iPad iterations. It was a resounding hit with the exception of our execution, which was to shoehorn the lovely, full-size comparisons into a little under 600-pixel-width screens. To make amends for this, we're giving it another go. But this time we're taking a look at some popular non-game applications, as well as bringing it to you in pixel-for-pixel goodness.
Ubuntu's Lucid Lynx stalks PC and Mac converts
Microsoft's Linux patent bingo hits Google's Android
On Wednesday, Microsoft announced a patent agreement with phone maker HTC that provides "broad coverage" under Microsoft's patent portfolio for HTC devices running Google's Android.
Ironically, Microsoft stands to actually make a profit from Linux. HTC will pay Microsoft royalties for each phone it ships with Google's renegade operating system.
Satellite navigation maker TomTom, which uses Linux in its devices, was taken to court by Microsoft in March 2009 over violations of eight patents in its implementation of the Linux kernel. The companies settled, with TomTom promising to remove the offending functionality within two years along with some other, undisclosed, financial terms.
And now HTC. Mobile is a rich target. You can see a list of companies working with Linux here. Nokia, Palm, Samsung and Panasonic are all there, as is HTC. Consumer electronics manufacturers - some of whom are on that mobile device list - represent another big target. They've sucked in Linux for use on cameras, music players, DVD players, TVs, Blu-ray devices, and set-top-boxes.
Since 2007 Microsoft has claimed more than 235 of its patents are violated by Linux, but the company's never come out and said what those patents are. Instead, Microsoft's strategy is to pick off company after company that's implementing Linux. The approach benefits Microsoft, because it plays to the overall goal of monetizing its portfolio of patents.
Naturally, Microsoft's corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of intellectual property and licensing, Horacio Gutierrez, issued a statement pointing to the amicable nature of its agreement with HTC. Today's agreement is an example of how industry leaders can reach commercial arrangements that address intellectual property," Gutierrez said.
But an open declaration would mean that potential violations could be removed or that the claims could be exposed or potentially disproved. The failure to disclose the patents might benefit Microsoft in one sense, but the constant drip, drip of signing patent covenants will only serve to rile open sourcers and constantly eclipse any attempts by Microsoft to work with the community.
Articulating that mood, Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin told The Reg: "Microsoft is once again demonstrating that it will attempt to use patents to muddy the waters about the viability of any competitive platform in order to maintain its Windows franchise."
Zemlin has been noticeably business-like with Microsoft in recent years. He's hosted Microsoft executives at the company's annual Linux Foundation Summit in San Francisco and stood up for the company when it was pilloried for donating thousands of lines of Linux driver code to the community because it had violated the GPL.
Reacting to the HTC lock down, Zemlin told us: "Developers will see this news for what it is and choose to innovate on open platforms as opposed to developing on locked-down operating systems from patent-wielding dinosaurs." ®
Restore the Classic 'All Programs' Menu in Windows 7
Vista offered the option of restoring that "classic" Start Menu, but Windows 7, inexplicably, doesn't. Fortunately, there are at least two ways to accomplish this: one, a simple Registry tweak; the other, a shareware utility.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Limera1n Tool to Jailbreak iPhone OS 4.0 by Geohot
iPhone OS 4.0 is due for Summer 2010 release but iPhone hackers such as iPhone dev team or Geohot has already managed to find out ways to jailbreak the next generation iPhone firmware. iPhone Dev Team’s Redsn0w 0.9.5 and Geohot iPhone OS 4.0 jailbreakingare out as of now and we might witness more tools in coming future for OS 4.0 or OS 3.1.3.
Facebook's Instant Personalization catches flack from the U.S. Senate
Firefox for Mobile pre-alpha lands on Android
Mozilla developer Vladimir Vukićević has shared the newson his personal blog: a Fennec pre-alpha for Android has arrived. Vlad states that the build has only been tested (internally, anyway) on the Nexus One and Moto Droid.
Google confirms Flash will run on Android 2.2 Froyo
Get New Google Docs Editor and resize inline images
Google Docs has been busy in the past month or so and we can reach that conclusion with the number of changes Google docs has brought into its layout and design structure. I have already written about new features with Google Docs which resemble Google Wave. Now you can also re-size images within a document while using Google Docs. But before all that you need to get the new Google Docs Editor
How to get new Google Docs Editor?
The new Google Docs Editor is not yet made available to everyone but you can enable it for any new documents you create with Google Docs.
- While you have Google Docs open, click on Settings.
- Under Settings you will need to select Editing.
- Now as seen in image below check New version of Google documents and then Save the settings.
Now any new text document will be created with the new version of document editor.
How to re-size images which are inline?
Now once you create a new document and insert an image within the text, you can just click on it to get the options to re-size the image to suit your needs. This can be done automatically and the text around the image will adjust automatically pretty much like any other word processor. (see image below)
I liked the New editor layout for Google Docs so much that I do not think I will need to use MS Word again. Also Google Docs are very easy to share and Docs.com option of sharing MS Office documents with Facebook friends is still not revealed completely so for the moment Google is getting it right by sticking to getting a friendlier format rather than making it too complex.
Do let me know your view on Google Docs new editor and features and drop in your comments.
28 Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks
You may have installed countless add-on in Firefox to enhance your using experience, but if you want to get the most out of Firefox, you really have to hack your way into the about:config.
The about:config page contains most (if not, all) of Firefox configuration options. It is so far the most effective, and the most powerful way to tweak and enhance your Firefox performance. Here are 28 of the popular tweaks.
Apple Vs Adobe: No Flash on iPhone OS, again.
The news is finally out yesterday!Adobe won’t spend any more time in making Flash available for development on Apple’s iPhone OS! The statements came after Apple changed their developer program license for iPhone OS 4, disallowing development of applications with anything else than approved by Apple. (which includes Adobe’s tool)
Top 3 .RAR Password Removing/Cracking Utilities
This can happen to all of us anytime but what is the way out?
RAR Password Removers or Crackers are specialized software that help us in revealing the passwords of the password-protected .rar files. Whether you've downloaded a file or forgotten your own set password, you can easily crack the passwords.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Microsoft Office 2011 beta for Mac OS X leaks; crowd goes wild
Google buys LabPixies, gains analytics from millions of web gadgets
Opera 10.52 final now available for Mac
If you own a Mac and have been waiting for a final build before trying out "the world's fastest browser," now's your chance. Opera has released version 10.52 for Mac -- for both current Intel systems and older, non-Intel machines.
Panic releases awesome Transmit 4 FTP client
Twitter Tuesday - Twitter and the Music Industry Edition
The National, a band with a huge fanbase and plenty of critical acclaim, found themselves at the center of Twitter's first DMCA controversy this week. Twitter responded to a DMCA request and took down a tweet linking to an mp3 from the band's upcoming album. This is a big deal for two reasons. One, this is the first high-profile case of a DMCA takedown of a tweet, and two, the mp3 had been legitimately released by the band's PR people.
Some Cool Hidden Firefox Tricks
Monday, April 26, 2010
YouTube is 5 years old: Watch the first video uploaded on YouTube
You Tube has turned five years old. It all started on 23rd April 2005 when the first You Tube video was loaded. It was a innocuous video upload called ‘Me at the Zoo’. The website URL was registered in January 2005 but development started over the months and first video uploaded was on 23rd April of the same year. The official launch of You Tube was in October 2005.
Some interesting statistics of You Tube over the last 5 years
- You Tube after its official launch had over 65,000 videos being uploaded and over 100 millions video views every day by June 2006.
- You Tube consumed more bandwidth alone in 2007 than the entire Internet did for the year 2000.
- When Google bought You Tube in 20o6 October it was valued at 1.65 $ Billion.
- Today You Tube widely gets 1 billion views per day!
Below is the first video uploaded to You Tube. The video where it all started.
Here is wishing You Tube a happy birthday. Do share your favorite You Tube moment with us through your comments.
10 Best Websites to Download Free EBooks
All geeks prefer to read EBooks rather than going for printed books, they do it because of various benefits which EBook offers, like you can easily get them online, customize them, they are portable and you can share with your friends easily. There are many reasons why we choose to read EBooks but when it comes to downloading, we are never sure from which website we should download EBooks free and legally.
I have gathered 10 websites from where you can search and download EBooks, where you don’t have to spend your money and can download the books of your interest. Here is the list of 10 websites to download EBooks:
Which is Better: Buying Apple Products, or Buying Apple Stock?
Hindsight bias probably works best when it comes to money. The events that occurred in the past seem to have been more predictable than they really were, and I bet many of you felt it when reading texts explaining how to get rich easily. Well, here comes another such example.
Facebook gets an "I Don't Care" button, via a Google Chrome extension
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Use Office 2010 to map a local drive letter to your free 25GB Live SkyDrive
iPhone 4’s Front-Facing Camera Will Bring iChat To The iPhone
Over 50,000 Android Apps Have Been Released So Far
Photovisi offers Picasa-like collage creation, online
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