Entries from June 2008

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Download Windows 7 Milestone 1 (M1) Leaked BT Download

Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna) is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows. Windows 7 Milestone 1 (or Windows 7 M 1) code drop build version number 6.1.6519.1 (6519.1.071220-1525) which was released since January 2008 in both x86 and x64 versions, is now leaked in BitTorrent download. But [...]

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The original Microsoft family

BBC has published the Original Microsoft family picture taken 30years ago and managed to contact the

members in the photo, arranged for a meeting and re-photograph again which took them almost a week. While the members in the photo had not seen each other for almost many years.

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Linux: DIY security system with webcam & Twitter

Shantanu Goel has an interesting post on how to turn your Linux PC/Laptop into a surveillance system using a webcam and Twitter.
No more worries about mother, brother or your Girl friend entering the private room space without your knowledge. You are set for real time updates via twitter. You can even receive text/SMS alerts. [...]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Firefox 3 portable out of beta

Just days after the worldwide release of Firefox 3, the guys at PortableApps has brought the portable firefox 3 out of beta and now the stable version is available for download.
No more hazzle of downloading and installing firefox on other computers. Portable Firefox can be executed from any directory even from your Flash or [...]

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

101 Photoshop tips and tricks in 5minute video

Adobe Photoshop lecturer Deke McClelland has done a stunning informational video that shows 101 Photoshop tips and techniques in a 5minute video.
Deke McClelland is an electronic publishing pioneer and a popular lecturer on Adobe Photoshop and the larger realm of computer graphics and design. He has hosted Adobe’s official “Video Workshop” DVDs that shipped with [...]

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Political Machine 2008: YOU can be a president too

Now you too can run for president with Political Machine 2008 - Windows based strategy game from Stardock. You can pick a real or imaginary candidate or even design your candidate from scratch, run campaign and make key decisions that determines whether you become president or not.
The Political Machine is a strategy game that [...]

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

CookiePie: Login into multiple gmail acounts

Great news for those using Firefox in Windows or Linux. Now you can login into multiple Gmail, flickr or facebook account with just a clik. (Mac users have to wait though). Firefox extension CookiePie does the magic by managing Firefox’s cookies.
Cookies, the small text files that are stored on your computer to tell the [...]

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Firefox 3 officially released and millions downloaded

Mozilla has officially released the World’s best browser Firefox 3. Within 24hours of the software’s official release, it has already reached more than 5million downloads at the rate of 5,000 to 14,000 downloads per minute. You can view the official download counter here.
Mozilla already has set the world record for the most number of [...]

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Mozilla announces Firefox 3 release date : June 17th

Mozilla has announced the release date for the final version of Firefox 3 as 17th June 2008. After almost 3years of Development and alpha-beta releases, the company is releasing the final stable product for public to download.
Mozilla is also looking forward to set a world record on the download day as the most downloaded [...]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Symbian adds S60 touch screen video

In order to compete with the on going Touch screen smart phone race, Symbian has added a little touch to its software by adding a touch screen S60 Demo video.
“While the original video highlighted standard, stylus based controls, this video gets finger happy. The new footage shows off a photo browser that uses finger [...]