Start afresh with WordPress
Jeffro raised a point of reformating your blog for WordPress 2.7. I’ve been blogging with WordPress since late 2003 and have been the blog software go through tonnes of upgrades.
WordPress 2.7 – Blog your way!
After a long wait and few betas and an RC, WordPress 2.7 is now available for download. The release has been labeled Coltrane after the late jazz musician John Coltrane.
Opera 10 Alpha is out and it’s a perfect Acid3
Opera 10 Alpha has been released with brand new features that’s made is faster, better and well as usual ready to capture its share back! Presto 2.2 Engine Performance boost 100/100 and pixel-perfect on the Acid3 test Auto-update Inline spelling checker Opera Mail improvements, including rich text composition and delete after X days Widget Improvements on Linux Opera 10.
How fashionable is your Firefox?
A few weeks back, the Firefox team released Fashion Your Firefox. Firefox addons are a spectacular way of improving your Firefox usage. Most addons really make life simple by enhancing your browsing experience.
Convert your folder to a Virtual Drive
Frequently accessing the same folders? Or maybe you have a game or software copied to a folder that needs to be installed. Visual Subst is a small tool that allows you to associate the most accessed directories with virtual drives.
Clear up Duplicate Files with Easy Duplicator File Finder
Wonder what’s cluttering your hard drive? More often than not it is a huge collection of duplicate files. Easy Duplicate File Finder is a free powerful tool that helps you to find and remove duplicate files on your PC.
Learn how to play the piano with Synthesia
I learnt to play the piano when I was eight and the journey continued until the age of 13, when other priorities took over. Since then I’ve dabbled my way around a keyboard never really taking it up seriously. Hmmm…
Xoopit for Gmail (Firefox Friday)
As your email inbox grows in size, after a while managing it can be quite a tedious task. And even worse is if you attempt to search for attachements in there. This is why Xoopit is a real blessing!
Five Tips to Secure Your Gmail Usage
Last week, MakeUseOf reported more domains being stolen, all owned by Gmail users. Brandon from GeekCondition reported a proof of concept. However, Google has replied stating that Gmail has no vulnerabilities.
ShellExView (Tool Tuesday)
A shell extension is an in-process COM object which extends the Windows’ abilities. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components. E.
Make your XP/Vista Windows move like in Windows 7
Windows 7 has come out an amazing new method of handling windows. Windows XP and Vista are without this features. The feature that I am talking about is the ability to drag windows to snap them along the sides of your screen.
Themes for your Gmail
If you’re bored of the plain old white Gmail background, then one option is to use the Better Gmail Firefox extension which added a few themes. Gmail now comes with several different skins that you can use to beautify your inbox. In a quote from their blog post: We wanted to go beyond simple color customization, so out of the 30 odd themes we’re launching today, there’s a shiny theme with chrome styling, another one that turns your inbox into a retro notepad, nature themes that change scenery over time, weather driven themes that can rain on your mailbox, and fun characters to keep you in good company.