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.
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.
Total Validator (Website Wednesday)
Total Validator is a free one-stop all-in-one validator comprising a HTML validator, an accessibility validator, a spelling validator, a broken links validator, and the ability to take screenshots with different browsers to see what your web pages really look like. You can select what validations you wish to run as well as which browser screenshot you wish to see and Total Validator will bring you a custom report on the errors. You also even more advanced settings, upload a page or cut & paste the HTML directly.
AVIAddXSubs (Multimedia Monday)
Got that brand new music player that supports DivX files and you have the videos but in a language that, well, you need to read the subtitles. On the PC is it extremely simple as several media players have support for subtitle files. You can use AVIAddXSubs for adding the subtitles to your avi file.
Oracle SQL Developer (Software Saturday)
Oracle SQL Developer is a free graphical tool that can be used to manage database objects, run SQL commands and execute PLSQL scripts. The tool can be used by Developers and DBAs alike to run a number of pre-defined and custom built reports. SQL Developer aids database development and maintanence activities.
K-Meleon 1.5.1 Released
Two days after the release of Flock 2.0, the lesser known K-Meleon v1.5.
My Ten Favorite Firefox Add-ons (Firefox Friday)
Using too many plugins in Firefox will make an already resource hungry Firefox to get hungrier. I make sure that I keep the add-ons down to a minimum. However, there are a few plugins I just need to have installed in my browser!
Periodic Table Quiz (Fun Friday)
This one is for all you Science buffs out there. If you are interested in testing your knowledge of the Periodic Table, you can download the Periodic Table Quiz. The quiz contains 801 questions designed to test your knowledge of the Periodic Table; the elements and their properties as well as chemistry and chemical processes.
Disable annoying Vista UAC popups (Windows Wednesday)
Long back, I covered a quick method of disabling User Access Control in Windows Vista via editing the registry. Registry editing is something for advanced users only. TweakUAC is a simple tool dedicated for this purpose.
Yahoomail Folder (Tool Tuesday)
With the space that Yahoo! offers today, it is a great place to store your files, at least temporarily. It would always be better to use a full fledged file backup service.
Movable Type Pro for Bloggers (Weblog Wednesday)
In an amazing attempt to fight the competition, which I believe is primarily WordPress, Movable Type is now allowing bloggers and K-12 Educational Institutions to download Movable Type Pro. The Movable Type Pro Blogger License comes with Unlimited blogs, authors and community profiles. However, support comes at a fee or $99.