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A beta version Firefox 3 is out in the wild. Installed it, tried it today. A lot of improvements have been made, according to the announcement at Mozilla, so took it for a test ride.
Firefox 3 Beta 1 does not support most add-ons that you may be using, so install it only if you want to experience the new features and get ready to thrive without the addons.
Now, here’s the review. For your note, I won’t be going much into the technical details, just a neat review of what I saw as a user.
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November 21st, 2007 | Posted in software | 31 Comments
Over the course of time, your computer gets accumulated with unwanted and unremoved junk files that are no longer necessary. These junk files remain unused by the operating system, but occupy much disk space. Removing these junk files is a piece of cake, provided you have any of these tools installed on your computer.
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November 15th, 2007 | Posted in tools | 36 Comments
If you’re the kind of a person who generally hangs out on various instant messengers, and has an ever growing buddy list (that kinda annoys you sometimes), this tool is for you.
HyperIM is a little tool that acts as a funky status manager for all your instant messengers. HyperIM works with Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk and many other instant messaging clients.
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November 11th, 2007 | Posted in social networking | 13 Comments
Google recently rolled out a new version of Gmail, with some added features and enhancements. Ever since I saw screenshots of the new version, I’ve been waiting to try it out. Today, I was in for a surprise - my Gmail account was upgraded to the new version. May be Google realised it’s Diwali here in India, and gifted me!
Here’s all that I noticed:
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November 8th, 2007 | Posted in web 2.0 | 25 Comments
Norton Antivirus was the first piece of antivirus software that I installed on my system (that’s because a Norton CD accompanied my computer when I purchased it). I was watching it running for a few days, and then I got annoyed. Installation was hectic and after restart, my PC only got slower.
Then, I heard about AVG Free Edition from somewhere and installed it. I’ve been using AVG for years, and I’ve never looked back. It’s one best antivirus solutions for slow computers with less resources. But, it’s good to try alternatives.
A few weeks ago, I read a post on Kyle’s blog talking about Avast Anti-Virus. Upon his recommendation, I decided to give it a try. At first, I thought it’d just be another resource hungry antivirus program. But it wasn’t. Even the real time scanning feature offered by Avast didn’t make my system slower.
Avast has some very interesting features and is highly configurable. Avast impressed me, and I think I’m going to stay with it.
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November 7th, 2007 | Posted in security | 96 Comments
Yahoo! has released a peppy new beta version of Yahoo Messenger - Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta with loads of improved features. Yahoo! Messenger 9 sports a new design, with around 5 colourful skins available by default.
Yahoo Messenger 9 has an improved contacts list, and offers easy-to-access options like the ability to instant message, text message, call your buddy - everything is just a click away. Other Address Book contacts are also displayed below the normal contacts list on Yahoo! Messenger 9.
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October 30th, 2007 | Posted in software | 76 Comments
