Free McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 License for 1 Year
by Haris on October 16, 2008
in Freebies, Softwares, Tips and Tricks
Just few days back I shared a trick how to get a free Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 license for 100 days. Today I have a trick for a 1 year license of McAfee VirusScan Plus to share, thanks to Raymond.
McAfee VirusScan Plus offers complete PC security and protection from viruses, malicious codes and spyware. It includes VirusScan, Anti-Spyware, Firewall and SiteAdvisor.
Windows 7 will be called “Windows 7″
Microsoft has finally announced that their upcoming OS will be officially called as Windows 7, the codename itself. This is the first time Microsoft will ever use the codename for the final product.
Mike Nash, of Windows Vista blog, confirmed this yesterday and said that Microsoft will continue to share more details with developers on Windows 7 at PDC and WinHEC conferences.
Next-Gen MacBooks Announced
Just couple of hours ago, Apple announced the new MacBooks at the Notebook Media event, refreshing its complete notebook line with new design and amazing features.
A number of rumours have turned out to be true like a LED backlit display, an NVIDIA chipset with an integrated GPU and a Mini-Display graphics connector.
12 Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Wallpapers
by Haris on October 13, 2008
in Design, Linux, Wallpapers
The final version of the most popular Linux distro, Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex is almost ready to be released which is on October 30. It is going to bring a number of new features, changes and bug fixes.
As posted earlier, Ubuntu 8.10 is going to get a new look. It will come with a new version of its default theme along with new wallpapers.
Extract Multiple Archives Easily with ExtractNow
You don’t have to purchase expensive archive applications in order to extract compression formats like RAR. Earlier I have shared a free licensed version of SecureZIP, which also supports RAR.
One thing common in all these applications is that you can only extract one file at a time. Users with high-end PCs would definitely want to extract multiple files to fully utilize their CPU power.
Convert Office 2007 DOCX to HTML
Microsoft introduced some new file formats in Office 2007, called the Microsoft Open Office XML Format (.docx, .xlsx) which are not compatible with any of the older versions of Microsoft Office or with other OS like Linux and Mac OS X.
So to view and open DOCX files, you have to purchase Microsoft Office 2007 or later. But what if you get to open it as HTML or any other open-source format?
MessengerDiscovery Beta for Live Messenger 9
Windows Live Messenger 9 was released almost a month ago and since then I’ve been waiting for Messenger Plus! Live, as I can’t live without it. They seem to be taking quite long in releasing out the latest version which would be compatible with Live Messenger 9.
Meanwhile, I’ve come across another interesting freeware that does almost the same as Messenger Plus! Live.
How To Enable Theme Effects in Nokia N96
by Haris on October 11, 2008
in Tips and Tricks
Yesterday, I reviewed my latest gadget, the Nokia N96! And just as promised, from now on I’ll be sharing tips and tricks related to Nokia N96 and other similar handsets.
After playing with my Nokia N96 for more than two weeks now, I’ve come to know that many of the nice features have been disabled by default. In this article, I’ll tell you how you can enable the theme effects for a snazzier menu and a nice auto-rotation transition.
Download OpenOffice 3.0 Suite
After months of beta testing, the most popular open-source office suite, OpenOffice has finally released its final version OpenOffice 3.0.
Lots of improvements and enhancements have been made to make it the perfect alternative for Microsoft Office. Some fine GUI tweaks have been done to support Mac OS X along with improvements in the spreadsheet, collaboration, language selector etc.
