Flock 1.2 Released With Digg and Pownce Integration
Flock, after weeks of beta testing, has finally released the version 1.2 of its popular social web-browser. Flock is known for integrating some of the most popular web 2.0 social networking services. Like we saw in in the beta version, the final version also has Digg and Pownce support, making Flock more social than it really was! Another announcement that Flock made for everyone is that they will soon be releasing the first beta of Flock 2.0, which will be based on Firefox 3.
Within the coming weeks Flock will release it’s first beta of Flock 2.0, which incorporates the Mozilla technology that powers Firefox 3. So get ready to have all of the latest performance (memory management), security and feature enhancements found in the latest Firefox 3 release along with the unique user experience innovations only delivered by the Flock browser.
Test Websites For Compatibility Using IETester
All developers wish they could install multiple versions of Internet Explorer as every version is different from the other, and it’s real pain for developers to code and test their websites in every version of IE. There are many users of use IE6 as their primary browser, and since Vista gets IE7, it again renders websites differently than IE6. To top it all, we now have IE8, which again renders websites differently than any prior versions.
Some web services like Browsershots have been very useful to test websites in various version of different web-browsers. Recently, the release of IETester will make things much easier now. IETester is a free web-browser that allow you to have the rendering and javascript engines of IE8 beta 1, IE7, IE 6 and IE5.5 on Vista and XP, as well as the installed IE in the same process. Now you can test websites in various versions of IE, all at the same time in different tabs side by side.
FeedCompare: Compare FeedBurner Subscriber Count
If you thought Alexa is the only tool from where you can compare traffic stats of site, then think again! I’ve found a new tool which lets you compare your FeedBurner subscriber count with up to 4 blogs/sites in a row. Visit the FeedCompare site, and just enter the FeedBurner feed name, or enter the FeedBurner feed URL. Then click the red “Compare” button to view the comaprison.
This tool can be very useful for bloggers who want to compare their feed readers count with other blogs or sites.
How To Create A Live USB Stick Of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy
There are several ways to install Ubuntu on your system, and those methods have proved quite handy. For instance, if you don’t have a CD/DVD-ROM, you can use your USB stick to install or run Ubuntu. Methods for installing Ubuntu through hard disk or a computer on another network are also available. But the best method I like is to use a bootable live Ubuntu USB stick.
This is a new method and is being adopted and used by many, since it’s more easier, faster and portable way of installing Ubuntu on a computer. You only need a 1GB USB stick and Ubuntu already installed on a computer.
Adobe Launches Acrobat.com
Adobe is one of the leading webtop providers and after its recent launch of an online version of Photoshop as Adobe Photoshop Express, and an online media player as AdobeTV, it has now launched Acrobat.com. Word processing, meetings and file sharing all-in-one. It is another big step towards providing more desktop-like applications online.
Acrobat.com integrates the three recently launched online services by Adobe: Brio, Buzzword and Share. Currently, it is only the public beta, the final launch is yet to come. With Acrobat.com’s launch, Adobe takes on Google Docs, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, WebEx, and GoTo Meeting, Scribd and DocStoc, all at the same time.
Google Sites: Now Open For Everyone
If you are one of those people who want to have a website of their own, but don’t have enough money to pay for the hosting, then this article is definitely going to help you. Google Sites, is one such project that was launched a few months ago, but at that time it was only for Google Apps users.
Recently, Google announced on its official blog that Google Sites, that was launched for Google Apps, is now made public and can be used by anyone. This means, now, you can have a website of your own to share whatever information you like and with whomever you want. You can build a complete site from scratch in just a few clicks for free and make it available online for everyone to see.
Foxit Reader: The Best PDF Reader
Foxit PDF Reader is a free PDF reader which runs on minimum resources and is only 2.55MB in size, as compared to Adobe Reader (more than 20MB). I have been using this application for quite a while now, and I can proudly say that it’s the best PDF reader! I don’t even remember the last time I installed Adobe Reader. Foxit Reader is itself built with tons of features that you don’t need any other reader along with this one.
The best part is, it does not start at system start-up, nor run any services in the background. This makes this application very lightweight and does not eat system resources. Let’s take a look at some of its features.
Ad-Aware 2008 Final Released
Lavasoft has released the final version of their leading anti-spyware application, Ad-Aware 2008. It has always been my personal favourite anti-spyware and spyware removal tool. Whenever I have felt my computer getting slowed, or behaving unusally. I simply scan it once with Ad-Aware, remove all the unwanted things (spyware, trojans etc.), and voila! My PC gets back to normal at once!
Ad-Aware 2008 lets you fight with the latest threats and advancements of malicious spyware and malware. This powerful anti-spyware software now includes anti-virus protection, as well as extended threat detection, for Ad-Aware 2008 Plus and Pro versions.
Download Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8 Special Edition
Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8 is a complete suite of disk management tools and provides all the necessary tools you need to manage your hard disk. It allows you to create, delete, manage partitions, creating and storing backups, rescue disks and moving and resizing partitions.
Hard Disk Manager 2008 Suite costs $49.95. And this free special edition is no different than the original suite.
