Archive for September, 2009

Newsletter Mass eMailer 3.01

September 22nd, 2009

An easy to use mass e-mail sender

Newsletter Mass eMailer is ane asy to use application that can create and manage opt-in lists and can also send multiple emails. A mass email marketing program and a bulk emailing sender

Twitter To Integrate ReTweets By Default [Mock-Ups]

September 21st, 2009

Today on Twitter’s API Announcement Group, details were released explaining how exactly the ReTweets (RT) will work and look like. The ReTweet is already central to sharing content on Twitter, but confusion and the mess surrounding the syntax have prompted them to build this feature.

» Read more: Twitter To Integrate ReTweets By Default [Mock-Ups]

Real-Time Earth Wallpaper For Linux

September 21st, 2009
We already wrote about a wallpaper application for Linux which displays the current weather, moon phases and time of day based on your current location, in real time. This time, I’m going to tell you about a script created by Claudio Novais @ Ubuntued which displays a picture of the Earth, in real time, like so:

5 Reasons Windows 7 Is A Better Deal For Students Than Snow Leopard

September 20th, 2009

Microsoft took on rival Apple head on this week in the education market with a special offer for students to purchase Windows 7 for $30, about the same price as Apple’s competing Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Microsoft is promoting the offer, which runs through January 3, 2010, on a special Win741.com Web site, where students can buy the upcoming operating system as long as they provide a valid student e-mail address. The offer applies to Home Premium and Professional versions of Windows 7.

PC demand takes off ahead of Windows 7

September 20th, 2009

People are snapping up new desktop and laptop PCs long before the launch of Windows 7, a sign of strong demand in the market, analysts say.

Demand for PCs improved in July and August, which is “something special, because the expectation was that many people would delay purchases until after Windows 7 came out in October,” said Manish Nigam, head of technology research in Asia for Credit Suisse, at a technology conference in Taipei.

Consumers often wait until after the launch of a major new operating system to buy a new PC for fear of having to pay for the upgrade and to avoid the hassle of loading the new software themselves. This time, strong marketing of free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades for new PC buyers — ahead of the official launch of the OS on Oct. 22 — appears to have worked.

» Read more: PC demand takes off ahead of Windows 7

Download Bing Wallpapers & Set as Desktop Wallpaper with Wallpaper Downloader

September 20th, 2009

In past we had reviewed Bing Downloader tool to download Bing background wallpaper and here is wallpaper downloader which is a small utility to download bing.com background image and set as desktop wallpaper.

» Read more: Download Bing Wallpapers & Set as Desktop Wallpaper with Wallpaper Downloader

Windows 7 Ultimate

September 20th, 2009

This article is about Windows 7 Ultimate. You can read up on other editions of Windows 7 by following these links:

* Windows 7 Home Premium
* Windows 7 Professional
* Windows 7 Editions (general)

Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate is the nonplus ultra edition of the Windows 7 operating system as it is the only edition of Windows 7 that is feature complete. All other editions – with the exception of Windows 7 Enterprise which is Windows 7 Ultimate branded differently – lack features that are included in Windows 7 Ultimate. It combines remarkable ease-of-use with the entertainment features of Home Premium and the business capabilities of Professional, including the ability to run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode. For added security, you can encrypt your data with BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. And for extra flexibility, you can work in any of 35 languages. Get it all with Windows 7 Ultimate.

Windows 7 Ultimate comes with the following set of features that distinguish it from other Windows 7 editions:

» Read more: Windows 7 Ultimate

Opera Mini 5 beta released

September 20th, 2009

A few days ago Opera released Opera Mini 5 beta for public testing. Opera Mini is the most popular mobile phone browser and differs from other browsers in the way it delivers content to you. All your web traffic will pass through Opera’s servers (much like the Turbo feature in the desktop versions) which compresses the data to save data cost and make pages load faster on your phone. This enables you to view full websites in Opera Mini instead of having to visit special mobile versions.

» Read more: Opera Mini 5 beta released

Google releases Chrome 3 | Download Google Chrome 3

September 20th, 2009

Google has released its third major revision of Chrome.  The updated browser boasts a 150% (25% over its most recent stable release) increase in javascript performance since the launch of version 1.

» Read more: Google releases Chrome 3 | Download Google Chrome 3

Windows 7 system requirements

September 20th, 2009

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here’s what it takes:

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver » Read more: Windows 7 system requirements