Sunday, May 30, 2010

Encrypted Google Web Search Now Available

Google has extended SSL coverage to its biggest service yet, the Web Search. The new encrypted search offers significant privacy protection at virtually no cost.

The HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is a protocol that makes use of SSL/TLS to encrypt HTTP communications. Even though HTTPS dates back to the '90s, until a few years back only a select number of websites, like online banking systems, enabled this security mechanism for entire browsing sessions.

It has always been a known fact that network administrators can snoop traffic passing through the infrastructure they control, yet people never really cared on a wide scale that their private communications could be intercepted and viewed without authorization. A more widespread need for HTTP encryption wasn't felt until the rapid proliferation of unsecured private wireless networks and hotspots, which made Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks from ill-intent parties a lot more likely.

Session-wide HTTPS has been available for Gmail for years, however, the majority of users remained unaware of the option or of how to enable it. Finally, after repeated pleads from security researchers, IT experts or privacy advocates and after performing extensive testing, Google enabled it by default for all users of its email service.

Enabling encryption for Web Search might not seem as important as protecting private emails, but the move carries important privacy benefits, especially for users in countries where freedom of information and speech carry little meaning. "When you search on https://www.google.com, an encrypted connection is created between your browser and Google. This secured channel helps protect your search terms and your search results pages from being intercepted by a third party on your network," the company explains in a post on its official blog.

But protected search terms and search results are not the only benefit of the new SSL encryption. The feature also strips the referrer URL from the browser's header when visiting a URL shown in the search results. Therefore, the website in question won't see that you reached it after performing a Google Web search.

According to The Register, Google plans to enable HTTPS for Web Search by default in the future as it did for Gmail, but only after more testing is performed to make sure the change won't negatively impact large groups of users. It is also worth noting that, at the moment, SSL encryption is not yet available for all services that normally integrate with Web Search, such as Image Search or Google Maps.

Fedora 13 Released

Dear Fedora fans, we are pleased to announce that the major update of the Fedora Linux operating system is now here, available for download on mirrors worldwide (see below for download link). Dubbed Goddard, the brand-new Fedora 13 operating system is a solid release with major improvements and enhancements.

We are now looking forward for the next release, Fedora 14, codename "Laughlin," which will be released sometime in October-November 2010. Fedora 14 will include bleeding-edge packages, such as the newly released Linux kernel 2.6.34, X.Org Server 1.9, GNOME 3.0, GCC 4.5, and many more!

Highlights of Fedora 13:

· Linux Kernel 2.6.32;
· KDE SC 4.4;
· Support for webcams;
· Mozilla Firefox 3.6 web browser;
· Enhanced Init System;
· Topology Awareness;
· Improved Anaconda Installer;
· Improved software management;
· 3D Support for Nvidia Systems;
· Automatic installation of printer drivers;
· Language packs are automatically installed;
· Revamped user management interface;
· Improved NetworkManager;
· Color management;
· SystemTap static probes;
· Zarafa Groupware;
· NetBeans 6.8;
· Python 3 support;
· Btrfs snapshots integration.

Windows 7 to Get 64-bit (x64) Firefox

64-bit (x64) architectures are the future, and already well on their way to becoming mainstream and burying 32-bit (x64). Microsoft was one of the first companies to recognize the trend and adapt products such as Windows XP, and then Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Office 2010 to the general trend in the evolution of processors. In fact, the software giant is already producing x64 exclusive software with Windows Server 2008 R2 and beyond, for example. Users currently running the 64-bit flavor of Windows 7 will soon be able to install a 64-bit version of Firefox offered officially by Mozilla.

In a platform meeting on May 25th, 2010, Mozilla indicated that it had been gearing up to produce the first x64 builds of Firefox tailored to Windows 7 by the end of this week. Mozilla’s Armen Zambrano Gasparian revealed that, “Once the builds start working (I almost have them) they will show up in” the Latest Trunk download section. Early adopters will, of course, be able to download x64 Firefox releases and run them on 64-bit Windows 7.

Of course, users of Windows 7 already have a 64-bit browser at their disposal. The latest iteration of the Windows client comes with Internet Explorer 8 (64-bit) out of the box. However, as customers undoubtedly are aware, the default browser for Windows 7 is the 32-bit version of IE8, despite the fact that the operating system features the x64 flavor.

The reason for this is rather simple. 64-bit browsers don’t really enjoy support across the board for the time being. One illustrative example in this regard is that Adobe isn’t providing a x64 version of Flash to integrate with x64 Internet Explorer 8. The same is valid for Firefox. Users of x64 Firefox won’t have a release of the Adobe Flash plugin to integrate with their browser, severely impacting the user experience on websites such as YouTube, for example.

Obviously, a 64-bit (x64) version of Mozilla’s open source browser will only be delivered in the future. Firefox 4.0 is currently cooking, with the promise of a Beta development milestone available as early as the coming month. Still, ahead of the Firefox 4.0 Beta planned for June 2010, Mozilla is looking to offer early adopters at least one more Developer Preview to test-drive.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Cloud image 1.2.5

Resizing images or converting them to different formats so that they fit our needs at the same time preserving as much as possible from the original quality are daily activities for some users. The various image formats at our disposal today do not share the same amount of information and have their usefulness very well defined (like PNG is a perfect decision for graph on the Web or in documents while TIFF makes a wise choice for printing).

No matter what use you want picture for, chances are you’re going to need to resize it or convert it to a different type. For conversion and resize activities that include JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF or PNG file formats, there is a very simple solution, under the name of CloudImage. The application is free of charge and can be used without limitations even in corporate environments.

It comes with a minimalistic yet nice looking interface, which displays intuitive buttons that make the available help file obsolete. After adding the images (either one by one or one folder at a time), you’ll have to define the terms of the job so that the final result is the expected one. For this, you have to check out the “Options” window that features the general settings and picture resize functions.

As the entire application has been built with the average and beginner user in mind, it lacks complex settings or tormenting terminology, everything being as clear as possible. In this case, all this translates into reduced functionality design, besides converting to and from JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and PNG, mainly for renaming and resizing images.

The several presets at your disposal when trying to rename images include creating a random name for each element or set the date as the common name. Leaving it unchanged is a possibility, just like customizing it by adding your own string of characters. Also, you can enable all four choices to be used at once; thus, the resulting file’s name will have the original string of text, a random one, current date and whatever characters you wish to be added to the mix.

What some of the users may not enjoy is that renaming the items with the same name results in the action being carried out in the exact same way as Windows OS. i.e. ascending numbers will be added between brackets at the end of the filename. This is actually the best compromise the application could do considering there are no advanced renaming options.

Other choices at your disposal under this first tab of the “Options” window are enabling to show a report of the job when finished and turning off the computer once the task is complete. Particular to converting to JPEG is the JPEG quality slide bar. This will determine the quality of the final result on a scale from zero to 100%. You benefit from a preview of the quality set.

The “Editing” tab shelters a different sort of customization, which deals with the dimensions of the processed images. Again, to make it as simple as possible for the user, there are presets to work with: 1,024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 480x320, 320x240 or 176x180. Of course, you can set the size to any values you want by typing in the width and height numbers yourself.

As simple it is in options and ease of use, CloudImage lacks one vital function when it comes to resizing your images, and that is preserving aspect ratio. Without this, you will inevitably come up with distorted results sooner or later. Still on the downside, the application will drain your RAM when faced with processing a larger pile of images. During our tests, RAM usage increased above 1.2GB, while CPU peaked around 50%.

To make customization complete, the developer lets you add your own text as watermark. You get to set the font and color, as well as the opacity and its position in the image. For company use, CloudImage provides trademark symbols. Placing the watermark anywhere on the image is a simple job, as all you have to do is move your mouse to the desired location and click.

CloudImage is elementary in functions and options, its handling requiring minimal effort from the user, even a beginner. It has been built for the simplest image resize and conversion tasks and that is exactly what it does. Faced with a heftier batch of items to process, it will require plenty of RAM in order to complete the job, but it will not fail on you.

Among the strong points of the application, we count the fact that it is portable (so it can be carried around on portable storage devices and used on any PC you plug it in); having no restriction on its use in corporate environments is also one of the benefits of CloudImage.

The interface is intuitive enough for any user to be able to work with the program without the need to appeal to the help file. Picture watermarking is done with the least effort.

Lack of aspect ratio function may lead plenty of users toward different picture resize/convert instruments on the market.

RAM usage spikes exponentially if large amounts of pictures have to be processed. In our case, the job was completed, but users with less fortunate configurations may encounter huge difficulties in accessing their computer.

Used only for tasks that do not demand anything else but turning one file format into another (JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and PNG) or simple rename jobs, CloudImage is a perfect choice. It comes with preview function, watermarking abilities, presets for resizing or renaming your files, all in a user-friendly, intuitive interface. But users demanding more elaborate functions will find it disappointing and will discard it as such.

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Outlook Express 6.0

Microsoft Outlook Express puts the world of online communication on your desktop. Whether you want to exchange e-mail with colleagues and friends or join newsgroups to trade ideas and information, the tools you need are here.

If you`re looking for an e-mail program that is fully integrated with your OS, look no further. This free e-mail application will rival even the most powerful commercial programs.

It`s great also for people who want to check their Hotmail accounts with a mail client.

Here are some key features of "Outlook Express":

· Manage multiple e-mail and newsgroup accounts
If you have several e-mail or newsgroup accounts, you can work with all of them within one window. You can also create multiple users, or identities, for the same computer. Each identity has unique e-mail folders and an individual Address Book. Multiple identities make it easy for you to keep work e-mail separate from personal e-mail, and also to keep individual users' e-mail separated.

· Browse through messages quickly and easily
Using the message list and preview pane, you can view a list of messages and read individual messages at the same time. The Folders list contains e-mail folders, news servers, and newsgroups, and you can easily switch among them. You can also create new folders to organize and sort messages, and then set up message rules so that incoming e-mail that meets your criteria automatically goes to a specific folder. You can also create your own views to customize the way you look at your e-mail.

· Keep your e-mail on a server so you can view it from more than one computer
If your Internet service provider (ISP) uses an Internet message access protocol (IMAP) e-mail server for incoming e-mail, you can read, store, and organize your messages in folders on the server without downloading the messages to your computer. That way, you can view messages from any computer that can connect to that server.

· Use the Address Book to store and retrieve e-mail addresses
You can save names and addresses in the Address Book automatically by simply replying to a message. You can also import names and addresses from other programs, type them into the Address Book, add them from e-mail messages you receive, or add them from a search of popular Internet directory services (white pages). The Address Book supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for viewing Internet directory services.

· Add a personal signature or stationery to your messages
You can insert essential information into outgoing messages as part of your personal signature, and you can create multiple signatures to use for different purposes. You can also include a business card with more detailed information. To make your messages look more attractive, you can add stationery patterns and backgrounds, and you can change the color and style of the text.

· Send and receive secure messages
You can digitally sign and encrypt messages by using digital IDs. Digitally signing your message assures recipients that the message is really from you. Encryption ensures that only intended recipients can read the message.

· Find newsgroups that interest you
Looking for a newsgroup that matches your interests? You can search for newsgroups that contain keywords or browse through all of the newsgroups available from your Usenet provider. When you find a newsgroup you want to view regularly, add it to your Subscribed list so you can find it again easily.

· View newsgroup conversations efficiently
You can view a newsgroup message and all of the responses without reading an entire message list. When you view the list of messages, you can expand and collapse conversations to make it easier to find what interests you. You can also use views to display only the messages you want to read.

· Download newsgroup messages for offline reading
To use your online time efficiently, you can download messages or entire newsgroups, so you don't have to be connected to your ISP to read messages. You can also download message headers only for offline viewing and then mark the headers of the messages you want to read; then the next time you are connected, Outlook Express downloads the message text. You can also compose messages offline and send them the next time you reconnect.

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND A RIVER GODESS.

Once upon a time, there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday market.

One day, while he was working, his machine tumbled off the table and fell in the river. Encouraged by the Panchatantra story of his childhood (the woodcutter and the axe),

He started praying to the River Goddess. The River Goddess wanted to test him and so appeared only after one month of rigorous prayers. The engineer told her that he had lost his computer in the river.

As usual, the Goddess wanted to test his honesty. She showed him a match box and asked, "Is this your computer ?" Disappointed by the Goddess' lack of computer awareness, the engineer replied, "No."

She next showed him a pocket-sized calculator and asked if that was his.

Annoyed, the engineer said "No, not at all!!"

Finally, she came up with his own Pentium machine and asked if it was his.
The engineer, left with no option, sighed and said "Yes."

The River Goddess was happy with his honesty. She was about to give

Him all three items, but before she could make the offer, the engineer

Asked her, "Don't you know that you're supposed to show me some better computers before bringing up my own ?"

The River Goddess, angered at this, replied, "I know that, you stupid donkey! The first two things I showed you were the Trillennium and the Billennium, the latest computers from IBM !". So saying, she disappeared with the Pentium!!

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Moral :If you're not up-to-date with technology trends, it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

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chat not loading on ORKUT



Reasons:-

1. Slow Internet connection.
2. Glitch in orkut server due to heavy traffic from a particular area.
3. Chat settings not enabled ( or disabled in ORKUT).
4. Incompatibility of Browsers ( Outdated Browsers ).
5. Email address not validated. ( if you changed your email and haven't verified if, You WILL NOT be able to use chat feature)
6. Browsers cookies/java disabled.


Solutions:-

Follow these steps:

1. Check your internet speed and make sure that it's fast enough for the chat feature to load ( Chat feature shows error in slow net connection).

2. Enable Chat for Orkut:
http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=48894

3. Verify your email:
http://www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/answer.py?hlrm=br&answer=17435

4. Clear browsers cache and cookies( use (CTRL+SHIFT+DEL and select all the options and then click on DELETE/CLEAR):
http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050

5. Also use the latest version of browser ( i recommend for Firefox ):
http://www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/answer.py?answer=69553&topic=10290

6. Check weather JAVA is enabled on your Browser:
http://www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/answer.py?answer=69555

7. Check weather Cookies are enabled or not:
http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=35851

8. Take a look for techinical error help:
http://www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=16688

9. IF none of the above helps, we accept that there problem is common and apologise for inconvenience.

9. 1 you can use Google talk to use chat feature ( some times signing in to gtalk also enables Orkut chat in browser which was showing error):
http://www.google.com/talk/

9.2 Use gtalk lab edition if you want Invisibility ( gtalk doesn't support Invisibility):
http://www.google.com/talk/labsedition/index.html


Fill this form to help us getting your feedback and improving chat feature:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cnNyVV81RVVKZzZSVzBuQWhHVGV0TVE6MA




FOR MORE INFO ON ORKUT CHAT, TAKE A LOOK:
http://www.google.com/support/orkut/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=162166

hope this helps you...;)

happy Orkutting..

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Google I/O 2010: Google TV Set to Conquer the Living Room

Android was the star of the show on the second day of the Google I/O 2010 conference. The first half of the starting keynote was dedicated to the Android mobile platform and the launch of Android 2.2 Froyo. The second half was also about Android, though, a position it hasn’t been in before. Google has, as expected, officially announced Google TV, a new platform marrying software, hardware and the web and bringing them to the living room.

The emphasis is on ‘platform,’ Google TV is not just one device, or a piece of software, or even a service. It’s all of them combined to do what many have tried, but no one succeeded so far, combine a complete web experience with the TV experience in a way that compromises neither.

With Google TV, the line between traditional programming, online video and even other online content becomes blurred. Normally, finding something to watch on TV meant flipping through the channels or looking through the TV guide. But with the number of channels always increasing, it’s hard to find what you want when you want it. Google TV solves this with a simple idea, the same one Google has been applying for more than a decade, search.

With Google TV, the line between traditional programming, online video and even other online content becomes blurred. Normally, finding something to watch on TV meant flipping through the channels or looking through the TV guide. But with the number of channels always increasing, it’s hard to find what you want when you want it. Google TV solves this with a simple idea, the same one Google has been applying for more than a decade, search.

Users will be able to bring up a search box that enables them to search specifically for the content they want. But, of course, the content they want may not be on at that particular time. It may be available online, though, so, luckily, Google TV looks to online sources as well to find what they need. In a sense, for the viewers, it won’t matter where the content is coming from, they will get the same experience.

Of course, you don’t always know what you want to watch, that’s part of the appeal of the TV. Google TV has this covered too and will enable you to browse to find something that you like, again, be it online or on TV. And it doesn’t have to be just video content. With a full browser at your disposal, you could view a Flickr slideshow or even play a Flash game on your big-screen TV.

Details about Google TV have been trickling in for a couple of months now and most have been accurate. As far as hardware is concerned, Google TV will be available on TV sets, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes. What’s more, all of these will work with your existing cable or satellite box. This flexibility is possible because Google TV comes with just a few hardware requirements, Internet connectivity, both wired and wireless, HDMI connectivity and Bluetooth connectivity for input devices.

The platform will be powered by Intel chips, specifically Atom processors in combination with a dedicated GPU and specialized hardware for video and audio. This will ensure that Google TV devices will be able to run any kind of content you can throw at it, be it HD video or Flash games. The last part is possible because of the integrated Adobe Flash player.

Which brings us to the software components. Google TV runs Android. At the Google I/O keynote, the boxes were on Android 2.1, but this will change in the future, Google says. Of course, Android was designed as a mobile operating system, but its lightweight and tight integration with the hardware make it perfect for CE devices. Interestingly, though, there aren’t that many changes between the vanilla Android and the one running on these devices.

The second big software component is the browser. The interesting part here is that Google ditched the regular Android web browser and went with Google Chrome instead. The reason for this, the company says, is that Chrome is designed for a full web experience and better suited for the large screens. Of course, most people won’t even known they’re running Chrome, since it features a completely redesigned UI.

Google TV devices are expected to hit the shelves in autumn, in time for the big holiday-season sales. For now, you should expect devices from Sony, TV sets and Blu-ray players, and a box from Logitech. Google has also partnered with Dish Network to bring the platform to the satellite TV provider’s customers.

But this is only the beginning, Google plans to continue to develop the platform and eventually open it up to everyone. Right now, developers can start optimizing their sites for Google TV. In early 2011, Google will open up the Android Marketplace to Google TV so developers can start creating apps dedicated to the platform. And, finally, in summer 2011, Google says it will open-source everything, so anyone can use the platform on any device they want.



Microsoft Wins the Best Large Workplace in Europe 2010 Three Years in a Row

Microsoft has been deemed as the Best Large Workplace in Europe 2010 by the Great Place to Work Institute for the third year running. It is quite an honor for the Redmond company’s over the pond presence, especially considering the sheer size of the “competitors.” The Great Place to Work Institute conducted an evaluation survey of in excess of 1,300 companies in no less than 17 markets across Europe. The results of the 100 Best Workplaces in Europe report as well as the awards for companies were unveiled during a gala ceremony at the Great Place to Work European Conference 2010 in Madrid on May 20, 2010.

Jean-Philippe Courtois, president, Microsoft International, welcomed news of the award. “Investing in people and creating a work environment that utilizes the latest technology has enabled staff to transform the way they work and interact with colleagues, delivering a strong work-life balance and a highly motivated and empowered team. This past year has been challenging for businesses and employees in all industries, and Microsoft is no different. That said, we continue to be optimistic especially as our industry transitions toward what we believe is the next big era in technology – cloud computing," he stated.
It is because Microsoft’s extensive investments in people that the award was given. According to the Redmond company, the award is designed to celebrate exceptional working environments, but also practices, as well as the benefits and recognition that workers receive. Palle Ellemann Knudsen, managing director for Great Place to Work Institute Europe, underlined that one of the winning points with the software giant was the way it remained consistent in the values it offered as an employer.


Linux Mint 9 (Isadora)

Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) is based on the newly released Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating system, and is powered by the same Linux kernel 2.6.32.11. It now features over 30,000 software packages in the repositories, a new backup/restore tool, improvements to the Mint Menu, Windows installer, new artwork and lots of other nice improvements.

The Linux Mint 9 has a modified installer, to look just like the one in Ubuntu 10.04. It includes a new and very nice feature, one that is still missing from the popular Ubuntu OS, a very helpful and instructive welcome screen. Useful applications and desktop improvements, such as Mozilla Thunderbird 3, Pidgin or the Open in Terminal script for Nautilus are also present in this release!

Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) boots faster, it will be supported for 3 years on the desktop and 5 years on the server (LTS release), and, last but not least, it includes new and beautiful artwork, with lots of wonderful wallpapers, some nice GNOME themes and the GNOME-Wise icons.

About Linux Mint

Linux Mint is and will always be an elegant, easy-to-use, up-to-date, 100% free and comfortable Linux operating system based on the very popular Ubuntu OS. It offers paid commercial support to companies and individuals. Also, free community support is available from the forums and the IRC channel.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Adobe Reader 9.3.2 / 8.2.1

A software that lets you view and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files

Adobe Acrobat Reader is free, and freely distributable software that lets you view and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Acrobat Reader also lets you fill in and submit PDF forms online.

Adobe Portable Document Format
Invented by Adobe Systems and perfected over 15 years, Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) lets you capture and view robust information - from any application, on any computer system - and share it with anyone around the world.

Adobe Reader 9 software adds much new functionality, especially relating to collaboration, PDF file creation, security, and an enhanced user experience.

Improved launch speeds
Looking for faster launch speeds? Adobe has enhanced general performance and, in particular, has reduced launch times with Adobe Reader 9. Try it: You'll notice the difference.

PDF Portfolios
Packages, introduced in Adobe Reader 8, have been greatly enhanced and renamed. Portfolios provide easy navigation when you work with multiple PDF documents and other document types. They also enable you to work with a collection of materials such as drawings, e-mail messages, spreadsheets, and videos as a single file, which makes distribution, storage, retrieval, and collaboration easy for end users.

Native Adobe Flash support
Adobe Reader 9 can natively display rich media content, which you'll notice immediately with Portfolios. Interested in viewing SWF and FLV files? Adobe Reader 9 is the answer.

Acrobat.com (beta)
Included with Adobe Reader 9 is Acrobat.com (beta), an exciting new set of online services from Adobe. With Acrobat.com, you can create PDF files online; create and coauthor documents with others; host live web meetings; upload and share PDF files and other types of documents and control who has access to them; and even embed a rich, interactive preview of your document in a web page.

All of these services and more are provided online, so you can access them from anywhere. And you'll find easy access points from within Reader 9. As an added convenience, Acrobat.com leverages Adobe AIR, so you can interact with Acrobat.com from your desktop. Acrobat.com on Adobe AIR is a small application that is included with your download of Adobe Reader 9. Available in select languages.

Improved CAD and geospatial functionality CAD and geospatial functionality have been greatly enhanced in Adobe Reader 9. For instance, CAD designs or geospatial maps that have been converted to PDF offer Adobe Reader users access to CAD features, such as dimensions, or map features, such as longitude and latitude, for powerful collaboration and interaction.

PDF Standards Pane
When a PDF/A or PDF/X standard compliant file is opened, a Standards Pane appears and provides important file details.

Security enhancements
Adobe Reader 9 provides new digital signature functionality for an improved user experience. The new version also adds support for 256-bit AES encryption.

Accessibility enhancements
Adobe Reader 9 significantly improves the viewing of XFA forms for accessibility, while providing greater screen reader support.

Adobe Reader 9 MUI
Adobe Reader 9 MUI is Adobe's Multilingual User Interface version. This product is capable of installing any combination of supported languages. So, for example, you can install French, German, and Spanish simultaneously and then have the capability to switch among those languages within Adobe Reader. The user interface changes to the appropriate language on the fly.

Here are some key features of "Adobe Reader":

Enhance interaction with PDF Portfolios:
· PDF Portfolios provide easier navigation when you work with multiple PDF documents and other document types. Portfolios also enable you to work with a collection of materials such as drawings, e-mail messages, spreadsheets, and videos as a single file, which makes distribution, storage, retrieval, and collaboration easy for end users.

Work with Acrobat.com (beta):
From Reader 9, you can go directly into Acrobat.com (beta), an exciting new set of online services from Adobe, to perform common tasks, such as:

Create up to five Adobe PDF files:
· Share and store documents on the web
· Create and collaborate on a document in Adobe Buzzword
· Easily share your screen using Adobe ConnectNow
· You can also help colleagues, clients, and partners get on the same page at the same time with the ability to conavigate documents. Simply use Acrobat.com services to enable collaboration on a PDF file, and then distribute the PDF file and walk recipients through it in real time by controlling their page view.

· As an added convenience, Acrobat.com leverages Adobe AIR, so you can interact with Acrobat.com from your desktop as well. Acrobat.com on Adobe AIR is a small application that is included with your download of Adobe Reader 9.

Interact directly with Adobe Flash software:
· Adobe Reader can natively display rich media content, enabling a new level of end-user interaction.

Realize more secure document workflows:
· Better protect documents, forms, and drawings by leveraging Adobe LiveCycle ES and Adobe Acrobat software. Whether you want digital signatures for authenticity and integrity or document rights management for confidentiality, authorization, and accountability, Adobe Reader is the perfect solution.

Get more done with a simplified user interface:
· View information more precisely and efficiently with the Adobe Reader user interface. Choose the reading mode to fit more content on the screen or the two-up mode to view page spreads without excess space in the middle. Zoom in, pan over, or leverage the loupe feature to take a closer look.

Search single or multiple PDF files:
· Find and retrieve any PDF document or a phrase within a document in a matter of seconds. Search for words in page content, annotations, bookmarks, form fields, or document metadata within any PDF file on a local computer.

Complete forms online as well as offline:
· Enable customers to confidently act on information — filling, saving, and electronically submitting forms.

Leverage CAD and geospatial functionality:
· CAD designs or geospatial maps that have been converted to PDF offer Adobe Reader users access to CAD features, such as dimensions, or map features, such as longitude and latitude, for powerful collaboration and interaction.
· Additional features for IT managers, architects, and developers
· Enable Multilingual User Interface
· Adobe Reader MUI is Adobe's Multilingual User Interface version. This product is capable of installing any combination of supported languages. So, for example, you can install French, German, and Spanish simultaneously, and then have the capability to switch among those languages within Adobe Reader. The user interface changes to the appropriate language on the fly.

Deploy Adobe Reader using industry-standard tools:
· Quickly manage and control Reader deployments using the Adobe Customization Wizard, IBM Tivoli, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Windows Group Policy Objects, or Active Directory. Centrally host Reader using Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server or Microsoft Windows Terminal Server.

Support extended teams across operating systems:
· Deliver a reliable experience across operating systems. Reader supports a wide variety of operating systems, including Microsoft, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris.

Enjoy support for security standards:
· Reader supports leading security standards, including SOAP/WSDL, XSD, Kerberos, W3C XML digital signatures, 256-bit AES, OASIS WS-Security, HTTP/HTTPS, RSA, XML encryption, and ECMAScript for XML (E4X) in the JavaScript interpreter. Reader is also NIST PKI test-suite compliant.

Develop new capabilities:
· Extend the functionality of Adobe Reader using the Acrobat software development kit (SDK), now available free of charge.

Leverage accessibility features:
· Reader helps meet the accessibility requirements mandated by Section 508 of the amended U.S. Rehabilitation Act. Try the Read Out Loud capabilities, or change the reading order of pages or columns after PDF files are tagged to accommodate preferences.

Support international standards:
· Reader supports the new ISO Standard 32000 for PDF. Also, Reader continues to support PDF/A, the ISO-approved standard for the long-term preservation of electronic documents; PDF/X (printing); PDF/H; PDF/E (engineering); XMP/RDF; and ODBC.

Requirements:

· Intel Pentium III or equivalent processor
· 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
· 110MB of available hard-disk space
· Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7.


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Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 10.0.0.567: Free Download

Avira AntiVir Personal FREE Antivirus was developed to be a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

Avira AntiVir Personal is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users, for personal use only, and is not for business or commercial use.

Avira AntiVir Personal gives you the following functions:
· Control Center for monitoring, administering and controlling the entire program
· Central configuration with user-friendly standard and advanced options and context-sensitive help
· Scanner (On-Demand Scan) with profile-controlled and configurable search for all known types of virus and malware
· Integration into the Windows Vista User Account Control allows you to carry out tasks requiring administrator rights
· Guard (On-Access Scan) for continuous monitoring of all file access attempts
· Integrated quarantine management to isolate and process suspicious files
· Rootkit protection for detecting hidden malware installed in your computer system (rootkits) (Only for 32-bit systems)
· Direct access to detailed information on the detected viruses and malware via the Internet
· Simple and quick updates to the program, virus definitions, and search engine through Single File Update and incremental VDF updates via a webserver on the Internet
· Integrated Scheduler to plan one-off or recurring tasks, such as updates or test runs
· Very high rates of virus and malware detection using innovative search technologies (search engines) and heuristic search processes
· Detection of all common archive types, including detection of nested archives and smart extensions
· High-performance multithreading function (simultaneous high-speed scanning of multiple files)

NOTE:
Avira AntiVir Personal is free for personal use only. A license key can be downloaded from here.

Here are some key features of "Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus":

· AntiVir protection against viruses, worms and Trojans AntiDialer protection against expensive dialers
· AntiRootkit protection against hidden rootkits
· Faster Scanning up to 20% faster
· AntiPhishing protection against phishing
· AntiSpyware protection against spyware and adware NetbookSupport for laptops with low resolution
· QuickRemoval eliminates viruses at the push of a button

Requirements:

· At least 100 MB of free hard disk memory space (more if using Quarantine for temporary storage)
· At least 192 MB RAM under Windows 2000/XP
· At least 512 MB RAM under Windows Vista
· For the installation of Avira AntiVir Personal: Administrator rights
· For all installations: Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

Limitations:

· Not for Commercial or Business use

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

New Gui:
· Avira AntiVir, version 10 will be released with a new graphical user interface that features a completely new set of icons as well as a new 3D navigation bar and a continuous background picture.

· The new user interface keeps the proven elements of the old interface and the customer does not need to get into a new interface. However, the new icon set and the other new elements make it much easier for the customer to find his way around the program.

Avira AntiVir ProActiv :
· Avira AntiVir, version 10 is now equipped with a brand new host-based intrusion prevention system called Avira AntiVir ProActiv. AntiVir ProActiv constantly monitors the behaviour of the system in real-time and looks for unusual events.

· An integrated rule-system is able to decide proactively if a certain event (or a combination of events) indicates that the system is currently under attack from a new or unknown malware.


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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional 10.0.30319.1

The Visual Studio development system is a comprehensive suite of tools designed to help software developers create innovative, next-generation applications. It’s the perfect work environment for application developers.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 are the next generation development tools and platform for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, and the Web.

Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 mark the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft. Designed to address the latest needs of developers, Visual Studio delivers key innovations in the following pillars:

The Microsoft Visual Studio delivers on the Microsoft vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality, rich user experiences.

· Democratizing Application Lifecycle Management
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) crosses many roles within an organization and traditionally not every one of the roles has been an equal player in the process. Visual Studio Team System 2010 continues to build the platform for functional equality and shared commitment across an organization’s ALM process.

· Enabling emerging trends
Every year the industry develops new technologies and new trends. With Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0, Microsoft delivers tooling and framework support for the latest innovations in application architecture, development and deployment.

· Inspiring developer delight
Ever since the first release of Visual Studio, Microsoft has set the bar for developer productivity and flexibility. Visual Studio 2010 continues to deliver on the core developer experience by significantly improving upon it for roles involved with the software development process. .NET Framework 4.0 contains numerous improvements that make it easier to develop powerful and compelling applications.

· Riding the next generation platform wave
Microsoft continues to invest in the market leading operating system, productivity application and server platforms to deliver increased customer value in these offerings. With Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 customers will have the tooling support and the platform support needed to create amazing solutions around these technologies.

Hardware Requirements:
- Computer that has a 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- RAM: 1 GB RAM for x86; 2 GB RAM for x64; An additional 512 MB RAM if Visual Studio is running in a Virtual Machine
- 3 GB of available hard-disk space
- 5400 RPM hard disk
- DirectX 9-capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
- DVD-ROM drive

NOTE:
The RC build is set to run through June 30, 2010.


Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2010

Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 is an integrated testing toolset that delivers a complete plan-test-track workflow to enable in-context collaboration between you and your developers, greatly increasing your visibility to the overall project.

Make a sustainable impact to software quality with Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional 2010, the integrated testing toolset that delivers a complete plan-test-track workflow. File high quality bugs with rich diagnostics for your developers. Take full advantage of a task-driven user interface and features like Fast Forward for Manual Testing so you can focus your time and energy on high-value tasks.

With tight integration to Team Foundation Server you will gain in-context collaboration between all team roles, greatly increasing your visibility to the overall project while providing full traceability of user stories and requirements, progress reports, and real-time quality metrics. Test Professional 2010 helps you make informed, timely decisions to drive down the risks associated with your software releases.

Hardware Requirements:
- Computer that has a 1.6 GHz or faster processor
- RAM: 1 GB RAM for x86; 2 GB RAM for x64; An additional 512 MB RAM if Visual Studio is running in a Virtual Machine
- 3 GB of available hard-disk space
- 5400 RPM hard disk
- DirectX 9-capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
- DVD-ROM drive


Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 is as versatile as you are. Target the platforms of your choice with tools, technologies, and guidance that help you to be more productive and creative.

The Visual Studio development system is a comprehensive suite of tools designed to help software developers create innovative, next-generation applications. It’s the perfect work environment for application developers.

Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition is a comprehensive set of tools that accelerates the process of turning the developer's vision into reality. Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition was engineered to support development projects that target the Web (including ASP.NET AJAX), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Mobile devices.

This Trial Edition is fully functional but will expire after 90 days. This trial software is not supported by Customer Services and Support (CSS)

Requirements:

In addition, Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition requires:
· Computer with a 1.6 GHz or faster processor
· 384 MB of RAM or more (768 MB of RAM or more for Windows Vista)
· 2.2 GB of available hard-disk space
· 5400 RPM hard drive
· 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution display
· DVD-ROM Drive
· Additional features may require Internet access. Fees may apply.

Limitations:

· 90 days trial

Here are some key features of "Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional":

· WINDOWS
· A match made in developer heaven
· With Visual Studio 2008, you can easily use your development skills to target Windows, the world’s most widely used operating system. Integrate peripherals, local storage, and heterogeneous systems to deliver differentiated applications—and combine the performance of the rich client with the best of the Web.

Performance as powerful as your imagination:
· Leverage local storage and local resources such as peripherals for high-performance and occasionally-connected applications.

Create data-driven applications with ease:
· Through LINQ, perform query, set, and transform operations using familiar object-oriented languages like Visual C# and Visual Basic.

Deliver the best of Windows and the Web :
· Create client applications that utilize Web services—or create offline tools that are complementary to Web-based applications.

Do less grunt work :
· The .NET Framework provides a huge variety of pre-built services and classes that help you work more efficiently.

Know it now :
· Intellisense makes you more efficient, providing inline code guidance right there in the editor—no more paging back and forth to documentation.

Easily create rich user experiences :
· Collaborate more effectively and efficiently with designers through integration between Visual Studio and Microsoft Expression.

Take quality to a new level :
· Use integrated debugging and static code analysis to improve quality early and often.


· WEB
· Stand out from the crowd
· The Web is one of the most exciting—and competitive—platforms for software development today. Pull away from the pack in every respect—visual design, user experience, performance, and utility—and get your applications out there faster with Visual Studio 2008.

Enhance form and function :
· Use Microsoft Silverlight, a standardized, cross-platform presentation layer to deliver user experiences that combine visual excitement with powerful functionality.

Use the latest technologies :
· More easily deploy AJAX with Intellisense and inline debugging for JavaScript.

Watch what you’re doing :
· Use split-window XML and CSS designers to see the effects of code changes on the visual experience, immediately in the designer.

Tame CSS :
· Examine CSS dependencies down to individual objects with the intuitive CSS Properties and Manage Styles tools.

Fear no wireframe :
· ASP.NET provides services and classes that make managing complex Web sites and applications easy, such as Master Detail Pages for flexible site templates.


· GAMES
· Play with your games
· Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional developer, Visual Studio helps bring your game experiences to life exactly as you imagine them. Wow players with sophisticated gameplay and visual experiences and get your games to market faster.

Share your passion :
· Talk and share games with an active community of creators and players.

Reduce time-to-awesome :
· Use the fast and powerful Visual Studio 2008 IDE to get your games up and running and take advantage of performance-tuned libraries.

Reach more eyeballs :
· Develop for PC, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Zune—and distribute your games through Xbox LIVE Marketplace


· MOBILE
· Take your software breakthroughs mobile
· Windows Mobile is a rich platform for mobile applications. Visual Studio 2008 helps you build them faster and better using the same code editor, designers, and debugging tools you would for creating other application types.

Make the most of device resources :
· The .NET Compact Framework is optimized for the smaller memory and lower processor speeds of mobile devices.

Build advanced mobile applications quickly :
· A huge variety of pre-built classes and objects help you quickly integrate data, services, and cross-platform and cross-device communication.

Make your work more accessible :
· Windows Mobile provides the familiar Windows client computing experience on a mobile, giving your application broader reach.


· OFFICE
· Familiar applications, new tricks
· Extend the Microsoft Office System using Visual Studio 2008 to create information worker solutions that are innovative, yet immediately familiar and easy to use. Plus, you can reach a huge base of Office System users whether you work inside an enterprise or as an independent vendor.

Build with open standards :
· Microsoft Office 2007 System documents are based on OpenXML, which supports data-sharing among Office system applications and enterprise systems.

Get a head start with a proven platform :
· Add job- or vertical-specific functionality to the familiar applications information workers use every day.

Work smarter :
· Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition includes templates for creating Office system add-ons.

Start with a rich user interface :
· Integrate your solutions into the Office system visual environment including the Office Fluent interface and the Ribbon.

Work faster :
· The .NET framework provides pre-built services for controlling, connecting, and securing Office System add-ons.

Connect users to data :
· Language Integrated Query (LINQ) makes it easy to incorporate any type of data into your application without learning specialized languages or methods.


· SERVER
· Set the controls for the heart of the datacenter
· With rapidly evolving technology options—Web services, cloud computing, virtualized desktops, and more—server development has never been more rewarding or challenging. Visual Studio 2008 helps you create interoperable, data-rich services quickly and efficiently, minimizing grunt work and supporting your next-generation innovations.

Maximize application performance :
· Leverage the 64 bit capabilities of the .NET framework.

Enhance interoperability :
· Create connected applications using standards-based messaging protocols (such as SOAP and REST) with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

Incorporate data easily :
· Integrate data calls into the flow of code with LINQ, a set of language extensions to Visual Basic and Visual C#.

Go big :
· Create more scalable applications with Windows Workflow Foundation.

Fly in the cloud :
· Take advantage of the Microsoft Azure, an Internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers.


· ALM
· Give your team the power to succeed with an application lifecycle management solution
· Visual Studio 2008 Team System enables team members to continuously collaborate while relying on complete tools and guidance through every step of the development lifecycle. The results are cost savings, faster time-to-market, and improved application quality.

Use the process that’s right for you :
· Team Foundation Server provides templates for popular ALM processes and can be extended to work with your other methodologies.

Manage code more effectively :
· Comprehensive source control, code checkout and bug tracking tools help you tame complex projects.

Provide specialists with the right tools for the job :
· Visual Studio Team System provides multiple editions to meet the needs of professionals on your team architects, developers, database experts, and testers.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 14.0.4536.1000 Beta

Microsoft Office 2010 gives you powerful new tools to express your ideas, solve problems, and connect with people. Office 2010 lets you work how, when, and where you want, letting you get things from a PC, the Web, and even a smartphone.

Use Office 2010 virtually anywhere: PC, phone, browser
With Microsoft Office 2010, you can review and do minor editing on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote 2010 documents, virtually anywhere, by using Office Web Apps from more locations on more devices.

Keep your people productive on the go. Office 2010 lets you access and edit documents stored on a server while you’re offline with SharePoint Workspace 2010, and then automatically syncs these changes when you’re back online. So you stay productive while on the go.

Support your employees, regardless of location or device. Office 2010 saves you time and money by helping you deploy and manage Office on the PC, the smartphone, and the Web, all from within familiar Microsoft System Center tools.

Bring ideas to life
Create and deliver presentations that help you stand apart from the competition. Office 2010 puts you in the director’s chair, enabling you to create dazzling digital content in PowerPoint 2010 without the need for expensive third-party tools. And you can broadcast your presentation to anyone with a browser, even if they don’t have PowerPoint.

Stay organized and on top of your work. OneNote 2010 pulls together everything from daily sales figures to digital images, so all the information you need is easily accessible. You can also create side notes that stay on your screen as you move between different programs, so you can keep your thoughts organized as you multi-task. This helps you stay organized while saving you time.

Turn intuition into insights to make quicker and more informed business decisions. Excel 2010 provides tools for improved data visualization, which can give you key insights into business processes and tailor messaging and products to best meet customer needs. Whole trends can be conveyed in a single cell with Sparklines. And there are more options in styles and icons in conditional formatting, as well as the ability to highlight specific items like such as “max/min” in a single click.

Work better together
Collaboration means better work and beating deadlines. Co-authoring allows multiple people to work on the same document at the same time, such as an RFP, to respond faster and meet deadlines. With Office 2010, several team members can work on Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010 documents simultaneously and see who else is working on which sections, regardless of location.

Reduce travel costs and spend less on third-party conferencing tools. Office 2010 helps your people save time and money by providing one-click communication through unified communications technology, and real-time document sharing from within Word, PowerPoint, and Excel 2010 without the need to switch applications. This makes virtual meetings more effective so team members can get more done without being in the same room.

Instantly share a presentation. Hold spontaneous meetings with customers and partners with PowerPoint 2010. Broadcast Slideshow allows you to present a slideshow entirely through a Web browser—no matter where your audience is at. No need for your customers to have a third-party conferencing tool, or even PowerPoint. All they have to do is click on a link and a browser window opens with your slides.

Top 10 benefits of Office Professional Plus 2010

Save travel costs by enabling your people with better communication tools.
Office 2010 helps save time and money by providing one-click communication through unified communications technology, and document sharing from within Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, without the need to switch applications. This makes virtual meetings more effective so team members can get more done without being in the same room.

Beat deadlines by working more effectively as a team.
Co-authoring allows multiple people to work on the same document at the same time, such as an RFP, to respond faster and meet deadlines. With Office 2010, multiple team members can work on Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010 documents and be able to see who else is working on what sections.

Use Office virtually anywhere and on virtually any device.
With Office Web Apps, you can review and make minor edits to documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote 2010 from any supported Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari browser. All of the changes are saved and appear exactly as you intended, so you can seamlessly move from a desktop to the Web, and vice versa.

Gain control over your e-mail and calendar.
Outlook 2010 can help you take control of your day with conversation management tools, mail tips, calendar preview, and more. Stay better organized and up-do-date with less effort and find information you need fast.

Make informed business decisions the second you need to
Excel 2010 provides tools for improved data visualization, so you can gain key insights quickly and easily turn the numbers into a story to share with others. You can convey whole trends in a single cell with Sparklines, choose from more styles and icons in conditional formatting, and highlight specific items such as “max/min” in a single click.

Create sophisticated marketing in-house to get your business noticed.
Office 2010 puts you in the director’s chair, enabling you to create dazzling digital content in PowerPoint 2010 that comes to life with cutting-edge audio/video capabilities and animation enhancements. Your business can cut costs by reducing the need for third-party multimedia tools and design agencies.

Enable employees to work offline and keep your business moving forward.
SharePoint Workspace 2010 allows everyone to take content from SharePoint sites offline and work with that content from their desktop, without reliance on an Internet connection. This makes it easier for IT to drive a strategy with more consistent use of collaboration tools based on SharePoint technology throughout the organization.

Be more productive by finding what you need faster.
Office 2010 extends the toolbar throughout all applications, making it easier to find the commands you need. And the new Microsoft Office Backstage view (available in all applications except Communicator) gives your people quick access to important operations such as viewing document information, saving, printing, and sharing.

Protect inboxes from malicious attacks, so everyone in the business can rest easier.
Office 2010 provides a Protected View feature to help you guard against malware in your e-mail attachments and Internet files, as well as in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents.

Stay organized by keeping the right details in the right place.
OneNote is your essential “catch-all.” From daily sales figures to news articles clipped from the Web, you can make everything accessible and at the ready. You can even create side notes that stay on your screen as you move between different programs, so you can keep your thoughts organized as you multi-task.

Microsoft Word 2010 offers the best of all worlds: enhanced features to create professional-quality documents, easier ways to work together with people, and almost-anywhere access to your files.

Designed to give you the finest document-formatting tools, Word 2010 helps you organize and write your documents more efficiently. In addition, you can save documents online and access, edit, and share them from almost any Web browser.1 Your documents stay within reach so you can capture your best ideas whenever and wherever they occur.

Microsoft Access 2010 is all about simplicity. Access 2010 empowers you to make the most of your information—even if you’re not a database expert. And, through newly added Web databases, it amplifies the power of your data, making it easier to track, report, and share with others. Your data will never be further away than your closest Web browser.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 gives you more ways to create and share dynamic presentations with your audience than ever before.

Exciting new audio and visual capabilities help you tell a crisp, cinematic story that’s as easy to create as it is powerful to watch. With new and improved tools for video and photo editing, dramatic new transitions, and realistic animation, you can add polish to presentations that will captivate your audience.

In addition, PowerPoint 2010 enables you to work simultaneously with other people or post your presentation online and access it from virtually anywhere using the Web or your smartphone

Microsoft Publisher 2010 helps you create, personalize, and share a wide range of professional-quality publications and marketing materials. With Publisher 2010, you can easily communicate your message in a variety of publication types, saving you time and money.

Whether you’re creating brochures, newsletters, postcards, greeting cards, or e-mail newsletters, you can deliver quality results without needing graphic design experience. Get the job done right the first time with Publisher 2010.

Microsoft Outlook offers premium business and personal e-mail management tools to more than 500 million users worldwide. With the release of Outlook 2010, you get a richer set of experiences to meet your communication needs at work, ome, and school.

From a redesigned look to advanced e-mail organization, search, communication, and social networking features, Outlook 2010 provides you with a world-class experience to stay productive and in touch with your personal and business networks. Want information on Outlook 2010 with customer and contact management features? Please see Top 10 benefits of Outlook 2010 with Business Contact Manager.

Welcome to Microsoft InfoPath 2010, a forms-creation and data-gathering tool that helps organizations streamline business processes. InfoPath 2010 is designed for both advanced business users and developers, depending on the type of forms-based solution an organization needs.

Without writing code, advanced business users can use InfoPath 2010 to design sophisticated electronic forms to quickly and cost-effectively gather information. Developers can create advanced forms for departmental and enterprise business processes, including composite applications and workflow sequences, with InfoPath 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and SharePoint Designer 2010—using little or no code.

Microsoft Excel 2010 makes it possible to analyze, manage, and share information in more ways than ever before, helping you make better, smarter decisions. New data analysis and visualization tools help you track and highlight important data trends.

Easily upload your files to the Web and work simultaneously with others online. Access your important data on the go from almost any Web browser. Whether you’re producing financial reports or managing personal expenses, Excel 2010 gives you more efficiency and flexibility to accomplish your goals.

SharePoint Workspace 2010, expands the boundaries of collaboration by allowing fast, anytime, anywhere access to your SharePoint team sites. Synchronize SharePoint content with SharePoint Workspace so you can access, view, and edit files anytime and anywhere from your computer.

Working across teams is also much easier when you can coauthor documents simultaneously with other people in SharePoint Workspace and automatically synchronize changes to Microsoft SharePoint Server without additional steps.

Microsoft OneNote 2010 gives you the ultimate place to store and share your information in a single, easy-to-access location.

Capture text, images, video and audio notes with OneNote 2010 to keep your thoughts, ideas, and important information readily available. By sharing your notebooks, you can simultaneously take and edit notes with other people on your network, or just keep everyone easily in sync and up-to-date.

You can also take OneNote 2010 on the road with you by posting your notebooks online and accessing them from virtually anywhere using the Web or a smartphone.1

Instant messaging at work will be a snap for you with Microsoft Office 2010, and so will all the related functions of your Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 application.

That’s because Office Communicator 2007 R2 is tightly integrated into Outlook 2010, and works seamlessly with the familiar Office applications that users employ daily.
By using Office Communicator 2007 R2, you can simultaneously experience multiple modes of communication, including instant messaging, video conferencing, telephony, application sharing, and file transfer.

NOTE:
You need to register in order to test the Office 2010 Beta Suite. Evaluation key can be obtained here.

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Language Pack

The Microsoft Office Language Interface Pack 2010 Beta– provides an interface for:
- Microsoft Excel 2010 Beta
- Microsoft Outlook 2010 Beta
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Beta
- Microsoft Word 2010 Beta
- Microsoft Access 2010 Beta
- Microsoft InfoPath 2010 Beta
- Microsoft OneNote 2010 Beta
- Microsoft Project 2010 Beta
- Microsoft Publisher 2010 Beta
- Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Beta
- Microsoft Visio 2010 Beta

Limitations:
NOTE: The beta version of Office 2010 will expire in October 2010.

The Microsoft Office 2007 system has evolved from a suite of personal productivity products to a more comprehensive and integrated system. Building on the familiar tools that many people already know, the Microsoft Office suite includes applications, servers services and solutions designed to work together to help solve a broad array of business problems.

At the core of the Microsoft Office system are the Microsoft Office suites, which deliver the core desktop productivity tools. New features in these programs enhance how employees can work with one another, partners and customers, and how organizations capture and use information.

In addition to the core desktop editions, the 2007 release includes new programs, servers, and services that build on the productivity software skills your employees already possess.

Used together, the Microsoft Office system can help you address business needs ranging from personal productivity management to complex project management.

To obtain a free license for Microsoft Office, just register here the suite you would like to try.

The Office Suites are:

Office Home and Student 2007
Familiar programs with essential tools to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Office Standard 2007
New tools to manage e-mail and create great looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Office Small Business 2007
Productivity tools to help small businesses accomplish routine tasks quickly, manage information, and produce quality marketing materials.

Office Professional 2007
Productivity and information management tools that help workers save time, stay organized, and focus efforts on sales, marketing, and customers.

Office Professional Plus 2007
Powerful tools for creating, managing, analyzing, and sharing information.

Office Enterprise 2007
Comprehensive tools that help enterprises collect and consolidate information, quickly find what they are looking for, and share critical information, online or offline.

Office Ultimate 2007
New programs for collecting, consolidating, and easily sharing information across boundaries

Microsoft Office desktop programs:

· Access 2007 - The Microsoft Office database management program
· Accounting 2007 - The Microsoft Office accounting solution
· Communicator 2007 - The Microsoft Office unified communications client
· Excel 2007 - The Microsoft Office information analysis program
· Groove 2007 - The Microsoft Office team workspace program
· InfoPath 2007 - The Microsoft Office information gathering program
· OneNote 2007 - The Microsoft Office note-taking and management program
· Outlook 2007 - The Microsoft Office personal information manager and communications program
· Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager - The Microsoft Office customer and contact management program
· PowerPoint 2007 - The Microsoft Office presentation graphics program
· Project 2007 - The Microsoft Office project management program
· Publisher 2007 - The Microsoft Office business publishing and marketing materials program
· SharePoint Designer 2007 - The Microsoft Office SharePoint Web application builder
· Visio 2007 - Microsoft Office diagramming and information visualization solution
· Word 2007 - The Microsoft Office document authoring program

Requirements:

· 500 MHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher
· 256 MB of system memory or more
· 3 GB of available disk space
· 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
· DVD-R/W Drive

Limitations:

· Microsoft Office 2007 comes with a 30 day-trial period.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Drive Backup Professional

Drive Backup Professional provides the user with the most reliable data protection for the hard disk the ability to create archive duplications (i.e. backup images).
By storing such an archive onto external media the user is able to restore the data at any time it is required. The program assists planning a schedule in case the user's disk needs a backup on a regular basis. The operation will be performed automatically at the specified time.
The second crucial function of the program is the ability to modify the hard disk structure.
One day you realize that your hard drive cannot meet your requirements any more. Either its capacity is insufficient and it is time to think about a little upgrade, or you are to carry out some partitioning operations. Whatever the problem is, it requires solution.
Drive Backup Professional provides a wide-range functionality in the field of managing disk layout structures.
Setting up any operation is accomplished by using practical wizards. Each step of the wizard includes in-depth information in order to allow the user to make the right choice. Graphical representations of the data help the user to gain a better understanding.
Drive Backup Professional will give you complete backup and restore functionality and also a superior set of tools.

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Smart NTFS Recovery 4.5

Smart NTFS Recovery is a data recovery tool for Windows operating system that supports the NTFS file system.
Smart NTFS Recovery easily recovers data from hard disks and any type of storage media - USB drives, flash drives, PC card, memory stick, multimedia card, secure digital card with NTFS file system.
Smart NTFS Recovery is able to restore all sorts of files, including electronic documents and pictures. It restores files from NTFS hard drives, has really simple interface and is compatible with Windows operations systems. Our aim is to prevent information loss, and prevent you from wasting your time and money.
For different reasons, important documents and user files are sometimes lost. Without a recovery tool for documents and files, this may become a huge problem (one that leads to considerable inconveniences, and requires expensive solutions).
Smart NTFS Recovery applies a simple yet powerful algorithm, which makes it possible to restore your lost data quickly and effectively. Smart NTFS Recovery can recover any deleted files, including MS Office files, images, mp3, and zip files!
The software enables to remove the data concerning deleted files. Thus nobody will be able to recover the data deleted by you and use it in own interest.

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PyScripter 1.9.9.7

PyScripter is an open-source Python IDE created with the ambition to become competitive in functionality with commercial Windows-based IDEs available for other languages. Being built in a compiled language is rather snappier than some of the other Python IDEs and provides an extensive blend of features that make it a productive Python development environment.
With PyScripter you'll be able to easily create and manage your applications in Python.

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Sony Ericsson PC Suite 6.011.00

The Sony Ericsson PC Suite is a free software application that enhances the functionality of your Sony Ericsson mobile phone.
The Sony Ericsson PC Suite connects your phone to your computer so you can synchronise and manage your personal data (such as calendar and contact information) and connect your computer to the Internet via the phone.

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Nokia Software Updater

Easily update your Nokia softwareUse the Nokia Software Updater application to help you update your Nokia device software. Nokia Software Updater is compatible with most Nokia devices.
All in all, this software will offer you the possibility to download and install the most recent versions of all Nokia device software.

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Nokia PC Suite 7.1.40.6

Nokia PC Suite is a package of Windows-based PC applications developed especially for use with Nokia phones.
Depending on your phone model, Nokia PC Suite lets you edit, synchronize and back up many of your phone's files on a compatible PC through a cable or wireless connection.
Features:
· Back up and restore phone files· Transfer information, pictures, and music from phone to phone or phone to PC· Synchronize your phone and PC calendars· Edit contacts, pictures, and phone file names· Install Java-based applications in your phone· Convert ringing tone formats· Play multimedia messages and videos· Send text messages from the PC· Connect by using your phone as a modem.

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McAfee Total Protection 2010

Overview:
Integrated Protection
Businesses need to keep protection current while minimizing downtime, costs, and maintenance. McAfee is the leader provider in cloud-based security with the most comprehensive security SaaS portfolio in the industry. End the juggling of stand-alone products, and eliminate your on-premises servers by outsourcing your security management infrastructure to McAfee. Affordable, automated and comprehensive, McAfee SaaS solutions offer the following protection tiers:
Online Management
The McAfee SecurityCenter SaaS management, completely available over the Internet from the McAfee SecurityCenter-maintained infrastructure, allows you remote monitoring without the additional software or hardware investments. With its easy-to-read statistical reports on viruses, spyware, spam, hacker and web attacks, the McAfee SecurityCenter provides quick steps to customize security policies, scan IP addresses for vulnerabilities, schedule an on-demand scan - whether for a specific office location, or for company-wide.
Endpoint
Get anti-virus, anti-spyware for your desktop and servers, and a desktop firewall to block known and as-yet-undiscovered threats. McAfee Artemis Technology also works behind the scenes to stop zero-day threats and shrink the window of vulnerability. Proactive Artemis technology automatically detects and blocks suspicious files without the need for signatures. Automated updates help rigorously maintain defenses.
Web
McAfee's SiteAdvisor helps users stay safe online by testing everything on the web and reporting its test results on its web site and through the integration with McAfee. Additional content filtering is available to ensure web protection from online exploits like phishing scans and spyware for remote offices or traveling employees.
Email
Integrated with McAfee's suites or sold stand-alone, McAfee’s SaaS email solutions stop email-borne attacks and spam before they reach your network with total inbound and outbound email filtering, access, and archiving.

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Portable Glary Utilities 2.22.0.896

Glary Utilities is a collection of utilities developed to help you fix, speed up and maintain your computer at optimum performance.

Glary Utilities lets you clean common system junk files as well as invalid registry entries and Internet traces (it provides support for more than 45 external programs).

Furthermore, Glary Utilities includes options to optimize memory, find, fix, or remove broken Windows shortcuts, manage the programs that start with Windows and software uninstall. Other features include secure file deletion and empty folder finder.

Here are some key features of "Portable Glary Utilities":

· Disk Cleaner - Removes junk data from your disks and recovers disk space
· Registry Cleaner - Scan and clean up your registry to improve your system's performance.
· Shortcuts Fixer - Corrects the errors in your startmenu & desktop shortcuts
· Startup Manager - Manages programs which run automatically on startup
· Memory Optimizer - Monitors and optimizes free memory in the background
· Tracks Eraser - Erases all the traces,evidences,cookies,internet history and more
· File Shredder - Erases files permanently so that no one can recover them
· Internet Explorer Assistant - Manages Internet Explorer Add-ons and restores hijacked settings
· Disk Analysis - Get details information of the desired files and folders
· Duplicate Files Finder - Searchs for space-wasting and error producing duplicate files
· Empty Folders Finder - Find and remove empty folders in your windows
· Uninstall Manager - Completely uninstall programs you don't need any more.

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Cool Music CD Burner 7.4.3.193

Cool Music CD Burner is a powerful and easy to use CD burning software. It allows you to create your own custom music CDs that can be played in any standard home, CD discman and car stereo.

With Cool Music CD Burner, you are able to create custom audio and data music CD compilations from MP3, WAV, OGG and WMA files, and it supports use of high write speeds. Finally, you will no longer need to wait a lot for your burns to complete!

Here are some key features of "Cool Music CD Burner":

· Support all popular CD burners and all sizes of CDs, DAO and TAO burning modes
· Finish your burning task with a couple of clicks
· Set desired burning speed and burning mode
· Excellent output quality
· Select desired writing device and burning mode, adjust desired burning speed, and then finish your burning task effortlessly
· Designed for both beginners and experienced users
· With the clear and intuitive interface, users can catch on to the system quickly
· Burn high-quality CDs from your favorite MP3s
· Burn high-quality CDs from audio data on PC
· Add personal innovation to the burning process

Requirements:

· A CD Recorder.
· Intel or AMD or compatible processors at 1000 MHz minimum
· RAM 128 megabytes (MB)
· Minimum 100 MB of free hard disk space
· Administrative permissions are required
· Sound Card

Limitations:

· 30 days trial period
· Nag screen

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

GOM Player 2.1.25.5015

GOM Media Player Features
Codec Finder
GOM Player includes many codecs (XviD, DivX, FLV1, AC3, OGG, MP4, H263 and more) so you won't need to install separate codecs for most videos. For those videos that require a separate codec, GOM Player will find one and direct you to a place where you can download an open source version of the codec. That way, you won't get stuck with unnecessary codecs on your system.
Play Broken AVI Files (Patented)
AVI files can't be played if the index is broken, or if the file isn't completely downloaded. This is because the index is located at the end of the file. GOM Player's patented technology enables users to view files with broken indexes or that are still being downloaded.
Powerful Subtitle Support
GOM Player supports SMI, SRT, RT, SUB(with IDX) files for subtitle. You can specify margin, location, size, resolution, font and others. You can also enable shadow, view ASF files with subtitle, karaoke subtitle mode. You can even synchronize subtitle and video if there's any mismatch.
Convenient Playlist
If you run a video file and there is already a file with a similar name in the directory, it will be automatically added to your playlist. GOM Player has a similar playlist format as M3U, PLS, ASX and you can also include and edit different media formats on that playlist as well. It's easy to create and edit your own multimedia playlist with GOM Player.
Support Different Media Types
Along with different media format such as AVI, MPG, MPEG and DAT, GOM Player also supports streaming Windows media format (WMV, ASF, ASX). You can also watch DVD-quality videos with 5.1 channel audio output.
Screen Capture
Screen capture allows you to take a screenshot of your video directly from GOM Player. Using the Burst Capture feature, you can take continuous screenshots up to 999 shots.
Advanced Features
There are an endless number of advanced features. Customize brightness, contrast and saturation. Sharpen and add noise to your video. Try the audio equalizer. Repeat a section of your video with our A-B Repeat feature. Fast forward/rewind a few seconds using left/right keys. And much more for you to discover!

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JetAudio 8.0.5

JetAudio is a solid, feature-rich media player that works with many popular video and audio formats and includes interesting extra functionality.
The choice of media players sometimes seems to be limited to three or four popular apps, but the truth is that there are bunches of players out there that may not be as famous but are really worth a try. One of these apps is JetAudio, which even in its basic, most simple version offers loads of nice tools to enjoy your collection of music and videos.
JetAudio features a nicely designed interface with support for skins and visualizations – though not as many as Winamp. You can also run JetAudio as an extra bar that sits on the Windows taskbar and control its main functions from there without interrupting your work.
The main purpose of JetAudio is obviously playing audio and video files. The program includes elements with which you can improve playback and make it more enjoyable, such as sound effects, cross-fading between songs and support for lyrics.
But that's not all. JetAudio also features a bunch of extra tools that enable you to rip CDs, record sound, convert music files from one format to another, listen to online radio stations and burn your favorite MP3 to CD.
JetAudio is a complete, handy media player for anyone that would like to do more than just play audio and video files.

Languages:
English
Recent changes in JetAudio:
Some default skins were not loaded in Japanese Windows
Modified Silver skin with better look
Support Unicode in Skin Maker
Didn't play next track if skin changed while playing audio CD
Can choose monitor for Music OSD display
Video window was not displayed properly when playlist window was Toolbar mode
Fixed sync lyric display for OGG file
Fixed MPC playback error
Update OGG/APE/WVP/MPC plugins using latest SDK
Support LPCM (HDMV LPCM) in internal DirectShow audio decoder
Fixed FLAC 24bit playback
Fixed other minor bugs

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Winamp 5.57

Buy tickets, find lyrics & download music directly from your media player
Windows 7 Compliant
Winamp OrglerTM lets you track, chart and share your Winamp listening history
iTunes Library Import
Find & manage Add-ons directly in your media player
Available in 16 languages including Turkish, Romanian & Brazilian Portuguese

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VLC

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, ...) from files, physical media (DVDs, VCD, Audio-CD), TV capture cards and many network streaming protocols.
It can also convert media files, transcode and act as a streaming server over unicast or multicast and IPv4 or IPv6. It doesn't need any external codec, program or codec pack to work.

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AVG Internet Security 9.0

AVG Internet Security 9.0 is faster, safer and easier to use. This is a complete solution for all the things you do online. Multiple layers of protection mean you don't have to worry about identity theft, spam or viruses. AVG Internet Security 9.0 gives you two vital extra layers of protection: With AVG LinkScanner whenever you're on the web, the moment you go to click on a link, LinkScanner analyzes the page behind that link to tell you whether there's something nasty hiding there. For added peace of mind, you also get safety ratings for your Google, Yahoo! and Bing/MSN search results. Identity Protection makes sure your passwords, credit card information, bank account details, and other valuable data are safe from even the newest and most sophisticated threats. It's constantly on guard, watching to make sure no program on your PC is doing something it shouldn't.

Surf, and search with confidence, while LinkScanner® keeps you safe from harmful sites
Get online and offline protection from viruses, spyware, and other nasties
Enjoy consistently high-speed PC performance with our new enhanced virus scanner
Automatic updates keep your protection current
Compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000

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Kaspersky Mobile Security 9

You make calls, send SMSs, browse the web and communicate via social networks every day. Your smartphone is your life. Kaspersky Mobile Security keeps your private life truly private.

Privacy Protection - for your eyes onlyYou have exclusive control over which of your contacts and phone numbers you want to keep ‘private’. Hide and unhide phonebook entries, SMSs and call logs at the touch of a button.

Locate a lost or stolen smartphoneYou can locate a lost or stolen smartphone using the inbuilt GPS Find function.

Secure contacts, photos and files from unauthorized accessYou can store all your digital assets in encrypted folders and remotely block or wipe your smartphone if it’s lost or stolen.

Block unwanted calls or SMSsYou can filter out annoying calls and SMSs by assigning contacts to black lists and white lists.

Parental controlYou can restrict your children’s calls and SMSs (e.g. block premium rate numbers) and keep track of their whereabouts using GPS Find.

Protect your smartphone from malware and network attacksKaspersky Mobile Security 9 provides all you need to protect your smartphone from harm, including real-time antimalware scans, automatic updates, blocking of dangerous network connections and much more.

Symbian 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 Series 60 3rd (Nokia only)
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Windows Mobile 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5
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Kaspersky PURE

Kaspersky PURE far exceeds regular PC protection. It renders your PC highly immune to cyber threats of any kind. You can trust Kaspersky PURE to protect the integrity and privacy of all your digital assets. Kaspersky PURE keeps your computer in pristine condition and gives you complete peace of mind.

Fights digital pollutionKaspersky PURE keeps malicious content and spam at bay, whilst letting you manage access to your applications, email and the Internet. Additional security tools erase any data-trail, so hackers can’t follow.

Protects digital assetsKaspersky PURE prevents your photos, music, documents, videos, etc. from becoming lost, stolen or corrupted. Advanced backup tools and the latest encryption technology mean that you decide who you share your personal data with.

Safeguards digital identitiesKaspersky PURE has everything you need to protect your digital identity. With a built-in virtual keyboard, the latest in anti-phishing technology and a secure password management system, it won’t let you down!Ensures family-safe content Kaspersky PURE puts you in charge of who uses the PC’s on your home network and what they can see and do, both online and off. Detailed reporting systems keep you fully informed and your family safe.
Centralizes security managementKaspersky PURE allows you to check your network’s security status, automatically download and roll out updates from a nominated PC, log events and organize scans and backups from any point on the home network.

Provides all-round protectionKaspersky PURE is the one-stop-shop for home network protection. It contains everything that you need to manage your network’s security and to keep it malware-free, without the need to be an IT expert.

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