Vista Transformation Pack 6 RC1 is Released

This release will cover on new system files replacement system which should be 100% working fine as far as testers reported. It also have huge improvements regarding setup integration and uninstallation. In this pack various bug are fixed for setup integration which should work much better than version 5.5 and added more options about uninstallation for system.This pack offers same user interface like Transparent borders for Windows, Icons etc as in Vista.

Download Google SketchUp

Google SketchUp (freeware) is an easy-to-learn 3-D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3-D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, and woodworking projects - even space ships. And once you’ve built your models, you can place them in Google Earth(download Google earth latest version), post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies.

SketchUp is a simple but powerful tool for quickly and easily creating, viewing and modifying your 3D ideas.

Click on a shape and push or pull it to create your desired 3D geometry.
Experiment with color and texture directly on your model.
Real-time shadow casting lets you see exactly where the sun falls as you model.
Select from thousands of pre-drawn components to save time drawing.

See Google Sketchup Video Tutorials
Download: Google SketchUp for Windows (19.05 MB)


TECHNORATI TAGS:Google Sketchup, Downloads

Use Portable Application

What is portable application?

A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind.

Requirements:
No Special Hardware - Use any USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod/MP3 player, etc.
No Additional Software - Just download the portable app, extract it and go.

Some of them:

FileZilla Portable - the full-featured FTP client.
FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) - a lightweight extension.
Firefox Portable - the award-winning web browser that's safe and secure.
Gaim Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface.
Miranda IM Portable - chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface.
Sage Extension (for Firefox) - A full-featured RSS extension.
Thunderbird Portable - the handy email client.
Nvu Portable - the easy-to-use webpage editor.
Audacity Portable - A simple audio editor and recorder.
VLC Media Player Portable - An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formats.
Mac-on-Stick - Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably.
7-Zip Portable - File archiver and compressor.
ClamWin Portable - Antivirus on the go.

You can download all the portable applications from the site http://portableapps.com/apps

TECHNORATI TAGS: Poratable Applications, Downloads

Download the Latest Winzip 11

WinZip(Shareware Program), the original and most popular compression utility for Windows, is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce e-mail transmission time. WinZip 11.0 is available as Standard or Pro.

The new WinZip 11.0 offers a thumbnail image view and automatic compression selection, plus improved compression for audio files (WAV) and the ability to open .BZ2 and .RAR files.WinZip 11.0 Pro adds expanded data backup functionality and includes a new internal image viewer that allows you to browse through multiple images within the Zip file(More information on WinZip 11.0),

Download Winzip 11.0

Related Posts: Download Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D/ Download Google Earth Beta 4/ Download Zune Desktop theme for Windows XP

TECHNORATI TAGS: Windows Softwares, Download

Download Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D Software

Virtual Earth 3D (add realistic 3D capabilities to your online Live Maps) brings you another step closer to knowing "what it is like out there". You can search, browse, and organize local information viewed in three dimensions, just the way it exists in the real world. This enables you to more effectively find the data that is relevant to you, making Live Maps more useful than ever. Even better -- it's just plain fun!


Note: Virtual Earth 3D doesn't support the 64-bit version of Windows Internet Explorer. If you are running a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows, use the 32-bit version of Windows Internet Explorer to view 3D maps.

Download / More info

Related Posts: Dowload Google Earth beta 4 / Download Zune Desktop theme for Windows XP


TECHNORATI TAGS: Microsoft, 3D software, Download

Create your own Userbar with signature

Amity userbar Generator is a freeware program that allows you to create your own userbar with signature for posting it as signature in the forums and discussions. It is a little program (683KB). There are lots of effect options to create desired effect in userbar and you can also use your own image to create bars with image embedded. I have created for my own userbar for posting in the forums and discussions. Download Amity Source Userbar Generator here

TECHNORATI TAGS: Forums, Discussions

Download Google Earth 4 Beta

Google Earth 4 beta- The latest version of Google earth 4 beta is available for download. It comes bundled with some extra features which were earlier provided as paid service. This includes 3D, polygon and path drawings.
[Download Google Earth 4 Beta]

Note: Google Earth is a broadband, 3D application that not all computers can run.
Desktop computers older than 4 years old may not be able to run it.
Notebook computers older than 2 years old may not be able to run it

TECHNORATI TAGS: Google Earth, Sight seeing

Get File's Full Path with Copy as Path in Windows Vista

Windows Vista comes with a hidden context-sensitive menu or right click menu or shortcut menu that contains Copy as Path menu item or command. Copy as Path, which appears as menu item both for files and folder right click menu, as the name implied, will copy or grab the full path or shortcut to the file or the folder with just one button press and one click. Copy as Path is useful when user want to know the full path or actual location of a file or folder located deep inside a tree of directories or network file share, but want to avoid the hassle to traverse or navigate the path, or avoid having to manually copy and paste from address bar and type the file name.

To use Copy as Path, first user need to reveal the hidden context menu (right click menu) items. To display the hidden pop-up context menu items, simply holding down the Shift key, then right click on the file or folder. You will see the Copy as Path now appears as menu item available for selection. Once you click on Copy as Path, you can paste the full path to the file or folder in your destination application.

Right click context menu without and with hidden menu items (appear only when press Shift key while right clicking).


TECHNORATI TAGS: Microsoft, Windows Vista, Windows Tips & Tricks

Rapidshare and Megaupload Tricks and Hacks

To search with Google, Yahoo and other search engines for files on rapidshare or Megaupload servers’ with quick & ease. As we know that the uploaded filename is contained in the Rapidshare and megaupload URLs and this little trick will help us find what is uploaded on rapidshare/megaupload servers for download.

To search for mp3 audio files only:

“rapidshare.com/files” mp3
site:rapidshare.com mp3+inurl:mp3
site:rapidshare.com

To search for multiple file formats, such as audio and music:
“rapidshare.com/files” mp3 or wma or ogg
site:rapidshare.com mp3 or wma or ogg
+inurl:mp3wmaogg site:rapidshare.com

To search for all Rapidshare download links that been posted on the Internet, blogs and forums, use the following search string.

“rapidshare.com/files” (including quote)

Alternatively, the following search term can be used to search for all URLs from rapidshare.com domain which, of course, includes all the download links (the search results will be lesser, as not all download URLs are been crawled and indexed):

Site:rapidshare.com

Modify the above search string to search for the file type you want, such as avi, mpg, rm and wmv for video files or pdf, exe, doc, rar and zip for documents and software programs.

Replace the word rapidshare.com with megaupload.com/rapidshare.de in order to find files on megaupload/rapidshare.de servers respectively.

Related Post: Reality of Get paid for writing / Get Premium Account on Rapidshare.com / Latest Tricks and Hacks of Rapidshare and Megaupload / Rapidshare best Tricks and Hacks

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Price of Free Downloads

Beware of downloading free utilities/programmes. They come along with malicious software attached..

When we come across a free utility/programme on the Net, the temptation to download it is really hard to resist and most of the time, free stuff from the Net turns out to be quite useful. From music, wallpapers, mixing programs, icon makers, graphic editors, anti-spyware programs, the Internet is a treasure house. But wait there is no such thing as a free lunch. Which is quite true in the context of the Internet too, as any download junkie would know. All those cool downloadable utilities come with strings attached, and they takes away the sheen from the freebies. They become a nuisance, sometimes an intractable problem that won't go away. downloading goodies from the Net without a cent comes with some hefty price later, such as:

Spyware: One of the most common add-ons that come with free softwares is the hidden spyware. Once you have installed your favourite music player, the spyware will start preying on your private details. What's more, because of thes malicious add-ons, the PC gets slower. The worst case is when the strand of the spyware is a multiplier one, which leads to automatic installation of many more spywares depending on the browsing behaviour of the Net user.

Solution: Download a search and destroy programs like spyware doctor from http://www.download.com

Adware:The adware is one of the free gifts that come piggybacking on the free killer utility.

Solution: Install an adblocker in your browser. Firefox users are automatically protected from such nuisances as it has an inbuilt engine.

Spam: Many free downloads require users' registration that can be completed only when the user's email id is given away. The email id thus parted may become a target for spammers.

Solution: Use fake email ids for all purpose of online registrations, if an email confirmation is not required. Other wise, use a secondary email account or a webmail that can automatically block all spam.[Learn more].

Porn: It's quite embarrassing when endless windows of porn sites appears in front of your friends and family members. It makes others think that you are a regular visitor of porn sites.

Solution: Download Adware SE Personal Edition from http://www.download.com and remove the smut from your system forever.

Virus: Virus often comes riding on warez programs.

Solution is simple: Use a good antivirus program.

TECHNORATI TAGS: Free Downloads, Web, Google

How to Speed Up Your Slow Computer

Everyone wants a Faster PC without paying a fortune for new hardware - here's the top tips:

Upgrade your memory. Most users will see a distinct improvement in performance when they add more memory.

Clean your desktop. All those icons on the desktop can slow your system. You can safely delete icons that run programs by selecting one or more and pressing the delete key.

Clean out unwanted programs. You have probably downloaded and installed several programs you no longer need.

Clean out files no longer required. Your system is full of uneeded backup, log files and temporary files- why not clean them out to create some disk space?

Defragment your hard disk. Now you've freed up lots of disk space, the next step is to defragment your hard disk.

Use a decent Antivirus tool. Viruses can slow your system quite significantly as well as cause damage to files. [Related TweakNow Power Pack 2006: Program to make your PC run faster, 1o more ways to speed up PC]

TECHNORATI TAGS: Windows, Softwares

Vista Release Date: 30 November 2006

The official release of Windows Vista will be 30 November 2006 to business customers only, quashing rumours of a December release.
Microsoft Office System, Windows Vista and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will become broadly available to business customers on 30 November, according to the software giant.
The word from Microsoft is general availability of Vista will be in early 2007, with no exact date set.

Windows Vista Links

Windows Vista - Official Homepage

Windows Vista Community

See Windows Vista

Windows Vista Capable and Premium Ready PC


Via silicon.com

TECHNORATI TAGS:Windows Vista, Windows Operating System, Microsoft

Download Zune Desktop Theme for your Windows XP

Microsoft has released a Zune themed desktop theme and skin for Windows XP. Zune is the new Microsoft brand that incorporates portable media players. The official Zune desktop theme will set the visual style of Windows XP to Zune color scheme which is dark grey visual style with a orange Start menu and a black taskbar. The new free theme of Zune also include a Zune themed desktop wallpaper.

The Windows XP Zune theme has a similar look and feel with Zune website, and can be downloaded from here.


TECHNORATI TAGS: Microsoft, Windows, Themes

New Free sms sites for making free sms in India & World

I am searching the net for free sms sites to send free sms to my friends in India as we know Go first Sms (At the moment, they offer coverage in only six countries - Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.) site is not working in India due to lack of sponsers. But after surfing for long on the net I finally found lot of free sms sites for sending free sms in India and anywhere in the world.
Here is the list of free sms sites:

1 http://www.everyonedelights.com Send Free SMS to Indian Cell phones.
2 http://www.we-talk.net/sms -->Free SMS to anywhere in india.
3 http://www.krifysms.com -->Send Free & Instant Short Messages to the Mobile phones in India from any where in the world.
4 http://www.atrochatro.com --> Send Free SMS to all mobile networks in India including Airtel, Hutch, Spice, BSNL, Reliance CDMA & TATA Indicom CDMA.
5 http://sms.adheeth.com--> Send free SMS text messages to India.
6 http://www.offtopics.in/indiasms.php --> Send free SMS to mobile phones in India. Covers all GSM networks in India.
7 http://sms.bizhat.com Send Free SMS to Indian mobile phones.
8 http://www.indiansms.net/index.htm--> Send Free SMS in India.
9 http://www.sendsmsnow.com--> Send Free SMS World wide
10 http://www.yaari.com--> Send Free SMS in India (max 10/SMS per day, mobile verification required)


TECHNORATI TAGS: Free Sms, Mobiles, Go Free Sms, India, Cell Phone

I POD FAMILY

HAVE A LOOK AT THE I POD FAMILY

10 Main Reasons of System Crash

1 HARDWARE CONFLICT: The number one reason of Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device. For example, the keyboard usually uses IRQ 1 and the floppy disk drive IRQ 6. A printer usually connects internally on IRQ 7. Each device will try to hog a single IRQ for itself. If there are a lot of devices, or if they are not installed properly, two of them may end up sharing the same IRQ number. When the user tries to use both devices at the same time, a crash can occur.

2 BAD RAM: Ram (random-access memory) problems might bring on the blue screen with a message saying “Fatal Exception Error”. A fatal error indicates a serious hardware problem. Sometimes it may mean a part is damaged and will need replacing. But a fatal error caused by Ram might be caused by a mismatch of chips.

3 BIOS SETTINGS: Every motherboard is supplied with a range of chipset settings that are fixed in the factory. A common way to access these settings is to press the Delete button or F2 key during the first few seconds of a boot-up. A common BIOS error concerns the CAS latency. This refers to the Ram. Older EDO (extended data out) Ram has a CAS latency of 3. Newer SD Ram has a CAS latency of 2. Setting the wrong figure can cause the Ram to lock up and freeze the computer's display.

Microsoft Windows is better at allocating IRQ numbers than any BIOS. If possible then set the IRQ numbers to Auto in the BIOS. This will allow Windows to allocate the IRQ numbers and make sure the BIOS setting for Plug and Play OS is switched to 'yes' to allow Windows to do this.

4 HARD DISK DRIVE: After a few weeks, the info on a hard disk drive starts to become fragmented. It is a good practice to defragment the hard disk every week or so, to prevent the disk from causing a screen freeze. Go to Start--Programs--Accessories--System Tools--Disk Defragmenter.

5 FATAL OE EXCEPTION AND VXD ERRORS: Fatal OE exception errors and VXD errors are often caused by video card problems. These can often be resolved easily by reducing the resolution of the video display. Go to Start--Settings--Control Panel--Display--Settings.

6 VIRUSES: The first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making it impossible to start. Therefore it is necessary to install a good antivirus program and download the virus definition update weekly from the website of your antivirus software manufacturer.

7 PRINTER: The action of sending a document to print creates a bigger file, often called a postscript file. Printers have only a small amount of memory, called a buffer. This can be easily overloaded. Printing a document also uses a considerable amount of CPU power. This will also slow down the computer's performance.

If the printer is trying to print unusual characters, these might not be recognized, and can crash the computer. Sometimes printers will not recover from a crash because of confusion in the buffer. A good way to clear the buffer is to unplug the printer for ten seconds. Booting up from a powerless state, also called a cold boot, will restore the printer's default settings and you may be able to carry on.

8 SOFTWARES: A common cause of computer crash is faulty or badly-installed software. Often the problem can be cured by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling it. Use Norton Uninstall or Uninstall Shield to remove an application from your system properly. This will also remove references to the program in the System Registry and leaves the way clear for a completely fresh copy.

9 CPU OVERHEATING: Central processing units (CPUs) are usually equipped with fans to keep them cool. If the fan fails or if the CPU gets old it may start to overheat and generate a particular kind of error called a kernel error. This is a common problem in chips that have been over clocked to operate at higher speeds than they are supposed to.

10 POWER SUPPLY PROBLEM: A power surge or spike can crash a computer as easily as a power cut. If this has become a nuisance for you then consider using a uninterrupted power supply (UPS).

Blogger.pk- A blog world of Pakistan

Blogger.pk is website on blogs of Pakistan. This concept is developed by Dr. Awab Alvi and Omer Alvie.{Learn more}

The aim of blogger.pk is to highlight and promote the Pakistani blogs. Any Pakistani blogger can list their blogs and posts by registering at blogger.pk. click here to go registration page of blogger.pk.{Register}

If you are interested in supporting the blogger.pk by displaying their link or button on your site then visit this link. http://www.bloggers.pk/images/

TECHNORATI TAGS: Weblog, Blogging,Blogger,Pakistan,India,Website

Download GMAIL Application on your Mobile

Google launched a new mobile application, Gmail for mobile devices(compatible with all J2ME-enabled phones). This is small downloadable(free) Java application which gives Gmail users the look and feel of Gmail through fast, feature-rich interface that's optimized for handheld devices.this application gives users the same great Gmail experience -- complete with search, conversation view, and automatic synchronization with the desktop version -- with the following new benefits:

Up to five times faster access and use, thanks to automatic pre-fetching of messages
Drastically reduced clicks and scrolling to access email
Fewer keystrokes for reading, composing, or searching mail
Account stays synchronized whether you access it from your computer or the phone
View attachments such as photos, documents and .pdf files and automatically resized to fit the user's phone{Learn more}

To download the new Gmail Client, just go to gmail.com/app from your mobile browser to download the application or go to wap.google.com/xhtml, wap.google.com/wml from your mobile browser and click the link "get faster Gmail"

TECHNORATI TAGS: Gmail Client, Internet, J2ME, Google, Website

TweakNow Power Pack 2006: Program to Make your PC Run faster

TweakNow Power Pack 2006(Shareware) is a software that helps your to optimize your PC by fine-tuning, removing and deleting unnecessary files(such as cookies, old registry entries, invalid shortcuts, temp files, Zero length file, Backup files or Scandisk files etc.) or setting priorities of different process of PC thus making your PC to work according to your needs and priorities. TweakNow also gives other various options so that you can have greater control over your PC. TweakNow Power Pack features include:

1 1-click Windows Optimization (Internet and Network connections also)
2 Virtual Desktop (4 desktops)
3 Disk Cleaner
4 Registry Cleaner (Beginner/expert mode)
5 System Optimizer
6 Track Cleaner (clean recently opened files)
7 Process Manager
8 Startup Manager
9 System Information (Provide Complete System Information)
10 Other miscellaneous Tools (auto shutdown, cd auto run, folder size analyzer)
11 Password Protection, to protect the settings in the program made by the system administrator

Download the 30 days trial version of TweakNow Power Pack 2006.exe
Note:
1 In case anything goes wrong then you can use "Restore Backup Files" function of TweakNow to restore the PC into previous state.
2 Supported OS for TweakNow are Windows XP professional 32bits and 64bits, Windows XP home, windows 2000 professional.
3 You can also use TweakNow Power Pack 2006 with Windows vista (pre release version) by using compatibility mode, to use compatibility mode right click on the setup and choose properties, navigate to compatibility, check the box against “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” option and choose windows xp (service pack2) from the options, then click ok )

TECHNORATI TAGS: Windows Tweaks, Software, PC Optimization, Windows Vista

Old Is Gold:Newer is Not Always Better

If you are interested in old is gold, searching right software for old PC or facing compatibility problem-DONE –your search is complete. www.oldversion.com is the right site for older versions’ of programs. www.OldVersion.com has been supplying the online community with old versions of various programs since 2001.

According to OLD VERSION:
Sometimes upgrading to a newer version can be a good thing. Other times, your computer may not be compatible with the new version, the new version is bloated, or all the options you liked are no longer available.

OldVersion.com has several objectives. One is to discourage the use of spyware by software companies. Also known as adware, these hidden programs come bundled with certain applications and secretly transmit user information via the Internet to advertisers. It is sometimes possible to avoid spyware by downloading an older version of a program. Use OldVersion.com and show the industry your dissatisfaction with these types of business practices.

OldVersion.com also assists computer users who are unable to continually upgrade their computer. Those who find that their machine is not able to run the latest version of a certain application have no choice but to use an old version of the program. Unfortunately, the vast majority of software companies do not offer this opportunity. We are doing our small part to help everyone enjoy the same software titles regardless of their hardware.
In a similar fashion, the service promotes the freedom of choice. We believe that every computer user has the right to use a version of the product that he or she is most comfortable with, not the one dictated by the software developer, so we provide access to the files that are no longer obtainable.

Download Windows Media Player 11 Final

Finally Microsoft on Monday released the final product of Windows Media Player 11build 11.0.5721.5145 final. The update includes several enhancements, including a new user interface, improved syncing, and integration with the URGE music service. Download Media Player 11build11.0.5721.5145 (without windows validation )

Check Emails From Different Accounts At One Place

EPrompter is a free program that allows you to read, forward, delete or respond and all other common email functions to any of your messages with a simple click on the account of your choice - without ever having to launch your email program or go to your web mail’s site and program allows you to delete unwanted spam or suspicious looking mail without having to launch your email program or go to your web mail’s site.

The EPrompter email notification program automatically & simultaneously checks and retrieves your email messages from up to sixteen password protected email accounts and then gives you notification whenever you have new messages. EPrompter also lets you know how many new messages you have in each account, once new messages have been retrieved.

The EPrompter email notification program works with AIM, AOL, Gmail, Hotmail*, Yahoo*, POP3, EarthLink, Excite, Juno, Lycos, Mail.com, Mind spring, MSN, My Way, Netscape, Rediff mail, SBC Yahoo, USA.net and other email domains.

As you know Eprompter is a free program but if you like this program then you can also donate some money to Eprompter via paypal.

NOTE: If you have installed the new Windows Live Mail Beta or using the new Yahoo! Mail Beta, EPrompter will not yet work with either. Eprompter will provide the support for these programs, in future, once they finally released. [ Download Eprompter].

TECHNORATI TAGS: Email Program , Spam, Eprompter , Gmail, Internet