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2010 (51)
 

Asinine Tech

Hi to any subscribers,

I have started a new blog called Asinine Tech.

Please visit and subscribe - http://feeds.feedburner.com/AsinineTech

Thanks!

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My main blog!

People who are subscribed to this blog, might have noticed that this blog has gone a little inactive. This is because I have decided to stop using Posterous and start using Tumblr.

If you want to see my latest blog posts please visit my main blog @ www.staticsafe.me

Also you can subscribe to that blog's RSS feed here @ http://feeds.feedburner.com/staticsafe

And, thanks for subscribing!

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Ping.fm is awesome!

So I decided to explore the joys of cross-posting across multiple services using Ping.fm.

Here goes nothing!

via Ping.fm

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Testing cross-posting functionality

This is a test of cross posting functionality.

via Writerous

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End of support for XP SP2 and Vista RTM

The end of support dates of XP SP2 and Vista RTM are soon approaching.

According to the Microsoft site:

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If you are using Windows XP SP2 or even SP1, I strongly recommend you upgrade to SP3. If you are using Vista, I suggest you upgrade to SP2 or consider installing Windows 7.

Also, even though it doesn't say there support for Windows 2000 is ending as well.

Filed under  //  Microsoft   Windows   end of support  
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Windows 7 Drive Icon Changer

This is a little program called Windows 7 Drive Icon Changer that allows you change the drive icon in My Computer.

For example:

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Another screenshot:

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You can download this tiny program from [here].

Enjoy!

Filed under  //  Windows 7   drive icon changer   software   tips and tricks  
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Software updates (25-02-10)

Here we go:

Thunderbird ((e-mail client))

Version released - 3.0.2

Maxthon ((web browser))

Version released - 2.5.12.4456 Beta

Google Chrome ((web browser))

Version released - 5.0.335.0 Beta

CCleaner ((computer maintenance))

Version released - 2.29.1111

CCleaner is highly recommended!

Enjoy!

Filed under  //  Windows   software   software update  
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Software updates (24-2-10)

Here we go:

Opera ((web browser))

10.50 Beta 2 (Build 3273)

Flash Player ((plugin))

10.1.51.95 Beta 3

Picasa ((photo management))

3.6 Build 105.41

I have noticed that the new beta versions of Opera, have gotten really fast with Javascript, I advise you try it out.

Full blown browser comparison coming soon!

Happy downloading!

Filed under  //  Windows   software   software update  
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Extract resource files from DLL, EXE and OCX files!

This is a small program that allows you to extract icons, images and other files that are within a DLL, EXE or OCX file.

It's called ResourceExtract. Runs on all Windows versions.

It also requires no installation.

Screenshot:

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You can download the program from [here].

P.S - I am not running a pre-XP system. I just felt like changing my Windows 7 to look old-school. :)

Enjoy!

Filed under  //  tips and tricks   useful software   windows  
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Software updates (23-02-10)

Here we go:

VMware Player ((virtualization))

Version released - 3.0.1

GPU-Z ((benchmarking, hardware monitoring))

Version released - 0.3.9

TightVNC ((VNC, remote control))

Version released - 2.0 Beta 1

WinZip ((compression))

Version released - 14.0.9029

Not gonna link to the sites today, too tired.

Filed under  //  Windows   software   software update  
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