WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 available
WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 has been made available. WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 sports a new user interface, speed enhancements and more. I think the new user interface is worth an SVN checkout. Still WordPress 2.7...
View ArticleI went to try Windows 7 Beta
I was going to totally ignore Windows 7 till it is released but I couldn’t resist anything that is marketed to be with the words “faster”, “stable” and yeah basically “faster”. I mean who could resist...
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Screenshot of Windows 7’s new calculator Programmer mode
Here’s the calculator in Windows 7. It’s got 4 modes, basic, scientific, programmer and statistics: (The different modes of Windows 7 calculator.) I don’t know why there is “programmer” in the list. I...
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Windows Media Player 12 beta screenshots in Windows 7
I just want to say that using Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 is a terrific experience. Firstly the music files actually open immediately. This is far from the Windows Vista experience where it...
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Microsoft Paint screenshots in Windows 7
The new Microsoft Paint in Windows 7 is wonderful. Gone are pixelated art. Microsoft Paint upgrades are now looks pretty for simple image manipulation. Of course, if you’re asking for more, Microsoft...
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Windows 7 shows progress bar in the taskbar
Windows 7 shows progress bar in the taskbar: Notice the progress bar on the task bar of the Windows Explorer icon. It represents ongoing file operations. This is very nicely done. Subtle and intuitive....
View ArticleGoogle releases Google Chrome Beta
Last December they took the beta tag off Chrome. It’s a rather stable browser already. Today they released a beta for Google Chrome. This is moving pretty fast. In the new beta is some new features:...
View ArticleNetBeans 6.7 Beta coming next week instead
I’ve been waiting since April 20 actually. Checking on the page every other day just to see if the Java IDE has a beta update. But looks like it wouldn’t be coming out this week. Instead, it’s been...
View ArticleFirefox 3.5 Beta 4 significantly faster in Linux
Let’s face it, Firefox isn’t exactly the fastest browser around. In Linux it’s worse, in fact, Windows Firefox through Wine in Linux is faster than Linux Firefox. Tuxradar benchmark Firefox 3.5 Beta...
View ArticleNetBeans 6.7 Beta released!
I’ve been waiting and waiting. Can’t wait to try the new NetBeans 6.7 Beta. Now I use NetBeans exclusively for PHP. I used to still have a copy of Eclipse hidden somewhere now I don’t use Eclipse...
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