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The New Windows Live Movie Maker

August 21st, 2009 No comments

Microsoft recently released the new Windows Live Movie Maker, a free video editing software with lot more features. This has been released as a part of an update to Windows Live Essentials.

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The interface has undergone a major change. Customizing your movie is simple with easy-to-use editing tools. Trim your video clips to show only the parts you want. Add titles, transitions, music, and effects like panning and zooming.

The new Windows Live Movie Maker is not compatible for XP; only for Vista and 7.

Here is an introduction video for Windows Live Movie Maker

Windows 7 Tips and Tricks – ebook from Microsoft

May 26th, 2009 2 comments
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Windows 7 (Release Candidate) is out and already started making waves in the industry. Lots of tips and tricks are being shared over the blogosphere.

Microsoft recently released ebooks that have some good Tips and Tricks for Windows 7 users.

You can download the ebooks here – Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

Windows Live in Plain English

May 15th, 2009 No comments

A custom video produced by CommonCraft for the new and improved Microsoft Live.com.

Upgrade your Skype – Bigger Video and Better Sound

February 5th, 2009 No comments

Skype – a software that enables you to make free calls anywhere in the world. Skype uses innovative P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other users.

A newer and improved version of Skype has been released recently.

Skype 4.0 offers a single-pane interface, puts contacts and conversations in tabs, increases video size, and improves video and audio quality.

Click here to download Skype 4.0.

Versatile Password Manager – KeePass

January 24th, 2009 No comments

Do you have multiple username/passwords created online and finding it very difficult to manage all these?

The solution for this problem is to have KeePass.

KeePass is a free/open-source password manager. It helps you to mange all your passowrds in a secure way.

In KeePass, you can put all your passwords in one database(file), which is locked with one master. All your passwords will be encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms(AES-256 and Twofish)

Other important features are,

  • KeePass is portable (No installation required). You can have it in your USB drive and carry your data in a more secured fashion.
  • KeePass is available for all platform. (Windows, Unix and Mac).
  • KeePass is available in many languages.

Install KeePass and get rid of all the pain to remember the username/passwords.

Download Links :
Keepass for Windows, Unix/Mac, JTME (Symbian, …), USB Drive-PortableApps Suite, USB Drive-U3 Devices, Blackberry

Evolution of Windows and Mac – Visual Comparision

December 17th, 2008 9 comments
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The visual comparision of Windows and Mac

How to hide a file in Windows?

December 16th, 2008 1 comment

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How to hid a file? is always an interesting question asked by everyone.

There are N number of ways to hide a file. This one is a traditional way to hide a file in windows.

In this trick, we are going to use notepad to hide a file.

1. Get into Windows console using “Start Windows button -> Run -> cmd”
2. Go to your desired directory where you want to hide your file.
3. Type the following given in double-quotes
notepad file.txt:hiddenfile.txt
4. The above command will launch notepad with an alert dialog to create a file. Click “Yes” on this to proceed.
5. That’s all you are done.

What you have done is, you just created two files.

  • file.txt – You can view this file in your directory
  • file.txt:hiddenfile.txt – Hidden file

You can edit the hidden file with the following command given within double-quotes.

notepad file.txt:hiddenfile.txt

Now you can use this file keep your important secrets.

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