April 16, 2008

Review: Abduction

Numerous times I have written about FastStone (Image Capture) and I still use the application for most of my screenshot needs. However, there is a sever limitation with FastStone as it only allows you to capture what is visible on your screen, hence the term screenshot. This can be a problem if you want to capture and entire web page and it is larger than your screen. In the case of FastStone or any other screenshot application, you would have to create multiple screenshots. There is an easier and better way with Abduction.

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Microsoft Marketing Gone Mad!

This is a not a ‘Microsoft Parody’ video. This ‘marketing’ video for Vista SP1 is for real as Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer appears in the video. After watching this, makes me wonder who approved and signed off on this project (and if they are still working for Microsoft). If you are at work, watch at your own risk! You may want to turn down the volume…even if you are not at work you may still want to turn down the volume! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPv8PPl7ANU] Source: Todd Bishop’s Microsoft Blog

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Firefox 2.0.0.14 Released

Firefox 2.0.0.14 a security update has been released. This release addressed Bug 425576, which caused crashes within the JavaScript garbage collector. See Firefox 2.0.0.14 Release Notes for more details. Users may obtain Firefox 2.0.0.14 manually via the Check for Updates… option from the Help menu. Automatic upgrade (for those who have this feature enabled) should occur within the next 24-48 hours. Alternatively, users may also download Firefox 2.0.0.14 directly by going to http://getfirefox.com.

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