Chrome OS App Launcher In Chromium

May 3, 2010 2 Comments

Google’s upcoming Chrome Operating System is designed to put the net back into netbooks. It’s basically an operating system built around a web browser. While it will have some offline capabilities that will allow you to do things like watch cached videos and read cached web sites while you’re not near an internet connection, the browser will be the main application. If you want to run an office suite to create and edit documents, Google will suggest Google Docs or other web-based office suites such as Zoho. Want to listen to music? How about Pandora or Lala?

But just because there are no native desktop apps doesn’t mean there won’t be an app launcher. The latest pre-release builds of Google Chrome, compiled by Hexxeh, includes an app launcher that you can open up with the click of a button to launch web apps.

Don’t feel like installing a pre-release copy of Chrome OS just to check it out? No problem. The desktop Chrome browser for Windows packs many of the exact same features that you’ll find in the Chrome-based operating system. And Download Squad’s Lee Mathews notes that you can add a command line switch to Chrome for Windows to add a program launcher. Changing this switch will replace the new tab page with the app launcher.

If you’re worried that this means you won’t be able to load bookmarks, don’t worry. You can still just type into the Omnibox at the top of the app launcher to search your bookmarks or page history. Or you can enter a new URL in the box to open a web site.

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WindowBlinds 7.0 Build 230 Final

March 26, 2010 Leave a Comment

WindowBlinds 7.0 Build 230 | 31.05 Mb
Quote: WindowBlinds is a program that allows you to completely change the look and feel of Windows to however you want it to look like.WindowBlinds allows you to completely customize your desktop look by changing the style of title buttons, bars and toolbars. You can change the look of buttons and check boxes by assigning them skins, or personalities, and you can assign buttons that will launch programs to toolbars.You can create your own skins, choose from the four that are included in the program, or download additional ones. You can also choose to exclude certain programs from WindowBlinds if you don`t want to change their appearances.

Applying visual styles : In addition to the shortcut to the WindowBlinds Advanced Config window in your Start menu, you can change WB visual styles and settings from either the Skins or Appearance tab in Display Properties.Set the skin to Windows Classic to not use a WB skin on startup (or use the options on the Skins tab or in the Advanced Config window). [Read more...]

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CamStudio 2.0 Free Screen Capture Software

March 6, 2010 Leave a Comment

Some screen capture packages take a simple “point and shoot” approach to taking screenshots while others turn it into a virtual art form.

Camstudio falls into this latter category. If Stephen Spielberg were to take screenshots instead of make films then he’d probably use something along the lines of this app. Camstudio is an excellent and fully comprehensive screenshot solution for anyone that needs to go beyond simple illustration and really needs to show the end user exactly how to use an application on program.

It’s an excellent choice for those that have to provide technical support or developer who have to design tutorials to explain how to use their programs. The range of output files is admittedly limited – CamStudio will only output in AVI format but you can also convert movies to Flash (SWF). You can also choose the codecs used to encode your screen capture shots and set the frame rate you need to capture at.

Ordinary screen captures are performed in much the same way as in most screen capture applications. Simply drag the mouse over the area you want to capture or tap in the coordinates. You can of course add text and for more complicated motion captures, a useful auto-tracking feature follows the movement of the mouse without you having to do a thing.

CamStudio is an excellent free screen capture tool merging the best of screen capturing apps with video editing packages into one very impressive program.

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Google to buy DocVerse introduce Microsoft Office doc collaboration

March 5, 2010 Leave a Comment

The war between Microsoft and Google for your web-based document business just got a lot more serious.

Google has been positioning Google Apps as an Office killer and encouraging companies to adopt it. Meanwhile, Microsoft countered with a web-based component to Office 2010. The latest move comes from Google, though, with the acquisition of DocVerse.

DocVerse is a service that allows users to collaborate on Microsoft Office documents. With DocVerse in its portfolio, Google will be able to let Google Apps users work online with their existing Office docs.

In other words, Google is creating one less reason why anyone will need Microsoft Office in 2010. How DocVerse will be integrated into Google’s existing products remains to be seen, but this move will certainly make the battle for office app supremacy more interesting.

Your move, Microsoft!

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