Posted by Lim on Jan 12th, 09 | Filed under
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Few days ago, Microsoft announce the release of Windows 7 Beta download links, and i would like to share the link to TechSnack readers.
Download from Microsoft website: Windows 7 beta page.
Direct download the iso image file: 32-bit, 64-bit.
After you download the iso image, you may need to get a activation key to activate your Windows 7. This can be done through Microsoft official Windows 7 Beta download page.
Please make sure you do a backup of your important data before install Windows 7 beta. If possible, please don’t install it on your main PC, as the beta version may contains a lot of bugs and may cause some problems to your system.
Posted by Lim on Dec 20th, 08 | Filed under
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docx is Microsoft Office 2007 Word documents extension. Now, you can view docx files using Firefox by installing OpenXMLViewer, which is available for Windows, Mac and Linux users.
The picture above shows the architecture of OpenXML Viewer. After installing the Firefox plugin, you are able to open any docx files using Firefox.
It is an useful extension for users who haven’t upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007. Basically, the extension will convert docx documents into HTML format so that web browsers can render and display to users. So, the extension is not able to shows embedded objects.
Source: Digital Inspiration
Posted by Lim on Nov 4th, 08 | Filed under
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There is a new and fresh logo for .NET. The team refer the new design as “wave” and the logo contains light and dark background oriented vertically and horizontally.
The old .NET logo was 8 years old and Microsoft wants a new logo which sync with .NET key values: consistency, robustness and great user experiences. That’s why they had came out with this logo.
Posted by Lim on Nov 3rd, 08 | Filed under
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Internet,
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There are a lot of desktop applications go online nowadays. For example, we have Sumo Paint, PhotoShop Express, and Google Docs. Now, Microsoft announced that they are extending Office to the browser.
They will provide users lightweight version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. With these web based applications, user can use a browser to create and edit documents.
Microsoft will deliver Office Web applications through Office Live. With the release of Office Live, Microsoft will competes with other famous web based office provider such as Google Docs and Zoho Office.
Posted by Lim on Sep 10th, 08 | Filed under
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Downloads,
Operating system |
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Desktops is another application for users who like to have multiple virtual desktops. It is similar with Virtual Desktop Manager, but with some advantages.
Virtual desktops utility will showing the currently active window, while hiding those inactive windows. Application windows are bound to their own virtual desktops so that Windows know which application to show when you switch to different virtual desktops.
Lets talk about advantages of this new application over Virtual Desktop Manager. First of all, its size is smaller and it is a portable application. So, we can easily bring it along with our USB flash drive. Second, users can set different hotkey sets, in case the default one is used by other application.
download Desktops | download from MediaFire
Posted by Lim on May 10th, 08 | Filed under
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Cool Stuff,
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Microsoft had released a free application which can tune the ClearType font so that it looks nicer under Windows XP (for LCD user).
With Windows XP, ClearType delivers improved font display quality over traditional forms of font smoothing or anti-aliasing. ClearType improves readability on color LCD displays with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat panel displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved.
You can compare the display before turn on ClearType tuning and after turn on ClearType tuning here:
As you can see, after turn on the ClearType tuning, the font look nicer and smoother than before. To tune your ClearType font, you can either download ClearType Tuner from microsoft, or use the online Tuner.
I haven’t try the online tuner, but the desktop version of ClearType Tuner is pretty easy to use. After install the application, you can then proceed to choose the best display that suit you. After you make changes, you will come to a final page which show you the results of different ClearType font on your system. Press finish and you will start enjoying the new settings.
download ClearType Tuner | online ClearType Tuner
download from MediaFire
