The Voyager

Όπως ανακοίνωσε η εταιρεία Six Apart, η πλατφόρμα Moveable Type, μια από τις γνωστότερες και πιο ευρέως χρησιμοποιούμενες πλατφόρμες πάνω στις οποίες βασίζονται τα περισσότερα weblogs του παγκόσμιου ιστού, μετατρέπεται σε open source. Αυτό σημαίνει πως πλέον ο καθένας μπορεί να την μεταβάλλει, να την διανέμει καθώς και να την χρησιμοποιήσει για όποιον σκοπό αυτός επιθυμεί.

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Ένας περιορισμένος αριθμός beta testers έλαβε την περασμένη εβδομάδα την πρώτη beta του Service Pack 3 για τα Windows XP και έτσι έγιναν γνωστές περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες γι’ αυτό. Η έκδοση [build] με τον αριθμό 3205 έχει μέγεθος 334,92ΜΒ και περιλαμβάνει 1.073 hotfixes και patches, μαζί με νέες δυνατότητες και στοιχεία, τα περισσότερα από τα οποία προέρχονται από τα Windows Vista. (more…)

Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you’ll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you’ll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.

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CPU-Z is a freeware utility that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. CPU-Z does not need to be installed, just unzip the files in a directory and run the .exe. In order to remove the program, just delete the files and that’s it. The program does not copy any file in any Windows directory, nor write in the registry. (more…)

Scan any file for viruses before you download it to your computer with web site Dr.Web. After installing the Firefox extension, performing the Internet Explorer registry hack or adding the Opera tweak, you can scan any directly linked file for viruses through your browser’s right-click context menu.

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As the second biggest browser out there, and the biggest open source one, Firefox has a tool for just about anything you can dream up. In this list, Mashable has collected over 300 of the best.

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1. Installer music
Start > Run > “C:Windows/system32/oobe/images/title.wma” > Ok

2. Hibernate
Start > Turn Off Computer… > press Shift key to change the “Stand By” button to “Hibernate”

3. Hidden Devices
Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > select “View” and Show hidden devices

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Photos are everywhere on the web. From sharing with friends, to editing, printing, buying, selling, searching, remixing and free hosting, we’ve lined up a plethora of resources for photo fiends.

• 90+ Online Photography Tools and Resources

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Never again will mankind have to look for RSS info in more than one place…ok, we’re kidding, but we’ve aimed to create a near comprehensive list of all the RSS readers, tools, browser plugins, tips, hacks and directories available on the web. We hope you find it useful (we built it because we needed it), and feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments.

For those just starting out in the big wide world of RSS, note that we’re talking about Really Simple Syndication, a way to publish and subscribe to frequently updated content like blog entries and news items.

• The Ultimate RSS Toolbox – 120+ RSS Resources by Stan Schroeder

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