Netbeans (Programming IDE) and Google Chrome (Browser) are two of my favorite freeware applications. Getting netbeans to use Chrome as the default browser is easy and here’s how.
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How To Install & Use Zen Coding In Notepad++, Faster HTML + CSS Coding
Zen coding is a pretty cool library that allows web developers to write html and css code faster. It buys you some time so you can work on more creative things instead of figuring out if your html/css tags are properly indented/closed. If this is the first time you read about zen coding, this video will show you what it’s capable of.
Differences Between Encryption vs Encoding vs Hashing
Let’s keep this short and just compare the facts. How are encryption, encoding and hashing different from each other?
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Opera IRC Client Rocks + How To Auto Identify & Join Channels
IRC is useful for lots of things. With IRC, you basically join a chat room to get help, help others or just to hang around. My favorite web browser Opera has a built-in IRC client which works just perfectly and had allowed me to get help from other talented people while doing some web development related tasks lately. Best thing I like about IRC is responses are always faster since there’s less noise/distractions.
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Huge Windows 7 Security Update List
Microsoft just released a bunch of Windows Update for Windows 7. Here’s just a screenshot of what I’m getting from my end.
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Internet Explorer 9 Beta Released
Microsoft has released the beta for the newest version 9.0 of their ever-so-popular Internet Explorer browser. The beta has all the features that will be seen come release, but does not however have the updated version 9 UI.
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Cloud Storage: Windows Live Sync Upgrades to 5GB, Rebrands To Live Mesh
Microsoft launched the beta of Windows Live Sync along with Windows Live Essentials 2011, allowing users to sync files and data between PC and PC, and between your PC and the cloud. After the most recent beta refresh, Microsoft will be rebranding Sync to Windows Live Mesh.
ATI Catalyst 10.8 Drivers Released
ATI has just released ATI Catalyst 10.8 drivers for Windows 7, Vista, XP and Linux. Aside from the Anti-Aliasing support for StarCraft II, other new features include:
– OpenGL ES 2.0 support
– Video Quality default options
– Performance enhancement for Eyefinity
Apple iOS 4.0 Release Update + Features Details
The new iOS 4.0 supports multitasking, allowing for multiple applications to be run at the same time. This long awaited feature will be native to the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4 but will not be supported on the iPhone 3G. Users will be able to run applications in the background while using another app, receiving updates and notifications without having the application displayed.
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New VMWare Workstation 7.1 + VMWare Fusion 3.1 Details
VMware has launched Fusion 3.1 and Workstation 7.1! These new editions boast a bunch of new features including enhanced Windows 7 integration, and up to 5X faster 3D graphics performance!
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