Sublime Text : The Text editor you'll fall in love with.

(JS file of the ProfitLossCalculator opened using Sublime Text)

Sublime Text is not just a text editor It's a powerful programmers' tool with slick interface, unique feature which are not available in any other code editor.It's really awesome that I've been using this for a while and highly recommend to all the programmers out there. It won't serve you as highly sophisticated integrated development environment but it'll make coding fun.

Most apparent one of the features available in Sublime Text is the document preview section on the right hand corner of the editor, which enable users to easily navigate up and down through long source codes without scrolling up and down over and over again. It's nifty and time saving,  you got to admit. 

Sublime text also includes auto fill feature as depicted in the screenshot above, mind you this is not "Intellisense" which is available in Visual Studio/Netbeans, nevertheless it can help save you lot of keystrokes by remembering the stuff you already typed in.
Syntax highlighting for various languages are available built-in as depicted in the screen shot below, and also various color themes to choose from.

A few most prominent feature are listed below.

Goto Anything

Use Goto Anything to open files with only a few keystrokes, and instantly jump to symbols, lines or words.

Triggered with Ctrl+P, it is possible to:

• Type part of a file name to open it.
• Type @ to jump to symbols, # to search within the file, and : to go to a line number.

Distraction Free Mode

When you need to focus, Distraction Free Mode is there to help you out. Distraction Free Mode is full screen, chrome free editing, with nothing but your text in the center of the screen. You can incrementally show elements of the UI, such as tabs and the find panel, as you need them.

You can enter Distraction Free Mode using the View/Enter Distraction Free Mode menu.

Split Editing

Get the most out of your wide screen monitor with split editing support. Edit files side by side, or edit two locations in the one file. You can edit with as many rows and columns as you wish.

• Take advantage of multiple monitors by editing with multiple windows, and using multiple splits in each window.
• Take a look at the View/Layout menu for split editing options. To open multiple views into the one file, use the File/New View into File menu item.

Cross Platform

Sublime Text is available for OS X, Windows and Linux. One license is all you need to use Sublime Text on every computer you own, no matter what operating system it uses.

Sublime Text uses a custom UI toolkit, optimized for speed and beauty, while taking advantage of native functionality on each platform.

Enter the official web site here to download Sublime Text. Happy Coding.!

Luxand Blink: Login to PC using Webcam

Luxand Blink is a free software that lets you login to your PC by using Webcam and Facial Recognition. Blink utilizes excellent and efficient software to register your face. It then lets you login via your webcam, just by looking into it. It uses advanced face recognition for that.

This adds an extra layer of security to your computer and a more secure way of logging into your system. Some may be inclined to call it a bit of a novelty product, but for many it is a viable, efficient, and secure way of logging into the system. This is especially useful on those computers that do not have advance login features, like Fingerprint recognition.

MS Fix it Center : fixes common PC and device problems automatically.

Microsoft has developed the Fix It Center tool, which includes all of the automated fixes for various Windows problems it has released over the last few years. Download and install it from here ,  then launch the tool from its desktop shortcut.

A list of available troubleshooters for your version of Windows will be listed; if one describes the problem you're having then click the Run button next to it and see if it can resolve your problem.

Microsoft Fix it Center makes getting support easier than ever because automatic troubleshooters solve the issues you have now and prevent new ones. Microsoft Fix it Center personalizes solutions for your device, showing you only what matters to your hardware and software. Microsoft Fix it Center gives you an easy way to stay in control and support all your devices

How to install JDownloader in Ubuntu 9.10/10.04/10.10

JDownloader is open source, platform independent and written completely in Java. It simplifies downloading files from One-Click-Hosters like Rapidshare.com or Megaupload.com – not only for users with a premium account but also for users who don’t pay. It offers downloading in multiple paralell streams, captcha recognition, automatical file extraction and much more. Of course, JDownloader is absolutely free of charge. Additionally, many “link encryption” sites are supported – so you just paste the “encrypted” links and JD does the rest. JDownloader can import CCF, RSDF and the new DLC files.

 
Install Jdownloader in Ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10

Open the terminal and run the following command

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jd-team/jdownloader sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install jdownloader

Jarte – Free MS Word alternative with tabbed documents.

Jarte is yet another free word processor that is based on the Microsoft WordPad word processing engine built into Windows. It is a small, portable word processor whose documents are fully compatible with Word and WordPad. Jarte can work on windows xp, vista and windows 7. It provides a tabbed interface to provide easy access to open documents. Jarte can open files with file extension DOCX, if the free Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 files is installed. However, any changes made to the files need to be saved using file extension RTF or file extension DOC.

Featurs |  Jarte Installer | Jarte Portable

GIMP 2.6.10 stability update , major bug fixed.

Less than one week after the release of version 2.6.9 of GIMP , It’s dev team has released a update due to a major bug , which crashed GIMP when user clicks on a scroll bar from a combo box. so essentially this version doesn’t bring user any new features.   meanwhile GIMP 2.7.1 is running on it’s beta stage with ample of improvements.

More details about the release, including a list of bug fixes, can be found in the change log. GIMP 2.6.10 is available to download from one of the project's mirrors.

Google Chrome 6.0.458.1 has been released in dev channel.

Latest dev channel build for world’s fastest browser has been released for Windows , Linux and Mac OS platforms. with several bug fixes. note that this is a developers channel release hence chrome can be unstable at times. I shall wait for the beta at least.

Issues fixed in Google Chrome 6.0.458.1 dev:

· The InfoBar is no longer shown when the user first submits a form;
· AutoFill now continuously updates profile data when the user submits new forms. Profile data is now aggregated and the AutoFill InfoBar has been removed, in order to achieve this;
· When editing a field in a previously auto-filled form, Chrome now only displays unique suggestions;
· Enabling sync no longer freezes Chromium;
· Chrome now starts if other FFmpeg DLLs are present on the system - Windows specific.

Install Google chrome.

Ad-Aware 8.1 released with genotype detection .

Lavasoft has recently updated its security batch of products to a new version. And this year the company upped the ante including their full antivirus in the free version and creating a full blown protection suite to encompass not only Lavasoft’s best services, but also something on the side. Although there is no longer a Plus version of the application, there are still three editions available.

 

What's new in Ad-Aware 8.1.0:

· Genotype detection technology allows Ad-Aware to stay one step ahead of the latest      threats by finding and blocking emerging forms of malware that have not yet been released.
· Behavior-based heuristics methodology pinpoints the newest and most relevant forms of malware for today's computer user.
· Rootkit removal systems protect against hidden threats and stealth attacks.
· Simple Mode/Advanced Mode to cater to the users' varying needs.
· Download Guard scans files downloaded via Internet Explorer.
· Lavasoft ThreatWork Alliance forms a global community defense against the latest and most relevant threats.
· Do Not Disturb Mode to keep interruptions and strain on resources to a minimum for online gamers and entertainment enthusiasts.

Best Integrated development environments (IDEs) for Python.

1. Eric Python IDE

Eric is a full featured Python and Ruby editor and IDE, written in python. It is based on the cross platform Qt gui toolkit, integrating the highly flexible Scintilla editor control. It is designed to be usable as everdays' quick and dirty editor as well as being usable as a professional project management tool integrating many advanced features Python offers the professional coder. eric4 includes a plugin system, which allows easy extension of the IDE functionality with plugins downloadable from the net.

2. Komdo Edit

Komodo Edit is a free text editor for dynamic programming languages introduced in January 2007. With the release of version 4.3, Komodo Edit is built on top of the Open Komodo project.Komodo Edit inherits many features of Komodo IDE, like the full range of supported languages (Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Tcl) and platforms (Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows ). And like Komodo IDE, Komodo Edit also supports browser-side languages like JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and XML.It was developed for programmers who need a multi-language editor with broad functionality, but not the features of an IDE, like debugging, DOM viewer, interactive shells, and source code control integration.

3. MonoDevelop

MonoDevelop is an open source integrated development environment for the Linux platform, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows, primarily targeted for the development of software that uses both the Mono and Microsoft .NET framework. MonoDevelop integrates features similar to that of NetBeans and Microsoft's Visual Studio such as automatic completion, source control integration, and an integrated GUI and Web designer. MonoDevelop integrates a Gtk# GUI designer called Stetic. It currently has language support for C#, Java, Boo, Visual Basic.NET, Oxygene, CIL, Python, Vala, C and C++.

Desktop Earth : set a rotating earth as your desktop wallpaper (Windows)

Desktop Earth is a wallpaper generator. It will generate a high-resolution, accurate representation of the Earth. The imagery is based on NASA's Blue Marble Next and Earth's City Lights. It is a small system tray utility that will automate the process of downloading snapshots of the Earth from NASA, complete with snow, cloud cover, and a host of other configuration options.

                                                      

Desktop Earth will sit in your systray, run whenever you are  logged on, and continuously update your wallpaper with an accurate representation of the Earth. There is no limit on the resolution, and the imagery is calculated from high-resolution 2560x1280 textures, so you can go wild with it even on 30" flat panel displays. Multi-monitor configurations are also supported.

 
DesktopEarthSetup.msi (6 MB)

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta is available to download.

Firefox 4 is perhaps the most eagerly awaited version of Firefox till date. which is scheduled to release around the end of this year with impressive UI and performance enhancements including mozilla’s new revamped Javascript engine. beta releases are available to download in mozilla’s directory of nightly builds for Windows , linux and OS X in both x86 and x64 systems.

(The new tabs-on-top  UI is not available for linux yet)

Rumor  has it that  Firefox 4.0 Beta is very much faster compared to the latest stable release and It is around 30% faster than Firefox 3.6.6. However, this is still not even nearly as fast as browsers like Opera and Google Chrome and also  that Firefox 4.0 has a much faster JavaScript engine than Firefox 3.6.6.

It completely outshines Firefox 3.6.6 in every way but memory consumption. As this is only a beta, I expect this to get fixed. The new tab on top interface is still not available in Linux yet, but hope that it will be available before long.

Download Firefox 4.0 beta  for Windows ( 32 bit | 64 bit)

Download Firefox 4.0 beta  for Linux ( 32 bit | 64 bit)   (Installation guide)

Download Firefox 4.0 beta  for Mac OS ( 32 bit | 64 bit)

Novo Builder: Build your own Ubuntu-based distro.

Novo Builder is a simple Debian GNU Linux Operating System building tool, it is created to allow anyone with the time and interest in designing their own fully customized OS without having to spend a long time learning all the methods and tricks involved in getting a fully functional and installable OS.

You don’t have to learn all the codes or any of the technical process. With a few mouse clicks and a long waiting time, you can quickly create your very own OS

The purpose of Novo Builder is to allow the creation of a Debian GNU Linux based on Pre-sets and optional Tweaks/Settings you place in the available sections. Some of the main features of the builder are:

• 1 Click Selection of your Pre-sets/Projects.
• 1 Click Build all or manual steps.
• GUI or file/folder manipulation of your projects build process.
• Load existing Built Projects and update the OS/Packages

Novo Builder has a simple and completely open approach to making and sharing your Pre-sets between projects or with others across the world. Using the automated methods your Customizations will be easily reproduced and error free every build, with no forgotten steps.

Installation.

Download the installation installer , Extract the tar file and double click the script to run it. When prompted, select “Run in Terminal“. The installation will take quite some time, depending on your Internet speed. In some situation, the script might not works well. When this occurs, you can use the command to install Novo Builder:

sudo apt-get install novo-builder novo-preset-lastos


Note: Before you start, please be forewarned that the building of the OS can take up to 40Gb of hard disk space. Make sure that you have sufficient space before you start.

Opera 10.60 is released with WebM,GeoLocation and HTML

Wait is eventually  over for the  opera fans all over the world.  Finally Opera Softwares updated  it's facebook page 3 hrs ago with the anouncement of new release.  which includes ample of new features like WebM, Geolocation and HTML5/CSS3 support.

 

What’s new in Opera 10.60?

                                            Search right from the address field

In Opera 10.60, tab previews are refined to look better than ever, featuring smooth    transitions as you move between tabs.

Opera can now share users location with Geolocation

Read developer’s note about opera’s new features in ODIN’s Blog.
Head over to Opera Home page to read about it's hot features and download  Opera 10.60. Opera is available for Windows , Linux and OS X platforms.

4 best open source web development softwares.

1. Quanta plus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For quick and effortless web development - Quanta Plus is steadily becoming a worthwhile competitor to the commercial web editors on the market. Quanta Plus's features include multi-document interface, WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editing and templates. Among the advanced features your will find team development, plug-in support and a PHP debugger. The objective of the team behind Quanta Plus is simply to developer the best tool for web development.

2. Mozilla SeaMonkey

SeaMonkey settles all of your internet application needs in own package. Its a web-browser, email and newsgroup client, HTML authoring program and IRC chat client all-in-one. In most areas - web-browsing and email/newsgroup support SeaMonkey is similar to the stand-alone applications Firefox and Thunderbird. The Composer is simple but yet powerful and handles tables, CSS and positioned layers.

3. KompoZer

Kompozer is an open source web development tool built on NVU. The project strives to fix bugs in the NVU project and added new features to it. Both the HTML editor as well as the CSS editor has so far be fixed and updated as part of the Kompozer project - and many more changes are scheduled. Apart from that the main feature set is exactly as in NVU. And one of the most important features is still that editing take place in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) mode allowing you full control of layout as you work with your web design.

4. Aptana

Aptana is an html/javascript editor, however, it does not provide any wysiwyg feature - but it is still an amazing editor with many advanced features. Aptana is intended for people developing dynamic web applications. It provides "Code Assist" (code completion) which is context related help showing possible java-script functions and parameters, html and css tags. It also tells you which of these are available in different browsers so that you can easily make sure you code will work for all users.

Oracle releases VM VirtualBox 3.2.6

Oracle has announced the release of version 3.2.6 of its open source VM VirtualBox desktop virtualisation application for x86 hardware. The latest maintenance update includes more than 20 bug fixes and a number of changes over the previous 3.2.4 release from early June.

VM VirtualBox 3.2.6 features updated OpenGL 3D support for 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows guests, support for 64-bit SMP guests on 32-bit hosts (VT-x and AMD-V only) and guest control execution fixes for Solaris systems. Other changes include compatibility updates for Mac OS X server guests, improved SATA performance, better command line parsing of the installer on Windows systems and fixes for several VirtualBox 3.2.0 regressions.

More details about the release can be found in the release announcement and changelog. VM VirtualBox 3.2.6 is available to download for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris. VirtualBox source code is released under version 2 of the GNU General Public Licence (GPLv2) while VirtualBox binaries are released under the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation Licence (PUEL).

AbiWord : A free alternative for Microsoft word

Abiword is popular among linux users though it is available for windows and MAC platforms as well. What is cool about AbiWord is its ability to read and write all industry standard document types, such as OpenOffice.org documents, Microsoft Word documents, WordPerfect documents, Rich Text Format documents, HTML web pages and many more.

AbiWord can open and edit both Microsoft Word 2007 documents and OpenOffice Writer files with it. AbiWord has advanced document layout capabilities and can do mail merge as well which allows you to automatically fill in specific form fields in documents with information from databases and comma separated or tabbed text files. AbiWord comes in many different languages. AbiWord is available in most common and many not-so-common languages.You can even make sure that your document contains none of those nasty spelling errors by using AbiWord’s built-in spelling checker. Dictionaries exist for over 30 languages.

Universal USB Installer : boot linux live cds from falsh drives

I play around with a lot of Linux distributions and while I typically just virtualize them using an app like Oracle VirtualBox or VMware, sometimes it's nice to be able to test them on bare metal. A nice, pain-free way to do that is with Pendrive Linux's Universal USB Installer.

The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click Install. Other features include; Persistence (if available), and the ability to format the flash drive (recommended) to ensure a clean install. Upon completion, you should have a ready to run bootable USB Flash Drive with your select Linux version installed.

Universal Installer can create persistent storage on your flash drive. That means you'll actually have some permanent space to save things like files and preferences -- instead of just having a flash drive clone of your disc image.

Universal Installer supports a large number of linux distrobutions such as Ubuntu family, Mint,Puppy linux etc..

 

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Explorer++ : multi-tab file manager for Windows

Windows Explorer is the default file manager of windows , It lacks certain functionalities which would have made it much more facilitating. for an example tabbed browsing , ability to bookmark folders.
Explorer++ has it all.  Available on Windows XP and above, it features the same familiar interface as Windows Explorer, while introducing several enhancements and improvements for a much richer file browsing experience.

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Features:

• With the option to save to the registry or a configuration file, Explorer++ is completely portable.
• Tabbed browsing for easy management of multiple folders.
• Display window shows previews of files as they are selected.
• Easy-to-remember keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation.
• Customizable user interface.
• Full drag-and-drop support with other applications, including Windows Explorer.
• Advanced file operations such as merging and splitting supported.

Rainmeter – Customizable resource meter

Rainmeter is an application which will allow you to place what are called "Skins" on your desktop. These skins can measure and display a wide variety of information. Some examples of things you can display are:

• System Information - CPU, RAM, Network, Drive Space, you name it...
• Launchers and Docks - Be creative and create your own RocketDock or launcher
• Music and more - Interfaces for WinAmp and iTunes, Internet radio or online video
• Web-based content - Weather, GMail inbox, RSS feeds. Just about anything you can parse from the web

Skins are fully customizable by you. They are primarily just .ini text files with simple commands that say "Measure this, and display it here looking like this". We will get into customizing skins more later, but you can use all your creativity and very simple Rainmeter statements to really make your desktop your own.

Rainmeter is  available for Windows XP/Vista/7 .Download installer version.

Installer Version

Rainmeter 1.2 - (32bit) - (64bit)

Thunderbird 3.1 Available For Downloads

Thunderbird 3.1 adds in several new features, some of which include:

• Faster Search Results: Message indexing is faster and provides users with faster search results.
• Quick Filter Toolbar: Makes it faster and easier to search and sort through what’s in a user’s inbox by letting users filter against search terms, tags, starred messages, address book contacts, new emails, and attachments.
• Migration Assistant: This release includes a completely new and easier way to migrate from Thunderbird 2. The new Migration Assistant gives Thunderbird 2 users a way to choose the new features in Thunderbird 3.1 or to keep their current features and settings.
• Saved Files Manager: Finding a downloaded item is a cinch with the new Saved Files Manager which displays all the files users downloaded from their email to their computer.

Thunderbird 3.1 is available for downloads in over 45 languages for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux based systems. You can download Thunderbird 3.1 right now by visiting this link.