Monthly archive March, 2008

WordPress 2.5 in action

So I jumped off the boat and upgraded this blog to the latest and greatest WordPress version ever … version 2.5. The features were just too much for me to resist. So how does WordPress 2.5 feel compared to the previous WordPress releases ? Find out after the jump. In case you are afraid to...

WordPress 2.5 Final now available for download

After much delay, WordPress 2.5 is now available for everyone to download. Some of the exciting new features in WordPress 2.5 are an all new customizable dashboard, support for multi-file upload, one-click plugin upgrades, faster load times, built-in galleries and much more. The WordPress.org site has also been redesigned and it looks marvellous with the...

Download Windows Vista SP1 from Microsoft

Finally… After much testing and releasing new builds, Microsoft has finally made available Windows Vista SP1 final to customers starting today. Just open Windows Update on your Vista PC and check for new updates. You will see Windows Vista SP1 available there. You can also download the standalone package of Windows Vista SP1 from Microsoft...

Thoughts.com Review – A new blogging service

Thoughts.com is a new entrant in the much crowded blogosphere with every other site giving the option to open a free new Blog at http://www.thoughts.com/ for you. So what sets Thoughts.com different in this crowd ? First thing I noticed about this site, is that they have got a nice domain name. The domain name...

Delete empty folders in Windows with a single command

A follow-up to my previous post, I found this nifty little article in PCMAG which shows you a way to delete empty folders  with a single command. No software required to be downloaded… Read it here.

Show Computer, Trash icon on desktop in Ubuntu

By default, Ubuntu does not show Computer and Trash icon on the desktop in Ubuntu. Instead Ubuntu shows the Trash icon on the extreme right of the bottom panel. This is a little inconvenient for me as I delete the bottom panel and hence like to have the Trash icon on the desktop. Also having...

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 : IE 8 Features Revealed

Microsoft has released the Beta 1 of Internet Explorer 8 and put up a dedicated page for Internet Explorer 8 Beta. The IE 8 Beta 1 page lists out the new features which will be available in Internet Explorer 8 along with download links to Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1. The new features in Internet Explorer...

Delete empty directories in your Windows PC with RED

A Windows only program, RED is a nifty little utility for deleting empty directories in your Windows system. RED stands for Remove Empty directories and helps you in batch deleting folders which are empty. Just point RED at the drive you want to clean up. RED scans and gives you a list of all empty folders...