Cairo – A Windows Shell Alternative
Microsoft has always been loathed for creating User Interfaces with Windows, that aren’t much effective. And in that regard OSX has always come out on top for superior UI and usability. Well Microsoft did work hard with Vista, but the Usability of Vista has only gone from bad to worst compared to Windows XP. A bunch of developers are working on a Windows Shell Replacement called Cairo, that aims to provide a superior UI and rich usability compared to OSX. Cairo has been in stealth development for quite sometime now,... Read The Rest →
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Now on Torrents
Here’s hot news for all you Mac users out there, who have been dying to get their hands on the Mac Office 2008, that was released about two weeks ago. Now on a few private torrent trackers we have the Office 2008 HOTiSO that just weighs in under 600MB. Right now the release is only on a few private trackers, but you can expect it to come on popular public trackers like TPB as well pretty soon. The new version of Office 2008 has been pretty well received by just... Read The Rest →
1001 – A Flickr Client
Every other day we see an app being built that takes advantage of the versatile Flickr API. An App that caught my eye today was 1001 that bills itself as the desktop version of Flickr. Though 1001 carries a weird name, it performs just about everything the online version of Flickr does, be it upload photos, tagging, browsing streams, or just about anything else you can do with Flickr. 1001 is a powerhouse, I just installed it on my Hackintosh PC (OSX Running on PC) and it works like a... Read The Rest →
Last App Added to Macheist Bundle – Grab it Now
With less than 24 hours left before this years Macheist bundle goes off the shelf’s. Go ahead and buy your copy of the bestest apps for OS X right now, because you find a better deal elsewhere. With the last app VectorDesign being added to the bundle yesterday, the 14 app bundle worth over 500$ comes for just 50$. Now how cool is that? And not to mention about $300,000 has been generated for charity. MacHeist’s John Casanta has confirmed that no additional apps will be added to the bundle,... Read The Rest →
Ubuntu 8.04 to be the Greatest Ever!!
The Ubuntu team is at hard work and I must say I’m impressed with the work that has been done so far. Ubuntu 8.04 is on track to be shipped on April 24th 2008, and in the early stages of its development it continues to impress me with the new features being added.. This alpha release comes with HOT new features and improvements, like PulseAudio as the default sound system, the latest and greatest 2.6.24 Linux kernel and Xorg 7.3, with an emphasis on better autoconfiguration without config files “The... Read The Rest →
Mozilla Makes Skinning Firefox Easy With Personas
If you ever wondered why changing themes in Firefox was so time consuming, then Mozilla has got an answer for you. Mozilla has just released an extension called Personas that takes the pain out of changing the look of your Firefox. After a quick install you can change the look and feel of Firefox at the click of a button without having to restart the browser. Personas is a prototype that builds upon the ideas that: themes today are too hard to find, install and use graphic designers should be... Read The Rest →
Reopen Accidentally Closed Program with GoneIn60s
If you are one of those people, who are always shuffling between a bunch of open Windows, you surely know how frustrating it is when you close a Window by mistake, and you end up loosing hours of work. Well here is a simple solution for all of you who have closed that Window accidentally and want to recover it. The Saddest thing is that Windows doesn’t have an Undo key, so some smart developers, gave it that functionality in the form of this tiny app called GoneIn60s. What GoneIn60s... Read The Rest →
Sync Your Local Documents with Google Docs
When it comes to Online Office tools, Google Docs is the most popular solution right now. With a host of other tools in Google Apps, Google Docs makes a perfect choice if you are looking to take your Office Online. But there is one problem, and that has to be the inability to sync your documents between your personal computer and Google Docs. Well Thanks to DocSyncer even this problem can be solved…
Last.fm client for the iPhone/iPod Touch, at last
MobileScrobbler connects your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch with the Last.fm social music website. As you listen to music on your device, MobileScrobbler sends the title, artist, and album to the Last.fm website. Last.fm uses this information to suggest new music, new friends, concerts, and events based on the music you listen to. If this is what you have been waiting to read ever since the day iPhone launched, then today is your day. MobileScrobbler allows you to scrobble your recently played tracks on the iPhone/iPod Touch, and it does... Read The Rest →
uTorrent WebUI For The iPhone
If you are an iPhone user, then you might want to check out uTorrent WebUI for the iPhone. The iPhone WebUI allows you to add new torrents, pause and resume existing downloads. The iPhone UI also shows details such as the download/upload speed and the number of seeds and peers connected to the torrent, which should be enough to track the progress of your downloads while you are on the move. The current feature set of the iPhone UI for uTorrent is nowhere near those of the regular WebUI, but... Read The Rest →
