Download FLV player plugin for Windows Media Player

FLV is the most commonly used file format for flash videos on the internet. There are lot of FLV players currently available to play FLV file offline in your computer. And most of the Windows users got accustom with the native Windows media player from Microsoft. But windows Media Player cannot play the FLV format by itself, as it doesn't have the corresponding plug-in for playing FLV format.

So here is a plug-in for Windows Media Player the would help users to watch flash videos in Windows Media Player itself. These flash video (FLV) plug-in for Windows Media Player can be installed with KLite Codec Full pack. [Download FLV Plugin for WMP]

Make firefox tabs more colorful

Here is a nice addon for Firefox, which will make it look more colorful. With the help of this addon you can add different colors to each tabs in the Firefox web browser. You can do a lot of customization in color schemes for each tabs in Firefox with this addon. This would help you to apply colors to each tabs based on URL, so that you can differentiate each site with specific color.
Another feature is that you can control the fading of each tab, depending on whether it is selected or not. I feel its a very cool addon Firefox, and all the Firefox fans must try this atleast.

Install Colorful Tabs addon for Firefox

Find your right PC configuration through internet

Microsoft corporation has launched a website for helping people to choose right computer configuration specific to each users need. The web site named myrightpc.com gives a very easy and user friendly interface to help users to choose their best PC configuration satisfying their needs.


In order to choose the best configuration for your needs, user has to visit the myrightpc.com and answer very few questions. After collecting all the inputs from user, the site will give the PC configuration report. The report will have all the details about the different components in the PC that fit best with user's needs.

This site is mainly targeted to promote Windows Vista from Microsoft, thus you cannot expect any other Operating System prescribed in the configuration. Also there is a list of retailers in different cities across India for purchasing the prescribed PC configuration. Although the site targets Indian users, but the PC configuration wizard can be used in other countries like United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, Japan, Russia and China.

Add rounded edges for photos online

Picnik, the famous portal for editing photos online has added lots of features, fonts and effects. Among them some features are reserved for premium users.
Still there are lots of new features set aside for free users. Like,

• Adding border for your photos and
• Enabling rounded edges for photos.
• Adding text over the photos.
• Putting custom shapes and symbols on photos
• Get photos from with Facebook and Webshots

More over you can also enhance your photos online with Picnik.
But, lot more features will be available for premium users at a cost of $24.95USD a year. [Visit Picnic]

Edit, convert and share photos online in your web browser with picnik

picnik provides a very intuitive and easy to use web interface to edit, convert images online.
In order to accomplish online editing of your photos, you need to create an account in picnik.
Once you are done with creating your account in picnik, you are privileged to edit, convert and share your photos online.


picnik allows you to upload and edit photos from different sources

• You can upload the photo from your computer for editing,
• You can edit your photos in flickr, picasa web albums, facebook, photobucket by integrating them with picnik.
• You can edit your photos by fetching directly from a url.
• You can fetch photos from yahoo and flickr search results.
• You can also directly get the photos from your WebCam.

The basic photo editing utilities allowed in picnik are

• Auto-fix of the photos online.
• Rotating the photos online.
• Croping your photos online.
• Resizing the photos online.
• Changing the exposure of your photos online.
• Changing the color levels of your photos online.
• Sharpening your photos online.
• Also it allows online correction of Red-Eye in the photos

picnik can also be used as an online image converter apart from editing photos.
You can convert your images to .jpg, .png, .gif, .tiff, .bmp and .pdf formats.
Thus this can also be used as online photo to pdf converter.
In order to use picnik, it needs you to have flash player 9 enabled in your web browser.

Convert images and photos to video with Microsoft Photo Story 3

Photo Story 3 for Windows is an excellent tool from Microsoft to convert or to say express your photos and images as video. Photo Story 3 gives you a very user friendly interface, that will let you narrate your story with photos and images.


Photo Story 3 offers lot of cool features

• This will let you import images as group.
• You can adjust color level and correct the red eye in images.
• It allows you to give lot of effects like black and white, sepia, washout, negative and diffuse glow and heading to each photos.
• You can even customize the time of motion in each photos.
• Even this will allow you to put background music to your video story, either by selecting a pre-existing one or by creating by itself.
• You can even create the video album for your Smart Phone or Pocket PC with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile or even for Portable Media Center.

Photo Story 3 is a great tool that will let you create a video album from your static photos of an event. This will be very much helpful if you wish to create your marriage video album from your marriage photos. Here is a tutorial from Microsoft that will explain you how to make wedding photos to a wedding memories video album.
[ Download Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows ]

Zip and Encrypt your email attachments with WinZip Companion for Outlook

Most of the people are worried about the privacy of the email attachments. In order to help people to protect their privacy of the attachments, WinZip has introduced WinZip Companion for Outlook. WinZip Companion for Outlook can zip and even encrypt the attachments you send.

Advantages of WinZip Companion for Outlook

• Zipping attachments saves transmission time.
• Zipping conserves space in Microsoft Outlook mailboxes, and saves disk space for both the sender and recipient of the e-mail.
• The WinZip Companion for Outlook can be configured to automatically zip your attachments, ask whether or not you want them zipped, or helps you zip and attach files manually a few mouse clicks.
• Support for Microsoft Outlook 2000, Outlook 2002, and Outlook 2003.
• Recipient need not have the WinZip Companion for Outlook.

Download WinZip Companion for Outlook Trial

Control your Notebook Hardware from System tray menu

It will be very useful if we are allowed to control the hardwares of computers, and its more important when it comes to notebooks. Here is a free Notebook Hardware Control Software developed by Manfred Jaider.

Notebook Hardware Control Software is very powerful with user a friendly program interface and free for private use.





Great things you can do with Notebook Hardware Control software

• Control the hardware and system power management
• Customize the notebook (open source ACPI Control System)
• Prolong the battery lifetime
• Cool down the system and reduce power consumption
• Monitor the hardware to avoid system failure
• Make your notebook quiet

A large number of users appreciate these advantages and Notebook Hardware Control Software becomes one of the leading programs to control the power and hardware of modern notebooks.
Download Notebook Hardware Control Software.

Software requirement:
Microsoft's .NET Framework Version 2.0

Download Free Security Software for Your Personal and Business Computers

I happen to use a fantastic security software for protecting my computer from spywares, adwares, and trojans. Its Spyware Terminator from Xacti Group , they also own Crawler.com. Infact I cannot believe that the security software is free, even for business purposes.
About The Spyware Terminator:

• Spyware Terminator offers you reliable, real-time protection against spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats.
• Spyware Terminator includes Real-time Shield, Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) and an optional open source antivirus protection CalmAV.
• Spyware Terminator also provide a Web Security Guard enhancement, if you opt for it, that helps users to prevent entering potentially dangerous websites.
• Another advantage of using Spyware Terminator is that its updates and new versions are free of charge, you will also get free technical support provided via e-mail.
• And 7 millions users around the world trusts the security provided by Spyware Terminator. You will also be informed about the latest details of viruses, spyware, adwares etc.

I feel this is a must have security product for all computer users. So get protected today...
[ Download Spyware Terminator ] [ Get More Details About Spyware Terminator ]

Download Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 for Free

Even if you doesn't have Microsoft PowerPoint you can view the PowerPoint presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007. You can view all the Microsoft PowerPoint presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions but without following Microsoft PowerPoint features.

• Information Rights Management (IRM) presentations.
• Running macros, programs, or opening linked or embedded objects.

System requirements for Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 are:

• Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 1
• RAM Requirements:
• For Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4: 64 MB of RAM
• For Windows XP with Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003: 128 MB of RAM
• For Windows Vista: 512 MB of RAM
• Disk requirements: 5 MB of available hard disk space
• Display requirements: Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher screen resolution

Download Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007

Protect your PC from viruses, spyware, hackers, and other unwanted intruders

Latest trial offer from Microsoft to keep your PC safe from viruses, spyware, hackers, and other unwanted intruders, Windows Live OneCare. [ install ]
The trial period is for 90 days, so that users can get a real experience of the security offered by
Windows Live OneCare.

The system requirements for Windows Live OneCare is given below:

• Microsoft Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional, Media Center Edition, or Tablet PC Edition) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate)
• Windows Internet Explorer 6 or 7 for Windows XP SP2 or higher
• PC with 300 MHz or faster CPU speed
• 256 MB of RAM and 600 MB of available hard disk space
• 56 kbps or faster Internet connection (broadband recommended)
• CD or DVD burner, external hard drive, or USB-enabled media or storage device required for backup and restore functionality (but not required for installing Windows Live OneCare)

But not so happy news for x64 bit version users of Windows XP and Vista, Windows Live OncCare doesnt support you currently. Don't worry, definitely, they will do it in near future.

Steps to Disable File and Printer Sharing in Windows

It is very important, when you use wireless network, to disable the "File and Printer Sharing". Other wise all the users in your wireless network may get access to your shared data.
Here I have shared the steps you need to follow to disable "File and Printer Sharing" in your Windows machine.

• Click the "Start" button, then go to "Control Panel," then click "Network Connections."
• Right-click the "Local Area Connections" icon and select "Properties".
• In "General" tab un-check the "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Network" option.
• Press "OK" .

Find Free Wi-Fi/ Wireless Hotspots

The world is slowly switching to wire free networks from wired ones. So some service providers are ready to provide free Wi-Fi/Wireless network services in many places.

In this scenario, PCWorld and JiWire can help you spot free/paid Wi-Fi/Wireless network service providers in your area. You can search their directory to locate wireless services near to you.
You can also browse by a specific address, a city, state, country, airport or zip code to find nearby access points.

I feel, for a better search result you have to provide your exact ZIP/PIN code.

Remember that you may have to create an account of your own for accessing some networks. Also take care of the basic rules and safety tips of using Wireless networks.

Checkout the Wi-Fi /Wireless Hotspots finder.

Increased Attachment Size from GMail

GMail with ever increasing mail storage size has also increased its attachment maximum size to 20 Mega Bytes. Now GMail users can send more video clips, presentation slides, songs, lots of photos as e-mail attachment.

I think, this is the aftermath of the upgrade happened in Google search engine and servers, after integrating Google's image, blog, news, people, groups search to universal search.

I am dreaming of the ever increasing (unlimited, in another way) attachment size!!!. Any way
its not quiet far away.
Its true that, Users are always greedy!!!.

Access and Control Your Desktop Remotely with Your Mobile Device

Have you ever dreamed of accessing and controlling your Desktop remotely with your Mobile?.
Now WebEx is here to materialize your dream. You can use WebEx PCNow 3.0 to access your
PC from any mobile device or PC from anywhere!!!. This comes with a very nominal fee per month.But you can see that its features outweigh its fee.

I am sure you can experience the thrill of following features:

• Remote Desktop Control - You can access your PCs using a standard web browser, and work as if you were sitting right there.
• Mobile Access to Your Files and Folders - You can access files, photos, and documents stored on your remote computer from any mobile phone. Quickly share documents and pictures on the go.
• Mobile Organizer - Access your Outlook email, calendar and contacts from your mobile phone. Reply to emails, create appointments and quickly retrieve contact information when you need it.
• Mobile Skype™ - You can call or chat with Skype contacts even on mobile devices that are not supported by Skype mobile client.
• Mobile Search - If you have Google, Yahoo, Windows, or X1 desktop search installed on your computer, you can search your desktop from any mobile phone.
• Mobile Online Storage - 100MBs of free online storage allows you to automatically store important files and access them even when your computer is off-line.
• Copy and Paste - Copy and paste text between computers , simply and easily.
• Remote Printing - Print any document on your remote computer to a local printer. Instantly obtain a hard copy of any document living on your remote computer.
• File Transfer - Transfer files to and from your remote computer. If you travel and forget to bring a document, easily access your computer and transfer the file to your local computer.
• Security - It uses 128 Bit SSL so that all data transferred during a remote access session, from end to end, is totally secure and private.
• Remote Screen Blanking & Keyboard Locking - This prevents anyone at the remote location from tampering with your computer during a session. Your privacy and your remote access session are protected.
• Phone Authentication - This is a unique option that triggers a phone call from the network, requiring that an access code be entered via the phone's keypad to obtain access to the remote computer.
• Usage Activity Reports - You can view detailed records of your remote access sessions.

So try it Now for FREE

Google announces Free in-home Wireless broadband service !!!

Have you ever dreamed of getting broadband service for FREE???. Now Google has made its first step to gift the service. You need to believe it, because its from Google.

TiSP (BETA) is new FREE in-home wireless broadband service from Google.

Great Features of TiSP.

• It's fast. In Google's testing, TiSP delivers a 10 times higher flow rate than basic DSL.
• It's FREE. No more paying hundreds of bucks a year for Internet service that doesn't even necessarily extend to your bathroom!
• It's good for you. Your FREE TiSP service includes a Google Toolbar-based analysis of your dietary habits and genetic predispositions, along with recommendations for healthier living.

How Google is offering TiSP for free?.
First and foremost Google believes all its users deserve free and fast online access.
To offset the cost incurred by TiSP Google collects information from your DNA sequences
in your personal bodily wastes disposed, to display contextual ads conforming to your cooking and food habits and current health status. Everything by keeping your privacy undisclosed.


System requirements for TiSP.

• Windows XP/Vista (Mac and Linux support coming soon)
• Internet Explorer 6.0+ or Firefox 1.5+ with the Google Toolbar
• Round-front or elongated toilet providing at least 1.0 gallons per flush
• Use of automatic toilet bowl cleaners is not recommended.

Challenges for TiSP

• The service is only available in U. S. and Canada.
• TiSP requires the use of a central sewer system to connect your home to the Internet.
• Mobility factor, expecting TiSP On the Run(TiSPOTR) in near future.

So stay tuned to hear and feel more about TiSP from Google. See TiSP FAQs.

Download Free PDF Plugin for Microsoft Office and Any file to PDF Converter - CIB pdf brewer

CIB pdf brewer is a slim-line, practically oriented and reliable tool for generating PDF documents from within any application and for generating PDF forms directly from your Word forms without the necessity for reediting them afterward.

Features of CIB pdf brewer

• Its free!!!: Basic PDF-generating functionality is available for personal use. This functional level is for non-commercial purposes only. The document properties of PDF documents generated using the freeware contain a corresponding note.
• PDF editing without any loss:The new generation of CIB pdf brewer 2.x is, so far, the only product which provides the facility of generating PDF documents that can be reedited in Word without any loss.
• Interface API:CIB pdf brewer provides a powerful API and a multifunctional shell program.
• PDF with attachmens:The feauture of adding attachments in the same way to your PDF file is now possible with CIB pdf brewer. Thus generating a PDF file including attachment, encrypting the PDF file and attachment as well as mailing of the whole package via e-mail can be done in only one job.
• Password protection:This version you can assign three individual passwords instead of two for protecting your e.pdf document
• Plugin in MS Office: Yes, CIB pdf brewer can be integrated to your Microsoft Office Tools like Microsoft Word, MIcrosoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.

System Requirements
Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003.
Download PDF Converter / Plugin

Make Free National and International calls with your Phone!!!

FoneMine.com A new mobileh publishing and networking service you can use on any mobile phone anywehre in the world. And its FREE!!.
Also It has a feature called FoneTalk using this facility you can make national and international call free of cost with your mobile. Believe it!!!.

How this FoneTalk Works!!.
When ever you initiate a FoneTalk with your friend, by specifying his mobile number in the FoneTalk call section, you and your friend will receive an automated call from FoneMine server and the call line is established. You may feel slight delay in conversations, but its indeed a great service with good clarity of voice, you cannot expect more than this from a Free service.


What you need to do to make Free Phone Call

• First of all you need to create an account in fonemine.com to initiate a FoneTalk.
• Once you and your mobile are authenticated to use the FoneMine services you can initiate a FoneTalk. Currently FoneTalk is supported in following countries.

Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, USA
Asia: China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
Australia: Australia
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Also you can create your own interactive mobile website, so that you can publish and share whatever you want using FonePages. Sounds exciting you can experience it at www.fonemine.com

So make free phone chat with your friends and relatives abroad and enjoy. So sign up today

Search Cheapest Airfare and Great Prices on Hotels with Yahoo FareChase

Yahoo FareChase has introduced searching of airfare and hotels, that will let you find out the cheapest among the available flights and Great Prices on Hotels.

In order to get the details of cheapest flights available from originating city to a destination city, you just need to give the name of the cities or the short code for those cities, like BLR for Bangalore and NY for New York.

If you are not sure about the spelling don't worry, there is a suggestion tip that will appear below your input area as you type the city name.

Also you have an option for searching in neighbouring Airports.

See the image below for an example. It asks for cheapest airfare from Bangalore to New York.
Check this out today at: www.farechase.yahoo.com

Google Talk Gadget and New Features for GTalk

Google came out with a Gadget for its revolutionary Instant Messaging solution GTalk.

You can use this Gadget either by directly adding to your Google Personalized Home Page
or else you can directly add this Gadget to your web page by using the code provided by Google. Get the code

Other newly introduced features of Google Talk Gadget are:

• Video Preview: If you paste a URL from YouTube the Google Talk Gadget will let you preview the videos in your conversation.
• Image Preview: Similar to video preview you can have photo preview also if you paste the url for Picasa Web Albums into your Chat.
• Tab pane for each conversation.
  

Also for Gtalk you will have:

• Windows Vista Support:You can now use Google Talk with Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system.
• BlackBerry device Support: You can get Google Talk on your BlackBerry and chat with your friends on the go for free. You can even keep emailing and playing BrickBreaker while you chat. Download it at www.blackberry.com/googletalk

Groovy Tel - Receive calls to Gtalk or MSN Messenger from anywhere

Groovy Tel is a new service from Super Technologies Inc that allows the users of Google Talk, and MSN Messenger to receive phone calls from a regular phone line, anywhere in the world. Super Technologies Inc is a Florida based VOIP Telecom service provider with different suites of services related to retail and wholesale service market.

With the service from Groovy Tel, Google Talk and MSN Messenger users can get a Dedicated Phone Numbers and Receive Phone calls, anywhere in the world, for a very nominal monthly fee.

The sign up on groovy tel is totally free, you can create an account with Groovy tel at no charge. But they charge 3$ a month for a dedicated phone number from US, UK or France.They also provide enhanced call forwarding from a number in particular country to your phone any where in this world which will be charged per minute. For example if you buy a London Number to ring to your USA Mobile, It will cost you 0.029 Cents a min. Also check the rates for other countries.

Vote to have Firefox Pre-Installed as Default Browser

Do you love Firefox?. Then here is a golden opportunity for you to make your favorite browser to have Pre-Installed as default browser.

You can give your vote for making it happen.
What you need to do is to follow very simple and few steps.

1. Go here (Dell's voting site): http://www.dellideastorm.com/
2. Register your self.
3. Search for line "Have Firefox Pre-installed as default browser"
4. Click the Vote button on the left side of it.

Similarly, you can find some other link that would mind your opinion like;

• Pre-installed Linux
• Pre-installed Open Office
• LinuxBIOS instead of conventional BIOS

Caste your vote and spread the message to secure the world.

Download New Office Accounting Software from Microsoft for Free

Here is an offer for small businesses from Microsoft, Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2007. This has everything a small business need to make their business idea flourish. Whatever may be your idea, you can take it further with the help of Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2007.

Its great features are:

Helps you save time on everyday tasks

• Create quotes and invoices; track expenses and employee time.
• Enter data once and share it seamlessly with other Microsoft Office system programs.
• Manage payroll and taxes with ADP’s integrated payroll service.

Helps to have a complete view of your business

• Store and organize all your customer, vendor, employee, and financial information in one place.
• Get business insights with over 20 customizable reports.
• Easily share your books with your accountant through Office Live.

Facilate the growth of your business online

• List items on eBay, track sales activity, and download and process orders.
• Email invoices and get paid faster with PayPal.
• Monitor your customers’ business credit in real-time through Equifax.
• Share your financial data with your accountant easily through Office Live.

Get more details about this product | Download Free New Office Accounting Express 2007

Get SMS Event Alerts from Google Calendar

Google calendar supports sending event alerts through SMS, if you have a mobile and Google account. Its very simple and you can setup this within one minute.

Login to calendar.google.com with your Google account user name and password.
And go to the "Settings" link on the top right section of the page.


In "Calendar Settings" section click the "Notifications" link.


Then you will get the section for specifying your calendar events notification methods.


From this page you can:

• Select the "duration before the event you should be notified".
• Select the mode of reminder "EMAIL" or "SMS" or "POP-UP".
• Select your country and enter your mobile number.
• Click the "Send Verification Code" button.
• Wait for a moment you will receive your verification code in your mobile, and enter the same in the text box provided for verification code.
• Click "Finish Setup" button
• And click "Save" button to save your settings.

Done, here after you will be notified for events in your Google calendar.

Hats off to Google.

Share Videos along with your Photo Albums in Orkut

Google has introduced video sharing in Orkut, facilitating its users to
share there videos with friends.

Users can opt for adding videos existing in Google Video and YouTube
Or else they can upload their own videos to either Google Video or YouTube and share it through Orkut.
Its again a golden feather is to Orkut's and there by Google's crown in the Social Networking world. Hats off to Google and Orkut.

Tips to identify a spam mails and email scams.

We have some tips to identify whether the mail you received is a part of email scam or
a spam mail. If any of the following conditions are true then the mail you received might
be an email scam or spam mail.

• If you does'nt know the person who has sent you the message.
• If you are assured untold sums of money for little or without any effort from your side.
• If you are asked to provide money up front for questionable activities, a processing fee, or to pay the cost of expediting the process.
• If you are asked to provide your bank account number or other personal financial information, even if the sender offers to deposit money into it.
• If the sender request for an immediate action.
• If The sender frequently requests secret details or other personal details.
• If the sender offers to send you photocopies of government documents, banking details , or other "proofs" to justify and support their claim (All these might be fake).

So try to implement these tips and save your self from spams and email scams.

WebOffice - Award Winning Collaboration Web Office Suite from WebEx

WebEx has launched their award-winning collaboration suite WebOffice that uses the power of the web to make it easy for everyone to work together – from anywhere in the world.
WebEx WebOffice comes with an initial 30 days trial, so that its users can enjoy the web collaboration suite experience and to make their decision.


There are lot of features bundled with WebEx WebOffice

• Document Manager: Facilitates sharing of documents securely with anyone.
• Online Calendar: Helps to schedule group meetings and events.
• Web Meetings: Used to conduct powerful online meetings easily.
• Task Manager: Manage tasks and activities for your group.
• Web Database: Create and manage powerful databases.
• WebEx Mail: Accomplishes Business-class, full-featured web mail integrated with your WebOffice.
• Discussions: Exchange ideas, comments, and more.
• Announcements: Post and share important announcements.
• Contacts List: Organize personal and business contact.
• Expense Reports: Manage your travel and expense reports online.
• Opinion Polls: Conduct online group polls in minutes.
• Admin Tools: Administrate security and group permissions.
• Customization: Customize your colors, homepage and menus.
• Add Ons: Upgrade and scale your WebOffice in minutes.

So try out WebOffice today and also checkout its pricing.

Test Drive Microsoft Office 2007 !!

Want to experience the thrill of Microsoft Office 2007, without installing it??.
Yes Microsoft has launched its Office 2007 Test Drive.
You can have the test drive for:
* Microsoft Office Access 2007
* Microsoft Office Excel 2007
* Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
* Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
* Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
* Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
* Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access
* Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
* Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
* Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
* Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
* Microsoft Office Visio 2007
* Microsoft Office Word 2007


Basic requirements to make the test drive are,* Windows 98, 2000 and XP
* Internet Explorer 5.5 and later
* Citrix Browser Plug-in

So, go ahead and enjoy the thrill of Microsoft Office 2007 Test Drive.

Learn Microsoft Office 2007 from Microsoft

Microsoft has published the learning materials for its exciting Office 2007. Microsoft Learning has the resources that you need to take full advantage of the new set of powerful tools available in its Office 2007.

For a limited time, you can take free E-Learning courses, find special offers for classroom training, and download free E-Reference books from Microsoft Press.
The learning materials are classified for targetting Home & Office Workers, IT Professionals and Developers.
So, Start Learning today and master Microsoft Office 2007 for tomorrow!!!
Get the learning Gear

Microsoft Office 2007 Trial for Free Download

Its time for Office 2007 trial. Yes, Microsoft is giving you all its new Office System fora trial period of 60 days. With this offer users can enjoy the rich and exciting features ofMicrosoft Office 2007, with its new array of tools and applications.

The System requirements for Office 2007 are:

• Operating system:Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2 or later or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (or higher) required.
• Computer and processor:500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher; 256 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher; DVD drive; 1 gigahertz (GHz) and 512 MB of RAM or higher is required to run Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager.
• Hard disk:2 gigabyte (GB) necessary for install; a portion of this disk space will be freed after installation if the original download package is removed from the hard drive.
• Monitor resolution:Minimum 800x600; 1024x768 or higher recommended.
• Internet connection:Broadband connection, 128 kilobits per second (Kbps) or greater, for download and activation of products.
• Additional components:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with service packs, Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 or later required for Outlook 2007 users. To install Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, you will need to first install Outlook 2007.

So Get Ready to experience Microsoft Office 2007. Download Trial

Acrobat Reader 8 - Defining new dimensions in PDF reading and collaboration

Enjoy a new interface, new tools, and more options
View information more precisely and efficiently with the redesigned, easier to use Adobe® Reader® 8 interface. Choose the reading mode to fit more content on the screen or the two-up mode to view page spreads without excess space in the middle. Zoom in, pan over, or leverage the loupe feature in Reader 8 to take a closer look.

Launch an online, real-time meeting in seconds
Instantly collaborate with virtually anyone, anywhere, at any time. Use the Start Meeting button in Reader 8 to access Adobe Acrobat® Connect™ software and deliver online training and support or communicate with remote audiences in real time. Accelerate approvals with new Reader 8 features that include shared document reviews, a streamlined review tracker, and a simple RSS reader.

Realize more secure document workflows
Better protect documents, forms, and drawings by leveraging Adobe LiveCycle® Policy Server and the new Adobe Online Services Document Center. For the first time, use Reader 8 to digitally sign Adobe PDF documents, allowing recipients to more confidently view and verify the authenticity of PDF files.

Save valuable time working with Adobe PDF files
View, print, search, sign, and collaborate on PDF files. Leverage new timesaving markup and review tools in Reader 8, as well as customizable toolbars and combined search and find.

Work with 2D GPU acceleration
Work faster with Reader 8 using the most popular graphics processing units (GPUs), which enhance scrolling and zooming for the rendering of 2D graphics.

Use improved accessibility features
Reader 8 helps you meet the accessibility requirements mandated by Section 508 of the amended U.S. Rehabilitation Act. Try the improved read out loud capabilities in Reader 8 or change the reading order of pages or columns after PDF files are tagged to accommodate preferences.

Save trees and time
For large volumes of information, such as technical manuals, use Reader 8 to condense any type of PDF file into a single booklet for printing. Print only the desired pages on two sides of paper or in a smaller type size to save time and natural resources.

Access new learning resources
Immediately access help and product information. Use the new Beyond Adobe Reader start center in Reader 8 to review information, on demand, about how to use Adobe Reader more effectively. Also view regularly updated information about other Adobe products and services.

Lower your total cost of ownership
Quickly manage and control Reader 8 deployments using the Adobe Customization Wizard 8, IBM Tivoli, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Windows Group Policy Objects, or Active Directory. Centrally host Reader 8 using Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server or Microsoft Windows Terminal Server.

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Deliver a reliable experience across computing platforms. Reader 8 will support Microsoft® Windows Vista™*; Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, and Tablet PC Edition; Mac OS X v.10.4.3; Solaris™ 9 and 10; AIX® 5.3; HP-UX 11i v1 and v2; Debian and LSB 3.1 Red Hat®; SUSE™, Turbolinux; and Asianux.

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Customize Firefox Appearance

Use Windows XP styled menus

If you are running Windows XP and want your menus to fit in with the default (Luna) style, add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Make menus XP style */
menupopup, popup {
border: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
-moz-border-left-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
-moz-border-top-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
-moz-border-right-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
-moz-border-bottom-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
padding: 2px !important;
background-color: Menu !important;
}
menubar > menu {
border: 1px solid transparent !important;
padding: 2px 5px 2px 7px !important;
margin: 0 !important;
}
menubar > menu[_moz-menuactive="true"] {
background-color : Highlight !important;
color: HighlightText !important;
}

Use Windows Classic (9x/Me/2000) styled menus

If you want the menus to appear native to the Windows Classic appearance, add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Windows Classic (9x/Me/2000) style Menus */
menupopup, popup {
border: 2px solid !important;
-moz-border-top-colors: ThreeDLightShadow ThreeDHighlight;
-moz-border-right-colors: ThreeDDarkShadow ThreeDShadow;
-moz-border-bottom-colors: ThreeDDarkShadow ThreeDShadow;
-moz-border-left-colors: ThreeDLightShadow ThreeDHighlight;
padding: 1px !important;
}
menubar > menu[disabled="true"] {
border: 1px solid transparent !important;
}
menubar > menu[_moz-menuactive="true"] {
border-top: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
border-right: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
border-bottom: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
border-left: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
background-color: transparent !important;
color: MenuText !important;
}
menubar > menu[_moz-menuactive="true"][open="true"]  {
border-top: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
border-right: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
border-bottom: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
border-left: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
}

Use your own background image for the toolbars

In addition to changing themes, you can personalize Firefox even more by using your own toolbar background image. Add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Use a background image for the toolbars:
(Substitute your image file for background.gif) */

menubar, toolbox, toolbar, .tabbrowser-tabs {
background-image: url("background.gif") !important;
background-color: none !important;
}

It's easiest to place the image file in the same location as the userChrome.css file. The image can be of any image format supported by Firefox.

Make the active tab easier to distinguish

In order to make the active tab easier to distinguish among the currently opened tabs, you can also change the colors for the tabs. Add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Change color of active tab */
tab{
-moz-appearance: none !important;
}
tab[selected="true"] {
background-color: rgb(222,218,210) !important;
color: black !important;
}

/* Change color of normal tabs */
tab:not([selected="true"]) {
background-color: rgb(200,196,188) !important;
color: gray !important;
}

Don't use bold text on the active tab

If you don't want the title of the active tab to be bold, add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Make the active tab not bold */
tab[selected="true"] {
font-weight: normal !important;
}

Remove the close button from the tab bar

You can remove the close button from the tab bar by adding the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Remove the close button on the tab bar */
.tabs-closebutton-box {
display: none !important;
}

You can still close tabs by right clicking on them and select Close Tab, or by pressing Ctrl+W

Remove items from the main menu

Some people like to place all their toolbar items on the same row as the menu. In order to save horizontal space, you can remove top menu items that you don't use. Add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Remove the Go and Help menus
Id's for all toplevel menus:
file-menu, edit-menu, view-menu, go-menu, bookmarks-menu, tools-menu, helpMenu */
#go-menu, #helpMenu {
   display: none !important;
}

Remove extra padding from the Navigation Toolbar

This tip will make the toolbars use less space around the buttons, allowing Firefox to use more space for the actual webpages. This also affects additional toolbars such as the Googlebar. Add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Remove extra padding from the Navigation Bar */
.toolbarbutton-1, .toolbarbutton-menubutton-button {
padding: 2px 3px !important;
}
.toolbarbutton-1[checked="true"], .toolbarbutton-1[open="true"],
.toolbarbutton-menubutton-button[checked="true"],
.toolbarbutton-menubutton-button[open="true"] {
padding: 4px 1px 1px 4px !important;
}

Change the window icon

You can change Firefox's default window icon to any icon you want, by following these steps:

1. Go to the folder you installed Firefox in (e.g. C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\) and then go to the subfolder chrome.
2. While in chrome, create a new subfolder called icons, then go to that folder and create yet another subfolder called default. The full path to this folder could be C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\chrome\icons\default\.
3. Choose the icon you want to use (on Windows use .ico files, on Linux use .xpm files) and then place it in this folder and rename it to main-window.[ext], e.g. main-window.ico on Windows and main-window.xpm on Linux.

In addition to the main window, you can also change the icon on the Bookmark Manager and JavaScript Console. The icon names are bookmark-window.[ext] and jsconsoleWindow.[ext], respectively.

After this is done, restart Firefox and you should be able to see your chosen icon in the title of the browser windows.

Display Sidebar on the right

To display the Sidebar on the right side of the window instead of the left, add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Place the sidebar on the right edge of the window  */
window > hbox {
direction:rtl;
}
window > hbox > * {
direction:ltr;
} 

Change the width of the Search Bar

By default, the Search bar on the toolbar is relatively small. To specify your own width in pixels, add the following code to your userChrome.css file:

/* Make the Search box flex wider
(in this case 400 pixels wide) */
 #search-container, #searchbar {
   max-width: 400px !important;
   width: 400px !important;
}

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