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PeerBlock 1.0+ Beta (Release 332) is Released
PeerBlock the PeerGuardian alternative for Windows Vista and Windows 7, has come with yet another beta build beyond version 1.0. This new build has a nice list of features which include
- Fix for List-Download Crash
- Save Failed Lists
- Warn if Exit While Blocking Recently
- Force PeerBlock to Start Enabled
- Allow HTTP for X minutes
- Click on tray icon to minimize window
See a complete list of features here
Download PeerBlock 1.0+ R332 Here
Site Issues Fixed
Recently there was an issue with the site when posting new articles, I’m happy to say that its fixed now and adding and editing posts are working as they should be.
Also I would like to take this oppertunity to welcome three of our new authors, Jaddis, bob and techyie. We are really happy to have you in the team guys. And Jaddis was a superb poster in our forums and had one of the highest post counts we are delighted to have you, also techie and bob I hope you guys continue to share your knowledge with the world your articles are nice to read and informative.
Welcome on board guys.
Slowdown of Site – We Need More Writers
If you have been visiting in the past few weeks, the site has gradually come to a standstill. The reason is that I’m too busy to write things for the site and way more occupied in my new Job. Therefore I would like to ask any of you with writing skills to join our staff and keep the momentum going. You can write to us using the contact us form.
Hope to see some of you with our staff. We are also looking for people to moderate and administer our forums (which we are planning to start) as well.
Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 is Released
Mozilla has released yet another beta of Firefox 3.6, and they have fixed more than 140 bugs fixed, get it now from the link below.
Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 – Eng
Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 – All Lang
Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 Released
Mozilla has released yet another beta for Firefox 3.6, this is the third beta meaning the RC is at hand, this beta fixes more than 80 bugs and much more stable and the improved JavaScript engine does a good job in rendering but the 3.6 is marginally faster than 3.5 I hope this will change in 3.7.
If you are using 3.6 beta 1 or 3.6 beta 2 I advise you to upgrade ASAP. Incompatible plugins are always an issue, but you can always disable compatibility checking by following this guide, but Its better you install Mozilla’s Add-on Compatibility Reporter add-on and tell Mozilla if your favorite add-ons work with the new Firefox release. This add-on disables compatibility check as well.
I have checked and I’m confirming that Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 DOES NOT break the following extensions:
LastPass
Xmarks
Greasemonkey
Ad Block Plus
Ad Block Plus Element Hiding Helper
Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 – English
Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 – All Language
Windows 7 In A Box – A Companion For A Windows 7 Newbie
Now that Windows 7 is gaining major popularity in the market, there are a lot of people switching to it. Although the UI will be easy for the people who switch from Vista, but for the ones who switch from XP or Linux it will be hard to get used to at start. Considering this, the author of BigDaddyDesign has made a small desktop companion which will launch all windows settings with just two mouse clicks.
This utility/companion is called Windows 7 in a box. This is very very useful for a person finding it difficult to adapt to the new menu style and navigation in Windows 7.
Speccy – A New Specs Analysis Tool From Piriform
Speccy is a useful tool for people who want to know their system hardware and for those who want to brag about their hardware capabilities to others. Then you may ask why not use system properties to see the specs? well this tool shows a lot more than system properties and shows in such detail that even a normal user can understand what their computer, this also allows you to search for hardware drivers using the full hardware names. Click the below links to read more about speccy.
Firefox 3.5.5 Released
Mozilla has released yet another bug fix build for the awesome Firefox 3.5 this one is 3.5.5 and it fixes some minor bugs, and most of the add-ons are compatible with it. If you haven’t gotten it yet I advise you to get it.
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Released
This is bit late, but if you are dying to test Firefox 3.6 and have not yet been informed of it, well here it is. There are some major changes introduced here including built in support for personas. So if you haven’t got it yet well here is your chance download and see the web through the eyes of a next generation Fox. 
Main Features Introduced in 3.6 beta 1
- Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
- Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
- Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
- Support for the WOFF font format.
- Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
- Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.
The complete list of changes, known issues and release notes can be found here. The list of changes for plug-in (or add-on) developers can be found here.
Download Firefox 3.6 Beta 1
JumpTo – Best Context Menu Launcher
There are many launchers, which save you time and make you work faster with keyboard shortcuts. Yes again I’m talking about launchers, since they are the heart of a power user’s computer experience most power users can not live without a launcher of some kind, may it be a mouse based or a keyboard based one.
My favorite launcher when using keyboard is FARR (Find And Run Robot). FARR is absolutely a pleasure to use and fun too and it saves me a ton of time going through the start menu. I really love FARR when it comes to keyboard launchers.
Other types of launcher I prefer to keyboard based ones are the ones which launch folders and applications using a context menu entry. This is very useful if you are using a mouse all the time. Previously I was using FolderGuide which was simply superb except for a minor drawback, it only adds your folders as links in the context menu it doesn’t support adding applications, files and links.
