An Image Editor called Paint.COM
We are all familar with the Paint.NET freeware which provides some basic features comparable to Adobe Photoshop.
Now there is another software heating up the freeware image editing market — RealWorld Paint.COM.
Paint.COM allows you to edit pictures with layers. Each layer can be assigned different effects.
Some features of Paint.COM:
Ability to work with multiple layers
Drawing tools and [...]
Aurora’s in Windows Vista
Windows Vista seems to have a fascination with aurora’s! There are two hidden aurora’s that you can enable in Windows Vista. [via UnlockForUs]
There is a 3D benchmarks program that can be started by typing winsat aurora.
There is a boot screen that uses aurora (shown below).
Launch msconfig and check the “No GUI boot” option from the [...]
Windows market share dips below 90%
The market share for the Windows Operating System dipped below 90% in November 2008 for the first time ever. [via PC World and Hitslink]
While Windows lost market share, Mac OS X gained during this period.
Virtual Desktops on Windows XP
The Linux World has been used to multiple virtual desktops for a long time. Its a very useful feature to have. Imagine using one desktop for your Office Work, one for your browsing, one for personal work, etc.
It not only gives you some additional privacy when your boss comes over to your desk, but it [...]
Windows 7 pre-beta available on BitTorrent
Windows 7 pre-beta is available on popular BitTorrent websites like ThePirateBay and Mininova.
If you are curious to know what Windows 7 is all about, go ahead and download a build. These builds are pre-beta and will surely not be very stable.
A screenshot (via Wikipedia) of Windows 7 is shown below:
Windows Vista: The requested operation requires elevation
If you are using Windows Vista as your operating system and tried out certain commands using the Command Prompt (cmd), you might have encountered the error “The requested operation requires elevation“.
As an example, if you open cmd and try to flush your DNS cache using “ipconfig flushdns”, you’ll get the error.
To avoid this issue, you [...]
Microsoft releases Web Application Installer
Microsoft has released a Web Application Installer aimed at simplifying the installation of open source applications like Drupal, WordPress, DotNetNuke, Graffiti and a few others.
This is for the Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server platforms.
This is a wonderful way by Microsoft to support open source applications and simplify their installation on the Windows platform.
Get Microsoft [...]
