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Firefox 20.0.1 is Available Now with New Download Experience

RKonit — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:45 PDT

Last week Mozilla Corp released Firefox 20 for Windows, Mac and Linux. The first noticeable new feature in this release is New Download Panel that replaces the previous download manager. The Download Panel appears as an icon next to the address bar and shows detailed information of current downloads. The second improvement is Per-Window Private Mode [...]

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Patch Tuesday – Microsoft promoted IE 10 to v10.0.4

RKonit — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:30:43 PDT

In a recent Security Bulletin MS13-028, Microsoft has released cumulative security update for Internet Explorer as a part of its Patch Tuesday updates pack on April 09, 2013. This security update is rated critical for Internet Explorer 9 and 10 on Windows clients and and moderate on servers. The release addresses the following vulnerabilities and fixes: You [...]

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Google promotes Google Chrome 26 to the Stable Channel

RKonit — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:00:34 PDT

The Google Chrome team released Chrome 26 (26.0.1410.64 m) for Windows, Linux, and Mac (26.0.1410.65). This release contains stability improvements, a new version of Adobe Flash and number of new items including: “Ask Google for suggestions” spell checking feature improvements (e.g. grammar and homonym checking) Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows Asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux [...]

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Opera Software releases Opera 12.15

RKonit — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:30:15 PDT

Opera Software releases Opera 12.15 for Windows, Linux and Mac incorporating visual enhancement and technical improvements. This is meant to fix a number of bugs, and also improve this version’s stability and security. Here is the list of favorite under-the-hood improvements in this release. Fixed an issue where the search bar’s default engine could be [...]

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Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 is Available Now!

RKonit — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:31 PST

The Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available. For all objectives, this means IE10 has been released to web finally. If you want to run Internet Explorer 10 on your PC, here’s what it takes: Processor: 1.0 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor. Operating system: Windows 7 [...]

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Classic Shell brings Start Menu to Windows 8

RKonit — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:30:00 PST

If you are looking forward to move on Windows 8, let me clear one thing – Microsoft is not bringing Start Menu to Windows 8 and it’s CONFIRMED. In that case, you may have a hard time adapting to new Start Screen and may look for an alternative. Classic Shell is the solution, you are [...]

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Hands on with BitDefender Antivirus Free Edition

RKonit — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:27:59 PST

BitDefender Antivirus Free Edition is the free antivirus and anti-spyware protection for Windows by the creator of one of the world’s fastest and most effective security solution provider, SOFTWIN. It provides real-time protection with minimal user interaction, and has zero impact on system performance while scanning. I have installed the antivirus on my Dell Vostro 3550 notebook, [...]

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How to disable Start screen in Office 2013 applications

RKonit — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:15:31 PST

With Office 2013, the Start screen is the first destination by default when Office desktop applications start. Start Screen makes easy to access your recently opened files or pinned files, and provides one-click access to online and offline templates. While this screen is useful on a tablet but old habits die hard; if you don’t [...]

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How to download and install Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 Offline

RKonit — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:06:48 PST

Recently Microsoft has released the first major update for its flagship IDE i.e. Visual Studio 2012. Visual Studio 2012 Update 1, a “regular cadence”, is aimed to provide new and improved tools and capabilities for building modern apps. S. Somasegar, Corp VC of Microsoft’s Developer Division says, With this and future updates, we’re striving to [...]

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How to enable Facebook Messenger for Firefox

RKonit — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:19:24 PST

Firefox is not just a web browser now. The most recent version of web browser, Firefox 17 comes with new Social API for the social networks like Facebook, Twitter and so forth. The Social API provides out-of-box features like a social sidebar, toolbar notification buttons and the ability to easily chat with your friends without [...]

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