Microsoft’s 3D printing app for Windows 8.1 eases you into object creation

Microsoft releases its simple 3D printing app for Windows 81

Microsoft made a big deal of building 3D printer support into Windows 8.1, and today it’s releasing a tool that lets even newcomers create objects of their own. The new 3D Builder app includes a catalog of pre-designed items that virtually anyone can start printing right away. Especially curious users can adjust and combine objects without having to be a CAD expert, and those with access to more advanced tools can import their masterpieces. As long as you’ve already shelled out for the requisite printer, you can try 3D Builder for yourself at the source link.

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Via: Windows Experience Blog

Source: Windows Store

Samsung Galaxy Gear Manager update expands notifications to all apps

Samsung has rolled out an update for the Galaxy Gear Manager app today. And with this update, they seem to have addressed one of the frequent complaints. This update improves the notification experience. Gone are the days of having notifications from a select few apps as this update will allow you to toggle notifications on […]

Almost all of your notifications can now display on Samsung’s Galaxy Gear

Almost all of your notifications can now display on Samsung's Galaxy Gear

Another day, another phone gets update post. But this time, it’s a smartwatchSamsung’s Galaxy Gear — that’s party to a software refresh and it’s going to bring you closer to that Go! Go! Gadget dream. According to Sammobile, an update to the Gear Manager app now lets you add nearly every type of notification for display on your wrist. So, you won’t need to trawl forums any longer for an unofficial workaround. There’s even an option to open a particular notification on your associated smartphone. In all, it’s really nothing revolutionary and it in no way makes the case for a smartwatch purchase. But if you took the plunge and bought a Gear, it’s just one more thing you can do for $300.

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Source: Sammobile

Free Backup Utility for Windows and Linux

This article was written on August 18, 2011 by CyberNet.

Backup utility

Areca Backup is one of the few backup utilities that I’ve seen that runs on both Windows and Linux operating systems. Like most backup utilities you can choose what files you want to backup and where you want to send them to, which includes backing up the files to an FTP/SFTP server. You can also have the the backup zipped to help save some space.

Here are some of the features the developer highlights:

  • Archives compression (Zip & Zip64 format)
  • Archives encryption (AES128 & AES256 encryption algorithms)
  • Storage on local hard drive, network drive, USB key, FTP, FTPs (with implicit and explicit SSL / TLS) or SFTP server
  • Source file filters (by extension, subdirectory, regular expression, size, date, status, with AND/OR/NOT logical operators)
  • Incremental, differential and full backup support
  • Support for delta backup (store only modified parts of your files)
  • Archives merges : You can merge contiguous archives into one single archive to save storage space.
  • As of date recovery : Areca allows you to recover your archives (or single files) as of a specific date.
  • Transaction mechanism : All critical processes (such as backups or merges) are transactional. This guarantees your backups’ integrity.
  • Backup reports : Areca generates backup reports that can be stored on your disk or sent by email.
  • Post backup scripts : Areca can launch shell scripts after backup.
  • Files permissions, symbolic links and named pipes can be stored and recovered. (Linux only)

Areca Backup is developed using Java which is likely why it is available for both Windows and Linux. I generally stay away from Java apps, but I haven’t seen a backup utility this powerful for Linux before so I thought it was worth mentioning.

Areca Backup Homepage (Windows/Linux; Freeware)

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Nokia Black software update bringing Bluetooth LE to full Lumia line

Supposing your Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 device works with Bluetooth 4.0 already – that’s hardware, after all – the Nokia Black software update will be bringing you full Low Energy abilities soon. The software update known as Nokia Black comes some weeks after Nokia Amber, an update which brought advanced photography abilities to the […]

Google Play Music comes to iOS with a free month of All Access

Google Play Music comes to iOS with a free month of All Access

We knew it was coming, and it might have taken a little longer than expected, but Google Play Music for iOS is finally here. The long-awaited iPhone app hits the App Store exactly six months after it was announced for Android and the desktop, and like its counterparts, offers free access to 20,000 of your uploaded tracks, lets you create playlists and also share songs with friends. However, you might be tempted to grab a free month’s trial for its All Access streaming service (normally $9.99 a month), which gives you access to over 20 million tracks, offers custom radio stations and helps you discover new music with its smart recommendation features. 9to5mac reports that Google is working to deliver an iPad version of the Play Music app and aims to bring its “I’m feeling lucky” feature and improved playback features in the near future.

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Source: Google Play Music (App Store)

Free Windows Screen Capture Software

This article was written on September 03, 2010 by CyberNet.

greenshot.pngI use screenshot tools all the time no matter what computer I’m on. One interesting Windows screenshot tool that I came across recently is called Greenshot. It’s not the most feature-packed utility that you can find, but I’d say it ranks pretty highly seeing that it does come with its own image editor.

Once I started using Greenshot there were some things that immediately popped out to me. The first is something that you can clearly see in the screenshot to the right, and it’s that it highlights the region that will be captured along with providing the dimensions. You don’t have to capture a region though… there are also options to grab a window or the entire screen.

The screenshot editor is simple, but useful. With it you’re able to add some common shapes and text so that the image can be more easily understood by the recipient. You can also highlight or obfuscate parts of the capture. I was a bit surprised when I used the obfuscate feature because it doesn’t blur it out the same way that many other apps do. Instead of being a smoothly blurred area it will be heavily pixelized, which in some ways I actually l like better.

If you dive into the settings you can customize options like the default action you want done after you’ve taken a screenshot. It can open it in the image editor, copy it to the clipboard, send it to a printer, display a dialog to save the file, save it to a pre-defined destination, or email it. One of those options are bound to be what you’re looking for.

Overall I’d say that Greenshot is pretty nice, but will obviously lack features that paid applications like SnagIt offer. It only uses around 16MB when sitting idle though, which is a comfortable amount for a utility like this.

Greenshot Homepage (Windows only; Freeware)

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Google brings autofill to Chrome for iOS, improves it on Android

Google brings autofill to Chrome for iOS, improves it on Android

There are two types of people in this world: those who like the convenience of autofill, and those who don’t think a browser should double as a PA. For the former group, Google’s updating its mobile Chrome apps today, and autophilics will be pleased to hear the feature is being added to iOS, with form data from other devices synced up for immediate use. Chrome for Android received autofill abilities earlier this year, but today’s update should “further streamline online forms” to save you a little bit more time. Retailers need to adopt this “faster checkout flow” on their end (Betabrand is in from the get-go), but with the holidays coming up, we’re sure several sites will want to make those last-minute purchases as painless as possible. Now, we’re off to order some Catan socks.

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Source: Google Chrome Blog, Play store, App store

Ubuntu 7.10 to make Multi-Monitor Setup Easier

This article was written on June 15, 2007 by CyberNet.

It was big news when Ubuntu 7.04 was released, and immediately after that milestone work on Ubuntu 7.10 began (codenamed Gutsy Gibbon). This version, slated for release in October 2007, promises to bring many improvements to the user experience by including many more device drivers, improving the codec searching process, and cleaning up the boot-up process.

Besides for those features there is one thing that I am super excited to see implemented, and that’s a user interface (UI) for managing dual monitors. Everyday I hook my laptop up to a 24" external monitor so that I can get a dual-screen setup. In Ubuntu I have never been able to get both monitors to simultaneously, which is done by editing some files. Hopefully a UI will be the answer to my problems!

Ubuntu Multi Monitor

Not only is it easy to configure the monitor setup, but you can also choose from multiple profiles at the top. This would let you configure different settings for home or work, and then it would take a few clicks to switch between the two different locations.

I have heard that NVidia’s drivers already make it easy to configure multiple monitors on your computer, but all of my computers have ATI or Intel graphics cards in them.

At this time they only plan to support up to two screens, so people with more than two monitors might still have a tough time. And if this is you, all I can say is good luck:

Multi monitor

Here is the current guide for setting up multiple monitors on Ubuntu.

Source: Ubuntu Mailing List [via Ubuntu 7.10 Features and Digg]

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Autodesk’s 123D Catch app updated with enhanced capture and Photo Compass assistance

Autodesk's 123D app updated with

Autodesk’s 123D Catch app has been snapping photos and turning them into 3D models on iOS for about a year and a half. Now, the software has been updated with a new UI for browsing, shooting and transforming those photographs with iOS 7 compatibility. The refresh also adds community access from within for sharing, enhanced processing tech for better captures and a Photo Compass feature that lends a hand with those reference shots. Users are then able to store 3D wares in the cloud for access across devices and export to other 3D-compatible applications. As for us, we’re starting a three-dimensional burrito log — you know, for science.

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Source: iTunes