Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on December 12, 2005 by CyberNet.

According to ActiveWin, the first beta version of Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging service should be released this week. This conclusion came because testers started to receive their invites to test the future instant-messenger. Part of the email received by testers:

We have a new beta version of Messenger that we would like you to be among the very first to try out. You have proven yourself to be a real expert when it comes to betas, and we need your opinion on what we can do to make this new version of Messenger even better. This new version is called Windows LiveTM Messenger. It’s as fun and reliable as the Messenger you already know, and you lets you keep the contact list and other personal stuff you’ve got stored in Messenger. Plus, this new version has a fresh new look and feel, and lets you do things you’ve never done with Messenger before, like: Make domestic and international PC-to-telephone calls at incredibly low rates (you’ll need to sign up with a Microsoft Partner, but you can do this in seconds, right in the Messenger interface.) Drop documents into special folders that you and your contact can access even when one of you is off-line.

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This article was written on September 05, 2007 by CyberNet.

Looks like I was right about there being a new Live Writer released today. The Live Writer blog just announced that Beta 3 has been made available, and it can be downloaded by anyone and everyone.

And let me tell you…this thing finally has XHTML support! You know that there was some divine intervention going on when someone over at Microsoft actually cares about standards. Oh, and if you’re looking for the way to enable XHTML support it’s located in your Weblog Settings pictured above.

Don’t fret, there is more good stuff besides for the XHTML support:

• Insert videos using our new ‘Insert Video’ dialog
• Upload images to Picasaweb when publishing to your Blogger blog
• Publish XHTML-style markup
• Use Writer in 28 additional languages
• Print your posts
• Justify-align post text
• Better image handling (fewer blurry images)
• Resolved installation issues from last release
• Many other bug fixes and enhancements

Prior to this I had been using the newly free blog software Post2Blog for all of our postings. It was nice, but a little rough around the edges. Windows Live Writer has won my heart once again, and I’ve already made the switch back! Kudos to the Live Writer developers for making an indispensable app!

There are some things that I want to caution you with though:

• Even the standalone download uses the new unified installer, and it will automatically upgrade all of your existing Live software (Messenger, Mail, etc…).
• The new installer takes abnormally long to do its job. So get it started and then walk away for about 15 minutes.
• All of the Live apps are now installed in C:\Program Files\Windows Live\[AppName], but that shouldn’t break any of your Live Writer plugins.

Download Live Writer Beta 3

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This article was written on December 15, 2006 by CyberNet.

It seems like only yesterday that Adobe released Photoshop CS2 but I guess time flies when you’re having fun, as everyone likes to say. The release day for Photoshop CS3 is in the near future but before we can get to it there needs to be some testing. Starting today owners of Photoshop CS2 can download and install the latest Photoshop CS3.

So are you ready for the catch now? You need to have a valid Adobe serial number (for one of several products listed below) in order to use Photoshop CS3. Here is a quote from the download page about how it works:

A licensed copy of Photoshop CS2, Creative Suite 2, Production Studio, Adobe Web Bundle, or Adobe Video Bundle is required to use this technology beyond a two-day trial period. After installation you will be prompted to enter a CS3 beta serial number for Photoshop. To obtain a beta serial number, visit www.adobe.com/go/photoshopcs3beta_serialnumber and enter your CS2 serial number. Although the beta is available only in English, all language versions of Photoshop and the products mentioned above qualify to participate.

That is a little disappointing because I thought it would be an open Beta and reading through this review makes it sounds really sweet. The new quick selection tool looks to be greatly improved so that it is no longer a pain to get Photoshop to select the area that you want it to. That is one thing that both experienced and non-experienced Photoshop users will appreciate.

The overall screenshot of Photoshop CS3 that was provided makes it look like they changed the layout of the application itself. I’m not sure if that’s because it was done on a Mac (which I haven’t used Photoshop on) or if it looks similar for Windows users. Either way this application sounds like a nice upgrade for Photoshop users.

Download Photoshop CS3 (registration required)

News Source: Digg

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