29.04
Foxit Reader is my favorite tools to open all my PDF files and a few days ago they have been released the major change, Foxit Reader 2.3. The biggest change in this new version is a multimedia player feature and tabs support.
Here is the complete list feature in this version, for more details just go to their website:
- Bookmark Design
- Multi-tab Browsing
- Multimedia Player Support
- Callout and Text Box Tool
- Commenting Text Tool
- Rulers and Guides
- Magnifier
- Automatic Scrolling
- OCG Support
- FDF Related
Hmm.. So many useful features right? I hope with a tons of features will not make Foxit Reader like an Adobe Reader which using a lot of system resources. Viva Foxit Reader!
27.04
The WordPress development team has release WordPress 2.5.1 to the public. It’s a minor change of version 2.5, includes over than 70 bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. They recommend everyone to update it as soon as possible especially if the blog has open registration.
Here is the highlight of their improvement on the new version of WordPress:
- Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
- Better performance for those who have many categories
- Media Uploader fixes
- An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
- Widget Administration fixes
- Various usability improvements
- Layout fixes for IE
If you would like to secure your blog, don’t forget to include a unique security key (it’s unique and random on every page load) on your config file. They introduced this secret key since WordPress 2.5 located on wp-config.php file on your root WordPress installation directory.
26.04
Sometimes i found a great article on the net but i can’t read it at the time for some reason, so i always bookmark the links to remind me later. Basically the main usage of ReadBag is similar like i’m doing, they allows you to store any links on the net into their system. All links that you saved before is available through their website, so you can read it from anywhere.
Simply start an account then you’re ready to store links via their website or with a bookmarklet. The archive for your links can be viewed via rss feed or directly from their website after sign in to your account. An API is also available for you if you’re using a custom application. Registration is free and there is no limit for how many links that you added.
ReadBag is a nifty tool to store links you find, but want to read later - in your browser, iphone, mobile, e-mail, feedreader or your own application through an API.
Anyway, i’m not sure if they can compete with another social bookmarking sites (i.e del.icio.us) if they don’t expand with more features. But it’s just my two cents, everything could be happen anytime…
24.04
AttentionMeter is a web service that allows you to compare the traffic from up to 5 different websites in a graphs. They combine the result from Compete, Quantcast, Alexa and Technorati into one page. Very useful when you need some unique information from each engine without screw up your browser with many tabs opened.
They also introduce a bookmarklet that support Firefox, Safari and IE to get a triangulate traffic graphs for more accurate page traffic results.
23.04
BrandGopher is a webapps that allows you to search any domain instantly by their Flash powered website. It’s mean there is no loadings at all. If you interested with an existing domain then add it to your list and click the button for domain details like whois information (provided by DomainTools), Alexa traffic details and Google search.
At this time BrandGopher only support .com and .net domains but more TLDs is coming soon. Just one page, no registration required and everything is free to use.
22.04
Doesn’t have any idea for the logo of your website or just for personal identity? Try LogoEase to design a logo without using software. A modern browser with Flash plugin installed is required to start designing a logo with them.
If you like your designed logo, LogoEase let you to save the logo into several formats like eps, png, jpg and tiff. You must register first before you can save it, but don’t worry it’s free to sign-up and create 10 logo designs.
21.04
Manage all your password all in one with PassPack the online password manager, featuring automatic login for your online account and personal vault. Useful for traveler or people who change computers often. They said that all your private things are safe with their Packing Key even for their staff.
Your data is encrypted on-the-fly before leaving your browser and your Packing Key never gets sent or saved to the server, so not even PassPack staff knows it.
Don’t forget to give a tag for your each entries, so you can search it when you can’t find it easily. There also an import/export and backup/restore feature to move your data wherever you’d like.
If you’re in some place without an internet connection, you can try the offline version of PassPack. By using Google Gears for web application engine it’s mean the offline version is available for Windows, Windows Mobile, Mac, and Linux.
PassPack is currently in public beta and free to use up to 100 entries, but paid upgrades will be available in the future.
20.04
There is approximately 160,000 vehicles were stolen in Canada in 2005, but which cars is favorite from the automobile theft? The Insurance Bureau of Canada has the answer for us, so if you have one of below list, then you might want to consider to prepare your cars with another security tools. So here is the top ten most stolen cars:
- 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
- 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door
- 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX/WRX STi 4-door AWD
- 1999 Acura Integra 2-door
- 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager
- 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Grand Caravan/Voyager AWD
- 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Caravan/Voyager
- 1998 Acura Integra 2-door
- 2000 Audi TT Quattro 2-door Coupe
- 1994 Dodge/Plymouth Shadow/Sundance 2-door Hatchback
Just a note, none of the top ten on the most frequently stolen list above had an electronic immobilizer meeting the standard such as cut three vital circuits – the starter, the ignition and the fuel.
We all know that immobilizers are effective at reducing auto theft. Their effectiveness has been backed up by numbers year after year, said Rick Dubin, Vice-President, Investigations, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). Honda Civics are a good example. Newer year models in which Honda did install immobilizers meeting the National Standard of Canada appear much lower on the list.
Beside of that most stolen cars list, here is the least stolen cars:
- (tie) 2003 Buick Le Sabre 4-door
- (tie) 2003 Cadillac Deville 4-door
- (tie) 2002 Ford/Mercury Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis 4-door
- (tie) 2000 Saturn SW1 Wagon
- (tie) 2000 Lincoln Continental 4-door
- (tie) 2000 Volvo S70 4-door
- (tie) 1998 Hyundai Accent 4-door
- (tie) 1997 Buick Regal 4-door
- (tie) 1996 Buick Park Avenue 4-door
- 2001 Toyota Highlander 4-door 2WD
So which car that you have, on the most stolen or the least stolen list?
19.04
With Super Screenshot, you can screen capture the whole page or just the top screen instantly and save the output as a JPG file for smaller file size or PNG for better quality. It also have an option to choose the output picture size like x-small, small, medium, large or full but you can’t set fixed height and width.
Just a little note, this web based capturing tools renders page with Safari browser. So if you try to capture your own website, make sure if your website has a valid source code especially for the css code so everything on your page is same for each modern browser.
18.04
ItsOurTree is an online service to build your family tree with drag/drop and zoom in/out features. No worries to make a mistake when maping your tree. it’s dynamic, enter your name and email address then add your parents. After that, you’re ready to build the branchs for your tree. Only you and your family can see your family tree.
This webapps is based on Flash, so your browser must have a Flash plugin installed before using their service. Currently ItsOurTree still in beta version but it’s open and free for public.
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