CoCreate's OneSpace Modeling is Vista Certified.

In a press conference , CoCreate said that its OneSpace modeling is certified for Vista. 

    CoCreate Software, Inc., a leading provider of 3rd generation PLM software applications for high-tech electronics and machinery, today announced that CoCreate OneSpace Modeling has received the Certified for Windows Vista logo.

By meeting the standards of the Certified for Windows Vista logo program, CoCreate’s OneSpace Modeling delivers better performance and enhanced security on PCs running the Windows Vista operating system. CoCreate OneSpace Modeling will now carry the Certified for Windows Vista logo, and deliver a premium Windows Vista experience.

By achieving the Certified for Windows Vista status, CoCreate OneSpace Modeling:

• Is independently tested for compatibility and functionality on Windows Vista–based PCs.
• Provides enhanced security by implementing Microsoft security guidelines.
• Meets privacy standards set forth by the Anti-Spyware Coalition.
• Installs cleanly and helps eliminate unnecessary reboots.
• Ensures compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista.

Only Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone Microsoft compatibility tests for ease of use, better performance, and enhanced security on PCs running the Windows Vista operating system.

“Microsoft is pleased that CoCreate has earned the Certified for Windows Vista software logo for OneSpace Modeling,” said Dave Wascha, director of Windows Client Product Management at Microsoft Corp. “This highlights CoCreate’s commitment to providing its customers with higher quality applications that deliver a more secure and compatible experience with Windows Vista.”

“CoCreate’s participation in the Certified for Windows Vista program indicates our full commitment to deliver a superior 3D product development experience with the latest Microsoft technologies. Our customers are now primed to enjoy the benefits of the latest Windows operating system,” said William M. Gascoigne, CoCreate CEO.

The Certified for Windows Vista version of OneSpace Modeling will be available with the pending release of version 15.50 for the 2007 CoCreate OneSpace Suite.

Hotmail offer free 5GB email storage

 Hotmail is planning to offer 5GB of free email storage which is more than double what Google's Gmail offer. Another big change in Hotmail will be to turn off the news and other bogus stuff on main page. Hotmail will also offer 10GB additional space with $14.99 yearly subscription.

According to hotmail's official blog  following major changes are going to happen in Hotmail:

1. Performance: Hotmail will be very fast. It will load very quickly.

2. Quality of Service: Hotmail will be reliable.

3. More storage: Hotmail will have 5GB free space

4. Automatic Junk Deletion: junk will be deleted after some fixed months.

5.Contact De-Duplication: One contact name can have multiple email addresses like Mr X can have x@gmail.com and x@hotmail.com in address book.

6. You can turn off the Today page

and many more :)

I think this move will make many new fans for Microsoft as Microsoft is offering free space upto 5GB when Google started charging after 2GB.

Yahoo beat Google!!!

Google is obviously the dominant player in search market but Yahoo scored over Google in recent University of Michigan's annual American Customer Satisfaction Index. This index ranks customer satisfaction over web portals, search engines and new outlets.

In the report Yahoo was the top scorer for web portal scoring 79 and google just behind with 78 points. Yahoo's score have increased 4% from last year.

Read full report at : http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-18868985.htm

Looking inside gBox

gBox starts with 'g' so it should belong to Google. After trying its hand on mobile, office and checkout, Google is all set to enter Music market. Yes , it is true. gBox is not a box of software , it is a alliance with Universal to sell online DRM free music.

The newly formed relationship will promote Universal’s music via Google’s SERPS and link to a Google Checkout page which will allow users to buy both a DRM-free and with-DRM tracks in MP3 format.

Universal have recently left iTunes and started selling all DRM free music through amazon ,walmart and BestBuy.

According to Google it is only advertisement relationship but every one knows what they mean by it :-P

Microsoft starts new Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group

  Fighting Google face to face , Microsoft today announched a new group for advertisement and publishing. This group is named "Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group ". Group will be headed by former CEO of aquantive , Brian McAndrews. Microsoft have just closed the deal ($6bn acquision) with aQuantive.

According to Kevin Johnson, Microsoft's president of Platforms & Services Divisions, the new group is part of the plan to become "one of the top two online advertising platforms in the industry."

Quotes from Official Microsoft News:

"Microsoft Corp. has completed its acquisition of aQuantive Inc. The acquisition will help Microsoft deliver on its previously outlined goal to provide the advertising industry with a world-class advertising platform across devices and media that will create the best experiences for users, advertisers and publishers.

Microsoft also created the Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group. This new business group will be responsible for building Microsoft’s monetization engine to serve the advertiser and publisher community. The APS team will assume responsibility for building and marketing all ad platforms, including Atlas, DRIVEpm, MSNDR and Microsoft^® AdCenter, along with emerging media types such as in-game and mobile ads, and the agency arm Avenue A | Razorfish. The APS group will be run by Brian McAndrews, CEO of aQuantive, who will report directly to Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft’s Platforms & Services Division (PSD).

“Today we take a significant step forward in our ability to capture share of the $40 billion online ad opportunity and the larger $600 billion ad market, which is rapidly shifting to the world of online and IP-served platforms, including TV and gaming,” Johnson said. “The addition of aQuantive’s technologies and people to the Microsoft portfolio is a core, strategic investment and step forward in our plans to become one of the top two online advertising platforms in the industry.”"

Ask.com is most secure search engine

 According to an article on news.com, Ask.com is most protective for users' privacy. Ask.com is going to stop recording what users are typing. Other major search engine like Google avoid the behavioral targeting but after 18 months it perform partial anonymization of users' Internet Protocol addresses--an action that's not terribly privacy protective.

On the other end, Microsoft do the behavioral targetting but after 18 month it permanent disassociates its search engine from data collected from users like cookies/ ip addresses.

It is great improvement from keep the users data forever. Use below link to read whole article 

Link to How search engines rate on privacy | CNET News.com

The war of Online Storage

Cloud computing is still far away but war for cloud storage has began. Microsoft, Google and Apple have bring out thier weapons for online storage war.

 Let begin with Microsoft, Microsoft is ready to do or die in online services war. Last week Microsoft unveiled the SkyDrive service where users can store files upto 500MB.This storage is not only for email or photos, users can use it desktop harddisk. They made it very easy to use by providing option for Drag and Drop. Users will also have option to share their files on internet.

Now come to Googles efforts on online storage. Google have squashed all the hopes that it will keep adding space for gmail/picasa. Users have to buy online storage if they Overflow

Quotes from Ryan Aquino's official google blog:

"When you reach the limit of free storage (i.e., 1GB for Picasa Web Albums, 2.8GB for Gmail), consider this your overflow solution. Plans start at $20/year for 6GB (yes, $5 cheaper than before), with larger plans ranging up to 250GB. If only testing everything were this easy.

We'll update this post as soon as we're ready to take your order.
Update: And we're live! To buy more storage, go here. "

On google users can buy upto 250GB online storage which will be shared among all google services like Gmail, Picasa Web and in future Google Apps(Docs & spreadshits).

Now coming to Apple, why should apple be behind google and microsoft so it also increased its .Mac online storage from 1GB to 20GB. The price of .Mac's overall subscription remained the same at $99 per year, but the service comes with a number of other tools such as Mac training, web hosting, and heavy desktop software integration.

All these moves reflect the battle in online storage space. Although Microsoft is offering only 1/5 of Google's storage , it is free and can be used for uploading any kind of files. It is very easy to use. Currently I will go for it but I would like to try gDrive when it become reality.

Google Pack to include Sun's Star Office

  Another story in war between Microsoft & Google. Google pack will distribute Sun's start office as free software. There are two point here , first one why google is not supporting OpenOffice and second one how much sun will be paying for it.

  Star Office is Sun's version of Open Office, which is a free but slow and somewhat bug-ridden clone of an old version of Microsoft Office. (Sun bought the failed German program on which it's based.)

Following are components of Google Pack:

1. Norton Security Scan
2. Spyware Doctor
3. Adobe Reader
4. Skype and RealPlayer
5. Mozilla
6. StarOffice

You can download Google Pack from: http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html?hl=en&gl=us

Xbox 360 is cheaper now. Microsoft reduces the price.

   Call it the effect of hardware problems in xbox or release of one of the best selling game EA sports' Madden NFL 08 - Microsoft have just annouched a 100$ price cut for xbox 360 consoles.

  Now xbox 360 primium bundle will cost $399.99 which includes the 20GB machine, wireless controller, headset and game. Elite edition will cost $499.99 (earlier it was $549.99). The entry-level core system (no hard drive, wired controller and composite A/V cables) is now $299.99 as opposed to $399.99.

There is one more surprise from Microsoft :

  Next month you can also buy the Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Console for $449.99, featuring a green-and-gold finish and matching Xbox 360 wireless controller, along with a 20GB hard drive, headset and more. Oddly enough, however, this "Halo 3 Special Edition" Xbox 360 console does not ship with a copy of Halo 3, which will cost you an additional $69.99, $79.99 or $149.99, depending on the version you want.

Source : http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/244793

LimeWire The Fastest File Sharing Program on the Planet

 

• Bittorrent Support Built-In
• Fast Downloads
• No Spyware or Adware
• Works behind Firewalls
• Runs on Windows, Mac & Linux

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Windows Live Toolbar

If you think Google tool bar is end of story then think again. Here comes the toolbar from windows live. I used to work with google toolbar before. I was recommended windows live toolbar from one of my friend. I just give it a chance. Shock!!!... I liked it. It fits very well in Internet Explorer 7.0. It looks so smooth that it doesn't even give feeling that you have a tool bar installed.

  See a snapshot of how it looks like:

 

What I liked about it:

1. Easy to install

2. Automatically get updated by Windows Automatic Update service.

3. Blogging made just one click away by Windows Blog Writer. WOW!!!. See example:

 

4. Add new buttons in tool bar is very easy. Windows Live Toolbar Gallary of lots of button. You can search for new buttons, choose from best rated and most downloaded.

 See below picture for adding a new button:

Example: I added all google website related button in one go.

 

What I don't like about it:

1. You miss direct Google search. But you can add button for opening google.com

 

How to download it:

Go to following link : http://toolbar.live.com/ 

I hope you will like it.

Bug In adsense

Have you ever noticed the bug in Google's application. I noticed one in adsense. The total earning shown by adsense was miscalculated. See below the picture:

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Snap Preview: retain your visitors

If your website have links to other site and you don't want to loose visitor by clicking on links then Snap AnyWhere is a solution for it.

 Snap AnyWhere is a free tool which shows preview of links in ToolTip. Here are words from Snap's official site:

"What is Snap Preview Anywhere? Snap Preview Anywhere enables anyone visiting your site to get a glimpse of what other sites you're linking to, without having to leave your site. By rolling over any link, the user gets a visual preview of the site without having to go there, thus eliminating wasted "trips" to linked sites."

Let see some live example snap-shots:

Advantages of Snap:

1. Retain visitor

2. site look great

Disadvantages:

1. site become slightly slow.

 

How to get it:

1. visit http://www.snap.com/about/spa2.php

2. fill up form/ register your self

3. They will give HTML code.

4. Copy Paste the code before </head> of your HTML page.

5. Refresh your site and take your mouse over any link.

 

If you face any problem or want to change the way Snap behaves then visit this url:

http://www.snap.com/about/spa_faq.php

 

This blog also uses it:)

Show Live Cricket Score on Your website/blog/myspace

If you are fan of cricket and own your own website then you don't need to go to www.cricinfo.com or www.cricbuzz.com to see live score.

 I found a widget on www.widgetbox.com  which can show cricket live score on your website. For example check my website:

http://www.hinkhoj.com/cricketscore.php 

 

Steps to get it:

1. open http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/live-cricket-score
2. open an account.
3. get HTML code and paste on your blog/website.

 

I hope you will like it.

Windows Live Writer: web blogs from desktop

are you tired of opening your blogger.com / wordpress.com account just for editing a blog ? Now microsoft brings a tool which make managing weblogs very easy. I am writing this blog from windows live writer and it is really cool.

  This is a first killer apps from microsoft which would be very hit. This app have brought all my blogs account under one umbrela.

 

Key features I like about it:

1. Easy to install and configure.

2. Nice interface.. i would say wow!!!

3. word like editor. Never feel like I am writing a blog or a document.

4. setting to upload images to ftp.

 

Things I don't like about it:

1. Unexpected error while publishing.

2. Still in Beta phase.

3. Non plugin for non-english langauges.

 

Here are snap-shots of this tool:

1. Main Page

 

2. add web blog snap-shot

 

Download:

Download it from here http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/

Web Site Promotion Software "Web CEO"

If you own a website/ homepage then this tool is a must for you. This tool can be used for :
1. submitting website to various search engine. Around 100+ search engine. Not manual work.

2. Check rank on various search engine.
3. compare your site with respect to other competitors
4. track all keyword of your site on various search engine

Desktop Metrics:
1. speed. Very fast. 10/10
2. stability. Never crashed. 10/10
3. Automatic Update. Ask for it. Never forces. 8/10. Need to restart after downloading updates.


Here is about this tool from its web site:

"Web CEO is a powerful software suite designed to provide businesses with a fast, reliable, and cost-effective solution for web site promotion. Altogether, Web CEO is a unified workspace for twelve programs that help you attain real results in search engine marketing, perform intelligent web traffic analysis, effectively manage your online estate, and easily maintain it. If you take promotion of your site seriously, it is the Software you have been seeking for so long.
"

Screen Shots:

Introdocution:





Submit Site:





Rank:







Download it from : http://www.webceo.com/download/
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acemoney lite : finance software to manage money. Totally free

AceMoney Lite is a freeware personal finance manager. It has all the features of its big brother except multiple accounts management. As AceMoney, AceMoney Lite helps people organize and manage their personal finances quickly and easily. It supports all the features required for home or even small-business accounting needs:

* Track your spending habits and see where the money goes
Generate any report by categories or payors/payees, including pie charts. Now you can see at a glance how much you spent on food last month. Find all your withdrawals and deposits by any parameter.

* Create and manage budgets
The program has more than 100 predefined spending categories. Setup budget limits for every category and track the difference between actual and budgeted values.

* Track performance of investments
Track 401k, Stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plans or any other investment activities. You don't need to enter the stock quotes manually: AceMoney will download them from the net!

* Do your financial math in multiple currencies
The software supports more than 150 different currencies and automatically downloads their exchange rates from Internet.

* Enjoy the convenience of on-line banking
Download and import information from on-line banks in QIF and OFX formats. If you run a small business, export to HTML, Text, or CSV formats to generate statements or perform complex statistical analysis.

* Don't miss the next deadline for bills
AceMoney takes control over your bills and shows you when they should be paid.

* Double check
Enjoy the security of password protection of every file, scheduled backups and many other features without having any experience in accounting!

* Plan debts and mortgage payments
AceMoney provides a loan calculator to plan debt payments and a professional mortgage calculator to estimate future morgage payments if you are planning to purchase real estate.







My Rating:
usability: 10/10
stable: 10/10
free: 10/10

Download it from here

CCleaner: make your PC fast by removing unrequired files.

Through one of my friend I come to know about this tool.This is best tool I ever used to clean my system.

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware! :)

You can even uninstall or remove the system startup processes. Removing system startup processes make your computer very fast. My 128 MB RAM computer runs like new computer ..thanks to this tool.

My ratings:

1.Safety: 10/10[ No adware/trojan]

2.Fast: 8/10[ Searches fast and delete fast]

3. User Interface: 8/10[ Nice UI]

4. effectiveness: clean most of the files with Disk Cleanup doesn't do.



Snapshots:

Main Window:




StartUp Processes:



HOW TO DOWNLOAD:

Download CCleaner


Please let me know if you like it.

Idea behind this blog

I love desktop tools which make computer easy to use and let us work faster.

I searched a lot for this kind of blogs but couldn't find one. I will try to let people know about great desktop tools which are available free with snap-shots.

Please mail me at brmeena@gmail.com if you are using a free tool and you want to suggest it for others.