This release will cover on new system files replacement system which should be 100% working fine as far as testers reported. It also have huge improvements regarding setup integration and uninstallation. In this pack various bug are fixed for setup integration which should work much better than version 5.5 and added more options about uninstallation for system.This pack offers same user interface like Transparent borders for Windows, Icons etc as in Vista.
Google SketchUp (freeware) is an easy-to-learn 3-D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3-D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, and woodworking projects – even space ships. And once you’ve built your models, you can place them in Google Earth(download Google earth latest version), post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies.
SketchUp is a simple but powerful tool for quickly and easily creating, viewing and modifying your 3D ideas.
Click on a shape and push or pull it to create your desired 3D geometry.
Experiment with color and texture directly on your model.
Real-time shadow casting lets you see exactly where the sun falls as you model.
Select from thousands of pre-drawn components to save time drawing.
See Google Sketchup Video Tutorials
Download: Google SketchUp for Windows (19.05 MB)
TECHNORATI TAGS:Google Sketchup, Downloads
What is portable application?
A portable app is a computer program that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any Windows computer. When your USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod or other portable device is plugged in, you have access to your software and personal data just as you would on your own PC. And when you unplug the device, none of your personal data is left behind.
Requirements:
No Special Hardware – Use any USB flash drive, portable hard drive, iPod/MP3 player, etc.
No Additional Software – Just download the portable app, extract it and go.
Some of them:
FileZilla Portable – the full-featured FTP client.
FireFTP Extension (for Firefox) – a lightweight extension.
Firefox Portable – the award-winning web browser that’s safe and secure.
Gaim Portable – chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in an easy-to-use interface.
Miranda IM Portable – chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo users in a customizable interface.
Sage Extension (for Firefox) – A full-featured RSS extension.
Thunderbird Portable – the handy email client.
Nvu Portable – the easy-to-use webpage editor.
Audacity Portable – A simple audio editor and recorder.
VLC Media Player Portable – An easy to use media player that plays most audio and video formats.
Mac-on-Stick – Run Mac OS Classic 7 portably.
7-Zip Portable – File archiver and compressor.
ClamWin Portable – Antivirus on the go.
You can download all the portable applications from the site http://portableapps.com/apps
TECHNORATI TAGS: Poratable Applications, Downloads
WinZip(Shareware Program), the original and most popular compression utility for Windows, is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce e-mail transmission time. WinZip 11.0 is available as Standard or Pro.
The new WinZip 11.0 offers a thumbnail image view and automatic compression selection, plus improved compression for audio files (WAV) and the ability to open .BZ2 and .RAR files.WinZip 11.0 Pro adds expanded data backup functionality and includes a new internal image viewer that allows you to browse through multiple images within the Zip file(More information on WinZip 11.0),
Related Posts: Download Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D/ Download Google Earth Beta 4/ Download Zune Desktop theme for Windows XP
TECHNORATI TAGS: Windows Softwares, Download
Virtual Earth 3D (add realistic 3D capabilities to your online Live Maps) brings you another step closer to knowing “what it is like out there”. You can search, browse, and organize local information viewed in three dimensions, just the way it exists in the real world. This enables you to more effectively find the data that is relevant to you, making Live Maps more useful than ever. Even better — it’s just plain fun!
Note: Virtual Earth 3D doesn’t support the 64-bit version of Windows Internet Explorer. If you are running a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows, use the 32-bit version of Windows Internet Explorer to view 3D maps.
Download / More info
Related Posts: Dowload Google Earth beta 4 / Download Zune Desktop theme for Windows XP
TECHNORATI TAGS: Microsoft, 3D software, Download
Filed under: Technology
Amity userbar Generator is a freeware program that allows you to create your own userbar with signature for posting it as signature in the forums and discussions. It is a little program (683KB). There are lots of effect options to create desired effect in userbar and you can also use your own image to create bars with image embedded. I have created for my own userbar for posting in the forums and discussions. Download Amity Source Userbar Generator here
TECHNORATI TAGS: Forums, Discussions
Google Earth 4 beta- The latest version of Google earth 4 beta is available for download. It comes bundled with some extra features which were earlier provided as paid service. This includes 3D, polygon and path drawings.
[Download Google Earth 4 Beta]
Note: Google Earth is a broadband, 3D application that not all computers can run.
Desktop computers older than 4 years old may not be able to run it.
Notebook computers older than 2 years old may not be able to run it
TECHNORATI TAGS: Google Earth, Sight seeing
Filed under: Tips and Tricks
Windows Vista comes with a hidden context-sensitive menu or right click menu or shortcut menu that contains Copy as Path menu item or command. Copy as Path, which appears as menu item both for files and folder right click menu, as the name implied, will copy or grab the full path or shortcut to the file or the folder with just one button press and one click. Copy as Path is useful when user want to know the full path or actual location of a file or folder located deep inside a tree of directories or network file share, but want to avoid the hassle to traverse or navigate the path, or avoid having to manually copy and paste from address bar and type the file name. 
To use Copy as Path, first user need to reveal the hidden context menu (right click menu) items. To display the hidden pop-up context menu items, simply holding down the Shift key, then right click on the file or folder. You will see the Copy as Path now appears as menu item available for selection. Once you click on Copy as Path, you can paste the full path to the file or folder in your destination application.
Right click context menu without and with hidden menu items (appear only when press Shift key while right clicking).
TECHNORATI TAGS: Microsoft, Windows Vista, Windows Tips & Tricks
Filed under: Rapidshare Hacks and Tricks, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials, Windows Vista
To search with Google, Yahoo and other search engines for files on rapidshare or Megaupload servers’ with quick & ease. As we know that the uploaded filename is contained in the Rapidshare and megaupload URLs and this little trick will help us find what is uploaded on rapidshare/megaupload servers for download.
To search for mp3 audio files only:
“rapidshare.com/files” mp3
site:rapidshare.com mp3+inurl:mp3
site:rapidshare.com
To search for multiple file formats, such as audio and music:
“rapidshare.com/files” mp3 or wma or ogg
site:rapidshare.com mp3 or wma or ogg
+inurl:mp3wmaogg site:rapidshare.com
To search for all Rapidshare download links that been posted on the Internet, blogs and forums, use the following search string.
“rapidshare.com/files” (including quote)
Alternatively, the following search term can be used to search for all URLs from rapidshare.com domain which, of course, includes all the download links (the search results will be lesser, as not all download URLs are been crawled and indexed):
Site:rapidshare.com
Modify the above search string to search for the file type you want, such as avi, mpg, rm and wmv for video files or pdf, exe, doc, rar and zip for documents and software programs.
Replace the word rapidshare.com with megaupload.com/rapidshare.de in order to find files on megaupload/rapidshare.de servers respectively.
Related Post: Get Premium Account on Rapidshare.com | Latest Tricks and Hacks of Rapidshare and Megaupload | Rapidshare best Tricks and Hacks
TECHNORATI TAGS: Rapidshare, Megaupload, Tricks and Hacks
When we come across a free utility/programme on the Net, the temptation to download it is really hard to resist and most of the time, free stuff from the Net turns out to be quite useful. From music, wallpapers, mixing programs, icon makers, graphic editors, anti-spyware programs, the Internet is a treasure house. But wait there is no such thing as a free lunch. Which is quite true in the context of the Internet too, as any download junkie would know. All those cool downloadable utilities come with strings attached, and they takes away the sheen from the freebies. They become a nuisance, sometimes an intractable problem that won’t go away. downloading goodies from the Net without a cent comes with some hefty price later, such as:
