Tag Archive : Microsoft

What I like the most

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There are many Free and Better alternatives for list mentioned below. I like them because they make my life simple.
Microsoft
1. Windows
2. Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point, Access)
3. Visual Studio
4. Notepad
5. Microsoft Shared View
6. Microsoft Security Essentials
7. Snipping Tool
8. SQLServer
Google
1. Search
2. Gmail
3. Picasa
4. Chrome
5. Reader
6. Bookmarks
Apple
1. iPhone
2. iTunes
Adobe
1. Photoshop
2. Reader
Freebies
1. Advance System Care
2. Core FTP
3. Mp3 Tag
4. DropBox
5. Stickies
Open Source
1. Word Press
2. Audacity
3. SM Player
4. 7-Zip
5. NHM Writer
6. DVD Decrypter

Holiday Gift – 1

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Its wonderful time of the year. Everyone is busy buying and wrapping gifts. I wanted to do the same for my blog readers. Instead of physical gift I will share some interesting softwares, apps, websites which will definitely improve your lifestyle. The list caters to all Microsoft, Google, Apple, Wordpress fans.
"Feliz Navidad"

Windows
AntiVirus
Microsoft Security Essential (Free for genuine windows licenses)
http://www.microsoft.com/security/products/mse.aspx
Avira AntiVirus (Free & Premium)
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus
 
Anti Spyware : Advanced System Care (Free & Pro)
http://www.iobit.com/ascdownload-promo.html
 
TeraCopy (Free & Pro)
It replaces windows copy feature. Its fast, accurate and with bunch of features you will love to have.
http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php
 
Unlocker (Free)
Ever had such an annoying message given by Windows: Cannot delete file: Access is denied. There has been a sharing violation.  Unlocker comes for your rescue.
http://download.cnet.com/Unlocker/3000-2248_4-10493998.html
 
WinMerge (Open Source)
WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.
http://winmerge.org/
 
SMPlayer (Open Source)
Light Video Player, which can play any video format without any problem. One click downloading of Subtitles from web for international movies you dont understand.
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/
 
FolderGuide (Free)
Its handy utility that provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders. It can operate as the part of your context menu in your Windows Explorer.
http://www.freeware365.com/desktop/folderguide.htm

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How to make your webpage IE8 compatible

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Follow these steps, to make your webpage IE8 compatible. Feel free to add more pointers in comments.
1. Make your webpages Xhtml 1.1 compatible by adding this on top of your .aspx or .html page
< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
< !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
2. Remove all Inline Styling
Donot use inline styling

[table style="width:100px;height:200px;background-color:#ebebeb;"] [/table]

Instead use

.tableStyle1 {
width:100px;
height:200px;
background-color:#ebebeb;
}

[table class="tableStyle1"] [/table]

Replace ‘[' & ']‘ with ‘< ' and '>‘

3. Validate your CSS using
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/#validate_by_uri+with_options
Profile : CSS Level 2.1
Medium : ALL
Warnings : ALL or Normal Report

4. Use XHTML equivalents for outdated / deprecated html tags
Click here to view new XHTML Constructs

Office 2007 SP2

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Office 2007 users.. here is great news.

Microsoft released, Office 2007 Service pack 2 yesterday

It has lot of bug fixes and nice features..

Save as PDF / ODF
Improved Charting on Excel
Speeds up Outlook
Improved picture quality on Powerpoint Presentations
and lot more..

Check out the list here..

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953195

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