Archive for March, 2010

Opera 10.50 is Out, Dubs Itself the Fastest Browser on Earth

Opera 10.50 Opera 10.50 is Out, Dubs Itself the Fastest Browser on Earth

The debate about web browser speed never ends. When it came out, Firefox was considered speedy, but then Opera and Google Chrome kept recapturing the “speediest browser” title and the race hasn’t ended to this day. Still, Opera is the browser that has been focusing on speed the most, partly due to its Opera Turbo feature, which compresses web pages on Opera’s servers so users can get them faster.

Now, with Opera 10.5, the folks at Opera once again claim that Opera is… Read More

Recuva 1.36.479

Recuva Recuva 1.36.479

Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it’s free!

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Developed by the authors of CCleaner, Recuva is a free utility that allows you to recover accidentally deleted files from your computer. Recuva allows search and recovery of deleted data quickly and easily.

Recuva uses the fact that deleted files are… Read More

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Circa 1986

This isn’t new, but it’s new for us. A 1986 TV clip of a then thirtyish year old Eric Schmidt that is just amazing. The awkward smiles and huge glasses say a lot about the era as well as the nerd cred of Google’s CEO. Today’s too cool for school hipster engineers living in lofts in San Francisco and spending more time grooming than coding should be ashamed of themselves.

Just two years later, though, Schmidt had his act together, and looked significantly more like an exec than a nerd. That’s too bad – 1986 Eric… Read More

Beyond Compare 3.1.10.11626

Beyond Compare Beyond Compare 3.1.10.11626

Compare More – Beyond Compare 3 is the ideal tool for comparing files and folders on your Windows or Linux system. Visualize changes in your code and carefully reconcile them.

Merge Better – BC3 means 3-way merge. Merge your changes with someone else’s using a common ancestor as a basis. Interfaces with popular version control systems.

Sync Easier – Folder synchronization just got a whole lot easier. Manage rollouts, update your website, and backup your laptop. Copy only the data that’s changed for quicker… Read More

PDFCreator 0.9.9

PDFCreator PDFCreator 0.9.9

PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.

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PDFs are a very convenient way to distribute a document that can be displayed and printed correctly. This freeware utility allows you to create them from any printable file, text documents, pictures, drawings, e-mails, Word, Excel, etc.

PDFCreator installs itself in the printer list. To create a file PDF simply go to the… Read More