TechThisOut!

Let’s face it, 2005 was a great year in the technology world. Windows Vista was introduced (previously Longhorn), Digg came about, many new iPods were released, and much more. My plan for this post was to gather my favorite posts from 2005 and announce them here. However, I started this blog in November, and there [...]

You can get a Windows Live Mail! account for free. It’s a small exploit that was discovered by someone and it really works. Alright, let’s start!
1) Open up Internet Explorer. MSN likes Internet Explorer, and hates Firefox.
2) For this to work, you must be signed out of MSN. Go to the MSN Homepage, and double [...]

Ever need a particular icon for a button or link but just can’t find it? There’s a good chance you’ll find it in Mark James’ Silk icon pack. He’s put together more than 700 16×16 icons for common and not-so-common actions, apps, and more, all of them free, all of them in PNG format, and [...]

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Yesterday, wordpress, a popular online blogging tool which powers tech this out, released version 2.0 of its software to the public.Version 2.0 features an advanced WYSIWYG editor, template previews on the presentation page in the dashboard, and much more. Along with the update came a newly designed wordpress.org, which in [...]

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I have recently been invited to beta test Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 by Microsoft. This is Microsofts’ next generation (geared towards Vista I do believe) messenger that is part of the whole Windows Live deal. Above is a screenshot of the about screen for you to enjoy. But before I [...]

Windows One Care Live, Microsoft’s all in one security app, is now free to download as a trial version. Remember though, It’s still a Beta, so don’t rely on it to much. Currently, you can not purchase the full version because it is beta. However, I haven’t noticed any trial limitations — yet. You must [...]

Firefox extension Xihna Here! enables WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) HTML editing in any Firefox text area.
This allows you to edit any fields data in a WYSIWYG on any website without copying and pasting to a secondary editor. To use Xinha Here! simply select Xinha Here! from the context menu of the [...]

Macromedia has officially been sold to Adobe, making the merger complete. Macromedia.com now features a new look based on the previous design with the adobe name.
Although Macrodobe isn’t the official name, many users have been calling it that since the merger. Hopefully with the new merge we can expect better software at better prices! However, [...]