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Archive for June, 2006

Posted by Kangie Comments Off

I apologise for not posting much since I took over, I’ve been doing alot of stuff behind the scenes. I can’t thank 2shae enough for fixing this theme and making sure everything worked properly and look how it should! He spent hours making me custom php files and editing templates so everything looked just [...]

Categories: News
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It was released earlier on this week to Connect users, and although I am not using it, it sounds good!
There were alot of general bugfixes, and after many requests for this, the “List” view option has been put back.
Several other changes have been made:

The system clock no longer changes when you set your timezone.
The behavior [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Kangie 6 COMMENTS

Just a quick note to say I’ve gone through the links on the right, and any sites not linking back to TechThisOut! got removed.
If you wish to have a link contact me using the “Contact” button at the top right. You’ll ned to say:
- The URL of your site
- Whatever you want the link [...]

Categories: News
Posted by Jamie 2 COMMENTS

After months (weeks?) of beta, Opera 9 is out of beta and the final version is available to download on the Opera website. Included in Opera 9 is bit torrent support, widgets, and much, much more. Check it out for yourself.
Opera / Download [by Opera]

Categories: General
Posted by Jamie 1 COMMENT

A subdomain of Microsoft french has been hacked. And, incase Microsoft gets it back up to normal, you can view a screenshot here.

Categories: General
Posted by Jamie 1 COMMENT

Google Earth has been a popular sattelite imagery program this past year and is available for both Macintosh’s OS X, and Windows. Now Google has released a beta version of its software for the Linux operating system. Download your copy today!
Direct Download [by Google]
Google Earth [by Google]

Categories: General
Posted by Jamie 2 COMMENTS

Jake Jarvis of WireCatcher, a long time OSX fan, has installed Windows Vista Beta 2 on his Dell Inspiron 600m and has wrote a stunning review with a whole lot of screenshots. Jake Jarvis is a great friend of mine and I’d appreciate it if you would check out the review!
Vista Beta 2 Review [by [...]

Categories: General
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The universal version of Flip4Mac, the program to allow WMV files to be ran through Quicktime, is now being redistributed throughout a closed beta. Although just a little buggy, you can now play embedded clips on web pages, along with the standard Quicktime player. Unfortunatley, because it is a closed beta, it is not public [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Jamie 2 COMMENTS

Cyberduck is an open source FTP solution for Macintosh’s OSX, featuring a beautifully polished design that anyone will love, along with handy OSX tools integrated, such as Spotlight and Keychains.
Cyberduck is an open source FTP and SFTP (SSH Secure File Transfer) browser licenced under the GPL with an easy to use interface, integration with external [...]

Categories: General
Posted by Jamie 2 COMMENTS

Windows OneCare, the all in one security program for Windows XP, has been released out of beta and renamed to Windows Live OneCare, following Microsofts trend of adding Live to all of their next generation products.
Introducing Windows Live OneCare, the new all-in-one, always-on PC care service from Microsoft. It works quietly in the background on [...]

Categories: General