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YouOS
Jul 8th
Just when you thought the internet couldn’t get more bizzare, out comes: the first ever online operating system.
I decided to give it a go, first using a guest account, and then signing up to a members account. If you create your own personal account, anything you save whilst logged in, will still be there when you next log in, even if you’re on the other side of the world!
The main page boasts:
- Access from anywhere. Create a document at an office computer, drive home, continue right from where you left off.
- Built-in sharing. Instantly share music, documents and more with your buddies.
- An application community. Everyone More >
Make your PC a playstation!
Jul 3rd
I was just thinking the other day, how difficult it was trying to play GTA:Vice City on my laptop, and now I have the perfect solution! The USB Playstation2 controller converter allows you to plug PS2 controllers straight into your PC via the USB port, ready for you to start playing your favourite games without having to spend 6 hours memorising the key combinations for every move.
It’s features are as follows:
- USB powered.
- Easy to install, simply hot-plug to USB port.
- Real vibration feedback function.
- Digital & analog modes are available.
- Support dual player games.
- Compatible with PlayStation/PlayStation2 controller.
- Compatible with Win XP, 2000, ME, 98SE, 98 with More >
Jun 29th
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 how I wanted, aswell as changing all the CSS to make everything the right colour. Plus making this page you’re reading all nice so it would fit in with the style of the blog. Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!!
I (yes! I did do soooomething) also fixed the archives More >
Microsoft Windows Vista Build 5456 released to Beta Testers
Jun 29th
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 of the user accounts has changed considerably, and should make deleting items off your desktop alot easier.
Microsoft plans to release a Windows Driver Kit and Software Development Kit (SDK) aswell as versions of Vista in German and Japanese some time soon.
They are asking all testers More >
Links
Jun 27th
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 to show as (eg. the name of your site, or just the URL) - Where I can find the link back to here
Thankyou!
Dodgeit
Feb 3rd
DodgeIt allows you to check disposable email addresses on the fly (without having to create one) to avoid possible spam that comes with signing up for new services.
When you sign up for something, somewhere, DodgeIt allows you to enter any name @dodgeit.com as your email address. Afterwards, visit DodgeIt.com to check that disposable email address, even though you didn’t go through the process of creating it. DodgeIt also provides you with an RSS feed for each email address to keep an eye on your throwaway email address.
Because you don’t have to create accounts, keep in mind that anyone can check that More >
Google Toolbar – v4 Beta
Feb 2nd
Google recently released Google Toolbar v4 Beta to the public. This is a big change over v3, both due to functionality, and apperance.
Custom Buttons are one of the latest features packed into the new toolbar. You can add buttons to your Toolbar that will let you visit and search your favorite websites and keep up with interesting feeds. The Google Button Gallery offers a selection of ready-made buttons for popular sites, and you can make your own buttons in seconds by right-clicking within the search box on any site and selecting “Generate Custom Search…” Start making your own buttons.
The new Enhanced Search Box is another More >
Internet Explorer 7 Beta released to the public.
Jan 31st
Before I start I should re-enforce the fact that this is still a Beta, and may contain bugs/do bad things to your PC etc, and although this is VERY rare, please bear it in mind!
Also please note that this is for Windows XP Service Pack 2 ONLY so will not work on any other version of Windows so trying is futile!
The main new features of IE7 as opposed to previous versions are:
Tabbed browsing, which is something it has been missing for a long time and this may even put it back in the league with the likes of Firefox, and Opera, More >
Writely
Jan 30th
Writely is an online word processor, allowing you to create, save, delete, and generally manage documents — online.
The best part is that you will have your writely documents wherever you go. From the site:
- Nothing to download — your browser is all you need.
- Collaborate just by entering people’s e-mail addresses.
- Publish on the web or post to your blog with a click.
- Pick exactly who can access your documents.
- Upload from Word/OpenOffice & save to your desktop.
- Edit your documents anytime, from anywhere.
You can use it for:
- Meeting notes, Reports, technical specs
- Sign-up sheets, proposals and much more…
Here’s how Writely explains More >
Firefox 2
Jan 29th
It looks like it is going to be an exciting year for one of the most popular browsers out there, Firefox.
According to the Mozilla Blog, the main changes in Firefox 2 will be:
New Bookmarks and History - Improve the browser’s Bookmarks and History systems to improve their effectiveness as renavigation aids while at the same time improving the back end for speed and extensibility.
Tabbed Browsing Enhancements – Make tabs behave more like windows in the operating system environment, making them behave more as users would expect.
Improved Basic Content Type Handling – For things like RSS/Atom feeds, mail links etc. Improve discovery and More >