VLC media player go 1.0

Jul 14 2009

Last week, I posted about Gmail stripped off its beta tag. Now it’s turn from open source community. VLC media player has finally hit 1.0 on July 7th.

No idea what is this VLC? Are you from the past? It is a open source media player initially written for Linux desktops, but later ported to Windows because its popularity. It also support a relatively wide range of codecs, including Ogg Theora.You can read more here.

By the time I write this, the download has reached more than 6 millions. That was around 13 download per second. Nice!! Now go add one more download to the list. Enjoy.

Rumor has it that they have ditched the old cone road sign in favor of a shiny yellow bulldozer. But I can’t seem to find it in their website.

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How to shoot ghost effect

Jul 12 2009

ghost effect

This tutorial is intended for beginner. Please don’t mind the terms I used if you are not one.

It is for sure making your model transparent is a piece of cake using Photoshop. One just need to select the model, and slide the transparency slider. Got it.

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Gmail is out of ‘beta’ now

Jul 08 2009

Today Google has finally stripped off Gmail from its 5 years old beta phase. The current Gmail is final version. Of course, it does not mean it won’t be improved.

Google said ‘beta’ label scares away business users as it sounds like something in development, and thus might be unstable. But things changed now. Business users have options to upgrade their mail storage as premium service.

Beside Gmail, other Google Apps that’s also ‘graduated’ from beta are Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Talk, Google Sites, and Google Video. While some other like Google Scholar is still carrying the beta.

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Touching Windows 7

Jul 05 2009

Windows 7 is the first Windows ever to include built-in touch interface. In fact, it is the first desktop PCs operating system with such feature. Another great news from our heated battle of operating system. Well, competition is always good for customers.

Now let me show you a sneak peek of what to expect from Windows 7.

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What is wine flu ?

Jul 03 2009

wine flu
Wine flu is when u got these:

  • nausea
  • pounding headache
  • dry mouth
  • no memory of last night
  • unfamiliar phone number in your pocket

Oh wait, did you mean swine flu ?

Sauce: whatiswineflu.com

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