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Word to WordPress direct publish
Jan 22nd
Microsoft Word 2007 lets you publish a new post on your blog directly from your desktop. The following tutorial shows you how to publish your wordpress post directly from Microsoft Word 2007.
1. To publish a blog post directly, Selct File>new in word, now select new blog post
2. Select register, now select your blog provider. In this case wordpress.
3. Now enter you domain name with /xmlpc.php, ID and password.
4. Do not worry about warnings. Click yes.
5. You’ll get a confirmation message. Now you can start typing your post’s title and matter in word and publish directly. Happy blogging!
Firefox or Chrome? Why
Dec 18th
I used to be a Mozilla fan. It was recently when Google started an add-on place for Chrome, I was tempted to use Chrome. Since then I’ve never used Firefox. Chrome has some fantastic features like:
Refined add-ons – The chrome extension website features some refined addons, they do their work perfectly. You need not install a dozen of plugins, most of the features are built-in in Chrome. Plugins like Google Translator, Wave notifier, Facebook notifier, Chrome bird (twitter), Gmail notifier and Stumble upon are almost enough for all purposes.
NOTE: You need Chrome beta to use plugins.
The plugins are small in size and you don’t have to face problems while downloading them on a poor connection. They are probably hosted on a good server. Chrome downloads them like normal .crx files. They get installed in a wink and you don’t even have to restart the browser.
Render Engine (WebKit) - Chrome and Apple Safari use a far superior rendering technique than the gecko (used by mozilla). It renders pages faster. This makes Chrome browse faster than Firefox. As features grow, Firefox suffers bloat, crashes, memory leaks, speed hits and generally performance degradation. Chrome doesn’t.
Start-up speed – This is one feature everyone must have noticed. Unlike Firefox (doesn’t start fast even after 100 tweaks) Chrome starts and readies itself in half a second. Don’t have to wait for ages anymore, even after installing add-ons like lambs.
Tabs stability – The new tabs opened in chrome are totally separate windows. So even if a malicious script crashes a tab the other tabs work completely fine. This make Chrome more stable with the tabs.
Slick user interface – The Chrome user interface facinates me. It is not like a normal VB type window. It has a tweaked UI, neat animation everywhere, be it tabs or the default new tab page. Plus the look is clean with no unnecessary clutter.
Misc:
Though Chrome uses less RAM you can control it and reclaim memory with the memory purge tool. [DOWNLOAD]
Bookmarks get synced with your Google account into the docs automatically, thus you can access them from anywhere.
Right Click a tab and pin it to the browser.
You can create web application shortcuts.
Chrome has integrated developer tools (javascript console, task manager etc)
Flash and some other plugins come installed with chrome.
Chrome has made a visible statistical improvement, now it is being considered a threat to the Microsoft/Mozilla dominated browser market. Microsoft is no competition for the browser kings. The only reason it gains the momentum is due to the default browser (IE) it packs in with Windows.
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Create flash movie from MS Powerpoint
Dec 16th
iSpring is a Microsoft Powerpoint plugin that can create rich flash movies directly. It works fine with the most used versions of the Microsoft Office (2000/2003/2007) There are two options – ”quick publish” and “publish” for publishing the presentation into a flash movie.
“Publish” allows you to set some detailed preferences. It can create accurate flash movies with included slide effects, music, hyper-links and text effects. It also produces direct HTML object embed code to place it on the webpage. The output is wrapped in a nice looking flash player. iSpring is a handy little plugin, always make work easier. The best part is that it is FREE.
[DOWNLOAD]
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- Microsoft Office 2010 public beta is live (blogs.msdn.com)
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DECAF pwns Microsoft’s Coffee
Dec 15th
DECAF (Detect and Eliminate Computer Assisted Forensics) is meant to counter act the Forensic evidence extractors. It makes them useless and keeps private data secure. It is not meant to be used illegally as clearly mentioned in its terms and conditions. Any use of DECAF by or on behalf of the U.S. Government is subject to the restrictions The about page mentions details about DECAF:
DECAF is a counter intelligence tool specifically created around the obstruction of the well known Microsoft product COFEE used by law enforcement around the world.
DECAF provides real-time monitoring for COFEE signatures on USB devices and running applications. Upon finding the presence of COFEE, DECAF performs numerous user-defined processes; including COFEE log clearing, ejecting USB devices, drive-by dropper, and an extensive list of Lockdown Mode settings. The Lockdown mode gives the user an automated approach to locking down the machine at the first sign of unusual law enforcement activity.
DECAF is highly configurable giving the user complete control to on-the-fly scenarios. In a moments notice, almost every piece of hardware can be disabled and pre-defined files can be deleted in the background. DECAF also gives the user an opportunity to simulate COFEE’s presence by sending the application into a ‘Spill the cofee’ type mode. Simulation gives the user an opportunity to test his or her configuration before going live.
Future versions will have text message and email triggers so in case the computer needs to enter into lockdown mode the user can do it remotely. It will also have notification services where in the case of an emergency, someone can be notified (private torrent tracker admins). DECAF’s next release is going to be available in a more light-weight version and/or a windows service. - [about decaf]
DECAF is a counter intelligence tool specifically created around the obstruction of the well known Microsoft product COFEE used by law enforcement around the world.
DECAF provides real-time monitoring for COFEE signatures on USB devices and running applications. Upon finding the presence of COFEE, DECAF performs numerous user-defined processes; including COFEE log clearing, ejecting USB devices, drive-by dropper, and an extensive list of Lockdown Mode settings. The Lockdown mode gives the user an automated approach to locking down the machine at the first sign of unusual law enforcement activity.
DECAF is highly configurable giving the user complete control to on-the-fly scenarios. In a moments notice, almost every piece of hardware can be disabled and pre-defined files can be deleted in the background. DECAF also gives the user an opportunity to simulate COFEE’s presence by sending the application into a ‘Spill the cofee’ type mode. Simulation gives the user an opportunity to test his or her configuration before going live.
Future versions will have text message and email triggers so in case the computer needs to enter into lockdown mode the user can do it remotely. It will also have notification services where in the case of an emergency, someone can be notified (private torrent tracker admins). DECAF’s next release is going to be available in a more light-weight version and/or a windows service. - [about decaf]
[via - Wired]
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Firefox – Microsoft’s Forced add-on
Dec 5th
This was some time back. I wanted to write this but forgot. One day when I opened Firefox, it had detected an automatically installed script by windows (came in with the update). It was a forced add-on causing ‘instabilities’. It was a plugin that Microsoft thought Firefox wouldn’t notice. It was intended to send malicious scripts without the knowledge of the user. Nice trick! Eat this!
As expected the savior Firefox detected and asked me to disable it. Here is a screenshot of the addon disable notice.
