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Most computer keyboards nowadays have a Windows key on it, unless you’re using a Mac that is. There are a few handy things you can do with it if you’re running some version of the Windows operating system.
Win + D shows the desktop. Press again to return.
Win + E opens a file browser.
Win + F opens the find file window.
Win + L locks the screen.
Win + R opens the “run” box.
As you may know or not know, movies get their release on to the internet through release groups. If you browse the movies section of The Pirate Bay for instance, you’ll notice names like DiAMOND, FSG, FLAiTE and so on. Those are the names of the groups who released those movies into the wild (not the people who are spreading it through bittorrent or other p2p). They’re not in it to gain a quick buck, they want to be the first to have a certain movie out, or have a better quality version out than a competing group. The release groups have their own releasing standards, an interesting read if you’re into the technical side of things. But releases can also be nuked if there’s something wrong with them. Martin from Releaselog.net made a nuke dictionary with the most common nuke reason, and I’m reposting it here. Continue reading ‘Releasing movies on to the internet’
Firefox is an open source browser for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. After a whole series of betas and release candidates, the final is out! Download it today to help break their world download record! Continue reading ‘Firefox 3.0′
Opera is a free Web browser with a pop-up blocker, multiple-window navigation, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, an e-mail client with a spam filter, and integrated search for user security and speed. The cross-platform browser includes IRC-compatible chat, support for RSS newsfeeds, a password manager, and one-click customization and privacy-protection settings. Continue reading ‘Opera 9.50′
VideoLAN is an excellent multimedia player with it’s own plugins for playing different formats, so it doesn’t need any codecs to be installed. It works great for previewing partially downloaded files too as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. Continue reading ‘VLC media player 0.8.6h’
Linux Mint is a linux distribution based on Ubuntu but with a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, a web-based package installation interface, and a number of different editions. They try to provide an elegant Linux desktop, with a lively community and user interaction. I’ve been using Linux Mint 5 Elyssa since the release candidates, and it’s by far my top choice if you’re looking for a GNOME-based distribution. So download the .iso, burn it and give it a try!
µTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little cpu, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients. Continue reading ‘µTorrent 1.8 build 10770 beta’
OpenOffice.org is a free and powerful office suite. The look and feel might be a bit less intuitive compared to Microsoft’s Office suite, but it suits my needs. And because it’s free, open source and most important: good, it deserves to at least try it out if you never did before. Continue reading ‘OpenOffice.org 2.4.1′
I’ve had a lot of problems using the image uploader in WordPress 2.5, but adding this code to the .htaccess file in my WordPress folder solved it.