Software, Hardware, Technology
22 Jul
Notepad++ 5.0.2 was release yesterday. The portable version was updated as well.
Latest changes:
22 Jul
doPDF 6.1.269 corrects some bugs that were present in conversions of Word and Excel documents.
This great PDF printer has new versions every often, so it is good to know that this application is getting better everytime.
22 Jul
Just in time, ATI Catalyst Drivers 8.7 were released.
You can read the release notes to learn fixed and existing issues.
21 Jul
Microsoft Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 contains some improvements and more importantly, they have fixed the data corruption issue that was present since Windows Home Server came out.
If you are running Windows Home Server, this is an important update to install. You can read the complete description of the release here.
This update will be available through Windows Update, but that may take some weeks.
21 Jul
PortableApps.com released Firefox Portable Edition 3.0.1.
The portable version of Firefox 3 is noy yet available in all supported languages.
But after reading this information, you will be able run it in your language just by using a local installation of the language you want.
21 Jul
XnView 1.94 was released just today.
This excellent free image viewer and organizer lets you do many things with your images. It converts, crops, resizes and more.
Read more about all its features.
Here is the history of fixes/additions.
21 Jul
With nLite you can remove undesired Windows components, add drivers, service packs and applications. This is very useful for Windows XP unattended installations.
I use nLite only to make ISO images of my XP installations. I made all of my unattended tasks manually. But if you want to give this a try without learning all you need to know, nLite can help you.
Just take in mind that removing Windows components can lead to errors or problems. So, it is better to know what you are removing.
19 Jul
USB Disk Ejector is a little program that replaces the standard Windows dialog for ejecting USB devices.
The real use (as Windows remove dialog is more than enough) for this program is that it accepts command line parameters, so you can use it on your pen drives or USB sticks.
If you use launch menus, such as PStart or PortableApps.com menu you can copy disk ejector to your drive and make a shortcut in the launcher you use with the command line parameter /REMOVETHIS. This will remove the device the application is running from.
You can read more about its parameters and other features here.