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Windows 7 : Accessibility Improvements

Windows 7 can be expected to have huge improvements, on the accessibility front.  You can read the official post here, on the accessibility features with Windows 7.
In summary:

UI Automation framework introduced with Windows Vista, has been greatly improved.  Now, the UI Automation and the legacy Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) system combine together with a nomenclature [...]

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Can you expect Windows 7 by 2009?

Microsoft, earlier in 2008 has announced that Windows 7, a much needed successor for the troubled Windows Vista, will be released in early 2010.
But, Don Reisinger of CNET News thinks otherwise. In his recent post, he discusses why Windows 7 might hit the shelves in 2009. In a similar note, Microsoft is working [...]

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Plugins for Windows Live Writer

If you use Windows Live Writer for most of your blogging needs, then you will appreciate these new plugins.

DiggThis Badge
Twitter Notify
Flickr Upload

These are really useful ones.  Read more about the new plugins for Windows Live Writer here.
You can download the latest version of Windows Live Writer here.
Happy Blogging!!

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Windows Live Skydrive

Huge number of online storage services, some completely free and some free to a certain limit, have been burgeoning over the last few years. One such service worth mentioning is, Windows Live Skydrive. To use this service, you must sign up for a Windows Live account, which is a Single-Sign-On for all Windows [...]

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Mozilla Impact – Winners announced

Winners of the Mozilla Impact contest, has been announced. “Fox for all” authored by Phani Kumar Vadrevu and Uttam Byragoni, both BITSians (students of BITS Pilani) has been chosen as the best among 10 final entries for the contest.
Their ideas are truly awesome. I suggest you read the entire proposal and sure you [...]

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Google Image Search turns more specific

Google Image Search turns more specific.  Now, when you make an image search, you can choose to be more specific and filter only those images that are of interest.
Currently the following filters are supported – News Content, Faces, Clip Art, Line Drawings, Photo Content

You can read more about the new feature, at the official Google [...]

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Gmail Labs – Create Document from Mails

Gmail Labs is the playarea for Gmail folks to release new features and check their usage among the public.  If this is something new to you, check out this post on Introduction to Gmail Labs.
Did you get an invoice or a report in the mail body and wish to save it in a document?  Forget about [...]

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Starting with SEO #5 – Essential SEO Plugins

Wordpress is well known for its plugins, when it comes to extensibility. There are many plugins around, especially to make your blog SEO friendly.
Check out this post, on the 9 SEO plugins that every blog should have. It is a nice collection of some very useful plugins.
Thanks, Darren Rowse for sharing the list [...]

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Why Google Chrome might be preferred for Firefox?

Firefox is an extremely robust browser, with numerous choices for customization and extensibility. Though Google Chrome’s market share just recently hit 1%, there are certain of its features that stand out among the rest. In this post, I have tried to identify the areas where Chrome holds an upper hand, against Firefox. [...]

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