Archive for June, 2007

Apple Safari 3 Public Beta for Windows

Jun 24th

Posted by Administrator in E-Musings

Hey you! Apple Safari 3 for Windows is the new browser in town. Safari is upgraded with enhanced Windows-specific features and complete web standards compliance. Making it only the third browser (after Opera 9.20 and Mozilla Firefox Gran Paradiso (aka Firefox 3) Beta) to render the Acid 2 test flawlessly. Overall Safari 3 for Windows really impresses me. This in spite of the obvious (and odious?) comparisons with Mozilla Firefox.

You have to remember that Safari 3 Beta for Windows is constantly evolving. As I discovered while putting the finishing touches to this review. So the version tested (Safari 3.0.2) will More >

Is IE7Pro another piece of rubbish?

Jun 17th

Posted by Administrator in E-Musings

On March 25, 2007 I extolled the virtues of IE7Pro. This free Internet Explorer 7 extender added features like enhanced tab handling, customizable Ad & Flash blocking. Along with URL aliasing that links a case-sensitive keyword to a URL. Along with tracking opened tabs across browsing sessions. And Super Drag ‘n Drop where you click on, then drag a hyper link to open in new tab.

The version I had originally installed worked fault-free. Then I became ambitious and decided to frequently update my version with the developer’s new releases. Of of which introduced Internet Explorer 6 support. And I think that More >

eMusings on Total Commander 7, BonkEncoder, NetMeter 1.1.x , more …

Jun 11th

Posted by Administrator in E-Musings

Finally managed to write an actual column that made sense It also helps that I encountered some cool software to help me walk the walk.

Let’s begin with Total Commander 7. This latest full update of a great, Norton Commander style, dual-pane Windows Explorer replacement. With integrated FTP client (supports up to 10 simultaneous connections). Text file viewer. Advanced file archiving (zip & unzip) support for zip, rar, tar, tar.gz along with 7z (7-Zip), sqx, bz and tar.bz (requires free extenders). As well as programmer-friendly features like folder and file compare.

If you haven’t got it, I recommend you download and install a More >