Qtparted Open Source partition Software

QTParted is an open-source partition software utility bundle on Knoppix Live CD. The QTParted utility is more similar with Partition Magic software. So , the usage of QTParted you might find easy to use since you already familiar with Partition Magic.

QtParted utility supports FAT32, NTFS, HFS, ext2, ext3 file systems. now you can resize your partitions, create, shrink, expand and more partition to install another operating system without losing your data.

Read more about QTParted Features

How to use QTParted utility without install knoppix operating system.

Since QTParted come with knoppix live CD, you just need to burn a bootable knoppix CD. After Knoppix boots (type knoppix at the boot prompt), start at the large letter K at bottom left. Select K | System | QTParted to launch the utility. The main window is split into left and right panes. The left lists any hard drives that QTParted detects. Click the drive you want to edit, and QTParted will scan it for partition information, displaying the details in the right pane.

You can resize the partitions (choose Resize options), create a new partition. The tool will write the changes to the drive only after you select File | Commit. After QTParted finished repartitioning your hard drive, click on the K menu, and select restart. Remove your Knoppix CD and that's all.

ScreenShot of QTParted

Me prefer more on opensource software because pay for a commercial license. since this QTParted is supporting Windows and linux file format. i found out is more convience compare to Partition Magic. meanwhile, the partition utility can be booted up when loading Knoppix Live CD without install Knoppix

Read more Via QTParted Home Page

Read How to repartition your hard disk without Reformatting

You can download Knoppix from one of these mirrors.

Google WebTool Kits

Google just release GWT (Google Web Toolkits ) for ajax coding development more easier and more funs to build Web applications like Google Maps and Calendar. Google Web Toolkits is a code generation framework that lets you code Ajax apps in pure Java. all coding development is done on java command and debug on your own AJAX applications using the Java debuggeg tools of your choice.

When you deploy your application to production, the GWT compiler simply translates your Java application to browser-compliant JavaScript and HTML.

Simple notes about Google Web Toolkits:-

• Use your favorite Java IDE to write and debug an application in the Java language, using as many (or as few) GWT libraries as you find useful.
• Use GWT's Java-to-JavaScript compiler to distill your application into a set of JavaScript and HTML files that you can serve with any web server.
• Confirm that your application works in each browser that you want to support, which usually takes no additional work.

GWT can be downloaded from Google Code.

Window media player 11

Windows Media Player 11 has been release to public for download. After install beta release of windows media player 11. i quite impression especially on intuitive interface and value add services on windows media player 11.

Features in Windows Media Player 11 for XP :

• New User Interface
• Support for better synchronization for portable devices
• Album “stacks” of album art
• Indexed libraries with search-as-you-type features
• User controlled downgrade of quality for DRM content to allow for smaller files
• DRM content will contain metadata that shows what the user is allowed to do with the file

Screenshot of windows media player 11:-

Review on windows media player 11 on Cnet.

Download Window media Player 11 from Microsoft

snap.com search engine

Snap.com a ajax serch engine offers an alternative to “text-in, text-out” searching with a site previews. Snap.com has been redesign again and now the ajax search engine is heavily on Ajax features, clustering, and related results, among other things.

some point of snap.com ajax search engine.

• first searching engine including large thumbnails preview of prospective pages.
• broadband search engine ( require broadband connection)
• out-dated web page thumbnail for page preview
• lump together search results financed by advertisers which advertisers web link on top search result.

What others say about Snap.com:

• “…this is definitely an interesting idea but it feels abit sluggish for me as you need to wait for the pictures to load…” — techgurls!!!
• “By combining commercial and noncommercial results in the same column, Snap cleared enough space on its home page to provide a large enough box that will provide snapshots of each Web site that appears in the rankings.” — Yahoo! Finance
• “My quick take is that I’m so used to Google’s dominant interface, I initially got lost using Snap. It takes some time to get the hang of it.” — John Battelle’s Searchblog

Google Music ?

Seem like Google Music rumours is circulating around the globe and google music is starting make their way to publish on web.

I understand that Google making this Google music is against their rival like Yahoo Music. until today, i also never heard official information from Google side.
Thanks for Garett Roger from Zdnet giving some information about Google Music

• "Google Music" is not going to be the final name. There are a few names on the table, including "GMusic" and "Google Tunes". I can't say either is a huge improvement.
• Google Desktop will have an interface for the music thing, with a search and media player built-in.
• Name Censored was sketchy on this part, but he was fairly sure that Google will reformat Google Video Player for all media. It should be able to play video and music, and maybe integrate Google Pictures with a picture viewer similar to Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
• all music video previews on GMusic or whatever will be ".gvi" format, and that for copyright reasons the files would either be un-downloadable or cut to 30 seconds. I'm hoping for the former, I want to be able to see the whole video.
• All music videos will have their own section in Google Video.

For me, This Google music rumours still no reality and unknown. so, what we can say just wait only and start to see some confirmed information about Google Music services.

Web Browser features that at opera only

Opera 9 has been launch recently. i also checking out of opera web browser features, Here is a nice article that i found at Google Operating System has a writeup about 10 features that you find at opera browser only.

Link :- 10 features you will found only at opera

About :Opera 9

Download Skype 2.5 Beta

Skype 2.5 beta just release recently.

Some of the new features -

• Ability to send sms on mobile phone
• Shared group contacts and introduce friends
• Easy payment on skype credit
• Viewing outlook contacts
• File resume after skype restart
• Call normal phone easily with SkypeOut
• Create social space for video conferencing

Download Skype 2.5 Beta

Skype ScreenShot:-

Gmail New Pictures features

After Google Press Day, Google Gmail also announce new services call " Google Pictures " on Google Gmail. At Gmail's "What's New" page has changed and tells us of a new feature that will be launched shortly.

This features will be available all user by slowly roll out to gmail user like similar like google chat did.

Here is some information from Google pictures about:-

Gmail pictures allow you to put a face to a name, by showing user-selected pictures when you roll over a name in your inbox, Contacts, or Quick Contacts list. You can choose your own photo for yourself and for your contacts, suggest a photo for a contact to use, or see what your friends have selected for themselves.

Gmail pictures can be configured to show to all users who you email or who email you, or they can be limited to only those users who are able see when you're online. You can see a full list of users who can see your online status from the All Contacts tab of your Contacts page – they'll be listed with a colored ball next to their name.

windows live messenger for download

Finally windows live messenger is open to public for download. now you no need to subscribe the invitation perviously for downloading windows live messenger.

The windows currently available on windows operating system and can be downloaded at ideas.live.com.

My exprience on current live messenger compare to msn messenger 7.5.

windows live messenger has a nicer interface which more cleaner design compare to msn messenger 7.5. meanwhile, it also can perform offline message features like skype and yahoo ( msn messenger 7.5 can't perform ).

The best part is windows live messenger can perform color customization on windows messenger template. In addition, windows live messenger can call local phone and mobile phone like skype. But the VoIP phone just limited on eight country only.
More information requirement and features via Windows live messenger official site

Google translator boomerang

Google translator boomerang is an application that using google translate service to translate text wording to other language. This google translator boomerang currently is supporting with 9 language like german, spanish, french, italian, portugues, chinese,japanese and korean.

Try to examine how well the translation of your text really matches with your intentions. You might be surprised to learn how your words may come across in another language.

Download Files:- Google translator boomerang.