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BumpTop - 3D Desktop Organizer For Windows

BumptopIf you were looking for a more functional, funkier and geeky 3D desktop then 360Desktop then your prayers are answered, BumpTop is a brand new revolutionary 3D desktop for Windows allowing you to keep your computer desktop organized and productive similar to a real desktop, once installed the software overlays a 3D interface over your existing desktop allowing you to perform functions like file-stacking, pin-up reminders, tossing files for easy emailing, printing, copying and even uploading to social-media networks.

All the dragging, piling and tossing functionality looks very similar to Microsoft Surface styled navigation, the best thing is that BumpTop works with touch-screen enabled computers running Microsoft Windows 7 allowing you to use touch-gestures to perform these functions.

BumpTop


BumpTop
is currently available for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 in two flavors Free and Paid Pro version which costs $29 to buy and features extra functionality over the free version.

Download Microsoft DirectX 11 For Windows XP And Vista !

DirectX 11 LogoIf you follow technology news you should have got surprised reading the article title because there is no official DirectX 11 for Windows XP or Vista as of now, Microsoft DirectX 11 (6.01.7000.0000) will be made available on Windows 7 and Windows Vista when officially released in coming months, but virus creators have hoped onto the opportunity and started taking advantage of gamers curiosity to install the latest version of DirectX by posting fake trojan infected DirectX 11 links on blogs and forums, these so called DirectX 11 For Windows XP and Vista installer contained Trojans created in perl scripts which got detected by only three lesser known anti-virus scanners on VirusTotal out of total 39.

Direct X 11 For Windows XP
DirectX 11 Setup Extracted

Free Application WebHosting From DreamHost, Limited Invites Available

Dreamhost AppsLeading budget hosting provider DreamHost is offering free web-application hosting during beta phase of their brand new product DreamHost Apps, the new hosted application service supports nine different web-applications featuring single click installation with plans to increase the number of applications in future, currently supported web-applications include - Wordpress, Drupal, phpBB, ZenPhoto, MediaWiki, Google Calender, Google Docs, Google Sites, iGoogle and Google Mail.

Users are able to use their existing domain, register a new domain through DreamHost or simply use the free sub-domain provided by DreamHost, once out of beta the service will cost $50/year but will remain free forever for signups done during the beta.

Dreamhost Apps Invite Code

Participation in DreamHost Apps Beta is invite only and requires you to get the hard-to-find limited invite codes to register, the good news is that DreamHost Apps has now opened its gates for 10,000 new signups without the code, simply follow the instructions at the end of the post to get your free for life beta signup.

Watch Valkyrie Movie Free Before Release Date In India

Starring Tom Cruise hit hollywood flick Valkyrie is getting released in India on 20 February 2009, but you can enjoy the movie one day before the official release date in India and that too for free, MySpace India is screening the movie free on 19 Febuary 2009 at popular theaters in various cities under their "Black Curtain Screenings" promotion for India.

Valkyrie Movie

Based on actual events of World War II the movie has got some great reviews and a very good rating of 7.5/10 at IMDB, The film depicts the plot by German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and to use the Operation Valkyrie national emergency plan to take control of the country.

Australian Forest Fire Tracked By Google Maps In Real-Time

Ongoing Australian forest fire which is suspected to be a work of Jungle Jihad has already claimed more then 181 confirmed casualties till now, the engineers at Google Maps Australia have now created a Google Map mashup detailing and tracking the forest-fires in real-time, the mashup data is being updated in real-time using RSS feeds from Victoria's Country Fire Authority.

Jungle Jihad

The FireMaps contain color-coded markups displaying the current severity status, clicking on the markup displays detailed information regarding the fire-site, the mashup also makes use of latest available satellite imagery from the Modis Rapid Response project at NASA/GSFC.

Windows Worm Downadup On The Rise Secure Your PC Now

High risk Microsoft Windows worm Win32/Conficker is on the rise, according to a report by F-Secure a fresh variant of the worm is propagating fast and has already infected more then nine million computers exploiting Windows Server service vulnerability, once infected the user is being prevented from visiting anti-virus and anti-malware websites making it very difficult to fix the infection.

How Win32/Conficker Spreads

How Win32/Conficker Spreads

Microsoft has issued a fix long back in last October via Security Update MS08-067, if you are not infected you can apply the patch and get secured against the vulnerability, however, if you are already infected download the free Removal patch from F-Secure from the link at end of the post.

Microsoft Office 14 Screenshots !

MS Office 14 LogoA probable concept screenshot of Microsoft Office 14 is now leaked out from a powerpoint presentation hosted at Microsoft servers, Microsoft has not declared any release dates or roadmap for the next version of Microsoft Office but speculation is that Microsoft Office 14 will get released in 2010.


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Microsoft Office 14

As you can see the new design has refined ribbon interface with image controls in status-bar, the screenshot seems to be of Grava - a utility for educational content creators which is rumored to be a part of MS Office 14.

Grab ZoneAlarm Pro For Free Today !

ZoneAlarm is one of the most popular and trusted free firewall software for Windows operating system, There exist two version of the software - ZoneAlarm Free and ZoneAlarm Pro, as the name suggests ZoneAlarm Free does not cost anything and provides basic firewall protection, the Pro version provides a complete internet security solution including advanced firewall, Identity Theft protection coupled with complete Anti-Spyware Protection but costs $40 to buy.

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite

Now the good news is that under a special promotion the parent company ChekcPoint Software's is giving away free genuine license keys for ZoneAlarm Pro internet security suite on November 18, 2008.

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