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[Download] Internet Explorer 9 Beta

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Internet explorer 9 beta

Microsoft has made the public beta of Internet Explorer 9 available for download. It has been a year-and-half since the release of Internet Explorer 8 and the internet world has since been eagerly waiting for the next version of the world’s most widely used browser.

IE 9 is available for download for users using 32-bit or 64-bit versions of either Windows Vista or Windows 7 only. Windows XP users won’t be able to install this version of the Internet explorer.

IE9 integrates perfectly well with Windows 7. With IE 9, users can easily pin their favorite websites to the taskbar with custom jump lists for each site. For instance, when you pin “Twitter” to the taskbar in IE 9, you will see the following jump lists which will directly take you to whatever page you want to see on Twitter (like direct messages, @ mentions, search etc.). This might well be a handy one specially when you pin sites like Gmail etc.

Twitter jump lists in IE 9

IE9 screen shot

There are a lot more features to speak about, for the same reason Microsoft has launched an official website beautyoftheweb.com dedicated to the Internet Explorer 9. For a full list of features, see what’s new in IE 9. IE 9 is available in many languages, choose the one as per your choice based on your current Windows language or simply whatever language in which you want to see IE 9 from the download links below.

Download:

Direct Download Links: Windows 7        32-bit 64-bit [Link expired]

Windows Vista 32-bit 64-bit [Link expired]

Note: Please note that Internet Explorer 9 will be installed as a Windows update and if you want to uninstall it in future, read How to uninstall IE 9.

[Download] Google Chrome 6 (Stable) Offline Installer

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Google Chrome has recently celebrated it’s second birthday and it’s has been a great journey so far for the most simplest browser in the world. Google is all proud to release Google Chrome 6 stable version of the browser. The latest version available as of the time when this post is written is 6.0.472.53.  Stable version of the Google Chrome 6 can be downloaded now from Google.com/chrome.

Google Chrome 6 poster

Google Chrome 6.0.472.53 includes the following new features and updates:

  • New Updated User Interface
  • Form Autofill
  • Extensions and Autofill data Sync
  • http:// will not be shown in the address bar
  • “Go” button Chrome_go_buttonhas been removed
  • Increased speed

Screenshots:

Google Chrome 6 screenshot

Settings comparison: Google Chrome 5 Vs Google Chrome 6

Chrome 5 settingsChrome 6 settings

Download Google Chrome 6.0 Full Offline Installer:

Even though this new version can be easily downloaded from the Google chrome online installer which automatically downloads and installs Chrome on your Windows and Mac, at times offline installer is what you want to use it on the other computers without needing to download again and again.

We have found a link for the Google Chrome 6 (Stable) standalone offline installer which is 19.52 MB in size. Use the direct download link included below to download it.

Google Chrome 6.0 Offline Installer

[Download] µTorrent 2.2 Beta

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When it comes BitTorrent and P2P software, µTorrent has been a revelation as it is free, lightweight (less than 1 MB) and works faster and smoother than most other software.

The most recent version µTorrent 2.2 Beta sports a revamped new look as you can see in the following screenshot, drop-down menus have been added to the sidebar. You can also add labels to your torrents much like you do in your RSS feed readers. And oh, yeah! utorrent has a built-in RSS feed support so you can use it as a feed reader if you want.

utorrent 2.2 beta

utorrent 2.2 beta side

The new beta version includes an option to directly launch the files from the µTorrent. Clicking on the “play” button of a torrent will launch that particular file in the default application that had been associated with that file type that you have downloaded.
utorrent 2.2 beta play

µTorrent apps:

utorrent apps is the newest addition to the software, courtesy Project Griffin. You can install apps from the Apps section accessible from the “Apps” menu in the sidebar. If you are a developer, you can participate in the App Developers Challenge and test your luck to see if you could win the $1000 contest.

utorrent apps

Download:

µTorrent Direct download link (Windows- 383 KB – µTorrent 2.2 Beta build 20813)

[Download] Microsoft Security Essentials V2 Beta

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Microsoft has released a new beta version of Microsoft Security Versions 2.0. If you are running your PC on Windows OS and couldn’t afford to buy an anti-virus software, it is strongly recommended that you download and use this free security tool from the Microsoft folks.

According to a blog post by Brandon LeBlanc, the new version of MSE (build 2.0.0375.0) is coming with the following new features:

1. Windows Firewall Integration

Windows firewall in MSE

2. Protection for web-based threats

3. New protection engine

4. Network inspection and protection system for Windows Vista and Windows 7

Microsoft Security Essentials 2 Beta

Microsoft Security Essentials v2 beta is now available as free download via Microsoft Connect for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. MSE will protect your Windows PC against viruses, spyware, root kits, and Trojans. Security Essentials was launched in September 2009 replacing Windows Live OneCare.

Download:

Register yourself for Microsoft Connect to proceed to the download. There are some download issues if you go for a direct download. It is recommended that you use Microsoft File Transfer Manager (FTM) to download the file mseinstall_en_usx86.exe(7.78 MB for 32-bit) or mseinstall-en-us-amd64.exe (9.82 MB for 64-bit). This beta version is currently available in English (U.S.), Israel, and Brazilian Portuguese .

Security Essentials download

[Download] Free “Operation guide for Microsoft Office 2010” Ebook From Microsoft

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Office 2010 guide

Microsoft Office 2010 RTM has been made available to public in June 2010. For the convenience of it’s Office 2010 customers, Microsoft is giving away a free e-book titled “Operation guide for Microsoft Office 2010”. Authored by the Microsoft Office System and Servers teams, the 28-page book offers all the basics that you need to know, starting from the installation to customization.

The “Operation guide for Microsoft Office 2010” digital e-book highlights:

# Maintaining and updating MS Office 2010 and available updates

# Office 2010 Administrative Template files and Office Customization Tool

# Group policy settings (GPS) and preventing conflicts with earlier versions of GPS; Installing the settings

# Managing Outlook 2010

# Add or remove languages after deploying Office 2010 (Modify an existing installation, deploy language packs, remove language packs, identify installed languages)

#  Manage users configurations for Office 2010

# Customizing an existing Office 2010 installation

Download Links:

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Counter Strike: Source For Mac Released, On Sale For $6.80

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Like we have posted earlier about the Counter-Strike: Source for Mac release, it’s now official. Counter Strike: Source for Mac is now on made available for sale today at a price of $6.80 (it’s two- thirds of the usual price) for the next two days. This is now available with an additional “major update” (both for Windows and Mac).

The new updates brings features like new game summary, start screens, and 140 additional achievements. The update also adds an end-round MVP and a death cam as well as updated Stream and standard game feature enhancements.

If you just buy a one copy of Counter Strike: Source, you will automatically given access to that particular Valve and Steam title (here Counter-Strike: Source) on both the operating systems Windows and Mac, and Mac users can play with Windows users and vice-versa (cross-platform play).

Download / Buy Counter-Strike: Source for Mac online

Detect And Download Missing And Outdated Drivers Automatically With Driver Easy

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Back in April, we had posted about a software called “Device Doctor” which automatically searches your PC for outdated drivers and downloads them automatically. But it can’t find the missing drivers in your system automatically.

It is very essential to install all the drivers from the resource CD that you have got from your PC manufacturer to make your system run smoothly without problems. But in case you loose the CD, it’s going to be very difficult to search and find each and every driver from the “Device Manager” in Control panel and download the corresponding drivers. In such situations, here is the software called “DriverEasy” that comes to rescue for us.

Just download (yeah, it’s free) the DriverEasy software from the link given below this post, install and run it on your system. It then performs the driver search on your PC and shows you the number of outdated drivers and the number of missing drivers found.

Driver Easy scan summary

Driver easy software download driver

You can now either choose to download each of the missing or outdated drivers or you may also download all the drivers at once click.

Download DriverEasy (1.20 MB)

KB979482 MS Security Bulletin MS10-033

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Windows Update

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-033 resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows through security update KB979482.

These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution  through crafted media files or  streaming content from a website or any application that delivers web content, if opened by a user. Then the attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to gain the same user rights as the user. More serious damage could occur if the user running the system has administrative rights.

This is categorised as an important update for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Download the update files from the direct download links given below:

KB979482 Direct Download Links:

Windows 7 x64 – Windows6.1-KB979482-x64.msu – 263 KB x86 (32 bit) – 221 KB
Windows Vista x64 – Windows6.0-KB979482-x64.msu – 287 KB x86 (32 bit) – 249 KB
Windows XP x64 – WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB979482-x64-ENU.exe – 732 KB x86 (32 bit) – 519 KB

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-032 (KB979559)

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MS10-032 bulletin

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-032, one of the 10 security bulletins released by Microsoft as part of the routine monthly security update for June 2010 addresses vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode drivers.

Security bulletin MS10-032 include important Windows security update KB979559, which resolves two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and one privately reported vulnerability  in the Windows kernel-mode drivers. These vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege, if a user just views content that is rendered in a specially crafted TrueType font.

Windows users who have not enabled automatic updates must download and installed this KB979559 update immediately.

KB979559 Direct Download Links:

Download the update package for various Windows systems from the following direct links.

Windows 7 x64 -1.6 MB x86 (32-bit) – 1.2 MB
Windows Vista x64 – 1.5 MB x86 (32-bit) – 1.2 MB
Windows XP x64 – 4.1 MB x86 (32-bit) – 1.4 MB

Kaspersky Antivirus 2011 & Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 Final [Downloads]

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Kaspersky has released the final versions of the Kaspersky Anti-virus 2011 (KAV 2001) and Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (KIS 2011).

You can purchase the license keys at $59.95 and $39.95 for KIS 2011 and KAV 2011 respectively.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2011Kaspersky Antivirus 2011

KIS 2011 new features:

New Safe Surf feature for your online security

System Watcher technology; monitors each and every system event for any dangerous behaviour.

Easy-Access Desktop gadget

Kaspersky Internet Security 2011

KAV 2011 new features:

Scanning of websites and email for malicious code

Easy-access Desktop gadget

Free Upgrade:

All the existing users of Kapsersky products can upgrade their products to the latest 2011 build for free provided they have a valid license key. Free upgrade is possible only between the similar products like from KAV 2010 to KAV 2011 or from KIS 2009 to KIS 2011 etc.

Direct download links:

Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 (98.81 MB , KIS 2011 v 11.0.0.232)

Kaspersky Anti-virus 2011 (98.83 MB, KAV 2011 v11.0.0.232)