Correct me if I’m wrong but I think it’s been at least two Windows releases since any new or updated Windows Media Player visualizations. Sure, what comes in the box are still visualizations by definition, but I couldn’t consider any of them eye-candy. Recently, a new visualization pack made by two Microsoft employees in their spare time is worth checking out.

Stephen Coy, the designer of the Windows Vista screensavers and Tim Cowley, a software engineer on the Office team have come together to release a visualizations pack for Windows Media Player called “Psychedelia” two years in the making. But don’t worry, no LSD drugs involved.
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I got my hands on an early build of the Web operating system Jooce this week. I find this class of product interesting, but I’ve yet to see one that’s really compelling. 

The concept is elemental Webware: Web OSes, at least in theory, put all the heavy lifting an operating system usually does on a server somewhere on the Net, while the interface gets funneled through a browser. With a Web OS, you don’t need to worry about any additional software or storage on your local computer. This means any browser-equipped machine can become your personal machine with a simple log-in. And since all of your data is stored centrally, it’s also generally easier to share and collaborate with others
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If you can reach back into the archives of your brain, you may be able to recall an elusive Netgear WiFi Skype phone that was previewed in May. Unless our eyes are seriously deceiving us, that very handset has now been launched, and it’s been titled the SPH200W. Sporting 802.11b/g compatibility, around four hours of talk time (or 48 hours in standby), WEP / WPA / WPA2 support, and most importantly, the ability to take and make Skype calls wherever there’s an open WiFi signal, this device also allows you to manage up to 500 contacts and touts a built-in speakerphone. Unfortunately, there’s no word on how much this unit will cost you just yet, but feel free to indulge in a few extra photos waiting after the jump.
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Wrist watch phone concept is not new now. We have seen SE’s bluetooth watches and water resistant wrist phone M500 which provided lots of phone features in a simple watch. But the most revolutionary feature was lacking. Yeah !! I am talking about the camera feature in mobile phone and here we have a wrist phone which comes with 1.3 MP camera and it got looks also.

 

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Microsoft and Nokia are set to announce a new agreement that brings Windows Live services to Nokia S60 devices. From today, customers in 11 countries will be able to download the new Windows Live suite, giving access to Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger, Contacts and Spaces. This extends the agreement made last year whereby Live Search was to be provided as a free download for Nokia S60 handsets. New S40 devices that will be available next year will most likely have these applications pre-installed, or at the very least be able to download them too.

Windows Live Messenger for S60 has been floating around in a beta form for a few months now, and from what we’ve seen, users are impressed with the functionality. While the new Hotmail client doesn’t feature the push email capabilities of its Windows Mobile 6 counterpart, it does allow photos and videos taken by a camera to be attached to emails. The Messenger client allows the user to set a display pictures and change status at login, as well as sending photos and voiceclips to contacts through file transfer. Check out the screenshots below to see how it looks
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When i was Checking Skype blog, In a post on the blog Villu Arak explains that the outage which basically decimated the Skype network for two days, preventing people from login in, was because of reboots from Windows Update delivered patches.

The disruption was triggered by a massive restart of our users’ computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update.

Microsoft has had a Patch Tuesday every month for years, and no one has ever seen this. How could it all the sudden start affecting Skype users? Don’t the same people all run patches every month already? This seems really fishy to me.  This one is squarely on Skype for lack of testing and planning.  They, I am sure, have to be very familiar with Microsoft monthly updates..this isn’t anything new and it hasn’t crashed there network before…so this has to have exposed a serious flaw in the system. Blaming Microsoft in this instance is a bunch of crap.
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Most of us like to keep our favorite videos with you all the time. Once you backup you can use DVD media player to play DVD on your PC. DVD Shrink program rip dvds into your computer in several formats. DVD Shrink copy the DVD to your computer with out loosing picture and sound quality. Even DVD Shrink allow users to customize the quality if they want.
Good thing DVD shrink if a free software So you dont have to pay.

Specifications:

DVD Shrink - DVD Ripping and Backup
Latest Version - 3.2.0.15
Operating System Support - Windows 9x/2000/XP
License - Freeware

Download DVD shrink

Official release. Version: 3.5.0.214. Release date: August 17, 2007
File name: SkypeSetup.exe File size: 23 MB

Share videos
Add video to your mood.
Video snapshot
Grab pictures of you or who you’re talking to.
Call transfer
Transfer Skype calls to your contacts.

Features
Free Skype-to-Skype calls to people anywhere in the world.
Anyone with a Computer Internet and A Microphone headset or speakers and a microphone can call another online skype user for free
Call phones and mobiles at pretty cheap rates per minute.
Instant message when it’s not a good time to talk.
See who you’re talking to with free video calls.
Forward your calls and get text messages when you’re not online.
Search the web with the Google Toolbar (optional install).

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VistaTweaker is a complete tweaking utility designed for windows vista in mind. Its easy to use and provides descriptions for every tweak and setting. Its currently in development and many more features are being added almost daily.
Version History:

* Added fading of controls for every dialog box.
* More tweaks were added.
* Some keys weren’t checked properly.
* Added the useful windows installer support in safe mode.
* Again, more validations are performed before making changes.
* Some code got cleaned up.
* Tooltips for command buttons were removed.
* Solved the exit program validation from the X button that wasn’t working.
* Miscellaneous corrections and improvements.

View: Website
Download: VistaTweaker | 80 kb | Freeware

Source: VistaTweaker 0.3 Beta

Skype leading VOIP program seems having problem today. I have noticed most of the time service is not available. It is a really shame so many users disappointed.

skype has published short notice saying

“UPDATED 14:02 GMT: Some of you may be having problems logging into Skype. Our engineering team has determined that it’s a software issue. We expect this to be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can simply leave your Skype client running and as soon as the issue is resolved, you will be logged in. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Additionally, downloads of Skype have been temporarily disabled. We will make downloads available again as quickly as possible.”

I am using skype most of the time and use skype out as well so no service for me. Hope it will be up and running soon.

Source :http://heartbeat.skype.com/2007/08/problems_with_skype_login.html