Archive | July, 2009

Video Codec Will Not Be Standardised In HTML 5

Video Codec Will Not Be Standardised In HTML 5

The much hyped video standard has been dropped from HTML 5 standards specification due to lack of agreement between major browser vendors.

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Clean Up Your Taskbar with Clicky Gone

Clean Up Your Taskbar with Clicky Gone

Clicky Gone is an Application Window and Taskbar Tab Hider. It’s a tiny utility that accomplishes three main tasks: Hide Taskbar Tabs: Heavy multitaskers would definitely appreciate this feature. Clicky Gone allows you to instantly remove taskbar tabs or buttons. The hidden entries are accessible through the Clicky Gone context menu. This reduces taskbar clutter [...]

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New Theme for Pallab dot Net

This blog is now powered by the Hybrid theme framework and I am using the Hybrid News Theme. I had been using True Elegance theme for more than a year. While it’s an excellent theme it is no longer supported by the developer and was fast becoming outdated. Hybrid Theme Framework is a highly flexible [...]

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Uniblue Registry Booster 2009 – Review and Benchmark

Uniblue Registry Booster 2009 – Review and Benchmark

Registry Cleaners are the topic of intense discussion among tech gurus. Do we need a Registry Cleaner? The opinion is certainly divided. While many Windows Gurus dismiss Registry Cleaners as unnecessary and dangerous, there are others who swear by it. I would probably fall in the later camp. I am a huge fan of TuneUp [...]

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Opera – Still The Speed King

Opera – Still The Speed King

You must have come across one of the many browser comparisons which rely on benchmarks like Dromaeo, Sunspider, V8 and Peacekeeper. The main problems with these synthetic tests are that they simply measure the JavaScript rendering speeds. While rendering JavaScript is one of the more time consuming aspects of page rendering, js rendering speed tells [...]

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