• If you save shortcuts for most frequently used applications in quick launch instead of desktop like me, here’s some shortcuts to fire them up using keyboard. Win+1, Win+2, Win+3 and so on to launch each application. For example, Win+4 launches Firefox from the above picture and Win+7 launches Flock. This works no matter what application has the focus. I have tried this on XP and the shortcuts wont work. This only works on Windows Vista. Cool tip.

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10,000 downloads for 3 Column K2, w00t!

My 3 Column K2 Wordpress theme passed 10,000 downloads yesterday and I am proud that so many people liked it as much I do. Thanks to every one who downloaded and used this theme, everyone who helped me to fix the bugs, everyone who waited patiently for my response to their comments, everybody who helped my fellow users when I am bizy with my work and university and last but not least to all K2 team for making such a great theme. I have been using K2 from the day it was released and its the best Wordpress theme available IMO. 3 Column K2 was born from what I started as an experiment to learn and tweak Wordpress and K2 theme.

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The best moment in the whole process is ofcourse when Chris decided to showcase some of his personal favourite styles for K2 on sillyness and started with my 3 Column K2. Thanx Chris. And ofcourse I am still hoping that the 3 Column K2 will make it to Wordpress.com soon. :P

Revision to Vista retail licensing terms

Microsoft Windows division has revised the retail license terms for Windows Vista in a good news to all Vista users. The new terms regarding license to device assignment of the retail product now read as follows:

15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE.
a. Software Other than Windows Anytime Upgrade. You may uninstall the software and install it on another device for your use. You may not do so to share this license between devices. Read More »

New Windows Vista and Office 2007 packaging system

Windows Vista team blog posted photos of new Windows Vista and Office 2007 packaging system. According to their blog, the packaging has been completely revised and they are planning to extend this packaging style to other Microsoft products after the launch of Windows Vista and 2007 Office system. The new packaging is a small, hard, plastic container that’s designed to protect the software inside for life-long use and it provides a convenient and attractive place for you to permanently store both discs and documentation.

Now why I am blogging this news is, there’s a youtube video circulating about how the packaging will be if Microsoft manufactures ipod. Microsoft certainly did their homework as we can see from Zune’s packaging and the new Vista and Office packaging definetly looks cool.

Schumacher’s driving days over but will stay in F1

Retired World Champion Micael Schumacher will continue in Formula one with Ferrari as an super assistant to support newly appointed CEO Jean Todt who also will remain as an interim MD for the team. Both these decisions were announced by Ferrari at Monza on sunday while Ferrari’s technical director, Ross Brawn will leave Ferrari before the end of this year. In a long anticipated move, Brawn will stand down from his post of technical director to devote more time to his personal life and will hand over his duties to Mario Almondo. But Ross Brawn will hold talks with Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and CEO Jean Todt in the middle of next year to discuss about rejoining the team and how they feel about how the team’s running. Brawn could potentially rejoin the team as principal allowing Jean Todt to concentrate solely on being CEO.

Even though Schumacher retired officially from racing, lot of media have been spreading rumors that he may be back. The 37-year-old Schumacher retired as a driver after placing his Ferrari to fourth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix last Sunday. Michael Schumacher won a record seven world titles and was with Ferrari as driver from 1996 until he retired. But Micheal Schumacher turned down the offer to become a regular test driver for Ferrari. This was revealed by Italian team’s chiefs Luca di Montezemolo and Jean Todt at Monza at the weekend. Montezemolo, the Ferrari president, said Read More »