It goes without saying that Microsoft has dominated the market of office application, but by no means does that suggest it is your only choice. Some of your other options include going the route of Sun Microsystems, Apple, Corel, IBM or others. Some come at only a portion of the price tag that comes attached to Microsoft Office, and some are even free. Some have different features than others, and while they all come with their pros, there are some cons to boot, such as with any program. This article intends to bring light into the truth behind each leading program, its features, pros & cons.

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I found this on Vimeo and couldn’t resist myself from posting it here. The story unfolds in rather dramatic manner between Apple founder Steve Jobs and Microsoft founder Bill Gates on who’s ahead in the race of building the personal computer.This is a 1999 movie based on the book Fire in the Valley : The Making of The Personal Computer written by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine.

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You must have seen our 3D Glass Wallpapers collection posted earlier. This time we will fill your desktop screen with aliens, spaceships, futuristic cities and slums, robos and much more science fiction stuff. All of us have a secret temptation of knowing the unknown. And that exactly replicates in this marvelous collection of wallpapers. These high definition wallpapers are sure way to amaze your friends with their enigmatic presence on your desktop screen. You can also use them as screen-saver which will show all the wallpapers one after other.

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When anybody hears the word “Resume” or “CV” (Curriculum Vitae) , the images of 3 paged document containing academic records, employer details, project details, personal details and some other blah blah flickers in their minds. Traditionally from 265 B.C.(Kidding!!!) the same format is being used by every human species dwelling on the earth. The world gone wild with the digital era. Everything seems to be getting in digital format eventually, but our beloved CVs have not evolved from their 3 paged format. But today I’ll present some fantastic samples of Visual Resumes prepared in latest digital formats with elegant design, witty presentation of their skills, academics and more. And I believe every computer professional has one such nice Visual CV. These digital resumes might capture the attention of prospective employer and may help you get that dream job!!

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When I say ‘Image editor’, the first term blinks in mind is ‘Photoshop’, The most comprehensive and promising editor. But can everyone afford $699 price tag? Not really. So, sometimes people go for some cheaper solution, say GIMP or sometimes do piracy. Apart from that there are some good online alternatives to Photoshop. I have listed 9 such editors below. Some of them were surprisingly powerful enough to replicate whole Photoshop usability and feel. Mainly I’ve compared them on the scale of functionality and usability, and gave ratings out of 10. For better transparency, ‘how 10 points are segregated’ is mentioned at the end of this article.

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Valentine’s day is coming up very soon and we are here to help our readers with fantastic gift ideas for their geek valentines. Is your would be valentine, technology freak and loves computers, web and internet? Surprise them with these terrific gifts which are so geeky and sweet!!! My favorites from this lot are HTTPanties, 8-bit tie and Ascii heart necklace. We hope this collection of valentine gifts will assist in finding that great present for your girlfriend or boyfriend (Geeks though…!!!)

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We are fan of extraordinary yet simple designs. If you own a business then business cards are the most essential part of your identity. Look at these 44 different, elegant and unusual business card designs for inspiration. Hope that helps you in designing yours.

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Now a days Gmail isn’t limited to just sending and receiving mail. Google has introduced number of features with course of time to make Gmail more intelligent and versatile. Here, I am going to brief about few outstanding features like undo sent mail, mail translation, remote sign out, forgotten attachment reminder, decorated text in chat, Google docs access to Gmail, Gmail for business are few of them. (more…)

Google recently released extensions support for their Chrome browser. Google chrome extensions are similar to Firefox addons. They add some specific functionality to the browser. In this article we will see the list of most popular chrome extensions. These extensions include feed readers, bookmark synchronizing, gmail and wave notifier, ad blocker, RSS subscription, Facebook and web clipper.

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We keep posted our readers about useful and mostly free applications and softwares for their Windows powered PCs. You bought a new Windows powered PC or just re-formatted your PC. Now if you don’t want to spend big bucks after paid softwares, take a look at this list of free applications for your Windows PC. This list includes applications for security, internet, communication, multimedia, downloader, videos, photos and finally office suite. I’ve chosen this set very carefully so that it includes all applications that you need on your day to day functioning. Enjoy!

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