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Vegas Pool Sharks 1.06 (BB) – Hustle your way to pool superstardom

January 27th, 2012

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Pool is one of those games that you think you’re going to be really good at until you step up to the table and realize that it’s actually much tougher than it looks. Vegas Pool Sharks gives you the chance to hone your skills in the hustlers’ playground that is Las Vegas. You’ll get a chance to fleece money from some of the most canny players in the casino. Alternatively you might lose your house.

The game sees you compete against four different computer opponents who vary in their level of skill. I would’ve liked to have seen a few more characters just to add a bit more variety, but there are three different game modes to help you mix things up a bit.

Vegas Pool Sharks boasts some surprisingly accurate ball physics making it a fairly realistic pool simulation for a mobile device. The 3D views are great and you can zoom in and out or tilt the angle of your cue fairly smoothly. Thanks to some helpful aiming hints it should be quite easy for you to get to grips with the game.

Although it lacks the all-important two player mode, Vegas Pool Sharks is a fairly accurate pool simulation that will keep you amused for some time.

Download Vegas Pool Sharks 1.06 (BB) in Softonic

Space Balls 1.0 – Save your planet from colored balls!

January 27th, 2012

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First up, if you were expecting Space Balls to be based on the classic Mel Brooks movie of the same name, I’m afraid this one isn’t. Don’t go away just yet though, because you’ll still be able to have fun.

The aim of Space Balls is to defend your little planet from relentless hoards of colored balls that try to encircle you. To do this you need to fire your own colored balls at them from a rotatable cannon. If you can make a line of four or more balls of the same color then these balls will disappear and set the whole pack of invaders back a bit.

Space Balls is one of those games that are very simple to control yet can become impossibly difficult to master. You do get help, in the form of a meter that shows you which color ball is next to be fired, but after a while the action becomes so fast that it’s impossible to keep up. This is even the case on the easiest of the three difficulty settings.

As for the graphics in Space Balls, they’re bright and well drawn with a real 3D look to the balls. I was a bit disappointed with the irritating music, but luckily you can turn this off.

You might find Space Balls gets a bit repetitive after a few levels, but it’s still a great time-waster to play on the bus.

Download Space Balls 1.0 in Softonic

Convert VCD movies to any video you like.

January 27th, 2012

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Apex VCD Ripper converts VCD to any video you like. Extremely fast conversion speed and friendly user interface let you convert VCD Video with ease. The powerful features and unbeatable price make Apex VCD Ripper an affordable and powerful video conversion solution on personal computer.

Key Features of Apex VCD Ripper:

Supports converting VCD video from dat, mpeg, mpg file to AVI, Divx, Xvid, MPEG, MOV, WMV, RM, RMVB etc. PC video
Supports converting VCD video from dat, mpeg, mpg file to Apple iPod, Sony PSP, Cell Phone 3GP, Microsoft Xbox, Pocket PC, Portable Media Player ect. Mobile video
Supports converting VCD video from dat, mpeg, mpg file to Flash SWF, Youtube FLV, Flash FLV ect. Web video
Supports converting VCD video from dat, mpeg, mpg file to MP3, WMA, WAV, MP2 Audio
Supports converting VCD video from dat, mpeg, mpg file to Gif Animation and GIF, BMP, EPS, JPG, PCX, PSD, PDF, TIFF, WMF, EMF, PNG, J2K IMAGE

WordPress 2.7 Available Now

January 26th, 2012

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Mark Jaquith has just announced that WordPress is named “Coltrane” for famed jazz Saxophonist, John Coltrane, a favorite of sax playing, WordPress founder, Matt Mullenweg.

There are a lot of new features and improvements, including the new interface. For examples, screenshots, video, and information on the new WordPress 2.7 version, see WordPress 2.7 Release News and Links, Countdown to WordPress 2.7 and WordPress 2.7 Hits WordPress.com Thursday, December 4, 2008.

WordPress.com has been running WordPress 2.7 for a week across almost 5 million blogs and the response has been incredibly positive. Old users are finding the learning curve almost non-existent and new users are embracing it.

The hard work done by all of the development team, especially by Jane Wells who lead the conversion to the new interface, deserves some serious rounds of applause.

For those concerned about upgrading to WordPress, and how often those updates occur, take a step down memory lane with Justin Tadlock in “Be Thankful WordPress Gets Updated.” He takes you through the various versions and why we should be so thankful for the most current versions, considering the path it took to get here.

Upgrade WordPress Now!
Unlike previous versions where it’s a good idea to wait, I recommend upgrading to WordPress 2.7 now. It is very stable and has been well tested on WordPress.com. It also includes the latest security updates. Once installed, it will notify you for automatic upgrades, making the upgrade process incredibly easy.

If you are using one of the Release Candidates, the upgrade announcement should be on your blog. Follow the extended upgrade instructions. In the past, it was highly recommended that you turn off all WordPress Plugins before upgrading. WordPress 2.7 will automatically put WordPress in “maintenance mode” so this step is no longer necessary.

Rotate and convert your video as you like.

January 26th, 2012

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Extra Video Effect Editor can rotate your video as well as add other video effects: Blur, Brightness, Frade Aging, Filter, Mirror, Horizontal and Grayscale, Pixelate, Color Balance and Vertical. From now on you can create video in any way you like.

Key Features:

Video effects: Blur, Brightness, Frade Aging, Filter, Mirror, Horizontal and Grayscale, Pixelate, Color Balance, Mirror, Vertical, Rotate 90, Rotate 180 or Rotate 270
Format conversion functions: Input formats are supported: mov, MP4, 3GP, mpg, avi, wmv, asf, JPEG, Bitmap, Gif; Output formats are supported: mpg, avi, wmv, mov
Simple and easy to use: Just input your original video, select the effect what you want to add.

All you need to know about Google Desktop

January 26th, 2012

Elena Santos

<a href= Gmail gadget launched by Google, which enables you to check your Gmail account right from your desktop. This gadget works with the Google Desktop sidebar, so I had to install it on my PC.

I must admit I wasn’t happy about having even more stuff on my desktop, but after testing it for a while I was pleasantly surprised by the functionality and nice design of this smart piece of software.

Google Desktop is mainly a powerful local search tool that makes use of the Google engine to find files, folders and apps on your hard drive. You can use it just as a Google-powered local search tool, either as floating bar on your desktop or a neat deskbar perfectly integrated in the taskbar. But if there’s a way you can make the most of Google Desktop, that’s the sidebar.

Google Desktop

The Google Desktop sidebar is similar to the Vista sidebar, in the sense that it can hold a number of small handy webapps (the so called gadgets) that can deliver information to your desktop, show data, display photos and much more. Gadgets are very easy to install: you can get them right from the sidebar by clicking on the plus sign button on top, or simply download them from the Google Desktop website.

There are literally hundreds of gadgets to install. If you don’t know where to start, try sorting them by popularity. The top 10 gadgets include clocks (both analog and digital), weather information, calendars, calculators, games and even a virtual flower pot you can take care of like one of those old Tamagotchis.

Lowepro Melbourne 10 Pocket Video Camcorder/ Camera Situation (Red Floral) with Microfiber Cleaning Cloth for Kodak Pocket Video Zi8, Zi6, Zx5, Zx3, Zx1, ZxD, PLAYTOUCH, PLAYSPORT, PLAYFULL, Mini HD and Mini

January 26th, 2012

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Lowepro Melbourne 10 Pocket Video Camcorder/ Camera Situation (Red Floral) with Microfiber Cleansing Cloth for Kodak Pocket Video Zi8, Zi6, Zx5, Zx3, Zx1, ZxD, PLAYTOUCH, PLAYSPORT, PLAYFULL, Mini HD and Mini

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Sidekick SK LX 2009 PV300 Unlocked Mobile phone with 3G, GPS and QWERTY Keyboard – US Warranty – Orchid

January 26th, 2012

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Sidekick SK LX 2009 PV300 Unlocked Mobile phone with 3G, GPS and QWERTY Keyboard – US Warranty – Orchid

This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier functions may be supported. It will not operate with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
Real net browsing–get a lot more pages and better Net content delivered efficiently to your mobile phone (added fees may apply)
Digital audio player compatible with MP3, WMA and AAC formats
Send and acquire email messages on your telephone assistance for push e-mail
Immediate messaging support: AIM, Windows Reside, and Yahoo!

Sleeker and slimmer than its predecessor, the Sidekick LX (2009) for T-Mobile is ready for speed with connectivity to T-Mobile’s 3G network for quick downloads and rapid entry to your favorite social networking internet sites. Other enhancements consist of a higher-definition LCD, a camera with flash, enhanced video abilities, mood lights which lets customers set precise settings for various communication alerts, and GPS-enabled Reside Search.

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How to: Add a snow effect to text in Photoshop

January 26th, 2012

Elena Santos

I’ve always preferred to give handmade presents, a piece of handicraft made by myself that makes the gift more personal. Following this idea, and as the holiday season approaches, I like to prepare special Photoshop tutorials to create your own greeting cards. In case you missed them, here’s the 2007 tutorial and here’s the 2008 one. And for those behind the deadline, here’s another easy tutorial that shows you how to add a snow effect to text; a simple yet effective trick you can use for cards, themes and all sorts of Christmas-related graphic.

Text snow effect in Photoshop