WordPress.com Debuts a Google Chrome Extension

WordPress.com has debuted a Google Chrome extension that should simplify some of the things you can do on the site while also making it easier to keep track of everything without actually having WordPress.com open in a tab all the time.

The most obvious use of the extension is for notifications. You will receive an update every time your blog gets a new follower or someone likes one of your posts.

What's more, you'll be able to check out the activities straight from the extension, no need to visit WordPress.com.

Another interesting use for the new Chrome extension is as a simple way of starting to follow a blog or website.

WordPress.com recently debuted a new Reader tab which makes it easy to keep up with your favorite blogs and websites from one place, on WordPress.com. With the extension, you can start following more sites with just one click.

"Clicking the Follow button will add new posts from the website to your reader, and send you an email each time an update is published. (You can change your default email settings if you like.)," WordPress.com explained.

"When you visit a WordPress.com site, you’ll notice that the extension icon will turn blue, but keep in mind that you can follow blogs on Blogger, Tumblr, and other services, too," it added.

Yet another use for the Chrome extension is to quickly post something to any of your WordPress.com bogs. A pop-up editor is available to scribble down some thoughts or even a slightly longer post. You can then publish it to any of your blogs. You can also add images and format your post like you normally would.

WordPress.com has been on a roll lately and has debuted several new features, starting with the new Reader tab, but also a new stats tab added to the homepage.

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Adobe shows the raw, dark side of Photoshop CS6

Adobe Systems has published a glimpse of the forthcoming Photoshop CS6, an update that brings the dark workspace and raw-image editing tools from the new beta of its sister program, Lightroom 4.

Bryan O'Neil Hughes, an Adobe senior product manager, showed off a bit of the new software in a YouTube video published yesterday. Photoshop CS6 is set to debut along with the sixth version of Adobe's Creative Suite in the first half of 2012.

Darker photo backgrounds are all the rage for photo software since they make photos stand out nicely; the darker interface used in Lightroom and the consumer-oriented Photoshop Elements is matched by Phase One Capture One, DxO Optics Pro, and others. But Photoshop users can be a conservative bunch, so I wouldn't be surprised to hear some squawking. Fortunately, the interface can be changed to lighter tones for those who are change-averse or who fear their tonal judgements will be skewed by the noir look.

"We have a darker interface that allows for a more immersive experience," O'Neil Hughes said. "We're able to focus on the image and not on the interface itself."

The video is titled "Sneak Peek #1," so I'm guessing we'll see more as we approach the final release.

O'Neil Hughes also showed off the new Camera Raw module, used to edit the raw photos that higher-end cameras can take--or for that matter to edit JPEGs or other more ordinary formats. To nobody's surprise, the new Camera Raw module gets the same editing controls as the Lightroom 4 beta, whose raw-processing engine it shares.

That means that there's a big change for tasks like pulling back overexposed highlights or filling in darker shadows. It also means a lot more can be done with adjustment brushes--the aforementioned shadow and highlight adjustments, for example, or selective sharpening, noise reduction, white balance tweaks.

O'Neil Hughes also showed a minor change to the visual settings of the brush characteristics. The on-screen preview visually shows how much the brush edge feathers and is accompanied by textual information about the brush size and edge hardness.

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Cara menukar format fail tanpa menggunakan software

Berteraskan kemajuan teknologi yang semakin berkembang pada setiap hari,para pencipta gajet canggih telah memudahkan para pengguna mereka dengan menambah feature demi feature.Menonton movie,mendengar lagu,melayari internet dan juga membuat panggilan video dengan hanya menggunakan sebuah gajet.

Namun begitu,untuk menonton video,hanya beberapa format sahaja yang boleh dimainkan di gajet anda.Untuk menukar format video tersebut,anda mungkin perlu memuat turun softwarenya terlebih dahulu.Proses yang memakan masa yang lama ini juga boleh membuka peluang kepada para penggodam untuk menghantar virus kepada anda.

Oleh yang demikian,pada tutorial kali ini,saya akan mengajar anda cara-cara untuk menukar format sebuah video kepada apa-apa format yang anda kehendaki.Namun begitu,berkemungkinan juga fail yang anda telah tukar formatnya tidak dapat dibuka.

Pertama sekali,anda perlu membuka sebuah folder.Tidak kisah anda membuka folder apa.Asalkan ianya adalah sebuah folder.Kemudian,cari pada "MENU BAR" folder tersebut perkataan "TOOLS".Klik pada "TOOLS" tersebut.Satu dropdown menu akan keluar.Klik pada "Folder options...".

Setelah anda klik pada "Folder options...",akan keluar satu popup windows.Klik pada "VIEW".Cari perkataan "Hide extensions for known file types" dan untick pilihan tersebut.Kini,anda boleh mengetahui jenis format fail anda dan boleh menukarnya dengan sesuka hati.

Jika sebelum ini anda create fail text bertajuk "Suka² blogging",kini fail tersebut akan berubah namanya menjadi "Suka² blogging.txt".
Sebagai contoh,fail video anda yang sebelum ini ialah "movie.mp4",anda ingin menukar format tersebut kepada MKV,maka,anda hanya perlu mengubah teks dibelakang nama fail tersebut.Ini bermaksud fail anda akan dinamakan sebagai "movie.mkv"

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