Lion Transformation Pack is one of the best transformation pack, meant for users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 to transform the look of their Windows interface to the style and appearance of OS X Lion. Certainly, it’s not a simple theme or a visual style but a complete and full-featured customization pack that can transform your Windows entirely to Mac OS X Lion, including Lion Login Screen, Themes, Icons, Dock, Wallpapers, Sounds, User Pictures, Spaces, Expose, Finderbar and more. A UX Pack edition is also available for people who find modifying system files little scary and prefer to try out a zero-risk version. The UX Pack is meant for Windows 7 only.

Features -

- Seamless installation and uninstallation giving users safe transformation
- Easily configurable in single click with intelligence Metro UI design
- Designed for all editions of Windows XP/Vista/7 including Server Editions
- Genuine OS X Lion system resources
- Smart system files updating with auto-repair and Windows Update friendly
- UxStyle memory patching
- Lion Frame UI including Aero/Mac features for XP and non-Aero system
- OS X Lion themes, wallpapers, user pictures and logon screen
- OS X Dock emulation with pre-configured docklets optimized for stability/performance
- Expose and Spaces with shortcut keys configured

Note: Make sure to uninstall Snow Transformation Pack with UAC turned off before installing this one. It’s recommended to create a system restore point before installing this transformation pack. That could come handy in case anything goes wrong.

- Download Lion Transformation Pack 1.0 (for XP/Vista/7)
- Download Lion UX Pack 1.0 (for Win7 only)

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MacX DVD Ripper Pro is one of the best DVD ripper for Mac OS X, also available for Windows. It is an ultimate DVD backup and ripping software that offers the ability to rip DVD to a wide range of video formats such as MP4, H.264, MOV, FLV, MPEG, M4V, AVI, etc. that are supported by majority of portable devices like iPhone/iPhone 4S, iPad/iPad 2, iPod, Apple TV, Android, HTC, Samsung, XOOM, Galaxy Tab, PSP, etc. The software rips at a fast speed, supports encrypted DVD, and aims to offer high quality video/audio in the output file. Its new DVD-Backup feature let you copy DVD to single video file with original video quality and 5.1 channel AC3/DTS Dolby audio.

It features Hyper-Threading technology, batch conversion, and Multi-Core CPU processing on Mac to speed up the ripping process dramatically. The advanced function "Run as Safe Mode" and "Advanced Deinterlacing Accelerator" will also smooth the conversion and improve the video effect. It includes default settings for beginners, advanced users can adjust and set the desired parameters for output video. One can also Rip and Trim a video segment, extract audio and take snapshots from DVD.

To grab a Free full-version license of MacX DVD Ripper Pro (both Mac and Windows version), simply visit the exclusive giveaway page for webtrickz.com. Download the desired OS version and activate it using the listed license code. This unlimited license offer is valid for over 2 days. So, don’t miss it. Enjoy!

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Kaspersky Antivirus Scanner is designed to protect Mac systems from malware. It scans to detect and remove both Mac and non-Mac viruses using an updated malware database that ensures protection against latest threats. When not scanning for viruses, it will use no Mac CPU processing power ensuring maximum performance for your daily tasks. It’s very simple to use and lets you scan when it’s convenient for you. Offers 3 scanning modes – Full scan, Quick scan and Virus scan. KVS for Mac also includes Security Assistant – the service allows analyzing and neutralizing detected threats.

KVS Security Features:

• Protection against viruses, Trojan programs, worms, bots and botnets.
• Protection against spyware, adware, etc. using threat signatures.
• Heuristic analysis allows detecting suspicious objects and objects which are infected by unknown or new modifications of known threats.
• Application’s databases and modules are automatically updated.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 for Mac and Kaspersky Virus Scanner for Mac appear same as both their interfaces are similar but KVS includes only the most significant features in comparison to Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac. Check their comparison below:

Kaspersky Virus Scanner for Mac does not requires activation. Just purchase it from the Mac App store, you will see its icon in dock stating the downloading and installation process. Once it is installed, launch the application by clicking on its icon from dock.

Download Kaspersky Virus Scanner [Mac App Store]

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Digiarty is now offering 10,000 30,000 copies of MacX DVD Ripper Pro worth 300k USD as a giveaway, along with 60% off discount on their ultimate DVD video converter software – MacX DVD Video Converter Pro Pack (now for $39.95). The giveaway spree is open for everyone and will last through Nov 29th, 2011. Hurry up, only the first 10K people can enjoy the free genuine copies of MacX DVD Ripper Pro Thanksgiving Edition.

MacX DVD Ripper Pro is an ultimate DVD backup and ripping software for Mac to Rip DVD movie and DVD ISO image to MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV, MPEG for iPhone/iPhone 4S, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Android, HTC, Samsung, XOOM, Galaxy Tab, PSP, etc. With fast speed and high quality, it lets you easing rip all type of encrypted DVD and copy-protected DVD (remove DVD CSS, region code, RCE, Sony ArccOS, UOPs, Disney, etc). Thus you can make a perfect backup of your favorite DVD movies.

To get your Free copy, just visit www.macxdvd.com/giveaway/giveaway.htm. Click the “Get License Code” button, you will instantly get the download link and license code. Just install the Thanksgiving Edition of MacX DVD Ripper Pro and use the code to activate it. License Code: MACX-DVD-RIPPER-THANK-YOU-YBU1

Note: The giveaway version does not enjoy free upgrades and technical support.

~ Windows users can grab ‘MacX HD Video Converter Pro for Windows’ worth $49.95 for Free from Digiarty’ Facebook Page.

Furthermore, Digiarty has put up an interesting game, providing users a chance to Win MacX iPhone Video Converter worth $29.95. On the giveaway page, you just need to compare the two pictures and find out three different placements. A license code of MacX iPhone Video Converter will be awarded as prize on success.

MacX iPhone Video Converter is an all-in-one iPhone iPad iPod iTunes video converter for Mac OS X. Let user play M2TS MKV AVI MP4 420+ different formats video on iPhone iPad iPod.

We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Day in advance.

Thanks Sarah for the special giveaway info.

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Minus is an amazing and fast file sharing platform that allows users to simply upload, manage and share photos, music, documents and files. It is a cross-platform program, available as a desktop application for Windows, Mac and Ubuntu. Minus is available for popular mobile platforms – Android and iOS (coming soon for WP7), and has browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox. Minus is Absolutely Free! Just create an account at Minus in less than 5 seconds and you’re all set to use it efficiently.

Key Features include -

• Get 10 GB of free space
• Share Large Files up to 2 GB each
• Unlimited Downloads and Transfer
• Use Dashboard to manage your uploaded stuff
• Profile to publish and share your files and folders (example)

Minus is very handy and useful because it makes sharing files real simple & quick. One can easily batch upload files using its web interface or use its desktop app that offers the ability to ‘drag and drop’ photos and files into the taskbar and instantly upload onto Minus. It currently supports files such as images, PDF, text docs, music and videos.

Minus application for desktop comes with built-in Screen Capture support which is indeed a great add-on. Hence, it eliminates the need to first take a screenshot using a dedicated program, then save and lastly upload it to web for sharing. With Minus, just Take screenshot quickly using a user-defined hotkey and it will upload it automatically. Once the file is uploaded, a pop-up shows up and the file share link gets copied to the clipboard which you can share with anyone (Private by default).

The desktop app has a simple and cool interface, with Dashboard providing access to all the files uploaded and lets you manage them. You can delete files, toggle Public/Private, set a caption for files folder. You can even drag a bunch of files from desktop or explorer to an existing folder or gallery.

Minus on Web – The web interface of Minus is also pretty impressive and easy-to-use. The Dashboard displays your files, activity, lets you explore and search all the cool publicly shared stuff. You can choose between several display modes and switch between light and dark background with Lights On/Off option. Users can upload files (drag n drop), edit the file name, download files, get a shortlink for your files. It also displays the storage usage, number of folder views and total hits to your profile.

Furthermore, Minus allows you to Edit images in browser with Aviary. You can simply add effects to your photos in just a single click, rotate, resize, crop, remove redeye, sharpen, add text, etc.

It’s Reliable – Minus uses the latest Cloud computing technologies. They are fully deployed on Amazon’s EC2 and S3 Cloud storage. Minus keeps all files indefinitely unless deleted by the uploader or if it violates their terms of service.

Minus for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, allows you to upload files and photos to Minus from your mobile device, directly from the app or from the share menu. It keeps a history of uploaded files and galleries. You can login into account to access your files.

Minus Firefox and Chrome extension – Allows you to take screenshots of your browser and auto-uploading them to your account. Additionally you can browse your galleries with this extension.

Download Minus – Desktop App for Windows/Mac/Ubuntu | Android App | iOS App

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Apple, Google and Amazon are paying a tribute to Steven Paul Jobs. Just check their homepage. Here’s what Apple said: (www.apple.com/stevejobs)

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing
human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.

Apple Founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs Dies. Here are various big media sources where you can read in detail about this news.

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies – CNN

Steve Jobs Apple ‘visionary’ dies aged 56 – BBC News

Apple’s visionary Steve Jobs dead at 56 – Reuters

Steve Jobs, Apple’s Visionary, Dies at 56 – NYTimes

APPLE’S STEVE JOBS DIES AT 56 – Bloomberg

Steve Jobs dies; Apple co-founder was 56 – The Washington Post

Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56 – The Huffington Post

Steven Paul Jobs, 1955-2011 – WSJ

Statement by Steve Jobs’ Family – Business Wire

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011: Mourning Technology’s Great Reinventor – TIME

Official Statement:

Apple Media Advisory – Apple

Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors – Apple

Other Interesting articles:

President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs – The White House Blog

Steve Jobs in his own words – CNET News

The Steve Jobs I Knew – AllThingsD

My Neighbor, Steve Jobs – PaloAltoPatch

Here is a great compile-up put up by Neowin stating “How the World reacts to Steve Jobs Death.” Do check it out if you adore and salute Sir Jobs.

The incredible and revolutionary devices we use, such as iPhone, iPod, and iPad powered by amazing software and technology were blessed and brought up by Steve Jobs and Apple team. So, do remember the legend and Thank him for everything he gave us!

Image credit – [jmak.tumblr.com , Nytimes]

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New Features in Flash Player 11 and AIR 3

• Stage 3D Accelerated Graphics Rendering (Player & AIR desktop + AIR for TV)
• Flash Access Content Protection Support for Mobile
• Flash Access Content Protection Enhancements
• Protected HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS)
• NetStream.dispose()
• H.264/AVC Software Encoding for Cameras (desktop)
• JPEG-XR support
• Enhanced high resolution bitmap support
• High efficiency SWF compression support
• G.711 Audio Compression for Telephony
• Native JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Support
• Garbage Collection Advice
• Cubic Bezier Curves
• Secure Random Number Generator
• Socket Progress Events
• DisplayObjectContainer.removeChildren and MovieClip.isPlaying

New Features in Flash Player 11

• Native 64-bit Support (Flash Player desktop) — Take advantage of native support for 64-bit OS and 64-bit web browsers on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows.
• Asynchronous Bitmap Decoding
• TLS Secure Sockets Support

New Features in AIR 3

• Native Extensions
• Captive Runtime Support
• Stage Video Hardware Acceleration (AIR Mobile)
• H.264/AAC Playback Support (AIR for iOS)
• Front-facing Camera Support (AIR for Android)
• Background Audio Playback Support (AIR for iOS) — Developers can now write multitasking iOS applications that can play audio while in the background, such as music applications or reliable voice conferencing apps with multitasking support.
• Device Speaker Control for Mobile (AIR for iOS & Android)
• 16 and 32-bit color depth
• Game Controller API (AIR TV)

Read detailed Release Notes

Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.152 for Android can be downloaded from Android market.

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Firefox 7.0 aims to enhance your browsing experience by improving one of its major drawback, i.e. high memory consumption. The latest and new Firefox 7.0 drastically improves the usage of memory (RAM) and is said to consume 20-30% less memory than former builds of Firefox browser.

Changelog based on the recent beta of Firefox 7:

• Vastly improved memory usage (up to 50% better) and increased speed
• Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
• Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
• Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis
• Added support for the Web Timing specification
• Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Firefox. This can be enabled by installing an add-on
• Fixed several stability issues

The Final build of Firefox 7 is scheduled to be officially released within 24 hours. You can download it now using the direct download links (English) below.

• Firefox 7 for Windows
• Firefox 7 for Linux
• Firefox 7 for Mac

Update – Firefox 7 is now officially available in over 70 languages. Get it here.

[Release Notes]

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