Cinnamon is Linux Mint's flagship desktop environment. Started as a Gnome fork, now it is fully independent, but Gnome's roots can still be found in this DE. One of them is the appearance of menus, which will be changed in the next release.
It is possible to use Skype without an account
If you want to make a voice or video call on Skype or start a conversation but don’t want to create an account, here is good news for you. Microsoft now allows you to use Skype without having to register an account.
Skype for Linux Alpha 1.12 comes with hostless group calling
Microsoft has released Skype for Linux Alpha version 1.12. This new application is a completely redesigned Skype version which has nothing common with the previously available Skype 4.3. In this version, the application got improvements for group calls.
Firefox 50 is out, here is what’s new
Another release of the popular Mozilla Firefox browser is out today. Version 50 features a number changes you may like. Let's see what Mozilla developers prepared for us.
Install Paint 3D Preview in Windows 10 Non-Insider Build
As you may already know, the new Paint 3D became available for Windows Insiders some time ago. It is a Universal app which offers a number of unique features for the end user. To try out the app, you had to join the Windows Insider program. Finally a way to install the app for regular, non-insider build was discovered.
MSN Weather app gets a transparent live tile on Windows 10 Mobile
The MSN Weather app from Microsoft recently got an update for Windows 10 Mobile Insiders on the Fast ring. Aside from minor fixes and performance improvements, there's one highly requested feature that's worth mentioning: with version 4.17.72.0 rolling out, Microsoft is finally bringing a transparent tile to the MSN Weather app on Windows 10 Mobile.
Microsoft may reveal more about third party VR plans at WinHEC
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced its plans to bring Windows Holographic to 3rd party hardware from partners. This includes not only VR-ready PCs from Windows OEMs, but also head-mounted displays (HDMs): the company is actively working on HDM specifications in collaboration with Intel. The goal of this project is to create a new hardware category for consumers allowing almost everyone to get into the world of Virtual Reality without spending large amounts of money on buying a compatible device.
Extract wallpapers from themepack or deskthemepack file
Starting with Windows 7, Microsoft invented a new theme format - themepack. It was created so all the theme resources would be packed inside a single file and sharing of such themes would be easy. In Windows 8, the file format was revised to deskthemepack, and supported specifying if the window color would be automatically set based on the dominant color of the desktop background. Windows 10 supports both themepack and deskthemepack formats. In this article, we will see how to extract images from a themepack or a deskthemepack file.
Chrome becomes faster on Windows with Profile Guided Optimization
Google Chrome on Windows was criticized many times for its enormous RAM usage and crashes when there were a lot tabs open. Moreover Google never admitted the problem and continued to improve other aspects of the browser not taking into account the performance, and making only small changes and optimizations that weren't enough. However, with the recent releases of Chrome 53 for 64-bit Windows systems and Chrome 54 for 32-bit Windows, Google claims to have finally improved its performance significantly.
Microsoft rebrands Xamarin Studio as Visual Studio for Mac
Earlier today, Microsoft announced that its own Integrated Development Environment (IDE), Visual Studio, is now available on macOS. This is made possible by the joint effort between the Visual Studio for Windows team and Xamarin which Microsoft acquired earlier this year. The new Visual Studio for Mac is based on the existing Xamarin Studio and MonoDevelop IDEs and has all of its features while the UI and UX improvements are coming from 'classic' Visual Studio.
