So far, based on a couple websites, these are the current known “Easter Eggs” and “About Pages” inside Google Chrome.

• about: – Simply displays copyright information, trademarks, version, etc.
• about:internets – Proof that the internet is just a series of tubes! This is considered an easter egg however it may not run if the user does not have the “3D Pipes” or “sspipes.scr” screen saver and will not work on a default install of Windows Vista.
• about:memory – Displays memory usage of the browser and tabs.
• about:stats – Displays computer and browser information.
• about:network – A developer tool, not sure exactly what it does though.
• about:histograms – Another developer tool, again not sure what this does.
• about:dns – Displays DNS information.
• about:cache – Displays cached pages, beyond this is not much use to anyone other than a developer.
• about:plugins – Displays the installed/running “Plug-ins” such as Shockwave and Flash.
• about:version – Exactly the same as “about:”URL.
• about:crash – Displays an error page.
• about:% – Crashes the browser as soon as it is typed in.

Well, there you go, try them out, and have fun!

I have had Windows Live Writer on my computer for quite a long time, however I have never bothered to use it. Setting it up for my blog was very simple to do, and it appears to have fully picked up all of my Wordpress settings. The design itself is very simple and neat and appear to follow the Vista-like theme that recently created Microsoft programs use.

Windows Live Writer allows for posting Maps right from the interface.Writer appears to let me upload pictures, videos, and even maps. It also appears to have a plugin system which allows you to add downloadable plugins. I am not a fan of Windows Products however this one appears to be very well designed and built. Writer adapts completely to rich text formatting, such as text wrapping.  A neat feature is to be able to see how your post would look while inside your theme however this feature appears to have some problems as it does not display properly. Another feature that I think needs to be improved is how maps are displayed, as there is no way to change the size of a map in your post.

Overall for being a Microsoft program, Windows Live Writer is surprisingly good. It is a great and simple alternative to the basic editor that comes with Wordpress. For those who own a blog, I highly recommend Windows Live Writer.

Well, as many people know, Google has released their browser, Google Chrome. I am a Firefox user but I decided to download it and test it out. At the moment it is in beta, and there are many things that can be improved upon.

The Google Chrome Interface

At first the style of the Chrome browser is neat and does not fill up the ram as much as Firefox. In fact, at the time of writing this, Chrome was only using about 12MB of ram while Firefox usually uses around 100MB. Upon install, the browser automatically imported favorites and some settings from Firefox.

The Google Chrome Tab Page

Upon opening a new tab, Chrome will display a page with your history, recently added favorites, and screenshots of your most visited pages. Although this is a really nice feature, when trying to disable it for privacy matters, I could not find a setting to do so and the only way to clear this part is to completely clear your history completely which can sometimes be a pain. A work around for this is to open a “Incognito Page.” This is a special feature that allows you to open a window that does not save your history. Although Chrome is themed, there is no option to set a custom theme or style. Additionally, there are no options to add “plug ins” or additional components. Cool features that I have found are graphical animations that are played during certain times like when beginning a download. A nice organization feature is the way tabs are opened. When opening a tab from another tab, the opened tab will open after the tab that opened it and not at the end of the tab list like Firefox. In conclusion, Chrome is a very good light browser for a normal home user, but until the browser can be more openly modified, I will be sticking with Firefox.

Well, I was looking for a good application to throw on my newly created media server. As I was searching through Google, I found something VERY cool. It’s called Subsonic. It has tons of features. It allows me to set up onto my media server, import my music, and stream from any PC. Now, It is meant for Music, but with a couple tweaks, this awesome application can be used for videos. It comes loaded with features such as multi-user sessions, mobile support, lyrics search, last.fm scrobbling, web based audio player, automatic podcast downloading, and much more. If you ever set up a media server, this is definitely the one (and only) application that you will need! The audio part works with all major players, however since this program wasn’t  made for video files, some players have a problem decoding video from it and I recommended that you use VLC Media Player for video files.

http://subsonic.sourceforge.net/

If you are like me then you use LimeWire for downloading legal applications, music, videos, and more. And if so then you probably want LimeWire Pro, and for free. Well, I didn’t find that, but I found something better! It’s called FrostWire. It looks, acts, and seems like LimeWire Pro, but it isn’t. It even has all the advanced features of LimeWire Pro. This however, is free! It even has support for multiple operating systems such as Linux, Mac, and Windows! Did I mention it’s open source? Click the below picture to see more information and to download!