Author Archives: Astrum

Vague Perspective of Revolution in Russia

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Astrum

Today is the inauguration day for Mr. Putin in Russia. Again. Some people unhappy with this fact were given a good lesson yesterday and today in Moscow on how painful is to neglect the greatness of their Master. Literally around … Continue reading →

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Dreamweaver and Photoshop CS6 Screenshots

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Astrum

Here’s few screenshots of Dreamweaver CS 6 (version 12.0 build 5808) and Photoshop CS6 (version 13.0). By the way Dreamweaver CS 6 has no 64-bit version yet. New Mini Bridge in the Photoshop: Photography workspace: Painting workspace:

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Adobe Creative Suite 6 — Cloud of possibilities

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Astrum

I’m very much interested to see what more we can do now, when Adobe Creative Suite 6 is finally available. If you look at the buying guide (Product comparison table), some products are presented only in Cloud version (As Adobe says: … Continue reading →

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New Avast 7 in Windows 8 CP

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Astrum

Here’s my review of new Avast 7 in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. New Windows system contains upgraded Windows Defender version 6.2, which has now full antivirus functionality and runs by default. Microsoft basically put there what they used to call Security Essentials (but … Continue reading →

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Three Flaws of Metro UI in Windows 8 CP

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Astrum

I’ve been running Windows 8 Consumer Preview for a few days and I should say Metro User Interface has no bright future for a regular PC with a mouse and a keyboard. All this tiling nightmare is an attempt to … Continue reading →

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Russian Presidential Election through Web Eye

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Astrum

There is presidential election in Russia today, March 4th 2012. 95,000 Russian polling stations are equipped with web cameras connected to the Internet. Anyone can access them here: http://webvybory2012.ru Will it help to have fair election? Don’t ask. In the meantime … Continue reading →

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Metro UI Claustrophobia in Windows 8

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Astrum

I installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on one of my secondary computers to see if it is playable. The kids were puzzled at first, but then realized that movies link works and there are new games hidden behind the Metro … Continue reading →

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Get reimagined and reinvented Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Astrum

Windows 8 Consumer Preview is here (build 8250). Feel free to download and test: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download Direct download links to ISO images with Windows 8 Consumer Preview: English 64-bit (x64)                    Download (3.3 GB) Sha 1 hash — 1288519C5035BCAC83CBFA23A33038CCF5522749 32-bit (x86)                    Download (2.5 … Continue reading →

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Stanford School of Engineering Extends Free Online Courses. Full List.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Astrum

In 2012 Stanford School of Engineering (USA) extends the list of free online courses. We love free and quality stuff, so here’s the full list of classes available to anybody who wants to enroll. Because they are online, you can be physically anywhere … Continue reading →

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The End of Sharing Files?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Astrum

Following the shutdown of Megaupload, we can see now Fileserve and Filesonic are closing sharing services I guess to prevent potential charges. Who’s next? Will Rapidshare stay because they are Swiss-based? Or maybe we will only have torrents and usenet left. I believe … Continue reading →

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