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Another new Google Chrome Portable!
I’ve been working on other stuff too, really!  Just trying to get the bugs that people report to me out of the way…
Biggest change is the Portable Passwords feature.  It’s opt-in so you’ll need to use the INI to enable it since it creates a bit of a hassle [...]

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To celebrate the inclusion of Google Chrome Portable in the PortableApps.com official apps list… I’ve, um, started working on it again and fixed all reported bugs.
Downloads: Stable/Beta | Dev
Fixed a particularly nasty bug where RunLocally and CacheInTemp were always forced on.  Also themes now work properly between sessions.
[Edit: Updated Dev download with the latest Chrome [...]

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EasyScreenshot.NET v.7.0 has been released.  Grab it here, and view the complete changelog here.
These changes are of particular note:

Added Capture Monitor and Color Picker modes.
Added PrintScreen simulation option for capturing transparent windows.
Many changes and bug fixes to clipboard code.
Tweaks to the overlay, especially to the overlay text.
Misc bug fixes.

[Edit: Updated to 1.7.1: Potentially fixed a [...]

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Details here.
Downloads: Stable, Beta, Dev.

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Whenever my mic stops working, I must remember to try the following diagnostics in the following order to avoid maximum frustration with the dumb thing:

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I have a bit of a backlog of stuff so I guess I better start posting some of it.

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So recently I got a $15 iTunes gift card and now a 22-free songs code for iTunes so I decided to check it out. I expected a slow lumbering beast that would try and take over my whole OS so I booted up my favorite XP Virtual Machine and created a snapshot so I [...]

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I just hacked together a neat little PHP script that allows me to Google search right from Windows Explorer in Windows 7.  I was inspired by this guy.  I don’t wait around for Google, I’ll do it myself.

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Shift+Click a superbar button to launch a new instance of that program (even if one is already open).
Ctrl+Shift+Click to launch a new instance as administrator.  Great for Command Prompt or a Task Manager replacement.
That is all.

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In Windows 7, the new Superbar is awesome IMO.  However the Taskbar Properties Control Panel has removed the “Keep the taskbar on top of other windows” option and made it on by default.  This also results in maximized windows not being able to cover the taskbar.  If you prefer to use the Win key to [...]

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