Floorplanner, this online tool that Cyberfrancis we recommended and that allows us to model a house and furnished to our taste, has launched a new version in the form of Beta very interesting. The main improvement on the fantastic service already offered is that we can now choose between the typical flat 2D version and a spectacular view in 3 dimensions, including furniture.
Apart from the features already discussed, mainly those with power sharing and editing between multiple users the same level, has improved the drawn elements and increased response speed of implementation. In addition there are now more space available for drawing, and if we need more, let's go to full screen.
The application continues to use Flash and still accounts available free for personal use with the same limitations, and payment accounts for companies or for users who want more storage. Finally, although the stable version is entirely in Spanish, this beta version has not yet been translated.
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Link | Floorplanner
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MommyBye, Specialized Social Network for Students Studying Outside Their Cities
The holidays are completed and start all over. Many students are already in full season tests, and besides, if they choose to study outside their city, have their sights set on finding accommodation to spend the season lectiva. Some opt for larger schools and residences, and others will choose to share flats. In either case, students should be informed of the terms according to the option chosen.
Fortunately, just appear MommyBye, a social network specializing in the needs of those students who are going to study in different cities where they live. It offers a place to centralize the issuance of search or offer of accommodation, and news articles, guides residences, blogs and a place to establish new friendships.
Users will have its own space, which will handle your personal messages and create their networks of contacts, whether by sending invitations by e-mail, and even accepting requests for friendship. They may also submit an ad, either searching for or offering accommodation for any Spanish province, indicating a number of conditions, locations and contact information. In addition, you have your favorites, referring to announcements and residences, publishing photos, video (based on YouTube), publication of blog entries, list of fellow floor, friends list, personal and blackboards, where other users may leave your comments.
With all this, MommyBye has its own search engine ads, also from residences, personal space, articles, blogs and search.
With all these tools, students will have the necessary information and may know in advance who can share with roof, which will give them security against the typical ads that are posted on the street furniture of universities.
Currently in beta is closed.
Link | MommyBye
Microsoft Launches Bot Translation for Windows Live Messenger
The team translations of Microsoft Research has just release a Bot for Windows Live Messenger that allows us to instantly translate text among many languages. For emepezar to use this bot just mtbot@hotmail.com we must add to our contacts, and then give a signal to make clear that our presence was immediately asked by the languages we want to translate what you write.
We can use the Bot simply to translate the text you enter, or to understand people who speak other languages. To do this we will have to start a conversation multiple in the same window where we are chatting with Bot. In addition, entering the text Tbot? we were shown a series of commands you can use to modify the options of bot translation (for example, change the language where we are wrong to select them). The translations are based on a translation engine developed by Microsoft Research, rather than services that Systran Redmond usually used for these purposes.
So far TBot is only capable of translating texts from English into other languages such as French, German, Spanish, etc. (and vice versa). Therefore, we are unable to make translations between Italian and Portuguese, Spanish and German, etc. (Microsoft says that soon will expand the number of possible translations). And of course the translation is not perfect, so we must walk with care if we are going to use to chat with other people. Anyway, as a precautionary measure the Bot blocked all the words that are objectionable.
Track | Blog Microsoft Research Machine Translator
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Morales Puts Food to Sow the Cocaleros
AP - SINAHOTA, Bolivia (AP) - The soaring prices of foodstuffs could achieve something that the U.S. did not succeed in spite to invest millions of dollars: persuade farmers to replace the Bolivian coca planted with other crops.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves of Mexico Fell $ 7.465 Million in July
Reuters - Mexico, Aug 5 (EFE) The foreign exchange reserves of Mexico joined the closure last July of $ 78.206 million, 7.465 million less than the previous month, when placed at 85.671 million, reported today the Bank of Mexico (Central).
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October 13, 2008
Mexican Stock Exchange Closed with a Drop of 5.4%, the Second Largest of the Year
Agencia EFE - Mexico, Oct 6 (EFE) The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) closed Monday with a sharp drop of 1240.37 units, representing a decline of 5.4 percent, the second largest in the year, dragged by falls in other stock markets in the world.
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October 12, 2008
Google's Browser is Not Sufficiently Polished
AP - New York (AP) - The new Google Inc. browser., Called Chrome, meets many of the functions attributed to it now a browser: it has a good presentation, includes pages on buttons easy to handle and allows users to make adjustments of their privacy on the Internet.
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Available Mandriva Linux 2009
As expected, has already been announced the availability of the final version of Mandriva 2009. Is now available in two flavors, a full version and another with a system based solely on free software, no drivers or software to provide owners.
Mandriva 2009 comes with KDE 4.1 as the default desktop but also includes the brand new Gnome 2.24 desktop environment and the slight LXDE. For this version has incorporated the latest versions of the Linux kernel and all the programs like Firefox 3, OpenOffice 3, Compiz Fusion and Virtual Box, which also are installed as standard.
Has decreased the time of booting, and have redesigned the graphical installer and control center. Other interesting developments include improvements in the network management tools, parental control or the automatic configuration software repositories. As for compatibility and hardware, virtually all the graphics cards are supported with the proprietary drivers for ATI and NVIDIA, with full support for the desktop and 3D graphics acceleration. In addition, Mandriva guarantees full operation in a lot of netbooks, as the Asus Eee PC.
The download can be done from the official website of Mandriva, since they provide links for BitTorrent to download directly.
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Download | Mandriva Linux 2009
Link | Mandriva Linux 2009 Release Notes
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Betabits 25 �� C, the Best Thing for the Summer Digital
Yes, they are already here, and arrive, they are our Betabits favorites, and also with swimsuit. But as is usually routine every week we brings a selection of applications that we think we can be helpful, and we think this week to serve the nominees are:
CCleaner 2.09: One of the essential programs throughout machine that price. Adios to archives and records obsolete entries.
CleanAfterMe 1.15: The ideal friend to remove traces of archives and records entries have been generated after our stay in the team itself.
doPDF 6.1.265: Until the Windows system can? print? PDF files natively, while we will comply with virtual printers like the one we are presenting you.
FastStone Image Viewer 3.6 beta: One of the best and most complete existing displays, both in the version installed in its portable version. Incredible that is free. Now is compatible with Windows versions in 32-bit and 64.
Open Contacts 5.2.4: One of our agendas most advanced and comprehensive contacts we know, available for use both personal and corporate level. Integration with Google Maps, interaction with other applications and import / export data in several formats.
PrestoNotes 4.8.0: Because we are not in an office, if we have to create small reminders, move from the colorful post-its and use this simple tool. The cleanliness of our monitor what we appreciate.
ProcessActivityView 1.03: Would you like to know what files and directories that are being used by running processes? Well, this application will offer a summary of it.
Shiki Video Downloader 1.0.0.49: Find videos on YouTube, Google Video, Dailymotion and MetaCafe, play, and also download it so you can use in your portable players.
Temp File Cleaner 1.6: The easiest way to delete all temporary files of our units.
VSO Image Resizer 2.0.1.7: If you need to post photos, share them by e-mail or simply want to optimize your weight, this application will not have problems with that.
Zortam Mp3 Media Studio 8.15 Standard: There will be those who prefer a simple player to listen to their songs, but there will be others who want to provide through the player many other tools, such as ID3 publishers, organisers of collections, musical lyrics seekers, blah blah blah . Here you have this application, both flavored with flavor as freeware Pro. Furthermore, does not cause tooth decay.
That's it for now, as always, Betabits again next week with new applications.
Sources | Freeware-guide (updates)? Softonic (Windows)
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Tab Fabulous, Coca Cola for Women
Coca-Cola Spain has launched a new drink? Perfect? for women, is low in calories and high in caffeine. Same so far only been marketed in Canada and the United States.
The company stressed that Spain will be the first European country to launch this drink, after success in other countries, where managed to position itself as the number two brand in its category.
Fabulous will be distributed exclusively on the channel at night, in a glass bottle of 200 milliliters of pink, designed, of course, for this launch.
Carlos Chaguaceda, communication director of Coca-Cola in Spain explained:? Companies respond to consumer market realities, sociology, not invented anything?.
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