Review of µTorrent

Setup file Size: 282 Kb

Version: 1.8.4

Author(s): Ludvig Strigeus, Serge Paquet

Web Site: www.utorrent.com

Build Date: September 28,2009

OS Compatibility: Windows and Mac OS X

         µTorrent is an efficient Bit Torrent client. It is also called as micro torrent due to its size (only around 283 kb). It supports all most all the features present in other Bit Torrent clients like, bandwidth scheduling, RSS auto-downloading etc.

Review of Pidgin

Setup file Size: 13.7 MB

Installation File Size: 30.5 MB

Version: 2.6.0

Author(s): Daniel 'datallah' Atallah, John 'rekkanoryo' Bailey

Web Site: www.pidgin.im

Build Date: 2009-06-09

Old Name: Gaim

OS Compatibility: Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, and Windows.

            
Pidgin is chat software which lets you to log in to your multiple accounts on multiple IM networks. Therefore, it is also called as multi-protocol instant messaging client. With Pidgin, you have plethora of accounts to choose for. Without any hassles you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking with a friend on AOL and sitting in the Yahoo chat room, all the same time.

Tech Shopping in Kathmandu

     Well it is a festive season and plus my PC has been really old (by the way, its two years old) so it was a good reason for me to do an upgrade. I was accompanied by my friend Sajaan who also wanted a PC and a flash drive. We hovered all around New Road to Putalisadak in search of computer components. We went to almost all vendors searching for products and getting their price.

Review of Stellarium

Stellarium is a free and open source software developed by Fabien Chereau and is available for download in Windows, Linux and Mac. It is an educational software which provides detailed view of night sky and heavenly bodies and is popular among children, students and stargazers alike.

1.Setup file size: 41.9 MB

2.Installation file size: 61.7 MB

3.Version: 0.10.2

4.Author: Fabien Chereau

5.Website: www.stellarium.org

6.Build date: 2009-03-10

7.Other similar software: Celestia, Starry Nights, Kstar

8.OS compatibility: Windows, Linux, Mac

Review of Celestia

Celestia is a space simulation software and was developed by Chris Laurel. It is licensed under GNU/GPL version 2.0 and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Celestia is also one of those programs included in NASA and ESA's space education programs.

1. Setup file size: 33.8 MB

2. Installation file size: 63.4 MB

3. Version: 1.6.0

4. Author: Chris Laurel

5. Website:www.shatters.net/celestia

6. Build date: 2009-06-20

7. Other similar software: Stellarium, Orbiter, Kstar

8. OS compatibility: Windows, Linux, Mac