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Google has added new file drag and drop feature support in Gmail to add attachments besides the multi-attachment feature included in February last year. Currently, this feature works only in latest builds of Firefox 3.6 and Google Chrome. To be honest, this attachment feature should've been included long back.

Locating files for attachment can be pain at times and hence most people prefer to save files on the desktop. Imagine the pain to click on Attach Files and then literally hunt down the files from some remote folder.

With the new Drag and Drop feature, in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers, you can attach as many files (under 20MB total). Just select files from anywhere on your PC or Mac, drag them to the Gmail's 'Attach Files' area and drop them. You'll notice the progress bar showing the attachment status of those files.

This new attachment adding feature will surely make your life easy but still you've to ensure that you select the correct files. Google promised to bring this support for other browsers soon.

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Corel has introduced CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5, a suite of professional graphics applications in the Indian market. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 includes major enhancements to asset management, color management, web graphics and a wide variety of learning resources. The trial and electronic download versions are already available and the product will start shipping before the end of March in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch.





CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 includes CorelDRAW, an intuitive vector-illustration and page-layout application; Corel PHOTO-PAINT, a professional image-editing application; Corel PowerTRACE, a utility to quickly and accurately convert bitmaps into editable vector graphics, and Corel CAPTURE, a one-click screen capture utility.

New to the suite is Corel CONNECT, a full-screen browser that lets users search the suite's digital content and/or their computer or local network to quickly find the perfect complement for a design.

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 also includes many supporting applications, a wide variety of content, and in-depth training resources.CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 brings along more accurate color representation and offers the flexibility designers need for outputting their work.

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 includes features like a B-Spline tool, updated artistic media, scalable arrowheads, enhanced Connector and Dimension tools, and the new Segment Dimension tool. The Mesh Fill tool has also been significantly improved to help users design multi-colored filled objects with more fluid color transitions. New web graphics tools enable users to work in bitmap mode directly within CorelDRAW viewing detailed pixels and the ability to preview their work before publishing online.

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Even though the Apple iPad has received much praise for its design and user interface, there are many who aren't so enamored with the device. That includes a couple American universities that are having problems with the iPad on their networks.

The problem stems not from the iPad's popularity but from the way it connects to wireless networks. Princeton University in New Jersey has blocked 20 percent of the iPads on campus because of "malfunctions that can affect the entire school's computer system."

In a report, Princeton said the iPad causes DHCP client malfunctions, which basically means the tablet causes interference for other devices using the school's wireless network. In order to prevent that interference, Princeton has been blocking the offending iPads.

George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. has also experienced network problems with the iPad, though not related to DHCP malfunctions.

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