COMPUTER TRICKS

Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro gets upgrade

2008-07-04T12:25:00.000-07:00

Here’s some serious upgrade power to MacBook Air’s older cousins, just in case you’d thought they’ve been sidelined. Just in case you don’t know, MacBook and MacBook Pro series have a built-in webcam.

The standard Apple MacBook upgrades include:

- 13-inch widescreen display.
- entry level model is a white MacBook with 2.1 GHz processor and 120 gigabytes of hard drive space but does not include built-in DVD burner.
- black variant has 250 GB capacity priced at 1,399 dollars but does not include built-in DVD burner.

The Apple MacBook Pro gets :

- Core 2 Duo processor up to 2.6 gigahertz of processing power
- up to 4 Gigabytes (GB) of 667 megahertz DDR2 SDRAM
- up to 300 GB of storage space
- Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT video card up to 512 MB of RAM.
This MacBook Pros price goes between 1,799 and 2,499 dollars.

"STOP” ERROR MESSAGES AT SHUTDOWN

2008-06-25T22:05:00.000-07:00

Some users have gotten an error message similar to the following when attempting either to shutdown or restart Win XP:

STOP 0000009F, DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
STOP 0x0000001E: KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
STOP 0x000000D1: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

TechNet and the Microsoft Knowledge Base have numerous articles discussing this type of error condition; for example, these. As a review of these articles will show, these are commonly device driver problems, but may also be caused by troublesome software (such as the notorious CrashGuard), or a problem in a system service. MSKB article Q262575 discusses a shutdown problem of this type, known to exist in Windows 2000 due to a resource (IRQ) conflict, if you have PACE Interlok anti-piracy software installed. This problem may occur in Windows XP as well.
Microsoft advises the following as one approach to these problems: Restart the computer. Press F8 during the restart and select “Last Known Good Configuration.” If you catch the problem when it first occurs (meaning you likely have installed only one or two drivers or new service), this will return you to a previous working condition. (Would System Restore accomplish the same thing? I don’t know, and don’t have a broken system to test it on.)

Microsoft reported similarly that these STOP code error message occur when Windows XP is trying to shut down devices. He says that he has seen this twice: once with Logitech Quickcam installed (with an unsupported driver), and once with a USB DSL modem that would hang if it wasn’t disconnected before shutdown.

Creating a Logon Banner

2008-06-25T21:58:00.000-07:00

If you want to create a Logon Banner: A message box to appear below your logon on.

1.Open RegEdit

2.Go To
For Windows 9x and ME -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

For Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

3.Create a new String value"LegalNoticeCaption "

4. Enter the Title of the window. What is displayed in the Title Bar.

5. Create a new string value "LegalNoticeText"

6. Enter the text for your message box that will appear even before the Logon window.

Changing the Location of Windows' Installation Files

2008-06-25T21:17:00.000-07:00

If you need to change the drive and or path where Windows looks for its installation files:

1.Open RegEdit

2.Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Setup

3.Edit the value next to SourcePath

Portable Applications for your USB Thumb Drive

2008-06-24T20:02:00.000-07:00

The cost of USB Thumb Drive has dropped significantly during the past few years. To make use of the amount of storage in those drives, I recommend the use of this PortableApps.

PortableApps is a collection of portable software that allow customers to add to USB Thumb Drive. There are a total of 12 different applications for your everyday use. It also included a user menu as illustrated in one of the picture I attached.

The list of these application in the standard version includes:

PortableApps Suite (Standard Edition):

ClamWin Portable (antivirus),
Mozilla Firefox - Portable Edition (web browser),
Gaim Portable (instant messaging),
OpenOffice.org Portable (office suite),
Sudoku Portable (puzzle game),
Mozilla Sunbird - Portable Edition (calendar/task manager)
Mozilla Thunderbird - Portable Edition (email client) and runs comfortably from a 512MB drive.

Website to download - http://portableapps.com/suite

Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer

2008-06-24T19:49:00.000-07:00

Leaving your computer in a hurry but you don’t want to log off? You can double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screensaver.

To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer:
Right-click the desktop.
Point to New, and then click Shortcut.
The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following:
rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Click Next.
Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like.
Click Finish.

You can also change the shortcut's icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll).
To change the icon:
Right click the shortcut and then select Properties.
Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button.
In the Look for icons in this file text box, type:
Shell32.dll.
Click OK.
Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK

You could also give it a shortcut keystroke such CTRL+ALT+L. This would save you only one keystroke from the normal command, but it could be more convenient.

Download VLC player 0.8.6h

2008-06-24T19:22:00.000-07:00

The VLC media player needs no introduction. As one of the most popular media players used these days, this media player had achieved what many could not have even asked for. VLC is very popular for its ability to play the video content of incomplete, unfinished, or damaged video downloads before the files have been fully downloaded. (For example, files still downloading via BitTorrent or eMule). It also plays m2t MPEG Transport Streams (.TS) files while they are still being digitized from an HDV camera via a firewire cable, making it possible to monitor the video as it is being played. This is because it is a packet-based player.

And I was very much impressed to see the list of OS it supported, being Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, Solaris, Crux Linux, Debian GNU (GNU's Not Unix) Linux, Familiar Linux, Fedora Core Linux, Gentoo Linux, Mandrake Linux, Red Hat Linux, Slackware Linux, Novell's SuSE (System und Software Entwicklung = System and software development) Linux, Turbo Linux, NetBSD (Berkeley Software Distribution), OpenBSD, FreeBSD, QNX, Zaurus and Windows CE (Windows Mobile) for Pocket PC.

VideoLan announced the release of VLC media player 0.8.6h

So What is New in VideoLAN 0.8.6h ?

This is a bugfix release. VLC media player 0.8.6g (a source code release) and earlier versions suffer from security vulnerabilities in the GnuTLS, libgcrypt and libxml2 libraries.VLC media player 0.8.6f and earlier versions suffer from security vulnerabilities in the Mozilla and ActiveX plugins, in the libpng, libid3tag, libvorbis libraries and in the Speex codec.Technical details are available in our security advisories. This update also includes reliability improvements in multiple modules. More information can be found in the release notes for 0.8.6g and 0.8.6h.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Free Download Nero 8 Ultra Edition Full Version

2008-06-24T19:04:00.000-07:00

Burn your CDs and DVDs at the fastest speed and with ultimate ease.Download Nero 8 Ultra Edition.

Nero 8 Ultra Edition is a software solution that brings the digital world to your PC with features that make it fun and easy to create multimedia projects with high-quality, professional results. Create MP3 mixes and edit vacation videos in high-definition format. Share content around the world with simple Internet upload functions. Burn a disc with just one click, and then enjoy it in any room in your house with versatile streaming features. Rest easy knowing your data is safe in the event of a system crash or a damaged disc. Nero 8 Ultra Edition lets you live the digital life with cutting-edge technology and world-class features

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Recover Corrupted Documents

2008-06-24T18:55:00.000-07:00

One day I was writing a report in MS Word, the electricity got interrupted and the file I was working on, got corrupted. When the power resumed and I started back, I was not able to access that file as it was corrupted due to sudden failure of power.

This was a new thing to me, because in my earlier PC, whenever such a thing happened, I was able to recover my corrupt file, thanks to the Auto recovery feature of MS Word. I was intrigued, why it has not happened this time.

On further exploration, I found that the auto recover feature, which is set to ON by default, was OFF in my machine. So, I decided to write a post on this so that the readers of this blog may not find themselves in a situation like me.

How to set the auto recover feature in Word:

* Go to Tools menu, click Options.
* Click on the Save tab.
* Check the “Save auto recover info every” check box.
* Set the time to 5 minutes (or any time period as per your liking)
* Click on OK, and you are through.
* Auto recovery in MS Word
* But remember, Auto recovery function is not a replacement of Save function. For that you have to use the usual procedure, or Ctrl+S.

PC Magazine Office 2007 Solutions

2008-06-24T09:54:00.001-07:00

This well-organized guide is perfect for existing Office users who are familiar with the basics and now want to maximize and customize their use of the newest release. In addition to teaching readers the newest features, the book goes beyond discussing just the basic features of Office 2007 and offers some invaluable insight on increasing productivity and saving time. Readers will quickly and easily implement various solutions for Word 2007, Excel 2007, Access 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Outlook 2007. Read by more than six million people worldwide, "PC Magazine" has proven itself to be the world's most trusted consumer technology magazine and it continues to cover timely and cutting-edge subject matter with authoritative advice and instruction.

Download Link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/118688537/Wiley_Pc_Magazine_Office_2007_Solutions_Dec_2006.pdf

PC World May 2008

2008-06-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services.

Each month PC World runs tests on various areas of the IT world from new pre-built computers, CD monitors, graphic cards, motherboards, PDAs, wireless network routers and many more. The magazine also includes many reviews from products across the IT board including phones and accessories, cameras, and software from a wide range of vendors as well.

link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/104889397/pcworld_052008.rar

Create a Hidden User Account

2008-06-24T06:23:00.000-07:00

This tweak allows an account that is normally displayed on the Welcome screen to be hidden from view. To log on using the account it's necessary to use the Log On To Windows dialog box similar to the one in Windows 2000 i.e. press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice.

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]

Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

Modify/Create DWORD Value of Data type REG_DWORD Named [Type Name of Account to be Hidden]
Setting for Value Data: [0 = Account is Hidden / 1 = Enabled]

Exit Registry / Reboot

While the account is hidden on the Welcome screen, note that the account profile will be visible in C:\Documents and Settings or wherever user profiles are stored as well as in Local Users and Groups.

Hide File In Image

2008-06-24T06:10:00.000-07:00

1. Gather the file you wish to bind, and the image file, and place them in a folder. I will be using C:\New Folder
-The image will hereby be referred to in all examples as fluffy.jpg
-The file will hereby be referred to in all examples as New Text Document.txt

2. Add the file/files you will be injecting into the image into a WinRar .rar or .zip. From here on this will be referred to as (secret.rar)

3. Open command prompt by going to Start > Run > cmd

4. In Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where your two files are by typing
cd location [ex: cd C:\New Folder]

5. Type [copy /b fluffy.jpg + secret.rar fluffy.jpg] (remove the brackets)

Congrats, as far as anyone viewing is concerned, this file looks like a JPEG, acts like a JPEG, and is a JPEG, yet it now contains your file.

In order to view/extract your file, there are two options that you can take

a) Change the file extension from fluffy.jpg to fluffy.rar, then open and your file is there
b) Leave the file extension as is, right click, open with WinRar and your file is there

Toshiba Launches AV notebook PCs that integrate TOSHIBA Quad Core HD Processor

2008-06-23T23:38:00.000-07:00

High-resolution function upscales standard images to high definition quality

TOKYO--Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will enhance its Japanese line-up of industry leading Qosmio AV notebooks with the launch of new models, the Qosmio G50 series and Qosmio F40 series, that integrate the streaming media processing power of the TOSHIBA Quad Core HD Processor SpursEngine™ SE1000 ("SpursEngine™"). Both new series will be brought to market in Japan in late July. In parallel, Toshiba also announced the launch of the new dynabook Qosmio FX, which integrates the latest high performance graphics processor.

As computers continue to add functionality, they are increasingly used to create, edit, download and view video sources at ever-higher definitions. However, image recognition and processing imposes increased burdens on the CPU performance. The SpursEngine™ removes these burdens, and brings powerful new functions to the Qosmio line-up.

Derived from the high performance multi-core technology of the Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.), and combined with Toshiba's advanced image processing technology, the SpursEngine™ integrates four synergistic processing elements (S.P.E.s) and functions as a dedicated co-processor that supports the smooth handling of high definition video streams, image recognition and image processing.

This new processor is designed to remove the burden of processing high definition video data streams from CPU, and it significantly improves processing power and speeds up the handling of multiple, resource-intensive video processing tasks such as conversion of standard definition video content to high definition quality.

The capabilities of the SpursEngine™ go far beyond simply supporting the CPU, and bring a whole range of new features to the new Qosmio G50 series and Qosmio F40 series.

First among these is support for Toshiba’s breakthrough "High-resolution function" that upscales standard definition video sources and bring them to screen in high definition picture quality. This allows users to experience standard DVD video content with high definition quality.

Users viewing video on the new Qosmios can also enjoy other new functions. The "Face navigation function" recognizes and memorizes faces as they appear on screen, and displays them in an easily searched index that can be used to playback video segments featuring a specific person. "Scene Thumb" takes thumbnail snapshots of a user-recorded video, lines them up one after another, and any one can be individually viewed by running the cursor over it. "Scene Thumb" provides users with a unique approach to finding just the moment they want to view. Another feature of thumbnail search is the ability to search by highlight level and section bar, allowing viewers to home on in, for example, heavy applause during a concert video.

The high-end Qosmio G50 series also adds "Gesture Control" for gesture-based interfacing: simple hand movements captured by the PC’s integrated CCD camera, can be used to control video playback and pause, for example, without a mouse or remote controller.

One aspect of the new Qosmio performance that users will really appreciate is its extensive range of recording capabilities. In addition to the ability to upscale standard definition video to high definition quality as it records, the new Qosmios are also able to cut recording time by half, and to boost recording density by a factor of approximately eight—recording up to eight hours of video on the storage capacity usually required for one hour. This is done by real-time compression of high definition digital terrestrial broadcasts into the H.264 format during recording.

Along with the SpursEngine™, the new Qosmios also integrate a complete suite of the latest hardware, including a next generation Intel® CPU processor and the latest NVIDIA graphic accelerator. The result is a platform offering high-speed processing and high-level graphic processing.

Toshiba has also given the new Qosmio PC a more sophisticated and elegant design, by forming a distinctive pattern on the surface of the case during molding. The high-end Qosmio G50 series complement stylish appearance with an 18.4-inch LCD with 16:9 aspect ratio, which adds a new level of dynamism to enjoyment of video sources.

In advancing its strategy of adding differentiating technologies to commodity products, Toshiba also unveiled the dynabook Qosmio FX series, which achieve enhanced graphic processing by integrating the latest NVIDIA graphic accelerator. High speed graphic capabilities make it a great notebook PC for gamers.

Toshiba remains committed to providing users around the world with innovative notebook PCs that bring those new capabilities and heightened convenience. Toshiba also seeks to contribute to lower CO₂ emissions from the home by developing notebook PCs that use less energy than desktop PCs.

Outline of New Models

Qosmio series

Model Name		Launch in Japan	Suggested Retail Price
Qosmio G50	G50/98G	Late July	Open
Qosmio G50	G50/97G	Late July
Qosmio F50	F50/88G	Late July

dynabook Qosmio FX series

Model Name		Launch in Japan	Suggested Retail Price
dynabook Qosmio FX	FX/77G	Late July	Open

For more info: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_06/pr2301.htm

Microsoft Expands List of Formats Supported in Microsoft Office

2008-06-23T23:32:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Corp. is offering customers greater choice and more flexibility among document formats, as well as creating additional opportunities for developer and competitors, by expanding the range of document formats supported in its flagship Office productivity suite.

The 2007 Microsoft Office system already provides support for 20 different document formats within Microsoft Office Word, Office Excel and Office PowerPoint. With the release of Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) scheduled for the first half of 2009, the list will grow to include support for XML Paper Specification (XPS), Portable Document Format (PDF) 1.5, PDF/A and Open Document Format (ODF) v1.1.

When using SP2, customers will be able to open, edit and save documents using ODF and save documents into the XPS and PDF fixed formats from directly within the application without having to install any other code. It will also allow customers to set ODF as the default file format for Office 2007. To also provide ODF support for users of earlier versions of Microsoft Office (Office XP and Office 2003), Microsoft will continue to collaborate with the open source community in the ongoing development of the Open XML-ODF translator project on SourceForge.net.

In addition, Microsoft has defined a road map for its implementation of the newly ratified International Standard ISO/IEC 29500 (Office Open XML). IS29500, which was approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in March, is already substantially supported in Office 2007, and the company plans to update that support in the next major version release of the Microsoft Office system, code-named “Office 14.”

Consistent with its interoperability principles, in which the company committed to work with others toward robust, consistent and interoperable implementations across a broad range of widely deployed products, the company has also announced it will be an active participant in the future evolution of ODF, Open XML, XPS and PDF standards.

Microsoft will join the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) technical committee working on the next version of ODF and will take part in the ISO/IEC working group being formed to work on ODF maintenance. Microsoft employees will also take part in the ISO/IEC working group that is being formed to maintain Open XML and the ISO/IEC working group that is being formed to improve interoperability between these and other ISO/IEC-recognized document formats. The company will also be an active participant in the ongoing standardization and maintenance activities for XPS and PDF. It will also continue to work with the IT community to promote interoperability between document file formats, including Open XML and ODF, as well as Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY XML), the foundation of the globally accepted DAISY standard for reading and publishing navigable multimedia content.

Microsoft is also committed to providing Office customers with the ability to open, edit and save documents in the Chinese national document file format standard, Uniform Office Format (UOF). The company does so today by supporting the continued development of the UOF-Open XML translator project on SourceForge.net, and will take additional steps to promote the distribution and ease of use of the translator. As UOF develops and achieves market adoption in China, Microsoft will distribute support for this format with Office to its customers in China.

“We are committed to providing Office users with greater choice among document formats and enhanced interoperability between those formats and the applications that implement them,” said Chris Capossela, senior vice president for the Microsoft Business Division. “By increasing the openness of our products and participating actively in the development and maintenance of document format standards, we believe we can help create opportunities for developers and competitors, including members of the open source communities, to innovate and deliver new value for customers.”

Microsoft recognizes that customers care most about real-world interoperability in the marketplace, so the company is committed to continuing to engage the IT community to achieve that goal when it comes to document format standards. It will work with the Interoperability Executive Customer Council and other customers to identify the areas where document format interoperability matters most, and then collaborate with other vendors to achieve interoperability between their implementations of the formats that customers are using today. This work will continue to be carried out in the Interop Vendor Alliance (http://www.interopvendoralliance.org), the Document Interoperability Initiative (http://www.microsoft.com/interop), and a range of other interoperability labs and collaborative venues.

“Microsoft’s support for ODF in Office is a great step that enables customers to work with the document format that best meets their needs, and it enables interoperability in the marketplace,” said Roger Levy, senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform Solutions for Novell Inc. “Novell is proud to be an industry leader in cross-platform document interoperability through our work in the Document Interoperability Initiative, the Interop Vendor Alliance and with our direct collaboration with Microsoft in our Interoperability Lab. We look forward to continuing this work for the benefit of customers across the IT spectrum.”

“The demand for a document format that everyone can use is something I hear from our customers on a regular basis,” said John D. Head, framework manager at PSC Group LLC, a Chicago headquartered information-technology and professional services consulting firm. “I am very pleased that Microsoft is enabling Microsoft Office to support ODF directly from the software. This will allow us to develop solutions that create documents that can be edited by any user, regardless of what software or operating system they use. In a world where software companies want people to select one software package for their entire user base, the reality is that different user groups and types need options. Microsoft is now enabling users to make that choice. This is a very smart move by Microsoft, and one that lets the most important person — the customer — be the winner.”

This work on document formats is only one aspect of how Microsoft is delivering choice, interoperability and innovative solutions to the marketplace. Microsoft will continue to work with its customers and partners and the rest of the industry to continue advancing in the area. More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/interop.

IBM Worldwide Market Share Leader in Web Portal Software

2008-06-23T23:25:00.000-07:00

ARMONK, N.Y. - 20 Jun 2008: IBM (NYSE: IBM) on 20th june announced that analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has ranked IBM as the worldwide market share leader in the enterprise portal software market based on total software revenue for 2007.(1)

With more than 6,000 portal customers such as Cisco Systems, Inc., Duke Medicine, the Australian government, and the Gauteng Disaster Management Center in South Africa, IBM is the worldwide enterprise portal software market leader for the seventh consecutive year.

Portal software enables external and internal Web sites to deliver information, applications and business processes in a personalized way to individuals. Increasingly, Web 2.0 technologies are enabling Web portals to provide employees with the content, social connections and other resources to solve business problems.

According to the independent report, the enterprise portals software market grew 16.5 percent in 2007 to approximately $1.1 Billion.(1)

"At IBM, we've designed our portal software with easy-to-use Web 2.0 technologies that put people in control of IT, not the other way around," said Larry Bowden, vice president, IBM Portals and Mashups. "Individuals at work and at home increasingly want to gain insight, publish content, and access services on their own."

IBM's portal software is used for a variety of purposes -- everything from communications, education, health, emergency and municipal services, increasingly with Web 2.0 technologies such as mashups, composite applications and text tagging.

The Australian government uses IBM WebSphere Portal software as the backbone for the delivery of Centrelink's information and on-line services through its 'customer portal' web site. Approximately 6.5 million customers, or about one third of Australia's population access Centrelink regularly for a variety of services and information which is delivered on behalf of a number of government agencies.

On-line services via the Centrelink portal has more than 40,000 authenticated visitors daily. It also provides visitors personalized news via the IBM Web Content Management software.

"We're pleased with the results of IBM's portal software for our customer and other portal websites. This technology, delivered as part of our IT Refresh program, gives our customers a personalized view of the services they can access and perform, as well as other capabilities such as advanced search, aggregated news and single sign-on," said Centrelink Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Information Technology, John Wadeson.

Centrelink has developed five enterprise portals as part of their IT Refresh program for customers, staff, business, government and emergency management. The Centrelink customer portal is available at http://myaccount.centrelink.gov.au.

As 80 percent of American adults who have internet access seek health information on-line regularly, IBM portal software is also being used by several medical organizations worldwide including Duke Medicine. The information patients most commonly seek is about specific diseases and medical conditions, medical treatments and procedures, diet, nutrition, vitamins, and nutritional supplements.

The Duke Medicine portal allows patients to schedule an appointment, access personal health profiles, account billing and insurance information and other data and services. "In order to build deeper relationships with patients, we needed a unified communication tool that would bring together different data for a holistic view," said Asif Ahmad, vice president, Diagnostic Services and CIO, Duke University Health System and Duke University Medical Center. "Through the HealthView Portal, Duke Medicine is improving patient satisfaction and safety by giving patients and clinicians the information they need to work together for better health outcomes."

Additionally, organizations worldwide, like the Gauteng Disaster Management Center in South Africa, are using IBM portal technology behind the scenes to help them manage emergency services. A team in the Gauteng Province, which is made up of Johannesburg and several other cities and municipalities, uses IBM's portal-based disaster and emergency management solution known as Virtual Operation Center, to support its 10 million residents around the clock.

"This IBM portal software is absolutely critical because our on-line center is used to protect and save lives," said Colin Deiner of the Gauteng Disaster Management Center. For more information, visit http://www.gautengonline.gov.za.

Information technology companies are also using this technology. Cisco is implementing IBM WebSphere Portal software to enhance the internal and customer user experience. For more information visit http://www.cisco.com.

IBM has recently offered customers the opportunity to experiment with the latest version of its WebSphere Portal software and gain hands-on experience free through IBM Lotus Greenhouse. Lotus Greenhouse is a Web site where anyone can register and try out this portal software as well as IBM's new Mashup Center, IBM Lotus Connections, Lotus Quickr, and Lotus Sametime. This gives customers a safe environment to try the technology and evaluate IBM portal potential without installing anything in their own environment.

IBM will ship the latest version of its new IBM WebSphere Portal software, version 6.1, this month. Designed to securely combine information form both enterprise and the Web, it has a variety of expanded Web 2.0 features to help people be more productive and find key information faster. Its live text feature allows a user to click on text, in context of the business process being used, and see supporting information right there related to the job at hand. For example, a sales woman clicks on the address of her customer and a map with directions appears; or she clicks on the name of the customer and an electronic business card pops up.

IBM is releasing the new software after gathering feedback from 4,000 beta testers. As a result of the testing, the company has made several improvements, making it a more powerful choice to help teams collaborate and innovate.

For more information about IBM WebSphere portal software, visit www.ibm.com/software/lotus/

Dell: Virtualization Helps Stoneridge Reduce Data Center Costs

2008-06-23T23:16:00.000-07:00

Stoneridge is saving money and data center space worldwide by simplifying its IT operations with Dell PowerEdge servers supported by Dell EqualLogic Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area networks (SANs).

Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Warren, Ohio, is an independent designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the automotive, medium- and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. Stoneridge has IT presence in most of its locations in 15 countries. Dell helped the company standardize onto a centralized IT network, providing greater economy and global efficiency.

“Having Dell as our global IT supplier for servers and end-user devices enabled us to dramatically shrink our IT footprint and spend,” said Bill Johnson, Chief Information Officer, Stoneridge. “Virtualization architecture on Dell PowerEdge servers has resulted in cost savings across a range of areas, including energy and datacenter real estate.”

Using Dell PowerEdge R900 and Dell PowerEdge 2900 servers, with VMware Infrastructure 3 virtualization software. Stoneridge retired 89 percent of its active servers in the company’s main data center. Stoneridge is using Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs to support the virtualized server infrastructure, providing high transactional performance and scalability while simplifying management and administration.

“With the Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, we can leverage our existing networks, switches, and experience and get great performance without a costly infrastructure upgrade,” Johnson said.

Stoneridge was able to consolidate IT server infrastructure by more than 50 percent, eliminating more than $1 million in server hardware and reduced recurring annual server hardware replacement costs by approximately $330,000 in 2007. Virtualization architecture on Dell PowerEdge servers also has helped reduce power use at Stoneridge’s main data center by 58 percent.

“Stoneridge is a perfect example of how Dell simplifies IT for its customers,” said Bill Rodrigues, vice president of Dell’s Corporate Business Group. “By removing cost and complexity for our customers, we are enabling them to realize significant cost savings in terms of energy, real estate, IT infrastructure and staffing costs.”

Auto Power-on & Shut-down 2.10

2008-06-22T09:08:00.000-07:00

-Resume from power-off state - Auto Poweron & Shutdown allows you to auto-start up your computer to work at a specified date and time, even if the system was stopped in hibernation.
-Wake up from sleep mode - Auto Poweron & Shutdown allows you to wake up your computer from sleep mode (s3 standby) at specified time.
-Task Schedule - Auto Poweron & Shutdown allows you to open files, play sounds, run programs, close programs, open website, show messages, standby/hibernate, shutdown/reboot, etc. at any specified time.
-Auto Shutdown - This is a feature of Auto Poweron & Shutdown that you may find useful. It allows your computer to auto-shutdown at specified time.
Auto Poweron & Shutdown
-Keyboard/Mouse Macro - Record to scripts and playback that you type with the keyboard and move and click with the mouse, a useful feature for such as TV record, supports Windows Vista 64bit.
-Auto Poweron & Shutdown is an easy to use application that allows you to control your computer resume from power-off state (hibernation) or wake up from sleep mode (stand by).
With Auto Poweron & Shutdown, you can have more fun in your life. Wake up every morning at the sound of your own favorite music. Go to your office to find that your computer has already been turned on for you. And when you leave to go home, the program helps you close the computer so it doesn't wear off..

Features:
Auto Poweron & Shutdown is able to allow users to do this all of the following:
-Control your computer resume from power-off state (hibernation).
-Wake up your computer from sleep mode (standby)
-Playback a keyboard and mouse macro, a useful feature for such as TV record.
-Run programs, close programs, open files and open URL at any specified time
-Play mp3, wma , wav and flash at any specified time
-Logs on system automatically (Win2000/XP/Vista)
-Shutdown or reboot , log off, lock session, close monitor, make computer enter sleep mode (standby/hibernation) at any time
-Synchronize your PC's time to atomic clock servers
More Features:
Easy to use, install and configure the software in 2-10 minutes.
Supports Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista.

Download: http://www.rapidshare.com/files/116975534/POWER-ON.rar

Speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 & XP machines

2008-06-22T03:42:00.000-07:00

Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows XP machines. Its actually a fix to a bug installed as default in Windows that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And it turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network because Windows is using the extra time to search the remote computer for any Scheduled Tasks. The actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improve significantly after applying it since it doesn't search for Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :

Open up the Registry and go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

This fix is so effective that it doesn't require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.

Macworld US June 2008

2008-06-21T21:34:00.000-07:00

Macworld US June 2008

Format:- PDF
Language:- English
Size:- 20 MB

Macworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Published since 1984, the magazine has the largest audited circulation (both total and newsstand) of Macintosh-focused magazines in North America, more than double its nearest competitor, MacLife (formerly MacAddict). Macworld was founded by David Bunnell (publisher) and Andrew Fluegelman

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http://rapidshare.com/files/113399488/macworld_062008.rar

OR

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GRVET5DR

The Full Guide To Make Portable Programs

2008-06-21T21:27:00.000-07:00

The Full Guide To Make Portable Programs

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http://rapidshare.com/files/107647291/The_Full_Guide_To_Make_Portable_Programs.rar

PC World - June 2008

2008-06-21T21:24:00.001-07:00

PC World (June 2008)

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http://rapidshare.com/files/119896758/PC_World_June_2008.rar

Password:- forum.yump3.org

PC World Magazine July 2008

2008-06-21T21:20:00.000-07:00

PC World Magazine July 2008

PDF ** English ** 132 pages ** 23.43 MB

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http://rapidshare.com/files/120943090/PC_World_Magazine_July_2008.rar

Dell and Goodwill Launch Free Computer Recycling Service For Consumers in Western New York

2008-06-21T20:11:00.000-07:00

Reconnect, a free drop-off program to recycle unwanted computers, was introduced by Dell and Goodwill Industries of Western New York.

Reconnect offers consumers in Western New York free recycling for any brand of computer equipment in any condition. Residents can find a drop-off location at www.reconnectpartnership.com or www.goodwillwny.org.
Program goals are to divert over 450,000 pounds of used computers and computer equipment from area landfills over the next year; and provide consumer education on the importance of environmentally-responsible computer disposal. Reconnect also can help create job opportunities for individuals with disabilities and other employment barriers.
Reconnect programs currently exist in Austin, Texas, (15 counties in Central Texas), San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties), San Antonio (23 counties in Central and South Texas), Houston (15 counties) North Carolina (49 counties), San Diego County, Pittsburgh, Northern New Jersey, Northwest Ohio and throughout the state of Michigan.
Dell provides consumers worldwide free computer recycling. In 2007 the company collected 102 million pounds of IT equipment from customers, a 20 percent increase over 2006.

“Goodwill Industries of Western New York is very happy to be a part of the partnership with Dell,” said Florence Conti, Goodwill’s President and CEO. “Responsible recycling of e-waste is critical to our environment and we are excited to offer this program to the communities we serve. We are glad to join other Goodwill/Dell Reconnect partners around the country in this beneficial community effort while supporting Goodwill’s mission and creating new jobs.”

“Dell wants to make computer recycling easy, convenient and free for any consumer, and Reconnect is an important program that helps make that possible,” said Joe Strathmann, head of product recycling services for Dell. “This program is a win on all fronts, it benefits the environment, the community and consumers in Western New York.”

source: Dell.com

Seagate Young Innovators Inspires The Next Generation

2008-06-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

SPRINGTOWN -Eight hundred of Northern Ireland’s finest young minds are preparing to attended Seagate Young Innovators on Thursday 19th June 2008 at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

The annual science fair, which features six competition categories, is the largest showcase of science, engineering and technology projects for young people in the United Kingdom. The event is the product of a long-standing partnership between Sentinus, one of the largest providers of business education activity in Europe, and Seagate (NYSE: STX), the worldwide leader in hard drives and storage solutions.

Regional heats for ‘Junior Engineers for Britain’ and the ‘Primary Science & Technology Challenge’ are complete with successful primary school students securing a place at Seagate Young Innovators. The other primary event, the ‘Junior Industry Challenge’, involves schools achieving gold level accreditation for project work around the development of a mini enterprise. Work has to be carried out in partnership with a local company.

Seagate Young Innovators gives special schools from across Northern Ireland an opportunity to exhibit their projects in the ‘Special Schools Challenge’. The main event and the largest in the day involves secondary students exhibiting their innovative solutions to research and development problems and combines the ‘Northern Ireland Young Scientist’, and ‘Young Engineers for Britain’ competitions.

Seagate Young Innovators is admission-free and commences at 10:00am with fifty primary school teams participating in live design-and-build challenges as part of the ‘Junior Engineers for Britain’ and ‘Primary Science and Technology Challenge’ regional finals. Alongside this hub of activity, 200 imaginative projects that utilize elements of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are on display for the judges and public to browse.

Keen to show children the wide range of career opportunities in STEM fields, including the less traditional ones, John Spangler, vice president and managing director at Seagate’s Springtown facility, said; “We are enthusiastic about being involved in Seagate Young Innovators as the event inspires the careers of the next generation. High tech companies like Seagate rely on a steady flow of graduates with STEM skills.

“It’s good to see the vitality and enthusiasm that’s generated when hundreds of young people, from 8 to 18 years, gather to compete. The challenges set in each category give young people a feel for science and engineering and can help them decide what subjects they should study at higher levels to help them along their career path.” continued Spangler.

“Judges are not only looking for excellence in the ‘build’ quality of each project but also at how well students present and understand their solution. Innovative design is very important in impressing the judges,” says Brian Campbell, chief executive of Sentinus.

“Seagate Young Innovators involves young people working on STEM projects from a young age. It motivates and challenges them to look at the subjects in a new way. Many previous participants have gone on to take STEM courses at higher education level and have followed successful careers in engineering or science. That’s what makes this our flagship event. It is an excellent example of how industry and education can work together in partnership,” concluded Campbell.

TV personality Frank Mitchell is Master of Ceremonies for the 3:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony, when participants will find out if they have won one of the fifty prizes on offer—some of which involve trips to national and international science fairs.

Source: Seagate.com