Monday, November 17, 2008
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 2.4: removing popular viruses
You can download the program here. File Size 7.3MB.
DeepDyve: New Approach to Internet Search
DeepDyve searches for pages depending on their content, meaning how equivalent the characters entered by the use in the query research to the body text of the web-page. Unlike Google, where maximum searching query request is only 32 words, DeepDyve is able to handle up to 25 thousand characters. Search engine scans the page, identifies equivalent fragments and then picks the articles that are most likely match the query request.
In the present time DeepDyve already indexed 500 million pages. At the moment using the search engine you may find articles related to medicine, pharmacy, patent and life science only! In the future DeepDyve will be enhanced so users may find information regarding IT, science and energy.
Anti-Virus AVG Update Deleted System File
AVG already released a solution on their website on how to fix the problem in this situation.
Programmer unlocked hidden functions of Windows 7
Blue Badge utility applies nine different file changes, including explorer.exe and shell32.dll. This removes protection added by Microsoft for hiding few functions.
After applying Blue Badge users will gain access to a new control panel, dynamic desktop slide-show, etc. You can download Blue Badge for 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 7 from Rafael Rivera's blog.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
MSI Introduces Gaming Laptop for $800
New laptop will be released just before the school winter break and available for sale at major online stores, such as: Newegg, Amazon, MWave, ZipZoomFly, Buy. GX630-028US built-on Athlon X2 Dual-Core, 4GB of DDR2 Ram, 250GB hard drive, DVD-recorder, nVidia GeForce 9600 GT video card with MXM II module, 15.4-inch display with 1280x800 resolution. Even though the price is quite low, the model still uses exclusive MSI technology, like Turbo Drive allowing to over-clock the system by 15%. Power saving technology has been applied also based on ECO Engine.
Main specifications:
- Ahtlon X2 Dual-Core QL-62 (2 GHz/1MB L2) processor;
- Windows Vista Home Premium operating system;
- 15.4" WXGA-display;
- MXM II module nVidia GeForce 9600 GT with 512MB memory;
- 4GB DDR2 (2 x 2 GB);
- 250GB hard drive with SATA interface;
- DVD-recorder Super Multi;
- Communication: Wi-Fi adapter 802.11b/g/n, gigabyte Ethernet-adapter, analog modem, Bluetooth module;
- Express Card;
- Ports: HDMI, VGA, External SATA;
- 2MP web-camera;
- 6-segment accumulator.
Bionic Commando trailer and screen shots
Huge Help Database for Fallout 3
Online version Office 14 will support Mac and Linux
Last month, when news about Office Web were released, Microsoft mentioned Firefox and Safari support, but will the online functions work for non-Windows users still remains a question.
Friday, November 14, 2008
BlindWrite 6.1: CD and DVD burning
This version has few fixed errors.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Windows 7 Doesn't Support Dual Graphics Cards
nVidia Hybrid SLI and ATI Hybrid CrossFireX technologies use a combination of built-in cores and video accelerators to enhance video card performance.
Attention, Windows 7 will not support dual video cards. Reason for that (as stated by Microsoft) is technology made by nVidia and ATI are not stable and will cause unstable performance, crashes and frustration to users. Microsoft is sure that this issue will keep manufacturers from continuing distribution of such systems. Also, Microsoft warns that every re-configuration of video settings will require reboot and no one likes doing that.
When ATI Hybrid CrossFireX was tested with Windows Vista it performed very well and showed speed acceleration. No instability or errors have been reported. So why does Windows 7 experiences problems?
Note, it took only few days before Microsoft officially removed the official document off their website. Possibly they're overlooking their decision?
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Mirror's Edge Release Trailer
To view Mirror's Edge pre-release trailer, click here.
The main difference in the game is the first person action game. With this perspective view jumps and fighting scenes will be view differently. This year Mirror's Edge is released only on consoles, but later on the PC will catch on too.
Photo of the Day: car-tank Hummer H2T
Looking at the gas prices jumping up and down, gas eating machine like Hummer still uses its popularity to fulfill interests of lovers to ride whenever and wherever. During a SEMA 2008 presentation, which is on at the very moment in Las Vegas, modified Hummer H2T brought the most attention to itself, which has caterpillars instead of wheels. Mechanical-engineers said a switch to caterpillars instead of wheels doesn't add performance or maneuverability of the car. Although, the attention this bad boy gets is more than an average vehicle.
What do you think?
Friday, November 7, 2008
GTA 4 is booming according to Japanese charts
The most sold games in Japan since October 27 until November 2nd of 2008:
- Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3);
- Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One (DS);
- LittleBigPlanet (PS3);
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360);
- Wagamama Fassion Girls Mode (DS);
- Pokemon Platinum (DS);
- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III (PS3);
- Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS);
- Chocobo's Dungeon DS+ (DS);
- Wii Music (Wii).
Hanwang N510: 5" book-reader with feather input
Windows 7: The Fastest OS from Microsoft?
The testing machine was equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo 3.16 GHz and 4GB of RAM, Windows Vista managed to load in 34 seconds. At the same time it took Windows 7 and Windows XP only 27 seconds to load, which is satisfying. We can hope that with time Microsoft programmers will manage to build a system which will load in 15 seconds.
Express5800 - not a cell phone from Nokia!
Users are offered two configuration choices: Intel Celeron Processor 550, 512MB of RAM, or Core 2 Duo T9300, 1GB of RAM and DVD-recorder. Both choices include 160 GB hard drive capacity and Windows Vista Business operating system.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Practical: How To Download Free Movies
In this guide I will use the movie title "Step Brothers (2008) with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
1. First, download BitComet by clicking here.
2. Run and install BitComet application. For visual guide and instructions click here.
3. Open IE (Internet Explorer) and go to http://www.mininova.org/ or just click the link.
4. In the search box type "step brothers" without quotes, like this:
5. In the results list find the title that best matches the query search and with most seeders/leechers, like this one:
6. Click the title "Step Brothers[2008][Unrated Edition]DvDrip-aXXo" and press the download torrent button:
7. When BitComet window pops-up it will list which files are going to be download, simply click OK:
8. You are done, just leave your computer for the night and let it download the movie.
Thats it. This is a simple and quick guide to downloading movies online. The same concept applies to games, software, application, music, pictures, online books, etc...
Note: At the end of the movie title it says 'aXXo', this is the uploader. aXXo and KLAXXON are well known uploaders. They upload quality DVDripped movies, if you would like to search movies uploaded by them (which I recommend doing) simply type their name in the search box.
How To Download Free Movies
I'm not a fan of reading long posts or articles so I'm going to keep this guide as simple and to the point as possible. Without a further delay, lets begin.
1. How do I start?
To begin you will need to decide on a movie title you would like to download. For example, lets use "War" which came out in 2007 with Jet Li and Jason Statham. A little history: It has been a while since majority of websites switched to P2P Networking. P2P Networking allows multiple network connections at the same time to share information in between. P2P - stands for Peer-to-Peer Networking. P2P Networking allows you to connect almost directly to the file's source and download from there. If more then one person with a network has exactly the same file downloaded you will be connected to them also and your download speed will increase. Almost all large websites have switched (or switching) to a 'torrent' based system.
2. How torrent websites work?
In the beginning, there was a major website suprnova.org and many users visited the website but most of them downloaded a movie, game, music albums and then left which caused other people longer download time. Torrent websites consist of 'Seeders' and 'Leachers'.
Seeders - are users that have full file you want to download, they are the main source.
Leachers - are users that are downloading files from seeders.
Basically the more users are seeding (sharing) a file the faster your download speed will be. Because a lot of people download the file they need and then vanish torrent sites have a built-in system which requires registration and track your downloads and uploads. Initially, once registered you start of with a ranking score of 1.0, everything depends on the website settings. Ranking system has been developed to maintain download:upload proportion. For example, if you download a movie 1GB and disconnect from the network your ration is 1:0. This leaves the main user seeding the file on his own again, to raise the ration you have to let other users download from YOU 1GB of data to make ration 1:1. That way not only your rank goes up but you help seed the file which means more people will download the movie faster and more people will start sharing. That's how P2P Network lives on.
3. What do I need to work with torrent files/websites?
There are quite a few applications that handle torrent files. Torrent - simply is a file that connects you and the source together, the website is there to help you find each other. First application that I'm in favour is BitComet, and second is BitTorrent. It doesn't matter which one you choose, both of them work fine, its just that some torrent sites prefer one software over the other.
To download BitComet click here.
To download BitTorrent click here.
4. What are some popular torrent websites to start with?
Personally, I start my search with Mininova and so on, here is the list:
There are hundreds and thousands of torrent websites on the Internet, but I prefer these three before all other. If the file you are searching for is nowhere to be found on the above listed websites you may simply query the search in Google. For example, "war 2007 torrent" without quotes, the search results will bring up all websites where the keywords (war, 2007, torrent) are found on one page, most likely its the download page.
5. Done!!!
That's it, you are done. This was mostly an informative or theory like explanation on how to download free movies and you didn't waste your time reading because now you know what most of the terms and titles mean when you click this link and start the practice guide.
Vocabulary:
- torrent - file which connects user wishing to download a file with a source where the file is located
- seeds - number of people who already download the file and currently sharing it with others
- leachers - users currently downloading the file
Friday, October 10, 2008
Desktop VAIO PC for $4,000
Xbox 360 New Interface released
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Vista Can't See XP
After hours of researching I noticed many users are experiencing the same problem so I decided to write this post so it saves others time and frustration. Before I begin I'd like to point out that I already had a home network setup between three computers through a modem/router from Bell. Two desktop computers are connected directly by ethernet cable and one laptop on wireless connection.
1. Step one, have all your updates installed and unneccessary applications turned off so you don't have to restart your computer in the middle of operations.
2. Two, use Home Network Wizard on the machine with XP OS (operating system) to setup initial network group. (Start>Control Panel>Network Connections>Set up a home or small office network>follow instructions and setup according to your router or network connections, view examples to help you determine the right option.) Restart your computer once this is complete.
3. Three, on the machine with Vista OS, click Start (Vista icon)>right click Computer>in the "Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings" section click Change settings on the right side of the screen. In the pop-up window, click Change (To rename this computer), under Workgroup: type exactly the same name you specified during step two in Home Networking Wizard and click OK. (If you forgot the workgroup name, go to machine with XP OS, right-click My Computer>Properties>Select Computer Name tab>check WORKGROUP name)
4. Four, still on the machine with Vista OS, click Start>Network>Network and Sharing Center>set as follows:
- Network discovery - On
- File sharing - On
- Public folder sharing - On
- Printer sharing - Off (unless you have a printer to share on this machine)
- Password protected sharing - Off (you don't want to be prompted for a password everytime you access your files within the network)
- Media sharing - Off (you don't need to share all your media at once, you may select each folder separately later on)
5. Five, from the Network and Sharing Center window use the Tasks navigation menu on the left hand side to select "Manage network connections", then right-click your current working network connection and click Properties>select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties, make sure that 'Obtain an IP address automatically' and 'Obtain DNS server address automatically' is selected. Click OK and Close wireless network connection properties window.
6. Six, (still on the Vista machine) click Start>Computer>right-click your system drive (C:) and click Share>click Advanced Sharing button>confirm that Share this folder is check-marked and click Permissions underneath the comments field>check the following in the 'Allow" column: Full control, Change, and Read. Click OK, once again OK and Close hard drive properties window.
7. Seven, technically you should have shared folders on your Vista machine automatically but after reading numerous forum posts it came to my attention that users had to share folders within folders or sub-folders to actually be able and access them, otherwise XP OS will simply show that these folders are shared but restrict access to them. So, click Start>Computer>open C: drive>right-click New, then Folder. Pick whatever name you want, then right-click the folder you've just created and click Properties>switch to Sharing tab>click Share button, then choose Change sharing permissions option>once opened simply click Share and Close folder Properties.
8. Eight, you're almost done. Completely close/exit all kinds of anti-virus software applications you may have to prevent all sorts of port or traffic blockings.
9. Nine, restart your computer one last time.
10. Ten, you are officially done, but lets make sure everything is setup properly. On both machines open Run window (Windows + R), type CMD, in the black pop-up window type "ipconfig /all" (without quotes) and press Enter. Make sure that Default Gateway, DHCP Server, DNS Servers and Subnet Mask are the same on both machines. Only IPv4 Address will vary by last two digits, ex. 192.168.2.XX (its suppose to be that way).
(Note: For those without DHCP enabled you may have to turn NetBIOS over TCP/IP setting manually. To do this, click Start>Network>Network and Sharing Center>click Manage network connections>right-click local connection and choose Properties>select Internet Protocol Version 4 and click Properties>click Advanced>switch to WINS tab>select Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.)
I used a Toshiba laptop on wireless connection to get the network going, the steps for Ethernet connected computers are exactly the same, if you have any questions, comments or concerts please do let me know and I will try my best to help you out.
Unfortunately, even with all these settings configured we couldn't get a lan game going because Need For Speed Underground 2 requires additional settings adjusted before users are able of hosting or joing lan servers. But, we were able to play Heroes of Might and Magic 5 with no problem.
It came to my attention that after a few restarts default anti-virus software, such as Norton are automatically turned on again and they will block disable your network connection to Vista machine. I suggest you turn Norton off completely or remove it from your computer because its a trial version anyways. If you insist on keeping Norton you may disable it while you use network connection and enable it afterwards or contact Norton support to find out how to set-up Norton application so it doesn't block your home network.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Official iPhone clone from Nokia
Rumors say that the official Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (Tube) with fully sensored navigation control will be released on October second.
- Supports GSM-network 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS 2100, EDGE;
- Symbian S60 operation system;
- 3.2-inch sensor display with 640x360 resolution;
- 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash;
- A-GPS and Wi-Fi module;
- USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0 interface;
- 3.5 mm audio output and Tv-input;
- 150 MB built-in memory;
- microSDHC slot;
- Dimensions are: 111x52x15.5 mm;
- Weighs 109 g
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Samsung X460: Lighter Than Air
For users that need high-end laptops, compact, super-light and externally attractive Samsung Electronics released a new elegant portable laptop Samsung X460, which later acquired the concept "Lighter Than Air".
This device is available in few different colors and designs and uses Protect-o-Edge case protection. It is built on Intel Centrino 2 processor, has a 14.1-inch screen display SuperBright Flat-LED with WXGA-resolution 1280 x 800 pixels, and happens to be the lightest in its series, weighing only 1.9 kg. The computer itself has a brand new technology called Samsung Silver Nano Technology where a nano silver powder is applied on the keyboard to protect from germs and their multiplication, this will keep your hygiene in top shape when working on the laptop.
Other characteristics:
- nVidia GeForce Go 9200M GS graphics adapter;
- Up to 4 GB virtual memory;
- 320 GB hard drive;
- DVD SuperMulti Drive supporting Light Scribe technology;
- Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n;
- Lan network 10/100/1000 Ethernet Lan;
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR module;
- Intergrated 1.3-megapixel web-camera;
- Built-in 7.1 card reader;
- Trusted Platform Module, TPM;
- Finger-print identifier security;
- HDMI interface;
- 6-cell battery, up to 5 hours life time.
No official price or release date has been announced about Samsung X460, yet.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
New pictures of BlackBerry Javelin
BlackBerry Javelin official release is set to 2009. Official price is undecided but eBay has it for $2000 solid.
Thermaltake WB200 - water cooling system
The block weighs 95.5 grams, made of full copper, dimensions are 40 x 40 x 8.6 mm. This device has Enhanced Universal Clip for universal holding, few specially designed Rotational Hose Connectors, supporting tube 3/8 diameter and is built to use Brazing Technology, completely eliminating any kind of liquid leaks and continuing life. The device is recommended with use of BigWater Series, including BigWater 375 and BigWater 745 for best results.
No official price has been announced.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Server Motherboard ASUS KFSN5-D for AMD chips
ASUSTek Computer press-service announced the release of a new KFSN5-D motherboard for server systems and powerful working stations, like PIKE (Proprietary I/O Kit Expansion) and Flex-E (Flexibility of PCI-E), thanks to which motherboards functionality expands even further (optionally allowing the use of special platforms for expansion ASUS PIKE 1064E, ASUS PIKE 1068E and ASUS PIKE 1078).
Motherboard is based on SSI EEB 3.61 form-factor with 304.8 x 330.2 mm dimensions, also nVidia nForce Professional 3600 logic system, built-in two Socket 1207 slots and supports quad-core processors AMD Opteron 2300 series (Barcelona), as well as dual-core chips AMD Opteron 2200 series. On top of all this, other technical characteristics:
- Sixteen DDR2 Registered ECC slots with 64GB overall capacity, working on 533/667/800 MHz frequency;
- One PCI-E x8 slot, three PCI-E x16 slots, one PCI slot and one PIKE slot;
- One IDE-connector and six SATA2 ports with RAID 0/1/0+1/5 support and JBOD;
- Integrated XGI Z9s with 32MB video memory;
- Back panel includes one PS/2 port, one VGA port, two RJ-45 ports and two USB ports.
The cost and official release of ASUS KFSN5-D is still unavailable.
Oklick Z-1 Mouse - Russian Tool for Cyber-sportsman
Also, Oklick Z-1 has a wide wheel, allowing it to scroll vertically and in horizontal direction, two additional buttons under the big thumb with three different settings. The frame has a built-in identifier that shows which profile is currently activated.
Oklick Z-1 was picked by the official World Cyber Games 2008 Russia Preliminary championship.