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FCC clears Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
2008-10-05T03:30:00.000-07:00
Sony Ericsson's highly-anticipated Xperia X1 smartphone has been approved by the FCC. The specific model vetted by the fatcats in Washington probably isn't the one we'll be seeing in North America: it's referred to as the X1i, which in Sony terms means Europe, and it's not yet equipped with 3G. Still, this is a good indication that American's will be getting the X1 before 2009, though it'll still be after those shifty Europeans
mantoadmireBuild your website in minutes
2008-10-05T03:21:00.000-07:00Nowadays a lot of people have started to blog. Hundreds and thousands of new blogs and websites are added to the world wide web everyday. Apart from these bloggers, there are people who do not have any information on how a website is created. They think that it's a pretty difficult job and is only meant for professionals.
So how to build a website ? If you also want to have a website but can't think of how to go ahead with it, then do not worry as Buildyoursite.com is there to help you out.
Buildyoursite.com provides you with one of the easiest ways of owning a website. It's simple, affordable and includes everything to get you started.
I took a test drive of their service so as to see how it works and believe me I was able to create a website in minutes. When I say 'minutes', it means minutes. The website looked professional and it seemed that I had shed a lot of $$ on a real designer. That's why these guys say Create Your Own Website in minutes.
They also provide you with domain names, hosting, email-boxes, submission tools and much more. Giving your website a design is pretty easy as they provide you with loads of templates which match your site's content.
So if you are looking for an easy and quick method to have an online presence, then give their service a try. Build your own website today!mantoadmireSuperwarehouse.com Review
2008-10-02T02:18:00.000-07:00The internet has come a long way and it's growth has been tremendous over the past few years. With internet you can chat, listen to music, download stuff and even shop while sitting at your place. Shopping over the internet is pretty easy and time saving. You do not need to physically go to a store and select your products.
If you are looking for a tech and computer related store on the web, let me suggest you Superwarehouse.com.
Superwarehouse.com is a one stop shop for all your computer and gadget needs. They have thousands of branded products at their site. You can find laptops, desktops, monitors, printers, mp3 players like apple ipod and much more. They have different categories of products which makes it easier to search for a specific type of gadget. You can also see different products offered by a specific brand like Sony or HP.
These guys have a whole range of multimedia products which include audio/video devices like mp3 players, ipod shuffle, speakers, displays and many more such products. Nowadays, everyone prefers to have a good music player. There are loads of mp3 players available in the market. The most popular seems to be the Apple iPod. Apple keeps bringing out quality products like the ipod touch which is one of the best multimedia devices available. Superwarehouse.com also deals in music players such as the ipod and offer exciting prices on these products.
Superwarehouse.com believes in the customer's satisfaction and offers pretty good services. So if you are looking forward to buying some gadget for yourself, just give this site a try. You'll love it!mantoadmireGoogle Toolbar 5 for Firefox released
2008-09-26T23:33:00.000-07:00
Google has recently updated it's toolbar for Firefox, and it integrates Google services with your browser chrome better than ever. If you're a dedicated Google Apps, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Bookmarks, and Notebook user, the Google Toolbar can be really useful to you. Probably the most impressive feature is the ability to set up profiles—like "Personal" and "Professional"—and associate web form auto-fill information with them, like addresses, credit card numbers, and phone numbers. If you're willing to give the big G that info in your toolbar, filling in web forms becomes a one-click affair. You can also add Google Gadgets to your toolbar, like Wikipedia and YouTube.
Download it here.mantoadmireWireless high-definition video coming soon
2008-09-26T23:28:00.000-07:00Backers of the top two wireless video standards, WirelessHD and WHDI, say the first quarter of 2009 will see actual consumer electronics products using wireless high-definition video.
After years of talking about different standards, there's been more movement in this industry of late, but we're still waiting for the floodgates to open where all the top-tier manufacturers have TVs with a wireless HD connectivity option.
Recently Mitsubishi said it would be using WHDI, which sends uncompressed, high-definition video signals over the unlicensed 5-Gigahertz band throughout an entire home, in a wireless TV it's making for the Japanese market this fall.
Sharp already has a wireless TV in Japan using WHDI, but in the U.S., there are several products that have been previously promised to us this fall: wireless dongles from Belkin, Gefen, and Sony, and embedded wireless capability for HD video in an IDX camcorder. TVs from Mitsubishi, Sharp, and Sony should be next.
Competing standard WirelessHD transmits an HDMI signal over the air using the 60-Gigahertz spectrum up to 20 meters away, or basically within one room of a house. Samsung, Panasonic and Toshiba have promised products using WirelessHD. Expect to hear more about this at CES in January.mantoadmireIP Hider - Stay invisible while online
2008-09-19T03:46:00.000-07:00AllAnonymity's IP Hider is a software that keeps your internet IP address hidden while you're surfing the net. Since each user online has a unique IP address, there is this possibility of being tracked. Harmful websites can put tracking code on your PC through cookies which can reveal your online activity to others without you knowing about it. Thus, a software like IP Hider can prove to be very beneficial.
Basically, IP Hider secures the protocols on your PC by redirecting traffic through anonymous proxies. So all data traffic that you request comes to the proxy first, and only then it reaches you. As a result, the websites get the IP address of the proxy server instead of your own IP address. Besides that, it helps you clean all online traces that may harm or use inadvertently information on your computer.
IP Hider is also useful if you live in a country which has blocked access to certain internet resources. With IP Hider, you'll be visiting that website from a different IP address, so you'll be able to access that resource. Moreover, you can also use it if you want to post to a forum or blog from which you have been banned.
Thus IP Hider is a great tool to mantain your online privacy and cut other's chance of peeping into your work.
Try out IP Hider ..mantoadmireHP Touchsmart IQ816 brings Bigger Screen, Blu-ray drive
2008-09-18T04:19:00.001-07:00
HP's Touchsmart all-in-one, was a pretty good PC, and now it got a few more additions that sweeten the deal. The new features that the Touchsmart IQ816 will come with are a 25.5-inch LCD, Blu-ray drive and VESA wall mount capability.
Among other features, there's a drive bay for HP's Pocket Drive line of portable hard drives, an NVIDIA GeForce 9600M video card. There's also this multi-color light that illuminates the space under the computer for the keyboard. Apart from that, the technical specifications and the touchscreen technology remain the same.
The Touchsmart IQ804 will also be available. The only difference between the two will be that the IQ804 will not come with the Blu-ray drive and NVIDIA 9600M.
The Touchsmart IQ816 will cost around $2100 and will ship on October 12, while the IQ804 will weigh at $1900 and will be available on September 21.mantoadmireChange Timeout For Hanged Programs
2008-09-12T04:41:00.000-07:00When an application hangs and no longer responds, Windows XP displays a dialog box that prompts you to kill the application or wait a while longer. By default, the dialog box appears after the application hasn't responded for half of a second. You can increase or decrease the amount of
time it takes before Windows reports that the program has hung.
To do so, simply follow these steps:
1. Click Start and select Run.
2. Type in 'regedit' and press OK.
3. Look for the following string:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
4. In the right pane, right-click on the 'HungAppTimeout' string and select 'Modify'.
5. Change the 'Value Data' to any time you want but in milliseconds (10000 milliseconds = one second).
6. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Now you can set the time Windows takes to report that an application is not responding.mantoadmireMicrosoft wants to create a one-stop Mobile Apps Market
2008-09-01T08:22:00.000-07:00Microsoft is preparing to launch in the next few months a Web site called Skymarket to sell Windows Mobile OS applications, a job advertisement suggests.
The clue to the launch is a job advertisement spotted by blogger Long Zheng. Microsoft is looking for a senior product manager who would oversee the marketing and development for the service, intended to complement the eventual release of the next mobile OS, Windows Mobile 7.
Third-party developers have built more than 15, 000 applications for Windows Mobile, but the applications are sold through a multitude of vendors on different Web sites.
The advertisement would suggest that Microsoft is aiming for something closer to Apple's one-stop shop approach with its iTunes Store, which also sells applications for the iPhone. Those applications, which now number more than 1, 000, are vetted by Apple and are not sold elsewhere.
One of the goals listed in Microsoft's ad for the position is making "the Windows Mobile marketplace 'the place to be' for developers wishing to distribute and monetize their Windows Mobile applications."
Microsoft has already taken a shot at loosely roping its applications under one online roof with its Windows Mobile Catalog.
But the site is a facade, with links leading to vendors such as Pocketland, Handango and MobiHand which handle the transaction and downloads. By contrast, Apple's applications can be purchased and downloaded on its iPhone wirelessly.
Read more ..mantoadmirePhotosynth lets you create your own 3D images
2008-08-22T06:44:00.000-07:00Photosynth, a Microsoft Live Labs project previously available as a view-only tech preview, now lets those signed up with Windows Live to upload and create their own multi-photo walk-through panoramas. The webapp, which requires an 8MB software installation on the user's side, can stitch together dozens or hundreds of photos and then let viewers "walk" through them, altering perspective and creating entirely new views from the details of all those shots. That means you not only can show off your new workshop shed in your backyard garden, you can let viewers actually step into it and look around. Pretty cool stuff, although those uploads, and the software itself, can take up a bit of bandwidth and memory. Photosynth requires a free download and a Windows Live ID to use.
Photosynth .. [via Lifehacker]mantoadmireQuickly Abort A Shutdown Command
2008-08-18T07:33:00.000-07:00Some worms, such as the Blaster worm, use known bugs in Microsoft Operating Systems to force the computer to shut down itself. you may also get the shutdown command by inadvertently ending a system program in the Task Manager. You can create a shortcut on the Desktop for a command that will allow you to quickly abort any un-wanted shutdown commands you might get.
Simply right-click on an empty space on the Desktop and select 'New->Shortcut'. In the Location box type in 'shutdown.exe -a' and click on the 'Next' button. In the Title box enter any name you want for the shortcut then click on the 'Finish' button.
Whenever you see the shutdown command appear on your screen, simply double-click on the shortcut to abort the forced shutdown.mantoadmireMake Shift Turn Off Caps Lock
2008-08-14T00:55:00.000-07:00Some people find it a lot more convenient to have the Shift key release the Caps Lock function, as typewriters do. With windows XP, this feature is available from the Control Panel, but only when you install another keyboard layout during the Windows installation. You can also change this feature in the Registry.
Simply folow these steps:
1. Click on the Start button and select Run.
2. Type in regedit and press OK
3. Look for the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout
4. In the right pane, right-click and select 'New->DWORD Value'
5. Name the new value 'Attributes'
6. Double-click on the new Attributes value
7. In the Value box enter '00010000' and press OK
8. Exit the Registry and reboot your computer
After you make this change, the Caps Lock key will always turn Caps Lock on but you must press one of the Shift keys to turn it off. This tip reduces the chances of you looking up at your screen only to find that you've typed a whole paragraph in uppercase letters.mantoadmireooVoo: Freeware Video Conferencing Tool
2008-08-10T08:32:00.000-07:00ooVoo is an iChat-like video conferencing and chat tool for Windows, loaded with useful, powerful tools that make it a viable alternative for small work groups using conference calls and screen-sharing applications. A recording feature lets users tape video chats with other participants. Since the video and audio are being recorded to the hard drive, the only time limit is how much free space the computer's hard drive has. In testing, a nearly 15-minute, four-way video conversation only took up 95MB, which ooVoo can convert into a workable FLV file.
A conference calling tool gives host and participants a phone number to call. Other ooVoo users who call this conference line get plugged right into the audio that's a part of the video chat, and just like the video recordings, this audio gets archived, too. Call-in lines support up to six people, meaning users can have up to a dozen participants--including those on the video side. Note that this service isn't free. An optional companion for ooVoo's video player can be used for screen sharing or file sharing, and fun facial overlay tool that applies digital masks either to users faces or to backgrounds.
One of the best features is support for high-quality video streams, but two qualms users have had with the service are the compressed-sounding audio quality and datastream delays. More than annoying, one or more seconds of lag can force a heated debate to grinding halt. Still, ooVoo makes for a strong alternative to other VoIP and conferencing software.
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2008-08-02T10:17:00.000-07:00If you share your computer with other people in your house and they have a habit of uninstalling programs from the Add/Remove list, or you don't want them seeing what is installed on your computer, you can take out any program from the list without actually uninstalling it.
Just follow these steps.
1. Click on your Start button, select Run and type in regedit.
2. Look for this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Uninstall
3. Look for the program you want to hide under the Uninstall subkey and highlight it (If you see all numbers and letters, highlight that key and look in the right pane for the programs name)
4. Select Export from the File menu and select a name and location for the .reg file that will be created
5. Now delete the program under the Uninstall subkey
If you ever decide to uninstall a program, simply double-click on the .reg file to restore the uninstall data then launch the Add/Remove Programs.mantoadmireSecure/hide folders without any software
2008-07-28T05:16:00.000-07:00This tip is very helpful to hide and secure your personal data from other users, particularly on your home computer. You can use third party softwares but at times they can be costly. There is a way to hide your folders using the built-in Windows (XP, 2003, Vista) Attrib commands option. With the Attrib command, you can change the attributes of a folder (Read only, Hidden and System attributes) and safeguard your data.
Follow the given steps to edit the folders attributes to secure your data:
Note: To enable this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
1. Create a folder that you want to hide on any computer drive. (For example, you have created a folder on D drive with the name 'Data'.
2. Click on Start button and type CMD in the Run box then press O.K. button to display the Windows Command Prompt
3. Now type the command "attrib +s +h D:\Data" (without quotation marks) and press Enter button to execute it
This command will hide your "Data" folder from D drive and now you can verify it.
Any one cannot unhide this folder using the Windows' "Show hidden files and folders" option also.
When you want to unhide this folder, open command prompt and type the command "attrib -s -h D:\Data" and press Enter button. If you want to hide some files, then simply move them to this 'Data' folder.mantoadmireShortcut keys for Internet Explorer
2008-07-22T03:47:00.000-07:00In Internet Explorer, you can use the combination of different keys to access many of it's functions. Shortcut keys help you speed up your surfing without lifting your hands from the keys. You do not need your mouse to select menus and buttons options. Basically keyboard shortcuts keys help you save time and perform tasks without leaving the keyboard.
Useful Internet Explorer shortcuts keys:
CTRL+A - Selects the all items on active page
CTRL+B - Display the "Organize Favorites" dialog box
CTRL+D - Add the active page to your favorites list
CTRL+F - Display "Find" dialog box to search text on active page
CTRL+I - Display the Favorites pane
CTRL+H - Display the History pane
CTRL+N - Use to open new Internet Explorer page
CTRL+W - Closes the active explorer window
CTRL+Tab - Go to address bar of current explorer page
ALT+Home - Use to open the home page of internet explorer
ALT+Left - Arrow Go to previous page of active page
ALT+Right - Arrow Go to next page of active page
ALT+A - Go to Internet Explorer Favorites Menu
ALT+D - Go to address bar of current explorer page
ALT+E - Go to Internet Explorer Edit Menu
ALT+F - Go to Internet Explorer File Menu
ALT+T - Go to Internet Explorer Tools Menu
ALT+V - Go to Internet Explorer View Menu
Tab - Move forward between all items on active web page
F5 - Refresh the active web page
CTRL+P - Use to print the active web page
F11 - Press F11 key to view any webpage in full-screen view and then again press for normal view.
Ctrl+Enter - Windows will automatically add both "www" and ".com" to a domain name. For example, if you type cooltechcheck.blogspot in your address bar and press Ctrl+Enter, then it will automatically become www.cooltechcheck.blogspot.com.
These shortcuts certainly speed up your browsing and save time. Once you get used to them, you'll see the difference.mantoadmireIntel's Quad-core Mobile Chip to hit the market next month
2008-07-19T04:37:00.000-07:00Intel will release it's first quad-core processor for laptops next month, rounding out a broad update to its mobile computing platform.
"We're bringing quad-core to mobile in August, " said Sujan Kamran, regional marketing manager for client platforms at Intel in Singapore. Kamran declined to disclose specifics of the quad-core chip, which will carry Intel's Core 2 Extreme moniker.
Getting a quad-core processor into a laptop is more about bragging rights than a genuine boost in performance. Very little PC software is designed to take advantage of multiple cores and it's unclear what performance benefits a quad-core chip would offer over a dual-core chip, such as the 3.06GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9100.
While official details of the upcoming quad-core chip are scarce, Australian PC maker Pioneer Computers is taking preorders for laptops based on an unreleased quad-core mobile chip, the 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9300.
The chip is advertised as a A$1, 449 (US$1, 390) upgrade to Pioneer Computers' DreamBook Style 9008 laptop. But adding a quad-core processor to the laptop doesn't come cheap: the cost of the upgrade is more than the laptop's A$1, 399 basic price.
Read More ..mantoadmireInyopocket.com - Buy Back Guarantee Website
2008-07-19T04:27:00.000-07:00Is your 5-6 month old camcorder outdated now? Well it may happen with any gadget you spent your hard-earned money on.
Technology advance everyday and the result is the market getting flooded with new products each day. The newer gadgets are usually more attractive and functional than their old counterparts and tend to replace them gradually. No one wants an old device when there is a better one available. But everytime you cannot replace your older one as it need to be used for some time and there's a big possibility that your new gadget will also be outdated pretty soon.
How about a solution to this problem? Well, there is this website Inyopocket.com. These guys let you take any product available on their site and use it till the time you get bored or annoyed with it and wish to buy a new gadget. They give you buy back guarantee on their products. It means that once you're over with the device, just send it back to them and they'll refund the money you agreed at while buying the product. It's a pretty good deal and you get a good amount of money back. The amount of money you receive also depends on the condition in which you return the product. If it's bad, then some reduction in the amount may happen and if it's excellent, you get a+10%. Buy back guarantees can even be acquired for products up to 60 days after the initial purchase.
It's a really good way to get the latest gadgets, use them until you hate them and then get something new from the money earned by returning that product.
Take a look at what's it all about ..mantoadmireUninstall Windows XP using command prompt
2008-07-18T00:05:00.000-07:00This tip will help you uninstall your upgraded version of Windows XP using the command prompt. This will only work if you have upgraded your operating system from a previous versions of Windows like Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and now want to revert to the operating system that was previously installed on your computer.
Follow these steps to revert to the operating system that was previously installed on your computer:
Note: To perform this trick, you need to have administrative rights.
1. First boot your system in Safe mode by pressing the F8 button as soon as the BIOS screen appears.
2. Once you get into the Windows XP Safe mode, click on Start button and type 'cmd' in Run option then press OK.
3. At the command prompt, type 'cd/' command and press enter.
4. Now again type the command 'cd\windows\system32' and press enter.
5. Now type 'osuninst.exe' to start the uninstall process.
Once you give the above command, you can begin with the OS uninstall procedure. Follow the instructions on the screen to restore your previous operating system.mantoadmireVista Firewall Control 1.3
2008-07-03T03:21:00.000-07:00Vista Firewall Control protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing activity, controls applications internet access. Allows you to control personal information leakage via controlling application network traffic.
Manages and synchronizes port forwarding provided by external network connection (firewall/router) box with applications requirements and activity.Features:
- Designed for Windows Vista
- Zone based network permissions management
- Integration with Window Explorer for direct access permission management
- Integration with Windows Security Center
- Instant notifications of blocked activity
- Free versions available
- Special editions for portable devices (USB flash/HDD drives, iPod etc)
- Special editions for U3 smart devices
- Protection from incoming and outgoing threats
- External network connection (firewall/router) box support
- Automatic network connection box detection/management
- External/worldwide access to selected local application
- Port Forwarding management
- Automatic Port Forwarding-to-applications synchronization
- Simplicity of operation
- Per-application security settings
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