http://www.techzonez.com/forums/ This is the Tech Community of http://www.techzonez.com en Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:32:41 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.techzonez.com/forums/ Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26562&goto=newpost Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:37:11 GMT Sunbelt - makers of CounterSpy - some time back brought out a new integrated antivirus and antispyware application called vipre, it's light on resources and hardly affects the performance of yor PC while offering decent protection worth a look if you are on a slowish machine. BUT they also produce a free repair system called VIPRERescue which initially was a bit poop, did a full scan missed loads of stuff and didn't clean much. Now however it has got far better as it does a targeted scan and removes stuff efficiently so is well worth keeping on an emergency disk or in yor disk set if you are a technician, repair dude check it here ]]> Curio http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26562 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26561&goto=newpost Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:00:59 GMT I have Vista Ultimate installed on one hard drive, and Win 7 on another hard drive. I have a Nividia video card. I have the resolution set to 1024 X 768 on the Vista hard drive and I like the looks. If I set the resolution to the same number 1024 X 768 on the Win 7 hard drive, it looks very... I have Vista Ultimate installed on one hard drive, and Win 7 on another hard drive. I have a Nividia video card. I have the resolution set to 1024 X 768 on the Vista hard drive and I like the looks. If I set the resolution to the same number 1024 X 768 on the Win 7 hard drive, it looks very different. I have to set it at 1280 X 800 to look similar to the Vista. Why is this ??? I am running IE7 on the Vista HD, and IE8 on the Win7 HD. is this causing the difference ?
I would like to upgrade my Vista to IE8, but not if I can't keep the same look.
I have the same current driver for the Nividia card on both OS's The monitor is a Hanns-G, HW191D, 19" wide screen, and the driver for that is just a generic Microsoft one. Suggestions, please. Mike ]]> Windows Vista / Windows 7 mike13 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26561 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26560&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:00:53 GMT Microsoft said on Thursday that it will issue six security updates on Patch Tuesday next week, including a critical one that will fix two outstanding holes in DirectX that have been targeted in attacks. In May, Microsoft announced that there had been attacks against a DirectX vulnerability that... Microsoft said on Thursday that it will issue six security updates on Patch Tuesday next week, including a critical one that will fix two outstanding holes in DirectX that have been targeted in attacks.

In May, Microsoft announced that there had been attacks against a DirectX vulnerability that c...

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Fadfusion.com, a Missouri-based online seller of computers, electronics and office supplies, lists something called "W7 Family Pack -...

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Capitalizing on the attention for the Chrome OS announcement by Google, an unidentified graphic designer posted allegedly leaked screenshots to Chromeosleak.wordpress.com. The design...

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Quoting directly from the classic Red Ball adverts: 'Where is everybody?' :rolleyes: ]]> General Chat GimieGimieGimie http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26557 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26556&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:31:33 GMT Google's announcement Tuesday that it is developing an open-source operating system raised questions among privacy advocates about the amount of personal data Google will be able to collect.

Google already collects private data through products like its search engine and its Gmail e-mail service,...

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The company is already being investigated over its bundling of Internet Explorer (IE) with Windows. Now an old case concerning complaints that Microsoft does not allow rival...

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Hackers are already using shortened URLs on sites such as Twitter, where space is at a premium, but now it appears that the tactic is ...

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The company said its digital-forensics package would help police reduce backlogs tha...

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In the security advisory it issued yesterday, Microsoft credited a pair of researchers -- Ryan Smith and Alex Wheeler --...

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Google announced late this morning that it's peeling the beta label off some main Google Apps services, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk and Google Docs. The ...

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World champion Valentino Rossi came home in second place to stretch his championship lead to nine points.

Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner produced courageous rides to finish third and fourth respectively after both men had suffered huge qualifying crashes.

Britain's James Toseland was disqualified for not obeying a penalty.

Toseland was given a ride-through penalty after he was judged to have jumped the start but failed to come in to the pit lane within the three laps allotted to do so.

It capped a miserable weekend for the Tech 3 Yamaha rider who had qualified in 15th place on the grid.

In stark contrast, Pedrosa profited from a searing start to zip into the lead and never relinquished it.

The only moment of concern for the Spaniard was on the final lap when he appeared to slow his pace too much and almost allowed Rossi a chance to overtake and steal victory.

Pedrosa told BBC Sport: "The performance was very good. I was comfortable, I was doing great laps, and just in the last lap I relaxed a little bit too much.

"When I saw in the last lap the bike of Rossi I thought maybe I was too slow. But it's a good feeling to be back winning for me and my team."

Rossi said: "I came down the hill in the last lap like a crazy man but it was too risky to overtake."

The Italian will be delighted with second place, though, after getting the better of an early tussle with Stoner, whose performance was all the more remarkable given his lack of fitness.

The Australian was forced to ride his number two bike after he has crashed out of qualifying on Saturday - a fall that left him suffering severe pain in his shoulder, arm and ribs.

Lorenzo fared even better than Stoner, despite having had a similar high-side crash in qualifying, managing to secure a place on the podium despite his discomfort.

It even looked at one stage as though the Yamaha rider, who had started from pole position, was going to pip Rossi to second.

But with five laps to go Lorenzo pushed so hard when overtaking that he only just managed to stay on the bike, running wide wide and allowing his team-mate Rossi to stay in second.

Lorenzo, who needed painkillers to be able to race, said: "Things were so difficult. I did the best I could. The pain was terrible in the collarbone.

"Valentino was fast and especially Dani but in the end I kept my pace and finished third."

American Nicky Hayden rode impressively to bring in his Ducati in fifth in front of his home crowd.

United States MotoGP result:
1. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda
2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha
3. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha
4. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati
5. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati
6. Toni Elias (Spain) Honda
7. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha
8. Chris Vermeulen (Australia) Suzuki

Championship standings:
1. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 151 pts
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 142
3. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 135
4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 92
5. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 76
6. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 69
7. Marco Melandri (Italy) Kawasaki 61
8. Chris Vermeulen (Australia) Suzuki 61

BBC Sport ]]> Sport Reverend http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26549 http://www.techzonez.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26548&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:41:20 GMT Although Windows 7 won't go on sale until October, Microsoft is actually slated to be done with the code that ships on those first PCs within a couple of weeks.

Some enthusiast sites are predicting that Microsoft will peg the release-to-manufacturing date of Windows 7 to July 13, the start of th...

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