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Clean Your Junk PC Defender

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:07:00 +0000

License Type: Free
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista
File Size: 518KB
Author: PC DeCrapifier
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You always want your brand new PC to be clean and junk proof but over some time you'll find it full of crap software installed for no reason other than that the PC maker gets paid to put it there. These extra (waste) software slow down your PC startup and its day to day operation.

The free PC Decrapifier removes dozens of these softwares automatically. Using this program is very simple. Just run it, and it does its cleaning work automatically. Don't expect it to completely clean your PC, because it removes only a specific set of softwares and trialware programs namely, those that are specifically put on new PCs, such as QuickBooks Trial, Wild Tangent Games, Dell URL Assistant, and many more. For a complete list of softwares it removes, go to here.

Note: When using this program, it's good to first create a restore point. Just in case it removes something that you wanted to keep.

Vista Tweaking Tools

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:05:00 +0000

Looking for tools to get the most out of Windows Vista?
Here are a few utilities to tweak up Windows Vista.

1. VistaTweaker - VistaTweaker is, as its name says, a reliable, smart and yet easy-to-use Windows Vista tweaking tool. The interface is nice and simple.
· Every tweak has its description so the user can see what each one does.
· Tweaks are organized into tabs, each tab is subdivided in sections by group boxes. This way it is easy to find the tweak the user is looking for.

2. XdN Tweaker - Tweaking program that supports Vista (and XP/Server 203). It doesn't have tons of tweaking options, but does focus on ones that most users may want to attend to. No installation required (but .NET is for XP/2003). Address areas with Vista UAC, Control Panel, Media Player, Right-Click context options, Files and Folder tweaks, File Associations, Start Menu, IE7, Outlook Express/Windows Mail, Misc. Tools, and System Settings. Pretty handy little utility.

3. Windows Sidebar Styler - Allows some easy fine-tuning of the Windows Sidebar and provides extensions to the Windows Sidebar in Vista. Supports custom styles for resizing and customizing how it integrates with other elements. Still being refined but looks pretty handy.

4. EasyBCD 1.6 - Hard-core NeoSmart tool that is definitely NOT for "average" Vista users. Allows advanced Vista users/tweakers to set up, configure, and tweak the Windows Vista bootloader.

5. TweakUAC - this utility allows folks running under an Administrator-level profile to easily turn off UAC (User Account Control), turn it back on, or keep it running, but suppress the UAC elevation prompt requests.

6. Tweak VI from Totalidea - The basic version is free and additional feature "plugins" can be purchased. It's a nice business model. The Basic version allows you to tweak desktop items, Start menu items, IE, Firefox, hardware settings, system info, virtual desktops, subsystem folders, mousing, and shutdown options.

7. Vispa - This tweak-tool uses a non-install executable and is a bare-bones Vista utility. Run it and you get a long list of check boxes organized by subjects. To apply a setting, activate the checkbox. Pro: simple interface. Con: simple interface. So unless you already know and understand the consequence of your choice, this might not be a utility for Vista noobies.

DX1 Customizable Keyboard

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:27:00 +0000

The DX1 is a customizable keyboard that features only 25 programmable keys. Each key can be placed anywhere on the board. You can also assign shortcuts and macros to each key. The DX1 customizable keyboard is priced at $139.

Cyber Goggles : A Revolutionary Memory Booster

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:25:00 +0000

With the growing number of assignments to be done within a given time period, our memory tend to forget things done minutes back. I feel sorry about complaining this as it is natural. Okeay, can you recall what did you have yesterday in your afternoon meal? Or what is the second name of the person you met today morning for a business deal. These things, which seem small, can make a big difference to life.

Many thanks to the researchers’ team at the University of Tokyo for discovering an innovative video goggle called ‘Cyber Goggles’ that captures everything you do all through the day. More than that it taps the images of everything you do, everyone you meet.

It behaves smarty by recognizing and then recording every object by assigning names to every appearing in the video, thereby producing an accessible database of the captured footage. The goggles come equipped with a squashed camera that feeds video to a computer hung at the users’ back. The computer enables you to analyze, name and file the items that emerge in the video via its ultrahigh-speed image recognition processing software.

It is being claimed that cyber goggles can be used for multiple purposes. It might prove resourceful in the advancement of robots with humanly features.

Browse The Web Using MS Calculator

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:23:00 +0000

Now access the internet via your standard Microsoft Calculator using this trick.
You can do this for fun or when your browser is messed up for some unexplainable reason.

Steps:

1. Open your MS Calculator. This is normally found in Start => All Programs => Accessories => Calculator.

2. Open the help-window by pressing the F1 key.

3. Click the top-left corner icon of the help window once (Standard is a Document with a Questionmark).

4. Select 'Jump to URL'.

5. Type your address into the avaliable field, but remember to type http://, and not just www. (or equivalent).

Have fun !!!

OKIDS PHONE : express love via hearty phones

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:14:00 +0000

If your 5-6 year kid is playing smart with you by demanding a mobile phone on his birthday then you can over smart him by getting him one. Hey, I talk a lot of sense. These days it’s not only difficult to handle kids but almost impossible to meet their growing demands. And mobile phone for a 6-year young kid seems nothing but useless.
Considering this, you can explore the potential of Okid phone, which is been seen as a perfect gift option. A deep delve into the phone would make you realize that it is a perfect combo of a chic mobile phone along with your heart piece. Got baffled? Don’t worry am still here to demystify the mystery.

It is the design of the phone that unfolds in the form of a hearty shape putting across your kid in front of a Tetris handheld game. It can be seen as truly a kids phone as it erases all the possibilities of dialing numbers (doesn’t have num pad). As a substitute, it has a word “Mommy” carved on it. But if it fails to satiate your kids’ requirement then the phone can be loaded with another game introduced by a brilliant Russian. The game is competitive to challenge the intelligence levels of your kids. It is drenched with lot of protection and love that compensates your kids’ infatuation for a mobile phone.

TomTom GO 930 GPS Navigation System

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:13:00 +0000

GPSAndCo provides us with a short demo video of the new TomTom GO 930 GPS navigation system. Watch the video to get more details

Pantech releases five new mobile concepts

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:10:00 +0000

Pantech comes back with five new designs, each with a specific emotional presence. These designs are created by some Korean university students, in response to a challenge by Pantech to create some mobile phone designs for 2010. Good job! See four more designs after the jump.

Stop Google From Tracking Your Searches

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:36:00 +0000

There is a way to remain somewhat anonymous on the most popular of all search engines, Google. Remember that if you have a username log-in with any of the Internet search engines, their systems can build a profile of you. If you're truly paranoid you may want to delete or cancel any free e-mail accounts that are associated with Web search engines and scrub their cookies from your hard drive. If you use any of the services provided by Google, such as Groups, Wallet, AdSense or Gmail, then you have an account that points back to your identity. This means that everything you do within the search can now point back to you as a unique user. To stop this from happening, follow these steps:

1. Go to www.google.com/psearch to sign in to your account.
2. Click on the Search History page and pick some days on the calendar to see every search made since you created your Google account.
3. Select the Clear Search History button, check off items that you wish to remove, and then click the Clear History button.
4. To prevent Google from collecting this data in the future, select items such as Web, Images, and News that you don't want to collect data, then press the Pause button.

This way you'll remain totally anonymous while you search anything on the Google search engine.

Yamaha’s iPod ready compact electric motorcycle

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:36:00 +0000

August 17, 2007 Yamaha first unveiled the EC-02 electric motorcycle as part of a range of sustainable machines in 2005. Not wanting to be left behind in the age of the ubiquitous personal music player, the latest incarnation of the short-range commuter features a tank mounted iPod dock… and it also glows in the dark.

In contrast to the recently released 50mph Enertia electric motorcycle, the diminutive EC-02 is designed as a low-speed (18 mph), short-range (40 miles) run-about that’s very easy to park.

Earphones can be used with the iPod which mounts on the tank (though it’s not really a tank given that the machine is 100% electric) or music can be played via built-in stereo speakers.

The Yamaha EC-02 costs $2000 but it is only available in Japan and did we mention – it glows in the dark – though explanations for this last feature are a little thin on the ground.

Navitas bicycle trailer concept offers 3-way power generation

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:01:00 +0000

August 16, 2007 British designer Paul Smith has come up with an interesting bicycle trailer concept that produces its own renewable energy. The Navitas bike trailer is designed to generate power in a number of different ways, combining both solar panels and a unique vertical wind turbine to offer cyclists a range of energy options with which to power lights or even run small appliances like mobile phones and laptops.

The concept model devised by the University of Derby student has a contemporary stream-line design featuring a single towing arm that attaches to the rear of the bicycle using a quick release seat post clamp. This allows the trailer, which boasts a 40 litre luggage compartment, to be detached and remounted to the bicycle quickly. The Navitas incorporates an onboard 24 volt battery that facilitates energy through a car cigarette type socket and also a USB port. The battery automatically powers a LED based braking and hazard light system and has the ability to run small appliances, such as mobile phones and laptops.

A small solar panel built in to the trailer also collects solar energy to replenish the battery’s charge, whilst the sun is shining. But the most unique feature of the Navitas amongst other cycling trailers, is the vertical wind generator turbine that can be set up once the bike is stationary. The single rear wheel of the Navitas can be detached and converted into a three-pronged wind turbine. The wheel’s twist and lock system allows it to be split into three segments to form a turbine that is in turn, mounted onto the towing arm which is removed from the bike to construct a vertical axis. According to Smith, the wind turbine can be: “…set up once the cyclist has made camp and the turbine aids the solar units giving energy throughout the day and night.”

The Navitas, which is Latin for “energy”, has been carefully designed from only recyclable materials. The worldwide focus on sustainable transport is reflected in this product, through its clear aim to create environmentally friendly renewable energy. Though not for everyone relying on pedal-power, the concept would certainly bring great benefit to the touring cyclist market at which its aimed.

How To Recover Most Sratched Cd's

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:12:00 +0000

I learn an old technique to how to recover damaged or scratched disks
with some lost of data. In this case i have one borrowed game - MAX PAYNE 2
with a chunck of 4 mb lost with a scratch in CD1 Install. Here we cover some
special thecniques of how to create a full working CD from the scratched one.

First some tools will be needed:

1. Alcohol 120%
2. UltraISO
3. Windows XP/2000 (not tested on 95/98/me)
3. Small piece of cotton
4. Dry cleaner paper
5. Finally, oil for cooking.

First step - preparing the CD

Get the cotton and drop some water, start cleaning vertically the surface of CD.
Do it 3 times and dry the water with a piece of dry cleaner paper. With a new piece
of cotton, drop some oil for cooking and start to wet the surface like you are
washing the CD with the oil. Dry carefully now. Some particles of oil will stay on the
microsurface of the scrath. It's okay. Seems the oil helps the laser of the CD/DVD driver
to read the surface again. Sure this will work with small unreadable scratchs - some hard
scratchs loose parts of the surface of the CD where we have data and it's lost forever.
But if it is loosed try anyway. Whith this tip 80% of the small scratched CD's coud be
recovered.

Second Step - testing the CD

With Alcohol 120% make an ISO - image making wizard - and lets see if the app can
read the loosed surface. In my case Alcohol 120% had recovered 60% of the data.
This is not enough. Have tryed other appz, they do not recover all the data. But the
CD/DVD driver laser CAN recover all data in this case. the data is still there, what we do?

third step - making the new CD

With the main copy system of windows explorer you can do it. Just create one folder
with the same name of the CD label for future burn reference, and copy the CD content
to the folder. When the CD copy process find the scratch, in majority of the cases, it's
slow down the reading and will recover ALL loosed data.If not, it just tell you there's
an unreadable sector. In this case your CD is lost. But it's not my case, finally
windows explorer got all the data from the scratch and made a copy in the folder.
with the ultraISO, wrote the original CD label, drop the content of the folder and
save as Iso. You can Test the new CD just mounting the iso in the Alcohol 120%. In my
case i did ISO of the two discs from MAX PAYNE 2 and tested installing from the mounted
ISO. Works like a charm. I got the 4 mb lost again. So, I have burned the CD and now i
have a working copy from the scratched one.

Sounds too bizzarre, but works. Course you can jump the cleaning process and try to copy
the content with Windows explorer. But in my case did not work without oil...

How To Change A CMOS Battery

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:55:00 +0000

First the safety rules:

The inside of a computer is a bad place full of electricity and sharp edges.
On the electricity side always when working on you computer make sure that it’s still plugged in to the power socket and the power is turned off, this is to ensure that any static
From you is discharged through the earth. The inside of most computer cases are unfinished metal and has very sharp edges so be careful.

The first signs of a battery failing are:-

1) Your clock starts running slowly
2) When you boot (start) your computer it has a problem finding your hardware (no hard drive, no cd rom)

To change the battery you need the following tools

1) a X-point screwdriver
2) an anti-static strap(optional)
3) a new battery (seems logical)

Then unplug all the cables from the back of the computer as you remove them make a note where they came from. (So when you finished you can put them back)

Move the computer somewhere where you can work on it with ease

Remove the cover by locating the screws around the outer edge (back) of the computer
Some computer cases only require you to remove 2 screws on one side then a panel can be removed allowing you access to the computers insides, others you must remove 6 screws and remove the whole case by sliding it to the rear and lifting it off.

Now make sure that you read the safety instructions about static.
Look inside you will see a round silver thing that looks about the size of a 10p piece (quarter). This is the battery itself, carefully lift the retaining clip and slide the battery out. That’s it removed now go to your local computer retailer, electrical retailer (Tandy/Radio shack) taking the old battery with you and get a new battery.

Back to your computer insert the new battery by lifting the clip and sliding the battery in.

Reinstall your case and plug all the cables back (you did remember to label them didn’t you)

Now for the fun part.

You will now need to go into you bios….

Right the bios is the god of your computer.

To access it, when your computer first starts you will see a black screen with white text.

If you look carefully you will see a line that says something like "press del for setup" or some other key (F2 or ESC or tab) this will take you to god's house where you can make lots of changes to the way your machine works.

It is also the place where you can make your nice computer in to a rather expensive door stop so be careful and don’t go playing with anything.

You will now be presented with a blue screen with a lot of options on it,
The one we want is load optimised/default settings.

Press the F10 key and type y the computer should now reboot.

If every thing went well then your computer will now be up and running.

Shizers Way: Keep computer running. Lay it on it's side and remove side cover to expose MoBo. Take any thin object, "small screwdriver, knife point, wood shiskabob skewer. Pull back the battery retaining clip. Toss the old battery in the junk recepticle, unless you belong to greenpeace and want to save the earth. Install the new battery. No need to reset bios becasue the compter supplies voltage to the cmos while it is running. Reset or resync clock with internet.

Done

Canvas Computer Concept By Kyle Cherry

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:37:00 +0000

Designer Kyle Cherry has designed a new type of computer called the “Canvas”. It is designed to “increase the quality and productivity of the designer or artist.” The computer helps unexperienced users to make digital work flows by building the system around a more familiar interface. What a cool concept

Acer Unviels Aspire 8920 G HD Home Theatre Laptop

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:29:00 +0000

Acer is aiming to bring laptop users closer to the full HDTV experience with its new Aspire Gemstone blue range. The top-of-the-line Aspire 8920G crams in a 1920×1080 resolution, 18.4-inch Full HD LCD screen, six integrated speakers backed by Dolby Home Theater technology, an optional digital TV Tuner and an on-board Blu-Ray disc drive in a striking design that incorporates a blue, black and silver color scheme with interior and exterior lighting effects and a Holographic 3D cover. The Aspire 8920G series uses Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors and the mobile Intel PM965 Express Chipset with a choice of graphics options - either the NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS graphics engine with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache (512 MB of dedicated GDDR3 VRAM, up to 768 MB of shared system memory) or by the NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS with up to 1280 MB of TurboCache (512 MB of dedicated GDDR2 VRAM, up to 768 MB of shared system memory). HDD space of up to 640GB (2×320GB) is available and a choice of optical drives are available along with a 6-in-1 card reader. Set to hit the market next month

Mindwire Shocking V5 sensory kit

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:26:00 +0000

Mindwire has designed an electrical muscle simulation kit that gives gamers direct sensory feedback - so every time your onscreen character gets a whooping, you get a shock. The £99.99 Mindwire-V5 plugs into any second-generation console through the game controller port, the add-on is sure to give a more intense, more immersive playing experience for anyone game enough to plug it in. Up to five self-adhesive pads can be applied to arms, legs and the stomach, allowing localized sensory feedback. The system works in both single and multi-player mode, with the latter especially appealing to competitive gamers.

Bristlebot 2.0 Robot made From Computer Chip

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:19:00 +0000

Some inventors at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have created the Bristlebot 2.0 robot with only a battery, a computer chip, and a cell phone vibrator. Video after the jump

Pandigital’s Kitchen HDTV

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:12:00 +0000

Pandigital’s Kitchen HDTV is a combination of a digital photo frame and an HD television. This 15inch screen has the ability to display your recipes as you cook in HD quality (1,280 by 720-pixel resolution). It supports ATSC and NTSC, and can be connected to video feeds using composite, S-Video, YPbPr, or HDMI connections. The unit can display images from its built-in 512 MB memory, a card reader or downloaded from Google’s Picassa photo-sharing service. It also features a sealed glass design to protect it from moisture, oils, and splatters. The Pandigital Kitchen HDTV/Digital Cookbook/Digital Photo Frame will be available in June for $400.

Sony PS3 Dual Shock Controller

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:58:00 +0000

The Playstation Dualshock is back. After all the controversy over copyrights and gamer-hating judges, you can finally pre-order yours for $50. It’s wireless and sixaxis, too

Loc8ter Light Tracking Device

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Have you ever lost your keys or wallet just before that important meeting or date? Well most of us do, but thanks to New Loc8tor Lite, you can now track small items like keys up to 400 feet away. A credit card sized handheld device designed to find any of your lost or mislaid possessions. To use the Loc8tor Lite just simply select which tag you’re trying to find, turn around in a full circle and then walk in the direction of the strongest signal indicated by the LED lights or audio beeps. Available for $79.99.

Zenith Defy Xtreme Wrist Watch

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:34:00 +0000

Luxury Swiss watchmaker Zenith’s Defy Xtreme range features a multi-layered dial of Hesalite glass surrounded by a blackened titanium case that is waterproof at 1000 meters, a titanium bracelet with Kevlar inserts and high-temperature resistance and a position sensitive gyroscope cage Tourbillon designed to enhance accuracy. According to Zenith this is a ” a major innovation in the world of watchmaking” providing “considerably greater accuracy”. The Defy Xtreme SEA range comprises 4 models: a Tourbillon, an Open, an El Primero Chronograph and an Elite Power Reserve models All of which are water-resistant down to 1000 meters and incorporate shock-resistant technology

Sony PS 4 Concept

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:32:00 +0000

There’s word on the street about the Sony’s next generation game console Playstation 4 which could be in the works and if rumours are to be believed the Playstation 4 will be solving the backward compatibility issues with PS3 and PS2. The rumour waves started to appear on the internet after Sony Computer Entertainment Japan rolls out an advertisement for a software engineer to deal with backward compatibility for both the PS3 and an unspecified next-gen console …that could be Playstation 4.

Use Word 2007 To Publish Posts On Your Blog

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:29:00 +0000

Want to directly publish posts to your blog ? Then here is something for you .

Microsoft Word 2007 can be used to publish posts on your blogs. There is no plug-in or add-ons you need to install. Word 2007 allows you to connect to the internet and publish your posts. You can create and configure an account in word and start blogging. You can use it to publish your posts for Windows Live, Blogger, Typepad, Wordpress and others. After that you just need to provide the details for your images, and its done.

Just follow these steps and you are ready to start blogging from Word 2007 ..
Click the Office button, and click new, choose the option “Blog Post”.
If you are opening it for the first time then it will automatically ask you for the configuration of an account, If not click on manage account, and click new.
Choose your Blog provider and provide the login details.
Then choose the image where you want to upload. You can choose to upload the images on your own server if your blog is a self hosted, choose “My Blog Provider” in case your blog provider gives you space to upload pics like blogger.
When you are done with writing, you can publish the post directly or else you can also make the post to publish as draft.
You can also create multiple accounts to publish posts to separate blogs .This is one great way by Microsoft to step into the blogosphere.Happy Word Blogging !!

Zalman FPS Gun FG 100 Gun For FPS Gmae lovers

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:27:00 +0000

This seems to be fantastic replacement for the ugly looking mouse you play your FPS games with. This ergonomically designed gaming mouse would provide you lots of cramp free fun and will be a perfect companion for those long FPS mission and multiplayers. The FG 1000 gaming mouse is custom configurable with five buttons and provides 2000 dpi resolution and a time response of 1ms.

GTA 4 Another Release Date

sahilnaresh2025@yahoo.co.in (sahil anand) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:24:00 +0000

Long time back i posted the about GTA 4 at that time it was expected to release in october 2007 then it gets postponed.. now once again Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto has been given official release date of April 29th, 2008 and this time its highly likely to get release on the given date.