Windows has a new operating system called Windows 7 soon to be released 4th quarter of 2009 or first quarter of 2010. Whichever will be the date, we know that the pirated one will be out earlier than the original :D
Although it has been posted at http://windows7news.com/2009/04/28/leaked-windows-7-rc-build-7100-may-contain-a-trojan/ that the leaked (see! there is already a leak!) OS has a trojan in it so be careful.
I was wondering at first why they call it Windows 7, then I got it from wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7 that this OS has been developed since 2007 hence the name.
I still do not know how good it is. They said that it will be much better compared to Vista (which I am using now).
There is a web page dedicated for this product. See it here http://windows7news.com/
I hope I could get a trial copy and see how good it really is.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
My New Laptop
I have my new laptop HP Pavilion DV5-1010TX Entertainment Notebook PC. It is quite a good one with
So far it works fine. I like the QuickPlay button and other shortcut "touch buttons" like the wireless, sounds stuffs.
Although it is heavier than my Lenovo but I like the sleek design compare to Lenovo.
- Network interface 10/100/1000 LAN
- Dialup modem
- 4 USB ports
- Diagonal screen size 15.4 inch
- Primary hard drive 320 GB
- Optical drive DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, Blu-ray
- Weight 2.65 kg
- Amt of RAM 4GB
- Memory card reader
- Processor type Dual-Core
- Operating system Windows Vista Ultimate
So far it works fine. I like the QuickPlay button and other shortcut "touch buttons" like the wireless, sounds stuffs.
Although it is heavier than my Lenovo but I like the sleek design compare to Lenovo.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Programming Constructs
- Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.
- Real programmers are those that can sleep in front of terminals [...] with their eyes open.
- Real programmers don't work from 9 to 5. If any real programmers are around at 9am it's because they were up all night.
- There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.
- A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
- A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'. Frequently, crashes are followed with a message like 'ID 02'. 'ID' is an abbreviation for idiosyncrasy and the number that follows indicates how many more months of testing the product should have had.
- There are two ways to write error-free programs. Only the third one works.
- As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.
- Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.
- Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers.
You Might be an Engineer If
One day I spent time searching for an IT humor and I found this. Count how many of those are true.
You Might be an Engineer If
* Buying flowers for your girlfriend or spending the money to upgrade your RAM is a moral dilemma.
* In college you thought Spring Break was a metal fatigue failure.
* People groan at the party when you pick out the music.
* The blinking 12:00 on someone's VCR draws you in like a tractor beam to fix it.
* The only jokes you receive are through e-mail.
* The salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions.
* The thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind.
* When you go into a computer store, you eavesdrop on a salesperson talking with customers and you butt in to correct him and spend next twenty minutes answering the customers' questions, while the salesperson stands by silently, nodding his head.
* You are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.
* You are aware that computers are actually only good for playing games, but are afraid to say so out loud.
* You are currently gathering the components to build your own nuclear reactor.
* You are next in line on death row in a French prison and you find that the guillotine is not working properly so you offer to fix it.
* You are wine tasting and find yourself paying more attention to the cork screws than the '84 Chardonnay.
* You bought your wife a new CD ROM for her birthday.
* You can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting.
* You can't fit any more colored pens in your shirt pocket.
* You can't remember where you parked your car for the 3rd time this week.
* You can't write unless the paper has both horizontal and vertical lines.
* You carry a list for everything except the groceries.
* You carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test that actually takes five minutes to run.
* You comment to your wife that her straight hair is nice and parallel.
* You disdain people who use low baud rates.
* You ever burned down the gymnasium with your science fair project.
* You ever forgot to get a haircut ... for 6 months.
* You find yourself at the airport on your vacation studying the baggage handling equipment.
* You go on the rides at Disneyland and sit backwards in the chairs to see how they do the special effects.
* You have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own turns bread into charcoal.
* You have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work.
* You have ever owned a calculator with no equals key and know what RPN stands for.
* You have ever purchased an electronic appliance "as-is".
* You have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance.
* You have ever taken the back off your TV just to see what's inside.
* You have memorized the Discovery Channel program schedule but have seen most of the shows already.
* You have modified your can opener to be microprocessor driven.
* You have more friends on the Internet than in real life.
* You have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts.
* You just don't have the heart to throw away the 100-in-1 electronics kit you got for your ninth birthday.
* You know how to take the cover off your computer, and what size screwdriver to use.
* You know the altitude limits for turning on and off electronic equipment on commercial flights.
* You know the direction the water swirls when you flush.
* You know what http:// stands for.
* You look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys.
* You order pizza over the Internet and pay for it through your home banking software.
* You own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts.
* You rooted for HAL, the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
* You rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires.
* You see a good design and still have to change it.
* You spend more time on your home computer than in your car.
* You still own a slide rule and you know how to work it.
* You talk about the high resolution and picture-in-picture capability of your big screen TV while everybody is watching the Superbowl.
* You talk about trellis code modulation at parties.
* You think a pocket protector is a fashion accessory.
* You think Sales and Marketing are Satan's children.
* You think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't get enough sleep.
* You think your computer looks better without the cover.
* You thought the contraption ET used to phone home was stupid.
* You thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission controllers.
* You walk around with your hands in your two front pockets 99% of the time.
* You window shop at Radio Shack.
* You would rather get more dots per inch than miles per gallon.
* You're in the back seat of your car, she's looking wistfully at the moon, and you're trying to locate a geosynchronous satellite.
* You've already calculated how much you make per second.
* You've ever tried to repair a $5 radio.
* Your checkbook always balances.
* Your dress clothes come from Sears.
* Your favorite actor is R2D2.
* Your favorite character on Gilligan's Island was "The Professor".
* Your favorite James Bond character is "Q," the guy who makes the gadgets.
* Your girlfriend says the way you dress is no reflection on her.
* Your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place.
* Your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the latest sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies.
* Your Internet bill is higher than your long distance charges.
* Your IQ is a higher number than your weight.
* Your spouse sends you an email instead of calling you to dinner.
* Your three-year-old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory.
* Your wardrobe looks like you shop at Goodwill Industries.
* Your wife hasn't the foggiest idea what you do at work.
* Your wristwatch has more computing power than a 450 MHz Pentium.
* Your wristwatch has more buttons than a telephone.
content taken from http://www.geocities.com/krishna_kunchith/humor/computer.html#eco
You Might be an Engineer If
* Buying flowers for your girlfriend or spending the money to upgrade your RAM is a moral dilemma.
* In college you thought Spring Break was a metal fatigue failure.
* People groan at the party when you pick out the music.
* The blinking 12:00 on someone's VCR draws you in like a tractor beam to fix it.
* The only jokes you receive are through e-mail.
* The salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions.
* The thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind.
* When you go into a computer store, you eavesdrop on a salesperson talking with customers and you butt in to correct him and spend next twenty minutes answering the customers' questions, while the salesperson stands by silently, nodding his head.
* You are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.
* You are aware that computers are actually only good for playing games, but are afraid to say so out loud.
* You are currently gathering the components to build your own nuclear reactor.
* You are next in line on death row in a French prison and you find that the guillotine is not working properly so you offer to fix it.
* You are wine tasting and find yourself paying more attention to the cork screws than the '84 Chardonnay.
* You bought your wife a new CD ROM for her birthday.
* You can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting.
* You can't fit any more colored pens in your shirt pocket.
* You can't remember where you parked your car for the 3rd time this week.
* You can't write unless the paper has both horizontal and vertical lines.
* You carry a list for everything except the groceries.
* You carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test that actually takes five minutes to run.
* You comment to your wife that her straight hair is nice and parallel.
* You disdain people who use low baud rates.
* You ever burned down the gymnasium with your science fair project.
* You ever forgot to get a haircut ... for 6 months.
* You find yourself at the airport on your vacation studying the baggage handling equipment.
* You go on the rides at Disneyland and sit backwards in the chairs to see how they do the special effects.
* You have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own turns bread into charcoal.
* You have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work.
* You have ever owned a calculator with no equals key and know what RPN stands for.
* You have ever purchased an electronic appliance "as-is".
* You have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance.
* You have ever taken the back off your TV just to see what's inside.
* You have memorized the Discovery Channel program schedule but have seen most of the shows already.
* You have modified your can opener to be microprocessor driven.
* You have more friends on the Internet than in real life.
* You have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts.
* You just don't have the heart to throw away the 100-in-1 electronics kit you got for your ninth birthday.
* You know how to take the cover off your computer, and what size screwdriver to use.
* You know the altitude limits for turning on and off electronic equipment on commercial flights.
* You know the direction the water swirls when you flush.
* You know what http:// stands for.
* You look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys.
* You order pizza over the Internet and pay for it through your home banking software.
* You own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts.
* You rooted for HAL, the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
* You rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires.
* You see a good design and still have to change it.
* You spend more time on your home computer than in your car.
* You still own a slide rule and you know how to work it.
* You talk about the high resolution and picture-in-picture capability of your big screen TV while everybody is watching the Superbowl.
* You talk about trellis code modulation at parties.
* You think a pocket protector is a fashion accessory.
* You think Sales and Marketing are Satan's children.
* You think that when people around you yawn, it's because they didn't get enough sleep.
* You think your computer looks better without the cover.
* You thought the contraption ET used to phone home was stupid.
* You thought the real heroes of "Apollo 13" were the mission controllers.
* You walk around with your hands in your two front pockets 99% of the time.
* You window shop at Radio Shack.
* You would rather get more dots per inch than miles per gallon.
* You're in the back seat of your car, she's looking wistfully at the moon, and you're trying to locate a geosynchronous satellite.
* You've already calculated how much you make per second.
* You've ever tried to repair a $5 radio.
* Your checkbook always balances.
* Your dress clothes come from Sears.
* Your favorite actor is R2D2.
* Your favorite character on Gilligan's Island was "The Professor".
* Your favorite James Bond character is "Q," the guy who makes the gadgets.
* Your girlfriend says the way you dress is no reflection on her.
* Your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place.
* Your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the latest sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies.
* Your Internet bill is higher than your long distance charges.
* Your IQ is a higher number than your weight.
* Your spouse sends you an email instead of calling you to dinner.
* Your three-year-old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory.
* Your wardrobe looks like you shop at Goodwill Industries.
* Your wife hasn't the foggiest idea what you do at work.
* Your wristwatch has more computing power than a 450 MHz Pentium.
* Your wristwatch has more buttons than a telephone.
content taken from http://www.geocities.com/krishna_kunchith/humor/computer.html#eco
Advancements in Social Networking Software – What to Expect ahead of 2009
by: Mike Street
Online social networking has seen a rapid growth since 2005. Social networking has deviated a lot from its main motive of finding friends. Today, social networking is mainly used for “serious business promotion”. For those online marketers who consider any small marketing opportunity as a great boon, these social networks are really priceless treasures. The huge popularity of these social networking websites gave birth to the social networking software. Unlike earlier days when all the social networking websites had similar social networking software, today, these social networks are really working hard to present the visitors with some unique stuff. This article is all about the advancements in social networking software technology and a few major changes that will take place in the social networking world in near future.
Unique social networking software on demand
You will be well aware of the fact that all the social networks are loaded with some common social networking software such as instant messaging and friend connect tools. People are tired of using these common social networking software’s all these days. Today, people are looking for something really different. People expect many additional features like photo sharing, video sharing and much more along with the basic feature of adding friends and sending instant messages through the social networking software.
The entry of online gaming to Social networking
Online gaming has just started to enter into the social networks. Online gaming in the social networks is expected to become very popular in the near future. People prefer online gaming in the social networks as it is easier to connect to the gamers worldwide. Moreover, as these games are built on the social networking software platform, the user need not download anything to play the game. The combination of social networking and online gaming will be a will be the major change in the social networking world.
No time for time killers
Some of the social networking software’s out there require lots of time to load. People are not that patient anymore to wait for the social networking software to load up. Filling your social networking website with such slow loading social networking software will make the visitors quit your site and never return. Hence the future social networking software will have to be developed with faster loading times.
Preparing your social networking website to fulfill the visitor’s needs
All the social networking software’s developed today should be incorporated with the above mentioned advancements. You are not an expert in developing the futuristic, unique social networking software, it is always better to get some professional help. Many professional social networking software developers have started to include all the above mentioned advancements in the social networking software’s that they create today.
Fill your social networking website with some futuristic social networking software and be ready to greet the change.
Online social networking has seen a rapid growth since 2005. Social networking has deviated a lot from its main motive of finding friends. Today, social networking is mainly used for “serious business promotion”. For those online marketers who consider any small marketing opportunity as a great boon, these social networks are really priceless treasures. The huge popularity of these social networking websites gave birth to the social networking software. Unlike earlier days when all the social networking websites had similar social networking software, today, these social networks are really working hard to present the visitors with some unique stuff. This article is all about the advancements in social networking software technology and a few major changes that will take place in the social networking world in near future.
Unique social networking software on demand
You will be well aware of the fact that all the social networks are loaded with some common social networking software such as instant messaging and friend connect tools. People are tired of using these common social networking software’s all these days. Today, people are looking for something really different. People expect many additional features like photo sharing, video sharing and much more along with the basic feature of adding friends and sending instant messages through the social networking software.
The entry of online gaming to Social networking
Online gaming has just started to enter into the social networks. Online gaming in the social networks is expected to become very popular in the near future. People prefer online gaming in the social networks as it is easier to connect to the gamers worldwide. Moreover, as these games are built on the social networking software platform, the user need not download anything to play the game. The combination of social networking and online gaming will be a will be the major change in the social networking world.
No time for time killers
Some of the social networking software’s out there require lots of time to load. People are not that patient anymore to wait for the social networking software to load up. Filling your social networking website with such slow loading social networking software will make the visitors quit your site and never return. Hence the future social networking software will have to be developed with faster loading times.
Preparing your social networking website to fulfill the visitor’s needs
All the social networking software’s developed today should be incorporated with the above mentioned advancements. You are not an expert in developing the futuristic, unique social networking software, it is always better to get some professional help. Many professional social networking software developers have started to include all the above mentioned advancements in the social networking software’s that they create today.
Fill your social networking website with some futuristic social networking software and be ready to greet the change.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Checking the iSight device of MacBook
For anybody who has a MacBook and will encounter a camera problem, this blog is for you.
Early today I tried fixing a MacBook because the camera is not detected. Fixing it was a breeze. But first what I did was run all the applications that is using the camera. Why? because at this point we need to know if it is a device-side error or an application-side error. It turned out that all applications using the camera cannot detect it.
So next thing is to look at the system profiler. It is like the device manager thing in Windows. System Profiler does not register iSight (camera) in there.
What I did? Shutdown the notebook, take the battery out and press the power button for a couple of seconds, say 7 seconds.
Replace the battery and turn on the notebook and the camera is up and running! Sweet!
If your camera on Mac has that problem, try following what I did.
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Early today I tried fixing a MacBook because the camera is not detected. Fixing it was a breeze. But first what I did was run all the applications that is using the camera. Why? because at this point we need to know if it is a device-side error or an application-side error. It turned out that all applications using the camera cannot detect it.
So next thing is to look at the system profiler. It is like the device manager thing in Windows. System Profiler does not register iSight (camera) in there.
What I did? Shutdown the notebook, take the battery out and press the power button for a couple of seconds, say 7 seconds.
Replace the battery and turn on the notebook and the camera is up and running! Sweet!
If your camera on Mac has that problem, try following what I did.
read other articles at http://informationtechtopic.blogspot.com/
How to setup VPN on your Windows XP
Setting up VPN is a very easy task to do. I have listed in here the things you will do, step by step.
- Open the Network Connections item in Control Panel.
- Choose the 'Create a new connection' item from the left-hand side of the window. The New Connection Wizard will appear on the screen.
- Click Next, then choose the 'Connect to the network at my workplace' item from the list and click Next.
- On the Network Connection page of the wizard, choose the 'Virtual Private Network connection' option and click Next.
- Enter a name for the new VPN connection in the 'Company Name' field and click Next. Any name will do. It is not necessary that you will put the REAL company name.
- Choose an option on the 'Public Network' screen and click Next. Choose the 'Do not dial the initial connection' option. This option requires that the public Internet connection be established first, before this new VPN connection will be initiated.
- Enter the name or IP address of the VPN remote access server to connect to, and click Next.
- Choose an option on the "Connection Availability" screen and click Next.
- Click Finish. You can now use your VPN connection.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Making the Transition From Offline to Online Tutoring
by:
For many years, students had to rely on face-to-face individual or group tutoring in order to receive academic assistance outside of the classroom. But tutoring has changed as technological advancements – namely, the Internet – have come about.
Where once before, the only option was to invite a stranger in the home – or meet outside of the home – to receive assistance, now it can be done online. However, if you’re accustomed to this form of tutoring, you may be a bit hesitant about making the switch. If this is the case, here are a few benefits to making the transition from offline to online tutoring.
Still Working with Live People
One cause for hesitation with online tutoring is the fact that you no longer get the face-to-face, live interaction. While it’s very true that you don’t have access to body language and facial expressions, you do have access to a live person in many instances. There are a number of great resources available that make sure to have a qualified tutor ready to chat with students so that they feel that same sense of companionship and camaraderie that they’re used to when working with a person in the same room.
Added Convenience
One reason that many students jump at the chance to work with an online tutor versus taking on the face-to-face tutoring session is the convenience that online tutoring can provide. Think about it; in the past, you had to coordinate schedules with a tutor, find a place to meet, make sure you had all of your materials, and actually arrive on time. However, with an online tutor, so much of this hassle is reduced or eliminated entirely.
For instance, whereas you had to coordinate schedules offline, in an online environment, you normally will be assigned a time by the tutor to meet that you agree upon without much hassle. This of course is coupled with the fact that meeting times are not as difficult to schedule when you can physically meet anywhere as long as a computer is in tow. You can sit in your house, visit your favorite café, or park yourself on the beach – whatever you’d prefer. Your only job is to make sure you meet online at the time designated and you’re ready to go. This is definitely a convenience you don’t get with the face-to-face tutor.
Cheaper Rates
Another great benefit to taking on online tutoring is the cheaper rates. If you’re working with a private tutor or learning center, you may find yourself paying anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour. However, if you work with a company that offers tutors online, very often, you can make a monthly payment that equates to the above hourly rates – or you may be able to pay one fee for the year that then allows you 24-hour access to tutoring assistance. How great is that?
Because there are so many great resources to take advantage of online, it’s good to jump on the bandwagon to take advantage of this new tutoring venture. You never know; you may learn that you benefit more from it than offline tutoring.
For many years, students had to rely on face-to-face individual or group tutoring in order to receive academic assistance outside of the classroom. But tutoring has changed as technological advancements – namely, the Internet – have come about.
Where once before, the only option was to invite a stranger in the home – or meet outside of the home – to receive assistance, now it can be done online. However, if you’re accustomed to this form of tutoring, you may be a bit hesitant about making the switch. If this is the case, here are a few benefits to making the transition from offline to online tutoring.
Still Working with Live People
One cause for hesitation with online tutoring is the fact that you no longer get the face-to-face, live interaction. While it’s very true that you don’t have access to body language and facial expressions, you do have access to a live person in many instances. There are a number of great resources available that make sure to have a qualified tutor ready to chat with students so that they feel that same sense of companionship and camaraderie that they’re used to when working with a person in the same room.
Added Convenience
One reason that many students jump at the chance to work with an online tutor versus taking on the face-to-face tutoring session is the convenience that online tutoring can provide. Think about it; in the past, you had to coordinate schedules with a tutor, find a place to meet, make sure you had all of your materials, and actually arrive on time. However, with an online tutor, so much of this hassle is reduced or eliminated entirely.
For instance, whereas you had to coordinate schedules offline, in an online environment, you normally will be assigned a time by the tutor to meet that you agree upon without much hassle. This of course is coupled with the fact that meeting times are not as difficult to schedule when you can physically meet anywhere as long as a computer is in tow. You can sit in your house, visit your favorite café, or park yourself on the beach – whatever you’d prefer. Your only job is to make sure you meet online at the time designated and you’re ready to go. This is definitely a convenience you don’t get with the face-to-face tutor.
Cheaper Rates
Another great benefit to taking on online tutoring is the cheaper rates. If you’re working with a private tutor or learning center, you may find yourself paying anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour. However, if you work with a company that offers tutors online, very often, you can make a monthly payment that equates to the above hourly rates – or you may be able to pay one fee for the year that then allows you 24-hour access to tutoring assistance. How great is that?
Because there are so many great resources to take advantage of online, it’s good to jump on the bandwagon to take advantage of this new tutoring venture. You never know; you may learn that you benefit more from it than offline tutoring.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Microsoft ordered to pay Uniloc over $500 million in anti-piracy patent case
SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has been ordered to pay $US388 million ($547.9 million) for infringing an anti-piracy software patent.
After a long-running legal battle, a US grand jury said Microsoft - a company known for its tough stance on piracy - had "wilfully infringed" the patent.
Both Windows and Office use a "product activation" system that was allegedly taken from Uniloc, a company that makes anti-piracy tools for video games and other software.
This system requires user registration to prevent the same copy of software being installed on several computers.
Uniloc started the legal battle against Microsoft in 2003, 11 years after it patented a similar technology.
Microsoft says it will appeal the US grand jury's decision.
"We are very disappointed in the jury verdict," said David Bowermaster, a Microsoft spokesman.
"We believe that we do not infringe, that the patent is invalid and that this award of damages is legally and factually unsupported," he said. "We will ask the court to overturn the verdict."
News taken from
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25312670-5014239,00.html
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