Microsoft just released IE7 Beta 3 for Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP x64 and Windows Server 2003 Itanium.
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Friday, June 30, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack
This pack is designed to bring a Windows XP CD with SP2 integrated fully up to date with all of the latest hotfixes released by Microsoft since SP2's release. It accomplishes this task via direct integration, where files on the CD are directly overwritten by the updated files. This method has numerous advantages over other integration techniques:
1. Since the files are being directly overwritten on the CD, there is no period of vulnerability between when the files are copied to the hard drive and the hotfixes are run. This guarantees maximum stability and security.
2. All necessary registry entries needed by Windows Update, QFECheck, and Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer are imported during Windows setup, meaning that the integration is transparent to Windows.
3. Security Catalogs necessary for Windows File Protection to recognize the updated files as digitally signed are installed, once again ensuring maximum transparency to Windows.
4. Since the updated files are being directly overwritten on the CD, this pack has the minimum possible amount of overhead associated with integrating hotfixes in comparison to other methods - both in space used on the CD and in Windows installation time.
5. This pack works regardless of whether or not the Windows installation is unattended.
[Link]
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Protect your home network with your old PC
If your old system has a Pentium processor, 64MB of RAM, a hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive, it's painless to build a pretty serious network firewall, called a SmoothWall.
What you'll need
You'll need at least two Ethernet cards: one to connect to your Internet source, and a second to connect to your home network.
[What you'll do]
Windows Vista Cursors For Windows XP
Here are the steps that you need to take to install the cursors:
1. Download the cursor package.
2. Extract the downloaded file.
3. Right click the “Install.inf” file and click on “Install”.
4. Goto the Control Panel and select “Mouse”.
5. Click on the Pointers tab and choose the cursor: “Aero Cursors (Alphablended)”.
6. You’re done!
[Link]
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World's Fastest Internet Cafe
An internet cafe offering connections 50 times faster than typical broadband services has opened in Cornwall.
Computers at Goonhilly satellite station, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, are connected to BT's global internet protocol network.
That means users can download data at speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps).
[Link]
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Dust Art
When the dust gets thick on the back window of his Mini Cooper, Scott Wade uses it as a canvas to create temporary works of art.
[See more...]
Test Your Anti Virus
The EICAR virus test is a harmless text file that is detected as a virus by most AV vendors. You can use it to verify that your local virus scanner is working (just copy the string into a plain text file), check to see if your email server scans for viruses (email yourself a copy), and test if scanners detect viruses inside archives (put it inside a zip file).
First, create a new text file and paste the following code into it:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
Then save the text as a .COM file (any name will do, like eicar.com). To test that your antivirus is doing its job, you should try emailing the file to yourself as-is as well as zipped into an archive. If you just want to test your desktop scanner, right-click the file (again, you may as well try it as-is and zipped) and tell your antivirus program to scan away.
[Link]
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Life Without Windows
Ubuntu, a user-friendly version of Linux, has been running so nicely on my home personal computer that I decided to do an experiment. I wrote down a list of tasks I normally do with Windows XP and decided to see how many of them I could do on Linux.
Here’s what my list looked like: 1) Write this column; 2) Browse the Web; 3) Get new software and install it; 4) Download files; 5) Play music and video files; 6) Burn CDs; and 7) Print my documents. - Chin Wong
[Read more...]
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Street Fighter Online
Actual in-game screenshots of SFO. The game really looks like this!
All you need is a standard Macromedia Shockwave plugin, and an Internet connection.
[Link]
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Largest monetary donation in history
Warren Edward Buffett, the second richest man in the world, has committed to give away 85% of his $44 billion fortune, most of which would be going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Buffet will also join the board of Gates Foundation.
You rock, Buffet!
[Link]
What if Windows powered the iPod?
BSOD on iPod? Maybe...
[Via]
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Monday, June 26, 2006
Sunday, June 25, 2006
CEO Paycheck: $42,000 a day
A new analysis finds chief executives of large companies made 262 times the average worker's annual pay in 2005.
Last year, the average CEO of a company with at least $1 billion in annual revenue made $10,982,000, or 262 times what the average worker made, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released Wednesday.
Put another way, the average worker -- who earned $41,861 in 2005 -- made about $400 less last year than what the average large-company CEO made in one day. That assumes 260 days of pay (52 weeks x 5 days a week).
[Link]
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
World’s highest tennis court
The photos are taken when Andre Agassi and the world No. 1, Roger Federer, while having friendly fight on the tennis court of Burj Al Arab (Dubai) in preparation for the Dubai Duty Free Men’s open.
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Friday, June 23, 2006
Winamp player concept
This Winamp player concept looks real cool. It’s hard to believe that MP3s have been wildly popular for the better part of seven years now.
[Link]
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Free open-source disk encryption software
Main Features:
- Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
- Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a device, such as USB flash drive.
- Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
- Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
- Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Blowfish (448-bit key), CAST5, Serpent, Triple DES, and Twofish.
- Mode of operation: LRW (CBC supported as legacy).
- Conceived in 2003.
1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here).
2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
[Link]
Thursday, June 22, 2006
eBuddy - Web Messenger
eBuddy is a web application that enables you to chat with your MSN, AOL and Yahoo buddies without having to install any program or Java applet. To use the web version of eBuddy, all you need is a JavaScript enabled browser on your computer and it works even if you are behind a firewall.
[Link]
USB Air Conditioned Shirt
The USB shirt has two fans on the left and right sides of the back, taking in air to cleanse all the sweat off your spare tire. The shirt is also powered by four AA batteries in case you don’t have a USB slot anywhere nearby. It even plugs into the cigarette lighter in your car!
[Link]
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Traffic emoticons
This is an interesting gadget for the car, an emoticon display so you can let drivers behind you know exactly what you think of their driving behaviour!
If they’re driving too close, just hit the :( button on the controller and see what happens.
If they drop back for you, you can give them a thank you with a smiley, but if they don’t you can hit the “Back Off” button as a last warning before you hit the “**** off” button!
[Link]
What is RemoveWGA?
RemoveWGA enables you to remove the Microsoft "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" tool, which is calling home and connect to Microsoft servers every time you boot.
[Link]
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Dell Laptop Explodes
At a conference in Japan, a Dell laptop suddenly exploded into flames, and lucky for its owner the fiery blast occurred while the PC was sitting on a table and not in his lap. An onlooker reported that the notebook continued to burn, producing several more explosions over the course of about five minutes.
[Link]
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What is Google Adsense?
WorkHappy delivers, with a quick and dirty article about what Google AdSense is, what it can do for you, and how you can make it work. A great way to get your feet wet in the wonderful world of online revenue. — Wendy Boswell
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Laptop Boasts 7-Hour Battery Life
Dell’s new Latitude D420 laptop weighs in at only 3.5lbs with an extended battery installed. The 9-cell battery that Dell is offering with this laptop will give users about 7.4 hours of battery life — the perfect solution for those people traveling often.
[Link]
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My Bad Boss
WORKING AMERICA’s My Bad Boss Contest is an opportunity for workers to speak out about the difficulties they face every day on the job.
[Have a Bad Boss?]
Don't tease geeks
Geeks are known for being smart and this just goes to show you how smart they really are. If you tease them then it will come back to haunt you!
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Microsoft France Gets Hacked
The French version of Microsoft’s site at http://experts.microsoft.fr/ has been defaced by hackers. The hackers said that their next target will be Microsoft.com!
[Link]
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Superman Desktops & Notebooks
The desktop comes with Intel Pentium D processor, Intel D975XBX motherboard, up to 2GB of system memory, up to 2 x 500GB 7,200RPM hard drives, 16x Dual-Layer DVD-RW, 10-in-1 memory card reader, 7.1 high definition audio, Gigabit ethernet, and Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Limited-Edition Case Artwork
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17” Wide-Screen Display
Intel Viiv Technology
[Link]
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Sunday, June 18, 2006
Change Windows XP Settings with XPY
Xpy is a great little freeware application that lets you change windows xp settings with ease. The normal way of changing items would be to use a registry editor, search for the relevant key and change the value of that key. Xpy aids you by offering options to change many settings with a simple click of the mouse button.
Features:
• Disable Windows “calling home”
• Disable questionable services
• Disarm Internet Explorer
• Disarm Windows Media Player
• Remove Windows Messenger
• Improve privacy and security
• Improve performance
[Link]
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21 people in a Mini Cooper?
Malaysia is headed into the Guinness Book of World Records for cramming 21 people into a Mini Cooper.
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Why Ctrl+C is dangerous
It is very easy to steal data from your clipboard. This is all possible with one line of code that can be written using Java script and ASP ( or PHP and CGI). The code is
var content = clipboardData.getData("Text");
Are you willing to see how easy to steal infomation from you clip board? Then follow these steps.
1. Hightlight any text (for example text in your web browser, notepad or Word etc.) and press Ctrl+c.
2. Now click on the following link to see the copied text.
http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
Note : This has been tested on windows XP using Internet explorer. This will not work if you use Firefox browser & and also in Linux.
[Via]
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Nine Letters
The English language has at least one nine-letter word that remains a word as each of its letters is successively removed, right down to a single letter. That word is "startling":
- startling
- remove the l, and the word becomes: starting
- remove one t, and the word becomes: staring
- remove the a, and the word becomes: string
- remove the r, and the word becomes: sting
- remove the other t, and the word becomes: sing
- remove the g, and the word becomes: sin
- remove the s, and the word becomes: in
- remove the n, and the word becomes: I
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Removing annoying WGA from Windows XP
The quick and painless two step guide will guide you through how to stop the WGA notifications coming up. While it won’t let you access Microsoft security updates, it will remove the annoying WGA tray icon and the notifications.
[Link]
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Friday, June 16, 2006
School boy develops new programming language
A 16 year old school boy has developed a powerful new programming language for Web and general applications using a PowerBook G4 running Mac OS X.
[Read more...]
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Vesna's Fall
Vesna currently holds the Guinness World Record for the highest fall survived without a parachute, at 33,330 feet.
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Why Vista is late
Philip Su, a Microsoft developer who works in the Tablet PC team says that the software is too complicated and Volish management is as useful as a chocolate teapot.
He said that Vista has more than 50 dependency layers and after working on the project for five years he has only understood two of them.
Su also points out a neat bit of mathematics. Vista has 50 million lines of code, whereas XP was said to have around 40 million. A typical Windows developer produces 1000 lines of code a year. Remember that there are 9,000 of developers packed into the Vole hill so it is clear that there is a shortage of code being produced on time.
[Read more...]
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Goodbye, Mr. Gates
Microsoft announced Thursday that chairman and co-founder Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role at the company, effective July 2008, to spend more time working on his charitable foundation.
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Excuse me, which way to B3 again?
Photo taken in the basement parking bay of Plaza Pantai near Bangsar.
Source: blog.thestar.com.my
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Partition Logic
Partition Logic is a free hard disk partitioning and data management tool. It can create, delete, format, defragment, resize, and move partitions and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another.
Partition Logic is free software, available under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It is based on the Visopsys operating system. It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone system, independent of your regular operating system.
Partition Logic is intended to become a free alternative to such commercial programs as Partition Magic, Drive Image, and Norton Ghost.
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