PC-Gadget-Human Technology Review

Fujitsu LifeBook T2020

10:29 PM

Fujitsu has released the tablet convertible notebook called LifeBook T2020 with a bi-directional screen, make it easy to rotate it up 180 degrees. Integrated 3.5G functions, it allows you to enjoy Internet connectivity with amazing speed anywhere you want. The T2020 is an upgrade from the T2010 model.

LifeBook T2020 uses 12.1-inch LED-backlit display and powered by Core 2 Duo ULV SU9300 1.2GHz or SU9400 1.4GHz processor, up to 4GB of RAM, integrated graphics and up to 250GB hard drive, with operating system Windows XP or Vista.

The LifeBook T2020 has a 9-cell battery that lasts an impressive 10.25 hours. Fujitsu LifeBook T2020 Tablet PC weigths just 3.5lbs, and is available now starting at $1699.

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Foveon

10:12 PM

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After CCD technology (Charge Coupling Device) and CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors) show his performance as a light sensor on a digital camera, now present as an alternative Foveon sensor light.

View from the architecture and how it works, Foveon exactly sengan conventional film based seluloid. Light sensor current consists of three layers (layer) that will catch the signal from the color of light based on wavelength.

One of the camera manufacturers who already use Foveon is Sigma, Foveon and Sigma will continuously evolve and improve the X3 sensor technology. The Sigma SD10 uses the latest version of Foveon's 10.2 Mp (R+G+B) direct image sensor, the Foveon X3 Pro 10M.

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Logitech Mini Wireless Router

3:45 PM

One of the Logitech wireless router with dimensions 62x82x19mm with a weight of 55 grams. Making it the ideal solution if you're looking for something small to carry around the house. This tiny device can be used as AP (Access Point) if necessary. This is a small router in accordance with basic standards such as WPA2 encryption (AES), WPA (TKIP) and WEP128/64 bit.

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Pixma Pro9000 Mark II

3:29 PM

Canon printer professinal issue again with the series Pixma Pro9000 Mark II. Compared with the preceding, Pixma Pro9000, will produce professional quality prints up to A3 +.

Pixma Pro9000 Mark II can do monochrome printing almost 3 times faster than before, in addition, there is a new feature called the Ambient Light Correction. 8-color-ChromaLife100 Single Inks system enables more accurate color reproduction in various colors.

Bundling with the Pixma Pro9000 Mark II, Canon's Easy-PhotoPrint Pro - plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Canon Digital Photo Professional that allows you to print directly from this program, the second of two that allows EOS photographers to print directly from RAW files.

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Light Luxury Laptops

10:20 PM

Light luxury laptops have been around for a while (think: Sony Vaio and Toshiba Portege ultraportables) but the age of head-turning ultra-thin designs dawned with the 13-inch light-and-wide MacBook Air, HP Voodoo Envy 133, and the ThinkPad X300.

Now the Dell Adamo joins the stable of conspicuously-consumed luxury laptops. The Adamo soars along with Apple's Air in the rarefied pricing altitudes of $1,799 to $2,699.

At the other extreme are Asus and Acer, practical working-class designs which offer portability for a lot less. Though both companies offer expensive laptops too, they have gained prominence with their inexpensive Netbooks: the Eee PC and Aspire One, respectively. These typically fall into the sub-$500 range.

Dell's entry into the luxury laptop market was replete with all the trappings of a high-end product rollout, including a lavish, overdone Adamo Web site (as in, I couldn't click on "skip intro" fast enough) of beautiful people clutching computers. (And viewing the site, this question comes to mind: Is the Adamo meant more as a Dell showcase item--like a piece of fine ware set in a vitrine, to be admired but not purchased?)

Juxtapose this with what's happening in the Netbook space: inconspicuous but slow-but-steady creep into a higher performance bracket. This trend is being driven by better Intel graphics (the GN40 is now capable of 720p HD video), with some Netbook designers entertaining the idea of adding even higher-performance Nvidia graphics. Reports also claim the Atom processor will be ratcheted up to 2.0GHz.

Will one design philosophy eventually prevail? Gravitating to a sweet-spot somewhere in the middle?

Let's do a little comparison shopping.

Dell Adamo (Admire)

$1,999 (Dell Web site)
4 pounds
13.4-inch screen
1.2GHz Core 2 Duo
Intel GS45 Integrated Graphics
Internal optical drive: no
Wi-Fi 802.11n wireless
128GB solid-state drive
One year warranty

Asus Eee PC (1002HA)

$430 (PC Connection)
2.6 pounds
10.2-inch screen
1.6GHz Atom processor
Intel 945GSE-based graphics
Internal optical drive: no
Wi-Fi 802.11n wireless
160GB hard disk drive
One year warranty

And no price comparison would be complete without the MacBook Air. Apple MacBook Air

$1,799 (Apple Web site)
3 pounds
13.3-inch screen
1.6GHz Core 2 Duo
Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics
Internal optical drive: no
Wi-Fi 802.11n wireless
120GB hard disk drive
One year warranty

My take: The Apple MBA and Dell Adamo are compelling designs with larger screens, faster processors, better graphics, and more advanced storage options than Asus and Acer Netbooks.

But they don't best the Netbooks in some important respects: First and foremost, portability--Netbooks win here; wireless options are essentially identical; battery life is a toss-up; higher-capacity storage is available on Netbooks; and running everyday applications is not necessarily that much faster on luxury laptops.

Source : news.cnet.com

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Blackberry Niagara

10:34 AM

Forget the BlackBerry Storm. The next big thing from Research in Motion Ltd. is coming to Verizon Wireless in or around May: the BlackBerry Niagra. And according to those that have seen it, it should live up to its name as a veritable waterfall of ideal features.

According to reports, the 3G Niagra will build on the BlackBerry Curve, but will be bigger. It also will sport a QWERTY keyboard, GPS and a 3.2-megapixel camera. Boy Genius raves that the keyboard is the best BlackBerry keyboard ever, and has the best screen and size/feel. Ever.

According to an analyst familiar with the situation, the device will debut in the same general timeframe as the much-anticipated Palm Pre from Sprint-Nextel Corp. and the iPhone 3.0 software update over at AT&T Inc., so the sparks are sure to fly on the competitive front.

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Keep Driver Update with Automatic Driver Updates

9:21 AM

Computers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but what they all have in common are the devices they use to perform any number of tasks. Printers, hard drives, DVD ROMs, plus much more make up the average PC in homes all across the world. Keeping your computer and its devices running at peak performance can be greatly simplified with automatic driver updates.

Drivers are programs which tell your devices how they're supposed to behave. Since not all devices are built the same, they come with drivers that are programmed to take generic commands your computer sends out and translate them into a language your components understand. Unfortunately drivers are greatly known for being very buggy and are in constant need of updates.

There are many reasons why drivers need updating over time. Malicious programming is rampant through out the internet and many are designed to target specific devices and corrupt their drivers. As well, as new standards are introduced compatibility issues surface rendering an old driver to be faulty or not working the way it is intended to. In fact, some of the most common computer errors stem from out of date, broken or faulty drivers.

With all the devices that make up a computer it can be extremely difficult to keep up to date with all of them. In order to make sure that you're using the correct, latest and official drivers you normally would have to spend many hours with a search engine or on a manufacturers website tracking down the right driver for your system. This is why automatic driver updates can make standard PC maintenance as simple as a click of a button.

The software I speak of is designed to scan your computer, find out all the devices its using, then figure out which devices are broken or need updating. From there, it will automatically download and install the correct driver for your system. It's all very simple and very fast.

So stop wasting your time fixing your computer when you could be using it! Visit http://www.driverzone.info today for a FREE scan and keep your computer running at its peak!

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Change Default Location for Installing Application

8:27 PM

As the size of hardrives increase, more people are using partitions to seperate and store groups of files.

XP uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack.

Run the Registry Editor (regedit)and go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

Look for the value named ProgramFilesDir. by default,this value will be C:\Program Files. Edit the value to any valid drive or folder and XP will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.

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Speed Windows XP

8:09 PM

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Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.

1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine and instead equip the computer with an Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.

2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance.

3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives.

4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system.

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Hidden Back-Up Xp

9:29 PM

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Almost all important data backups must be to ensure the existence of the data in the future if at any time any damage data. Most of the software we use 3rd party to do the back-up. Indeed, the result is guaranteed. But you know, Windows Xp own facilities that already provide back-up, to do so please follow the following steps:

1. Insert your windows XP disc into your PC.

2. Click exit if your installation screen comes up.

3. Now go too your CD drive in *My Computer*. Right-click and select open.

4. Choose VALUE ADD\MSFT\NT BACK-UP FILE.

In the *files of type* drop down list be sure that *select all files* is on.

5. Click on the NTBACK-UP.msi file and click okay.

6. Click the finish button and now go over too the start button\ALL PROGRAMS\ACCESSORIES\SYSTEM TOOLS\ and there it is now.. BACK-UP FILES...

Great little tool that Microsoft never should have hidden.

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DirectX Explained

7:16 PM

To alleviate as much of the pain as possible, Microsoft needed to introduce a common standard which all games and multimedia applications could follow – a common interface between the OS and whatever hardware is installed in the PC, if you like. This common interface is DirectX, something which can be the source of much confusion.

DirectX is an interface designed to make certain programming tasks much easier, for both the game developer and the rest of us who just want to sit down and play the latest blockbuster. Before we can explain what DirectX is and how it works though, we need a little history lesson.

Imagine how incredibly complex this was for programmers developing on the early pre-Windows PC architecture, then. Each programmer needed to develop their own way of reading the keyboard or detecting whether a joystick was even attached, let alone being used to play the game. Specific routines were needed even to display the simplest of images on the screen or play a simple sound.

Essentially, the game programmers were talking directly to your PC’s hardware at a fundamental level. When Microsoft introduced Windows, it was imperative for the stability and success of the PC platform that things were made easier for both the developer and the player. After all, who would bother writing games for a machine when they had to reinvent the wheel every time they began work on a new game? Microsoft’s idea was simple: stop programmers talking directly to the hardware, and build a common toolkit which they could use instead. DirectX was born.

How it works
At the most basic level, DirectX is an interface between the hardware in your PC and Windows itself, part of the Windows API or Application Programming Interface. Let’s look at a practical example. When a game developer wants to play a sound file, it’s simply a case of using the correct library function. When the game runs, this calls the DirectX API, which in turn plays the sound file. The developer doesn’t need to know what type of sound card he’s dealing with, what it’s capable of, or how to talk to it. Microsoft has provided DirectX, and the sound card manufacturer has provided a DirectX-capable driver. He asks for the sound to be played, and it is – whichever machine it runs on.

From our point of view as gamers, DirectX also makes things incredibly easy – at least in theory. You install a new sound card in place of your old one, and it comes with a DirectX driver. Next time you play your favourite game you can still hear sounds and music, and you haven’t had to make any complex configuration changes.

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10 Reason PC Crash

8:09 PM

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Most people have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Microsoft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening? Maybe this explain below can help you

1. Hardware conflict
The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an interrupt request channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device.

2. Bad Ram
Ram (random-access memory) problems might bring on the blue screen of death with a message saying Fatal Exception Error. A fatal error indicates a serious hardware problem. Sometimes it may mean a part is damaged and will need replacing.

3. BIOS settings
Every motherboard is supplied with a range of chipset settings that are decided in the factory. A common way to access these settings is to press the F2 or delete button during the first few seconds of a boot-up.

4. Hard disk drives
After a few weeks, the information on a hard disk drive starts to become piecemeal or fragmented. It is a good idea to defragment the hard disk every week or so, to prevent the disk from causing a screen freeze.

5. Fatal OE exceptions and VXD errors
These can often be resolved easily by reducing the resolution of the video display.

6. Viruses
Often the first sign of a virus infection is instability. Some viruses erase the boot sector of a hard drive, making it impossible to start. This is why it is a good idea to create a Windows start-up disk.

7. Printers
Printers have only a small amount of memory, called a buffer. This can be easily overloaded. Printing a document also uses a considerable amount of CPU power. This will also slow down the computer's performance.

8. Software
A common cause of computer crash is faulty or badly-installed software. Often the problem can be cured by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling it.

9. Overheating
Central processing units (CPUs) are usually equipped with fans to keep them cool. If the fan fails or if the CPU gets old it may start to overheat and generate a particular kind of error called a kernel error.

10. Power supply problems
With all the new construction going on around the country the steady supply of electricity has become disrupted. A power surge or spike can crash a computer as easily as a power cut.

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Netbook

7:58 PM

With the development of technology, we can more quickly and easily get information. Previously when the technology has not been as now, access to information difficult and slow. Now, with the only mobile phone we can browse the web and check email at any time. But also many people who do not access to the web with hanphone, they are more likely to access the web with the desktop computer or notebook with a screen that has the size larger.

Now, notebook technology growing rapidly. Notebooks that was large and heavy, it is becoming increasingly tiny, lightweight and more stylish. Recently, many vendors offer a version of a small notebook that we know more as the netbook. Only the name of this tiny device is intended for Internet access. Price range for this netbook are low, ranging between $ 300 - $600.

For specifications, most netbook processor equipped with a low energy processor, like Intel Atom or AMD Yukon, with up to 2 GB memory, a Bluetooth, 6-cell battery and the keyboard layout is the same as the desktop PC keyboard layout. Feature not included is optical drive like DVD super multi. User can install optical drive through the USB port is provided. Screen used in each different vendors, ranging from 8.9, 10.1 and 10.2 inch with a total weight ranges from 1 kg to 1.2 kg, This what makes the more portable than notebook.

Most netbook uses windows XP and linux as operating system, even though there are some use windows vista too. But with the vista of high specification, requires more memory and consume more battery. For affairs office, netbook can be sufficient, but different issues with the gaming, as most netbook uses only integrated graphics, wich weak in gaming performance.

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Motherboards Buyers Guide

2:37 PM

What you won't get is a new hard drive, optical drive, or operating system, though the new motherboard gives you the option of upgrading these components later. When you do it yourself, you choose the make, model, and cost that serve you best, rather than settling for what's preloaded in an off-the-shelf machine.

For as little as $200 to $350, you can purchase a motherboard with a new Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2 processor and 1 Gb of RAM. That's hundreds of dollars less than the retail cost of a midrange PC that supports PCIE 2.0 graphics cards, Serial ATA drives, and the other advanced features that your new motherboard is likely to offer.

Motherboard Buyers Guide

Size matters: Most desktop PCs sold in the last few years conform to the ATX form factor (as do most motherboards), but not all do. Many small or ultrabudget systems are based on other designs, and big-name vendors aren't ATX-compatible. Refer to your computer's documentation to see if the new motherboard will fit inside its case.

Find the right CPU: The optimal combination of CPU price and performance may lead you to early versions of Athlon X2 and Core 2 Duo processors. Make sure you buy box version. With that you can get full warranty. Retail boxed versions of 2 GHz to 3 GHz Athlon X2 processors cost less than $100, while Core 2 Duo processors E2xxx, E4xxx and E7xxx cost less than $130. OEM versions of both (that's minus the fancy box, the cooling fan, and sometimes a warranty) may be priced considerably lower.

Be picky: Steer clear of no-name vendors and buy from established manufacturers only.
Pay for power: Your old PC's power supply may not have enough wattage or may lack the 12-volt amperage needed to run some Core 2 Duo and Athlon X2 motherboards. Check the new motherboard's requirements against the specs on your power supply. If in doubt, buy a power supply that generates 400 watts or more.

Faster is better: A motherboard's frontside bus speed is the rate at which data moves between the CPU and RAM. FSB speed can have a greater effect on overall system performance than listed CPU speed, which is a multiple of the FSB speed. The faster the FSB, the better.

Sight and sound off: Some low-cost motherboards have sound and graphics functions built in. The quality of these integrated functions is often marginal. Make sure that any built-in sound and graphics can be disabled, and that separate audio and graphics boards can be added.

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The New MSI VR430

5:30 PM

After the successful launch cheaper notebook, now comes back with the new MSI VR430. MSI VR340 provided with AMD Puma platform with ATI Mobility radeon graphics. Present with the glossy black color and a strong design, this notebook seem luxurious with all the advantages that are embedded in this notebook.

For technical specifications, MSI VR430 be supporting the new AMD Turion X2 Ultra or Sempron as processor, supported by Ati Mobility Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics and clear LCD screen of 14.1 inch 1280 x 800, the resulting picture to be sharp and more natural. , The main memory that can be supported up to 4 GB, hard drive up to 320 Gb, DVD Super Multi optical drive, 1.3 MP webcam, 4-in-1 card reader, ExpressCard slot, 3 USB 2.0 ports and built-in stereo speakers.

For the network to include MSI wifi draft-n and Gigabit Ethernet port. Meanwhile, battery, MSI offers a choice of 6-cell and 9-cell battery. MSI also includes the ECO Engine to be able to extend the battery ages. With the ECO Engine users can switch between 5 different modes - Gaming, Movie, Office, Presentation, and Turbo.

MSI VR430 has a Full-sized keyboard that allows users in typing. This is the same keyboard layout with desktop keyboard. With the weight of 2.2 kg, making MSI VR430 portability good enough to play or work.

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Two Desktop PC from Lenovo

11:33 AM

When this computer is already a part of life. Almost all work is done by computer. Computer when this item is not expensive, so almost every house has both a computer connected to the network or not. Many vendors offer a range of computer to this segment, such as Lenovo.

This time Lenovo desktop PC that allows cheap and concise, ThinkCentre A58 and ThinkCentre M58e. This is good news, because most computer design generally have a large and wide. With a small design, this desktop PC can be put anywhere, and of course the more sparingly.

Both desktop PC is equipped with DataBackup Online Service that allows users store data online backup. Provided backup capacity of 5 GB for 3 months period. In addition, this series is also equipped with a fingerprint reader, I / O port disablement and a Chassis Intrusion switch for security.

Lenovo provides a choice of two processors, Intel Core 2 Quad or Intel Core 2 Duo with a capacity of hard disk upgradable up to 1 Tb, memory capacity up to 4 GB with a choice of Blu-ray or DVD Burner and onboard graphics with DirectX 10 support. This two desktop PC will begin to present this in market in April 2009 with a starting price of $ 399.

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AQUOS BDHP50X

1:21 PM

Currently, blu-ray becomes the standard in the new digital world. One-chip blu-ray can store up to 25 Gb, compare with DVD that only able to accommodate 9 Gb. But a matter of price, blu-ray still expensive for many people, different from the DVD that is widespread because the price is cheap. But it can not be denied that the blu-ray offer a better quality than the DVD at this time.

While this has many outstanding blu-ray player from different vendors, one of which is the SHARP AQUOS BDHP50X, images produced by this player is fantastic be calculated, there is also the "Quick Start" function which claimed to play blu-ray fragment when inserted in within 10 seconds. This player also supports various audio formats including Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD Advanced Digital Out. However, there is lack of support in the case of BD-Live and the prices are still high.

Sharp AQUOS BDHP50X offers high image quality and sharp detail. Sharp AQUOS BDHP50X supports 1080p resolution with a 24Hz output to be important in building a home theater system. Sharp AQUOS BDHP50X does not have Ethernet ports, because that is the Sharp AQUOS BDHP50X does not support BD-Live (Blu-ray Profile 2.0).

BD-Live is a feature that you can connect to the Internet via Ethernet port, this feature can be used if you use a BD-Live Disc. In addition, this series has a USB port but is not used to play media from USB devices, but to save the preference data Blu-ray movies and firmware update.

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AMD Yukon

12:53 PM

Chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) now start reaching netbook market with a focus on platform "Yukon" to the netbook of thin and lightweight. Netbook 10-inch is estimated to cost $ 499 which is scheduled for the second half of 2009 in the Middle East.

With this new platform, allows users to play high definition video and Blu-ray without sacrificing quality.

AMD issued a Yukon for rival Intel Atom that was first. According to AMD, Yukon will have a higher performance than Atom to cost 30% -50% cheaper and the performance of 100% -150% higher than the Atom. AMD will also use the same architecture with the mainstream notebook processors, with the only decrease in frequency so that power consumption can be adjusted with the netbook and the small saver.

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AMI BIOS Beep Codes

11:47 AM

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When a computer is first turned on, or rebooted, its BIOS performs a power-on self test (POST) to test the system's hardware, checking to make sure that all of the system's hardware components are working properly. Under normal circumstances, the POST will display an error message; however, if the BIOS detects an error before it can access the video card, or if there is a problem with the video card, it will produce a series of beeps, and the pattern of the beeps indicates what kind of problem the BIOS has detected.

Because there are many brands of BIOS, there are no standard beep codes for every BIOS. The two most-used brands are AMI (American Megatrends International) and Phoenix. Below are listed the beep codes for AMI systems :

1 Beep DRAM refresh failure. There is a problem in the system memory or the motherboard.

2 Beeps Memory parity error. The parity circuit is not working properly.

3 beeps Base 64K RAM failure. There is a problem with the first 64K of system memory.

4 beeps System timer not operational. There is problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.

5 beeps Processor failure. The system CPU has failed.

6 beeps Gate A20/keyboard controller failure. The keyboard IC controller has failed, preventing gate A20 from switching the processor to protect mode.

7 beeps Virtual mode exception error.

8 beeps Video memory error. The BIOS cannot write to the frame buffer memory on the video card.

9 beeps ROM checksum error. The BIOS ROM chip on the motherboard is likely faulty.

10 beeps CMOS checksum error. Something on the motherboard is causing an error when trying to interact with the CMOS.

11 beeps Bad cache memory. An error in the level 2 cache memory.

1 long beep, 2 short Failure in the video system.

1 long beep, 3 short A failure has been detected in memory above 64K.

1 long beep, 8 short Display test failure.

Continuous beeping A problem with the memory or video.

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Toshiba Tecra R10

10:09 AM

With a slim body design with a magnesium silver color, Toshiba Tecra R10 seemed similar to the Portege series. But, of course, not all the same, Toshiba Tecra R10 is very thin and lightweight for the size of a laptop with 14.1 inch screen. This is the Tecra R10 advantages compared with the Portege, with many advantages in making it an ideal choice for business users.

This notebook is designed to be a portable desktop replacement. You will not tired it, because it weighed only 1.9 kg, in addition to the slim design that makes the bag of your field. The slim design obtained from the LED Backlights technology that is used as a substitute for neon tubes. In addition, the use of LED Backlights can save more battery power.

Provided with the Intel Core 2 Duo P9400 (2.4GHz) and 4GB of DDR2 RAM can run the application multitasking with light and fast. In addition, 7200 rpm hard drive with 200 GB capacity allows faster data access and, of course, can accommodate a lot of important files.

The resulting picture clear and sharp, this is not separated from the use of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150 as processing graphed. Quadro series in the presence of this series seem to install the Toshiba designers to target the professional, considering the series Quadro less reliable in terms of gaming, but more applications based on OpenGL.

Tecra R10 has also been equipped with a web cam located at the top of the LCD to the user who likes using Skype either with family or friends. Have seen that the keyboard comfortable enough to be used, because the width of the keyboard almost the same as the width keybord desktop. In addition, this laptop is also equipped with 3 USB 2.0 ports, D-Sub port, gigabit Ethernet, headphone and microphone ports, DVD-RW, fingerprint facility and a card reader.

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Blackberry "Niagara" 9630 Image

11:08 AM

Not yet old Blackberry Curve 8900 "Javelin" was introduced, will now present a new series Blackberry with the name "Niagara" 9630 according to the rumor that CDMA has facilities and full-QWERTY packs GPS, a 3.2MP camera with a 480x360 screen, but sadly no WiFi.

From the image obtained, the form of a blackberry "Niagara" 9630 is similar to the Curve 8900 series, but there are a few Bold 9000 inspired elements as well. The metal bezel near the bottom appears to be slightly smaller on the Niagara 9630 compared to the Javelin 8900 and the Curve 9000. Sort of a 'Meld' between the Curve 8900 and Bold 9000, at least in the form factor.The keyboard also appears to be curvier than either of the GSM variants.

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10 Security Enhancements

5:35 PM

Security is important, but before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.

1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.

2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (www.sygate.com) and ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions.

3. Install a free spyware blocker. Try SpyBot Search & Destroy (http://security.kolla.de). SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless in hunting out tracking cookies.

4. Block pop-up spam messages in Windows NT, 2000, or XP by disabling the Windows Messenger service (this is unrelated to the instant messaging program). Open Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services and you'll see Messenger. Right-click and go to Properties. Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye-bye, spam pop-ups! Any good firewall will also stop them.

5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro@l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.

6. If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.

7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you're not willing to pay, try Grisoft AVG Free Edition (Grisoft Inc., w*w.grisoft.com). And doublecheck your AV with the free, online-only scanners available at w*w.pandasoftware.com/activescan and http://housecall.trendmicro.com.

8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get. For more, check out our wireless section or see the expanded coverage in Your Unwired World in our next issue.

9. Join a respectable e-mail security list, such as the one found at our own Security Supersite at http://security.ziffdavis.com, so that you learn about emerging threats quickly and can take proper precautions.

10. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don't assume that e-mail "From:" a particular person is actually from that person until you have further reason to believe it's that person. Don't assume that an attachment is what it says it is. Don't give out your password to anyone, even if that person claims to be from "support."

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The BandWidth Explained part-2 from 2

10:55 AM

Hosting Bandwidth

In the example before, we discussed traffic in terms of downloading an MP3 file. However, each time you visit a web site, you are creating traffic, because in order to view that web page on your computer, the web page is first downloaded to your computer (between the web site and you) which is then displayed using your browser software (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.) . The page itself is simply a file that creates traffic just like the MP3 file in the example above (however, a web page is usually much smaller than a music file).

A web page may be very small or large depending upon the amount of text and the number and quality of images integrated within the web page. For example, the home page for CNN.com is about 200KB (200 Kilobytes = 200,000 bytes = 1,600,000 bits). This is typically large for a web page. In comparison, Yahoo's home page is about 70KB.

How Much Bandwidth Is Enough?

It depends (don't you hate that answer). But in truth, it does. Since bandwidth is a significant determinant of hosting plan prices, you should take time to determine just how much is right for you. Almost all hosting plans have bandwidth requirements measured in months, so you need to estimate the amount of bandwidth that will be required by your site on a monthly basis
If you do not intend to provide file download capability from your site, the formula for calculating bandwidth is fairly straightforward:
Average Daily Visitors x Average Page Views x Average Page Size x 31 x Fudge Factor
If you intend to allow people to download files from your site, your bandwidth calculation should be:

[(Average Daily Visitors x Average Page Views x Average Page Size) + (Average Daily File Downloads x Average File Size)] x 31 x Fudge Factor

Let us examine each item in the formula:

Average Daily Visitors - The number of people you expect to visit your site, on average, each day. Depending upon how you market your site, this number could be from 1 to 1,000,000.
Average Page Views - On average, the number of web pages you expect a person to view. If you have 50 web pages in your web site, an average person may only view 5 of those pages each time they visit.

Average Page Size - The average size of your web pages, in Kilobytes (KB). If you have already designed your site, you can calculate this directly.
Average Daily File Downloads - The number of downloads you expect to occur on your site. This is a function of the numbers of visitors and how many times a visitor downloads a file, on average, each day.

Average File Size - Average file size of files that are downloadable from your site. Similar to your web pages, if you already know which files can be downloaded, you can calculate this directly.
Fudge Factor - A number greater than 1. Using 1.5 would be safe, which assumes that your estimate is off by 50%. However, if you were very unsure, you could use 2 or 3 to ensure that your bandwidth requirements are more than met.

Usually, hosting plans offer bandwidth in terms of Gigabytes (GB) per month. This is why our formula takes daily averages and multiplies them by 31.

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The BandWidth Explained part-1 from 2

10:48 AM

Most hosting companies offer a variety of bandwidth options in their plans. So exactly what is bandwidth as it relates to web hosting? Put simply, bandwidth is the amount of traffic that is allowed to occur between your web site and the rest of the internet. The amount of bandwidth a hosting company can provide is determined by their network connections, both internal to their data center and external to the public internet.

Network Connectivity

The internet, in the most simplest of terms, is a group of millions of computers connected by networks. These connections within the internet can be large or small depending upon the cabling and equipment that is used at a particular internet location. It is the size of each network connection that determines how much bandwidth is available. For example, if you use a DSL connection to connect to the internet, you have 1.54 Mega bits (Mb) of bandwidth. Bandwidth therefore is measured in bits (a single 0 or 1). Bits are grouped in bytes which form words, text, and other information that is transferred between your computer and the internet.

If you have a DSL connection to the internet, you have dedicated bandwidth between your computer and your internet provider. But your internet provider may have thousands of DSL connections to their location. All of these connection aggregate at your internet provider who then has their own dedicated connection to the internet (or multiple connections) which is much larger than your single connection. They must have enough bandwidth to serve your computing needs as well as all of their other customers. So while you have a 1.54Mb connection to your internet provider, your internet provider may have a 255Mb connection to the internet so it can accommodate your needs and up to 166 other users (255/1.54).

Traffic

A very simple analogy to use to understand bandwidth and traffic is to think of highways and cars. Bandwidth is the number of lanes on the highway and traffic is the number of cars on the highway. If you are the only car on a highway, you can travel very quickly. If you are stuck in the middle of rush hour, you may travel very slowly since all of the lanes are being used up.

Traffic is simply the number of bits that are transferred on network connections. It is easiest to understand traffic using examples. One Gigabyte is 2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes. One gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes. To put this in perspective, it takes one byte to store one character. Imagine 100 file cabinets in a building, each of these cabinets holds 1000 folders. Each folder has 100 papers. Each paper contains 100 characters - A GB is all the characters in the building. An MP3 song is about 4MB, the same song in wav format is about 40MB, a full length movie can be 800MB to 1000MB (1000MB = 1GB).

If you were to transfer this MP3 song from a web site to your computer, you would create 4MB of traffic between the web site you are downloading from and your computer. Depending upon the network connection between the web site and the internet, the transfer may occur very quickly, or it could take time if other people are also downloading files at the same time. If, for example, the web site you download from has a 10MB connection to the internet, and you are the only person accessing that web site to download your MP3, your 4MB file will be the only traffic on that web site. However, if three people are all downloading that same MP at the same time, 12MB (3 x 4MB) of traffic has been created. Because in this example, the host only has 10MB of bandwidth, someone will have to wait. The network equipment at the hosting company will cycle through each person downloading the file and transfer a small portion at a time so each person's file transfer can take place, but the transfer for everyone downloading the file will be slower. If 100 people all came to the site and downloaded the MP3 at the same time, the transfers would be extremely slow. If the host wanted to decrease the time it took to download files simultaneously, it could increase the bandwidth of their internet connection (at a cost due to upgrading equipment).

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WET610N Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge

10:29 AM

Now based wireless network has been widespread, many vendors offer a variety of well-own wireless device. One of them is the Linksys by Cisco. By this time the Cisco Linksys Ethernet Bridge offers a device that already supports WET610N Dual-Band Wireless-N. In description, this product is optimized for video streaming, gaming and home theater with high quality to eliminate the drop-frame. Series that supports WPA2 (Wi-fi Protected Access) security is operated at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency.

In package you will get:

• Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band
• Setup Software and Users Guide on CD-ROM
• Quick Installation Guide
• Network Cable
• Power Adapter

Minimum Requirements :

• Devices with Ethernet port
• Wireless Access Point or Router (802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, and draft 802.11n compliant)
• Internet Explorer 6, or Firefox 2 or higher for browser-based configuration
• PC with CD-ROM drive (for Setup Wizard only)
• Setup Wizard requires Windows XP, Vista, or Vista 64-bit edition with latest updates

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Computer, Networking

Motherboard BIOS Update Guide

8:46 AM

The motherboard is an important tool that we build a computer, because all the components on the motherboard we installed computer, from the processor, memory (RAM), VGA Card and port-port support peripherals. The motherboard consists of a variety of different critical components, including South Bridge and North Bridge.

North Bridge tasked to set up the data traffic going between the processor, memory (RAM) and the VGA card (either onboard or addon), while the South Bridge tasked to set up the data path between the port peripherals connected to the motherboard and the PCI. All functions are controlled by the motherboard a small software that is embedded in the chip with the motherboard called the BIOS (Basic Input Output System). In fact update the motherboard BIOS is not required when all computer components, we can work well, if you update often required upgrading your computer components with a new, sometimes the new component is not fully supported by the motherboard. Motherboard vendors usually issue a bios update regularly. With a BIOS update, the compatibility of the components can be more awake.

The steps necessary to update the motherboard BIOS is to prepare a USB Flashdisk and of course the BIOS file below BIOS flash program for your motherboard. Motherboard BIOS can be obtained from the official website you motherboard. After all preparation is complete, follow these steps:

1. Download HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool in http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

2. Download Windows 98 System File in http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196

3. Install HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool and extract the Windows 98 System File C: \

4. Enter USB Flashdisk, then run the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.

5. Select Create a DOS Start Up Disk, click Using System Located At DOS.

6. In the browse window, select the directory extract the Windows 98 System File.

7. Click Start unutk start the format process, wait until finished.

8. Copy the BIOS file and BIOS flash program (awdflash) into your USB Flashdisk, and then restart the computer.

9. Change the boot sequence in the BIOS boot order to make the beginning of USB Flashdisk, After boot you will be entered in the DOS mode.

10. Type C: \> awdflash nama_bios.bin / cks / sn / py / cc / cd / cp / ld / qi / WB, and then press Enter to begin the process of flash BIOS.

After following the steps above, now you have the motherboard with updated BIOS . With the update BIOS, the motherboard you will be able to work better than before the update.

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Fast Boot with Windows XP

3:25 PM

Waiting is a boring job, waiting to start computer from booting up the windows ready to use it takes. But when we are in a hurry, the process can feel old. Many ways to speed up the booting windows xp, both with the software and tweaking with the RAM and hard drive capacity. Before it's all try to do the optimization booting time with empty hands, felt the increase was slightly, but not as closely as we use the software and upgrade hardware tweaking. For that follow the following steps:

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\

2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".

3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.

4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".

5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.

6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".

7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"

8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".

9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".

10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.

11. Reboot your computer.

After all the steps above, your computer will be faster at boot. Results may be different on each computer, depending on the configuration of hardware and software that is installed in the computer. Try to be more optimal to disable some of the applications that run when the autorun.

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PC Maintenance

3:20 PM

Computer must also be treated as the body. Although impossible to give this vitamin, every time the control condition are required to do. For example here, the more activities the documents or data that is done, the same file more supporting documents attached (which is ultimately not used) and accumulate in the system. This is like the rest of the fat that is not be merged are the longer accumulate in the body.

Imagine if the "fat" PC in the pile. As a result, the same as fat in the body: to make fat, causing the body to work hard and invite many disease. Similar to the PC, if not a lot of useful files that accumulate in the system, its impact can not necessarily make you comfortable working with. As a result, the PC can even be slow to make repeated hang. To have the device back to normal, try to do the "fat burning". Fat burning fat in the PC can be done by running tools such as property windows Disk Cleanup, this application is the system and collect all the files that are not useful. Then you can direct them to the Recycle Bin or delete it permanently. In addition to the schedule for defrag at least once a week so that your PC is more comfortable in the work.

If the condition turns out the PC still quite heavy due to "overweight" trash file, it's good you try to implement additional cleaning.Utilities such as this lot is available on the internet, either paid or free.

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Blackberry and PC Synchronization

3:06 PM

For the transfer of data between the Blackberry and the PC can not be the only way the withdrawal normal storage. Data contained in the application blackberry or PC can be transferred each other as contacts, calendar, memo and task. Move through the way the so-called synchronization.

With synchronization, users can switch each other to a variety of important data in your PC or Blackberry. Here are the steps:

1. Run the Blackberry Desktop Manager software on the PC and connect the device with your PC using a USB data cable. Wait until the device PIN number appears, then click the Synchronize option on the menu desktop manager.

2. After the box Synchronize organizer data marked with a check, click on the synchronization menu below configration.

3. Click the Synchronize button to configure the data from the program you want synchronized.

4. Select the application you want synchronized from each device. Click OK when finished with the selection.

5.Back to Synchronize main menu, then click the Synchronize button to start the process Synchronize.

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Tips

ASUS Marine Cool Motherboard

2:29 PM

CeBIT exhibition always has some interesting products. This year, ASUS introduced the motherboard with the name "MARINE COOL". This time ASUS offers a revolutionary design with new innovations that will provide resistance and a high stability for consumers. MARINE COOL ASUS motherboard is conceptual where the front is equipped with a metal heat-pipe for the transfer of heat quickly. With this revolutionary design and discharge of heat absorption can be increased up to 2 times. ASUS MARINE COOL also embed special features onboard the uninterruptible power supply (UPS). In addition, the built-in failover server standard memory ensures the system boot even though there are defects in the memory.

Slot memory ASUS Cool Marine SO-DIMM form that there is a regular on the notebook. This is quite confusing, but with the DDR3 memory technology that has reached speeds up to 2Ghz. This motherboard is designed for Intel LGA775 processors, but will not close the possibility is also designed for LGA1366 processors. Cooling the chipset that is used seems to have only a little air circulation, the possibility ASUS using liquid cooling in the refrigerator to keep the chipset remains cool.

The concept of the ASUS Marine Cool Motherboard shows that innovation can still be improved, even when the motherboard in the process of design. Hopefully in the final version there is the addition of several new features that can improve overall performance on this ASUS motherboard.

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Firefox 3.0.7 Security Issue

1:35 PM

Mozilla issued updates for Firefox. This update was issued because the developer found eight slit quite dangerous to the security of the firefox 3.0.6. Six of them signed in category "critical," a category "high" category and the rest go "low." The six critical flaws affected the browser's garbage collection - which monitors how Firefox modules use the computer's memory - as well as the browser's PNG libraries and in the layout and JavaScript engines.

Other patches plug holes that could be used by hackers to steal private information and spoof URLs to trick users into thinking they're at a legitimate site. Mozilla also addressed several non-security issues in Firefox 3.0.7, including unspecified stability problems, a bug that caused some browser cookies mysteriously vanish Mac-only flaw associated with the Flashblock add-on. Mozilla Messaging Inc.. 'S Thunderbird e-mail client, which uses the Firefox rendering engine for JavaScript and other functionality, was not patched today, although six of the eight vulnerabilities also affect it.

Until Thunderbird is updated with those fixes - mid-month is the latest estimate for hunderbird 2.0.0.21 - users can protect themselves by disabling JavaScript, Mozilla said. By default, the e-mail application has JavaScript switched off.

Update available for windows, linux and mac os can be downloaded from the official Mozilla site, or you can also wait for automatic update in 48 hours.

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iPhone with Kindle application

8:09 AM

As we know, Kindle is a book-reader application that Amazon released. Once released Kindle 2, Kindle is now present for the iPhone. With Kindle for the iPhone, you have to sign up for an Amazon account before you can start reading books, a requirement other readers do not have. if you already have an account on amazon, you can do registration Kindle to get service for your iPhone. First you must be signed in on amazon, you'll be taken to the blank home page with a link in the Book Get top-right -corner on the screen. Get a Book link on your page that tells you that the best book-acquiring experience is at the Amazon website for the Kindle Store via your PC. You can also purchase e-book with safari browser on the iPhone. Current popular titles cost $ 9.99-you 'd pay over $ 20 in the book store. If you're already a Kindle user, you can download your Previously purchased e-books at no extra cost.

Features offered in the iPhone version more or less the same with the Kindle previous versions. Open-book icon can make you see the list of contents and the location of the pages in your bookmarks. Slider control, located under the allows you to navigate more quickly. I also like how the Kindle reader hides the iPhone status bar (the bar at the top showing type and signal strength and battery charge).

Overall, this new application can be an alternative e-book readers Portability and convenience offered to navigate for iPhone users, who more interesting, this application is available for free.

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