Orkut Chrome Extension to quickly receive new Scrap/Update

Google recently launched Chrome extension to that allows you to receive orkut updates and scrap notifications.The orkut chrome extension allows you to receive orkut updates and scrap notifications.The popup menu allows you to quickly jump to a friends' page, search on orkut, visit your home/scrap/photos pages and share sites on orkut. More features, coming soon!
Click here to add this extension , Please not that this extension will work only in Google chrome.
When you install this extension you need to enable this extension by clicking on Setting > Extension and click enable link , once you do that you will start receiving notification of every scrap and update in your chrome Browser.

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Google Text-To-Speech API

There’s no official API for the text-to-speech service. But Weston Ruter noticed that anyone can access the service in the same way Google does: “Looking at the Firebug Net panel for where this TTS data was coming from, I saw that the speech audio is in MP3 format and is queried via a simple HTTP GET (REST) request: "http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=en&q=text”

Translation: just change the URL to whatever you want it to say and you’ll get back a MP3 file.
This is English only for now, and its limited to 100 characters. But unless Google shuts this down, third party applications can now use this in any creative way they want. Have at it.
Click here for a demo  (Google Chrome 4 is recommended)

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Add "Safe Mode" to Boot menu in XP

There are several reasons why you may wish to boot your system into Safe Mode:

• in order to install some drivers correctly and reliably
• to carry out housekeeping tasks such as disk defragmentation
• to perform any number of trouble-shooting tasks

The traditional way of booting to Safe Mode is to press the F8 key during the boot process, to display a list of available boot options.
You can add safe mode option directly to your boot menu by modifying boot.ini file...
boot.ini is usually located in root of C drive and is hidden file.... If you are not intrested in changing settings to display hidden files just right-click on "MY COMPUTER" and choose Properties.On the Advanced tab, click the Settings button, which bring up the Startup and Recovery window.Click the Edit button; the boot.ini file will be opened in Notepad. Before editing it is recommended to save that file with other name so that it may be easy to restore
Then... locate the [Operating Systems] section.
Copy the entry beneath this that relates to your default operating system, and paste it on the line below.
Add "/safeboot:minimal /sos /bootlog" to the end of the line you just copied. If you want networking support, then change "minimal" to "network".
Your Boot.ini file must be look soomething like this after editing..

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Download freeware with a single click

>> A sample from 100-downloads.com <<
AdBlock Plus	Get rid of annoying ads and banners with this Firefox add-on	Website	Download
Google Chrome 4	Browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier	Website	Download
Avast Antivirus 5.0	Anti virus utility	Website	Download
AVCHDCoder	Convert MKV, M2TS, Blu-ray and WMVHD files to AVCHD	Website	Download
Firefox 3.6	Latest version of the Mozilla Firefox Browser	Website	Download
Foobar2000 (final)	Advanced audio player	Website	Download
UBitMenu	Classic Menu and Toolbars in Office 2007 / Office 2010	Website	Download
Rebel EFI (Live CD ISO)	Install multiple operating systems (such as Mac OS X) on a single pc system Tags: Snow Leopard	Website	Download
ORF-Ski Challenge '10	Skiing game with online competition	Website	Download
America's Army	Better-than-average online multiplayer shooter	Website	Download

http://100-downloads.com : Download Freeware with just a single click....

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iPad vs. A Rock

 

This speaks for itself... Original Idea available at http://www.mobile-t-mobile.com/mobile-network/iPhone-vs-Rock.html

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GOOGLE closing off support for IE6

This has not been the greatest start to the year for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser.Days after news of the latest security flaw in Internet Explorer, Google is phasing out support for IE6 for two of its Google Apps products, Docs and Sites.
For both the consumer and enterprise versions of Google Docs and Sites, the only browsers that will be fully compatible are Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0+, Mozilla Firefox 3.0+, Google Chrome 4.0+ and Safari 3.0+. The phase out will take place beginning March 1. While you’ll still be able to access Docs and Sites from IE6, you will have restricted functionality and many features won’t work, making the applications for the most part useless. We hear that Google will be phasing out IE6 support for the remainder of Google’s major products, including Gmail and Calendar, over the coming year. This isn’t Google’s first move to phases out IE6 functionality for its products. Last July, the search giant began phasing out YouTube support for the Microsoft browser. For users of IE6, the online video site began pointing to ‘modern’ browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.5 as alternatives. A similar prompt will now take place on Docs and Sites for users who are browsing from IE6. 

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Modbook----A Mac tablet

The one and only Mac tablet

Praised by reviewers as "versatile" and "sturdy and sleek," the Modbook is the pioneering slate-style Mac® tablet that lets you draw and write directly on the screen. It combines Axiotron's hardware and software technology, a Wacom Penabled digitizer and an Apple MacBook to create a powerful tablet computer like no other.

Who's it for?

Built for creative professionals, students and general users, the Modbook has a condensed form factor and integrated pen-based user experience that offer unprecedented flexibility and control over the creative process.

Working in Mac OS® X, Modbook users can draw on the screen using popular applications like Autodesk® SketchBook® Express standard on every Modbook) and Adobe® Photoshop® — or use any other Mac-based application.

What makes it different?

The Modbook is the only Mac tablet available. And it is a fully functioning computer, not a plug-in tablet device with lots of cables and cords. You can sit down anywhere and work with it.

It has an etched ForceGlass™ screen to simulate paper, giving you a natural experience when using the included digitizer pen. Its magnesium frame and top shell give it superior structural strength, yet it is only slightly heavier than its original MacBook base system — the perfect mobile creative tool!

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YOUTUBE introducing HTML5 Supported Videos

 YouTube launched a simple demo of an HTML5-based video player.
HTML5 is a new web standard that is gaining popularity rapidly and adds many new features to your web experience. Most notably for YouTube users, HTML5 includes support for video and audio playback. This means that users with an HTML5 compatible browser, and support for the proper audio and video codecs can watch a video without needing to download a browser plugin.
 Support for HTML5 is an early experiment, and there are some limitations. HTML5 on YouTube doesn't support videos with ads, captions, or annotations and it requires a browser that supports both the video tag and h.264 encoded video (currently that means Chrome, Safari, and ChromeFrame on Internet Explorer). We will be expanding the capabilities of the player in the future, so get ready for new and improved versions in the months to come.
To try it out, go to the HTML5 page via TestTube or visit this page and join the experiment. This will enable HTML5 video for your browser, provided that it's one of the browsers mentioned above and fits in with the parameters we already referenced. (If you've opted in to other experiments, you may not get the HTML5 player.) You can also enable Feather watch (visit http://www.youtube.com/feather_beta) along with HTML5 video for an even simpler, faster YouTube experience.

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IPad does not support Adobe FLASH

One of the disappointing (if unsurprising) part of Apple’s launch of its iPad tablet computer was the absence of Flash, Adobe’s technology for web video and other media.

It looks like Apple is continuing to impose restrictions on their devices that limit both content publishers and consumers. Unlike many other ebook readers using the ePub file format, consumers will not be able to access ePub content with Apple's DRM technology on devices made by other manufacturers.  And without Flash support, iPad users will not be able to access the full range of web content, including over 70% of games and 75% of video on the web.
If you want to use the iPad to connect to Disney, Hulu, Miniclip, Farmville, ESPN, Kongregate, or JibJab -- not to mention the millions of other sites on the web -- you'll be out of luck.

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Apple IPAD

Apple Introduces iPad Tablet Device:

• It can be held in any direction you want. It looks like a giant iPod.
• It has a virtual keyboard. “A dream to type on,” according to Steve.
• It has Google Maps and of course is web-enabled. It’s lightning fast.
• YouTube can be watched in HD. The Demo of Star Trek was pretty impressive, but it’s not widescreen, though.
• You slide to unlock
• The music player looks like a new version of iTunes.

SPECS:

•   9.7 inch IPS display, 0.5 inches thin, 1.5 pounds in weight.
• MEMORY SIZE: 16, 32, or 64 GB solid state hard drives
• CHIP: 1 GHz Apple A4 chip. It looks like they went in-house to build this thing.
• Wi-Fi: 802.11n
• BATTERY LIFE: 10 hours
• Includes Speaker, Microphone, 30-pin connector, Accelerometer, and compass

• Sync works via USB with your PC or Mac. Everything syncs, just like an iPhone would.
• It has a 3G plan
• COST: 250 MB of data per month: $14.99. Unlimited: $29.99. This is on AT&T. No contract, free to cancel.
• AT&T is throwing in all of their Wi-Fi hotspots for free.
• You activate this all on the iPad.
• International deal occur in June or July. All models use GSM micro-SIMS.

PRICE: $499

There are a lot of models. 3G models require an extra $130.
- 64 GB with 3G: $829. That’s the most expensive. That’s it.
- WiFi only: $499 (16 GB), $599 (32 GB), $699 (64 GB)
- Wifi and 3G: $629, $729, $829
-Availability: 60 days for Wi-Fi models

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Bill Gates joins Twitter

Surprised? Yeah the Chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation has joined the popular social networking service Twitter.
The account is verified twitter account, that confirms the account is genuine. Bill Gates joined Twitter on 19th January 2010 and twitted “Hello World” as first update.
You can follow Bill Gates @billgates on Twitter

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multi-laser computer

The ultra-small revolution has begun, thanks to scientists who claim to have developed a laser that can communicate in several wavelengths at once on a computer chip, boosting speed.
The on-chip light source will be a key to enabling the simultaneous transmission of multiple data channels either on-chip or between chips in a single optical fibre, each at a different wavelength.

The device, based on high index doped silica glass, is low loss and has a high degree of manufacturability and design flexibility.

And, this makes it an ideal integrated multiple wave length source not just to improve computing power, but for a wide range of applications including telecommunications, high- precision broadband sensing and spectroscopy, metrology, and even attosecond physics, say the scientists.

The findings have been published in the latest edition of the ‘Nature Photonics’ journal.

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Watch IPL live on YOUTUBE

The IPL's 2010 season will be broadcast live on YouTube, following an arrangement between the league and Google, owners of the internet channel. The deal - under which all 60 games will be shown live or on a short delay on a dedicated YouTube channel - will apply across the world, except in the USA, which will have re-broadcast options.

The agreement gives Google exclusive online rights for IPL content for two years, with both parties sharing revenues from sponsorships and advertising.
Click here to Watch IPL on YOUTUBE

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Firefox 3.6 - New Features

Mozilla released Firefox 3.6, the latest version of its popular browser.it includes a number of under-the-hood improvements, and a handful of changes that you might discover as you use it.

Plug-in Check for Better Security

Firefox 3.6 can now detect whether any of your installed browser plug-ins (Flash, etc...) are out of date. This is importaant because Cybercriminals often use bugs in outdated versions of  some plugins--particularly Flash and QuickTime--to attack your PC

Full-Screen Video

You can now watch certain types of videos in full screen with Firefox 3.6. If the video is in the Oog Vorbis format, you can right-click the video and select an option to see it in full-screen.
The downside to this feature, of course, is that it only works with certain videos,

Under the Hood

Firefox 3.5 was a good deal faster than earlier Firefox versions. Mozilla claims that Firefox 3.6 is even faster, with improvements to JavaScript performance in particular, which should result in faster load times for Web pages and Web apps. Firefox also improves support for some of the latest Web design technologies, which should make it easier for designers to create better, more attractive sites.

Skins Come to Firefox

Firefox Personas. Personas are basically interface skins that you can apply with one click, and they're actually pretty similar to the skins available for the Google Chrome browser. Mozilla has a gallery of personas at getpersonas.com that features over 35,000 designs to choose from.

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Microsoft knows about zero-day flaw in September

A critical security vulnerability that hackers used to breach Google, Adobe and other large U.S. companies was disclosed to Microsoft last September, not last week as previously believed.
The software giant had intended to release a patch for the flaw in February, five months after learning about it, but had to speed up that plan and release it this week in the wake of news that Google and others had been hacked through the flaw.

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Patch for zero-day flaw in Microsoft IE

A critical zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer was exploited as part of the attack on Google and other companies, according to both Microsoft and McAfee.
The flaw allows for a Web-based attack against IE 6 SP 1 on Windows 2000, along with IE 7 and 8 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. According to Microsoft's security advisory, the company has only seen active attacks against IE 6 so far.
The invalid pointer reference flaw allows for remote code execution, according to Microsoft, which means that viewing a malicious Web site could allow an attacker to execute any command on a vulnerable computer. Typically that would mean installing a Trojan or other malicious software. According to the bulletin, IE's Protected Mode on Vista and later versions of Windows mitigates the threat, which could also be leveraged by a banner ad.
According to Microsoft, “An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.”

 Detailed Information available in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-002 (Published: January 21, 2010 and rated as Critical)

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GERMANY says 'NO' to IE

In the wake of the cyber attacks on Google China  and other large companies in recent weeks and the exposure that Internet Explorer has a security weakness that the attackers exploited. Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security has made a public announcement to its population to avoid IE versions 6, 7 and 8.
Microsoft feared that other countries would follow suit and quickly issued a statement saying the risks were low. But German authorities disagree and say that no updates issued by Microsoft can make IE safe to use.

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Maingear Shift --- Personal Super Computer

Maingear Shift included 3.33GHz Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition processor is the fastest processor you can buy, and an unobtrusive liquid cooling system helps Maingear overclock it all the way to 4.0GHz. Coupled with six gigabytes of DDR3-2000 memory and two Intel X25-M 80GB solid-state drives in a boot-drive RAID configuration and 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black drive for storage,. As you might expect, the tri-CrossFire graphics setup delivers a punishing blow as well. What you’re really paying for is this system’s graphics—three single-GPU XFX Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards delivering eye-popping CrossFire performance that’s currently unmatched by any system

The benefit of this unique layout is that, according to Maingear, it works with the tendency of hot air to rise, improving thermal dissipation from the graphics card and CPU. With no reasonable way to measure the flow of hot air from the Shift vs. one of its competitors, we have only Maingear's word that rotating the motherboard imparts a significant cooling benefit. Whether it has a large or small impact on thermal management, Maingear's unique design doesn't seem to do any harm, and by putting the inputs on the top of the system Maingear has made it easier to connect your various peripherals if you keep your PC on the floor.

Price	$4,725
Motherboard chipset	Intel X58
CPU	3.86GHz Intel Core i7 960 (overclocked)
Memory	6GB 1,600MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics	(2) 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870
Hard drives	80GB Intel X25-M solid state hard drive; 1.5TB 5,400rpm Western Digital
Optical drive	Blu-ray burner
Operating system	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit)

Visit  Maingear Shift website

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7stacks

7stacks is an easy to use, free app that lets Windows 7 (and Vista and XP) users have "stacks" of icons in their Taskbar (in 7) or QuickLaunch Toolbar (in Vista and XP). By using stacks, users can reduce icon clutter, and combine a group of related icons into a single icon. For instance, if you use application suites such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or Adobe CS4, you can have all the suite's icons combined into one icon!
You can also use it to browse and access documents within a folder very quickly. Usually, when you want to edit a series of frequently used documents, you'd have to either launch the app, and go to File|Open, or open the (My) Computer icon and go into your (My) Documents folder and pick the file you want. With 7stacks, just create a stack to that document's folder, and open that document in a couple of clicks.
  
Download 7Stacks

Features:

• In 7 and Vista, 7stacks uses Aero, making the stacks look like part of Windows itself.
• Browse subfolders within a stack, just like in OS X Snow Leopard.
• 3 different styles of stacks: Normal, Grid, and Menu
• Normal displays a stack of icons vertically, with a text description next to it.
• Grid displays a "squarish" grid of icons only; useful when displaying a large number of items like document folders.
• Menu displays a cascading menu of items, with a very small icon and a name next to it. Hover over subfolders to browse inside those folders.
• In Windows 7, create a new stack by right-clicking on any stack and selecting "Create New Stack" from the JumpList entry.
• In Menu mode, 7stacks doesn't even need to be in a toolbar. You can use it right from your desktop, or any other folder.
• Pin up to 10 different stacks on the Windows 7 taskbar 

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Firefox 3.7 changed to 4.0

Mozilla has dropped the schedule of Firefox 3.7 and will release Firefox 4.0 instead of firefox 3.7 after Firefox 3.6. So Firefox 4.0 will come most probably at the end of this year or early 2011. Firefox 3.6, codenamed Namoroka. Development for this version started on December 1, 2008 and it is planned for release in early 2010. This release will use the new Gecko 1.9.2 rendering engine.Firefox 4.0 has been tentatively scheduled to use the Gecko 1.9.4 rendering engine and will offer a new user interface and multi-touch gesture support.

According to Mike Beltzner, director of Firefox.

Rather than add features to Firefox only in once- or twice-a-year upgrades, Mozilla will quietly insert some functionality via its regular security updates, which appear every four to six weeks. That means Firefox 3.7, which was slated for a second quarter release, has been dropped from the development schedule. We learned an awful lot about what slows down our schedule, and that will help us plan future releases.

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USB 3.0 Finally Arrives

The beauty of USB 3.0 is its backward compatibility with USB 2.0; you need a new cable and new host adapter (or, one motherboard that supports USB 3.0) to achieve USB 3.0, but you can still use the device on a USB 2.0 port and achieve typical USB 2.0 performance. In reducing some overhead requirements of USB (now, the interface only transmits data to the link and device that need it, so devices can go into low power state when not needed), the new incarnation now uses one-third the power of USB 2.0.

Improvement offered by USB 3.0 is dramatic --  10X speed over existing USB 2.0 hardware. Data transfer rate of USB 2.0 was aroundl 480Mbps theoretically , while USB 3.0 can theoretically handle up to 5Gbps.(the capacity of the drive is not considered here..).

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Firefox updated to 3.5.7

The Mozilla Foundation has updated its Firefox browser to version 3.5.7. This is meant to make the software a more stable as well as a safer platform. In this regard the recently released Firefox 3.5.7 update fixes several stability issues and several security issues. To be more precise, it fixes a total of 7 security issues – 3 of which have been given the rating of critical.
The 3 critical security issues that Firefox 3.5.7 addresses are:
MFSA 2009-67
MFSA 2009-66
MFSA 2009-65
If you are already using firefox click Help -> Check for updates to manually update the browser.
For others Firefox 3.5.7 download location is available here.

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GODMODE in Windows 7

What is God Mode? This is a hidden Windows 7 Feature, which is also available in VISTA which provides you an extended control panel to control your computer. So you can access all the available control options in one place.
Here are the Steps to create "GOD MODE"

1. First Create a new folder and rename it to "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}"
2. You can replace the word "godmode" with the word you like and your extended control panel will be renamed with this word..
3. You are done. Now this folder is your godmode open this and you can access the below features
   

Complete list of  functions that you can access via the godmode in Windows 7.

Action Center

Change Customer Experience Improvement Program settings
Change User Account Control setting
Check security status Choose how to check for solutions
Choose how to report problems
Fix problems with your computer
Restore your computer to an earlier time
Review your computer’s status and resolve issues
View all problem reports
View messages about your computer
View recommended actions to keep Windows running smoothly
View reliability history
View solutions to problems
View the Microsoft error reporting privacy statement online

Administrative Tools

Create and format hard disk partitions
Defragment your hard drive
Diagnose your computer’s memory problems
Edit group policy
How to add new hardware
Schedule tasks
Set up data sources (ODBC)
Set up iSCSI initiator
View event logs
View local services

AutoPlay

Change default settings for media or devices
Play CD’s or other media automatically
Start ot stop using autoplay for all media and devices

Backup and Restore

Back up your computer
Restore data, files, or computer from backup

BitLocker Drive Encryption

manage BitLocker
Protect your computer by encrypting data on your disk

Color Management

Change advanced color management settings for display, scanners, and printers

Credential Manager

Manage Windows credential

Date and Time

Add clocks for different time zones
Automatically adjust for daylight saving time
Change the time zone
Set the time and date

Default Program

Make a file type always open in a specific program
Set your default programs

Desktop Gadgets

Add gadgets to the desktop
Add the Clock gadget to the desktop
Get more gadgets online Restore desktop gadgets installed with Windows
Uninstall a gadget
View list of running gadgets

Device Manager

Update device drivers

Devices and Printers

Add a device
Add a printer
Change default printer
Change device installation settings
Device Manager
Scan a document or picture
Set up USB game controllers
View devices and printers
View scanners and cameras

Display

Adjust ClearType text
Adjust screen resolution
Calibrate display color
Change display settings
Change screen orientation
Connect to a projector
Connect to an external display
How to correct monitor flicker (refresh rate)
Make text and other items larger or smaller
Set up computer to use multiple monitors
View the name of the video card

Ease of Access Center

Accomodate learning abilities
Accomodate low vision
Change how your keyboard works
Change how your mouse works
Change the Narrator voice
Control the computer without the mouse or keyboard
Hear a tone when keys are pressed
Hear text read aloud with Narrator
Ignore repeated keystrokes using FilterKeys
Let Windows suggest Ease of Access settings
Magnify portions of the screen using Magnifier
Move the pointer with the keypad using MouseKeys
Optimize for blindness
Optimize visual display
Press key combinations one at a time
Replace sounds with visual cues
Turn High Contrast on or off
Turn Magnifier on or off
Turn off automatic window arrangement
Turn off background images
Turn off unnecessary animations
Turn on easy access keys
Turn On-Screen keyboard on or off
Use audio description for video
Use screen reader
View current accessibility settings

Folder Options

Change search options for files and folders
Change the file type associated with a file extension
Show hidden files and folders
Show or hide file extensions
Specify single- or double-click to open

Fonts

Change Font Settings
Preview, delete, or show and hide fonts
View installed fonts

Getting Started

Find out what’s new in Windows 7
Go online to find out what’s new in Windows 7
Go online to get Windows Live Essentials
Transfer files from another computer

HomeGroup

Choose homegroup and sharing options
Share printers

Indexing Options

Change how WIndows searches

Internet Options

Block or allows third-party cookies
Change security settings
Change temporary Internet file settings
Configure proxy server
Delete cookies or temporary files
Enable or disable session cookies

Keyboard

Change cursor blink rate
Check keyboard status

Location and Other Sensors

Enable location and other sensors
Enter a default location
View location activity

Mouse

Change how the mouse pointer looks
Change how the mouse pointer looks when it’s moving
Change mouse click settings
Change mouse settings
Change mouse wheel settings
Change the mouse pointer display or speed
Customize the mouse buttons
Make it easier to see the mouse pointer

Network and Sharing Center

Add a wireless device to the network
Change People Near Me settings
Connect to a network
Identify and repaid network problems
Manage advanced sharing settings
Manage saved networks
Manage wireless networks
Media streaming options
Set up a connection or network
Set up a dial-up connection
Set up a virtual private network (VPS) connection
Set up an ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network
Sign in or out of People NEar Me
View network computers and devices
View network connections
View network status and tasks

Notification Area Icons

Customize icons on the taskbar
Remove icons from notification area (system tray) on the desktop
SHow or hide clock icon on the taskbar
Show or hide inactive icons on the taskbar
Show or hide the notification area on the taskbar
Show or hide volume (speaker) icon on the taskbar

Parental Controls

Set up parental controls for any user

Performance Information and Tools

Check the WIndows Experience Index
Free up disk space by deleting unnecessary files
Learn how to use your storage device to speed up your computer
Use tools to improve performance

Personalization

Change desktop background
Change screen saver
Change the theme
Change window colors and metrics
CHange windows glass colors
Enable or disable transparent glass on windows
Get more themes online
Lock the computer when I leave it alone for a period of time
Personalize your computer
Set screen saver password
Show or hide common icons on the desktop
Turn screen saver on or off

Phone and Mode

Set up dialing rules

Power Options

Change power-saving settings
Change what the power buttons do
Change when the computer sleeps
Choose a power plan
Choose when to turn off display
Edit power plan
Require a password when the computer wakes

Programs and Features

Add or remove programs
Change or remove a program
How to install a program
Run programs made for previous versions of Windows
Show which programs are installed on your computer
Turn Windows features on or off
Uninstall a program
View installed updates

Recovery

Restore your computer or reinstall Windows

Region and Language

Change display language
Change keyboards or other input methods
Change location
Change the date, time , or number format
Change the languages used for partially translated menus and dialogs
Change the way currency is displayed
Change the way dates and lists are displayed
Change the way measurements are displayed
Change the way time is displayed
Install or uninstall display languages

RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

Set up a new connection with RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

Sound

Adjust system volume
Change sound card settings
Change system sounds
Manage audio devices

Speech Recognition

Change text to speech settings
Set up a microphone
Start speech recognition

Sync Center

Encrypt your offline files
Manage disk space used by your offline files
Manage offline files
Resolve sync conflicts
Sync with other computers, mobile devices or network folders
View sync results

System

Activate Windows
Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows
Allow remote access to your computer
Allow Remote Assistance invitations to be sent from this computer
Change workgroup name
Check processor speed
Configure advanced user profile properties
Create a restore point
Device Manager
Edit environment variables for your account
Edit the system environment variables
How to change the size of virtual memory
Join a domain
Rename this computer
Restore system files and settings from a restore point
See the name of this computer
Select users who can use remote desktop
Show how much RAM is on this computer
Show which operating system your computer is running
Show which workgroup this computer is on
View advanced system settings
View running processes with Task Manager

Taskbar and Start Menu

Auto-hide the taskbar
Customize the Start menu
Customize the taskbar
Find missing Start menu
Group similar windows on the taskbar
Lock or unlock the taskbar
Organize Start menu
Restore Start menu defaults
Turn toolbars on the taskbar on or off
What happened to the Quick Launch toolbar?

Troubleshooting

Find and fix audio playback problems
Find and fix audio recording problems
Find and fix networking and connections problems
Find and fix printing problems
Find and fix problems
Find and fix problems with devices
Find and fix problems with homegroup
FInd and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects
Find and fix problems with Windows Search
Perform recommended maintenance tasks automatically
Record steps to reproduce a problem
Troubleshooting History

User Accounts

Add or remove user accounts
Change your account picture
Change your Windows password
Create a password reset disk
Create administrator account
Create an account
Create or remove account password
Create standard user account
Link online IDs
Make changes to accounts
Manage file encryption certificates
Manage network passwords
Turn guest account on or off

Windows CardSpace

Manage Information Card that are used to log on to online services

Windows Defender

Scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software

Windows Firewall

Allow a program through Windows Firewall
Check firewall status

Windows Update

Check for updates
Turn automatic updating on or off

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What If GOOGLE Developed Twitter

• All of us will not be able to use Twitter. First of all you should get an invitation from the twitter user who is already using it.
• If twitter is upgraded or modified again you need an invitation to get the new features
  
• It will be named as "TWITTER beta" at least for 2-3 years.
  
• Unlimited text length, add images and video, and others can edit your tweet real-time, while you're typing.
• You can use twitter with your google account.
  
• We can develop application which can be used in TWITTER.

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What If Microsoft Developed Twitter

• Every tweet would be a maximum of 140 characters, but would need to download a 2Mb message, containing various XML markups and a ton of security services.
• Add to that encryption for privacy concerns, authentication, server signatures, etc.
• Oh, and it will require Silverlight, .NET, ActiveX, and Internet Explorer 8 to read, of course.
• They would have come up with a new SDK technology once a year
• You would have to sign an lengthy  EULA for each tweet you send out
• You know, saying that the tweet you send is up to you, no one else is responsible for it, even if it kills your machine, or the machine of the people receiving it.
• You would have to get used to “the blue tweet of death”

• You couldn’t use Twitter on your Mac
• The twitter URL would have been like 

            " http://www.twitter.com/askdjfha;sdkjfh@#$@#$,msdfasdf.asp/read "

• Each upgrade (and many of the weekly security patches) would reset all your options to the defaults.
• Your screen would go black and a window would pop up asking if you’re really really sure you want to send each and every message. “No really, are you sure?”
• You’d be able to buy Twitter Pro which allows for 280 characters

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Alternative Web Browsers for WINDOWS

Firefox : The fastest and most reliable browser for windows
Google Chrome :It is just what a browser should do & stripped it down to web essentials
Safari  providing the most enjoyable way to experience the Internet.
Microsoft Labs PIVOT: Its nothing but an Internet browser which works on the basis of Internet Explorer 8(only IE 8 and vista or windows7) with the new attractive looks and cool features.
Opera Opera’s newest Web browser introduces a new technology platform, Opera Unite, allowing you to stream music or share files, photos and more, right from the browser.
Flock – Flock is a social browser that integrates with web services for blogging, photo sharing, and bookmark sharing.
ShenzBrowser – This is a customized browser for individual use.
JonDoFox Browser – Try it for private & secure browsing.
PhaseOut – PhaseOut adds functionality to your current Internet Explorer version.
Crazy Browser – It is an easy-to-use fast browser.
Smart Bro – Smart Bro is a tabbed browser, similar to Internet Explorer, but with many new features.
Bitty Browser – Bitty Browser helps you keep track of your favorite Web stuff by enabling navigable windows directly within your favorite sites
Amaya – Amaya is a Web editor/browser, i.e. a tool used to create and update documents directly on the Web.
Midori – Midori is a lightweight web browser.
Sleipnir – Sleipnir is designed to be a highly customizable browser that you can configure to suit your individual needs.
SRWare. Looks exactly like Google. But without the feedback.
Arora light-weight browser.
cometbird   its xerox of firefox n faster than firefox,,

Kid Rocket
Maxthon
Avant 
Lunascape
Slim Browser
Sea Monkey
Prism
Deepnet Explorer
K-Meleon
Browse 3D
xb Browser

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Enhance your Windows 7 features.

Preme for Windows 7 is a freeware  for Windows 7 that enhances  your desktop by adding more functionality & features to your corners & mouse.

Features:

• About 2 MB RAM usage
• Doesn't creates any registry entries(Installation is to copy itself to startup folder. Don’t worry about complicated uninstallation.)
• Touch the upper left corner of your desktop to see all your open Windows either in Flip 3D or Alt-Tab style
• Hover mouse cursor on the title bar are and then click the wheel to close the window
• Move mouse to title bar area and scroll down mouse wheel to minimize that window.
• Move cursor to Start button area to open Start menu automatically.
• Right-click on the taskbar button and the mouse cursor will point to Close window option
• Press ESC button twice to close the current window.
  
  Visit Preme HomePage to download this.
  
  

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