HOWTO Change Windows XP Home to Windows XP Pro - Gizmodo

HOWTO Change Windows XP Home to Windows XP Pro - Gizmodo: "It sounds pretty simple to do (just some registry changes), but you can’t install Service Pack 2, so you might try to slipstream in the changes to your modified install disc (if that’s even possible)."

Intel And Microsoft Say They'll Back Nishida's Toshiba - Forbes.com

Intel And Microsoft Say They'll Back Nishida's Toshiba - Forbes.com: "After sitting on the fence for months in the battle between the warring formats, the software colossuses have signed up to the HD DVD Promotion Group--meaning that PCs running Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system or Intel's Viiv entertainment technology will support HD DVD drives."

Cooperative Linux

Cooperative Linux: "Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system on a single machine. For instance, it allows one to freely run Linux on Windows 2000/XP, without using a commercial PC virtualization software such as VMware, in a way which is much more optimal than using any general purpose PC virtualization software."

Mobile phones allowed in European skies | The Register

Mobile phones allowed in European skies | The Register: "British Midland and TAP Air Portugal will permit passengers to use their mobile phones in the air next year, the two European airlines said this week.

Both companies will use base-station technology developed by OnAir, the Airbus-backed rival to Boeing's Connexion. OnAir uses pico-cell base-stations from Siemens, coupled with software from TriaGnoSys. The kit will be installed in 2006 with a view to commencing a trial service late in the year."

Networking Pipeline | Florida Man Charged With Stealing Wi-Fi Signal

Networking Pipeline | Florida Man Charged With Stealing Wi-Fi Signal: "ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Police have arrested a man for using someone else's wireless Internet network in one of the first criminal cases involving this fairly common practice.

Benjamin Smith III, 41, faces a pretrial hearing this month following his April arrest on charges of unauthorized access to a computer network, a third-degree felony.

Police say Smith admitted using the Wi-Fi signal from the home of Richard Dinon, who had noticed Smith sitting in an SUV outside Dinon's house using a laptop computer."

OldVersion.com

OldVersion.com: "Sometimes upgrading to a newer version can be a good thing. Other times, your computer may not be compatible with the new version, the new version is bloated, or all the good options are no longer available. OldVersion.com has been supplying the online community with old versions of various programs since 2001. The service is utilized by thousands of users every day and has been featured in newspapers and magazines as well as on radio and television."

Top 10 products - CNET.com

Top 10 products - CNET.com: "Gadgets of every description have flowed through the doors of CNET for 10 years. Picking a list of the 10 best is an exercise in healthy but vocal arguments. Everyone has a different idea of what is meant by best. You can make great arguments for the Diamond Multimedia Rio 300, Mac OS X, the Sony PSP, and many more gadgets that aren't on our list."

SLAX webconfig page

SLAX webconfig page: "Everything you modify, create or download during a Live-CD session is kept in memory until the computer is rebooted; then it's all lost. More precisely, it WAS lost until SLAX came out and the new era of portability began... Don't carry your settings along with you anymore, just remember a secret pass phrase!"

we make money not art: Light transmitting concrete

we make money not art: Light transmitting concrete: "A wall made of LitraCon has the strength of traditional concrete but thanks to an embedded array of optical glass fibers, view of the outside world, such as the silhouette of trees, houses and passersby, are transmitted inside the building."

Howto Create an RSS 2.0 Feed

Howto Create an RSS 2.0 Feed: "If you can learn HTML, you can easily learn how to build your own RSS 2.0 feeds. I'll take you through the steps to creating an RSS feed from scratch."

the jackol’s den » htaccess Cheatsheet - Mikhail Esteves

the jackol’s den » htaccess Cheatsheet - Mikhail Esteves: "Here is a simple cheatsheet for the .htaccess file"

USATODAY.com - Rebuilt New Orleans could be cutting edge

USATODAY.com - Rebuilt New Orleans could be cutting edge: "Ugly as she was, Katrina may have given BellSouth a rare opportunity: the chance to turn one of the oldest cities in the USA into a showcase for 21st-century communications.

Talk of how New Orleans could look some day may seem fanciful considering it may take years to make the city livable again.

Assuming New Orleans rises again, a city rebuilt from the ground up could boast the best voice, data and video communications infrastructure in the nation, says Bill Smith, BellSouth's chief technology officer."

Tech Manifesto » Screenshots of the GoogleOS?

Tech Manifesto » Screenshots of the GoogleOS?: "This Chinese site indicate that they claim to have possession of the rumored Google OS.

Doubtful, I would except to say that it looks fake to me. Not only does Google have a secret OS in the works, but we’re supposed to believe that they’ve got a spreadsheet app and a word processor to boot? They appear to be using a simple transparent theme too."

REVIEW: New Yahoo! Mail Beta - The Unofficial Yahoo! Weblog - yahoo.weblogsinc.com _

REVIEW: New Yahoo! Mail Beta - The Unofficial Yahoo! Weblog - yahoo.weblogsinc.com _: "Gmail is suddenly looking a little clunky. The new Yahoo! Mail is a sleek, finely wrought piece of interface design. The overall look is an Outlook-styled, three-pane window with folders in the left vertical pane, headers top right, and a message preview pane below the headers. Thus, Yahoo! becomes the first major e-mail provider to keep the Inbox in view while reading a message. That alone is news, but it’s not, in my opinion, the biggest news."

Samsung to play safe with dual HD DVD/Blu-ray rig

Samsung is to harness consumer confusion over which next-generation optical disc standard to back by offering a player that supports both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD).

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Search Engine Journal » Google Talk Goes Wireless with MessageVine

Search Engine Journal » Google Talk Goes Wireless with MessageVine: "Google Talk Goes Wireless with MessageVine

It was only a matter of time before someone took Google Talk wireless. MessageVine today announced the release of the first Mobile Instant Messaging solution for Google Talk, Google’s Instant Messaging and VOIP messaging system. MessageVine’s Mobile Instant Messaging client for Google Talk is an always-on, secure real-tInstant Messaginge communication application based on rich presence information. MessageVine’s Mobile client offers the same friendly and intuitive user experience as offered by the Google Talk’s PC client."

CNN.com - Internet-based TV starts making inroads - Aug 2, 2005

CNN.com - Internet-based TV starts making inroads - Aug 2, 2005: "Television delivered via Internet technology looks set to give consumers a choice in much the same way they choose their broadband connection provider.

Internet Protocol television -- or IPTV -- is where television images are broadcast using the same fiber optic technology used to bring broadband Internet connections into homes."

Macworld: Feature: Tiger Secrets: System settings, Page 1

Macworld: Feature: Tiger Secrets: System settings, Page 1: "Secret shortcuts. Hidden helpers. Mysterious menus. You could spend months tracking down all the undocumented features tucked away in Mac OS X 10.4, Apple’s newest operating system. But chances are, you’re too busy using Tiger for more-important tasks—such as doing your job. So Macworld sent in a team of specially trained spies to uncover Tiger’s deepest, darkest secrets."

Keep the Computer Browser Service Humming

Keep the Computer Browser Service Humming: "In 'The Computer Browser Service,' June 2002, InstantDoc ID 24879, I explained that the Microsoft Computer Browser service maintains lists of your network's Windows-based domains, workgroups, and computers, as well as other network equipment that supports the NetBIOS protocol. These browse lists are the source of the information that users see when they expand Network Neighborhood in Windows Explorer. In Windows 2000—based networks, Active Directory (AD) replaces the Computer Browser service. However, mixed Win2K—Windows NT networks that maintain pre-Win2K domain controllers (DCs) and networks with some clients that aren't AD-enabled still use the Computer Browser service."

Microsoft digging deeper into VoIP

Microsoft digging deeper into VoIP: "Microsoft has acquired Teleo Incorporated, a San Francisco-based Voice-over-IP technology company for an undisclosed amount. Ring, ring, 'phat cash is on the line.'"

PC Pro: News: Hot Topics: Freenet releases pre alpha version of 'anonymous' p2p

PC Pro: News: Hot Topics: Freenet releases pre alpha version of 'anonymous' p2p: "Freenet releases pre alpha version of 'anonymous' p2p
11:04AM
Despite the recent court victories by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and others against Grokster and the targeting of users who distribute music files, it seems the peer-to-peer (p2p) business is not about to give up without a fight yet.

A group of developers say they are on target to produce a system of anonymous file sharing by the end of the year."

Cell phone radiation chart - CNET reviews

Cell phone radiation chart - CNET reviews: "According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA), SAR or specific absorption rate is 'a way of measuring the quantity of radiofrequency (RF) energy that is absorbed by the body.' For a phone to pass FCC certification, that phone's maximum SAR level must be less than 1.6W/kg (watts per kilogram). In Europe, the level is capped at 2W/kg. The SAR level listed in our chart represents the maximum SAR level with the phone next to the ear, a level obtained through required FCC tests."

How to extract fragments from DVD movies and to create one DVD (with video clips) ?

How to extract fragments from DVD movies and to create one DVD (with video clips) ?: "How to extract video fragments from DVD movies and to create one DVD (with several video clips) ?"

Microsoft Office Assistance: Prevent embarrassment by hiding alerts during presentations

Microsoft Office Assistance: Prevent embarrassment by hiding alerts during presentations: "Has this happened to you? You are in the middle of a demonstration or presentation and a New Mail Desktop Alert appears at the bottom corner of your screen, revealing information you would rather keep private.

Although Outlook 2003 will not display a Desktop Alert when you are running a PowerPoint 2003 slide show, if you switch to another program or a Web site during your presentation, Desktop Alerts and other notifications will resume displaying. Here is a quick way to prevent revealing personal information."

I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - Elevator Hacking

I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - Elevator Hacking: "Tired of being on an elevator and someone else gets on every floor you go down to? Well I was also, until I found out you could skip the floors that people would like to get on at. This works best in big office buildings with 30 floors and it sometimes takes like 15 minutes to get to floor 1. This is a really simple trick to do just to let you readers know. I’m going to do the example on the picture below."

Inside Line: A Car That (Really) Drives Itself: The 2008 Opel Vectra -

Inside Line: A Car That (Really) Drives Itself: The 2008 Opel Vectra -: "RUSSELSHEIM, Germany — General Motors is preparing to launch a revolutionary self-driving system on the 2008 Opel Vectra.

The car will be capable of piloting itself at speeds up to 60 mph in heavy traffic without any input from the driver sitting behind the steering wheel.

GM claims the system, called Traffic Assist, will make driving safer and more relaxing. It uses lasers, a video camera and plenty of computing power to 'see' signs, bends, other vehicles and lane markings, and to control the engine, steering and brakes to keep the car in the correct position on the road and maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front.

The system is to become available on more models by the end of the decade — initially other cars on the Epsilon platform, including the next Saab 9-3, Cadillac BLS and Saturn Aura. Whether it will be launched in the U.S. will depend on whether administrators deem it safe — product liability laws are different in America.

GM expects the package to be about 50-percent more expensive than conventional active cruise control radar equipment, which controls distances but cannot steer the car.

What this means to you: No, it's not April Fool's Day; GM really has developed a self-driving system. Great for traffic jams, but we're not sure about a car driving itself at 60 mph!"

GMail Drive 1.07 released

GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google Gmail account and
enables you to save and retrieve files stored on your Gmail account directly
from inside Windows Explorer. GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your
computer under the My Computer folder, where you can create new folders, copy
and drag'n'drop files to.

IBM teams up for broadband over power line | Tech News on ZDNet

IBM teams up for broadband over power line | Tech News on ZDNet: "IBM is teaming up with CenterPoint Energy to test technology that could
turn power lines into a high-speed network capable of delivering
Internet access to consumers and providing real-time monitoring of the
power grid, the companies said Monday."

HOW TO: Use ClearType to Enhance Screen Fonts in Windows XP

HOW TO: Use ClearType to Enhance Screen Fonts in Windows XP: "This step-by-step article describes how to enable ClearType to sharpen fonts on your Windows XP display. ClearType enhances your display by smoothing the edges of screen fonts. ClearType works especially well on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) devices, including flat screen monitors and laptop computers."

BetaNews | Study: iTunes More Popular than P2P

BetaNews | Study: iTunes More Popular than P2P: "A survey conducted by research firm NPD Group suggests that Apple's iTunes may be more popular than some leading peer-to-peer file sharing networks. According to the survey, iTunes is now neck-and-neck with LimeWire, while beating out other services such as Kazaa and iMesh.

The survey also found that those who use legal music services tend to be over 30 years of age. They are much less likely to download music illegally off of a P2P service than younger users. Four in ten households with Internet access downloaded a song legally during the month of March 2005,' NPD said"

Multiple Image Resizer .NET Home

Multiple Image Resizer .NET Home: "With MIR .NET, you can resize images, add borders and text, rotate and flip - with a few simple mouse clicks.

And what's more, MIR .NET is FREE for personal use!

MIR .NET also has a completely customisable user interface that you can arrange to suit yourself.

We've done other versions of Multiple Image Resizer before - MIR .NET is the latest in the line. There are thousands of satisfied MIR users all over the world."

Good News!! :: WinKeyFinder :: View Windows XP Key - Change Windows XP Key - View Windows Product Key - View MS Office Product Key!

Good News!! :: WinKeyFinder :: View Windows XP Key - Change Windows XP Key - View Windows Product Key - View MS Office Product Key!: "WinKeyDOs a Product of WinKeyFinder, finds your lost windows XP - Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Product keys from DOS, It works without any hastles or problems!
This program main feature are:
1: Even in case of system crash you can find your system produt key using this tool.
2: This program does not demand for any required files!
3: coded in c works really well!"

|MG| Free Download - WinKeyDOS 1.66

|MG| Free Download - WinKeyDOS 1.66: "WinKeyDOS, works from DOS Prompt and gets your windows Product Key!"

Metadata Analyzer - MS Office Metadata, Document Integrity

Metadata Analyzer - MS Office Metadata, Document Integrity: "Metadata Analyzer is an analytical tool for checking MS Office documents: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint for unauthorized private information disclosure. The software application inserts information about an initial name, (previous) authors, corporate name(s), number of saves and other built-in & custom properties, which can infringe your privacy. Metadata Analyzer shall advise you of this information. Be professional in your office work and don't allow unauthorized disclosure of your private information!"

UserHealth Official Homepage!

UserHealth Official Homepage! This free software is the perfect program for all computer users that spend several hours in front of the computer without breaks or pauses. It is also ideal for everybody that has difficulties in going to bed in time, like me :)

The purpose of this program is to be your silent health and sleep supervisor! What UserHealth actually will do is provide you with regular health, pause, and go to bed messages. The messages can be displayed like small popup windows in the right corner (Almost like a MSN login popup) or if you prefer a topmost window or just sound feedback. The messages will contain suggestions about pauses and small exercise that the user can do to stimulate the body. But the main purpose is to draw attention to the user that he or she has been using the computer for a long time and maybe need to take a break.

SMS-it !

SMS-it !: "SMS-it! allows you to send a short message (SMS = Short Message Service) to a mobile phone using your computer. SMS-it supports Picture messages, Caller Group Graphic, Operator Logo, Ringtones and Flash SMS. The messages can be sent through an attached modem, through an internet connection or directly through an attached mobile phone. If a mobile phone is attached to the computer (IE through the IR port), the contents of the inbox can be downloaded and stored in folders. The phonebook can also be downloaded and synchronized with SMS-it!."

SourceForge.net: Project Info - hotspot-zone

SourceForge.net: Project Info - hotspot-zone: "Use hotspot-zone to turn your Linksys WRT54g access point into a WLAN hotspot. No PC needed!. It supports a captive portal and RADIUS accounting & billing with a web based backend. Ready to flash firmware for Linksys WRT54g (EWRT) others in future."

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips | CNET News.com

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips | CNET News.com: "Apple has used IBM's PowerPC processors since 1994, but will begin a phased transition to Intel's chips, sources familiar with the situation said. Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the Power Mac in mid-2007, sources said.

The announcement is expected Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, at which Chief Executive Steve Jobs is giving the keynote speech. The conference would be an appropriate venue: Changing the chips would require programmers to rewrite their software to take full advantage of the new processor."

Go Apple!!!

Brazil adopts open-source software

BBC NEWS | Business | Brazil adopts open-source software: "The scene is much like any other modern office: an open-plan work space crammed with desks, telephones and computers.

But there's one big difference. The word 'Microsoft' is nowhere in sight."

Microsoft vs. Linux: Execs Talk Detente

Microsoft vs. Linux: Execs Talk Detente: "NEW ORLEANS—The often-hostile relations between Microsoft and the open-source community are thawing, and new dialogues appear to be opening between senior officials in both camps."

How to turn your dual-monitor PC into a dual mac-PC system : Lifehacker

How to turn your dual-monitor PC into a dual mac-PC system : Lifehacker: "I have what I believe is my dream setup. My office desk has one keyboard and mouse in the middle, and two monitors above. On the left, I have OS X running from my powerbook and on the right, I have Windows XP running on my HP desktop. There’s one mouse pointer and I can move it back and forth across the monitors just like I was on a single system. While I can’t drag windows from one monitor to the other, I can copy and paste text across and move files easily with mapped desktop drives on both ends."

SQL Injection Attacks by Example

SQL Injection Attacks by Example: "SQL Injection Attacks by Example: "SQL Injection" is subset of the an unverified/unsanitized user input vulnerability ("buffer overflows" are a different subset), and the idea is to convince the application to run SQL code that was not intended. If the application is creating SQL strings naively on the fly and then running them, it's straightforward to create some real surprises."

smash's world 6.8c: My Favorite Mac OS X Hacks and Tips --_ the offical homepage of Ben Guild (smash)

smash's world 6.8c: My Favorite Mac OS X Hacks and Tips --_ the offical homepage of Ben Guild (smash): "My PowerBook just got back from AppleCare after almost a month due to a parts shortage... usually it's back in like 1 or 2 days, this was the first time I'd been a bit upset! Anyway, so today I've been getting things set back up to my liking and I have a few tips for Mac users... some I just learned about and some that are simply overlooked."

HarrySufehmi.com - Setting Up Linux Server

HarrySufehmi.com - Setting Up Linux Server: "Setting Up Linux Server"

CNN.com - Study: Shoppers naive about retail prices online - Jun 1, 2005

CNN.com - Study: Shoppers naive about retail prices online - Jun 1, 2005: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most American consumers don't realize Internet merchants and even traditional retailers sometimes charge different prices to different customers for the same products, according to a new survey."

Mp3 recorder, audio converter and CD cover designer

Free picture viewer, CD ripper, sound recorder, Mp3 recorder, audio converter and CD cover designer: "Focus Mp3 Recorder 3.1 has been improved to be an ideal sound recorder. Besides enjoying its excellent features in recording, the users can complete format converting, audio splitting and merging with great convenience. The hotkey and schedule settings make it possible to handle auto start/stop of recording. With the hotkeys, users can even record during playing games, watching online video or enjoying music. The schedules can be set as many as you like."

HOWTO Change Windows XP Home to Windows XP Pro : Gizmodo

HOWTO Change Windows XP Home to Windows XP Pro : Gizmodo: "It sounds pretty simple to do (just some registry changes), but you can’t install Service Pack 2, so you might try to slipstream in the changes to your modified install disc (if that’s even possible)."

CXOtoday.com > News > People > Teenager Develops User Friendly GNU Linux OS

CXOtoday.com > News > People > Teenager Develops User Friendly GNU Linux OS: "Obstacles such as financial constraints, very minimum PC resources, did not in any way deter the grit of Kerala-based, 15-year old Sarath Lakshman from developing SLYNUX- a highly user-friendly GNU/Linux operating system designed for beginners. A completely self-taught person, who has never stepped into a computer-learning institute in his lifetime, his tale is one of guts and more guts."

KarenWare - Home of Karen's Power Tools

KarenWare - Home of Karen's Power Tools: "Welcome to Karen Kenworthy's web site. Karen is the author of the popular
Power Tools, free programs that make life with Windows a lot
easier."

I have been using Karen's PowerToys for a few years now. Her utilities are not only useful but they are also freeware so everyone can benefit from them.

Tofi

Sound And Vision Magazine: Inside Tech: Blu-ray & HD DVD

Sound And Vision Magazine: Inside Tech: Blu-ray & HD DVD: "No home-entertainment technology in years has been as eagerly anticipated as the upcoming Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition disc systems. In fact, the last time we techie types were this excited about something new was when the CD was introduced. That marvel, which banished all the analog noise and distortion listeners had gotten used to over the decades, finally brought audio technology to its peak of development."

Tofi

How To Secure Your Wi-Fi Network

How To Secure Your Wi-Fi Network: "Fortunately, wiress equipment makers are improving their security set-up wizards and interfaces, though that does nothing for users of existing equipment. In this TechBuilder Recipe, I'll show you how secure existing wireless networks by choosing and positioning the Wi-Fi hardware, understanding important options (like 802.11a, b, g and n), installing the equipment, and locking down security settings"

My first post!

Hello and welcome to the first post for my TMTech News blog. I'm hoping to be posting a variety of articles in my blog. I hope you will have a greate time reading those posts.

Tofi