These laptops are on the heavy side, but they're ideal replacements for desktop PCs.
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CPU: 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 |
CPU: 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 |
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CPU: 2.16-GHz Core 2 Duo T7400 |
Toshiba Satellite P105-S6217 CPU: 1.66-GHz Core 2 Duo T5500 |
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CPU: 2.33-GHz Core 2 Duo T7600 |
These overhyped social networks will soon crumble under the weight of overhyped
expectations.
Dont get too much attached to these social networking sites. PC Magazine says all these sites will be gone by this decade. MySpace could be the first to collapse. Oh !! So why does they say this ..lets see some of the reasons.
- All share a common thread: overreaching ambition and impossible expectations. They live, to an extent, inside the second Internet bubble.
- Myspace : It's huge, ugly, unmonitored, unrestrained, and pointless.It all looks like garbage. Seriously, have you ever looked at a MySpace page? The frames are ugly, the backgrounds even uglier, and the overall look is horrible..
- More and more predators are using these sites to prey on underage teens.
- Second Life : Reality is, are these virtual company stores building any additional brand recognition simply by being there. The Companies' virtual stores sit empty.
So everybody feel the reality - enough of virtual space and money ..
- Twitter : Twitter is popular now because the Web cognoscenti are using it. This bunch of eggheads prides itself on irony and witticism. They treat the site like some sort of ongoing haiku contest.
We agree to the reasons given for saying that these sites will be doomed by this decade, but there are few of them who have maintained and have an organized way of people interaction. We love Google's Orkut. This was neat before and now too.. So as far as Orkut is concerned, it will be the next best thing which will happen in this decade. People cherish their experiences about Orkut- We meet old friends, forgotten friends…so its the ultimate platform for people interaction.
A handy shell extension, that allows you to pause and resume file copies under Windows.
Total Copy is a improved version of Windows' copy-function.It allows you to pause and resume file copies under Windows. It integrates into the right click menu and becomes available whenever you drag files or folders to copy them. You can adjust the copy speed, pause and resume at any point of time.
Special features include :
- Pause / Resuming : At any time you may pause the copy-prosess, and continue later. This is an awesome feature..
- Faster than Windows : Copies slightly faster than Windows (approx. 10% localy, and 1% on network)
- Resuming on powerfailure-If the computer is turned off during the copyprosess (ex. power-loss or system-crash), Total Copy let's you resume when you restart.
How to Use :
When you normally copy something in Windows, you drag the files from one folder to another using
your left mousebutton. If you drag the files using the right mousebutton, you will get a menu like the one to the right.
Now, select "Total Copy here" instead of Window's "Copy here".
Its highly light and super fast. One of the best copying softwares we have ever used.
Lastest official version 1.10 : Download Now tcopy.exe (252 KB) Mirror [ Total Copy ]
Ubuntu Guide explains on how to make backups of your digital media. Follow these simple steps to
create .iso disk images of your CD/DVD. This is not specific to Ubuntu, you can use the steps to create .iso and MD5 checksum files in any distro.
Steps :
Turn a CD/DVD into an .iso
sudo umount /dev/cdrom
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=file.iso bs=1024
Turn a folder into an .iso
mkisofs -r -o file.iso /location_of_folder/
Generate an MD5 checksum file
md5sum file.iso > file.iso.md5
How to create Image (ISO) files from CD/DVD [Ubuntu Guide]
Online auctioneer eBay Inc. has pulled its advertising from search company Google Inc.'s AdWords network in the United States, an eBay spokesperson said Wednesday.
"This is part of an ongoing experiment to look at how we market across all media channels," said eBay spokesperson Hani Durzy.
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google is exploring innovative technologies that promises to
reduce the collective impact on the environment. This type of contribution to the society is what is needed rather just delivering products and softwares.
Google and Intel recently announced they have launched a program to help save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by offering energy-efficient PCs and servers. The "Climate Savers Computing Initiative" will help create new guidelines and efficiency goals for computers that control power consumption. The coalition also hopes to save up to $5.5 billion in energy costs per year.
"Let's create a more efficient IT industry by driving up the efficiency of computers," said Pat Gelsinger, Intel Digital Enterprise Group vice president.
"Today, the average desktop PC wastes nearly half of its power, and the average server wastes one-third of its power," said Urs Holzle, Google vice president of operations.
Dell, IBM, Lenovo Group, the U.S. Environment Protection Agency and at least 25 other companies, organizations and universities are participants in the coalition. Each company and university will promote the program in different manners — for example, Google will send users to participating company web sites. An additional 15 or so companies — including Sun Microsystems, Yahoo and the World Wildlife Fund — openly support the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.
According to a study released by the group, carbon dioxide emissions could be limited by as much as 54 tons per year — the equivalent of 11 million cars. To limit that level of carbon dioxide emissions, however, PC power supplies need 90% efficiency. The group also hopes to raise energy efficiency by 50% within three years.
