Archive for July, 2005
Don't install Real Player, use Real Alternative Version 1.42
The Real Player is one of the worst peaces of software out there today. It is not only invasive to your system, but you have to give them your life story to use it.
Try Real Alternative.
Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install the official RealPlayer. You do need a media player that is capable of playing RealMedia files. The included Media Player Classic supports it. Supported are RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealVideo (.rm .ram .rmvb), RealText (.rt), and ReadPix (.rp).
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Freeware and Open Source Software Recommendations
This is a good list of FREE alternative software for windows.
Reviews and comments on the software including links!
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Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 1 Released + Screenshots
For the first time in its history of Windows Betas, Microsoft has approved images which show the progress of its new Windows version dubbed ‘Vista’. In the screenshots various tasks are shown, including the interface for the highly anticipated update for Internet Explorer.
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Gigabyte's i-RAM: Affordable Solid State Storage
Pretty much every time a faster CPU is released, we always hear from a group of users who are marveled by the rate at which CPUs get faster, but loathe the sluggish rate that storage evolves. We’ve been stuck with hard disks for decades now, and although the thought of eventually migrating to solid state storage has always been there…
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Why Apple chose Intel
Apple’s announcement last month that it was switching from IBM PowerPC chips to Intel chips was one of those seismic events whose aftershocks continue to be felt for a long time.
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Moving to Gmail? Take your Hotmail contact list with you
If you are moving to Gmail like thousands of other people, and would like to take your contact lists from Hotmail to Gmail, here’s how you can do it.
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Add a Monitor via USB!!!
No need to put in a second video card or even a new one for that matter. Just plug in this USB adapter and hook up that extra monitor you’ve been meaning to make into a fish-bowl.
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Google Earth 3.0.0395 Beta Released
The idea is simple. It’s a globe that sits inside your PC. You point and zoom to anyplace on the planet that you want to explore. Satellite images and local facts zoom into view.
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Microsoft ASP.NET training for free ($349 value)
For a limited time only, Microsoft Learning is offering Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications with Visual Studio.NET, a 17-hour self-paced online training course, for free ($349.00 value).
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A Gentle Introduction to SQL
Interactive SQL tutorial, learn about: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB2, Mimer SQL, PostgreSQL and Access.
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One site for converting everything.
I’ve been seeing submissions for converting specific things, binary text, bytes bits. Well, this site has them all. It is very complete.
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Digg in your pocket for news and more at PocketDigg.com
PocketDigg.com is a site designed specifically for mobile devices. It aggregates news from some tech and news sites across the web in real time. These sites include Digg, Google News, AP Wire, and more. It also has pages dedicated to Pocket PC, Blackberry, PSP, Apple, and more. So just point your Windows Mobile phone, or your PSP to www.PocketDigg.com.
Don't look for Harry Potter on Audible or iTunes.
The novel that would undoubtedly be the biggest digital audiobook seller of all time, J.K. Rowling’s coming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” likely won’t be available for downloading.
I would expect many to turn to P2P.
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The Ultimate Zelda Resource
This one is for my son. He is a huge Zelda fan. This site has tons of great Zelda information and news! They are even creating a Wikipedia-like thing for the Zelda series!
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Become an Unix Guru
Some excellent help on how to become a UNIX Guru is a short span of time. Article talks about all the key features of Unix and how you should utilize it to benefit your application.
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IE7 will have antivirus/anti-phishing tech built in
Microsoft has detailed its forthcoming privacy and security plans, which incorporates antivirus technology from recently acquired Sybari, and enhanced anti-phishing software. “Anti-phishing will definitely be built in to IE 7,” said Brendon Lynch, senior privacy strategist at Microsoft.
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2560×1600 Widescreen Wallpapers!
Wow okay not many people have flat panels capable of running at 2560×1600 resolution! The 30 inch Apple Cinema Display HD is the only one that comes to mind. But check it out this site has many great wallpapers at that resolution, as well as 1920×1200, 1680×1050, and 1440×900.
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SendThisFile: Send Large files to anyone with out a size limit.
This is a bigBrains pick of the week. Have you tried to send a video of your children to your friends, just to get a error saying the file is too big? Even GMail has a 10 meg limit.
SendThisFile enables you to easily send a large file to anyone, anywhere! It’s like DropLoad but is much faster, and it has no size limit
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Tutorial for Faster Bit torrent speeds
From what we all understand we hate slow download speeds with bit torrent, well actually all the people who say that bit torrent is slow are not very bright. For bit torrent is the next generation of p2p networking. Want faster downloads check this out.
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Massive Windows XP Tweaking Guide
Check out this free 170-page PDF. This comprehensive system optimization guide will help you make tweak and tune your PC.
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