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Windows 7 RC, as well as its precursor, Windows Vista, and the R2 and RTM/SP1 releases of Windows Server 2008 are immune to a zero-day vulnerability affecting DirectX on older versions of Windows. The security hole makes Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Wi…
Written by Jason on May 31st, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Change the Scenery.
Windows 7 allows you to personalize your desktop background to suit your many moods with a new shuffle feature for your desktop. You can program your desktop background to shuffle through your favorite images and get a change of sce…
Written by Jason on May 30th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Java software allows you to run applications called "applets" that are written in the Java programming language. These applets allow you to have a much richer experience online than simply interacting with static HTML pages.
Java Plug-in technology, included as part of the Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (JRE), establishes a connection between popular browsers and the Java platform. Java allows applications to be downloaded over a network and run within a guarded sandbox. Security restrictions are easily imposed on the sandbox.
Many cross platform applications also require Java to operate properly.
www.java.com or
http://www.filehippo.com/download_java_runtime/5696/
Written by computerboom on May 30th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope is easy. Unlike Ubuntu 8.04 or 8.10, you do not have to add any extra repositories to install UNR or add programs to the Startup Applications to get it to work.
The UNR packages have been added to the official universe repository. The developers have also created a package, ubuntu-netbook-remix-default-settings, that configures and adds the necessary programs, netbook-launcher and maximus, to your start-up applications.
To install Ubuntu Nexbook Remix
In a terminal type:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-netbook-remix
The ubuntu-netbook-remix meta package includes 26 separate packages that make up the installation. They include:
app-install-data-commerical
cellwriter
cheese
cupsys-driver-gutenprint
desktop-switcher
fbreader
gnome-themes
go-home-applet
human-netbook-theme
libclutter-0.8-0
libclutter-gtk-0.8-0
libfakekey0
libzlcore-data
libzlcore0.9
libzltext0.9
libzlui-gtk
maximus
netbook-launcher
powernowd
ubuntu-remix-default-settings
webfav
window picker-applet
xautomation
xournal
xserver-xorg-input-evtouch
Once you have installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix, you can configure your panels to give it the UNR feel and look. To do this, right click the Gnome Panel and select "Add to panel".
- Add the go-home-applet & window-picker-applet to the gnome panel.
THEN LOG BACK OUT AND LOG IN AGAIN!
- UNR with the go-home-applet and window-picker-applet running.
If you want to switch to the normal Ubuntu desktop you can use the desktop-switcher.
If you want to unistall Ubuntu Netbook Remix
In a terminal type:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-netbook-remix
Source: http://www.ubuntumini.com/2009/03/installing-ubuntu-netbook-remix-in.html
Written by computerboom on May 30th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Blogger Paul Thurrott was right. Microsoft is eliminating one of the biggest sticking points for Windows 7 Starter Edition — the three-application-concurrency limitation.
Microsoft officials acknowledged the change on May 29 on the Windows Team Blog. Windows Communication Manager Brandon LeBlanc posted the news:
“We are also going to enable Windows 7 Starter customers the ability to run as many applications simultaneously as they would like, instead of being constricted to the 3 application limit that the previous Starter editions included.
“We believe these changes will make Windows 7 Starter an even more attractive option for customers who want a small notebook PC for very basic tasks, like browsing the web, checking email and personal productivity.”
Microsoft attributed the change in the number of applications that can be run concurrently on Starter Edition to customer and partner feedback.
Windows 7 Starter Edition is the lowest-end SKU in the planned Windows 7 line-up. Microsoft has not made public Windows 7 pricing for either OEMs or consumers. (XP Starter Edition is believed to cost OEMs about $15 per copy.)
Windows 7 Starter Edition — which Microsoft acknowledged back in February would be available in all countires, not just developing ones, a limitation of XP Starter and Vista Starter – is the version that most Microsoft watchers are expecting PC makers to preload on netbooks. (The second most likely choice is Windows 7 Home Premium.)
Microsoft is doing a lot of thinking about WIndows 7 on netbooks — or, as company officials prefer to call them, “small notebooks” — as of late. Microsoft has created a check-list of netbook specs to which PC makers will need to adhere to get netbook-level pricing for Windows 7, according to a recent report on TechARP.
Does removal of the three-apps-running-concurrently stipulation make you any more interested in running Windows 7 on a netbook?
source http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2925
Written by computerboom on May 30th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Althought I don’t really like the idea that Google Chrome does not support Google Toolbar, the most useful feature in Google Chrome in my opinion is the New Incognito Window. At least this is true to me at this point in time. It is basically a “Pr…
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PCWizKid has been using Ubuntu since version 7, and this month with version 9.04 being released we had to take a look at it and see what new at the table. The fact is , other than the core kernel updated and the OS actually performing more stable and …
Written by PCWizKid on May 29th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Put a “Pin Up” of the Folders You Use Most.
Windows® 7 allows you to “pin up” the folders you use most on your taskbar. Simply hold your mouse over the
favorite folder, right click, and drag it onto the taskbar. Windows 7 automatically pins it…
Written by Jason on May 29th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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Shuffling Through Program Windows.
If you’re running a number of files from the same program, such as multiple documents in Microsoft Word, Windows 7 allows you to switch through these windows with ease. Simply press down on the Ctrl key while clicki…
Written by Jason on May 28th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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So the wraps came off “Bing” today and Microsoft’s Live Search replacement (and worthy Google competitor) is finally announced. Unfortunately because the service isn’t actually live yet, all the screenshots and blog posts can be pretty overwhelming and won’t make the name or what it is any clearer. Thankfully, here’s [...]
Written by Long Zheng on May 28th, 2009 with comments disabled.
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