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TuneUp Utilities 2008 is set of tools that improves your PC performance and makes it run faster by cleaning up unwanted files, reducing start up apps and defragging. TuneUp utilities usually cost $30 to download. Thanks to Dottech.org for providing tips on how to get 2008 version for free.

> Download TuneUp Utilities 2008 from Tune-up.com: click here.

If the above link is not working or it is slow, you can try the alternative download link: click here.

NOTE: You are downloading the English version from the links

> Install TuneUp Utilites and run it.

> You should be prompted to either use the trial or enter a registration code.

> Register TuneUp Utilities 2008 with the following serial code (this serial code comes in the download from Chip.de):

> Product Key: RFEAH-CDXKX-UMFBW-GSCES-YFWCM-WUHWB

   (Your registration name can be anything. )

If PC is still running slow then you may download all these 15 freebies to pep your old PC.

Labels: Deals, free, Technology

The best presentation of all web trends in a single location. The image is divided into lines – Application , publishing, Opinion, News, Identity, Creative, Consumption, Broadcasting, Knowledge, Monetization, Sharing, Entertainment and Filter lines.

 

 

Here is the original Flickr image location.

If you follow one lane like say Sharing Line then you can see – Pirate Bay, Craigslist is the most popular besides Creative Commons, download.com, Filefactory etc.

For Monetization line – Adwords, Adsense, DoubleClick are most popular.

Publishing line Wordpress, Drupal and Kindle are most visited or used.

Labels: Technology

If you are a gadgets freak or electronics geek then "Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009" is the best place to catch on all latest tech. happenings. CES is the world's largest consumer electronics trade show and even got more popular following the cancellation of Comdex.

CES 2009 is scheduled for January 8 through 11 in Las Vegas, and it will feature thousands of exhibitors showcasing their latest tech products. CES is more than TVs and PCs.

Official CES 2009 Up to date coverage is available on Facebook, YouTube , Twitter, Flikr CES2009 photos and CES 2009 Official Blog

Live Streaming of CES2009 from Beet.TV

Keynotes sessions schedule details

Other best parking places to get best reviews/coverages of CES2009 gadgets :

http://ces.cnet.com/
http://ces.engadget.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show
http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/consumer+electronics+show.html

Do you know any other live streaming sites for CES2009 ?

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Labels: CES2009, Consumer Electronics Show, Facebook, Las Vegas, Technology, Twitter, youtube

iPod touch -- Its a iPod with Wi-Fi and effective app support.



Why did you buy iPod Touch?

I need a compact internet surfing device. Smart Phones to be precise but the monthly subscription service of $30 is overhead. In office anyway there is access to internet. At home or the third place (coffee house like say Starbucks) usually have wi-fi which is more than enough to get connected to external world. If you are always away from home then iPhone may be the best option.

Why iPod touch 2nd gen ?

Because its latest :). The big diff between 1st Gen touch and 2nd Gen touch is added speaker with volume controls. As a person who hates putting ear phones, the 2nd gen is idle pick.

How is the first Apple gadget experience ?

This is my first ever Apple product. Being a deals guy and who is not that into music listening mania, I kept myself away from iPod instead bought some cheap creative MP3 player I hardly used. Now after owning iPod touch, I feel what I miss - the design aesthetics of Apple right from packaging box to the gadget. Easily fits into two hands for good browsing experience. The home control at the bottom of the device take you to home screen where ever you are. The gadget comes up with default icons that can do most of daily tasks. The shiny curvy design feels like you will drop it easily so i went and bought 2nd gen cases to protect my investment along with screen protector.

How is iPod touch Wi-Fi ?

Easy to configure. Comes with pre-loaded Safari browser which appears as icon on the top of screen. Quick time and some Adobe flash versions work but not all versions. This allowed me to listen to all best podcasts like WSJ (Wall Street Journal's) with touch of a button. The speaker is good with no need for ear phones. Youtube videos can be watched with high quality resolutions. While surfing one can tilt the screen and browser rotates accordingly. I preferred more horizontal wide screen browsing rather than a vertical limited text reading. I felt that was one awesome feature.

What's the battery life like ?

If you play lots of videos then the downside is that battery drains out quickly. If you are browsing then its not that significant. With videos I have observed that in 2 or 3 hours low battery pops out. The only way to charge is with USB cord given with the box. It is better idea to buy a power outlet USB iPod touch charge.

Why are people so crazy about iTunes and iPod music ?

Now I understand that all media players lack good music management application. iTunes filled that gap and when ever the device is synced it downloads all music and videos available in iTunes. Make sure you register the iPod otherwise the synch may not happen if you download some games off iTunes store. More than a music player the idea of music management is ultimate killer app that made people buy millions of iPods.

How'z the gaming experience ?

The one I bought came with free $7 worth down loadable EA - Spores. The game selection is key and I liked playing the game with tilting and making this one organism to evolve as you explore more levels.

What is Apple App store ?

Apple unveiled one more best application management system where developers publish their apps and users go buy or install freely these apps with a click. The App store icon on the screen lets you choose category like entertainment, productivity with top tabs as "Top Paid" or "Top Free". The user reviews and information about app helps us decide what app to install. As you install the apps keeping adding to the screen. By just sliding your finger on the screen can go to next page of the screen to launch the apps.

What Apps you downloaded?

Email - Now I can access Gmail and Hotmail with few clicks.
Weather - The winter storm warnings are now on finger tips. The sucking weather makes it more sick seeing these updates regularly.
Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter - Social networking tools. Easy to update and to write on others walls
Flixstar - A movie info. app. This helped me to pick top rated DVDs for rent released this week. My Blockbuster rental subscription is now produtive.
WritePad - A hand-writing recognition tool not at its best but I'm exploring it.


Now, What you didn't like of iPod touch?

> No copy paste functionality - We cannot copy and paste text into the same app or other apps. Meaning If I find something interesting its read only I cannot do anything with that not even copy urls to send via email. This is the most required feature that Apple iPod touch is missing.

> No multitasking - Only one app can be opened - While I'm listening to podcasts online from WSJ, I cannot go do browsing other sites. meaning I can do only one task at a time. There is a twist if you listen to music from iTunes then you can do browsing and all that.

> Too delicate - I developed a phobia that I'll drop it because of its smooth and thin surfaces. Once i got my case I was happy.

> Its expensive - $220 for 2nd gen iPod touch I feel its a bit expensive.

Finally, tell the truth why an expensive gadget?

Okay, I was getting Bestbuy $50 giftcard, one free EA Spore's game and I had couple of other Gift cards from Bestbuy to redeem so I got the iPod touch in a deal so effectively for $170, I wish Apple introduce coupons in near future.

$50 gift card is expired now. Check the Bestbuy link here

Please share your goodies or rants, if you have iPod touch or iPhone

Labels: App Store, Apple, Facebook, iPodTouch, Music, Review, Technology, tips, Twitter, videos

Here is 2008 tech. criminals that ranged from Spamming to bribery to adware injections.

> Robert Soloway - "The Spam King", Crime : Email Spamming
> T.J.Max, OfficeMax, Barnes & Noble customers credit card hackers, Crime : Identity theft
> Randall Craig - Crime : Military Identity theft
> Terry Childs - Crime : Computer tampering in SFO systems
> Paul Little - Crime : Porn related
> Christian Sapsizina - Crime : Bribery
> Robert Matthew Bentley - Crime : adware
> Lillian Glaubman - Crime : Internet Kiosks

Source : Networkworld

Labels: Technology

Surprise your friends with new way of video greeting cards. If you know your friends likes and dislikes then please or annoy him/her with youtube video greeting cards.

Here is step by step process of sending a "you tube" video greeting card.

> First find a video from youtube.com, I've selected the all-time youtube famous "Evolution of Dance" clip by Judson Laipply. In this masterpiece Judson performs dance moves for 12 songs starting from year 1953 with Elvis song "Hound dog" to year 2000 "Bye Bye Bye" song of N'Sync. Here are wikipedia details of this highly rated video.

For sending this video - Check "Send This Video as Greeting Card" link right below share options as highlighted below.



> Select the Holiday theme and enter your personal message as below.




> Add Recipients and click send



> Finally if you want to add your liked music touch to your video then use - audioswap_about

Source : You Tube Video blog

Labels: Google, Technology

If you are using Internet Explorer for internet browsing then make sure you follow this procedure to avoid hackers exploit this newly found bug - "Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution"

Affected IE versions - IE5.01, IE6, IE7 and IE8 Beta 2
Affected Windows Operating systems - Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 or Server 2008

Here is detailed report on the bug from Microsoft

Check the Microsoft FAQ to patch the bug with given workaround : It seems to be a lot of procedure and I wish Microsoft release the automatic patch so that this can be avoided.

Which of the workarounds should I apply to my system in order to be protected?
Based on our investigation, setting the Internet zone security setting to High will protect users from known attacks. However, for the most effective protection, customers should evaluate a combination of using the High security setting in conjunction with one of the following workarounds.

•Disable XML Island functionality
•Restrict Internet Explorer from using OLEDB32.dll with an Integrity Level ACL
•Disable Row Position functionality of OLEDB32.dll
•Unregister OLEDB32.dll
•Use ACL to disable OLEDB32.dll

For additional workaround details, please see the following post: http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/12/12/Clarification-on-the-various-workarounds-from-the-recent-IE-advisory.aspx#workarounds.

Each of these workarounds is equally effective in protecting customers; however, each workaround has different impacts based on the environment in which they are applied. We encourage customers to evaluate which of the workarounds would be least impactful to their environment, based on the impact statements included with each workaround.

Labels: Technology

Blackberries are previously reported to be used by Mumbai gunmen for the attacks on November 26 2008 which claimed 175 innocent lives. There are other technologies that slowly are coming out of 26/11 Mumbai attacks investigation.

Newyork Times reporting that terrorists have become so technologically advanced that they used GPS to reach their destination from Karachi, Pakistan and have used satellite phones to be in touch with the base station. Google Earth aided them to find clear paths of coast to coast movements.

Another interesting technology used is VOIP phones.

The times reporting these interesting abuse of technology by the criminals :

The militant group in Pakistan used VOIP to mask their identities

Indian security forces surrounding the buildings were able to monitor the terrorists’ outgoing calls by intercepting their cellphone signals. But Indian police officials said those directing the attacks, who are believed to be from Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant group based in Pakistan, were using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service, which has complicated efforts to determine their whereabouts and identities.

It is difficult to trace the VOIP calls. The difficulty of tracing made it difficult for authorities to trace the calls to prevent the destruction.

In Mumbai, authorities have declined to disclose the names of the VoIP companies whose services the Lashkar-e-Taiba handlers used, but reports in Indian news media have said the calls have been traced to companies in New Jersey and Austria. Yet investigators have said they are convinced that the handlers who directed the attacks were actually sitting somewhere in Pakistan during the calls.

One senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leader who American officials believe may have played a key role in planning the Mumbai attacks is Zarrar Shah. Mr. Shah, known to be a specialist in communications technology, may have been aware of the difficulties in tracing VoIP.

Labels: Google, India, Technology

Zdnet rated Offshoring, H1-Bs as top IT trends for year 2008.

Two different contradicting stories on H1-Bs are highlighted in ZdNet article - 1) High wage IT jobs moving to low wage countries like India 2) US employers finding shortage of IT professions to hire in US.

There has been reports that employers are abusing H1-B system by hiring foreign workers at low wages though US workers are available for same position.

Besides H1-B, Other trends include, 1) IT is surviving the current financial crisis, 3) Go virtual and mobile office to realize cost savings for employers. 4) "Green IT" theme picking up slowly. 5) PCs become efficient and cheaper.

Labels: Immigration, India, Technology