Sunday Tech Reading - Vista Build 5728 - tech
(hx) 01:19 PM CEST - Sep,24 2006
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- Corsair's XMS2 Dominator: The World's Fastest DDR2? -
Corsair did it
again: The firm released a product that actually makes a difference in the
enthusiast memory market space.
- Inno3D GeForce 7950GT 512MB - Although it's slightly more expensive
($20-40), the
Radeon X1900XT is definitely a better performer. There is a thing or two
you will need to sacrifice if you go with the red team however.
- Mobile GPU Comparison Guide Rev. 6.1 - Tech ARP has posted
rev. 6.1 of their Mobile GPU Comparison Guide.
- Tt Pure Power 250W Video Card PSU - The Design of the power supply
is unique that
it
can be installed in a 5.25” bay. Thermaltake also sleeves the cables to
allow Optimum air-flow in the chassis while the black color sleeves look good
as well.
- Asus Lamborghini VX1 laptop -
The most
disappointing aspect of the VX1 is the screen. It's standard square, 15in
unit with a resolution of 1,400 x 1,050 - high, but only marginally better
than on your average notebook display.
- Choosing an LCD display - Are high contrast and brightness better? -
Play games? Well, you may want your contrast to be set on the higher end
and the response time of your LCD monitor (especially the gray-to-gray) to be
as fast as possible to prevent motion blur (i.e., Ghosting). Graphics and
imaging LCD monitors generally do not have the fastest response time,
so if you're a
hardcore gamer, you will have to make some sacrifices.
- New printer prints 1,000 pages per minute -
The printer uses
an ink-emitting screen that can flow everywhere all at once, instead of
having to wait for the cartridge to pass like it does now. The researchers say
that the printers could be produced commercially within two years.
- New Build of Vista (5728) Released -
It looks as though
there were a myriad of minor changes meant to polish the product.
- Developing for Vista -
The good bit is
lots of new features to play with, along with better security and an
updated user interface. The downside is compatibility problems, and with the
challenge of meeting expectations for well-behaved, good-looking Vista
applications. In other 'coding' news, Microsoft has released
a new add-in tool to help Visual Basic developers preserve Visual Basic 6
applications and breathe.
- All Microsoft Vista versions will fit on one DVD -
Microsoft has
decided to stick all the versions on a single DVD. This will mean that
anyone who wants to upgrade to a better version later will already have the
disk.
- Alcohol 52% Free Edition -
Alcohol 52% is now
freeware for non commercial use on a single home computer. For those not
familiar with Alcohol software, it is CD & DVD back-up and emulation software,
which allows one to back-up games, software and DVD titles and use them
without risk of damaging the original discs or misplacing them on the move as
the software is capable of creating virtual drives from the alcohol-created
disc images.
- Security pros provide interim IE patch - A group of security
professionals has created a
third-party fix for a recently discovered Internet Explorer flaw that's
increasingly being used in cyberattacks. The flaw lies in the way IE 6 handles
certain graphics. Malicious software can be loaded, unbeknownst to the user,
onto a vulnerable Windows PC when the user clicks on a malicious link on a Web
site or an e-mail message.
- IE 7 No Longer a Secret Agent - One surprising problem that IE 7
betas have run into over recent months is that
Web sites that
were coded to work specifically with Internet Explorer weren't working with IE
7.
- PDF Online - Free PDF Conversion -
PDF Online
supports MSWord DOC to PDF, Excel XLS to PDF, Powerpoint PPT to PDF, Text TXT
to PDF, HTML to PDF, most image formats (JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, etc) to PDF, and
much more.
- ATM passwords found online -
The manufacturers' passwords for cash machines used widely across the US
are available online in an installation manual.
- Canon PowerShot G7 -
Main features of
new G7 are new generation of image processing DIGIC III processor, 10MPix
CCD and 6x (35-200mm , 35mm equiv) lens with optical stabilisation.
- VW gives Touareg an extreme makeover - On the technical side,
the Touareg now
receives ABSPlus and enhanced ESP (including new features such as Active
Rollover Protection). The engine lineup (for Europe) includes two gasoline and
two diesel powerplants, headlined by the mighty 5.0L V10 TDI..
- Top Ten coolest things seen with google earth -
check it out
- How to marry a billionaire? Start with Forbes list - Nowadays, it
takes a minimum of $1 billion to make
Forbes 400 Richest Americans list, according to the magazine's yearly
survey, published this week.
- Coolest.. Bird.. Ever! -
The
coolest bird ever does The Moonwalk!!
- Awesome Way To Put On a Bra -
By far, the most amazing way you'll ever see a woman put on her bra. Note:
This is just a small part of the full
Internation trailer for DOA: Dead or alive.
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