Friday, October 31, 2008

Gizmodo Top Stories of the Week

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Fri Oct 31 2008

LEGO

Exclusive: The Lego Minifig Timeline - gizmodo.com

We have worked with Lego to painstakingly collect and catalog almost every minifig ever produced into a photographic timeline. You will be able to see the evolution of the iconic figure, from the very first sets in the 70s that you saw in our exclusive tour of the secret historic Lego vault to the latest and greatest ones in 2008. Sensory overload ahead.

POSTED: Thu Oct 30 2008 20:00

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nxe

New Xbox Experience (NXE) Review: It’s Pure Improvement

This November, the Xbox 360 will turn three. So far, it’s been a profitable and successful system for Microsoft, capturing the attention of developers, snatching exclusives away from the PlayStation 3 and gaining lots of street cred from hardcore gamers.

But in spite of this success, Microsoft has chosen to make an aggressive, totally unprecedented step. They’re completely overhauling the Xbox 360 firmware with a free update called the New Xbox Experience (NXE) that hits consoles on November 19th. Functionally, it’s hiding at least one killer app. Visually, it’s a bigger jump than Windows XP to Windows Vista. Given that NXE is a mandatory update for anyone on Xbox Live, it’s a good thing we really, really liked it.

POSTED: Wed Oct 29 2008 00:02
See more on : http://gizmodo.com/5070189/new-xbox-experience-nxe-review-its-pure-improvement

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windows 7

Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions

Like Elvis in ‘68, Microsoft is itching for a “comeback,” and Windows 7 is the perfect excuse. In fact, this week in LA at the Professional Developers Conference, Windows 7 officially shoved Vista aside. Having suffered through the often deserved criticisms of that ill-fated OS installment, Microsoft’s people are thrilled to tears to be able to talk about something (anything!) else. On Sunday, they took journalists through a lively 7-hour orientation on Win 7, then handed off a Dell XPS M1330 loaded with pre-beta Build 6801. Thankfully for the overworked, underappreciated developers at Redmond, it’s surprisingly stable, and its look and feel already puts Vista to shame.

POSTED: Tue Oct 28 2008 12:00
See more on : http://gizmodo.com/5069661/windows-7-walkthrough-boot-video-and-impressions
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

10 Tips To Save Energy At the PC and Laptops

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Below are ten tips that you can use to save energy on the PC and laptop.

1. Set and Lighting Contrast Monitor

Perhaps for the beginner or newbie in using the computer, they rarely consider their monitor settings. That in this case is the level of lighting and contrast is set too high will be able to spend a lot of energy. But for that you should set the lighting and contrast, for set and lighting contrast monitor the use of key panel on monitor.

2. Turn off Monitor
Second tips is turn off monitor, especially to monitor where the type is CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), because it's consume more electricity. So, if you want to leave the PC in a long time, you should to turn off your monitor. You should be to set Windows automatically turn off monitor in a certain time, it can be done in a way, click "Control Panel-Options". In the "Power Options Properties" click on the tab "Power schemes". Then click the arrow on the "Power schemes" and select "Home / Office desk." Then select the desired time on the "Turn Off Monitor "and click " Apply "and" OK ".
3. Turn off hard drive

Although we are not doing anything on the computer, but your data will always be read from hard drive (by the operating system and some applications). For this reason, hard drive will be never stop to working and of course this will be spent the energy. If you want to leave your PC in a long time, it should be to turn off your PC's hard drive. In the "Power Options Properties" and click the tab "Power Schmes." Click on the arrow and select "Home / Off desk." Then click "Turn off hard drive" and choose the time when to turn off hard drive. Then click the "Apply" and "OK".

4. Turn off equipment Other

Turn off other equipment, such as, speakers, external modem, scanners, Zip drives and printers. Because the equipment is spend a lot of energy. Many people often to leave equipment These are active, even when we are out in the a long time.

5. Hibernate mode

Hibernate mode is the facility to shut down, but not yet close or turn off applications that are open before. This is can be done by selecting Mode to "Hibernating." With this mode, the content of main memory (RAM) will be stored in the hard drive. To activate this mode follow this step, in "Power Options" Click the tab "Hibernating." Then check box "Enable Hibernation". Then click on the "Advanced" tab find the "When I Press the power button," and click on the arrow and then click "Hibernating." Click "Apply" and "OK". Then press the "Power" on your computer. And now hibernate mode is working, press the "Power" once again, your computer will up and will automatically open the application you have to open before.

6. Standby mode

In order to save energy, should be to set monitors and hard drive in the most low on standby mode. If you want to briefly leave the PC, you should be to enable standby mode. However, you have to know is, when the standby mode activated the data that you fail to save will be lost if your PC in experience damage. You should better to save your data or documents before you activate the standby mode. The standby mode can be done with, click the "Start-Turn Off computer" and click on "Standby".

7. Use the UPS

Always use UPS (Uninteruptable Power Suplay), because this device can help to rescue data or shut down the electricity when the death occurred. To set UPS equipment and configure the equipment was "Power Option Properties "and select the UPS tab. The status of the UPS tab displays the estimated number of minutes that can be supported by UPS to your PC. Actually a lot ways to configure UPS, but this depends on the model and capacity of UPS used.

8. Laptop Batteries

If you charging the laptop battery, make sure the charge is done. Because the charge by half ago resumes, it will consume even more energy. If you want to travel, you should always take the additional battery. To save the battery usage. You can take advantage of features Hibernate / Suspended or use the electric socket that is connected to the stop contact.

9. USB port

If you use removeable device while using laptop, remove it if no longer used

10. Energy Consumption scheme Laptops

Usually laptops producers also includes features and power management software. This software is very useful for the consumer laptop, because the software is able to manage the use of and battery power are used. In this software there several options that can be used to know the burden of the hard drive and other energy that is used by the laptop. Among them know the processor speed or monitor the appropriate lighting to be able to save the battery. This software also can be supervisors for us when using laptops.

AXIOO Pico DJM 616A Netbook

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Best Product from Axioo is Pico DJM 616.
The first netbook powered by the Intel atom technology. Brings you to the new era of technology, elegant design, small and light weight with 8 hours long life time battery.


Specification :

Processor :
  • Intel® Atom™ processor N270 ~ 1.6Ghz, 512Kb L2 Cache, FSB 533MHz

Chipset :
  • Intel 945GSE (MCH)+ ICH7-M (ICH)

Memory :
  • (included) Onboard 1GB (DDR2 667 MHz, PC5300)
    (additional) 1x 200 Pin SO-DIMM Sockets DDR2, Supporting DDR2-533/
    667 MHz (Known As PC4200/PC5300)
    Total supporting up to 2GB (512/ 1024 DDR2 Module)

Graphics Controller :
  • Intel GMA 950 Integrated
  • Support Dynamic Video Memory Technology
  • Support Microsoft DirectX 9.0
Display :
  • 10" TFT 1024 x 600 resolution (WXGA)

Storage / Drivers :
  • 1x Nand Flash Card
  • 1x 2.5" HDD S-ATA 160 GB


Keyboard :
  • Winkey Keyboard
  • Built-in Touch Pad

Sound System :
  • High Definition Audio Direct Sound 3D Compatible
  • Built-in Microphone & Two Speaker


I/O Ports :
  • 3x USB 2.0 Ports (USB 1.1 Compatible)
  • 1x External CRT
  • 1x Headphone Jack1x Microphone Jack
  • 1x Internal Microphone1x
  • RJ-45 Jack for LAN
  • 1x DC-In Jack

Slots :
  • 3 in 1 Card Reader Support (MMC/SD/MS)
Communication :
  • 10/100 Mb Base-T Ethernet
  • Wireless 802.11 b/g

Camera :
  • 1.3 MP Video Camera Module

Power: :
  • Full Range 40Watt AC Adapter

  • 3 Cells Smart Battery Li-on 11.1V/2.2Ah (Removable)/ 6 Cells Smart Battery Li-on 11.1V/5.2Ah (Removable)
  • RTC Battery

Security: :
  • Kensington® Lock

Support O.S :
  • Linux, Windows XP and Windows Vista

Dimension: :
  • 260mm(w) x 180mm(d) x 19-31.5mm(h) 1.2 Kg
For More product from Axioo you can visit Axioo website

Monday, October 27, 2008

How to detect phishing scam sites

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How to detect phishing scam sites


Phishing sites/scams are designed to trick you into thinking you are at a legitimate website hoping that you will enter your login information, credit card information, or other personal information. It's difficult to detect these scams because they usually do a great job at impersonations. These phishing scams usually come in the form of an email. The email will look like it is from a legitimate source and saying something like the following:

[Subject: Paypal security department]

"Dear paypal user:

We have recently detected several attempts to log into your account from an unknown source. Please login to your Paypal account and confirm your security information."

The email will also include a company logo, as well as several other elements that a real Paypal email would look like.

The link that you think is supposed to log you into your account actually grabs your login information and stores it for the scammer to do whatever they want with.

How to determine if it's a scam / fake email:

Find the link they are trying to get you to click, without clicking on the link highlight over it, and look in the lower left hand corner of the email window. It should show a URL. If the URL does not begin with:

http://www.[domain].com

...where [domain] is the domain of company in which the email is about. So in this example, paypal is the domain - so the URL must begin with http://www.paypal.com. If it has anything else after the http://. IT IS A SCAM! Do not even click it.

Some email programs will not show the URL in the lower left of the window, so you can either take a chance and click the link, hoping that it's not linking to a virus script or play it safe and install antivirus software. Most popular antivirus programs have anti-phishing capabilities built in to detect these sites for you and warn you in advance. If you want to see who we recommend for antivirus software, check out antivirus software review site.

Be careful when you receive any email that talks about your account or recent security issues. Also, these scams usually imitate large, popular sites such as Paypal, Ebay, some large banks, etc... If you ever fall for one of these scams, and someone gets ahold of your account information, you could have some major headaches down the road.
I have receive email like that, after I read this article it's make me sure that email which I was receive is scam email, many thanks for the article.

PCMAV is Localy AntiVirus

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PCMAV is one of the antivirus software that is very powerful to combat the local virus variants and the original made in Indonesia. In each version PCMAV always make an additional list of the local virus was detected successfully. The latest version from the PCMAV is PCMAV 1.8. PCMAV is a portable antivirus not specifically require the installation so that the run did not feel heavy in the computer memory and not a burden. To increase the scope to detect the virus, PCMAV can also be combined with CLAMAV antivirus, so it can improve effectiveness in detecting variants of the virus.
If you feel interesting to try it you can download here

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