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Microsoft Acquires MobiComp

Posted by sudhirmangla June 29, 2008

The new deal expands Microsoft’s mobile platform to include backup services focused on social networks. Microsoft continued to expand its mobile portfolio June 26 with its acquisition of MobiComp, an open-source cloud computing company that specializes in storage, backup and restoration of mobile data. Microsoft declined to reveal the financial terms of the deal. Microsoft also didn’t provide details on MobiComp’s role at Microsoft although Reuters reported Redmond plans to use... Read more »

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Google Media Server brings Google to your TV

Posted by sudhirmangla June 28, 2008

A surprising Google Desktop gadget released by Google enables you to share your media across devices. "Google Media Server uses an open technology known as Universal Plug n’ Play to stream media to consumer electronic devices. The UPnP specification allows for a variety of hardware (gaming consoles, set-top boxes, photo frames) to communicate and access media from your home PC." The Windows-only gadget lets you share all the media content indexed by Google Desktop or just the files... Read more »

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Microsoft Stabilizes Office 2008 & Is Taking Names

Posted by sudhirmangla June 28, 2008

On June 24th, Microsoft released Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.1 Update which included numerous fixes to stability & performance. This is almost a mandatory update as it addresses significant bugs in almost all Office components. Users experiencing crashes in all Office applications will be glad to know that this has been fixed across the board and Microsoft has also fixed a date issue in charts displayed in Word & PowerPoint. Six issue areas were corrected or improved in Word 2008 specifically,... Read more »

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Firefox 3 CPU Usages Problem

Posted by sudhirmangla June 27, 2008

I installed Firefox 3 on Windows XP SP3 on my dell laptop. The Firefox process CPU usage keeps varying between 2-3% and 6-7%. I was totally surprised by this behavior, how such popular software is having so obvious problem. His is really a very serious issue. It can drain your laptop battery very quickly. My advice to all the users of this blog is to stay away from Firefox 3 till they release an update to fix the issue. You may think of switching back to Firefox 2 or may be even to internet explorer. After... Read more »

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Make Your Windows VISTA Super Fast

Posted by sudhirmangla June 24, 2008

So you are using Windows Vista and feel that its slower than Windows XP? Then you have come to the right place. Following tutorial will help you in tweaking your Windows Vista to the max and you’ll feel a significant improvement in your system performance. So without wasting any time lets start: 1. Following code contains a few registry modifications, which are completely safe and can increase the performance of Windows Vista. Just paste following code in Notepad, save the file with name “Vishal.reg”... Read more »

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Why does svchost.exe need to connect to the Internet

Posted by sudhirmangla June 24, 2008

Service Host (Svchost.exe) is the Microsoft Generic Host Process, which acts as a host for other processes running from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). Multiple entries for this process might be present in the Task Manager list. The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. When Application rules are configured in Comodo Firewall pro, Svchost.exe will have % SystemRoot%\System32\services.exe as the parent process.Service Host (Svchost.exe) is a core piece of Windows XP code... Read more »

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The Perfect Installation of Windows XP

Posted by admin June 20, 2008

Introduction: Before you begin For this guide, you will need Windows XP, Acronis True Image, and a bootable partitioning program. This guide focuses primarily on making partitions of the harddrive, installing essential programs like antivirus, antispyware, along with free alternatives to commercial programs while making incremental backups to preserve progress. Throughout the steps, you will be advised to make backups of the main partition using Acronis True Image. You can use whatever backup program... Read more »

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Increase Your P2P Download Speeds

Posted by admin June 20, 2008

This guide is meant to explain how to increase your speeds when using p2p applications and still be allowed to browse the the Internet, with just a small slowdown. First off, I’d like to recommend to everyone: µTorrent for large new files - http://www.utorrent.com/ eMule for rare files - http://www.emule-project.net/ cabos for media files - http://cabos.sourceforge.jp/ They all use very little resources and are spyware/adware free. µTorrent Quick Tips - Official FAQ Speed Guide (basic) This... Read more »

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Fixing registry problems via system restore when windows won’t boot.

Posted by admin June 20, 2008

Everybody knows about system restore, how you can use it to restore your system back to a particular date when all was well. What happens when windows does not boot, because of a problem with the registry? Everybody’s first thought is either performing a repair installation of windows or formatting and reinstalling. Before going that drastic there is one Hail Mary you can attempt before giving up all hope. To do this you need a copy of bartpe (a version of windows that you can boot off a CD. http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder... Read more »

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Optimize XP for Dual Core A Guide

Posted by admin June 20, 2008

I thought i would create a little guide about optimizing dual core for Windows XP. As i just got one (core 2), I was doing research on how to make XP run as fast as possible with my new CPU. As many probably know that Windows XP does support dual core processors but it doesn’t really optimize the operating system for it, nor does it really take advantage of the extra speed. But with a few steps, you can make sure you get the most of your multi core setups (as well as the Pentium 4’s with... Read more »

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