Windows XP downgrade rights extended to 2020

Think Windows XP is going away? Think again. Microsoft has announced that it will be extending the life of Windows XP yet again, offering “downgrade rights” to companies who buy copies of Windows 7 for another 10 years.

Downgrade rights allow a user who has bought a later version of the Windows operating system to remove it and install the older version in its stead without paying for a second license. And, as Computerworld notes, with 74 percent of businesses still running Windows XP, the OS isn’t going away anytime soon.

It’s not really Microsoft’s fault: While Windows 7 has been generally well received, large enterprises like to standardize computers on a single operating system to make maintenance and training easier, and if a business still has older hardware installed, that usually means an older OS is required. When those businesses do get upgraded, it will likely be all at once.

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Turn ReadyBoost on or off for a storage device

 Are you a windows 7 user? Then this tip is for you! Read and you will never regret.

ReadyBoost can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards.

To turn ReadyBoost on or off

1. Plug a flash drive or flash memory card into your computer.

2. In the Autoplay dialog box, under General options, click Speed up my system.

3. In the Properties dialog box, click the ReadyBoost tab, and then do one of the following:

- To turn ReadyBoost off, click Do not use this device.

- To use the maximum available space on the flash drive or memory card for ReadyBoost, click Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost. Windows will leave any files already stored on the device, but it’ll use the rest to boost your system speed.

-To use less than the maximum available space on the device for ReadyBoost, click Use this device, and then move the slider to choose the amount of available space on the device you want to use.

4. Click OK.

Move the slider to choose how much space you want to designate for boosting your system speed.

Note:

• If AutoPlay doesn’t open, it might be disabled. For more information, see Troubleshoot AutoPlay problems.

• For ReadyBoost to effectively speed up your computer, the flash drive or memory card should have at least 1 gigabyte (GB) of available space. If your drive or card doesn’t have enough available space for ReadyBoost, you’ll see a message telling you to free some space on it. For best results, use a flash drive or flash memory card with at least double the amount of available space as the amount of memory (RAM) in your computer.

Source: Microsoft

Lenovo reveals 11.6-inch IdeaPad U1 detachable tablet

It seems that new enterprise and SMB-class computers were not all that Lenovo had planned for CES 2010. Made publicly just before the start of the show, the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid tablet PC is an 11.6-inch multitouch system that’s part laptop, part slate tablet and part smartbook. Ohhh this is another wow for this year from Lenovo. I currently owned the Lenovo ideapad 10.2 with 1GB of RAM, Intel Atom N70 processor which is just suited for my net activities and planning to make this stuff in addition.

How that could be? The 1.7kg system reportedly has a retractable multitouch screen that can unhinge from the main computer body–which houses an ultra-low voltage Intel Core 2 Duo processor running Windows 7 Home Premium–and work on its own as a slate tablet, thanks to an embedded Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 16GB solid state drive and a Linux environment.

Take note of the numbers: Two processors and two operating systems.

The device is accounted to be available in June for almost US$1k in the United States. Lenovo did say it had more tricks up its sleeve for revealing during CES 2010, so I’ll be looking for it to appear in the flesh on the showfloor.

I can still Watch Movies Online Free with this so cool. Watch out for great stuff coming to you this 2010 on CES.

MagicJack’s next act: disappearing cell phone fees

LAS VEGAS -The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget that’s been heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home, in a fashion that’s sure to draw protest from cellular carriers.

The new magicJack uses, without permission, radio frequencies for which cellular carriers have paid billions of dollars for exclusive licenses.

YMax Corp., which is based in Palm Beach, Fla., said this week at the International Consumers Electronics Show that it plans to start selling the device in about four months for $40, the same price as the original magicJack. As before, it will provide free calls to the U.S. and Canada for one year.

The device is, in essence, a very small cellular tower for the home.

The size of a deck of cards, it plugs into a PC, which needs a broadband Internet connection. The device then detects when a compatible cell phone comes within 8 feet, and places a call to it. The user enters a short code on the phone. The phone is then linked to the magicJack, and as long as it’s within range (YMax said it will cover a 3,000-square-foot home) magicJack routes the call itself, over the Internet, rather than going through the carrier’s cellular tower. No minutes are subtracted from the user’s account with the carrier. Any extra fees for international calls are subtracted from the user’s account with magicJack, not the carrier.
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Google hopes to change wireless retail game with Nexus One

It wasn’t much of a secret, really, but the sleek, Android-powered Nexus One is finally here, and yes: you can buy it directly from Google, over the Web. As expected, the unlocked, no-contract Nexus One will cost you a pretty penny, but subsidized versions will also be available from T-Mobile and … what’s this, Verizon Wireless? You betcha. Announced Tuesday during a press conference at Google’s Mountain View headquarters, the Nexus One (designed by phone maker HTC under Google’s strict supervision) is available for purchase right now on Google’s new Web store rather than through a carrier—a twist that some observers see as a paradigm shift in the wireless market, where the balance of power is usually tipped in the carrier’s favor.

Then again, Google is sticking with the practice of charging an arm and a leg for an unlocked, no-contract handset. If you want it unlocked for use with any SIM card and without a contract, the phone will set you back a cool $530. Here in the U.S., you’ll be able to use the Nexus One with either an AT&T or T-Mobile SIM card; that said, AT&T users will only be able to tap into the carrier’s EDGE data network, while T-Mobile customers can use both EDGE and 3G.
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The hype of online marketing

Web is my place. I can make a day just looking for my favorite sites keep on searching who’s on top. This is the hype today. Who’s on top online. Yes you have heard it right!

Being on the top especially on the search engines is not that easy. Your business could be in doom if you will just sit there and wait for a miracle. Dont wait for it. There is this Los Angeles web design and Sand Diego web design who cares a lot in making small to medium businesses to be on top.

They do affordable SEO service to ever help you with this global economic crisis we are facing. In return, the custom web design that you have chosen will make your business a hit. We are now in a dynamic world where change is enivitable. We must face the truth that competition is really present everytime.

The Web changes in a very fast rate and its effect with the success of all business today is evidently noticeable. The company that looks positively always gets the top spots. These days, having an extremely aggressive website that can reach clients globally can make small to medium business gain a certain lead that usually and truly dominated by huge businesses.

Another factor that you should consider is the years of experience of ClaremontDesign.com in web design consulting where it gave them the edge to make your needs in the right way. 

They bring business on the internet and help equipped themselves with tools that will make their business ready in the online marketing arena. The company offers dedicated desire to help small to medium business on every stage of its growth and development.

Twinge – World’s first real iPhone keyboard

 

We may have just come across something that may convert dedicated BlackBerry users to finally using the iPhone.The iPhone is getting a KEYBOARD called iTwinge, a real feel and tactile keyboard for those who thought their big thumbs would never allow them to use the touchscreen version. Launching tomorrow for $29.99, you can type as fast as you would on a standard QWERTY keypad. Watch the SMS mistakes and typos disappear – maybe. So how does it work? The iTwinge slips on to the bottom of the iPhone and wallah your iPhone has a full fledged QWERTY physical keyboard. It will support the iPhone 3G and 3G S, however it doesn’t look that comfortable in the pictures but I guess its better than nothing.

Source: http://www.chipchick.com/2009/09/itwinge_iphone_keyboard.html

IE 8 is Microsoft’s champion in browser wars

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - – Microsoft is touting freshly-launched Internet Explorer 8 as its champion in the competitive Web browser arena, urging holdouts to upgrade from earlier versions of the software.

IE 8 has been catching on since its release five months ago, but Microsoft is hoping to leave behind aging IE 6 as well as much-maligned Vista after Windows 7 operating system launches in October.

Despite being released nine years ago, IE 6 still claims 27.2 percent of the browser market, according to figures released in July by Net Applications.

“The reason to still be on IE 6 at this point is lack of awareness, or the ‘good-enough’ problem that people are satisfied with what they are using,” said Amy Barzdukas, general manager of IE and consumer security at Microsoft.

“Particularly in this economy, it is difficult to be cavalier and just say update to IE 8.”

Schools, hospitals and other cash-strapped operations could be daunted by the cost of upgrading computer systems to new software.

IE 6 also tends to be used with pirated versions of Windows XP operating system because newer software is better designed to expose illegitimate copies, according to Barzdukas.

Microsoft reports seeing more XP use in emerging economies such as Brazil and India where piracy rates are higher than in the United States.

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My new Samsung-F480

After seeing this phone during the beijing olympics, I am eager to have the phone for my personal use. At first, I was a nokia phone fanatic as what I have stated in my previous blogs. I even have several models of it. But the OS seems to be very boring now since it has still a Symbian Operating Systems. Untill the realease of 5800 express music edition where I almost bought it but my friend bleuken discouraged me too. Why? Well for personal satisfaction about the model.

Now that I have this f480, all i can say is whooah! I found this phone great especially the features in taking images. You can have several selections from taking panoramic images, 5-15 automatic shots, High Difinition Images and not to mention its user interface.Though it has no wifi, I still love to using it since I have also my lenovo netbook where I can connect anywhere with hot spots and continue my blogging escapades.

I am dying to have an Omnia i900 before. But after reading some reviews and to the odds my friends are telling me, I decided to have this phone.

I’ve got the phone from www.ebuystore.com, an online gadget store connected to ebay. Yes, just got this phone thru bidding to ebay’s online shopping activities. I am thankful that this phone is on my hands now. Though I am using it as my secondary phone.

Here is the complete specifications of the unit.

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Elegant and quality Trade Show Displays.

I have seen some exhibits or trade fairs at some places like Hong Kong on their Convention Center and have seen there very presentable trade show displays with the help of banners. This Convention Center is the place where good and new products are exhibited for the buying public. In order to catch the attention of the prospect and valuable customers, you must a have a good presentation of your products: one is to have exhibit booths.

From this experience I have got with my travel, I have found this site on the web where its services are also far good in producing quality truss in any of your products. You can find and order here from a simple trade show display banner stand to complete and custom designed exhibition displays for your own needs.

This site offers the largest variety of tradeshow displays on the market with many custom options in providing you the best to ensure that you make the best options of display equipments and graphics to ensemble your business desires. It offers one stop shopping for your needs like logo floor mats which will really help you improve you product presentation and amaze your spectators and possible customers. Guess what? You can have from there very accommodating service the chance to be introduced to their better and creative ideas just for your products. Remember that having a great tool like this for your goods will surely benefit your target; great presentation and more customers!