Hai friends we all are faced slow loading of our blogspot.com r any other blogs to over come this problem there are soe softwares which will help u
one of them was:
01 Use fewer images.
02 Optimize images before uploading. You can either use Photoshop to optimize JPEG files or use a JPEG compression utility like Advanced JPEG Compressor 2008. Create an action in Photoshop so that you don’t have to do repetitive tasks.
03 Use minimum third party java script code; they really slow down the page load.
04 Stay up to date with the latest WP releases. Every new wordpress release comes with lots of performance enhancements. Also don’t forget to update the maintenance release that follows every main release.
# Disable or preferably delete unused plugins. Every plugin executes quite a few scripts and SQL queries that might slow down your blog. Deleting unused plugins will save you some space.
# Stay up to date with Plugins, whenever a new WP version is released, plugin authors enhance plugins for performance and other enhancements. If you publish your posts from desktop visit your dashboard often to check weather a new version of plugins is available. WP 2.6 now gives you a visual indication about the plugins that need your attention. It shows a red blurb with a number inside it, that number defines how many plugins need your attention.
# If you have added a new feature to your WP blog by writing some PHP code that executes SQL queries; make sure that you minimize the load on the server.
# Place javascript code in an external .js file instead of dumping all the code in head section. Compress javscript code. A good resource for that is : http://javascriptcompressor.com/
# Put external javascript files below the head tag.
# Remove duplicate scripts.
# Compress all CSS files.
# Do not put CSS documents outside HEAD tag.
# Check Firefox Error Console and eliminate errors from your code, if any.
# Check website load time using a cool utility called Pingdom.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
In software engineering, performance analysis, more commonly today known as profiling, is the investigation of a program's behavior using information gathered as the program executes (i.e. it is a form of dynamic program analysis, as opposed to static code analysis). The usual goal of performance analysis is to determine which sections of a program to optimize - usually either to increase its speed or decrease its memory requirement (or sometimes both).
We distinguish three basic steps in the performance analysis process:
data collection, data transformation, and data visualization. Data collection is the process by which data about program performance are obtained from an executing program. Data are normally collected in a file, either during or after execution, although in some situations it may be presented to the user in real time. Three basic data collection techniques can be distinguished:
Profiles record the amount of time spent in different parts of a program. This information, though minimal, is often invaluable for highlighting performance problems. Profiles typically are gathered automatically.
Counters record either frequencies of events or cumulative times.The insertion of counters may require some programmer intervention.
Event traces record each occurrence of various specified events, thus typically producing a large amount of data. Traces can be produced either automatically or with programmer intervention.
The raw data produced by profiles, counters, or traces are rarely in the form required to answer performance questions. Hence, data transformations are applied, often with the goal of reducing total data volume. Transformations can be used to determine mean values or other higher-order statistics or to extract profile and counter data from traces. For example, a profile recording the time spent in each subroutine on each processor might be transformed to determine the mean time spent in each subroutine on each processor, and the standard deviation from this mean. Similarly, a trace can be processed to produce a histogram giving the distribution of message sizes. Each of the various performance tools described in subsequent sections incorporates some set of built-in transformations; more specialized transformation can also be coded by the programmer.
Parallel performance data are inherently multidimensional, consisting of execution times, communication costs, and so on, for multiple program components, on different processors, and for different problem sizes. Although data reduction techniques can be used in some situations to compress performance data to scalar values, it is often necessary to be able to explore the raw multidimensional data. As is well known in computational science and engineering, this process can benefit enormously from the use of data visualization techniques. Both conventional and more specialized display techniques can be applied to performance data.
As we shall see, a wide variety of data collection, transformation, and visualization tools are available. When selecting a tool for a particular task, the following issues should be considered:
1.Accuracy:- In general, performance data obtained using sampling techniques are less accurate than data obtained by using counters or timers. In the case of timers, the accuracy of the clock must be taken into account.
2.Simplicity:- The best tools in many circumstances are those that collect data automatically, with little or no programmer intervention, and that provide convenient analysis capabilities.
3.Flexibility:- A flexible tool can be extended easily to collect additional performance data or to provide different views of the same data. Flexibility and simplicity are often opposing requirements.
4.Intrusiveness:- Unless a computer provides hardware support, performance data collection inevitably introduces some overhead. We need to be aware of this overhead and account for it when analyzing data.
5.Abstraction:- A good performance tool allows data to be examined at a level of abstraction appropriate for the programming model of the parallel program. For example, when analyzing an execution trace from a message-passing program, we probably wish to see individual messages, particularly if they can be related to send and receive statements in the source program. However, this presentation is probably not appropriate when studying a data-parallel program, even if compilation generates a message-passing program. Instead, we would like to see communication costs related to data-parallel program statements.
Source:-parallel.ru
We distinguish three basic steps in the performance analysis process:
data collection, data transformation, and data visualization. Data collection is the process by which data about program performance are obtained from an executing program. Data are normally collected in a file, either during or after execution, although in some situations it may be presented to the user in real time. Three basic data collection techniques can be distinguished:
Profiles record the amount of time spent in different parts of a program. This information, though minimal, is often invaluable for highlighting performance problems. Profiles typically are gathered automatically.
Counters record either frequencies of events or cumulative times.The insertion of counters may require some programmer intervention.
Event traces record each occurrence of various specified events, thus typically producing a large amount of data. Traces can be produced either automatically or with programmer intervention.
The raw data produced by profiles, counters, or traces are rarely in the form required to answer performance questions. Hence, data transformations are applied, often with the goal of reducing total data volume. Transformations can be used to determine mean values or other higher-order statistics or to extract profile and counter data from traces. For example, a profile recording the time spent in each subroutine on each processor might be transformed to determine the mean time spent in each subroutine on each processor, and the standard deviation from this mean. Similarly, a trace can be processed to produce a histogram giving the distribution of message sizes. Each of the various performance tools described in subsequent sections incorporates some set of built-in transformations; more specialized transformation can also be coded by the programmer.
Parallel performance data are inherently multidimensional, consisting of execution times, communication costs, and so on, for multiple program components, on different processors, and for different problem sizes. Although data reduction techniques can be used in some situations to compress performance data to scalar values, it is often necessary to be able to explore the raw multidimensional data. As is well known in computational science and engineering, this process can benefit enormously from the use of data visualization techniques. Both conventional and more specialized display techniques can be applied to performance data.
As we shall see, a wide variety of data collection, transformation, and visualization tools are available. When selecting a tool for a particular task, the following issues should be considered:
1.Accuracy:- In general, performance data obtained using sampling techniques are less accurate than data obtained by using counters or timers. In the case of timers, the accuracy of the clock must be taken into account.
2.Simplicity:- The best tools in many circumstances are those that collect data automatically, with little or no programmer intervention, and that provide convenient analysis capabilities.
3.Flexibility:- A flexible tool can be extended easily to collect additional performance data or to provide different views of the same data. Flexibility and simplicity are often opposing requirements.
4.Intrusiveness:- Unless a computer provides hardware support, performance data collection inevitably introduces some overhead. We need to be aware of this overhead and account for it when analyzing data.
5.Abstraction:- A good performance tool allows data to be examined at a level of abstraction appropriate for the programming model of the parallel program. For example, when analyzing an execution trace from a message-passing program, we probably wish to see individual messages, particularly if they can be related to send and receive statements in the source program. However, this presentation is probably not appropriate when studying a data-parallel program, even if compilation generates a message-passing program. Instead, we would like to see communication costs related to data-parallel program statements.
Source:-parallel.ru
Monday, January 26, 2009
When you right click on the start menu, only 3 options pop up:
Open, Explore, and Find. You can add your own programs to this
pop up menu( which comes up when we right click on it.) Open
Regedit and go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell
Right click on the shell and create a new Sub Key (You can create a
new SubKey by right clicking on the Shell Key and selecting New >
Key.). Type in the name of the application you want to add to the
start menu. I want to add Notepad to the Start Menu and hence I
name this new sub key, Notepad. Now right click on the new
registry key that you just created and create yet another new key
named Command. Enter the full path of the application, in this case
Notepad in the default value of Command in the right
pane. So I Modify the value of the default string value and enter the
full pathname of Notepad:
c:\wndows\notepad.exe.
Now press F5 to refresh. Now if you right click on the Start Button
you will find a new addition to the Pop Up Menu called Notepad.
Clicking on it will launch Notepad.
We can not only add but also remove the existing options in this
pop up box.
To delete the Find option, go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Find
Delete Find. DO NOT delete Open else you will not be able to open
any folders in the Start Menu like Programs, Accessories etc.
BMP Thumbnail As Icon
You can actually change the default BMP icon to a thumbnail version
of the actual BMP file. To do this simply go to
HKCU\Paint.Picture\Default. In the right pane change the value of
default to %1. Please note however that this will slow down the
display rate in explorer if there are too many BMP thumbnails to
display. You can use other icons too, simply enter the pathname.To
restore back to the normal change the vale of default back to:
C:\Progra~1\Access~1\MSPAINT.EXE,1.
NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.
Open, Explore, and Find. You can add your own programs to this
pop up menu( which comes up when we right click on it.) Open
Regedit and go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell
Right click on the shell and create a new Sub Key (You can create a
new SubKey by right clicking on the Shell Key and selecting New >
Key.). Type in the name of the application you want to add to the
start menu. I want to add Notepad to the Start Menu and hence I
name this new sub key, Notepad. Now right click on the new
registry key that you just created and create yet another new key
named Command. Enter the full path of the application, in this case
Notepad in the default value of Command in the right
pane. So I Modify the value of the default string value and enter the
full pathname of Notepad:
c:\wndows\notepad.exe.
Now press F5 to refresh. Now if you right click on the Start Button
you will find a new addition to the Pop Up Menu called Notepad.
Clicking on it will launch Notepad.
We can not only add but also remove the existing options in this
pop up box.
To delete the Find option, go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Find
Delete Find. DO NOT delete Open else you will not be able to open
any folders in the Start Menu like Programs, Accessories etc.
BMP Thumbnail As Icon
You can actually change the default BMP icon to a thumbnail version
of the actual BMP file. To do this simply go to
HKCU\Paint.Picture\Default. In the right pane change the value of
default to %1. Please note however that this will slow down the
display rate in explorer if there are too many BMP thumbnails to
display. You can use other icons too, simply enter the pathname.To
restore back to the normal change the vale of default back to:
C:\Progra~1\Access~1\MSPAINT.EXE,1.
NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.
Don't like the caption of Internet Explorer caption? Want to change
it? Open the registry editor and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main.
In the right pane create a new String Value names Window Title
(Note the space between Window and Title). Right click on this
newly created String Value and select Modify. Type in the new
caption you want to be displayed. Restart for the settings to take
place.
NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.
it? Open the registry editor and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main.
In the right pane create a new String Value names Window Title
(Note the space between Window and Title). Right click on this
newly created String Value and select Modify. Type in the new
caption you want to be displayed. Restart for the settings to take
place.
NOTE:- This is only for your knowledge to know all the features of windows xp . So plz don't do this for illegal things.
Let us get started. Are you ready?
playing music and video in Fedora 9
1. Open a terminal and switch to root user.
Launch the terminal from the panel menu
Click Applications->System Tools->Terminal
On the terminal type: su -
Type your root password and hit enter key on the keyboard.
2. Check whether sound is properly configured on your system.
play /usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav
If you hear sounds proceed further. Otherwise check volume control and sound devices configuration. Below is the output when you play the wav sound file from the terminal.
Input File : '/usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav'
Sample Size : 16-bit (2 bytes)
Sample Encoding: signed (2's complement)
Channels : 2
Sample Rate : 44100
Time: 00:02.50 [00:00.00] of 00:02.50 ( 100.0%) Output Buffer: 110.36K
Done.
3. Enable the rpm.livna.org repository.
"rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm "
3a. If you are using Fedora 9 use
"rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm "
4. Remove the totem and xine packages installed on your computer. Let us use the totem packages from the rpm.livna.org instead. From this step we will use yum. Close other applications that use yum in the background. Pirut - Add/Remove Software and Software Updater use yum as back end. You may also have to stop yum-updatesd daemon running on your computer.
"yum remove totem totem-mozplugin totem-plparser xine xine-lib "
Use these commands to kill the existing yum processes if you encounter any issues running yum.
"killall yum-updatesd "
"rm /var/run/yum.pid "
5. Download and install the codecs from rpm.livna.org.
"yum install gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-bad-extras gstreamer-plugins-ugly xine-lib-extras-nonfree "
6. Download and install totem player and its plugins.
"yum install totem-xine totem-xine-mozplugin totem-xine-galago totem-xine-lirc "
7. Optionally download and install other media players.
a) Audicious
"yum install audacious-plugins-nonfree-aac audacious-plugins-nonfree-alac audacious-plugins-nonfree-lame audacious-plugins-nonfree-mms audacious-plugins-nonfree-mp3 audacious-plugins-nonfree-tta audacious-plugins-nonfree-wma audacity-nonfree "
b) ffmpeg: FFMpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video
broadcasting solution. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio
and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.
"yum install ffmpeg ffmpeg-libs ffmpeg2theora gstreamer-ffmpeg "
c) mplayer
"yum install mplayer mplayer-doc mplayer-fonts mplayer-gui mplayerplug-in gnome-mplayer "
d) xmms
"yum install xmms-faad2 xmms-mp3 xmms-normalize "
e) Rhythmbox
"yum install rhythmbox-lirc rhythmbox-upnp "
f) Others
"yum install vlc "
Note:- Type all the specified things with out quotes ( " ) in the "terminal"
Launch your favorite multimedia application from the GNOME panel and play your favorite music or video.
playing music and video in Fedora 9
1. Open a terminal and switch to root user.
Launch the terminal from the panel menu
Click Applications->System Tools->Terminal
On the terminal type: su -
Type your root password and hit enter key on the keyboard.
2. Check whether sound is properly configured on your system.
play /usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav
If you hear sounds proceed further. Otherwise check volume control and sound devices configuration. Below is the output when you play the wav sound file from the terminal.
Input File : '/usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav'
Sample Size : 16-bit (2 bytes)
Sample Encoding: signed (2's complement)
Channels : 2
Sample Rate : 44100
Time: 00:02.50 [00:00.00] of 00:02.50 ( 100.0%) Output Buffer: 110.36K
Done.
3. Enable the rpm.livna.org repository.
"rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm "
3a. If you are using Fedora 9 use
"rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm "
4. Remove the totem and xine packages installed on your computer. Let us use the totem packages from the rpm.livna.org instead. From this step we will use yum. Close other applications that use yum in the background. Pirut - Add/Remove Software and Software Updater use yum as back end. You may also have to stop yum-updatesd daemon running on your computer.
"yum remove totem totem-mozplugin totem-plparser xine xine-lib "
Use these commands to kill the existing yum processes if you encounter any issues running yum.
"killall yum-updatesd "
"rm /var/run/yum.pid "
5. Download and install the codecs from rpm.livna.org.
"yum install gstreamer-plugins-bad gstreamer-plugins-bad-extras gstreamer-plugins-ugly xine-lib-extras-nonfree "
6. Download and install totem player and its plugins.
"yum install totem-xine totem-xine-mozplugin totem-xine-galago totem-xine-lirc "
7. Optionally download and install other media players.
a) Audicious
"yum install audacious-plugins-nonfree-aac audacious-plugins-nonfree-alac audacious-plugins-nonfree-lame audacious-plugins-nonfree-mms audacious-plugins-nonfree-mp3 audacious-plugins-nonfree-tta audacious-plugins-nonfree-wma audacity-nonfree "
b) ffmpeg: FFMpeg is a complete and free Internet live audio and video
broadcasting solution. It can encode in real time in many formats including MPEG1 audio
and video, MPEG4, h263, ac3, asf, avi, real, mjpeg, and flash.
"yum install ffmpeg ffmpeg-libs ffmpeg2theora gstreamer-ffmpeg "
c) mplayer
"yum install mplayer mplayer-doc mplayer-fonts mplayer-gui mplayerplug-in gnome-mplayer "
d) xmms
"yum install xmms-faad2 xmms-mp3 xmms-normalize "
e) Rhythmbox
"yum install rhythmbox-lirc rhythmbox-upnp "
f) Others
"yum install vlc "
Note:- Type all the specified things with out quotes ( " ) in the "terminal"
Launch your favorite multimedia application from the GNOME panel and play your favorite music or video.
Fedora comes with a ton of software but there are still plenty of packages of interest to most users that are not included for a variety of reasons.
These instructions can vary depending on 32bit or 64bit architecture. If there is a difference it will be noted. If you don't know which architecture you're running you can run the following command:
$ uname -m
x86_64
...or...
i686
These instructions can vary depending on 32bit or 64bit architecture. If there is a difference it will be noted. If you don't know which architecture you're running you can run the following command:
$ uname -m
x86_64
...or...
i686
Before you add repositories it's probably a good idea to make sure your system is fully updated first. At this point I'm prefering the Livna repository as it's the most useful and complete but at some point I might need to add another one for things that are lacking there. The easiest way to get started is to install the livna-release packages:
# rpm -ihv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
Please note: If you are upgrading from a previous release this command will fail with a conflict. Skip to the next section on upgrading from a previous release instead.
When adding additional repositories be very careful as many respositories don't mix well. It's ok to add specialized repositories such as the one for Flash below, but when mixing general repositories such as FreshRPMs, Livna or ATrpms there are often conflicts that are difficult to recover from.
You can browse the packages available there at http://livna-dl.reloumirrors.net/fedora/8/.
Upgrading from previous Fedora
There are a few things you need to do when upgrading from a previous version of Fedora. This was tested only with Fedora 7 so older versions may not work quite as easily. The first thing you want to do is upgrade the repository package for the newer version.
# rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
# rpm -ihv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
Please note: If you are upgrading from a previous release this command will fail with a conflict. Skip to the next section on upgrading from a previous release instead.
When adding additional repositories be very careful as many respositories don't mix well. It's ok to add specialized repositories such as the one for Flash below, but when mixing general repositories such as FreshRPMs, Livna or ATrpms there are often conflicts that are difficult to recover from.
You can browse the packages available there at http://livna-dl.reloumirrors.net/fedora/8/.
Upgrading from previous Fedora
There are a few things you need to do when upgrading from a previous version of Fedora. This was tested only with Fedora 7 so older versions may not work quite as easily. The first thing you want to do is upgrade the repository package for the newer version.
# rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
This will most likely pick up official Fedora updates as well as updated packages from the Livna repository. This might take a while.
Just use yum to automatically install the MP3 plug-ins for xmms and Rhythmbox like this:
# yum -y install xmms xmms-mp3 xmms-faad2 gstreamer-plugins-ugly \
gstreamer-plugins-bad libmad libid3tag
# yum -y install xmms xmms-mp3 xmms-faad2 gstreamer-plugins-ugly \
gstreamer-plugins-bad libmad libid3tag
# yum -y install grip
Install Macromedia Flash/Shockwave plug-in:-
Flash Plug-in 9.0
32-bit instructions:
It's now "Windows easy". Just go to a site that uses flash such as YouTube and try to view a video. At the top of the window you will get a prompt like this:
Just click on Install Missing Plugins and follow the prompts. It will install the plug-in for the currently installed user only, not system wide.
64-bit instructions:
Thnks to Tristian for the following instructions. I haven't been able to try them myself yet, hopefully soon.
# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
# rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
# mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
# yum install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-lib.i386
# yum install flash-plugin
# mozilla-plugin-config -i -g -v
Install Macromedia Flash/Shockwave plug-in:-
Flash Plug-in 9.0
32-bit instructions:
It's now "Windows easy". Just go to a site that uses flash such as YouTube and try to view a video. At the top of the window you will get a prompt like this:
Just click on Install Missing Plugins and follow the prompts. It will install the plug-in for the currently installed user only, not system wide.
64-bit instructions:
Thnks to Tristian for the following instructions. I haven't been able to try them myself yet, hopefully soon.
# rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
# rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-adobe-linux
# mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
# yum install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-lib.i386
# yum install flash-plugin
# mozilla-plugin-config -i -g -v
At some point you're probably going to want to play a QuickTime, AVI or ASF file so you'll want the MPlayer media player. Fortunately with the FreshRpms repositories it's also very easy to download and install. Then you can go ahead and install mplayer and all it's dependencies:
# yum -y install mplayer mplayer-gui mplayer-skins mplayer-fonts mplayerplug-in
This command line will download the whole kit and kaboodle, command line utilities, plug-ins, etc. If you want to play content from a command line you will want to use the gmplayer version which will include a skin-able control panel. Restart your web browser after that whole mess is done installing and you'll also have a plug-in for Mozilla so you can play embedded content. While you're at it be sure to configure mplayer to use the Pulse sound system rather than the default. It just works better. Edit the file ~/.mplayer/config and add the following line:
ao=pulse
You can enable support for mms streaming by opening Firefox and click on the special URL about:config. Right click on the list and choose New then choose String. For the preference name enter network.protocol-handler.app.mms then for the string value enter gmplayer.
Special 64-bit instructions:
The above installs the 64-bit version of everything but because your other plug-ins are 32-bits you need to run the 32-bit version of Firefox, which won't be able to use the 64-bit version of the plug-in you just installed. The plug-in can use the 64-bit version of the mplayer application just fine so all you need to do then is to install the 32-bit mplayerplug-in plus a dependency it requires. If you know of any easier way to do this please let me know below.
# rpm -ihv http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/7/mplayerplug-in/mplayerplug-in-3.40-1.fc7.i386.rpm
And finally you'll probably also want some additional codecs to play all that proprietary video that seems to have infected the Internet. Go to the MPlayer Download page and find the Binaries Codec Package section then follow the link for codecs directory. There you will grab the latest all codecs file. You'll need to install those files in /usr/local/lib/codecs. Here are the steps. Remember the exact file names may change at some point. If you also installed xine you will need a symlink since it expects codecs to be in a different directory.
# gtar xjvf all-20071007.tar.bz2
# mv all-20071007/* /usr/local/lib/codecs
# ln -s /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/lib/codecs
# ln -s /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/local/lib/win32
# yum -y install mplayer mplayer-gui mplayer-skins mplayer-fonts mplayerplug-in
This command line will download the whole kit and kaboodle, command line utilities, plug-ins, etc. If you want to play content from a command line you will want to use the gmplayer version which will include a skin-able control panel. Restart your web browser after that whole mess is done installing and you'll also have a plug-in for Mozilla so you can play embedded content. While you're at it be sure to configure mplayer to use the Pulse sound system rather than the default. It just works better. Edit the file ~/.mplayer/config and add the following line:
ao=pulse
You can enable support for mms streaming by opening Firefox and click on the special URL about:config. Right click on the list and choose New then choose String. For the preference name enter network.protocol-handler.app.mms then for the string value enter gmplayer.
Special 64-bit instructions:
The above installs the 64-bit version of everything but because your other plug-ins are 32-bits you need to run the 32-bit version of Firefox, which won't be able to use the 64-bit version of the plug-in you just installed. The plug-in can use the 64-bit version of the mplayer application just fine so all you need to do then is to install the 32-bit mplayerplug-in plus a dependency it requires. If you know of any easier way to do this please let me know below.
# rpm -ihv http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/7/mplayerplug-in/mplayerplug-in-3.40-1.fc7.i386.rpm
And finally you'll probably also want some additional codecs to play all that proprietary video that seems to have infected the Internet. Go to the MPlayer Download page and find the Binaries Codec Package section then follow the link for codecs directory. There you will grab the latest all codecs file. You'll need to install those files in /usr/local/lib/codecs. Here are the steps. Remember the exact file names may change at some point. If you also installed xine you will need a symlink since it expects codecs to be in a different directory.
# gtar xjvf all-20071007.tar.bz2
# mv all-20071007/* /usr/local/lib/codecs
# ln -s /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/lib/codecs
# ln -s /usr/local/lib/codecs /usr/local/lib/win32
Multimedia can be the achilles heel of Linux, but with just a little work you should be able to play just about anything your friends can. Besides Mplayer the other great video player is called VLC. It too is trivially easy to install once you have your repositories set up:
# yum -y install vlc
Once the client and a zillion dependencies get installed you can play a huge variety of video formats easy with the command vlc .
# yum -y install vlc
Once the client and a zillion dependencies get installed you can play a huge variety of video formats easy with the command vlc .
This one is a little tricky only because the latest official release is horribly out of date and doesn't even use ALSA for sound. So rather than deal with annoying workarounds I think the easiest thing to do now is to just use the latest daily build that's available. I'm currently using RealPlayer-10.1.0.3114-20070503.i586.rpm which you can just download and install. This one pretty much "just works" and doesn't seem to have any bugs I can see.
Just install it:
$ rpm -ihv RealPlayer-10.1.0.3114-20070503.i586.rpm
Then whenever you want to view something just use /usr/bin/realplay. Here is a link to a cute test video to make sure it's working for you.
If you also installed Mplayer above then you will likely run into a problem where the Mplayer provided Real Media plug-in will be run instead of the one installed by the RealPlayer package. The mplayer verison of the plug-in does not work correctly in most cases and causes more problems than it solves. The only way I've found to get rid of it is to just simply delete the plug-in files:
# cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
# rm mplayerplug-in-rm.*
Just install it:
$ rpm -ihv RealPlayer-10.1.0.3114-20070503.i586.rpm
Then whenever you want to view something just use /usr/bin/realplay. Here is a link to a cute test video to make sure it's working for you.
If you also installed Mplayer above then you will likely run into a problem where the Mplayer provided Real Media plug-in will be run instead of the one installed by the RealPlayer package. The mplayer verison of the plug-in does not work correctly in most cases and causes more problems than it solves. The only way I've found to get rid of it is to just simply delete the plug-in files:
# cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
# rm mplayerplug-in-rm.*
Follow the below instructions
1) Add livna repo
$ sudo rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
$ sudo rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-livna
Note: disable livna-devel & liva-testing repos if enabled by default.
2) Install nvidia driver
$ sudo yum install kmod-nvidia
Note: May require a system restart.
3) Even though FC8 comes with compiz more additional softwares are required to use it better so install the below softwares.
$ sudo yum install compiz-fusion compiz-fusion-gnome compiz-fusion-extras compiz-fusion-extras-gnome compiz-manager gnome-compiz-manager
4) Enable the desktop effects and enjoy!
1) Add livna repo
$ sudo rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
$ sudo rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-livna
Note: disable livna-devel & liva-testing repos if enabled by default.
2) Install nvidia driver
$ sudo yum install kmod-nvidia
Note: May require a system restart.
3) Even though FC8 comes with compiz more additional softwares are required to use it better so install the below softwares.
$ sudo yum install compiz-fusion compiz-fusion-gnome compiz-fusion-extras compiz-fusion-extras-gnome compiz-manager gnome-compiz-manager
4) Enable the desktop effects and enjoy!
Dinosaurs were able to survive colder temperatures than was previously thought, according to new research that casts doubt on theories that they were killed off by plummeting temperatures caused by climate change.
Palaeontologists have unearthed a rich variety of dinosaur fossils in an area that would have been one of the most northerly regions of the world in the period just before the giant reptiles died out, between 65 and 68 million years ago.
At the time, the world was far warmer and the continents were still to move to their current positions. Northeastern Russia, where the remains have been found, would have been just 1,000 miles from the North Pole, inside what is now called the Arctic Circle. Average temperatures would have been around 50F (10C).
Fossil hunters found remains of duck billed dinosaurs, fossilised teeth belonging to relatives of the heavily armoured Triceratops and even teeth belonging to relatives of the giant meat eater Tyrannosaurus rex.
The palaeontologists, based at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, also found fragments of dinosaur egg shells alongside the Arctic dinosaur remains, providing the first proof the animals were able to reproduce in these relatively cold, northern climates.
Dinosaurs have typically been thought of as being tropical creatures, but the discovery suggests they were able to survive in far colder conditions than had been appreciated.
One of the most common theories for the extinction of the dinosaurs was that the global climate cooled to the point that the animals could not survive. But the new discovery suggests dinosaurs were capable of adapting to cold conditions.
Professor Pascal Godefroit, who led the research on the polar dinosaurs, believes they faced a far more speedy decline, most likely caused by a massive meteor impact around 66 million years ago.
"For the first time we have firm evidence that these polar dinosaurs were able to reproduce and live in those relatively cold regions," he said.
"There is no way of knowing for sure, but dinosaurs were probably warm blooded just like modern birds, which are the direct descendants of dinosaurs.
"We have no remains of cold-blooded reptiles such as turtles, crocodilians and lizards in that area which suggests it was too cold for them.
"The dinosaurs were incredibly diverse in polar regions – as diverse as they were in tropical regions. It was a big surprise for us."
Among the dinosaur remains to have been found at Kakanaut, in northeastern Russia, include fossils of bipedal herbivores known as Ornithopods along with larger, lumbering plant eaters, similar to Ceratop dinosaurs, known as Edmontonia.
Teeth belonging to small meat eaters, including the 6ft long Troodon, which carried retractable claws, and relatives of the Velociraptors made famous by Jurassic Park, known as Dromaeosaurids were unearthed.
Remains of large tyrannosaurid dinosaurs, relatives of the formidable Tyranosaurus Rex, were also discovered.
Previously the most northerly dinosaur remains to be found have been in Alaska, but scientists have always assumed the creatures migrated south during the winter months to avoid the cold and long periods of darkness.
Professor Godefroit and his team, however, now claim they have evidence to suggest dinosaurs were year round residents of high latitudes and fed on evergreen plants during the winter. They have reported their findings in the German journal Naturwissenschaften.
He believes that the findings that so many dinosaurs were living in relatively cold regions right up until the time they became extinct, provides strong evidence against theories that climate change gradually killed them off.
Instead he believes debris thrown up by the meteor impact that created the Chicxulub Crater, on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, blanketed the atmosphere and reduced the amount of sunlight reaching the planet's surface.
This would have caused a dramatic reduction in the amount of plant life on the planet, which would have caused a rapid collapse in the food chain as the large plant eating dinosaurs died out, as well as the meat eaters that preyed upon them.
He said: "The meteor impact would have led to the equivalent of a global polar night that could have lasted for several years. Even the polar dinosaurs that were used to finding food in such conditions would have struggled for that length of time."
Robert Spicer, from the Open University, told the scientific journal Nature that the findings show that dinosaurs were far more robust than had been realised.
He said: "It makes me ask very serious questions about what could make animals that were resilient enough to live under these conditions to suddenly go extinct."
Palaeontologists have unearthed a rich variety of dinosaur fossils in an area that would have been one of the most northerly regions of the world in the period just before the giant reptiles died out, between 65 and 68 million years ago.
At the time, the world was far warmer and the continents were still to move to their current positions. Northeastern Russia, where the remains have been found, would have been just 1,000 miles from the North Pole, inside what is now called the Arctic Circle. Average temperatures would have been around 50F (10C).
Fossil hunters found remains of duck billed dinosaurs, fossilised teeth belonging to relatives of the heavily armoured Triceratops and even teeth belonging to relatives of the giant meat eater Tyrannosaurus rex.
The palaeontologists, based at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, also found fragments of dinosaur egg shells alongside the Arctic dinosaur remains, providing the first proof the animals were able to reproduce in these relatively cold, northern climates.
Dinosaurs have typically been thought of as being tropical creatures, but the discovery suggests they were able to survive in far colder conditions than had been appreciated.
One of the most common theories for the extinction of the dinosaurs was that the global climate cooled to the point that the animals could not survive. But the new discovery suggests dinosaurs were capable of adapting to cold conditions.
Professor Pascal Godefroit, who led the research on the polar dinosaurs, believes they faced a far more speedy decline, most likely caused by a massive meteor impact around 66 million years ago.
"For the first time we have firm evidence that these polar dinosaurs were able to reproduce and live in those relatively cold regions," he said.
"There is no way of knowing for sure, but dinosaurs were probably warm blooded just like modern birds, which are the direct descendants of dinosaurs.
"We have no remains of cold-blooded reptiles such as turtles, crocodilians and lizards in that area which suggests it was too cold for them.
"The dinosaurs were incredibly diverse in polar regions – as diverse as they were in tropical regions. It was a big surprise for us."
Among the dinosaur remains to have been found at Kakanaut, in northeastern Russia, include fossils of bipedal herbivores known as Ornithopods along with larger, lumbering plant eaters, similar to Ceratop dinosaurs, known as Edmontonia.
Teeth belonging to small meat eaters, including the 6ft long Troodon, which carried retractable claws, and relatives of the Velociraptors made famous by Jurassic Park, known as Dromaeosaurids were unearthed.
Remains of large tyrannosaurid dinosaurs, relatives of the formidable Tyranosaurus Rex, were also discovered.
Previously the most northerly dinosaur remains to be found have been in Alaska, but scientists have always assumed the creatures migrated south during the winter months to avoid the cold and long periods of darkness.
Professor Godefroit and his team, however, now claim they have evidence to suggest dinosaurs were year round residents of high latitudes and fed on evergreen plants during the winter. They have reported their findings in the German journal Naturwissenschaften.
He believes that the findings that so many dinosaurs were living in relatively cold regions right up until the time they became extinct, provides strong evidence against theories that climate change gradually killed them off.
Instead he believes debris thrown up by the meteor impact that created the Chicxulub Crater, on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, blanketed the atmosphere and reduced the amount of sunlight reaching the planet's surface.
This would have caused a dramatic reduction in the amount of plant life on the planet, which would have caused a rapid collapse in the food chain as the large plant eating dinosaurs died out, as well as the meat eaters that preyed upon them.
He said: "The meteor impact would have led to the equivalent of a global polar night that could have lasted for several years. Even the polar dinosaurs that were used to finding food in such conditions would have struggled for that length of time."
Robert Spicer, from the Open University, told the scientific journal Nature that the findings show that dinosaurs were far more robust than had been realised.
He said: "It makes me ask very serious questions about what could make animals that were resilient enough to live under these conditions to suddenly go extinct."
Intel Core i7 i7-965 Processor
(3.2GHz, 4x1MB, 6.4GT/s QPI, LGA1366 Socket B - MPN: BX80601965)
Price Range: $1,019.99 - $1,122.67 from 10 Sellers
Description: The Intel Core i7 processor features a 4-core, 8 software thread design with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. Combined with Intel Turbo Boost technology, which accelerates the processor to match your workload, you'll get incredible performance no matter what your computing needs.
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Description: Core i7 i7-965 Quad Core Processor
Manufacturer: Intel
Lowest Price: $1,019.99
User Reviews: Not Rated
Rebates: (None)
Quick Glance
Processor Class: Intel Core i7
Processor Socket: Intel Socket B (LGA 1336)
Processor Type: 4
Bus Speed: 6.4 GT/s
Processor Speed: 3200
Processor Speed + Class
Bus Speed: 6.4 GT/s
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Processor Class: Intel Core i7
Physical + Memory Specifications
L3 Cache Size: 8 MB
L2 Cache Size: 1 MB
Number of Processor Cores: 4
Processor Socket: Intel Socket B (LGA 1336)
Warranty
Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited Warranty
More Info
General
Posted by Bruce at 7:47 AM 0 comments
Core i7 motherboards
By now you've no doubt read all about Intel's new Core i7 processor. You know that the CPU otherwise known as Nehalem is based on an all-new architecture, complete with four cores (or eight, if you count Hyper-Threading), three levels of cache, an integrated memory controller, and a QuickPath Interconnect replacement for the front-side bus. You know that the Core i7 is unequivocally the fastest desktop processor around, and that in some cases, it's a fair bit quicker, clock-for-clock, than Intel's already impressive Penryn designs. Naturally, you want one. Badly.
Saddling up a Core i7 won't be as easy as plugging one of the new chips into your current system, though. Nehalem is built on a new LGA1366 package that isn't compatible with the existing LGA775 infrastructure. Without a front-side bus, the Core i7 also requires a chipset compatible with its QuickPath Interconnect: Intel's own X58 Express. You'll need a whole new motherboard to join the Core i7 party, then. But which one?
Intel has its own X58 board, of course—the latest in a series of attempts to effectively cater to overclockers and PC enthusiasts. As one might expect, Taiwanese giant Asus has an iron in the fire, too. We've had the P6T Deluxe in the labs for weeks now, and it's laden with all the rich features you'd expect from a perennial favorite.
To find out which of these two is the best option for those eager to adopt Intel's latest microarchitecture, we've run them through a grueling gauntlet of performance, peripheral, power consumption, and overclocking tests. Read on for a detailed look at the first Core i7 motherboards to make it into the Benchmarking Sweatshop.
Introducing the X58 IOH
The Core i7's new interconnect requires a compatible chipset, and right now, the only game in town is Intel's X58 Express. Only one component of this fresh core logic offering is actually new, though. That would be the north bridge chip, which Intel refers to as the IOH, or I/O Hub. Previous Intel chipsets have branded their north bridge components MCHs, or Memory Controller Hubs, but since the Core i7 moves the memory controller to the processor, IOH is much more fitting for the X58.
Intel manufactures the X58 IOH using 130nm process technology that feels a little antiquated given the company's fabrication prowess. After all, AMD has been building north bridge chips on a power-efficient 55nm node since March. One might expect the X58 to present a thermal challenge; however, according to at least one motherboard maker, the chip is no more difficult to cool than Intel's last flagship, the X48 Express.
Thanks to its lack of a memory controller, the X58 is a much simpler design than its predecessor. The chip is essentially a bundle of point-to-point links, the most important of which is a QuickPath Interconnect that hooks into the Core i7 processor. This interconnect is made up of a pair of 20-bit links (one for upstream and another for downstream) that push 4.8 or 6.4GT/s, depending on your choice of Core i7 processors. QPI only uses 16 bits for data (the other four are reserved for error-checking), giving the interconnect an effective 19.2 or 25.6GB/s of aggregate bandwidth—a much bigger pipe than even Intel's fastest front-side bus.
The X58 IOH
All that processor bandwidth will certainly come in handy given the fact that the X58 IOH also sports 36 lanes of second-generation PCI Express. Four of those lanes are reserved for peripherals and expansion slots, with the remaining 32 dedicated to graphics. Naturally, those graphics lanes can be split evenly between a pair of full-bandwidth x16 slots. It's also possible to arrange the lanes in a three-slot x16/x8/x8 setup and in a four-way-x8 config.
Like previous Intel chipsets, the X58 Express has full support for AMD's CrossFire multi-GPU scheme, including three- and four-way configs. SLI will also be supported—a first for Intel platforms (not including uber-expensive Skulltrail systems). However, actual SLI certification will be done at the motherboard level rather than being tied to the chipset. Certified motherboards will have a special key embedded in their BIOS that Nvidia's graphics drivers will check prior to enabling SLI. To date, Asus, DFI, ECS, EVGA, Foxconn, Gigabyte, and MSI have licensed SLI for their X58 boards. Intel is conspicuously missing from that list, though. When asked whether its X58 board would support SLI, Intel said it and Nvidia had "not found mutually acceptable business terms for certification."
The last ingredient in the X58's connectivity soup is Intel's DMI interconnect. This link offers up to 2GB/s of bandwidth, which seems a little light given the massive pipes seen elsewhere in the Core i7. However, DMI does allow the X58 to hook into Intel's existing ICH10 series south bridge chips.
Those familiar with Intel's P45 chipset will no doubt recognize the ICH10, and more specifically, the RAID-equipped ICH10R. You'd recognize this chip if you're familiar with Intel's last generation of chipsets, too, since it's little more than a die shrink of the old ICH9 series. There's nothing new here, but that's not necessarily a sign of weakness. After all, the ICH10R does pack six 300MB/s Serial ATA ports with support for novel Matrix RAID configurations and more traditional multi-drive arrays. You get a dozen USB ports, too, and an integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC. Six gen-one PCIe lanes round out the package, offering more than enough bandwidth for onboard peripherals and expansion slots.
Overall, the ICH10R has feature parity (and in some cases, superiority) with its rivals from AMD and Nvidia. Even more importantly, the chip has proven itself to be remarkably reliable and free of niggling little issues. Given the current core logic chipset climate, that's a very good thing.
(3.2GHz, 4x1MB, 6.4GT/s QPI, LGA1366 Socket B - MPN: BX80601965)
Price Range: $1,019.99 - $1,122.67 from 10 Sellers
Description: The Intel Core i7 processor features a 4-core, 8 software thread design with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. Combined with Intel Turbo Boost technology, which accelerates the processor to match your workload, you'll get incredible performance no matter what your computing needs.
Collapse All Sections
Description: Core i7 i7-965 Quad Core Processor
Manufacturer: Intel
Lowest Price: $1,019.99
User Reviews: Not Rated
Rebates: (None)
Quick Glance
Processor Class: Intel Core i7
Processor Socket: Intel Socket B (LGA 1336)
Processor Type: 4
Bus Speed: 6.4 GT/s
Processor Speed: 3200
Processor Speed + Class
Bus Speed: 6.4 GT/s
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Processor Class: Intel Core i7
Physical + Memory Specifications
L3 Cache Size: 8 MB
L2 Cache Size: 1 MB
Number of Processor Cores: 4
Processor Socket: Intel Socket B (LGA 1336)
Warranty
Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited Warranty
More Info
General
Posted by Bruce at 7:47 AM 0 comments
Core i7 motherboards
By now you've no doubt read all about Intel's new Core i7 processor. You know that the CPU otherwise known as Nehalem is based on an all-new architecture, complete with four cores (or eight, if you count Hyper-Threading), three levels of cache, an integrated memory controller, and a QuickPath Interconnect replacement for the front-side bus. You know that the Core i7 is unequivocally the fastest desktop processor around, and that in some cases, it's a fair bit quicker, clock-for-clock, than Intel's already impressive Penryn designs. Naturally, you want one. Badly.
Saddling up a Core i7 won't be as easy as plugging one of the new chips into your current system, though. Nehalem is built on a new LGA1366 package that isn't compatible with the existing LGA775 infrastructure. Without a front-side bus, the Core i7 also requires a chipset compatible with its QuickPath Interconnect: Intel's own X58 Express. You'll need a whole new motherboard to join the Core i7 party, then. But which one?
Intel has its own X58 board, of course—the latest in a series of attempts to effectively cater to overclockers and PC enthusiasts. As one might expect, Taiwanese giant Asus has an iron in the fire, too. We've had the P6T Deluxe in the labs for weeks now, and it's laden with all the rich features you'd expect from a perennial favorite.
To find out which of these two is the best option for those eager to adopt Intel's latest microarchitecture, we've run them through a grueling gauntlet of performance, peripheral, power consumption, and overclocking tests. Read on for a detailed look at the first Core i7 motherboards to make it into the Benchmarking Sweatshop.
Introducing the X58 IOH
The Core i7's new interconnect requires a compatible chipset, and right now, the only game in town is Intel's X58 Express. Only one component of this fresh core logic offering is actually new, though. That would be the north bridge chip, which Intel refers to as the IOH, or I/O Hub. Previous Intel chipsets have branded their north bridge components MCHs, or Memory Controller Hubs, but since the Core i7 moves the memory controller to the processor, IOH is much more fitting for the X58.
Intel manufactures the X58 IOH using 130nm process technology that feels a little antiquated given the company's fabrication prowess. After all, AMD has been building north bridge chips on a power-efficient 55nm node since March. One might expect the X58 to present a thermal challenge; however, according to at least one motherboard maker, the chip is no more difficult to cool than Intel's last flagship, the X48 Express.
Thanks to its lack of a memory controller, the X58 is a much simpler design than its predecessor. The chip is essentially a bundle of point-to-point links, the most important of which is a QuickPath Interconnect that hooks into the Core i7 processor. This interconnect is made up of a pair of 20-bit links (one for upstream and another for downstream) that push 4.8 or 6.4GT/s, depending on your choice of Core i7 processors. QPI only uses 16 bits for data (the other four are reserved for error-checking), giving the interconnect an effective 19.2 or 25.6GB/s of aggregate bandwidth—a much bigger pipe than even Intel's fastest front-side bus.
The X58 IOH
All that processor bandwidth will certainly come in handy given the fact that the X58 IOH also sports 36 lanes of second-generation PCI Express. Four of those lanes are reserved for peripherals and expansion slots, with the remaining 32 dedicated to graphics. Naturally, those graphics lanes can be split evenly between a pair of full-bandwidth x16 slots. It's also possible to arrange the lanes in a three-slot x16/x8/x8 setup and in a four-way-x8 config.
Like previous Intel chipsets, the X58 Express has full support for AMD's CrossFire multi-GPU scheme, including three- and four-way configs. SLI will also be supported—a first for Intel platforms (not including uber-expensive Skulltrail systems). However, actual SLI certification will be done at the motherboard level rather than being tied to the chipset. Certified motherboards will have a special key embedded in their BIOS that Nvidia's graphics drivers will check prior to enabling SLI. To date, Asus, DFI, ECS, EVGA, Foxconn, Gigabyte, and MSI have licensed SLI for their X58 boards. Intel is conspicuously missing from that list, though. When asked whether its X58 board would support SLI, Intel said it and Nvidia had "not found mutually acceptable business terms for certification."
The last ingredient in the X58's connectivity soup is Intel's DMI interconnect. This link offers up to 2GB/s of bandwidth, which seems a little light given the massive pipes seen elsewhere in the Core i7. However, DMI does allow the X58 to hook into Intel's existing ICH10 series south bridge chips.
Those familiar with Intel's P45 chipset will no doubt recognize the ICH10, and more specifically, the RAID-equipped ICH10R. You'd recognize this chip if you're familiar with Intel's last generation of chipsets, too, since it's little more than a die shrink of the old ICH9 series. There's nothing new here, but that's not necessarily a sign of weakness. After all, the ICH10R does pack six 300MB/s Serial ATA ports with support for novel Matrix RAID configurations and more traditional multi-drive arrays. You get a dozen USB ports, too, and an integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC. Six gen-one PCIe lanes round out the package, offering more than enough bandwidth for onboard peripherals and expansion slots.
Overall, the ICH10R has feature parity (and in some cases, superiority) with its rivals from AMD and Nvidia. Even more importantly, the chip has proven itself to be remarkably reliable and free of niggling little issues. Given the current core logic chipset climate, that's a very good thing.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
1.Migo Digital Rescue.
2.Recover My Files.
3.Data Recovery Wizard.
4.Handy Recovery.
5.Quick Recovery.
6.GetDataBack.
7.R-Studio.
8.Restorer2000 Professional.
9.Stellar Phoenix.
10.Magic Recover.
These are the top most Data recovery Softwares from these softwares we can Re GET our lost data by unexpected formats or complete deletion.
Notice:THe files will be RECOVERED ONLY WHEN THE DATA WAS OVERWRITTEN GUD LUCK BYE.
......Yours LAMINDAA
2.Recover My Files.
3.Data Recovery Wizard.
4.Handy Recovery.
5.Quick Recovery.
6.GetDataBack.
7.R-Studio.
8.Restorer2000 Professional.
9.Stellar Phoenix.
10.Magic Recover.
These are the top most Data recovery Softwares from these softwares we can Re GET our lost data by unexpected formats or complete deletion.
Notice:THe files will be RECOVERED ONLY WHEN THE DATA WAS OVERWRITTEN GUD LUCK BYE.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Features:-
* Move yourself - String together an amazing arsenal of wall-runs, leaps, vaults and more, in fluid, acrobatic movements that turns every level of the urban environment to your advantage and salvation.
* Immerse yourself - In first person every breath, every collision, every impact is acutely felt. Heights create real vertigo, movements flow naturally, collisions and bullet impacts create genuine fear and adrenaline.
* Challenge yourself - Fight or flight. Your speed and agility allow you not only to evade, capture and perform daring escapes, but also to disable and disarm unwary opponents, in a mix of chase, puzzles, strategy and intense combat.
* Free Yourself - Runner vision allows you to see the city as they do. See the flow. Rooftops become pathways and conduits, opportunities and escape routes. The flow is what keeps you running — what keeps you alive.
Requirements :–
OS - Windows XP (SP2) / Vista
Processor – 3.0 GHz or faster; Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory – 1 GB RAM
Hard Drive – 8 GB
DVD Drive - 8 SPEED
Video Card – 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0*
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX - Version 9.0c
Online Features: Leaderboards, Ghosts
Input - Keyboard, Mouse
Optional – Dual Analogue Gamepad**
*Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (GeForce 7300 not supported); ATI Radeon X1300 or better. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. **Supported Controllers: Xbox 360 Controller for Windows; Logitech Chillstream.
Recommended System Requirements: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz Processor or equivalent, 2 GB RAM or greater, 512 MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or better).
* Move yourself - String together an amazing arsenal of wall-runs, leaps, vaults and more, in fluid, acrobatic movements that turns every level of the urban environment to your advantage and salvation.
* Immerse yourself - In first person every breath, every collision, every impact is acutely felt. Heights create real vertigo, movements flow naturally, collisions and bullet impacts create genuine fear and adrenaline.
* Challenge yourself - Fight or flight. Your speed and agility allow you not only to evade, capture and perform daring escapes, but also to disable and disarm unwary opponents, in a mix of chase, puzzles, strategy and intense combat.
* Free Yourself - Runner vision allows you to see the city as they do. See the flow. Rooftops become pathways and conduits, opportunities and escape routes. The flow is what keeps you running — what keeps you alive.
Requirements :–
OS - Windows XP (SP2) / Vista
Processor – 3.0 GHz or faster; Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory – 1 GB RAM
Hard Drive – 8 GB
DVD Drive - 8 SPEED
Video Card – 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0*
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX - Version 9.0c
Online Features: Leaderboards, Ghosts
Input - Keyboard, Mouse
Optional – Dual Analogue Gamepad**
*Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (GeForce 7300 not supported); ATI Radeon X1300 or better. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. **Supported Controllers: Xbox 360 Controller for Windows; Logitech Chillstream.
Recommended System Requirements: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz Processor or equivalent, 2 GB RAM or greater, 512 MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or better).
Microsoft's current standard is Internet Explorer 8. This browser outperforms its ancestors with tighter security, private browsing and a clean look and is “TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award” Internet browser.
Internet Explorer 8 features extensive parental controls that can be customized to fit each individual in a family. If you have small children and protection is a priority, look no further, this is the browser for your home computer.
Internet Explorer is a good browser with great features. Additional features in version 8 make it even better, and definitely worth your consideration.
Internet Explorer 8 Standout Features:
* Compatibility View to correct display problems
* Grouped Tabs
* Web Slices
* InPrivate Browsing
Features Set: Excellent
Microsoft offers a variety of add–ons to customize Internet Explorer 8 and provides the features that will help you make the most of the web. There are four different categories of add–ons: security, time savers, browsers and entertainment. In each category you’ll find a number of downloads, each with a description. Many are free, but some you’ll have to purchase.
Internet Explorer incorporates tabbed browsing. With tabbed browsing, you are able to switch quickly between open websites and you can open more than one website in a single browser window.
Another notable feature is an integrated search window. You can choose to search with your favorite search engine or through other informative websites like Wikipedia, About.com and TopTenREVIEWS. Additionally, IE offers RSS feeds, a synchronize tool and a password manager, so you can further benefit from the array of information on the Internet.
Internet Explorer 8 has a private browsing mode, which stops the browser from adding any sites you visit to your history. InPrivate mode also prevents your computer from picking up temporary Internet files, form data, cookies, usernames, and passwords.
Internet Explorer also now has a smart toolbar, offering search suggestions based on your previous browsing and even visual previews.
Internet Explorer 8 features extensive parental controls that can be customized to fit each individual in a family. If you have small children and protection is a priority, look no further, this is the browser for your home computer.
Internet Explorer is a good browser with great features. Additional features in version 8 make it even better, and definitely worth your consideration.
Internet Explorer 8 Standout Features:
* Compatibility View to correct display problems
* Grouped Tabs
* Web Slices
* InPrivate Browsing
Features Set: Excellent
Microsoft offers a variety of add–ons to customize Internet Explorer 8 and provides the features that will help you make the most of the web. There are four different categories of add–ons: security, time savers, browsers and entertainment. In each category you’ll find a number of downloads, each with a description. Many are free, but some you’ll have to purchase.
Internet Explorer incorporates tabbed browsing. With tabbed browsing, you are able to switch quickly between open websites and you can open more than one website in a single browser window.
Another notable feature is an integrated search window. You can choose to search with your favorite search engine or through other informative websites like Wikipedia, About.com and TopTenREVIEWS. Additionally, IE offers RSS feeds, a synchronize tool and a password manager, so you can further benefit from the array of information on the Internet.
Internet Explorer 8 has a private browsing mode, which stops the browser from adding any sites you visit to your history. InPrivate mode also prevents your computer from picking up temporary Internet files, form data, cookies, usernames, and passwords.
Internet Explorer also now has a smart toolbar, offering search suggestions based on your previous browsing and even visual previews.
Google has joined the Internet browser competition full force with a very impressive entry, Chrome. Google Chrome takes a unique approach to browsing the web, combining top notch features with speed, compatibility, and simplicity. For these reasons and more, Chrome has earned our "TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award" for Internet Browsers.
Chrome uses complex features but makes them very simple to use. Chrome is an open source project using the WebKit rendering engine. We like what we’ve seen in Chrome so far, and look forward to seeing more innovation and simple usability from the browser in the future.
Google Chrome Standout Features:
* Flexible Tabs
* Incognito Mode for Private Browsing
* Integrated Download Manager
* Online Task Manager
Features Set: Excellent
Google Chrome has a load of easy-to-use features and tools. Chrome takes the traditional toolbar and turns it on end, placing the tabs on top. Google further develops the tab-centric focus with several unique tab features. You can drag tabs from the browser to make new windows, rearrange tabs, and even duplicate tabs. And because each tab is run independently in the browser, if one tab crashes it won’t ruin your whole session.
Chrome features an Incognito mode, so you can browse in private. This stealth browsing mode allows you to open sites and even download files without affecting your histories. Additionally, cookies and passwords are deleted after you close the incognito window. You can even have one browser window open in normal mode and another in incognito mode.
The download manager of Chrome is inconspicuous, integrated at the bottom of the tab where the downloading is occurring. Chrome also has an integrated find on page feature, which appears near the top right corner.
Another nice feature is the anywhere drag and drop, which allows you to drag text or a link from anywhere on a web page and put it directly into your search bar. The smart toolbar gives helpful suggestions while you are typing in it, and makes it easy to revisit a previously viewed site that you’ve forgotten because the toolbar searches through titles as well as actual in-page text.
Chrome uses complex features but makes them very simple to use. Chrome is an open source project using the WebKit rendering engine. We like what we’ve seen in Chrome so far, and look forward to seeing more innovation and simple usability from the browser in the future.
Google Chrome Standout Features:
* Flexible Tabs
* Incognito Mode for Private Browsing
* Integrated Download Manager
* Online Task Manager
Features Set: Excellent
Google Chrome has a load of easy-to-use features and tools. Chrome takes the traditional toolbar and turns it on end, placing the tabs on top. Google further develops the tab-centric focus with several unique tab features. You can drag tabs from the browser to make new windows, rearrange tabs, and even duplicate tabs. And because each tab is run independently in the browser, if one tab crashes it won’t ruin your whole session.
Chrome features an Incognito mode, so you can browse in private. This stealth browsing mode allows you to open sites and even download files without affecting your histories. Additionally, cookies and passwords are deleted after you close the incognito window. You can even have one browser window open in normal mode and another in incognito mode.
The download manager of Chrome is inconspicuous, integrated at the bottom of the tab where the downloading is occurring. Chrome also has an integrated find on page feature, which appears near the top right corner.
Another nice feature is the anywhere drag and drop, which allows you to drag text or a link from anywhere on a web page and put it directly into your search bar. The smart toolbar gives helpful suggestions while you are typing in it, and makes it easy to revisit a previously viewed site that you’ve forgotten because the toolbar searches through titles as well as actual in-page text.
Experience the simplistic power of Firefox, one of the original FREE Internet browsers and “TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award” winner. This web browser packs top–notch features and blazing speed into a tidy, intuitive interface that will help you navigate the web the way you want to.
A few outstanding features include tabbed browsing, an integrated search engine and many add–ons of all types. This high-performance browser also has a massive selection of great customization features and tools to help you personalize your Web experience.
New to version 3 of Firefox is one-click bookmarking, even more security than in previous versions, and the smart location bar. This handy tool makes it easy to return to websites you've previously been at, even if you don't remember the exact URL. The smart location bar helps you locate sites based on titles and content.
Firefox Standout Features:
* Instant Web Site ID
* Smart Location Bar
* Built-in Spell Checker
* Customization
Features Set: Excellent
Mozilla Firefox has over 5,000 add-ons to customize and enhance your web browsing experience. Categories include blogging, tools, entertainment, humor, news, privacy and security, and more. You can add style to your browser with skins and themes. Or, equip your browser bar with a dictionary or add a media toolbar with games and other forms of entertainment.
Firefox has tabbed browsing so you can quickly jump from site to site and open more than one website in the same browser window. Firefox also allows you to change the order of your tabs, and has a redo funtion for when you accidentaly delete tabs. There is an add–on for voice interaction so you can navigate the Internet through simple voice commands.
Firefox's integrated find-on-page function is slick and non-intrusive. You can easily find a word or phrase on a specific webpage without dealing with a pop-up window; Firefox puts the feature right into the bottom of the browser.
This is a great browser for students or others who conduct research on the Internet. Mozilla has developed virtual sticky notes so you can add your own notes to webpages, and they will be there when you return. The Library archives your browsing history and bookmarks for easy organization.
The innovative Smart Location Bar will adapt to your use and preferences. New one-click bookmarking makes it easy to organize your favorites. Firefox 3 also now includes anti-phishing, a pop-up blocker, password manager, and parental controls.
Another nice feature is the anywhere drag and drop, which allows you to drag text or a link from anywhere on a web page and put it directly into your search bar.
A few outstanding features include tabbed browsing, an integrated search engine and many add–ons of all types. This high-performance browser also has a massive selection of great customization features and tools to help you personalize your Web experience.
New to version 3 of Firefox is one-click bookmarking, even more security than in previous versions, and the smart location bar. This handy tool makes it easy to return to websites you've previously been at, even if you don't remember the exact URL. The smart location bar helps you locate sites based on titles and content.
Firefox Standout Features:
* Instant Web Site ID
* Smart Location Bar
* Built-in Spell Checker
* Customization
Features Set: Excellent
Mozilla Firefox has over 5,000 add-ons to customize and enhance your web browsing experience. Categories include blogging, tools, entertainment, humor, news, privacy and security, and more. You can add style to your browser with skins and themes. Or, equip your browser bar with a dictionary or add a media toolbar with games and other forms of entertainment.
Firefox has tabbed browsing so you can quickly jump from site to site and open more than one website in the same browser window. Firefox also allows you to change the order of your tabs, and has a redo funtion for when you accidentaly delete tabs. There is an add–on for voice interaction so you can navigate the Internet through simple voice commands.
Firefox's integrated find-on-page function is slick and non-intrusive. You can easily find a word or phrase on a specific webpage without dealing with a pop-up window; Firefox puts the feature right into the bottom of the browser.
This is a great browser for students or others who conduct research on the Internet. Mozilla has developed virtual sticky notes so you can add your own notes to webpages, and they will be there when you return. The Library archives your browsing history and bookmarks for easy organization.
The innovative Smart Location Bar will adapt to your use and preferences. New one-click bookmarking makes it easy to organize your favorites. Firefox 3 also now includes anti-phishing, a pop-up blocker, password manager, and parental controls.
Another nice feature is the anywhere drag and drop, which allows you to drag text or a link from anywhere on a web page and put it directly into your search bar.
Obviously Google chrome was the best browser i have ever seen,it opens sites very fast than any browsers above
We can watch the Above picture which will tells about Best browser Review
We can download the main course i.e like 32 bit or 64 bit from official site of Microsoft After that the activation process was starts from the updating session
Windows 7 Beta 32-bit Activation Key:
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-32-ww&LCID=1033
Windows 7 Beta 64-bit Activation Key:
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-64-ww&LCID=1033
Hope this will help u guys
Windows 7 Beta 32-bit Activation Key:
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-32-ww&LCID=1033
Windows 7 Beta 64-bit Activation Key:
https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-64-ww&LCID=1033
Hope this will help u guys
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Windows 7 was built around your feedback, so you'll see a lot of things you've asked for. You asked us to make everyday tasks faster and easier, make your PC work the way you want it to, and make new things possible. And that's exactly what we're doing. Click below to see how it's coming to life!
Windows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch, speech, and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors[21][22][23][24], improved boot performance, and kernel improvements.
Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors, a new version of Windows Media Center,[25] Gadgets being integrated into Windows Explorer, a Gadget for Windows Media Center, the ability to visually pin and unpin items from the Start Menu and Taskbar, improved media features, the XPS Essentials Pack being integrated, Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), and a redesigned Calculator with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion.
Many new items have been added to the Control Panel including: ClearType Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, Action Center, and Display.[26] Windows Security Center has been renamed the Windows Action Center (Windows Health Center and Windows Solution Center in earlier builds) which encompasses both security and maintenance of the computer.
The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the Quick Launch toolbar has been merged with the task buttons to create an enhanced taskbar or what Microsoft internally refers to as the "Superbar". This enhanced taskbar also enables the Jump Lists feature to allow easy access to common tasks.[27] The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons.
Screenshots have appeared demonstrating a new feature called 'Peek'. Peek is a quick way of making all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop.[28] A Microsoft spokesman said that "this will be useful for users who want a quick look at the news" in reference to RSS gadgets on the desktop.[citation needed]
Unlike Windows Vista, window borders do not turn dark when maximized when Windows Aero is applied. Instead, it remains in Aero Transparency even when maximized in Windows 7.
For developers, Windows 7 includes a new networking API with support for building SOAP based web services in native code (as opposed to .NET based WCF web services),[29] new features to shorten application install times, reduced UAC prompts, simplified development of installation packages,[30] and improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API.[31]
At WinHEC 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in Windows 7 along with the wide color gamut scRGB (which for HDMI 1.3 can be converted and output as xvYCC). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.[32][33]
Windows 7 adds online versions of Spades, Backgammon and Checkers.
Removed features
It has been suggested that Features removed from Windows 7 be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)
Main article: Features removed from Windows 7
* In Windows 7, Windows Mail, Windows Calendar, Windows Photo Gallery, and Windows Movie Maker are part of Windows Live Essentials.
* Windows Meeting Space
* Windows Sidebar (Gadgets will remain, sitting freely on the Desktop)
* InkBall
Antitrust regulatory attention
As with other Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7 is being studied by federal regulators who oversee the company's operations following the 2001 United States v. Microsoft settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Jupiter Research said that, "[Microsoft's] challenge for Windows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don't run afoul of regulators."[34]
Editions
Main article: Windows 7 editions
Windows 7 editions will include one for netbooks and sub-notebook computers, at least one for consumers, and at least one for enterprises.[35]
The Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) installs Ultimate Edition by default.
Hardware requirements:-
Microsoft has published some recommended specifications for a system running the Windows 7 beta.
Windows 7 Beta recommended specifications
Processor Speed 1 GHz (Either 32-bit or 64-bit)
Memory (RAM) 1 GB
Graphics card DirectX 9.0 capable
Graphics memory 128 MB
HDD free space 16 GB
Other drives DVD-ROM
Audio Audio output
Windows 7 was built around your feedback, so you'll see a lot of things you've asked for. You asked us to make everyday tasks faster and easier, make your PC work the way you want it to, and make new things possible. And that's exactly what we're doing. Click below to see how it's coming to life!
Windows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch, speech, and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors[21][22][23][24], improved boot performance, and kernel improvements.
Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors, a new version of Windows Media Center,[25] Gadgets being integrated into Windows Explorer, a Gadget for Windows Media Center, the ability to visually pin and unpin items from the Start Menu and Taskbar, improved media features, the XPS Essentials Pack being integrated, Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), and a redesigned Calculator with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion.
Many new items have been added to the Control Panel including: ClearType Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, Action Center, and Display.[26] Windows Security Center has been renamed the Windows Action Center (Windows Health Center and Windows Solution Center in earlier builds) which encompasses both security and maintenance of the computer.
The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the Quick Launch toolbar has been merged with the task buttons to create an enhanced taskbar or what Microsoft internally refers to as the "Superbar". This enhanced taskbar also enables the Jump Lists feature to allow easy access to common tasks.[27] The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons.
Screenshots have appeared demonstrating a new feature called 'Peek'. Peek is a quick way of making all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop.[28] A Microsoft spokesman said that "this will be useful for users who want a quick look at the news" in reference to RSS gadgets on the desktop.[citation needed]
Unlike Windows Vista, window borders do not turn dark when maximized when Windows Aero is applied. Instead, it remains in Aero Transparency even when maximized in Windows 7.
For developers, Windows 7 includes a new networking API with support for building SOAP based web services in native code (as opposed to .NET based WCF web services),[29] new features to shorten application install times, reduced UAC prompts, simplified development of installation packages,[30] and improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API.[31]
At WinHEC 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in Windows 7 along with the wide color gamut scRGB (which for HDMI 1.3 can be converted and output as xvYCC). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.[32][33]
Windows 7 adds online versions of Spades, Backgammon and Checkers.
Removed features
It has been suggested that Features removed from Windows 7 be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)
Main article: Features removed from Windows 7
* In Windows 7, Windows Mail, Windows Calendar, Windows Photo Gallery, and Windows Movie Maker are part of Windows Live Essentials.
* Windows Meeting Space
* Windows Sidebar (Gadgets will remain, sitting freely on the Desktop)
* InkBall
Antitrust regulatory attention
As with other Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7 is being studied by federal regulators who oversee the company's operations following the 2001 United States v. Microsoft settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Jupiter Research said that, "[Microsoft's] challenge for Windows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don't run afoul of regulators."[34]
Editions
Main article: Windows 7 editions
Windows 7 editions will include one for netbooks and sub-notebook computers, at least one for consumers, and at least one for enterprises.[35]
The Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) installs Ultimate Edition by default.
Hardware requirements:-
Microsoft has published some recommended specifications for a system running the Windows 7 beta.
Windows 7 Beta recommended specifications
Processor Speed 1 GHz (Either 32-bit or 64-bit)
Memory (RAM) 1 GB
Graphics card DirectX 9.0 capable
Graphics memory 128 MB
HDD free space 16 GB
Other drives DVD-ROM
Audio Audio output
Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs).[1] Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal computer market, overtaking Mac OS, which had been introduced previously. At the 2004 IDC Directions conference, it was stated that Windows had approximately 90% of the client operating system market.[2] The most recent client version of Windows is Windows Vista; the most recent server version is Windows Server 2008.
Friday, January 16, 2009
RapidShare is a German-owned one-click hosting pay- and free-service (with certain restrictions & limitations) website that operates from Switzerland and is financed by the subscriptions of paying users. Rapidshare is one of the world’s largest file-hosting sites with millions of files stored on its servers. According to Alexa, Rapidshare.com is currently the 12th most visited website globally.[1]
History
RapidShare has two different websites, but both sites claim to be entirely different organizations and entities. The original site is RapidShare.de, which uses the German top-level domain ".de", and the organization has its central office in Cham, Switzerland.[2]
On October 20, 2006, RapidShare announced that "Unfortunately all drives of RapidShare.de are full right now".[3] A new website, RapidShare.com was set up in an attempt to transfer usage from RapidShare.de to RapidShare.com.[citation needed] When the new Rapidshare.com was launched, holders of "Premium" accounts at the time on RapidShare.de were able to use both the RapidShare.de and RapidShare.com, until their account expired. It is not possible, however, to use a RapidShare.com account on the German site.
Operation and services
On uploading the user is supplied with a unique download URL which enables anyone, with whom the uploader shares it, to download the file. No user is allowed to search the server for content; all files have to be downloaded by following a given URL.
RapidShare stated in April 2008 that it had 240 gigabit/s of Internet connectivity and 4.5 petabytes of storage for users.[4]
Non-paying users are required to wait 30 to 134 seconds, depending on the filesize, before the download starts and their download-speed is limited from 25 KB/s up to 250 KB/s (depending on the server-load). In October 2008, Rapidshare extended the waiting time to 15 minutes between each download.
Registration and payment allow benefits such as unlimited download speed, download of several files simultaneously, queue skipping, the facility to interrupt and re-start downloads, up- and downloading bigger files up to 2 GBs, allowing Free Users to download their files with Premium privileges ("TrafficShare") and to store up to 500 GB of data that can not expire. Every premium account is limited to a maximum of 50 GB download-traffic per day, but the user is allowed to "save" traffic up to a maximum of 100 GB and can then spend the saved traffic all at once.[5]
There is now a rewards program that allows the user to trade "RapidPoints" for a selection of products depending on the amount of points the user has collected.
As of October 2008, the download limit has been established for Premium Members at 2.66 Gigabyte per day. The volume not used is automatically transferred to the following day, up to a maximum of 12 gigabyte. If the complete download capacity is used up during one day, the premium-user is able to save another 2.66 gigabyte the following day.
Also, as of (at least) 24 October 2008[6], files that are not uploaded with a Premium or Collector's Account, may only be downloaded ten times: "This file is neither allocated to a Premium Account, or a Collector's Account, and can therefore only be downloaded 10 times."[7]
Software
Rapidshare offers two computer programs to simplify file managing:
Rapidshare Uploader
This software allows queuing of uploads. However, it cannot resume interrupted uploads. It is available for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and runs without installation.[8]
Rapidshare Manager
This software has many more features than the Uploader, especially queuing and resuming of up- and downloads, but is only available for Windows Vista.[9]
Issues
Some ISPs intentionally block sharing sites like RapidShare so as to avoid legal issues due to the propagation of pirated copyrighted material.[citation needed]
On 19th January 2007 the German collections agency GEMA claimed to have won a temporary injunction against both RapidShare.de and RapidShare.com. "The latter is said to have used copyright protected works of GEMA members in an unlawful fashion."
Rapidshare started to check newly uploaded files against a database of files already reported as illegal. By comparing the files' MD5-hash the site would now prevent illegal files from being reuploaded. While this would be sufficient under United States law, it was later established in court that under German law it is not. That decision forced Rapidshare to check all the uploaded files before publishing them.
A month later, Rapidshare stated on their website that "we will not spy out the files that our clients faithfully upload onto RapidShare, not now nor in future. We are against upload control and guarantee you that your files are safe with us and will not be opened by anyone else than yourself, unless you distribute the download link." [12]
CAPTCHA
In the past RapidShare required free users to enter a CAPTCHA code for each download in an attempt to avoid automatic or "bot"-assisted downloading, but has since removed this requirement and replaced it with a 15 minute waiting limit per download. After three failures to enter the CAPTCHA download access would be blocked for a limited period.
Earlier versions of the CAPTCHAs included four letters and numbers distorted by wave filter. Users had to recognize and type all characters before the download would begin.
In the first half of 2008, an updated version of this CAPTCHA was used. It consisted of up to seven warped alphanumeric characters (though usually still four), each with a dog or a cat printed over them. The user was instructed to type in the four characters with the cat on them.
On 22 June 2008, the site changed the CAPTCHA to a tri-dimensional grid, with symbols in bas-relief.
History
RapidShare has two different websites, but both sites claim to be entirely different organizations and entities. The original site is RapidShare.de, which uses the German top-level domain ".de", and the organization has its central office in Cham, Switzerland.[2]
On October 20, 2006, RapidShare announced that "Unfortunately all drives of RapidShare.de are full right now".[3] A new website, RapidShare.com was set up in an attempt to transfer usage from RapidShare.de to RapidShare.com.[citation needed] When the new Rapidshare.com was launched, holders of "Premium" accounts at the time on RapidShare.de were able to use both the RapidShare.de and RapidShare.com, until their account expired. It is not possible, however, to use a RapidShare.com account on the German site.
Operation and services
On uploading the user is supplied with a unique download URL which enables anyone, with whom the uploader shares it, to download the file. No user is allowed to search the server for content; all files have to be downloaded by following a given URL.
RapidShare stated in April 2008 that it had 240 gigabit/s of Internet connectivity and 4.5 petabytes of storage for users.[4]
Non-paying users are required to wait 30 to 134 seconds, depending on the filesize, before the download starts and their download-speed is limited from 25 KB/s up to 250 KB/s (depending on the server-load). In October 2008, Rapidshare extended the waiting time to 15 minutes between each download.
Registration and payment allow benefits such as unlimited download speed, download of several files simultaneously, queue skipping, the facility to interrupt and re-start downloads, up- and downloading bigger files up to 2 GBs, allowing Free Users to download their files with Premium privileges ("TrafficShare") and to store up to 500 GB of data that can not expire. Every premium account is limited to a maximum of 50 GB download-traffic per day, but the user is allowed to "save" traffic up to a maximum of 100 GB and can then spend the saved traffic all at once.[5]
There is now a rewards program that allows the user to trade "RapidPoints" for a selection of products depending on the amount of points the user has collected.
As of October 2008, the download limit has been established for Premium Members at 2.66 Gigabyte per day. The volume not used is automatically transferred to the following day, up to a maximum of 12 gigabyte. If the complete download capacity is used up during one day, the premium-user is able to save another 2.66 gigabyte the following day.
Also, as of (at least) 24 October 2008[6], files that are not uploaded with a Premium or Collector's Account, may only be downloaded ten times: "This file is neither allocated to a Premium Account, or a Collector's Account, and can therefore only be downloaded 10 times."[7]
Software
Rapidshare offers two computer programs to simplify file managing:
Rapidshare Uploader
This software allows queuing of uploads. However, it cannot resume interrupted uploads. It is available for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and runs without installation.[8]
Rapidshare Manager
This software has many more features than the Uploader, especially queuing and resuming of up- and downloads, but is only available for Windows Vista.[9]
Issues
Some ISPs intentionally block sharing sites like RapidShare so as to avoid legal issues due to the propagation of pirated copyrighted material.[citation needed]
On 19th January 2007 the German collections agency GEMA claimed to have won a temporary injunction against both RapidShare.de and RapidShare.com. "The latter is said to have used copyright protected works of GEMA members in an unlawful fashion."
Rapidshare started to check newly uploaded files against a database of files already reported as illegal. By comparing the files' MD5-hash the site would now prevent illegal files from being reuploaded. While this would be sufficient under United States law, it was later established in court that under German law it is not. That decision forced Rapidshare to check all the uploaded files before publishing them.
A month later, Rapidshare stated on their website that "we will not spy out the files that our clients faithfully upload onto RapidShare, not now nor in future. We are against upload control and guarantee you that your files are safe with us and will not be opened by anyone else than yourself, unless you distribute the download link." [12]
CAPTCHA
In the past RapidShare required free users to enter a CAPTCHA code for each download in an attempt to avoid automatic or "bot"-assisted downloading, but has since removed this requirement and replaced it with a 15 minute waiting limit per download. After three failures to enter the CAPTCHA download access would be blocked for a limited period.
Earlier versions of the CAPTCHAs included four letters and numbers distorted by wave filter. Users had to recognize and type all characters before the download would begin.
In the first half of 2008, an updated version of this CAPTCHA was used. It consisted of up to seven warped alphanumeric characters (though usually still four), each with a dog or a cat printed over them. The user was instructed to type in the four characters with the cat on them.
On 22 June 2008, the site changed the CAPTCHA to a tri-dimensional grid, with symbols in bas-relief.
1#-BitDefender Internet Security 2008
About Bitdefender Internet Security:-
BitDefender Internet Security 2008 is the best integrated security program (which includes antivirus protection, a firewall, spam filtering, spyware protection and more), according to the most reviews. The suite has… always had a fine reputation for preventing malware, but the previous version was one of the worst offenders at slowing computers, and user control was awkward. Reviews say the program is considerably improved in those regards. Early user reviews are more favorable than those for most competitors. A similar product, BitDefender Total Security 2008 (*est. $60) includes all the components of the base program, with the addition of maintenance and backup software.
2#-Norton Internet Security 2008
About Norton Internet Security:-
More than half of the security programs sold carry the Norton name. Norton Internet Security 2008 benefits from brand comfort and rebate promotions, and the most credible reviewers say the new version is the best in its… class as well. Norton is ranked among the best in preventing viruses and spyware in all tests. The major issue with Norton is that it will not work properly on many computers. While this problem plagues all security suites to some extent, user reviews report more trouble with Norton than others. Slowing is not as much a problem as it used to be.
3#-Panda Internet Security 2008
About Panda Internet Security 2008:-
According to reviews, the main strengths of Panda Internet Security 2008 are antivirus and firewall protection. However, opinions of its spam filtering, anti-spyware and parental-control components are only fair. Still,… many users may not need those features. In that case, Panda is a good value, and like its Norton and BitDefender competitors, the license covers three computers. It is also just as effective as its competitors at preventing the major types of malware. Spam filtering is the big weak point in reviews, but if you already have a good spam filter, you may not need more than Panda Internet Security.
1#-BitDefender Antivirus
2#-Kaspersky Anti-Virus
3#-Webroot Antivirus
4#-ESET Nod32
5#-ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS
6#-AVG Anti-Virus
7#-Vipre Antivirus + Antispyware
8#-F-Secure Anti-Virus
9#-Trend Micro
10#-McAfee VirusScan
2#-Kaspersky Anti-Virus
3#-Webroot Antivirus
4#-ESET Nod32
5#-ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS
6#-AVG Anti-Virus
7#-Vipre Antivirus + Antispyware
8#-F-Secure Anti-Virus
9#-Trend Micro
10#-McAfee VirusScan
How to keep USB drive safe when attached to virus infected computer system
on 2:40 AM
Labels: System
I have faced this situation many many times.When i have to use my pen drive,which is already containing some important data that i can't afford to loose, on a shared computer system that is probably infected with viruses, i always found myself in a dilemma.If i use my USB drive on that virus infected computer system then that virus will be automatically transmitted to my pen drive also and then it might make my pen drive unreadable or data on pen drive might be lost etc. depending upon the virus activity.
But now i have found a solution for this situation.If i make my USB drive non writable then any kind of data can't be written to it,means if virus infected computer is going to transmit any virus to pen drive then it can't be written to it as USB drive is write protected.
ThumbScrew is a freeware that can be used to write-protect your USB drive so that malware or any kind of unwanted program or data from host computer doesn’t spread to your USB Drive. For using it download and launch the app, right click the System Tray icon and choose ‘Make USB Read Only’. Now nothing could be written to the USB Drive, you’re completely protected from infections spreading to your disk from your computer.
Now your pen drive is protected on that shared system but i still recommend you to use a quality anitvirus software updated regularly as your system contains more important data than a pen drive.
But now i have found a solution for this situation.If i make my USB drive non writable then any kind of data can't be written to it,means if virus infected computer is going to transmit any virus to pen drive then it can't be written to it as USB drive is write protected.
ThumbScrew is a freeware that can be used to write-protect your USB drive so that malware or any kind of unwanted program or data from host computer doesn’t spread to your USB Drive. For using it download and launch the app, right click the System Tray icon and choose ‘Make USB Read Only’. Now nothing could be written to the USB Drive, you’re completely protected from infections spreading to your disk from your computer.
Now your pen drive is protected on that shared system but i still recommend you to use a quality anitvirus software updated regularly as your system contains more important data than a pen drive.
1. Many so-called "health foods" are actually cleverly disguised junk foods that actually stimulate you to gain more belly fat... yet the diet food marketing industry continues to lie to you so they can maximize their profits.
2. Ab exercises like crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines are the LEAST effective method of getting flat six pack abs. We'll explore what types of exercises REALLY work in a minute.
3. Boring repetitive cardio exercise routines are NOT the best way to lose body fat and uncover those six pack abs. I'll show you the exact types of unique workouts that produce 10x better results below.
4. You DON'T need to waste your money on expensive "extreme fat burner" pills (that don't work) or other bogus supplements. A special class of natural foods is much more effective. I'll tell you about these natural foods and their powers below.
5. Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using that "ab contraption"... they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition strategies. Again, you'll learn some of their secrets and what really works below.
2. Ab exercises like crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines are the LEAST effective method of getting flat six pack abs. We'll explore what types of exercises REALLY work in a minute.
3. Boring repetitive cardio exercise routines are NOT the best way to lose body fat and uncover those six pack abs. I'll show you the exact types of unique workouts that produce 10x better results below.
4. You DON'T need to waste your money on expensive "extreme fat burner" pills (that don't work) or other bogus supplements. A special class of natural foods is much more effective. I'll tell you about these natural foods and their powers below.
5. Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using that "ab contraption"... they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition strategies. Again, you'll learn some of their secrets and what really works below.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Everybody’s favorite open-source browser, Firefox, is great right out of the box. And by adding some of the awesome extensions available out there, the browser just gets better and better.
But look under the hood, and there are a bunch of hidden (and some not-so-secret) tips and tricks available that will crank Firefox up and pimp your browser. Make it faster, cooler, more efficient. Get to be a Jedi master with the following cool Firefox tricks.
1) More screen space. Make your icons small. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and check the “Use small icons” box.
2) Smart keywords. If there’s a search you use a lot (let’s say IMDB.com’s people search), this is an awesome tool that not many people use. Right-click on the search box, select “Add a Keyword for this search”, give the keyword a name and an easy-to-type and easy-to-remember shortcut name (let’s say “actor”) and save it. Now, when you want to do an actor search, go to Firefox’s address bar, type “actor” and the name of the actor and press return. Instant search! You can do this with any search box.
3) Keyboard shortcuts. This is where you become a real Jedi. It just takes a little while to learn these, but once you do, your browsing will be super fast. Here are some of the most common (and my personal favs):
* Spacebar (page down)
* Shift-Spacebar (page up)
* Ctrl+F (find)
* Alt-N (find next)
* Ctrl+D (bookmark page)
* Ctrl+T (new tab)
* Ctrl+K (go to search box)
* Ctrl+L (go to address bar)
* Ctrl+= (increase text size)
* Ctrl+- (decrease text size)
* Ctrl-W (close tab)
* F5 (reload)
* Alt-Home (go to home page)
4) Auto-complete. This is another keyboard shortcut, but it’s not commonly known and very useful. Go to the address bar (Control-L) and type the name of the site without the “www” or the “.com”. Let’s say “google”. Then press Control-Enter, and it will automatically fill in the “www” and the “.com” and take you there - like magic! For .net addresses, press Shift-Enter, and for .org addresses, press Control-Shift-Enter.
5) Tab navigation. Instead of using the mouse to select different tabs that you have open, use the keyboard. Here are the shortcuts:
* Ctrl+Tab (rotate forward among tabs)
* Ctrl+Shft+Tab (rotate to the previous tab)
* Ctrl+1-9 (choose a number to jump to a specific tab)
6) Mouse shortcuts. Sometimes you’re already using your mouse and it’s easier to use a mouse shortcut than to go back to the keyboard. Master these cool ones:
* Middle click on link (opens in new tab)
* Shift-scroll down (previous page)
* Shift-scroll up (next page)
* Ctrl-scroll up (decrease text size)
* Ctrl-scroll down (increase text size)
* Middle click on a tab (closes tab)
7) Delete items from address bar history. Firefox’s ability to automatically show previous URLs you’ve visited, as you type, in the address bar’s drop-down history menu is very cool. But sometimes you just don’t want those URLs to show up (I won’t ask why). Go to the address bar (Ctrl-L), start typing an address, and the drop-down menu will appear with the URLs of pages you’ve visited with those letters in them. Use the down-arrow to go down to an address you want to delete, and press the Delete key to make it disappear.
8) User chrome. If you really want to trick out your Firefox, you’ll want to create a UserChrome.css file and customize your browser. It’s a bit complicated to get into here, but check out this tutorial.
9) Create a user.js file. Another way to customize Firefox, creating a user.js file can really speed up your browsing. You’ll need to create a text file named user.js in your profile folder (see this to find out where the profile folder is) and see this example user.js file that you can modify. Created by techlifeweb.com, this example explains some of the things you can do in its comments.
10) about:config. The true power user’s tool, about.config isn’t something to mess with if you don’t know what a setting does. You can get to the main configuration screen by putting about:config in the browser’s address bar. See Mozillazine’s about:config tips and screenshots.
11) Add a keyword for a bookmark. Go to your bookmarks much faster by giving them keywords. Right-click the bookmark and then select Properties. Put a short keyword in the keyword field, save it, and now you can type that keyword in the address bar and it will go to that bookmark.
12) Speed up Firefox. If you have a broadband connection (and most of us do), you can use pipelining to speed up your page loads. This allows Firefox to load multiple things on a page at once, instead of one at a time (by default, it’s optimized for dialup connections). Here’s how:
* Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Type “network.http” in the filter field, and change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):
* Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
* Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
* Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to a number like 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once.
* Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
13) Limit RAM usage. If Firefox takes up too much memory on your computer, you can limit the amount of RAM it is allowed to us. Again, go to about:config, filter “browser.cache” and select “browser.cache.disk.capacity”. It’s set to 50000, but you can lower it, depending on how much memory you have. Try 15000 if you have between 512MB and 1GB ram.
14) Reduce RAM usage further for when Firefox is minimized. This setting will move Firefox to your hard drive when you minimize it, taking up much less memory. And there is no noticeable difference in speed when you restore Firefox, so it’s definitely worth a go. Again, go to about:config, right-click anywhere and select New-> Boolean. Name it “config.trim_on_minimize” and set it to TRUE. You have to restart Firefox for these settings to take effect.
15) Move or remove the close tab button. Do you accidentally click on the close button of Firefox’s tabs? You can move them or remove them, again through about:config. Edit the preference for “browser.tabs.closeButtons”. Here are the meanings of each value:
* 0: Display a close button on the active tab only
* 1:(Default) Display close buttons on all tabs
* 2:Don’t display any close buttons
* 3:Display a single close button at the end of the tab bar (Firefox 1.x behavior)
But look under the hood, and there are a bunch of hidden (and some not-so-secret) tips and tricks available that will crank Firefox up and pimp your browser. Make it faster, cooler, more efficient. Get to be a Jedi master with the following cool Firefox tricks.
1) More screen space. Make your icons small. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize and check the “Use small icons” box.
2) Smart keywords. If there’s a search you use a lot (let’s say IMDB.com’s people search), this is an awesome tool that not many people use. Right-click on the search box, select “Add a Keyword for this search”, give the keyword a name and an easy-to-type and easy-to-remember shortcut name (let’s say “actor”) and save it. Now, when you want to do an actor search, go to Firefox’s address bar, type “actor” and the name of the actor and press return. Instant search! You can do this with any search box.
3) Keyboard shortcuts. This is where you become a real Jedi. It just takes a little while to learn these, but once you do, your browsing will be super fast. Here are some of the most common (and my personal favs):
* Spacebar (page down)
* Shift-Spacebar (page up)
* Ctrl+F (find)
* Alt-N (find next)
* Ctrl+D (bookmark page)
* Ctrl+T (new tab)
* Ctrl+K (go to search box)
* Ctrl+L (go to address bar)
* Ctrl+= (increase text size)
* Ctrl+- (decrease text size)
* Ctrl-W (close tab)
* F5 (reload)
* Alt-Home (go to home page)
4) Auto-complete. This is another keyboard shortcut, but it’s not commonly known and very useful. Go to the address bar (Control-L) and type the name of the site without the “www” or the “.com”. Let’s say “google”. Then press Control-Enter, and it will automatically fill in the “www” and the “.com” and take you there - like magic! For .net addresses, press Shift-Enter, and for .org addresses, press Control-Shift-Enter.
5) Tab navigation. Instead of using the mouse to select different tabs that you have open, use the keyboard. Here are the shortcuts:
* Ctrl+Tab (rotate forward among tabs)
* Ctrl+Shft+Tab (rotate to the previous tab)
* Ctrl+1-9 (choose a number to jump to a specific tab)
6) Mouse shortcuts. Sometimes you’re already using your mouse and it’s easier to use a mouse shortcut than to go back to the keyboard. Master these cool ones:
* Middle click on link (opens in new tab)
* Shift-scroll down (previous page)
* Shift-scroll up (next page)
* Ctrl-scroll up (decrease text size)
* Ctrl-scroll down (increase text size)
* Middle click on a tab (closes tab)
7) Delete items from address bar history. Firefox’s ability to automatically show previous URLs you’ve visited, as you type, in the address bar’s drop-down history menu is very cool. But sometimes you just don’t want those URLs to show up (I won’t ask why). Go to the address bar (Ctrl-L), start typing an address, and the drop-down menu will appear with the URLs of pages you’ve visited with those letters in them. Use the down-arrow to go down to an address you want to delete, and press the Delete key to make it disappear.
8) User chrome. If you really want to trick out your Firefox, you’ll want to create a UserChrome.css file and customize your browser. It’s a bit complicated to get into here, but check out this tutorial.
9) Create a user.js file. Another way to customize Firefox, creating a user.js file can really speed up your browsing. You’ll need to create a text file named user.js in your profile folder (see this to find out where the profile folder is) and see this example user.js file that you can modify. Created by techlifeweb.com, this example explains some of the things you can do in its comments.
10) about:config. The true power user’s tool, about.config isn’t something to mess with if you don’t know what a setting does. You can get to the main configuration screen by putting about:config in the browser’s address bar. See Mozillazine’s about:config tips and screenshots.
11) Add a keyword for a bookmark. Go to your bookmarks much faster by giving them keywords. Right-click the bookmark and then select Properties. Put a short keyword in the keyword field, save it, and now you can type that keyword in the address bar and it will go to that bookmark.
12) Speed up Firefox. If you have a broadband connection (and most of us do), you can use pipelining to speed up your page loads. This allows Firefox to load multiple things on a page at once, instead of one at a time (by default, it’s optimized for dialup connections). Here’s how:
* Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Type “network.http” in the filter field, and change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):
* Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
* Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
* Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to a number like 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once.
* Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
13) Limit RAM usage. If Firefox takes up too much memory on your computer, you can limit the amount of RAM it is allowed to us. Again, go to about:config, filter “browser.cache” and select “browser.cache.disk.capacity”. It’s set to 50000, but you can lower it, depending on how much memory you have. Try 15000 if you have between 512MB and 1GB ram.
14) Reduce RAM usage further for when Firefox is minimized. This setting will move Firefox to your hard drive when you minimize it, taking up much less memory. And there is no noticeable difference in speed when you restore Firefox, so it’s definitely worth a go. Again, go to about:config, right-click anywhere and select New-> Boolean. Name it “config.trim_on_minimize” and set it to TRUE. You have to restart Firefox for these settings to take effect.
15) Move or remove the close tab button. Do you accidentally click on the close button of Firefox’s tabs? You can move them or remove them, again through about:config. Edit the preference for “browser.tabs.closeButtons”. Here are the meanings of each value:
* 0: Display a close button on the active tab only
* 1:(Default) Display close buttons on all tabs
* 2:Don’t display any close buttons
* 3:Display a single close button at the end of the tab bar (Firefox 1.x behavior)
Everyone knows the keys to losing weight: Eat less and exercise more. Sounds simple enough, but in the context of real life and its demands, it can be anything but simple. So how do successful losers do it? To find out, WebMD asked experts across the country for their best diet tips.
Here's what they said:
Best Diet Tip No. 1:
Drink plenty of water or other calorie-free beverages.People sometimes confuse thirst with hunger. So you can end up eating extra calories when an ice-cold glass of water is really what you need."If you don't like plain water, try adding citrus or a splash of juice, or brew infused teas like mango or peach, which have lots of flavor but no calories," says Cynthia Sass, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.
Best Diet Tip No. 2:
Think about what you can add to your diet, not what you should take away.Start by focusing on getting the recommended 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables each day."It sounds like a lot, but it is well worth it, because at the same time you are meeting your fiber goals and feeling more satisfied from the volume of food," says chef Laura Pansiero, RD.You're also less likely to overeat because fruits and vegetables displace fat in the diet. And that's not to mention the health benefits of fruits and vegetables. More than 200 studies have documented the disease-preventing qualities of phytochemicals found in produce, says Pansiero.Her suggestion for getting more: Work vegetables into meals instead of just serving them as sides on a plate.
"I love to take seasonal vegetables and make stir-fries, frittatas, risotto, pilafs, soups, or layer on sandwiches," Pansiero says. "It is so easy to buy a variety of vegetables and incorporate them into dishes."
Best Diet Tip No. 3:
Consider whether you're really hungry.Whenever you feel like eating, look for physical signs of hunger, suggests Michelle May, MD, author of Am I Hungry?"Hunger is your body's way of telling you that you need fuel, so when a craving doesn't come from hunger, eating will never satisfy it," she says.When you're done eating, you should feel better -- not stuffed, bloated, or tired."Your stomach is only the size of your fist, so it takes just a handful of food to fill it comfortably," says May.
Keeping your portions reasonable will help you get more in touch with your feelings of hunger and fullness.
Best Diet Tip No. 4:
Be choosy about nighttime snacks.Mindless eating occurs most frequently after dinner, when you finally sit down and relax."Sitting down with a bag of chips or cookies in front of the television is an example of eating amnesia, where you mindlessly eat without being hungry, but out of habit," says American Dietetic Association spokesperson Malena Perdomo, RD.Either close down the kitchen after a certain hour, or allow yourself a low-calorie snack, like a 100-calorie pack of cookies or a half-cup scoop of low-fat ice cream. Once you find that you're usually satisfied with the low-cal snack, try a cup of zero-calorie tea, suggests Perdomo.
Here's what they said:
Best Diet Tip No. 1:
Drink plenty of water or other calorie-free beverages.People sometimes confuse thirst with hunger. So you can end up eating extra calories when an ice-cold glass of water is really what you need."If you don't like plain water, try adding citrus or a splash of juice, or brew infused teas like mango or peach, which have lots of flavor but no calories," says Cynthia Sass, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.
Best Diet Tip No. 2:
Think about what you can add to your diet, not what you should take away.Start by focusing on getting the recommended 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables each day."It sounds like a lot, but it is well worth it, because at the same time you are meeting your fiber goals and feeling more satisfied from the volume of food," says chef Laura Pansiero, RD.You're also less likely to overeat because fruits and vegetables displace fat in the diet. And that's not to mention the health benefits of fruits and vegetables. More than 200 studies have documented the disease-preventing qualities of phytochemicals found in produce, says Pansiero.Her suggestion for getting more: Work vegetables into meals instead of just serving them as sides on a plate.
"I love to take seasonal vegetables and make stir-fries, frittatas, risotto, pilafs, soups, or layer on sandwiches," Pansiero says. "It is so easy to buy a variety of vegetables and incorporate them into dishes."
Best Diet Tip No. 3:
Consider whether you're really hungry.Whenever you feel like eating, look for physical signs of hunger, suggests Michelle May, MD, author of Am I Hungry?"Hunger is your body's way of telling you that you need fuel, so when a craving doesn't come from hunger, eating will never satisfy it," she says.When you're done eating, you should feel better -- not stuffed, bloated, or tired."Your stomach is only the size of your fist, so it takes just a handful of food to fill it comfortably," says May.
Keeping your portions reasonable will help you get more in touch with your feelings of hunger and fullness.
Best Diet Tip No. 4:
Be choosy about nighttime snacks.Mindless eating occurs most frequently after dinner, when you finally sit down and relax."Sitting down with a bag of chips or cookies in front of the television is an example of eating amnesia, where you mindlessly eat without being hungry, but out of habit," says American Dietetic Association spokesperson Malena Perdomo, RD.Either close down the kitchen after a certain hour, or allow yourself a low-calorie snack, like a 100-calorie pack of cookies or a half-cup scoop of low-fat ice cream. Once you find that you're usually satisfied with the low-cal snack, try a cup of zero-calorie tea, suggests Perdomo.
Universities around the world are experiencing dramatic increases in “always on“ research capability and the need to offer cutting-edge applications . This places considerable strain on many of the older incumbent data center infrastructures. The need for more robust, powerful and efficient systems has left a number of institutions in a bind. Most universities have not planned for such changes and this disruption has strained budgets to have the resources to effectively remain competitive with other institutions around the world.
In a typical data center, density is restricted by both the cooling capabilities and the platform infrastructure. Space will always be an issue when it comes to data processing and storage. Verari Systems has taken steps to combat this with the BladeRack® 2 X- Series featuring our patented Vertical Cooling Technology™ which lowers TCO and space requirements while increasing performance. By utilizing Verari’s solutions universities can build an extremely efficient data centers with unrivaled density and maximum performance. In fact, the BladeRack 2 XM is the industry’s densest compute solution, supporting up to 96 blades housing 768 processing cores. That’s 768 cutting-edge processing cores running complex research equations or mapping DNA – anything top researchers need the muscle to crack – in just two standard data center floor tiles.
As I mentioned before some universities just don’t have the resources to improve their data centers. Or to be clearer, some universities do not have the immediate, discretionary income available to fund a new data center. Verari Systems counters this by providing a wide range of leasing and financing options designed to help organizations who find themselves in such a bind. We will even accept old, inefficient systems as a trade in towards new data center hardware that will save these schools money while attracting top researchers and grants. Our leasing solutions minimize the financial and technological risks that accompany a direct purchase. We also offer a technology refresh program that protects the universities’ investment and lets them upgrade the equipment when the time comes to do so in an easy, planned manner.
In a typical data center, density is restricted by both the cooling capabilities and the platform infrastructure. Space will always be an issue when it comes to data processing and storage. Verari Systems has taken steps to combat this with the BladeRack® 2 X- Series featuring our patented Vertical Cooling Technology™ which lowers TCO and space requirements while increasing performance. By utilizing Verari’s solutions universities can build an extremely efficient data centers with unrivaled density and maximum performance. In fact, the BladeRack 2 XM is the industry’s densest compute solution, supporting up to 96 blades housing 768 processing cores. That’s 768 cutting-edge processing cores running complex research equations or mapping DNA – anything top researchers need the muscle to crack – in just two standard data center floor tiles.
As I mentioned before some universities just don’t have the resources to improve their data centers. Or to be clearer, some universities do not have the immediate, discretionary income available to fund a new data center. Verari Systems counters this by providing a wide range of leasing and financing options designed to help organizations who find themselves in such a bind. We will even accept old, inefficient systems as a trade in towards new data center hardware that will save these schools money while attracting top researchers and grants. Our leasing solutions minimize the financial and technological risks that accompany a direct purchase. We also offer a technology refresh program that protects the universities’ investment and lets them upgrade the equipment when the time comes to do so in an easy, planned manner.
