Microsoft has come with a site with a interactive flash movie to experiance the look and feel of their latest and much awaited OS Windows Vista. The flash movie looks like as it looks like in vista installed desktop.

The movie guides through its features and software that will be included in vista. It is worth to have a look at this site.

See Windows Vista in Action
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FEBE has a simple and useful Firefox Backup extension for managing all your Firefox Extensions and even your firefox browser themes, bookmarks, preferences, and even cookies.

Say you have installed tons of extensions on your computer and need to backup all the extensions and restore the same on your laptop or you want to format your machine and install them back, there is no option in firefox to do the backup. So you had to copy one by one manually to the other computer.


Now you can do the same by just installing FEBE (Firefox Extension Backup Extension). It backs up your browser extensions, themes, and (optionally) your bookmarks, preferences and cookies. FEBE V2.0 (V3.0 is still in development) will backup your entire Firefox Profile on one click.


FEBE will actually rebuild all your extensions individually into installable packages .xpi files that can easily be moved around and freshly installed on other machines.




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Now a days people are finding Camera phones as a convinient and simple for taking quick snaps, but these images are not suitable to take very important pictures of the events like Graduation Days or a Wedding Ceremonies.

Lance Ulanoff comments on this: with a 1-megapixel camera phone that offers a teardrop-size lens and a focal length somewhat smaller than the thickness of a fly's whisker seems really bad idea to captures these important events in ones life.

I mean, seriously, don't these people own regular digital cameras? Of course they do! Did they forget them? Probably not. I think they made the conscious decision to leave the bulkier camera at home and capture the magic with their Motorola Razr.

A camera phone leaves you with one set of crappy images (don't even think about using it for video). A good digital camera will provide an endlessly shareable set of high-quality images and, potentially, quite passable video.

Ultimately, those seeking to capture memories need to think not only of the moment, but of the future. They need to imagine the day when they'll be sitting in their living room or den, laughing and crying over their digitally captured memories.



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Cablevision recently announced a major change to their Optimum Voice VOIP by offering $19.95 per month to call anywhere in the world. This is a strong departure from Skype’s "Skype Out" cost per minute, and Vonage’s international rates. I would say this is first step towards the true domination of VOIP.

Main Features include:

* Talk as long as you want! Up to 500 minutes of calling anywhere in the world, day or night.
* That's over 8 hours of talk time a month!
* No hidden fees and no per-minute or connection charges.
* Same low rate every month with no surprises.
* It's easy to use — just pick up and call directly from your Optimum Voice home phone — no extra numbers or special codes to dial.
* Monitor your usage at the My Optimum Voice website.
* Easy billing to your Cablevision account — no prepaid calling cards to purchase.
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Symantec's next generation security software Norton 360 and faces a delay from the original September due date.

Word of the delay comes as Microsoft is starting to ship its Windows Live OneCare security product and a day after McAfee announced its Falcon project for new, integrated consumer security software, slated for delivery this summer.

Symantec unveiled plans for its new software, then code-named Genesis, in February. The product is to rival Microsoft's OneCare and Windows Vista security technology, and will integrate components of Symantec's current security, PC optimisation and backup products, the security company has said.

"We're currently targeting to have the code available in Q4 (the fourth quarter)," Salem said. "In July, we will make a large public beta available. The feedback from our customers, the feedback from our channel partners, will help us decide when we make the product available to our customers."

Source: Symantec challenge to OneCare faces delay

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Vonage said that customers who reserved shares in the Internet phone company's initial public offering last week must pay for their stock, despite the fact that the shares have already lost 29% of its value since the offering. Previously, the company had suggested it might not force customers to pay for their shares, since doing so could alienate them.

In the weeks before its IPO, Vonage took the unusual approach of allowing customers and other people close to the company to reserve shares without putting down any money. They weren't required to pay for the shares until May 30, six days after the May 24 IPO. By the later date, Vonage had established itself as the worst-performing IPO of the year. Shares, which were originally priced at $17, had tumbled to $12.50 by the close on May 30, and slipped again yesterday, to $12.02. Many customers now appear reluctant to pay the original price for their shares.


Related: vonage sets ipo price

Source: Vonage Stock price gone for a spin


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Eric Schmidt said that the online search engine gaint is unlikely to create its own Web browser, even though the company remains worried about being slighted by the next version of Microsoft Internet Explorer.

"It looks like people have some good browsers choices already," Schmidt said. "We would not build a browser for the fun of building a browser," he said.

Sure Microsoft has some sigh of relief because their next version of IE will only have face competion from Firefox, Safari and Opera. Google has no plans in entering the competition anytime soon even though they own gbrowser.com for that purpose.

Source: Google unlikely to create its own Web browser


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AOL e-mail users were prevented from sending or receiving most of their e-mail for at least three hours Thursday morning, the online portal said.

"An e-mail software issue started to cause delays in the sending and receiving of AOL e-mails for our members and AOL.com users, said company spokesman Nicholas Graham. "We are in the process of implementing a fix and investigating its cause."

Graham said all the e-mail will eventually be delivered once the glitch is corrected. Meanwhile, some users will receive messages intermittently. However, Graham couldn't say when the software problem might be completely fixed.

Source: AOL suffering email glitch


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Here is a way that a file can be zipped from (DOS)command promt. Here is what you need to do:

If you are Using PKZIP Then just type in the following to zip the file
pkzip25.exe -add zipfile.zip myfile.txt

If you are Using WINZIP Then just type in the following to zip the file
wzzip zipped.zip sourcefile.ext


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Microsoft launched the their final version of Windows OneCare the all-in-one package that includes two-way firewall to monitor both incoming and outgoing programs, antivirus, antispyware and backup software. OneCare also handles routine maintenance tasks such as defragmenting the hard disk and remove temp and backup files and scan for virus and also track update for microsoft windows programs.

Windows Live OneCare is priced at $49.95 per year for up to three computers. A 90 day trial version is also available.


Windows Live OneCare | getting started


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McAfee is readying new security software, code named Falcon, to rival upcoming products from Symantec and newcomer Microsoft.

The product will integrate features found in McAfee's current range of security products with a revamped user interface to manage it, McAfee said in a statement on Tuesday. The Santa Clara, California, company had been expected to make such an announcement in response to Microsoft's entry into the security market.

Falcon will protect PCs against spam, viruses, spyware and other threats such as phishing scams and rootkits, McAfee said. It will also offer tools to prevent data loss, help optimise PC performance and secure a wireless network, it said. The product is slated to debut this summer in a variety of packages.

"OneCare and Genesis are promoted as all-in-one, everything-you-need offerings," Marc Solomon, director of product management at McAfee, said in an interview. "We have done extensive research and talked to a lot of consumers and found out that one size does not always fit all."

Like Microsoft and Symantec, McAfee is promoting Falcon as a security product that is easy to use. The product will be sold as a service, with the consumer paying a recurring subscription price. Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and Symantec's "Genesis" will also be sold on the same basis, the companies have said.

Source: McAfee sends Falcon after Symantec Microsoft


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Blogs on blogspot was providing only Atom web feeds. So If you wanted a RSS feed you were opting a roundabout by burning your Atom feed in Feedburner to get the RSS feeds.





Now there is a good news, now blogspot is providing RSS feeds to your blogs.

To get RSS feeds for your blogs on blogspot, first click on "status" then "Republish Index only", once clicked it will create RSS feed automatically along with atom feed as seen above.

Your feeds can be accessed via following link

http://myblog.blogspot.com/rss.xml -- To get your RSS feeds
http://myblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml -- To get your Atom feeds

Note: change myblog to your blog name



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Due to increase in iPod thefts in NewYork subways, the NYPD has launched a new program to register and track iPods.

"Under the iPod etching program, cops are using invisible ink to mark the mini-music machines—as well as cell phones, BlackBerries and other electronic devices—so they can return lost or stolen items to their rightful owners and connect with potential prosecution witnesses".

"This sucker was $299. So if there's a way to get it back, sign me up," said upper East Side resident Mark Willner, 44, as he registered his iPod. "My reservation was that they'd scratch or damage it with the tag. But it's nothing."

The police are offering the free iPod service at Transit Bureau offices, and are setting up tables throughout the subway system where devices can be marked. About 2,100 devices have been registered in the last three months.


Source: track stolen iPods


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infosthetics website contains a sparkline diagram of its relative daily Google Adsense earnings, that is updated hourly. in contrast to the quite static "unique visitors" graph, this sparkline is more volatile & shows more complex patterns that are interesting to grasp. It is loosely based on a script that creates an Adsense RSS feed. instead of a RSS file, it now parses the data into a sparkline.

Most importantly, one must first kindly ask Google Adsense permission for its use! note that this display is in accordance to the Google Adsense policy, as it does not disclose the earnings directly, but only shows its relative fluctuations. see more information about this issue after the break.

The Adsense Team Approved this sparkline -

"Thank you for taking the time to email us. Gen­er­ally publishers are not permitted to disclose daily earnings information in any form. However, you may implement the chart you have de­scribed, as long as it does not display any numbers or draw undue attention to the ads."

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Vertu, the luxury brand of mobile maker Nokia, is growing fast as a result partly of geographic expansion and plans to launch in the Nordic countries.

"We are now growing in three digit numbers, mainly thanks to geographical expansion and launching new handsets," Finnish business daily Kauppalehti quoted Torres as saying in an interview.

"We sell tens of thousands of phones annually, and our goal is to reach annual sales of hundreds of thousands of phones," he said, but added that high volumes specifically were not a target for Vertu, which is based in Britain.

Vertu comes in six models with standard cell phone features including Bluetooth connectivity and multi-language predictive text input. The polished gold model (left) retails at one U.S. jewelry chain for $18,750. A Signature Standard platinum model retails for $31,850.


Related: Million dollar cellphone


source: Cell phones for the rich and famous


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ThePirateBay website accused of directing users to pirated films, music and software has been closed by Swedish police. More than 50 law enforcement officers raided 10 locations and confiscated the computers and arrested three people.

ThePirateBay had described itself to be the largest search index for BitTorrent, a system used for sharing large files over the internet.

In a statement the police said the people had been taken in for questioning "on suspicion of breaking copyright law or abetting the breaking of copyright law".

A statement on ThePirateBay.org website questioned the reason behind the police action.

"The necessity for securing technical evidence for the existance (sic) of a web-service which is fully official, the legality of which has been under public debate for years and whose principals are public persons giving regular press interviews, could not be explained," said the statement.

"Asked for other reasoning behind the choice to take down a site, without knowing wether (sic) it is illegal or not, the officers explained that this is normal."

It said it planned to up and running again within a few days.


Source: Police close major BitTorrent site


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The big advantages of VoIP is that it lets you check your voicemail on a PC. It is easier and faster to process messages on a computer screen than it is to wade through linear voice prompts. But cellular users and those who don't want to replace their home phone service are still stuck navigating voicemail the old-fashioned way.

Gotmail offers relief at no charge. This clever and free product will dial up your voicemail service periodically, record your messages, and both save them on its Web site and e-mail them to you. If you sign up for a premium (paid) account, you can bypass the advertising and get more control over when the service checks your messages.

This service would be good in one way when you are oversees and need to check your voicemail.




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Virgin Mobile, a cellphone service used mostly by teenagers, is giving its customers the option to earn free mobile minutes if they view and respond to ads on their mobile phones.

Wireless providers are giving its users more features such as Web browsers and video players in cell phones in an effort to expand their revenue beyond voice. They also hope to profit from using these advanced phones to display advertising.

Under the offer, customers of Virgin, can get up to 75 minutes of free calls per month if they spend an equal amount of time looking at ads and replying to these ads via text messages.

"If you give somebody the choice whether you can have free content with advertising or you can pay for the content they'll chose the former," Golvin said.

"Realistically the price of voice is pretty darn cheap on a mobile phone these days so giving somebody three free minutes of mobile voice is not a compelling proposition for most mobile users."

source: Earn free mobile minutes from Virgin Mobile


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Turn your Pocket PC into a Pocket DVD Player with Pocket DVD Studio with the premiere video converter tool from Wondershare. It is the simplest tool to convert DVD movies for playback on a Pocket PC, Palms or SmartPhones.

Comes with user friendly interface and batch mode converting technology, you can easily and instantly convert your favorite DVD movies to Windows Media Video(WMV)/DIVX format and watch them on your Pocket PC or Smartphone with smooth motion and no jerkiness. You can preview the movies before you rip them and can also watch the movies at the same time when you are converting. Turn your Pocket PC into a Pocket DVD Player, and have fun where ever you go.



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Qumana has comeup with the easiest and fastest way to update your blogs, whether it is only one or one hundred. Using this you will be able do blogging on all your blogs from one place by just clicking the drop down menu from your blog editor.

Currently it supports all major blog platforms like Blogger, Metaweblog,TypePad, Moveable Type, Blogware, WordPress, DiaryLand, SquareSpace, BlogHarbor, Drupal, MSN Spaces, Blogger, Lycos Blog Builder. And also supports both Mac and PC users.

Other Features Include:

# cross-platform support for Mac and PC
# improved editor with full WYSIWYG capability, plus ability to view and edit code
# a "blog manager" that locally stores your drafts and published posts
# support for trackbacks and pinging
# a "right click" menu on each posted item allowing you to get the permalink for easy referencing
# a way to refresh the editor ('New Post') - to clear away published material and start a new post instantly
# application-integrated advanced AdGenta ad insertion
# improved image dialogue, including preview and auto upload trigger from Drag & Drop
# drag & drop functionality to the editor, as well as DropPad
# preferences dialogue, including setting timezones & spellcheck
# valid XHTML code generation


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