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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The model e2 (o2 for USA) is a pocket size, full featured PC with a sliding 5 inch (127mm) WVGA LCD screen. Ergonomically designed for usability on the go, the model e2 features an integrated backlit thumb keyboard, track [...]

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Finally we have a video that showcases some of the cool features and applications in the upcoming Microsoft operating system, Window 7 (seventh windows OS). 
We like what we’re seeing but won’t get our knickers in a twist just yet - remember when you ogled over the same sort of videos for Vista? Like most, I [...]

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It’s always nice to simplify life especially when it comes to computers, to be more specific, MICROSOFT WINDOWS! 
There’s thousands of sites offering ways to simplify your Windows experience, some good, others..well a waste of space but the latter cannot be said for computeractives Top 50 Tips and Tricks list for XP and Vista. 
Here’s the first [...]

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Its a question all techies are asking - what new goodies will Microsoft’s next new service pack bring?  
Look no further - the dudes @ TechArp have leaked a 7 page breakdown of secret Microsoft information on the upcoming Service Pack for Windows XP. 
“We were the first to break the news on the release of [...]

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Vista SP1 still vulnerable to activation hacks
One of the Microsofts big goals in releasing Vista SP1 is the closure of a pair of known Vista activation exploits. While the OEM BIOS hack and grace timer hacks are now indeed now useless in the face of SP1, a third remains. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes over at ZDNet tracked [...]

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Microsoft has given us an early Christmas present by making the release candidate of XP SP3 available on its download site. 
The software giants have been trialling an invitation-only beta since October, but the release candidate represents the first time the Service Pack had been made widely available to the public. Despite that, Microsoft was keen [...]

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We’ve seen it in the Apple’s iPhone, the iPod and the Dell Latitude XT but what if i told you that Microsoft are planning to introduce touch technology in their next operating system, Windows 7?! 
According to a blog post by Hilton Locke, a software test engineer at Microsoft - You’ll be “blown away by what’s [...]

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Microsoft are making a tempting offer this chrimbo - A free Microsoft Premium/Ultimate software package in exchange for 3 months of your privacy! 
As part of a new program called the Windows Feedback Program, the software giants are making an offer to give users a free copy of either Windows Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate 2007, Money [...]

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Tests have revealed that Windows XP SP3 is 10% faster than SP2. 
Realtechnews reports that the testers (Devil Mountain Software) ran tests using their OfficeBench Microsoft Office-based test script on a Dell XPS M1710 with 2GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 1GB of RAM and nVidia GeForce Go 7900GS video. 
Craig Barth, Devil Mountain’s CTO said: 
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This is a very useful short guide on how to gain ownership of a folder that spits out the annoying “Access denied” error messages even if you have administrative rights. 
This will reassign the ownership of the blocked folder giving you complete access to whatever you want, giving control back to you! 
Enjoy and i hope this [...]

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ERD Commander is heaven sent. The software is not only good for password hacking, but it is a lifesaver for restoring computers that can no longer boot. 
A simple Google search using keywords “Download ERD Commander” should bring up a valid link. Once downloaded, burn the ISO to a CD and follow the video tutorial below. 
One [...]

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There’s nothing wrong with your Windows XP. It’s all because of the Ubuntu SMB password. 
Check out the vid: 
 
If you have installed Samba but can’t get the Username/Password access then follow these simple instructions: 
# Goto the Terminal
# Type sudo smbpasswd username -a (replace the username with your account name.)
# Leave the password blank by pressing the [...]

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That’s rights folks - after just releasing Vista to the world, Microsoft is working on it’s seventh operating system called….Windows 7. 
Eric Traut, one of Microsoft’s chief operating system design engineers, demoed a stripped-down version of Windows 7 called “MinWin” that included only the core kernel. It ran only a miniature web server that would [...]

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Some of you may know that, if you pimp your rig out with 4GB of RAM (Random Access Mmemory) with Windows Vista (32-Bit) as your OS (Operating System), Vista is defaulted to detect no more than 3.5GB of it.
In lamens terms, this limitation is set because 32 bit system always loses efficiency in managing memory. [...]

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The next service pack (SP3) for Windows XP contains a taste of Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista.
According to NeoSmart Technologies, SP3 has more than 1,073 patches/hotfixes including security updates.
Among these are a few things that have been backported from Vista including the new Windows Product Activation model, Network Access Protection modules and policies.
There is [...]

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