Archive | 2008

How to make windows XP boot faster

By Detector | 21 September 2008

Here is easy tutorial for speeding up you XP boot time: From start menu select Run, then enter Regedit In registry editor go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Control -> Session Manager -> Memory...
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Dirac – New successor HD open source video codec

By Detector | 19 September 2008

Dirac Pro is a open source video compression system developed by BBC that provides general-purpose video compression and decompression tools comparable with state-of-the-art systems. This codec covers all applications from internet streaming to Ultra-high definition TV...
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Plain Tech Talk – wide range of information and services

By Detector | 19 September 2008

Plain Tech Talk is web site which provides a wide range of information and services about technology and computer solutions. They offer services and information about: How you can: make your PC faster, make your PC...
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Google Android phone in London

By Detector | 18 September 2008

Google held a Developer Day at Wembley Stadium, and Mike Jennings showed a “Google phone”. According to TechRadar, it “looked very much like the HTC Dream, but had its branding covered up.” The most important –...
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Google gaming?

By Detector | 18 September 2008

Google plan is to become one of the biggest names in Gaming history. But, how? The rumor is that Google is going to buy Valve any second now! Valve is creator of games: Half-Life, Team Fortress...
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Google launches audio and video indexing

By Detector | 18 September 2008

Audio and video becomes a more important part of the web. But, there is a millions and millions files! And how we will sift through the junk and find what we’re looking for in all that...
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How to install sound converter on Ubuntu Linux

By Detector | 17 September 2008

SoundConverter is utility that comes with the default installation of Ubuntu. Sound converter can convert between various audio formats like Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, and WAV. To install SoundConverter along with GStreamer codec you need to execute...
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Amnesty Generator – Convert any gadgets or widgets into gadgets for your Vista Sidebar for free

By Detector | 16 September 2008

Amnesty Generator easily convert millions of web widgets, games and videos – designed to live on home pages, blogs or MySpace – into gadgets for your Windows Vista Sidebar. If you like widgets on the web,...
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Mac OS X 10.5.5 Released

By Detector | 16 September 2008

Apple has released the latest update for Leopard operating system, Mac OS X 10.5.5, with tones of fixes and improvements. The release is a recommended update for all Leopard users, and you can update the system...
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Google Chrome for Mac and Linux

By Detector | 16 September 2008

While the public still waiting for Google to release an official version for Mac and Linux of Google Chrome, developers from CodeWeavers did’t wait. They have created a Linux and Mac port of Google Chrome and...
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XBMC – all platform media center

By Detector | 15 September 2008

XBMC – formerly named “XBox Media Center” is an award winning free and open source media-player jukebox and entertainment hub for all your digital media. XBMC can play almost all multimedia formats, featuring playlist, audio visualizations,...
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Gmail has a daily limit for sending emails

By Detector | 15 September 2008

Gmail has a limit on the attachment size (20 MB) and the overall storage space (6 GB and growing). Also it has daily quote on sending email. The catch is if you using Gmail and break...
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SiteMeter is back to old system

By Detector | 15 September 2008

SiteMeter – website statistics counter after unsuccessful try of launching a new version this weekend, rolling back to the previous version. The decision was made by pressure of its customers who are not satisfied of new...
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The SiteMeter website is up again and running

By Detector | 14 September 2008

SiteMeter migration is finished. The new SiteMeter website is up and running. Some important things that you need to know after SiteMeter migration are: Some data for Saturday may appear inconsistent. This is a result of...
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Jokosher – a garage band for Linux

By Detector | 14 September 2008

When you want to produce music or just have fun with your friend or band, here is Jokosher, excellent, simple and powerful multi-track studio. Jokosher is based on GStreamer and it is complete application for recording,...
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Linux feature is starting to look brighter

By Detector | 12 September 2008

CEO of Canonical, Mark Shuttleworth is using his millions to improve the Linux user experience, hiring people to work on X, OpenGL, Gtk, Qt, GNOME and KDE. He had doubted that desktop Linux could ever equal...
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How to update and upgrade packages on Ubuntu

By Detector | 12 September 2008

This post is short, easy and useful step-tutorial for beginners of how to set Ubuntu to update and upgrade packages from internet: Go to the System > Administration menu and click on Software Sources. Select the...
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How to fix screen resolution in Ubuntu/Linux

By Detector | 12 September 2008

The following is default tutorial for fixing screen resolution on Ubuntu/Linux. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FixVideoResolutionHowto for more information. 1. Check that /etc/X11/xorg.conf contains the correct HorizSync and VertRefresh options in the “Monitor” section as follows. sudo ddcprobe |...
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How to fix `There are differences between boot sector and its backup` error

By Detector | 12 September 2008

This is a short two step tutorial how to avoid, not a fix ‘There are differences between boot sector and its backup’ warning: 1. Write in terminal: sudo gedit /etc/fstab 2. Find the line corresponding to...
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Linux is Part of the Large Hadron Collider Grid

By Detector | 12 September 2008

written by Kristian Kissling from Linux Magazine It’s on everyone’s lips: the Swiss CERN’s 3-million-Euro Large Hadron Collider(LHC) research project. Scientific Linux is part of it. The giant particle accelerator is looking, among other things, for...
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