Tech iDiot Note

Dev-C++ : a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C/C++

2011-03-17T05:20:00.000+08:00

Bloodshed Dev-C++ is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C/C++ programming language. It uses Mingw port of GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) as it's compiler. Dev-C++ can also be used in combination with Cygwin or any other GCC based compiler.

http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html

Disable Google Chrome's built-in translation bar

2010-10-25T09:50:00.002+08:00

To disable Google Chrome's built-in translation bar

- Click on the wrench icon (Customize and control Google Chrome).

- Select Options.

- Click the Under the Hood tab.

- Deselect the "Offer to translate pages that aren't in a language I read" checkbox.

What is jQuery

2010-10-25T05:53:00.001+08:00

jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.

http://jquery.com/

To restore Windows 7 bootloader

2010-10-11T03:28:00.002+08:00

Boot from Windows 7 DVD. In the second screen, after choose your language, go to repair your computer.

go to command prompt and type the commands:

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /FixBoot

<Restart>

Set priority of application in Windows 7 using Task Manager

2010-09-28T14:56:00.002+08:00

To start Windows 7 Task Manager, Right Click the TaskBar and Start Task Manager.

In the Applications tab, right-click the application you want to change the priority.

Select Go To Process.

Right-Click the process and choose the option from the Set Priority.

Windows Resource Monitor of Windows 7

2010-09-28T14:37:00.002+08:00

Windows Resource Monitor is a system tool of Windows 7 that allows you to view information about the use of hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources in real time. You can filter the results according to specific processes or services that you want to monitor. In addition, you can use Resource Monitor to start, stop, suspend, and resume processes and services, and to troubleshoot when an application does not respond as expected.

To start Windows Resource Monitor, click Start and type "resmon" into the search box.

How to get MAC address on Windows 7

2010-08-06T03:13:00.001+08:00

Start a "CMD"

type the command prompt

ipconfig -all

You will see your Physical Address under Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection, it's your MAC address.

Eclipse Helios

2010-06-30T06:18:00.001+08:00

Eclipse Helios with Eclipse 3.6.0 is available now.

http://www.eclipse.org/

NetBeans IDE 6.9 Now Available for Download!

2010-06-17T08:34:00.001+08:00

The NetBeans team announced the availability of NetBeans IDE 6.9!

Download NetBeans IDE 6.9

NetBeans IDE 6.9 introduces the JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool for building JavaFX GUI applications, similar to the Swing GUI builder for Java SE applications. With the JavaFX Composer, developers can quickly build, visually edit, and debug Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and bind components to various data sources, including Web services.

The NetBeans 6.9 release also features OSGi interoperability for NetBeans Platform applications and support for developing OSGi bundles with Maven. With support for OSGi and Swing standards, the NetBeans Platform now supports the standard UI toolkit and the standard module system, providing a unique combination of standards for modular, rich-client development.

Additional noteworthy features in this release include support for JavaFX SDK 1.3, PHP Zend framework, and Ruby on Rails 3.0; as well as improvements to the Java Editor, Java Debugger, issue tracking, and more.

VCRedist from VC++ 2008 installs temporary files in system root directory

2010-05-27T23:05:00.001+08:00

Recently, I found some files in root of my hard driver d:, it's listed here:


07/11/2007  08:00            17,734 eula.1028.txt
07/11/2007  08:00            17,734 eula.1031.txt
07/11/2007  08:00            10,134 eula.1033.txt
07/11/2007  08:00            17,734 eula.1036.txt
07/11/2007  08:00            17,734 eula.1040.txt
07/11/2007  08:00               118 eula.1041.txt
07/11/2007  08:00            17,734 eula.1042.txt
07/11/2007  08:00            17,734 eula.2052.txt
07/11/2007  08:00            17,734 eula.3082.txt
07/11/2007  08:00             1,110 globdata.ini
07/11/2007  08:03           562,688 install.exe
07/11/2007  08:00               843 install.ini
07/11/2007  08:03            76,304 install.res.1028.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            96,272 install.res.1031.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            91,152 install.res.1033.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            97,296 install.res.1036.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            95,248 install.res.1040.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            81,424 install.res.1041.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            79,888 install.res.1042.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            75,792 install.res.2052.dll
07/11/2007  08:03            96,272 install.res.3082.dll
07/11/2007  08:00             5,686 vcredist.bmp
07/11/2007  08:09         1,442,522 VC_RED.cab
07/11/2007  08:12           232,960 VC_RED.MSI

It's caused by VCRedist from VC++ 2008 erroneously installs temporary files in system root directory instead of the temp directory.

These files are unnecessary and can be safely deleted from the system. The functioning of the runtime library will not be affected by this.
Its a known bug and is planned to be fixed in VS2008 SP1.

Reference: Microsoft Support~ VCRedist from VC++ 2008 installs temporary files in system root directory

How to unblock images from a website in Firefox

2010-05-21T02:16:00.002+08:00

If you block images from a website accidentally, it can be un-blocked by:

> Edit > Preferences >

select Content tag

click the button "Exceptions" on the right of Load images automatically, then select the site(s) to un-block.

Video Introduction to HTML 5

2009-09-23T17:05:00.000+08:00

Are you interested in HTML 5 and what's coming down the pipeline but haven't had time to read any articles yet? We've put together an educational Introduction to HTML 5 video that goes over many of the major aspects of this new standard, including:

Web vector graphics with the Canvas tag and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
The Geolocation API
HTML 5 Video
The HTML 5 Database and Application Cache
Web workers

In the video we also crack open the HTML 5 YouTube Video prototype to show you some of the new HTML 5 tags, such as nav, article, etc. It's chock full of demos and sample source code.

Full Stories>>

Opera 10 with Turbo

2009-09-04T05:00:00.001+08:00

Opera 10 showcases a sleek new design coupled with our new Turbo technology, which keeps Web pages loading lightning fast, even if your connection slows down. Download Opera 10 for free and experience the difference.

www.opera.com

Eclipse: Early Alpha Release of e4

2009-08-12T03:58:00.000+08:00

The e4 project team is pleased to announce the availability of the 0.9 release, an early alpha release of the e4 technology. e4, a project initiated 18 months ago, is focused on building the next generation Eclipse platform. The e4 vision and implementation is led by a community of 53 committers.

details>>

How to install KDE on ubuntu

2009-08-02T16:56:00.002+08:00

The default desktop of Ubuntu is Gnome.If you want KDE, you can install Kubuntu.

Alternatively, you can install Kubuntu on Ubuntu using Synaptic Package Manager.

Here is a step-by-step guide to install KDE on ubuntu.

Opera 10 Beta 2 & Opera Unite

2009-07-21T16:04:00.004+08:00

Opera Unite: a Web server on the Web browser

With Opera 10, Opera.com are introducing a new technology called Opera Unite, radically extending what you are able to do online. Opera Unite harnesses the power of today's fast connections and hardware, allowing all of us to help define the future landscape of the Web, one computer at a time.

Take control of what you share online

Opera Unite allows you to easily share your data: photos, music, notes and other files. You can even run chat rooms and host entire Web sites with Opera Unite. It puts the power of a Web server in your browser, giving you greater privacy and flexibility than other online services.

Share with other Web browsers

What if you use Opera at home, and a different Web browser at work? Opera Unite services can be accessed from any modern browser, including mobile browsers! At home, just select what you want to share, and you can view it later using your work Web browser without any problems.

Integrated and extendable

Simply enable Opera Unite when you start Opera, and you are ready to go. Find and install services with one click from our online catalog or easily create your own by using Web standards like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and AJAX.

Funambol

2009-07-12T19:07:00.002+08:00

Funambol Open Source Push Email Screencast

Funambol community forge

UNetbootin - create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of Linux distributions from Windows or Linux

2009-07-12T18:54:00.001+08:00

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of Linux distributions from Windows or Linux, without requiring you to burn a CD. You can either let it download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you've already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn't on the list.

UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads

Driver Detective

2009-03-28T05:02:00.001+08:00

Driver Detective Features

Driver Detective provides access to 6,400,00 device associated drivers including over 2,500,000 that are specific to computer manufacturers such as Dell, Toshiba, Gateway and Compaq.

Take the frustration out of updating your drivers!

Driver Detective software is designed to quickly locate the most current drivers specific to your computer system through its user friendly interface and access to an extensive database. Driver Detective saves the frustration and extensive time investment usually associated with updating drivers.

Maintain Up To Date Drivers

Driver Detective identifies hardware devices that have been installed on your computer and will locate the most up to date drivers available for those devices.

Drivers Specific to Your Computer

If you own a Dell computer, Driver Detective will recommend drivers specifically for your Dell. Additionally, other manufacturers supported by Driver Detective include: HP, Compaq, Gateway, and many more.

Driver Backup Wizard

With Driver Detective there is no need to worry about losing drivers again. The program has a built in wizard that allows you to copy (backup) your downloaded drivers to a CD, network drive, or USB flash drive.

Integrated Customer Support

Drivers HeadQuarters has a well-trained and experienced support staff available to help you, Driver Detective also has integrated customer support tools.

Windows Vista Upgrade Wizard

If you are considering upgrading to Windows Vista, use Driver Detective’s Upgrade Wizard first.

OpenProj - a free, open source project management solution

2009-03-19T03:32:00.001+08:00

OpenProj is a free, open source project management solution. OpenProj is a replacement of Microsoft Project and other commercial project solutions. The OpenProj solution has been download more than 800,000 times in the few months since launch and is being used in over 142 countries. OpenProj is ideal for desktop project management and is available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows. It even opens existing Microsoft or Primavera files. OpenProj shares the industry's most advanced scheduling engine with Project-ON-Demand and provides Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams (PERT Charts), WBS and RBS charts, Earned Value costing and more. There is literally no time or effort involved in switching to OpenProj, and your teams can manage projects on any platform for free. Projity worked closely with leaders in the commercial and open source industries in preparation for the release of OpenProj. It is a welcome addition, not only for project management users, but also for users in all software segments.

-OpenProj | Serena Open Source and Hosted Project Management Software -

DAZ 3D

2009-03-19T03:19:00.001+08:00

DAZ strives to bring 3D art directly to the masses by delivering the highest quality digital 3D content and software at the most affordable prices. With a continuing effort at creating realism and diversity in every figure DAZ makes, and a commitment to providing excellent service and support, DAZ works to inspire 3D fans to "Unleash the Artist Within". DAZ also offers premier 3D software programs such as Bryce 5 (a 3D environment package), Mimic Pro (a 3D lip-sync program), and DAZ Studio (a 3D posing application) all at rock-bottom prices.

3D for Free?

Qt 4.5, Qt Creator released

2009-03-11T03:55:00.000+08:00

New offerings include Qt 4.5, Qt Creator IDE version 1.0, and the new Qt SDK

Oslo, 03 March 2009 – Nokia announced today the availability of version 4.5 of the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework. It also introduced Qt Creator, a new lightweight cross-platform Integrated Development Environment (IDE), Qt 4.5 and Qt Creator combined comprises the Qt SDK, an easy to install package that will let application developers to create applications quickly and easily.

- source -

http://www.qtsoftware.com/

MSN Virus Cleaner 2.0.2.9 Lite

2009-03-10T15:00:00.000+08:00

MSN Virus Cleaner 2.0.2.9 Lite

This application will enable you to remove MSN threats form your computer.

MSN Virus Cleaner is an easy and a fast way to remove MSN worms and viruses.

You simply need to run MSN Virus Cleaner and it automatically erase all unwanted applications for your computer.

Google App Engine : Run your web applications on Google's infrastructure.

2008-11-25T00:55:00.001+08:00

Dave Westwood, co-founder of Buddypoke, talks about how they built their app using Google App Engine.

Run your web applications on Google's infrastructure. Build apps on the same scalable systems that power Google applications. - Home of Google App Engine

How to change icon of your blog (for Blogger/blogspot)?

2008-11-09T14:12:00.003+08:00

Login your Blogger account, select Layout -> Edit HTML.
Insert two line in the head section, as show in the screenshot below:

Note that you have to replace the icon URL with the URL of your own icon.

Windows Azure

2008-11-01T12:01:00.001+08:00

Windows® Azure is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Azure Services Platform. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage Web applications on the Internet through Microsoft® data centers.

To build these applications and services, developers can use their existing Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 expertise. In addition, Windows Azure supports popular standards and protocols including SOAP, REST, and XML. Windows Azure is an open platform that will support both Microsoft and non-Microsoft languages and environments.

Windows Azure | Azure Services Platform

ubuntu 8.10

2008-10-29T01:35:00.001+08:00

Still have one day to go, go to ubuntu 8.10.

Run Java on Windows Mobile device with Mysaifu JVM

2008-10-26T20:55:00.002+08:00

Mysaifu JVM is a Java Virtual Machine which runs on Windows Mobile.
It is a free software under the GPLv2 (GNU Public License Version 2).

The following operating systems are supported by latest version of this JVM.

* Windows Mobile 6.0
* Windows Mobile 5.0
* Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software for Pocket PC (Pocket PC 2003 SE)
* Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC (Pocket PC 2003)

The initial release of the S60 5th Edition SDK for Symbian OS is now available.

2008-10-10T23:23:00.000+08:00

S60 Platform SDKs for Symbian OS

Latest news

The initial release of the S60 5th Edition SDK for Symbian OS is now available. This SDK offers developers the ability to build and test applications for the new Quarter High-Definition (QHD) touchscreen interface.

Supported runtimes

The all-in-one S60 SDKs support development of applications for the following runtimes:

Symbian C++.
Open C/C++.
Java™ technology.
Web Runtime (WRT).
Python (using the Python for S60 SDK plug-in).

Supported editions and feature packs

All-in-one S60 SDKs are available for the following editions and feature packs:

S60 5th Edition.
S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2.

Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows

2008-09-03T21:34:00.002+08:00

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications.

Google Chrome>>

Firefox 3

2008-06-19T04:36:00.001+08:00

With more than 15,000 improvements, Firefox 3 is faster, safer and smarter than ever before.

Firefox 3 free download

Google Earth API

2008-06-03T03:01:00.000+08:00

Google IPv6 Conference 2008: IPv6, Nokia, and Google

2008-05-20T04:08:00.000+08:00

Jumpcut - The easiest way to upload, edit, & share video and photos. FREE.

2008-02-07T14:58:00.000+08:00

"Video is easier with Jumpcut

If creating a video and publishing it to the web seems like a challenge, we think you'll find that Jumpcut makes it easy and fun. If you've been wondering what to do with the video you shoot with your snazzy new camera (or your phone), Jumpcut is the perfect place for you to be creative. If video isn't your thing just yet and you just want to make cool slideshows with your pictures, Jumpcut is still the best place.

Finally, a free online location where you can use all your media, create great looking movies and publish to anyone you choose. There's nothing else like it."

KDE 4.0.1 available

2008-02-06T22:32:00.000+08:00

KDE is an international technology team that creates Free Software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDE's products are a modern desktop system for Linux and UNIX platforms, comprehensive office productivity and groupware suites and hundreds of software titles in many categories including Internet and web applications, multimedia, entertainment, educational, graphics and software development. KDE software is translated into more than 60 languages and is built with ease of use and modern accessibility principles in mind. KDE4's full-featured applications run natively on Linux, BSD, Solaris, Windows and Mac OS X. More...

KDE 4.0.1 available.
On 5th February 2008, the KDE Community released the first update to the fourth major version of the K Desktop Environment. The release contains numerous bugfixes, performance improvements and translation updates.

BlogBridge - A FREE powerful blog and feed reader

2008-02-06T22:29:00.001+08:00

BlogBridge is Free Open Source! It runs on Mac, Windows AND Linux.

BlogBridge the most powerful blog and feed reader. Are you an info-junky? Here's a high end aggregator that runs on any platform and is free to boot. You gotta check it out.

BlogBridgeManage your hundreds and hundreds of RSS subscriptions with an elegance and style, build rivers of news, perform complex queries -- all of this is and many more is delivered to your very fingertips.

save2pc - free tool that downloads videos from Youtube or Google Video

2008-02-06T22:23:00.000+08:00

save2pc is a free tool that downloads videos from Youtube or Google Video and saves it as Avi or Mpeg or Flv file to your local computer.

save2pc allows you to easily grab and save desired youtube video. The user interface of save2pc is very simple, so you don't need any technical knowledge to use it. No need to use scripts for web browsers. Just run save2pc and start downloading!

Version 3.3 is released @February 02, 2008

Bill Gates' Last Days - CES 2008

2008-01-18T14:51:00.001+08:00

Microsoft Surface Demo @ CES 2008

2008-01-18T14:50:00.001+08:00

DivX Pro download available for a limited time.

2007-12-15T15:21:00.000+08:00

DivX Pro download available for a limited time.

Download Link for Windows
Download Link for Mac

NetBeans IDE 6.0 released

2007-12-05T10:34:00.000+08:00

The NetBeans IDE is a free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web and mobile applications, in Java, C/C++ and even Ruby. The IDE runs on many platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris; it is easy to install and use straight out of the box.

The 6.0 release includes significant enhancements and new features, including a completely rewritten editor infrastructure, support for additional languages, new productivity features, and a simplified installation process that allows you to easily install and configure the IDE to meet your exact needs.

Google Maps with My Location

2007-12-03T16:40:00.000+08:00

See your location on the map, with or without GPS. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what's around you, and how to get there. Watch the video on the right to see how it works.

more details

CamStudio

2007-12-01T21:26:00.000+08:00

CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)

Here are just a few ways you can use this software:

* You can use it to create demonstration videos for any software program
* Or how about creating a set of videos answering your most frequently asked questions?
* You can create video tutorials for school or college class
* You can use it to record a recurring problem with your computer so you can show technical support people
* You can use it to create video-based information products you can sell
* You can even use it to record new tricks and techniques you discover on your favourite software program, before you forget them

You can download and use it completely free - yep - completely 100% free for your personal and commercial projects as CamStudio and the Codec are released under the GPL.

There are no royalties or any monies to pay - although if you do use it for a commercial product, I wouldn't say no to a copy of whatever you produce.

Amazon announce Kindle

2007-11-21T18:17:00.000+08:00

Introducing Kindle™

Three years ago, we set out to design and build an entirely new class of device—a convenient, portable reading device with the ability to wirelessly download books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers. The result is Amazon Kindle.

We designed Kindle to provide an exceptional reading experience. Thanks to electronic paper, a revolutionary new display technology, reading Kindle’s screen is as sharp and natural as reading ink on paper—and nothing like the strain and glare of a computer screen. Kindle is also easy on the fingertips. It never becomes hot and is designed for ambidextrous use so both "lefties" and "righties" can read comfortably at any angle for long periods of time.

We wanted Kindle to be completely mobile and simple to use for everyone, so we made it wireless. No PC and no syncing needed. Using the same 3G network as advanced cell phones, we deliver your content using our own wireless delivery system, Amazon Whispernet. Unlike WiFi, you’ll never need to locate a hotspot. There are no confusing service plans, yearly contracts, or monthly wireless bills—we take care of the hassles so you can just read.

With Whispernet, you can be anywhere, think of a book, and get it in one minute. Similarly, your content automatically comes to you, wherever you are. Newspaper subscriptions are delivered wirelessly each morning. Most magazines arrive before they hit newsstands. Haven’t read the book for tomorrow night’s book club? Get it in a minute. Finished your book in the airport? Download the sequel while you board the plane. Whether you’re in the mood for something serious or hilarious, lighthearted or studious, Kindle delivers your spontaneous reading choices on demand.

And because we know you can't judge a book by its cover, Kindle lets you download and read the beginning of books for free. This way, you can try it out—if you like it, simply buy and download with 1-Click, right from your Kindle, and continue reading. Want to try a newspaper as well? All newspaper subscriptions start with a risk-free two-week trial.

Kindle’s paperback size and expandable memory let you travel light with your library. With the freedom to download what you want, when you want, we hope you’ll never again find yourself stuck without a great read.

We're very proud to introduce Amazon Kindle and we hope you like it as much as we do.

- The Amazon Kindle Team

Android Demo

2007-11-14T14:15:00.000+08:00

Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz discuss the availability of the SDK, that it will be open source in the future, and demo applications on the Android platform.

The Open Handset Alliance offers an early look at the Android SDK

2007-11-14T14:11:00.000+08:00

The Open Handset Alliance offers an early look at the Android SDK. Google also announces the Android Developer Challenge to support developers working on Android.

Learn more

XnView v1.10 for Windows Smartphone

2007-11-12T13:34:00.000+08:00

XnView v1.10 for Windows Smartphone

You can easily visualize your images and photos on your Smartphone with XnView.
Image Formats supported:

Reading : jpeg / jfif, gif, bmp, png, 2bp, tif, pcx, pbm, pgm, ppm, pnm, psd, tga, ico.

Writing : jpeg, gif, bmp, tga, png.
Features :

* English, french, german, danish, spanish, hungarian language.
* Display in 5 modes : Thumbnail, List, Detail, Filmstrip and full screen.
* Use of the favourites to simplify and accelerate the navigation through files.
* Quick thumbnails loading.
* Display informations, exif and iptc of images.
* Sorting of images by the name, the date, the type, the size and the definition, the whole in ascending or decreasing order.
* Conversion of images between the different supported formats.
* Resize images according to various factors, sizes.
* Adjust brightness, contrast or gamma
* Screen capture.
* Display animated GIF.
* Display multi-page TIFF.
* Slideshow with transition effects.
* Send pictures by email.

XnView v1.40 for Windows PocketPC

2007-11-12T13:31:00.000+08:00

XnView v1.40 for Windows PocketPC

You can easily visualize your images and photos on your Pocket PC with XnView Pocket. Thanks to these many tools of final improvement you can correct your photos, share them with your friends and your family by sending them by e-mail. XnView Pocket makes it possible to you to realize slide shows particularly with the executable format readable by all.

Image Formats :

Reading : jpeg / jfif, gif, bmp, png, 2bp, tif, pcx, pbm, pgm, ppm, pnm, psd, tga, ico, crw, cr2, pef, nef, raw.

Writing : jpeg, gif, bmp, tga, png.

Features :

Display in 5 input modes : Thumbnail, list, detail, Filmstrip et full screen.
Use of the favourites to simplify and accelerate the navigation through files.
Display informations, exifs and iptc of images.
Sorting of images by the name, the date, the type, the size and the definition, the whole in ascending or decreasing order.
Conversion of images between the different supported formats.
Resizing of images according to various factors, sizes, and possibility to resize to the screen size in order to obtain the best ratio weight/clearness.
Screen capture.
Association of image types with XnView Pocket possible and modifiable.
Slide Show mode with adjustment of time between the slides, of the background color. The transition effects are also usable in this mode, the display in landscape mode (allowing the display of the images while turning the Pocket PC of 90°, becoming into the screen proportions in adequacy with the proportions.
Sending of the images by email with change of size and format possible.
... and many other functions.

Nokia N810 Internet Tablet overview and demo

2007-11-04T02:49:00.000+08:00

Nokia N810 Internet Tablet -- Full Pull out QWERTY Keyboard

Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard

2007-10-27T04:19:00.000+08:00

Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard: Order today and get free shipping at the Apple Store!

NEC Launches World's Fastest Vector Supercomputer, SX-9

2007-10-26T14:09:00.000+08:00

NEC Launches World's Fastest Vector Supercomputer, SX-9.
World's first vector performance exceeding 100 GFLOPS per single CPU core - October 25, 2007

Tokyo, October 25, 2007 - NEC Corporation today announced the worldwide launch and availability of the SX series model "SX-9," the world's fastest vector supercomputer with a peak processing performance of 839 TFLOPS*1. The SX-9 features the world's first CPU capable of a peak vector performance of 102.4 GFLOPS*2 per single core.

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GIMP for Windows 2.4

2007-10-25T10:11:00.001+08:00

GIMP for Windows 2.4 is available Note: this version of GIMP requires Windows 2000, XP, 2003 or Vista. It will not work on older versions of Windows.

GIMP 2.4.0 Released

2007-10-25T00:30:00.000+08:00

GIMP 2.4.0 Released on 2007-10-24.

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

SUPERAntiSpyware

2007-10-24T16:02:00.001+08:00

SUPERAntiSpyware scans your computer for known Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, Dialers, Worms, KeyLoggers, HiJackers and many other types of threats, and allows you to remove or quarantine them. It offers daily (manual) definition updates, as well as home page hijack protection and customizable scan options. Furthermore, the program includes a Repair feature that allows you to restore various settings which are often changed by malware programs, but usually not corrected by simply removing the parasite. The free version lacks real-time blocking and protection as well as several other advanced options.

Safari 3 Public Beta

2007-10-23T14:03:00.000+08:00

Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari, now on Windows, too.

FotoSketcher v1.1 freeware edition

2007-10-22T14:15:00.000+08:00

FotoSketcher v1.1 freeware edition

Turn your digital photos into beautiful pencil sketches in seconds. This free program can help you create images that really look like they have been hand drawn by the best artists.

Java ME and the Netbeans Mobility Pack

2007-10-19T01:37:00.000+08:00

Google Tech Talks
May 3,2007

ABSTRACT

NetBeans Mobility Pack is a development environment for Java ME CLDC/MIDP, CDC developers. In this talk Martin will show what technologies and SDKs are supported, the latest features in 6.0 with a special focus on the build system (ant), managing multiple application ports and working with device database, deployment on real-devices. Credits: Speaker:Martin Ryzl

TCPView

2007-10-17T15:13:00.000+08:00

TCPView is a Windows program that will show you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the local and remote addresses and state of TCP connections. On Windows Server 2008, Vista, NT, 2000 and XP TCPView also reports the name of the process that owns the endpoint. TCPView provides a more informative and conveniently presented subset of the Netstat program that ships with Windows. The TCPView download includes Tcpvcon, a command-line version with the same functionality.

TCPView works on Windows Server 2008/Vista/NT/2000/XP and Windows 98/Me. You can use TCPView on Windows 95 if you get the Windows 95 Winsock 2 Update from Microsoft.

VCW VicMan's Photo Editor

2007-10-16T13:45:00.000+08:00

VCW VicMan's Photo Editor is a versatile image editor with an intuitive interface and a wide variety of features. This powerful application is user friendly, offering simple image editing, high productivity and easy customization.

Now you don't have to fork out hundreds of dollars for a quality image editor. This award-winning application is freely downloadable and comes with a wide range of essential features for both novice users and professional designers. With VCW VicMan's Photo Editor you can refine your digital photos, draw artwork naturally and effortlessly, producing superb graphics for the web.

Supreme J2ME

2007-10-15T10:45:00.000+08:00

Found a very good site in J2ME programming - Supreme J2ME

Supreme J2ME is a site dedicated to J2ME Game programming. Here you can find some guides and tips that (hopefully) will help you with your mobile game development.

NetBeans IDE 6.0 Beta 1 is available

2007-10-14T23:48:00.000+08:00

NetBeans IDE 6.0 Beta 1 Information

The NetBeans IDE is a modular, standards-based, integrated development environment (IDE) written in the Java programming language. The NetBeans project consists of an open source IDE and an application platform, which can be used as a generic framework to build any kind of application.

The focus of NetBeans IDE 6.0 is improved developer productivity through a smarter, faster editor, and the integration of all NetBeans products into one IDE. Please download it, check it out and let us know what you think. The NetBeans IDE 6.0 is scheduled to be released in November 2007.

NetBeans

PeaZip

2007-10-06T15:08:00.000+08:00

PeaZip free archiver utility is a portable, open source archiving, encryption and file split tool. PeaZip archiver is cross platform, it runs on Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista and on Linux and supports handling of many archive and compression formats:
- create: 7Z, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD, TAR, UPX, ZIP;
- open: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DEB, ISO, LHA, RAR, RPM and more archive types...

Provide Installable application's packages & Natively portable application packages.

Java Video Tutorial 9: Exceptions

2007-10-06T01:35:00.001+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 8: Arrays

2007-10-06T01:34:00.002+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 7: Switch Statements

2007-10-06T01:34:00.001+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 6: Loops

2007-10-06T01:33:00.002+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 5: Object Oriented Programming

2007-10-06T01:33:00.001+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 4: If Statements

2007-10-06T01:32:00.001+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 3: Variables and Arithmatic (Part2)

2007-10-06T01:31:00.002+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 3: Variables and Arithmatic (Part1)

2007-10-06T01:31:00.001+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 2: Hello World!

2007-10-06T01:30:00.001+08:00

Java Video Tutorial 1: Installing the Java Development Kit

2007-10-06T01:26:00.000+08:00

AndreaMosaic

2007-09-25T01:49:00.001+08:00

AndreaMosaic, a photographic mosaic Software. With this freeware program you can create your own photographic mosaics made with your own pictures. A photographic mosaic is a mosaic where every tile is a photograph and not just a simple colored piece.

Sony Rolly - Sound Entertainment Player

2007-09-22T17:54:00.000+08:00

Nikon Coolpix S50 Digital Camera (Exclusive Brown Color Edition) - Regularly $249.99 - $50 Instant Savings - One-Week Only Blow-Out Sale!

2007-09-22T15:16:00.000+08:00

Coolpix S50 Digital Camera - (Exclusive Brown Color Edition) - New Lower Prices!

The Coolpix S50 - as Stunning as the Pictures it Takes.

The Coolpix S50 is a feature-packed digital camera combining enhanced imaging quality and performance with an eye-catching wave surface design. The Coolpix S50 boasts 7.2 effective megapixels, a 3x Zoom-Nikkor glass lens and a huge, bright 3.0 inch LCD screen. The Coolpix S50 Digital Camera also utilizes an Optical VR Image Stabilization system, ensuring you'll be able to capture stunningly sharp images.

The Coolpix S50 - exquisite design coupled with superior optics and high resolution with advanced picture taking functions that allow anyone to take great pictures.

Bye-bye blur - Not only does the Coolpix S50 feature 7.2 effective megapixels, allowing you to make superior quality prints in a variety of sizes, it also incorporates advanced technologies which help create new opportunities to take sharper, and more natural looking photos. These technologies include the new Optical VR Image Stabilization, high sensitivity up to ISO 1600, and Best Shot Selector (BSS) which can all be activated by pressing the Anti-Shake Button, conveniently located on the top of the camera. These features allow the S50 to produce shots that are steady, sharp and stunning.

Beauty with brains - Nikon is making it easier than ever to get great-looking pictures with a handy One-Touch Portrait Button that acts as a shortcut to three Nikon In-Camera Image Innovations to correct common photo problems. This system includes Face-priority AF, which was the first system to automatically find and focus on a subject's face, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, which automatically detects and corrects red-eye, and D-Lighting, an innovation that automatically creates a copy of the image with detail added where necessary, but with well-exposed areas left completely untouched. This cameras also features a huge, bright, high resolution 3.0-inch LCD monitors with a 170-degree viewing angle and an anti-reflection coating, so it is able to facilitate easier composition and high-quality playback anywhere, even in direct sunlight.

Furthermore, the LCD monitors serve as excellent platforms for Pictmotion, which allows you to select your favorite images or movies, as well as music (up to 10 songs) and combine them automatically in-camera to produce audiovisual shows in VGA quality for the ultimate photo-sharing experience.

The Coolpix S50 comes bundled with Nikon's PictureProject software. The PictureProject software is powerful and user-friendly and makes transferring, organizing, editing, and sharing photos a snap.

The Coolpix S50 Features:

Slim, All-Metal, Matte-Black Body with an Amazing Point of View
7.2 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches.
3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor Glass Lens provides exceptional images with incredible color and clarity.
Optical Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization minimizes the effect of camera shake.
Huge, bright 3.0-inch high resolution LCD offers 170-degree-wide angle of view, making it easy to share your pictures.
Auto adjusts up to ISO 1600 to keep shooting, even in lower light.
One-Touch Portrait Button automatically activates In-Camera Red-Eye Fix(TM) and Face-Priority AF to create stunning portraits.
All new Pictmotion creates in-camera slide shows with your music.

Nikon In-Camera Innovations featuring:

In-Camera Red-Eye Fix(TM) automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again.
Face-Priority AF - Nikon's face-finding technology that automatically focuses on faces
D-Lighting that rescues dark or backlit images by improving brightness and detail where needed.

Blogger Play

2007-09-21T00:13:00.000+08:00

Blogger Play is a real-time slideshow of photos Blogger users have recently uploaded to their blogs. It's a great snapshot of what people are thinking and posting about, right now!

more info

Free Youtube Converter

2007-09-20T10:44:00.000+08:00

Free Youtube Converter

Browse YouTube as normal and when you find a video you would like to keep, just
copy the URL from YouTube and paste it into the application. Select what format you want
to convert the video into, you have a choice of .AVI, .MPG, .MP4 and .WMV.
Select the location you would like the converted video to be saved and click convert!
The video will be download, converted and saved.

How to Download and Convert Youtube Videos:

Nokia NTest

2007-09-20T00:05:00.001+08:00

Nokia Test is a freeware utility by Nokia that will guide you through testing and adjusting any monitor for an optimum display. There are test patterns for Geometry, Convergence, Resolution, Moiré, Brightness, Contrast, Focus, Readability, Color and Screen Regulation. You put up the test pattern and then make the adjustments to your monitor.

There is also an excellent help file that explains all the technical terms and procedures necessary to understand how to correctly set up and adjust your monitor. You might also want to check out DisplayMate Technologies. This company writes the software that all the computer magazines use to test and compare monitors. They also write video diagnostic software for professionals. There is a wealth of information on these pages with everything from what to look for when you buy a new monitor, how to care for it, and how you should adjust it.

Nokia Test runs under all versions of Windows and can be used on any computer display. There is nothing to install. Simply extract the zip file into a directory of your choice and a Nokia Test directory will be created. You can run the program directly from the directory or make a shortcut to Ntest.exe and run it from where ever you wish.

iPod Touch - A guided Tour

2007-09-07T12:46:00.000+08:00

PartI

Part II

Introducing iPod Touch

2007-09-07T11:35:00.000+08:00

Gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display.

Watch your movies, TV shows, and photos come alive with bright, vivid color on the 320-by-480-pixel display

Music downloads straight from iTunes.

Shop the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store from anywhere with Wi-Fi.¹ Browse or search to find the music you’re looking for, preview it, and buy it with just a tap.

Revolutionary multi-touch interface.

iPod touch features the same multi-touch screen technology as iPhone. Pinch to zoom in on a photo. Scroll through your songs and videos with a flick. Flip through your library by album artwork with Cover Flow.

Surf the web with Wi-Fi.

Browse the web using Safari and watch YouTube videos on the first iPod with Wi-Fi built in.

Touch comes to iPod. Introducing iPod touch. 8GB and 16GB models from $299. Free shipping.

CPU-Z

2007-09-05T13:27:00.000+08:00

CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

CPU

* Name and number.
* Core stepping and process.
* Package.
* Core voltage.
* Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
* Supported instructions sets.
* Cache information.

Mainboard

* Vendor, model and revision.
* BIOS model and date.
* Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
* Graphic interface.

Memory

* Frequency and timings.
* Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.

System

* Windows and DirectX version.

Install and Remove

CPU-Z does not need to be installed. Just unzip the files in a directory and run the .exe. In order to remove the program, just delete the files, and that's it.
The program does not copy any file in any Windows directory, neither writes in the registry.

PC WIZARD 2007

2007-09-05T13:17:00.000+08:00

PC WIZARD 2007 is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results.

PC WIZARD 2007 is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.

PC WIZARD 2007 can be distributed freely (ftp, archives, CD-ROMs ...).

Hardware Information

* Mainboard / Bios (Connectors, ID String, MP Support ...)
* Chipset (FSB Frequency, Norhtbridge, Hub, Direct Media Interface, XMB, NSI, ...)
* Main Memory (FPM, EDO, SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, DDR-2 SDRAM, RDRAM, FB_DIMM, Timings ...)
* Cache Memory (L1, L2, L3, Size, Frequency ...)
* Processors (Type, Speed, Multiplier coeff., Features, Model Number, Vanderpool Technology ...)
* Coprocessor
* APM & ACPI
* Busses : ISA, PCI, AGP (2x, 4x,8x), SMBus/ i2c, CardBus, Firewire, Hyper-Transport ... )
* DMI / SMBIOS
* Mainboard Sensors, Processor, Hard Disk & Battery (Voltage, Temperature, Fans)
* Video (Monitor, Card, Bios, Capabilities, Memory, Integrated Memory, Frequencies ...)
* OpenGL & 3Dfx
* DirectX (DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound (3D), DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectInput, DirectX Media)
* Keyboard, Mouse & Joystick
* Drives (Hard Disk, Removable, CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD ...)
* SCSI (Card, Controller, Adapter, Devices ...)
* ATA/ATAPI & S-ATA (Devices, Type, Capabilities, S.M.A.R.T. Features, RAID)
* Ports (Serial, Parallel, USB, IEEE-1394)
* IDE & SCSI Devices
* Twain & WIA Devices
* PCMCIA (PC Card) Devices
* Bluetooth Devices
* Sound Card (wave, midi, aux, mix, AC'97 codec, High Definition Audio)
* Printers (Local & Network)
* Modem (Features, Speed ...)
* Network (Server, Connexion, Firewall ...)
* Security (Scan Ports ...)
* PocketPC & SmartPhone Devices

System Information

* MCI Devices (mpeg, avi, seq, vcr, video-disc, wave) & ACM
* SAPI
* Passwords (Outlook, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Dialup ...)
MSN Password Recovery
* DOS Memory (base, HMA, UMB, XMS, EMS, DPMI, VCPI)
* Windows Memory
* Windows (Version, Product Key, Environment, Desktop, XP Themes ...)
* Windows UpTime (Boot, Shutdown, BlueScreen, System Restore Points ...)
* TrueType & OpenType Fonts
* WinSock (Internet), Telephony et Remote Access
* OLE (Objects, Servers ...)
* Microsoft® Applications
* Activity (Process, Tasks, Threads)
* Modules (DLL, DRV, 32 & 16-bits) & NT Services
* Internet Navigator (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, FireFox)
* ODBC
* CMOS/RTC
* Resources (IRQ, DMA, E/S, Memory)
* System files (.ini, .log, .bat, .nt, .dos ...)

System Benchmarks

* Processor (Dhrystone (MIPS), Whetstone (MFLOPS), Mandelbrot fractal ...)
* L1, L2, L3 Cache, RAM (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
* Main Memory (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
* Hard Drives
* CD/DVD Rom
* DirectX 3D
* Video
* Removable/Flash Support
* MP3 Compression
* VISTA Experience Index

MEMORY and CACHE: These benchmarks measure the maximum achiveable memory bandwidth. The code behind these benchmarks method is written in Assembly (x86, SSE, SSE2, SSE3). Memory benchmarks utilize only one processor core and one thread.

PROCESSOR : These benchmarks measure performance in terms of Integer Millions of Instructions Per Second (Integer MIPS) and Millions of Floating Point Operations Per Second (MFLOPS). The code behind these benchmarks method is written in Assembly (x86, x87, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW!). Processor benchmarks are HyperThreading, multi-processor (SMP) and multi-core (CMP) aware.

Tools

* Can save, print, e-mail a report
* Can save a TXT, RTF, HTML, PDF or CSV report
* Can export any graphics as BMP file
* Can export text and graphic with the clipboard
* Web update Wizard
* Communicate with Motherboard Monitor
* Dump (Hardware registers, System BIOS, video BIOS ...)

Multi Languages

* English
* French
* German
* Serbian
* Slovak
* Russian
* Greek

Use this 100% free software to learn more about your computer and its components, detect/diagnose any problems in your computer, and increase your computer's performance.

Install

* ZIP package : PC Wizard 2007 can be run directly from removable support (CD/DVD, USB Key, ...) Options are not saved.
* self-installing EXE package : To install PC Wizard 2007 directly on your hard drive.

GPicSync

2007-08-30T11:29:00.000+08:00

GPicSync automatically inserts location in your photos metadata so they can also be used with any 'geocode aware' application like Picasa/Google Earth, Flickr, loc.alize.us, etc.

Features:

* automatically geocode your photos (in the EXIF header)
* use a GPS tracklog in the GPX format or NMEA format (multiple selection possible)
* Support elevation data if present in the tracklog
* create a Google Earth KML file to directly visualize the geocoded photos and track in Google Earth
* create a Google Maps file to publish your pictures and track on the web
* Automatically associate audio or video files in Google Earth and Google Maps
* create a Google Earth KMZ file (containing your geolocalized pictures and tracklog).
* add additional geonames and 'geotagged' metadata (for automatic tagging in Flickr for example) and create an automatic IPTC caption
* manually write latitude/longitude in a picture EXIF or a selection of photos
* handy tools integrated (Time correction tool, EXIF reader, GPX inspector, rename pictures with date/location,)
* supports Jpeg pictures and main RAW files format
* software available in English, French, German, Italian, traditional and simplified Chinese, Catalan, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese and Czech

Very Funny Device: Microsoft unveils the SURFACE

2007-08-17T15:34:00.000+08:00

Microsoft is launching the first consumer surface computer, Microsoft Surface. The device features a 30-inch table-like display that consumers operate via hand gestures or by placing physical objects on the computer's surface. Microsoft officials say Surface, the company's first device in its new category of surface computing products, is designed to simplify a user's interaction with digital content such as photos and music. The device was unveiled May 30 during the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital Conference.

Miro

2007-08-06T21:23:00.000+08:00

Miro, Free and open-source video player.
- Play any video file
- More HD then anyone
- Free internet TV
- Download YouTube
- BitTorrent Power

Photo to Sketch v3.5

2007-08-01T23:03:00.000+08:00

Photo to Sketch v3.5 is a tool to convert a photo to excellent sketch, and paint water color freehandly. You can convert your photo to: Pen sketch; Pencil sketch; Pastel sketch; Brush sketch(Only Freehand panel); Convert your photos in batches;

The first Qt program, hello.cpp

2007-07-31T15:22:00.000+08:00

After install MinGW and Qt For Windows, we can creat our first Qt application now.

- Involve "Qt 4.3.0 Command Prompt" from Windows menu.
- Create sub-folder to hold your work if you want. And change to your works folder.
- Create a file "hello.cpp" with the following contents:

#include <QApplication>
#include <QLabel>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication app(argc, argv);
QLabel *label = new QLabel("Hello Qt!");
label->show();
return app.exec();
}

- To create platform-independent project file (hello.pro), type
qmake -project

- To create platform-specific makefile from the project file, type
qmake hello.pro

- Finally build the program, type
make

- Run the generated program, change to the sub-folder "release", and run the program by type
hello

download and Install Qt for Windows

2007-07-31T14:52:00.001+08:00

In order to run develope Qt application on Windows platform, a C compiler such as MinGW, and Qt for Windows are need.

Install MinGW - Minimalist GNU for Windows:
In order to simplify the process, I download the Self download & install MinGW-5.1.3.exe here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435

- download MinGW-5.1.3.exe and run it.
- Follow the steps & start download the required files.

Install Qt for Windows:
Free Qt/Windows Open Source Edition can be download here:
http://trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/windows

- Click the downloaded file to start installation of Qt

Qt

2007-07-25T17:27:00.000+08:00

Qt sets the standard for high-performance, cross-platform application development. It includes a C++ class library and tools for cross-platform development and internationalization. Qt also provides unique solutions to inter-object communication, goes beyond C++ to add flexibility for advanced GUI development and provides a special edition for back-end server applications.

Any Video Converter Free

2007-07-23T13:32:00.000+08:00

Any Video Converter is an All-in-One video converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast converting speed and excellent video quality. It allows you to effortlessly convert video files between every format, for FREE! It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod/PSP or other portable video device, MP4 player or smart phone. It also supports any user defined video file formats as the output. Any Video Converter makes it easy for anyone to enjoy the any format video with your iPod, PSP, mobile phone or MP4 player.

Any Video Converter features include:

User-friendly interface that is easy to use.
Converts all video formats to Apple iPod Video, Sony PSP and more
Batch convert any video formats including avi, wmv, asf, mpg, mp4, etc.
Support DivX and Xvid avi format as importing and exporting video
Support default video/audio settings or user customized parameters for video and audio.
Has the option to preview the video in real-time before conversion .
World's fastest video conversion speed with stunning video and audio quality.
Supports adjust many video/audio options for MP4 files. For example, video/audio sample rate, bit rate, video size...

WinMEnc

2007-07-23T13:25:00.000+08:00

WinMEnc is the free GUI frontend of mencoder. It can convert any media format to the AVI file with the format of mpeg1/mpeg2/DivX/Xvid/H264, etc.

winmenc.blogspot.com

EasyEclipse

2007-07-17T11:50:00.000+08:00

EasyEclipse packages together Eclipse, the open-source software development platform, and selected open source plugins.

An EasyEclipse Distribution is a prepackaged release of Eclipse that provides a fully functional Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for a specific type of development.

Each distribution contains everything you need to start developing code, without any additional downloads.

Available in Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

Stellarium

2007-07-17T11:43:00.000+08:00

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.

Available in Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

i'm from Windows Live Messenger™

2007-07-13T23:35:00.000+08:00

i’m is a new initiative from Windows Live Messenger™. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. Microsoft have set no cap on the amount they'll donate to each organization. The sky's the limit.

So any time you have an i’m™ conversation using Windows Live Messenger, you help address the issues you feel most passionate about, including poverty, child protection, disease, environmental degradation and animal protection. It's simple. All you have to do is join and start an instant messaging conversation. Microsoft'll handle the donation.

http://im.live.com/

Ubuntu Linux

2007-07-08T15:36:00.000+08:00

Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.

PhotoScape

2007-07-06T00:21:00.000+08:00

Photoscape is the fun and easy photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos. Key Features

Viewer: View your folders photos, slideshow
Editor: resizing, brightness and color adjustment, white balance, backlight correction, frames, balloons, mosaic mode, adding text, drawing pictures, cropping, filters, red eye removal, blooming
Batch editor: Batch editing multiple photos
Page: Make one photo by merging multiple photos at the page frame
Combine: Make one photo by attaching multiple photos vertically or horizontally
Animated GIF: Make one animation photo with multiple photos
Print: Print portrait shot, carte de visite, passport photo
Screen Capture: Capture your screenshot and save it
Color Picker: Zoom in screen on images, search and pick the color
Rename: Change photo file names in batch mode
Raw Converter: Convert RAW to JPG

Non-Emulation Booting

2007-07-05T10:21:00.000+08:00

Recently I fsce with a problem: I'm going to install XP SP2 on a vintage notebook, Packard Bell iPower 500.

When I boot-up the notebook with XP SP2 disk inserted, the screen show "checking boot CD-ROM" and then comes up with "Boot CD-ROM Type: Non-Emulation Booting", and everything stop here.

By searching in internet, it may be a solution: Creating bootable Windows 2000/XP/2003 Disc (Nero 6)

May be I have to make another bootable XP disk to try again!

<--- UPDATED ON 2007-07-06 --->
Bingo! Fixed' even I don't know what I have done.

QR Code

2007-07-04T10:43:00.000+08:00

The QR Code (see my sidebar) will let any user whose mobile phone is equipped with a QR Code Reader to easily reach and bookmark the mobile version of «Tech iDiot Note», or any others.

eUML2

2007-07-04T10:29:00.000+08:00

eUML2 for Java is a powerful UML modeler designed for Java developer in Eclipse. The main features are:

* Real-time code/model synchronization
* UML2.1 compliant and support of OMG XMI
* Advanced reversed engineering
* Powerful true dependency analyze tools
* JDK 1.4 and 1.5 support
* Customizable template support.

Xpadder

2007-07-04T09:47:00.000+08:00

Xpadder simulates keypresses and mouse movements using a gamepad.