One question that always lingering in the mind of Windows XP and Windows Vista users is probably if the existing PC system can be upgraded (or is allowed to upgrade) to Windows 7, or if even upgrade to Windows 7 allowed. Unlike any previous Windows OS launches, Windows 7 does not support direct in-place upgrade from all earlier versions of Windows operating system. In fact, […]
Energy efficiency has been the trend of the 21st century in view of global warming and various climate issues that may negatively affect the Earth irreversibly. Besides, efficiency and effectiveness of power management in notebook, laptop, netbook and nettop computer, which depends on battery to power up when not plug into AC power adapter or charger, will drastically improve or reduce the duration of battery […]
Does your data and files are important to you? Most likely very important, but how often do you backup? Backup is useful when the files or data have been accidentally deleted, loss or corrupted. EASEUS Todo Backup is a free backup software which able to perform backup, restore and disk cloning or imaging to a file. It allows the users to back up whole PC […]
VPN (Virtual Private Network) allows a home computer to connect to another remote node through Internet using open connection or virtual circuit tunnel, securely or insecurely. VPN is not to be confused with proxy server which simply redirects and fetches resources from another server upon requests. Instead, one usage of VPN is to provide access to a network (such as Internet) via customized or private […]
When installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VS08), the setup installation process may fail or incomplete with the following error message or something similar, with the rest of the computer not skipped, bypassed and not attempted to be installed. Sometimes, the same error happens while installing Visual Studio Orcas or other VS related products too.
Previously we mentioned about Stealth Computer’s Rugged PC powered by Core 2 Duo, now the company has just unveiled a new rugged tablet PC under its Notebook warrior series recently. Named as NW-2000, it is specifically designed to be compliant with military MIL-810F standards suitable for those that work in harsh environment.
Motorola is famous for its 2-ways radios that being built specifically tailored for usage in harsh environment. Although it doesn’t seems to do well in mobile phones business in consumer market space, but its hybrid handset plus 2-ways radios function iDEN push-to-talk mobile devices continue to excel in both consumer and industrial market space. Just recently, Sprint has just announced a new Motorola iDEN based […]
Instead of going through typical technical examinations of urine, hair, sweat, blood or oral fluid samples to determine whether a person is on drugs, Philips has made the drug testing process very much straightforward and faster by introducing a new device which can do a drug test using saliva and produce the result on the spot. The working concept of this interesting electronics device is […]
Microsoft has released the latest Windows SDK For Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for developers who want to develop applications to run on Windows 7 and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. The Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 provides relevant information required by developers which include the documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools (including C++ compilers). The latest […]
Normally electronics devices are covered with warranty to protect the usability of the device under certain period. The warranty generally covers manufacturing defect only and consumers are responsible not to misuse it under any condition. However, sometimes it is hard to determine if a device has been abused and in order to reduce the argument, manufacturers are trying many methods to detect if a particular […]
If you don’t like to open files by using the default program in certain time due to some reason, but would like to maintain the program as default, what you normally do is right clicking on the file, then choose Open With and choose the program from the list. Alternatively, launch the program and go to File -> Open to open the file by using […]
The leading developer of integrated wireless peripherals for the mobile lifestyle, Newton Peripherals has launched its new award-winning 5mm (0.2 inch) ultra-thin Bluetooth MoGo Presenter Mouse – MoGo Mouse For Netbooks, which the company claims as the world’s first netbook optimized mouse that able to store and charge in low profile adapter holster on netbook, aiming to enhance your mobile lifestyle.
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