Toshiba, the Japanese company recently has unveiled two new 1.8” hard drives. One is 160GB model and another is revamped 80GB model with RPM 5400 spindle speed. The new 160GB (MK1617GSG) drive uses two platters while its new 80GB (MK8019GSG) uses a single platter as compared to the previous released 80GB in February which required two platters.
Like Windows Vista which has an user interface to configure automatic logon to skip entering password and directly boot up to desktop, Windows XP also have such convenient feature, which works for non-domain connected PC, and can be used to automate the log on process so that system can startup and login automatically.
Previously we mentioned about the way to measure PC system boot up time using BootTimer and how to optimize it using Startup Manager 2.4.1 to improve Boot up time. There seems to be a lot of concerns regarding slow system boot up time that could potentially affect the efficiency of daily work. For office use, it may be still acceptable but for certain targeted applications […]
The global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions, Motorola has announced its latest H560 and H620 Bluetooth headsets, including TrueComfort design, noise reduction and echo cancellation technology.
The world’s leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions for high-performance audio and video, Monster has collaborated with Sigma Designs to create the new Monster Wireless Digital Express HD system, which will use Sigma’s exciting new Wireless HDAV for HD A/V cable replacement, along with (ultrawideband) UWB-over-coax technology, aiming to offer users an elegant ‘wireless and no new wires’ combination solution for enjoying HD content.
Windows XP Home Edition (HE) does not come with or support Remote Desktop, or Terminal Services feature. There is Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client which allows user to connect to remote host, but now accepting any remote desktop connection to the Windows XP Home PC. However, there is way to install and enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in Windows XP using the trick below.
The top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips, NXP Semiconductors has announced the world’s fastest high-bandwidth cellular soft modem, called as Nexperia Cellular System Solution PNX6910, which powered by Embedded Vector Processor (EVP) and able to achieve data transfer rates of 150 Mbits downlink and 50 Mbits uplink. The modem supports multi-mode LTE/HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM capability as well.
Many Windows Vista users probably have this problem quite frequently. Sometimes if they open a folder which contains video-format files such as MPEG or AVI files, it’s annoying to encounter an error message prompted out as follows: “COM Surrogate has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.” The […]
After installing Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition onto a computer, officially it’s impossible for user to convert, or upgrade from Windows XP Home to Pro edition, or downgrade from Windows XP Professional to Home edition without reformatting and reinstalling the operating system from clean and fresh state.
mRemote is a full-featured, open source, multi-tab remote connections manager that allows users to manage all remote connections from within its single user interface. Computer users can run multiple instances of Remote Desktop, VNC remote control connections and other remote host access or transmission protocol applications on local PC. However, many programs have to be ran, occupying system resources and cluttering up Windows Taskbar.
Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) has Remote Desktop (RDP) service that allows the computer to be remotely connected, accessed and controlled from another computer or host. However, Windows XP machine only allows one concurrent remote desktop connection from a single user been connected to it with no multiple remote desktop sessions or connections support.
When user runs Remote Desktop Connection, a RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol, or more commonly known as Terminal Services) client in Windows XP, and attempts to connect to Terminal Server service running on localhost (or using 127.0.0.1 IP address), which is own computer itself, Remote Desktop connection or session is disconnected, or rather unable and cannot connect with following error message.
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