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Latest Toshiba Portege M700 Touch Screen Tablet PC With LED Backlit Display

The Japanese famous multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, Toshiba has announced the launch of its latest Portege M700 touch screen Tablet PC, which sports an 12.1-inch WXGA (1280×800) LED backlit display with touchscreen, digital pen/ink capabilities and anti-glare coating.

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Backup and Save the Windows XP Activation Status (WPA.DBL) to Reinstall Without Activate Again

Windows XP stores the hardware configuration information of the computer at the time of activation, product activation state status, expiration info of the XP installation, and the current hardware specification in WPA.DBL file which located in %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. To secure the WPA.DBL file, Microsoft encrypts the file with RC4 algorithm. However, WPA.DBL file is not protected, and if user deletes it, user will have to […]

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Download UltraVNC for Windows Vista Support (VNC Alternative)

RealVNC has RealVNC Personal Edition and RealVNC Enterprise Edition that support Windows Vista, but unfortunately the software programs are not free and require a license and serial key. RealVNC Free Edition does not support Windows Vista, and users have to depends on various workaround to run VNC on Vista. Luckily there is free alternative for users who need to run VNC server on Windows Vista […]

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Easy Way to Determine if A Vista System Supports Windows Aero Glass Effects

Some of the popular frequently asked questions since the launch of Windows Vista are whether the computer, or the PC that you going to buy supports Windows Aero Glass Transparency effects? To know whether your notebook or desktop computer supports and able to enable and run Vista Aero effect, here’s a very simple trick to learn and know the support almost immediately without drilling into […]

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Restore Missing or Deleted Favorite Links Shell Folder

In Windows Vista Explorer window, there are “Favorite Links” section in the navigation pane on the top left corner that display frequently used shortcut links. Users can add and remove the shortcuts and links in “Favorite Links” in their respective personal folder, which usually resides in “C:\Users\username\Links\” folder. However, the Links folder is not protected and set as read-only, and users can delete the Links […]

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Avoid, Disable or Fix IE Click or Press Spacebar or Enter to Activate and Use This Control Message

When browsing web pages on Internet using Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) or Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) web browser in Windows XP or Windows Vista, visitors may encounters some embedded ActiveX controls or web components that are deactivated or placed into non-interactive frame by default. When mouse over the object, a tooltip message Click to activate and use this control will appear. Or another warning message […]

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Trick to Install Windows XP SP3 RC in Non-English Language Editions

Microsoft releases Windows XP SP3 RC test build only in English edition. And Windows Update hack to install XP SP3 RC1 won’t show the service pack as an installable option. If users try to install the downloaded standalone installer package in non-English language version of XP, the setup will halt and respond with the following error message.

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Official Way to Install Vista SP1 RC Via Windows Update with Public Availability Program

Other than standalone installation setup package of Vista SP1 RC, Microsoft has also released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Public Availability Program which makes available SP1 RC through Windows Update. The method is same with original registry hack leaked from Connect, Technet and MSDN. Although the registry key added is different, but the effect is same, indicate to Windows Update mechanism that you interested […]

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USPS Hates Netflix Envelopes

According to an article in the NY Times, the USPS isn’t happy with Netflix because their red envelopes must be sorted by hand. The US Postal Service estimates that the manual sorting of 1.6 million Netflix envelopes per day is costing them about $21 million a year.

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DisplayLink and Alereon Collaboration to Develop UWB Wireless USB Graphics Display Adapter

Previously we talked about the USB to DVI Adapter for Multiple High Resolution Display by Sewell. Now it seems that the similar technology has been deployed by DisplayLink but with further enhancement. Working together with Alereon, the US based company has decided to convert the display adapter from ‘wired’ USB based to wireless UWB (Ultra Wide Band) technology. By using the UWB technology, traditional way […]

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Mobile Complete Launches TryPhone Web Service For Virtual Handset Tour and Test Drive

Do you in dilemma while shopping for a new mobile phones to enhance your mobile experience? The world’s leading provider of mobile application testing services, Mobile Complete has try to fill niche consumer need with the launch of its new interactive Web program, named as TryPhone. As its name implied, the new TryPhone web service is created to provide mobile consumers the ability to test-drive […]

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Latest Kingston 19-In-1 Media Card Reader

The worlds leading supplier of memory products, Kingston Technology has recently launched its new Media Reader, the compact and high-speed card reader which able to handle 19 popular types of flash memory cards.

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