For Unix-like or Linux system users, symbolic link is a common feature in use almost daily. Symbolic link (aka soft link) or symlink as it often shortened to, is a special type of file or file-system object that serves as a reference or points to another file, UNC or directory, known as target. In Windows Vista, symlinks feature has been added to NTFS filesystem and […]
Here’s a YouTube video showing off a new Apple TV plug-in called “A Series of Tubes.” The plug-in allows you to browse YouTube videos on your Apple TV. Sure, the Flash encoded YouTube videos look like crap on a HDTV. YouTube doesn’t even look good when stretched out to its default 480 x 360, let alone 640 x 480 or HD. But YouTube does have […]
A hacker’s main objective is to compromise the targeted computer, network, or application. The hacker starts off with little information and ends up with a detailed map into the system. There are five steps which hackers follow to hack into a system:
In conjunction with eMule 5th anniversary, eMule version 0.28a has been released. One of the most important feature in 0.48a release is improvement of program compatibility in Windows Vista. Prior to version 0.48a, eMule 0.47c or before has various glitches and problems when run in Vista, which has new security protection, and requires various workarounds to solve the issues. eMule 0.48a fixes some of these […]
CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra is a software media player that capable of playback high definition (HD) movies on HD DVDs or Blu-ray Discs, with high-def file formats of H.264, HD MPEG-2, and WMV-HD. You will certainly enjoy better image details and performance, beside experience exceptional audio quality with 7.1 home theater audio, and high-definition Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD. Except that PowerDVD Ultra works only for […]
IBM has released its Active Protection System (APS) Version 1.52 for its notebooks using ThinkVantage Techonologies. IBM’s Active Protection System is not the latest technology from IBM. ThinkPad R50 and T41 have featured this technology for quite some time. The APS is a protection system for the ThinkPads’ internal hard drive. When a ThinkPad notebook is accelerated, the sensor inside the notebook will trigger a […]
Have you ever imagine that you can view the Pay TV in hotel while you are away from home without paying a single cent for that? Here I will share the trick that I have been using while traveling in most of the countries. It works most of the time and I enjoyed watching some ‘special’ channels without paying extra.
Perhaps you are an adventurous computer user and have embraced Vista to get a feel of the new operating system. But now your machine is having difficulty running the new operating system smoothly because of a lack of memory.
chgrp can be used to change group ownership of files and directories in almost all UNIX-variant platforms, including Linux such as Fedora Core, Ubunto and etc. However, if you try to change the group membership of a symbolic link, the group ownership of its referenced or linked file is changed instead.
May be you can’t believe, that an OEM license that comes with a branded computer or notebook manufacturer such as HP, Dell and Lenovo, may actually allow you to have additional license product key, if you’re willing to break the law. The extra OEM license loophole is another leak from Microsoft which previously is about a loophole which allows consumers to buy the cheaper upgrade […]
Microsoft has released a test version of its new Silverlight online media platform at Microsoft’s MIX 07 conference for web developers and designers lately. Silverlight is a cross-browser and cross-platform plug-in that was created to fight Adobe’s dominant Flash player. Besides Silverlight, a companion service for Silverlight will also be introduced and offered by Microsoft in boosting the popularity of Silverlight.
Sometime you need to shut down your Window XP in a hurry especially when you are rushing for an appointment or doing something urgent. But the standard process for a PC to shut down takes time and you need to wait for a while before the Window is shut down. You can get some solutions from Quick ShutDown, a free, fast and easy-to-use shutdown tool […]
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