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Google Advertises Chrome in India

Advertisements have a major impact on our lives. They affect the way we think, the products we choose and tell us what is what. Google knows the power of proper advertising and so have left no stones unturned in its bid to market Google Chrome, its browser software in India.

Google is currently promoting its browser in India by using online advertisements and also print media. Google is specifically targeting India because India, along with Brazil, has the largest Google user base in the world. Google has also made a deal with Facebook to promote its browser.

Google’s advertisements in India claim that Google Chrome is the fastest growing web browser in India. However, Google has not made public any statistics and figures to support this claim. May be in the near future, Google will reveal the statistics and we may come to know if it is true.

IBM and Ubuntu Team Up for Windows 7 Alternative

IBM and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux have teamed up in their efforts to launch a solid Windows 7 alternative. Last Tuesday, IBM and Canonical jointly unveiled an open-standards based desktop architecture which costs less and also provides an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system.

The desktop architecture is named “IBM Client for Smart Work” and comes with Ubuntu Linux, IBM’s Lotus Symphony office suite which includes a word processor, a spreadsheet application and a presentation software, IBM Lotus Notes, and LotusLive collaboration software.

IBM Client for Smart Work is very similar to other solutions IBM has designed. IBM has been offering similar solutions to other countries where Linux is considered as a better alternative to Windows for desktop use.

Customer interest in open source software is rising due to lower costs when compared to paid software such as Microsoft’s Windows and greater flexibility and options that open source software offer. IBM is rightly trying to monetize this trend.

IBM’s move also comes at a strategic point when many users are considering whether or not to switch to Windows 7. Switching to an open source OS may also be on their minds.

Moving from Windows Xp, which is currently the predominant Windows version, to Windows 7 is not just a simple upgrade but rather is a costly migration process. So users are considering their options.

IBM’s Client for SmartWork can be used with new computers and also on older ones. It can also be used on laptops.

The software can also be used to implement a virtual desktop architecture as IBM also works with Verde Technology from Austin, Texas-based Virtual Bridges.

Verde has a unique capability to combine virtual Linux and Windows desktops with a common architecture. IBM also works with virtual desktop technology from VMware, Microsoft and Citrix, but they are focused on Windows.

The IBM Client for Smart Work is available through a variety of partners, including solution providers and managed services providers.

IBM PC Models

Model name	Model	Introduced	CPU	Features forrest gump move buy little fockers the movie
PC	5150	August 1981	8088	Floppy disk or cassette system
XT	5160	March 1983	8088	First IBM PC to come with an internal hard drive as standard.
XT/370	5160/588	October 1983	8088	5160 with XT/370 Option Kit and 3278/79 Emulation Adapter
3270 PC	5271	October 1983	8088	With 3270 terminal emulation
PCjr	4860	November 1983	8088	Floppy-based home computer
PC Portable	5155	February 1984	8088	Floppy-based portable
AT	5170	August 1984	80286	Medium-speed hard disk
AT/370	5170/599	October 1984	80286	5170 with AT/370 Option Kit and 3278/79 Emulation Adapter
3270 AT	5281	?	80286	With 3270 terminal emulation
Convertible	5140	April 1986	8088	Microfloppy laptop portable
XT 286	5162	September 1986	80286	Slow hard disk, but zero wait state memory on the motherboard. This 6 MHz machine was actually faster than the 8 MHz ATs (when using planar memory) because of the zero wait states

Kingston HyperX 2GB 240 Pin DDR3 RAM

Specifications

Capacity — 2GB
Speed — DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
Cas Latency — 8
Voltage — 1.65V
ECC — No
Buffered/Registered — Unbuffered
Multi-channel Kit — Dual Channel Kit
Heat Spreader — Yes
Features — XMP Ready

More information:

[ http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/default.asp ]

How to Start Services in Windows

Here are instructions to start/stop services in Windows 7:

Steps

1. Go to Start.
2. Go to Control panel.
3. Go to Administrative tools
4. Click on Services.

You can also start/stop services in Windows 7 by using services.msc. Here is how:

1. Go to Start
2. Run
3. Type: services.msc and click OK

Tips

1) You can make your computer much faster by stopping unwanted services.

Warnings

1) Do not stop any important services or Windows will not function correctly.

Delta Air Lines Sued Over Email Hacking

Delta Air Lines is being sued for allegedly hacking and obtaining sensitive emails and files and using the material to derail the “Airline Passenger’s Bill of Rights of 2009″. Four versions of the bill are currently pending before Congress.

The suit was was by Kathleen Hanni, executive director of Flyersrights.org on last Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Hanni is seeking a minimum of $11 million in damages. Flyersrights.org is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007.

In a statement, Delta Air Lines stated that, “the allegation that we would hack an individual’s e-mail is absurd.”

AMD to Launch Congo in November

AMD is planning to launch its Congo platform in the month of November this year. AMD’s Congo is specifically designed for ultra-thin notebooks. The platform was expected to be launched at the end of July this year but was postponed to weak demand for ultra-thin notebooks at that time.

The AMD Congo ultra-thin notebook platform will feature the dual-core Turion Neo X2 L625 or Athlon Neo X2 L335/L325 or single-core Athlon Neo MV-40 microprocessor and M780G chipsets.

As of writing, AMD has not yet made any announcements regarding the Congo platform. However, Hewlett-Packard (HP) has already launched a 12.1-inch ultra-thin notebook in Taiwan that features a Athlon Neo MV-40 processor which will be used in the Congo platform. The notebook uses the RS690E chipset from Yukon.

Over the next two years, AMD will launch two more ultra-thin notebook platforms–Nile and Brazos. AMD’s traditional notebook platform Tigris will be launched after Windows 7 becomes available. The Tigris platform will feature a 45nm Sempron M100 or Athlon II M300 or Turion II M500 or Turion II Ultra M600 processor.

Verizon Mocks iPhone, Introduces Droid

Earlier Verizon launched an attack on AT&T. Now, it seems it has turned its attention towards Apple. Verizon just released a new commercial mocking the iPhone.

Verizon has branded Apple’s iPhone as an “iDon’t” device that doesn’t feature a real keyboard, can’t do multitasking, can’t snap 5 mega pixel photos, can’t take photos in the dark, can’t customize, can’t run widgets and can use other batteries.

And you know what? Everything that Apple iPhone can’t do, Verizon’s new Droid does.

The commercial doesn’t show any shots of the Droid. However, it can be said with certainty that Verizon has high hopes for its first Android-based smartphone. Thanks to all these commercials, user interest in Verizon’s new device will be very high and come November, it will be one-of-the-most-talked-about devices of the year.

For now, we can expect more commercials from Verizon mocking its competitors…

Watch the commercial:

Watch YouTube Videos on Your iPod

You can use your iPod to watch YouTube videos on it. All it takes is a few minutes of work. Here are instructions:

1) Visit http://www.keepvid.com

2) Enter the URL of the YouTube video in the box and click on the Download button.

3) Keepvid will process the video and present you two links for downloading the video: video.flv – Low Quality 320×240 and video.mp4 – High Quality 480×360. Choose mp4 because that is the format iPod supports.

4) Save the file to your computer and rename it to the title. Then save it to your iPod in the videos folder or some other directory where you can find it easily.

5) On iTunes, go to videos, click open and you can view the video.

This is the easiest method because you don’t have to download and install any software on your computer. Also, you will not get any problems like other YouTube video downloaders.

Windows 7 China Debut Hijacked by Pirates

Windows 7 is already available in China, one week before its official launch. But the copies are all pirated. Anyone can buy a pirated copy of Windows 7 in China for 20 Yuan or approximately USD 2.93.

China is the world’s second largest PC market and Microsoft has high aims to monetize it. However, piracy is one thing that Microsoft should be concerned right now.

More than 80 per cent of all software sold in China is pirated, according to research firm IDC. However, in the recent years this figure is falling. Price is one of main driving factors behind software piracy in China.

To counter software Microsoft is making its software more affordable to the average Chinese. Last year, Microsoft slashed the price of its Office 2007 Home and Student Editions to 199 Yuan from 699 Yuan. Windows 7 Home Basic is priced at 399 Yuan. Though this is cheaper than the west, it is still twenty times costlier than a pirated copy.

Piracy is one of the major issues that China has to deal with. It is putting a strain of China’s relations with foreign companies. China is taking some measures to address the issue. Earlier in August four people were sentenced to jail for distributing pirated copies of Windows Xp.

In the future, software piracy is expected to decrease in China. Analysts predict that by 2012, software piracy in China will come down to 50 per cent–at par with other Asian markets such as Hong Kong.

In order to counter piracy, Microsoft launched an unconventional campaign in China that caused a blank screen to be displayed every one hour on computers running pirated copies of Windows Xp. This caused users to migrate to other domestic companies such as Kingsoft Corp, instead of making them purchase genuine software.

Analysts believe that the only way to prevent piracy completely would be to offer free software supported by advertising. However as more and more free and open source software becomes available, software piracy will become meaningless.

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