5 ways to speed up your Personal Computer

By following a few simple techniques, you can speed up your computer and keep it running smoothly. This article shows how to use the tools available in Windows XP and Windows Vista to efficiently maintain your computer and protect your privacy when you're online.


Free up disk space

By freeing disk space, you can improve the performance of your computer, and for this purpose a tool called Disk Cleanup can help you free up space on your hard disk. This identifies files that you can safely delete, and then enables you to choose whether you want to delete some or all of the identified files.

You can use Disk Cleanup to:

• Remove temporary Internet files.

• Remove downloaded program files (such as Java applets).

• Empty the Recycle Bin.

• Remove Windows temporary files.

• Remove optional Windows components that you don't use.

• Remove installed programs that you no longer use.

Detect and repair disk errors

You can check the integrity of the files stored on your hard disk by running the Error Checking utility, as you use your hard drive, it can develop bad sectors. Bad sectors slow down hard disk performance and sometimes make data writing difficult, so the Error Checking utility scans the hard drive for bad sectors, and scans for file system errors to see whether certain files or folders are misplaced.

Speed up access to data

Disk fragmentation slows the overall performance of your system, as when files are fragmented, the computer must search the hard disk when the file is opened to piece it back together. So, the response time can be considerably longer.

Disk Defragmenter is a Windows utility that consolidates fragmented files and folders on your computer's hard disk so that each occupies a single space on the disk, so with your files stored neatly end-to-end, without fragmentation, reading and writing to the disk speeds up.

Protect your computer against spyware

Spyware collects personal information without letting you know and without asking for permission, so spyware can put you and your confidential information at risk. In addition to privacy factor, it can also effect your computer's performance. To deal with spyware, you might want to consider using Microsoft Windows Defender, which is included in Windows Vista, and is available as a free download for Microsoft XP. Alternatively, there are other free anti-spyware software programs available that you can use.

Use ReadyBoost

If you're using Windows Vista, you can use ReadyBoost to speed up your system, a new concept in adding memory to a system, it allows you to use non-volatile flash memory (USB flash drive or a memory card) to improve performance without having to add additional memory.

USB flash drive by LaCie MosKeyto is SUPER SMALL

USB flash drive by LaCie MosKeyto measures less than 20mm with a weight of 10 grams. The MosKeyto is one of the smallest USB flash drives that you can find in the market at the moment. It comes in a variety of capacities, maxing out at 16GB, restricted by its size obviously. MosKeyto looks even non-existent whenever it is plugged into your computer’s USB port, and you can travel with it plugged in even when your notebook is in a protective sleeve or briefcase and as it lies flush against your notebook, so there is no worry about the port being affected in any way and another advantage would be not losing it at all.

The LaCie MosKeyto comes in a sleek black plastic build and will also be equipped with a durable nylon strap to attach to an accessible key ring while a cap helps protect its USB connector. Apart from that, LaCie will also integrate an additional 4GB secure online storage from Wuala into the MosKeyto, to make storage a whole lot more convenient and it will play nice with Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. It comes in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities with prices starting from $17.99 upwards.

Indestructible Flexible Keyboard

The indestructible keyboard, as related to its name is indestructible because it is highly resistant to spilled liquids because silicon is used in its making.This keyboard is easily washed with water as compared with other keyboards which are very hard to clean.Another advantage of Indestructible keyboard is that it is very soft and comfortable .It will save significant amount of space as it roll up in your pocket.

The indestructible keybord is especially designed for people whose jobs revolve around computer and also for gamers that use computre for hours.This keyboard minimise aches because its special design completely eliminates negative angle wrist stress, which cause carpal tunnel syndrome.It is very suitable for home and office as its quick and reflexive typing is more convenient than traditional hard key boards.

Right now its three different versions are available; a black 85 key with no number pad, a black 109 key with a number pad, and a transparent glow 109 key with a number pad. All of the units cost a mere $29.99, an incredibly low price for one of the most optimally designed keyboards on the market. This keyboard is the future of computer hardware.

Apricorn EZ Writer II Portable Optical Drive Released

The Apricorn EZ Writer II is a portable optical drive that is ideal for those using netbooks/mini notebooks or other devices without a built in optical drive or whenever you need an extra drive for copying CDs.

It is capable of burning CD's at up to 24 xs and DVD's up to 8x and it requires two spare USB ports to run with them powering the device as well as transferring data to and from the optical disk.

The price of this portable device is $79 and as for the weight and dimensions it weighs 11.7 ounces and measures 0.84 z 5.75 x 5.95 inches.

Internet Radio Device- Gets you music from 210 different countries

It may look like your everyday USB flash drive but this is no ordinary USB device, it's your door to any type of music from anywhere you want in the world. The MUZEE Internet Radio allows you to listen to over 13,000 radio stations from all over the world, simply plug the MUZEE into the USB port of any internet connected computer.
With the use of a simple and user friendly interface, the MUZEE Internet Radio gives you the option of searching for radio stations by keyword, genre, country, or radio station and if you find something you like you can save the station or even record the songs to your PC. It's like getting free music that you can listen to or download from anywhere. There are no download or subscription fees with the MUZEE Internet Radio; you just have to access all of your favorite music from over 210 different countries.

Skype 5.0 Beta Allows Group Video Calls for 10 People

Skype has released a new Beta update numbered version 5.0that allows users make group video calls with up to 10 people. As well as allowing for more people on a group video call, the update also gets a new fresh look and also stability has been increased. Over all its quality has been increased when making video calls to a group so your calling experience should be smoother than before.

This new version also includes automatic call recovery, which should help automatically reconnect Skype calls that are interrupted due to network problems. To make a group video call, each users on the call needs to be running the latest Skype Beta 5.0. At present the service is free although the blog post announcement hints at a possible charge in the future.

Mini USB Vacuum Cleaner for Keyboards

This Mini USB Vacuum Cleaner comes with two Vacuum cleaning attachments in which one is bristle brush and another is flexible rubber. You can use the keyboard attachment rubber to vacuum the dust and other particles trapped underneath the keyboard keys, by sliding the squeezable tube between keys.  You can use the brush and suction tube attachment of this USB Vacuum Cleaner for general cleaning of air fans, monitor and computer area, or dust on you desktop.

It is samll in size so that its placement doesn’t create problems for you. It is powered by USB Port and plugs into any USB port. It has two switch levels, slide the switch to the first level to turn on the LED light and slide the switch to the second level to turn on the vacuum cleaner. You can press the "High Power" button to increase suction power, for vacuuming heavier dirt and dust. The price of this Mini USB Vacuum Cleaner is $2.5, so cheap that anyone can buy it for ones laptop/computer.

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Mind Reading Computer By Intel-- Brings a Huge Change in The World of Technology

Reading human thoughts is always an interesting and mysterious field. Special Forces especially army and other intelligence agencies look for such devices which can read the human thinking. Such devices may be very helpful in detection and stopping terrorism. These agencies are supporting and conducting huge research on this project.

The engineers at Intel are making efforts to build a computer that will be able to look at a person's brain activity and determine actual words that they're thinking. The basic idea behind this device is that the activity generated in the average person by individual words can be mapped and stored in a database, to be matched against that of someone using the though control interface.

The results achieved till now are very encouraging. The basic machine has been made by Intel which can by the help of magnetic resonance scanner differentiate the daily usage words like screwdriver, house, and barn. The advent of machine which can search your brain like a search engine is possible but it may take several more years.

Windows live Essentials Beta 2 Released

Windows live Essentials is highly appreciated software package from Microsoft available for Windows. Windows Live Essential extends our digital experience and provides advance features like reading e mail, instant messaging, photo editing, live sync, movie maker and live writer blogging tools.


On 24th June Windows live Essentials beta 1 was lunched and now Windows live Essentials beta 1 has been launched. The newly released beta consists of several bug fixes, improved performance, icons and new features. Generally Microsoft provides online download link which may be inconvenient to many users with slow internet connection or who may require the full offline installer for future use. Here are the download links to both the installers. Using Windows live Essentials is really fun. Most of the people really love Windows live Essentials.

Dell releases Inspiron M101z laptop

Dell releases new light weight Inspiron M101z 11.6-inch laptop that weighs less than four pounds yet it consists of a fast Athlon processor, a couple of gigabytes of memory and a good-sized hard disk drive and not only this, a battery life of six and a half hours from its standard 6-cell battery, a full-width keyboard, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wireless N connectivity and a USB port.

Within its portable 11.5 x 8.07 x 0.95 inch frame, the Insprion M101z consists of a Single Core AMD Athlon II Neo K125 processor running at 1.7GHz, 2GB DDR3 memory and a 250GB hard disk drive. It has a 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 widescreen LCD display which is powered by an ATI RS880 Integrated Graphics processor which can send on its high definition signal to a big-screen television via a built-in HDMI-out port. Other wired connectivity includes a 7-in-1 media card reader and three USB 2.0 ports among which one is PowerShare USB that allows the port to remain powered even when the machine is off.

Dell has also added a 1.3 megapixel camera and a couple stereo speakers 0f 1.5 Watt. Dell has declared that a more powerful 9-cell battery will also be available soon.

The Inspiron M101z also comes with Syncables Desktop software that makes it easy to synch photos, music, video and data with a primary computer for quick, on-the-go access. The laptop is available in Clear Black, Peacock Blue and Tomato Red with Jax pattern, and Promise Pink with DigiPais pattern and its price is US$449.99

MSI launches MSI GX660 performance gaming laptop

MSI has launched its latest performance gaming laptop, the MSI GX660 and is designed with high performance and ease of use in mind. It features MSI’s TDE, Turbo Drive Engine, technology and Dynaudio sound and also comes with dual 500GB SATA hard drives, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 discrete graphics card and has three DDR3 RAM slots which allows up to 12GB of RAM and has built two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports into the machine as well as an eSATA port. MSI’s TDE Technology allows you to increase the processor performance with the touch of the turbo button located above the keyboard and when it’s pressed, the system speed is increased by 83 percent for when you’re using resource hungry applications but battery life will take a hit. It also features MSI’s Cooler Boost Technology, which allows you to boost the systems cooling by the press of a button.


Audio is done by Dynaudio and MSI says it has obtained obstruction free sound transmission. ATI’s Mobility Radeon 5870 graphics card has 1GB DDR5 VRAM, with a memory clock speed of 1.0GHz and memory data rate of 4.0Gbps and also supports DirectX 11 and its three DDR3 RAM slots allow for up to 12GB of RAM.

New 3D poster technology coming soon

The Fraunhofer institute, University of Kiel and RealEyes is showing a new technology that enables 3D posters for large outdoors advertisements (up to 5 meters) and these do not require any glasses.The researchers say that the display are similar to the lenticular images we've seen on postcards but instead of the grooved sheet with the image attached, the new posters use a lens array - 250,000 lenses and each 2 millimeters in diameter. The 3D image of the poster can be viewed from the other side of the street, and the image appearance changes with each step and adjusts to the visual angle.They have already built a DIN-A0 (1 sq meter) poster prototype, and they say that commercialization of larger posters (3 to 5 sq meters) is possible in coming 2011

LG R590 3D Notebook Launched in Korea

Yesterday LG had launched its first 3D notebook in Korea named as LG R590 3D.It brings revolutionary change in the LG electronics’ productivity. LG is planning further to bring some more 3D appliances to its customers. LG R590 3D is just launched in Korea up till now but its launch in UK is expected in this week. Its price and the final launch date in UK and other countries is still not announced.

Specifications:
• 15.6 inch 3D capable display
• Intel Core i7 processor with NVIDIA graphics
• 1 GB RAM
• Boxed in a cinema style
• Buddy Holly-3D polarizing glasses also available with this.
• TriDef software to convert 2D videos to 3D videos
• Also contains an optional Blue-ray drive

SwiftPoint tiny wireless mouse

Laptops are surely the best compact mobile devices but the input system of the laptop specially the touch pad causes a lot of problems for the users because it is quite slow and inefficient as compared to the standard mouse, it also causes pain in the joints of hands. Working on a laptop is not as convenient as working on the desktop.

One solution to this problem is to use the USB mouse with your laptop but it is highly impractical due to the large size of the mouse and also the cable attached with it , It is not possible to use this USB mouse everywhere, in all situations.

The best solution is provided by the SwiftPoint, by introducing a wonderful device known as the SwiftPoint Mouse. This mouse is the tiniest wireless mouse on the market and therefore it’s perfect for all laptops. The best thing about this mouse is that it can be used next to the laptop just as the standard mouse or even on the surface next to touchpad, so the place requirement which was the large issue in USB mouse is resolved. The design of the mouse is almost like a pen so using it is quite easy and it is user friendly.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is based on IEEE 802.11 standard and is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance that manufacturers may use to brand certified products that belong to a class of wireless local area network (WLAN) devices. The term Wi-Fi is often used as a synonym for standard IEEE 802.11 technology.The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global association of companies that promotes WLAN technology and certifies products if they conform to certain interoperability standards. As of 2010, IEEE 802.11 devices are installed in many PC (personal computers), video game consoles, printers, smartphones, and all laptop or palm-sized computers.Wi-Fi allows the deployment of local area networks (LANs) without wires for client devices (wireless networks) to reduce the costs of network deployment and expansion, especially for spaces where cables cannot be run, such as outdoor areas.As of 2010 manufacturers are building wireless network adapters into most laptops due to which the price of chipsets for Wi-Fi continues to drop, making it an economical networking option included in even more devices. Wi-Fi networks have limited range, a typical wireless router using 802.11b or 802.11g with a stock antenna might have a range of 120 ft (32 m) indoors and 300 ft (95 m) outdoors. Wi-Fi operates in more than 220,000 public hotspots and in tens of millions of homes and corporate and university campuses worldwide and its use (whether home or business oriented) is increasing day by day

World's first multitouch gaming laptop

The Battalion Touch Notebook (laptop) is apparently the world’s first multi-touch gaming laptop. The rest of the specification seems fairly standard for a 15.6 inch laptop. Experience a new dimension of interactive gaming, media organization, and content creation with the series of Battalion Touch laptops. Featuring a full multi-touch screen, it (Battalion Touch series) allows you to interact with your system in new ways and take full advantage of the multi-touch capabilities of Windows 7. With the growing popularity of the multi-touch interactive platform, it provides users with the capabilities to support the increasing number of multi-touch optimized game and software titles. The price of Battalion series is $999.