How To Mix Your Music With Audacity

These are the steps on how to mix audio with using Audacity:

First,open Audicity

Then open first song that you want to mix

After that click Project>Import Audio,to import the second song you wanna mix

Then click file>export as WAV(this software cant export it as MP3 format),so you need a media coverter to convert the WAV sound to MP3 sound.

To download Audacity:http://www.download.com/Audacity/3000-2170_4-10058117.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10606824

To download media converter:http://www.download.com/Free-Mp3-Wma-Converter/3000-2140_4-10442362.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10902033

Edit/mix your music with Audacity

This editor can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features (with unlimited undo functionality), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings. The program also has a built-in amplitude-envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency-analysis window for audio-analysis applications. Built-in effects include bass boost, wah wah, and noise removal, and the program also supports VST plug-in effects.
Source from download.com

You can download Audacity from http://www.download.com/Audacity/3000-2170_4-10058117.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10606824

Digsby Review

Digsby helps you manage all your IM, e-mail, and social network accounts from one easy-to-use application. Digsby lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list. It provides notifications when new e-mails arrive and lets you perform actions such as "Mark as Read" or "Report Spam" without having to go to your inbox while also keeping you up-to-date on what's happening on your social networks with pop-up notifications and a news feed of recent events for Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.
Source from download.com
You can download Digsby from:http://www.download.com/Digsby/3000-2150_4-10822157.html

Problem in Windows Live Movie Maker and How To Fix It

Problems in Windows Live Movie Maker and how-to fix it:

• Movie Maker requires Windows Vista.
• To use Movie Maker in Windows Vista Home Basic N and Windows Vista Business N, you must have Windows Media Player installed. If you try to start Movie Maker in these editions of Vista without Media Player installed, Movie Maker will stop responding. To install Windows Media Player, go to: http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/c/3/ac367925-39e7-4451-a175-a224f94fbdce/wmformat11sdk.exe
• Movie Maker beta only supports adding media from your local hard drive. Media added from a network share or external device is not supported in the beta.
• Movie Maker beta only supports the following file formats: WMV, JPEG, MP3, and WMA. Using any other video, photo, or music file format may create problems using the beta.
• The Effects and Transitions galleries in Movie Maker beta don’t properly display applied effects and transitions when more than one item is selected in the storyboard.
• Movie Maker beta doesn’t support audio mixing. If you add a song as a soundtrack to a video, it's possible that the audio from the music files will overpower the audio from the video files. To prevent this, you can use the Windows Media Encoder http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx to re-encode the music to a lower volume level before you add it to your Movie Maker project.

Source from Microsoft

Spore System Requirement

These are the system requirement of Spore:

Minimum system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP / Windows Vista
• Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2GHz
• RAM:512MB(Windows XP) / 768MB (Windows Vista)
• Video Memory:128MB
• Free Hard Disk Space:6GB
• DirectX Version:9

Recommended system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP / Windows Vista
• Processor:Intel Pentium D 2.6GHz / Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz
• RAM:768MB
• Video Memory:Intel Integrated Chipset, 945GM or above
• Free Hard Disk Space:6GB
• DirectX Version:9

Supported Video Cards:

NVIDIA GeForce series

• FX 5900
• FX 5950
• 6200
• 6500
• 6600
• 6800
• 7200
• 7300
• 7600
• 7800
• 7900
• 7950
• 8400
• 8500
• 8600
• 8800

ATI Radeon series

• 9500
• 9600
• 9800
• X300
• X600
• X700
• X800
• X850
• X1300
• X1600
• X1800
• X1900
• X1950
• 2400
• 2600
• 2900
• 3650
• 3850

Intel Extreme Graphics

• GMA 950
• GMA X3000
• GMA X3100

Left 4 Dead System Requirement

These are the system requirement Left 4 Dead:

Minimum system requirement:
OS:Windows XP / Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Pentium 4 3GHz
RAM:1GB (Windows XP) / 2GB (Windows Vista)
Video Memory:256MB
Free Hard Disk Space:7.5GB
DirectX Version:9

Recommended system requirement:
OS:Windows XP / Windows Vista
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
RAM:2GB
Video Memory:512MB
Free Hard Disk Space:7.5GB
DirectX Version:9

Prince of Persia 2008 System Requirement

These are the system requirement of Prince of Persia 2008:

Minimum system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista
• Processor:Intel Pentium D 2.6GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
• RAM:1GB(Windows XP)/2GB (Windows Vista)
• Video Memory:256MB
• DirectX Version:9
• Free Hard Disk Space:8GB

Recommended system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista
• Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
• RAM:2GB
• Video Memory:256MB
• DirectX Version:9
• Free Hard Disk Space:8GB

Crysis Warhead System Requirement

These are the system requirement of Crysis Warhead:

Minimum System Requirement:

• OS:Windows XP
• Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz(3.2GHz for Windows Vista)
• RAM:1GB(Windows XP)/1.5GB (Windows Vista)
• Video Memory:256MB
• Graphic:NVIDIA GeForce 6800GT
• Free Hard Disk Space:15GB
• DirectX Version:9

Recommended System Requirement:

• OS:Windows Vista
• Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz or higher
• RAM:2GB
• Video Memory:512MB
• Graphic:NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
• Free Hard Disk Space:15GB
• DirectX Version:9

Quantum of Solace System Requirement

These are the system requirement of Quantum of Solace:

Minimum System Requirement:

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista
• Processor:Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz, Athlon XP 64 2800 MHz
• RAM:512MB (Windows XP)/1GB (Windows Vista)
• Video Memory:128MB
• Free Hard Disk Space:60oMB
• DirectX Version:9
  

Recommended system requirement(estimated):

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista
• Processor:Intel Dual Core Processor
• RAM:1GB
• Video Memory:256MB
• Free Hard Disk Space:60oMB
• DirectX Version:9
  

Tomb Raider Underworld System Requirement

These are the system requirement of Tomb Raider Underworld:

Minimum system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista with admin rights
• Processor:Intel Pentium 4 3GHz/AMD Athlon 2.5GHz
• RAM:1GB (Windows XP)/2GB (Windows Vista)
• Graphic:NVIDIA GeForce 6 series 6800GT/ATI 1800XT
• Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
• Hard Drive Free Space:8GB

Recommended system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista with admin rights
• Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 4400
• RAM:2GB
• Graphic:NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX or ATI HD4800
• Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
• Hard Drive Free Space:8GB

Downgrade Firefox 3.1 Beta

You can remove Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 through the Control Panel in the Start Menu on Windows, by removing the Firefox application on OS X, or by removing the Firefox folder on Linux.

Removing Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 won’t remove your bookmarks, web browsing history, extensions or other add-ons. This data is stored in your Profile Folder which is located in one of the following locations depending on your operating system:

• Windows Vista:Users/AppData/Roaming/Mozilla/Firefox
• Windows 2000,XP,Server 2003:Documents and Settings/Application Data/Mozilla/Firefox
• Mac OS X:~/Library/Application Support/Firefox
• Linux and Unix System:~/.mozilla/firefox

Any version of Firefox that you install after removing Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 will continue to use the data from this profile folder.

Information from Firefox.

Grand Theft Auto IV(GTA 4) System Requirement

Grand Theft Auto IV will be released at 2th of December 2008.These are the system requirement of Grand Theft Auto IV:

Minimum system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz/AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
• RAM:1.5GB
• Video Memory:256MB
• Video Card:NVIDIA 7900/ATI X1900
• Free Hard Disk Space:16GB

Recommended system requirement:

• OS:Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• Processor:Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz,AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
• RAM:2GB (Windows XP)/2.5GB(Windows Vista)
• Video Memory:512MB
• Video Card:NVIDIA 8600/ATI 3870
• Free Hard Disk Space:16GB

Fallout 3 System Requirement

These are the system requirement of Fallout 3:

Minimum system requirement:

• Windows XP/Windows Vista
• 1GB RAM for XP/2GB for Vista
• Intel Pentium 4 running at 2.4GHz processor
• 256MB video memory(VRAM)
• DirectX 9

Recommended system requirement:

• Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• 2GB RAM
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 512MB video memory(VRAM)
• DirectX 9

Supported Graphic Card:

NVIDIA:

• NVIDIA GeForce 200 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 9800 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 9600 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 8500 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 8400 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 7900 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 7600 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series

ATI:

• ATI HD 4800 series
• ATI HD 4600 series
• ATI HD 3800 series
• ATI HD 3600 series
• ATI HD 3400 series
• ATI HD 2900 series
• ATI HD 2600 series
• ATI HD 2400 series
• ATI X1900 series
• ATI X1800 series
• ATI X1600 series
• ATI X1300 series
• ATI X850 series

IE8 will released at 2009

Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser.The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come in the first quarter of 2009.Next public release of IE (typically called a "release candidate") indicates the end of the beta period.

Information taken from cnet.com

System Requirement of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3

These are the system requirement of Command and Conquer Red Alert 3:
Minimum system requirement:

• Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• Intel Pentium 4 running at 2.2GHz
• 1GB RAM
• 256MB video memory
• DirectX 9
• 6GB free hard disk space

Recommended system requirement:

• Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• Intel Core 2 Duo running at 2.6GHz or higher
• 2GB RAM
• 512MB video memory
• DirectX 9
• 6GB free hard disk space

System Requirement of Call Of Duty World at War

These are the system requirement of Call Of Duty World at War:
Minimum system requirement:

• Windows XP/Windows Vista
• Intel Pentium 4 running at 3GHz
• 512MB RAM for XP/1GB RAM for Vista
• 256MB video memory(VRAM)
• DirectX 9
• 8GB free hard disk space

Recommended system requirement(something like):

• Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• Intel Core 2 Duo
• 2GB RAM
• 512MB video memory(VRAM)
• DirectX 9
• 8GB free hard disk space

Convert WMA to MP3 and other Media Format,Free MP3 WMA Converter

Free MP3 WMA Converter is a software that can convert:

• MP3
• WMA
  
• OGG
• AAC
• WMA
• APE
• FLAC
• M4A
  
• AC3

This software has been downloaded about 2,221,000 times at download.com on the Mid-Nov 2008.

To download this software,go to http://www.download.com/Free-Mp3-Wma-Converter/3000-2140_4-10442362.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10902033

System Requirement of Mirror's Edge

These are the system requirement of Mirror's Edge:
Minimum Requirement:

• Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• Intel Pentium 4 running at 2.4 GHz
• 1GB RAM
• 256MB Video Memory
• 5GB Hard Disk Space
• DirectX 9
  

Recommended Requirement(not official system requirement) :

• Windows XP/Windows Vista with latest service pack installed
• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher
• 2GB RAM
• 512MB Video Memory
• 5GB Hard Disk Space
• DirectX 9
  

Firefox 3.1 Beta Review/New Function/Problem

Firefox 3.1 Beta is now available for download at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

The new function in Firefox 3.1 Beta are:

• Web standards improvements in the Gecko layout engine
• Added support for CSS 2.1 and CSS 3 properties
• A new tab-switching shortcut that shows previews of the tab you’re switching to
• Improved control over the Smart Location Bar using special characters to restrict your search
• Support for new web technologies such as the
• 3 times faster than Firefox 3.0.
  
• Added the tab tearing function as in Google Chrome.
  

The final version of Firefox 3.1 is expected will release at the end of 2008.

Problem/Known Issues in Firefox 3.1 Beta:

All Systems

• Certain client certificates will fail to install when downloaded from a CA.
• The “Feed” tab is not present in the page info window.
• Preferences set using the page info window do not work properly.

Microsoft Windows

• In some cases, the migration dialog will not launch after successfully installing Firefox for the first time.

Mac OS X

• On PPC Macs, viewing a Ogg video, displayed in a

Linux and Unix

• Long pages can render incorrectly.

System Requirement of Need For Speed Undercover

The new version of Need For Speed:NFS Undercover was released at 18th Nov 2008.
These are the system requirement of NFS Undercover:
Minimum Requirement:

• Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
• Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) CPU running at 2.8GHz or higher (3.0GHz if running Windows Vista)
• 2GB RAM
• 256 MB Video Memory(V RAM) or higher
• DirectX 9.0
• 6 GB free disk space

Recommended Requirement:

• Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2) / Microsoft Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
• Intel Core 2 Duo running at 2.4GHz or higher
• 2GB RAM (Windows XP)/3GB RAM (Windows Vista)
• 512 MB Video Memory(V RAM) or higher
• DirectX 9.0
• 6 GB free disk space

Supported Graphic Cards:

ATI

• Radeon X1600 series
• Radeon X1800 series
• Radeon X1900 series
• Radeon HD 2400 series
• Radeon HD 2600 series
• Radeon HD 2900 series
• Radeon HD 3000 series
• Radeon HD 4000 series

NVIDIA

• GeForce 7300 series
• GeForce 7600 series
• GeForce 7800 series
• GeForce 7900 series
• GeForce 8500 series
• GeForce 8600 series
• GeForce 8800 series
• GeForce 9500 series
• GeForce 9600 series
• GeForce 9800 series
• GeForce 200 series

Note: Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but are not officially supported.
NVIDIA GeForce 6000 series not supported.

How To Shrink Drive's Partition in Vista

You will need another partition in your hard disk when you need to backup your data or install an additional operating system.In Windows Vista,shrink disk is easy as a piece of cake because its does not involve any partitioning tools.This function only available in Windows Vista.

How to shrink your drives>
start>right click my computer>manage
a new window will come out>double click 'storage' section>double click 'disk management'.
Then,right click on the disk you want to be resized and select 'shrink volume'.This will display information on the total disk space and shrinkable amount of space available on the drive.
Then,type in the amout of size that you need to be shrunk then click 'Shrink'

Shrinking precess may take awhile.After the precess is completed,a new partition is created on the drive.

Note:Make sure that partitioning process is not interrupted by any way such as power failures.This will causes permanent damage to your disk and data.Make sure you have backup your important data and try this process at your own risk.

System Optimization Tool.Make Your PC/System Faster,CCleaner

CCleaner is a system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system,allowing your machine run faster and free up space in your hard disk.
It cleans: Internet Explorer (temporary files, URL history, cookies, autocomplete form history, index.dat); Firefox (temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history); Windows (Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files, and Log files); Registry cleaner (advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including file extensions, ActiveX controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, application paths, icons, and invalid shortcuts.
This software also comes with a backup feature.
I have tried this software and it free 3GB of unused file on my Vista machine.Making my system faster and more space to use.
You can download the newest version of CCleaner at http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144_4-10315544.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10898240

How To Downgrade/Uninstall Windows Live Messenger 2009 Beta to Messenger 8.5 or Older

Microsoft have released the new Windows Live Messenger 2009 Beta few months ago.If you have installed it you felt it not suitable to you or have some bug/problem,you can downgrade it to the previous version with this way>
You cant install the previous version of Windows Live Messenger when you have installed the beta version of Windows Live Messenger in your pc.To resolve this,you have to uninstall all the Windows Live Beta program.

For Windows XP:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Category view, click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Remove a program.
3. Click Windows Live Beta (all programs), and then click Change/Remove.
4. Click Install or uninstall, and then click Continue.
5. Clear the check boxes for each program, and then click Continue.

For Windows Vista:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Category view, click Programs, click Programs and Features, and then double-click Windows Live Beta (all programs).If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
3. Click Install or uninstall, and then click Continue.
4. Clear the check boxes for each program, and then click Continue.

You can get the previous version of Windows Live Messenger from http://get.live.com/

HP Mini 1000 Reviews/Price/Specification

HP Mini 1000 is a netbook by HP.It is ideal for user who always surf the internet,blogging or typing.These are the specification of the netbook>
1.6GHz Intel Atom Processor N270
8GB SSD/16GB SSD /60GB 4200PRM Hard Disk
8.9/10.2' LCD display with 1024 x 600 resolution
Microsoft XP operating system
512MB/1GB RAM(upgradable)

From just $399(about RM1400),you can own your self a HP Mini 1000.

Nokia Tube 5800 ExpressMusic Specifications and Review

Nokia Tube 5800 ExpressMusic is the first touch-screen phone by Nokia.This phone looks little bit like Apple iPhone.
These are the specification of Nokia Tube 5800 ExpressMusic>

• a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens,dual LED flash and geotagging function
• 3.2' touch-screen with 16million colours
• 640 x 360 display resolution(16:9 widescreen)
• S60 5th edition OS with touch input
• quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio with 3G UMTS/HSDPA
• TV-out port
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• 3.5mm headphone/video-out jack
• microSDHC card slot(up to 16GB)(free a 8GB card with phone)
• 81MB internal memory
• Battery:BL-5J (3.7v 1320mAh)
• 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm
• 109g

This phone will be lunched in the end of 2008.Suggested rental price is €279(about RM1500) before taxes and subsidies.

Minor Problem in Windows Live Writer Beta

You may experience long delays when you use Writer to publish to YouTube if your post:

• Contains a video intended for YouTube that is a duplicate of a video that’s already uploaded to YouTube.
• Uses a file format not supported by YouTube.
• Is determined by YouTube to be copyrighted material

Source from Microsoft

Windows Live Writer Beta Review

The Windows Live Writer is a program that user can write their blog and save it in their pc or publish it to Windows Live Space,Blogger,etc.

In the beta program,there are some new function.User can change the font colour and the type of font their used.User also can set the post publish date,categories.Not just like this,user can preview the post live as in their blog or in HTML code.

Not just like this,user can edit their image in Windows Live Writer too.User can rotate the image without installing add-on anymore.There are more image borders to choose too.

These are the list that effect of image can be applied in Windows Live Writer Beta>
Transformation

• Black and White
• Sepia Tone
• Adjust Temperature
• Colour Pop
• Sharpen
• Gaussian Blur
• Emboss

The following picture shows that the type of image borders can be applied>
Windows Live Writer is a good desktop blog-publishing program.Let us make full use of it^^

How To Downgrade IE8 to IE7 or 6 in both XP and Vista

The Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 was released at August 2008.It comes with many new functions such as InPrivate browsing function.However,there are still many problem in this beta version of this Internet Explorer.
You can downgrade your IE8 to IE7 or 6 by the following way>

For Windows XP platform,just go to add or remove program and find Internet Explorer 8 Beta then remove it.Your IE version will become your previous version that you were using before you upgrade.

For Windows Vista platform,you won't be able to find IE8 Beta at the add or remove program windows.You can go to Windows Update>View Update History>Installed Updates>find Internet Explorer 8 Beta then uninstall it.
Your IE version will become Version 7 after you uninstalled.

Note:Please update(if have) your IE after your done that(uninstall Beta) through Windows Update.Some critical updates are very important.

Hope this can help you^^

Convert Your Media Easily With Any Video Converter

Any Video Converter is a freeware that can convert almost all video format including DivX,XviD,MOV,RM,RMVB,MPEG,VOB,DVD,WMV AND AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for PSP or other portable video device.This freeware is added the options to select the quality of YouTube download video files including Standard,High Quality and Mobile versions.

To download>http://www.download.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10661456.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10902213

This software has been downloaded almost 900,000 times in the Mid of November 2008 at download.com and average user rating is 3.5/5.

Minor Problem in Windows Live Messenger 2009 Beta and How To Fix It

• If you sign in to Messenger on a computer for the first time while you’re already signed in on another computer, an incorrect display picture may be set. To fix this, click your display picture and then select the display picture you want.

• If your display picture contains “&” in the file name, the picture won’t be available on any computers other than the computer on which you set the picture.

• You won’t be able to sign in to Messenger on a computer where you’re logged in as an NT Guest User. You’ll receive error 810000306.

• If you change your status to “Appear offline” and then back to “Online” after using certain online activities that involve interaction with a contact (such as PhotoShare or Webcam), you may not be able to start another online activity. To resolve this problem, sign out of Messenger, and then sign in again.

• Live Call will be temporarily unavailable in U.S. markets. When it’s available, it will be enabled automatically.

• Source from Microsoft.

Windows Live Messenger 2009 Beta

Messenger 2009 is now available for free download.It has a new fresh looks and some new function.
Background(scene)>>
You can change your scene anytime to various type of image like this...

There is a (What's New) tab below the contact list.With this you can know the updates about your contacts anytime.
The status of contact also change to colour only>
Red=Busy
Yellow=Away
Green=Online
White=Offline
You can also change the sound (signature sound) when you online,means that your contact can hear different sound from you when you online.You can import sound(song) from your pc also.Cool is zit?
The Windows Live Messenger 2009 Beta require higher screen resolution,if not,you could see only a few contacts only because of some new stuff.
To download>http://download.live.com/messenger
The real version of Windows Live Messenger 2009 is expected to be released on February 10 next year.

Enjoy^ ^

Bold New Dell (Product) Red Artwork for Studio Laptops 15 and 17

Dell expands the palette of its Art House series with three exclusive (PRODUCT)RED designs Dell spotlights (RED)-inspired artists and their visions in global gallery on Dell.com For each Dell (PRODUCT)RED design purchased , Dell will contribute $20 to the Global Fund, helping to save lives and eliminate AIDS in Africa

Dell continues to celebrate a season of design and discovery with the unveiling of the (PRODUCT) RED artwork for the Dell Studio laptops. This artwork exemplifies the unique visions of artists passionate about fighting AIDS in Africa. Today’s announcement expands on the Dell Art House offerings, and allows users to celebrate their personal style, while supporting The Global Fund’s fight against AIDS.

The Dell Studio 15 starts at $649 and the Dell Studio 17 starts at $799 – these laptops can be personalized with (PRODUCT) RED artwork or Dell’s other popular Art House designs by Mike Ming.

The News>

• You can now personalize your Studio laptop with original artwork by three exceptional artists: Joseph Amedokpo, Siobhan Gunning and Bruce Mau.
• With each purchase of a new Studio 15 or 17 laptop with (PRODUCT)RED artwork, a $20 contribution will be made to The Global Fund from Dell– which will help fund AIDS programs in Africa. To learn more, visit www.dell.com/joinred.
• Dell’s (PRODUCT) RED portfolio also includes the new XPS One 24 desktop (PRODUCT) RED and the Dell V505W(PRODUCT)RED all-in-one printer as well as the XPS M1330 (PRODUCT) RED and XPS M1530 (PRODUCT)RED laptops.

• Since the artwork is permanently infused into the Dell Studio laptop’s display back, it is extremely durable, resists scratches and won’t fade.

About the Designs and the Artists>>

• “New World” : African artist Joseph Amedokpo resides in the town of Vogan, Togo (West Africa) with his wife and five children. He supports his family through painting, using locally produced oils he blends by hand, on canvases made from recycled flour sacks. While painting, Amedokpo chats with frequent visitors and listens to a short wave radio, gaining a global perspective on peoples’ failures and weakness, as well at their core strength and hope, which is reflected in his art.
• “Shine Within” : Award-winning artist Siobhan Gunning was born in Mombasa, East Africa and has had the opportunity to visit many of the unique locations in Africa, like the Great Rift Valley, the Serengeti Plains, the Ngoro Ngoro Crater, and even traveling up the Nile to its source. During these travels she has been privileged to observe wildlife in their native habitat and visit with tribes like the Masai and Samburu. Currently residing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Gunning combines her passion for Africa with her life experiences and her love of art, design and photography, creating digital collages that often result in “happy accidents” that bring her joy.
• “Healing Patterns” :Bruce Mau is the creative director of his self-named design firm, plus founder of the Center for Massive Change. His prolific body of works cuts across many sectors and disciplines including creating books, exhibitions, retail environments, building graphics, park designs, corporate identities to name a few. Mau was inspired by the science behind the fight against AIDS. His artwork represents the chemical bonding of the anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs that help save lives, combining the patterns with inspirational thoughts about the fight against AIDS.

Quotes>>

“Dell continually innovates through offering unique ways for people to pursue their passions and express their individual style,” said Michael Tatelman, vice president, Dell global consumer sales and marketing. “By bringing these amazing artist designs together with a meaningful cause and our technology, we create new opportunities for self-expression.”

“Red is my favorite color,” says Joseph Amedokpo, artist. “From red I can make so many other colors. It is very important in our traditions, too. Red is the color of blood, which is life, and our soil, which feeds us. And red is one of the main colors of many of our gods, like Mamiwata, who can heal the sick.”

About (RED) and (PRODUCT) RED>>

(RED)’s primary objective is to engage the private sector in raising awareness and funds for the Global Fund, to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Companies whose products take on the (PRODUCT)RED mark contribute a significant percentage of the sales or portion of the profits from that product to the Global Fund to finance AIDS programs in Africa, with an emphasis on the health of women and children. Current partners are: American Express (U.K. only), Apple, Converse, Gap, Emporio Armani, Hallmark, Dell, Windows and Starbucks. Since its launch in the Spring of 2006, more than $112 million has been generated by (RED) for the Global Fund. (RED) money is at work in Swaziland, Rwanda, Ghana and Lesotho. For more information, visit www.joinred.com

About the Global Fund>>

Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has become the dominant financer of programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with approved funding of US$11.5 billion for programs in 136 countries. The Global Fund supports programs based on agreed performance targets and disburses money in response to proven results. So far, programs supported by the Global Fund have averted more than 2.5 million deaths by providing AIDS treatment for 1.75 million people, TB treatment for 3.9 million people, and by the distribution of 59 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention of malaria worldwide.

(RED) is the Global Fund’s largest private sector contributor.

Information from Dell.

Auslogics Disk Defrag,makes your system faster

Facing system slow down problem?Auslogics Disk Defrag can help you.This software defrag your system faster than windows disk defragmenter and uses little amount of memory.This can make your pc faster.
To download Auslogics Disk Defrag>http://www.download.com/Auslogics-Disk-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10857004.html

Enjoy faster system^^

The New Acer Aspire X1200 System Review

If you are finding a low-budget based slim pc,Acer Aspire X1200 is fit for you.




Specification>>
AMD Athlon X2 4850e processor 2.5GHz
4GB RAM
320GB 7200prm Hard Disk
Nvidia GeForce 8200 Graphics
DVD Burner
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
$470(about RM1700)

For additional $10(about RM 36),you will get a 2.6GHz Athlon X2 5000+
Complete model=CPU+22'LCD monitor+500GB Hard Disk=$700(about RM2500)

Dimension=10.6 x 4.0 x 14.4 inches which contain 14-in-1 card reader,eSATA and HDMI ports and full 5.1-channel audio support.This CPU contains 9 USB ports too(5 front 4 back).

To see Specification Comparison>PDF
http://acer.com/products/desktop/spec/AS.pdf

Change The Start Menu Power Button in Windows Vista

There is a way that user no need to click the arrow button in start menu to shut down the pc.
Before>After>
First>open computer>system properties>windows experience index>adjust power settings>change plan settings(on the power plan that you are using)>change advanced power settings>expand the power buttons and lid menu>expand the start menu power button>choose what shutdown function you preferred
Making shut down system simpler^^

Windows Vista Sleep and Hibernate

Sleep and Hibernate are the shutdown function that provided in Windows Vista.Both function restore the last state on your computer without booting up.There are differences between Sleep and Hibernate.

Sleep>All data in RAM is still kept and system is place in stand-by mode, which can be woke up and used almost immediately.When the system is in sleep mode,internet connection is cut.Please do not switch off the power when system is in sleep mode,this is consider as improper shutdown and recommended to boot system as safe mode then restart again.

Hibernate>Almost same with Sleep,but when user wants to use the system again,the system loads back the applications and state before hibernation.Hibernation is faster than reboot and when system is in hibernation state,no electricity is needed,means that user can switch of the power.The disadvantage of Hibernate is that after a period of time, there may have fragmentation of file.Users will need to defragment the volume that stores the hibernation file frequently.

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Windows Vista SP2 is currently under development and will be released before Windows 7.
Vista SP2 to has made improvement to Windows Vista under performance, operating speed, reliability and stability.This means that user can experience faster boot time and a more stable OS.Windows Vista Service Pack 1 must be installed to install service pack 2.

Windows Vista SP2 contains the following feature>>
-Windows Search 4.0,user can search their document or file faster.Windows Search 4.0 can be downloaded through windows update.

-Bluetooth 2.1 Feature Pack supporting the most recent specification for Bluetooth Technology.

-Ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista.

-Windows Connect Now(WCN) to simplify Wi-Fi configuration.

-Enables the exFat file system to support UTC timestamps,which allows correct file synchronization across time zones.

-Support for ICCD/CCID smart cards.

-Improved support for resuming with active Wi-Fi connections.

-Support for VIA 64-bit CPUs.

Same like Windows XP SP2,Vista SP2 will made many improvements.Want Vista or wait for Seven?You decide it^^

Change the Vista Home Basic Windows Look

Windows Vista Home Baisc Windows

If you are a Vista Home Basic user,this is a good news to you.You now can change your boring windows look to various type or colour looked windows.

First>right click at your desktop>personalize>window colour and appearance>you will see a dialog box like this>>
Then you change the colour scheme from Windows Vista Basic to Windows Standard(note that Windows Aero colour scheme is not available in Vista Home Basic)
Hit OK and wait a few second.After that your dialog box will change to>>like this
You can now choose the colour you like.

Enjoy^^

Making Web Experiences more good,Adobe Flash Player 10 and Microsoft Silverlight 2

Adobe Flash Player 10 and Microsoft Silverlight 2 are softwares that can make your web experiences better especially when watching video on the web.

More information about Adobe Flash Player 10>http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
More information about Microsoft Silverlight 2>http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/overview/default.aspx

Download Adobe Flash Player 10>http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?promoid=BUIGP
Download Microsoft Silverlight 2>http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

Adobe Flash Player 10 is available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux,compatible with Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari while Microsoft Silverlight 2 is available for Windows and Mac OS,compatible with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari.

Enjoy browsing internet more comfortable^^

Animated Wallpaper, DeskScapes(Windows Dreamscene) at Home Basic,Home Premium and Business

Dreamscene is a function in Windows Vista that allows user to have animated wallpapers.Only Windows Vista Ultimate has this function.Click this link to see the looks of Dreamscene>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MZyRoJv-U8

Dun worry if you cannot effort Vista Ultimate,you can also have this Dreamscene function with Vista Home Basic/Premium/Business/Enterprise with this software>DeskScapes.

DeskScapes is an alternative software that allows user to have animated wallpapers in other editions of Windows Vista.

You can download DeskScapes from http://www.download.com/DeskScapes/3000-2336_4-10657476.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10841752 as free trial (The free trial will only support the three dreams included.)

To display video dreams with DeskScapes, an MPEG-2 Video Decoder must be installed on your computer.
All versions of Windows Vista accept Home Basic does not include the required MPEG-2 Video Decoder. There are third party solutions available such as Cyberlink Power DVD(please install the newest version for best result).

System Requirements:
1)Windows Vista
2)Screen resolution minimum 1024 x 768
3)DirectX 9,128MB Video RAM,Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.
4)A video card with a Windows Experience Index Graphics score of 2.0 or better.

Enjoy^^

View your photos in 3D way,Pictomio

Pictomio is a freeware that let you view your photo in 3D way and many function more.You can also manage your image easily or even making slide show in it.
In Pictomio,you can view the image info,EXIF data,index status and histogram information.You can also label the image by various type of colour to make it more easy when searching image.Pictomio also available in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese.

Pictomio is the NO1 software in the part Media Management in download.com
You can download Pictomio from http://www.download.com/Pictomio/3000-2193_4-10847328.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10900779

Require Windows XP or Vista and 128MB Video RAM for best result.