Sunday, July 15, 2012
50 Percent Increase In Your Computer Speed In Just Five Minutes

50 Percent Increase In Your Computer Speed In Just Five Minutes

Computer operating speed is of concern to almost everyone. In a recent series of tests PC SPY identified several programs that were responsible for the biggest cause of system performance slow downs. Number one culprit...

Norton Internet Security which was responsible for slowing down the test computer by a staggering 58 percent.

Here are several other offenders...

- 1000 installed fonts
- Kaspersky Internet Security
- Yahoo Messenger
- AOL Instant Messenger
- McAfee Security Center 
Removing or disable these programs and you could see a dramatic increase in speed, without spending any money.

Our suggestion

Remove them.

In the case or Norton, replace it with the Free Windows Defender which can be downloaded fromhttp://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Or...

Consider signing up for Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Future computers: Microsoft's design awards

Future computers: Microsoft's design awards



Overall winner: Keyflex - Victor Johansson
This new keyboard allows its users to bend, twist and squeeze the keyboard to perform tasks such as changing volume, fast forwarding a song or film, and sharing content on Facebook.
The design envisages people using Keyflex as a remote-control and keyboard as televisions become increasingly "smart", with apps and web connectivity.






Overall winner: Keyflex - Victor Johansson
The Keyflex was designed by Victor Johansson, a 24 year-old student from Sweden.
Announcing the winner, Scott Smith, a designer at Microsoft and judge in the competition, said: "I was particularly impressed with Victor Johansson’s design as he successfully met the overall goal of the programme and really showcased a possible future trend which addressed a clear consumer need."

Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Keyflex - Victor Johansson




Designer Gloves – Duo Zhang
Duo Zhang's "gloves" are aimed at graphic designers, who can use the sensors attached to each finger to have complete control over their creations.
The gloves could also map an artist's hand movements and create digital versions of their artwork.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Designer Gloves – Duo Zhang




Bendy-Cam - Martyna Bielecka
A new take on the digital camera, this design folds down to a compact size and opens up to reveal an adjustable paper-thin screen.
Bendy-Cam would be controlled entirely by twisting and bending it to take pictures, browse your photo library and share images.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Bendy-Cam - Martyna Bielecka



Drag Fun Easy Reader - Caijun Yang
The scanner for blind people "reads" books and translates the words to braille, which pops out of the top of the device. It can also convert the book into audio, which can be listened to using a supplied earbud.
The easy reader promises to be able to scan pages of any size and analyse the layout so that text ends up in the right order.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Drag Fun Easy Reader - Caijun Yang



Social Media Dice - Rahul Boggaram
These internet-connected dice have a touchscreen on each side. Users rolls the dice which randomise how content is shared on various social networks.
The dice are designed to make sharing simple and passive.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Social Media Dice - Rahul Boggaram




Switch - Lucie Barouillet
Switch is a central hub for a household's electronic objects that allows parents to control the amount of time their children spend online.
The glowing panel can monitor energy use in a house and send messages to users via their devices.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Switch - Lucie Barouillet




Ambient Games Capsule – Alexandra Sidorenko
A light-emitting glass ball projects images and colours into a room to augment the gamer's experience.
It promises to reflect the feel of the game to immerse the player in it.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Ambient Games Capsule – Alexandra Sidorenko




Digipost - Yuhan Wan
Digipost combines the ubiquitous post-it notes found on many an office desk with digital reminders.
A touch-sensitive pad underneath the post-its uploads a digital copy of the note to your computer.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012:  Digipost - Yuhan Wan




The Semaphone - Masami Lavault
The semaphone is designed to create intimacy between two people far away from each other.
A pair of devices connect to each other over the internet, and glows in different light patterns to reflect the movements of the other person.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: The Semaphone - Masami Lavault




Museo - Tom Maisey
A guitar or other musical instrument is connected to Museo, which then records onto a computer or memory stick.
The four sensors on the top of the strip are used to control a range of parameters with the player's feet, meaning they can make adjustments while playing.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Museo - Tom Maisey




Double - Liliana Carvalho
Double is a dual-sensor mouse for teaching older generations how to operate a computer.
Two cursors, one controlled by each mouse, appear on the screen so that the teacher can demonstrate how to carry out tasks.
Microsoft UK Design Awards 2012: Double - Liliana Carvalho


















Monday, March 5, 2012
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How to Add a Recycle Bin to Your Flash Drive

While working on an other computer and using your own Flash Drive as a place to store and copy files, if a file is deleted it’s sent to the Windows Recycle Bin. If you’d like the extrasecurity and peace of mind, use the iBin utility to have all deleted files sent to a Recycly Binfolder on the Flash Drive.
Use this utility download the small iBin utility, run the ibin.exe file from the flash drive, and then delete files by pressing the Windows Key + Delete. When this shortcut key is pressed, any deleted file will be sent to Flash Drive Recycle Bin instead of the Windows Recycle Bin. Once running the utility can have its setting adjusted by openning the Custom Options through the iBin Notification are icon. All deleted files can be found through the iBin folder on the Flash Drive or by opening the iBin contain folder to display a window like the one shown below:
* If you’re installing this utility on a flash drive with several thousand files or a drive with several GB data it may take a few minutes to index the drive and its contents the first time it run.
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