Operating systems that i know

The following are a list of operating systems that i know, just thought that it would help few of you in knowing some of the names:

Windows ( Microsoft) - 3.0,3.1,95,98,NT,200,ME,XP,2003,Vista,7

Mac ( Apple) - Leopard

Linux -Ubuntu,Fedorall,Opensuse

Chrome OS (Google)

Open Solaris (Sun Microsystems)

The first name is the main OS name or kernel on which the on which the OS is based on, the name inside the brackets are the producers while the names that follow it are the various versions or various models available under it.

What is tethering?

This is a term that most of might have not heard a lot. But it is a concept that we all know.

Tethering is the process by which you can use Internet access for a computer through a mobile device, or to simply put it, using a mobile device as a modem to connect to the Internet. Most of the phones of today have this feature included within them, for some others we can also use special applications to enable this feature. The medium through which you can connect the computer for tethering with the phone may be either though USB or Bluetooth.

Do you know about torrents?

Torrent is a way for sharing file online. The basic strategy is by creating a peer to peer network to establish a connection between the file holder and the user who wishes to download the file. So, one person has the original file with him and when another person requests the file, it gets transferred through the peer to peer network that gets established.For those who don't know what a peer to peer network is, here it is- The peer to peer network is computer network in which there is no central server or a master, everyone in the network are equal. Who establishes this peer to peer network? What takes control of this file transfer? The answer is a small software known as torrent client. The most famous torrent clients are "Bit torrent" and "Micro torrent". (Click to visit the pages.). Once you have a torrent client in your computer, you can search for a file that you want to download using a torrent search engine. The files in the torrent network are generally referred to as torrents.

The person who maintains the original file is called a "seed". Once another person downloads the complete file, he is also called a seed. So, totally there will be two seeds and when another person starts to download this file, he will be downloading from both the seeds. The files transmitted will be split into various pieces and then sent. When a person has the original file, he is called a seed only when he shares the file with others. If you do not share it, then you are called a "leecher". The health of the torrent is dependent upon the number of seeders and leechers. It is important to note that the more you share a file, the more speed you will gain. If you think stopping the  upload of the file will increase the download speed, you are in for a surprise. The torrent network maintains a direct hash table, which stores the tracker address and share ratio. If you upload less then what you download speed will greatly decrease.

Thats it for the basic of torrents, for more news keep in touch!!!!!!!

Google is coming up

Google is really coming up with brilliant ideas and turning into the largest rivalry that microsoft ever had. Google has announced various services which include the google accounts that give you access ot gmail,blogger etc. It has also announced a web browser called google chrome. Chrome has many features that are very interactive to use. For example the interactive homepage, full screen view and many other. Other great programs are google calendar and google docs. Google docs is really great as it gives an office suite to use online and free with just a gmail account. Click here to visit Google Docs. Google calendar helps you reduce the burden of remembering various events by making you access the calender wherever you are. Try out google calendar by clicking here.

The next biggest addition to the google family is going to be the Chrome OS. I will be filling detailed information about this in the near future, be sure to keep in touch.

How about Open Source?

Open source,Open source,Open source...........This term has been used widely and still not knowing what it means is really bad. But it is never late ot learn such definitions. So here it is: Open Source is something in which you will be having access to the source code and thus you can modify it according to your own needs.

Open Source Softwares(OSS) are really become famous these days. OSS may permit you rights to modify the whole source code or may be just a part of it. The rights are also specified whether the OSS can be redistibuted in the modified form or not. Most of the OSS are available for free. Linux is one great example. It is available free and also an open source. Linux are mainly used in servers. Another example that uses OSS is Debian. Open source softwares that are free are usually termed as F/OSS,FOSS(Free Open Source Software) and FLOSS(Free,Libre,Open Source Software).

Bluejacking

The topic of discussion is bluejacking. It is something related to bluetooth. It is defined as the way of sending a message to another cellphone through bluetooth. This can be achieved by naming a contact with the message that you intend to convey. For example if you want to say a hi to someone, create a new contact named "HI". Then search for the available bluetooth enabled phones around and send the contact to whom you want to. He will recieve the contact and since the contact's name is HI, it will be flashed on the screen. This can also be a cool trick to surprise friends.

Many are under the impression that bluejacking means Bluetooth Hijacking. That procedure is actually called Bluesnarfing.

What is blog?

Everyone might have heard of the word blog. You might have seen a friend run upto you and say that i have posted a new article on my blog, or you might see many people giving you a link while on the net to check out their blog. It's time ot know what a blog is if you don't.

A blog can be termed as the abbreviation of weblog. It is much similar to a webpage, but it can only be used to publish any articles,news or information of some kind. In a webpage you can add any element you want. The same can be done in a blog, but only depending on other services. For example, if you want to add a video to a blog, you can only add it through youtube.

A blog is usually free and some of the great blogging websites are blogger and wordpress .They give you an account and you can start publishing any information that you want to convey to your friends.

Microblog - This term started gaining popularity in the recent past. Many of you might have heard of twitter and it is the best example of microblogging. Twitter allows you to add text within 160 characters limit and when you publish them, they are visible to your friends and the people who are follwoing you. People usually use them to post any status reports and it has also helped buisness raise their profits by conveying messages to followers about the product.

Samsung gives high durability

The title may make you think that Samsung is going to release some kind of high durable battery of some kind. This article is about a new phone that Samsung is going to release. Techshout had just released the news about a the B2100 model phone which is going to be released in India. Are you a type of person who goes to work in rough outdoor work everyday, are you one of those innocent people who get their phone damaged either while working with harsh environments and dry day duties? The upcoming model from Samsung has various advantages which gives such user a high lasting phone.It is also called as "Marine".The Marine can be used in extreme environments outside, even with water. The phone can bear a one metre water depth. It is also tolerable against other outdoor scenarios such as fog, dust and also holds good in bumps and scraps. This phone also has all the extra 'must-have' phone features such as camera, FM radio,music player, expandandable memory upto 8GB. It will be available at around Rs 7000/-...

Re-installing an operating system

Remember those times when you wanted to beat the hell out of your computer for not responding properly often or having a very slow boot........those times when you wished that you could get your computer restored to a new state, no matter if you even loose some of your important documents? Then this tutorial will definitely help you out in reisntalling your operating system.

Reinstalling your operating system is not too tough, all you need is an oeprating system disc and the computer to reinstall. In my view, giving your laptop or a computer to a shop just for the sake of reinstalling you os (operating system) is waste of time and money. The most common reason many would want ot reinstall their os would be large attacks by viruses or due to improper boots. Remember, reinstalling your operating system is not the only solution for repairing your system. I will be discussing about other recovery techniques in future posts, for now onto the reinstall process.

The following procedure is for Windows XP and it is almost common to all Windows operating systems.Once you have decided to reinstall your os, make sure you have an os CD-ROM. Almost everyone would have one or get one from your friends. Remember to make a copy of the os disc for future use. Then follow the steps below:

•  Keeping your system on, insert the OS cd into the cd drive. When the dialog box for Windows XP autoruns and opens, close it. If it does'nt no problem.
• Now restart your computer.
• After the motherboard company logo comes, you will find a screen which will display the following message-" Press any key to boot from cd", hit any key when you see it.
• Then a boot process will go on, just leave it till it completes.
• After the boot up completes, the system will ask you information like whether to repair or install a new os, on which drive the os need to be installed, the partition information and so on. When the system asks for repair or install select install.
• When it asks on which partition to install, select the partition ( most usually C drive ). It will already detect another os if already installed, just proceed on.
• The system will ask for the drive format, select quick format NTFS file system, only on C drive, so that C drive alone is formatted.
• Then the installation on C drive will begin after the formatting completes.
• Then the system will go into a different screen with a dialog box in it completeing the installation process, when prompted input the CD key, if you dont have it at present, just exit and shut down the system. When you start the system again after getting the key number , the system will start from the second screen instead of the first.

After the installation is complete, you will be left with the work of having to install the drivers for the in built hardware on the motherboard. If you are on a laptop, it wont be a problem as the driver files usually come along with the laptop. For a desktop, these files will be in the motherboard CD ROM that came along with the motherboard. If you dont have them, then you have to contact the guy who assembled your pc, or if you know the list of drivers, you can download them tight away from the internet.

Thats all for the installation part, if you have any doubt leave a comment and an address to contact you , or send me an e-mail.

Surface and 7

Windows has its top two projects runnning.....the Microsoft Surface and the Windows 7. This article is shares a little information about them both and their integration ideas.

Microsoft Surface - Simply to say a hands on approach for windows. It is said to be a tabletop, a table whit a touch screen as an interface. It uses infrared to sense the touch.The touch screen is very advanced with the capabilities of multi touch sensing.

Windows 7- The latest,upcoming operating system by the computer giant microsoft. Windows 7, codenamed : Windows Vienna, can be imagined what it will look like after how XP and VISTA are evolved. It already has its transformation packs available around the net and much more eagerly waited.

The microsoft surface incorporates Windows 7 as its operating system. Both together have changed a table into a mighty gadget. The surface can display images, movies at any size and can be zoomed and resized using the fingers. The multitouch fucionality has taken the Surface beyond its limits.

Samsung's new ecogreen harddrive

Samsung has released its new 1.5 Tb ecogreen F2FG harddrive. The name might have given you the hint that the harddrive participates in the green technology revolution.

This harddrive comes with numerous green tech parts which help in better utilization and power saving. It has a low platter count which implies that it takes less power to start the motor and also less power to keep the motor spinning. This device alos comes with a lighter head stack which takes less power to seek. The number of discs are also reduced which saves more power. It works with low heat dissipation and low noise production. Seeing on a average , the disc is said to consume 40% less power in idle mode and 45% less power in seek/write mode.
It also incrporates Samsung's own eco-triangle technology which gives more energy efficiency.

Recycled Bottles Make a Phone

Mobile phones are coming in new styles and models now a days, each with its own specificstion. But with the advancement of green technology in every field, the phone manufacturing buisness has reached new heights.

Motorola gives us the new MOTO W233, which is made out of recycled plastic bottles. This phone is available for an affordable price. The mobile gives 9 hours of talktime battery. It has an optional 2 GB removable memory, a WAP browser and wieghs only 83g.

Also this phone has got a Crabon Free certification from carbonfund.org. This phone is sure to make revolution in the phone manufacturing buisness.

Top mobile phones of 2008

The word is out, Techshout has released the top 5 mobiles that were able to catch the market in 2008. The year had a been full of ups and downs for the mobile industry, with mobiles hits and flops. There were countless models that were introduced in the year, but only the following could make it to the top 5, they are:

--- Apple iPhone

--- Samsung Omnia

--- Sony Ericsson Xperia

--- Blackberry Storm

--- Nokia N97

2008 had been a year with new innovation in mobile designs. With the introducton of the iPhone and its touch interface the usage of mobile without buttons had reached new heights and many mobiles with the same features were beginning to be released. Looks like that in 2009, we will be able to a lot of touch phones.

Who are the top internet surfers?

Who do you think would be the top internet surfers? Kids, teens or adults. Well I think all might agree that teens are the top surfers. But recent surveys shows a very different result. The poll conducted by wikipedia showed that UK women are the toppers of using the most of their leisure time on the internet. Especially British housewives have found to spend 47% of their leisure time on the internet. Its competitor was the Chinese who found to spend 44% on average time on the internet.

Considering the average for people under 25 years, it was found that all countries had an average of 36% but China alone had 50% of their time spent on the internet.
Also across all countries every individual on average had 17 online friends and 60% of all have had first person encounters. 40% of Chinese have already met their online friends in person. But the toppers who have met their online friends in person are the Germans with about 75% of them having done so.

Dell Inspiron 15 laptop

Dell has brought out its new Inspiron 15 laptop. It is currently considered as the most stylish laptop. The laptop's features include:

1. 15.6'' LCD monitor which gives a true 16:9 display.
2. A user set configuration upto 4GB RAM and 320GB memory capacity.
3. Bluray disc reading ROM
4. Built in camera
5. Face recognition system

This power machine features a Intel core 2 duo processor. The main plus point of this laptop is going to be its affordable price. The laptop is currently available in stores in UK and America.

Samsung's Slimmest LCD TV

Slim and trendy is the way that it is going on now a days. Samsung is now bringing on the worlds slimmest LCD TV. Before we get into Samsung, we shall get to know something about the other slim brothers of same kind. Sony has their slim TV which is 9.9mm in thickness and there is also Philips which has a TV with a thickness of 8mm which is currently the slimmest. But now Samsung has brought out a new competitor with a thickness of 6.5mm. Other features include HD picture quality and also has a back light feature which utilizes LEDs, while other TVs used florescent bulbs.

The TV was recently showcased on the CES 2009. This one had become the most anticipated TV in the showcase.

Pentax's 12mp Digital Camera

Pentax has released the next camera in the Optio series. Named as Optio P70 it is packed up with many features such as:

1. 12 megapixel camera
2. Movie recording in wide screen HD format
3. Intelligent zoom with 25x zooming capability.

The camera also comes with the face recognition software which can recognize to about 32 faces in a frame. It also has the smile capture and blink detection features. Other functions include picture modes like potrait, landscape, candlelight and other already available ones.....It comes with a new party mode and also allows us to reduce the file size of our favorite images. There are ninety different digital frames to use from and also has image recovery system. Its monitor is a 2.7 inch LCD monitor and it comes in a slim trend. It will be released in the markets around February 2009

Ghajini - The game

Ghajini(Bollywood) is the recent remake of a tamil movie sharing the same name. The tamil version was done by the rocking tamil star "Surya" while the hindi version was done by bollywood's rocking star "Aamir Khan". The movie is making itself a great success in the industry. Now Eros international and FX Labs have teamed up to make the game version of it. If completed this could be one of the first game adaptation of a hindi move. The game will be featuring the actor in the main role. Aamir Khan will be lending his voice for his character. It is said that the action sequences of the game have also been enhanced from the movie to make it more interesting. The game will be available soon enough.

Apple Iphone Gloves

Apple's gadget , the iPhone is one of its own kind with a stylish graphical interface and a smart touch screen. The touch screen only works on human skin touch as it picks the slight electrical discharge from the human skin. So the phone can only be used on bare hands. But you cant always be on bare hands, for example in cold countries. To overcome this, Apple is in the making of a glove that will allow the discharge to take place through it.

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