BBC News reported that laptops would overtake desktop PCs as the dominant form of computer by 2011. This conclusion is based on a report by analysts at IDC. The report predicts the laptop market will grow by 16.1% year-on-year until 2011, compared to just 3.8% for desktop PCs. Compared to the previous year, the numbers of laptops shipped rose by 26.3% compared to less than 2% for desktop PCs.
Archive for July, 2007
MediGeek from Serbia is a medical student, an Ubuntu fan and an all-around blogger.
Now, where else can you find a medical student who’s also a geek and has the passion for computers and technology.
His blog [My Life’s Journey] is worth a visit. It is a perfect blend of the latest tech/software news and medical snippets.
Here are some posts :
Toe-tankhamun - World’s earliest prosthetic body part?
Bittorrent: Download 24/7 with your PC turned off!
Software: K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 3.30
Security: How to bypass antivirus detection
MediGeek has his unique way of maintaining the perfect balance between life science posts and geek posts. Overall, I just loved his blog. In fact, I browsed right back to the very first “helllo world” post. [ I skipped all the medical and life science stuff though 
].
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is putting the building blocks in place for a ‘community-developed Web search’ service that would rival search engines such as Google or Yahoo.
Wales told a conference of software developers in Portland, Oregon, that his commercial start-up, Wikia, has acquired Grub from LookSmart Ltd, a pioneering Web crawler that will enable Wikia’s forthcoming search service to scour the Web to index relevant sites.
Human editors would help untangle terms with multiple meanings, such as palm, which can refer to location like Palm Beach, or generic topics like trees or handheld computers.
Source : Reuters
Mig5, a user at UbuntuForums.org managed to validate an Ubuntu installation as a genuine copy of Microsoft Windows and get to the download page of Windows Defender, using IE4Linux and Wine. As IE4Linux doesn’t support ActiveX, he downloaded the validation tool and ran it using Wine. The validation tool generated the code. Surprisingly, it verified Ubuntu as ‘Genuine Windows’ and forwarded him to the Defender download page. This means a validation bypass for the WGA validation. I bet MS would fix this in a matter of days.
Well, it’s worth it.. You can do away with the monotony..
Celadon
Cool shades of jade and turquoise. Download
Bronze
Earth tones with an orangy flavor (I like this one. It’s the one on the right). Download
Pink
By popular demand. (really ?) Download
Gray/Orange
Steel with bold orange accents. Download
# More unofficial skins can be found <<here>>
Install the skins
- Open the .zip file with WinZip.
- Extract all the files into C:\. Make sure that “Use folder names” is checked. If Yahoo! Messenger is installed on a different hard drive, replace “C:\” with the appropriate drive letter.
Changing the skin:
- Open Yahoo Messenger
- Go to Messenger > Change skin Menu.
- Choose desired theme from the drop down menu and click OK
Although the HD specifications date back to the 80’s, it has just gained popularity now. High Definition videos are surely a treat to the eye and once you’ve tasted it, it’s really hard to go back. I stumbled upon this torrent at btjunkie and downloaded some HD music videos. I must say, they rock.. Same goes for HD movies with 5.1 audio. Watching movies in HD and with surround sound is a totally different ball game.
Nickelback - Leader of Men - VCD 320×240
Nickelback - Photograph - HDTV , HD 1280×684
