Archive for the 'Windows' Category



Windows is a virus according to Apple.com

 Go to Apple’s website and search for virus. This is what you get

Windows is a virus trojan backdoor according to apple.com

Well, it was working when I last checked apple.com, but it may be removed soon :D

WinStep Xtreme Black Aero XP theme for XP

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WinStep Xtreme is a free noir style XP theme. Extra fetures include a talking clock, a periodic mail Checker, a weather monitor and CPU, RAM and Internet meter.

It comes with a great collection of Widgets and launchers. This will transform your XP into something more appealing than Vista :D See the screnshot above.

Get it here :  Winstep Xtreme 7.4 - (16.6 MB)

Vista sales slowly killing XP

XP is going down in the Windows market, in order to make room for Vista, although the last operating system to come out of Redmond has had a rough ride since the launch.

Vista has managed to establish itself as Microsoft’s main source of income, driving a revenue of $4.14 billion. “Microsoft announced revenue of $13.76 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, a 27% increase over the same period of the prior year.

Windows vista vs XP

Statistics made available by Net Applications at the end of September 2007, paint a picture that comes to confirm Microsoft’s own perspective over the consistent growth in Vista uptake. XP is credited with 79% of the operating system market, down from 85% in January, while Vista increased its foothold from 0.18% in the first month of 2007 to 7.38% at the end of September. 

Legitimately install IE 7 on a pirated windows

Install Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) on a pirated windows

The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check process is now disabled in the Windows Internet Explorer 7 ‘Installation and Availability Update‘. So, users can install Internet Explorer 7 even if the version of Windows that is installed on the computer is not genuine.Get Internet Explorer 7 FINAL

Prior to the update, users who wanted to install Internet Explorer 7 from XP had to go through a WGA validation procedure. Once their operating system was labeled as genuine, they could enjoy Internet Explorer 7. XP users had to go through the hassles of the WGA mechanism every time they wanted to deploy and install the browser, even though their operating system had already been validated and re-validated as genuine.

IE6 still accounts for no less than 42.75% of the browser market at almost a year following the availability of IE7. Internet Explorer 7 owned at the end of September 2007, a 34.60% share of the browser market.

RocketDock - Great application launcher for Windows

rocket dock mac os like sidebar for windows xp vista
RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher for Windows. It provides a very clean interface for shortcuts to applications. Each item on the dock can be customized as per your needs and like. The taskbar support makes your minimized windows appear as icons on the dock.

The Docklet, Icons, Skins etc. can be customized. There is also a plugins page where users can add plugins to make RocketDock even more appealing.

Features:

  • Minimize windows to the dock
  • Real-time window previews in Vista
  • Running application indicators
  • Simple drag-n-drop interface
  • Multi-monitor support
  • Supports alpha-blended PNG and ICO icons (Transparency)
  • Icons zoom and transition smoothly
  • Auto-hide and Popup on mouse over
  • Positioning and layering options
  • Fully customizable
  • Completely Portable
  • ObjectDock Docklet support
  • Compatible with MobyDock, ObjectDock, RK Launcher, and Y’z Dock skins
  • Runs great on slower computers
  • It’s 100% freeware.
  • Minimum System Requirements:

  • Windows 2000/XP/Vista
  • 500Mhz or faster CPU
  • 10MB RAM free

Download : Version 1.3.5 (6.20 MB)

Easy to remember DNS servers

There are days when your DNS servers go bad and makes you wait for many a seconds before the domain-name to IP conversion takes place. Here are some alternative DNS server IP addresse, just in case your DNS servers fail and you urgently need to get some work done or your present DNS servers takes ages for the host lookup..

AT&T / Level 3 : 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.4, 4.2.2.5, 4.2.2.6

OpenDNS servers : 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220

Easy to remember DNS servers IP