Erase your Browsing Traces.

Whenever you search the net, and view files on your computer your operating method is taking note of these operations, and stores them for later. This can be a useful tool for re-tracing your footsteps; but what happens when you don’t require other people to be able to finding out where you’ve been. You should clean up your computer.
This may appear a bit technical but it’s simple and useful:
Removing Traces from Windows
- Click "My Computer" on your desktop (Or open up "Windows Explorer"
- Navigate by click two times to: "C Drive" - > "Documents and Settings"
- Next you need to go to click two times on whatever username you are logged in as.
- Sometimes by default folders will be hidden in here. Let's:
- Go to "Tools" - > "Folder Options..." in the menu bar
- Select the "View" tab
- In the scrollbox select the radio button by "Show hidden files and folders"
- Press "Apply" and then "Ok"
- Click two times on "My Recent Documents" and delete everything inside of this folder.
- Next return a folder and click two times on "Local Settings"
- In this folder will be all of the cache and history files that they ought to have delete in the Web Explorer instructions above. Let's double check.
- Delete everything from inside of the "History", "Temp" and "Temporary Web Files".
- Done!

Windows Vs. Linux Hosting

Linux and Windows 2000 are the types of software also known as operating systems that web servers use to perform, the kind of thing that web servers perform.

The following are the guidelines to assist in the decision making as to choose which among the two: -

It’s not compulsory to opt for Windows web hosting if one is using a windows desktop PC and the reverse is also true. Web host choice has very less to do with the operating system one is using. The only requirement is having knowledge of using FTP or web publishing software and then anyone can opt for any of the operating system. The most important factor is one must be fully aware of the functions of his/her website and also the purpose for which it is designed. That will help in determining the type of web hosting that will be most fruitful. Usually, interactive websites rely on ASP, PHP, or Perl type languages.

How to choose between Linux Web Hosting and Windows 2000 Web Hosting?

In Web hosting, Linux was for some time, been widely considered the best OS for Web servers. Due to several factors like reliability, stability and efficiency it is most widely used for the demanding environment of Web and mail servers. In fact due to traditional stability most of the client’s websites of aalpha NET runs on the Linux OS in particular.

However the most important question is what application one is searching for? One must consider the tools and scripting languages that he/she is planning to use i.e. if one is using PHP, Perl or MySQL then Linux is the best option. But if applications are Microsoft-specific, then Windows is what is needed.

If one’s site is what might be termed as “brochure-ware” then Linux servers will serve best. Brochure-ware means a site that provides sort of information that in the past might have been provided on paper in the form of brochures, newsletters or data sheets. Thus brochure-ware sites offer some interaction through enquiry forms and can certainly incorporate online purchasing and other routine e-commerce functions.

However if one’s site incorporates an online searchable database or interactive chat facilities then Windows 2000 or NT is considered best in most of the cases. It is little bit expensive but in return it provides reduced development time and better functionality.

Thus compensating the extra cost.

Advantages of using Linux based web server compared to Windows based web server:

Stability: Traditionally Linux/Unix operating systems were considered to be very stable and robust. With up time as high as 99.9%, a web site housed on a Linux operating system was considered best. While talking in reference to maintaining the system up time other factors like power supply, network admin skills, and network load etc. also matters a lot.

Reduced cost of ownership: In terms of cost the Linux OS comes absolutely free of cost or at very insignificant cost that too mainly cost of distribution. In addition it is well equipped with full-fledged server, and desktop applications that are free along with the OS. The server applications like FTP, Web Server, and DNS Server, File Server etc are free as well as very stable.

Easy to use: In case of Linux web hosting it is quite easy to host on Linux web servers. There is no major difference between uploading process and hosting in case of both Linux and Windows web servers. One must make sure that the Front Page extensions are enabled while using a Windows based tool such as Front Page for uploading a web site on to a Linux based web server. However this is only required if one is uploading using HTTP feature of Front Page. Also it is possible to upload a web site using FTP, as Front Page makes it possible. Just one needs to select an address with ftp for up loading using front-page FTP option. However one must take care that while selecting “Front Page Extensions” during web site design, he/she must enable Front Page extensions on a Linux web server also. Now days, all Linux web servers comes with installable Front Page extensions, making hosting on a Linux platform easier. One can almost use all types of file extensions or scripts while using Linux web server. The following are some of the commonly supported extensions-.cgi, .html, .htm, .pl, .php, .shtml, .xml,etc.

That means one can host web sites with different types of server side scripts including .cgi, .pl, .php, and .asp along with plug-in.

Easy movements between hosts: It’s quite easy to shift to another server in case of Linux based web server. A web site designed to be hosted on a Linux based web server can be easily hosted on a Windows web server but that facility is not available in case of Windows based web servers.

Wider Use: Linux/Unix based web hosting has wider use in comparison to Windows based web hosting.

Scalability: A web site designed is quite dynamic and needs modifications from time to time as per customer’s requirement. Therefore it is preferable to design a web site keeping the requirement of scalability in mind. A web site designed for compatibility with a Linux/Unix based web server fulfills this requirement easily without making any site wide design changes.

In against to that, Linux based web server is not fully compatible with Microsoft technologies. So if one is using any specialized applications or VB for development of his/her web site, it is preferable to host with a Windows based web server.

Facebook “clickjacking” spreads rapidly all over the site

The Web Security lab has warned that number of Facebook users are facing the trouble of fake page. They are now encountering an attack called as 'clickjacking'.
As per reports, some of the Facebook users are now getting new links by their friends like World Cup 2010 live coverage or any celebrity's personal phone number. But when they click on that link, it leads to a fake page. There has been number of cases of the same problem.
The experts has said that now the links do not have any malicious content, but later it can deliver malware or suspected scripts, which may damage PCs of the facebook users. So there is high risk of getting virus or malware from such fake pages.
When the users click on these links, they start loading a page where the users are asked to confirm that they are over 18 years of age. When the user enters in to the site by clicking the required button, it adds a link to their facebook profile saying that the users have liked that site.
As per a senior technology consultant Mr. Graham Cluley, currently the links do not content any malware or phishing attacks. It contents small viruses and checking how many users they are getting.

BACKUP YOUR COMPUTER'S DRIVERS: TOP 5 SOFTWARES

After you format your Computer and reinstall Windows, the first thing you do is install all the device drivers. If you happen to lose your motherboard or driver’s CD, you will have to find all those drivers on the net and download them. If you want to avoid such hassle, then use these free utilities which can easily backup and restore Computer Drivers whenever you want. This can come quite handy even if you manage to lose the Driver’s CD or your system gets crashed.

1) DriverMax

DriverMax is a great utility that allows you to take backup of all your Computer Drivers easily. Drivers can also be restored quickly and all this requires only a single computer restart. You can view all your Computer Drivers and export the ones that you want.

2) DriverBackup

It is a light weight and portable driver backup tool. You can use it to backup all your drivers and the backed up drivers will be saved like a tree structure. The drivers can also be restored if you want or you can also delete unnecessary drivers. It also includes automatic restoration from CD/DVD and an interactive command line builder.

3) Double Driver

Double Driver can be used to take a backup of all your Computer Drivers. It will scan your Computer and present you with a list of all the installed drivers. You can then select which drivers you want to Backup. Restoration of drivers is also possible.

4) Driver Grabber

It is a small application which can be used to grab all your Computer Drivers except the ones from Microsoft. It saves them into the same directory from where it is executed. You can also use it to analyze your drivers. It is also portable.

5) Driver Magician Lite

It is another Windows Utility which you can use to quickly backup and restore your Computer Drivers. It has a very simple layout. Just select the driver you want to Backup and select the location where you want them saved. It takes very less time to take a backup and restoration is also simple.

download

Drivermax

DriverBackup

Double Driver

Driver Grabber

Driver Magician Lite

 

Remove Duplicate Files on Computer with AllDup

AllDup is a freeware which enables you to find duplicate files on your Computer. The programs has a host of options allowing you to find matches of file by size, name, date, attributes, created date and even byte to byte comparison. You can perform search across multiple folders or drives. The program implements a fast algorithm and the results are displayed very quickly.

After selecting the folders that you want to scan, just hit the scan button and the program will find and display the results. The results are displayed in the group and they also give you more information like the name of the file, location, size etc. You can select the files that you want to remove or you can further filter it by using the smart selection option that can select files based on there locations or date. There are several things you can do with the duplicate files. You can remove them, move or copy them to a new location or even rename

  

them. While searching for mp3 files, you can choose to ignore the mp3 tags. 

The program also includes a built in viewer which allows you to preview a wide variety of files. You can save the search results or restore them later or you can export the results to text or csv file. The duplicate files can also be turned into hard links or shortcuts. You can search by using a variety of filter masks. So if you have a lot of music, videos and pictures on your Computer, there are a lot of chances that there are going to be a lot of duplicates in them. Using this tool, you can find the duplicates pretty quickly and remove them to free up hard disk space.

The program is a freeware and works on Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Windows 7. A portable version of the application is also available.

DOWNLOAD ALLDUP HERE

Open Windows in 3D using T3Desk

T3Desk is a freeware which lets you preview all your open Windows in a 3D like style. It can be called as an Alt-Tab replacement but it lets you arrange the open and minimized windows in 3D style. Now instead of minimizing your windows to the taskbar, you can arrange them on your desktop in a 3D like environment where you can flip and zoom between them. The program also makes use of the Aero feature if you use it on Windows Vista and Windows 7.

To minimize a window 3D style, simply right click on the minimize icon instead of the usual left click. Instead of being minimized to to the desktop, the window will remain inactive on your desktop in a 3D style fashion. You can drag and rearrange them across various positions of the screen. The windows that you minimize using this tool will also remain grouped in a T3 icon on the taskbar. Hover over it and it will give you a preview of all the windows that have been minimized. You can customize lot of setting like the transparency, zoom level, perspective settings, initial rotation, animations and lots more. You can also customize a number of hotkeys which you can use to quickly minimize all your open windows in a single button press. The transition effects can also be customized to suit your liking.

Unlike other applications of such type, the program has a low memory consumption and it worked fine on my Windows 7 without any issues. The program is a freeware and works on almost all the version of Windows. However, if you are on Windows 7 and Windows Vista, you will really love it with Aero.

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Google Talk Bots: exploring the functionalities

You can do lot of interesting stuff with Google Talk like get alert notifications, save bookmarks to delicious, manage web calendars, set reminders, write blogs, and so much more.

Such features can be easily integrated into Google Talk through ‘bots’ which, in simple English, are like virtual friends who are online 24×7 and will always respond with a smile to your questions or requests.

Here are the eleven most useful ‘bots’ that transform Google Talk into a more useful program:

1. imfeeds@gmail.com – Add this IM Feeds bot as your Google Talk buddy and you’ll be able to read any blog or website that syndicates content via RSS feeds.

To subscribe to a website in GTalk, simply send a new IM message that says "sub labnol.org" where labnol.org is the site address that you want to read inside Google Talk.

2. friendfeed@bot.im – This secret bot lets you post to FriendFeed from Google Talk. You may submit either hyperlinks or text messages.

3. imified@imified.com – This imified bot turns Google Talk into a real powerhouse.

You can post bookmarks to delicious, send messages to Twitter, submit blog entries to WordPress, Tumblr or Blogger, manage events in Google Calendar, shorten long URLs, run whois and so on.

4. inezhabot@gmail.com – Like IM Feeds, iNezha bot helps you read feeds inside Google Talk but this is slightly more versatile. For instance, you can simply say "digg" and it will show a list of all feeds that match that search term so you don’t have to type (or copy-paste) feed addresses.

5. Translation – This is a free service from Google that helps you translate words from a foreign language into your native language. Just add the relevant bot (e.g. hi2en@bot.talk.google.com for Hindi to English or en2hi@bot.talk.google.com for English to Hindi) as your buddy, send him a message and it will get translated instantly.

6. Use Google Talk with Twitter – Invite twitter@twitter.com to become your friend in Google Talk and verify your account. Now whenever you IM this new friend, the message will automatically publish on your twitter account.

7. Set Task Reminders – If you need to remember something important, Google Talk can send you reminders for that event.

Just add timer to your Twitter friend’s list and then add twitter@twitter.com to your buddy list in Gtalk. Now if you want to get a reminder after 50 minutes, send a direct message to twitter  like "d timer 50 pick kids from school" and a reminder will automatically pop up in your Google Talk after 50 minutes.

8. Transliteration – If you want to chat in your mother tongue (like Hindi or Tamil) but feel more comfortable using the English keyboard, Google Transliteration bot will come in handy.

For instance, add en2hi.translit@bot.talk.google.com to you friend’s list in GTalk and all messages you type in English will get transliterated in the language of your choice.  Available only for a few Indian languages.

9. Xpenser – With xpenser, you can record travel expenses via email, SMS or even Google talk. Add xpenserbot@gmail.com as your buddy and send a message like "lunch 33.2 with Bill Gates" and that will be added as an expense to your online spreadsheet that can be accessed from anywhere.

10. Ping.fm – Like Imified, ping.fm is one of the most useful Google bots out there especially if you are a social networking or micro-blogging addict.

Add pingdotfm@gmail.com to Gtalk and you can communicate with twitter, jaiku, wordpress, identi.ca, facebook, myspace, bebo, friendfeed, linkedin, tumblr, plaxo, friendster, delicious and more.

11. Meshly – Add meshly@gmail.com as your friend and you’ll be able to post web link to your Meshly account via Google Talk. You can also add tags, categories and description to your hyperlink via Gtalk itself.

Decide priority for the processes running on your system

Prio - Process Priority Saver.

This compact program allows you to save the priority you specify for any process.

How to use -

•    Start the Task Manager.

•    Right-click a process and select Set Priority.

•    Set the priority you want for the process.



Prio will save the applied changes and each time you start this process from now on, it will set the saved priority for it. You will not have to change the priority manually any more

What is the priority of an application?

Windows is a multitasking system. It means that a lot of various applications are running simultaneously in it. You directly work with some of them, but some of them work invisibly and independently. The priority of an application is a parameter that tells the system which task has priority over other tasks. For example, if there are two programs that are running simultaneously and with the same priority, they will have equal shares of the processor time. But in case you set a higher priority for one of them, the program that has this higher priority will use all the free processor time while the one with a lower priority will use only the rest of it. For example, if you have an application for rendering a video clip running on your computer, it will use the free processor time sharing it equally with, say, Explorer. It will result in Explorer working jerkily... But if you set a lower priority for the rendering program, it will use only the time that Explorer does not need. Explorer will work more smoothly and faster. It is also convenient to set a higher priority for multimedia players - the playback will be smoother. If you have some database service running on your computer, it is useful to set a lower priority for it so that it does not interfere with the work of those applications you are using at the moment. You can change the priority of processes on the Processes tab of Task Manager. Prio automatically detects any changes in priority and saves them in its settings. Next time you start this application, its priority will be restored.

Interface enhancements for the standard Task Manager. 

Processes tab.

Prio enhances the standard Processes tab with useful tooltips containing detailed information about each running process: its name, manufacturer, version and full path to the executable file. It also shows which system services are currently running in each process, if there are any. Prio adds a check box specifying whether the priority of this application should be restored to the standard popup menu, as well as the command for switching to one of the services that are currently in this process.Besides, the digital signature of an executable file is verified for each process. Processes that possess such a signature will be highlighted in green, processes without a signature will be highlighted in red. If you are sure about the origin of a process while its executable file has no digital signature, you can mark is as valid using the "Treat As Valid" menu item and it will be highlighted in green. If the executable file of this process is changed, it will become red again. What is a digital signature for? An electronic digital signature is an attribute of an electronic document used to protect it against forgery and verify its authenticity. A lot of malicious software disguises itself as Windows system processes. It is possible to forge the name of an executable file, but it is impossible to forge its digital signature. With Prio, you can always analyze the list of running processes in order to check the digital signature of their files or their network activity.

Services tab.

Prio creates the additional Services tab where you can view all installed system services with their statuses, start them, stop them and change the method they are started with. There are also tooltips with the description of each service (if there is such information for it).

TCP/IP tab.

Prio uses the additional TCP/IP tab to display all established TCP connections and all open ports (TCP and UDP). Both statistical data (the number of sent and received bytes) and rate is shown for each connection. There are also useful tooltips showing information about the process that established this connection. Besides, you can go to such processes immediately via the popup menu.

Silent Elevation.

What is Silent Elevation for? It happens that you have to often launch a software under administrative access level (e.g. Task Manager or Visual Studio) and every time go through UAC (User Access Control) request. However for safety reason it would be wrong to disable UAC. In such cases the new functionality of Prio "Silent Elevation" is very helpful. It allows specifying a given software for the administrative launch without UAC request. This feature significantly improves the usability without threatening the system safety. How to Enable Silent Elevation? All you need to do is to right-click a process in the Processes tab and check the box 'Silent Elevation'. The selected processes along with other Prio settings are saved for the current user profile in the file %APPDATA%\prio.ini. How Does Silent Elevation Work? Silent Elevation is executed by the Prio service which can hold the launch of the processes marked as 'Silent Elevation' and launch their copies under the current user account but with the administrative rights, if the current user has them.

know your system's hardware as-well as software: PC Wizard 2010

Getting both the hardware and software details of your system typically requires using multiple apps. You’d have to peruse through the device manager, jump on over to the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, and then if you want to run some diagnostics or benchmarks you’d have to go hunt down some apps to do that as well.
PC Wizard 2010 is the all-in-one Swiss Army knife when it comes to that kind of stuff. It can provide a detailed breakdown of both the hardware and software on your computer, and can even be used to run some benchmarks. The included benchmark tools will let you test out the performance of your CPU, cache, RAM, hard drives, DVD drives, video, and more.
To top it all off most of the data can be saved off to a text file so that it can be referenced again later on. If you look at all the information PC Wizard provides (which I’ve put at the end of this article) you’ll likely see the value in being able to export some of the data to a simple archivable format. And did I mention that it’s not only free but also portable? Yeah, it’s an all-around worthwhile app to have in your collection.

PC Wizard 2010 download (Windows only; 32/64-bit; Freeware/Portable)

Hardware Information

• Mainboard / Bios (Connectors, ID String, MP Support …)
• Chipset (FSB Frequency, Norhtbridge, Hub, Direct Media Interface, XMB, NSI, …)
• Main Memory (FPM, EDO, SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, DDR-2 SDRAM, DDR-3 SDRAM, RDRAM, FB_DIMM, Timings …)
• Memory Profiles : EPP (SLi Ready), Intel XMP.
• Cache Memory (L1, L2, L3, Size, Frequency …)
• Processors (Type, Speed, Multiplier coeff., Features, Model Number, Vanderpool Technology …)
• Coprocessor
• APM & ACPI
• Busses : ISA, PCI, AGP (2x, 4x,8x), SMBus/ i2c, CardBus, Firewire, Hyper-Transport … )
• DMI / SMBIOS
• Mainboard Sensors, Processor, Hard Disk & Battery (Voltage, Temperature, Fans)
• Video (Monitor, Card, Bios, Capabilities, Memory, Integrated Memory, Frequencies …)
• OpenGL & 3Dfx
• DirectX (DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound (3D), DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectInput, DirectX Media)
• Keyboard, Mouse & Joystick
• Drives (Hard Disk, Removable, CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD …)
• SCSI (Card, Controller, Adapter, Devices …)
• ATA/ATAPI & S-ATA (Devices, Type, Capabilities, S.M.A.R.T. Features, RAID)
• Ports (Serial, Parallel, USB, IEEE-1394)
• IDE & SCSI Devices
• Twain & WIA Devices
• PCMCIA (PC Card) Devices
• Bluetooth Devices
• Biometric Sensor Devices
• Sound Card (wave, midi, aux, mix, AC’97 codec, High Definition Audio)
• Printers (Local & Network)
• Modem (Features, Speed …)
• Network (Server, Connexion, Firewall …)
• Security (Scan Ports …)
• PocketPC & SmartPhone Devices
• Virtual Machines

System Information

• MCI Devices (mpeg, avi, seq, vcr, video-disc, wave) & ACM
• SAPI
• Passwords (Outlook, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Dialup …)
• DOS Memory (base, HMA, UMB, XMS, EMS, DPMI, VCPI)
• Windows Memory
• Windows (Version, Product Key, Environment, Desktop, XP Themes …)
• Windows UpTime (Boot, Shutdown, BlueScreen, System Restore Points …)
• TrueType & OpenType Fonts
• WinSock (Internet), Telephony et Remote Access
• OLE (Objects, Servers …)
• Microsoft® Applications
• Activity (Process, Tasks, Threads)
• Modules (DLL, DRV, 32 & 16-bits) & NT Services
• Internet Navigator (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, FireFox)
• .NET Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
• ODBC
• CMOS/RTC
• Resources (IRQ, DMA, E/S, Memory)
• System files (.ini, .log, .bat, .nt, .dos …)

System Benchmarks

• Processor (Dhrystone (MIPS), Whetstone (MFLOPS), Mandelbrot fractal …)
• L1, L2, L3 Cache, RAM (Bandwidth, Latency …)
• Main Memory (Bandwidth, Latency …)
• Hard Drives
• CD/DVD Rom
• DirectX
• Video
• Removable/Flash Support
• MP3 Compression
• VISTA Experience Index

Since 1996 PC WIZARD is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. PC WIZARD is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results.
PC WIZARD is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.
PC WIZARD can be distributed freely (ftp, archives, CD-ROMs...).
Hardware Information

• Mainboard / Bios (Connectors, ID String, MP Support ...)
• Chipset (FSB Frequency, Norhtbridge, Hub, Direct Media Interface, XMB, NSI, ...)
• Main Memory (FPM, EDO, SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, DDR-2 SDRAM, DDR-3 SDRAM, RDRAM, FB_DIMM, Timings ...)
• Memory Profiles : EPP (SLi Ready), Intel XMP.
• Cache Memory (L1, L2, L3, Size, Frequency ...)
• Processors (Type, Speed, Multiplier coeff., Features, Model Number, Vanderpool Technology ...)
• Coprocessor
• APM & ACPI
• Busses : ISA, PCI, AGP (2x, 4x,8x), SMBus/ i2c, CardBus, Firewire, Hyper-Transport ... )
• DMI / SMBIOS
• Mainboard Sensors, Processor, Hard Disk & Battery (Voltage, Temperature, Fans)
• Video (Monitor, Card, Bios, Capabilities, Memory, Integrated Memory, Frequencies ...)
• OpenGL & 3Dfx
• DirectX (DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound (3D), DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectInput, DirectX Media)
• Keyboard, Mouse & Joystick
• Drives (Hard Disk, Removable, CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD ...)
• SCSI (Card, Controller, Adapter, Devices ...)
• ATA/ATAPI & S-ATA (Devices, Type, Capabilities, S.M.A.R.T. Features, RAID)
• Ports (Serial, Parallel, USB, IEEE-1394)
• IDE & SCSI Devices
• Twain & WIA Devices
• PCMCIA (PC Card) Devices
• Bluetooth Devices
• Biometric Sensor Devices
• Sound Card (wave, midi, aux, mix, AC'97 codec, High Definition Audio)
• Printers (Local & Network)
• Modem (Features, Speed ...)
• Network (Server, Connexion, Firewall ...)
• Security (Scan Ports ...)
• PocketPC & SmartPhone Devices
• Virtual Machines

System Information

• MCI Devices (mpeg, avi, seq, vcr, video-disc, wave) & ACM
• SAPI
• Passwords (Outlook, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Dialup ...)
• DOS Memory (base, HMA, UMB, XMS, EMS, DPMI, VCPI)
• Windows Memory
• Windows (Version, Product Key, Environment, Desktop, XP Themes ...)
• Windows UpTime (Boot, Shutdown, BlueScreen, System Restore Points ...)
• TrueType & OpenType Fonts
• WinSock (Internet), Telephony et Remote Access
• OLE (Objects, Servers ...)
• Microsoft© Applications
• Activity (Process, Tasks, Threads)
• Modules (DLL, DRV, 32 & 16-bits) & NT Services
• Internet Navigator (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, FireFox)
• .NET Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
• ODBC
• CMOS/RTC
• Resources (IRQ, DMA, E/S, Memory)
• System files (.ini, .log, .bat, .nt, .dos ...)

System Benchmarks

• Processor (Dhrystone (MIPS), Whetstone (MFLOPS), Mandelbrot fractal ...)
• L1, L2, L3 Cache, RAM (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
• Main Memory (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
• Hard Drives
• CD/DVD Rom
• DirectX
• Video
• Removable/Flash Support
• MP3 Compression
• VISTA Experience Index

MEMORY and CACHE: These benchmarks measure the maximum achiveable memory bandwidth. The code behind these benchmarks method is written in Assembly (x86, SSE, SSE2, SSE3). Memory benchmarks utilize only one processor core and one thread.

PROCESSOR : These benchmarks measure performance in terms of Integer Millions of Instructions Per Second (Integer MIPS) and Millions of Floating Point Operations Per Second (MFLOPS). The code behind these benchmarks method is written in Assembly (x86, x87, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW!). Processor benchmarks are HyperThreading, multi-processor (SMP) and multi-core (CMP) aware.

Tools

• Can save, print, e-mail a report
• Can save a TXT, RTF, HTML, PDF or CSV report
• Can export any graphics as BMP file
• Can export text and graphic with the clipboard
• Web update Wizard
• Communicate with Motherboard Monitor
• Dump (Hardware registers, System BIOS, video BIOS ...)

Multi Languages

• Dutch
• English
• French
• German
• Greek
• Italian
• Russian
• Serbian
• Slovak
• Spanish

Rename Photos and Files Automatically

Sometimes it can be a pain to constantly rename new files and/or photos as you move them onto your computer. We’ve covered quite a few batch file renamers in the past, but one area that makes Personal Renamer unique is in its automatic processing capabilities. With it you can actually have it scan a directory at an interval that you designate, and it will keep an eye out for files it should rename according to the criteria you specify.
The system got me excited when I first noticed this piece of functionality, but there was one thing that I just couldn’t wrap my head around at first. This app says that after it renames the files that it can move them to another directory (otherwise it will keep renaming the files regardless of whether it has already done so). It took me a minute to realize exactly how you’re supposed to specify where to move the files to. The box along the right side of the screen is used to show you what the output will look like after the files have been renamed, and above the box is where you can change the directory you want the files placed in. That way they won’t continuously be getting renamed.
Once I got passed that hurdle I’d say the app became a lot more useful. I could point this to a source directory, specify an output directory, give it some renaming criteria, and set it on its merry way. Then whenever any new files would arrive they would automatically get processed.

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