System optimizers, know one know all, or so they say. While it is true that the majority of system optimizers offer a similar feature set, it is the little things that often make a difference. WinMate is a free Windows system optimizer that runs an optimization scan on startup.
The scan assesses settings and features of the operating system and installed application, displaying an overall score and information about issues that have been found afterwards.
Issues are divided into danger items, recommended fixes and safe security items.
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Action buttons are displayed next to issues to fix them directly. The program lacks explanations and it is not always clear why something is rated dangerous or unoptimized.
The program will scan for junk files and user traces, Internet Explorer security settings, shared resources and other issues.
The diagnostic module is only one of the features of WinMate. The menu in the left sidebar and tabs lead to additional modules. It is for instance possible to run a Registry cleaner, duplicate file scan or junk file cleaner individually.
Other features include:
* Internet Explorer plugin manager, Internet Explorer repair, url blocker and LSP repair
* System optimizer with Registry tweaks that optimize the system, startup and services manager
* A program uninstaller (without cleanup module to find leftovers)
* Internet Explorer favorites and driver backup
* File wiper, network shared manager, disk immunue to disable autorun and links to Windows system tools like the disk management console or the Directx diagnostic tool.
windows system optimizer
WinMate combines system optimization with security hardening of the system. That alone makes it interesting. The program lacks explanations on the other hand, and it is obvious that the developer’s native language is not English.
Also take a look
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_optimizer
http://www.mactips.22web.net/index.php?p=1_3_Contact
http://www.mactips.22web.net/
четвер, 10 лютого 2011 р.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 arrives on 22 February
Microsoft's Windows communications manager, Brandon LeBlanc, has made a short statement over on the Windows Team Blog, announcing that the first service pack for Windows 7 will be freely available to the masses on 22 February. The update will be available via Microsoft's Download Center and Windows Update.
The final releases (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) have already been officially handed over to Microsoft's OEM partners. On 16 February, the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 service packs will be available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, as well as Volume License customers.
The standalone service pack weighs in at about 500MB for 64-bit versions of the OS and, like most previous Windows service packs, includes all previous updates. However, the download is smaller if you update using Windows Update, as you'll already have the previous updates and the rest of the service pack only includes minor updates and tweaks to the operating system.
The most noteworthy fix for Windows 7 is improved HDMI audio, after some users reported that HDMI audio devices can be lost after system reboots. There have also been some tweaks to certain behaviours of the operating system, such as the way in which it restores previous folders at log-on.
According to the official notes on SP1, 'Prior to SP1, previous folders would be restored in a cascaded position based on the location of the most recently active folder. That behavior changes in SP1 so that all folders are restored to their previous positions.' Windows Server 2008 R2 users also get a feature called Microsoft RemoteFX, which offers a new set of tools for remote user environments.
Read also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7
http://www.basicpc.iranihast.co.cc/
http://pcbasic.2kool4u.net/
http://win7tips.66ghz.com/
The final releases (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) have already been officially handed over to Microsoft's OEM partners. On 16 February, the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 service packs will be available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, as well as Volume License customers.
The standalone service pack weighs in at about 500MB for 64-bit versions of the OS and, like most previous Windows service packs, includes all previous updates. However, the download is smaller if you update using Windows Update, as you'll already have the previous updates and the rest of the service pack only includes minor updates and tweaks to the operating system.
The most noteworthy fix for Windows 7 is improved HDMI audio, after some users reported that HDMI audio devices can be lost after system reboots. There have also been some tweaks to certain behaviours of the operating system, such as the way in which it restores previous folders at log-on.
According to the official notes on SP1, 'Prior to SP1, previous folders would be restored in a cascaded position based on the location of the most recently active folder. That behavior changes in SP1 so that all folders are restored to their previous positions.' Windows Server 2008 R2 users also get a feature called Microsoft RemoteFX, which offers a new set of tools for remote user environments.
Read also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7
http://www.basicpc.iranihast.co.cc/
http://pcbasic.2kool4u.net/
http://win7tips.66ghz.com/
середа, 9 лютого 2011 р.
Electronic Fingerprint Chip Tech Could Defeat Counterfeiters
German researchers are due to reveal a new tech that could help defeat counterfeiters who steal business from big name tech firms like Apple--the clever chips are fingerprinted in a way that makes them physically uncopyable.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology plans to reveal the innovation at the upcoming Embedded World conference. It's a kind of electronic fingerprint that's embedded into official chips so that they gain "physically uncloneable functions" (PUF)--by locking down the device's functions to PUF verification, it prevent's replication of the actual chips themselves.
This week authorities confiscated thousands of fake iPhones, iPods, and other electronic devices worth over $10 million dollars as the result of an investigation into a counterfeiting ring in Los Angeles. The image of the fake devices, above, is pretty staggering. Counterfeit devices can go far beyond aping the look and feel of the device they're cloning, and manufacturers even go so far as to employ scanning electron microscopes and advanced laser tech to work out details at a silicon-chip level. Anti-counterfeiting technology exists (and "fingerprint"-style chips have been tried before) but is no match for this level of sophistication.
Which is where the German tech comes in. Although electronic components roll off production lines in fab plants by the million and billion, and they're notionally identical down to microscopic levels, each device is actually subtly different. Vanishingly small differences in the production of silicon chips, for example, results in failed units on every silicon wafer produced--the "yield" measure tells you how accurate the production is. AMD even used the trick to produce triple- and quad-core CPUs that were actually built using six cores, but the "failed" cores--casualties of production errors--were disabled.
It's these subtle variations in production that can be used to make a PUF fingerprint. A super-accurate measuring system is built into the PUF tech, and it can detect the individual characteristics of a device's circuit--sampling the unique variations in the components, and generating a unique code. The code is then passed to the device's operating system and enables it to run--but it's a secure process because the code is not stored anywhere, instead being generated on the fly, making it much harder to intercept and copy. Direct interventions to try to clone the components would also alter the physical character of the chips, rendering them inoperable because their fingerprint is altered--again a deterrent to would-be cloners.
Image via L.A. Times.
Read also:
http://basictweakspc.blog.com/2011/02/03/widows-xp-the-most-beneficial-with-tweaks/
http://basictweaks.blog.com/2011/02/03/windows-7-tweaks/
http://basictips.multiply.com/journal/item/1/Picking_The_Best_Registry_Cleaner_
http://vernysen.edublogs.org/2011/02/04/tips-to-make-the-system-perform-better/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip
The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology plans to reveal the innovation at the upcoming Embedded World conference. It's a kind of electronic fingerprint that's embedded into official chips so that they gain "physically uncloneable functions" (PUF)--by locking down the device's functions to PUF verification, it prevent's replication of the actual chips themselves.
This week authorities confiscated thousands of fake iPhones, iPods, and other electronic devices worth over $10 million dollars as the result of an investigation into a counterfeiting ring in Los Angeles. The image of the fake devices, above, is pretty staggering. Counterfeit devices can go far beyond aping the look and feel of the device they're cloning, and manufacturers even go so far as to employ scanning electron microscopes and advanced laser tech to work out details at a silicon-chip level. Anti-counterfeiting technology exists (and "fingerprint"-style chips have been tried before) but is no match for this level of sophistication.
Which is where the German tech comes in. Although electronic components roll off production lines in fab plants by the million and billion, and they're notionally identical down to microscopic levels, each device is actually subtly different. Vanishingly small differences in the production of silicon chips, for example, results in failed units on every silicon wafer produced--the "yield" measure tells you how accurate the production is. AMD even used the trick to produce triple- and quad-core CPUs that were actually built using six cores, but the "failed" cores--casualties of production errors--were disabled.
It's these subtle variations in production that can be used to make a PUF fingerprint. A super-accurate measuring system is built into the PUF tech, and it can detect the individual characteristics of a device's circuit--sampling the unique variations in the components, and generating a unique code. The code is then passed to the device's operating system and enables it to run--but it's a secure process because the code is not stored anywhere, instead being generated on the fly, making it much harder to intercept and copy. Direct interventions to try to clone the components would also alter the physical character of the chips, rendering them inoperable because their fingerprint is altered--again a deterrent to would-be cloners.
Image via L.A. Times.
Read also:
http://basictweakspc.blog.com/2011/02/03/widows-xp-the-most-beneficial-with-tweaks/
http://basictweaks.blog.com/2011/02/03/windows-7-tweaks/
http://basictips.multiply.com/journal/item/1/Picking_The_Best_Registry_Cleaner_
http://vernysen.edublogs.org/2011/02/04/tips-to-make-the-system-perform-better/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip
вівторок, 8 лютого 2011 р.
Registry Cleaner Reviews – Essential Research Revealed
In case you ever want to make use of a registry cleaner in your Home windows-based pc however do not know which of the numerous totally different ones out there are price your time, you may go to your most popular search engine and skim up on registry cleaner reviews.
Though some of these are normally biased and most of them are simply out to earn a living from those who don’t know any higher, practically all of them are still nice sources of knowledge, if only for just the names and places of a few of the greatest registry cleaners you will get your fingers on.
It isn’t on a regular basis that it’s good to use a registry cleaner on a Home windows-based mostly computer. In truth, most individuals get an extended simply wonderful with out having to depend on such a program. But registry cleaners could be very helpful for laptop users particularly if they have corrupted recordsdata in their registry that could be inflicting their computer systems to slow down and not carry out at their most capacity.
This can occur due to a number of reasons, but it doesn’t matter what it’s, it can be easily taken care of with the use of any actual and effective registry cleaner.
Because of this it’s vital to learn up on registry cleaner reviews to find out which product you need to actually obtain and take a look at for yourself. Practically all of them are free and might be downloaded on the Internet. As soon as put in, they offer a registry scan that ought to be able to detect any issues in your registry. If you want to repair any and all detected issues, you should buy the complete version of no matter registry cleaner you used.
Buying is not necessary for first utilization, but it’s for activation of the options of the total version. To figure out which registry cleaner is price your cash, you possibly can consult registry cleaner reviews online.
See also:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_cleaner
*http://mellk.livejournal.com/
*http://derenw.bravejournal.com/
*http://renernen.insanejournal.com/
*http://marrt.inube.com/blog/246873/fundamental-ideas-to-obtain-a-registry-scanning-program/
Though some of these are normally biased and most of them are simply out to earn a living from those who don’t know any higher, practically all of them are still nice sources of knowledge, if only for just the names and places of a few of the greatest registry cleaners you will get your fingers on.
It isn’t on a regular basis that it’s good to use a registry cleaner on a Home windows-based mostly computer. In truth, most individuals get an extended simply wonderful with out having to depend on such a program. But registry cleaners could be very helpful for laptop users particularly if they have corrupted recordsdata in their registry that could be inflicting their computer systems to slow down and not carry out at their most capacity.
This can occur due to a number of reasons, but it doesn’t matter what it’s, it can be easily taken care of with the use of any actual and effective registry cleaner.
Because of this it’s vital to learn up on registry cleaner reviews to find out which product you need to actually obtain and take a look at for yourself. Practically all of them are free and might be downloaded on the Internet. As soon as put in, they offer a registry scan that ought to be able to detect any issues in your registry. If you want to repair any and all detected issues, you should buy the complete version of no matter registry cleaner you used.
Buying is not necessary for first utilization, but it’s for activation of the options of the total version. To figure out which registry cleaner is price your cash, you possibly can consult registry cleaner reviews online.
See also:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_cleaner
*http://mellk.livejournal.com/
*http://derenw.bravejournal.com/
*http://renernen.insanejournal.com/
*http://marrt.inube.com/blog/246873/fundamental-ideas-to-obtain-a-registry-scanning-program/
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