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Windows Vista is a rather sleek operating system.  But like many Windows products Vista’s main downfall is the huge number of generic programs and options that are scattered within its Control Panel.  Most of the se Vista Options Can be Changed to Speed up your computer for free!

First Things First.

In Windows there a fair number of programs that sit in the background and for most people will do absolutely nothing.  This includes things like Fax tools, Tablet PC Compatibility, UNIX Application Compatibility and the like.

These can easily be disabled by going to your control panel and clicking ‘Uninstall or Change… Continue Reading»

Microsofts rather lax search engine Live is currently languishing in third place behind Google and Yahoo in the Search Engine Market. While this is simply because ethy failed to realise the Search Engine potential when they dominated teh Internet market they have recently tried to get back to the top.

To do this Microsoft have announced a Cash back option for users who shop via the Microsoft Live Search Engine. This is in my opinion going to be a boost for microsft simply because Advertisers will… Continue Reading»

Solid State Hard Drives, such as the flash cards you use in your camera, have long been proposed as the future of information storage. Already you will find solid state hard drives in devices such as Laptops and notebooks. They tend to be around 64GB in size, less than conventional hard drives, but are more resilient robust and reliable. After all Solid State is simply that, there are no moving parts inside, greatly increasing survival rates if the laptop is dropped or… Continue Reading»

Christian Dior have announced that they are working on a new phone with their design.

This follows a spate of designer phone releases, but unlike the majority of others its exterior is designed by the company itself. Personally I am not a fan of the design, but I am sure that there must be some people out there that it appeals to!

The actual specs of the phone have not been released yet, though they have mentioned it will have all the usual features such as touch screen, camera and (surprisingly) ring tones.

The feature that sets this apart is that you… Continue Reading»

Cheap iPhone Unlocking

There are plenty of people out there who bought an iPhone when they were first released who later wanted to change networks.  Initially this couldn’t be done, but now there are some fantastic instant download sites to get instructions on how to unlock your iPhone.

The process takes no more than ten minutes, and once your iPhone has been unlocked you can use the Apple iPhone with any mobile network you wish.

There are many services available to help you unlock your iPhone, the… Continue Reading»

AMD have today announced that they will be bringing out a standard for excellence on gaming machines.  Any machine that meets this standard will be allowed to display a sticker noting that it is either at gaming, or pro gaming level.

This seems to be a specific stab at Intel when they announced an integrated graphics/processor chip, something that could increase PC Performance but may damage competition.

Nvidia recently slammed Intel for the move in an interview with their CEO, and it now seems like AMD (Owners of ATI)… Continue Reading»

Recently we did a post on the Micro SD Card Portable Projector, A smart little projector unit at a cheap price.  Now however Samsung has noticed the popularity of this little device and decided to join the fray.

The Samsung P400 Pocket Projector is not really designed for a pocket, it is fairly large however weighing in at only 1kg it is most definitely portable.

The Samsung P400 is a fantastic little portable projector, not only because of its low weight but… Continue Reading»