Computer Research

I am now more portable then I was

Hooo Woo, I am finally more portable then I was before. Earlier last month, I got HP IPAQ RW6828 phone and while I am still not finished playing with it, before two days I got ASUS F3JV Laptop. It's one top gaming system. I am not into gaming, but this will make sure that I will be able to do some powerful processing work on it.

Below are specs of the system: -

Product description:
True to life Gaming enjoyment
F3JV offers outstanding dual-core performance
to enjoy multimedia management and digital
content creation. Enjoy revolutionary entertainment on the go
F3JV- with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology

• PROCESSOR: Core 2 Duo T7200 2.00Ghz (Cache: 4Mb L2/FSB: 667Mhz)
• OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
• DISPLAY: 15.4" WSXGA (1680 x 1050) COLORSHINE
• MAIN MEMORY: 2 x 512Mb DDR2 667Mhz
• HARD DRIVE: 120G SATA 5400 RPM
•GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GO7600/256Mb VRAM graphics card with TC technology
• OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD SuperMulti + Dual Layer
• NETWORKING: 802.11ABG 10/100/1000 + Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
• WEBCAM: 1.3 MegaPixel Webcamera
• ACCESSORIES: Notebook Carry Bag + Optical Mouse
• EXPANSION PORTS:
4 x USB 2.0
1 x Firewire port
1 x VGA out
1 x Audio out
1 x Microphone out
1 x DVD-D
1 x Express Card Slot
1 x SPDIF port
1 x S-Video port
• GIGABIT LAN
• MULTI-CARD READER: 8 in 1 Card Reader
• DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT: 365 x 270 x 41mm, Weight: From, 2.90kg
• POWER: 90W Adapter, 6 Cells Li-Ion Battery

So what does a guy like me do on his brand new laptop? I got rid of Windows Professional from it and installed Windows Vista and start installing other software on it. I am having hard time installing some software on it!!! I installed Office 2007 on it.

So what do other people running Windows Vista run as Anti-virus software and as firewall software? I tried installing Zone Alarm but of course it did not install properly. As for anti-virus for now, I have installed AVG from Grisoft.

More on my experiences later on, but let me know some of the cool software that I should try on Windows Vista and any other tips that you might have.

ASUS • ASUS F3JV • HP Ipaq RW6828 • Laptop • Notebook • Vista • Windows

ASUS • ASUS F3JV • HP Ipaq RW6828 • Laptop • Notebook • Vista • Windows

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Blog Software Updated to B2Evo 1.86

I updated the blog software to B2Evolution 1.86. The features are cool and worth the upgrade. Now is the time to go through the pain of customizing the blog once again.

B2evolution • Blog

B2evolution • Blog

The joys of settling in the new house

It's been a long while since I updated you. Well as you might have read before, I have moved into my new house by myself and settling in. There is a lot to get done, believe me in a brand new house. This becomes true more when one is like me, who does not prefer to pay builders too much money to get the extra things done.

The best part for me is I am learning a lot of things about things that go into the house, the things that become a part of the house. Komal is creative and loves to go to shops and see things for hours together. Her best place to visit is "Bunnings". I hated to be there for more then 10 minutes before. I preferred to stay at home and play with my computer. But now things are changing. I am getting the "Creative" syndrome. I love visiting Bunnings now and get ideas from there.

Last weekend I did my first DIY installation at my new place. I installed a blind myself after getting some ridiculous quotations. I wanted to see what all is involved in doing a job. Well it wasn't easy ( I know I suck at such things for now) but I did it and the blind is doing it's job.

I am not missing my old rented place. The feeling that one gets in his/her own house is just too different and hard to explain, but it is all good. There are lot of places that I can go for around my place. My favourite is go for a walk around the Caroline Springs Lake. I will remember to take a picture of that place next time I visit that place. Going for walks is even more beneficial to me for now as I walk around places and gather ideas looking at other new and old houses. And of course the air is just so fresh!

My street mates (neighbours) that I have meet so far are good people and above all looks like a multicultural street.

For now though, what I miss the most is spending a lot of time in front of my computer once I get home. I got to do stuff (cleaning, washing, arranging and more cleaning) in the house which I did not have to do in my small rented place before. But I am sure in coming weeks, days and months this will be settled as well. Of course I will share the load with Komal, once she is back in Australia . Overall, it has been great three weeks in the new house.

By the way I am looking for DIY sites on various things. If you know and prefer any sites, then let me know.

Caroline Springs • DIY • House • Taylors Hill

Caroline Springs • DIY • House • Taylors Hill

I am sick and tired of “bad bad server”

I am referring to Orkut. It is so frustrating to get this message every now and then while you are trying to scrap somebody, enter a community or do something or the other in Orkut. I don't think anybody working on the problem should be getting a donut as well. I love Orkut, but these error messages are making it frustrating.

Scrapping and replying in a community is normally done right in time, if it does not work then normally not many will go back to scrap what they had on their mind before two hours! So Orkut developers, please fix this and then eat some donuts yourself.

On top of it, now I cannot log in at all on Orkut. See the picture below.

Google • Orkut • Tools

Google • Orkut • Tools