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System Requirements Lab

System Requirements Lab looks at your computer's hardware and system software to determine whether or not your current system can run a product.
For those of you who think that Windows Game Advisor is a piece of crap, well, you are absolutely correct. Go to this site instead. It not only gives more details on your computer specs, but will also clearly explain why or why not your pc can run a certain game. For me, it's the video card. It's ALWAYS the video card!
Analyzes your system automatically to see if you're capable of running the game of your choice. Really helpful to know if you can or can't as well as what the reason is before you go out and buy the game.
System Requirements Lab looks at your computer's hardware and system software to determine whether or not your current system can run a product. Each of your computer's components is evaluated to see how well it meets the minimum and recommended requirements for specific products. Recommendations are made on how to update or upgrade each component which does not meet the listed requirements.
URL:www.systemrequirementslab.com

Casio's YouTube Camera

Fans of Casio's super-slim Exilim cameras can now post their embarrassing videos straight to YouTube, thanks to the new EX-S880 and EX-S77. Both cams come with a special YouTube capture mode that makes it a cinch to upload your videos by automatically saving them at 640 x 480 resolution and H.264 format.

Camera-wise, the S880 features 8.1 megapixels and has a special burst shot mode that captures 4 frames per second at 2MP. The S77 is no slouch either, with 7.2MP and a faster 5 frames per second at 2MP capture mode.

Logitech Shows Off Wave Keyboard

Logitech launches a new keyboard 'to offer computer users more comfort'. The Wave family combined three elements in its new design to enhance comfort without requiring people to change the way they type: an innovative wave key-frame design, a U-shaped constant curve and a cushioned, contoured palm rest. The units are compatible with both PC and Mac. The Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard-and-mouse combination is expected to be available beginning in late August and will have a suggested retail price of USD 89.99. The corded Logitech Wave Keyboard is expected to be available in October and will have a suggested retail price of USD 49.99.

Beyond Accounts and Budgets: Money Magazine Financial Assistant

Although managing accounts and budgets is at the core of personal finance management, I like to find simple software that goes beyond that core to get into the details of personal finances. I found a great tool that does just that for your Palm OS PDA or Treo.

Money Magazine Financial Assistant is financial software for handheld devices running Palm 3.5 above, and it answers all your financial questions. Actually, Financial Assistant answers over 100 financial questions using 45 calculators, and that's more questions than I have. Along with enough calculators to answer any financial question you have, Money Magazine Financial Assistant includes two financial glossaries and a module with quick lessons on learning about investing, saving, borrowing and more.

LandWare, the maker of PocketQuicken, offers a 14-day fully functional trial of Money Magazine Financial Assistant so you can be sure the $20 price is worth it. Get the details on Money Magazine Financial Assistant and you will see why I think that for most Palm owners who are actively managing personal finances or who are learning to do so, this software is worth every penny.

Foxit PDF Reader

Overview

Foxit Reader 2.0 is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 1.67 M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and amazingly rich feature set. Foxit Reader 2.0 supports Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

Version 2.0 introduces many exciting new features, including interactive form filler, multi-language UI support, on-demand download of add-on, self upgrade, Javascript support, improved printing speed, streamlined UI and much more.

In the past, you have to download a huge PDF reader from another software company, go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy certain PDF software.

Now with Foxit Reader 2.0, you don't have to endure such pain any more. The following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit Reader 2.0:
Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 1.67 M which is a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size
Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader 2.0 allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
High security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users' permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware or adware.

New Features

Foxit Reader 2.0 introduces many exciting new features listed below:
Interactive form filler: Now you don't have to print out PDF forms first and then manually fill out paper forms. Instead, you can use your PC to fill out interactive forms directly, and then print them out. These basic features are free for personal and non-personal usage. Moreover, Foxit Reader supports advanced form operations such as saving filled-out forms and import/export forms.
Multi-language UI that can be dynamically switched: The user interface of Foxit Reader now can be switched to different languages dynamically, thanks to the generous help from our user community.
On-demand download of add-on: With add-ons, the function of Foxit Reader can be extended unlimitedly. Advanced feature modules and seldom-used modules are packed as add-ons to be downloaded when needed.
Self-upgrade: In the past, when you want to upgrade Foxit Reader, you have to frequently visit Foxit website, check for new release, and then manually download the new version, uninstall the old version and re-install the new version. Now this whole process is simplified and you only need to click on the menu item "Check for update now".
Javascript support: Advanced users are able to use Javascript to create complex logic for PDF forms, to validate user input and process data.
Improved printing speed: Printing a PDF file with many images on it to a PostScript printer used to be slow. Version 2.0 has been optimized for such printing.
Streamlined UI: Version 2.0 comes with a neat UI. Annotation tool buttons are grouped together and no longer being showed on several toolbars.
Free Reader

Foxit Reader 2.0 itself is free. As to add-ons, the critical add-ons are free while advanced add-ons are non-free. For example, you can use the following functions for free:
View or print PDF document
Basic PDF form operations i.e. filling out PDF forms and printing them out
Advanced PDF form operations, such as saving filled-out forms and import/export forms, free for personal usage only
View PDF as text
Critical add-ons, such as UI language package, JPEG2000/JBIG decoder, CJK package, GDI+ for early Windows version, etc

The followings are several examples of non-free, advanced add-ons:
Foxit Reader Pro Pack is not free. It unlocks functions to save annotation, save a PDF document as a text file, copy text from text viewer. Actually without Pro Pack, you are still able to annotate a PDF document and print it out. However when you save the annotated document, it will be stamped with an evaluation mark on the top-right corner of the annotated pages. If you purchase a Pro Pack add-on, then there will be no evaluation mark.
Foxit PDF Creator, which allows you to convert a non-PDF file into a PDF file, is non-free.
Foxit PDF Editor, which allows you to modify content of a PDF file, is non-free.

Battery Problems in Laptop

Top 15 Ways to Extend Your Laptop’s Battery Life


Laptops tend to lose their charm quickly when you’re constantly looking for the nearest power outlet to charge up. How do you keep your battery going for as long as possible? Here are 15 easy ways to do so.





1. Defrag regularly - The faster your hard drive does its work - less demand you are going to put on the hard drive and your battery. Make your hard drive as efficient as possible by defragging it regularly. (but not while it’s on battery of course!) Mac OSX is better built to handle fragmentation so it may not be very applicable for Apple systems.

2. Dim your screen - Most laptops come with the ability to dim your laptop screen. Some even come with ways to modify CPU and cooling performance. Cut them down to the lowest level you can tolerate to squeeze out some extra battery juice.

3. Cut down on programs running in the background. Itunes, Desktop Search, etc. All these add to the CPU load and cut down battery life. Shut down everything that isn’t crucial when you’re on battery.

4. Cut down external devices - USB devices (including your mouse) & WiFi drain down your laptop battery. Remove or shut them down when not in use. It goes without saying that charging other devices (like your iPod) with your laptop when on battery is a surefire way of quickly wiping out the charge on your laptop battery.

5. Add more RAM - This will allow you to process more with the memory your laptop has, rather than relying on virtual memory. Virtual memory results in hard drive use, and is much less power efficient. Note that adding more RAM will consume more energy, so this is most applicable if you do need to run memory intensive programs which actually require heavy usage of virtual memory.


6. Run off a hard drive rather than CD/DVD - As power consuming as hard drives are, CD and DVD drives are worse. Even having one in the drive can be power consuming. They spin, taking power, even when they?re not actively being used. Wherever possible, try to run on virtual drives using programs like Alcohol 120% rather than optical ones.

7. Keep the battery contacts clean: Clean your battery’s metal contacts every couple of months with a cloth moistened with rubbing alcohol. This keeps the transfer of power from your battery more efficient.

8. Take care of your battery - Exercise the Battery. Do not leave a charged battery dormant for long periods of time. Once charged, you should at least use the battery at least once every two to three weeks. Also, do not let a Li-On battery completely discharge. (Discharing is only for older batteries with memory effects)

9. Hibernate not standby - Although placing a laptop in standby mode saves some power and you can instantly resume where you left off, it doesn’t save anywhere as much power as the hibernate function does. Hibernating a PC will actually save your PC’s state as it is, and completely shut itself down.


10. Keep operating temperature down - Your laptop operates more efficiently when it’s cooler. Clean out your air vents with a cloth or keyboard cleaner, or refer to some extra tips by LapTopMag.com.

11. Set up and optimize your power options - Go to ‘Power Options’ in your windows control panel and set it up so that power usage is optimized (Select the ‘max battery’ for maximum effect).

12. Don’t multitask - Do one thing at a time when you’re on battery. Rather than working on a spreadsheet, letting your email client run in the background and listening to your latest set of MP3’s, set your mind to one thing only. If you don’t you’ll only drain out your batteries before anything gets completed!

13. Go easy on the PC demands - The more you demand from your PC. Passive activities like email and word processing consume much less power than gaming or playing a DVD. If you’ve got a single battery charge - pick your priorities wisely.

14. Get yourself a more efficient laptop - Laptops are getting more and more efficient in nature to the point where some manufacturers are talking about all day long batteries. Picking up a newer more efficient laptop to replace an aging one is usually a quick fix.

15. Prevent the Memory Effect - If you’re using a very old laptop, you’ll want to prevent the ‘memory effect’ - Keep the battery healthy by fully charging and then fully discharging it at least once every two to three weeks. Exceptions to the rule are Li-Ion batteries (which most laptops have) which do not suffer from the memory effect.

Bonus Tip #1: Turn off the autosave function. MS-Word’s and Excel’s autosave functions are great but because they keep saving regular intervals, they work your hard driver harder than it may have to. If you plan to do this, you may want to turn it back on as the battery runs low. While it saves battery life in the beginning, you will want to make sure your work is saved when your battery dies.

Bonus Tip #2: Lower the graphics use. You can do this by changing the screen resolution and shutting off fancy graphic drivers. Graphics cards (video cards) use as much or more power today as hard disks - Thanks Andrew
Source:Friedbeef’s Tech