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Karen’s Replicator

Automatically backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen´s Replicator copies selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on your network.

Options include repeated copies at intervals as short as a few minutes, or as long as several months, copy only files that have changed, and the replication of file deletions. New features allow you to specify which files should not be copied and also which days a file should be skipped!


Note: Free for your personal use only.

November 20, 2008 - 12:16 PM No Comments

Virus Effect Remover

Virus Effect Remover is a tool which helps you to remove the effect of viruses from the Windows Registry and File System.


It also detects the registry error caused by viruses and enables the Blocked content like task manager, registry editor, folder option, etc.

Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.

November 18, 2008 - 9:49 PM No Comments

DVD Flick

DVD Flick aims to be a tool to convert various PC video formats to a DVD that can be played on pretty much any standalone DVD player. It´s main target audience is people who know at least the basics about DVDs and video/audio files.

DVD Flick is Open Source, meaning that anyone can download and view or modify the program´s source code. It also means that it is absolutely free of charge. Several external programs are used by DVD Flick to do the dirty work like encoding and combining of video material. All of these programs are free, some are Open Source too.


Features:

  • Burn near any video file to DVD
  • Support for over 45 file formats
  • Support for over 60 video codecs
  • Support for over 40 audio codecs
  • Add your own subtitles
  • Easy to use interface
  • Burn your project to disc after encoding
October 17, 2008 - 12:01 AM No Comments

CloneSpy

CloneSpy can help you free up hard drive space by detecting and removing duplicate files. Duplicate files have exactly the same contents regardless of their name, time, date and location.


Also, CloneSpy is able to find files that are not exactly identical, but have the same file name. Perhaps you have different versions of a file and you want to find all of them and remove the older versions. CloneSpy can also find zero length files. These are files that have no content.


With CloneSpy you can process files which:

  • are duplicates
  • are duplicates and have the same file name
  • have the same file name
  • have the same file name and (approximately) the same size
  • are zero bytes long

CloneSpy offers you a complete mechanism for determining which duplicate or same-name files should be removed. It is also possible to leave this decision up to the individual user.


CloneSpy can handle equal files by:

  • deleting redundant files
  • moving redundant files to a specific folder
  • exporting a list of all equal files without removing any files
  • deferring file operations on redundant files to a batch file where you can apply arbitrary file operations

With CloneSpy you can build checksum files from files on CDs (or even on hard drives, etc.) and use them to check whether these files already exist on your system. The checksum files will prevent you from having to play DJ every time you search for duplicates!

October 3, 2008 - 9:50 PM No Comments

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron


Finally latest version of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is released to replace Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. Latest version updated with following new features:

1. New Core System Features

  • Gnome 2.22
  • Linux Kernel 2.6.24
  • PolicyKit
  • PulseAudio
  • Xorg7.3

2. New Software Function

  • Firefox 3 Beta 5
  • Brasero
  • Transmission
  • World Clock Applet
  • Vinagree
  • Uncomplicated Firewall
  • Totem
  • Inkscape

3. New and Improved Support

  • Active Directory Integration
  • iSCSI support
  • Memory Protection
  • SELinux Support
  • Umenu
  • Virtualization
  • Wubi
  • Installation
  • LTSP
April 25, 2008 - 5:32 PM No Comments

Wireless USB


Wireless USB is a short-range, high-bandwidth wireless radio communication protocol created by the Wireless USB Promoter Group. Wireless USB is sometimes abbreviated as “WUSB”. Wireless USB is used in game controllers, printers, scanners, digital cameras, MP3 players, hard disks and flash drives. It is also suitable for transferring parallel video streams.

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February 14, 2008 - 1:10 AM No Comments

Mobile Meter

MobileMeter is a system monitoring utility designed for laptop PCs running under the Windows environment. It can show the following information.

  • CPU clock
  • CPU temperature
  • Battery charge/discharge rate
  • HDD temperature

Desktop PCs are usually designed to allow the OS to directly read the sensor values, but this is not true in most laptop PCs. Mobilemeter may be able to read the temperature even in such laptop PCs.

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October 13, 2007 - 12:05 AM No Comments

Photo Hunter ~ Paper

This week theme is “Paper”.

Talked about paper, every working day i need to get involved in a lot of brand and type of paper. Normally the paper size is A4 and A3, which is often seen used in copier. Only 1 customer 1 met is using A5… duh

Paper quality and thickness play important part in choosing right paper to suite the copier. Even though most of the paper available in the market all having the multipurpose symbol, it will cause paper jam to the copier if the paper quality not good.

The most famous and *expensive paper in local market is “Double A”.



Double A can only be seen in government sectors.

Another brand of paper which is cheaper and often used in private sectors is “IndahKiat”.



Other than that we have plenty more brands of paper, such as “Qualtity” and etc.

September 23, 2007 - 12:03 PM Comments (2)

Photo Hunter ~ Music

This week theme is “Music”.

Talk about music, i came across a taiwan variety show “我猜我猜我猜猜猜”. From there i get to know one great guitarist –> JerryC.

Once i searched on internet, then only i know how famous he is. His skill in playing electrical guitar is amazing… wow

He become my idol….

You need to have flashplayer enabled to watch this Google video

September 9, 2007 - 2:53 AM No Comments

Photo Hunter ~ Two

This week theme is “Two”.

In computing industry, two = “duo” = “dual”.

For processor, we have Intel Core Duo and AMD Athlon64 x2.

Where both processor has 2 cores. Currently 2 cores processor is the mainstream in the market.

On memory side, we have dual channel memory. Dual channel requires 2 pieces of same speed of memory modules, where is has greater bandwidth compare to single channel memory and can improve ram speed thus improve overall PC performance.


August 21, 2007 - 10:45 PM Comments (2)

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