Blu-ray burner to Mac Pro and Power Mac

MCE Technologies has released a Blu-ray recorder that works to the Mac Pro and Power Mac. The recorder is able to burn on 25GB discs at a speed of 6X and 50GB dual-layer discs at a speed of 4X. The recorder is compatible with DVD+R/+RW Dual/Double Layer, DVD-RAM, and CD-R and CD-RW, but also capable of reading the HD DVD-ROM and burn LightScribe discs. The recorder sales in different versions and what distinguishes is the software that comes with the package. It is possible to get the recorder, but with software for $499, or with burning software Toast Titanium 9 + Toast BD/HD Plug-in for $599, or for those who have got a lot of money, with Adobe Premier Pro CS3 for $1295.00. It should, however, be clear that it takes her little time to burn a Blu-ray disc of 50GB at the speed of 4X. It the only disadvantage (in addition to the price then) that it takes a that long time to burn that much information in such a low speed. To learn more about MCE Technologies' new burner read here.

Adobe Flash + Google + Yahoo = true!

Adobe Flash gives designers a good chance to design web pages that are both stylish and functional. Adobe Flash has also created a great deal of concern among many designers because websites built with the help of Flash were not indexed by search engines like Google and Yahoo. In this sense, the visitors found it difficult to find web pages, which of course is a clear disadvantage, Adobe announced in a press release that Adobe opens up its Adobe Flash Technology for Google and Yahoo. Google has already begun to index web sites using the new technology. Information previously been hidden for Google's crawlers is now possible for the search engine to index.Google further on will deliver search results with interesting hits even on web pages that contain Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is installed on millions of computers and is expected to be installed on more than 98% of all internet connected computers. Read more about Adobe's involvement with Google and Yahoo in Adobe's press release which can be found here.

Windows XP is dead, long live Windows XP!

Microsoft stopped the sales of Windows XP, 30 June 2008, but that does not mean it's impossible to get hold of a copy of the operating system. Personally, I am certainly not fond of Microsoft's new OS: Windows Vista. Ok, there are some new features and the interface looks quite attractive, transparent window frames and all. Even if security has been allocated an update, I am most disturbed at all warning messages popping up. Anyway, I like Windows XP. The operating sustem works on everything from lazy old computers to new modern game machines. Do you buy a printer or a USB device of any kind, you can count on XP. Even legacy applications, or older versions of new applications will work without problem if you are using Windows XP. In Vista, it is sometimes difficult to plug in a printer or install a program, even if compatibility getting better and better with time, of course. There are a variety of reasons to stick with Microsoft's old system Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition.

For those who really want to, there are a number of opportunities to put your hands on a brand fresh copy of XP also in the future. The first reason is that some computer stores, mostly smaller companies that build their computers themselves, will continue to be allowed to sell computers with Windows XP as an pre-installed operating system, at least until the end of January 2009. Until the end of January 2009 Dell and Hawlett-Packard will also offer a so-called downgrading of Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate on some computer models. That means in simple terms, that you can buy a Dell or HP computer, and then downgrade the computer's OS for a good old-fashioned Windows XP. Another reason that you will manage to get a copy of Windows XP is that Microsoft's ceased sales does not mean that the operating system is not available in computer stores' stock. The XP will therefore continue to be sold until the computer stores are out of stock. Some firms even have bought extra copies of XP to be able to offer customers the rare operating system. Some enterprising people will no doubt also try to sell Windows XP orginal CDs through sites like eBay and Amazon. One have to be aware, otherwise it's likely to be fooled by fraudsters who steal your money or send pirated software instead of genuine ones. Just pirated versions of XP perhaps will be the most common form of distribution of Windows XP as time goes on. The operating system will surely be avalible through various illegal Peer2Peer filesharing networks. One should of course be clear that these are illegal copies, and that Microsoft does not give any guarantees that the operating system is secure and free from any malware. This does not mean that an illegal version must be bad. On the contrary, there are examples of pirated versions of XP, which will do just as good as the original, if not better. One example is TinyXP, which contains a large package of updated drivers and Service Pack 3 (SP3), which normally takes almost as long to download and install as the operating system itself. In TinyXP, the SP3 comes with the installation, which is not the case with a year old orginal copy of XP. Read more about TinyXP at APC Mag. A lot of computer customers will run into XP when they buy a new mini computer. Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system is simply too heavy and costly to operate on a less powerful computer and Microsoft doesn't want to risk losing market share so, Microsoft will continue to sell XP as an pre-installed OS on minicomputers like ASUS Eee PC, Intel Classmates PC and so on. For those who are thinking of buying Windows XP, and for those who are already using the operating system, it might be good to know that Microsoft will support the system with updates until the end of 2009 and also provide necessary updates until as long as 2014.

How to hide a file (or folder) in Windows Explorer

It is possible to hide files and folders in Windows so that they aren't visible in Windows Explorer, even if the option show hidden files and folders are selected. This is an easy way to hide files via the program command window. The procedure is as I said quite simple, start by clicking the Windows Start button on the Windows panel and then select the option Run. In the box that turns up, type the letters "cmd", but without (") in front and after cmd, of course. This will open the command window. Once in command window, look for the folder containing the file you want to hide, such as "C:/Folder". You open the folder by typing "cd C:/Folder", where the CD stands for change directory. An old honest way to navigate through the old DOS filesystem. Again, leave out ("), and write only what is between the characters ("). Once you are at the correct folder, type "attrib filename +s +h", but with the file's name instead of filename. If everything is working correctly, then the file is now hidden in Windows Explorer. It doesn't matter whether Windows is set to show hidden files or not. If you want to get the file visible again, simply redo all the steps above, but type "attrib filename -s -h" instead of +s and +h. Just as before, it is necessary to replace the filename with the file's real name. If you want to know how to hide a entire folder from appearing in Windows Explorer, then you can read about it on this page: ss64.com.

The death of Microsoft's Windows XP

On 30 June 2008 Microsoft ended Windows XP. Protests and petitions have not helped, today an era of operating systems development came to it's end. Windows XP Home Edition and Professional Edition was made available to the public on 31 december 2001. Today, just over six and a half years later Microsoft ceased sales of Windows XP. Many people have thoughts about Windows XP, but an operating system that is running for over six years, it is certainly not so bad. Certainly, Microsoft has almost a monopoly on the market, but still XP has done a very great job. I think it is rather a pity that Microsoft now stop selling Windows XP, because I certainly isn't fond of Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista. I don't think that an operating system will simply need to have 1GB of RAM just to start. File copying is also sometimes so slow that I almost fall asleep copying files on my Vista computer. No, I prefer small, light and fast operating system (read Ubuntu), which works equally well on an old computers as on a new modern machine. Some people, however, will stil manage to get a copy of Windows XP in the future, even on new computers. Microsoft will in fact also continue to sell Windows XP as an pre-installed operating systems on minicomputers such as ASUS Eee PC, PC Classmates etc. It will also be possible to downgrade Vista Ultimate and Vista Business to Windows XP. Some computer stores will also have Windows XP as pre-installed OS on computers in unsold stock. At the same time, a rumour told by several bloggers, say that Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7, will be released in January 2010. It may only be rumours, but if it is true, it is almost an great idea to invest in Windows XP before it is too late, and then Windows 7, when the time comes. This may be a solution to completely avoid Vista.

Create a free website in 2 minutes

The site WIX.com makes it easy to create a website. The site offers a simple interface that almost anyone can use to build a simple but nice looking website. You don't need to have any knowledge of html or CSS to build a simple, yet good-looking homepage. When you think you have finished constructing the site, then you can upload the page to WIXs server or download the code of the site and put it somewhere else on the Internet. I think there are a lot of pretty great-looking templates at WIX.com. Check out WIX.coms video on YouTube to preview some of the features of the site. WIX.com should also optimize sites for better ranking in search engines, such as Google. I can't tell if it works or not, but it may be worth mentioning. I think the site is well worth a visit anyway, because the site itself is rather good-looking. You'll find the site at WIX.com.

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Humyo offers 30GB of free online storage

The website Humyo offers 30GB of free online storage. 25GB of all uploaded files must be media files such as film, music, photographs, etc. Only 5GB may be documents of various kinds. But in all honesty, which normal user store more than 5GB documents on a website? In any case, I think 30GB is very generous space, especially compared with other sites offering only a few GB of free online storage. Humyo store all the files by using the information in the metadata of the files. This means that the site would store the files in a very easy way, grouping files automatically by category, ie music files sorted by album, artist, genre, etc. It is also possible to install a virtual hard drive on your computer, which makes it even easier to access the files on your Humyo account. Of course, you can also pay for extra storage. Read more at Humyos website.

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