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MSN Got New Look

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:57 +0000

msn.com got new makeover.

I like it its minimilistic.

7 Reasons Why Google Chrome OS won't replace Windows

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:13:22 +0000

Here's why Chrome OS won't be replacing Windows anytime soon.

Chrome OS is a hardware platform
Chrome will have very specific platform requirements. It won’t run on machines with physical hard drives, only SSDs. Only certain Wi-Fi chipsets will be supported.

There is no Desktop!
If you've used the Chrome browser, Chrome OS will look very familiar to you. The browser window is your web interface, file explorer, and web app launcher.

Data is Stored in the Cloud
While the user can save data locally, whether it's photos, videos, etc, everything in the user's /home folder is synced to the cloud. The local copy is just a cache, presumably to allow you to use the netbook offline or where there's poor Internet.

No App Installtion
Users don't have access to the root folders of the machine. You won't be able to install applications on the OS, but there will be a plugin/extension architecture, presumably that works with extensions similar to the Chrome browser.

It is basically for Secondary Computers
Google doesn't anticipate Chrome OS being used on your desktop PCs (at least, not yet). Dual-boot will not be possible, and it won't work with your third-party peripherals that use non-standard drivers. Keyboards, mice, and USB hard drives will work, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll be able to sync your iPhone with Chrome OS.

Chrome OS Runs Web Apps Only
The only native app for Chrome OS is the browser. There's no mail application, no control panels, no application launcher outside of the browser.

Chrome is more like a TV than a Computer
It's instant-on, cold booting in about 7 seconds, and on the desktop about 3 seconds after that. This is why they're using a unique platform, so they control the hardware and software and can get performance and experience they need.

Source: maximumpc

Chrome OS Virtual Machine build and source code are available for downloading.

Rapidshare Premium Account Mega Thread

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:12:57 +0000

Ok this is the Mega Rapidshare thread, when ever i will give new accounts i will post here ok. as jatin said to me.

"Multiple Rapidshare threads is really not a good idea. Please stick to a single thread.

Whenever you want to give away an account, just post in the existing thread that the first members who will reply below my post will get an account.

That's it. "

so i thaught ... yeahhh he is right, why make winmatrix a mess by posting multiple threads.
So check here sooner or later for new account giveaways and competitions...!

Ok I am giving away now a Rapidshare Premium account.
I will post here a question the person who answered the question right (First Person ~~Shooter~~) will get 30 days exclusive Rapidshare Premium account.

The question will be posted right here after 30 mins.. so that every one reads this thread and get ready to answer the question. I am coming after 30 min.!

NOTE: -THE PERSON WHO WON THE RAPIDSHARE PREMIUM ACCOUNT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS FROM THE DAY HE/SHE WON THE RAPIDSHARE PREMIUMACCOUNT.
-THE PERSON WHO EDITED HIS/HER ANSWER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE CURRENT COMPETITION.
-THE PERSON WITH ATLEAST 10 POSTS WILL QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITION.

Does Modern Warfare 2 IW.Net Contain a Trojan Virus?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:55:26 +0000

It is reported on the official Infinity Ward forum that there is a Trojan virus that is spreading with everyone that are on IW.Net Modern Warfare 2.

The problem started when hackers put in a Trojan called TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen inside Modern Warfare 2 and let IW.Net do the work of transmitting to other gamers. It has already been reported that Call of Duty: World at War is infected also. The Trojan is suppose to be some sort of keylogging software, which means copying client cd-keys or in a worst case scenario it will steal credit card information.

Here is a screenshots provided by the user Matje on IW forums:

One of the community member at Tek-9 discovered the location of the Trojan in their C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Local Settings\Temp and with the file names ~B8.tmp and ~B8.vir. Also, these files are created once the player host a game on IW.Net.

On the good side some users are saying the Trojan virus is a false positive, however, it just makes you wonder why would the file pop up in the first place.

The thread from Infinity Ward forum
Source: Gossipgamers

Keyobard input problem with Win7 Office 2010 public beta

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:36:40 +0000

Like most people here I'm using a US keyboard input. But when I use Word 2010 public beta (activated), it changes to a different (probably Canada French) keyboard. I checked by going to on screen keyboard and here's a screen of the keyboard when I'm using Word.
So how do I change it back to normal?

EDIT: Ok wtf I went to eat dinner so my laptop went into standby mode or whatever so when I logged back in, everything is fine and working.

Tiny Hacker.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:02 +0000

I found this cool website with lot of tips, tweaks, and hacks -

http://tinyhacker.com/

About TinyHacker:

TinyHacker is the latest site in the How-To Geek network, dedicated to finding links to great, random geek stuff.

http://www.howtogeek.com/

FYI...

poolsharkzz

November 2009 Desktop Screenshots Contest

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:03:26 +0000

Another month has started and we have another thread for posting our new desktop screenshots. But this time your customized desktop can win you a free license of WindowBlinds 7. So go ahead and post the screenshot of your desktop here.

In this contest three winners will be chosen on the following criterias.

You have to mention what items you have used to customize your desktop like visual style, icons, skins and apps etc.
Post your original desktop screenshot. You can use whatever you like but don't use unnecessary widgets, apps etc. just to make your desktop look better.
Only Windows desktop screenshots would be considered.
We are not anti Mac or Linux here. Actually WindowBlinds 7 only works on Windows that's why this criteria is fixed.

The result of this contest would be declared in the first week of December by me and Island Dog. If you change your desktop frequently then no problem, post it again! There is no limit for posting screenshots per user.

Guidelines for posting screenshot:
-Use a thumbnail for your desktop.
-No pornography.
-Don't quote entire pictures when asking a question or commenting, just put their name in bold and question or comment, like so:
@User name: Your question here!
You can check October's screenshots here.

About WindowBlinds
WindowBlinds is an application that lets users change the look and feel of Windows XP, Vista, and now Windows 7 by applying themes (also known as skins).

See WindowBlinds 7 in action:

WindowBlinds 7 should be out sometime in November.

Download Office 2010 Starter Beta

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Starter edition is free !! It has only Word and Excel,but that's enough for me
We don't have to pay for anything but Ms will put a small ad on the right bar - still no prob with me

Quote

http://cid-5f1040e13b985b10.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Software/SetupConsumerC2R-EN.exe

Some scrshots :

Compare with Office 2010 Pro Plus

(sorry for my horrible English,btw )

WindowBlinds 7 Released

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:06 +0000

Stardock released WindowBlinds 7 today. WindowBlinds 7 includes a host of new features and adds native support for Windows 7. Amongst its new features is the ability to �skin Aero.� WindowBlinds 7 includes a new configuration program that makes it easy to access the new features of the program. For example, users can now add their own textures to existing skins.

To learn more, visit www.windowblinds.net. Free trial can be downloaded from here.

Screenshots and a walkthrough of WindowBlinds 7 can be seen here.

Be sure to check out the November Desktop Screenshot contest on WinMatrix, where you could win yourself a copy of WB7!

Google Chrome OS event

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:59 +0000

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Highlights from the Google Chrome OS announcement today.

* No launch, beta or devices today (contrary to what was being reported on some outlets)
* Chrome OS a year away
* Project goes fully open-sourced today
* Just over a year since Chrome browser launch - 40 million regular users
* 39x faster Javascript compared to IE8
* Over past year, Chrome browser updated 19 times
* Chrome browser for Mac and Linux coming, as are extensions
* Google want Chrome OS to access GPU, have better access to system resources
* Perfect storm of converging trends - Netbook growth, cloud, laptop and netbook becoming more like phones, phones becoming smarter, overall increase in mobility
* Google Chrome OS focuses on three things - Speed (”fast like a TV”), Simplicity, Security
* On Chrome OS, every app is a web app, simple to use, easy to maintain
* All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud
* “If I lose my Chrome OS machine, I should be able to go out and buy another and be up and running in minutes …” No local data
* Cold reboot demo - to logon screen in 7 sec, full OS in another 3 sec
* Chrome OS looks like Chrome browser
* Applications can be pinned as favorite applications “tabs”
* All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs
* Streaming music from YouTube
* User data on machine is always encrypted and always synced to the cloud - local data is just a cache
* “Not another OS, but choice for users”
* Google working with OEMs to come up with reference hardware (SSDs, WiFi cards … etc …)
* Target time frame - end of 2010, for Holiday market
* Google want larger netbooks with larger keyboards, touchpads etc
* Chrome OS not downloadable - will have to buy a Chrome OS device … hmmm
* Developers can get Chrome OS running on a netbook today - ”You need a screwdriver”

See that's a deal breaker for me.

"All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud"
"All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs"

Am I the only one who is not interested in having my data sit on a server God knows where instead on my HDD?

Source: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ ZDNet

Weather Configuration in rainbar v 4.3

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:01 +0000

Hi, i am from beirut, Lebanon

i can't configure the weather gadget in Vista rainbar 4.3

it shows in the log file a matching error

can u give me the weather details...i'd really appreciate it..

thanks for ur help

Google Chrome OS Special Event on Thursday

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:58:40 +0000

Google Holding Chrome OS Event on Thursday. Complete Overview And Launch Plans To Be Revealed.

Google is planning to hold a special Chrome OS event at its headquarters in Mountain View, CA this Thursday morning, we�ve just been notified. The plan is to give some technical background information as well as show off some demos, we�re told. More notably, they will be giving a �complete overview� of the new OS, which they say will launch next year.

Sundar Pichai, Google�s VP of Product Management and Matthew Papakipos, Google Engineering Director for Google Chrome OS will be speaking at the event. And there will be a Q&A session afterwards.

As we reported a few days ago, Google had been planning to release at least part of Chrome OS this week. That still may be the case at this event, but it looks for now that the more complete launch will in fact take place next year. And if they are holding this event now with a �complete overview,� progress is clearly being made, so you can probably expect that launch to be early next year.

Google first announced Chrome OS in July, but gave very few details about it. It seemed the idea there was more to drop a nuclear bomb on Microsoft, which was just about to announce its online free version of Office. In the subsequent months, interest has remained high for Chrome OS, but about all we�ve seen is what the OS�s browser may look like.

Source TechCrunch

How much would my computer sell for?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:09:25 +0000

I plan on getting a laptop fairly soon, and want to get rid of my desktop. It's a Dell Dimension 9100 (a few years old). Specs:

I also have 19" and 17" screens I could sell. I also plan on formatting the hard drive and selling it with no OS installed. I'm wondering how much people will pay for a computer like this here in Australia. Thanks

EDIT: Also have a brand new Microsoft mouse/keyboard set worth $130 that I could sell with it, and it has a wireless network card in it.

Microsoft: Windows 7 GUI is not borrowed from Mac OS X

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:51:26 +0000

Before media could portray Windows 7 GUI (graphical user interface) to be inspired with Mac OSX look and feel as a confirmed fact, Microsoft has issued a statement for defending itself. It all started with an interview of Simon Aldou, Microsoft's partner group manager, conducted by PCR.

Here below is the statement of Microsoft:

"An inaccurate quote has been floating around the Internet today about the design origins of Windows 7 and whether its look and feel was �borrowed� from Mac OS X. Unfortunately this came from a Microsoft employee who was not involved in any aspect of designing Windows 7. I hate to say this about one of our own, but his comments were inaccurate and uninformed. If you�re interested in learning more about the design of Windows 7, I suggest reading this AP story with Julie Larson-Green as well as these WSJ (membership required) and Fast Company articles. And here is one of many blog posts on the E7 blog discussing the design process of Windows 7."

I want to ask from WinMatrixians, what do they think about this GUI inspiration thing. Please vote and post your comments.

Free Office 2010 Web Apps Beta also available!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:07 +0000

The Office Web Apps are free online companions to applications like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint that let you access, edit and share Microsoft Office documents from virtually anywhere.

While the Office Web Apps on Windows Live remain in Technical Preview (meaning they have don�t have all of the features of the final version), today Microsoft is announcing the beta release of Office 2010 for Windows.

You can still sign up for Office Web Apps Technical Preview in the US and Japan by clicking here.

Office Web Apps

Source: Windows Livewire