Published on July 29, 2005
in Useful.
OK, this is not something new, but it sure is helpful to some people.
Ever since Microsoft release Windows XP Service Pack 2, the company keeps emphasizing the fact that you should enable Automatic Updates on your computer. Fair enough, but the problem is, it tries to outsmart you by restarting your PC automatically if you are not logged on to the computer, or you do not respond to the confirmation dialog within 5 minutes. Say good bye to your unsaved works, unfinished downloads, incompleted defragmentation. This is just more than annoying.
How to disable it:
1. In the Start Menu go to Run type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
2. Navigate to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Template -> Windows Components -> Windows Update
3. Double click on No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations
4. In the settings window Choose Enabled and click OK
5. Close Group Policy Editor
The reason why I put this up: one of my PCs got restarted yesterday. All works were gone.
I thought Microsoft and Apple are friends? But it looks like they are not. MSN Virtual Earth, the new online mapping tool from software giant Microsoft has apparently wiped Apple Computer off the map. As you can see from the side by side comparison image above, while Google displays Apple HQ correctly, MSN on the other hand shows an empty field.
Link: Apple HQ On MSN, Apple HQ on Google (via).
Yes, Google Maps and Google Earth are cool, but did you know that besides those offerings from Google, there are already some alternatives?
1. MSN Virtual Earth
Released a few days ago, it’s not difficult to guess that MSN Virtual Earth is Microsoft’s answer to Google Maps. One cool feature of it is the location finder, which displays your current location on a Virtual Earth map by either requiring you to install an ActiveX control or looking up your IP address (which is less accurate).
Link: MSN Virtual Earth.
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Published on July 25, 2005
in Apple.
New Mac is coming soon, could these iBooks be the one? It was posted on Apple’s web site for a while, and it is now gone.
Original apple.com screenshot
Published on July 23, 2005
in Gadget.
Seen the recent Nokia 8800 TV ads? Tempted to get one? Don’t miss the best Nokia 8800 review on earth and decide for yourself. It has got everything covered.
A quick glance on specs:
- Durable stainless steel covers
- Fine-pitched screen protected by scratch-resistant glass window
- Integrated SVGA camera
- Active TFT display with 262,144 colors ( 208 x 208 pixels )
- 3D image engine for enhanced graphics
- Video recording and streaming
- Digital music player
- Device-to-device synchronization
It’s final. Yeap, the long awaited new operating system from Microsoft popularly known as Longhorn has been given an official name - Vista. It’s scheduled to launch in the second half of 2006, five years after Windows XP. With our without further delays, it is already the longest time lag between releases of its Windows operating system.
Astalavista, baby.
Link: Wired News.
Ever wonder what it would be like to pop a water balloon in space? NASA has some videos that show what happen when ballons filled with water are burst in a low-gravity envinroment. The experiement took place aboard a NASA Glenn DC-9 aircraft.
Link: Nasa (via)
The “incidents” reported earlier has been confirmed to be another incident of attacks on 3 subway stations and a double-decker, a scene hauntingly similar to deadly explosions set off by four suicide bombers exactly two weeks before.
Although there were no major injuries reported in this incident, this attack could result in a much more severe damage in long term. Just imagine that despite tighter security control after the first blast on the 7th of July, attackers could still find their way to replay the attacks at not only 1 but 4 places. Who would feel safe anymore?
And would the joe public still put their trusts on the politicians who claim that the days after tomorrow would be a better world?
Bank Negara Malaysia announced this evening that Malaysia has scrapped ringgit peg to the dollar and will operate by a managed float against a basket of currencies.
Link: Bank Negara Malaysia Press Release.
Is London under attack again? Three London Underground stations were ecavuated just now following reports of “incidents”, which the police has not disclosed further details yet.
Yahoo News is among the first to report it. Expect it soon from Google News.
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