Intel has launched the "most advanced processor" ever. Leading Chip maker, Intel has launched its first quad-core solution for the desktop PC, achieved with 45 nanometre silicon technology.
The chip codenamed is ‘Nehalem’, the i7 processor.Quad-Core means 4 cores on the same slab of silicon.

Intel has launched the "most advanced processor" ever. Leading Chip maker, Intel has launched its first quad-core solution for the desktop PC, achieved with 45 nanometre silicon technology.
The chip will be available in three versions, with international unit prices ranging from nearly $1,000 for the top end ‘Extreme’ edition clocking 3.20 GHz to the $284 basic version at 2.66 GHz. All three chips conserve power by cutting down battery usage when the device is in idle state.
The chip codenamed is ‘Nehalem’, the i7 processor.Quad-Core means 4 cores on the same slab of silicon.

This is close to the launch of AMD's availability of its 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor.
Both the processors are similar in technology( 45 nm ). While the performances are yet to be compared. Both have received extensive reviews.

While the AMD's Opteron deliver faster “world switch” time, which enhances virtual machine efficiency, and feature improved Rapid Virtualization Indexing, more comparative review in my next article.... keep reading !!

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Lot of us have faced this annoying window pop-up, which notifies you that you are running on low virtual memory, and Windows is trying to increase it. If it happens then no need to panic!!!
You have a simple solution here.


Lot of us have faced this annoying window pop-up, which notifies you that you are running on low virtual memory, and Windows is trying to increase it. If it happens then no need to panic!!!
You have a simple solution here. Here's how to optimize Virtual memory in Windows XP.

• Open Control Panel > System.
• Click on Advanced tab.
• Click the Settings button in the Performance panel.
• Click the Advanced tab.
• Click the Change button in the Virtual memory panel.
• Now, you have two options. If you know exactly how much your system requirements, you can choose the size of the virtual memory, otherwise select the System managed size option. It is safe.

Enjoy !!

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In case you have problems opening a zip file with WinZip, try using 7-zip (freeware available in SourceForge). 7-Zipopen source software is open source software.You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

The main features of 7-Zip are :

• High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
• Supported formats:
  • Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
  • Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
• For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
• Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
• Self-extracting capability for 7z format
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Powerful command line version
• Plugin for FAR Manager
• Localizations for 69 languages

7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

Compression ratio results are very dependent upon the data used for the tests. Usually, 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than most of other zip compatible programs. Move over from winzip and see the difference.

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Here is the Trick to Lock a Folder with Password , and its very simple.

1) Just copy the code below and paste it into Notepad. Save it by giving it any name you choose. Assuming, the file is called test.txt, change the extension to ‘.bat‘ so that the new name becomes test.bat.
2) You can edit this batch file to change the folder name and the password.
3) To change the name of the folder that is created, change the ‘test’ (in bold in the above code) to any another name you choose. Likewise change the ‘pwd123′ (in red in the code) to anything else.

How to use it
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4 ) Place the (bat)file in the location where you would like to create your protected folder. Run the batch file by double clicking on it. This will create a folder named test in the same location as the batch file.
5) You can now open this folder and place any files in it. Once you are finished, run the batch file again. You will be asked whether you want to lock the folder. Entry ‘Y’ (for Yes) and hit Enter.
6) The folder becomes invisible. To retrieve the folder, run the batch file again. You will be prompted to enter the password. Enter the password, hit enter and voila! the folder appears.

CODE
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cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder test
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST test goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren test "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==pwd123 goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" test
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md test
echo test created successfully
goto End
:End

If the above code dosen't works, the problem might be with the quotes used in the code in this post. Once you copy the code you would also need to change each of the double quotes with your keyboard double quotes or CLICK HERE to download.

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How to increase speed on Firefox and Internet Explorer. All you have to do is change some registry values and you are done.

Trick to Increase Firefox Speed
Open firefox and in the address bar or URL write about:config and press enter
Double click network.http.pipelining and set it to True
Double click network.http.pipelining.maxrequests and set value to 10 from 4
Right click and create a new string nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0
You are done. Enjoy lightning fast Firefox browsing and now for IE.

Trick to Increase Internet Explorer Speed
Go to Start –> Run and type regedit Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER –> Software –> Microsoft –> Windows –> Current Version –> Internet Settings
Increase the values (DECIMAL) from default to a higher value e.g. 10

See the difference in speed of IE. Happy Surfing !!

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