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Review: EEE PC system shrinker

The EEE PC with SSDs come with not-so-spacious space. The EEE PC 701 comes with just 4GB SSD. Out of this, a lot of storage space is taken by the OS itself. Now, not all of us have the time and courage to nlite the Windows XP OS. Those who have installed full Windows XP on their system have to deal with low-disk space problems.

ASUS understood this and they have come up with EEE PC system shrinker: A utitlity that cleans your system by deleting unnessary files. The system shrinker is a stand alone application and thus can be put anywhere on your system. It is also very small in size (just 272kb).

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Holiday Guide – Find out which Netbook, UMPC and Mobile Phone is most bang for a buck this holiday season?

No doubt that we are still bearing the effects of depression right now. We need to make wise choices. We just cannot afford to step into the market and get the latest shiny stuff. I’m not saying that we should get old stuff, but in this article I’m going to enlist the best products at best prices. I’ll also give you the names of the best ones too!

Holiday Guide - Find out which Netbook, UMPC and Mobile Phone is most bang for a buck this holiday season?

Most-bang-for-a-buck UMPC: Fujitsu U810/U1010

Ultra-mobiles are popular for their huge price-tags. Their sales are not counted in millions like iPhone and HTC Diamond. Last year, the Fujitsu U810 (US) and U1010 (Asia) were quite out-of customer’s reach. Both were >$1000 and thus was not very popular among customers. This is not the scene this year. They can now be bought for around $700-800 now making it a very attractive package. For nearly $700, you are getting a UMPC that runs vista fine (you can use XP too), comes with decent HDD, 1 GB RAM, clamshell design and reputed brand name in tablet PCs, Fujitsu. You cannot go wrong with it.

Best UMPC: Fujitsu U820/U2010 Continue reading “Holiday Guide – Find out which Netbook, UMPC and Mobile Phone is most bang for a buck this holiday season?”

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Cyber sport Orbita Mouse

Introducing the Cyber Sport Orbita Mouse, the Mouse which has a spinning scroll-wheel that replaces the right and left buttons. This gives you 3-axis control over objects in 3D  and you can also use this to make quick scrolls in documents. Orbita communicates wirelessly over 2.4GHz “zero lag” RF to the USB charging base. It is set to go on sale in January 2009.

Other features include:

  • Revolutionary Continuous Scrolling
  • Ergonomic Cylindrical Design
  • Virtual /Actual Control Knob interface
  • Jog Wheel Horizontal Scrolling
  • Programmable Interface with vmulti function platforms
  • Compatibility: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later

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Gateway to launch LT1001j Netbook in Japan

Gateway plans to launch netbook “LT101j” in Japan. Gateway is made by Acer. So the LT1001j has been called brother of  the Acer Aspire One by some. This beautiful netbook will be launched in the end of the month. It will be Gateway’s first netbook in Japan.

Features:

  • Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor
  • 8.9-inch WSVGA display
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 160GB HDD
  • 3-cell battery
  • Windows XP home
  • WSVGA (1024 x 600)
  • Weight: 1.06 kg

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Windows Mobile: How to force an application to run in VGA-mode

Here is a simple but very helpful trick. We see so many VGA devices around. Many of the applications are VGA-ready, but the developers have not made tweaked their applications to use the VGA resolution.

For example: There are two adobe reader versions for Windows Mobile. One is already VGA-aware, which means that you don’t have to apply an hack/tweak to make it use the VGA resolution. But, the other one is infact more functional and faster in operation. Sadly, it was out quite a long time ago, when the VGA devices had not landed. But, a simple hack can make it use the true VGA resolution.

First of all, get a copy of Tweaks2k2.net (for windows mobile). The trial version lets you run it for 3 times. After that you will have to register. Also, it is a great application for those who don’t want to fiddle with the registry.

Now, here is the screenshot of the Adobe acrobat Reader 2.0 without the VGA hack. Notice, that you just cannot see or make out anything on the document. All the screenshots are VGA. Click on them to see the screenshot in the VGA resolution.

After applying the hack:

Not satisfied? Here is the one with images. In non-VGA mode, you will able to see only a quater of the page! Continue reading “Windows Mobile: How to force an application to run in VGA-mode”