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Computer is an Electronic Machine which receives input from user, stored it, proceed it and give output which is useful for mankind. Modern computers are electronic and digital. The actual machinery -- wires, transistors, and circuits -- is called hardware; the instructions and data are called software.

Network

A network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together. There are many types of computer networks, Including Local-area networks (LANs), Wide-area networks (WANs), Campus-area networks (CANs), Metropolitan-area networks MANs), home-area networks (HANs)

News

News has two priorities: it must be current, and it must mean something to people. A story about the environment and a story about the Oscars can both be newsworthy, for different reasons. On the surface at least, the objective of news is to inform the audience. It's the job of all the news media to tell people what's going on in their community - locally, nationally or globally. In this sense, the news media provide a valuable public service.

Mobile Prices

A mobile phone (also known as a cellular phone, cell phone and a hand phone) is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. By contrast, a cordless telephone is used only within the short range of a single, private base station.

Wallpapers

On a computer that is provided with a desktop kind of user interface, wallpaper is the background pattern or picture against which desktop menus, icons, and other elements are displayed and moved around. A wallpaper image can be in a JPEG or a GIF file format.

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Best Windows Freeware – Office Applications


Office Applications

  1. Foxit PDF Reader – pdf reader
  2. Doc Converter – document converter
  3. Convert – unit converter4
  4. Converber – unit converter5
  5. Sunbird – calendar/organizer
  6. PhraseExpress – speed up your writing
  7. SSuite Office – Free alternative office suite (Recommended by a Reader)
  8. Celtx – Celtx is a comprehensive software package designed for people who work in the film, TV, theater, and new media industries. It combines full-feature script writing with media rich pre-production support and enables online collaboration.
  9. LyX – LyX combines the power and flexibility of the TeX typesetting system with the ease of use of a graphical interface. This results in world-class support for creation of mathematical content and structured documents. In addition, staples of scientific authoring such as reference list and index creation come standard. But you can also use LyX to create a letter or a novel or a theater play or film script. A broad array of ready, well designed document layouts are built in.
  10. OpenOffice.org – Office suite, like Microsoft Office and compatible with MS Office formats. Word processor, Spreadsheets, Publisher, Presentation, HTML, and Powerful database (like Access) products. Impress (Like Powerpoint) exports to many formats including SWF (Flash). All can be exported as PDF. Highly recommended.
  11. OpenWorkbench – Open Workbench is an open source Windows-based desktop application that provides robust project scheduling and management functionality and is free to distribute throughout the enterprise. Like MS Project.
  12. RoughDraft – Really nice word processor geared towards authors created by an author.
  13. Scribus – Desktop publishing application similar to Pagemaker.Look here if you have trouble finding the installer.
  14. Winplanner – Project management application.

Best Windows Freeware – Servers


Servers

  1. Apache Tomcat – Apache Tomcat is the servlet container that is used in the official Reference Implementation for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (jsp) technologies.
  2. Apache Web Server – Web Server, the best one around.
  3. Apache2Triad – Installs a developer preconfigured environment with Apache, PHP, mySQL with control panel/PHPMyAdmin, xMail, ftp, and a Apache Web based Control Panel, etc. Power packed with new cool things like Python/Pearl mods, ASP support, SSL and so much more. Highly recommended.
    1. EasyPHP – Really nice Apache install with PHP and mySQL included and configured. If you need a heavy duty Apache web development environment look at Apache2Triad.
    2. FileZilla – FTP Server and client. Highly recommended.
    3. Instantrails – Instant Rails is a one-stop Rails runtime solution containing Ruby, Rails, Apache, and MySQL, all preconfigured and ready to run. No installer, you simply drop it into the directory of your choice and run it.
    4. Uniformserver – The Uniform Server is a WAMP package that allows you to run a server on any MS Windows OS based computer. It is small and mobile to download or move around and can also be used or setup as a production/live server. Developers also use The Uniform Server to test their applications made with either PHP, MySQL, Perl, or the Apache HTTPd Server.
    5. MoWES -Run a webserver based on Apache, MySQL and PHP from an USB Stick or any other writable media (harddrive, flash cards etc.) without installation under Windows (98 to Vista).
    6. Web-Dev. Server Suite – WAMP-based [Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP] web-server distribution for Windows that is fully configured and ready to run. This has every thing from a Web Application firewall to ASP.NET Host Interface. Security hardened and even includes some open source CMS software, like Joomla.
    7. XAMPP – Apache, MySQL, PHP web development environment install. Takes care of most configs and setup issues so you don’t have to.
    8. EFTP – FTP client/server
    9. WAMP – Apache, PHP5 and MySQL server

Top 10 Firefox Add-on for WordPress

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WordPress is the most popular blogging tool and Firefox is the most amazing browser. Now what would happen if these two powerful toolswork together? It will simplify the job being an active blogger. If you are a web designer who needs to install WordPress blogs daily or a blogger who loves creating new blogs then these Firefox extensions would make your work much easier. It could be simply posting comments or creating new blog posts. Nevertheless this post will introduce with top amazing Firefox extensions that works hand to hand with WordPress. This is a guest post by Raz Barr from Kuwait.


WordPress.com Sidebar 1.9: – This add-on would enable you to access your WordPress account from the sidebar of your Browser. However this add-on won’t work for Self hosted blogs but if your blog is hosted on WordPress then it could save you lot of time.



WordPress Helper 1.1.1: – This extension is Fast and Very Easy to use. It gives you easy access to development Related pages of WordPress codex. It also allows you to easily switch to the back-end of your WordPress site and search for strings that are marked. Other Features of this Plug-in are the creation of website profiles, a short icon which would tell you whether a current website makes use of WordPress or not, Notification of WordPress Version Updates and Custom Preference settings.
Deepest Sender: – An Efficient blogging Client for FireFox. Instead of going to separate Blogging Platforms like WordPress, LiveJournal etc, just click the button on your toolbar and start posting. You can create multiple accounts and easily switch between them with help of Deepest Sender. Other Features of Deepest sender are WYSIWYG editor, easy editing of posts, drag and drop, save drafts, Work inOffline mode etc.
Scribefire: – Scribefire is a Fully Featured blog editor which would integrate with your FireFox Browser and allows you to post easily on your blog. It also allows uploading of images and Files to your FTP, save drafts and all other blog operations directly from your FireFox Browser. You can download this add-on here.
Zemanta: – Zemanta is a great FireFox extension which would enhance your blog by recommending relevant images, tags, categories and links as you type it. Zemanta database contains more than 10000 news sources and blogs, and helps the user find relevant images at flickr, Getty, Wikipedia and social networking sites like YouTube, facebook, twitter and much more.
easyComment 1.3: – Easy Comment is a small FireFox Extension which will help you to comment on your blogs quickly. You can create multiple profiles (name/email/URL) and the easy Comment function would automatically fill the forms for you.
Zwordpress: – Zwordpress FireFox add-on would help you manage your WordPress blog much faster with the help of keyboard shortcuts. You can manage multiple blogs with this Plugin and switch one blog to another with single click.
DashBlog: – A FireFox extension which would help you to grab videosfrom the web and post to your WordPress blog quickly.
Screen grab to WordPress! 0.2: – A great FireFox add-on which would help you to take screen captures and directly upload it to your WordPress blog.
Clipmarks 4.0.0: – Clipmarks lets you take clips from specific parts of articles or any other web page and post them directly to your WordPress blog eliminating the need of saving them to any other place. You can also email those clips to your friends or share them on twitter or Facebook.
Well there are more tools for Firefox and WordPress, but I personally found these useful and easy to use. Why not you share some with me? Feel free to comment and share your experience.
Article Author: Raz Barr is a Web Designer at Go-gulf , a web design company from Kuwait that provides affordable web design and development solutions.

Ultimate Guide for Speeding Up your Windows 7


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Windows 7 is, finally, a great operating system.
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Every version of Windows, has many services enabled, while many optimizing tweaks are not enabled by default. The reason this is so is because the installation is designed to support a very generic set of devices and hardware. The cool part of using Windows is the ability to fine tune it to your needs. Some call this tuning process “Hacking”, others called it “Tweaking”. I’m not really that worried about the name, instead I prefer focusing on the content…
Before I get all technical, it’s important that you check your hardware and choose the edition of Windows 7 that best suits your system:
Choose Windows 7 32-bit if you have:
  • 3GB or less system memory
  • Dual core or single core processor
  • Built in graphic card
  • 250GB or less hard drive
Choose Windows 7 64-bit if you have:
  • 4GB or more system memory
  • i7, Dual core or Quad Core processor
  • Dedicated PCI express graphic cards such as Nvidia or ATI
  • 250GB or larger hard drive
Now that that’s out of the way – on we go to the good stuff…

1.0 Disable Unwanted Services

Windows 7 enables services that aren’t necessarily required by default. You can relieve a huge amount of system resources by disabling these services or setting them to “Manual mode”. Configuring a service to this setting means, it doesn’t start automatically, but rather only when it is required.
How to Disable services:
  1. Access the “Start Menu
  2. Type in “services.msc” in the search line and press “Enter“. (Alternately you can open the “Control Panel“, locate the “Administrative Tools” icon and click on “Services“.)
  3. Go to a service property page to set it to Automatic/Manual or Disabled. Right click on the service name and choose “Properties” to access the properties screen.
    Use the screenshot below as a reference:
    windows7 services 001
Safe Services Configuration
The configuration listed below lists a range of services you can disable to relieve system resources and yet it should provide a great experience for 95% of users. There should be little or no side effects to configuring your machine this way.
What you can disable:
  1. Application Experience
  2. Computer Browser (Disable this if you’re not joining any network)
  3. Desktop Window Manager Session Manager (Disable this if you don’t want the aero effects)
  4. Diagnostic Policy Service
  5. Distributed Link Tracking Client
  6. IP Helper
  7. Offline Files
  8. Portable Device Enumerator Service
  9. Print Spooler (Disable this if you do not have a printer)
  10. Protected Storage
  11. Remote Registry (Disable it for more Security)
  12. Secondary Logon
  13. Security Center
  14. Server (Disable if you’re not running on any network or intranet)
  15. Tablet PC Input Service
  16. TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
  17. Themes (Disable if you do not want aero and good visual appearance
  18. Windows Error Reporting Service
  19. Windows Media Center Service Launcher
  20. Windows Search (Disable it if you hardly use Windows Search feature)
  21. Windows Time (Disable this if you are not synchronizing system time with Internet time automatically)
Alternative method:
Another method for getting this done is by using the Game Boosterfreeware. It allows you to enable and disable using a single click.
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2.0 Disable Unwanted Start-up Applications

Certain application put start up items on the Windows registry and start-up folder every time you install them. These programs are eventually hidden and they get started every time you start Windows. It’s not a bad idea to remove some of these because they aren’t really required to load during your boot-up. Disabling these applications decreases Windows’ desktop loading time.
Using MSCONFIG:
  1. Go to start menu and in the search box type ” MSCONFIG”, press Enter. The Windows system configuration tool will open. It might ask you for Administrator password before continue.
  2. Click on the 4th tab “Startup“, review each of the applications, decide which one to start at boot time and which one not needed to be started.
  3. Click on the Check Boxes to enable to disable any startup application
  4. Press Apply, MSCONFIG might ask you to pre-boot your computer.
    msconfig windows7
Using a freeware Windows 7 customization tool EnhanceMySeven:
  1. Get the freeware EnhanceMySeven
  2. Install and open the application, Click on the “Startup items”Icon.
  3. It will list all the programs set to run on Windows start up. Use the check boxes on the right to Enable or Disable any programs.
    ENhanceMySeven
  4. EnhanceMySeven provides much more functionality than just managing startup programs, but use it with caution.

3.0 Boost Windows 7 Boot

Using MSCONFIG:
  1. Go to the “Start Menu“, type “MSCONFIG ” in the search box and press Enter. The Windows system configuration tool will start. It might ask you for Administrator password before continue.
  2. Click the “Boot” (2nd) tab
  3. Click “Advanced Options” button
  4. Select the number of processors you have and the amount of memory available. For example, if you’re using a Dual Core processor then you should select “2″ from processors drop down menu, if you have a Quad Core processor, you should select “4″ from the processor drop down menu, etc.
  5. Now Press “Ok“, then “Apply“, MSCONFIG might ask you to re-boot your computer.
    msconfig-windows7-boot

4.0 Disable Visual Effects and Windows Aero

Windows 7 comes with a wide range of visual effects which actually require a lot of system resources. If you prefer a fast and responsive machine you might want to free up the resources used by these visual effects.
  1. Right click on “Computer” and choose “Properties“.
  2. Click on “Advanced System Settings” from the left pane to open up the “System Properties” window.
  3. Select the “Advanced” tab.
  4. Under “Performance” click “Settings“.
  5. Choose “Custom Options“.
  6. Uncheck all the options except the last 4 in the list.
  7. Apply and reboot the system to bring the changes into effect.
    You will notice the significant difference in speed
    windows7 advanced settings

5.0 Disable Search Indexing

Windows 7 comes with a search indexing feature but I’ve noticed I never actually use it. It takes up quite an amount of Windows system resources. Here’s how to disable it:
  1. Right-click the “Computer” icon in the desktop and select “Manage”.
  2. Click “Services and Applications” in the “Computer Management” window.
  3. Click on “Services”.
  4. Look for “Windows Search” in the list that appears.
  5. Right-click the service and select “Properties
  6. Change the start-up type option to “Disabled” from the drop-down menu.

6.0 Disable the UAC feature

Although this feature is meant for security it can be a real nuisance sometimes. Here’s how to disable the User Account Control (UAC) Feature in Windows 7:
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  1. From the Control Panel open the “User Accounts and Family Safety > User Account“.
  2. Click the “User Account Control” settings link.
  3. Drag the Slider towards “Never Notify”.
  4. Click “OK” and Re-boot.windows7 uac disable

7.0 Choose High Performance Power Plan

The Power settings in Windows 7 are set for balanced power consumption by the hardware. “Balanced” is not the same as “Optimal”…
  1. Double click the “Power Options” in the control panel.
  2. Click the down arrow showing “Show Additional Plans” to show the “High Performance” power plan
  3. Select the “High Performance” plan.windows7 high performance power plan

8.0 Enable and Use Hibernate or Sleep Mode

When entering Hibernation your computer writes the contents of your system memory to a permanent storage medium (nearly always a hard drive). This allows the computer to power-off yet retain the current usage state. Once the computer is turned back on the memory is refreshed with the hibernation data allowing you to resume working from the past session. Documents, applications and the desktop state are presented as they were when you entered Hibernation.
The feature is primarily designed for laptop users because it’s a very handy power-saving feature that extends battery life when your computer is idle. However, desktop users may also find this mode handy as it allows you to save power and resume your session very quickly.
Hibernation might not be activated by default on some computers, so you’ll need to manually enable it:
  1. Go to Start Menu, Type “CMD” in the search box
  2. Right click on CMD, Select “Run As Administrator”
    windows7 cmd run as admin
  3. At the Command console, type ” powercfg /hibernate on”
    windows7 cmd powercfg
  4. Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options and click ” Change Plan Settings” on your currently selected plan.
  5. Click ” Advanced Power Settings“.
  6. Scroll down to “Allow Hybrid Sleep” and select “Off
  7. Click OK
    windows7 power advance setting
  8. You should now see the Hibernate option in your Shut down menu.

9.0 Optimize your Anti-Virus settings

Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software can contribute to performance slowdowns. So much so that some users decide to go without real-time security software (not recommended for most users!).
A good way to achieve a sensible balance between protection and speed is to use an efficient anti-virus package that has a low resource footprint.
Most Anti-virus software comes configured for real-time scanning. Here are some tips to customize it for performance:
  1. Select scan by executable extentions
  2. Set no real-time scan for archives and big files.
  3. Set the Heuristic scan mode to low level
  4. Set the scan mode to “active” only when open any executable
These tips should be able to apply on almost any well known Anti-virus packages.

10.0 Turn off Unused Windows Features

There are many features in Windows 7 that most of us don’t use very often. Disabling them will really help in speeding things up:
  1. Open “Programs and Features” from the Control Panel.
  2. Click “Turn Windows features on or off” from the left pane.
  3. Uncheck all the features you don’t use in Windows 7.
  4. Restart the system for the changes to take effect.
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11.0 Use the Tweak Power Tools

Many tweak and power tools already support Windows 7. Here are the best of them:
7stacks
7stacks is an easy to use free app that lets Windows 7 (and Vista and XP) users have “stacks” of icons in their Taskbar (Win 7) or QuickLaunch Toolbar (Vista & XP). By using stacks, users can reduce icon clutter, and combine a group of related icons into a single icon.
For instance, if you use application suites such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or Adobe CS4, you can have all the suite’s icons combined into one icon!
You can also use it to browse and access documents within a folder very quickly. Usually when you want to edit a series of frequently used documents you’d have to either launch the app, and go to File|Open, or open the (My) Computer icon and go into your (My) Documents folder and pick the file you want. With 7stacks you just create a stack to the document’s folder and open it with a couple of clicks.
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ENhanceMySeven1
Make your Windows 7 faster and even more responsive with EnhanceMySe7en
This program offers tools that take care of the registry, disk space and defragmentation, installed software, HDD temperature and other things related to system’s health.
The clean and easy interface grants you access to a comprehensive set of powerful and well classified tools, settings and tweaks.
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ultimatewindowstweaker
The Ultimate Windows Tweaker offers some basic tweaking tools. For example in enables you to add more options to your context menu, or to customize Windows Explorer. It’s a simple tool, but can come in very handy at times.
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xdntweaker
A very simple tool – if you want to customize a few settings only this is a good choice. Enables you to customize your explorer context menus too.
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PowerPackPro
TweakNow PowerPack is a fully-integrated suite of utilities that lets you fine-tune every aspect of your computer’s operating system and Web browser.
The Registry Cleaner module provides you with a safe and simple way to clean your Windows Registry.
To keep your computer at top performance we recommend you clean your registry at least once a month.
For tweak lovers the suite’s Windows Secret section provides access to over 100 hidden Windows settings. Using modules included in this section you can easily customize your Windows like a bona-fide geek.
The Virtual Desktop module lets you run as many as four custom-designed desktop configurations simultaneously allowing you to tailor your computer screen to your mood and your work requirements.
Last but not least the suite also gives you a complete picture of all the aspects of your computer’s hardware, including detailed information about your motherboard, processor, video card, memory, hard disk and network.
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That’s all for now!
This is quite a long post but I think it pretty much sums up every tips, tools and tweaks you’ll ever need to enhance the performance of your Windows 7.
Heavy gamers might find other more tailored lists out there but my intention was addressing the needs of most average users. Feel free to share any further tips and tweaks you’re familiar with and let me know what else I could add here to make this list even better.
Have fun tweaking but always remember to backup before making any crucial changes to your system.