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Written on October 23rd, 2009 by lankanews7no shouts
Windows is officially released by Microsoft corp. yesterday. The new operating system will be a better replacement for Microsoft’s Windows Vista. Windows 7 is mainly focusing on simplicity with more powerful operations that suits to the needs of any one.
You can check the compatibility of your current hardware and software on Windows7 by going to Windows. Check the compatibility status
What’s new in Windows 7 :
Windows 7 bult with bunch of new features and it also resolves some defects arose with Windows vista.
- Keep programs and files handy: pin them to the taskbar or Jump Lists.
- Instantly arrange two windows exactly side by side.
- Share files, music—even printers—in just four clicks.
- Send media from your PC to compatible devices on your home network.
- Touch your screen to resize a photo or map or to quickly scroll through your files.
Pricing:
Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade – $219.99
Windows 7 Professional Upgrade – $199.99
Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade – $119.99
Windows 7 Features:
- Improved desktop navigation.
- Start programs faster and more easily, and quickly find
- Make your web experience faster, easier and safer than ever with Internet Explorer 8.
- Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV 101 people like this
- Easily create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup. 191 people like this
- Run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode. 338 people like this
- Connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join.
- In addition to full-system Backup and Restore found in all editions, you can back up to a home or business network.
- Help protect data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker.
- Work in the language of your choice and switch between any of 35 languages.
Written on October 22nd, 2009 by lankanews7no shouts
Two researchers from New Zealand’s Victoria University found that Social media sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter enables people to reduce their depression and tension.
Dr. Tiong-Thye Goh and student assistant Yen-Pei Huang have developed a decision support system to scan social networking sites to flag keywords that people between the ages of 18 and 24 are posting. A high proportion of certain keywords could mean that a user is at risk of depression, suicide and other mental disorders.
“When young people are emotionally distressed for instance, instead of the traditional channel of consulting friends, parents or specialists, social networking blogs may provide a channel to share and release their emotions and intentions,” said Dr. Goh.
“Our technology picks up words or phrases such as ‘depressed’, or ‘I don’t want to live any more’ or ‘I want to kill somebody’. We analyze the database of phrases and rank them according to frequency of use – if certain key words are used a lot it is likely that the particular person may be emotionally depressed.”
The next step for the researchers is to see if approaching people who may be at risk is effective. The researchers are weighing sending messages to these people and asking, “How are you?” with three different response options- “Good,” “A bit down,” or “Bad-need help.”
“The option of needing help would link to an appropriate website that provides useful information and links,” said Dr. Goh.
The researchers say they are working on fine-tuning the technology to improve identification of young people at risk and remove false alarms. Ultimately they would like to see an e-monitoring service used by social networks to engage people at risk.
source: webpro
Written on October 16th, 2009 by lankanews7no shouts
The number of household broadband connections continues to experience solid growth and one in five households globally will have a fixed broadband connection by the end of 2009, according to a new report from Gartner.
A total of 422 million households will have a fixed broadband connection in 2009, up from 382 million households in 2008, and the market will continue to grow with nearly 580 million connections by 2013.
“Consumers may be watching their household expenditure, but dropping their broadband connections is not on the top of their agendas as a way to reduce outgoings,” said Amanda Sabia, principal research analyst at Gartner.
“Multiple motivations are conspiring to keep broadband growth strong, such as PCs being more affordable, migration from dial-up, affordably priced broadband subscriptions, aging populations requiring broadband connectivity, and even as a result of an economic boost from country-specific economic and broadband-specific stimulus plans.”
At the end of 2008, 21 countries had broadband connections in at least 50 percent of homes. In many countries the rates are much higher. The highest penetration is in South Korea at 86 percent and lowest is Indonesia at less than 1 percent.
Gartner predicts over the next five years, the emerging markets (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Latin American countries, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa) will combined provide twice as many new consumer broadband connections as mature markets: 135 million vs. 62 million connections respectively.
Written on August 11th, 2009 by lankanews7one shout
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