Wishing everyone a Happy 2011.

Sanket.

Gbridge has many unique features :

SecureShare: Securely share files among your own computers, so you can remotely access your files, e.g. play mp3 , with ultimate privacy. Securely share files to your designated friend, so the selected friend can instantly view the auto-generated photo thumbnails and slideshow remotely. No web upload/download needed!

AutoSync: Transfer big files and sync folders from/to anywhere has never been easier. Auto schedule, auto resume, incremental and no size limit!

EasyBackup: Setup an auto-recurring local or remote backup of your important directory is as easy as 1-2-3!

DesktopShare(VNC): Access your computer desktop remotely or share your desktop with your friend from anywhere, even behind NAT!

Shedko Software in association with Va-deam’s Lab presents "Badges".

Badges – the program, allowing placing handy emblems upon familiar Windows icons. From now there is no need to invent sophisticated file names, to drag icons to different corners of the screen or to seek new ico-files for having fast access to a folder with recent projects or with latest images. Place a badge on the desired icon and you will notice it immediately!

10 different kinds of badges, each represents its own semantic category: certified, cool, danger, delete, distinguished, favourite, important, new, personal and web. This will satisfy even exacting users. The quantity of the placed badges is unlimited.’

Key Features:

· Custom themes support. Badges uses special format SBZ as themes. These files are automatically associated with the program and are fully-processed (intuitive drag’n'drop). Want to create your own theme? You are welcome! Check out the "Badges Icon Design Guidelines", delivered in English and Russian languages.

· Seamless integration with Windows Explorer and core services. Badges adds handy items both to contextual menus and also to the file/folder properties tab. You can use simultaneously both options, but there is an opportunity to turn off unwanted one.

· Interaction with all Windows applications. If you place a badge upon a file, it can be seen not only in Explorer. Your badge will be shown in any "Open, "Save" etc. dialogue window.

· Exquisite design. Badges can brag of the refined interface and corporate identity by Va-deam’s Lab. The style will not disappoint both Vista Aero fans and Mac OS X Aqua adherents. The "Mellow" badges theme was specially created and is exclusively distributed with Badges. Mellow features bright colors, glass shine, clear lines and contrast. It looks brilliant at any size.

· Convenient manager for maintenance and control over all the badges you placed. If you put a lot of badges and moreover in various places, and then want to remove them, the built-in manager will come to the help! Use fully functional sorting for comfort display of the library and removal of unwanted badges.

· Unlike other programs, which operate with icons, Badges can place a badge even on removable disks, hard disks and network drives! Any badge can be shown even in the system tray if your storage device appears to be full.

Download : Here

Themes : Here

Create Your Own Themes : Here

Why XYplorer?

X-Play [G4TV] has come up with a video review of the most anticipated GTA Series Game ever made.

Go catch it here : G4 – X-Play – Reviews

More GTA 4 Videos @ G4TV

Grand Theft Auto IV: Social Interaction

GTA IV: Slip The Cops » Forgot to pay the toll? Give the cops the slip!
GTA IV: Shootout » Grenades come in handy in a shootout with the police.
GTA IV: Police Chase » Piss off the cops and get into a high speed chase.
GTA IV: Helicopter » Take a high-flying tour of Liberty City
GTA IV: Causing Chaos » It’s really easy to cause some chaos on the streets of Liberty City.
GTA IV: Carjacking » Check out some different ways to jack cars in ‘GTA IV’

Grand Theft Auto IV Video @ Gametrailers.com

Review

Strip Club Gameplay
I heard the buffalo wings are really good.

Four-Minute Chase Gameplay
Four minutes of raw gameplay with minimal cuts–just the art of the chase.

Choice Cuts Gameplay
A highlight reel of some time spent in Liberty City.

Refund Gameplay
Demand a refund if you are not fully satisfied with your service.

Catch More GTA IV Videos Here : Gametrailers.com – Grand Theft Auto IV: Reviews, Trailers, and Interviews

Search GameVideos.com for “Grand Theft Auto IV” for more Videos

Enjoy

Just download, extract and run DziobasPlayer.exe.

To play RAR movies without extracting:
1. Download Dziobas Rar Player
2. Extract and run DziobasPlayer.exe
3. You can either drag and drop RAR files to Dziobas RAR Player window or go to File and select Open RAR.

Here are Dziobas Player advantages:
1. Preview partial downloaded movie
2. Watch downloaded movie without extracting
3. Watch downloaded movie even if RAR is corrupted
4. Don’t need to worry about installing the correct codec to watch video
5. Stream from torrent
6. Support automatic download subtitles using hash
7. Portable
8. FREE

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Freeware application Libra  is a collection-management software designed to help you keep track of your DVDs, CDs, books, or video games. Just enter in or use your computer’s webcam to scan the barcode of anything in your collection, and Libra automatically retrieves the information for that product, including a nice picture to display on your virtual shelf. You can use Libra to manage your collection, track items you’ve loaned out, or print catalogs of your stuff. Currently in beta (and possibly a touch unstable), Libra is a free download, Windows only.

When you’re at a computer that’s missing a vital file or application, like an office workstation that’s locked down, a friend’s system or coffee shop computer, you can still get to a desktop that contains your essentials—on the web. A “webtop” is a virtual desktop that you access using only a browser, and it can include much of the stuff you’d expect on a local computer desktop: like file storage and management, a calendar, RSS reader, email client, and photo viewer. While there are several web desktops available these days, the free and open source EyeOS application is the most accessible, useful, and promising one out there. Follow along to see what a web-based desktop looks like, and how it can help you get things done when you’re locked down or out of pocket.

Read Complete Detailed Article : LifeHacker

Alienware’s mean machine just got faster. Today Alienware came out with a new version of Area-51 ALX CF desktop that supports newly launched AMD CrossFireX technology for multi-GPU set-up. Using this powerful technology you can customize ALX with ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 dual graphics card for faster performance. Other specs remains the same.

“Alienware is extreme high-performance PC gaming,” said Marc Diana, Product Marketing Manager for Alienware, “and expectations are never higher than when dealing with the ALX CrossFireX, our most sophisticated desktop system. Adding the awesome power of a quad graphics solution like CrossFireX to the ALX desktop is just one more way Alienware strives to deliver the world’s best PC gaming experience.”

At max you can customize this machine with 4.0GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics, 128GB SSD or 2TB hard drive, additional 2TB storage, 4X dual layer Blu-ray, and Vista Ultimate. The Area-51 ALX CF with these specs is all yours for about $10,000.

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Source : PCLaunches

Just yesterday Dell introduced its first truly tough notebook computer and today we have ARMOR from ruggedness major DRS. The ARMOR line up include two machines — the 12.1″ C12 Convertible Notebook and the 10.4″ X10 Tablet (pictured above). “DRS has extensive experience developing systems that meet and exceed military requirements and survive extremely harsh environments around the globe. Whether it’s a soldier in need of mission-critical information in the desert or a utility worker in need of automation in the field, ARMOR rugged mobile computing devices survive the rough conditions they face on a daily basis,” said Michael J. Sheehan, president of DRS Technologies’ Tactical Computing strategic business unit.

This new line of rugged mobile computers offers data protection technology, “anywhere” connectivity and sunlight readable display options, making these computers the ideal solution for industrial and government customers interested in ensuring situational awareness, protecting valuable data and/or increasing worker efficiency.

Housed in a specially designed aluminum DuraCase chassis with ShutOut sealing technology, the ARMOR X10 Tablet meets IP 66 level protection from dust, dirt, water and other damaging elements while still offering no-flap input connections and hot-swappable battery access without the need for tools.

Features (ARMOR X10)

1.2 GHz Intel Core Duo Processor U2500
up to 2GB DDR2 RAM
80GB HDD or 8GB/16GB SSD
10.4-inch sunlight readable, transmissive LCD (XGA: 1024 x 768)
a/b/g Wireless
Windows XP Tablet PC

Features (ARMOR C12)

1.2 GHz (ULV) Intel Core Solo Processor U1400
up to 2GB DDR2 RAM
60GB HDD
12.1-inch sunlight-readable LCD (XGA: 1024 x 768)
full-size 84-key keyboard with backlight
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC or Linux
802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi

[C12]
[X10]

Source : PCLaunches

Samsung’s new Spinpoint M6 consists of three 167GB platters in a 2.5” hard drive frame measuring just 9.5mm in height. It features a 5400rpm spindle speed, a 8MB cache, and 3.0Gbps SATA interface with a Free-Fall-Sensor available as an optional feature.

The Spinpoint MP2 is targeted towards desktops and server segment. Its a 250GB 2.5” hard drive consisting of two 125GB disks, operating at a 7200rpm rotation speed. It also boast Samsung’s proprietary SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technologies to offer ultra quiet operation.

The Spinpoint M6 is currently shipping for $299 and the MP2 will be available to key OEM manufacturers from March 2008.

Source : PCLaunches

Seagate Technology announced it will begin shipping its new Cheetah 15K.6 hard drive this month. Designed for the world’s most demanding enterprise storage environments, the Cheetah 15K.6 drive is Seagate’s highest-performance hard drive ever in a 3.5-inch form factor, with a 28% increase in sustained data transfer rates compared to previous generations. With this new performance on tap, the Cheetah 15K.6 drive remarkably consumes significantly less power, using up to 61% less watts/GB at idle. The drive comes in 450GB, 300GB, and 147GB capacities.

Source : PCLaunches

The Inquirer reports, “it’s a basic technique for writing data based on magneto-optical hybrid recording. Data bits are written to disk medium using laser light concentrated on an almost microscopic area of disc. So it makes traditional storage more efficient.”

No word on when we’ll see the prototype.

Source : Inquirer

If the researchers at Bangor University (Britain) have their way then in future you’ll be able to download 15 full-length Hollywood movies in one minute! Reportedly, they’ve developed a device which promises broadband 100 times faster and a quarter the price it is today. If the technology becomes successful then it’ll surely transform the communications industry, home life and the workplace.

(Press Release ahead)

A team of engineers at a British university have developed a device which promises broadband 100 times faster and a quarter the price it is today.

Using existing telecommunications but channelling the data more efficiently, the machine will be able to download 15 full-length Hollywood movies a minute, the team says.

The scientists at Bangor University are now set to build a prototype of their machine.

Dr Jianming Tang, of the university’s School of Electronic Engineering, hopes their efforts will transform the communications industry, home life and the workplace.

He said: “The new larger- and faster-capacity networks would revolutionise home entertainment, delivering high-speed high-definition films and television, high-power computer games and home video-conferencing facilities.

“This will make remote working far easier and could have many other applications such as supporting older people in their homes, enabling applications such as tele-medicine to flourish.”

Dr Tang has just been awarded the Royal Society Brian Mercer Feasibility Prize as part of the Royal Society’s annual From Labs To Riches event, designed to highlight the awards and schemes that boost innovation and wealth creation from science, engineering and technology.

Of the new device, he said today: “Importantly, it works with the existing fibre optic technology we have, so there is no need to rip out the cabling which runs the country’s telecommunications network.

“Projections have also shown a more efficient use of the network will cut costs for every user by up to 75 per cent.

He added it is too early to predict the high-street cost of the device, which will look very much like a DVD player and will sit between the broadband outlet and computer.

Anyone who thinks that downloading 15 feature films in a minute seems a trifle unnecessary should think again, Dr Tang suggested.

“People may wonder how we will use this far greater capacity but applications develop through use, as we have already seen with the internet and telecoms technology,” he said.

The team has been using funding of one million euros (£760,000) given to Bangor University to participate in a three-year EU-funded project called Alpha.

Source : PCLaunches

The Ubuntu Geek blog gives us the skinny on how to install the web-app-focused gOS operating system, star of Wal-Mart’s $200 PC, on an Ubuntu system (or most any distro ending in -buntu, for that matter). While gOS is still available as a free download/live CD, placing it on your actual hard drive gives you a chance to see if it runs a little faster and smoother than your current *buntu system, and might make a convert out of you. To see what’s worth checking out, head over to Adam’s guide to turning an old PC into a webapp monster.

Want to keep an ever-present eye on an item you just know is going to go discount at any moment? Price!pinx offers a price-watching service that doesn’t require searching (like PriceAmbush) or limit itself only to Amazon, eBay, or any other big-name site. You provide your email address to Price!pinx, then add their bookmarklet to your browser’s links bar. When you see a price you think/hope will go lower, highlight it and then hit the “!pinx” link. The site will then email you when it notices a drop in the digits. Looks like pretty handy stuff, although I haven’t had the good fortune to see an item go on sale in the last 30 minutes.

A slow or error-prone Outlook might mean your Personal Folders—the place where all your appointments, messages, and other data are kept—are corrupt and in need of some fixin’. The How-To Geek shows you the ins and outs of using a built-in Outlook tool to back up and repair your data, and hopefully get Outlook moving a little swifter once again. The Geek’s tutorial should work for most any running version of Outlook. For a backup-only solution, try another free Microsoft tool.

Google’s “site:whatever.com” function, which lets you search for a term inside a specific web site. Now the search engine has made it possible to do this-site-only searches from a search box underneath certain top results (based on, the company says, “metrics that measure how useful the search box is to users”). It might be convenient if you stumble upon a site you didn’t know about in your own searching, but it’s also an easy way to help your less web-savvy Uncle Bif and Aunt Marge find what they’re looking for, rather than explaining the semantics of search to them.

Firefox with Greasemonkey only: The YouTube H.264 user script adds a link to view and download the higher-quality version of YouTube videos in page. You already know how to hack YouTube URLs to access a higher resolution and audio quality version of a clip, and this script makes downloading the HQ version easy. (See the difference between regular and HQ videos.) Be warned: This script can take time to render the links (sometimes it hangs indefinitely), and the HQ version isn’t available for all videos. Once the kinks get ironed out, I’ll add it to the Better YouTube extension. The YouTube H.264 user script is a free download that works with Firefox and the Greasemonkey extension.

We’ve got IMAP for email, iCal and other syncing options for calendars, but what about our address books? Most likely you use a combination of proprietary services like Facebook and other social networks, desktop address books, cell phone and webmail contact lists to keep track of who’s who in your life, but there’s still no easy way to maintain and sync your digital Rolodex wherever you need it.

Now that Google’s released the Contacts API—which lets apps easily access your Gmail contacts list—it feels like we’re a step closer to the possibility of a central, sync’ed address book. (Though the API uses a Google-specific data format.)

We’ve published some crazy-ass workarounds for syncing your address book the way you can do email with IMAP, and we’ve questioned people in charge of these things about possible solutions like LDAP, but so far, nothing feels like an adequate solution.

Do you have trouble keeping track of contacts? What’s your dream contact application syncing scenario? Tell us where you’d like to see Google’s Contacts API—or just the state of contact management overall—to go from here in the comments.

Source : Lifehacker