The Best Windows Vista Tweaks!

A couple of days ago I was surfing in the Internet looking for some real Vista hacks to apply to my ORIGINAL Windows Vista, just for fun and improve my wonderful operating system a little bit. To my surprise I found out that there are a lot of fake hacks in the web and a lot, really a lot of junk. I mean: clicking on Computer, right click on C: , click on property and tick off “Compress this drive to save disk space” should be well known to everybody and should not be marked as “Hack”, right? On a lot of website instead this little, silly feature is sold as a big hack most of people don’t know about! I mean, are all users real noobs or what? That’s why, apart from inviting you to read this guide of mine, I want to report some real hack people should know. Be sure, they are hacks and not regular features dressed in something else to make them look more appealing! By the way, I used the word hack. But I really don’t like it. Nothing here has to do with hackers or with irregular procedures. They are simple tweaks not to activate or get something for free (and illegally possibly), but just to improve and make your Windows Vista a little sexier.

Enable Aero in Home Basic

1. Click Start.
2. Click Run…
3. Type Regedit
4. Find this path: HKEY_Current_User/Software/Microsoft/Windows/DWM/
5. Put these values to these keys: Composition = 1 , CompositionPolicy = 2
6. Close the window, turn off and on the computer to apply the changes.
7. Click Start, All Programs, Accessories.
8. Open Command Prompt
9. On Command Prompt, run as administrator the following commands: net stop uxsms , net start uxsms
10. CLICK ON THE POST TITLE TO READ MORE!

Enable New Boot screen in Vista

1. Click on the start orb and type in “MSCONFIG” in the textbox.
2. Once the System Configuration tool loads, click on the Boot tab.
3. Under Boot Options check ‘NO GUI Boot’.
4. Reboot.

Create a Shortcut for Flip 3D

1. Right click on your desktop and select New and then Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste “RunDll32 DwmApi #105″ into the location box and hit Next.
3. Enter in a name for your shortcut and hit Finish.
4. Copy/Cut and Paste your new shortcut where ever you want.

Source: WinMatrix.com

Prevent Windows Vista from checking the space on your hard disk to speed up the Operative System.

1. Click Start.
2. Click Run…
3. Type Regedit
4. Find this path:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
5. Right click and create a New Key.
6. Give the key this name: Explorer.
7. In the Explorer key, right-click in the right pane and click New DWORD (32-bit) Value.
8. Name the DWORD NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
9. Right-click the new DWORD and click Modify.
10. Set the value to 1.
11. Click OK
12. Turn off and on the computer to apply the changes.

Disable the NTFS habit to create 8.3 versions of filenames for backward compatibility.

1. Click Start.
2. Click Run…
3. Find this path:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
4. Find this DWORD: NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation.
5. Change the value to 1.
6. Click OK
7. Turn off and on the computer to apply the changes.

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Apple iPhone4

After tons of leak story talking about the lost iPhone 4G prototype, the iPhone 4G is finally announced yesterday night (1am Singapore Time) at the WWDC 2010. During the keynote, many new features of iPhone OS4 and the new additions to the iPhone has been introduced.

The new iPhone has a design which is very different from other iPhones. It is shaped like a rectangle with a straight back.  The first thign that will capture your eyes would be the stunning high resolution display it has. 326 pixels per inch, 4 times the pixels than the previous iPhones. It uses a very highly precise lamination of the glass screen. It prevents light from reflecting.

Facetime. The long awaited feature on the iPhone. It allows you to video call using WiFi to see your loves ones Live, you can switch between two cameras easily. They updated the camera from 3.5 Megapixels to 5 Megapixels and allow HD video shooting up to 720p at 30 frames per second.  They also include a LED flash for low light shooting.

iPhone 4G have great multitasking ability, with its built in A4 processor also used in the iPad. Now it also has iMovie on it, for you to edit your high definition videos. Improved battery life for the iPhone means more talktime and entertainment.

The iPhone 4 will come in two colors, black and white. Price is $199 USD for the 16GB model, and $299 USD for the 32GB model. Pre-orders of iPhone will start a week from now.  They would be reaching Singapore in July.

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MSI Intros GT663 Laptop GTX460 1.5GB!

MSI has really been expanding its gaming portfolio in recent years, and its gaming laptops have been gaining traction across the world. Now, without a price or release date in tow, MSI has announced a brand new 15.6-inch gaming laptop with the latest Nvidia mobile Fermi graphics (400M series), namely the GTX 460M GPU with 1.5GB of GDDR5 RAM.

Called the MSI GT663, the 15.6-inch laptop is expected to arrive later this year, and sports the following distinguishable features: three DDR3 memory slots (for up to 12GB RAM), dual hard disk architecture (for up to 1TB of storage), USB3.0 ports, Turbo Drive Engine+ technology, Cooler Boost technology, Dynaudio designed speakers, and DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC technology for 5.1 channel sound.

Other specifications include:

Processor: Intel Core i7 Processor

Operating System: Windows 7

Memory: DDR3-1333MHz up to 12GB

Display: 15.6″ Full HD or HD LED backlight (16:9)

Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M -1.5GB

Video Output: 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Hard Disk Drive: 500GB/640GB RAID 0/1TB RAID 0

Optical Disk Drive: DVD Super Multi/ Blu-ray

Interfaces: 2x USB 3.0,2x USB 2.0,1x eSATA,1x Express Card,5-in-1 card reader

Sound: 2.1ch speakers sound by Dynaudio, DTS surround sensation UltraPC

Communication: 802.11 b/g/n WLAN,Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR,1x Gigabit LAN

Webcam: HD (30fps@720p)

Battery: 9-Cell Li-Ion

Dimensions: 395 x 267 x 55mm

Weight: 3.5 kg(w/battery)

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Dell to roll Streak in India!

Dell Streak is the first of the world’s major tablets to have arrived in India, and it will be priced at Rs, 35,000. Launched in partnership with Tata DoCoMo, the Dell Streak will come with a 500MB free data usage plan for the first six months, with the DoCoMo post-paid connection.

The 5-inch Dell Streak will become one of the biggest phones in the country, and, if you want to make frequent calls with it, we recommend you invest in a Bluetooth handsfree along with it. Though the phone-tablet currently runs a heavily customized Android 1.6operating system, it is expected to offer an upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo later this year. The Dell Streak also has a front-facing VGA camera, which will allow for video calling after the upgrade. To protect your large 5-inch screen from scratches and cracks, Dell has used Gorilla Glass in the 5-inch (800×480) display.

Of course, all eyes are now on the Samsung Galaxy tab and Apple iPad, with the latter still not available officially in the country though it has been in international markets for the greater part of this year. They are also expected to launch at similar price points, but, are larger tablets – Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch tablet, while the iPad is a 10-inch tablet. Of course, we are also interested to see how the tablet will fare with the 7-inch OlivePad from Olive telecom, which also boasts of phone connectivity and, Android 2.1 out of the box.

Check out the final specs of the Dell Streak below:
Display: Sharp 5-inch capacitive multi-touch Gorilla glass WVGA (800×480) resolution
Processor: 1GHz QSD8250 Snapdragon by Qualcomm
2G and 3G network: UMTS / GPRS / EDGE class 12 GSM radio with link speeds of HSDPA 7.2 Mbps / HSUPA
Camera: 5 MP auto focus camera with dual LED flash, VGA front-facing camera
Battery: User-removable (and replaceable) 1530 mAh Li-ion battery
Connectivity: Integrated 3G + Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm headphone jack
Storage: 2GB internal, expandable up to 32GB with microSD card

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Sapphire rolls out its HD 6800 cards

Sapphire has rolled out its Barts based cards, the HD 6850 and the HD 6870. The Sapphire HD 6870 is based on the reference design while the HD 6850 is based, like every other card on the market, on non-reference, in-house design.

Both cards are based on AMD’s newest 40nm Barts GPU and features support for DirectX 11, Crossfire, Eyefinity and brings more display option when compared to the previous generation. Both cards feature HDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.2 and two DVI outuputs.

The HD 6870 packs 1120 Stream Processors and works at 900MHz for the GPU and 4200MHz for 1GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 256-bit memory interface. It needs two 6-pin PCI-Express power connectors and has a suggested retail price set at US $239.99

The non-reference HD 6850 features 960 Stream Processors, has 1GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 256-bit memory interface and works at 775MHz for the GPU and 4000MHz for memory. This one has a suggested price tag set at US $179.99.

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