How To Reset, Remove, Clear or Reveal CMOS BIOS Security Password
There are times that we need to reset the computer’s BIOS security password. Yesterday I was at the local government technical school facility and the person who is in charge of the computer told me that they are not able to reinstall Windows because they are not able to get in the BIOS to set the boot order as it is password protected. The lecturers do not know the password as it is not set by them, but by some unknown student.
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6.7.2008 Download Clear Cache Feature for Internet Explorer
Overview
This program is intended to automatically delete all temporary Internet files, cookies, and history files when it is installed and executed. The program was developed to programmatically clear these files when a corrupt entry caused errors with Internet Explorer.
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1.12.2005 Vista, IE7 Clear of US Antitrust Concerns
The Justice Department will not be going after Microsoft for any antitrust concerns with Windows Vista or Internet Explorer 7.
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22.11.2006 MSN Direct Goes High Def with Clear Channel
Companies collaborate to deliver rich data services on HD digital radio format to smarten everyday objects.
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10.1.2007 XP SP3 and Vista SP1 Are in the Clear, Word Is Still Out on Windows 7
While Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista are in the clear, word is still out on Windows 7, when it comes down to antitrust issues.
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13.3.2008 Latest Vulnerability Attacks Steer Clear of Vista SP1, but Not XP SP3
The latest attacks targeting vulnerabilities in Microsoft's software products have steered clear of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
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24.3.2008 How to Clear & Stop Displaying Windows Media Player 12 Frequent List in Windows 7
Windows 7 Start Menu is almost similar to Windows Vista however Windows 7 Taskbar aka superbar is way different from Vista & XP Taskbar. In Windows 7 Taskbar you have access to jump list and recently opened document list of Office word and for Windows Media Player you will get frequently played video list.
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20.7.2009 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 Download Firefox 1.0.7
Firefox 1.0.7 was just released today. It's said that the only updates for this minor version change are security related.
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Download Fasterfox 0.7.9
Prefetch Links - Dynamic speed increases can be obtained with Firefox's unique prefetching mechanism, which recycles idle bandwidth by silently loading and caching all of the links on the page you are browsing.
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Skype 2.0 download
Everybodys favourite free PC-calling software has just reached version 2.0. Skype now comes with free video calling (assuming two existing webcams) but also updates its older features.
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7.1.2006 WindowBlinds 5 download
Customize the look and feel of Windows XP with WindowBlinds. It's a Windows utility that enables users to personalize nearly every aspect of the Windows graphical user interface. It can "skin" your title bars, push buttons, Start bar, radio buttons, and nearly every other part of Windows.
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8.1.2006 IE 7 Beta 3 Now Download
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Beta 3 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability.
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29.6.2006 MEMM 2.1 available for download now!
It's a Microsoft Excel Add-In with a collection of functions which can be useful in an Enterprise environment based on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The main functions are based on retrieving information from Active Directory, modifying Active Directory and getting information from computers through WMI. Although there are more free tools available nowadays (like ADModify), it can be quite convenient to perform certain tasks directly in Excel.
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20.7.2006 Safari 3.2.1 Download
The problem was almost instantly isolated and confirmed as incompatibility with third party software. Apple has now issued a new Safari update, for both Mac and Windows users, which delivers “stability improvements,” according to the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac maker.
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25.11.2008 3 x DOWNLOAD Windows XP
DOWNLOAD Windows XP 9 IN ONE with service pack 2,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 64 Bit,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 32 Bit
This is Windows XP Unofficial Download page.
Windows XP is designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users who demand the most from their computing experience, Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in reliability and performance.
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DOWNLOAD QUAKE 4 + Screenshots
Almost a decade ago, in 1996, Quake was first released. It brought with it a revolution in PC gaming. Actually, it was the first game in FPS genre that was really worth belonging there. It began the Epic that is the Quake series. The original game had both Single Player and Multiplayer and both were good.
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DOWNLOAD WindowBlinds Enhanced 5.0
WindowBlinds is a program that allows you to
completely change the look and feel of Windows to however you want it to look like. WindowBlinds allows you to completely customize your desktop look by changing the style of title buttons, bars and toolbars.
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7.12.2005 FireTune v1.0.9 Download
FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of popular and well working optimization settings used and tested by the experts.
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14.12.2005 Download ICQ 5.04
ICQ Lite has all the essential features of the full version of ICQ. You can message people, exchange files, send SMS messages, do voice chat, and meet people. It also includes multilingual support, the ability to save your chat histories, and a typing indicator that shows when a contact is typing you a message.
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22.12.2005 Download OpenOffice.org 2.0.1
The first update to OpenOffice.org has been released exactly two months after the launch of version 2.0. Five release candidates of 2.0.1 have been made available since that time, with the final build showing up on OpenOffice.org mirror sites early Tuesday.
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22.12.2005 nLite 1.0 RC5 download
nLite lets you choose which components to remove from your Windows 2000, XP or 2003 before installation. Removing unneeded components you gain on your system speed and security.
t supports removal of almost any component and few services. You can make a bootable ISO with it and even easy slipstream Service pack with a click of a button. Now added easy cd-key implementation so you don't need to enter it during setup..
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9.1.2006 Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Download Available
The Mozilla Corporation have today uploaded the follow-up to their hugely popular web browser, Firefox.
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23.10.2006 Windows PowerShell 1.0 download
Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity.
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15.11.2006 Would you (legally) download Vista?
If Microsoft made Vista available for legal retail download, would the masses come? Looks like we'll soon find out.
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18.1.2007 Virus Disguised as IE 7 Download
Watch out for e-mails with a new virus disguised as a test version of Microsoft's current Web browser.
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31.3.2007 TweakNT 1.21 download
TweakNT is a utility that allows you to remove or readd the timebomb and change the
edition of any NT OS. Thanks to Hack4Crack for this download.
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25.4.2007 Free AVG 8.0 Download
Yesterday, Grisoft announced that a new version of AVG Antivirus Free would be released today, April 24, that was supposed to come with several new functions beside the
ones already included in the application
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24.4.2008 Zune 3.0 Upgrade Available for Download
Although it was announced as early as September 8, the Zune 3.0 upgrade was made available for download only today, September 16.
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16.9.2008Kodak Designs New CMOS Sensor
Eastman Kodak Company revealed today in a press release that it has created the world’s first 1.4 micron, 5 megapixel device, the KAC-05020
Image Sensor. Using significantly smaller pixels, this sensor enables a higher level of resolution in small optical formats which will be especially
useful in devices like cellphones: the sensor allows for full 720p video at 30fps in a quarter-inch camera. Unlike other small-pixel sensors which can
produce poor images, especially under low light conditions, the 1.4 micron pixel used in the KAC-05020 is reportedly able to provide image quality
that can equal or surpass what is available from current devices using larger, 1.75 micron pixel CMOS designs.
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05.02.2008Clear, first 4G network launched
Clearwire and Intel have teamed up to produce the world's first 4G network that launched on January 6, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. The network
called Clear allows consumers and businesses the chance to connect wirelessly anywhere in Portland at true broadband speeds. WiMax is the new
technology used on the network, delivers speeds up to 6mbps download using a WiMax-enabled USB modem that plugs directly into their laptops, while
mobile users can expect speeds up to 4mbps download.
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10.01.20098-Megapixel Mini-Cameras
Coming
8-megapixel resolution images,
traditionally restricted to
high-end digital SLR cameras,
will soon be possible with
small point-and-shoot cameras
and cell phones, thanks to a
new sensor developed by
Micron. The CMOS chip will
also eliminate lag between
taking pictures...
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19.05.2006Legal team scrambles to suppress MobiTV addresses shared in the clear
Once again, a string of characters that purports to be secret intellectual property turned up in the clear, and its public dissemination has triggered
more efforts by its owner's legal team than, evidently, by its security team...
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07.03.2008Movielink to Enable DVD
Burning
Movie download service
Movielink has taken the first
step in enabling its customers
to copy their flicks onto DVDs
by licensing burning
technology from Sonic
Solutions. However, it's not
clear if the feature has the
backing of any Hollywood
studios, or when it would
launch...
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17.07.2006Clear Channel to add 800+ station streams to Reciva device
To expand its already large base of listeners, Clear Channel announced it will make content from more than 800 stations available nationwide to users
who own Internet radio receivers made by a producer of parts for XM and Sirius...
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20.05.2008AMD, Qimonda in joint chip simulation project
Microprocessor manufacturer AMD and memory chip vendor Qimonda have launched a joint chip simulation project for 32nm CMOS and beyond.
The program, dubbed SIMKON, aims at simulation at a very early stage in the design cycle. Thus, the companies which both maintain production
sites and mask making facilities in Dresden, Germany, hope to achieve significant benefits in terms of design time and cost during the design and test
cycles of new chip generations. The simulation program includes modeling and simulation at the physical level and refers to materials, architectures
and manufacturing processes.
With the simulations, the companies intend to define and optimize nanometer production processes in
advance. AMD will use the simulation results to optimize its CMOS transistor architectures for the 32nm node and beyond. Qimonda is working in a
similar direction and plans to achieve extremely planar wafer surfaces as a precondition for the manufacturing of DRAM chips with these extremely
small geometries.
In addition to AMD and Qimonda, nine universities and research institutes participate in the project which in
part is is funded by the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) as a part of its IKT2020 research program. The ministry will spent €9
million (about $12.3 million) for the project.
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04.09.2007Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
A complaint lodged by BT about the speeds of Virgin Media's broadband service has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.
The challenge centred around its advertisement "Hate to Wait?", which ran in the national media and featured download times for songs and TV
shows.
BT argued that Virgin's usage caps meant that downloads during peak times would be slower than advertised.
The ASA
has agreed and ordered Virgin to make it clear that speeds will vary.
In its adjudication it said that the advert did not make it clear
that customers on Virgin Media's lower speed packages would only be able to download TV shows at the speeds advertised during off-peak hours.
It ruled that Virgin Media needed to clarify that download times would be restricted during peak hours.
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02.07.2008DisplayPort to Support Fiber Optic Cables
The industry's video display
standards group, VESA,
recently approved DisplayPort
1.1 as an industry standard.
Now, a company called Luxtera
has received the go-ahead from
VESA to develop DisplayPort
technologies using CMOS
photonics. Luxtera is hoping
that its development into the
DisplayPort standard will help
replace copper cables with
optical ones as the medium for
transferring high-bandwidth
digital video signals.
According to the press
release: " High performance
optical video interconnect
based on Luxtera's CMOS
Photonics technology is now
possible with the addition of
Hybrid Devices to the standard
resulting in an improved
visual user
experience ."
According to Luxtera, no
other currently announced or
available video standard
offers the advantages of
DisplayPort. " Optical
technology, particularly
single mode technology, can
most effectively address the
longer reach market needs for
digital signage, projectors,
imaging, quiet office and
digital home and support much
higher performance picture
quality for the end user at
both short and longer
distances ," said Eileen
Robarge, group leader for the
Luxtera DisplayPort task
force. With the backing of
Luxtera's technology and
VESA's approval, DisplayPort
seems to be on its way as the
next major computer display
standard.
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19.04.2007'Xohm' makes way for 'Clear,' as Sprint/Clearwire merger moves ahead
Questions such as "What is 'Xohm?'" and "How is 'Xohm' pronounced?" will now slowly disappear into history, as Sprint Nextel's 4G
WiMAX network comes to be known as "Clear."..
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02.12.2008Disney download rapped for cost and clarity
The Walt Disney Company has been censured by the UK advertising watchdog for not making clear that a childrens mobile phone game cost £5 in its
advertising. Disney broke Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) rules on truthfulness and pricing and was told to change its advertising. The ASA also
told the company to make sure parental consent was given for expensive game downloads.
Disney advertised two sets of games available for
download to mobile phones. A complaint was made to the ASA that the cost of the games was not made clear and that the advertising was irresponsible
because it appealed to children who could download the games without adult permission.
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11.10.2007Clear Channel to Offer Music
Videos
Clear Channel is launching on
Tuesday a beta of an on-demand
music video service across 16
of its radio stations in five
cities. Altogether, videos
from 40 labels would be
featured, including content
from major labels Universal
Music Group, Warner Music
Group, and EMI Music...
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09.01.2006Update on 'free' TechNet subscription, accounts coming back?
Yesterday Neowin posted instructions on how to obtain a free Microsoft TechNet subscription. It's now clear that the free subscriptions were
meant for a small and limited amount of people as part of an offer from Microsoft. Unfortunately this was not clear at the time of posting and the
sign up links were public on Microsoft owned servers. We apologise that the possibility Microsoft had made a mistake wasn't highlighted more in
our article until we updated it later when it became clear. Microsoft has currently disabled all accounts that were created using the method posted.
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05.06.2009"Keep Everything Clear of the Doors"
Ed Gibson, Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft UK: You've seen it, read it, heard it so many times you've blocked it out...routine, mundane...but
instinctively you take the necessary precautions. And the idiots who think they can beat the doors for gosh sakes...some make it, most don't...when
will they learn. Even though, I suspect the next time you hear this spoken over the intercom in the Underground, or read the warning label on the
inside of the carriage you'll take just that extra second to really make sure everything is clear of the doors. "Why?", you ask. "Because
you've just read this!" No different than the many times you've looked at your watch, and then someone else asks you what time it is; you can't
remember, so you look again...
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29.12.2007Backup4all 3.7 released
Backup4all is a backup utility
that allows you to easily
backup to any local or network
drive, backup to FTP (with
support for SSL encryption,
proxy server, passive mode),
backup to CD/DVD, or other
removable media (such as USB
drives).
Main
changes in version
3.7:
- Option added to
make Backup4all settings
available for current user/all
users
- New parameters
for command line installation:
CURRENTUSER,
SETTINGSFOLDER
- Option
to change location of Settings
folder
- All settings
are now kept in .ini files
(were stored in registry
before)
- Fixed: CRC
checking and independent
splits
corrections
- Fixed:
Clear backup did not clear the
folder created on
FTP
- Fixed: Invalid
parameter when clicking first
time on OTB button
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23.11.2006xUnit.net 1.0 Released
James Newkirk: In the 5 years since the release of NUnit 2.0, there have been millions of lines of code written using the various unit testing
frameworks for .NET. About a year ago it became clear to myself and Brad Wilson that there were some very clear patterns of success (and failure) with
the tools we were using for writing tests. Rather than repeating guidance about "do X" or "don't do Y", it seemed like it was the right time to
reconsider the framework itself and see if we could codify some of those rules.
Additionally, the .NET framework itself has
evolved a lot since its v1 release in early 2002. Being able to leverage some of the new framework features can help us write clearer tests.
<
...> While
any one of these reasons would not necessarily have been sufficient to create a new testing framework, the combination of them all made us want to
undertake a new project: xUnit.net.
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24.04.2008Next-gen iPhone component list leaked?
It's been a few days since there's been an iPhone rumor, so here goes folks. DigiTimes has posted a component list, complete with suppliers,
for Apple's inevitable next-gen iPhone. Source: DigiTimes. The sources are all from the industry supplying the components to Apple, and they
state that the new "iPhone 3.0" will be launched mid-2009, and shipments will kick off in May, with the first being in the amount of 5 million
units. DigiTimes states, "TSMC have landed foundry orders for GSM EDGE power amplifiers, Bluetooth ICs and 3.2-megapixel OmniVision CMOS image sensor
(CIS) used in the upcoming iPhone model, indicated the sources.
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16.04.2009Windows Vista RC2 - Build 5744
Microsoft has accidently left
details on how RC2 will be
distributed.
The
company has a CPP for RC2
ready for the download to be
distributed shortly. It's not
clear exactly when RC2 will be
released but rumours point
towards a release this
week.
The build is
5744 and is expected to be the
last released to testers
before RTM. Testers are hoping
for the new sounds, refined
aero glass and bootscreen in
this build.
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05.10.2006Latest biometric technology scans veins
CNET is reporting that Sony has developed a new biometric scanning technology, called 'Mofiria', that scans the veins in your finger in order
to provide access to your laptop or PC. The scanner uses a CMOS sensor to capture scattered light within the finger veins, and compresses the date to
allow it to be stored on laptops, or even cellphones. There are many benefits to this new method, claims Sony. Firstly, this technology claims a
high accuracy rate, with less than 0.1% false identification. Secondly, it takes a lot less time to scan the finger; it takes 0.015 seconds to scan on
a computer CPU, and 0.25 seconds on a mobile phone CPU.
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03.02.2009Windows Vista Enterprise Edition appears on Select
Microsoft appears to have
published Office 2007 and
Vista keys to Select licenced
customers.
Along
with the keys is a download
entitled "Windows Vista
Enterprise English Disk Kit
MVL ISO CD". It's not quite
clear what this is but since
the download is 2641MB you can
only assume it's Windows
Vista Enterprise Edition. The
download was published a few
hours ago.
We are
currently awaiting a response
from Microsoft and will update
shortly.
Update: Microsoft
have now pulled the download
but the keys remain. Updated
with screenshot of what was. A
Microsoft spokesperson has
confirmed that Vista has not
yet RTM'd but is unable to
explain the odd appearance of
Vista Enterprise.
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