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Breaking News! Uncontrolled Satellite Is WEEKS Away From Striking Earth!
January 29, 2008 | View Comments
Breaking News! Uncontrolled Satellite Is WEEKS Away From Striking Earth!

OMG! According to reports, a US spy satellite which has lost power and propulsion is weeks or even months away from hitting Earth. The officials said that the satellite which no longer can be controlled …

Formidable Hacker Get Caught By Greek Police.
January 29, 2008 | View Comments
Formidable Hacker Get Caught By Greek Police.

On 25th of January, Greek police have arrested a man suspected of selling corporate secrets from France’s Dassault Group, including data on weapons systems.

How To Disable Startup Programs In Windows 7, XP and Vista?
January 23, 2008 | View Comments
How To Disable Startup Programs In Windows 7, XP and Vista?

Many software today want to run some of their components at all times, whether the programs are being used or not. These components will be inserted into Windows Startup System so that they can be …

Retailers Shift Focus To Blu-Ray In Hopes To End The Format War
January 22, 2008 | View Comments
Retailers Shift Focus To Blu-Ray In Hopes To End The Format War

Three weeks ago, Warner has announced that it will drop its support of the HD DVD format, and will begin releasing its next generation titles on Blu-ray exclusively.
In the wake of this announcement, many retailers …

OMG! World’s Thinnest Notebook Case!
January 17, 2008 | View Comments
OMG! World’s Thinnest Notebook Case!

On 16th of January, Apple introduced the world’s thinnest notebook case for the world’s thinnest laptop!
It has been given a name by Apple, the “Manila Case” which is adapting perfectly to the Macbook Air shape.

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World’s Thinnest Laptop – The Macbook Air
January 17, 2008 | View Comments
World’s Thinnest Laptop – The Macbook Air

On 15th of January, Apple rolls out super-slim laptop – the Macbook Air which is ultimately thin with 0.16 inches thick at the bottom and 0.76 inches on the top. It’s even thin enough to …

Apple Launches New Mac Pro With 8-Core Power
January 16, 2008 | View Comments
Apple Launches New Mac Pro With 8-Core Power

On 8th of January, Apple introduced the fastest Mac ever with new 8 processor cores. Eight-core processing power was once only top-of-the-line. Now it comes standard. Apple claims the new Mac Pro is the fastest …

Scan Your Hard Disk Now For Better Performance
January 15, 2008 | View Comments
Scan Your Hard Disk Now For Better Performance

Sometimes you may notice that your computer systems are running slow, many programs stop responding halfway, or your CPU usage for the system process approaches 100 percent. At this rate, you should check your hard …

Defragment Your Hard Disk Now For Better Performance
January 15, 2008 | View Comments
Defragment Your Hard Disk Now For Better Performance

What is Defragmentation? Why Should you do it?
The Meaning of Defragmentation:
“Defragmentation” is a term used for the process of scanning the file system and reducing the amount of fragmentation in file systems.

How To Avoid Virus Infections?
January 13, 2008 | View Comments
How To Avoid Virus Infections?

If you wish to know more about computer viruses, you may want to read this – “Introduction To Computer Viruses”.
Some Hints and Tips on how to avoid virus infections:
Tip 1 :
The most common viruses can …

What Is A Computer Virus? An Introduction To Computer Viruses
January 13, 2008 | View Comments
What Is A Computer Virus? An Introduction To Computer Viruses

Up to now, there are still many people do not know what is a computer virus. Therefore, I write this article to let you have a better understanding of computer viruses.
What is a computer virus?
A …

Super Speed USB 3.0 Coming Soon
January 10, 2008 | View Comments
Super Speed USB 3.0 Coming Soon

With the improvement of technology, USB 3.0 will be released soon !!
Intel and other companies have formed a group to release the USB 3.0 specification in the first half of 2008.
According to Pat Gelsinger, general …

Monitor Your CPU Temperature Using CoreTemp
January 10, 2008 | View Comments
Monitor Your CPU Temperature Using CoreTemp

By using CoreTemp, you can monitor your CPU temperature whenever you want.
The uniqueness of it is that it shows the temperature of each individual core in a each processor in your system.
CoreTemp support only certain …

Sony Current Promotion : New PlayStation Portable Slim And Lite
January 10, 2008 | View Comments
Sony Current Promotion : New PlayStation Portable Slim And Lite

The New PSP Slim and Lite launched 3 months ago is now selling for just RM799.
(FREE Game & Pouch for a limited time only!)
The PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system is the first truly integrated portable entertainment …

The New Nvidia Quadro FX3700
January 9, 2008 | View Comments
The New Nvidia Quadro FX3700

Having lag with your current graphic card while playing high-graphic games?
Nvidia is introducing the High-End graphic card NVIDIA Quadro® FX 3700 graphics board, best-of-class solution for CAD, DCC, and visualization professionals, offers new levels of …

Speed Up Your PC With Your Pendrive
January 8, 2008 | View Comments
Speed Up Your PC With Your Pendrive

A trick that you would not like to miss.
Use pendrive to give your PC an extra cache of memory to help increase speed by using the Windows ReadyBoost feature.
The things you need:

>> Spare USB flash …

computertipsfree.Com – Starting From Scratch
January 7, 2008 | View Comments
computertipsfree.Com – Starting From Scratch

Welcome to computertipsfree.com!
It has been a period of time since I stop writing on Alvinlife.com. Many of my loyal readers told me that it was a big waste as Alvinlife.com has generated a high volume …