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		<title>Remote Spy Software &#8211; Remote Spy on any PC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Are you looking for the Best <strong>Remote Spy Software</strong>? Do you need to spy on your remote computer without the need for physical access? But wait! Before you go for any remote spy software you should read our shocking reviews!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Well today there exists hundreds of spy software on the market and most of them are no more than a scam. Also most of these spy softwares do not support the remote monitoring feature at all. Hence as a result of these substandard products people often end up buying some crap spy software which fail to meet their needs. However there exists only a handful of Spy Softwares that support both remote installation and remote monitoring feature.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In order to help our readers to choose the best remote spy software, we decided to test and review some of the top remote spy software out there on the market. After a thorough review we conclude <a href="http://www.gohacking.com/recom_products/sniper_spy.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SniperSpy</a> as the best Remote Spy Software. Here are the reasons for it to become our <strong>No.1</strong> <strong>Rated Remote Spy Software</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Top features of Sniperspy which is not present in most of the other remote spy software</p>
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<div style="text-align: left;">With Sniperspy you can remote watch your computer like a television! Watch what happens on the screen LIVE!</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">It is the only remote spy software with a secure control panel</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">You can remote install this software without the need for physical access</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Sniperspy can bypass any firewall</div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.gohacking.com/recom_products/sniper_spy.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1925" title="Remote Spy Software" src="http://www.gohacking.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/box6b.gif" alt="Remote Spy Software" width="149" height="164" /></a>Sniperspy is the most powerful Remote Spy Software of it&#8217;s kind. Perfect for monitoring your children, employees or any other user of your computer. You can also view chats, websites, keystrokes in any language and more, with screenshots. The software then records user activities and sends the data to your online account. You can access the LIVE control panel within your secure online account.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Whether it be a local or a remote computer, Sniperspy is the best spy software out there for monitoring. So what are you waiting for? Go grab Sniperspy now!</p>
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		<title>How to Monitor a Local or Remote Computer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth</dc:creator>
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<p>Most of the time, it becomes necessary for us to monitor our own computer or a remote computer to keep track of the activities going on. This may be for several reasons. Especially it is most necessary for the parents to monitor their computer to keep track of their children&#8217;s activities during their absence. Some people may also require to monitor their computer to keep an eye on the activities of their spouse or partner. Today, with the advancement in the field of the software technology, it&#8217;s just a cakewalk to monitor the computer. For this all you have to do is, use a <strong>PC Monitoring Software</strong>.</p>
<p>But the job doesn&#8217;t end here. This is because there exists tons of such monitoring softwares on the market and many times we get confused which to choose and how to use them. So I have decided to make this job simpler for you, by writing this post. In this post I&#8217;ll give a detailed information about Computer monitoring softwares which include their features, advantages, installation, usage procedure and so on. To make this post interesting, let&#8217;s take up each topic in the form of question and answer.</p>
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<h3>What exactly is a Monitoring Software and how can it help me ?</h3>
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<p>A computer monitoring software is just like any other software (program) which when installed, secretly monitors <strong>each and every activity</strong> that takes place on the computer. The activities such as web browsing, chatting, gaming etc. are all recorded and saved. These monitoring softwares can record each and every keystroke. So it is possible to capture usernames and passwords very easily with minimum effort. Monitoring softwares are also commonly known as <strong>Keyloggers</strong>.</p>
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<h3>How can I install a monitoring software ?</h3>
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<p>Installing a monitoring software is too simple. During the installation, you need to setup a <strong>secret password and hotkey combination</strong> which is required later to see the recorded data ( logs). After the installation is complete the software goes invisible, but keeps running in the background. Whenever you want to see the logs, just press the hotkey combination (ex. Shift+Ctrl+F10). Now a small window will popup asking for a password. Here you need to enter the password that was setup during the installation time. After you enter the password you&#8217;ll be able to see all the activities that took place on the computer during your absence.</p>
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<h3>Can the person using the computer come to know about the presence of the Monitoring Software ?</h3>
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<p>Most of the time it becomes impossible to detect the presence of the monitoring software. This is because, once installed it hides itself from Start menu, Program Files, Control Panel, Task manager etc. Because of it&#8217;s stealth behaviour the user can never come to know that he/she is under the presence of monitoring.</p>
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<h3>Which Monitoring Software should I use ?</h3>
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<p>There exists different flavours of these softwares and you have to choose the one that best match your needs. Here is a list of some of the best monitoring programs that I recommend.</p>
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<p><strong>For Monitoring a Local PC:</strong></p>
<p>If you want to monitor a local PC (may be your own PC) then the following program is recommended.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/ts/spy_agent.php?Mon_PC" target="_blank"><strong>Spy Agent Stealth</strong></a> </p>
<p>You can find a <strong>Complete Installation Guide </strong>for <strong>Spy Agent Stealth </strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/spyagent_help.html" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p>
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<p><strong>For Monitoring a Remote PC (Also works on local PC) :</strong></p>
<p>If you want to monitor a remote PC  you may use the following programs. These programs works for remote PC as well as local PC.</p>
<p><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recom_products/win_spy.php" target="_blank">Win-Spy Monitor</a>  </strong></p>
<p><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/ts/realtime_spy.php?Mon_PC" target="_blank">Realtime Spy</a></strong></p>
<p>You can find a <strong>Complete Installation Guide </strong>for <strong>Realtime Spy <a href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/realtimespy_help.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/ts/spy_anywhere.php?Mon_PC" target="_blank">Spy Anywhere</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/ts/keystroke_spy.php?Mon_PC" target="_blank">Keystroke Spy</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>For Monitoring a Network :</strong></p>
<p>The following program can be used to monitor an <strong>Entire Network of computers</strong> from one central location. This becomes handy to monitor the staff in a company or students in a school/college.</p>
<p><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/ts/netvizor.php?Mon_PC" target="_blank">NetVizor</a></strong></p>
<p>You can find a <strong>Complete Installation Guide </strong>for <strong>NetVizor</strong> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gohacking.com/recommends/netvizor_help.html" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p>
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<p><strong>For monitoring a Cell Phone from your PC:</strong></p>
<p>If you want to monitor a Cell Phone from your PC you can refer the following link.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.gohacking.com/2009/06/cell-phone-spy.html">Cell Phone Spy</a></strong></p>
<p>I hope this helps. Pass your comments.</p>
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		<title>Top Reasons why you shouldn&#8217;t buy an iphone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The much hyped iPhone 3G was launched in India a few weeks back and we have seen many issues and open security flaws in the new iPhone.Here I have some of the top reasons for which you shouldn&#8217;t buy an iphone.</p>
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<li>The worst thing is that <strong>you cannot forward a SMS message</strong>!! Don&#8217;t think that I am foolish, but really your iPhone 3G can&#8217;t forward a simple SMS. You&#8217;ll have to retype the SMS and forward it.</li>
<li>There is <strong>NO copy / paste functionality</strong>. So you need to remember the texts and type again as you go.</li>
<li><strong>Bluetooth functionality is only limited to headset use</strong>. <strong>You can&#8217;t do any file transfer over Bluetooth</strong>. So if you are planning to share your songs or photos with your friends then forget about it!</li>
<li><strong>Absolutely no camera settings</strong> &#8211; it&#8217;s just like some ancient digital camera which does only point and shoot functionality. <strong>No Flash, No Zoom functionality</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Photos taken in a VGA camera is better than that of iphone!</strong></li>
<li><strong>The iPhone 3G is simply overpriced in India </strong>(Costs almost twice the price as in US)</li>
<li>It&#8217;s in built Safari web browser <strong>does not support Flash as well as Java</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>There is No office document editor</strong>. Most Nokia&#8217;s come with inbuilt editor&#8217;s for Word / Excel.</li>
<li>The iPhone doesn&#8217;t has AD2P on the Bluetooth &#8211; which means <strong>you can&#8217;t get stereo sound via Blue Tooth headphones</strong>, that&#8217;s a big disappointment for the music fans.</li>
<li><strong>The iPhone doesn&#8217;t has a Removable battery</strong>. Yes &#8211; you cannot change the battery yourself. Apple expects you to send the phone to an Apple Outlet to replace the battery. Now if you travel too much &#8211; what are you gonna do? Look for an Apple Store to interchange the travel battery?</li>
<li><strong>iPhone doesn&#8217;t has an option to send MMS</strong>. Forget about MMS.</li>
<li>Though you can&#8217;t sent MMS &#8211; <strong>You can&#8217;t receive MMS messages too!</strong></li>
<li><strong>You can&#8217;t set your personal songs as ring tones!</strong></li>
<li><strong>The iPhone&#8217;s screen is not Finger Print Resistant</strong>. Since the iPhone is a touch screen phone so it is bound to get your finger print&#8217;s each time you touch so it gets dirty very easily.</li>
<li>THE BIGGEST ONE &#8211; <strong>ONCE YOU ARE ON 3G NETWORK</strong>(Which I suppose will happen in a year in India), <strong>YOU CANNOT MAKE CALLS TO A PHONE ON 2G NETWORK</strong>. SO IF YOU WANT TO CALL A PERSON WHO IS NOT HAVING A 3G PHONE. SORRY, YOU&#8217;LL HAVE TO FIND A PCO and a 1 RUPEE!!!</li>
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<p>These are some of the top reasons that shows iphone&#8217;s incapability.But there are many more such reasons for you to <strong>stop buying an iphone</strong>. If you still want to buy the iphone then definitely you must be crazy?!</p>
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		<title>Microsoft: Win XP sometimes Faster than Vista SP1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth</dc:creator>
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Windows XP sometimes handles common consumer and business tasks faster than the new Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft&#8217;s own tests show. Part 1 of a special five-part series.
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<p>Windows XP sometimes handles common consumer and business tasks faster than the new Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft&#8217;s own tests show. Part 1 of a special five-part series.</p>
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<p>Windows XP is faster than the new Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) in completing common consumer and business tasks on PCs coming out of sleep mode, but the differences are slight.</p>
<p>The performance tests, conducted by Principled Technologies Inc. on Microsoft&#8217;s behalf, showed that the older XP operating system remained faster than Vista SP1 in 61% of the operations grouped in a consumer test suite, and faster than Vista SP1 in 46% of the operations in the business-oriented head-to-head.</p>
<p>The results were from time trials held on identical PCs after they&#8217;d come out of standby, a power-saving feature in Windows. Vista, like other operating systems, including Apple Inc.&#8217;s Mac OS X, calls the same mode &#8220;sleep.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, when the same tests were run after a cold boot &#8212; with the PC&#8217;s power turned on, the OS booted and the scripts run after two minutes &#8212; Vista SP1 came out on top in 74% of the tested consumer functions, and 66% of the business operations.</p>
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<p><strong>Differences Were Small</strong></p>
<p>But no matter which operating system came out on top, the differences were small in virtually every case, said Principled Technologies. The total difference between XP and Vista SP1 in the 31 consumer tasks, for instance, was less than 5 seconds; of the 64 chores in the business scenario, 60 sported a difference of under half a second.</p>
<p>&#8220;Overall, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP performed comparably on most test operations,&#8221; Principled Technologies concluded in its report.</p>
<p>The tests were run on four systems &#8212; two notebooks, two desktops &#8212; from Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Toshiba Corp.</p>
<p>A fifth system, another HP desktop, was omitted from the aggregate results because it, &#8220;produced unacceptably high variability in its test results,&#8221; according to Principled. Interestingly, that system showed XP was faster than Vista SP1 in more chores than any of the other test machines. In the consumer test set, for example, XP was faster than Vista SP1 in 74% of the operations immediately after a reboot of the discarded HP.</p>
<p>Windows XP performed much poorer on the dropped HP in the business tests; it was faster than Vista SP1 only 31% of the time, lower than the average of the other four PCs. But when it came out of standby, XP beat Vista SP1 in 53% of the business-oriented jobs, a higher percentage than the other machines.</p>
<p>That, among other things, touched some nerves. Several users commenting on Microsoft&#8217;s official Vista blog &#8211; where mention was made of the tests &#8211; took exception to Principled&#8217;s conclusion that Vista SP1 and XP produced comparable results.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hard to believe when every other review site on the planet shows pretty much hands down [Vista] is slower on similar hardware,&#8221; said a user identified as Ceinach. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t even think this was a point of argument anymore. This statement is fairly stunning&#8230;. It&#8217;s like Microsoft is claiming the earth is still flat.&#8221;</p>
<p>Computerworld&#8217;s own tests, for instance, showed that file copying &#8212; a function Microsoft has said it spent considerable effort improving in SP1 &#8212; remained much slower on Vista than on Windows XP.</p>
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<p><strong>SP1 Doesn&#8217;t Give Much of a Boost</strong></p>
<p>Principled Technologies also put Vista SP1 up against the pre-service pack version of the operating system. When armed with SP1, PCs finished 87% of the consumer chores faster than plain Vista, and wrapped up more of the business operations faster as well. But the speed improvements were meager, said Principled. Most of the business tests were completed just fractions of a second faster by Vista SP1 than by Vista.</p>
<p>&#8220;Overall, Windows Vista SP1 was more responsive than Windows Vista on most comparisons,&#8221; the report stated. &#8220;Performance differences between the two operating systems were typically less than a quarter second.&#8221;</p>
<p>Users noticed that, too. &#8220;All that work on Service Pack 1 and it&#8217;s only a quarter second faster?&#8221; asked a user pegged as &#8220;eponymousnyc.&#8221;</p>
<p>The two reports, one that outlines the consumer tests, the other for the business tests, can be downloaded in PDF format from <a href="http://www.principledtechnologies.com/" target="_blank">Principled Technologies</a> site.</p>
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		<title>A Closer Look at Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Srikanth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Microsoft operating system is improved by the soon-to-arrive service pack, but Windows Vista still is missing some features we&#8217;d like to see.
With dissatisfaction over the Vista operating system persistent, can Microsoft right the OS&#8217;s ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-400" title="winvista" src="http://www.gohacking.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/winvista.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>The Microsoft operating system is improved by the soon-to-arrive service pack, but Windows Vista still is missing some features we&#8217;d like to see.</strong></p>
<p>With <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,137635-page,1-c,vistalonghorn/article.html">dissatisfaction over the Vista operating system persistent</a>, can Microsoft right the OS&#8217;s wrongs with its upcoming Vista service pack?</p>
<p>Microsoft made the latest beta of <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141365/article.html">Vista SP1 available to the public</a> earlier this month, and after informally testing it for a couple of days, I find my PC is working more reliably&#8211;and some tasks especially file copying, take less time. But I was hoping for more out of SP1, such as bigger system performance gains and fixes for Vista annoyances including the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140134/article.html">often-criticized User Account Control feature</a>.</p>
<p>And if you are waiting for major improvements to switch to Vista, you&#8217;d better hope that Microsoft&#8217;s SP1 development team goes into overdrive before the service pack&#8217;s official release and gives you more compelling reasons to make the jump to the OS. Vista undergoes no major overhaul with the SP1 release I looked at.</p>
<p>By the way, Microsoft has said SP1 will ship sometime in the first quarter; sources recently said <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141705-c,vistalonghorn/article.html">SP1 would appear in the next few weeks</a>.</p>
<p>Key features in Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh (the downloadable beta&#8217;s official name) include improved reliability, security, and performance. In its description of SP1, Microsoft notes many tweaks are buried deep in the shell of the OS and include hard-to-quantify improvements&#8211;for example, support for a couple of emerging standards&#8211;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Firmware_Interface" target="_blank">Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_File_Allocation_Table" target="_blank">Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT)</a> &#8212; and better compatibility with third-party software and PC peripherals.<br />
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<strong>SP1 Boosts Reliability, Security, and Performance</strong></p>
<p>On the reliability front, Microsoft says SP1 reduces the time it takes to boot and power down a Vista PC as well as the time it takes a PC to wake from hibernation mode, or to snap back after a photo screen saver has been running. Also fixed is the occasional 10-second delay between pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL at boot up and the appearance of the password prompt.</p>
<p>Other fixes address the mysterious problem of how browsing network files eats up more network bandwidth than expected, compared to earlier version of Windows.<br />
And lastly, Microsoft says it has devoted considerable effort to improving file and folder management. SP1 claims to cut the time it takes to extract files to and from a compressed (zipped) folder &#8211; but won&#8217;t say by how much.</p>
<p>However Microsoft does make some specific claims about performance gains. It says the service pack reduces by 45 percent the time it takes to copy files from a remote non-Windows Vista system to a SP1 system. A 50 percent gain is seen, Microsoft says, when copying files from a remote SP1 system over a LAN to a local SP1 system.</p>
<p>Microsoft&#8217;s TechNet has a full list of <a href="http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/005f921e-f706-401e-abb5-eec42ea0a03e1033.mspx" target="_blank">notable changes in Windows Vista SP1</a>.</p>
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		<title>Alienware Curved Monitors-The Next Technology?</title>
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A resolution of 2880&#215;900. Dimensions equivalent to two 24&#8243; widescreen monitors standing end-to-end. DLP rear projection on a curved screen, with OLED illumination. An insignificant .02ms response time.
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<p>A resolution of 2880&#215;900. Dimensions equivalent to two 24&#8243; widescreen monitors standing end-to-end. DLP rear projection on a curved screen, with OLED illumination. An insignificant .02ms response time.</p>
<p>Alienware&#8217;s new curved monitor caused quite a stir when it was revealed here at CES. It seemed like the natural evolution of monitor technology had finally arrived. After all, the human eye is curved, so why shouldn&#8217;t our monitors curve too? What a great idea.</p>
<p>So is it that great? Well, it&#8217;s as quick as curved. Not that any of that means much right now, because this monitor has major problems.</p>
<p align="left">One of the more intriguing technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held this week is a 42-inch-long, curved monitor. Made by Alienware, the monitor is supposed to simulate peripheral vision. The sci-fi-like screen is aimed at gamers for a more immersive experience, although it might not be as suitable for design or text work.</p>
<p align="left">If 42 inches is still not big enough for you, it&#8217;s possible to put two of these monitors side-by-side for a dual monitor configuration.</p>
<p align="left"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-434" title="curvedmonitors2" src="http://www.gohacking.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/curvedmonitors2-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" />Another issue is the image quality. While the picture seemed sharp, it lacked color depth, appearing altogether faded. And ultimately, I care far more about image quality than the shape of the box.</p>
<p align="left">CES was dominated by another display technology&#8211;3D glasses. Yes, the technology that has moved from gimmick to money-maker in the movie industry is still being pushed on the PC. And though it has progressed since the 90s, 3D gaming monitors and glasses still haven&#8217;t gotten to the point of usefulness. Every pair I tried left me disappointed and cross-eyed.</p>
<p align="left">In the same way, I&#8217;m not sure this monitor is ready. It will surely be too expensive to even contemplate, requiring an even costlier PC to run a game at such a massive resolution. Beyond the obvious flaws that need to be addressed, it&#8217;s just plain bulky&#8211;and while I wouldn&#8217;t place the curving monitor into the realm of pure gimmick, in person, it only really qualifies as &#8220;neat.&#8221;</p>
<p align="left">If you want one anyway, I can&#8217;t blame you. My shelves are full of neat, expensive, and obsolete technology too. Keep your eyes open late into this year.</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Next after Windows Vista?</title>
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Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb, then Vienna) is a future version of Microsoft Windows. It is expected to be the successor to Windows Vista. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>It&#8217;s Windows Vienna</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-486 aligncenter" title="windows-7" src="http://www.gohacking.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/windows-7-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></p>
<p>Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb, then Vienna) is a future version of Microsoft Windows. It is expected to be the successor to Windows Vista. </p>
<p>Microsoft has confirmed that the planned development time frame is at least three years, putting the release date around 2010. On July 20, 2007, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 7 is &#8220;the internal name for the next version of the Windows Client OS&#8221;.</p>
<p>Microsoft has refrained from discussing the details about Windows 7 publicly as they focus on the release and marketing of Windows Vista,though some early details of various core operating system features have emerged at developer conferences such as <a title="Windows Hardware Engineering Conference" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Hardware_Engineering_Conference">Windows Hardware Engineering Conference</a> in 2006.</p>
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<p>On February 9, 2007, Microsoft&#8217;s Ben Fathi claimed that the focus on the operating system was still being worked out, and could merely hint at some possibilities: “We&#8217;re going to look at a fundamental piece of enabling technology. Maybe it&#8217;s hypervisors. I don&#8217;t know what it is&#8221; [...] Maybe it&#8217;s a new user interface paradigm for consumers&#8221;.</p>
<p>Bill Gates, in an interview with Newsweek, also suggested that the next version of Windows would &#8220;be more user-centric.&#8221; When asked to clarify what he meant, Gates said: &#8221; That means that right now when you move from one PC to another, you&#8217;ve got to install apps on each one, do upgrades on each one. Moving information between them is very painful. We can use Live Services to know what you&#8217;re interested in. So even if you drop by a [public] kiosk or somebody else&#8217;s PC, we can bring down your home page, your files, your fonts, your favorites and those things. So that&#8217;s kind of the user-centric thing that Live Services can enable. [Also,] in Vista, things got a lot better with [digital] ink and speech, but by the next release there will be a much bigger bet. Students won&#8217;t need textbooks; they can just use these tablet devices. Parallel computing is pretty important for the next release. We&#8217;ll make it so that a lot of the high-level graphics will be just built into the operating system. So we&#8217;ve got a pretty good outline&#8221;. </p>
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<p><strong>Other features</strong></p>
<p>Another feature mentioned by Bill Gates is &#8220;a pervasive typing line that will recognize the sentence that [the user is] typing in.&#8221; The implications of this could be as simple as a &#8220;complete as you type&#8221; function as found in most modern search engines, (e.g. Google Suggest) or as complex as being able to give verbal commands to the PC without any concern for syntax.</p>
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<p><strong>Availability</strong></p>
<p>The client versions of Windows 7 will ship in both <strong>32-bit</strong> and <strong>64-bit</strong> versions. Server versions of Windows 7, however, will be exclusively 64-bit.</p>
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