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13 December 2009 Steve Leave a comment
Mobile data synchronization is becoming increasingly important for many people, and various standards have arisen to perform this two-way copying ‘over-the-air’. The most important platforms that can do wireless synchronisation are ActiveSync that is used to communicate with Exchange Server and Research-in-Motion’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). Both solutions require proprietary server-side software from the vendor, therefore limiting the use of PIMs (personal information managers) to either wired synchronization or irritating 3rd-party synchronizers requiring the installation of client software on the PDA.
This is where Open source Z-Push comes in; it is an implementation of Microsoft’s ActiveSync protocol which is used ‘over-the-air’ for multi platform active sync devices, including Windows Mobile and active sync used on Apple’s iPhone, Sony Ericsson and Nokia phones. Open source Z-Push enables any PHP-based groupware package to become fully syncable with any ActiveSync-compliant device.
Being an opensource project under the GPL, it allows developers to add their own backend so that Z-Push can communicate with their groupware solution.
Currently, Z-Push is available with four backends: the IMAP and the maildir backend for e-mail synchronisation, the vCard backend for contact synchronisation and one for the Zarafa package which allows full synchronization of E-mail, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks.
http://z-push.sourceforge.net/soswp/index.php?pages_id=1&t=home

Mobile data synchronization is becoming increasingly important for many people, and various standards have arisen to perform this two-way copying ‘over-the-air’. The most important platforms that can do wireless synchronisation are ActiveSync that is used to communicate with Exchange Server and Research-in-Motion’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). Both solutions require proprietary server-side software from the vendor, therefore limiting the use of PIMs (personal information managers) to either wired synchronization or irritating 3rd-party synchronizers requiring the installation of client software on the PDA.
This is where Open source Z-Push comes in; it is an implementation of Microsoft’s ActiveSync protocol which is used ‘over-the-air’ for multi platform active sync devices, including Windows Mobile and active sync used on Apple’s iPhone, Sony Ericsson and Nokia phones. Open source Z-Push enables any PHP-based groupware package to become fully syncable with any ActiveSync-compliant device.
Being an opensource project under the GPL, it allows developers to add their own backend so that Z-Push can communicate with their groupware solution.
Currently, Z-Push is available with four backends: the IMAP and the maildir backend for e-mail synchronisation, the vCard backend for contact synchronisation and one for the Zarafa package which allows full synchronization of E-mail, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks.

http://z-push.sourceforge.net/soswp/index.php?pages_id=1&t=home

Categories: Personal

BuddyWay – free GPS track maker for mobile

12 December 2009 Steve Leave a comment
BuddyWay is a free GPS track maker for mobile devices that allows you to track any mobile phone or PDA with built-in GPS (or with Bluetooth GPS receiver) in real time. Once you have installed the BuddyWay application on your device, you can track and save your trips, share your trips with friends in real-time, import and visualize your routes on Google Earth, get trip stats (duration, length, altitude etc.), set location-based notification alerts and more.
Features:
•Track any GPS-enabled phone in real-time online.
•Save trips for later reference.
•Share the trips with desired people or keep them private.
•Capture and comment on particular locations of your trip (in real-time) directly from your phone.
•Import and save trips to Google Earth to visualize them in 3D-mode and more.
•View route statistics and charts: route length, route duration, avg. & max. speed, altitude changes, etc.
•Setup alerts on desired regions and get alerted when nearby.
•See the list of supported devices on the website.
•Check out one of the mapped BuddyWat trips here
Check BuddyWay @ www.buddyway.com
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Get notified if your website is down

11 December 2009 Steve Leave a comment

Want to get notified if your website is down ?

Use this website. http://www.wasitup.com/

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Sonitus Mortis – a drum machine software

30 November 2009 Steve Leave a comment

Sonitus Mortis is an easy to use drum machine with tuplet- and multi-sample support. It is aimed at musicians that are into progressive styles of music which require high bpm numbers, lots of tempo changes and odd time signatures (i.e. technical death metal).
Due to its simplicity it is ideal for guitar/bass practice, but thanks to its high quality audio output it can also be used for music production.

Key features:

- Simple user interface inspired by classic MOD trackers
- High quality audio output thanks to BASS audio engine
- Support for WAV, OGG and MP3 samples
- Support for multiple samples per instrument with either random or velocity based sample picking
- Export to WAV at up to 32-bit, 96000 Hz
- Export feature supports timing fluctuations to emulate human imperfections
…and it’s FREEWARE!

Requirements:

- Windows XP or newer
- DirectX compatible Soundcard

DOWNLOAD

Categories: Music, Software

Transform XP to Mac OSX

30 November 2009 Steve 1 comment

There are many transformation tools to convert XP to Mac OSX.

This transformation pack which I found from Deviantart is really a cool one.

Before applying the transformation please make a restore point and then update it.

The filesize is 6 MB.

Mac OSX Leopard X Transformation Pack

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FeedDemon 3.0 For Windows – Best RSS Reader

17 November 2009 Steve Leave a comment

New In FeedDemon 3.0!

  • Google Reader sync – Use FeedDemon at home, at your office, or anywhere you go and keep your feeds, tags and shared items synched between locations.
  • Redesigned UI including new “Subscriptions Home” page with popular videos and articles extracted from your feeds
  • Tagging and tag cloud on Subscriptions Home page.
  • Easy item sharing – let others enjoy your favorite articles with just a click.
  • Enhanced Twitter feed reading with automatic hyperlinks and short URL expansion view.

Bring The Power Of RSS Right To Your Windows Desktop With FeedDemon News Aggregator

  • Get your news and information instantly.
  • Customize the way you read and organize feeds.
  • Download podcasts to your iPod or Windows Media Player.

The easy-to-use interface makes it a snap to stay informed with the latest news and information. You can completely customize the way feeds are organized and displayed. Set up custom news watches based on keywords or use the powerful search to find articles. You can even download podcasts and audio files and have them show up on your portable audio device. The software is pre-configured with dozens of feeds, so you can unleash the power of RSS right away.

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What is Windows prefetch?

28 October 2009 Steve Leave a comment

Prefetch is a feature, introduced in Windows XP, that stores specific data about the applications you run in order to help them start faster. Prefetch is an algorithm that helps anticipate cache misses (times when Windows requests data that isn’t stored in the disk cache), and stores that data on the hard disk for easy retrieval.

This data is located in \Windows\Prefetch, and, as the theory goes, periodically clearing out the data in this folder (say, once a month) will improve performance.  Prefetch files are files with a “PF” extension inside the Prefetch directory:

 

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As new applications are subsequently started, new prefetch data will be created, which may mean slightly reduced performance at first. But with older entries gone, there will be less data to parse, and Windows should be able to locate the data it needs more quickly. Any performance gains you may see will be minor (if you see any at all), but those users wishing to squeeze every last CPU cycle out of their computers will want to try this one.

Note that deleting Prefetch data may increase boot time slightly, but only the next time you boot Windows. Each subsequent boot should proceed normally, since the prefetch data will already be present for the programs Windows loads when it boots.

The Prefetcher’s configuration is stored in the windows Registry at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters.

The EnablePrefetcher value can set to be one of the following:

  • 0 = Disabled
  • 1 = Application launch prefetching enabled
  • 2 = Boot prefetching enabled
  • 3 = Applaunch and Boot enabled (Optimal and Default)

It is a known myth to change the default value to anything other than 3 to speed up performance. If you notice a performance issue caused by an “optimizer” software that changed this registry value to non-3, bring back the original value to 3.

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MessenPass

28 October 2009 Steve Leave a comment

MessenPass is a password recovery tool that reveals the passwords of the following instant messenger applications:

  • MSN Messenger
  • Windows Messenger (In Windows XP)
  • Windows Live Messenger (In Windows XP And Vista)
  • Yahoo Messenger (Versions 5.x and 6.x)
  • Google Talk
  • ICQ Lite 4.x/5.x/2003
  • AOL Instant Messenger v4.6 or below, AIM 6.x, and AIM Pro.
  • Trillian
  • Trillian Astra
  • Miranda
  • GAIM/Pidgin
  • MySpace IM
  • PaltalkScene
  • Digsby

MessenPass can only be used to recover the passwords for the current logged-on user on your local computer, and it only works if you chose the remember your password in one of the above programs. You cannot use this utility for grabbing the passwords of other users.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mspass.html

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10 Ways To Give Gmail More Power

28 October 2009 Steve 2 comments
  • Multiple Inboxes: You can see different sections like starred messages, drafts, unread mails, etc in the Inbox window itself. You can choose which category you want to view. If you want to display starred messages, go to Settings | Multiple Inboxes and in the search query plane type is:starred.
  • Undo Send: You can recall the email which you have sent by mistake/accident. This feature can stop the messages being sent. It lets the users to abort or stop the delivery of any Gmail message within seconds of sending it. To activate go to Gmail account | Settings | Labs and you will find a feature called Undo Send . Now just click on the “Enable” radio button.
  • Docs and Calendar Gadgets: You can easily access Google services like Docs and Calendar in Gmail itself by enabling the Google Docs and Calendar gadgets. They are placed in the left column. You can easily view starred docs, add reminders and so on.
  • Inserting Images: Usually when we want to send images, we’ll send it as an attachment, right ? These attachments are not seen on the email body. Those are old times. You can directly insert the image in the body of the message. To activate, go to your Gmail account, then Settings | Labs | Enable Inserting Images Feature.
  • Tasks: By enabling this feature you can easily list down reminders and tasks without opening another application. To use this feature, click inside the task window and enter your to-do list. You can also create directly from emails also, select the email you want to add and from the More Actions dropdown button, click on Add to tasks to add it to the list.
  • Quick Links : You can quickly access frequently search pages or important messages by this tool. It helps you to add links to any page that you have opened up in Gmail. You just need to click on Add Quick link and type in a name for the page being current viewed. By clicking that link you can directly go to that page.
  • Mouse Gestures : You can quickly navigate Gmail Pages with your mouse using this feature. Right-click and moving to the right will take you to previous pages, moving upwards takes you to the main inbox if you have opened a particular message.
  • Canned Response: You can use this feature for sending the same content to all of your friends. You need to create a template. To do this, click on the Canned responses link in the compose mail window and select New canned Responses, type in a name and select the template you have created. To insert a response, click on the Canned Responses and select the particular template you want to insert from the Insert section.
  • Offline: You can now access Gmail even when you are offline. You can do tasks like sending, reading, labeling, searching and so on. It will synchronize your mails from Gmail server to your computer when you are connected to the net. You need to have Google Gears installed if you are using IE or Firefox. Chrome users no need to install.
  • Search Autocomplete: If you are searching Gmail frequently then this feature will be useful for you. It helps you in searching Gmail faster by providing suggestions as you type. It displays contacts name and also similar phrases.
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    Dropico

    4 October 2009 Steve Leave a comment

    Dropico is a new service that lets you drag & drop pictures from one social media network to another without the need to upload. It can be any picture uploaded to one of these services before: Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Twitpic, Myspace, Photobucket, and Bebo. You can easily copy pictures from friends albums directly to your service account or any other service. Once you opened Dropico system, it enables you to manage all of your albums from a single interface, you can create albums, copy or delete pictures, load your PC files, and import files from Internet addresses. Additionally, Dropico backup all of your files.

    www.wropico.com