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Change Windows 7 desktop icon size

Posted by Unknown Kamis, 31 Januari 2013 0 komentar

I noticed someone's Windows 7 desktop had huge icons! I wondered how they did that. When I asked they said it was by accident and they didn't remember how.

To reset your desktop icons right click on your desktop

Click View

...and select the size of icon you want: Large, Medium or Small.

Also, you can press Ctrl and move the mouse wheel to increase/decrease the size of your icons! This must've been how the accident happened.

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Create a self-extracting archive exe PART 2

Posted by Unknown Minggu, 27 Januari 2013 0 komentar

Introduction

A self-extracting archive is a zip or similar compressed file that has been turned into an exe (executable). The advantage of this is that the recipient of the file only has to double click the exe and it will do everything automatically. The two actions it would usually perform are:

To run one of the extracted files (to install a program for example)
To extract the files from the compressed archive file (.zip or similar)

Previously in PART 1 I explained how to create an exe file that when run, would extract files and execute a program.

Here I'll explain how to make a self-extracting archive that prompts the user to extract files to a location on their hard disk. The instructions are very similar, there are just a few differences and most importantly the configuration file used is different.

Download
If you've not done it already, download and install 7-Zip for Windows. You can find it here: http://www.7-zip.org/

Also, look on the Downloads page for '7z Library, SFXs for installers, Plugin for FAR Manager' - click to download the 7zXXX_extra.7z file.

Instructions

The 7zXXX_extra.7z is a compressed archive file, like a zip file but in the native 7-Zip format. Extract 7zSD.sfx from the 7zXXX_extra.7z file.

Make a new folder for your project. By 'project' I mean that if you plan to make a self-extracting archive you normally would already have some files you want to include in the archive. It makes sense to put them in a single folder. Also, you can reuse this folder if you update your files at a later stage. For the purposes of this example we'll call our project folder MyProject, but yours could be called anything.

Copy the 7zSD.sfx into the folder MyProject.

Now we have to make two files. The first is a configuration file. It determines how the self-extracting exe will work. This configuration file can have any name but to make life easy I recommend you call it '7config.txt'.

Open Notepad

Type the following:

;!@Install@!UTF-8!
GUIFlags="8+64+4096"
BeginPrompt=" "
ExtractPathText="Extract to:"
InstallPath="C:\\MyFiles"
FinishMessage="Finished"
;!@InstallEnd@!

Save the file as 7config.txt to the MyProject folder you created before.

To create the self-extracting exe we will need to type a command at the command prompt (CMD). But why do that each time? What we can do is make a command file and just edit/run that file when you want to make your self-extracting exe. You'll see what I mean soon.

Open Notepad

Type the following:

@echo off
copy /b 7zSD.sfx + 7config.txt + Install_MyFiles.7z Install_MyFiles.exe
echo.
pause

Save the file as 7makeEXE.cmd to the MyProject folder you created earlier.

Now inside your MyProject folder you should have the following files:

7zSD.sfx
7config.txt
7makeEXE.cmd

Now all we need are the files you want to include in the installation package itself. These files should be compressed into a single .7z file. Do not make a .zip file, use 7-Zip's native .7z format.

Save the .7z file in the MyProject folder. Name the .7z file as Extract_MyFiles.7z (or whatever you have used in your 7makeEXE.cmd file).

Use
Double click the Extract_MyFiles.exe and you'll see a prompt:

It prompts the user to extract the files to a drive and folder. Look back at the 7config.txt we made earlier, you'll see how you can customise this window. The user also has the freedom to click the yellow browse button and select a destination folder themselves.

Once the user clicks OK the files are extracted and they'll get this prompt:

This is just a message to say it's finished. I recommend this as it's good confirmation for the user that all the files have been extracted. Again this is customisable from the 7config.txt file.

Customisation

In the 7zXXX_extra.7z file you downloaded before, there is a help file 7zSD_EN.chm - this includes an explanation of all the commands used in the 7config.txt file.

Conclusion
Using this method to create self-extracting archive exe file makes a lot of sense if you create and recreate self-extracting files often. Especially for those deploying files or updating them. Because you only need to recreate your 7z file and double click 7makeEXE.cmd to rebuild the self-extracting exe file. No messing around with lots of Next prompts. Also the 7z format compresses files so small, if you are supplying installation packages over the internet via FTP, this is perfect.

Reference
If you want to learn how to make a self-extracting archive that runs an EXE at the end, perhaps Setup.exe to install a program - see my first article on this subject: Create a self-extracting archive exe PART 1

Other articles on 7-zip:
http://mgxp.blogspot.com/search/label/7-Zip

7-Zip
7-zip.org

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Sizer - change window size to test your website

Posted by Unknown Rabu, 23 Januari 2013 0 komentar

Introduction

If you are creating a web page you may wish to know how it looks on different screen sizes. For example, a web page may look different on a 4:3 ratio 1024x768 screen from how it looks on a 16:9 ratio widescreen 1440x900. This is especially important for usability, to see if your page will scroll or if the whole page will be shown.

Also for testing any software it can be useful to see how a window looks at any resolution. See how your buttons and text boxes resize and stretch. You need to check that your software will look right and work for your users.

Sizer

Sizer is a very small program that let's you set the size of a window. You can set it to any size and also see what size a window is currently.

You can download Sizer from here:

http://www.brianapps.net/sizer/ [23/01/2013]

It's free and a small download.

Once installed it appears on your Taskbar (near the clock) - here's an example of how to use it:

Click to select the window you want to resize
Right click on the Sizer icon on the Taskbar
Select a size

You can also click the Configure Sizer option to add your own sizes.

For more detailed information see the Sizer website:

http://www.brianapps.net/sizer/userguide.html [23/01/2013]

It's a very easy and simple program. That's the key, it does one job and it does it well.

Recommended: 9/10

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Excel 2010 - Format as Table is greyed out

Posted by Unknown Senin, 21 Januari 2013 0 komentar

Today I was sent by e-mail an XLS file but that when I opened it the Conditional Formatting and Format as Table buttons were greyed out. I wanted to use Format as Table so I could more easily

Make sure you save the file as a real Excel 2010 xlsx. But in my case I found my file was 'Shared' and removing the 'Shared' status solved it for me. Here are the two solutions in more detail:

Convert to xlsx
On the top of the Excel window, to the right of the filename, if it says [Compatibility Mode] do the following:
Click File | Info | Convert
Save the file as xlsx (native Excel 2010 format)

Turn off Shared
On the top of the Excel window, to the right of the filename, if it says [Shared] do the following:

Click Review | Share Workbook

Disable (click to remove the tick) 'Allow changes by more than one user at the same time. This also allows workbook merging.'

Click OK

Click Yes

Click Home and you'll see the buttons are now active!

NOTE: You have to make a choice! If you received the file via e-mail then it should not matter that you have turned off Sharing. But if you opened the file from a shared network drive then you will stop it from being shared - other users will not be able to access this file until you've finished with it.

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First Surface With Pro Version Of Windows 8

Posted by Unknown Jumat, 18 Januari 2013 0 komentar

The first Surface with Pro version of Windows 8 are ready. The new 'tablets' and have left the production line and will be available to users in the coming weeks.

Thus, it seems that Microsoft is going to fulfill its Surface calendar 2013.
The range of 'tablets' Surface is the big bet for Microsoft to promote its new operating system in the field of 'tablets'.

The company has already launched in several markets, not in Spain, the first models that incorporate Windows RT. However, by the time nothing was known about the Pro version of Surface.
These models incorporate boast more power and performance. So far Microsoft had no advance details about the release of these terminals. However, as reported in the Microsoft Surface product manager, Panos Panay, has ensured that the Surface Pro are just around the corner.
Through his Twitter account, Panay confirmed Tuesday that the Pro Surfaces were coming off the production line and, therefore, will be available to users in the coming weeks.
Microsoft expects the arrival of Surface Pro is the device that gets off on the market do its 'tablets'. This week one of the UBS analysts said that sales of 'tablet' in the fourth quarter of 2012 were well below the estimate. Specifically, the company had only managed to sell one million units of its 'tablet' with Windows RT.
This data is not encouraging, especially when compared with estimated sales of Surface great rival, the iPad. Specifically, it appears that Apple has sold 20 million different models of 'tablet', which remains the market leader. Thus, the Cupertino continue well ahead of Microsoft in this market.
The explanation of the low volume of sales is based on two aspects. The first is the limited initial sales campaign developed by Microsoft.

The company has been limited to a few points marketing your 'tablet', which for example has not come to Spain. Second, the delay of Windows 8 Pro version has also been a factor that has limited the sale.

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Asus Padfone Want To Make A Windows

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Asus Padfone Want To Make A Windows: Asus and Microsoft are in talks for the Taiwanese manufacturer to create smartphones with the company's operating system.

Inside the Asus interest would also be the possibility of creating a version of its Padfone with Windows 8.

Asus has managed to carve a niche in the catalog of interesting mobile device manufacturers.

The company has signed important agreements with companies like Google, to who makes the successful Nexus 7. In addition, Asus has some devices that excel in quality, among which shines the Padfone.

More than one device, the Padfone is a concept. The idea is to have a 'smartphone' powerful you can become a 'tablet' as required. For this, the Padfone has a phone and a stand with screen size and 'tablet', which is activated when the 'smartphone'.

The idea that Asus has served to have an almost unique device that has managed to differentiate the company.

However, it seems that Asus has not triumphed in the U.S. and is considering an alliance with Microsoft for this. Until now, models of smartphones and Asus Padfone with Android have been released, though that could change.

The Taiwanese company is negotiating with the ability to launch Microsoft mobile devices with Windows 8 and special sense for Asus would do with a new Padfone.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the companies have held talks to reach a licensing agreement that allows the release of smartphones Asus Windows Phone 8. Thus, Asus would compete with other manufacturers like Nokia, HTC and Samsung, which already have WP8 terminals.

However, a Padfone with Windows 8 is the idea that best fits the desires of Asus. In fact, one of its officers has already confirmed this possibility. "Our concept Padfone, more phone 'tablet', I think it makes sense with Windows 8," said the vice president of mobility Asus, Benson Lin.

In any case, before you see a Windows 8 would launch Padfone smartphones with Windows Phone normal.

The reason could be to start the relationship between the two with the most simple, and then launch a more complex equipment as would be the Padfone.

However, the decision to start with only smartphones could be due to the difficulty of choosing a version of Windows for the Padfone.

Microsoft currently has three main versions of Windows shared kernel. On one side is Windows Phone, for a 'smartphone'. Furthermore is Windows 8, which is divided into RT version basically for 'tablets' and ARM architecture computers, and Windows 8 Pro, and more powerful devices PC.

The problem would be to choose between these versions for the Padfone, a 'smartphone' which becomes 'tablet'.

Faced with this dilemma, the differentiation of versions is blurred by Microsoft, making Windows Phone and Windows RT mix. Thus, Asus could wait to see the future of Windows before launching a terminal as the Padfone, half 'smartphone' and half 'tablet'. Meanwhile, it seems that the company did try her luck with simple phones with Windows Phone.

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Flexible Displays From Samsung

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Flexible Displays From Samsung: One advantage of OLED technology is that it allows much finer screens than the conventional LED.

Samsung has used this feature to further the development of a flexible screens that could revolutionize the industry.

South Korea presented their progress in this field in the CES 2013 held last week in Las Vegas. In one of his press conferences, taught the display, which has a name, Youm, and several concepts and prototypes.

The screen has a negligible thickness and can play with different designs as possible with current technology. An official of Samsung first demoed a functional screen which reproduced Need for Speed Most Wanted.Since this show is quite impressive.

It almost looks staged. Then Samsung showed some design concepts, some more finals as a device in which the screen is folded into the song to show notifications.

Much more surprising are other concepts, like a sort of strip in which a screen is wound. This device has dimensions almost of a pen, but the screen can be unrolled to take the size of a tablet.

Fold looks like a mobile phone, but inside is a folded OLED screen. Once opened, the screen dimensions are doubled to facilitate the consumption of certain content.

Certainly, an interesting concept, but so far away. However, Samsung seems unwilling to give ground on innovation not to abandon the privileged position that is gaining in the field of mobility.

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Lenovo Announces New Thinkpad X131e Chromebook

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Lenovo Announces New Thinkpad X131e Chromebook: Lenovo has decided to bet on Google's operating system and launch a new laptop, Thinkpad X131e Chromebook.

This is a team designed for education, which has a 11.6-inch display and an Intel Celeron processor. Its starting price for the United States is $ 459 (345.7 EUR).
Chrome OS continues to gain supporters while Google continues to develop. Google's operating system is based on the users' computers do not have to run the processes and applications, but access to them via the Internet.

Several manufacturers like Samsung and Asus have already relied on this concept and presented models of laptops with the system, called Chromebooks.
The last to go for Chrome OS is Lenovo, a traditional ally of Microsoft and its Windows system. The Chinese company has decided to launch a model with the Google system, which is a version almost identical in design to other model available with Windows. Thinkpad X131e is the Chromebook, which appears on the website of Google Chromebooks.
The device features Chrome OS operating system, so you do not need art specifications to deliver high performance. In this case the team has 11.3 inch screen, Intel Celeron processor and 16 GB of physical storage capacity.

In addition, the Thinkpad X131e Chromebook has a range of up to 6.5 hours, with possibilities of Wi-Fi, high definition camera, two USB 3.0 ports and an HDMI port.
The Thinkpad X131e Chromebook is directly aimed at the education market, as pointed out in the presentation of the terminal.

In this regard, it has strengthened its design to be tough and we have used a rubber casing to protect your computer against bumps.
As the price and availability, it seems that for now will be sold only in the United States, since the site does not appear Chroomebooks for Spain. Its price is $ 459, which includes $ 30 for support and configuration services.

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Intel Negotiates To Launch In Spain

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Intel Negotiates With Manufacturers And Mobile Operators To Launch In Spain: Intel is in talks with manufacturers, telecom operators and 'retail' for the launch in Spain of mobile devices with processors of the company.
"We have concrete plans for Spain and, in this sense, we keep conversations with manufacturers, operators and channel. There is no reason that is not possible the launch in Spain of mobile with our technology," he clarified Mateos.
The manager explained that in Europe Intel phones are "working very well". For example, in Austria the ZTE mobile technology from U.S. manufacturer "is the best selling". Also, Orange sells 'San Diego', a mobile 'white label' equipped with Intel technology, both in France and in the UK.
Mateos has indicated that the company is working in the mobility environment, in addition to smartphones, tablets. So far, Intel has launched tablets running Windows 8, but "soon" begin working with Android, he said.

POOP Ultrabook

The management has indicated that, despite the fall in portable consumer segment, the average prices of the devices are rising, thanks to the fall of the 'Netbook', who are displaced by tablets, whose costs are higher.

In addition, the management has indicated that both the company and the industry are working on the segment of 'Ultrabook', which accounts for 5% of the units sold in portable and whose average price is around 800 euros.
Mateos has also pointed out that in the month of November the 'Ultrabooks' have represented more than 20% of high-end notebooks.

"Strong year" despite declines

In relation to the overall results of the company, as Intel does not break down by country, the management has indicated that 2012 has been "solid" given the technological transition that is living and the market situation.

In this sense, the U.S. manufacturer reported net income in 2012 of U.S. $ 11.005 million (8270 million), representing a decrease of 15% over the previous year, reported the multinational.
Meanwhile, the turnover of the company stood at U.S. $ 53.341 million (40.075 million euros), 1.2% below the figure for 2011.

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China Plans To Launch 20 Spacecraft In 2013

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China has announced its spatial plan for 2013, which is intended to put into orbit a dozen space vehicles, including manned spacecraft Shenzhou-10.

China plans to launch 20 spacecraft in 2013

As reported by the Corporation China Aerospace Science and Technology told Xinhua, currently in Earth orbit devices operate over 200 launches as China, representing one-fifth of all space bodies in the world.China has indicated that 2013 will prove to be the Chinese space station, Tiangong 1, with the arrival of three new astronauts to the module.

This time the mission the crew will perform a manual coupling between the space station and Shenzhou-10 in the traveling.The Eastern country in 2011 had already tested the coupling of another ship, in this case the Shenzhou-8, the Tiangong-1 module, but automatically, as it was not a manned spacecraft. It was the first coupling of this type in the country's history.

In fact, China became the third country after Russia and the United States, to conduct a two-orbital coupling automatic space vehicles.It is hoped that the arrival of Chinese astronauts to space occurs in June, becoming the fourth manned mission holding the country and the second in which a woman involved.After the trips made in 2003 and 2005 and a spacewalk in 2008, in June 2012, astronauts Liu Yang, Liu and Wang Jing Haipeng, all pilots Chinese armed forces, successfully completed the Shenzhou mission in September, ten days in space, where astronauts conducted scientific experiments and technical tests on Tiangong 1.The goal of the Chinese space program is to turn the module on a space station by 2020 and, as indicated by CASC, in the coming years will continue performing tests to verify proper operation.

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66% Of The CEOs Worldwide In Internet

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66% Of The CEOs Of Large Companies Worldwide In Internet: 66 percent of CEOs of large global companies are present on the Internet through the company's Web site, video and social networks, up from 36 percent in 2010.

According to the study, the rapid growth between 2010 and 2012 of the CEOs in the network comes mainly from its participation in the company's Web site, from 32 percent to 50 percent, and in this video, 18 percent 40 percent.

Specifically, 50 percent of CEOs visible on their company websites usually appear in the main pages and tabs or links, for example, letters, photographs and videos.

"The use of the company's Web to add information on the CEO is a first step in the socialization of this and is the basis of sociability in some global markets," said the agency.

As for social networks, these managers have increased their presence only through these forums, from 16 percent in 2010 to 18 percent in 2012.

For the creative director of Weber Shandwick Digital practice, James Warren, while public use of social networks by CEOs has grown considerably, the overall increase sociability of these indicate the likelihood that the networks are monitored as social tool 'business intelligence' and use this knowledge in other sector of its activities outside the networks.

FAKE PROFILES

In this regard, the agency has indicated that deserves special attention "false profiles" of CEOs in social networks.

Approximately one third of CEOs have their names attached to these accounts, with profiles containing inaccurate or false information about companies and executives or, in some cases, several false accounts of the same CEO.

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Strange Planet With A Radius Of Proportion

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Detected A Strange Planet With A Radius Of Proportion To Its Mass: An international team of scientists, including researchers are from the National University of Distance Education and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, has discovered a planet outside our solar system that has features " unusual ".

As explained by experts, has a radius of proportion to its mass does not follow the current theories of planet formation."It is a special planet because it has a very large radius, given its mass and age, and according to current theories of planet formation," said researcher Luis Sarro UNED Baro, who pointed out that these theories predict that radii of the newly formed planets decrease with the passage of time as they radiate its internal energy.So, if you consider that the discovered exoplanet and its parent star formed 600 million years ago, the body should be sized 20 percent higher than that of Jupiter and not 50 percent, as shown.To perform this finding, published in 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society', astronomers have worked with the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope located in Hawaii and have used infrared photometry techniques.The infrared photometry used by scientists is a common technique to detect planets in direct images, but not to find them through their transits or eclipses.

By measuring the brightness of hundreds of thousands of stars in the same region of sky over time, can detect bodies in orbit around them if the motion is such that, at some point, the planet passes in front, an eclipse occurs and decreases the apparent brightness of the star.With this technique has been shown that the exoplanet is a gaseous body, known as 'hot Jupiters', because it shares the characteristics of the gas giant, but orbits its star (WTS-1) at a distance much less than that This makes the Sun"For comparison, the Earth is one astronomical unit away from its star, Jupiter is 5.2 astronomical units and WTS-1b, only 47 thousandths of astronomical unit (0.047) of yours," he explained astrophysicist.Four times the gas giantThe exoplanet's radius is 1.5 times the mass of Jupiter and its four times higher. It is located in the disk of the Milky Way, 10,400 light years away from the Earth. Meanwhile, the star has a radius about 15 percent higher than the Sun and its temperature is higher.Another common feature of exoplanet-any 'Jupiter caliente'-is believed to not be created in the same location where you are now, but much farther from their star and subsequently moved to the current position.The closeness between the two bodies WTS-1b places away from the habitable zone but that does not necessarily mean that it can not accommodate lifestyles. "On Earth, life exists in places such adverse conditions as Rio Tinto, Antarctica or ocean vents, and that years ago was unthinkable," he pointed Sarro.

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Megaupload New Service 'Mega' offer 50 GB' Free

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Mega Offer 50 GB Of Free Storage To Users: Kim Dotcom has announced on his Twitter account the final details of its new online storage service, Mega.

Megaupload New Service 'Mega' offer 50 GB' Free

The founder has said that service users can have up to 50 GB of free storage per account.

The founder of Megaupload old announced last October its new project, Mega, an online service whose main purpose is very similar to Megaupload disappeared.

In this way, users can upload, share and download files safely so that, this time, the service can not be blocked by breaking the law.

Over the last few months have been learning more and more about the features of this new service. Dotcom has used his Twitter account to show her new things like download accelerator, which ensures that ensure maximum speeds in the service.

This time, Kim Dotcom has released a new 'tweet' commenting further progress in its new tool, which will provide 50 GB of storage for free to users, which together with the maximum download speed, Mega promises to make one of the largest storage services available online.

The announcement has been welcomed on the Web, obtaining a rapid dissemination of Kim Dotcom followers on Twitter, more and more eager to inaugurate the service at the next anniversary of the closing of Megaupload, on January 19.

Furthermore, Dotcom once again commented that for the moment his former service users can not retrieve their documents stored, pending a court decision.

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Prepare Samsung Galaxy Note 6.3 inch?

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Prepare Samsung Galaxy Note 6.3 inch?: Samsung reportedly plans to overhaul the look phablet latest Galaxy Note with a larger screen.

South Korea Daily, Korea Times, reported that the Galaxy Note 3 will have a screen measuring 6.3 inches.

The world's leading smartphone manufacturer will use the jumbo besutannya to introduce the latest generation eight-core Exynos processor Octa at the end of this year.

Samsung's new processor will provide more power, given a screen size of the Galaxy Note 3 more jumbo than its predecessor.

In addition, the battery power will also be better.

The report also revealed the Korea Times, Samsung offers products besutannya for smartphone manufacturers in China as a way to reduce dependence on Apple.

The company offers cooperation to companies such as Huawei and ZTE have started to make progress in the west.

"We have introduced Ecynos 5 Octa China to attract clients and varying our client base in China with better price and a commitment," said a senior Samsung official at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

Meanwhile, a senior Huawei do not want to be named said the company was currently in talks with Samsung. "Yes, we were approached by Samsung.

If the company offers favorable conditions, there is no reason to deny a new business," he said.

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Greedy Data More Than Smartphone Tablet

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Greedy Data More Than Smartphone Tablet: Increasingly fueled consumption data along with the growth of smartphones and tablet users.

But for the first time, beating smartphone tablet in terms of data consumption.

Quoted from Mashable, it is revealed in a new study by mobile research firm, Arieso.

The current smartphone users are consistently consume more mobile data than users of tablets.

Of the many smartphones, users of the iPhone 5 is the most "hungry" data.

IPhone users consume data 5 reported 50 percent more than the iPhone 4S and four times more than the iPhone 3GS.

"Overall, consumption and skyrocketing mobile data driven by new devices that have more content. Users extreme begin moving into the new LTE network," said the study's release.

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Prepare BPPT Website Information Flood Detection

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Prepare BPPT Website Information Flood Detection: Rainy season happened the last few weeks, resulting in seasonal flooding is also occurring in some streets of Jakarta.

It is considered to be his full attention, both for the community and the government of Jakarta.

Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) have attempted to enlighten the public, through the early flood detection. According Trihandoko Seto, Head of Assessment & Application of Technology Making Rain.

"In BPPT, we have the technology, starting early flood detection, not warning," said Seto. He explains, BPPT also have technology such as weather radar, rain gauges and river height gauges.

In addition, it also provides weather modification technology. Weather modification can be used as steps for intensity and discharge excess water. Thus, the method could be used as a way to reduce flood in Jakarta.

He further said that weather modification is supported by the Agency for Disaster Management will be implemented starting January 21, 2013.

"Early detection of flooding also delivered not only on the website, but also broadcast to social media," he said.

If the water level in the dam Katulampa eg rising, then it could be a sign that the flood will arrive in Jakarta. Thus, at least some time before people are able to find out through the website.

According to Seto, the topography of Bogor has a high rainfall. However, somehow the water will flow from upstream to downstream, including through the Jakarta area.

"Jakarta's Ciliwung river there. Was its coverage includes Jakarta, Bekasi, Jakarta and Bogor. Nevertheless, the rain did not recognize the province," he explained.

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Holiday, the British Ogah Facebook Access

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Holiday, the British Ogah Facebook Access: Although Facebook still get significant user growth in Brazil or India. But the social network must be willing to lose Penggunanaya in England.

In Social-bakers report, they found that social networking sites have not break the one billion active users.

In fact, Facebook has long announced that the achievement rate.

Decline in active users Facebook is due to the characteristics of the majority of British people do not access the Internet over the holidays.

Beyond that, these figures show that the site made by Mark Zuckerberg was not able to push to increase the number of active users in popular countries.

Meanwhile, through social networking distribution maps are released twice a year. Facebook leads in 127 of the 137 countries.

Armenia, Latvia, Kygyzstan, and Vietnam is the country among the 10 countries that are dominated by social jejering.

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Skype Present on Xbox Newest

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Skype Present on Xbox Newest: The new console Xbox rumored to be integrated with the Skype application.

This application will displace the voice dialing feature found on Xbox Live on a console before.

CVG citing sources nearby, Skype will serve as a basic communication service next generation Xbox console. "You may see voice and video features," the source said. Similarly, reported by Digital Spy.

Skype officially annexed by Microsoft in 2011 and then with the dowry USD8, 5 billion.

Not long ago, in order to focus on developing applications, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger will close later in March and automatically lead users to use Skype.

Previous reports said the successor to the Xbox 360 console comes with a carrying two CPUs, each for games and run multimedia applications.

Then Microsoft reportedly pinned kinect 2.0, 3D technology, and Xbox TV.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has yet to officially announce their new console. Reportedly console will be showcased at the E3 event next June in Las Vegas, United States (U.S.).

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The ESA will work with NASA on the Orion manned mission

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The ESA will work with NASA on the Orion manned mission: NASA and ESA have announced details of their cooperation in manned space flight program Orion, the U.S. space agency wants to accomplish in 2017.

As reported, at a press conference, the Orion spacecraft will have a similar service module storage for vehicles manufactured by the ESA ATV, which will provide power to the propulsion and spacecraft, as well as a load of oxygen, water and other elements of life support to keep astronauts.

The ESA has indicated that the module is a cylinder 2.7 meters long and 4.5 meters in diameter, similar to an ATV, but half as long. In addition, the mission of the ESA in this mission includes improving the configuration of solar panels containing ATV freighters.

The European agency has indicated that the panel will be a little shorter but wider and use gallium arsenide technology to power up to 11 kW, enough to meet the basic needs of a mission like this. The ESA has explained that these solar panels offer a 30 percent efficiency of solar energy conversion, relative to the current solar panels ATV, they get 17%.

Furthermore, to push up through the space Orion, NASA this module will provide an additional motor services, to be recycled to another launcher. This mission was canceled by Obama in 2010 for lack of funds and resumed a year later, so NASA decided to do a mission as 'low cost' possible.

The U.S. space agency has said it wants to make a first unmanned test flight in 2017 with this ship, which means that ESA will have to deliver the module in 2016. "This is a short term, but the people behind ATV have become accustomed to the delivery of a new ship in less than 20 months," stated the director of the European Space Agency, Jean Jacques Dordain.

After the test flight, ATV and Orion will head to the moon and then are expected to be the vehicle for man to reach an asteroid step.

Experts have noted that the ESA shall pay to the United States 450 million euros for the use of the International Space Station (ISS) during the period from 2017 to 2020, but this amount is not necessary to pay it in cash and, in fact, NASA have requested assistance from the ESA in this mission to change the lease on the space module.

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This was the first landing in the Outer Solar System

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This was the first landing in the Outer Solar System: On January 14, they met eight years since the ESA's Huygens probe bounced, slid and stumbled to a stop on the surface of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.

Will go down in history as the first landing in the outer solar system body.
This animation was created from the data recorded by the Huygens instruments, allowing us to relive this historic moment as if we had been there.
To develop this simulation takes into account the weather on Titan, the position of the sun, the wind, the behavior of the parachute (allowing certain artistic license when perched represent how their strings) and landing dynamics .
Even the stones in the immediate environment of Huygens have been modeled to mimic those that can see in the photograph that sent the probe after landing, and shown at the end of the video.
The animation is divided into four sequences, showing a wide shot of the descent, two close-ups from different angles and ultimately a subjective from the probe itself - the authentic experience of Huygens.
Last year he published the results of a study that revealed that Huygens left a hole about 12 inches deep on impact with the surface of Titan, and then bounced and slid about 30-40 inches on a flat surface.
The probe staggered five times before stopping completely, about 10 seconds after landing - which can be clearly seen in the last two animation sequences.
After impact the probe was enveloped in a cloud of dust 'fluffy' - probably formed by organic aerosols that precipitate from the upper atmosphere of Titan - who was suspended for about four seconds. The ease with which this cloud of dust rose indicates that the ground was dry, suggesting that there had been no precipitation of liquid methane or ethane before the arrival of Huygens.
Huygens separated from the international Cassini spacecraft on Christmas Day of 2004, reaching Titan three weeks later. Cassini has been orbiting Saturn since July 2004, and its operations will continue until 2017.
The Cassini-Huygens is a joint project of NASA, ESA and ASI, the Italian space agency. The laboratory at NASA JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA in Washington.

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