Psystar said on Thursday that its Rebel EFI suite is available for download from its Web site. The software will allow anyone to install any modern operating system on their computer, including Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
According to the company, the software is compatible with the Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or machines running the Xeon Nehalem CPU.
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Now, with the new version of Google Earth, people can see within a few hours what it has taken me a lifetime to understand. Anyone can fly to Hawaii vicariously and see the real Hawaiian islands, not just the mountain tops that poke through the ocean’s surface. You can swim with whales, inspect coral reefs, or see the impacts of destructive fishing. Anyone now can slip into the sea and find hundreds of images of creatures and see them on their own terms, underwater. Now, you can dive to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench, where only two people have ever actually been – in 1960.
Open the "Ocean" folder in the Layers panel to explore the 20 content layers from over 100 partners. Double click on the “Explore the Ocean” layer and it will fly you to my Ocean Overview video and ten focus areas with National Geographic video clips. Other layers include dynamic sea surface temperature, Census of Marine Life data, Marine Protected Areas, shipwrecks, dive and surf sites, Arkive images, Planet Earth footage from the BBC, and much more. You can even visit a 3D model of the undersea laboratory Aquarius and fly to the Titanic and follow the expedition that discovered it.
I find this program extremely usefull for storing todo list and storing passwords for files like rapidshare!!!
With the original idea for this product coming from Apple Mac Stickies, Quik-E Note was designed to quickly store multiple notes in a convenient place (the System Tray). With one mouse-click PC users can hide or display notes, or manage multiple notes with the Quik-E Manager.
Quik-E Note is suited to many a need, whether it be shopping lists, keeping track of passwords, quick reminders, or any other “back-of-an-envelope” note.
Its small and subtle icon in the System Tray ensures not only that Quik-E Note is never in the way, but also that it is always quickly available.
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NoteBurner converts any unprotected music and DRM protected music files (such as M4P, WMA, M4B) to unprotected MP3, WAV, WMA formats with Virtual CD-RW drive. It is a protected audio and music converter tool designed for virtually burning DRM protected music or audio files to a special virtual CD-RW drive where you can easily get plain MP3, WMA or WAV files ready for use on any computers or music devices. This amazing CD burner emulator easily automates the whole workflow for converting protected music or audio files to normal music files: ripping, burning, encoding are within only ONE click. This unique All-in-One feature helps NoteBurner convert any DRM protected WMA, M4P music and M4B, AA, AAC audio books to unprotected MP3, WAV, WMA formats at fast speed and high quality.
Main features of NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter include:
Very easy to use and install; Fast and CD quality
Use internal burning features of iTunes, Media Player, Real Player, Napster to convert any protected or unprotected music to Virtual CD-R.
Converts purchased songs for use with iPod, any other MP3 player, mobile phone or PC
Preserves ID3 tags for artist, album, title names etc.
Batch mode for converting or unprotecting large song collections
Super fast conversion: Only needs 20 seconds for a four minutes song
NoteBurner M4P to MP3 Converter can convert any music files to MP3 files, these music files may include WAV, OGG, WMA, WMV, ASF, ASX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP4, M4A, AAC, MOV, QT, 3GP, and so on.
Requirements for NoteBurner Audio Converter :
The basic requirements for NoteBurner is that you have the ability to burn your purchased music or audio files to a normal CD-R disc on iTunes, Windows Media Player, Real Player or Napster. If you cannot burn your purchased music files to a normal CD-R disc, NoteBurner cannot help you convert any music files. NoteBurner M4P Converter converts any M4P, M4a, WMA music or audio to MP3, WAV, WMA with the following basic requirements:
Windows XP or Windows Vista
256 megabytes (MB) or higher of RAM
1GB of available hard-disk space or higher
XGA (1024×768) or higher resolution monitor
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Now you can quickly and easily add storage space onto your network with a NASLite Network Attached Storage Server Operating System. Provide virtually unlimited networked storage to store, backup and share your valuable data. With a proven track record, the NASLite line of operating systems offers exceptional ease-of-use for the novice while delivering unmatched performance for the hardcore user. Whether taming your colossal digital audio/video collection or simply backing up your office computers, NASLite is the quintessential solution for your networked storage needs.
Over the last week I’ve been writing a series of posts tracking the progress of the Home Server I’ve been building. My original plan was to install Windows Home Server on my $130 home server, but because the WHS trial disc was taking a while to arrive, I thought I’d try installing a cheaper alternative.
I discovered NASLite-2 after about 15 minutes research on Google, and I’m amazed by how much it does for a mere $29.95. Within 15 minutes I had installed NASLite-2 and I now have an amazing NAS server that delivers everything I need for a fration of the cost of WHS.
What is NASLite-2? Well, it’s a Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server Operating System designed to transform a basic computer into a dedicated SMB/CIFS, NFS, AFP, FTP, HTTP and RSYNC file server. It can be booted from a HDD, Flash drive, CD-Rom and other options. This means that files saved on your server can be accessed via just about every method known to man. The software is ultralight, with the ISO only 6.6MB, and can be installed on anything as slow as a 200Mhz Pentium with 64MB of RAM, so that old PC you have lying around could suddenly become useful again.
Installing the HDD version onto my PC was a doddle and only took about 5 mins. Installation requires a monitor and a keyboard, but once finished these can be removed and the server can be managed via telnet. Options available include formating discs, setting free space alerts, monitoring traffic levels etc, with each installed drive having unique settings.
Below are some sample screens from the admin screens, which I have to say are very easy to navigate:
Once you’ve setup your network settings, you literally only need to connect the server to your network and away you go. The network drives appear automatically on each PC connected to your network, with each available drive listed seperately as well as a ‘Shares’ folder that shows all available storage via a single share.
Performance is extremely good. Because NASLite-2 deletes all files on each new disc that is added, I had to spend some time copying all my files onto my server. At one point I had 3 PCs transferring files to the server, and to try and test out the load I was streaming music and DVDs to 4 PCs and 2 consoles at the same time as the incoming transfers. Some of the files stuttered initially but once they got going everything was fine.
I think NASLite-2 is going to be one of the best software purchases I’ve ever made, particularly when running in tandem with my new $130 Home Server. In fact, my new server will actually cost me less because I’ve put my 1TB Lacie drive up for sale on eBay, and I should get around $100 for it!
All I need to do is find a good RAS solution that allows me to access the NAS server over the internet. There are many out there that will let me access one of my PCs, but I need one that will allow me to access the server directly.
