Dec 24

Helpful Tip: Create a Remote Desktop Shortcut

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili, Windows

This article was written on October 31, 2007 by CyberNet.

Remote Desktop ShortcutThe Windows Remote Desktop is a built-in tool that lets you take control of a computer over a network connection. It is useful for accessing computers that are not sitting in front of you, and it’s something that I use quite frequently.

I’m typically connecting to several computers every day using Remote Desktop, and it finally dawned on me that there had to be a better way to do it than pulling up the application every time. I came across a site from Microsoft that details special parameters you can use when creating a Remote Desktop shortcut, and it’s incredibly useful.

The first thing you’ll want to do is create a new shortcut, which can be done by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting New -> Shortcut. Then you’ll be entering in something like this:

mstsc.exe /v:192.168.0.101 /w:800 /h:600

Here’s what the various portions of that mean:

  • mstsc.exe – this is the name of the Remote Desktop application, and is required for the shortcut to work properly.
  • 192.168.0.101 – this is the name or IP address of the computer you want to connect to.
  • 800 – this is the resolution width for the computer that you’re connecting to.
  • 600 – this is the resolution height for the computer that you’re connecting to.

With this information you’re able to create shortcuts for all of the computers you connect to, and when you execute the shortcut it will immediately begin connecting to the computer specified. This can definitely shave precious seconds off of the time it takes to launch Remote Desktop!

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Dec 24

How would you change Nokia’s N8?

Posted in: HowWouldYouChange, HWYC, nokia, smartphone, symbian, Today's Chili

There’s no need to tell you that a lot was (and still is, in a way) riding on Nokia’s N8. It was said to be the outfit’s first dead-serious smartphone to rival the giants of today, and it was also Nokia’s first chance to truly reveal Symbian^3 to the world. We’ve already churned out our two pennies on the matter, but for those of you who bought in, now’s the time to get really real. Are you satisfied with where Nokia’s going with the N8? Do you seriously see a long and lively future when looking at Symbian^3? If someone (read: UPS) accidentally delivered the keys to the Finnish kingdom to you, how would you go about tweaking and / or reshaping the N8? Would you have selected a different operating system? Added a few more hardware buttons? Thrown in a different processor? Made it available on your carrier of choice? Let us know down in comments below, and keep it sensible — it’s Christmas Eve and all.

How would you change Nokia’s N8? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 24

ASUS O!Play Mini player ditches the USB 3.0 but keeps the 1080p

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ASUS O!Play Mini streamer ditches the USB 3.0 but keeps the 1080p

The O!Play HD2 may be the first media device to support USB 3.0, but we’re guessing that hasn’t exactly inspired too many of you to run out and buy the things — assuming you can actually find one for sale. Maybe a slimmer, shapelier form factor would do the trick. That’s the new O!Play Mini, a much more petite entry into the series that makes do with a single USB 2.0 connector along with an SD/MMC/MS/XD card reader up front. Around back are optical audio and an HDMI 1.3 connector, through which it will pump 1080p video and up to 7.1 audio in Dolby Digital AC3, DTS 2.0+, even TrueHD and DTS-HD, plus a variety of other formats. There are also RCA outputs if you prefer your digital steam in audio. File format support looks pretty legendary, including all the usuals plus less commonly supported extensions like MKV, MTS, OGG, and FLAC, even RighTxT subtitles. No word on price or availability yet, but with the HD2 clocking in at $129.99 we wouldn’t be surprised to see this slotting in somewhere under $100.

ASUS O!Play Mini player ditches the USB 3.0 but keeps the 1080p originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 20:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 24

Honda’s fun little hybrid

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CNET Car Tech reviews the 2011 Honda CR-Z.

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Dec 24

Free ZoneAlarm Pro… Today Only!

Posted in: General, Today's Chili

This article was written on November 18, 2008 by CyberNet.

zonealarmFor today only you can grab the ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall for the low low price of FREE ($40 value)! Check Point software has previously released some of their software for free for a limited period of time, but the reason they are doing their flagship product is to help celebrate their 15th anniversary. You can grab your free one-year subscription from here.

Here are some of the benefits you get by using ZoneAlarm Pro:

  • Firewall: inbound and outbound protection, full stealth mode, and disable malicious programs
  • Anti-spyware: blocks spyware infested sites, kernel-level spyware prevention, and hourly updates
  • ID Theft Protection: daily credit monitoring, fraud alerts, and ID protection
  • And More: operating system firewall, wireless protection, and privacy protection

If this sounds like something you want go ahead and grab it for free while you can. Just remember, you only get a one-year subscription with this.

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Dec 24

T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot shows up in FCC courtesy of ZTE

Posted in: 4G, hotspot, hspa, mobile hotspot, MobileHotspot, t-mobile, Today's Chili, wifi

Remember those rumors earlier this week that T-Mobile was finally getting ready to launch a mobile hotspot or two? Seeing how Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint have all done it, it certainly makes sense — especially with this newfangled 21Mbps HSPA+ network T-Mobile’s got going on — and sure enough, we’ve now got concrete evidence of a unit in the FCC’s database. The MF61 from Chinese manufacturer ZTE is pretty clearly labeled “T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot” inside… so yeah, there’s your smoking gun. Confidentiality prevents us from seeing the user’s manual or a photo of the thing, but from what little we can see, looks like we’ll end up with a rounded unit not unlike the variant of the Novatel MiFi on AT&T and a number of European carriers. Really, though, doesn’t matter what it looks like — as long as it fits in a pocket and blasts high-speed data to a handful of WiFi connected devices of our choosing, that’s all we need.

T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot shows up in FCC courtesy of ZTE originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 24

HTC 7 Pro shows up on O2 Germany’s site, promises January launch

Posted in: germany, HTC, Microsoft, o2, Today's Chili, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone7, Wp7

HTC had pegged “early next year” for the 7 Pro’s launch in Europe, and when you think about it, January is just about as “early” as you can get. O2’s boys and girls in Germany have thrown up a teaser page for the QWERTY-equipped Windows Phone 7 handset, saying it’s expected to be available next month — a promising sign, indeed. Granted, launch dates can always slip, but considering how desperately the world needs some more landscape QWERTY options for WP7, we’d bet it’s one of HTC’s top priorities to get this thing pushed.

[Thanks, Jens]

HTC 7 Pro shows up on O2 Germany’s site, promises January launch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 24

NVIDIA Admits to Faulty Notebook GPU’s & MCP’s

Posted in: Laptops, Notebooks, processor, Today's Chili

This article was written on July 03, 2008 by CyberNet.

nvidia broken-1.pngNVIDIA announced today that they will be taking a $150 million hit in order to repair faulty graphical processing units (GPU) and media communications processors (MCP). The problem is apparently only an issue in notebooks where the unusually large amounts of concentrated heat causes the chips to fail. Even though NVIDIA has come forward they have yet to say exactly what systems are affected by this issue. The only thing they said in their investor-focused announcement was that it’s their “previous generation” that has the abnormal failure rates:

NVIDIA plans to take a one-time charge from $150 million to $200 million against cost of revenue for the second quarter to cover anticipated warranty, repair, return, replacement and other costs and expenses, arising from a weak die/packaging material set in certain versions of its previous generation GPU and MCP products used in notebook systems. Certain notebook configurations with GPUs and MCPs manufactured with a certain die/packaging material set are failing in the field at higher than normal rates. To date, abnormal failure rates with systems other than certain notebook systems have not been seen.

A quick fix that they are apparently trying to employ on computers with the “defective” chips is to force the fans to turn on earlier by pushing out a driver update. Adrian Kingsley over at ZDNet has thrown out his guess that the Dell m1330′s and m1530′s are among those affected. They are powered by the GeForce 8400M GS, and some have had to get their motherboards replaced due to overheating issues. I actually know someone that purchased a Dell m1530 about two months ago, and after a week of owning the system they had to get their motherboard replaced because the laptop wouldn’t even turn on. Dell didn’t say what the issue was, but they were quick to replace the motherboard without running any diagnostics.

It would be nice if NVIDIA came forward with what chips are affected by the problem, but I don’t think they want to take any more of a loss than they already have. Their stock has already fallen 30% since this morning (now at $12.49), and so they are probably going to do anything they can to keep it from going any lower.

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Dec 24

Skype well on the road to recovery, group video calls restored

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We almost got to see what Christmas was like before Skype, and it wasn’t pleasant. Of course, VOIP and videoconferencing will never replace Grandma Pat’s pizzelles, but the technology sure does make pre-holiday planning a lot easier. For its part, Skype hasn’t gone into too much detail regarding the nature of its most recent outage (something about “mega-supernodes”), although as of this writing group video calling appears to be back and CEO Tony Bates has announced that customers will be compensated for the interruption of service with free and pay-as-you-go customers receiving credit for a free 30-minute SkypeOut call to landlines, while paid subscribers will get a free week of service. Keep an eye out on the Skype Blog for further updates, and we’ll keep our fingers crossed that this year we won’t have to learn what New Year’s Eve is like without Chatroulette. As for Skype itself, with the way they’ve been courting enterprise customers they’ll just be happy if this doesn’t do too much damage to their impending IPO.

Skype well on the road to recovery, group video calls restored originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 24

dSLR Christmas tree sure to capture Santa Claus

Posted in: Today's Chili

Some guys with lots of gear fashion a Christmas tree out of dSLR cameras and big lenses.

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