Apr 18
The white iPad 2 does something the black version doesn’t: its bezel absorbs light.
Apr 18
CyberNotes: How to Change the Primary Monitor on a Laptop
Posted in: CyberNotes, Software, Tips and Tricks, Today's Chili, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XPThis article was written on June 21, 2007 by CyberNet.
Tutorial Thursday
When hooking my laptop up to an external monitor, the first thing that I like to do is extend my desktop over to that monitor. That way I am able to use my main monitor, but I am also able to utilize the screen on my laptop which practically doubles the amount of screen space I have to work with.
The only problem is that Windows has never let me choose which monitor is the primary one, and by default it always sets my laptop to be the primary display. I don’t like this because I have my main monitor in front of me, and my laptop sits more off to the side. Despite there being an option to choose which monitor is the primary one in the Display Settings, it has always been grayed out for me. After several hours of messing around, I have finally been able to figure out a solution that should work for everyone who has that option grayed out.
On Windows Vista, the grayed out option reads “This is my main monitor” while on XP it says “Use this device as the primary monitor.” The two options mean the same thing, but the wording has been changed in Vista.
The reason that the option is grayed out is because some graphics cards don’t support changing the primary monitor. Well, they do, it just takes a little trickery to get it done. It won’t take you long to do, and doesn’t require you to download any additional tools or hack the registry. I was actually surprised at how easy it is after I figured out how I could get around it:
- Here’s what I’m starting out with: the monitor on my laptop is enabled and my external monitor disabled:
- The first thing you need to do is to enable only the monitor that you want to be the primary one. This is done by pressing the Function (Fn) key on your laptop along with the “F” key that switches the display. There should be either a picture of a monitor on the “F” key or it should say something like “CRT/LCD”. For me the key combination is Fn+F8:
- So right now I have my external monitor enabled, and my laptop screen is off:
- Now I open up the Windows Display Settings, click on the box with the number 2 in it, and choose the “Extend the desktop onto this monitor.” In this case the secondary monitor is your laptop and should be the one disabled:
- Now enjoy the bliss of having the Start Menu in front of you instead of off to the side:
Note: You can also reverse this process to have the Start menu show up on the laptop’s monitor instead of on the external monitor.
The cool thing is that Windows will remember this setting so that every time after setting this up, it will properly designate the primary monitor. As soon as you unplug the external monitor, Windows will then move the Start Menu back to the Laptop just like you would expect it to.
Hopefully this will help someone out there because I spent hours searching the Internet trying to figure it out before finally sitting down and trying to come up with a solution myself.
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Apr 18
Nissan Leaf Nismo RC swaps basic comforts for a carbon fiber body and some racing good looks
Posted in: car, concept, electric, electric car, electric vehicle, ElectricCar, ElectricVehicle, ev, new-york, prototype, Today's Chili
Electric vehicles may have that instant torque thing going for them, but they’re still a bit behind when it comes to giving heart palpitations to those diehard petrolheads. Hoping to change that perception, Nissan is setting up to unveil a brand new concept vehicle, dubbed the Leaf Nismo RC (that stands for Racing Competition, not “radio-controlled”), which strips the one-size-fits-all Leaf down to its constituent elements. The drivetrain is still 100 percent electric, however it’s now powering the rear wheels instead of the front, while things like the rear seats, trunk, audio system, carpeting, and navigation have been completely removed. A carbon fiber chassis helps the Nismo RC keep weight down to 2,068 pounds (938kg), equivalent to just 60 percent of the original Leaf’s heft. Yes, the Leaf is now lighter! In performance terms, you’re looking at a car that can hit 62mph within 6.85 seconds, max out the speedometer at 93mph, and last a terrifying 20 minutes under racing conditions. This prototype vehicle will debut at the upcoming New York Auto Show and will thereafter help Nissan research better aerodynamics and, presumably, slightly better energy efficiency.
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Apr 18
Samsung’s RF4289 WiFi ‘smart fridge’ gets a dumb $3,499 price
Posted in: LCD, samsung, Today's Chili, touchscreen
Samsung’s RF4289 “smart fridge” has just been dated and priced. Remember, this is the WiFi connected refrigerator with LED lighting and 28 cubic feet of storage that we first peeped back at CES in January. And with an 8-inch LCD touchscreen, Samsung provides quick access to “kitchen relevant applications” like Google calendar, Weatherbug forecasts, Epicurious recipes, AP news, Pandora music, and Picasa photos. You can also leave notes for the family or tap out a quick tweet should the compulsion arise. The wireless touchscreen is available on both the RSG309 side-by-side and RF4289 four-door french door models, but only the latter has received an end of May US launch date. Just keep in mind that the suggested $3,499 retail price is exactly $500 more expensive than Samsung’s existing 28 cubic foot french door model, the touchscreen-less RF4287. Instead of shelling out a premium for what amounts to a novelty, maybe you should consider dedicating an entry-level BlackBerry PlayBook to the kitchen or pick up a fridge-friendly iPad 2 instead.
Samsung’s RF4289 WiFi ‘smart fridge’ gets a dumb $3,499 price originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 18
With something like 50 bike races — road and mountain — spread over four days, the Sea Otter Classic has become the unofficial kickoff to the U.S. cycling season. It has also, between the racing and the beer tents, become an important quasi-trade show for the bike industry, with demos, meetings and major product launches. For bike
geeks, no event can match Sea Otter’s mix of racing action and pure gear porn.
Of course, we’re not racing (have we mentioned the beer tents?). We’re prowling the festival grounds in search of product highlights. Here are some of the standouts from our first afternoon at the show, from the likes of Shimano, Santa Cruz, SRAM and Ibis. Check back for more.
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Shimano’s XT Makeover
Shimano’s workhorse XT group gets a top-to-bottom makeover for 2011 that borrows heavily from the top-end XTR group the Japanese company launched last summer, including dual pedal options for race or trail applications, redesigned hydraulic brakes with cooling fins to dissipate heat, and a 10-speed rear cassette.
“XTR is the group for bike fanatics,” said Shimano PR manager Devin Walton. “XT is for bike enthusiasts, people who ride a lot but also have maybe a surfboard, a snowboard. People who have a lot of fun and need dependable gear.”
Apr 18
Motorola Atrix to launch exclusively with Orange UK in early May
Posted in: Android, availability, breaking news, dual-core, DualCore, launch, motorola, pricing, release, smartphone, tegra 2, Tegra2, Today's Chili, uk, united kingdom, UnitedKingdom, video
Just in time to duel with the Samsung Galaxy S II, Motorola’s Atrix is crossing the Atlantic for an early May release in Orange livery. UK carrier Orange has proudly announced it’ll be the “exclusive launch partner” for the Atrix in the UK, offering the dual-core handset for free on two-year contracts costing £35 per month or more. A Work and Play Kit that includes the phone’s Multimedia Dock will be made available at a reduced £50 price to new customers buying the phone, or for free to existing Orange subscribers upgrading to the Atrix during May. Business customers on some of the more overpriced fully featured tariffs will also get the chance to snap up the Lapdock for free. Jump past the break for Orange’s fulll press release or hit the source link to register your interest now.
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Motorola Atrix to launch exclusively with Orange UK in early May originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 18
Samsung promises a dual-core 2GHz smartphone ‘by next year’
Posted in: dual-core, DualCore, korea, plans, processor, roadmap, samsung, South Korea, SouthKorea, Today's Chili
Are you ready for a scorching-fast future? Samsung sure is, as today the Maeli Business Newspaper reports “a high-ranking” company official has disclosed Samsung’s intention to deliver a dual-core smartphone that runs at 2GHz. That’s 2GHz for each core, not the specious 1GHz multiplied by two mathematics that Sanjay Jha likes to dabble in. ARM already has a dual-core Cortex-A9 design capable of scaling such speed heights, which is most probably the basis on which Samsung is building its future processor on. The report goes on to state that Samsung will consider selling the chips separately, so you wouldn’t necessarily have to buy a Samsung-branded handset in order to have what’s being described as desktop-class performance in the palm of your hand. Man, just as we prepared one dual-core comparison chart, here comes the next next big thing.
Samsung promises a dual-core 2GHz smartphone ‘by next year’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 18
Philips sells HDTV business to Hong Kong-based TPV Technology, will sate itself with royalty payments
Posted in: business, financial, financials, hdtv, industry, philips, Television, Today's Chili, TV, video
Philips has been making teevees for over 80 years, but today its new CEO has announced that this storied history is coming to an end. Unable to generate a profit from its HDTV division — it lost the company €87 million in the first quarter — Philips will soon sell the majority stake in it to Hong Kong manufacturer TPV Technology, while retaining a 30 percent ownership share and agreeing guaranteed royalty payments of €50 million per year from 2013 onwards. It’s not a bad deal for the Dutch consumer electronics maker, whose bottom line for the first quarter was €137 million in the black, but would have been double that had the new arrangement been in place. All 4,000 Philips employees working under the HDTV umbrella will be transferred over to TPV, though the company says it doesn’t want the “market to misread that [it] intend to lay-off a lot of employees.” Which is not to say that it won’t. A video interview with Philips’ chief Frans van Houten discussing the change of direction can be found after the break.
Philips sells HDTV business to Hong Kong-based TPV Technology, will sate itself with royalty payments originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 18
The iPad is taking away American jobs, Jesse Jackson Junior’s sanity (video)
Posted in: Apple, Books, ebooks, government, ipad, politics, Today's Chili, video
You know how ebooks are gradually taking over paper books as the most popular format for the consumption of the written word? Well, that’s bad, mmkay? Publishers, librarians, and booksellers are losing their jobs and It’s all entirely the iPad’s fault. Forget the Kindle’s millions of sales, the iPad did it. In a technophobic rant to rival all technophobic rants that have come before it, Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. accuses the iPad’s popularity for the current level of unemployment in his nation, before proceeding to sculpt a rickety argument about how the First Amendment to the US Constitution is being exploited for the benefit of China. See his tirade on video after the break.
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The iPad is taking away American jobs, Jesse Jackson Junior’s sanity (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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