LulzSec is having a busy few days. Earlier today we reported that the hacker group had managed to gain access to the porn website pron.com. In the process, they grabbed over 25,000 user logins, 55 admin accounts, and a bunch of .mil and .gov logins. Now LulzSec is teasing another hack, and this time it’s […]
This article was written on October 19, 2009 by CyberNet.
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I received a tip from Mark over the weekend that NeoSmart had posted their Windows 7 recovery disc ISO images just like they did when Vista was released. These discs are extremely handy to have especially if you didn’t receive any installation media with your new computer, which is a common occurrence when purchasing from a majority of manufacturers including Dell and HP.
Why are these recovery discs useful? They include the most important part of what you can find on the Windows 7 installation disc if you purchase a retail copy of the OS. These recovery discs strip away everything except for the recovery portion, which brings the size down to about 5% of what the normal disc weighs in at. With it you’ll able to do things like restore your computer from a backup, repair the startup, roll back to a System Restore point, run diagnostics, open the command prompt, and more.
I’ve used the Vista Recovery Disc numerous times to fix my own machine when the startup has become corrupt (namely because of installing and uninstalling several different Linux distributions). All I have to do is throw in the CD/DVD, run the Startup Repair, and Windows always manages to diagnose and fix the problem within minutes (example). This is something Microsoft got right in Vista… it’s a recovery tool that shockingly works, and the same functionality has been carried over into Windows 7.
So what do you have to do? Well, you simply download the ISO image below, burn it to a disc, boot your computer with it, and begin the recovery process. Here’s the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of the recovery tool that I’ve uploaded to MultiUpload so that you don’t have to download them through a torrent:
If you want to download it through a torrent jump on over to NeoSmart where you’ll find the links you need. Thanks again to Mark for the tip!
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Hard to say if there’s any real connection between the thing you see getting washed up in the image above and the Dirty South, but does it really matter? The OutCast 3.4 multi-room, multi-source wireless speaker might not be the sexiest driver in the shed, but given that it goes where the party goes, we’re willing to bestow forgiveness. We’re told that it’s capable of shedding at some amount of water (obviously), and the unit itself touts an integrated subwoofer, internal battery pack (good for 10 to 20 hours) and a backlit top-panel keypad. Mum’s the word on pricing, but the rest of the skinny is embedded just after the break. Ya heard?
Continue reading Soundcast’s OutCast 3.4 multi-room speaker is so fresh and so clean, clean
Soundcast’s OutCast 3.4 multi-room speaker is so fresh and so clean, clean originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The WiFi-only HTC Flyer tablet touched down last month without a peep from Carly and pals, but those magenta-tinted marketing plans are looking far more likely now — a GSM-based Flyer just hit the FCC with support for T-Mobile’s 3G bands. Visually and functionally, it looks like the same savory slate we saw tested in April, except with the all-important 1700MHz frequency commonly used by T-Mobile for HSPA cellular data. There’s still no word on pricing or availability, but Sprint’s EVO View 4G variant is pegged for June 24th, and rumor has it that T-Mobile could release the Flyer on the sixth of next month.
HTC Flyer drops by the FCC again, this time with T-Mobile friendly GSM bands originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Whether a repressive government, a buggy DNS server or a little old lady is behind your internet outage, it can’t be much fun, but the US government sympathizes with your plight if you’re dealing with reason number one. The New York Times reports that the US State Department will have spent upwards of $70 million on “shadow networks” which would allow protesters to communicate even if powers that be pull the traditional plug — so far, it’s spent at least $50 million on a independent cell phone network for Afghanistan, and given a $2 million grant to members of the New America Foundation creating the “internet in a suitcase” pictured above. It’s a batch of mesh networking equipment designed to be spirited into a country to set up a private network. Last we’d heard, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had pledged $25 million for just this sort of internet freedom, and the New America Foundation had applied for some of those bucks — see our more coverage links below — but it sounds like the money is flowing fast, and in multiple directions now.
US funds shadow networks, builds ‘internet in a suitcase’ for repressed protesters originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We’ve seen some tiny PCs, but the (deep breath) Habey SOM-6670 E6XX Tunnel Creek QSeven computer module (phew…) has managed to impress even this crew of jaded tech bloggers. The tiny, Post-it sized board carries an embedded E600 series Atom processor which features the GMA600 integrated GPU — the same HD video decoding core at work in the Boxee Box and Logitech Revue. This little guy is capable of handling not one, but two 1080p videos at once. Don’t believe us? check out the video after the break — then apologize to Habey for doubting them. On the downside, to actually put some ports on this thing and connect it to a display, hard drive, keyboard, and mouse you’ll need a carrier board that adds quite a bit of bulk. Don’t concern yourself with it too much though, the SOM6670 isn’t exactly aimed at consumers. PR after the break.
[Thanks, Bin]
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Post-it sized computer does dual HD decoding (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Six months ago, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek couldn’t tell us when his subscription streaming music service might launch in the United States, and that won’t change today, but apparently there’s not much left keeping $10 unlimited monthly music away. All Things D reports that Spotify has signed Universal Music Group to a US distribution deal, the third of the four largest labels to agree, and anonymous sources say the last remaining holdout, Warner Music, may also soon cave. Mind you, one of Spotify’s most intriguing new features just got shown up by iTunes in the Cloud, but when it comes to extra competition and consumer choice, we won’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
Spotify signs UMG, only Warner stands in the way of US invasion? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 09:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Verizon’s already partnered with AT&T and T-Mobile on the Isis network, but it has fingers in another mobile payment pie — the Wall Street Journal reports that the carrier’s working with Payfone to let you put internet purchases right on your cell phone bill. Mind you, a previous partnership with BilltoMobile already did much the same thing, but Payfone should add more purchase possibilities and generally expand the potential offerings. Yes, perhaps direct carrier billing isn’t quite as exciting as Google Wallet’s brand of full-on NFC, but while you’re waiting for the world to catch up with the latest in payment technology, it’s something.
Update: We just received a press release from Verizon detailing its partnership with Payfone. Look past the break to read it in full.
Continue reading Verizon teams with Payfone for one-click mobile web purchases (Update: Official)
Verizon teams with Payfone for one-click mobile web purchases (Update: Official) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This article was written on December 05, 2006 by CyberNet.
That’s sarcasm in the title before you get too excited and think that Adobe did something revolutionary with the new Reader. I have spent a lot of time preparing a great article for tomorrow morning so my brain is starting to wither away to nothing (just to warn you before reading this article) 😉
Anyhow, back on topic. The new version 8 is sure to please any Adobe Reader enthusiast out there (are there any of those people?). Here are some of the things that you can do with this version:
That’s about everything from their What’s New page that seems halfway noteworthy. Honestly, they still have a long ways to go to match what Foxit Reader offers. I’m not sure why they keep throwing more and more features into Adobe Reader when all it does is make it slower. If they are going to implement things that most people will never use, and never understand, then they should at least provide options to disable those features. The only thing that Adobe Reader does right is make it possible to open PDF’s from within a browser. Heck, I don’t even like that feature though because it seems like my browser crashes most of the time when using it. Oh well…there is always version 9 right? 
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Motorola hopes to rescue its tarnished MOTOBLUR UI with a name-change. We, however, think the rust runs deeper than that — and it seems we’re not alone. Virgin Mobile has decided to give its prepaid customers the “true Android experience” from now on, which means you’ll find no proprietary shell whatsoever sitting atop its new Motorola Triumph handset. Aside from a few bits of Virgin bloatware, the Triumph escapes with a relatively standard install of Android 2.2. Meanwhile, MOTOBLUR will still be foisted on pay-monthly customers who buy a Photon 4G or XPRT from Sprint, Virgin Mobile’s parent company. Some of them might like the shell and its add-ons, but others will be better off without such OS contamination.
Virgin Mobile lets Android run Blur-free on the Motorola Triumph originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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