Report: One out of every 10 people in the entire planet is now on Facebook

One out of every 10 people in the entire planet is now on Facebook.

If that doesn't sound like a lot, keep in mind that that there are currently more than 7 billion people in the world.

According to a Tech Crunch report, the social networking site has reached 750 million users, a milestone achieved by almost no other online community.

This news comes shortly after it was revealed that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's biggest personal rivals, the Winklevoss twins, would be throwing in the towel, ending the much-publicized three-way legal dispute.

The social networking giant still has a lot on its place. Current initiatives for Facebook include creating a more accessible mobile platform, increasing the number of social games, and creating new ways to keep users informed on what their friends are up to.

In addition to becoming one of the most powerful companies in the world, Facebook has itself become the launching pad for other companies. Success stories for Zynga, Foursquare, and other online start-ups were only made possible because of Zuckerberg and Facebook.

The last time the social networking site officially commented on how many users it had was last summer, when it announced it had reached the 500 million user milestone.

750 million should be big enough for an official announcement, so hopefully the site will confirm the news in due time.

 

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Asus - a leader among the non-iPad tablet makers

Everyone may still be looking up at Apple when it comes to selling tablets, but a leader among the non-iPad tablet makers has emerged—and in a bit of a shocker, it's Asus, according to DigiTimes.

Asus shipped 400,000 tablets units in the first half of this year, according to the Taiwanese tech journal. That number likely was mostly filled by unit shipments of the company's first-generation, entry-level Eee Pad Transformer, though Asus did release its first-generation, Microsoft Windows 7-based Eee Slate EP121 in the first half of 2011 as well.

Citing its usual unnamed sources from Taiwanese components suppliers, DigiTimes reported Thursday that the company anticipates shipping two million tablets in 2011.

That ambitious projection was likely reached because Asus will be adding several more tablet devices to its portfolio before the end of the year.

If Asus does hit its projected numbers, it will do so despite flying under the radar with its tablet portfolio as compared to other tablet makers not named Apple, at least as far as buzz is concerned. A quick and unscientific set of Google queries reveals that "Asus Eee Pad" comes up short in page results versus searches for Motorola's Xoom, Research in Motion's PlayBook, and Samsung's Galaxy Tab—not to mention HP's still-unreleased TouchPad, and Amazon's not-even-confirmed tablet device.

In addition to the second-generation Eee Pad Transformer with Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS and Nvidia's upcoming quad-core Tegra 3 chip that's due out as soon as October, Asus has its 10.1-inch Eee Pad Slider and 7-inch Eee Pad MeMO 3D tablet-smartphone hybrid waiting in the wings.

The Eee Pad Slider, originally set for a May release, is now reportedly arriving in August. A 3G version of the first-generation Eee Pad Transformer could also be released in August, but with the second-generation Transformer supposedly coming so hot on its heels, that seems a bit odd.

The Eee Pad MeMO 3D will reportedly sport a 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor, Android Honeycomb 3.0, and "native" 3D visuals courtesy of its 3D IPS display—meaning 3D glasses aren't necessary.
The current Eee Pad Transformer is a 10.1-inch tablet with Android Honeycomb that's priced at $399, making it attractive to consumers who balk at the iPad's comparatively high price tag, let alone similar pricing for non-Apple tablets that lack the iPad's mojo.

Asus makes next to no profit margin on the Transformer itself, according to DigiTimes' sources, but can afford to do that because it sells a lot of the optional dockable keyboards that go with the tablet at profit to Transformer buyers.

The 10.1-inch Slider has a built-in, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and will priced higher, at between $499 and $799. It's got a 1.2GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and runs Android Honeycomb 3.0.
With its 12.1-inch, 1280-by-800 multi-touch display, Intel Core i5 central processor, and option for up to 4GB of RAM, the Eee Slate EP121 with Windows 7 Home Premium is a bigger, more powerful tablet sporting more on-board memory than the iPad and its imitators. It's priced accordingly, at $999 for the 32GB version and $1,099 for the 64GB version.

With all those tablets in the pipeline, Asus is also poised to pass Acer as the biggest buyer of Nvidia's ARM-based Tegra chips, according to DigiTimes. Asus could order up as many as 2.5 million second- and third-generation Tegras in 2011, with two million targeted for tablets and another 500,000 Tegra 3 processors intended for a Google Chrome-based notebook, or "Chromebook," that the company has planned.

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Nokia unveiled its first Windows Phone-powered mobile device

During a media event today, Nokia unveiled its first Windows Phone-powered mobile device.

But before the company's CEO Stephen Elop revealed the phone, he asked everyone there to refrain from taking any pictures. It was strictly to be for the eyes of the invited media only.




Given how much hullabaloo there is surrounding Nokia's deal with Microsoft, however, it's not surprising that someone just had to covertly snap a couple shots.

Originally posted on the Hungarian blog Technet, the pictures reveal a phone that looks remarkably similar to the upcoming Nokia N9 handset, which is likely to be the first and last (that is, the only) phone powered by Meego - the mobile operating system that was to be Nokia's last-ditch effort before signing up for Windows Phone 7.

A slick Gorilla Glass screen and an 8 MP camera including a Carl Zeiss lens are among the first known technical specs of the phone, which reportedly goes by the code name Sea Ray.

Of course, Nokia and Microsoft entered into a partnership earlier this year. In exchange for a huge wad of cash, Nokia agreed to abandon its decades-old Symbian operating system and start using Windows Phone 7 on all of its future phones.

Nokia has a huge, almost monopolistic presence in emerging parts of the world, and it employs some of the most heralded mobile phone designers and manufacturers on the planet. So the company is by no means irrelevant now, even though it has for the first time slipped to below the #1 position on the list of global mobile phone companies.

As expected, neither Nokia nor Microsoft has been willing to comment on when the first Windows Phone 7-powered Nokia handset will be shipped to stores, but it is noteworthy that means they haven't officially ruled out a 2011 launch.

 

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Laptop review : Asus G74Sx Gaming Laptops Now on Pre-Order

The Asus G74Sx gaming laptop, now available for advance order, boasts the latest hardware specs plus a refreshingly unflashy design. This new addition to Asus' Republic of Gamers series features a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, Nvidia graphics card with 3GB of video memory, a 3D display option, and other features for hard core gamers -- without the spray-painted glossiness and showy lights of typical gaming laptops (Acer as07b41 battery HP dv9000 battery ) .

Inside the G74Sx's matte chassis is generous 12GB of RAM (upgradable to 16GB), 1.5TB storage (via dual 750GB HDDs spinning at 7200rpm), the Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M video card, and the Intel Core i7 2630QM Sandy Bridge processor. Considering also the laptop's 17.3-inch full 1080p HD (1920 by 1080 pixels resolution) display, backlit keyboard, and Blu-ray drive, you've got one mean gaming and entertainment machine here.



Other unique touches to the G74Sx design are its easy upgradability and laptop cooling technology. The laptop has a quick access hatch so you can get to the two hard drive bays and four memory slots easily without tools. Asus also promises the G74Sx will stay cool at all times due to the thermal design that draws cool air from the front of the laptop out through the back.

As with most gaming laptops, these features will cost you a pretty penny. If 3D's your thing, the G74Sx-3DE model goes for $1979 (after $80 instant rebate) and comes with a Blu-ray burner and 3D glasses. The G74SX-A1 is $1745 (after $50 rebate) and features a Blu-ray combo drive. Both are available for pre-order at Excaliber PC and are expected to ship June 28.

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Facebook has messed with users' privacy in the name of a new feature.

 

Once again, Facebook has messed with users' privacy in the name of a new feature.


The latest controversy is over Facebook facial recognition, which can automatically tag friends in photos just by matching the image to a massive database of faces.


Face recognition is a useful, time-saving feature -- at least when it works. But it's also a creepy addition to Facebook that opts you in automatically. As my colleague Sarah Jacobsson Purewal reported, you can only opt out of getting automatically tagged by friends. The database can still technically match your name to your face.

Therein lies Facebook's big dilemma, the one that comes up time after time, with each new change to the site that demands more of users' personal information: Yes, letting users opt-in to new features would be a more respectful approach. But because Facebook is inherently social -- that is, it relies on the participation of many users -- opt-in is much trickier to pull off. In some cases, it's just impractical.


Take, for example, the "instant personalization" feature introduced last year. This allows partnering Websites to use and display information from your public Facebook profile, and from your friends' public profiles. For example, if you write user reviews on Rotten Tomatoes or Yelp, your friends can see those reviews when they visit the site, provided they're logged into Facebook. Had Facebook made this feature opt-in instead of opt-out, most people wouldn't have bothered. That would defeat the purpose of personalization, which relies on having lots of recommendations from people you know.


A simpler example is Facebook's broader attitude toward public vs. private information. In late 2009, Facebook made changes to its privacy settings to put an emphasis on "everyone," so that users would share their status updates with the entire Internet by default. In making this change, Facebook was trying to be more like Twitter -- a massive, ongoing, public conversation between lots of people, regardless of whether they're friends or strangers. I like Twitter, and I understand by Facebook would want to make this change. But again, it only works if a critical mass of people are participating. That's why the "Everyone" option for status updates is opt-out, rather than opt-in. more other business: hp 484170-001 battery Dell vostro 1310 battery 




With facial recognition, Facebook faces the same dilemma. Facebook could give people the choice to opt in to its photo recognition database, but then how many people would bother? The whole point of Facebook facial recognition is to tag all of your friends in a photo without any manual work. If most of your friends aren't participating, the feature is worthless.


I'm not defending Facebook's actions, but I understand why the site behaves the way it does. As long as Facebook introduces new features, there will be new privacy snafus. Facial recognition wasn't the first, and won't be the last.

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Microsoft launches its Kinect for Windows SDK

Microsoft continues to forge critical ties with the modder community as the corporation officially launches its Kinect for Windows SDK.



Although still in beta, the free kit will help devs, academics and modders create "new Kinect experiences" using depth sensing, human motion tracking and voice/object recognition.

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To celebrate the release of the new SDK, Microsoft has invited a select group of developers to Redmond, where they will engage in a grueling 24-hour coding marathon.

"The Kinect for Windows SDK opens up a world of possibilities to developers. We can't wait to see what this community will create as we work together to build more natural, intuitive computing experiences," explained Microsoft rep Anoop Gupta.

"Working with the new toolkit and a vast array of hardware, developers are expected to build concept applications across a diverse range of scenarios, including, potentially, healthcare, science and education."
The Kinect for Windows (7) SDK offers drivers, rich APIs, natural user interfaces, installer documents and resource materials.


Additional features include: 



• Raw sensor streams - Devs are granted access to raw data streams from depth sensor, color camera sensor and the four-element microphone array. 


• Skeletal tracking - The SDK is capable of tracking the skeletal image of one or two people moving within the Kinect field of view, making it possible to create gesture-driven apps.
• Advanced audio capabilities - Boasts sophisticated noise suppression, echo cancellation and beam formation to identify the current sound source, while offering integration with the Windows speech recognition API.

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Apple and Google collect location information from mobile users,

Following a recent uproar over the ways in which Apple and Google collect location information from mobile users, two U.S. senators have proposed a law that would require companies to get permission from mobile users before sharing that information with third parties.
Senator Al Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota, and Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, submitted the Location Privacy Protection Act on Wednesday. They said the bill would close loopholes in federal law to ensure that people know what location information is being collected about them and let them decide if they want that information to be shared.
The bill would also require companies that obtain location information for more than 5,000 devices to take reasonable steps to protect that information, tell customers who ask whether they have their information and delete the information if a customer asks them to.
The senators said a number of organizations support the bill, including the Center for Democracy and Technology, Consumers Union and the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
The proposed bill comes after the senators held hearings about the matter and recommended that companies including Apple and Google require privacy policies for applications that access location information.
The renewed interest in privacy around mobile location data emerged recently after researchers showed that iPhones and iPads store unencrypted location data. Additional research found that both Apple and Google collect location information about users even when applications that require location information aren't running.
Google has said location sharing by users of Android phones requires users to opt in and that all location data the company stores is anonymized.
Apple said it downloads information about nearby Wi-Fi hotspots and cell tower locations to users' phones so that the phones can more quickly calculate their locations. During the hearings in May, Franken said Apple had offered conflicting information about what kind of data it stores and why.
Google declined to comment on the proposed legislation. Apple did not reply to a request for comment.
The CTIA, the trade group representing mobile operators, also declined comment. It offers operators a detailed set of best practices, including recommending that all companies that use location data ask customers before collecting the data and allow customers to opt out of that data collection. Acer aspire 5610 battery

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Is your business on Twitter and How to Use Twitter Like a Pro ?

Is your business on Twitter? It should be. The microblogging site has tweeted its way, 140 characters at a time, to the top of the social media ladder. With more than 200 million members sending out an estimated 65 million tweets per day, your business should be engaged.

But hold on. If you haven't learned yet from using Facebook or other social networks, establishing relationships with customers via such platforms is not the same as just marketing to them. You need to understand both the unique aspects of Twitter and how to use it effectively to communicate with your customers in order to be successful.
Here are eight tips to get you started in the right direction.
1. Build a Following
No matter how valuable your Twitter communications are, they have little purpose without readers. Your tweets are publicly searchable by all who look for specific topics, but you need to build a following of users who actively subscribe to your content. Your Twitter followers represent your community, and are the audience you are really engaging with.
If you're Ashton Kutcher, Charlie Sheen, or Lady Gaga, just show up, and millions will follow you instantly. If you are not a megastar, though--and most of us aren't--you will have to put a little more effort into it. Start by inviting any existing customer communities you might have.

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TweetDeck is a powerful tool for Twitter that helps you organize and schedule tweets.Does your company have a Website, blog, customer e-mail distribution list, or a product newsletter? Use all means at your disposal. If your customers have a Twitter account, invite them to follow you. You should also include the Twitter icon with a link to your Twitter account in your e-mail signature, marketing collateral, or anything else that might get exposure. You can even provide incentives for anyone who follows you, such as the chance to win a free product or service, or a discount.
Part of the culture of Twitter is that users generally follow back those who follow them. Click on Twitter's own "Who to Follow" link for suggestions. A tool like Tweet Adder software can provide even more detail. Use it to search for Twitter users who already follow similar companies, or who express an interest in your topic or industry, and then automatically follow those users. Some portion of them are likely to follow your Twitter account. First, of course, make your Twitter page attractive with a compelling profile image, background, and "About" description.
2. Know the Rules of Engagement
If you're a newbie, get to know the basic Twitter best practices, such as direct messaging, "@" replies, and "retweeting." You can send a private message directly to someone who follows you by typing the letter "d" in front of their username in a tweet. In your public tweets, use "@" replies to comment on any other user's tweets; just include the "@" symbol before their username in your message. If you want to repeat what someone else tweeted, choose "Retweet" and include the letters "RT" in the beginning of your note. You can even ask politely in a tweet for others to retweet you.
These practices draw attention to fellow users, who in turn can see that you're noticing them. To use them well, add your own insight in a retweet rather than simply repeating what someone else said. And check when others call out your tweets, so you can keep the conversation flowing. Once you have the hang of the basics, tools such as GroupTweet enable you to communicate with groups of users, even privately.
3. Provide Value
One of the biggest mistakes companies make with Twitter--and social media in general--is trying to use it for old-fashioned marketing. The sound bite or slogan that you plaster on a highway billboard or in a magazine ad may come across as false on Twitter.

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Tweets should include original thoughts and build a conversation that engages other users by using tactics such as "retweeting."Twitter can be an effective marketing tool, but social media is about engaging in conversation and providing value. You market by who you are, not by what you say. You can certainly use Twitter as a medium for announcing new products or features, but your tweets have to provide more value to keep your audience interested. Share relevant news about your industry in general, as well as helpful tips and advice, and some general conversation to give your followers a reason to stay engaged and participate in the discussion. Make your tweets entertaining and witty, and say something unique. Position yourself as an expert in your field and offer free advice. It's better to extend your personality and opinion than merely to parrot headlines from news stories.
4. Keep It a Tight Fit
Make sure that you're not spending most of your 140-character allowance on a long Web address. URL-shortening services like Bit.ly or TinyURL can abbreviate such lengthy strings. Bit.ly provides additional value by gathering valuable metrics you can use to monitor the success of your Twitter efforts. You can examine how many clicks your shortened links get, and where in the world your URL is getting the most action--information you can use to figure out what works best.
5. Enrich Tweets With Third-Party Tools
A seemingly countless number of third-party tools and plug-ins can extend the value of Twitter. While Twitter was founded on the concept of essentially providing public SMS text messages via the Internet, you can extend its capabilities beyond the standard 140 text characters. Start by using TwitPic or Yfrog to send photos or video clips out via Twitter. Enable these services to work on your smartphone so that you can show, not tell, about the funny thing you saw on the street.
You can make tweets more interactive by connecting them with polls, using a service like Twtpoll, or with chat rooms, using Nurph. Your followers will find more value in paying attention to your tweets if they find interesting conversations to participate in. And integrating Twitter with location-based services such as Foursquare can call attention, for instance, to that conference you're speaking at in Atlanta, and maybe someone nearby in your field will notice.
Tweetdeck--which was recently acquired by Twitter--lets you view and manage multiple Twitter accounts, as well as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Google Buzz, and Foursquare accounts. You can create lists and filter content to cut through the noise, and use Tweetdeck to post updates to the various connected networks. Columns in Tweetdeck let you monitor specific keywords or hash tags. You can also set up a column in Tweetdeck to monitor when other Twitter accounts mention your company, providing you with an opportunity to recognize loyal customers, identify possible public-relations issues, and put out fires quickly.

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Klout attempts to give your influence a numeric score. Hey, we can't all be Lady Gaga. Tweetdeck lets you schedule tweets to post in advance, but Flowtown's Timely goes a step further. It analyzes your past tweets to estimate what time of day favored them the most. Then, it autoschedules your future tweets accordingly.
6. Hash It Out
You can use hash tags (the # symbol followed by a keyword) to make your Tweets easier to search for. Tools including Tweetdeck and Hashtags.org let you see the latest tweets for any hash tag. One common Twitter hash tag is #FollowFriday or #FF, which you can include on Fridays along with the names of Twitter accounts you find valuable. It is a great word-of-mouth means of attracting new followers. If you are mentioned via FollowFriday, reply back to say thank you. That sort of personal touch is one of the things fellow users appreciate.
One way to attract attention is to tweet about a topic while it's popular. Set up a Google Alert to track the topics in your field, and when it sends a hot story to your e-mail inbox, tweet about it. If your company fixes old PCS, and a report about electronics waste is making headlines, you could include the hashtag #ewaste in a tweet explaining how your work keeps tech out of landfills. Even if you're not commenting on one of the top news stories of the day, you can tie your tweets to upcoming events in your area. For example, if your business bakes seasonal organic pies, you could include hash tags like #localfood and #farmersmarket to announce that you'll be at next Sunday's farmers market. NearbyTweets lets you view who's talking about nearly any topic in a specific part of the world, such as real estate in Chicago.
7. Avoid Pitfalls
We already talked about not using Twitter as a bullhorn for spamming followers with marketing sound bites. But watch out for other pitfalls. For one thing, remember that many "followers" aren't actually paying attention. While the tactic of following like-minded Twitter accounts in the hope of soliciting a reciprocal follow has merit, it only goes so far. Many of the users who follow back are just using that same tactic to pump up their own following, and aren't really interested in your tweets or your business.
Check out Klout or PeerIndex to get an idea of how many of your followers are actively engaged. These services assign a score from 1 to 100 to measure your online influence. At some point, you have to draw the line and stop using the strategy of following others just so they will follow you back. Let your Twitter account speak for itself, and let word of mouth build quality followers that matter.
8. Don't Expect Miracles
Need I remind you that you are not Lady Gaga? You won't instantly have millions of followers. There won't be a miraculous spike in sales or profit for your company just because you set up a Twitter account. As with anything worth doing, there is no magic shortcut.
If you do it right, Twitter can be a powerful marketing tool--a subtle instrument for building brand recognition and customer loyalty. Be patient. Provide value. Build a community, and let the content and success of that community be the force that drives your success--both on Twitter, and as a business.

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Wanted: MacBook Air with Backlit Keyboard

Volume is growing that Apple will unveil a new model of its ultra-slim MacBook Air laptop in the coming weeks.



Earlier models of the super-skinny laptopLast month, reports suggested the next-gen Air will get a performance boost with Intel's Sandy Bridge processors and super-fast Thunderbolt data-transfer technology.

The latest rumors, however, don't mention one upgrade that many MacBook Air fans would like to see: A backlit keyboard.

The feature, a boon to users working in low-light environments, was conspicuously missing from the current MacBook Air that debuted October 2010. The model it replaced had backlit keys.

Backlight Bummer

Since then, MacBook Air users and tech reviewers alike have griped about the missing backlight.   In fact, the Apple Support forum has dozens of grumbles from Air devotees.

Soon after the Air's October launch, "Robeddie" wrote: "It never even crossed my mind that Apple would remove this key feature that had been part of the MBA since its inception. I am canceling my order as well."

"Wild_Bill" wasn't happy, either: "Omitting the backlit keyboard was a HUGE mistake on your part... I'll be holding out until someone at Apple comes to their senses and re-installs the backlit keyboard."

And "nutsabtmac" said Jobs & Co. made a boneheaded move: "Apple blew it bigtime for me. I'll never upgrade to the new Air. I have a current Air with SSD and the backlit KB is a must-have... Why in the world did they pull that? Sorry, Steve, you aren't perfect. What are you thinking? Lame....lame...lame."

Pundits Pipe In

In his MacBook Air review, Engadget's Joshua Topolsky expressed similar sentiments, albeit with better spelling and grammar:

"When typing in dark settings, you now have almost no sense of which key is which, and even in low light (in front a TV, for instance), the lack of guidance on the keyboard is somewhat bothersome. It would be nice to see Apple give users a choice here, but...we're guessing that space, price, and battery requirements call for cuts from anywhere possible."
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The original MacBook AirZDNet's Jason D. O'Grady was bummed as well: "The thing that bothers me most these days about my MacBook Air is its lack of backlit keyboard. I knew that I'd become dependent on the keyboard backlight on my MacBook Pro -- but I didn't realize exactly how dependent. As it turns out, my typing speed drops substantially on the new MacBook Air In low light."

And Macworld's Jason Snell, though less miffed than his peers, still longed for the lights: "I never considered keyboard backlighting an essential feature -- I do know where all the keys are. Like heated seats in a car, it's a feature that was occasionally useful and felt vaguely luxurious, and I'll miss it."

But the MacBook Air's backlight omission hasn't hurt sales, apparently. The laptop proved an instant hit with consumers when it hit store shelves late last year, analysts say.

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Google has created a play-along Doodle to mark Les Paul's birth

Google has created a play-along Doodle to mark the anniversary of electric guitar inventor Les Paul's birth. Les Paul (1915-2009), for those unfamiliar, was a jazz/blues musician and inventor of the solid-body electric guitar that kicked-started rock and roll.

Featured on Google.com's search page the doodle allow you to run your mouse cursor over the strings to hear authentic Les Paul strumming. You can try picking out a tune but a better method is to activate the keyboard controls by pressing the button beneath the strings. Then tap keys from left to right to play a scale (each row of keys is tuned the same), or pick out a melody.



Versions of the Doodle include a record button, and invited people to share their tunes via a unique URL. This has since vanished on some version of the Google search page but is still visible on others.

Google says the Doodle was achieved using a combination of HTML5, JavaScript and the Flash plugin, the latter providing the sound of the strings. Theoretically HTML5 could handle it all but Google has to retain compatibility with older browsers.


Paul wasn't a one trick pony and also invented multi-track recording, which made studio recording a whole lot more effective. Suddenly musicians didn't have to play everything at once but could record track-by-track and mix everything together later, adding extra lines of instrumentation if they wished.

The Smithsonian Institution recognized Paul with a Bicentennial Medal before his death.

Google's first Doodle back in 1998 celebrated the Burning Man festival and early Doodles simply celebrated holidays or special events, such as the Olympics or Earth Day. Doodles evolved to celebrate birth anniversaries of notable figures in science and art, and in recent times Doodles have become interactive. The Les Paul Doodle is a perfect continuation of this fine tradition, being a tribute to a man involved in both art and science.

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Top 29 Laptop Apps - effective ways to beef up your laptop's security

These tools are useful for protecting your laptop, enhancing connectivity, managing files and media, and/or customizing your Windows laptop. And most of them are free. Let's start with security downloads.

Laptop Security

The TrueCrypt Volume Creation Wizard walks you through the steps of creating encrypted volumes on your drive.TrueCrypt (free): This open-source program lets you create encrypted volumes on your drive or encrypt the entire disk. It's an especially important program for laptop users: If your notebook ever gets lost or stolen, you can rest easier knowing that at least your sensitive data is protected.

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Prey (free): Speaking of theft, the open-source Prey application may help you locate and recover a stolen laptop (or smartphone). With Prey, you can remotely turn on functions of the missing device that might help you locate it.
HTTPS Everywhere (free): This free extension for Firefox can help protect you from the Firesheep vulnerability--a significant threat to anyone who uses public Wi-Fi.

Hotspot Shield (free): An ad-supported program, Hotspot Shield claims to encrypt all of your data when you use a public, open hotspot. Pay attention as you install the app, however, to avoid installing unwanted toolbars at the same time.

Shield Exchange (free for 100MB; $12/year for 50GB; $20/year for 100GB; $50/year for 500GB): If you don't care for Hotspot Shield's ads or if you have problems with the services, try this service powered by OpenVPN. Shield Exchange encrypts your data when you use a Wi-Fi network, and it blocks malicious content.

LogMeIn Hamachi² (free): If you'd rather set up your own VPN, you can use the free Hamachi application on your desktop and connect to it securely from your laptop wherever you have Internet access.



Comodo Firewall offers free protection from outside security threats.Comodo Firewall (free): When you access strange networks, it's a good idea to have a reliable firewall--like Comodo's--in place. And if you don't already have an antivirus program, you can opt for Comodo Internet Security, which combines a firewall and antivirus protection. Comodo offers two versions of stand-alone firewals and fireewall/antivirus combos: Comodo Firewall 32-bit and Comodo Firewall 64-bit; and Comodo Internet Security 32-bit and Comodo Internet Security 64-bit.

Eraser (free): This program securely deletes your files. It's a convenient utility to have on hand when you're discarding, recycling, or donating your laptop, or when you just want to make sure that your data on any PC is gone for good.

Connectivity

PdaNet (free; $24 for full version): PdaNet lets you use your Android smartphone or other smartphone as a modem (by tethering it) so you can get Internet access on your laptop.

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Connectify turns your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot that other devices can use to get Internet access.Connectify (free): Turn to Connectify to transform your laptop or Android phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot that enables other devices to use a hotel's (or other location's) ethernet-only connection.

LogMeIn (free): The free version of LogMeIn permits you to access your Windows or Mac home or office computer remotely via a Web browser.

File Management/Syncing

Dropbox (free for up to 2GB): Store files on the cloud with Dropbox Basic and have them automatically synced among all your devices.

SugarSync (free for up to 5GB): This service works the same way that Dropbox does. You can use SugarSync in combination with Dropbox for additional free space.



Windows Live Mesh makes sure that your folders are synced across all of your computers (both Windows and Mac systems).Windows Live Mesh (free; 5GB offered on SkyDrive): Another syncing program, Windows Live Mesh can work directly between your PC and Mac computers rather than--or in addition to--going through Microsoft's cloud storage service SkyDrive. With Live Mesh you can also exercise remote control over your PC.

Free Download Manager (free): Free Download Manager speeds up your downloads and can resume paused downloads (helpful when you have a limited amount of Internet access time).

Media

Virtual CloneDrive (free): Virtual CloneDrive allows you to access CDs or DVDs as files on your hard drive--just as if you had loaded the disc into a drive. This arrangement eliminates the need to carry optical discs around with you.



Youtube Downloader HD saves both standard-definition and full-high-definition YouTube videos to your laptop so you can view them anytime, even without an Internet connection. Youtube Downloader HD (free): Save YouTube videos--including versions in high definition--to your laptop with YoutubeDownloader HD, so you can watch them offline when traveling.

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Orb (free): Stream your music, photos, or video collection from your home PC to your laptop with Orb (or use your mobile phone, if you buy the $10 app version).

Browser Extensions/Web Apps

Xmarks saves your bookmarks across all of your computers and lets you create syncing profiles for special sites. Xmarks (free): With Xmarks you can sync your bookmarks and, optionally, your passwords and open tabs across all of your computers, replicating your Web browsing experience on the go.

Read It Later (free): Use Read It Later to save Web pages from your computer or phone to read later or offline (on your commute or in flight, for example, or at times when you don't have an Internet connection).

Mobile Apps

Splashtop Remote Touchpad (iPhone/iPod Touch; free): Splashtop Remote Touchpad turns an iPhone or iPod Touch into a wireless touchpad (with multitouch support) and keyboard for your computer. Treat it as an impromptu mouse, or use it to control your laptop's media player, Web apps, and other features from afar.
Remote Droid (Android; free): The Remote Droid app turns your Android phone into a wireless keyboard and mouse for your laptop.

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Remote for PowerPoint turns your Android phone into a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi remote control for PowerPoint presentations. Remote for PowerPoint (Android; free): Use Remote for PowerPoint for remote control of PowerPoint presentations on your laptop (when it's connected to a projector, for instance) from your Android phone.

MyPoint PowerPoint Remote (iPhone/iPod touch; free): Use your iOS device to control PowerPoint presentations on your laptop with MyPoint PowerPoint Remote.

Utilities

Actual Multiple Monitors lets you customize your multiple-monitor setup, including setting backgrounds for each monitor.Actual Multiple Monitors ($30 after 30-day trial): Connecting your laptop to an external monitor can really boost productivity. Actual Multiple Monitors helps you manage the multiple screens.

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Multiplicity ($30 after 15-day trial): This app creates a setup that's equivalent to using dual monitors. Multiplicity lets you control multiple computers with a single keyboard and mouse so you can seamlessly move files from your laptop to another PC.

BattCursor (free): BattCursor prominently displays your laptop's remaining battery life under your cursor; it's customizable as well as being a lightweight download.



Battery Care gauges various key lithium ion battery variables and tells you when to calibrate the battery.BatteryCare (free): Help optimize your laptop's lithium ion battery by relying on BatteryCare to tell you when to calibrate the battery (instructions provided). The program also provides detailed battery statistics covering parameters such as temperature, current capacity, and wear.

IObit Toolbox (free): IObit Toolbox provides more than 20 tools for diagnosing and fixing PC problems anytime/anywhere. If you are traveling with your laptop and don't have access to tech support and (or if you just want a handy diagnostic toolbox to take on road trips), this collection is ideal.

Other essential applications--such as antivirus and backup utilities--are suitable for both desktop and laptop users, but the ones on this list stand out for laptop users in particular. For more utilities and top downloads see "112 Best Free Downloads, Sites, and Services."

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To help you get the most out of your laptop and stay secure while on the go, we've selected 31 applications and services that are particularly laptop-friendly.

Review - Microsoft Planning its Own Tablet for 2012?

Microsoft could be coming out with its own branded tablet with the Windows 8 operating system in 2012, according to a DigiTimes report citing unnamed supply chain sources.

The software giant would partner with Texas Instruments, possibly for the central processor, and Taiwan-based components makers, the tech journal reported Wednesday.

The report did not mention any role for Nokia, which is heavily invested in Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform.

Microsoft hasn't had much luck in the tablet or smartphone markets with its Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 platforms as rivals Apple, maker of the iOS mobile operating system for its iPad and iPhone products, and Google, developer of the Android OS, continue to grow strongly in those spaces.

Apple last year passed Microsoft as the largest tech company in the world in terms of market value. IBM last month also leapfrogged Microsoft.

But Microsoft does have its own popular consumer hardware products, notably the Xbox 360, and supply chain alliances to build on for a stab at its own tablet PC. And Windows 8, demoed live for the first time at the recent D9 conference, incorporates a lot of new tablet-like features that borrow from Windows Phone 7.
Even if it does develop its own tablet, Microsoft will continue to work with other computer makers on their own devices based on the upcoming Windows 8 OS, according to DigiTimes' sources.

Microsoft, though, has recently ruffled some OEM partners' feathers with reports that it is dictating which computer makers can work with which chip makers on Windows 8 tablets. If the company also enters the fray with its own tablet, there could be a lot of grumbling going on in the Microsoft ecosystem.

 

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How to Build a Cloud-Based Organization post by www.batterylaptoppower.com

The first step of moving from a traditional data center model into the cloud is typically determined by the state of your IT infrastructure. If you have recent investments in servers or storage and your infrastructure is fairly new, you can begin by introducing virtualization into your existing data center to create your own private infrastructure cloud. If your equipment is old and your expensive maintenance contracts are coming up for renewal, you can move to the cloud by purchasing infrastructure resources as a service from a cloud provider that will run your applications externally in its data center.

Let's assume you have a typical data center environment with a combination of server and storage vendors or some level of standardization, and a typical SAN storage infrastructure with some NAS for file services or home directories. Your application environment is a mixture of structured database data and unstructured files being served by a mixture of Unix/Linux and Windows servers. Your backup is done in-house to a combination of disk and tape, and tapes are shipped offsite for long-term storage archives and disaster recovery (DR). There may be some array or host-based data replication for critical applications.

Your goals are twofold. First, to provide better application services while reducing infrastructure costs and capital expenditure. Second, to provide better data availability while gaining efficiency in operations.

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Four steps to the cloud

Step 1: Virtualize to gain data mobility and operational efficiency.
Step 2: Dedupe to increase utilization while optimizing storage and replication.
Step 3: Get rid of backup by continually protecting and snapshotting.

Step 4: Begin outsourcing specific functions to the cloud.

There are a number of contractual, legal, technical and security risks on the road to cloud computing, as legal issues, encryption standards, virtualization methods and data security standards for cloud computing are still being developed. A good rule of thumb is to get your feet wet internally first, and if that doesn't lower your existing budget requirements and save money, don't do it. You want to move to the cloud, not some low-lying, fog-computing paradigm provided by an unscrupulous vendor.

After a promising history over the past two decades and the advent of enabling technologies, cloud computing is now a feasible, beneficial option. Despite the potential risks along the way, success in the cloud is achievable for companies who invest wisely and step carefully toward their goals.

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Review - Top 10 Ways to Boost Your Smartphone's Battery Life

For all of their power and versatility, smartphones--even the best of them--are cursed with abysmal battery life. Unless you use your phone very sparingly (and who does that?), you're lucky to make it home at the end of the day with enough juice left in the battery for one more call. But with the right apps and a little insight, you can double your smartphone's battery life--and work (and play) longer than ever before.

Though some phones live a little longer than others on a single charge, all smartphones suffer from the same basic problem: They do too much. Any 3.7-volt battery small enough to fit into your phone's tiny chassis stands no chance of lasting multiple days under a steady workload of running apps, browsing the Web, sending e-mail, and doing whatever else phones are expected to do. (Oh yeah, making calls.)

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The author's HTC Thunderbolt is lucky to survive an entire business day on one charge. But with the tricks in this article, he manages to get home at night with a little juice left in the battery.Most smartphone batteries today are rated at around 5 watt-hours, meaning that they can deliver a constant charge of 1 watt to the device over a period of 5 hours. If your phone actually uses 1 watt per hour, and you pull it off the charger at 7:00 a.m., you can expect it to be dead by lunchtime. So the key to increasing your phone's battery life is to reduce the amount of power the handset uses per hour.

One obvious way to reduce your phone's energy draw is to use it less (yeah, right). A more practical approach is to manage the phone's power consumption by turning off unneeded features and turning down adjustable features. Turning off your phone's radios when you're not using them, reducing the screen's brightness, and killing apps that run in the background are among the tricks that can help your phone's battery last longer. They and other tricks and apps will help extend your phone's overall workday by reducing its moment-to-moment energy requirements.

1. Dim the Screen

You love your smartphone's large, colorful display, but it's the battery's mortal enemy. More than any other component of your phone, the display consumes battery life at a devastating pace. Most phones include an auto-brightness feature that automatically adjusts the screen's brightness to suit ambient lighting levels and system activity. This mode uses less power than constantly running your screen at full brightness would, of course, but you'll get even better results by turning your screen's brightness down to the lowest setting that you can tolerate and leaving it there. Even if you do nothing else suggested in this guide, following this one tip will extend the life of your battery dramatically.

2. Keep the Screen Timeout Short

Under your phone's display settings menu, you should find an option labeled 'Screen Timeout' or something similar. This setting controls how long your phone's screen stays lit after receiving input, such as a tap. Every second counts here, so set your timeout to the shortest available time. On most Android phones, the minimum is 15 seconds. If your screen timeout is currently set to 2 minutes, consider reducing that figure to 30 seconds or less.

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3. Turn Off Bluetooth

Disable Bluetooth when you're not using it, and your phone's battery will last longer.No matter now much you love using Bluetooth in the car or with your hands-free headset, the extra radio is constantly listening for signals from the outside world. When you aren't in your car, or when you aren't expecting a call that you'll want to take via a headset, turn off the Bluetooth radio. (Besides, walking around with a Bluetooth headset in your ear when you're not actually on a call doesn't do anything positive for your street cred anyway.) By turning off Bluetooth when you're not using it, you can add an hour or more to your phone's battery life.

4. Turn Off Wi-Fi When Not In Use

As with Bluetooth, your phone's Wi-Fi radio is a serious battery drainer. While you almost certainly should prefer the improved speed of your home or office Wi-Fi connection to your mobile carrier's wireless broadband for data services, there's no point in leaving the Wi-Fi radio on when you're out and about. Toggle it off when you go out the door, and turn it back on only when you plan to use data services within range of your Wi-Fi network. Android users can add the Wi-Fi toggle widget to their home screen to make this a one-tap process.

5. Go Easy on the GPS

Another big battery sucker is your phone's GPS unit, which is a little radio that sends and receives signals to and from satellites to triangulate your phone's location on the Earth's surface. Various apps access your phone's GPS to provide services ranging from finding nearby restaurants to checking you in on social networks. As a user, you can revoke these apps' access to your phone's GPS. When you install them, many apps will ask you for permission to use your location. When in doubt, say no. (And if a game, screensaver, or wallpaper app asks for your location, you should be suspicious about why it wants that data in the first place.)

6. Kill Extraneous Apps

Multitasking--the ability to run more than one app at a time--is a powerful smartphone feature. It also burns a lot of energy, because every app you run uses a share of your phone's processor cycles. By killing apps that you aren't actually using, you can drastically reduce your CPU's workload and cut down on its power consumption. For Android phones--which are notorious battery hogs due to their wide-open multitasking capabilities--we like an app called Advanced Task Killer, which has an auto-kill feature that polices your apps throughout the day. In iOS, double-tap the Home button until the multitasking tray appears, hold an icon until an X appears, and tap the X to close the app.

7. Don't Use Vibrate

Prefer to have your phone alert you to incoming calls by vibrating rather than playing a ringtone? We understand the inclination; unfortunately, vibrating uses much more power than playing a ringtone does. After all, a ringtone only has to make a tiny membrane in your phone's speaker vibrate enough to produce sound. In contrast, the vibration motor swings a small weight around to make your whole phone shake--and that process takes a lot more juice. If you don't want to be disturbed audibly, consider turning off all notifications and leave the phone in view so you can see when a new call is coming in. This approach is as courteous to your battery as it is to your friends and neighbors.

8. Turn Off Nonessential Notifications

It seems as though almost every app in the app store now polls the Internet in search of updates, news, messages, and other information. When it finds something, the app may chime, light up your screen and display a message, make your LED blink, or do all of the above. And all of these things consume energy. Admittedly you likely don't want to turn off notifications about new text messages or missed calls, but you don't need to be instantly alerted that radboy84 has just bested your score at Booty Blast. Turning off superfluous notifications will help your battery last a little longer, and it will eliminate pointless distractions throughout your day.

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9. Power Saver Mode for Android

JuiceDefender automatically adjusts your phone's settings throughout the day to keep battery consumption in check.Newer Android phones include a Power Saver mode that helps manage the phone's various power-sapping features for you. Power Saver mode automatically prevents your apps from updating in the background, dims your screen, reduces the screen timeout setting, disables on-screen animations, and turns off vibration. By default, this mode usually turns on when your battery level drops to 20 percent, but you can set it to kick in at 30 percent instead. And the sooner the phone switches to Power Saver mode, the longer its battery will last.

10. JuiceDefender for Android

By manually adjusting all of your phone's settings over the course of a day, you may be able to squeeze a few extra usable hours out of your battery. But if the effort sounds too cumbersome to you, consider downloading an app that manages your battery for you. On Android phones, we've seen great results from JuiceDefender, which automatically toggles your radios on and off and manages your phone's CPU usage to optimize your battery life moment-to-moment.

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Windows 8 Review - Top 10 Hidden Unit Features

Microsoft's Windows President, Steven Sinofsky, is speaking this week at the D9 Conference. It is rumored that he will show off the new tablet UI and the long-awaited cloud integration of Windows 8.We will update this article accordingly.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer finally confirmed what tech pundits knew all along: the next generation of Windows will be out in 2012. In the meantime, Microsoft is half-way done with Windows 8 -- it's in the Milestone 3 stage right now -- and is prepping up the first beta for this September's "Windows Developer Conference" in Anaheim, California.
But you don't have to wait until then to get a look at some of Windows 8's best new features. I've closely examined a pre-beta leak and dug up 10 great features and improvements you can look forward to. While these pre-beta builds have been covered left and right, I've chosen to focus on the lesser-known, but noteworthy improvements.

1. Windows Store
Microsoft enters the lucrative app market, no surprise here. While "Windows Store" (which is the company's name for the online app shop) obviously doesn't work in this early build, the related DLLs and XML resources are already in place and ready to be examined by a variety of tools, such as PE Explorer or Resource Hacker. ( Other business: dell inspiron 6400 battery )


All the basic features of any app store are also present in Windows Store -- such as the ability to browse through categories, make in-app purchases, rate apps, download trials and so forth. New, however, is the ability to "stream" apps to your PC, which could lead to a couple of scenarios: 1) an app could be launched instantly after the purchase -- no need to wait until it is fully downloaded; 2) apps could be hosted in the cloud so that users stream only the part of the app they need at any given moment. That would be convenient for someone who'd like a larger product, say an Office suite, on a tablet with limited disk space, or who'd like to access the app from another machine.
Windows 8 collects all apps in its own "Application Explorer" and categorizes each app as either an "Immersive" or a traditional "Desktop" application (see below for more on that):




2. Two-class society
Windows 8 will come in two separate interfaces flavors -- one traditional UI that resembles Windows 7's Aero and one touch-friendly UI specifically tailored to tablets dubbed "Immersive UI". The latter isn't fully implemented (or is too well hidden) in the early Milestone build, yet some specific tablet applications have already been unlocked:
Internet Explorer Immersive: A touch-centric version of Microsoft's IE browser that includes just an address bar (which auto-hides), a browser history and a tabbed view.

Modern Reader: Microsoft's own implementation of a (basic) PDF viewer that has only bare navigation and bookmarking support. (Still, Adobe likely won't be too happy about this. Other business: Dell latitude d531 battery )
System Settings: A touch-optimized "Control Panel" that caters to mobile needs, such as connectivity, time zone settings or device management.

These few tablet apps are literally the tip of the iceberg -- the entire UI has yet to be revealed. While digging through Windows 8's various files, I found hints suggesting that users will be able to switch between the traditional Windows 8 UI and the tablet UI, through what's codenamed the "UIPicker". Also, we've found traces of a "Dock" that is supposed to hold built-in Windows features (such as a search box) and 3rd party apps.
3. Boot in under 20 seconds?
Windows 8 sports a new Hybrid Boot mode which drastically reduces (cold) boot time and will most likely be the default boot option going forward. In essence, it's a combination of "Log Off" and "Hibernate" -- the moment users click on the shutdown button, Windows closes all running applications, logs off and then goes into hibernation mode. Instead of booting up regularly, which usually involves loading hundreds of files and initializing services, drivers and so forth, Windows 8 simply loads the single hibernation file into memory and presents you with the log on screen. I've benchmarked the results on two machines and came away impressed:


However, Hybrid Boot works only if users actually shut down their machines. If a user restarts his or her machine, it boots up cold.
4. Automatic Maintenance
Microsoft puts a heavy emphasis on optimizing and increasing overall stability of Windows 8: A new "Automatic Maintenance" regularly checks for solutions to problems (via Windows Error Report), runs the .NET Optimization Service and defrags all hard disks automatically -- all of this happens while the PC is on idle, of course.

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5. Disk Defragmenter
Speaking of defragmentation, the new Disk Defragmenter is finally capable of handling SSD drives and allows users to perform the TRIM command much easier than in Windows 7.



In addition, I've found a new Windows service called "Spot Verifier". According to its descriptions and its related DLL files, it checks for bad sectors in real-time and marks them as "bad" in order to avoid data loss or damage. I've also dug up traces of some underlying file system changes that I couldn't quite make sense of, such as an entirely new file system driver called "NT Protogon FS driver", which looks like a kernel mode driver for some sort of (yet unknown) file system called Protogon. It's unclear, whether this is a major new file system or just some minor subsystem.
6. Performance boost
In the performance department, Microsoft has also made some serious improvements: After four weeks of productive use (and even putting it under the load of dozens of applications), Windows 8 somehow manages to perform snappier than an identically configured Windows 7 installation. The log on/off process, launching applications, doing heavy multitasking and performing day-to-day tasks is just a tad quicker -- Microsoft managed to reduce any delay there was and improve responsiveness.
7. Usability goal: Click reduction
Neither the traditional nor the classic Windows UI are anywhere near finished. Yet, Microsoft's usability department is busy simplifying the user interface and reducing overall complexity.
For example, once you connect to a public Wi-Fi, Windows 8 offers a new dialog to enter the user name and password to get online access:


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8. Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer is the next tool that received (quite) a UI overhaul and a perfect example of where Microsoft reduces the steps necessary to perform tasks: Like it or not, Windows 8 is likely to come with a ribbonized version of Windows Explorer, as first revealed by Windows experts Paul Thurott and Rafael Rivera. While actually working with this explorer for a couple of weeks we have to admit that, despite its hideous look, it's absolutely wonderful to work with. Day-to-day file tasks are simpler and the ribbon adapts to the file contents (for example, "Music Tools" below.

9. ISO mounting
Additionally, Windows 8 sports its own ISO mounting tool, thus eliminating the need to go and download 3rd party tools, which are often riddled with annoying toolbars and ads.
10: Windows Time Machine
Last but not least, Microsoft finally managed to give its "Restore Previous Versions" (Volume Shadow Copy) feature a usable and intuitive interface: History Vault lets you go back in time and restore earlier versions of a folder - just in case you accidentally made some unwanted changes or deleted some of its contents, which is pretty similar to Apples Time Machine in Mac OS X.

This is the kind of stuff that'll make all the usability fanatics go wild: Technology that has been there before, but which is (for the first time ever) actually easy to use and accessible to beginners.
More to come?
Windows 8 won't be available next year, but even this early build looks promising and we believe there is still tons of hidden stuff to be discovered. We'll keep you posted on our findings and Sinofsky's predictions.
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