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Even if this isn’t news for many, removing the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Tool is still a hassle for most users, so we have decided to teach you how to remove it completely from your Windows XP system. That, and the incredible large amount of email towards our Editors, made me post this small and easy ‘fix’.
The Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications tool (WGA), is a small ‘feature’ which checks your Windows copy on the Microsoft servers to see if its legit. Of course, we don’t have a problem with that, we’re not stimulating any pirated activities!
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I will try to break the myth on how hard Linux is, how complicated is to set-up crons and of course, how to save your time automating your website backups without using 3rd party software or scripts. Now, if you’re not familiar with this, the cron actually helps you automate any task or Linux command easily. For our current task, we first need a bash file, where we will write the database backup command (MySQL).
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Here we are, yet again with another useful tool. This time, we have an utility that helps you close inactive tasks easily. Tasks are being flagged for termination after a user given expiring time, if they haven’t been active. And when I say easily, you only need to configure the tool, set the expiring time and you’re all set.
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Although many don’t like Vista too much or simply hate it, some really like the Vista-like transparency. Fast Aero does just that and does it fast and clean, without hassles or the need to install skinning or transforming applications.
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After a long wait, Google decided to throw Picasa finally at the Mac community. Google announced that Picasa will be available for Mac users starting 5 January. Of course, Picasa starts off as a Beta for the Mac, but hey, that’s Google’s tradition. Google Picasa is a good picture manager with a web component. Shortly, Picasa can edit, organize your digital photos with the option of sharing them to your friends using the Picasa portal.
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Let’s be honest here, this isn’t the first download manager for Firefox or most likely, won’t be the last. I personally use FlasgGot, the Firefox extension, along with FlashGet. However, DownThemAll drew my curious eyes on the scene and I tried this FireFox extension. At a first glance, DownThemAll feels like other Firefox downloaders such as Video DownloadHelper but with a glimpse of “it’s all that I need”.
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Several websites have reported a Windows 7 Beta download link appeared on the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription Page (MAPS). Unfortunately, Microsoft pulled it out shorter after the ‘leak’, but as you can see, screenshots were already taken so..BUSTED! Sources also stated that the Windows 7 Beta is ready for a while now, it’s just a matter of time until we can download it.
We know that many of you are waiting for the iPhone 3G unlock and we have good news for you. One of the iPhone Dev members, MuscleNerd did a live video demo 2 days ago, showing an iPhone 3G unlock procedure without rebooting the device. The iPhone was unlocked via a SSH session while running yellosn0w. He replaces its AT&T sim card with a T-Mobile card and at the end of the demo, he receives a phonecall.
Enjoy the video.
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