DVI Port Guide

DVI or Digital Visual Interface is an interface on your computer through which you can get very high quality display as it uses digital techniques compared to VGA Ports which uses analog system to transfer the display data. Using the DVI Ports, digital display devices such as LCD Monitors and LCD Projectors can display more accurate color tones and contrast levels.

Key Features
•It uses digital protocols which uses streams binary data about the illumination of each pixels.
•There is no possibility of any noise or brightness effects from adjacent pixels ensuring the sharpness of the images.
•No possibility to connect it in an incorrect position.
•It is partially compatible with HDMI in DVI-D Mode and VGA in DVI-A Mode.
•It also supports Display Data Channel or DDC and Extended Display Identification Data or EDID.

Apple Tablet

Apple may have turned its nose up at the netbook market, but that doesn’t mean it’s ignoring the void between its $400 iPod touch (32GB) and $1,000 MacBook. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes Cupertino will launch a touchscreen tablet, priced in the $500 to $700 range, in the first half of 2010.



Rumors of an iPod-like tablet have been swirling for months, with some speculating that Apple is developing a large-screen iPod touch—say, a 7- to 9-inch touchscreen device—that would be large enough for HD movies and maybe a few desktop-style apps. Such a device would provide a better gaming experience than the iPod touch too.

But please don’t call it a netbook, a bargain-bin class of laptop that Apple execs have dissed as “junky.”

There’s no smoking gun in the latest report, but it does appear as though Apple is up to something. As reported by CNN, Munster’s sleuthing led him to conclude that an Apple tablet is only months away.

The signs include: Apple’s recent interest in chip designers, including the company’s acquisition of low-power chipmaker PA Semi a year ago; Apple’s efforts to add multi-touch features to its core products, including iPods, iPhones, and Macs; and the quintessentially Apple need to differentiate itself in an established market. (Think iPods, iPhones, Macs, etc.)

Admittedly, Munster’s evidence is pretty slim. But when combined with other reports, including one from the Chinese-language Commercial Times that says Taiwan-based Wintek will soon supply touch panels for an upcoming Apple subnote, an touchscreen tablet seems very possible.

One thing’s for sure: An Apple tablet, subnote, or whatever you want to call it, won’t copy the successful-if-unspectacular netbook formula of a shrunken laptop with a cramped keyboard and tiny screen.

There’s certainly a market for a portable media player larger than the iPod touch, iPhone, or other smart phones. But what would people pay for such a device? If Apple’s sweet spot is $700, the alleged tablet would need some fairly robust wireless communications and productivity tools too.

Apple would be foolish to ignore the growing netbook market, which is attracting more and more potential laptop buyers. Odds are, it won’t.

This article i copy form Pc world...
So i will take a wild before it available in Malaysia. Price still unknown.
I will update it later.

Microsoft Word sale prohibited as of Jan. 11

Microsoft Word is now scheduled to be prohibited from sale beginning January 11, 2010. The good news: Microsoft has promised a fix, one which will be rolled out before the deadline arrives.

If you don't understand, you might have simply missed this story, or dismissed it as something that Microsoft would ultimately use its considerable clout to have pushed under a legal rug.

But it's no joke. In August of this year, a court sided with a small Canadian company called i4i that holds a 1998 patent on the way the XML language is implemented, finding that Microsoft was in violation of that patent. The result: Microsoft was told to license the code in question from i4i or reprogram it, or else Microsoft Word would have to be removed from sale in the market. The original ruling gave Microsoft until October to get its legal affairs in order, but appeals pushed that out a bit.

Now a federal court has upheld that original ruling -- plus a fat, $290 million judgment against the company -- imposing the new January 11 D-Day on the matter. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office will both be barred from sale as of that date -- though naturally you'll still be able to use copies of Word and Office that you already own, and Microsoft will be allowed to keep supporting those copies.

Unless Microsoft ships the promised technical workaround very quickly, things are going to get extremely dicey in the computer world, and fast. Not only will retail outlets selling shrinkwrapped copies of the software be affected, computer manufacturers (who complained loudly about this injunction when it was announced) who bundle Word and Office on the computers they sell will also be seriously impacted by the ruling.

There's always a chance things will change again as the January 11 deadline approaches, but if your company requires Word or Office to keep operations running, it might not be a bad idea to stock up on a few extra copies now.

NOTEBOOK BUYING GUIDE

Notebook has become must have accessory for modern life. Most user prefer notebook then PC
As more user choose notebook, manufacture have launch more & more model to suite demand & budget. This is simple guide for user to choose the best notebook to suite them
Either student or home user,low prices are the first choice then portability comes second. A laptop that can be carried from class to class is key, so many students turn to low-cost Notebooks, which are small, low-power systems that generally cost less than Rm1500. The downside is that these have small screens and generally use underpowered single-core CPUs (Intel Atom). Example: Dell Inspiron Mini 10V or Acer Aspire One D250 or HP mini 110-1000 PC series.

Spec:
Intel® Atom™ Processor N280
• 1.66 GHz, 512 KB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB
RAM 1GB memory
Screen 10.1” Diagonal SD LED Anti-glare Widescreen Display
Product weight 1kg-1.3 kg


Another option is a 13 or 14 inch laptop, which is less portable, but makes for a better experience when sitting down to write papers and do research. These have dual-core CPUs and often include optical drives. Notebook cost from Rm1500 to Rm 2000 Example: Dell Inspiron 13, Dell Inspiron 14, Compaq Presario CQ40, Compaq Presario CQ45, Compaq Presario CQ50 series.

My notebook - Windows 7 compatibility test result

I have post this before without testing it. I decided to test it on my notebook

To see if your PC is ready for Windows 7, download the free Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. It scans your PC for potential issues with your hardware, devices, and installed programs, and recommends what to do before you upgrade

Click here to scan your PC for compatibility

This is the result tested on my Notebook

After click above link it directed to Microsoft download site.

I download the files to my desktop & run it.

Have to agree before you can install


Finish & launch the program. I displayed result & my system compatibility issue





The result show that my system is not compatible to run Windows 7

My conclusion:
Before you decide to upgrade to windows 7 please to the system check to make sure your system capable to run this new OS.

PC Hardware Components - Network Card

Network card / LAN card is used to connect your PC to a Network. Some broadband modems also can be connected to the PC using LAN cards. Most of the new LAN cards are using a port called “Ethernet port” which is in the back of the card. Network cables are required to connect a PC with a LAN card to rest of the computers or to a broadband modem.

Now days there is new wireless network card to connect via WIFI

PC Hardware Components - Sound Card

This computer hardware component is used to send the sound to your speakers. This is the card that you plug speaker cables. Sound card also built-in to the Mother Board in some PCs.
Having a quality sound card is a must for latest games and especially if you are using your PC to watch movies and listen to music.