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Enable Pin To Start Menu For Folders In Windows

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Pinning items to the start menu is one great way for accessing them more quickly.By default Windows allows only programs to be pinned to the start menu.If you want to add folder to the start menu, follow this simple tutorial which will add “Pin to start menu” context menu option for folders.You can also pin any library to the start menu using this method.

Steps:

1. Open run command by pressing Windows button + R.Type regedit in the filed and click ok.

regedit run command

2. In the Registry editor (regedit), go to the following key:

pin folder registry key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

3. Right on the right pane and select New> Key (refer to the screenshot below)

pin folder to start menu add new key in regedit

4. Copy and paste {a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8} as the new key name like we did it in the following screenshot.

pin folder to start menu new key in regedit

5. You are done with the tweak now.Press “SHIFT” key and right-click on any folder, you’ll see a new context menu option “Pin to Start Menu”

Pin to start menu option

if you want to rollback and undo this new change just delete the key that you have just added {a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}, which will remove the Pin to Start Menu context menu option from the folders.

If you want to automate the above whole process, just download the following reg entry file (.reg), and double click it, the corresponding registry entry will be automatically added.

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Note:

1. You can drag any folder to the start menu, hold it until you see “Pin to start menu” and then drop it.This will automatically pin that particular folder to the start menu.

2. The folders pinned to the start menu by this method will not expand if you hover the mouse over it.You need to pin them to the taskbar instead to see the expansion of the folders.

Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive Launched

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Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive (Pen drive) :

Kingmax PD-02 USB Flash Drive

Kingmax has launched new variant of PD series USB flash drives Kingmax PD-02, the advanced version of their earlier Kingmax PD-07.Kingmax has added the slide USB connector ensuring that you don’t need to worry about forgetting the cap somewhere and regretting about it later Smileanother improvement is the addition of scratch-resistant surface.Supports READYBOOST technology in Windows 7 or Vista (read how to use READYBOOST).

The device only has USB 2.0 connectivity, should have been making use of USB 3.0, a little disappointment there Sad.However it’s still worth a buy at Rs. 1.7k for 16GB USB stick.

Kingmax PD-02 Specifications:

Dimensions 59.5 x 18 x 9.6 mm
Capacity 2GB/ 4GB/ 8GB/ 16GB
Transfer Speed USB 2.0 standard
Support Supports READYBOOST technology in Windows 7/ Vista
Warranty Five years
Extras Slide USB connector (no cap)
Scratch-resistant
Light weight
True plug and play
Colors Black & White

Price: Kingmax PD-02 16GB – Rs. 1700 in India (almost $38)

HP Swing Motion Controller Debuts In India

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Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world’s largest personal computer maker, has just announced the launch of their new HP Swing motion sensor gaming controller in India.Swing will allow uses to play action games on their PC by detecting the player’s body movements much like Nintendo Wii.The player needs to move as per the game instead of the usual way of just pressing the buttons.

HP Swing can be used to play lifelike action sports games like tennis, pool and bowling.

Hp swing console
HP Swing will only be bundled with HP Pavilion desktop PCs.The device is coming together with seven games.The device has inbuilt CUDA technology which offers enhanced viewing experience for the users.

HP Swing is only available with HP Pavilion Desktop PCs stating from Rs.29,900.

Gaming market in India is almost confined to PCs.Not too many would have heard about the likes of PlayStations or Xbox.Never the less, this is a good move by HP, we have to wait and see how it will be received by the PC game lovers in India..

Opera 10.52 For Mac [Downloads]

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Opera has released its latest version 10.52 for Mac.Opera claims this version of the browser to be the world’s fastest browser available for Mac, the newer version being 10 times faster compared to the previous version 10.10.

The new version for Mac boasts of improved UI, Cocoa integration, multi-touch trackpad gestures and Growl support.Combined with new JavaScript engines, Carakan and Vega, provides a rich browsing experience.Opera 10.52 supports the latest Web standards like SVG support and HTML5 video support.

opera 10.52 sleek design

Features:

# Top speed: 10 times faster than the previous Opera Mac version.

# Mac-ified UI: New more responsive UI for Mac, and design overhaul.

# Finger navigation: Better support for multi-touch trackpad gestures.Pinch to zoom or use your two fingers to scroll, three fingers to navigate back and forth directly from the trackpad.

# Turbo-charged browsing: Opera Turbo helps you to save your time by loading pages loading faster in case slow and congested networks.It is tested and proved that Opera Turbo provides about 65% faster browsing speed on Edge networks and around 50% faster on 3G networks.

Download:

Download Opera 10.52 for Mac [23.49 MB]

HTC Smart 3G Phone Available In India: Full Specifications

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HTC Smart, based on the Qualcomm’s BREW OS platform from the smartphone manufacturer HTC is now available in Indian market.

HTC Smart even though is priced at a affordable rate, it does feature the same HTC Sense User Interface(UI) that is found on only high-end HTC Smartphones offering weather updates, other social networking features.

The phone features a 3.2 MP camera, 3G, Bluetooth, 3.5 mm audio jack, microSD support up to 16GB.The phone however lacks Wi-Fi.Scroll down to see the full list of specifications.

HTC Smart Picture:

HTC smart

HTC Smart Specifications:

Dimensions 104 x 55 x 12.8 mm
Weight 108 g
Display 2.8-inch TFT touchscreen 256k colors
Camera – 3.15 MP with flash
– 2048×1536 pixels
Operating System Brew Mobile OS
Processor 300 MHz processor
Memory Inbuilt: 256 MB
– 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
External: up to 16GB microSD
Network GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (2G)
HSDPA: 2100 MHz (3G)
Connectivity – 3G (HSDPA 3.6 Mbps)
– Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
– microUSB 2.0
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Formats supported – Video: mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v
– Audio: .aac, .amr, .qcp, .mid, .m4a, .mp3, .wma, .wav
Battery Standard Li-Ion polymer 1100mAh battery
Talk time – Up to 6 hrs 10 mins (WCDMA)
– Up to 7 hrs 30 mins (GSM)
Standby time – Up to 25 days (WCDMA)
– Up to 18 days (GSM)
Release date – Jan 2010 (global)
– April 2010 (India)

Price and Availability:

The HTC Smart has been launched globally in January 2010 and in April 2010 in India.The Smart has been priced at $205.56 and at Rs. 9,990 in India

F-Secure Internet Security 2011 Beta With 6 Months Free Subscription [Downloads]

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F-Secure has released the public preview (beta) release of their upcoming Internet Security 2011 suite along with 180 days(six months) free subscription to use and test the new version.Please keep in mind that this is a beta version and hence only use it for personal use.

The new F-Secure internet security 2011 has many performance improvements, security and feature updates compared to F Secure internet security 2010.The new user interface(UI) of the software is stunning.

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This new beta version is coming up with a brand new tools dedicated to safeguard your online browsing experience.The menu “Online Safety” is added in the 2011 version to provide the same.

Another additional feature in the new version is for managing the program update downloads through the mobile internet connection.As the users using mobile internet through UMTS(3G) or using data cards (like EVDO or 3G), this new setting allows you to set automatic downloads only when you are on the home network and disable it when you are on roaming.

Grab your own copy of F-Secure internet security 2011 with six months free license, during which period you get all the product updates as free downloads.

How to Get  Free Six Months License ?

1. Go and visit this free registration page , enter your details

F-secure six months free registration

2. You will now receive a email with your registration details and confirmation link.Once you confirm it, you will receive another email with the license key.

3.Download F-Secure Internet Security 2011 Beta Installer [Link expired]

Supported OS:

Windows XP, Windows Vista & Windows 7(32-bit and 64-bit)

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 Full Specifications

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BlackBerry has announced 2 new models this week.BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Pearl 3G.

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 has a semi-QWERTY keyboard, 3.2MP camera, 624MHz processor, 256MB internal memory, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, expandable memory up to 32GB

Available Features

  • 3G network support
  • Optical Trackpad and dedicated
    media keys
  • SureType® technology
  • Simultaneous voice and data
  • Email and text messaging
  • BlackBerry® Messenger
  • Instant Messaging
  • Phone
  • Browser
  • Social networking
  • Video recording
  • Wi-Fi®
  • GPS
  • Media player
  • Organizer
  • Bluetooth®
  • Expandable memory up to 32 GB
  • Tethered modem

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    BlackBerry Pearl 3G Pictures:

    BlackBerry pearl 3G 9100
    BlackBerry Pearl 3G Specifications:

    Dimensions 108 x 50 x 13.3 mm
    Weight 93 g
    Display – TFT, 256K colors
    – High resolution 360×400 pixel
    color display
    – Half-QWERTY keyboard
    – Optical trackpad
    Camera – 3.2 MP with LED flash
    – 2048×1536 pixels
    – Autofocus
    – 2.5x digital zoom
    OS BlackBerry OS
    Memory – 256 MB flash memory
    – 256 MB SDRAM
    – External: microSD up to 32GB
    Processor 624 MHz processor
    Playback formats – Video: MPEG4 Simple and
    Advance Simple Profile, H.263, H.264, WMV3
    – Audio:MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis
    Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
    HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 (3G)
    HSDPA 900/ 1700/ 2100 MHz
    Connectivity – 3G (max down speed: 3.6 Mbps)
    – Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
    – Bluetooth v2.1
    – A-GPS
    – microUSB 2.0
    – 3.5 mm audio jack
    Extras – BlackBerry maps
    – Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
    – Organizer
    Battery Standard Li-Ion 1150 mAHr
    Talk time 5 hrs (GSM)
    5 hrs 30 mins (UMTS)
    Music playback time 30 hrs
    Standby time 18 days (GSM)
    13 days (UMTS)
    Colors Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White and Red Gradient
    Release date Q3 2010

    Price and Availability:

    The price of the BlackBerry Pearl 3G is rumoured to be around $449.99 in US, which equals to more than Rs. 20,000 in India and around € 340 in UK where it is expected to be offered by T-Mobile, O2, Vodafone and Orange, not confirmed though.We’ll update the official price as soon as they announce it.The phone is expected to make official entry into the market soon, may be in Q3 2010.

    Nokia N8 Official Pictures [Gallery]

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    Nokia has officially announced the highly awaited Nokia N8 on April 27, 2010.The biggest feature of this phone is undoubtedly its 12 Megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with Xenon flash other features include HD video recording and HDMI port, Dolby Digital Plus surround sound, dedicated WebTV application, 16GB of inbuilt memory, running on Symbian^3 platform.

    Review complete specification @ Nokia N8 full specs.

    Nokia N8 Official Photos

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    Nokia N8 pic 2

    Nokia N8 official picture 4

    Nokia N8 official picture 5

    All the photos here are courtesy Nokia Conservations.Watch more videos about Nokia N8 here.

    [How To] Undo Clicking Never Save Password For This Site In Google Chrome

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    Google Chrome:

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    Google Chrome by default offers the option to save password for any webpage that requires the users to be logged in.You can see the classic “Do you want Google Chrome to save your password?” alert whenever you enter username and password for any website.

    google chrome save password

    The users will have two options they can either choose “Save password” or “Never for this site”.If the user clicks “Never for this site”, no matter desirably or accidently, Google Chrome will no longer offer the prompt to save password for that login page.

    Considering that you have clicked it accidentally and want to undo it, you can follow the steps given below to remove the site from save password prompt exception list.

    Steps:

    1. Click the Toolschrome tools menumenu.

    2. Select “Options”

    3. Click the “Personal Stuff” tab.

    4.Click on “Show saved passwords”

    chrome show saved passwords

    4. Click on the “Exceptions” tab

    5. Select the site that you want to remove from the list

    chrome remove site exceptions list

    6.Click “Remove” (or use “Remove All” to clear the list) and click “Close”.

    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC Update #Fail In Windows 7

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    Alert: IDT HD Audio Codec Windows optional update causing problems in Windows 7

    There’s a new optional Windows update showing up in Windows update from a couple of days, “IDT – Audio – IDT High Definition Audio CODEC”.But there seems to be some problems with this particular update no please do not install this update hastily.Some users who have installed this have reported there was no sound output after installing this and rebooting the system.

    Continue reading this post if you have already installed this and facing problems.

    IDT – Audio – IDT High Definition Audio CODEC

    Download size: 8.9 MB

    You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

    Update type: Optional

    IDT Audio software update released in March, 2010

    More information:
    http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=20347177

    Help and Support:
    http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub

    IDT High definition audio codec in windows update

    Update failed: error 80070103 (see the below screen shot)

    IDT audio codec update fail

    Solutions:

    1. The easy way- All laptops :

    The easiest and the most worked solution for this is to rollback the default windows driver (“High definition audio device”) which was released in 2008 (12/12/08 or 06/27/08).This almost solves the problem.But if you are still getting the same problem, try downloading the latest update by following these steps:

    2. Specific Notebooks:

    HP Notebook users:

    HP IDI audio codec driver download

    Go to this HP support site, enter your product name and search for drivers and download the latest

    Dell Notebook Users:

    Go to Dell.com and search for “IDT High Definition Audio Codec” in the search field and look for the latest update in the drivers section, choose and download the right update for your Windows.

    Dell IDT update

    Alternatively, Dell users can first uninstall the IDT driver from the control panel and then download “SIGMATEL driver” from the Dell.com- drivers and downloads section.Let the program automatically detect your hardware and install the right audio driver for you.

    Have you faced the same problem while installing IDT HD audio codec update? If so, how did you solve it? Tell us through comments..

    Note: The solutions listed here are the probable solutions that may work based on the opinion of a small numbers of users who faced this issue.There is no guarantee that it will work 100% even after you try all the above steps.