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Techno Page Sharing
files I do not mean
to go back to the issue of piracy, but to draw your attention to
sharing on the Internet. But digital information can be copied easily
either to be sold or to be given out free. This is known as 'file
sharing' over the Internet. There are so many forms of file sharing,
some legitimate and some not. Most of us know what befell Napster.
Audio-Galaxy faced similar problems with much less publicity being
focused on it. There are countless little programmes that allow
us to share and transfer files from one computer to another over
the Internet. The music industry is one of the hardest hit, in this
area. Spyware Are you already
'infected'? Is your browsing
speed slower, ever since you installed this free 'ultimate connection
optimiser'? Some strange programme always wants to connect to a
remote server but your virus scanner tells you it is not a Trojan?
Is your mailbox fed daily with tons of targeted spam, and do some
of these friendly advertisers even call you by name? Then there
is a good chance that you have been caught by some advertising parasites
recently. Get rid of
spyware now! Ad-aware is
a programme that can help you track them down and get rid of these
parasites. Ad-aware multi
spyware removal utility is designed to work on all Windows 9x/ME/NT40/W2000/XP
platforms. It scans your system for components of known spyware
parasites and lets you remove them safely. It uses a reference file
which is regularly updated, to always detect the latest spyware
parasites. Ad-ware can be downloaded from http://www.lsfileserv.com/
or http://www.lavasoftusa.com/. To keep Ad-aware
updated, make sure to always have the most recent version installed.
(The version number and date can be seen on the status bar in the
Ad-aware window). Nowadays there
are alternatives for nearly every ad-supported 'freeware'. Even
if many of the spyware host applications will continue to work without
the spyware installed, I recommend that you avoid using software
that is supported by spyware. Since spyware has become a public
nuisance, many shareware sites separate ad-ware from freeware in
their lists. I think it is time to draw the line and boycott vendors
who violate our privacy. Software vendors will change their mind
only when it costs them their customers and their reputation. Sent
by GEFORCE 3,
GEFORCE 4 or RADEON 9700 PRO? We'll start
off with the budget factor. The cards that come into mind are the
GEFORCE3 TI series and GEFORCE4 MX series. G4 MX is cheaper. G3
TI is powerful. Let me tell you why. GEFORCE3 TI Though the
G4 MX GPU has a higher clock rate, its performance drops because
the number of rendering pipelines, memory clock and the rendering
options (texels, pixels, AA samples) are lower than the G3 TI series.
The G4 MX series cards are priced from Rs. 8,000 - Rs. 12,500. The
cheapest being the 64MB SDRAM MX420, then the 64MB DDRRAM MX440
and the most expensive being the 64MB DDRRAM MX460. Though there
are cards that host AGP 8X there is only a slight increase in performance. The G3has a
starting price of around Rs. 12,500 for the G3, Rs.13,000 for the
G3 TI 200 and Rs 16,000 for the G3 TI 500. The conclusion for the
budget chip is 'go for the G3 TI 200 or the G3 TI 500 you won't
be disappointed'. Now then 'bang
for the buck'. Two cards you should consider when it comes to value
for money are the GEFORCE 4 TI 4200 and the GEFORCE 4 TI 4400. First
let's take a look at the specs. GEFORCE 4 TI
4200 Both can boast
128MB of DDR SDRAM and an nFiniteFX 2 engine but who comes out victorious?
The GEFORCE 4 TI 4400 with a higher GPU clock, higher memory clock
and more rendering options gets the crown. Although the GEFORCE
4 TI 4400 is about Rs. 27,500 and GEFORCE 4 TI 4200 is around Rs.
22,000, going for the TI 4400 is more 'bang for the buck'. Now the contest
for king of the hill is between GEFORCE 4 TI 4600 and RADEON 9700
PRO. GEFORCE 4 TI
4600 Robbie's
need to share with the word For those interested
try his website robbiewilliams.com
The debut single
from the album will be called 'Feel'. There seems to some questions
about some of the lyrics but by and large it has been given a high
rating making it a certain hit. Meanwhile the
album 'Escapology', is due for release on November 18. Recently Kylie
Mingoue's underwear has been receiving a lot of publicity. We have
now learnt that two of the singer's fans acquired a framed pair
of her knickers and a autographed pair auctioned at a New South
Wales, Labour Party fundraiser in Australia recently. The underwear
was apparently auctioned for the equivalent of £25,000. Kylie
had written to the Sydney-based Sun-Herald claiming she was unaware
of her underwear being at the centre of the fundraiser. She was
not sure where they came from. Kylie had offered new personalised
photographs of herself to the two fans. State MP -
Paul Gibson at the centre of auction denied any wrongdoing and admitted
the underwear was from the Love Kylie lingerie - adding they were
never actually worn by the singer. The single
'Dilemma' by Nelly is the No:1 song in the UK this week. It's the
second consecutive week the song has occupied the top slot. 'Dilemma' sold
over 200,000 copies in the first week of release. The rap track
has sold more than this week's new entries in the Top 20. The song
has been certified gold by the BPI. It is one of the best selling
singles in the world this year. It features the mellow vocals of
Kelly Rowland. 'Dilemma' is
the 12th rap song to reach the No:1 position on the UK charts. Though
comparatively less popular than mainstream music, rap has indeed
made its mark in the UK. Partners In
Kryme secured the first No:1 rap song in the UK with 'Turtle Power"
in 1990. The other artistes to have notched up No:1 songs with rap
tracks are Will Smith also as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince,
The Simpsons, Run DMC, Puff Daddy, LL Cool J, Vanilla Ice and Eminem. Puff Daddy's
'I'll Be Missing You' is the biggest selling rap hit. In 1997 it
sold 1.36 million copies in the UK. Further, it is also one of Top
40 all time hits in the UK. The other million selling rap song is
'Walk This Way' by Run DMC. Eminem is the most successful rap star
having notched up 3 No: 1 songs in the UK. Justin Timberlake
debuted in the UK chart at No: 2 with solo track 'Like I Love You'.
Just as the song hit the chart in an interview published in the
FHM reTimberlake admitted to smoking drugs with Nelly coincidentally
the No: 1 artiste this week. Timberlake was quite happy with what
he had done. One wonders
if this is part of a publicity stunt to help push sales of his song.
Generally the public has been rather negative towards solo projects
of members of boy band with the exception of a few. Timberlake has
been with N'Sync for five years and the group's future could be
another story. But being Britney Spears' former fiance is perhaps
another plus factor. The song itself
is rather progressive with the high pitched tones of a Michael Jackson
meet Prince - retaining interest via Timberlake. Blue is widely
regarded as the UK's biggest boy band at the moment. This week the
group's fifth single 'One Love', reached the chart at No:3. 'One
Love', is the debut release from Blue's forthcoming second album.
Two singles by Blue have already topped the UK chart. Electrical
Storm charged into the chart at No: 5 for UZ. It's the new track
featured on the Irish band's greatest hits collection covering the
1990's. The compilation is called 'UZ: The Best of 1990-2000', and
will be out tomorrow, November 4. 'Electrical Storm' has been described
as a conventional song with Edge taking the usual guitar slam and
Bono hooting. This is UZ's 22nd song to peak within the top 10. Sir Paul McCartney
has postponed his concert scheduled for this month in Melbourne.
He was due to perform before 30,000 fans. Sir Paul decided
to postpone the concert saying it was inappropriate and as a mark
of respect to the families. He was due to sing 36 songs at the show
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