Saturday, May 16, 2009

Test Mobile Phones Online

The use of mobile phones have become so widespread all around the globe, that it has become a must have gadget for most people living on earth. Are you shopping for a new mobile phone? There are a wide range of devices available in today’s markets, catering to different usage needs.However, finding the right mobile phone, suitable for your needs, is always an arduous task. But do you know that you can now test mobile phones online?

How To Test Mobile Phones?

Yes, Tryphone.com is a web 2.0 site, that lets you test mobile phones online!!! Go to Tryphone.com and test-drive mobile devices including an Apple Iphone, Nokia N95, HTC Shadow, Palm Centro, BlackBerry Pearl 8100 and more, on this Mobile Test Platform which is still in beta.The site provides fully interactive online virtual handsets to test the mobile phones, right from the comfort and convenience of your own computer.

Tryphone.com also provides an overview and detailed specs for the various mobile phones. There are also a few mobile phone reviews by the actual end users.What is really cool about this mobile Test platform are the demos available for carrying out various tasks, using a mobile phone being tested.This includes tasks such as taking/saving a picture, sending picture messages, accessing voicemail, playing a video, downloading files, checking mails and more.If you are a person who doesn’t have the time or patience to read through the User Handbook, these demos are really handy.

Tryphone.com is truly an useful mobile test platform to test drive the mobile phones, before you actually go to the store to test and buy them.Test mobile Phones using Tryphone.com and enjoy!!!

Download Windows 7 RC

Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) is now available for download. This is a pre-release version of Windows 7 and is made available for free download until 30 July 2009.and

Windows 7 RC is a full-featured edition, similar to Windows Vista Ultimate. It is available for free download and once installed, it will automatically send information to Microsoft engineers, to help them check the fixes and changes they made based on Beta tests. As a user of windows 7 RC, you will get to know the complete features of windows 7!!!

What problems might occur on windows 7 RC?

Windows 7 RC is a fully tested version. But you might still face a few problems like,

  • Software that doesn’t install or work correctly, including anti-virus or security programs
  • Printers, video cards, or other hardware that doesn’t work
  • Problems accessing corporate or home networks
  • Files may become corrupted

Though windows 7 RC is a pre-release candidate, Microsoft does not provide technical support for it and the computer may crash and you may loose data, as it is not yet the final product.Hence it is advisable to download and test windows 7 RC, only if you are a reasonably experienced PC user, who knows how to back up the computer, format a hard drive, burn an ISO file to DVD, and install an operating system from scratch. You should also be comfortable troubleshooting problems on your own.

It is also better, if you backup all your data before you install windows 7 RC.Even better is to test it on a spare PC and not on your primary home or business PC.

How to upgrade to Windows 7 RC from Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 beta?

If you are already running the Windows 7 Beta or windows XP, you’ll need to back up your data (preferably on an external device) and then do a clean installation of the Windows 7 Release Candidate. After installing Windows 7, you will need to reinstall applications and restore your files. However if you’re running Windows Vista, you can install Window 7 RC, without having to back up and reinstall your programs and data.

If you want to upgrade to Windows 7 later on, you need to do a clean install.

System Requirements for Windows 7 RC:

  • 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
  • DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Free download 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Windows 7 RC in English, German, Japanese, French, or Spanish from here.Note that windows 7 RC will expire June 1, 2010, and the bi-hourly shutdowns will begin on March 1, 2010. Download and enjoy Windows 7 RC until then!!!

XP Theme For XP To Get Windows 7 Looks

Make your Windows XP look like Windows 7 with the Windows XP Theme called Seven Remix XP 2.0. If you are geeky enough, you can download Windows 7 RC, available for download until 30 July 2009.

Though Windows 7 RC is a full featured edition, it is a pre-release candidate and Microsoft does not provide technical support for it. Hence it is advisable to download and use windows 7 RC, only if you are a reasonably experienced PC user. If you are not that geeky but still couldn’t resist getting the Windows 7 looks on your Windows XP, you can try the XP Theme Seven Remix XP 2.0.

Windows XP Theme, Theme For XP, XP Themes, Windows 7 Theme For XP

With this free Windows XP Theme, you can make Windows XP look like Windows Seven in just a few clicks. This XP Theme includes all the eye-candy features in Windows 7 including wallpapers, skins, cursors, system sounds, screensaver, the boot and logon screens. Seven Remix XP Theme pack is easy to install and its installation wizard walks you through the whole process, giving you options to choose exactly which elements will be installed and which not. As with most other XP theme packs, it creates a system restoration point before applying any changes, for further security.

Download the free Windows XP Theme, Seven Remix XP 2.0 from here and enjoy!!! However, you must remember that this XP theme does not give you the Aero effects, window preview or any other Windows 7 graphical features.It only gives you the visual changes to make your Windows XP look like Windows 7.

Fix svchost.exe application error

Are you nagged by SVCHOST.exe - Application Error in windows xp? i.e. do you get the following or a very similar error:

  1. svchost.exe - application error.
  2. The instruction at "0×009a8569" referenced memory at "0×00000000". The memory could not be 'read'.

Afer closing the above error, you probably would not be able to start anything on your PC. Moreover windows XP could even crash when you try to shutdown the PC. Definitely it is a frustrating experience. However you could try the following fix.

How to fix SVCHOST.exe Application Error in windows XP?

The SVCHOST.exe Application error is thrown because of a corrupted Windows Update in Windows XP.Infact, the only options that the error message allows are to click OK to terminate the program or click Cancel to debug the program.

But when the above error messages are thrown, do not close any of them i.e. neither click OK nor CANCEL. Windows XP will continue to work, if you do not close any of those error messages. Then you could carry out the following steps:

  • Click Start
  • Right click My Computer
  • Click Properties
  • Click the Automatic Updates tab
  • Choose Turn off Automatic Updates
  • Restart your computer
  • Connect to the internet
  • Click Start >> All Programs >> Windows Update
  • Manually update windows
  • Turn On Automatic Updates again

That is all folks!!! Next you get the error message again, follow the same steps as outlined above to fix the SVCHOST.exe Application error.

Generic Host Process Win32 Services Fix

Do you get an error on your PC that has the following message, “Generic host Process for Win32 Services encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you were in middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost”.

Generic Host Process, Generic Host Process Win32

Here is a tool that lets you solve this problem with a few simple clicks.It is called Windows Worms Doors Cleaner and it detects all services enabled on your Windows PC by checking registry entries, the local open ports and the running services.

Since most of the viruses use known vulnerabilities in Windows services, which are enabled by default, and can’t be disabled via the operating system’s configuration, this tool is an excellent way of enhancing your PC Security.It also lets you solve the “Generic Host Process For win32 Services” problem easily.

Windows Worms Doors Cleaner

Features Of Windows Worms Doors Cleaner:

  • lets you disable the critical windows services exploited by the viruses
  • Thereby close the critical ports
  • Displays all the local opened ports
  • It is runnable with command line parameters
  • It Checks at start, the name of running processes to detect popular viruses
  • it also checks svchost memory usage

Free download Windows Worms Doors Cleaner from here and fix Generic Host Process Win32 Services Error.

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