Pleasant Windows 7 Experience

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Posted 21 Apr 2009 — by cypress
Category Computer

Today in class my professor asked if anyone was able to access the Internet and I was on, everything working fine. He made me go onto a website and pull up a movie which he wanted to show during his lecture. I got the video alright and waited for him. When it came time, he requested my computer. I was unsure if my EEE PC would work with the classroom’s projector as I had never tried the VGA port. I also was not sure if Windows 7 would work with it.

To my great surprise, it all went flawless. As soon as I plugged in the VGA cable, my screen blinked, and a few seconds later my screen was on and the projector was projecting the image without any hesitation, dialog boxes, or other issues. It was nice to see everything simply work, without issues.

I wonder how the machine determined the correct resolution for the projector (as that has been an issue with other people’s computers). I also wonder if there are settings that can be changed so the projector is not in mirror mode.

Anyway, I thought I would share my pleasant experience with Windows 7 on my EEEPC.

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ONN hilarious video

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Posted 19 Apr 2009 — by cypress
Category Weekend Fun

A very funy video from the Onion News Network. Enjoy and have a good weekend!


Study: Children Exposed To Pornography May Expect Sex To Be Enjoyable

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Crank High Voltage

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Posted 18 Apr 2009 — by cypress
Category Movie Reviews

 
CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE from Steve Samblis on Vimeo.

By now means do I claim to be an accredited movie reviewer, but I wish to venture into that as well (in the same manner that I ventured into writing tutorials and producing content)…

Anyway, last night was opening night for Crank High Voltage, the second movie in the Crank series. Again, the main actor is Jason Statham and again he has to go through various means to keep his body alive. This time around he needs to be electrically charged at all times, in order to keep his heart transplant working while he hunts down his actual, still beating heart. 

The movie is filled with hardcore violence, graphic scenes (not for the squeamish), and comedic sequences which left me crying for a good part of the movie. 

After some googling I found out that the entire movie was shot for less than $20 million and using prosumer Canon XH-A1 cameras. For such a limited budget, the movie definitely delivers.

My final verdict is that you should probably see it (if you liked the first one, then this one should appeal to you as well). Keep in mind that I saw it with some friends and their thought was that the first one better…to each his own

In my opinion, the movie does a good job of entertaining a broad audience. It tons of gun fights, hand-to-hand combat, and nudity. If you enjoyed Turrets guy, you will like one of the characters which has FBT (Full Body Turrets) which ensues tons of hilarity throughout.

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Nokia Photo Browser – quick review

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Posted 15 Apr 2009 — by cypress
Category App Reviews

Nokia just released another application for its S60 phones. The application is called Photo Browser. The application provides a fun way to view all your images from your phone. It has cool 3D effects and animations as you scroll through the images.  The application displays images in a grid that is 3 pictures tall and 3 pictures wide. You can use your select button to view an image and the * and # keys to zoom in and out. 

The application does not have my options. The only ones currently available are ImageInfo, Delete, and Exit.  ImageInfo shows the name of the file as well as the date the picture was taken.

On my N82, the application runs a bit slow. Scrolling through the images, it takes a short while for them to become focused. Also, when zooming it, it takes a few moments for the image to focus. Holding down the scrolling button to go either left or right displays a nice 3D wall of photos, however, some are shown as silver blocks until the phone has gone through and gotten a thumbnail of every image.

Overall, I think that ImageExchange is a much better application for image viewing. The experience which ImageExchange provides is much better. It scrolls through the photos much faster, and is noticeably better at focusing images. ImageExchange seems to be much more responsive when viewing images. It is also faster when zooming in on photos. 

Another place where ImageExchange exceeds Photo Browser is the amount of functions incorporated into the software. ImageExchange allows you to upload all your images to the Internet (although not to Share on Ovi), it has the Time function which shows you pictures from a certain month, your favorite images, and a grid view that is 4×4 images. Not only can you see your own photos, but you can go online and view other people’s images, a functionality which is completely lacking in Photo Browser. 

I hope that the developers of Photo Browser integrate their efforts with the ones from ImageExchange. Together, they could develop an amazing image viewing application. It would be excellent if ImageExchange could also show you your videos. Finally, integrating ImageExchange into Share on Ovi would be amazing, as you would have one less online photo service which you have to worry about.

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Nokia’s Point & Find

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Posted 01 Apr 2009 — by cypress
Category Info, News

Nokia just launched its Point & Find utility. The premise is amazing, point your phone’s camera at any object and the phone will automatically query the Internet and bring you all the information you want about the said object. In reality, this is a beta and it still needs work.  

The beta supports two items – movie posters and bar codes. I have yet to try it with a barcode, but my experience with a movie poster was pretty appaling. I set my access point to WiFi and pointed the camera at my Transporter 3 poster. After about 3 minutes of a scrolling loading bar, the phone determined that the poster was of Twilight and offered to show me a trailer and some other things. 

What dissapointed me was that it took so long for the software to download the information, even though it was linked to my university’s wireless network which is pretty damn fast. It is also bad that it confused the Transporter 3 poster for Twilight which look nothing alike

On a more positive note I am glad that such software exists. Given enough time and testing this could be amazing. Just imagine going to a new town/city/country and pointing your device at a building or sign and you can get any information you need. Also, the barcode feature would be amazing, if it works. I know that many people who have purchased the T-Mobile G1 have done so mainly because of their barcode reading applications, and there is no reason why a Nokia device , which has a much better camera, can not do the same. The only problem for me, is that my Nokia N82 runs only on EDGE.

You can find out more about Point & Find on Nokia’s site.

Current devices supported are: N82, N95, N95 8GB, N76, N81, N81 8GB, E51, E66, 6290, 6124 Classic, 6161 Classic, 6120 Classic, 6110 Navigator and 5700 XpressMusic

If you are in the USA, here is the direct link to the download page.

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