Microsoft introduced the new update which brings back the start button, removed drag and drop windows to close app and added minimize and close button for such operation, shut down and restart button is finally at the right place and windows now boots directly to desktop by default — and there are many other bug fixes and features that has now the potential to makes the modern UI a success for Desktop environment.
Everything was perfect, but Microsoft managed to piss off their users once again by introducing a new File Manager — which is called “This PC” by default, instead of “My Computer” or “Computer” – if that wasn’t enough, they decided not to offer users to sort their hard disk drives and removable devices separately like they used to do it in previous Operating System.
Windows users are so much attached to the traditional way to interact with their PCs, but when Microsoft tries to move their couch, it tends to piss off some of them because not everyone likes someone else making changes to the way they interact with things in their life. But, fret not! You can have your old Explorer back by following some simple steps.
A developer designed a set of tweaks that can bring back the old File Manager back in the game, which has tweakable settings. Tihiy at msfn designed a software that uses Windows 8 and Windows 7 Shell Extension, that can undo “improvements” to file browsing made in newer Windows version.
Extract the files, and double click on OldNewExplorerCfg.exe.
A new window will pop up with the following options. You can select the options as shown in the image below (recommended), or if you wish you can add some other features according to your preference.
Click on Install and close the window.
Restart the Explorer.exe or reboot computer to apply changes.
You must have heard that Microsoft is going to end their extended support for Windows XP in April 2014 while it might be significant for the general users to upgrade to the latest OS by Microsoft or move to the open source Linux OS, but it is an entirely different scenario for banks — why?
You would be amazed to know that roughly 95 percent of ATMs in the world are running Windows XP — and it is about to become an expensive problem. This is where banks will have to take crucial steps to decide what they can do best to ensure the security of their users by choosing one of the options they have — i) Upgrade to the latest OS or move to Linux environment (which is free and open source Operating system) or ii) To pay Microsoft to keep providing the extended security updates for Windows XP.
Of these two options, the second one is easier and cheaper for banks as they won’t require anything but to pay the company to keep tracking the security holes in the OS and make sure it is secure enough for the transactions through ATM machines.
Machine designer NCR says that only a third of banks will upgrade their ATMs to a newer OS before official XP support ends on April 8th, leaving many institutions little choice but to pay Microsoft for an extended contract if they still want support.
Your bank might end up collecting the share of this expense from you, as the estimate suggests that bug UK firms might have to pay up to $100 million each to make the leap.
The Windows RT users can have the best video player on their and benefit from their throw anything and play it all, reputation of the software, while still being soft on the resource usage.
Earlier the open-source media player raised $78,136 on Kickstarter, to help them fund the development of the software for Windows 8 (x86 and x64 bit) users . The app will play back a range of video and audio formats including MKV, Ogg, MOV, FLAC and MPC, in addition to all of the codecs supported in the regular desktop app, including MPEG-1, H.265, WMV3 and VC-1.
Here are some of the features listed on the kickstarter page:
This application:
works on Windows 8.0 and 8.1: too many people are still on 8.0, so we had to use that. This decreases the stability of the application, though…
is compiled for Intel x86 CPUs: Windows RT version will follow as soon as we are able to compile it. ARM version will also apply to Windows Phone.
plays all video and audio formats of VLC, including MKV, Ogg and Mov files or FLAC and MPC;
supports the same codecs as the VLC application for desktop, from MPEG-1 to H.265, through WMV3 and VC-1;
supports multiple-audio tracks selection;
supports embedded subtitles;
supports Background Audio playback;
features a easy-to-navigate but complete UI, notably for audio browsing;
supports Live Tiles!
supports removable storage and DLNA servers.
However, there are a few limitations:
This app is currently slow, and is slower than VLC for desktop for video decoding and has no hardware acceleration;
Subtitles support is not very good yet, and notably it only supports embedded subtitles; this is our major point of focus for now.
Audio does not seem to work in all configurations;
Playlists and streams are not supported in the UI (they are present in the core)
Riding on one wheel cycle or “Unicycle” seems to be fun? If your answer is yes, then you would love the new Ryno! What we just named an animal? Oh com’on, we are not that dumb enough. I am actually talking about the new single-wheel electric scooter, which can break all the barrieres.
RYNO motors – is a single-wheeled electric scooter is self-balancing, which offer 0 (zero) turning radius and only takes up about as much space as a folding bicycle. Now, How cool is that?
This is obviously not something new, because the company released it’s first model back in 2013. Have a look at the specs.
However, it only has a maximum range of 20 miles between charges, a top speed that is limited to 12.5 mph (the actual top speed of 25 mph is limited to keep the RYNO scooter within the more relaxed legal boundaries of “personal mobility scooters”), and it looks like it fell out of a Japanese anime — yes, for some people, that last point is as much a con as it is a pro.
Have a look at the video and you can decide by yourself.
Ever since the first generation computer was invented, Technology is something which always contributed towards the comfort and reduced human efforts to get a job done. Early Tech adopters who recognized the potential of this rising industry is one of the most successful people on the planet right now. Technology reduces time, and we all know that “time” equals “money” — which in turn collects all the wealth for the most successful people in the world, who are dedicated in the technological advancement.
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Michael Dell are few of them who explored the untapped field and mastered it as their profession — creating an entirely new world! Let’s get to know about the top 10 richest people in the world who made a big name in Tech Industry.
1. Bill Gates – Microsoft ($79.6 Billion | Global Rank – 1)
He’s back. Helped by a bounce in Microsoft shares, Bill Gates returns to the top of our annual Billionaires list this year amid a leadership shakeup at the software giant he founded. He’s been the richest man in the world for 15 out of the last 20 years. After years focused on his philanthropy, Gates plans to spend more of his time working with product managers at Microsoft as rivals like Google and Apple continue to outshine the company in the market.
2. Larry Ellison – Oracle ($50 Billion | Global Rank – 5)
San Francisco lost $11.5 million hosting the America’s Cup during the summer of 2013, but that’s nothing compared to what Larry Ellison spent bringing the event to town. In September, his Team Oracle pulled off a stunning comeback from a seven-race deficit to win its second consecutive Cup, allowing the Oracle and founder and CEO to choose the setting for the next race. With a loss already on its books San Francisco may not want another event, though little gets in the way of Larry Ellison’s ambition–or mouth. In an Aug.
3. Jeff Bezos – Amazon.com ($47.8 Billion | Global Rank – 18)
Jeff Bezos fortune rose $13 billion in 2013 as shares in his online retailer Amazon soared 55%. In October he bought the Washington Post for $250 million. The next month he sold 1 million shares of Amazon, less than 1% of the company, for about $260 million. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton, Bezos headed off to Wall Street, where he saw that the internet was the fastest-growing industry on the planet. He quit his job, headed to Seattle and founded online bookstore Amazon in 1995. The company expanded beyond books and now sells anything to anyone.
4. Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook ($41.2 Billion | Global Rank – 21)
Facebook turned 10 this year and no one was celebrating harder than CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook’s shares are up more than 130% over the past year as of Feb. 2014, enabling blockbuster deals like the $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp and more than doubling Zuck’s net worth over the same period, even after he gifted away 18 million shares in late December. He sold more than 41 million shares and exercised 60 million options around that time as well.
5. Larry Page – Google ($33.4 Billion | Global Rank – 17)
CEO Larry Page is rearranging the furniture at Google. Over two weeks in January, he announced his company’s $3.2 billion, all-cash acquisition of smart-thermostat-maker Nest as well as the $2.9 billion sale of its Motorola phone business to Lenovo. Shareholders seem happy. The search giant’s stock continues to trade at record highs, up about 50% year-over-year as of mid-Feb. 2014.
6. Sergey Brin – Google ($32.8 Billion | Global Rank – 19)
Confining himself to a more background role, Brin lets Page run the show as CEO while he oversees the secretive Google X division, dedicated to breakthrough “moonshots” like driverless cars and Glass, the augmented-reality spectacles he wears everywhere. In April 2014, Google will undergo a stock split to introduce new Class C shares that will carry no voting power. That move will consolidate the voting power of executives including Brin, who owns more than 23 million Class B shares, which carry 10-to-one voting power.
7. Jack Ma – AliBaba ($23.2 Billion | Global Rank – 33)
Jack Ma or Ma Yun (Chinese: ??; born September 10, 1964) is a Chinese business magnate and philanthropist. He is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of highly successful Internet-based businesses. He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes.
8. Steve Ballmer – Microsoft ($22.7 Billion | Global Rank – 36)
You won’t have Steve Ballmer to kick around any more. He announced last August that he would be gone from Microsoft company within a year, and in February 2014 company insider Satya Nadella took over the CEO gig. Ballmer oversaw many years of growth at Microsoft, and generated $120 billion in profit, but will leave behind a legacy of having fallen behind Google, Apple and others in the post-PC mobile era.
9. Laurene Powell Jobs – Apple ($21.4 Billion | Global Rank – 44)
Laurene Powell Jobs (born November 6, 1963) is an American heiress; business executive; and the founder of Emerson Collective, which advocates for policies concerning education and immigration reform, social justice, and environmental conservation. She is also co-founder and President of the Board of College Track, which prepares disadvantaged high school students for college. Powell Jobs resides in Palo Alto, California, with her three children. She is the widow of Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
10. Michael Dell – Dell ($19.3 Billion | Global Rank – 47)
Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965) is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. He is the founder and CEO of Dell Inc., one of the world’s leading sellers of personal computers (PCs). He was ranked the 41st richest person in the world on 2012 Forbes list of billionaires.
What if a drone never has to be refuel, that could fly non-stop all over the world and fulfill all the work that a regular expensive satellites can achieve right now. You would say either it is impossible, or way too impractical to be used in real world, Right? — But, you would wrong!
Titan aerospace has invented a drone that powers itself from solar energy and can fly non-stop for at least 5 years. The Solara 50, named for its 50-meter wingspan, will fly at 65,000 feet—above most other aircraft and above weather that could disturb its flight and block the sun, its source of power. Titan will market it as an “atmospheric satellite.”
The team designed an electric motor that allows the drone to fly upto 60 mph. The 350 pound drone has a strong, light airframe with a structure made of mostly carbon fiber that provides the drone with required lifespan. There are thousands of solar cells that covers the 50 meter upper wing, elevator, and horizontal stabilizer – which can generate more than seven kilowatts of power during the day. There are Lithium-ion batteries inside the wings that stores the power to keep all systems going at night.