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Ever notice the RealDownloader button yet? Well we are here to tell you about it...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:41:50 +0100

If you're an avid downloader of online videos (legal content, to which you have the rights, of course), you might want to tune into RealNetworks' latest offering. The just released RealDownloader is perhaps the quickest and simplest online video downloader for Windows that we've seen. Unlike many of its competitors, when RealDownloader says one-click, it seriously means just one click.

When you install RealDownloader, it mingles with your browsers and automatically detects when you navigate to a Website containing embedded videos. This means you don't have to open up the program to use it, resulting in fewer clicks between you and a local copy of that online video. So let's say you navigate to a site like YouTube or Vimeo. Roll over the top-right corner of any embedded video you see, and a small RealDownloader button will pop up. From there, just click "Download This Video" and you're all set--in just one click. If you like, you can then share the original link to your downloaded video via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace.

RealDownloader also lets you play back videos just as simply as you downloaded them, as there's a Play This Video button right in the program. And if you don't have a capable video player installed, it gives you the option to download an add-on player, so you're never left with files that you can't access.

The free version of RealDownloader is available now on Download.com. Meanwhile, if you're interested in RealDownloader Plus, the upgrade is available for a limited time for $29.99 (regularly $39.99).

(credit:) Real Networks

Net flick's on your Android is getting even better

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:36:02 +0100

As someone who's been happily streaming the likes of "Party Down" and "Phineas and Ferb" to his iPhone and iPad for the better part of a year, I can't help but feel for the poor Android phone and tablet owners who can't get in on the Netflix goodness.

Sure, a Netflix app is available for Android, but it's compatible with only a handful of devices. Or, at least, it was: Yesterday, Netflix 1.3 landed in Android Market, bringing with it support for a whopping 15 additional Android phones--and one tablet: the just-announced Lenovo IdeaPad K1.

That's a bit of a rub to owners of tablets like the Acer Iconia A500, Motorola Xoom, and Samsung Galaxy Tab, which are, you know, available. Although the K1 just went on sale, it's not expected to ship until next month.

Still, for folks pocketing an HTC Droid Incredible 2 or Thunderbolt, a Motorola Droid 2 or 3, a Samsung Epic 4G or Nexus S 4G, or any of the other newly supported models, the news is all good.

Indeed, I just downloaded and installed Netflix 1.3 on an Nexus S 4G. It works--and it's awesome. Alas, there's still no love for any of Virgin Mobile's prepaid phones, like the LG Optimus V or new Motorola Triumph (two models that strongly appeal to the cheapskate in me). Dangit.

At least this update is a big step in the right direction, and proof positive that Netflix is working to overcome Android's inherent fragmentation problems and support as many devices as possible. Meanwhile, Hulu is ramping up device compatibility as well, having recently added support for four new Android handsets (for a grand total of 10).

Netflix for Android now works with a lot more phones--and, finally, a tablet (but only one).

(Credit: Netflix)

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Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:36:47 +0100

wipe out your PC befour selling it?

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:48:04 +0100

Wipe, Delete, and Securely Destroy Your Hard Drive’s Data the Easy Way

Giving a computer to somebody else? Maybe you’re putting it out on Craigslist to sell to a stranger—either way, you’ll want to make sure that your drive is completely wiped, scrubbed, and clean of any personal data. Here’s the easy way to do it.

If you only have access to an Ubuntu Live CD or thumb drive, you can actually use that instead if you prefer, and we’ve got you covered with a full guide to securely wiping your PC’s hard drive. Otherwise, keep reading.

Wipe the Drive with DBAN

Darik’s Boot and Nuke CD is the easiest way to permanently and totally destroy every bit of personal information on that drive—nobody is going to recover a thing once this is done.

The first thing you’ll need to do is download a copy of the ISO image, and then burn it to a blank CD with something really useful like Imgburn. Just choose Burn image to Disc at the start screen, select the little file icon, grab the downloaded ISO, and then go. If you need a little more help, we’ve got you covered with a beginner’s guide to burning an ISO image.

Once you’re done, stick the disc into the drive, start the PC up, and then once you boot to the DBAN prompt you’ll see a menu. You can pretty much ignore everything on here, and just type…

autonuke

And there you are, your disk is now being securely wiped.

Once it’s all done, you can remove the CD, and then either pack the PC up to sell, or re-install Windows on there if you feel like it.

More Advanced Method

If you’re really paranoid, want to run a different type of wipe, or just like fiddling with the options, you can choose F3 or hit Enter at the prompt to head to the advanced selection screen. Here you can choose exactly which drive to wipe, or hit the M key to change the method.

You’ll be able to choose between a bunch of different wipe options. The Quick Erase is all you really need though.

So there you are, easy PC wiping in one package. What about you? Do you make sure to wipe your old PCs before giving them away? Personally I’ve always just yanked out the hard drives before I got rid of an old PC, but that’s just me.

New Windows 8 Screenshots Leak

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:37:47 +0100

The leak has been made available first on private ftp servers and other private sites, before it made its way to the rest of the internet.

You can read more about the leak here on Windows 8 News. The screenshots are the first as far as I know that have been posted publicly.

Windows 8 News has all the Windows 8 screenshots for you. The good news is, you not only find the leaked screenshots of the Windows 8 version on the site, but also annotations that describe new features that are shown on each individual screenshot.

The leak was installed on a tablet PC and the user who submitted the photos ~~managed to get the metro UI working on the tablet.~~ The metro UI was not the one built into Windows 8, but a Rainmeter theme.

I'll post more soon about this

Microsoft leaks Tulalip internal project

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:23:22 +0100

Planning to launch a social search thing?

Google’s Social Search may have to make room for an extra guest at the table, now that Microsoft has leaked the homepage for what looks like a new social service — of some sort. Fusible first discovered the page sitting at socl.com, a domain that MS recently purchased. Known as Tulalip (also the name of a group of Native American tribes near Redmond), the project promises to help users “find what you need and share what you know easier than ever” — which, at this early stage, is pretty difficult to do, considering that the page’s search field is non-functioning. The platform also features sign-in buttons for Facebook and Twitter, the latter of which leads to an authorization page explaining that Tulalip is an “experimental app,” and that it will be able to “update your profile” and “post tweets for you” (see the screenshot, after the break). It’s too early, of course, to say whether or not the service will launch as a direct competitor to Social Search, or if it’ll even get off the ground, though Microsoft insists that it didn’t mean to tip its hand so early. The Socl.com welcome page now reads: “Socl.com is an internal design project from one of Microsoft’s research teams which was mistakenly published to the web. We didn’t mean to, honest.”

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