Posted in January 30, 2010 ¬ 12:27 amh.Jacob1 Comment »
I know I haven’t written anything since January the 12th. I had exams, so I needed time to prepare for them. Sorry.
Anyways, as you all might already know, Steve Jobs have presented Apple iPad on January the 27th. It is a great device that gives you incredible experience when you browse the internet. It is like a little book that you can navigate through touch. Steve Jobs also said that there is a SDK for the app developers. So, if anyone would like to write an application for iPad, feel free to do so.
As Apple launches iPad, it launches Apple Book Store as well. So now, you can buy, download, and read any book you want using your Apple iPad.
Another great news is that the gadget is only $499.00. This is amazing price for such a device. I am planning to buy one in close future.
Here’s the breakdown for cost on the hardware alone:
Posted in January 12, 2010 ¬ 10:24 pmh.JacobNo Comments »
As you all might notice, I use Windows 7. I have about five programs that are not compatible with it. But this is not a big problem in Windows 7. All you have to do is to change the way the programs start. So, if the program is compatible with Windows XP, you can choose XP mode and successfully launch it in Windows 7. Here’s how to do it:
Posted in January 3, 2010 ¬ 9:59 pmh.Jacob3 Comments »
Have you ever wanted to have a 50″ or an 80″ widescreen LCD TV? I have, but I obviously do not have enough money to buy one. iTVGoggles are a lot cheaper and affordable almost to anyone. iTV Goggles also include stereo earbuds, a light shield, and a battery that can last for 4-5 hours. They are compatible with an iPod, Xbox, Nintendo Wii, laptop, DVD player, etc.
Now, the price is really low. It’s $309.95 for iTVGoggles Featuring 80 Inch Virtual Screen and $179.99 for iTVGoggles Featuring 50 Inch Virtual Screen. It looks really cool, and I might buy a pair of these in future.
Posted in December 22, 2009 ¬ 7:59 pmh.Jacob3 Comments »
Do you have a favourite program that you use all the time? If you do, I’m pretty sure you always wanted to quickly launch it using a keyboard shortcut. Well, now, if you own a copy of Windows 7, you are able to create a keyboard shortcut. It is pretty basic, but Windows Vista and below users might not find this option right away. Here’s how to do it
Posted in December 9, 2009 ¬ 5:19 pmh.Jacob1 Comment »
Are you bored with your Windows or Mac environment? Do you want to try something new? Well, go ahead and try Google Chrome OS! As I said in previous posts, I am a fan of Google products, and I try to use all of them. So, gdgt got a working version of Google Chrome OS for ya! Just go to http://gdgt.com/google/chrome-os/download/ and register. You’ll need VMware Player (or VMware Fusion for Macs) to get it running. VirtualBox can also use VMware VMDK images, but it isn’t always perfect. If you don’t know how to install it, please go to this website, and follow the instructions.
Now, this is a developer build, so it has A LOT OF bugs. In addition, the OS is very slow (at least on my computer). Overall, I liked Chrome OS. I liked the design and the idea. Personally, I think this is the future OS because we all are getting high speed internet, so why do we need to buy software in a store? Just buy it online, and use it online. No need to download anything.
Posted in November 30, 2009 ¬ 9:59 pmh.Jacob11 Comments »
Today, I was invited by Google to be a Google Wave Extensions Developer. I obviously accepted the invitation, and now, I’m not only a developer, but I got 8 invitations more. So, I decided to give them away again. But not so easy as last time.
To enter the contest all you have to do is post a comment saying why you want to get the invitation. I will be happy to give them away without the contest, but it would be not fair if I will give it to a person that do not need it. Once you have commented, please send me your email including your name (the one that you used to comment) E-mail: jac...@theitcorner.com. If you will not send the info to me, I will not be able to send an invitation to you. One more thing, as it says on the wave:
“Invite others to Google Wave
Google Wave is more fun when you have others to wave with, so please nominate people you would like to add. Keep in mind that this is a preview so it could be a bit rocky at times.
Invitations will not be sent immediately. We have a lot of stamps to lick.
Happy waving!”
So, please do not reply to me after 2 hours saying that you did not get the invitation yet. Last time it took about 1-2 days to get the invitation.
Posted in November 29, 2009 ¬ 2:35 amh.Jacob6 Comments »
About a week ago, I got Windows 7 from Microsoft. As I said before (http://www.theitcorner.com/2009/08/15/windows-7-adjust-brightness-2/) I couldn’t adjust my laptop’s screen’s brightness. So I thought, “OK, when I will get the official release of Windows 7, I will be able to adjust the brightness.” Well, guess what? I was wrong. It took me an hour to solve the problem. All you have to is basically a)Install the driver for Vista. b)Update BIOS. I decided to find a driver for my laptop (Lenovo 3000 G530). I do not know what users of other laptops should do, but I believe it’s pretty similar for all laptops. So, here are the steps:
1. uninstall all intel display drivers in programs (add/remove section of control panel)
2. get in to device manager and uninstall all display drivers
3. DO NOT RESTART YET
4. download intel display driver for vista edition here:
5. install the driver you just download. you should get a message from windows saying the installation failed; in that case select ‘reinstall using recommended settings’. now it should install properly*. after install is done wait a few minutes for windows 7 to register the new driver. then go ahead and restart.
Posted in November 27, 2009 ¬ 12:31 amh.JacobNo Comments »
As you noticed, my blog was down for the whole day, that is because I was trying to move it to another hosting. So, finally I did it. Sorry for putting the blog to down status, but believe me, I got a lot of things that I did not have before by changing the hosting.
I am working on the blog’s design right now, so please tell me your wishes that you want to appear on the blog.
Posted in November 19, 2009 ¬ 9:50 pmh.Jacob13 Comments »
I have good news for you people. I just got my Google wave invitation (I asked for it about 3 days ago). I am really excited right now, and I really want to give it a shot and discover what it really is. I love Google applications (Google Apps, Google Chrome, Google Earth, etc.), so I will try to keep up with Google. If you want to know what Google Wave is, please watch the video below.
So, I got the invitation, and it means that I can invite ANY 8 people to Google Wave. Those people that want to get a Google Wave invitation, please comment this post. Include your email address (or email it to me if your are afraid of showing it on public, jac...@theitcorner.com). I will invited the first 8 people that will reply to this thread. Good luck!
Posted in November 16, 2009 ¬ 10:16 pmh.Jacob3 Comments »
As you all know hacking is illegal, therefore I will not teach you how to hack, BUT I will tell you the feature of Google Chrome that I’ve found. Of course, if you want to try it out on your computer, you need to install Google Chrome. Okay, lets start
Launch your Google Chrome, and go to any website you want to change. For example, I will go to Google. Select an element that you would like to change, right click on it, and press Inspect element.
To enter the contest all you have to do is post a comment saying why you want to get the invitation. I will be happy to give them away without the contest, but it would be not fair if I will give it to a person that do not need it. Once you have commented, please send me your email including your name (the one that you used to comment) E-mail: 
