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Storm Codec allows your computer to play almost any video formats

There are many video file formats around, so it could be a heachache to search for different codecs and drivers whenever you want to play some video files like RealMedia, QuickTime, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (DivX/XviD/3ivx, MP4, AVC/H264…), AC3/DTS, ratDVD, VP3/VP6, Indeo, XVD, Theora, Subtitles, OGG/OGM, Matroska….and others. It is really annoying to know you have just [...]

Reasons to Downgrade from Vista to XP

On July 22, 2005 Microsoft announced its new line of operating systems and Windows Vista, codenamed ‘Longhorn’, made its first public appearance. While graphic effects and new user tools certainly looked respectively stunning and very useful, the very last five minutes of the presentation — price and system requirements — came as a surprise to [...]

For privacy, please remove your digital photo metadata

Let me tell you a fact that not many people are aware of or may not know of. Whenever you use a digital camera to take a picture, information such as date, time, model of camera used, resolution and focal length are embedded to the JPG file of the photograph. This kind of information is [...]

Access remote computers with Crossloop

Today I came across an excellent yet simple to use Windows application. It’s really fascinating to know remote desktop access can be made so simple. Forget about the complicated and technically set up built in function shipped under Windows XP or higher. If you are looking for a no-frills remote access function to do your [...]

Open source software

There are lots of free software out there which are proving to be able substitutes for the equivalent commercial versions, even mammoth software packages released by giant software companies like Microsoft. Thanks to the open-source community who firmly believe in creating software and release them free of charge.