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• Sep 30, 2010 from 2down in Entertainment
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  Hiren's BootCD 10.6
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  Hiren's BootCD (HBCD) is a set of Software ,2Down" >Applications that provides advanced tools for analyzing, recovering and fixing your computer. It is an all-in-one bootable CD solution that contains a load of useful tools you can make use of in a variety of situations.
  
  Hiren's BootCD is a great resource for anyone with computer problems who is having trouble accessing the internet to download programs in an attempt to fix it. It can be useful even if the primary operating system cannot be booted. We may call it as an emergency cd which every computer technician or home user must have. It has a multitude of tools divided into a number of categories like partitioning tools, backup, recovery and BIOS/CMOS tools to name a few. With some simple knowledge about what is contained on the CD, you can use it to repair many problems computer like hard drive failure, virus infections, partitioning, password recovery and data recovery.
  
  We thank and appreciate Hiren for his great bootcd. This site is just a download place for Hiren's BootCD and is not related with Hiren. For developer's homepage please visit Hiren's Homepage under the links.
  
  Partition Tools
  
  If you need to make changes to the partitions on your computer, there are several applications that provides various levels of functionality for accomplishing this goal. You can both create and delete partitions from your computer, even while there are other partitions on the hard drive you are modifying. You can also resize partitions if needed, to change how much space is allocated to them.
  
  Backup and Recovery
  
  There are several backup and recovery tools on Hiren's BootCD. Backup tools like GetDataBack, HDD Scan, Partition Find and Mount, PhotoRec, Recuva, Undelete... let you copy data off of your hard drive and schedule automatic backups to ensure your data is saved to another location. You can also recover deleted data, whether that data was deleted intentionally or accidentally. There are also a few tools that will help you recover data from damaged or corrupted portions of your hard drive if you are unable to recover them through other methods.
  
  Testing Tools
  
  Hiren's BootCD provides a variety of tools for testing different aspects of your computer. If you suspect that your RAM is corrupted or that a piece of hardware on your machine is not functioning properly, there are several applications you can run to determine the problems. You can also perform hard drive tests to see whether your hard drive is physically damaged, and get a report on how much longer your hard drive is expected to work.
  
  Password Tools
  
  Password recovery and modification tools are also provided on Hiren's BootCD. You can change the administrator password on Windows machines, and there are utilities for saving passwords for your online accounts in an encrypted format. You can also encrypt your entire hard drive with Hiren's BootCD so that a password is required to read or write any data from or to your hard drive.
  
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  - Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus (2302): a free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner.
  - Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (2302): Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.
  - SuperAntispyware 4.34 (2302): Remove Malware, Rootkits, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Parasites (a must have tool).
  - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 (2302): anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware.
  - SpywareBlaster 4.2 (2302): Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
  - SmitFraudFix 2.424: This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware.
  - ComboFix (2302): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware.
  - CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool.
  - RootkitRevealer 1.7.1: Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility.
  
  Antivirus Tools
  
  - ComboFix (0404): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware (Windows Freeware).
  - CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool (Windows Freeware).
  - Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus (0404): a free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner (Windows Freeware).
  - GMER 1.0.15: Hidden services, hidden registry, hidden file scanner, Rootkit Detector and Remover (Windows Freeware).
  - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.45 (0404): anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware. (Windows Freeware).
  - RootkitRevealer 1.7.1: Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility. (Windows Freeware).
  - SmitFraudFix 2.424: This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware (Windows Freeware).
  - Spybot: Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (0404): Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious...

Boat Bits: A very cool type of boat...

• Sep 11, 2011 from baldrickmmx(Baldrick) in Lifestyle
  NAS asks the question on everyone's lips these days..."Is this the new bow of yacht racing?"... and well they should!
  
  The thing is though, the scow bow is hardly new. Let's just say it has simply languished in the memory hole and, if you were to ask me, a scow bow makes a whole bunch of sense for cruising, too...
  
  I expect a lot of regular readers here are aware that our last boat, "Loose Moose 2" (featured in Phil Bolger's "Boats With an Open Mind"), was a scow-bowed sharpie and, in its travels, caused no end of consternation and scandalized anchorages on three continents.
  
  As it happens, I really like scows and there is a pretty even chance that the next Loose Moose will, in fact, be a scow (if it is not a catamaran or proa).
  
  I'm not exactly alone in the whole liking scows thing... Tad Roberts first came to my attention while I was living in France and just about to build our first Loose Moose (a Bolger Jessie Cooper design) and, if I had seen his Harry design just a little earlier, I'd most likely have built it...
  
  While we were building our "Loose Moose 2" in Meaux, France, Reuel Parker included some drawings of a 44-foot scow cargo schooner stock plan in his book that has (in my opinion) set the standard for what a scow schooner should look like. Sadly this plan was something of a vaporware design (we tried to buy the plans just after we lost Loose Moose 2) and, while Reuel does have a couple of scows in his design portfolio, neither comes close to the 44-foot cargo schooner in his book. Well worth a look.
  
  
  Willliam Garden, of course, is known to have designed an awesome scow or two and Tillicum certainly pops to mind...
  
  
  
  Pete Culler was not adverse to the idea of a scow either...
  
  
  
  What can I say... Pointy ends are so passé these days!
  
  Listening to Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
  
  So it goes...

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• Sep 29, 2010 from 2down in Entertainment
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  Hiren's BootCD 10.5
  
  
  
  Type: Windows
  Category: Other
  This is the newest version of Hiren's BootCD to date (2010). Included is a keyboard patch along with a burning utility for fast / easy iso burning. This Software is all freeware software bundled into a single exe. You can boot from CD or start within windows.
  
  Antivirus Tools
  
  - Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus (2302): a free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner.
  - Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (2302): Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.
  - SuperAntispyware 4.34 (2302): Remove Malware, Rootkits, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Parasites (a must have tool).
  - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 (2302): anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware.
  - SpywareBlaster 4.2 (2302): Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
  - SmitFraudFix 2.424: This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware.
  - ComboFix (2302): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware.
  - CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool.
  - RootkitRevealer 1.7.1: Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility.
  - ComboFix (0404): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware (Windows Freeware).
  - CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool (Windows Freeware).
  - Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus (0404): a free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner (Windows Freeware).
  - GMER 1.0.15: Hidden services, hidden registry, hidden file scanner, Rootkit Detector and Remover (Windows Freeware).
  - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.45 (0404): anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware. (Windows Freeware).
  - RootkitRevealer 1.7.1: Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility. (Windows Freeware).
  - SmitFraudFix 2.424: This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware (Windows Freeware).
  - Spybot: Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (0404): Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software. (Windows Freeware).
  - SpywareBlaster 4.2 (0404): Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software. (Windows Freeware).
  - SuperAntispyware 4.35.1002 (0404): Remove Malware, Rootkits, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Parasites (a must have tool) (Windows Freeware).
  
  Backup Tools
  
  - COPYR.DMA Build013: A Tool for making copies of hard disks with bad sectors (Dos Freeware).
  - Double Driver 3.0: Driver Backup and Restore tool (Windows Freeware).
  - DriverBackup! 1.0.3: Another handy tool to backup drivers (Windows Freeware).
  - DriveImageXML 2.13: backup any drive/partition to an image file, even if the drive is currently in use (Windows Freeware)
  - FastCopy 1.99r4: The Fastest Copy/Delete Software on Windows (Windows Freeware).
  - GImageX 2.0.17: ImageX is used to backup/restore WIM images for Windows XP/Vista and Windows 7 (Windows Freeware).
  - InfraRecorder 0.50: An Open source CD/DVD burning software, also create/burn .iso images (Windows Freeware).
  - Partition Saving 3.80: A tool to backup/restore partitions. (SavePart.exe) (Windows/Dos Freeware).
  - RegBak 1.0: a light-weight and simple utility to create backups of Windows registry files (Windows Freeware).
  - Smart Driver Backup 2.12: Easy backup of your Windows device drivers (also works from PE) (Windows Freeware).
  - WhitSoft File Splitter 4.5a: a Small File Split-Join Tool (Windows Freeware).
  - Acronis True Image 8.1.945: Create an exact disk image for complete system backup and disk cloning. (Dos Commercial).
  - Drive SnapShot 1.39: creates an exact Disk Image of your system into a file while windows is running. (Windows/Dos Commercial).
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  - Award DMI Configuration Utility 2.43: DMI Configuration utility for modifying/viewing the MIDF contents. (Dos Freeware).
  - !BIOS 3.20: a powerfull utility for bios and cmos (Dos Freeware).
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  - CMOS 0.93: CMOS Save / Restore Tool (Dos Freeware).
  - DISKMAN4: a powerful all in one utility (Windows/Dos Freeware).
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  Browsers / File Managers
  
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A Transatlantic Crossing with the Queen Mary 2

• Sep 28, 2010 from weatherforecas
  A Transatlantic Crossing with the Queen Mary 2
  Day One
  Driving up to the Port of Southamptons Mayflower Terminal and catching first glimpse of the white-and-black hulled Queen Mary 2, the largest, longest, tallest, heaviest, and most expensive ship ever built, evoked considerable excitement and awe. Docked to port at a 50-degree, 54.25 north latitude and 001-degree, 25.70 west longitude and facing a 116.4-degree compass heading, the 17-decked leviathan, with a 1,132-foot length and 148-foot width, featured a gross weight of 151,400 tons and towered above the buildings with its balcony-lined faade, eclipsing it with its 236.2-foot height. Its draft extended 33.10 feet beneath the water line. The floating metropolis, complete with its staterooms, restaurants, shopping arcades, libraries, theaters, and planetariums, would bridge, in six days, the European and North American continents, the equivalent in hours to the duration of the aerial crossing by 747-400, itself then the worlds largest commercial airliner. But the oceanic crossing would yield civility, refinement, rejuvenation, emotional repair, and return to the slower, but more elegant era of steam ship travela journey, I would soon find out, would lead to a search for the maritime history of the past which had created the technology of the present.
  Unlike the proliferation of modern cruise ships with their comparatively lower speeds and greater-volume, square-geometry hulls, the Queen Mary 2 had been designed as a next-generation successor to the 35-year-old Queen Elizabeth 2 and, as such, would have to offer the same year-round, passenger-carrying capabilities, predominately in the rough North Atlantic, with a design which sacrificed revenue-producing volume and lower construction costs of the traditional cruise ship for the required safety, speed, and stability of the ocean liner. Resultantly, it featured the same v-shaped hull configuration characteristic of the long line of its Cunard predecessors, constructed of thicker steel which carried a 40-percent greater cost than those of conventional cruise ships. Designed by Stephen Payne, whose inspirations for the bow had come from the Queen Elizabeth 2 and the brake wall from the Normandie, it was the first quadruple-screw North Atlantic ocean liner since the France of 1962. Payne himself, a naval architect born and raised in London, had been involved with the Carnival Holiday, Carnival Fantasy, and Rotterdam VI projects. The latter, incorporating a modified Statendam hull, had featured a less boxy hull shape than the traditional cruise ship, but had still been considerably removed a full liner design.
  Intended for the primary Southampton-New York route, it incorporated dimensional restrictions dictated by the United States port, including a funnel height which cleared the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge by only ten feet and an overall length which exceeded the 1,100-foot pier of the Port of New York by 34 feet.
  Constructed by Alstom Chantiers de lAtlantique in St. Nazaire, France, which had also built the Normandie, and designated hull G32 by the shipyard, it had been the first Cunard liner ever constructed outside of the United Kingdom and, like Concorde, the worlds fastest and hitherto only supersonic airliner, became the second British-French collaborative transportation project intended for trans-Atlantic service, although via vastly different, if not opposite, modes.
  Its interior offered unparalleled space and comfort. Of the 17 decks, the first four were for machinery, storage, and the 1,254-strong crew; 13 were for the 2,620 passengers; and eight contained balcony staterooms. Notable features included a Grand Lobby, the Royal Court Theatre, the Illuminations Theatre and Planetarium, the ConneXions Internet Center, the Queens Ballroom, a Winter Garden, nine major restaurants, 11 bars and lounges, an 8,000-volume library and bookstore, an Oxford University lecture program, performances by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, five swimming pools, sports venues, a Canyon Ranch Spa, a pavilion of shops, and a discotheque. These appointments would constitute my home for the next six days.
  Symbolically reflected by its smaller QE2 predecessor berthed a considerable distance from its bow at the Queen Elizabeth 2 Terminal, the Queen Mary 2 represented a two-fold gross weight increase over its earlier-generation counterpart and, indeed, traced its lineage back to a long path of Cunard vessels which had spanned a 165-year period. I somehow sensed that the imminent crossing would not only be a journey of distance, but a return in time.
  Gently vibrating at its spine, the behemoth laterally separated itself beneath from its berth below the metallic overcast at 1810, local time.
  Unlike the conventional engine-propeller shaft technology of older-generation ships, the Queen Mary 2 was powered instead by four aft, hull underside-mounted Rolls Royce Mermaid electric-motor pods, each weighing 260 tons and containing...

Sony WALKMAN E450 / WALKMAN A840 - two new video MP3 players (PMP)

• Jul 15, 2010 from svartling(Svartling)
  Ive got this Press-release from Sony in my Inbox today about some new PMPs/MP3 players. More info: http://kb.clipotech.com/e450 | http://kb.clipotech.com/a840
  
  
  Key features:
  
  Extra-long battery life up to 50 hours of music and 10 hours of video
  
  SensME technology which automatically analyses and categorises your music library into themed channels
  
  Lyrics Sync and Karaoke mode sing along to your favourite songs
  
  Bookmark function to create, add to or edit up to give personal playlists
  
  Clipped from presscentre.sony.eu
  WALKMAN E450: Funky design and rich WALKMAN sound Extra-long battery life up to 50 hour (music)/10 hour (video)1 SensMe channels for themed listening to suit any mood Friendly, easy new interface with album scroll and wallpapers Fun music options with Lyrics Sync and Karaoke mode Excellent Sound Quality with Clear Audio Technologies, Dynamic Normalizer and VPT Easy PC transfer with auto video format conversion in Windows 7 Bookmark function for easy playlist creation Also available with portable stereo speaker dock (E450K - Black) WALKMAN A840: now from 8GB up to 64GB capacity plus new white colour choice
  The WALKMAN family grows this summer with a choice of exciting new Video MP3 players from Sony. Fun, colourful and easy to use, the latest-generation WALKMAN E450 is all about must-have looks plus great sound and video performance. Also available, the super-slim WALKMAN A840 now offers biggest-ever capacity (up to 64GB) plus a fresh new white colour option.imagesE450_1 width=191 height=200/>imagesE450_1 width=191 height=200/>imagesE450_2 width=195 height=200/>imagesE450_2 width=195 height=200/>WALKMAN E450 video MP3 playerYoung music lovers with an eye for style can enjoy rich, quality sound by Sony that really stands out from the crowd. Perfect as a first music player, WALKMAN E450 is available in a choice of five fun, funky colours.A fresh new interface makes WALKMAN even easier and more fun to use. The redesigned playback screen lets you scroll through a big, bold view of cover artwork on the crisp, clear QVGA screen. Background wallpapers can be customised from a choice of designs, or use your own photos. New Scene Search makes it easy to pinpoint the right moment in longer videos by scrolling through a series of thumbnail images.Looking to match your listening to your mood? Unique to Sony, SensMe technology automatically analyses and categorises your music library, creating a series of themed channels. Just pick your channel to suit the moment, from mellow to upbeat.Brand new to WALKMAN, Lyrics Sync supports the popular .lrc file format, displaying the words of your favourite songs on screen. Theres also a new Karaoke Mode that lets you have fun singing along to your favourite songs. WALKMAN automatically reduces the original performers vocal level, so your own voice is heard clearly over the backing track. If youre struggling to hit those high or low notes, playback key can also be adjusted up or down to match anyones vocal reach without changing playback speed.Busy students will appreciate the brand-new Language Learning function that makes it easy to master a tricky phrase. WALKMAN can loop a chosen passage for listening at reduced playback speed without changing pitch or losing clarity.Unique to Sony, a handy Bookmark function lets you create, add to or edit up to five of your own personal playlists. Just pick a playlist to suit your mood or whatever youre doing.Like every WALKMAN, the new E450 series stands out with full, rich sound to get the very best out of your music collection. Clear Bass and Clear Stereo are joined by new DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine). Developed by Sony, DSEE restores high frequencies that are lost when music files are compressed to recreate more natural, CD-quality sound.New Virtual Phones Technology adds an extra dimension to enjoying your favourite tracks on headphones. Authentic acoustic modelling by Sony places you inside a choice of five soundspaces, from an intimate club to the biggest arena. As an extra listening refinement, Dynamic Normaliser balances the volume of each song as you listen, reducing jumps in volume as you listen in shuffle mode.Extra-long battery life now lets you listen for even longer, offering up to 50 hours of music playback time (10 hours video playback) from a single charge1.Supplied Content Transfer software makes it easy to drag and drop music files and playlists directly to WALKMAN from your PC or iTunes library (not including DRM files).WALKMAN now works better than ever with your PC if youre running Windows 7. Connect the WALKMAN E450 to your PCs USB port and a new Device Stage window launches automatically. This easy-to-use media management function lets you browse files stored on WALKMAN in Windows Explorer and export media files directly to WALKMAN from your PC. Windows 7 even takes care of converting DivX and AVCHD video files stored...