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How to Fix or Repair Bad Sectors of Disk

If you have a trouble with blue-screen on your computer, or your windows can not run properly. This indication maybe refers to the damage of harddisk drive (HDD). Before you buy a new hard drive, you can try to repair or fix bad sectors with several solutions:

1) Disk check tool on Windows
a. On Windows XP. Going to Start, Programs, Accessories, and then click on Command Prompt. And type "chkdsk/R" without quotes (/R is "Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information").
b. Under Windows 9x (95, 98 and Me), you can scandisk. Scandisk has an option to do a surface scan and repair as well.

2) Here is the solution (from OMH):
a. Run a surface scan on the HD to determine where, EXACTLY, the bad sectors are located. Use a program like "Partition Table Disk Doctor"; it found all the bad sectors on my drive were located in 3 seperate areas from cylinder 0 through cylinder 1063.
b. Note the locations of the bad sectors.
c. Partition your HD. (I suggest you use a program like Acronis Disk Director; it will give you the flexibilty and HD information that you will need more so than simple Fdisk.) Make one partition that covers up to and a little bit past the point where the bad sectors were reported. (In my case, that was an 8Gb partition that ran from cylinder 0 to cylinder 1063.) Then make another partition in the area that is NOT affected by the bad sectors. THIS is the one you're going to set as active, format, and prepare to accept your O/S.
d. Now delete the first partition, the one with all the bad sectors on it. Doing so will turn it into "unallocated space". MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO USE THIS SPACE ANY LONGER! Yes, you may have to lose a few gigabytes of space, but it's worth it to have your PC working well again. As I said at the start, this is the method I used that got my HD running perfectly! I hope it helps someone.

3) Using a program or software HDD Regenerator

Repairing HDD Bad Sectors with HDD Regenerator

Hard disk drive is an integral part of every computer. It stores all your information. One of the most prevalent defects of hard drives are bad sectors on the disk surface. Bad sectors are a part of the disk surface which contains not readable, but frequently necessary information.

If your hard drive is damaged by bad sectors, it is not only becomes unfit for use, but also you risk losing information stored on it. If you suspect that your hard disk drive is damaged and contains bad sectors, you have difficulties to copy data from your disk, your operating system is unstable or you unable to boot to Windows altogether - don't rush to throw out your disk and don't think that your important information is irretrievably lost.

Take advantage of HDD Regenerator - the unique program for regeneration of hard disk drives. HDD Regenerator will regenerate your hard drive by magnetic reversal.

As a result, not readable damaged information will be restored. With all this going on, the existing information will not be lost! HDD Regenerator regenerates hard disk drives exclusively at physical level. It ignores file system and can be used with FAT, NTFS or any other file system, and also with unformatted or unpartitioned disks.

During regeneration, the disk structure is not changed and the existing data is not affected.
Click here to download HDD Regenerator

Best Anti-Porn - Porn Filter - Porn Blocker Software

Preface

Internet Pornography

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Internet pornography is pornography that is distributed by means of various sectors of the Internet, primarily via websites, peer-to-peer file sharing, or Usenet newsgroups. While pornography had been traded over the Internet since the 1980s, it was the invention of the World Wide Web in 1991 as well as the opening of the Internet to the general public around the same time that led to an explosion in online pornography.

Like videotapes and DVDs, the Internet has proved popular for distributing pornography because it allows people to view pornography (essentially) anonymously in the comfort and privacy of their homes. It also allows access to pornography by people whose access is otherwise restricted for legal or social reasons.

Porn viewing during working hours can damage companies by leading to sexual harassment suits, spreading viruses, adware and spyware on company owned computers as well costing time and productivity.

An explanation given for this phenomenon are the poor economy which cause employees to need a release from stress and to feel that management is too tied up to notice their activities. Other explanations include porn becoming a mainstream activity among younger workers and sites that are becoming easier to quickly click on and off.

Free vs. Commercial

On the Web, there are both commercial and free pornography sites. The bandwidth usage of a pornography site is relatively high, and the income a free site can earn through advertising may not be sufficient to cover the costs of that bandwidth. One recent entry into the free pornography website market are Thumbnail gallery post sites. These are free websites that post links to commercial sites, providing a sampling of the commercial site in the form of thumbnail images, or in the form of Free Hosted Galleries—samplings of full-sized content provided and hosted by the commercial sites to promote their site. Some free websites primarily serve as portals by keeping up-to-date indexes of these smaller sampler sites. When a user purchases a subscription to a commercial site after clicking through from a free thumbnail gallery site, the commercial site makes a payment to the owner of the free site. There are several forms of sites delivering adult content.

Internet Pornography Effects on Children

Finding pornography website is very very easy through Google. We just typing the word "sex" and as soon as possible the site links listed. Ease is impact on children and teens.

Children who get free internet access and exploring pornography-sites, slowly but sure will affect for their negative-activity. Sexually explicit conduct includes various forms of sexual activity such as intercourse, bestiality, masturbation, sadistic or masochistic abuse, and lascivious exhibition of the genitals. Therefore, required of the role of the parents, teachers, and related institutions in order to monitor the use of the internet for them.

Best Parental Controls Software for Windows

One of way to avoid children viewing Web-pornography, we can use content-filter software. A variety of content-filter software is available to block pornography and other classifications of material from particular computers or networks. Web filters like Net Nanny, Anti-porn, Child Control, and others can help. Anyway, I was selected Anti-Porn for my best porn-filter Software. Anti-Porn have complete features, small file size, user friendly, and light (does not reduce for computer performance). Anti-Porn is a comprehensive net filter software to protect children from Porn web contents.

These are steps "How to use Anti-Porn v9 Program":
1) You can download it here or the latest version here
2) After download completed, you can install it on your computer.
3) Don't forget the password you've created

4) After installation finished, you can see Anti-Porn icon in system tray (at the bottom-corner-right). Right-click the trayicon to see Anti-Porn menu.

5) Choose Exit to exit the program

6) Filter options - Restriction list. Purpose to block web-address (Domain blocking)

7) Filter Options - Keywords. The website will not open if contains this keywords.

8) Eye protection to lock desktop

9) Other Options - Hiding options. Best way to hide the program existence, and don't forget to make Hotkey

10) Log Settings to see the records of internet activity

11) Game restriction to block the Game software

12) Chat tools to lock the chat programs

13) Filter options - Permission list to allow the trusted-sites that contains "adult keyword"

According to my experience on Anti-Porn v9 that I installed in Internet cafe and Gaming center, this program works very effective (around 98% depend on your configuration) to block pornography website. The parents will not worry against their children who browsing internet.

Free Download Anti Spam - Spam Filter

Preface

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

E-mail spam

E-mail spam, also known as junk e-mail, is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by e-mail. A common synonym for spam is unsolicited bulk e-mail (UBE). Definitions of spam usually include the aspects that email is unsolicited and sent in bulk. "UCE" refers specifically to unsolicited commercial e-mail.

E-mail spam has steadily, even exponentially grown since the early 1990s to several billion messages a day. Spam has frustrated, confused, and annoyed e-mail users. Laws against spam have been sporadically implemented, with some being opt-out and others requiring opt-in e-mail. The total volume of spam has leveled off slightly in recent years, and is no longer growing exponentially. The amount received by most e-mail users has decreased, mostly because of better filtering. About 80% of all spam is sent by fewer than 200 spammers. Botnets, networks of virus-infected computers, are used to send about 80% of spam. Since the cost of the spam is borne mostly by the recipient, it is effectively postage due advertising.

E-mail addresses are collected from chatrooms, websites, newsgroups, and viruses which harvest users' address books, and are sold to other spammers. Much of spam is sent to invalid e-mail addresses.

Phishing

Spam is also a medium for fraudsters to scam users to enter personal information on fake Web sites using e-mail forged to look like it is from a bank or other organization such as PayPal. This is known as phishing. Spear-phishing is targeted phishing, using known information about the recipient, such as making it look like it comes from their employer.

Spamihilator, Free Spam Filter for Windows

What is Spamihilator?

Spamihilator works between your E-Mail client and the Internet and examines every incoming E-Mail. Useless spam mails (Junk) will be filtered out. This process runs completely in the background.

The Learning Filter (Bayesian Filter) uses the rules of Thomas Bayes (English mathematician, 18th century) and calculates a certain Spam-Probability for every E-Mail. You can train this filter! So it will know your messages even better than you. Hence the recognition rate will continuously increase.

Spamihilator screenshotIn addition Spamihilator uses a Word-Filter, that searches messages for known keywords. User-defined words and regular expression can be added.

Of course, Spamihilator supports Plugins. These useful additional filters protect your system against annoying spam mails.

The program works with almost every E-Mail client, such as Outlook 2000/XP/2003/Express, Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, IncrediMail, Pegasus Mail, Phoenix Mail, Opera, etc.

Download latest version of Spamihilator

Best Free Download Anti Spyware

Preface

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

About Spyware

Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.

While the term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits, sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software, and redirecting Web browser activity. Spyware is known to change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and/or loss of Internet or functionality of other programs. In an attempt to increase the understanding of spyware, a more formal classification of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.

In response to the emergence of spyware, a small industry has sprung up dealing in anti-spyware software. Running anti-spyware software has become a widely recognized element of computer security best practices for Microsoft Windows desktop computers. A number of jurisdictions have passed anti-spyware laws, which usually target any software that is surreptitiously installed to control a user's computer. The US Federal Trade Commission has placed on the Internet a page of advice to consumers about how to lower the risk of spyware infection, including a list of "dos" and "don'ts."

Unlike viruses and worms, spyware does not usually self-replicate. Like many recent viruses; however, spyware—by design—exploits infected computers for commercial gain. Typical tactics furthering this goal include delivery of unsolicited pop-up advertisements; theft of personal information (including financial information such as credit card numbers); monitoring of Web-browsing activity for marketing purposes; or routing of HTTP requests to advertising sites.

Anti-Spyware Programs

Many programmers and some commercial firms have released products dedicated to remove or block spyware. Steve Gibson's OptOut pioneered a growing category.

Anti-spyware programs can combat spyware in two ways:

1. They can provide real time protection against the installation of spyware software on your computer. This type of spyware protection works the same way as that of anti-virus protection in that the anti-spyware software scans all incoming network data for spyware software and blocks any threats it comes across.

2. Anti-spyware software programs can be used solely for detection and removal of spyware software that has already been installed onto your computer. This type of spyware protection is normally much easier to use and more popular. With this spyware protection software you can schedule weekly, daily, or monthly scans of your computer to detect and remove any spyware software that has been installed on your computer. This type of anti-spyware software scans the contents of the windows registry, operating system files, and installed programs on your computer and will provide a list of any threats found, allowing you to choose what you want to delete and what you want to keep.

Such programs inspect the contents of the Windows registry, the operating system files, and installed programs, and remove files and entries which match a list of known spyware components. Real-time protection from spyware works identically to real-time anti-virus protection: the software scans disk files at download time, and blocks the activity of components known to represent spyware. In some cases, it may also intercept attempts to install start-up items or to modify browser settings. Because many spyware and adware are installed as a result of browser exploits or user error, using security software (some of which are antispyware, though many are not) to sandbox browsers can also be effective to help restrict any damage done.

Earlier versions of anti-spyware programs focused chiefly on detection and removal. Javacool Software's SpywareBlaster, one of the first to offer real-time protection, blocked the installation of ActiveX-based and other spyware programs.

Like most anti-virus software, many anti-spyware/adware tools require a frequently-updated database of threats. As new spyware programs are released, anti-spyware developers discover and evaluate them, making "signatures" or "definitions" which allow the software to detect and remove the spyware. As a result, anti-spyware software is of limited usefulness without a regular source of updates. Some vendors provide a subscription-based update service, while others provide updates free. Updates may be installed automatically on a schedule or before doing a scan, or may be done manually.

Not all programs rely on updated definitions. Some programs rely partly (for instance many antispyware programs such as Windows Defender, Spybot's TeaTimer and Spysweeper) or fully (programs falling under the class of HIPS such as BillP's WinPatrol) on historical observation. They watch certain configuration parameters (such as certain portions of the Windows registry or browser configuration) and report any change to the user, without judgment or recommendation. While they do not rely on updated definitions, which may allow them to spot newer spyware, they can offer no guidance. The user is left to determine "what did I just do, and is this configuration change appropriate?"

A popular generic spyware removal tool used by those with a certain degree of expertise is HijackThis, which scans certain areas of the Windows OS where spyware often resides and presents a list with items to delete manually. As most of the items are legitimate windows files/registry entries it is advised for those who are less knowledgeable on this subject to post a HijackThis log on the numerous antispyware sites and let the experts decide what to delete.

If a spyware program is not blocked and manages to get itself installed, it may resist attempts to terminate or uninstall it. Some programs work in pairs: when an anti-spyware scanner (or the user) terminates one running process, the other one respawns the killed program. Likewise, some spyware will detect attempts to remove registry keys and immediately add them again. Usually, booting the infected computer in safe mode allows an anti-spyware program a better chance of removing persistent spyware. Killing the process tree may also work.

A new breed of spyware (Look2Me spyware by NicTechNetworks is a good example) hides inside system-critical processes and start up even in safe mode, see rootkit. With no process to terminate they are harder to detect and remove. Sometimes they do not even leave any on-disk signatures. Rootkit technology is also seeing increasing use, as is the use of NTFS alternate data streams. Newer spyware programs also have specific countermeasures against well known anti-malware products and may prevent them from running or being installed, or even uninstall them. An example of one that uses all three methods is Gromozon, a new breed of malware. It uses alternate data streams to hide. A rootkit hides it even from alternate data streams scanners and actively stops popular rootkit scanners from running.

Download the Best Free Anti Spyware

taken from download.com by Peter Butler

Microsoft Windows Defender

Free of charge for all registered Windows users, this beta program from Microsoft detects and removes malware from your machine. Additional tools include a privacy eraser and scan scheduler. Download here

CCleaner

Not only will this fabulous freeware wipe away your Internet surfing tracks, it also removes unused files on your machine to optimize performance. A Registry-cleaning tool with automatic backup functionality is the icing on the cake. Download here

SpywareBlaster

Detecting and removing spyware is important, but it's even better to keep it off your machine completely. Javacool Software's nifty utility prevents ActiveX-based malware from installing itself on your PC. Download here

SpyCatcher Express

Antispyware definition files change from week to week, but this free offering from Tenebril catches malware that other scans don't. The detection engine is quite aggressive, however, so users should be careful not to delete any files they know are safe. Download here

HijackThis

When your standard adware protection isn't solving your problem, try this target scanner. It analyzes key areas of your local drive and Registry to suggest all possible threats. Download here

Creating beautiful shadow effect using Paint Shop Pro 9 (Part 2)

At last time, I tried to create a glass shadow effect for the text using Paint Shop Pro v9 with simply Layer and Masking technique, and this time I tried to create again with perspective shadow effect but without Masking technique. Certainly easier and the result is good too. The steps was not different with last time.

These are the steps :

Step 1
Open a new 400X200 pixel image with a white background.

Step 2
Add a new Raster layer to this image.

Step 3
Click on the Text tool and put the text at the left of the image. Example Arial font with 48 pt size in bold style, don't forget to select 'Selection' in Create as:.
And then, Click on the Fill tool , select a color from the Materials Palette to the text.

Step 4Duplicate current Layer. Click Image menu and select Flip.
Click on the Deformation tool , drag the text down. And use the Deformation tool to change the shape of the gradient filled text. Remember, to skew the text, press the SHIFT key. Change the opacity of the layer (in Layer panel) that contains the gradient filled text to 40.

Step 5
Repeat the steps from step 2 to step 4 but with a different text. In this steps, you can create with your creativity. Use the skew and rotate the text to create a perspective effect.

The final result show resemble the image on the top.

Creating beautiful shadow effect using Paint Shop Pro 9 (Part 1)

Currently, many web sites have the text and images or picture that was given by the effect in order to be seen more beautiful. One of them by giving the effect of shadow under the object, as though the object is in the top of the glass. There are many different ways or techniques to create the effect with Image Processing Software such as Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. This time I tried to explain the easy way to create a glass shadow effect for the text using Paint Shop Pro v9.

There are some terms that need to be understood to create a shadow text effect on the glass, for example Layer and Masking.

These are the steps :

Step 1
Open a new 400X200 pixel image with a white background.

Step 2
Add a new Raster layer to this image.

Step 3
Click on the Text tool

and put the text at the left of the image. Example Arial font with 48 pt size in bold style, don't forget to select 'Selection' in Create as:.
And then, Click on the Fill tool

, select some colors one by one from the Materials Palette to

each text.

Step 4

Duplicate current Layer.
Click on the Deformation tool

, drag the text down. You can use the Deformation tool if you want to change the shape of the gradient filled text. Remember, to skew the text, press the SHIFT key.

Step 5
Click Image menu and select Flip.

Step 6
Click on the Selection tool

and drag to gradient filled text.
Then, select New mask layer, click Show selection.

Step 7
Click on the Fill tool

, select Swatches (Gradient color) from the Materials Palette and set the direction to 0 Angle in "Materials Properties", and put in the text.

Step 8
Change the opacity of the layer (in Layer panel) that contains the gradient filled text to 50.
The final result show resemble the image below.

Go to Part 2

How to Create PDF Files for Free or Convert from any Documents

Preface

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format created by Adobe Systems in 1993 for document exchange. PDF is used for representing two-dimensional documents in a manner independent of the application software, hardware, and operating system.

Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout 2-D document (and, with Acrobat 3-D, embedded 3-D documents) that includes the text, fonts, images, and 2-D vector graphics which comprise the documents.

PDF is an open standard that was officially published on July 1, 2008 by the ISO as ISO 32000-1:2008.

Create PDF Files for Free

mixed from reviewsaurus.com and freebies.about.com

PDF (Portable Document Format) is one of the most used format when it comes to distributing documents across the web. However, Adobe Acrobat is a paid program (not Acrobat Reader) and expensive too, so it becomes difficult for everyone to purchase such a software and have the ability to create the PDF files.

Here I would like to mention some of the ways through which you can create the PDF files for free and without spending even a single penny!

1. Using Open Office

With the help of Openoffice.org you can export the documents in PDF format. This is the best way to create PDF documents for free. If you already have a recent copy of OpenOffice.org you have what you need to create PDF files. Just open the document in one of the OpenOffice.org applications, click on the file menu and choose export to PDF. If you don't have OpenOffice.org you can download it for free and use use it at home or in a business setting at no cost. The software is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris and in a number of different languages.

2. Using online office like Zoho, ThinkFree or Google Docs

These service i.e. Zoho and ThinkFree or Google Docs allows you to export the files as PDF. So, when you have some important document, just open them in these online office programs and export them as PDF.

3. Converting the documents using free online converters

There are a number of online PDF converters, but most of them require registration and make you jump through various hoops to get your PDF file. PDF Online only requires that you supply an email address to use for receiving your PDF file.

PDF Online reduces image resolution, does not preserve hyperlinks, and will not process a file larger than 2 megabytes. I only recommend an online PDF converter if you just need a quick conversion and can't install OpenOffice.org or a print driver based PDF creator.

4. Using free software

There are various free softwares which allow you to create the PDF files. CutePDF is one of such softwares. CutePDF is basically a print driver that produces PDF files instead of sending your document to a printer. The main reasons you might want to use CutePDF instead of OpenOffice.org is that it is an extremely small program and will allow you to create PDF files directly from any application that you can print from. You just print your document and select the CutePDF driver instead of another print driver.

The only two drawbacks to CutePDF that I can see are that it doesn't preserve hyperlinks in a document and it doesn't give you options like the amount of compression to use and whether to use security options in your PDF file.

There is an open source program that works like CutePDF but gives you lots more options. However, it still will not preserve hyperlinks. You can download PDFCreator if you need the extra flexibility.

5. Through Microsoft Office

LyteByte has got a great article which tells you that how you can create the PDF files using Microsoft Office Applications.

How to download YouTube videos, free YouTube downloader and converter

Preface

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. for US$1.65 billion, and is now operated as a subsidiary of Google. The company is based in San Bruno, California, and uses Adobe Flash Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos. Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by members of the public, although media organizations including CBS and the BBC offer some of their material via the site.

Unregistered users can watch the videos, while registered users are permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos. Videos that are considered to contain potentially offensive content are available only to registered users over the age of 18. The uploading of videos containing defamation, commercial advertisements, copyright violations, and material encouraging criminal conduct is prohibited by YouTube's terms of service.

Download YouTube Videos from Website or Free Grabber Software

taken from mashable.com by Stan Schroeder

Youtube video download tool and Youtube converter, it has the complete functions and easy to use to download YouTube video, archive Youtube video, and convert YouTube video to iPod, iPhone, PSP, Apple TV, Zune, Pocket PC and a lot of other mobile devices.

We’ve chosen any YouTube downloader tools we’ve found to be actually working. Here they are, categorized according to the platform they work on:

From Website

1. Videodownloadx.com doesn’t have a lot of options, but it’s simple, and it works. It also enables you to share the YouTube video with your friends via e-mail. Unfortunately, all the files are called get_video, and you have to add the .flv extension manually.

videodownloadx.com

2. VideoDownloader is very similar to KeepVid, but supports even more video sharing sites, and it’s also available as a Firefox extension. Just like with KeepVid, all downloads are in .flv format. We recommend Me diaCoder for free conversion.

javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

3. YouTube Downloads takes the cake in the longest domain name contest. It also separates itself by using a proxy for downloading videos, which means that you might be able to get videos even if YouTube access is blocked at your workplace or in the country you live. Just search Google for YouTube videos, and copy/paste the URL into YouTube Downloads.

www.downloadandsaveyoutubevideos.info

4. Zamzar is an online file format conversion site which can do a lot more than just converting YouTube videos to another format and downloading them to your hard drive, but it’s doing a great job so we had to include it here. Thoroughly tested by us and highly recommended.

www.zamzar.com

5. YouTubia separates itself from the crowd by enabling you to search as well as download YouTube files. Options are scarce, but it works.

www.youtubia.com

6. VidGrab is another simple site that works with YouTube, Google Video, MySpace and Break.com. Besides the download function, the site also sports a top list of most viewed videos.

www.vidgrab.com

7. Vixy offers both downloading videos and converting them into DivX avi, mov, mp4, 3gp, or mp3 (for audio only) formats. The conversion works well enough, but sometimes results in slightly choppy playback.

vixy.net

8. Media Converter can be a little slow, but the results of the video conversion are quite good. We’ve converted some YouTube videos to avi (mpeg4 + mp3) format and it worked well. The tool is not limited to video conversion; it also supports several audio and document formats.

www.mediaconverter.org

9. KcoolOnline is a web-based converter which supports 98 video sharing web sites, including YouTube. It has literally zero options, so it’s recommended for those who like to keep it simple.

www.kcoolonline.com

From Windows Applications

10. YouTube Grabber downloads files from Youtube in .flv format. Copy and paste the URL of a video from YouTube into the program, press «grab», and the file will be downloaded into the same directory as the program.

www.download.com/Youtube-Grabber/3000-2071_4-10574801.html

11. Orbit Downloader is a desktop application which can download videos from a wide variety of sites. The download process is very simple, just hover your mouse over the video and you’ll get a button that says «Get It». The developers of the program claim that it’s very fast (up to 500% faster, they say) due to its P2P download technology.

www.orbitdownloader.com

12. My Video Downloader. With all these free tools, it’s actually funny to see a commercial one. It’s called My Video Downloader, and while it does look solid and offers a lot of conversion options (a free trial which enables you to download 10 videos is available), we’re not sure it offers enough to warrant a price tag.

myvideodownloader.com

13. KeepV is a desktop downloader as well as a converter, which can convert the downloaded videos from flv to avi, mov, mp4, or 3gp formats.

keepv.com

14. VideoGet boasts being able to download video clips from more than 100 video sharing websites. We haven’t tested all of them, so we’re just going to take their word for it. It’s a deskop application with a nice, simple interface, and a solid number of options.

nuclear-coffee.com/php/products.php

15. TubeSucker is a desktop YouTube video downloader with some interesting options, including batch downloading large amounts of videos from a certain user. See the video tour on the site.

www.newrad.com/software/tubesucker/

From Mac OS X

16. Get Tube is an OS X application which lets you download video or audio files from YouTube, DailyMotion and Kewego.

web.mac.com/simonvrel/iWeb/software/v.1.0.html

From Linux

17. Youtube-dl. Here’s some love for Linux users. Youtube-dl is a program that lets you download YouTube clips in flv format, which both mplayer and VLC can easily chew up.

www.nuxified.org/blog/download_youtube_video_files_with_youtube_dl

18. YouTube Ripper is not actually an application; it’s a simple script that rips all videos that match a keyword, uploaded by a specific YouTube user. We don’t really have ideas on what to use this for, but maybe you do! PHP port is also available.

nlindblad.org/2007/04/08/youtube-ripper-collectors-edition/

From Browser Plugins

19. Vidtaker is a Firefox-only plugin that can download videos from most streaming websites: Google Video, YouTube, MySpace, etc. It automatically converts the video to a DivX avi.

www.vidtaker.com

20. Ook? Video Ook! Yes, that’s the full name of this Firefox plugin, which enables you to download videos from YouTube and several other video sharing web sites. It features one click downloading and integration with the popular DownThemAll Firefox plugin.

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2584

Free data recovery programs, Recovers files, Restore files that have been deleted

taken from detikinet.com by Dewi Widya Ningrum (translated)

Do you had deleted important files on your computer accidentally? Cases like this possibly had stricken you, occasionally happened because we were hurrying or was pursued by time

But do not worry, you can use recovery tools to restore the files earlier. These are 4 tools that you can use to restore the deleted file. This tool can be downloaded for free on the Internet.

1. Undelete Plus

Among the applications for free to restore the deleted files, Undelete Plus the one that could be used. It User interface be classed as very simple. You can restore the erased files easily in accordance file type, such as the Application, GIF graphics, HTML documents, PDF, etc.

This tool operates on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows Vista. You can download the Undelete Plus at http://www.undelete-plus.com

2. Restoration

Restoration is one of the application to restore the deleted file. This tool also very easy to use and does not need to be installed on the computer. You can simply download the tool at http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html, and run the executable-file to restore the deleted file.

3. PC Inspector File Recovery

Although the user interface of PC inspector File Recovery is not so user friendly, this application is very powerful to detect and restore the deleted file. After the scanning process was done, would show the deleted files in the folder structure (tree structure) to facilitate the search.
In this way, you could easily find and select the file or folder was deleted, and then click on the icon "save" to restore the file. This tool can be downloaded at http://www.pcinspector.de/Sites/file_recovery/info.htm?language=1

4. Recuva

Recuva was often called as "Recover". It User interface was very simple. In the basic mode, this tool will display a list of files that erased to be recover. If you change it to advanced mode, the scanning process will be repeated and the options appear to display the information contains a list of erased files. This tool can be downloaded at http://www.recuva.com

Fastest Browser, Opera 10 alpha

Fastest browser is not necessarily the best browser. Who is the best browser at this time?

To determine the browser where the fastest and best, many criteria must be met for the test. Therefore, I only choose based on my experience, since I try to use Opera version 6, 7, 8, and the last version 9.6, the Opera browser to work more quickly while open many web pages than other browsers such as Mozilla and Internet Explorer. However, Opera browser has matters in the lack of compatibility. Some web pages do not appear perfectly, because many programmers to optimize its web site to the Mozilla bowser. So that the web page will be perfect when opened by the Mozilla browser.

This time I will provide information about new version of the Opera, it is Opera 10 alpha, which you can try to free download at Opera site.

What is new in the opera 10?

1) Updated engine

Opera Presto 2.2 is the newest rendering engine for the Opera browser. It provides significant improvements in speed, performance and security.

2) 30% Faster on the real Web

We optimized the Opera Presto 2.2 engine to be much faster on resource intensive pages such as Gmail and Facebook.

3) Great-looking standards

With an Acid3 100/100 score, Web Fonts support, RGBA/HSLA color and SVG improvements, Opera 10 alpha is ready for the next generation of Web applications. Learn more

4) Inline spell-check

Write freely in your Facebook wall, blog or Web mail. Opera 10 alpha underlines any misspelled words so you can express yourself without reservation.

5) Auto-update

Opera 10 alpha makes it easier than ever to stay up to date with the latest version.

6) E-mail your way

Depending on your personality or mood, use full HTML formatting or just plain text in your e-mails. Either way Opera Mail has your back.

7) Web Fonts and SVG

Typography on the Web will never look the same. With the Opera Presto 2.2 engine, you can use Web Fonts -including SVG font files- on your Web pages.

8) Opacity through RGBA and HSLA

Transparency is the new black. In Opera Presto 2.2 it is easier to make page elements transparent, with the addition of an alpha transparency argument to the RGB and HSL color models.

9) Opera Dragonfly evolved

Opera Dragonfly is now even better for debugging Web sites, allowing you to edit the DOM and inspect HTTP headers.

If you found a bug, you can report any bugs on Opera 10 Alpha

Digital Qur'an

Preface

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Today, I want to inform you about Al-Qur'an "The biggest signs (mukjizat) from Allah SWT to the prophet Muhammad SAW". On the development in the current digital period, Al-Qur'an was digitalize by human.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

About Digital Qur'an

The Digital Qur'an is the electronic version of the Qur'an revered by millions of Muslims across the world. There is a strict code of conduct for handling this text which limits its accessibility, especially in situations such as traveling or everyday reading on the move. The invention of the Electronic Digital Qu'ran addressed these limitations, in particular the ability to read the Qur'an due to the on-screen text feature.

Since its introduction in 1993 by the Korean company; Penman Corporation the Digital Qur'an has progressed through various stages of development and taken on a whole raft of additional features on the way. The Original, Penman, Qur'an book was a basic black and white unit, similar in size to the majority of today’s units, the only function of this device was the playback of the recitation of the Quran with synchronized on-screen Arabic text; it allowed basic navigation of The Book with the ability for the user to select a specific Surah and specific verses. This particular function changed little if at all in the succeeding years.

The Digital Qur'an was in instant success throughout the Muslim world, the portability of the device due to its ‘solid-state’ technology, meant that people could read and listen to the Qur'an in places and situations where it had previously been impossible to do so.

The second offering from Penman included the much requested inclusion of the English Text Translation. This again was synchronized with the Arabic recitation and proved an invaluable resource for consumers.

After this point the Reigns were taken up by a company based in Hong Kong; Enmac Engineering Corporation. Their product range made the Digital Quran more financially accessible and attractive by introducing the next major development in the industry; The Colour Screen. This feature mimicked the current trend of the mobile phone market at’ the time and ensured the continuing popularity of the genre.

Enmac’s products were mass produced in China at an affordable price; however this was achieved at the sacrifice of expenditure on research and development. As such the subsequent models were more variation than innovation. This oversight opened the door to a UK based company: Playnetics. This company realized that both hardware and software development of the Digital Qur'an had stagnated and brought to market, innovative; quality based products that addressed the needs of the Muslim technology consumer.

Playnetics initial offering received praise for its usability and design, but the uptake of the product was severely hampered by the high retail price and low dealer margins.

Taken from digital-quran-v3.blogspot.com

Digital Qur'an V3 by Sony Sugema

Description:
Excellent software, good sounds, nice tarjamah.

This is a Windows application [98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista]. Once installed, you can see ayat written in arabic, the translation [English or Bahasa Indonesia], and at the same time you can hear the sounds reading ayat.

It has features such as browsing and searching certain ayat, copying ayat as picture and exporting ayat to html.

Installation instructions:

After download finished, extract it (with WinRAR or else)
Scan it with antivirus to make sure it's clean (and make you feel comfortable)
Run it and follow step by step instruction. Yup, it's in Bahasa Indonesia, simply click "Lanjutkan"; it means "Next" or "Continue".
There will be a shortcut at Startmenu -> WAREZ distro (Pro) -> Digital Qur'an

To download:
The total size is about 450Mb, splitted into 6 parts. You can download from this site (4shared), or here:

If you're familiar with torrent, you may want to download Digital Qur'an v3 torrent from this mininova or h33t.

Acknowledgement:
Mr. Sony Sugema is not the maker of this good software, just an anonymous announcer.

The Noble Quran

The Noble Quran software was developed to allow users to easily recite and understand the Quran. The arabic in this program is unique in that it is clear, large, and easy to read. It includes a transliteration to help you read, surah introductions by Syed Abu-Ala’ Maududi, and includes an excellent english translation by Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, Ph.D. and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Free download here.