Free Giveaway TuneUp Utilities 2007

TuneUp Utilities is one of the best Windows Tweaking and Maintenance Software available today. The current version is TuneUp Utilities 2009 available here. Much better than any commercial product like System Mechanic and Norton 360. Also I find better than all the freewares like CCleaner or Anvanced System Care Basic. But what if we can get TuneUp Utilities for free. Well, you may not get the latest version but equally effective along with some cool features which have removed from latest version like TuneUp MemOptimizer (optimize memory in background which no longer included in new version).

Some feature highlights from the official website looks like this.

Fast, effective Windows Optimization

• One-click overview of your PC performance
• Quick analysis of your PC’s hardware, operating system, and programs
• Real performance increases, real fast
• Easy-to-understand help functions

Intelligent Windows Optimization built in for every PC

• Intelligent recommendations for your unique PC optimization
• Identifies your personal settings and protects them
• Highlights your PC’s optimization potential, including unused programs and resource-draining settings
• Recommends options and explains performance results before taking any action

Safe Windows Optimization

• Provides you with safe and effective optimization results
• Corrects all mistakes created from previous tuning attempts
• Comprehensive and easy rollback ability for any changes made to your PC

Perfectly designed for your Windows Operating System

• Automatically detects and configures for your operating system
• Ideal for XP and Vista (32/64 bit) users
• Designed to leverage the unique features within each operating system

Well if you are interested to use this great software (albeit a slightly older version) with all the current features and for free and legally this is what you need to do.

Step 1: Download TuneUp Utilities 2007 from here.

Step 2: Register with the key “JMNCG-FKNGR-WMAMT-FRTQL-BLYJB-XDYMX” and your name and organization (if any). Without the quotes of course.

Step. 3: Oh!!! its done enjoy a fully commercial software for free and that too legally.

Well that's it, happy tweaking and optimizing.

Windows Live Writer – A new Blogging Tool

Today I am trying Windows Live Writer… It looks pretty simple to install and use…Prerequisite is .Net installed in your computer. Well I am using Vista so its preinstalled. Now I download the web installer and install only the Writer component.

The good thing about Windows live writer is that it imports the theme look so you can carry out colour matching of the text to look better in actual post , insert photos of your choice either from photo sharing websites or from PC.

The only confusing feature till now I have found is, option to edit the Categories. The categories option is hidden somewhere and I still need to find it. Thereafter I will modify the post to inform more about it.

More good features include ability to ping the post on various servers and advanced WYSWYG editor.

Well overall it looks good Blogging tool and happy blogging.

Enabling Ethernet / Lan on Asus P5KPL-CM motherboard in Linux

I have a assembled computer with Asus P5-KPL CM motherboard. My wife wanted to learn something about Fedora while I am a Linux Mint Fan. Anyways after some argument I installed Fedora 9 GNU/Linux Distro. The first problem I faced was with enabling the network card / ethernet control /LAN card whatever you call.
Fortunately, Asus has provided driver files for GNU/linux in the accompanying CD. So how do I enable Lan using driver CD here are the steps:

1. Extract the LAN files in Windows or some other machine which supports handling of rar files. I don't know why it has been provided in RAR files, tarballs would have been better.
2. Anyways, Boot into Fedora 9 and determine the release version of kernel. Use command "uname -r".
3. Since, the ethernet is non-functional, we need to enable the same for which we need kernel-devel<version>rpm package. Download the same from download.fedora.redhat.com . Download from another machine or after booting from any other OS in which LAN is working.
4. Boot in Fedora and install kernel-devel<version>rpm package. Use the command "su -"and root password and then followed by "rpm -i kernel-devel<version>rpm package".
5. Now copy the extracted LAN driver files in a folder such as "/home/<user name>/driver" or similar. change the directory to "/home/<user name>/driver/l1e*/src. Install the files using the command "make install"
6. Restart and your Fedora is having an active LAN connection.
7. Go to "System > Preferences > Network" and assign proper gateway and ipaddress. Any You are ready to browse using Fedora.

I hope this small guide will help in enabling your LAN in Asus P5-KPL CM motherboard

Happy Valentine Day

Today is 14th Feb Valentine Day in memory of a famous priest St. Valentine. Infact, he was in a way preacher of love. In his memory, Valentine Day is now celebrated almost throughout the world when young people get an opportunity to express their love for each other and get an opportunity to commit to each other for rest of their life. Even not so young also use this day to re-affirm their love for each other and vow for life long love. Well, how to express this feeling is an personal choice but I thought of a way which may really appeal atleast some of the people. Well, its really simple just to say "I LOVE YOU" but with a twist. Just express it in more than 40 languages. Well I don't know so many languages but as always google is there to help. I have converted "I LOVE YOU" in 41 languages using http://translate.google.com and here is my expression

Albanian : unë të dua
Arabic : أنا أحبك
Bulagarian: Обичам те
Catalan: t'estimo
Chinese : 爱你
Croatian :
volim te
Czech : Miluji tě
Danish : Jeg elsker dig
Dutch : Ik hou van jou
English : I love You
Estonian : Ma armastan sind
Filipino : Mahal kita
Finnish : Minä rakastan sinua
French : I love You
Galician : Eu te amo
German : Ich liebe Sie
Greek : Σε αγαπώ
Hebrew : אני אוהב אותך
Hindi : मैं आपसे प्यार करता / करती हूँ
Hungarian : Szeretlek
Indonesian : Aku cinta kamu
Italian : Vi amo
Japanese : 愛しています
Korean : 당신을 사랑합니다
Latvian : Es mīlu Tevi
Lithuanian : AŠ TAVE MYLIU
Maltese : Inħobbok
Norwegian : Jeg elsker deg
Polish : Kocham cię
Portuguese : Eu te amo
Romanian : Te iubesc
Russian : Я тебя люблю
Serbian : Волим те
Slovak : Milujem ťa
Slovenian : Ljubim te
Spanish : Te amo
Swedish : Jag älskar dig
Thai : ฉันรักเธอ
Turkish : Seni seviyorum
Ukrainian : Я тебе люблю
Vietnamese : Tôi yêu bạn

Speed up your PC (Windows guide)

As a PC user, my first introduction to mouse and GUI was Windows and most of us had the same experience i.e. MS Windows. While there are few using other OS particularly Mac and GNU/Linux but they constitute minuscule small number of people. Lets concentrate on Windows user. Out of which most of us are average user who don't know neither care about its functioning and maintenance of PC. So for us there are various free and commercial software to take care of the PC, its maintenance, smooth functioning and keeping it up-to-date. Some such free softwares are CCleaner and Advanced System Pro Basic and so on... You can also opt for more professional solutions which are paid one including TuneUp utilities and System Mechanic. Well These softwares are really great but there are few things which we can do to make our PC better without the help of software and some of these features can't be achieved by softwares. I am just compiling a small list which I do to make my PC faster, more responsive and better performing.

So here is my list (I will not go into details, you can find details scattered at many places in the internet):-
1. Disable System Restore function.
2. Remove unwanted startup function using MSCONFIG command. Most of the updaters and preloading softwares like CFTMON (for MS office) etc can be easily disabled.
3. Defragment Regularly using some softwares like Defraggler, Auslogic Defragmentation software or Smart Defrag
4. Check disk for error using CHKDSK and repair all the errors.
5. Open your cabinet (CPU) atleast once in a month and clean up using vacuum cleaner or a soft brush. Don't use any liquid cleaner or water.
6. Disable Automatically search for network folders and printers
7. Disable Animation and appearance setup to gain speed and RAM
8. Remove unnecessary items from SendTo menu and NEW item menu (right click)
9. Disable Recycle Bin. Tell me truly how many times have you undeleted files from Recycle Bin.
10. Disable music or sound related with Windows events. In particular with start up and shut down.
11. Disable Sidebar is Windows Vista.

Well this list is my idea of speeding up my PC you may or ay not agree with me but this works great for me. I will recommend this steps. Go ahead and tweak your PC after all everyone want their PC to be blazing fast.

If you want more details on anything leave a comment and I will mail you back with reply as soon as possible.

Happy Tweaking.

Eagle Eye - A review

Just Completed watching Eagle Eye movie. Well this movie has been released over 3 monthes ago then why the review is now. Well for first, this is my blog and I will blog whatever I like and secondly, I didn't found any good review of the movie for Indian viewer by and Indian. The IMDB plot summary states

Jerry Shaw is an amiable slacker with an over-achieving twin brother. After his twin dies in an accident, strange things happen to Jerry at a dizzying pace: a fortune shows up in his bank account, weapons are delivered to his flat, and a voice on his cell phone tells him the police are on their way. Jerry follows the voice's instructions, and soon he and a woman he's never met are racing through the city, on to a plane, and eventually to the Pentagon, chased by the FBI. She is Rachel Holloman, a single mom; the voice has threatened her son's death if she doesn't cooperate. The voice seems to know everything. Who is behind it, what is being planned, and why Jerry and Rachel?

Well the story is simple and it shows how AI can become so powerful that it can overtake all the decision making to itself and it also shows to some extent how the American power houses are sometimes corrupted by power and don't consider before taking life of innocent.
Anyways there are some worthwhile watching action scene in the movie which you should never miss, The first one is action scene in local railway where Jerry Shaw is trying to escape from the calls coming from the AI eagle Eye. Really good action packed and well executed. The second most exhilarating scene was the entry of aircraft in the tunnel and accident, destruction and escape of Jerry Shaw. The third scene of chase of Rachel Holloman and  Jerry Shaw in the airport luggage conveyor system is a real treat to watch.
Verdict: If you like some action, fast paced movies (which most of the young Indian male) like, do watch it.

RATING
Plot : 8 out of 10
Action Sequence: 9 out of 10
Acting : 7 out of 10
Background Music: 7 out of 10.
Direction : 9 out of 10
Overall : 8 out of 10

Get rid of Telemarketers

All of us in our life face a telemarketer from ‘n’ number companies. I know that they are not bad people but usually their pestering causes us to get upset and give away foul words. well, there are ways to pester them and get rid of them. I am sure atleast one of this will work out best for you.Just go on read them

# 1:

When they ask, “How are you today?”

– tell them something like… “I’m so glad you asked because no one there days seems to care,and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died….”

You get the idea.

# 2

If they say they’re Shiv Kumar from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name.Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located.

Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.

# 3:

Cry out in surprise, “Shiv! Is that you? Oh, my goodness, Shiv, how have you been?”

Hopefully, this will give Shiv a few brief moments of pause as she tries to figure out where the heck she could possibly know you from.

# 4:

If some phone/mobile or other such telemarketer calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends plan, reply in as sinister a voice as you can,”I don’t have any friends… would you be my friend?”

# 5:

If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.
# 6:

Tell the telemarketer you are on “home arrest” and ask if they could bring you a case of beer and some chips.

# 7:

After the telemarketer gives their spell (see # 2), ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.

# 8:

Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask them if they will give you their home phone number so you can call them back.

When the telemarketer explains that they cannot give out their home number, you say, “I guess you don’t want anyone bothering you at home, right?”

The telemarketer will agree and you say, “Now you know how I feel!”

# 9:

Insist that the caller is really your buddy, Preeti, playing a joke.

“Come on, Preeti, cut it out! Seriously, Preeti, how’s your dog?”

And last but not least…

# 10:

Tell them to talk v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y, because you want to write every word of your conversation down.

Disclaimer: Nothing is my own. I have copied it from some old mail I got long back.