Hibernation,a handy alternative for regular ‘Turn-off’ or ‘Stand-by’ options.Hibernation saves the current state of your computer to a hard disk file,when you turn on your machine again,it starts from where you have left off.That means you can go ahead with work that you were doing like you can continue with the Document/Spread sheet that you were preparing or you can continue with the blog post that you have left in the middle or anything.One thing that you have to compromise is that Enabling this option means virtually losing the Disk space equivalent to your RAM’s size.For instance if your Physical RAM is 512 MB one then you have to allocate 503 MB for hibernation file[Hiberfil.sys-hidden system file].
Let’s see how can Hibernation be enabled[Only for Windows XP or later versions]
Go to Control Panel first.
Switch to ‘Classic View’
Find ‘Power Options’ in the list.
Go to ‘Hibernate’ tab in the Power Options
Check on the ‘Enable hibernation’ option.
You are done,Now that you have enabled Hibernation on your machine,you need to Press ‘H’ when Turn off/Log off Screen appears.[Key ‘U’ is used for regular Turn off and H for Hibernation].
Google Chrome’s simple and clean look attracted many users[IE users at least].If you are a Firefox user feeling bored with the same old look of your Firefox and liked Chrome’s simple look but don’t want to leave your Firefox,then this post will probably help you.
>>First Install a theme called ‘Chromifox’ and restart your browser.
>>If you wish to hide your status bar present at the bottom of your browser[So as to give 100% look of Chrome],you can do that with a little add-on called autoHideStatusbar.[This add-on is also available for download only for registered users of Mozilla Add-on site only].
Laptop battery life is the primary concern for most of the Notebook users now.Notebook users always want high performance and thus draining their batteries quickly[Of course you need to compromise at times for the sake of your battery].
First things first:If your notebook battery is too old check it’s condition using some tools available on the internet.
HP has it’s very own tool to check the conditions of notebook batteries.
Here are some tips that you can follow to maximize your Notebook battery life:
Do ‘Defragment’ Regularly.Defragmentation speeds up your Hard disks thus reducing some extra burden on your notebook batteries.
Dim your notebook display screen.You can turn down the brightness of your notebook’s display by using Function Keys[In most of the modern laptops].
Don’t run a ‘virus scan’ unnecessarily when you are running on battery,virus scan does add extra load on the CPU so as on the batteries.
Monitor your battery performance on a regular basis.
Clean your battery Contacts:It’s always suggested to take out your battery once in two or three months and clean the metal contacts with cloth moistened with rubbing alcohol.
Choose ‘Hibernate’ over ‘Standby’.Although Standby mode does save some power but it’s nowhere near when compared to ‘Hibernate’ mode,so opt for ‘Hibernate’ instead of ‘Standby’.
Turn off laptop display when you are away from it for shorter duration.You can make use of external software like m_off to do this for you.
Maintain Charging-Discharging balance.Once you completely charge your battery,allow it to discharge at least once in a week.
Turn off Bluetooth,IR & wireless radios when running on battery if you no longer need them.
Don’t attach USB devices[if you don’t really need them] attached to your notebook when running on battery.USB devices like iPod if kept attached to your notebook[for charging],are sure to drain your battery quickly.
Make wise use of the ‘Power Options’ available in the ‘Control Panel’ of your windows.
Nokia unveils world’s most advanced phone N97 today. Nokia releases the phone with a caption as “Desktop. Laptop. Pocket: The era of the personal Internet dawns with the Nokia N97” and calls it a true mobile computer in the official nokia website. The Nokia N97 combines a large 3.5" touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard, providing an 'always open' window to favorite social networking sites and Internet destinations. This Nseries device introduces leading technology - including multiple sensors, memory, processing power and connection speeds - for people to create a personal Internet and share their 'social location'.
What is the concept of 'social location'? With integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass, the Nokia N97 mobile computer intuitively understands where it is. The Nokia N97 makes it easy to update social networks automatically with real-time information, giving approved friends the ability to update their 'status' and share their 'social location' as well as related pictures or videos.
The home screen of the Nokia N97 mobile computer features the people, content and media that matter the most. Friends, social networks and news are available by simply touching the home screen. The 16:9 widescreen display can be fully personalized with frequently updated widgets of favorite web services and social networking sites. The Nokia N97 is also perfectly suited for browsing the web, streaming Flash videos or playing games. Both the physical QWERTY and virtual touch input ensure efficiency in blogging, chatting, posting, sending texts or emailing.
The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities, full support for the Nokia Music Store and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days. The Nokia N97 also has a 5-Megapixel camera with high-quality Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing over HSDPA and WLAN.
The N97 is the most feature packed Nseries device to date and, by adding touch, it moves Nokia's high end Nseries into direct competition with touch devices such as the Samsung Omnia, LG Renoir, Apple iPhone and G1 Android Phone.
Tilting touch display, QWERTY keyboard and personalized home screen - a true mobile computer:
Key Specifications:
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Physical dimensions: 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm (18.25 mm at camera area), and weighs approximately 150g.
3.5 inch, 360 x 640 (nHD) resolution resistive touch TFT screen with 16 million colours.
Integrated A-GPS and compass sensor (magnetometer) means that the N97 'intuitively knows where it is' and this is used by Nokia Maps, and for social location; also embeds location information into images and video.
3.5 mm audio jack (also used for TV-Out) and built in stereo speakers. Music playback time of one and half days (36 hours). There's also an FM radio and FM transmitter.
N-Gage compatible' device, which indicates that the N-Gage platform will be touch enabled by the release date of the N97.
Text input is via on screen keyboard (full screen QWERTY, pop-up QWERTY and alphanumeric), as is standard on S60 5th Edition, or handwriting recognition or via the QWERTY keyboard.
5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. The camera is covered by a sliding lens cover similar to that found on the N85 and N79.
microUSB jack (USB 2.0 HiSpeed) and supports charging over USB
32GB of internal flash memory
microSD card slot with support for SDHC cards upto 16GB in size (giving total potential memory of 48 GB)
WiFi, 3.5G (tri-band HSDPA - 900, 1900 and 2100 Mhz), quad-band GSM and Bluetooth connectivity (various profiles including HID, SAP, A2DP and AVRCP).
1500 mAh battery (BP-4L used in the E71, E90, 6650 and N800).
Fully compatible with Ovi services including Maps, Music, Share and Games.
Internet focus with WebKit based browser, comprehensive RSS feed support and runtime technologies including Flash, WRT (widget).
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The Nokia N97 is expected to begin shipping in the first half of 2009 likely to be June at an estimated retail price of EUR 550 or 700 USD or 35000 INR before taxes or subsidies.
