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14. Percepat Back-Up

Fitur NTCBACKUP milik Windows XP meningkatkan kinerjanya dengan mempertahankan daftar file sistem yang ia tahu kalau Anda tidak akan mungkin ingin membuat back-upnya. Tambahkan file dan folder yang Anda inginkan sendiri dan dapatkan hasil yang lebih baik lagi.

Lihat daftarnya pada "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FileNotToBackup".

15. Ubah Folder Instalasi Default

Kebanyakan instalasi default adalah folder Program Files, tapi jika Anda ingin menggantinya, masuk ke "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion", ubah "ProgramFilesDir" menjadi folder pilihan Anda dan reboot

16. Mengubah Nama Drive

Menambahkan sebuah pembaca kartu memori dan Explorer akan sering kali menghentikan folder komputer yang memiliki nama drive yang mirip. ("Removable Drive D: ", "Removable Drive E: ", dan seterusnya), membuatnya menjadi susah untuk membedakannya.

Anda bisa mengatasinya dengan "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer". Buatlah tombol dengan huruf dari drive (sebagai contoh "G"), dan di dalamnya buatlah lagi tombol baru yang bernama "DefaultLabel". Klik-ganda pada tempat memasukkan nilainya, berilah nama "CompactFlash" (atau apapun sesuka Anda), dan klik "OK". Restart Explorer atau tekan [F5] dan lihat perubahannya. Drive G: akan terbaca sebagai "CompactFlash (G:)".

17. Wipe the Page File

Windows menyimpan memori halaman-halaman pada file paging selama Anda bekerja. Semuanya terdengar baik, sampai seseorang berhasil mengakses sistem Anda, menemukan file-file tersebut, dan menambahkan atau justru mengurangi sesuatu yang tidak Anda inginkan.

Untuk mengatasinya, masuk ke "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\MemoryManagement", atur nilai "ClearPageFileAtShutdown" menjadi 1 dan reboot. Windows akan menghapus semua file halaman ketika ia dimatikan. Memang memperpanjang durasi dan proses, tapi meningkatkan keamanan.

18. Crash on Cue

Layar biru crash biasanya membawa kabar buruk, tetapi kadang Anda mungkin ingin memunculkannya untuk menguji laporan eror Windows misalnya. Ternyata trik Registry bisa membantu Anda bahkan untuk hal yang satu ini.

Masuk ke "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters", buat DWORD bernama "CrashOnCtrlScroll" dan atur nilainya menjadi 1. Reboot komputer Anda, dan untuk meng-crash cukup tahan [Ctrl] kanan dan tekan [Scroll Lock] dua kali. Setelah selesai, pastikan Anda segera menghapus perintah tersebut.

19. Save CPU Time

Sebuah PC standar biasanya memiliki beberapa program yang ingin menggunakan kapasitas prosesor pada saat yang bersamaan, dan Windows akan mengalokasi setiap periode dari CPU time sebuah "quantum" sebuah berpindah ke program yang berikutnya. Secara default, biasanya ini sangat pendek, sehingga PC akan menjadi responsif, tapi terkadang hal ini berarti Windows akan membuat waktu untuk berpindah di antara proses-proses tersebut.

Solusinya? Anda bisa mencoba apa yang Windows Server lakukan. Atur sistem untuk menggunakan quantem yang lebih lama. Atur "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl\Win32PrioritySepartion" menjadi 16 (hex).

Quantum yang lebih lama berarti pergantian yang lebih sedikit di antara program jadi lebih sedikit waktu yang terbuang. Anda bisa memperhatikan kalau lag pada game atau pemutaran video akan menjadi lebih halus. Tapi, jika Anda menemukan masalah lainnya, cukup kembalikan nilai Win32PrioritySeparation menjadi nilai orisinilnya yaitu 26.

20. Non-aktifkan AutoRun

Fitur AutoRun milik Windows merupakan salah satu risiko keamanan yang berpotensi karena ia menjalankan kode secara otomatis ketika Anda menyambungkan alat yang bersifat removable ke dalam PC. Jika memang, hal tersebut bisa diatur secara manual saja, maka akan lebih aman untuk mematikan fitur tersebut.

Pada beberapa sistem, hal tersebut hanya bisa dilakukan melalui Registry. Masuklah ke "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping" dan buat tombol yang bernama "Autorun.inf".

Kemudian, klik-ganda pada nilai defaultnya dan masukkan "@SYS:DoesNotExist". Kemudian hapus "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2". Sekarang, Windows tidak lagi menjalankan kode apapun pada CD, DVD, atau portable drive secara otomatis. Anda harus menjalankannya secara manual.

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7. Enkripsi dengan Mudah

Beberapa versi Windows memungkinkan Anda untuk mengenkripsi file, walaupun prosesnya agak aneh. Anda harus mengklik-kanan pada file, pilih “properties“, tekan tombol “Advanced, cek “Encrypt contents to secure data“, dan tekan “OK” sebanyak 2x.

Untuk cara yang lebih sederhana, masuk ke “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Explorer\Advanced” buat DWORD yang bernama “EncryptionContextMenu” dan atur nilainya menjadi “1″. Sekarang Anda cukup hanya mengklik-kanan pada file dan pilih “Encrypt

“.

8. Akses Folder dengan Cepat

Akses folder dengan cepat dengan memunculkannya pada Start Menu, Ketik “REGEDIT” pada “Run”, masuk ke “HKCR\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers“, klik-kanan “ContextMenuHandlers” dan klik “New | Key”.

Ketik ” dan tekan [Enter]. Sekarang, tahan [Shift], klik-kanan pada sebuah folder, dan pilih “Pin to Start Menu“.

9. Percepat Waktu Peng-Kopian

Vista memberikan prioritas yang tinggi untuk soundcard Anda, jadi Anda butuh untuk mendapatkan audio yang bebas dari masalah tanpa peduli apa yang PC Anda sedang proses. Karena hal tersebut bisa memperlambat proses pengkopian pada jaringan.

Untuk memperbaikinya, masuk ke “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile“. Coba atur “NetworkThrottlingIndex” menjadi lebih 10 – 50 atau 60 sudah cukup efektif, kemudian reboot dan uji kecepatan jaringan Anda. Untuk informasi lebih, klik di sini.

10. Perbaiki Listing Drive

Jika Explorer tidak lagi menampilkan DVD drive Anda, masuk ke “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\” dan hapus pengaturan “UpperFilters” atau “LowerFilters”. Tips ini biasanya bekerja, tapi kadang bisa gagal jika memang aplikasi bersangkutan sudah bermasalah dari awalnya. Jika program berhenti bekerja, coba lihat apakah terdapat update, kemudian reinstall

.

11. Akses Pengaturan Tampilan dengan Cepat

Klik-kanan saja pada desktop Windows Vista tidak cukup untuk membawa Anda langsung kepada menu pengaturan tampilan. Windows 7 sudah dipersiapkan untuk memperbaiki hal ini. Tapi, untuk sementara Anda bisa melakukannya dengan masuk ke “HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell“, klik-kanan “Shell”, pilih “New | Key” dan namakan “Display Settings”.

Klik-ganda “(Default)” oada bagian kanan panel dan masukkan “Display Settings” pada kotak Value Data. Sekarang, klik-kanan “Display Settings” pada bagian kiri panel, pilih “New | Key” kembali, dan namakan fungsi ini sebagai “command“.

Klik-ganda pada nilai Default fungsi-fungsi baru tersebut dan masukkan teks berikut ini: “rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL DESK.CPL,@0,3“. Klik “OK” dan klik-kanan pada desktop untuk melihat opsi pengaturan tampilan yang baru.

12. Multiple Live Messenger Log-In

Biasanya, Windows Live Messenger (WLM) hanya memungkinkan Anda untuk masuk ke dalam satu akun saja pada satu waktu tertentu. Untuk membuatnya menjadi lebih dari satu, masuk ke “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsLive\Messenger“, buat nilai DWORD yang bernama “Multiple Instances” dan atur nilainya menjadi “1″. Untuk mengembalikan ke kondisi semula, cukup hapus nilai tersebut.

13. Bersihkan Menu-Menu

Anda telah meng-unsinstall sebuah aplikasi, tapi ia malah meninggalkan Anda sebuah cinderamata berupa ikon-ikon yang tidak berguna. Untuk memperbaiki ini, masuk ke “HKCR\*” dan “HKCR\Directory“. Perlebar panelnya, kemudian pilih “shellex\ContextMenuHandlers” dan lihat berbagai tombol di bawahnya yang berhubungan dengan perintah yang tidak Anda inginkan.

Pada PC, fungsi “HKCR\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\7-Zip” berhubungangan dengan menu konteks 7-Zip, sebagai contohnya, untuk menghapusnya, klik “Delete” pada bagian kiri panel. Tapi hati-hati, sebaiknya Anda hanya menghapus jika sudah 100% yakin pada menu yang tepat.

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Percepat Windows, Lebih Aman, dan Lebih Produktif…

Fungsi klik-kanan merupakan cara yang sangat baik untuk mempelajari beberapa fungsi Windows yang tersembunyi. Ingin lebih? Cobalah Anda mulai menjelajahi aplikasi Control Panel dan temukan beberapa teknik yang bermanfaat. Dan masih ada lagi aplikasi Command Line pada folder Windows’ System32. Tapi, tidak ada satupun yang bisa menandingi Registry.

Registry dilengkapi dengan berbagai pengaturan yang bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan kinerja, memperbaiki lubang keamanan, dan bahkan mengubah basis fundamental Windows untuk bekerja lebih baik. Walaupun terlihat sangat canggih, Anda tetap perlu untuk berhati-hati dalam menggunakannya karena bukan hanya fitur yang membantu tetapi juga banyak perangkap.

Jika tidak berhati-hati, Anda justru malah menambahkan masalah dari pada memecahkannya. Untuk itu, di bawah ini terdapat 20 hack yang bisa Anda coba untuk membuat PC Anda menjadi lebih baik. Selamat mencoba!!

1. Tingkatkan Keamanan

Seseorang yang tidak diinginkan bisa dengan mudah mengambil data Anda dengan USB apabila ia berhasil mengakses PC Anda secara fisik. Jika Anda menggunakan Windows XP2 atau versi sesudahnya, ada sebuah cara sederhana untuk mencegahnya.

Masuk ke “HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies“, buatlah sebuah nilai DWORD yang disebut “WriteProtect” dan atur pada nilai “1“. Anda akan bisa membaca drive USB, tetapi tidak bisa memindahkan data ke dalamnya lagi.

2. Kendalikan UAC

Kendali Akun Pengguna milik Vista sangat sering memunculkan peringatan-peringatan yang akhirnya dimatikan oleh para pengguna. Tapi, kadang justru membuat mereka kelewatan fitur-fitur yang bermanfaat seperti mode perlindungan untuk IE. Anda bisa mengendalikannya dengan cara menonaktifkan peringatan bagi administrator, jadi Anda tidak perlu terganggu, namun UAC tetap bekerja pada latar belakang dan Anda masih bisa mendapatkan fitur-fiturnya.

Untuk melakukan ini, masuk ke “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin“, dan atur nilainya menjadi “0″. Untuk mengembalikannya ke kondisi normal, atur nilainya menjadi “2″.

3. Ubah Pemilik

Instalasikan Windows pada PC dan Anda pasti akan diminta untuk memasukan nama, yang kemudian akan disimpan sebagai pemilik yang terdaftar (jalankan WinVer untuk melihat ini pada sistem Anda). Jika Anda membeli sebuah komputer bekas, mungkin Anda ingin mengganti nama pemiliknya dengan nama sendiri. Hmm..tak ada cara lain selain dengan Registry.
br>Masuk ke dalam “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion” dan akan melihat dua kalimat “RegisteredOwner” dan “RegisteredOrganization“. Klik ganda pada keduanya untuk mengganti.

4. Mengurutkan File dengan Benar

Mengurutkan nama file pada Explorer bisa menjadi suatu masalah. Pengaturan awal, ia akan menempatkan “File_v2.txt” sebelum “File_v15.txt”, dan itu bukanlah urutan ASCII, tetapi terlihat lebih masuk akal. Tetapi, bagaimana jika “v” merujuk kepada nomor versi, dan seharusnya “File_v15.txt” di urutan terdahulu? Pada saat ini, sistem awal Explorer tidak bisa bekerja sama sekali.

Untuk mengembalikan pengurutan berdasarkan ASCII yang biasa, masuk ke “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer“, buatlah nilai DWORD yang disebut “NoStrCmpLogical” dan atur nilainya menjadi “1“. Hapus kode tersebut jika ingin kembali ke kondisi awal Explorer yang standar.

5. Troubleshoot Startup

Jika Windows membutuhkan waktu yang terlalu lama untuk start up maupun shut down, kemungkinan ia sedang memiliki maslah. Untuk mengetahui apa yang sedang terjadi kembali masuk “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System“, buatlah sebuah nilai DWORD yang disebut “verbosestatus” dan atur nilainya menjadi “1“. Restart PC Anda dan Windows akan memberitahu Anda apa yang sedang terjadi.

6. Mengatur Tipe-Tipe Folder

Explorer milik Vista akan secara cerdas memilih tipe folder Anda berdasarkan isinya. Tetapi, hal ini berarti folder download Anda akan berubah menjadi folder musik jika Anda mengunduh beberapa MP3. Untuk memperbaiki ini, masuk ke dalam “HCU\Software\Classes\LocalSettings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shelf“, hapus subkey “Bags” dan buat yang baru pada lokasi yang sama.

Buatlah kunci bernama “AllFolders” di bawah Bags, dan kunci lain bernama “Shell” di bawahnya lagi. Kemudian klik padanya untuk membuka “HCU\Software\Classes\LocalSettings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell“. Klik kanan pada bagian kanan panel, pilih “New | String Value” dan namakan ini “FolderType“. Kemudian, klik ganda pada FolderType dan atur nilainya menjadi “NotSpecified“. Anda masih bisa mengubah tipe folder, tapi Vista tidak akan mengubahnya secara otomatis. (Jika Anda membutuhkan bantuan, silakan klik di sini)

New feature of Ubuntu 9.04

This is only list the new feature of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope:

1. X.Org server 1.6
2. Wacom tablet hotplugging
3. New style for notifications and notification preferences
4. Boot performance
5. Linux kernel 2.6.28
6. Ext4 filesystem support
7. Cloud computing
8. Turn-key mail servers
9. Known issues

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Types of CMS

A content management system (CMS) is a computer application used to create, edit, manage, search and publish various kinds of digital media and electronic text

CMSs are frequently used for storing, controlling, versioning, and publishing industry-specific documentation such as news articles, operators' manuals, technical manuals, sales guides, and marketing brochures.

There are three main categories of CMS, with their respective domain of use:

1. Enterprise CMS

Enterprise content management (ECM) is the strategies, methods and tools used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to organizational processes. ECM tools and strategies allow the management of an

Organization’s unstructured information, wherever that information exists.

2 Web CMS

A web content management system (WCMS or Web CMS) is content management system (CMS) software, usually implemented as a Web application, for creating and managing HTML content. It is used to manage and control a large, dynamic collection of Web material (HTML documents and their associated images). A WCMS facilitates content creation, content control, editing, and many essential Web maintenance functions.

Usually the software provides authoring (and other) tools designed to allow users with little or no knowledge of programming languages or markup languages to create and manage content with relative ease of use.

Most systems use a database to store content, metadata, and/or artifacts that might be needed by the system. Content is frequently, but not universally, stored as XML, to facilitate reuse and enable flexible presentation options.

A presentation layer displays the content to regular Web-site visitors based on a set of templates. The templates are sometimes XSL files.

Administration is typically done through browser-based interfaces, but some systems require the use of a fat client.

Unlike Web-site builders like Microsoft FrontPage or Adobe Dreamweaver, a WCMS allows non-technical users to make changes to an existing website with little or no training. A WCMS typically requires an experienced coder to set up and add features, but is primarily a Web-site maintenance tool for non-technical administrators.

2. Component CMS

Component Content Management Systems (CCMS) manage content at a granular level (component) rather than at the document level. Each component represents a single topic, concept or asset (e.g., image, table, product description). Components are assembled into multiple content assemblies (content types) and can be viewed as components or as traditional documents. Each component has its own lifecycle (owner, version, approval, use) and can be tracked individually or as part of an assembly. CCM is typically used for multi-channel customer-facing content (marketing, usage, learning, support). CCM can be a separate system or be a functionality of another content management system type (e.g., ECM or Web Content Management).

Benefits of managing contents at components level:

1. Greater consistency and accuracy.

2. Reduced maintenance costs.

3. Reduced delivery costs.

4. Reduced translation costs.

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Partai Demokrat Menang di Semua Quick Count

Setelah 4 jam berlalu dari batas penutupan pencontrengan, hasil hitung cepat di semua lembaga survei menempatkan Partai Demokrat sebagai jawara sementara. Perolehan persentase partai ini cukup jauh meningalkan pesaingnya, PDIP dan Golkar.

Pantauan detikcom di Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) pada pukul 16.20 WIB, Kamis (9/4/2009), PD memperoleh 19,9 persen disusul PDIP 15,7 persen dan Golkar 13,7 persen. Partai menengah ditempati PKS dengan persentase 7,5 persen dan PKB 6,2 persen.

Lingkaran Survei Indonesia (LSI) untuk sementara juga menempatkan PD di urutan pertama dengan perolehan persentase 20,32 persen. Urutan kedua disusul PDIP dengan 15,33 persen dan Golkar 15,13 persen. Urutan keempat adalah PKS dengan 8,28 persen dan PAN dengan 6,37 persen.

Lembaga Survei Nasional (LSN) juga menempatkan PD sebagai juara. Di lembaga ini PD mendapatkan 24,8 persen disusul Golkar 15,36 persen, PDIP 9,64 persen, PKS 9,46 persen dan PPP 6,77 persen.

Lembaga survei Cirus juga menempatkan Partai Demokrat sebagai pemenang sementara hitung cepat ini. PD mendapatkan 12,2 persen disusul PDIP dengan 10,12 persen, Golkar 9,15 persen, PKS 4,25 persen dan PAN 3,7 persen.

Sementara hasil hitung cepat dari LP3ES juga menempatkan PD menempati urutan pertama dengan 18,7 persen disusul PDIP dengan 15,5 persen. Sementara Golkar hanya mendapatkan 15 persen disusul PKS 7,6 persen dan PAN 5,9 persen.

Hasil ini akan terus berubah seiring dengan masuknya data-data baru yang selesai dihitung di tiap TPS yang menjadi sampel hitung cepat. Hasil ini tidak menunjukkan perolehan asli partai.

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The Battle of the Browsers – The History and the Future of Internet Browsers

With Internet Explorer 8 now available, can Microsoft hope to retain market dominance over fierce open source rivals such as Mozilla's Firefox or the feature packed Opera web browser. Can history give us a clue to what the future of web browsers/browsing might hold? How did Netscape Navigator go from having a dominant 89.36% market share of all web browsers in 1996 and yet only 3.76% by mid 1999?

Let us take a journey that will begin long before even the intellectual conception of Internet Explorer, that will glance at its long defeated rivals, examine the current browsers available and will end with a prediction of what the future of browsing will offer us – and which browser(s) will still be around to offer it.

People often think that Internet Explorer has been the dominant web browser since the golden age of the internet began. Well for a very long time now it has indeed been the most popular browser and at times been almost totally unrivalled. This was mainly a result of it being packaged free with Microsoft Windows, in what some would later call a brutal monopolisation attempt by Microsoft. The last few years however have heralded the arrival of new, possibly superior browsers. Mozilla's Firefox has been particularly successful at chipping away at Explorers market dominance. So where did it all begin, and why were Microsoft ever allowed to have a hundred percent market dominance?



Origins

The truth is they never did have total dominance, but at times they have come very close. Microsoft actually entered the Browser Battle quite late on. Infact a man named Neil Larson is credited to be one of the originators of internet browsers, when in 1977 he created a program – The TRS-80 - that allowed browsing between “sites” via hypertext jumps. This was a DOS program and the basis of much to come. Slowly other browsers powered by DOS and inspired by the TRS 80 were developed. Unfortunately they were often constricted by the limitations of the still fairly young internet itself.

In 1988, Peter Scott and Earle Fogel created a simple, fast browser called Hytelnet, which by 1990 offered users instant logon and access to the online catalogues of over five thousand libraries around the world – an exhilarating taste of what the internet, and web browsers, would soon be able to offer.

In 1989 the original World Wide Web was born. Using a NeXTcube computer, Tim Berners-Lee created a web browser that would change how people used the internet forever. He called his browser the WorldWideWeb(http://www., which is still likely to sound familiar to internet users today. It was a windowed browser capable of displaying simple style sheet, capable of editing sites and able to download and open any file type supported by the NeXTcube.

In 1993 the first popular graphical browser was released. Its name was Mosaic and it was created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina. Mosaic could be run on both Unix, and very importantly, on the highly popular Microsoft Windows operating system (incidentally it could also be used on Amiga and Apple computers). It was the first browser on Windows that could display graphics/pictures on a page where there was also textual content. It is often cited as being responsible for triggering the internet boom due to it making the internet bearable for the masses. (It should be noted that the web browser Cello was the first browser to be used on Windows – but it was non graphical and made very little impact compared to Mosaic).

The Browser Wars - Netscape Navigator versus Internet Explorer

Mosaic's decline began almost as soon as Netscape Navigator was released (1994). Netscape Navigator was a browser created by Marc Andreessen, one of the men behind Mosaic and co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation. Netscape was unrivalled in terms of features and usability at the time. For example, one major change from previous browsers was that it allowed surfers to see parts of a website before the whole site was downloaded. This meant that people did not have to wait for minutes simply to see if the site they were loading was the actual one the were after, whilst also allowing them to read information on the site as the rest of it downloaded. By 1996 Netscape had almost 90% market dominance, as shown below.

Market Share Comparisons of Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer from 1996 to 1998

....................Netscape.......IE
October 1998..........64%.........32.2%
April 1998............70%.........22.7%
October 1997..........59.67%......15.13%
April 1997............81.13%......12.13%
October 1996..........80.45%......12.18%
April 1996............89.36%.......3.76%

In these two years Netscape clearly dominated the internet browser market, but a new browser named Internet Explorer was quickly gaining ground on it.

Microsoft released their own browser (ironically based on the earlier Mosaic browser which was created by one of the men now running Netscape), clearly worried about Netscape's dominance. It was not so much the worry that it would have a 100% market share of internet browsers on their Windows operating system, but more the worry that browsers would soon be capable of running all types programs on them. That would mean foregoing the need for an actual operating system, or at the most only a very basic one would be needed. This in turn would mean Netscape would soon be able to dictate terms to Microsoft, and Microsoft were not going to let that happen easily. Thus in August 1995, Internet Explorer was released.

By 1999 Internet explorer had captured an 89.03% market share, whilst Netscape was down to 10.47%. How could Internet Explorer make this much ground in just two years? Well this was down to two things really. The first, and by far the most important was that Microsoft bundled Internet Explorer in with every new copy of Windows, and as Windows was used by about 90% of the computer using population it clearly gave them a huge advantage. Internet Explorer had one other ace it held over Netscape – it was much better. Netscape Navigator was stagnant and had been for some time. The only new features it ever seemed to introduce were often perceived by the public as beneficial for Netscape's parent company rather than Netscape's user base. (i.e., features that would help it monopolise the market). Explorer, on the other hand, was given much attention by Microsoft. Regular updates and excellent usability plus a hundred million dollar investment would prove too much for Netscape Explorer.

2000 – 2005

These years were fairly quiet in the Battle of the Browsers. It seemed as if Internet Explorer had won the war and that nobody could even hope to compete with it. In 2002/2003 it had attained about 95% of the market share – about the time of IE 5/6. With over 1000 people working on it and millions of dollars being poured in, few people had the resources to compete. Then again, who wanted to compete? It was clearly a volatile market, and besides that everybody was content with Internet Explorer. Or were they? Some people saw faults with IE – security issues, incompatibility issues or simply bad programming. Not only that, it was being shoved down peoples throats. There was almost no competition to keep it in line or to turn to as an alternative. Something had to change. The only people with the ability and the power to compete with Microsoft took matters into their own hands.

Netscape was now supported by AOL. A few years prior, just after they had lost the Browser Wars to Microsoft, they had released the coding for Netscape into the public domain. This meant anybody could develop their own browser using the Netscape skeleton. And people did. Epiphany, Galeon and Camino, amongst others, were born out of Netscape's ashes. However the two most popular newcomers were called Mozilla and Firefox.

Mozilla was originally an open sourced project aimed to improve the Netscape browser. Eventually it was released as Netscape Navigator 7 and then 8. Later it was released as Mozilla 1.0.

Mozilla was almost an early version on another open source browser, Firefox. With it being an open source the public were able to contribute to it - adding in what features it needed, the programming it required and the support it deserved. The problems people saw in Internet Explorer were being fixed by members of the open sourced browser community via Firefox. For instance, the many security issues IE 6 had were almost entirely fixed in the very first release of Firefox. Microsoft had another fight on their hands.

2005 – Present

Firefox was the browser that grew and grew in these years. Every year capturing an even larger market share percentage than before. More user friendly than most of its rivals along with high security levels and arguably more intelligent programming helped its popularity. With such a large programming community behind it, updates have always been regular and add on programs/features are often released. It prides itself on being the peoples browser. It currently has a 28.38% market share.

Apple computers have had their own browser since the mid 1990's – Safari - complete with its own problems, such as (until recently) the inability to run Java scripts. However most Apple users seemed happy with it and a version capable of running on Windows has been released. It has had no major competitor on Apple Macs, and as such has largely been out of the Browser Wars. It currently holds a 2.54% market share and is slowly increasing.

Internet Explorer's market share has dropped from over 90% to around 75%, and is falling. It will be interesting to see what Microsoft will attempt to regain such a high market share.

Opera currently holds 1.07%.

Mozilla itself only has a 0.6% market share these days.

The Future of Web Browsing

Web browsers come and go. It is the nature of technology (if such a term can be used), to supplant inferior software in very short periods of time. It is almost impossible for a single company to stay ahead of the competition for long. Microsoft have the advantage of being able to release IE with any Windows using PC. That covers over 90% of the market. They also have the advantage of unprecedented resources. They can compete how they wish for as long as they wish. So there is no counting IE out of the future of web browsing.

Safari is in a similar position, being easily the most popular Mac web browser. Its long term survival is dependant upon Apple and the sale of their computers.

These are the only two browsers that are almost guaranteed another five years of life, at least. Firefox may seem like another candidate, but the public is fickle, and one bad release, or if it seriously lags behind the new Internet Explorer 8 for long, could easily see its popularity quickly descend into virtual oblivion.

However, it seems likely community driven browsers, such as Mozilla and Firefox, will be the only types of browser capable of competing with the wealthy internet arm of Microsoft in the near future.

As for web browsing itself, will it change any time soon? Well it already has for some online communities. For example, if you want to buy clothes you could try entering an online 'world' creating an online virtual You to go from 'shop to shop' with, looking at products and trying/buying what you see. Some 'worlds' allow you to recreate yourself accurately including weight and height and then try on things apparel such as jeans to give you an idea of how you would look in that particular item.

Will 'worlds' like this destroy normal web browsers such as IE ? - It seems unlikely. Traditional web browsers provide such freedom and ease of access that it is hard to see any other alternative taking over. However they are part of the new, 'thinking out of the box' wave of alternatives that some people will find attractive, and really who knows what the future will bring.

Open Pictures With Adobe Photoshop

Exposures are regarded to be precious by huge numbers of people and they serve as a great way to preserve a number of memories, as well, they have in|they capture] this emotional worth especially when the photograph is obviously very old. For instance, if you have a photograph of your grandmother and granddad with each other, you have to consider the fact that it will start to wear at some time and it could even fade away completely. In addition, conditions can destroy the images, for instance damp and even sunshine but Adobe Photoshop can resolve this issue. There might even be some evidence of weeping on the photo and getting it repaired by an expert can be expensive, and you have to consider the fact that you are not really certain regarding the quality of the refurbishment process.

If you want to restore old exposures that you consider to be priceless, then there's a technique where you can do so on your own. With an electronic scanner and photo editing software, you can make the photo seems as if it was captured and produced the day before. Adobe Photoshop is considered to be one of the leading computer software packages that enables you to manipulate photographs. The first measure in manipulating old photographs is by converting them in to digital format ,and to do this you have to scan the photograph and store it to your computer, then open the picture with Adobe Photoshop.

Then after you have opened the image with the photo editing software, the following step is to start editing it. Make sure that you make a copy of the original image so you can start over if you make a slip-up. To mask out a torn part of the picture, you can just use the smudge tool so in the majority of instances, the smudge facility is what you will be utilizing. This particular facility will erase blemishes on the photo, such as moisture stains, and sunshine damage, but it can in addition fill out torn parts on the photograph and even better the overall look of the photograph. You can in addition modify the brightness level of the picture if you consider it's too dark, adjust the contrast in order to make the picture more clear with the sharpening tool serving to make the photograph clearer.

We have only briefly touched on a few of the facilities that you may have to use when mending old photographs, and as you can observe, it is very easy to do when you use Adobe Photoshop. In fact, with this image editing computer software, you can even improve the general quality of the picture by getting rid of any faults in the original picture. If you are experienced enough, you can even make a black and white picture, a colored picture just by utilizing the tools supplied in Adobe Photoshop.

These are just some of the great things that you'll be able to do with this program. Restoring old photographs aren’t the only application for Adobe Photoshop, because you will also be in a position to edit your photographs by taking out undesirable objects in the picture, such as a trash bin or a plastic bag lying in the middle of wonderful scenery - it really up to you!

Evaluating The Types Of Blog Platforms

When creating a blog the choice of blogging platform will be one of the first and highly essential choices that as a blogger you have to take. Blogging can either be a major chore if the wrong platform is chosen, otherwise it could very well be easy if the right platform is chosen. The program that you choose to blog with is an essential part of your weblog. With a little time and effort, you can find a site that personally works for you. Finding the blogging platform that is right for you may take some time, but with a little research and perseverance, you will find the one that fits you.

Deciding what your priorities are in terms of ease of use versus how easy it is to customize. Forms of blogging such as moveable types, are a little difficult to use than automated platforms, such as wordpress. If you are a blogging and computer novice, it may be a good idea to trade using custom backgrounds and fonts for a more user-friendly program. A seasoned internet developer who is experienced with html and javascript will probably be unsatisfied with the lack of design flexibility offered by a user-friendly program.

Every blogger has particular needs so there is no 'one' blogging program for everyone. The upward trend in blogging is about individual expression - it is obvious then why there are a wide range of platforms available. They are all designed to satisfy the needs of many sorts of people with different project requirements. Because of this variety you will most likely discover a program suited to your technical knowledge.

Yet, bloggers typically need different things from a blog which will make your decision about choosing a program difficult. Maintain your priorities and don't forget to take into account the point of view of the reviewer when evaluating critiques of assorted platforms. Beginners bloggers have tendencies to write in limited platforms. There is invariably room for improvement, meaning there is no such thing as the "perfect" program, so it's better to just discover one that suites your needs.

Puppy Linux, OS Mini Hasil Optimal

Linux merupakan OS yang tidak begitu digemari karena berbagai alasan seperti susah installasinya, tampilannya aneh, berat dan lain sebagainya. Semua alasan tersebut sebenarnya sudah tidak berlaku lagi saat ini karena Linux sekarang juga dibuat dengan berbagai fitur yang memudahkan orang awam untuk menggunakan Linux. Salah satu OS Linux yang memiliki kemampuan cukup handal dan ukurannya kecil adalah Puppy Linux.

Puppy Linux adalah OS berbasis Linux yang dikembangkan pertama kali oleh Barry Kauler. Puppy Linux dikenal sebagai OS Linux yang life CD akan tetapi akhir-akhir ini juga banyak yang mnginstall pupyLinux langsung ke hardisk komputer.

Tampilan Puppy Linux sangat familiar karena mirin dengan windows sehingga setiap orang yang mau beralih dari windows ke Puppy Linux tinda akan kesulitan. Jika kita menginstall pauppy Linux, kita tidak perlu kawatir terhadap program pendukung, Puppy Linux telah meberikan aplikasi office word yang disebut abiword, gnumeric sebagai penganti exel dan lain sebagainya dan yang terpenting semua aplikasi tersebut gratis "tidak perlu membajak".

Untuk koneksi Puppy Linux telah menyediakan interface yang sangat mudah digunakan kita tinggal memilih jaringan apa yang ingin kita lakukan.

Pada interface network terdapat dua pilihan yaitu mengatur modem atau LAN, kemudian kita tinggal mengkiti langkah-langkah selanjutnya untuk menyelesaikan koneksi tersebut.

Untuk berselancar di internet Puppy Linux telah menyediakan browser yang tangguh yaitu firefox, kita juga dapat selalu mengupdate versi terbaru dari browser ini. Untuk para pengguna yang memiliki hobi mailis tidak perlu kawatir Puppy Linux telah menyediakan mail client yaitu thunterbird atau claws mail.

Yang tidak kalah menariknya lagi dukungan Puppy Linux untuk grafis dan multimedia, grafis Puppy Linux menyediakan banyak aplikasi yang dapat kita manfaatkan untuk mendukung pekerjaan kita salah satunya Gimp yang digunakan untuk mengedit gambar.

Selain Gimp masih banyak aplikasi grafis lainnya yang dapat digunakan secara gratis.

Dari sisi multimedia juga tidak ketingalan, aplikasi yang disediakan begitu lengkap yaitu CD/DVD ripper, CD/DVD player, Pemutar MP3 dan lain sebagainya.

Sebenarnya masih banyak fasilitas menarik yang bisa gunakan, tetapi setidaknya melalui artikel ini kita bisa ketahui bahwa Linux tidaklah sesulit yang dibayangkan dan dapat membantu kita dalam pekerjaan kita sehari-hari.(iyas)

Baterai Ada ‘Virusnya’?

Peneliti dari Massachusetts Institute of Technology telah melatih sebuah virus kecil untuk melakukan perintah para peneliti, Kamis (02/4) kemarin, yang diyakini bahwa virus tersebut dapat membuat baterai lithium lebih powerful dan efisien. Virus tersebut diubah menjadi dua gen oleh peneliti, yang diberi nama virus MI3, dan apat melakukan dua hal yakni membangun kerangka yang dibuat dari besi fosfat, dan kemudian memasukkan ke sebuah karbon nanotube untuk membuat elektroda kecil dan powerful.

Menurut Angela Belcher, pemimpin peneliti dari institute yang sama, elektroda memang dapat membuat memory sebuah device lebih powerful, seperti yang ada dalam MP3 player atau handphone, dan lebih ramah lingkungan daripada teknologi baterai biasanya. “User dapat menggunakan iPod sekitar 3 jam lebih lama dibandingkan baterai iPod biasa. Kami juga membuat skala besar untuk mobil. Semua itu karena dalam baterai terdapat virus yang mempu menambah power performance baterai, lebih baik daripada baterai biasa.” kata Belcher.

Teknologi baterai tersebut termasuk ramah lingkungan karena memiliki virus di dalamnya. “Kami telah membangun organisme, mengatur temperature, dan air dimana organisme dapat hidup. Ini adalah teknologi yang bersih.“ tambah Belcher. Material besi forfat bukanlah konduktor yang baik, namun dapat membuat material baterai lebih berguna ketika dipolakan dalam skala nano, yakni molekul skala mikroskopik.

Baterai lithium sebenarnya sangat powerful dan ringan, namun mereka tidak melepas elektron dengan cepat, dan virus organisme tersebut mampu melakukannya, sehingga mereka dapat memberikan power baterai berlebih. Teknologi baterai ini juga dapat dikomersialkan jika sudah siap, tambah Belcher. (h_n)

http://www.beritanet.com/Technology/Opensource/Baterai-Lithium-Ion-Virus.html

The Best Video Recording Products

Over the last year we have observed a massive surge in the online video market, so give these tips the 'once over' if you want to produce your own great video products to trade on the Internet - and of course you'll be more successful if you are able to show individuals how to solve a problem. Forget about trying to impress individuals and about trying to look right so be natural, be yourself, and show people how you resolved a problem in your own life. Then give your viewing audience tips for applying these lessons and strategies to their lives.

Concentrate on action and always think about action-about what you wish your audience to do, building your video recording close to that action. As the Roman statesman Cato said, "Find the message first and the words will follow". Failure is the outcome of a lack of focus. To be effective - for people to recall your message-focus on a single power point and show it as truthfully and as entertainingly as you can, instead of than giving a series of topics in a single video recording product.

The power of structure is important start with a powerful, attention-grabbing lead, clearly stating your subject in the first minute. Use soft conversions to link one section to another. In the commentary, use action verbs, changing them in a passive voice to active verbs but keep adjectives and adverbs to a minimum. Present viewers with a few hints to assist them apply what they've learned to their life-time. Be yourself and use short phrases and sentences where practicable but if you get stuck and you don't know what to say next, explain it the way you would to your best friend or mate. Link with your audience and wrap everything in human terms-make it something your next-door neighbor can relate to, ending with a satisfying ending that reemphasizes your subject. When you have an idea for your video, you'll recognise it's the right one if you can answer "yes" to each of the following points:

You know this need to be done and you are the correct person to do it because you are competent to see the world from the point of view of your audience. you will know that the market you're targeting will comprehend the video. See if there are ways you can express the idea better in half the time and as Antoine de Saint-Exupery said, "Perfection is attained, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away". You will be confident the theme will hold together from begin to finish, moving smoothly with the video making sense altogether rather than just as the sum of its parts and feel positive saying what I think is true, irrespective of what. Now you're ready to create a good video product and as you produce your video, keep this checklist handy at all times. It will let you know what elements in your video recording product require more work, and it will let you know when your video is ready to be shared and sold on the Internet.

Prepare Android HP Netbook Price 2 Millions

News came from Hewlett-Packard plans to use the Android operating system in the cheaper netbook berbiaya. The report comes from The Wall Street Journal, on Tuesday (01 / 4), said that Satjiv Chahil, a vice president at HP PC division has been confirmed that the HP software is being learned is Google.

"We want to access the ability to Android in the computer and communications industries. However, we do not know if HP plans to sell Android devices to the system, or not. "Chahil said.
Android itself is a Linux operating system designed only for mobile phones, including T-Mobile G1, HTC, Samsung and Motorola. However, it is predicted that the open source Android system can be applied in other devices, including the mini laptop or netbook, known as the price of about $ 200 or approximately 2 million rupiah, in 2009 this year.

Reason for Android phone take into account the free netbook as Android, and while Microsoft requires the cost to buy the Windows operating system license. However, the problem most consumers have been comfortable and familiar with the Windows PC, and they tend to choose a Windows-based netbook of Linux.

HP is currently working on Android for cheap netbook berbiaya, as an alternative to Microsoft Windows. Meanwhile, Google rejected the comments, whether HP or other netbook manufacturer plans to use Android software, but Google does not contradict Android software if only for a limited mobile phone.

"Android smartphone platform in the first mobile phone designed for style and netbook. We also see the contribution of innovation and what can be produced from Android, but we have not yet mengumumkannya at this time. "Said Google spokesman. (H_n)