Re: comments on: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1232393/Windows-7-users-facing-black-screens-death.html?ITO=1490&referrer=yahoo
As soon as news about windows 7 problems arise; Mac fan boys are out to proclaim how great their systems are and that they never crash.
So please get off your smug high-horses and talk about something that really matters…I couldn’t care less if you’ve bought a Mac – good for you!
good riddence to my previous webhosting company! So I’ll get back into ‘fixing’ and ‘updating’ the site
digiwebbs will be back online shortly
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Just a quick post to say that i’m working on fixing the download issues with the hotel reservation database (and not sending out the e-mails)
After struggling for ages to copy my music from my ipod touch to my PC without syncing it (and inevitably loosing my tunes) I’ve found a simple solution:
use Winamp and download an itunes plugin!
I managed to copy all the music from my Ipod touch (first generation – i don’t have the second generation, so cant say that it works but the website says that it works with most ipods) to my PC (Windows Vista SP2).
The downside of this is that it takes a while to copy, but at least you don’t loose all your music!
Copying music from ipod touch to my pc using winamp (free)
How to copy the music from the ipod touch to your PC:
1.Download and Install Winamp (if you havent already done so – link at top of the page)
2. Close Winamp (if it already is open), and download and install the Ipod plugin for Winamp
3. Start up winamp
4. You’ll find the ipod listed under device, right click on the ipod and
Yesterday Valve relseased information on the steam website that left for dead 2 is going to be released November 17 (2009), with the following new features:
adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.
Introducing the AI Director 2.0, L4D’s dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players’ performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.
Featuring new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original with more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, and maps for Survival mode available at launch.
While this may be good news – isnt this just a money maker? I mean the survival pack was good, but didnt feature anything *new* (although the survival mode is pretty addictive gameplay)
Why couldn’t they just release this as an update to Left 4 Dead – after all when the game was released it was quite expensive for what it was (but did have the massive replay and online value) But at the end of the day everyone’s out to make a living…I hope they keep zoey in it!!!!
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Abstract
This work is devoted to the development of an e-justice system; more specifically a
web based small claims court. This system was developed to see if it is indeed
possible for a small claims court to be totally electronically based (or as much as
possible) hence the term e-justice. The e-justice system implemented allows a
claimant to make a claim against a defendant and resolve the claim electronically
without the need to go to a physical courtroom. The claim can be resolved either by the defendant paying the monies owed online, or if a defendant wishes to counter-claim, then the case is heard in a “Virtual Courtroom?. This “Virtual Courtroom? is where the case is “heard? by a judge using web cam feeds relating to the claimant and defendant. These webcam feeds could be streamed from the
claimant/defendant?s personal computer at home, thus eliminating the need to go toa courtroom which could be far away. The developed system was evaluated by user testing and was proven to be satisfactory in terms of usability and functionality but perhaps such a system is not ready to replace the current small claims court in the immediate future. It may be that further into the future the entire courts system may undergo a digital transformation with the continuing improvement and availability of digital technology.
As part of my Degree, (at Hull University) my dissertation project was to research the idea of electronic justice (e-justice) and whether such a system could replace the current court system.
E-justice could be defined as an umbrella term for the use of information technology practices within the judiciary system. This could relate to the use of IT to write reports and also communication, such as e-mail, between the judge and other parties connected with the case. It could also refer to the use of technologies to aid the case, such as using video footage to present evidence. However for this project we are researching the possibility of whether these technologies can be utilised to provide a fully electronic justice system (e-justice), whereby, through the use of computing, justice can be attained.
Existing e-justice systems looked at in this project involved the Pay Pal Solution Center and Her Majesty’s Court Service: Money Claim Online. As stated previously this project focused on the small claims system. More specifically building a web based e-justice system prototype whereby claimants’ can file a claim against the defendant and the defendant can have the opportunity to resolve the claim online using the system. However in attempting to make this
system totally electronically based (or as much as possible) then all correspondence will be via e-mail and, if the defendant disputes the claim, then the claim is “heard? in a virtual courtroom. The prototype system was developed using PHP5, MySQL and some Javascript.
Downloads / view the Prototype:
If you want the source code for the project, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Oh dear! For all of us who wasted our day camping in front of our PCs waiting for the new Windows 7 beta we’re someone annoyed and bemused by no appearance of the beta! Midday came and went but not beta! Many users were refreshing pages only to be greeted with “service unavailable” or just generally the plain Windows 7 Page. It appears that Microsoft Experience some tech issues – it just annoys us that they didn’t tell people that they’ve persponed it! Who knows when the beta will be released again!
In the meantime, you can download the ISO from techspot
Well tomorrow (or today if you’re reading this on the 9th) See’s the public release of Windows 7 to the public.
Some people have already had access to the beta, but i expect tomorrow they’re be a surge of traffic over at Microsoft’s site with people (including myself) downloading the preview of Windows 7. So expect slow download rates of the new beta with a frenzy of downloaders. Early reviewers say that Windows 7 is a pretty stable release for a beta, and some tests suggest it outperforms vista and even XP! But I’ll give it a go on an old Celeron D 2.53 GHz Dell machine and see what happens.The download will be in the ISO format, so you’ll need to burn the image using programs like Nero or the free burning tool CD Burner XP.
I’ve no idea the size of the download yet, i guess it must be a few gigabytes and its unclear whether Microsoft will release it in the 32 and 64bit versions, but from the extract below it appears that both versions are available, but we’ll see tomorrow! Its also worth noting that only 2.5 Million downloads are available so get there nice and early!!!
I cant wait for the surge of mac boys and Linux fan boys slamming the os – its always humours! By the way I’m no Microsoft fan boy – i just believe there’s more important things in life to stupid arguments like “my os-is-better-than-yours” – those people need a life!.
Ive taken an extract from the official windows blog with details on Windows 7 Beta:
Download Windows 7 Beta ISO files Here (will only be available from the 9th Jan!!)
The Windows 7 Beta is going to be available download-only (we’re not sending out physical media) and available for a limited time to the first 2.5 million people who download the beta.
The Windows 7 Beta will be available in English, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi, and each language will be available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions (except Hindi which will only be available in 32-bit). Because the Windows 7 Beta will be offered download-only, it will be provided to you as an ISO image (an .iso file) that you download. After downloading either the 32-bit or 64-bit ISO image of the Windows 7 Beta, you will be required to burn the ISO image to a DVD to install Windows 7. So you want to be sure you have a DVD burner before spending the time downloading the ISO image.
To burn the ISO image of the Windows 7 Beta to DVD, if your PC comes with Nero or Roxio products – you should be able to burn the ISO image to DVD. If you don’t already have DVD burning software on your PC, you can also check out ImgBurn which is free and can be downloaded here.
The Windows 7 Beta only supports Windows Vista SP1 to Windows 7 upgrades. So if you intend to do an upgrade – be sure it is on a PC running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. We are not yet announcing anything regarding finalized upgrade paths for Windows 7.
The Windows 7 Beta will be only available in one edition, which is roughly equivalent the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista.
Also, another important thing to keep in mind is that the Windows 7 Beta will expire on August 1st, 2009.
I also need to emphasize that this is a beta of an unreleased operating system. Be sure to backup all your important data. As much as the Windows 7 Beta completely rocks, part of the beta process is discovering bugs and reporting those bugs. Some of those bugs could possibly lead to data loss. I tend to be a risk-taker myself and have gone all-out with the Windows 7 Beta by putting it on almost all my PCs both at work and at home, but not everyone should do this. I recommend using Windows Vista’s Backup and Restore features to ensure your information is backed up before trying out the Windows 7 Beta. Click here for several methods of backing up your data in Windows Vista.
The Windows 7 Beta is targeted toward the enthusiast crowd – people excited and knowledgeable with technology. If you don’t quite understand much of what I’ve written above, it is probably best you don’t try to install the Windows 7 Beta.
Kelly Brown are discussing.
Kelly Brown 9:24 pm on June 12, 2009 Permalink
Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful!
evasan 9:35 pm on July 30, 2009 Permalink
Very interesting proyect, but the links for download and view the prototype doesn´t run.
I really need (and want too) to know it.