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Dual core is simply a generic term referring to any processor package with two physical CPUs in one.

The Pentium D is simply two Pentium 4 Prescott cpus inefficiently paired together and ran as dual core.

The Core Duo

is Intel's first generation dual core processor based upon the Pentium
M (a Pentium III-4 hybrid) made mostly for laptops (though a few
motherboard manufacturers have released desktop boards supporting the
Core Duo CPU), and is much more efficiently than Pentium D.

The Core 2 Duo
is Intel's second generation (hence, Core 2) processor made for
desktops and laptops designed from the ground up to be fast while not
consuming nearly as much power as previous CPUs.

The Pentium D, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo and Athlon X2 are all current CPUs that have dual cores in one package.

Note - Intel has dropped the Pentium name in favor of the Core architecture.

How To regain the original increased backup time for your laptop and phone batteries.

1. Firstly drain your phone or laptop battery completely until the device gets shutdown due to battery.

2. Now simply charge your battery for a fixed time according to the manuals provided with it at the time of purchase.

3. Repeat the step 1 and step 2 for about 2 times a day fro 3-4 days.

If you really do the steps given above you will noticeably see a change in the backup time of your battery of phone or laptop.

5 Essential laptop security tips

Tip #1: Never leave any passwords in your laptop
case. If you do keep your passwords with your laptop, it’s much like
keeping the keys in your car. Remember that without your passwords, it
will be more difficult to unlock your computer and access your personal
information.

Tip #2: Laptop theft is a crime of opportunity.
Always take your laptop with you, and always keep your eye on it. For
instance, if you’re meeting someone, lock your laptop in the trunk and
make sure it’s stored out of the sight. Further more, try not to leave
your laptop in an accessible area, such as your hotel’s front desk. If
you do have a safe or a security cable, use it.

Tip #3: Have sensitive data? Encrypt it. If someone
gets your laptop and gains access to your files, encryption can give
you an extra layer of protection. Programs such as TrueCrypt make the job very easy. Windows users can use Encrypted File System (EFS) to encrypt files and folders.

Tip #4: Password protect your systems. Every laptop
user should protect their laptop with startup passwords. Set a BIOS
password to lock the system before the operating system even starts.
Windows users can set a password to start Windows. Remember that startup passwords will prohibit any access to the computer at all.

Make sure you choose a good password - make it a long one and
complex. Only hard-to-guess passwords will prevent thieves from
guessing your password. If your laptop supports biometric
authentication, you should use your fingerprint in place of a password.

Tip #5: If the worse happens, and your laptop does
get stolen, wouldn’t it be great if you could trace it? There are
companies that offer tracking software, allowing the stolen laptop to
send its location (for example, LaptopLock). Unfortunately, those programs work only when the stolen laptop connects to the Internet.

Use these 5 tips to keep your laptop more secure when you’re on the road and off the house or work.

Windows: Desktop Make the background of desktop icons transparent (XP)

Control Panel > System > Advanced > {Performance} Settings.

On the Visual Effects tab, check Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop.

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Restore My Documents folder if deleted (98)

To restore My Documents to the Desktop, click Start, then Run, and type:rundll32 mydocs.dll, RestoreMyDocsFolder

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Remove shortcut icon arrows

Go to [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LNKFILE], and delete IsShortcut


Go to [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PIFFILE], and delete IsShortcut

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Change My Computer's Icon

Windows 98: Control Panel > Display > Appearance

Windows XP: Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customize Desktop

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Hide Icon


Hide all Desktop icons (9x/XP)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

NoDesktop (DWORD value):

Set to 1 to hide all icons.

Delete NoDesktop to undo.

Hit F5 to refresh the desktop.

Hide Network Neighborhood, My Network Places (9x)


Run Poledit.exe (You may have to install it: It is on your Windows CD in\tools\reskit\netadmin\poledit).

File > Open Registry > (double click) Local User > Shell > Restrictions

Check Hide Network Neighborhood or/and My Network Places


OK > File > Save

Reboot.

Hide My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, Internet Explorer (XP)

Right-click on the desktop, then click Properties > Desktop > Customize Desktop

Hide My Computer (9x/XP)

Create a transparent icon or create a bmp file that consists of a single pixel.


In Display properties effects, change the My Computer icon to point at your new icon.

Rename My Computer to one space.

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Add and remove item types from the New Menu

Add Item Types

When you right-click on your desktop, there is a New submenu that contains a list of templates. A template is visible

if
the related entry in the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT] hive associated with a file extension has a sub-key called

ShellNew.


For example, on the New submenu there is an entry for Text Document.
This entry is visible because of the key
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew]. Create a blank document of the
corresponding application, and put it into the Windows\ShellNew Folder.
Go to that file type under [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT], create a subkey named
ShellNew and create the string-value File Name in it. Change this
string's value to the blank document's filename.

Ex: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\ShellNew\FileName], and FileName's value = "sndrec.wav".

Remove Item Types

Read Add Item Types, and delete or rename the subkey named ShellNew. Hit F5 to update the items in the New

submenu.

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Save color scheme

Export [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes\{Name of Scheme}]

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Create tool tips for desktop icons.

Search the registry for keys with the name Info Tip. You may replace the descriptions and you may add Info Tip keys


for other Class-IDs.

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Create a button to Reboot Windows XP

To create a reboot icon on your desktop: Right click on an open area of the desktop Select New/Shortcut Enter in

"shutdown -r -t 00" - no quotes Press Next For the name, enter Reboot or anything you like.

Click Finish.

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Remove Shortcut arrow from Desktop icons

Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP. Start regedit. Navigate

to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile Delete the IsShortcut registry value. You may need to restart Windows XP.

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Performance Increase through My Computer

Start > Right Click on My Computer and select properties.


Click on the "Advanced" tab

See the "Performance" section? Click "Settings" Disable all or some of the following:

Fade or slide menus into view


Fade or slide ToolTips into view

Fade out menu items after clicking

Show Shadows under menus

Slide open combo boxes

Slide taskbar buttons

Use a background image for each folder type


Use common tasks in folders

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Change Briefcase icon on NT/W2K/XP

You can change the Briefcase icon and replace it with an icon of a metal attaché case using the following Windows

NT/W2K/XP registry hack:

Hive: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

Key: CLSID\{85BBD0920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}

Name: DefaultIcon


Type: REG_EXPAND_SZ

Value: %SystemRoot%\system32\syncui.dll,1 (shiny metal attaché icon)

Value: %SystemRoot%\system32\syncui.dll,0 (default leather Briefcase icon)

Download these registry files already made:
Leather.reg
MetalAttache.reg

After changing to the icon, you may have to log off then log back on or restart your computer for the change to take effect.

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Create a Lock Computer Shortcut Icon

1. Right click on the desktop, select New > Shortcut.


2. Enter rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation as the shortcut.

3. Name it Lock Computer.

4. Right click and choose Properties.

5. Click on "Change Icon"

6. Search through shell32.dll in the System32 directory and find an appropriate lock icon.

NOTE: This effectively dumps you back to the "Welcome" log on screen. Of course this will only work if you have entered
a password for your profile.


ADDENDUM: If you want added security, go to the Control Panel and click
on "User Accounts". Click "Change the way users log on or off", and
deselect the "Use the Welcome Screen" option.This will switch Windows
back to the classic log in box.

• MoBiLe TrIcKs

  Nokia Codes
  Tips and Tricks

  To
  check the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) Type-

  *#06#

  Information
  you get from the IMEI-

  XXXXXX
  XX XXXXXX X

  
  
  TAC FAC SNR
  SP

• TAC
  = Type approval code

• FAC
  = Final assembly code

• SNR
  = Serial number

• SP
  = Spare

To
check the phones Software revision type-

*#0000#

Information
you get from the Software revision-

V
05.31

18-02-99

NSE-3

• 1ST
  Line = Software revision

• 2ND
  Line = The date of the software release

• 3RD
  Line = Phone type

To
enter the service menu type-

*#92702689#
(*#WAR0ANTY#)

• Serial
  number (IMEI)

• Production
  date (MM/YY)

• Purchase
  date (MM/YY) You can only enter the date once.

• Date
  of last repair (0000=No repair)

• Transfer
  user data to another Nokia phone via Infra-Red

Clock
Stopping

To
check weather your SIM Card supports clock stopping type-

*#746025625#
(*#SIM0CLOCK#)

Revealing
the Headphone and Car-Kit menus

Please
note that if you do these next tricks, the new menus can't be erased without
retoring the factory default settings. To do these tricks you need to
short-circuit the pins on the bottom of the phone next to where you plug in you
charger.

1.
To activate the "Headset" menu, you need to short-circuit pins

"3" and "4". After a short time the word "Headset"
will be shown in the display. Menu 3-6 is now enabled.

2.
To activate the "Car" menu, you need to short-circuit pins
"4" and "5". After a short time the word "Car"

will be shown in the display. Menu 3-7 is now enabled.

THE
REBOOT TRICK

This
should work on all software versions of the 6110.

1.
Go to the Calendar (Menu-8)

2.
Make a note or reminder.

3.
Enter some text into the edit box.

4.
Hold "Clear" until the whole text is cleared, then press
"Back".

5.
Press "0". The main screen will now be showing but a space appears on
the screen. (you can't see it)

6.
Enter 4 digits (e.g. 1234).

7.
Use the down arrow to move the cursor to the left side of the numbers and the
space (Down arrow twice).

8.
Now enter 6 digits and press the call button.

Wait
for a few seconds, the screen should start to flash and reboots. It should
alsowork on other menus like the "Profiles" menu.

EFR
CALL QUALITY

To
activate EFR (Enhanced Full Rate) Enter the code-

*3370#

This
improves call quality but decreases batterylife by about 5%

To
deactivate it, Enter the code-

#3370#

THE
JAMES BOND TRICK

If
you short-circuit theleft middle and right pins on the bottom of the phone with
all connections touching each other, the Nokia software hangs! The profile
"Headset" will be activated. Before you do this just activate the
"Automatic Answer" in the headset profile and set the ringing volume
to "Mute". Now you can use your phone for checking out what people are
talking about in a room. Just place it under a table in a room and call it. The
phone receives the call without ringing and you can listen to what people are
saying.

NETWORK
MONITOR

There
is a hidden menu inside your Nokia phone. If you want to activate it, you'll
have to re-program some chips inside of your phone.

1. Check
   your software version. You can only continue if you have v4.33, v4.73 or
   v5.24.

2. Take
   apart the phone.

3. De-solder
   the EEPROM (ATMEL AT 24C64).

4. Read
   out the data with an EEPROM programmer and save it to a file (Backup).

5. If
   you have v.33 or v4.73, change the address "03B8" from
   "00" to "FF".

6. If
   you have v5.24 then change the address "0378" from "00"
   
   to "FF".

7. Write
   the new data to the EEPROM and solder it back to the phone,

8. Power
   on your phone and you should have "Netmonitor" enabled.

The
Network Monitor gives you the following information.

• Carrier
  number

• MS
  RX Level in DBM

• Received
  signal quality

• MS
  TX power level

• C1
  (Path loss criterion, used for cell selection and reselection). The range is
  -99 to 99.

• RTL
  (Radio link timeout).

• Timeslot

• Indication
  of the transmitter status

• Information
  on the Network parameters.

• TMSI
  (Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity).

• Cell
  identification (Cell ID, Number of cells being used).

• MCC
  (Mobile country code)

• MCN
  (Mobile network code)

• LAC
  (Location area code)

• Ciphering
  (On/Off)

• Hopping
  (On/Off)

• DTX
  (On/Off)

• Discard
  cell barred information

CHECK
SIM-LOCK

Note
- If you bought your Nokia on UK Vodafone or UK Cellnet you do not need to check
this because they both transmit on GSM900, and they don't lock the phones.
However if you bought your phone on UK Orange or UK One2one your phone may be
blocked. The reason is that they both transmitt on GSM1800. To make a call on
GSM1800 you need what is known as a "Dual band" phone. A dual band
phone is able to transmit on both GSM900 and GSM1800, so they lock the phones so
you can't use it with any other network simcard. If you find that your phone is
locked you can try different software to unlock it. (we havn't found one that
works yet), or you can ask your service provider who will gladly exchange the 10
digit code for about £35.

This
is how to check the status of the 4 different locks. Aslo don't try entering the
wrong number, because after 3 times it will block the phone for good.

There
are 4 different locks on your Nokia phone.

• COUNTRY-LOCK

• NETWORK-LOCK

• PROVIDER-LOCK

• SIMCARD-LOCK

The
code to read out the sim-lock status of your phone is

#PW+(MASTERCODE)+(Y)#

• #
  = DOUBLE-CROSS

• W
  = PRESS "*" THREE TIMES

• P
  = PRESS "*" FOUR TIMES

• +
  = PRESS "*" TWO TIMES

• MASTERCODE
  = 1234567890

• Y
  = NUMBER 1 TO 4

The
master code is a secret code. The code has 10 digits, To read out the sim-lock
status you can enter every combination you want!

"Y"

Shows the status of the network-lock. Here you can enter a number from
"1" to "4". The "4" is for the sim-card lock.

SIM-LOCK
CHECKS

• #PW+1234567890+1#
  = GIVES PROVIDER-LOCK STATUS

• #PW+1234567890+2#
  = GIVES NETWORK-LOCK STATUS

• #PW+1234567890+3#
  = GIVES COUNTRY-LOCK STATUS

• #PW+1234567890+4#
  = GIVES SIM-CARD-LOCK STATUS.

Free gprs settings for idea, hutch, airtel, bsnl, airtel live, airtel mobile configure manually.

Manual Hutch Gprs Settings

1. Account Name - Hutch_GPRS
2. User Name - Blank
3. Password - Blank
4. Proxy - Enabled/yes
5. Access Point Name - portalnmms
6. Full Internet Access Point Name - www
7. Proxy and Server address - 10.10.1.100
8. Proxy and Server Port - 8080
9. Homepage - http://hutchworld.co.in
10. Authentication Type - Normal

Manual Airtel Gprs Settings

1. Homepage - any page you want to set.
2. User Name - Blank
3. Password - Blank
4. Proxy - Enabled/yes.
5. Proxy and Server Adress - 202.56.231.117
6. Proxy and Server Port - 8080
7. Data bearer - GPRS or Packet Data.
8. Access Point Name - airtelgprs.com
9. Authentication Type - Normal
10. Use preferred access point - No

Manual Airtel live settings

1. Account Name - Airtel_live
2. Homepage - http://live.airtelworld.com
3. Username - Blank
4. Password - Blank
5. Proxy - Enabled/yes
6. Proxy and Server Adress - 100.1.200.99
7. Accespoint Name - airtelfun.com
8. Proxy and Server Port - 8080
9. Data bearer - GPRS/ Packet Data
10. Authentication Type - Normal

Manual Idea Gprs Settings

1. Account Name - idea_GPRS
2. Username - Blank
3. Password - Blank
4. Homepage - http://wap.ideafresh.com
5. Proxy and Server Port - 8080
6. Proxy and Server adress - 10.4.42.45
7. Databearer - GPRS / Packetdata
8. Acces Point Name - imis
9. Proxy - Enabled/yes
10. Authentication Type - Normal

Manual Bsnl Gprs Settings

Stay tuned as i will be posting more tips & tricks about sony
ericsson phones specific to various new models available with sony
erricsson.