Turn off Driver Signing in Vista 64-bit
One of the security features (PAINS) you see in Vista 64-bit is the driver signing feature. This makes it almost impossible to replace most of the systems files with modified files. Most commonly if you want to patch your TCP/IP Max Connection Limit .
You can of course disable it by Pressing F8 during system start up and selecting Turn Off Driver Signing. But then you will have to do this on every restart. So a way around this is using ReadyDriver Plus 1.1 Which was developed by someone called Uhlik.
You can download it here.
ReadyDriver Plus 1.1
All New Alone in the Dark
Survival horror… great genre.. but when one says it we usually think of Resident Evil. But it is safe to say that the Alone in the Dark franchise is what started it all. It never caught on tho, but this new release of the game just might bring it in par with Resident Evil….
The new game system looks really interesting. With all the real life combination of stuff you can do with your gear. I’m really looking forward to this, the release date is set for next month 06/24/08, and it’s gonna be released on PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox360 and the WII…..
Unlimited Free File Storage Website - MyBloop
I just came across this today, Mybloop is a website which offers unlimited free file storage (online) and the ability to share them with anyone of your choosing. And all this for FREE.
Format FAT32 over 32GB on XP/Vista
NTFS is great we all know, but there is still need for FAT formatted drives (ie: in embedded media players, cross platform compatibility). But since windows 2k/XP Microsoft introduced an limitation on FAT32 filesystem. As they say here.
You cannot format a volume larger than 32 gigabytes (GB) in size using the FAT32 file system during the Windows XP installation process. Windows XP can mount and support FAT32 volumes larger than 32 GB (subject to the other limits), but you cannot create a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB by using the Format tool during Setup. If you need to format a volume that is larger than 32 GB, use the NTFS file system to format it. Another option is to start from a Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Startup disk and use the Format tool included on the disk.
So the only way to format a drive larger then 32GB in FAT32 is to use third party tools like Partition Magic, Paragon Partition Manager, but these are not free, an often pretty large downloads. An freeware alternative to manage partitions would be the well knows linux app GParted, which also comes as a livecd.
But even better option is fat32format, a small DOS app that will let you format any drive in FAT32.
Usage is pretty straightforward:
Learn a Language online (for free)
Its always good to know more of everything.. and that also counts for more languages. I for one always wanted to learn a new language but never am able to put down time enuf to go to a proper center for doin so. I’m sure some of you must feel the same way.
We spend so much time online. So now you can spend some of that time (doing something creative ;-)). Babble offers language courses online (free signup). They currently offer French, German, Spanish and Italian. The website is flash based and uses social networking elements with learning a language. Users submit photo’s that represent words phrases and sentences, which allow others to learn. Each word/phrase has an audio clip that will help you with how to pronounce the words.
So learn yourself a new today…. I know I’m gonna.
