lovely blog

http://khobz.blogspot.com/

although not technical, I liked this blog.

WiFi router choice

Some links:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12308267
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/AP/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/list.asp?p=1
http://ibg.networkcomputing.com/ibg/Guide/?guide_id=4504

I'm still in the reading phase, but most probably I'll get linksys WRT54G

Workspot: remote linux desktop on a server

From the FAQ section:

What is a Workspot?

It's a personal GNU/Linux account on our servers, with a full graphical desktop which you can log into from, and view through, a web browser.

More:

The magic is a Java applet, an AES encrypted, graphical connection to a Linux desktop. It works through every Java-enabled browser, and through most corporate firewalls. It works through fast native clients too, available on Linux, Unix, Windows & Macs. Transfer files easily to your Workspot, with the secure WebDAV protocol, available on all platforms.

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Save Windows Activation Files Before Reinstall

Like any windows machine at some point you’ll need to format your hard drive and reinstall Windows XP. If you didn’t prepare for that you’ll need to reactivate your Windows XP.

Now if you do not want all the hassle of reactivation you can save your old activation files and use them in your clean system (as long as you didn’t make any hardware changes).

Follow these steps.

Backup your activation files:

1. Open Windows explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\System32
2. Copy the files Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak to another media floppy, CD-R or another hard drive (if you have more than one installed)

Now you can reformat your drive and reinstall Windows XP.

At the end of the installation, when Windows asks you to activate your product, decline and do not activate.

Restore your activation files

1. Restart your system, and as your system boots up press F8 to access the boot options (Windows Advanced Options)
2. From the menu options select to start Windows in safe mode
3. After Windows loads in safe mode, open Windows explorer and navigate back to C:\Windows\System32
4. If you find the files Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak in this folder, rename the files to something like Wpa.dbl.backup and Wps.bak.backup
5. Copy your original Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak from the CD or floppy back to C:\Windows\System32
6. Restart Windows (minimal)

You should now have a clean and activated Windows XP

source [link]

Free AMD Tools Help Developers Build, Tune 32-Bit, 64-Bit Code

Advanced Micro Devices offers a number of tools to help you write more efficient software—advanced math libraries, a code profiler, and a hardware simulator. They're all free. Alan Zeichick takes a whirlwind tour of the AMD Core Math Library, AMD CodeAnalyst profiler, and SimNow hardware simulator.

via [DevX]

GoogleTV ?

Adam Lasnik discovered a Google-posted ad for product manager of GoogleTV. That’s one way to announce a new business initiative: post an ad as if the company division has existed for years, and wait for the bloggers to find it. Anyway, the job description makes me think Google is really looking for Steve Perlman, inventor of WebTV.

Speculation is wide open on this one, because there is no indication of where GoogleTV will insert itself. A WebTV-like set-top box? A transformation of Google Video, which is already a misnamed GoogleTV? An advertising service driving a wedge between networks and traditional agencies? A buyout of TiVo? AdSense for Networks?

via [The Search Engine Marketing Weblog]

new Yahoo! mail

a new update to Yahoo! mail interface is in Beta now, but to join beta tester, you have to be a user in the U.S.

Join Beta Testers

via: [unofficial Yahoo! Weblog]

update1: screen shots