ADTC (Computer)

Update: It did finally change! In Windows 7, the Add Fonts dialog box is completely missing (or has been made inaccessible). Now, the File menu in the Fonts folder does not have an Install New Font option and there's no way to bring up an Add Fonts dialog box. According to the Windows Help, there are only two ways to install a font. One is to right-click the font and click Install . The other is to drag the font into the Fonts folder. Original Post: This has to be the most ridiculous thing about Microsoft Windows. The dialog box below is from Windows 3.1 (earlier?) and still continues to exist even in the lastest Windows Vista in the exact same form. See the drive and folder selection part and icons used there? Microsoft should do either of the following. Remove this dialog box and the File menu item completely. 99% of people adding new fonts simply drag and drop them into the Fonts folder (or use similar methods). If such a feature proves useful, replace thi...

the keyboard still stays where it is. Well, sort of. You see all kinds of different keyboards such as multimedia keyboards, gaming keyboards, curved keyboards, split keyboards, foldable keyboards and so on. But the most basic thing about the keyboard is the QWERTY layout. All the keyboards you find in your favorite computer store, no matter what special features it has, have this standard layout. So what's wrong right about this standard keyboard? The QWERTY layout was designed as a quick-fix to solve the jamming problem that occurred in a very early model of typewriters. It was designed in such a way so that the user of the typewriter will not press two adjacent keys one after the other, as this was the source of jamming problem. However, the later model of typewriters, and computer keyboards, don't have this jamming problem anymore and pressing two adjacent keys will not jam anything (in the case of typewriter) or has nothing to jam (in the case of keyboard). T...

If you keep blowing air into a balloon, it keeps getting bigger and bigger. But how big can it ever get? How would you solve the problem of the walls getting thinner and weaker? And lastly, how big do you want it to be? Apparently, HP decided to literally blow up a notebook computer. They nicknamed it "The Dragon" and that name matches very well. 20.1" widescreen (WSXGA+ 1680×1050) display. You know how big that is? I saw this notebook for real , and was asking myself, "Is this a desktop or a laptop?" And about getting bigger means weaker, well there are only limited number of units available for sale, because they knew only the elite and strong would buy such an expensive (SG$ 5,999.00) and heavy (6.94kg) notebook PC. Description and specifications are in the second picture below. For detailed specifications, visit HP Pavilion website (click here) . Price is in Singapore Dollars, approx. US$ 4,145.24

I can't believe normal people fall prey for all the nice packaging and advertisements those idiots at Symantec make for Norton Antivirus . They tell a white lie as though it's the ultimate truth, and people believe it just because it's advertised like "We have the BEST anti-virus on earth." while their product actually sucks to the maximum and is in fact the worst you can ever buy. 1) Norton Antivirus is commonly known to slow down computers with their ridiculously designed slow code-base. If you buy a pretty modern normal computer, and try installing Norton on it, you'll notice that the computer slows down to being like a snail as soon as u get Norton installed. 2) Norton heavily interferes with the proper functioning of not one, not two, but many popular programs, causing headaches to normal computer users who are not tech-savvy enough to understand what's really happening. This causes them to either blame the problem on the software, or the ...

Ever seen this in Windows Live Messenger? I think this is something new: This conversation has been inactive and some participants will be removed. And then it randomly removes some participants, I think, until only one (excluding myself) is left.

I totally hated it when the newly introduced (Integrated) Windows Live Installer would simply not work in my computer. It would hang forever at "Checking for Windows Live programs in your computer." But a very kind guy saved the life of mine, and everyone else by uploading all the real installers onto a Live SkyDrive (ironically!). If the integrated installer doesn't work for you, you can get all the standalone installers by clicking here . You may need to sign in with your .NET Passport or Windows Live ID. Since the installers are named after the class IDs, here is a list to help you find the right one. Note that installing Sign-In Assistant maybe required for proper functioning of other Live programs. Sign-In Assistant: {CB5EA99C-8A5B-49F2-9A1A-2EF78BE4DB41} Mail: {EDB619FD-4E71-403C-8E99-DFC9CF9DD345} Messenger: {508CE775-4BA4-4748-82DF-FE28DA9F03B0} Photo Gallery: {AA436FBD-2595-479B-8DDE-E9C36F50D99D} Writer: {1F973A7F-3FE4-4D11-A9A2-E869C2...

Some screenshots of Linux Mint. Enjoy! Linux - 3D Desktop Linux - Minimizing Window Linux - Virtual Desktop Linux - Moving Window Compression Effect Linux - Moving Window Stretching Effect Linux - Mint Start Menu