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If you press Control+Alt+Delete on your computer and inside taskbar looks for processes, you will come across JQS.EXE running on low priority. The process takes around 1.5 mb of computer memory and 2 mb of virtual memory. Although, its not a burden on your computer but if you still want to close it, there is an easy method for it.

Before closing this process, i will tell you what this process is all about! Jqs.exe is the Java Quick Starter which was designed to improve the startup time of Java applets and applications by pre fetching Java Runtime Environment files frequently into memory. That’s mainly interesting for users who work with Java on a day to day basis. Everyone else might be better of disabling the Java Quick Starter. Think of a user who encounters one Java applet per month (or week), would it make sense to run the process all the time because of those few instances where it might start the application or applet faster?

Now in order to Disable JQS.EXE, you need to follow these simple steps:

• To disable just visit the Control Panel and open the Java entry.
• Now go to Advanced tab and look for the Miscellaneous entry below.
• Make sure to uncheck the activated Java Quick Starter entry.

Once done, you will see the result appear in the Task Bar where JSQ.EXE will be instantly terminated.

Oyster is the world’s first hydro-electric wave energy device that has been launched in Scotland and is stationed at the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) Billia Croo site near Stromness. The device is officially the world first and only hydro-electric wave energy producing device which is actually installed and working.

Oyster produces power by pumping high pressure water to its onshore hydro-electric turbine which turns to produce energy to feeds into the national grid to power homes in nearby Orkney and beyond. The high pressure water in turns goes out through low pressure pipes back into the sea. The video given below shows the working of Oyster Hydro Electric Wave Energy Device.

The device Oyster is wave energy company Aquamarine Power’s first demonstration-scale wave energy device. The company believes that a farm of 20 Oysters would provide enough energy to power 9,000 three bedroom family homes. In case deployed across the North America shores, it will light up the whole America.

Oyster is designed to capture the energy found in near-shore waves in water depths between 10-16m (33-54ft). There are minimal moving parts and all electrical components are onshore, making it robust enough to withstand the rigors of Scotland’s harsh seas.  The first deployed Oyster was switched on by Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MP, MSP.  On the occassion the Minister said:

“I’m delighted to see first-hand the full-scale Oyster now installed and operating offshore. This is a key milestone for Aquamarine Power and for Scotland’s marine renewables sector. Scotland’s potential renewables capacity is estimated to be around 60GW. Our waters hold around ten percent of Europe’s wave power potential and as much as a quarter of its tidal power potential. The EMEC provides world-leading test facilities for Aquamarine and other companies to develop the technology needed to harness this huge untapped potential. I am delighted to confirm further R&D funding of almost £1m (US$1.66 million approx.) to Aquamarine Power for the development of Oyster 2, which could be installed within two years.”

Chief Executive Officer of Aquamarine Power, Martin McAdam, said on the following on the occassion:

“This is a fantastic day for the wave energy industry and for Aquamarine Power. We have proved what we always believed – that wave energy can produce sustainable zero-emission electricity to power our homes. The UK has one of the best wave resources in the world. Now it also has the best technology. This is exactly the kind of support the industry needs. With continued support of this nature we can help decarbonise our electricity supply and build a major, world-beating industry here in the UK.”

With the results from the first deployed Oyster, the company is hoping to improve the overall processes and come out with more efficient and productive commercial product.

Let’s Strive for the Greener World.

Gadgets have always been my craze and it is evident from the fact that TN gadgets section is the most active section. Anyways, i just came across this music lovers hat for winters. The music lovers can not only listen to the music while being on the go but at the same time display the beat on their amplifiers positioned on the side of the hat.  The inbuilt speakers of the hat can be connected to iPod, mp3/4 players or to mobile phones. The EQ panels on the sides of the hate will analyse the beat patterns and amplifier will displaying it.

Key Features:

Light-up equalizer panels react to the volume of the music being played.

Compatible with any music player with standard headphones output (3.5mm).

Recharges via USB

One size fits most.

Price:  £19.99

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WAMPSERVER is the best tool to experiment all wordpress changes in local enviornment. In recent past i changed my Windows to Vista, 64 bit and then reinstalled the wamp server. The very first error that any one can experience right after installation is that server does not go online. The basic check here is to quit applications that may utilize port 80 for example Skype etc. Quitting Skype will put wamp online and you would get nice little white icon in taskbar status area/systray.

After putting wamp server online, i couldn’t access the localhost page as when i clicked on “localhost” menu option from left menu click it showed the error and took me to http://www.localhost.com/. If you are running it in firefox you would see the “The connection was reset” screen. Refreshing it many times and rebooting the system did not help as well.

Solution:
See if you can get the wamp local screen by entering the local ip address: 127.0.0.1. If you get the local configuration screen of wamp by ip address then you need to make changes in your hosts file. You can find your local hosts file in following location:

† Users of 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003, Server 2008, and Vista (but not Windows 7) cannot access the HOSTS file with a 32-bit editor.
‡ Actual location defined in Registry key \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath.

Open the hosts file and make sure 127.0.0.1 is associated with localhost or that is not commented out. By the way there are more chances that your file would look like this:

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1       localhost

Vista has a habit of mapping localhost to IPv6 (: : 1) instead of IPv4, so you need to set up IIS or Apache or whatever you’re using to bind ports on both IPv6 and IPv4 to get localhost to work. The quick workaround is that you comment out the Ipv6 entry by just putting # before it starts. Commenting out would look like this:

#::1       localhost

I hope the quick workaround works for you.

Procter & Gamble famous brand Tide has come out with its iPhone/ipod Touch App titled Stain Brain. Stain Brain let iPhone consumers to find and share ways to remove stains at home and on the go. It gives consumers a step-by-step cleaning instructions from the experts at Tide and other iPhone users to get answers before stains have a chance to set in.  For those iPhone users who have a secret recipe for removing tough stains, Tide Stain Brain lets them instantly share their own tips and tricks within the application. After downloading the free application, consumers can browse the top 20 stains, according to popularity. They can use search and filters to find stains by name or category. Users of the application can retrieve the Tide stain solution, complete with on-the-go tips, fabric care notes and recommended Tide products.

“We see Tide as the authority in stain removal, and we’ve had stain solutions on our Web site for some time, and we wanted to extend out of home to reach consumers,” said Amanda Treevy, Cincinnati, OH-based digital brand manager of Tide at P&G. “The iPhone application allowed us to do that, offering on-the-go tips at consumers’ fingertips.

The Stain Brain Tide iPhone App is free to Download at Apple App Store.

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Most of the geeks are shifting to new Windows 7 and instantly installs new softwares and desktop applications on it. The problem is that these softwares gets heavy on your RAM and hence slows down your computer. The end result is not a very good experience of the users with the new Windows7. To solve this problem, i recently came across a very efficient Windows 7 Memory Cleaner software that free up memory on windows 7 OS based machines and at the same time does not corrupt your windows files.  It is worth adding here softwares made for Windows Vista might corrupt your memory files and hence should not be used on Windows 7.

MemoryCleaner is considerably better because it uses functions built into Windows to judiciously free memory – with no performance impact whatsoever. There are other amazing memory cleaners available in the market but this one is a relatively new addition and I think you should give it a try and see for yourself that is a worthy competitor and above all, its FREE

Interesting Features of MemoryCleaner

1. Trims processes’ working set.

2. Clears system cache.

3. Monitors RAM usage and reports minimum, maximum and average (true average, not (min+max)/2).

4. Reports Pagefile and virtual memory usage.

Download MemoryCleaner for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7

WinX Free iPhone Video Converter is a free software and it support all popular video formats including AVI, RM, RMVB, MPEG1/2, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, DivX, XviD, FLV. All these file formats can be converted to iPod, iPhone, Apple TV video formats. This free software offers stunning high converting speed, up to 300%-500% real time, help you convert video to iPhone faster. You could use the saved time during the converting process to enjoy more fascinating videos. The almighty iPhone, iPod, Apple TV video converter combines lots of practical functions and features together including easy video splitting, extract audio into MP3, full control the output video quality and the image size, other all parameters adjustable. All above operations just need a few clicks.

Other Salient Features

1. 100% Clean, No Spyware, No Malware, No Adware, No Virus

2. No Watermark, No Time Limit, No Functions and features reserved

3. Fully compatible with new iPod, iPhone, Apple-TV, iPod touch video formats

4. Support all popular video formats

5. Easy video splitting, full control the output video quality and the image size

6. Extract audio to MP3 format

7. High image quality and high sound quality like original video

8. Full control audio and video parameters

9. It works on Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, Windows 7

Download Free iPhone Video Converter

Google Talk has offered an easy to use messenger to the Google fans.  However, the original set of 10 themes start looking boring after sometime and the users want to change to some new Cool theme for Gtalk.  TN has always tried to bring the best of the best to its readers and hence we are compiling a list of Best Gtalk Themes for our readers. I am sure you will love to try them and don’t forget to give us your feedback.

Before moving ahead, i wonder if you guys really know how to change theme in Google Talk? If no, click here to learn how to install new theme and then select/change it on Gtalk.

Ok! Done! Now i cant stop you anymore from the Awesome Themes for Google Talk below. Enjoy!

CandyBars Google Talk Theme

Give a colorful look like Candies and hence labeled Candbar Theme

Download: candybars.zip

Black Google Talk (Gtalk) Theme

This theme has been created by guys at SapienBryan. Its simple and elegant but it is heavy on its size i.e 1Mb.

Download: Googletalkblack.zip

Boo Google Talk (Gtalk) Theme

Boo Google Talk theme has light colors and gives a soothing effect.

Download: boogtalktheme.zip

Bubble Gum Google Talk (Gtalk) Theme

Although named bubblegum, this theme has smooth speech bubbles for incoming / outgoing messages, instead of the normal ones.

Download: bubblegumgtalk.zip

Digg Style Google Talk (GTalk) Theme

For those who love the style and appearance of Digg.

Download: Digg.zip

Forum Style Google Talk (GTalk) Theme

A theme that gives the look of a forum to Gtalk conversation window.

Download: forum.zip

Digital Ecstasy

A colorful glossy theme for your Google Talk!

Download: digital-ecstacy.exe

Banana Pack Google Talk (Gtalk) theme

A pack of two themes: banana and steel banana.

Download: bananapack.zip

DOS Style Google Talk (Gtalk) theme

The traditional DOS style Gtalk theme.

Download: dosbox.zip

Star Wars Google Talk (Gtalk) Theme

The Star Wars style theme.

Download: starwars

These are just a collection of few cool themes that i came across. You can find a lot of other themes but they didn’t attract me much so i compiled the list of themes that i found interesting.

I was just sharing Cool Google Talk themes with our valued readers and while doing that i realized, i should also write a blog post on sharing with our users how to Change Themes in Google Talk and How to Install Google Themes in Gtalk. So here is a the simple steps to follow:

How to Install Theme in Google Talk (GTalk)?

Its a three steps process

1) Download and extract all the Gtalk themes to a folder “themes” on your pc

2) Copy the “themes” folder and paste it in the following place

For Windows Vista

C:/Documents and Settings/(your user name)/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Google Talk/themes/user/chat/

For Windows XP

C:\Users\(your user name)\AppData\Local\Google\Google Talk\themes\user

The “your user name” will contain the name of your default login on the windows.

3) Of course the third step is “Done”

Now you are ready to change the Gtalk theme and get rid of the default themes.  If you don’t know how to change the themes, continue reading.

How to Change Themes in Google Talk (Gtalk)?

1. Open GTalk Messenger and go to Settings tab

2. Inside it, click on the appearance button

3. There you will find Chat Theme and you will see a drop box. Inside the drop box, you can select any theme from the default 10 themes or from

those installed by you.

4. Of course, click OK and its Done!

To Download Awesome Google Talk Themes, click here.

Do you believe it? Yes of course its true! The iPhone 3GS Supreme is officially the world most expensive cell phone with a whooping price tag of $3.2 million. Is there any iPhone fan ready to buy it. Lets see what this iPhone 3GS Supreme got!

Designed by Stuart Hughes, the $3.2-million iPhone 3GS Supreme features a 22K solid gold casing and a front bezel studded with 136 diamonds — “rear logo has 53 flawless diamonds, front navigation button is home to a very rare diamond at 7.1 cts.”  It was reportedly commissioned by an Australian businessman. Continue reading to see the case it comes in.

This is the box in which this luxurious iPhone 3GS Supreme is packed. The chest is made from a single block of Granite , in Kashmir gold with the inner lined with Nubuck top grain leather , which weight is a massive 7kg. We have also included some original & raw construction images for you view.

Few of the shots of its various components in the design phase.

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Screen sharing has never been this easy as LogMeInExpress have made it for all of us. LogMeInExpress is a really very simple to use as all you have to do is to visit the LogMeInExpress website here and press the “Share” button. It will result in downloading a small application. Once installed on your computer, you can kick start it and it will generate a 12 digit code, which you can share with whom you want to share your screen. It is worth mentioning here that you can share your screen through LogMeInExpress with 100 people at the same time. The recipients don’t need to download any software etc and all they need to do it to put the 12 digit code on the site and start viewing the screen.

Not only this, the LogMeInExpress also offers a remote control feature through which the person sharing the screen can pass on the control of the mouse pointer to those with whom it is shared. Above all it is very secure and it operates end-to-end on 256-bit SSL encryption, the same security levels used and trusted by major banking institutions for all their communications.  Lastly, this awesome service is currently available in beta and is free for both commercial and non commercial users.

Below are the System requirements for Host:

Windows 7, Vista, XP, Server 2003 & Server 2008 (all including 64-bit). Broadband connectivity to the Internet (i.e., T1, cable modem, ISDN, or DSL)

Below are the System requirements for Viewers

Windows 7, Vista, XP, Server 2003 & Server 2008 (all including 64-bit). Broadband connectivity to the Internet (i.e., T1, cable modem, ISDN, or DSL)

Nova DSLR Camera is designed like a PlayStation controller and can give an easy grip to the user with the buttons positions on the extended arms. The extended arms can also extend to give an easy grip to both left handed as well as right handed people. Not only this, you can combine both arms to form a single extended arm for more focused uses.

Nova DSLR camera is designed by Erin Fong and is only in the concept stage with no commercial sales taking place at this moment. According to Erin Fong:

The Nova DSLR Camera takes different forms with the mobility of the camera arms, giving comfort to left-handed and right-handed users. In addition, the buttons are located at the fingertips allowing users to simultaneously take pictures and easily locate the features they need. Whether the Nova is used with one or two handles, the flexibility of the camera’s form gives users a greater versatility in image capturing along with an enjoyable experience while using the Nova camera.

The design is not tested by consumers and hence it will be difficult to conclude that this design will revolutionize the making of DSLR cameras. I must add that the typical DSLR designs are difficult to handle for an average users like me.

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Digital Cameras come in different shapes and designs but this one design is surely very different from others! The Gun Shaped Digital Camera is unique and designed by Franziska Dierschke. All you have to do is to aim and shoot and you get your pictures. In literal words now you can point and shoot your pictures.

However, there is a one more thing! It is in the concept stage and hence not available for commercial sale. So keep your fingers crossed for its release.

Picture Gallery of Gun Shaped Digital Camera

Click to enlarge the pictures

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We all use Skype to make Skype to Skype calls or Skypein or Skypeout calls everyday. Have you ever felt the need to record your communication or conference call on Skype? Yes i did! And that is why i started searching for softwares that can help me in recording the Skype calls. Since we believe in free softwares, so here we are sharing free softwares to record Skype voice calls.

iFree Skype Recorder is a easy-to-use tool for recording Skype voice conversations. It has the following advantages:

- It’s FREE with no limits attached.

- Automatic or manual recording capabilities.

- Can be used to record Skype2Skype calls, SkypeOut/SkypeIn calls, Conference calls.

- Choice to record different side.

- Store your calls to MP3 format (Using Lame MP3 Encoder).

- Easy to track record history.

- Built-in audio player.

- UI friendly, easy to use.

System Requirements for iFree Skype Voice Calls

iFree Skype Voice calls works on Skype 3.0 and above and it works on the following operating systems i.e Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 and Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)

Download iFree Skype Voice Calls Recorder V 2.0.1.6

Website of iFree Skype Voice Recorder

Ostendo has taken the experience of monitors to a new level with its eye catching Ostendo 43 Inch Curved Monitor. The 43-inch CRVD™ Curved Display is the world’s first curved desktop monitor, offering vivid LED colors and blazing fast response time. And with a 90° field of view, it doesn’t just expand the screen — it expands your whole experience.

Not only this, it has all the benefits of multiple monitors without all the hassles. So now you don’t need disjointed monitors anymore with split windows, a confusing heap of wires, and that unsightly gap between monitors. The CRVD’s seamless curved screen engages 75% of the Human Visual System (HVS) peripheral vision, creating an unmatched immersive viewing experience. It has  ultra-wide 32:10 aspect ratio is 180% wider than 16:9 displays and 240% wider than 4:3, letting you see more of what’s important. With its 2880-by-900 resolution, the CRVD will expand your desktop and give you extra space to be more productive. But all this comes at a price! The price tag for this ultimate monitor is $6500 and you can get one at Ostendotech website through the online ordering system here.

CRVD displays work with existing graphics cards, drivers, and games, so there is no need for special hardware or software. According to early reports, the CRVD monitor is selling rather well; Early adopters include the military, hardcore gamers, and the Crown prince of Dubai.

Pictures of Ostendo 43 Inch Curved Monitor

Video of Ostendo 43 Inch Curved Display

Below is the video of 3 Ostendo monitors joined together for an ultimate gaming experience.