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May 10, 2008
SY Tan

Cool Shades that Take Photos

Have you ever wished you own one of those gadgets seen in James Bond movies or the Batman Returns, Transformers and Mission Impossible blockbusters? A penknife that flips open into a poison dart, a lighter that doubles as a pistol, a car that can transform into a flying machine? Well, if you grab hold of this latest gizmo in the market, you could persuade yourself that you are a spy or a superhero in the making. Camera sunglasses seem like a cool apparatus to keep your identity secret and take photos under cover. Imagine the excitement of stalkers, private investigators and the paparazzi in having such an invention in their hands.


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May 10, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Windows Vista Activation OEM Certificate (XrML .xrm-ms Digital License) Auto Installer

The Windows Vista OEM Certificate Auto Installer can automatically insert and install the selected manufacturer’s or brand’s OEM certificate (commonly known as digital cert or .xrm-ms XrML Digital License) used for Windows Vista OEM activation, which allows branded computer owner with necessary SLIC table embedded on BIOS to achieve instant activation without contacting Microsoft online or by phone.
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May 7, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Windows XP SP3 (KB936929) Standalone Update Package and ISO Images Official Microsoft Download Links

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) has been released to the public through Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center, after a slight delay due to incompatibility issue. With the official release of standalone setup install package for Windows XP SP3 on Microsoft Download Center, users no longer need to hack download the SP3 code bits from Windows Update server anymore.
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May 7, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Download Updated Help Files for Windows Vista SP1 (KB937286)

Windows Vista standalone update packages which upgrade a Windows Vista RTM version (6.0.6000.16386) to SP1 release (6.1.6001.18000) do not contain the updated Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Help files. The update Help files which can be installed locally are purposely left out and excluded from the final Windows Vista SP1 standalone installer in order to reduce the size of the files that users have to download.
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May 7, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Windows XP SP3 Released via Windows Update, Automatic Update and Microsoft Download Center

Windows XP SP3Windows XP Service Pack 3 public availability has been officially released today, Tuesday May 6, 2008 after one week delay from the original schedule. The third and last service pack for Windows XP has released to MSDN/TechNet in April, and is now deployed through Windows Update (where code bits has been uploaded for a while and can directly download), Microsoft Update, Automatic Updates, WSUS, Windows Catalog and Microsoft Download Center to those who wants to download and upgrade Windows XP system.
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May 5, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Mac OS X Style Theme Windows Vista DreamScene Desktop Background Videos

Mac OS X design and style lovers who want to convert to Mac OS X but unable to do so for some reason can now turn the Windows Vista into a Mac OS X lookalike machine instead. Mac OS X DreamScenes for Windows Vista has 9 full screen and 9 widescreen DreamScenes created from the original Mac OS X wallpapers. So in a way, users using free Mac OS X themed DreamScene as desktop background motion wallpaper will have the beautiful wallpapers in automatic rotation mode.
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May 5, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Original MSDN/TechNet Windows XP with SP3 Integrated Retail & VL CD ISO Images Leaked

Windows XP SP3Microsoft has released Windows XP with Service Pack 3 integrated or slipstreamed as full bootable setup installation CD in ISO image format to MSDN or TechNet Plus subscribers. As usual, the unmodified, untouched and original copy of official ISO images for many versions of Windows XP with SP3 CD or DVD ISO images have been leaked to Internet for free download.
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May 4, 2008
Tip and Trick Editorial

Install Windows XP SP3 Without Product Key and Use for 30 Days Free with Retail CD

Microsoft is making good their promise to remove mandatory product key input during the installation or upgrading process of Windows XP operating system, in a new Windows Product Activation (WPA) process that similar to what implements in Windows Vista. However, only integrated Windows XP with Service Pack retail install or OEM CD can bypass the step to enter product key. Windows XP SP3 installation or setup CD/DVD for corporate customers with volume licensing agreement still require a valid and legitimate volume license product key (VLK) to be entered, as tested and reported by Tip and Trick previously.
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