‘Computing’ Category

  1. New monitor

    January 5, 2012 by Neuschwanstein

    Well after buying a new computer system last month, the final upgrade was a new monitor, which I have just set up.

    It’s excellent!!

    ASUS VE278Q 27 inch LED Widescreen Full HD 1080p with HDMI Display Port 2ms Response Time Picture in Picture

    10,000,000:1 ASUS Smart Contrast Ratio

    Dynamically enhances the display’s contrast by adjusting the luminance of the backlight to achieve the darkest black and brightest white – delivering lifelike images.

    2ms Response Time

    Quick response time of 2ms (GTG) eliminates ghosting and tracers for more fluid video playback.

    .Full HD with HDMI

    ASUS VE278Q 27 inch LED

    ASUS VE278Q 27 inch LED - Click to enlarge

    VE278Q leads you to enter a big and spectacular world of colors with Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) support and HDMI port.

    AI Light for Brightness Optimization

    AI Light function enables the VE278Q automatically adjusting to lower brightness and make your eyes feel more comfortable in the dim environment. Furthermore, it helps save more 25% power consumption.

    Rich I/O Ports- Allow Simultaneous Connections to More Video Devices Embedded digital HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, VE278Q enables the most advanced graphic cards/ computers connection. The DisplayPort interface also offers better support of multiple display streams, longer cable connection, and interoperability with other inputs, such as VGA, DVI and HDMI.

    Picture in Picture – Display 2 Different Signals Simultaneously


    Need to research on the Internet, but a championship game is about to start on TV? The VE278Q offers PIP(Picture in Picture) function(via hotkey) and has the capability to display images of two different signals at the same time.

    Splendid Video Intelligence Technology

    The exclusive Splendid Video Intelligence Technology optimizes video performance and image fidelity by enhancing color, brightness, contrast, and sharpness. 6 preset video modes (Scenery, Theater, Game, Night View, sRGB and Standard) can be selected via a hotkey.

    Complete After-Sale Service, 3-year panel warranty -Free pick-up service (in specific countries)

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  2. Internet explorer to automatically update

    December 18, 2011 by Neuschwanstein

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    From January, Internet Explorer (IE) users will be automatically updated to the latest version of the browser.

    Microsoft said it was starting the project to update millions of machines to improve security online.

    Future updates to the browser would be applied without a user’s knowledge to help beat scammers catching people out with fake updates.

    Those who did not want their browser updated could opt out or uninstall the software, said Microsoft.

    “The Web overall is better – and safer – when more people run the most up-to-date browser,” wrote Ryan Gavin, Microsoft’s IE boss, in a blogpost explaining the plan.

    He said the data gathered by Microsoft for its security intelligence reports showed that many cyber criminals targeted old or outdated software when they tried to trick people into installing fake updates.

    To beat such scams, Mr Gavin, said that once the latest version of the browser was installed all future updates would arrive silently and be applied without a user getting involved.

    Internet explorer 9

    Internet explorer 9

    Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at Sophos, said the plan would aid those who did not see the importance of staying up to date.

    “Microsoft has been struggling with browser stragglers for years,” he said in a statement.

    The giant upgrade programme will affect IE users running Windows XP, Vista and 7, and will first be rolled out in Australia and Brazil. Only those Windows users with automatic updates turned on will be enrolled in the programme.


    Those using Windows XP will be upgraded to IE8, while those on Vista and 7 get bumped up to IE9. This will probably mean the demise of IE6, a 10-year-old version of the browser that Microsoft has been trying to kill off for a while.

    Figures gathered by Microsoft suggest IE6 is used by about 8.3% of people around the world, with the biggest number of users in China, where almost 28% of people remain wedded to it.

    Globally, Internet Explorer is still the most popular browser, with more than 52% of people using it, according to net market research firm Net Applications. Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome are battling it out for second place.

    Microsoft said it had made tools that would let people avoid or uninstall the more up-to-date versions of the browsers if they wanted to stay with an older copy.

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