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Adobe Flex is a collection of technologies released by Adobe Systems for the development and deployment of cross platform rich Internet applications based on the proprietary Adobe Flash platform. The initial release in March 2004 by Macromedia included a software development kit, an IDE, and a J2EE integration application known as Flex Data...

If you can obtain the IP address of the person, then yes, you will be able to know what country, general location, ISP, etc about the person. I've not used Google Talk enough to be know, but sometimes finding an IP from an IM type program can be a bit challenging.IP2LOCATION is a website where you can verify an IP address and get that information. It will not tell you who the person is however. But, if you can get the IP it may...

China now has the world's largest net-using population, say official figures.More than 253 million people in the country are now online, according to statistics from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).The figure is higher than the 223 million that the US mustered in June, according to Nielsen Online.Net penetration in the...

Search engine optimisation folks always talk about how important hosting location is. Or at least what country it is. Most of the tools that I use to look at a website location are very good at telling me what country they are in, but rarely much more than that. Here is some examples of how some sites show the location of your server:However,...

Google was yesterday named as the UK's top consumer brand for the first time in a study by Superbrands.Google has this year beaten Microsoft who have held the title for the previous 2 years and moved up 2 places from 3rd.The biggest worldwide search engine has beaten some old and established prominent brands and now leads the way as the UK's Superbrand. The list in general illustrates the importance of the technology and media...

Think of the following situation :- You've started your spanking new blog and begin writing spiffing entries crammed with information. Everythings ok in the world. EXCEPT you now need people to actually find it and read it so they can interact with your blog. "But how can I get people to visit my blog" you may ask. Well just for you here are some great ways to get more eyes on your precious blog:* Word of mouth - I'll start with...

If you are looking for the perfect video game controller like a joystick, steering wheel or perhaps something a bit more extreme like a full immersion gaming chair this is the place for you. Reviews of all types of gaming peripherals and how-to's on choosing the best one for your needs.Top 5 PC Gaming Gifts for DadIf your dad is a PC gamer...

When I play games, I want my PC to be able to generate as many frames per second as possible; it's a measure of the strength of the CPU and GPU solution which is used consistently in gaming benchmarks to show which processor and/or graphics card is better. My PC can beat up your PC if I can generate eye candy at a whopping 130fps and you can only do a mere 100.Why then are home theater PC folks so obsessed with playing back at...

Demanding a better-than-average processor, a 1024x768 screen resolution, a boatload of RAM, and a strong video card just to take part, it's hard to believe that Second Life, the virtual world developed by Linden Lab (download for Windows and Mac), could ever survive on a mobile phone.Yet on Tuesday, Vollee, a 3G streaming services provider,...

Even if you won't get reception where you're headed, think twice about leaving your iPhone behind. The iPhone's all-new iTunes App Store makes it an even indispensable travel tool for international excursions, even if it's rendered essentially useless as a phone (unless you're not adverse to being charged oodles in roaming fees.) Media consoleAs...

Windows only: Free application ProcessQuickLink adds small icons to the left of every running process in the Windows Task Manager that—when clicked—tell you what that process does. The app looks up its information from ProcessLibrary.com, which provides a description of the process and recommendations for whether or not you should feel comfortable...

On June 30 2008, Microsoft officially ceased sales of Windows XP to all major retailers and PC manufactures like Dell, HP, Lenovo etc.Sadly even the great Save XP movement couldn’t bring about any change in Microsoft’s decision to prolong Windows XP lifetime so the question now is whether if Windows XP is really going [...]if you have liked it plz post a comment........

Upgrade to Firefox 3.0.1 for more Security and StabilityMozilla has released the new Firefox 3.0.1 update which promises to make Firefox more secure and stable.Last month a very serious vulnerability was discovered in the Firefox source code which affected both Firefox 3 and Firefox 2.x.x and could allow a hacker to execute commands remotely on a machine. Hopefully this new update will fix [...]Do not Use Firefox 3 to Make Secure...

Gmail has a security feature which most free online email services still lack. It is the ability to use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) or more simply a Secure Connection.Secure connection makes sure that the data and information shared between Google servers and your web browser remains encrypted. It proves to be beneficial when using Gmail in...

The Online Tech Tips Blog digs into Vista's Start Search box—which earned an honorable mention in our recent Hive Five app launcher roundup—and details how to make it even more convenient by adding quick searching of Wikipedia, Google, or nearly any other site with a search interface. We've shown you how to perform super-quick "I'm feeling lucky" searches from Start Search, but this tutorial digs into opening up a whole results...

Typically when Microsoft ships a new OS (like Windows Vista), we immediately start talking about the next version-which begs two questions: 1) is Microsoft working on a new version of Windows, and if so, 2) why aren't you talking about it? Windows 7 (formerly known as Blackcomb and Vienna) is the working name for the...

Last week, Microsoft gave a teeny, tiny bit of information about the successor to Windows Vista, currently named Windows 7. There wasn't a lot of real meaty data in its disclosures, but it said enough to reset any expectations you might have that Windows 7 would be a radical departure from Windows Vista.if you have liked it plz post a comment........

Security firm Sophos has been poking around the Internet on the hunt for malware and found out that Google's Blogger service is the world's No. 1 repository for the evil code. Some 2% of all malware can be found on Google's servers. Google, time to clean house.if you have liked it plz post a comment........

1: Add the Run command to the Start MenuBeginning way back with the release of Windows 1.0, Microsoft has been all about the GUI interface (more or less effectively). But sometimes you just want to run a program without having to navigate the GUI maze of menus and folders. Windows Vista, by default, does not include the Run command on the...

3. Health Check -- StatYou know there is a new performance monitoring tool called the Reliability and Performance Monitor. You may have noticed that it's a good deal more robust than its predecessors. All this additional capability may seem overwhelming, but before you push it aside, you should know there are a couple of preconfigured diagnostics you can run on your system with little trouble. Here are a few steps you can take:The...