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Free desktop wallpapers, widescreen, 2 monitors, 3 monitors, iPhone & iPad wallpapers, backgrounds for mobile phones, wallpaper clocks, e-cards and more. Validate your pirated Windows XP / Make Windows Genuine. This will allow you to Disable and Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Nag Screen . 1) Start > run > "regedit" (without the quotes of course) 2) Go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents\OOBETimer and double click on it. Then change some of the value data to ANYTHING. Delete some, add some letters. Close regedit. 3) Go to start > run > "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a" (again, dont type the quotes) 4) The activation screen will come up, click on register over telephone, then click on CHANGE PRODUCT KEY, enter in this key: JG28K-H9Q7X-BH6W4-3PDCQ-6XBFJ. 5) Restart your computer and enjoy the validated XP !!!

Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purpose only, as most information is found on various part of Internet. Circuits.io. Gates and Others Offer $150k For Open Source School Software. 67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications. Why spend thousands or even hundreds or thousands of dollars on a closed source application when you can get a comparable open source app for free? Even if you need commercial support, many open source programs now offer paid support that costs much less than the alternatives. For this list, we looked for quality, open source alternatives to software that has a reputation for being expensive. Whenever possible, we included MSRPs for the expensive software, though in some cases, the pricing scheme is so complicated that it's nearly impossible to pin down. We published a similar list last year, and we've updated and expanded the list for 2011.

If you have suggestions for next year's list, feel free to note them in the comments section below. Accounting 1. 2. 3. 4. Audio Recording/Editing 5. 6. 7. Business Intelligence 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Business Process Management 13. 14. 15. Customer Relationship Management 16. Database 17. 18. Please don't send me Microsoft Word documents - nothingisreal.com. Most likely you have been directed to this document because you have attempted to e-mail me a document in Microsoft Word format. I would like to explain to you why I am probably not able to access this document, why you should reconsider sending Word documents to people, and what better alternatives are available for document exchange over the Internet. Why it's a bad idea to send Microsoft Word documents Microsoft Word documents cannot always be read by other word processors.

The specification for Microsoft Word documents is a closely-guarded secret, and as such only software from Microsoft is capable of reading Word files correctly. People who use other word processors, either by choice or by necessity, may be unable to open Word documents. It is unfair to assume that everyone to whom you send a Word document has Microsoft Word, or to expect them to buy it in order to read your document. Microsoft Word documents are extremely large compared to other file formats. Plain text. The Logic Lab: simulating simple circuits of logic gates. Building a SaaS Startup in One of the Least Hospitable Places on Earth: Japan | Beacon Reports. For those considering a start-up, the story of Jason Winder’s new venture, MakeLeaps, provides an uplifting educational and inspiring read.

Winder came to Japan in 2001 speaking little Japanese and without a college education. Yet with drive, focus and passion, he is now working on his second venture. Winder is an Ichiban Entrepreneur. Winder began working for an IT consultancy shortly after arriving in Japan. He jumped at the chance to set up on his own, when a client asked him to manage an IT project as an independent subcontractor. The business grew. The solution he built over a period of years was not sexy, but it reduced the monthly workload to a single person consuming fifteen minutes. He showed his software to his friend: “Click this you get invoices; click that you get reports.” Winder had a first client, but he could not supply product. That’s when Winder got lucky and met Paul Oswald.

Winder had other things going for him too. Still, Winder was nervous. Winder paused. Terms of Service; Didn't Read. Robert Scoble: How can I get noticed by Robert Scoble. The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy — and Their Open Source Alternatives | WHDb. The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy — and Their Open Source Alternatives Update January 22, 2013: This article was originally posted February 7, 2008. Since then, it has been one of our most popular articles here at WHdb.com. In light of this, we have decided to give this article an update for 2013: we cleaned out some obsolete links and added a New for 2013 section.

Enjoy! Not every proprietary program can drive a person crazy, right? The following fifty sixty proprietary programs are listed in no particular order within broad categories along with their open source alternatives. Jump to: Operating Systems & Web Browsers | Office Suites | Office Tools | Productivity | Graphic Programs | Web Editors | Desktop Publishing | Communications | Media | Utilities | Security | Financial | New for 2013 Operating Systems & Web Browsers Windows 10 to Ubuntu: This is Microsoft’s operating system (OS), and even Microsoft fans have become disillusioned with this product.

Office Suites. How to Build a Low-Cost, Extended-Range RFID Skimmer. Ilan Kirschenbaum1 Avishai Wool2 8 May 2006 Abstract: Radio-Frequency Identifier (RFID) technology, using the ISO-14443 standard, is becoming increasingly popular, with applications like credit-cards, national-ID cards, E-passports, and physical access control. The security of such applications is clearly critical. A key feature of RFID-based systems is their very short range: Typical systems are designed to operate at a range of 5-10cm. Despite this very short nominal range, Kfir and Wool predicted that a rogue device can communicate with an ISO-14443 RFID tag from a distance of 40-50cm, based on modeling and simulations.

Moreover, they claimed that such a device can be made portable, with low power requirements, and can be built very cheaply. In this study we show that the modeling predictions are quite accurate. 25cm, uses a lightweight 40cm-diameter copper-tube antenna, is powered by a 12V battery--and requires a budget of $100. 35cm, using the same skills, tools, and budget. . R.