Endless Reboot Cycle for AMD/XP SP3 PCs

How about watching your PC continually reboot? That's what some aggravated Windows XP users have been doing Friday after installing the XP service pack 3 (SP3).

The problem appears to primarily affect AMD -based computers, though there are also some cases in which Intel -based machines will also run into trouble, Jesper Johansson, a former program manager for security policy at Microsoft who now runs a Windows-related blog, wrote in a recent post.

Mention of the reboot problem first popped up on the Microsoft forums on April 23, prompting some to speculate that the poster's problem was due to an outdated version of SP3, but users who installed the final version soon reported the same issue.

via pcmag

Lenovo ThinkPad X300

A slim notebook that almost matches that of the Air, but with slightly more functions and features, this new ThinkPad is aimed squarely at its core group of users - executives of the well-heeled variety.

As the first ThinkPad to bear the Lenovo logo, the X300 spent one and a half long years in development and was originally conceived as a 10-inch notebook, though things didn't quite work out when the engineering team started to put parts together. While it could be done, the consensus by the Lenovo team then was that a 13.3-inch screen was better for watching movies and as such, prototypes were then manufactured accordingly. Despite that, one characteristic that stayed unchanged was the portability of the X300.

The X300 also has more connectivity options compared to the Air in the form of a LAN port with native WiMax available in the later part of 2008 and HSDPA support via USB dongle.

via HardwareZone

Image2Html - ASCII art from images

Image2Html enables you to convert an image to full-color ASCII art that can be rendered in any web browser. The program analyzes the input image and creates a pattern by using colored font characters that will closely resemble the original image. There are some options to tweak the conversion settings but the default setting do a pretty good job. Image2Html supports conversion of single images, as well as batch conversion.

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Miranda IM v0.7.6 Released

0.7.6 contains numerous bugs fixes and minor enhancements

Changes:
Enhancements:
- Enabled dim idle contacts by default in classic contact list
- Cleaned up the Icons options page
- Yahoo: Improved status change consistency

Bugfixes:
- Yahoo: Fixed avatar uploading

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OpenOffice 3.0 beta

The OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce that the public beta release of OpenOffice.org 3.0 is now available. This beta release is made available to allow a broad user base to test and evaluate the next major version of OpenOffice.org, but is not recommended for production use at this stage.

The most immediately visible change to OpenOffice.org 3.0 is the new "Start Centre", new fresh-looking icons, and a new zoom control in the status bar. A closer look shows that 3.0 has a myriad of new features. Notable Calc improvements include a new solver component; support for spreadsheet collaboration through workbook sharing; and an increase to 1024 columns per sheet. Writer has an improved notes feature and displays of multiple pages while editing. There are numerous Chart enhancements, and an improved crop feature in Draw and Impress.

OpenOffice.org 3.0 will support the upcoming OpenDocument Format (ODF) 1.2 standard, and is capable of opening files created with MS-Office 2007 or MS-Office 2008 for Mac OS X (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, etc.).

OpenOffice.org 3.0 will be the first version to run on Mac OS X without X11, with the look and feel of any other Aqua application. It introduces partial VBA support to this platform. In addition, OpenOffice.org 3.0 integrates well with the Mac OS X accessibility APIs, and thus offers better accessibility support than many other Mac OS X applications.

Must needed Firefox addons

Its clear that Firefox has taken on IE by far. The strength of firefox not only lies in it performance and ease of use but also in the ocean of addons that it provides. Here are list of firefox addons that you must have.

noScript

NoScript can be described as a firewall for your Firefox. However much like a firewall, NoScript is going to require some configuration as you go. The extension blocks Java Script, Java and other executable content except from trusted domains you allow. With NoScript enabled, until you allow mozilla.com the green download box won’t even appear. NoScript keeps an icon in your status bar which will inform you about the current domain (site/page) you are on.

FasterFox

The Fasterfox add-on for Firefox speeds up your browser by utilizing a series of network and performance tweaks. This effective use of idle bandwidth speeds things up tremendously. For more advanced users, detailed cache and connection settings can be tweaked to your liking.

Gmail Manager

Have you ever wanted to check multiple email accounts for messages at once? If so then Gmail Manager is for you.

This useful extension attachs a small icon to the status bar that displays your Gmail address and a small image that shows how many messages you've got in that account. It's easy to manage your email accounts with a few clicks. You have to enter your log in details for each account though so it's not the most secure concept for privacy freaks.

GM works away in the background for most of the time and displays no annoying pop-up messages with is a good or bad thing depending on your views.

Firebug

All I can say about firebug is - A must have that no Web developer should do without. I’m serious - you need Firebug. Short and sweet.

Download here

• noScript
• FasterFox
• Gmail Manager
• Firebug
  

Spring Framework problem : SqlReturnResultSet() not returned

One more problem with servicemix and spring is in DAO classes, when you make any private static class of StoreProcedure, then in its constructor you must declare SqlReturnResultSet before you declare SqlParameter.Otherwise you will not be able to find return data from StoredProcedure execution.Check the code below,

public MySp(JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate){
super(jdbcTemplate,"sp_mysp");
declareParameter(new SqlReturnResultSet("strRs",rsMyResultSet));
declareParameter(new SqlReturnResultSet("strRs1",rsMyResultSet1));
declareParameter(new SqlParameter("myId", Types.INTEGER));
compile();
}

so keep in mind while using Spring DAO support.Must declare resultsets first.