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OCZ Rally2 Turbo USB 2.0 Flash Drive Hardware Review @Modders-Inc

Description:

When it comes to flash drives, there is a slew of products to select from. Today we are going to take a look at one of OCZs offerings, the OCZ Rally2 Turbo USB 2.0 Flash Drive. The OCZ Rally2 Turbo allows you to transfer large music, picture, videos, and data files to your laptop or desktop in record times. Lets get with it and see just how quick it really is.

First Impression:

The OCZ Rally2 Turbo comes in a very bold and stylish blister pack. The packaging is very informative, providing the consumer with just about every bit of information they could want. You can also see what you’re getting, which will not leave you guessing.

Opening up the package we find the OCZ Rally2 Turbo drive, a handy OCZ branded lanyard to make holding on the the Rally2 Turbo easier, and a short USB extension cable so you don’t have to continually stretch behind the computer to gain access to your rear USB ports.

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Bulk Page Rank Checker - A webmasters Tool

The professional Bulk PageRank Checker!

#1 Bulk PageRank Checker is a professional program for checking very large lists of URL’s for Google PageRank. You can easily check more than 10,000 URL’s without getting blocked.

Check 10,000 URL’s
#1 Bulk PageRank Checker allows you to use an option which limits the number of sites that the program can check over a minute or an hour. This is a good way to make sure that you won’t get blocked by Google when checking for example a large list of 10,000 URL’s from one IP. Just enable the setting under options and click on start, it’s that easy.

Sophisticated Anonymization Options
#1 Bulk PageRank Checker offers you two different anonymization options, HTTP proxys and Personal Web Proxys. If you need to check thousands of sites quickly then you may either take your chances and let the program run without any query limits. Which may cause you to get temporarily blocked from performing any PageRank queries for a couple of hours. Alternatively you can enable query limits, but that slows down the checking. So what are your option.
If you want to maintain a high speed and quality with the possibility to use multiple IP’s (less likely to get blocked), then you can setup Personal Web Proxys on one or several of your websites. It’s very simple, all you do is put our small PHP script on your website (included with the software) and let #1 Bulk PageRank Checker query that script. It will then use the websites IP and not your own. This produces high quality results and lets you check many sites at a high speed.

Or you can use HTTP proxys which also masks your real IP, but instead produces more errors. #1 Bulk PageRank Checker allows you to import thousands of proxys, which makes Google think that the PageRank queries are coming from all around the world and not from one specific computer. This gives you the possibility to continue until each proxy in the list has been blocked or until you are done.

Include/Exclude URL’s
If you only want to check for example .com and .biz domains then #1 Bulk PageRank Checker can take care of that for you. You may in fact turn it around, so it checks all sites except for .com and .biz domains. The program allows you to include or exclude any URL that does or doesn’t contain the string(s) of your choice. And that is definetly not all, #1 Bulk PageRank Checker offers you so much more.

Curious? Check it out, it’s free to try!

Some of the functions included are…

Easily check 10,000 sites or more for PageRank
Limit the queries to keep you from getting blocked
Personal Web Proxys (superior speed compared to standard proxys)
HTTP proxy support
Include/Exclude any URL’s of your choice
Display PageRank breakdown for each URL checked
Only save URL’s that have at least PageRank X
Check only the domains of the loaded URL’s
Add www. to URL’s where it isn’t found
Read from both TXT and CSV files
Save URL’s to a single file
Save each URL to a separate file based on PageRank
Real-time stats
Clean interface
And more…

Free Shareware limitations
The free Shareware version can check a maximum of 200 websites per session, buy the full version to permanently remove this limitation and to get free support and updates for the program

Try out the free version today Instantly gives you a registered copy

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Aurora MPEG To DVD Burner ver. 5.2.7.8

Aurora MPEG To DVD Burner description

Enables you to create a real DVD, not only a MPEG file on your hard disk.
Aurora MPEG To DVD Burner is a powerful DVD creator that will burn MPEG files to a DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW or CD-R disc, so that you can play your movies on DVD player.

You will soon realize that this software is a powerful and versatile DVD creator. Aurora MPEG To DVD Burner will help you create a real DVD, not only a MPEG file on your hard disk.

Create menu for DVD movie, including various layout, backgound, text effect. With this software, you can create a real DVD, not only a MPEG file on your hard disk.

With the collaboratively use of Aurora Media Workshop you can convert, join, split any format video files to mpeg and burn to Rewritable VCD or DVD disc.

Here are some key features of “Aurora MPEG To DVD Burner”:

· Burn your Mpeg files to DVD using VCD writers.
· Burn your Mpeg files to DVD using DVD writers.
· Support CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW disc.
· Built-in DVD author.
· Create menu for DVD movie, and can select various layout, backgound, text effect.
· Save DVD structure files to ISO image or temporary directory, which can be burned anytime.
· Create MinDVD,that is to burn VCD,DVD compatible mepg files to rewritable VCD disc.
· Video DVD Disc Auto-burner.
· Support all popular brands of DVD writers.

Requirements:

· 300Mhz or better CPU
· 64M or more RAM

Download at Softpedia

Intel DQ965CO BIOS 5434 Driver Download

This is an update to the previous version of Intel DQ965Co Board. We would recommend you to update it only if you any major problem and this update is likely to solve that problem. Incorrect method of updating BIOS can completely damage your computer and make it unrecoverable so proceed with caution. Use a UPS to allow uninterrupted power supply. Don’t forget to read the full instruction included in the manual or readme file.

Specifications:

The Intel Desktop Board DQ965CO Executive Series in the microBTX form factor delivers valuable new capabilities for large and small businesses. With support for dual-core processors and Intel Core2 processor with vPro technology, this desktop board merges the energy-efficient power of the Intel Core2 Duo processor with enhanced manageability, data protection and security capabilities.

The Intel Desktop Board DQ965CO is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready. The Intel Q965 Express Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.

It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.
Do not forget to check with our site as often as possible in order to stay updated on the latest drivers, software and games.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed a wrong driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

Download at Softpedia

What PC Specifications you need to play ‘Will Wright’s ambitious life sim Spore’ ?

Spore

Electronics Arts today revealed the system specifications needed to play ‘Will Wright’s ambitious life sim Spore‘ .
If you are running Windows Vista (any version) on your PC then you will require an additional 256 MB RAM.

Here are the requirements:

  • 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor or equivalent.
  • 512 MB RAM
  • A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
  • At least 6 GB of hard drive space.

Spore is slated to hit store shelves September 7, with the game’s Creature Creator coming later this month.

Image from ‘blog.wired.com’.

Firefox 3 RC3 (Release Candidate 3) Now available for download.

With every release of Firefox 3 from beta to RC and now RC 3 Firefox is moving closer to the final release of Firefox 3 (i.e. final version of Firefox 3). RC3 was not expected as it seemed as Mozilla will directly move to final version from RC3 but Firefox RC3 has been released. With this release Mozilla has now moved one step close to the final release of Firefox 3 which as per Mozilla is expected to be released by Mid-June which not much far. Hence, after plenty of wait not it sounds as Firefox 3 is not much far.

Release Candidate 2 (RC2) was released on June 4 and brought to the public without any additions to the features. The main focus of this release was to fix the bugs reported and found of in the RC1 of Firefox 3. The main difference or enhancements in RC3 will be experienced by MAC OS X users as for Windows and Linus users Firefox 3 RC3 is same as Firefox 3 RC2. The problem experienced by MAC OSX users (that is system not able to shut down) as been fixed. Many other small bugs have been fixed. Only this much information has been made public by Mozilla.

Now it seems that Mozilla will be able to release the final release of Firefox 3 without more release candidates and could archive it’s goal of Mid June easily.

Download Firefox 3 RC3- @softpedia

Firefox 3.0 RC3 for Windows is available for download here.
Firefox 3.0 RC3 for Linux is available for download here.
Firefox 3.0 RC3 for Mac OS X is available for download here.

What Google Thinks Of Your Site?

By Titus Hoskins (c) 2008

How Google views your site does matter if you want to succeed online because Google has become the dominant search engine on the web. It now has over 60% of the U.S. search engine market. In other countries around the world that percentage rises to 80% or more. In addition, the Google Brand Name has solidly permeated the popular psyche and any top rankings within Google will bring much weight and prestige along with all that traffic.

If you’re a webmaster, you will already know how vital Google is to the success of your site, especially if you rely upon organic keyword rankings for your traffic. This free organic traffic from Google is highly desired by webmasters because it is extremely targeted and delivers high conversion rates.

In trying to reach the highest rankings possible, I (like most webmasters) have to be constantly aware of what Google thinks of my site and content. As a webmaster and marketer I have always geared my onlíne marketing towards Google. I have spent years building my keyword rankings within Google; if you take out the fact that it has nearly driven me insane, it has mostly been a positive experience.

This experience has also shown me it is indeed important for anyone to know how Google views and rates your site or content. The more knowledge you have, the better able you will be to tackle any obstacles and challenges that will come your way.

SERPs Is The Only Opinion That Counts

And like most webmasters, I try to find out as much about Google as is humanly possible, but Google doesn’t give up its secrets easily. In fact, many webmasters would argue the only true opinion Google has of your site is shown in their SERPs - if your keywords/pages are ranked in the number one spots in Google’s “Search Engine Results Pages” then Google must think your site or content deserves to be there.

However, there are other ways of finding out how Google is viewing your content. Below are several Google webmaster tools and things you can do to discover just how Google views your site or pages. They will give you a better picture of what Google thinks about your site.

Checking Your Content/Keywords In Google

One handy tool that will show you what Google thinks your pages consist of is located here:

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

Just type in your URL and tick off website content and you will get a listing of the major keywords Google has for your content. If your targeted keyword or keywords are not listed, then you have to do some re-writing.

Checking Your Backlinks In Google

If you want to find out how many backlinks your site has in Google, just open up Google Search and type in:

link:yourURL

and it will show you the number of backlinks you have.

Since Google doesn’t give you all your existing backlinks, many webmasters also use Yahoo! to find a more exact number of links your site has on the web.

Just open Yahoo! and type in: linkdomain:yourURL

Now whether Google is using or considering all these backlinks is the big question? Finding the exact number of backlinks you have in Google has always been a problem because Google is not giving you the exact number or at least this is the general opinion of most SEO experts.

Another way I monitor my links in Google is to place quotation marks around my site name or my name “bizwaremagic” or “titus hoskins” and do a search in Google. This gives me the pages containing references to me or my site. This is usually 50,000 to 100,000 pages, I have also noticed my online income usually correlates as this number goes up or down.

Checking Your Indexed Pages In Google

Obviously, it is very important for you to know what content the search engines have indexed from your site. You can also check to see how your links are displayed and to see if any titles or descriptions are missing from your pages.

You can see how many of your pages are indexed in Google by using the site command.

Just type into Google Search:

site:yourURL

A little while back, having your pages indexed in Google’s Supplemental Index caused webmasters much stress as it seemed Google was judging these pages as “second class” pages. Since then, Google no longer uses the Supplementary Label in grading pages but that doesn’t mean a supplementary index doesn’t exist; just that Google has promised to crawl and consider these pages as well in any search query.

Checking Your Google Cache

You can also check to see the Google Cache of your site by using the cache command. You will also discover when it was last retrieved.

Just type into Google Search:

cache:yourURL

Checking Your PageRank Within Google

Another tricky issue is PageRank. This is supposed to be the heart of Google’s ranking system created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; each link is considered a “vote” for your page and the higher the number of “votes” you have, the higher the PR your page receives. However, again Google is using “smoke and mirrors” to conceal your true PageRank mainly to cut out abuse and manipulation of their results. Some experts say PageRank still counts, other say it doesn’t.

You can check your Google PageRank here:

http://www.iwebtool.com/pagerank_checker

From my own experiences, I have receíved more traffic when my site was at PR4 than I receíved when it was at PR6. What’s important is getting high rankings for your targeted keywords… if you get top spots, it doesn’t matter if your main index page (site) is PR4 or PR6, you’ll still get the same amount of traffic. In other words, don’t become too fixated on PageRank because Google in many cases is not letting you see the true PR of a webpage.

I would like to add one point to the whole PageRank issue and that has to do with perception. If you’re running an online business, then having a PR8 site does matter for it will bring in more business and customers (especially if you’re in the SEO industry) mainly because of the “perceived value” of your site or business.

What Google thinks does matter!

In other words, what Google thinks of your site can play a major role in your success. Mainly because, like it or hate it, Google has become the supreme authority on the web and what they say, counts. Therefore, you should always be paying special attention to just what Google is saying about your site and acting upon that knowledge accordingly.


About The Author
The author is a full-time online marketer who has numerous websites. For the latest web marketing tools try: Marketing Tools. Everyone is profiting from Google, find out how you can too! Clíck here: Google Cash File

Copyright (c) 2008 Titus Hoskins. This article may be freely distributed if this resource box stays attached.

Sapphire Radeon HD3870X2 Atomic Water Cooled (1GB DDR3) Review @ Modders-Inc.com

Saphire has always topped the world in the production of ATI powered GPU (Video Cards). few months ago AMD released a new Graphics card - ATI Radeon HD3870X2. Most of the leading brands led to the production of this GPU. All of there products were common. But Saphire like always like something new and hence announced the Sapphire Radeon HD3870 X2 Atomic Water Cooled edition. It is the second card from Saphire that is released with Atomic term.

Here is the Modders-Inc.com conclusion:

Overall, the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 Atomic left me very satisfied on the performance level. I stated that I felt that there was only one card to put against the HD 3870 X2 simply because of the Dual GPU’s. Anyway we go about it, there is not a true comparison in a head to head match unless you consider running a pair of HD 3870’s in CrossFire against it. Not to mention the fact that I am running it on my budget built system to show what kind of performance the budget minded users can expect. Not everyone has the unlimited funds to throw at a high end system, but some are willing to exceed their budgets in one area or the other. I do feel the Sapphire HD 3870 X2 Atomic held its own in the battles, and I have no problems in recommending the card. Most reviews I have read show the GX2 kicking some arse, but please note the specs of the systems that are being used in the reviews. Most of the benches out are being done on systems that are either pushing a QX processor, or are running in the 4GHz range. Pair with that one of the newer boards (790’s for example) and your going to see the cards performing at their maximum potential. The budget system I am using for this review, is obviously going to be a little slower than theirs.

The biggest thing one will have to consider when buying the Atomic, is if it will actually fit in their setup. I did hit a few snags installing it in the TJ10, but was able to complete the task without having to modify anything. I am not really going to hold this against Sapphire because I knew just as soon as I pulled the Atomic out of the box that I was in for a challenge and could have easily installed it on my AM2 build without the problems or could have installed it in my Ultra Sweet mod without problems.

On the cooling side, I was not really to shocked when I seen the temp on one core hitting 85C after a fairly long Crysis run. It has been pretty warm here lately and my ambient temps are on the rise (80F+), so of course my computers are running a little hotter as well. Under normal conditions the load temps would be in the mid 70C range at the most. The HD 3870 X2 has two GPU’s on the same board and it’s bound to add a little extra heat to the picture. With the cores at 85C and 79C the Atomic card was inaudible, which is great when compared to the air cooled counter parts.

Pros

Cons

+ Pre-Installed Water Cooling.
+ Great Performance.
+ Looks great and has excellent packaging.
+ Very quiet operation.
- Might not fit in all chassis.
- Water cooling isn’t upgradeable.

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Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 Notebook Full Review @hothardware

Long gone are the days when the primary differentiating factors between competing laptops models were just battery life and weight. Don’t be mistaken—battery life and weight are still important; but with so many folks now using a laptop as their only computer, laptop manufacturers have stepped up their efforts on the very look of their notebook designs, as well as piling on enough features to make you never miss a desktop PC. Apple, of course, leads the charge with the sleek designs and user-friendly interface of its MacBook line of laptops. Dell and Lenovo have also had success with their updated designs. Recently, long-time computer manufacturer, Toshiba, has done a complete refresh of its Satellite line of laptops, and we had the opportunity to take an in-depth look at an example of this new look and feel with the Toshiba Satellite X305-S6845.


Unlike the Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4 with its SLI-based graphics and 17-inch display, which we looked at in March, the A305-S6845 is not meant to be a gaming rig. That being said, The A305-S6845’s 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, 3MB of DDR2-667 memory, dual 200GB hard drives, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 GPU, and 15.4-inch screen don’t necessarily preclude it from being a candidate for that market either. It has some powerful components under its hood and an aesthetic that should appeal to those looking to make the move over to a notebook and leave your desktop PC behind. In the following pages, we walk you through the design and features of the A305-S6845, and show you if its performance is strong enough to meet your needs.

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Apple’s new Cheap $199 iPhone (Less then RS. 10000)

It wasn’t not a big shock when Apple announced its new iPhone. It is fact that the old generation Apple iPhone wasn’t so fast, it lacked certain features like 3G Internet, Good quality camera, and some small common features which were there in most of the phones of that as well as phones below that range. Apple tried to solve the problem by releasing various firmware updates but still the iPhone popularity began to fall. The main reason behind this was the high price of iPhone. Apple iPhone was priced more then $400 and available for more then RS. 20000 in INDIA. It quite simple that the price was high when compared with the features and perhaps not the value for money.

Now, if was very much expected that Apple will soon release a big update to it’s iPhone and that has happened. Apple’s new iPhone 3G will be available to public on July 11th. There are plenty of improvements and addition (Read my Last Post). But the most shocking news is the price fall. The price of Apple is now just 199$ equivalent to just RS. 10000 approx. Many are looking for the exact reason for the price fall. The price was expected to rise due to many improvements and additions to iPhone but but we saw a big fall. The 8GB version of iPhone for $199 and 16Gb version for $299. I reviews various websites, their reviews, comments and made a conclusion.

The 3G and GPS systems added to iPhone do make it more expensive but may other compnents of iPhonr are going down in value. If GPS and 3g would have been added a year ago it would have been more expensive then ever. Now a days, as the demand for GPS, 3G is increasing so the prices are falling. Many design changes in the iPhone help to reduce it’s cost. Plastic has been used on the body of the iPhone instead of metal. We can not ignore what Apple gets due to the software sales. Apple’s new online iPhone software store will be responsible for huge amounts of sales and revenue. As we know, Apple has an agreement with AT&T that users can use the connection from AT&T also add the value to the iPhone. According to Shiv Bakhshi (Director of Mobility Research for IDC)  Apple will recover it’s won margin for device sales by offering various services via iPhone and connections. This concludes that they are not just making money on hardware it’s like a full ecosystem where Services, Software, etc. are components of revenue.