HP Mini 1101: yet another new netbook

HP Mini 1101: yet another new netbook

Hewlett-Packard is serious about the netbook market, announcing three new HP Minis running XP, Linux, and Vista…and including an option for 1080p video playback.


Hewlett-Packard is serious about the netbook business, and has announced three new additions to its HP Mini line. The HP Mini 1101 will be available with a user’s choice of XP or Vista, the 110 Mi will sport Linux, and the 110 XP will offer Windows XP and be available with an optional video accelerator the company claims can handle 1080p video content.

“With these new HP Minis, we’re enhancing the customer experience by adding compelling features that allow users to interact with their Mini in a fun way,” said HP’s VP and general manager for consumer notebooks Kevin Frost, in a statement. “Our broad portfolio of mini companion PCs truly offers customers choices to fit every need and every personality.”

All three models will be powered by either a 1.6 Ghz or 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N270 or N280 processor, with the Mini 110 and Mini 1101 offering a number of built-to-order options. All models feature a 5-in0-1 media card reader and VGA output.

The HP Mini 110 XP will support up to 1 GB of memory and will be available with either a 160 GB hard drive or a 32 GB SSD; available options will include WWAN support for mobile connectivity and an optional Broadcomm Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator HP says enables the Mini 100 XP to handle 1080p video content. Meanwhile, the Mini 1101 will be available with either XP Home, XP Pro, or Windows Vista and will be available with either 3- or 6-cell batteries, along with an HP Mobile Broadband option. The Mini 110 Mi will run a Linux operating system and will support up to 20 GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive.

The Mini 110 XP and Mini 110 Mi should be available in the U.S. on June 10 in a “black swirl” design for $329.99 and $279.99, respectively; pink and white editions of the Mini 110 XP should land in early July, although pricing hasn’t been set. The Mini 1101 will be available in high-gloss black on June 1 for $329.

Source: Digitaltrends

DOTA crash - Blue Screen Solution

DOTA crash - Blue Screen Solution

This blue screen of death happened to my friend's computer when trying to play D.O.T.A.
He's using Nvidia Geforce 8500GT on XP machine. So everytime he try to play Frozen Throne (aka D.O.T.A) in the middle of the game the blue screen appears saying something like :-

stop: 0x0000008E ( 0xC0000005 0xA8581A5E 0xBA2A771C 0x00000000)
RTKHDAud.sys A8581A5E A8522000

Then he asked me to fix this problem. Based on the error, RTKHDAud.sys is the culprit.Which means the problem is related to Realtek High Definition audio driver.

So, I just uninstalled the Realtek HD driver and download this driver after read from forums,suggesting that this driver could work.

>> Download Realtek HD Driver <<

Re-install the driver that I've just downloaded and restart the computer. I try running the Frozen Throne and got no problem...

Maybe this problem happened to other person and I hope this guide will help you to solve the problem and you can play D.O.T.A very well.

BananaScreen:Face Recognition Software for Login

BananaScreen:Face Recognition Software for Login

BananaSecurity has produced BananaScreen, a face recognition software for Windows login.In other words, use your face as a password for Windows login.BananaScreen is a fun and easy solution to lock and unlock your computer using only your face.
> BananaScreen automatically locks computer when you're away from your computer.
> BananaScreen will automatically unlock your computer when you're back, taking less time than it would take to enter your password.

How does BananaScreen works?

With a simple webcam, facial features are captured to build a statistical representation of the face. No picture is stored on your harddrive (or anywhere else) but only your face model (binary format).


Try BananaScreen and have fun ! Moreover, it's FREE ! "Just your smile..all you need to login".

You can download the software by clicking the image below.


p/s:- currently, the software does not support Mac OS X.