Browsing articles by "SY Wong, Author at Tip and Trick"
May 31, 2008
SY Wong

Download WeFi Beta 1.33 Version for Windows Mobile Device to Find Hot Spots and Connected Anywhere

If you are looking for a simple GUI (Graphics User Interface) application software for your Windows Mobile device to track surrounding Wi-Fi access point to gain free access to the broadband internet browsing, this could be the good software utility that can help you. Named as WeFi, it is claimed to be one of the best software that simplifies the Wi-Fi detection process and let users do web browsing without hassle as long as there is free hot spots available.
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May 29, 2008
SY Wong

VIA Officially Renamed its Isaiah Processor as “Nano” Competing Against Intel “Atom”

VIA Technologies has officially named its upcoming Isaiah processor as Nano. If you recall, VIA has stuck to its C7-M family processors for long and now seems to be the right time to release a higher performance silicon to recapture some of the lost market share from its competitors such as Intel and AMD especially in middle range product categories. Nano will be replacing VIA’s long life C7-M series as a next generation processor with some great enhancements in terms of newer architecture, smaller process technology and more importantly, its high performance per cost will definitely threaten Intel Atom’s position in both embedded and MID (Mobile Internet Device) market segments.


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May 28, 2008
SY Wong

Intel Plans to Launch and Mass Production Duo-Core Atom Processor in July

Intel new Atom family processors have gained much traction in both UMPC and MID markets as well as embedded world. Not long ago after the recent launch of Intel Atom single core processor, now there seems to be a plan for the giant chip maker to release a Duo-core version Atom processor in next quarter.
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May 27, 2008
SY Wong

Download Startup Manager 2.4.1 to Improve System Boot Up Time

Previously we talked about the Boot Timer that able to monitor how fast a system can boot up from BIOS to Windows. Of course the faster it will be better, but whenever it slows down one day, you may wonder what could have happened to your PC. One of the common issues could be the system is trying to load certain programs during the system start up, and eventually slows down the whole booting process. If you would like to figure out what programs are loading and are looking for simple way to terminate them during next reboot cycle, this tiny software utility may help you. Named as Startup Manager, it manages and monitors the whole loading programs so that you can optimize and speed up the system boot up for more effective daily tasks.
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May 26, 2008
SY Wong

VIA Unveiled EPIA M700 Mini-ITX platform for Embedded World

VIA Technologies has just unveiled a new Mini-ITX based PC platform for embedded market. Named as EPIA M700, it is powered by C7 processor, running up to 1.5GHz and is coupled with VX800 chipset that is best suitable for both Point of Sale and Digital signage segment applications.

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May 25, 2008
SY Wong

Cheap and Simple Way to Turn your Webcam into Digital Surveillance System via HomeCamera Web Service

Home security system is important for any household. However, it may not always be affordable especially the Digital Surveillance system involves huge maintenance and installation cost. Not to worry now, you have the option to turn your conventional webcam in your house to a low cost yet free maintenance internet based home surveillance system. By signing up and accessing to HomeCamera website, user will be able to connect to the server to view and monitor the condition at the other ends remotely, through a conventional web camera.
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May 24, 2008
SY Wong

Download MediaInfo to Display Technical Details of Media Files Running on PC

PC systems have become the center of multimedia entertainment system whereby you can store, play and stream media contents freely in digital home. Sometimes you may wonder what kind of format of media files that are actually running on your PC. You may able to find out some high level information by looking into the file properties, but most of the time, it won’t contain very useful information such as what profile if the media files are encoded with. Now with Mediainfo, it lets you figuring out more technical details besides the basic format and codec type of the files you are playing.
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May 23, 2008
SY Wong

Cheap Wireless 802.11b/g Bridge that Links Network Connectivity Up to 5 Miles Range

HD Communication has just unveiled an affordable way to provide long distance Wi-Fi coverage with two special bridge devices that stay far apart. Named as HD26200, the bridges are equipped with a pair of Ubiquiti network radios that are capable of transmitting and receiving network signals up to 5 miles by utilizing only conventional 802.11b/g wireless technology. The only condition is, both devices have to be in Line of Sight or else the coverage will be dropped tremendously. You may have heard of something similar before but this is so far one of the cheapest ways as claimed by the company. Guess what, the setup will be retailed at only $318 which is far more cheaper as compared to other competitors’ products.
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