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Windows 7, McAfee Firewall and SmartPhone-Sync

December 24, 2009 / posted in ActiveSync, Configuration, experiments, gadgets, McAfee, mda, Microsoft, mobile, NC10, NetBook, Network, Operating System, Samsung, smartphone, smartphone-experiments, synchronization, Windows, Windows Mobile Device Center / 2 Comments

Windows 7, McAfee Firewall and SmartPhone-Sync – an Adventure. After I installed Windows7 successfully on my , as described in in this blog, I wanted to sync my phone with it. I knew how it worked with XP. And I knew this would not help me a bit with Windows 7. All I had, was [...]

Samsung NC10 and Windows 7

December 14, 2009 / posted in @nyNet, computer, Microsoft, NC10, NetBook, Operating System, Samsung, Windows / 2 Comments

On Sunday, December 13th 2009, I dared to switch from the pre-installed Windows XP Home to Windows 7 Professional. Beforehand, I have had already checked whether Samsung would support Windows 7 for the NC10 or not, with the result that they actually really do. So I downloaded all Windows 7 drivers and tools from Samsung, made a full backup of all data on the NC10, and downloaded that little tool from Microsoft, which enables you to use an ISO-image of Windows 7, and create a bootable USB-Stick and/or DVD from it. I used my 8GB USB-Stick, and started the installation process.

POV-Ray on a NetBook

December 27, 2008 / posted in NetBook, POV-Ray / No Comments

I am quite surprised about the cpu-power of a netbook. Years ago, I played a lot with 3D- and virtual reality pictures, i.e. rendered scenes. I used POV-Ray, a raytracing software that uses its own scene-description-language to create such images. Between 1999 und 2001 I created a set of images called “Virtual Impressions”, consisting of [...]

My new Toy: Samsung NC10

December 11, 2008 / posted in @nyNet, Atom, computer, Intel, N270, NC10, NetBook, Samsung / No Comments

I have a new toy to play with: a brand new Samsung NC10 netbook. Technical Details: The Samsung NC10 is a 10.2″ Netbook, with an Intel Atom N270 CPU, running at 1.6GHz. The processor has one core, supports Hyperthreading and SpeedStep, and has a power-consumption of about 2.5W. The Netbook can handle up to 2 [...]