Australian PC User February 2010

Features

1. 2010: the year ahead
2. Products of the year
   

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2010
2. Xequte MegaView 7.07
3. PC Tools Desktop Maestro 3.0 (12-month licence)
   

Using iPod Touch 8GB MC086ZP

Bought an iPod Touch 8GB MC086ZP for A$259. It has the latest version 3.1.2 (7D11).

You can't check at the store whether your device is working properly until you connect to a Windows PC or Mac with iTunes installed. There is no need for internet connection and after synchronizing, you'll be shown the main menu.

Power On - Press & hold the Sleep/Wake button until Apple logo appears.

Power Off - Press & hold the Sleep/Wake button until "slide to power off" appears and then drag the red slider.

Check Songs, Videos, Photos, Capacity, Available, Version, Serial Number, Model, Wi-Fi Address & Bluetooth - Select Settings > General > About

Set Passcode Lock - Select Settings > General > Passcode Lock > Turn Passcode On

Customize Home Screen - Touch & hold any icon on the home screen until the icons start to wiggle. You can move icons anywhere even to a different home screen.

Browser on iPod Touch or iPhone

Browser	Safari	Privately
History	Clear manually	Not saved
Cookies	Clear manually	Not saved
Cache	Clear manually	Not saved
Block pop-ups	On/Off
JavaScript	On/Off
Plug-ins	On/Off

3 Rs of Apple iPod Touch or iPhone

Restart

1. Press & hold the Sleep/Wake button until "slide to power off" appears and then slide the red slider.
   
2. Press & hold the Sleep/Wake button until Apple logo appears.
   

Reset (does not erase content - songs, videos or photos)

1. Select Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings
   

Restore (erase songs, videos, photos & settings)

1. Select Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings

or (need internet connection to download iPod software update 265MB)

1. Connect to Mac or Windows PC.
   
2. Run iTunes.
   
3. Click on iPod Touch or iPhone pane. Then, click on Restore.
4. Wait for the full restoration process to complete and the iPod Touch or iPhone will be back to the original settings state as when it left the manufacturing factory, typically a working iPod Touch or iPhone again if you face any problem, unless it is hardware related.
   

Apple iPod Touch

Model	8GB MC086ZP/A A1288	32GB MC008ZP/A A1318	64GB MC011ZP/A A1318
Generation	2nd Sep 9 2009	3rd Sep 9 2009	3rd Sep 9 2009
OS	3.1.2 (7D11)	3.1.2 (7D11)	3.1.2 (7D11)
CPU	ARM 11 620MHz underclocked to 533MHz	ARM Cortex A8 833MHz underclocked to 600MHz	ARM Cortex A8 833MHz underclocked to 600MHz
Memory	128MB	256MB	256MB
External	4 lines of disclaimer at back below capacity logo	2 lines of disclaimer at back below capacity logo	2 lines of disclaimer at back below capacity logo
Price & bundled items	A$268 Earphones, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter, Quick start guide	A$399 Earphones with remote & mic, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter, Quick start guide	A$549 Earphones with remote & mic, USB 2.0 cable, Dock adapter, Quick start guide

PC Pro March 2010

Features

1. The complete guide to Office 2010
2. How school beat the net cheats

Australian APC Magazine January 2010

Features

1. AMD versus Intel

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5
2. Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 2
   
3. 1-abc.net Duplicate Finder 3.00
   

Patch Tuesday January 2010

Microsoft has released the following security updates for Windows XP :

Security Update for Windows XP (KB972270)

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - January 2010 (KB890830)

Australian PC User January 2010

Features

1. 50 gadgets reviews
   
2. Music & movies anywhere, anytime
   

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. PC User RockPod 3
2. Ashampoo Slideshow Studio 2010
   

PC Advisor February 2010

Features

1. Complete PC Repair Guide
   
2. Future of the PC
   

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Norton Internet Security 2010 (3-month)
   
2. Serif Draw Plus 7.0
3. 1-abc.net Backup 2.0
   

Australian PC Authority February 2010

Features

1. Tech to Watch in 2010
2. Inside TCP/IP
   
3. File-sharing: The Facts
   

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Agnitum Outpost Antivirus Pro 6.7 (6-month)
   
2. Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 6.7 (6-month)
   
3. Ashampoo Slideshow Studio 2010
4. Raltus Process Capture 3.1.0.1
   

Changing Windows Vista/7 Settings

Besides creating a folder for Control Panel settings, you can create other settings as well.

• Location.{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
• Biometric.{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
• Power.{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
• Notifications.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
• Windows Vault.{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
• Programs.{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
• Windows Default.{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
• Wireless.{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
• Network.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
• Disks.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
• Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
• Windows Experience Index.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}

Changing Windows Vista/7 Control Panel Settings

If you want a folder to consolidate all your control panel settings, you can create a new folder named as Control Panel.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Speed Up Windows 7 By Turning Off Unnecessary Services

In Windows 7, click start and type services and press Enter. Avoid the temptation to access your services via Msconfig, aka the System Configuration utility. The reason is because with msconfig and Hardware Profiles, you can disable services that may be vital to boot your system. With the management console (services.msc) you cannot. Also, msconfig, while unchecking the box, is disabling the service.

BlackViper.com's list of Windows 7 services shows the default settings. I have tested safely disabling the following services - ActiveX Installer, Adaptive Brightness, Application Experience, Application Identity, Application Layer Gateway Service, Bitlocker Drive Encryption Service, Block Level Backup Engine Service, Certificate Propagation, Computer Browser, Distributed Link Tracking Client, Encrypting File System (EFS), HomeGroup Listener, HomeGroup Provider, Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), IP Helper, IPsec Policy Agent, Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service, Netlogon, Network Access Protection Agent, Parental Controls, Peer Name Resolution Protocol, Peer Networking Grouping, Peer Networking Identity Manager, Portable Device Enumerator Service, Remote Access Auto Connection Manager, Remote Desktop Configuration, Remote Desktop Services, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator, Remote Registry, Routing and Remote Access, Smart Card, Smart Card Removal Policy, SNMP Trap, SSDP Discovery, Tablet PC Input Service, TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, UPnP Device Host, WebClient, Windows Biometric Service, Windows Image Acquisition (WIA), Windows Remote Management (WS-Management), Windows Time, WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service.

Since I am using a third party firewall, I can also disable Windows Firewall.