Dell review New XPS 12 Ultrabook™

Flip from laptop to tablet. 

This is one of Dells best laptops ever. The speeds at which it boots is amazing, the construction is very durable and the keyboard is rock solid. The flips screen is snug enough to touch without causing it to spin and yet its still easy to flip when you want it to.

Cons: As far as the laptop is concerned I have nothing negative to say. But if you are purchasing this laptop mainly to use as a tablet then my advice is don't do it. Its to heavy to be used as a tablet. The tablet aspect of this laptop is fine if you're sitting on the couch or on a plane but not to walk around holding for long periods of time.

The price of the Dell XPS 12 is high BUT its worth every penny. Sometimes as consumers we need to remember spending a bit more to get a quality product can save you money in the long run. I feel my investment in this high end laptop will be rewarded with 2 or 3 years of real enjoyment.

Starts up and shuts down amazingly fast. The face recognition software is way cool and adds a new level of security. The touch screen and Windows 8 have both worked great so far. Windows seems to be a big step up from Windows 7. There is a learning curve because it is so different, but that is not a negative.

This is a well-crafted 'laplet' and it certainly stands out as one of the best machines to run Windows 8.

Let's start with the materials. The matte and smooth carbon fiber exterior looks and feel so good, sometimes you just don't want to put it down! This is easily a magnificent stand-out feature in the sea of glossy or plasticky laptops. The hinge is solid (as you can tell from the attached photo) and I really do not fear that it will give way some time in the future.

Next, the screen. You really cannot argue against a 12.5" 1080p IPS screen, unless you have bad eyesight and the sharpness is lost on you. You can either squeeze in more text into a screenful (less paging around) or leave it at a more comfortable sizing to enjoy less fuzzy-looking text. Touchscreen works wonders too, which is really great when paired with Windows 8.

Let's not forget about the humble keyboard. It is surprising that this is *not* one of the things Dell cut corners on in order to make it wafer-thin, like some other makers do. There is still enough spring in the tactile feedback, which aids greatly in typing. The backlit feature is also a nice icing on the cake - it literally brightens up your typing experience and I am finding it harder to return to non-backlit keyboards.

Unfortunately, it is not all a bed of roses for this machine. I do not use the two USB ports very often and hence I do not see any issues putting them side-by-side. However, I reckon there will be some users who prefer them to be spaced further apart (or preferable on both sides) - this can be important for SD card readers since this laptop is lacking one. The trackpad's driver is still not 'tuned' well-enough, but again it is ok since you have the brilliant touchscreen to work with. I have also encountered a few and far in-between software issues that makes the CPU work unnecessarily hard (and causing the fan to spin unnecessarily loud), but I am attributing these to Windows 8 issues for now.

I will end of this review with one small feature request, if anyone at Dell with the appropriate title is reading this. It will be perfect if we can use the keyboard when the screen is unlocked. This can be useful in cramped spaces whereby you may not have enough space behind the laptop to tilt the screen backwards normally. Or if you just want to position the screen a little closer to you without shifting the laptop. Unfortunately the keyboard is disabled the moment you unlock the screen. I hope there can be a software update to introduce this as a new feature!

Pros

• Beautiful touch screen display
• Seamless tablet experience
• Excellent build quality
• Good keyboard and touchpad

Cons

• Lack of ports (no media card reader)
• Screen-heavy design
• Some software issues

Quick Take:

The XPS 12 is not inexpensive (starting at $1,200) but you're getting a quality machine with the best of the tablet and notebook worlds.

This premium convertible Ultrabook features a carbon fiber and aluminum construction, full 1080p IPS touch enabled display and of course Windows 8. Is this computer worth the premium price? Read our full review.

Overview
This is one of the first Windows 8 specific notebooks that converts to a tablet in seconds. It has a beautiful display, clean design and excellent build quality. Other highlights include an excellent backlit keyboard and touchpad, decent battery life and fast performance; it even has solid speakers. If you're looking for a Windows 8 computer and want the full experience, this is your $1,199 ticket.

Build and Design
The XPS 12 Convertible Touch Ultrabook takes a design element from the older Dell Inspiron Duo netbook and features a display that flips inside the frame to turn into a tablet. This mechanism is rock solid and works well. The display is held in place by a series of magnets once rotated into the desired position and there's no chance of dislodging it unintentionally. The major drawback to this design is that it's screen-heavy; this makes it impractical to use the touch screen while in notebook mode because it will tip backward if touched. It's a little awkward.
In tablet mode the XPS 12 can be held in any position. The cooling fan is hidden inside the chassis so it can't be blocked. It's comfortable to hold; I like the rubberized exterior surfaces. The display surface is glass and is easy to track fingers over. The overall tablet experience is seamless.
The build quality of the XPS 12 is outstanding. It's made from a combination of carbon fiber, aluminum and magnesium. The result is a strong-yet-lightweight (3.35 pounds) design that doesn't bend or flex. It's difficult to find anything wrong with the build quality or spotless attention to detail.
Aside from the quality and unique screen flipping mechanism the XPS 12's design is rather nondescript, a good thing in my book; this computer doesn't look any flasher than it has to. I like how the palm rest and keyboard keys have a rubberized surface which is durable and hides fingerprints and dust. There's no glossy surfaces on this entire notebook save for the Gorilla glass display surface; it gets smudged up easily but that's unavoidable given its touch screen nature.
As with most modern Ultrabooks and convertible notebooks, the bottom of the XPS 12 lacks any of the traditional access panels for upgrading RAM or the storage drive. Granted, most people buying this PC won't ever consider upgrading it themselves. If you want to do affordable upgrades on your own then be prepared to remove the 10 Torx screws in order to disassemble the chassis.
Input and Output Ports
If the XPS 12 is lacking in any area it's in port variety and quantity; it has just two USB 3.0 ports and a mini-DisplayPort connector. It lacks Ethernet, VGA, HDMI, ExpressCard, and a media card reader; the latter is borderline unforgivable. Something else I miss from the XPS 12 is the lack of a storage drive activity light.

Left: Display rotation button, power switch, volume up/down button, left speaker	Right: Right speaker, battery indicator button, 2x USB 3.0, mini-DisplayPort, AC power jack

Keyboard and Touchpad
The XPS 12 includes a full-size keyboard with a Chiclet-style layout (extra spacing between the keys). It is backlit with white LEDs and automatically varies the level of brightness. This keyboard has the most pleasant tactile feedback of any Ultrabook keyboard I've used - finally a keyboard with a normal amount of key travel.

The keys have a slightly grippy rubberized surface like the rest of the palm rest area. It's reasonably quiet to type on. The only thing to note is that the home, end, page up and page down keys are integrated as secondary functions into the arrow keys; this is more or less expected on a notebook this small but a con nonetheless.
The Cypress touchpad is a clickpad; press down anywhere to produce a click. It's quite usable and I didn't have accuracy issues. Clicks take just the right amount of effort. The rubberized surface helps accuracy. My only real complaint is the clicks are too loud for my taste; they should be as close to silent as possible.
Screen and Speakers
The screen is the biggest highlight of this notebook - it's beautiful to look at and the touch screen accuracy is perfect. The Gorilla Glass surface is supposedly more resistant to scratching than normal glass; its slick surface means it's easy to slide fingers across. The downsides of the glass surface are that it does get smudged up with fingerprints (I suppose that's unavoidable with a touch screen) and overhead and ambient lighting creates distracting reflections.

Another truly appreciated aspect of this display is the full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels). This translates into a ton of working space and the ability to use two windows side by side. It's especially an asset when using the XPS 12 in tablet mode especially in portrait orientation because so many lines of text are visible at once. And because this is an IPS (In-Plane Switching) display, the picture looks the same no matter which angle you're viewing from (unlimited viewing angles).
On top of all this the display is extra bright and has excellent contrast; whites and blacks truly stand out. Saturation is good too - images look like they have the appropriate amount of color without going overboard.
The XPS 12 has two speakers which face out the sides of the chassis. This is an unusual layout; it makes sense to have them externally facing since this notebook can turn into a tablet though. The speakers have a good range of mids and highs with a hint of bass; they're overall surprisingly full sounding given their size and location. It's hard to complain.

trick on computer >> make a simple Diary with notepad

With Notepad we can make a simple Diary, because Notepad can display the date and time automatically when the file (notepad) is opened. So we can use it as a log, notes, or whatever his name is for sure when we open the file will be listed date and time.


How to make it easier, just plain Notepad file, the difference in the first row we write. LOG (LOG wear points followed by writing uppercase). Then the saved file with a name in accordance with our wishes.
Close / close the file, then open it again. When it opened here will appear in accordance with the clock and date when the file was opened.
Then at other times when we re-open this file it will show the current time anyway.

google lauch street view car in jakarta

On Friday Google launched its Street View cars that will record everything that happens on the streets of Jakarta. Later each recorded image is displayed on the site Google Maps, so that we can see the situation of the streets of Jakarta without having to be in that place at that time as well. Not only Jakarta, Street View cars will scour the streets of several major cities in Indonesia.

On one side of the Street View will provide convenience to us to see the real situation of the city streets. The things that certainly can not be recorded than just lines on a map. If the data is displayed in real time or a little delay, we can know the current road situation or jammed so that helps users to find an alternative road.

On the other hand, there are concerns that have emerged since the emergence of Street View in 2007. It deals with privacy issues. All the information captured by the Street View camera cars will be displayed online without permission (consent) of any person, property owner or other things that may not be for public consumption. But it gets worse. Google Street View cars have been collecting data proved to be illegal intercept area Wi-Fi networks are not secured (unsecured Wi-Fi network) in various countries.

Google admits that in the past the Street View cars have taken the data emitted by Wi-Fi hotspots are free to use (usually without encryption and password). The data is in the form of MAC Address, SSID network and even some personal data such as email addresses, email content and passwords used.

This statement came out after an investigation conducted by the authorities in New Zealand. This prompted Google to release the promised equipment related to the wireless network (Wi-Fi), appoint a new boss (Alma Whitten) to deal with issues of privacy and promise not to publish the data Street View in New Zealand in real time.

In Korea in 2011, the investigation police seized a computer hard drive from the local Google office also found that Google stores personal data sent over Wi-Fi networks that are not secure (unsecured). In Hong Kong, the local government could stop Street View cars operating until it was no longer the technology of data collection via Wi-Fi embedded in them.

World Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) compiles various investigations relating to Google's Street View. Some cases even go to court with a focus on privacy violations and Google decided to compromise with local governments.

Back to Indonesia, privacy honestly never became an important discussion. Many people easily include a phone number, home address, or other important data on the Internet without thinking that these data can be used by parties who are not responsible, even by Google though.

Although Google had promised not to do illegal acts related to data collection via Wi-Fi networks that are not secure (unsecured public network), who will ensure that such a thing will not happen in Indonesia?

The main target of this privacy breach actually public places being industrious-getolnya installed Wi-Fi networks, such as TransJakarta bus stops and parks. In all these places, the Wi-Fi it does not use a password, which means that a particular technology can be a violation. Government as regulator should have access to the data Google Street View is taken to ensure the privacy violation did not occur.

Trick Energy Saving PC / Laptop

NineTips and Trick Energy Saving PC / Laptop. Have you ever felt the electricity payment swollen because of the use of computer or laptop every day? Especially now that it uses electrical pulses, of course, we have to be more economically efficient electrical pulses that we not quickly exhausted. So to overcome this, the following AllSoft sharing tips on how to save energy on computers and laptops.



1. Adjust the monitor brightness and contrast
Maybe for the layman or beginner in menggunakankomputer, they rarely pay attention to their monitor settings. What is meant in this case is the level of brightness and contrast were set too high will get to spend a lot of energy. So for that you should be able to adjust the lighting and contrast, to adjust the monitor brightness and contrast using the button under the monitor.

2. Turn off monitor
Tips to-two is to turn off the monitor, especially the monitor type is the type of CRT (Cathode Ray Tubel), because these types of monitors consume more power. So, if you want to leave the PC in a long time, you should turn off your monitor.
You can also set its Windows to automatically direct die within a certain time, it can be done by, click "Control Panel-Options". In "Power Options Properties" tab click the "Power Schemes". Then click the arrow in the "Power Schemes" and select "Home / Office desk". Then select the desired time on the "Turn Off Monitor" and click "Apply" and "OK".

3. Turn off hard disks
Although we are not doing anything on the computer, but your data will always be read from the hard disk (by the operating system and some applications). For this reason, the hard disk hard disk will continue to spin and of course this will consume energy. If you want to leave your PC for a long time, then you should turn off your PC's hard disk. In "Power Options Properties" and then click the tab "Power Schmes". Click the arrows in the "Power Schemes" and select "Home / Off desk". Then click "Turn off hard disks" and select the time. Then click "Apply" and "Ok".

4. Turn off other equipment
Turn off other equipment such as, speakers, external modems, scanners, Zip drives and printers. Because the equipment it is to spend a lot of energy. Often people leave equipment switched on, even when we were out for a long time.

5. Hibernate Mode
Hibernate mode is the facility to shut down, but not shut down or turn off the applications that we are open earlier. This can be done by Mode "Hibernate". With this mode, the contents of main memory (RAM) is stored in the hard disk. How to do hibernate mode are as follows, in "Power Options" tab click on "Hibernate". Then click the box next to "Enable Hibernation". Also click on the "Advanced" tab. In the section "When I Press the power button" and then click the arrows then click "Hibernate". Click "Apply" and "Ok". After that, press the "Power" on your computer. Hibernate mode is working, press the "Power" button again, you will turn on your computer and will automatically open the application you have open earlier.

6. Standby Mode
In order to save energy, we recommend setting the monitor and the hard disk is the most low in standby mode. If you want to leave the PC for a while, you should activate the standby mode. But you should know is, when the active standby mode the data that you have saved can be damaged or lost if your PC is damaged. We recommend that you first save the data or documents before you activate this standby mode. Standby mode can be done by, click the "Start-Turn Off Computer" then click "Stanby".

7. Use UPS
Always use UPS, because this tool can help rescue data or shut down during a power failure. To set up and configure the UPS equipment tool "Power Option Properties" and select the UPS tab. Section status in the UPS tab displays the approximate number of minutes that can be supported by UPS to your PC. Actually a lot of ways to configure the UPS, but this depends on the model and capacity of the UPS is used.

8. Laptop Battery
If you charge a laptop battery, make sure the charge process is complete. Because the charge is done half-half and then resumed, it will instead spend a lot of energy. If you want to travel, you should take the battery always tambaha. To save on battery consumption. You can use the Hibernate feature / Suspended or use an electric socket that plugs into a wall outlet.

9. USB port
If when you make use of the laptop and then you put one into the USB port on your laptop, you should immediately be released when it's finished it. Because the equipment is still stuck in the USB port, it can also be exhausting on your PC or laptop. Should remove the device when pemakainnya thats enough.
10. Energy Consumption Scheme Laptop
Usually laptop manufacturers also include power management features and software. This software is very useful for the consumer laptop, because the software is able to regulate the use of battery and electric power is being used. In this software there are several options that can be used to determine the burden of hard disks and other energy being used by the laptop. Among knowing the speed of the processor or monitor the proper lighting to conserve battery life. This software can simultaneously be a watchdog for us to use the laptop.

Creating Page Layout Portrait and Landscape In The Same Files in MS Word 2007

Usually in one Microsoft Word document (an MS Word file), Page layout is generally the same orientation is Portrait or Landscape all all.
What if the contents require different documents?, For example, should Portrait page 1, page 2 must Landscape, and so on.

To create pages with different page layout format in the same file in MS Word 2007, follow the steps below.

For example I want to create a MS word document, with page layout on page 1 Portrait orientation, and on the second page Landscape.

• Run MS Word
What to do is the first time we have to distinguish between pages Section 1, and page 2, because the requirements to be able to create pages of different page layout (portrait and landscape) is to distinguish sectionnya.

• Keep the cursor on page 1
• Go to the Menu Tab Page Layout
• Click on the Breaks
• Select / click on Next Page



With a few steps, page sectionnya now differ between page 1 and page 2, we simply set the Page layout orientation, portrait or landscape would be done in the setting of each page.

To create a page 2 that Landscape:
• Keep Cursor on page 1
• Select Menu Tab Page Layout
• Click on Orientation
• Select / click Landscape







Perform the same steps as above for the other pages ..

Driver for VMware Accelerated AMD PCnet Adapter Windows 7 Download

When I installed Windows 7 on VMware vSphere 4, there is a slight problem with the driver for the ethernet eat it, when Windows 7 was installed, networknya ethernetnya not work because drivers are not installed.
The solution I have to eat it to manually install the driver through the device manager in Windows 7. The problem is that when I was a little difficult to get the drivers file, but eventually can also Ethernet Driver VMware Accelerated AMD PCnet Adapter, and that my file sharing on this occasion.

For those of you who have a problem with the network driver windows 7 in VMware vSphere 4 as my above please download ethernetnya here, files in Zip format that contains the ISO file that can be directly mounted on the CD / DVD drive. The password to open the zip file are: h0w2

How to Eliminate Menu Properties By Right Click on My Computer Windows 7, Vista and Xp

When you right-click on Computer (My Computer), there will be a menu when we click the Properties will be heading to information systems and computer configuration.
To avoid friends or anyone that does not get into the properties menu, we can eliminate it., And can be displayed again if we wanted to.

• Go to the RUN Command (Windows Logo + R), type gpedit.msc and then click OK, it will show the Local Group Policy Editor







• Go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Desktop
• Look in the right pane, double-click on the Remove Properties from the Computer icon context menu

• Select / click on Enable, and then click OK







• To see the results, log off or restart the computer. If there is no problem, Menu Propertiesnya now gone from the right-click My Computer
• To restore to normal, just change the option Disable or Not Configured

Addressing the CSV file that appears cluttered irregular Ms Excel

CSV file (comma separated value) files are used to store the data in clear text.
To open this CSV file we usually use MS Excel.

If one day you have a CSV file but when opened using MS Excel messy appearance (only irregular rows of text and the table does not appear), it is usually caused by the difference between the number of writing a standard format with its Windows CSV file.


To fix:

• Click Start -> Control Panel -> Region And Language
• Click on Additional settings





• In the List Column separator change from the, (comma) to: (a semicolon) or otherwise out of: (a semicolon) to, (comma)




• Click OK
• Please open CSV files now.

Saving Page Website / Blog to PDF format without Additional Software

To store digital documents most practical and most widely used today is to save it into a PDF (Portable Document Format).
When you find a page on your website or blog that you think is interesting or you need of course you do. Well .. it does not hurt you immediately save them in PDF format.

Use the Google Chrome browser, Google Chrome because you no longer need you install / use additional software for conversion or save web pages in PDF format, because the facilities already available ie Print to PDF menu.

• Open the page using Google Chrome web browser to be saved to PDF
• Go to the Print menu, by pressing Ctrl + C, or right-click on the area of ​​the page to be printed, and then select the Print




• In Destination, choose Print to PDF





• Press the Print button, then the dialog will appear, for the selection / specify the file name and storage location of the PDF file, and then click Save.

Memindahkan fungsi mouse kiri jadi kanan dengan shortcut

Ada saja berbagai cara jahil yang bisa kita gunakan untuk mengerjai teman kita, contoh nya seperti ini " jika fungsi mouse anda dipindahkan dari kiri menjadi kanan" pasti anda akan merasa bingung untuk menggunakan mouse tersebut?

nah trick kali ini yang akan saya berikan adalah sesuai judul diatas :D

ikuti cara berikut dan mouse anda pasti akan berubah fungsi :

- buka note pad anda dan masukan teks berikut : @ echo off
rundll32 user32, SwapMouseButton

- simpan dengan nama :  mouse.bat 

 

Dan jangan lupa, seperti gambar diatas simpan file menjadi ANSI . (simpan di dekstop)

jika anda ingin menukar fungsi mouse maka tinggal di klik saja, dijamin teman anda akan kebingungan menggunakan mouse yang berubah fungsi, selamat mencoba :) hehhee

Displays the Run Menu All Programs in the Start Menu of Windows 7

Unlike Windows XP, by default in Windows 7 Run menu does not appear in the Start menu Programs (All Programs). To show them we have to activate it first.

• Right-click on the Start button -> then click Properties, a window Taskbar and Start Menu Properties

• On the Start Menu tab, click the Customize

• Scroll to the bottom of the mouse, find the Run Command

• Give Checklist / check in the Run Command, click OK

Dealing with the dead The VGA card of his cooling fan

VGA card or graphic card is one of the components in a computer whose function is to display the image to the screen.
To be able to work well, on any graphics card installed heat sink (pendingain) to remove the heat generated in order not to damage the chip.

In the types of certain VGA card, heat sink equipped with a fan or a fan, with the intention of course to be cooling better, more optimal.

Problems heat sink or cooling fan use is: because the fan rotates mechanically, then over time the rotor or stator section of the fan will wear out, eventually the fan is spinning, and broken.

With VGA card cooling condition is broken, usually the computer will often ngehang, drawing dies, or even a computer will not start at all.


If your computer is using the VGA / graphics card that uses the fan / cooling fan on the chip, and one fan stops spinning (damaged). The most correct way is to replace the graphics card with a new one. But if you do not want to buy, you can still use the VGA card without interruption despite the cooling fan off.

Uninstall / remove the fan off, because there is no better fan / fan of the present but not functioning. there is usually a screw or bolt for anchoring / amplifier, open it with a screwdriver.

Uninstall / remove the fan off, because there is no better fan / fan of the present but not functioning. there is usually a screw or bolt for anchoring / amplifier, open it with a screwdriver.

Once the fan is removed, clean the heat sink of the dirt.

By removing the defective fan, VGA card can be used again, especially if the exhaust fan CPU casing possessed good circulation (big fan casing attached to the CPU), it will be no problem even if the VGA card without using the cooling fan.