Loaded windows 7 ultimate on my laptop............ oh its so gr8....... much better than the old Vista.. the features are just tooo awesome.. u should get a feel of it to believe the words.. the taskbar of this operating system is the ultimate feature.. it so perfectly planned and designed.. know what.. “If you pin Explorer to the taskbar and start a copy, the explorer icon acts as a progress bar for the copy? So you can go to other apps and at a glance see how far your copy has to go just by looking at the icon”... Though this feature is just a minute one, microsoft team surely must be applauded for even thinking of such small stuff.. the other features of this operating system are well explained and compared in the following two links..
The Complete Review -- http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/
Comparision between Windows XP/ Vista/ Windows 7 -- http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/windows_7_review
Guys.. believe me.. this one is worth it.. it will surely displace XP and of course the rotten Vista..
          
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How to Secure Your PC from Hackers, Virus and other Online Threats
Nine simple steps to build a more secure computing environments that save the precious data on your hard-drive from online threats and gives you a better working experience. [Based on Dell TuneUp software recommendations.]
1. Windows Remote Registry Service Disabled
Windows’ Remote Registry Service allows other users to gain access to your computer’s system registry and modify it. This is useful in situations where you require remote assistance. However, because this feature can create a major security risk, by disabling the Remote Registry Service, you increase your system’s security.
2. Microsoft Messenger Service Disabled
The Microsoft Messenger Service running on your computer can be used to send malicious pop-up messages that contain spam or viruses. By disabling this service, you increase your system’s security and protect it from external attacks designed to exploit this service.
3. Windows Automatic Updates Feature Enabled
The Windows Automatic Updates feature keeps your computer up-to date with the latest software updates and enhancements. The updates are delivered to your computer with minimal interference and require little or no action on your part. By enabling your computer’s Automatic Updates feature, you increase your system’s security and make sure that your computer automatically updates itself.
4. Internet Explorer Pop -Up Blocker Enabled
The Internet Explorer pop up blocker prevents pop up messages from appearing on your computer. These pop -up messages often contain malicious software or unwanted advertisements. By enabling the pop up blocker, you increase your system’s security and improve your Internet browsing experience.
5. Internet Explorer Security Settings Optimized
When your Internet security settings are below the recommended level, your computer is vulnerable to external attacks and security breaches. Changing your the settings to the Medium Level helps protect that your system whenever you use the Internet.
6. Microsoft Office Macros Security Optimized
Macros are user-defined series of instructions for a computer. Microsoft Office macros are scripts that are executed within an Office document (Word, Excel, etc.) to enhance the application’s capabilities. However, because macros may contain viruses or malicious code, by setting your Office macros security to the recommended settings, you make sure that you do not inadvertently infect your computer through a macro.
7. Browser Hijack Prevention Completed
Each URL address that you type into the Web browser is first translated into an IP address. This IP address determines which site is loaded to your browser. To translate the IP address into a URL name, the browser uses a local file called a hosts file. Occasionally, malicious software implants its own hosts file into your computer and directs the browser to this file, which may contain unsafe Web sites. By remapping your browser to the original hosts file, you increase your system’s security, protect it from external attacks, and ensure that you are directed only to the Web sites you intend to visit.
8. Suspicious Auto Run Files Removed
Auto-run files are files that start up automatically as soon as you access the directory where they are installed. Some auto -run files may be used to automatically run malicious code, and can make your system vulnerable to external attacks. By removing all suspicious auto -run files, you increase your system’s security and protect it from external attacks designed to exploit these files.
9. Windows XP Firewall Enabled
A firewall is software or hardware that helps block unauthorized users, viruses, and worms that could reach your computer over the Internet. Therefore, it is important to make sure you have a firewall installed and activated before connecting to the Internet, such as the Windows XP integrated built -in firewall. Activating the Windows XP Firewall with its default settings permits opening connections that originate from your computer, but blocks connections that originate from the outside. This makes it more difficult to attack your computer from the Internet. By enabling the Windows XP Firewall, you increase your system’s security and protect it from many external attacks.
Perform OCR with Google Docs – Turn Images Into Editable Documents
Google Docs can now perform OCR on digital images. You can upload an image containing typewritten or printed text (like a fax document or a scanned newspaper clipping) to your Google Docs account and it will turn that image into editable text.
In the following example, Google Docs successfully extracted all the text from a scanned book page and converted it into an editable document.
The OCR feature in Google Docs is not part of the standard UI yet but you can use this sample form to upload scanned images to your Google Account and the server will automatically try to extract text from these images provided the image resolution is good and that the text inside images is written using Latin character sets.
The OCR feature can also extract text from noisy images as well (like this WSJ clipping) though the recognized text is not very accurate and the document formatting is lost (see conversion results).
If you are a developer, you can add the ocr=true parameter to your upload request and Google Docs will automatically scan that image for text patterns. You can also upload images to Google Docs without the OCR parameter but in that case, the image will be converted into a new Word document sans OCR.
Like Google Docs, Google Search too includes OCR features but the difference is that while Google Docs can extract text from images, the OCR in Google Search works only with scanned PDF files.
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