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Why ReadyBoost is not a great technology

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I am going to write this one with simplest explanations possible, but still you gotta bear with me, I get technical at times. So here it goes, first of all, there are two terms I will be defining first -<br />
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1. RAM (Random Access Memory) -<br />
Random Access Memory or RAM as we can call it in short, is a computer component (Well, technically it is possessed by a lot of devices including your smartphone, ATM machines, DTH operator boxes, etc).<br />
What it basically does is, store all the files which are needed by a program to execute for a temporary period. That is, when a program starts, it needs a few files to run, it then copies those particular files from the storage drives and then puts them into the RAM.<br />
Why does it do that ?  <br />
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<li>The RAM is about a thousands times faster than the hard drive storage. </li>
<li>RAMs are running at 8 Gb/s while a hard drive runs at 100 mB/s avg. </li>
<li>RAM can be directly accessed by the CPU.</li>
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2. Page file<br />
Page file is a really good technique to arrange files in the RAM. What happens in computing is that the RAM's memory locations are filled and then once they are done being used, they are removed. So, we are left with fragments of free space scattered all over and not connected to each other, and what paging does is that it stores the files randomly but notes down the sequence of that file and where it is stored. This storing is done a hard drive. Here is a diagram for explaining it easily.<br />
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Now that you know these two terms, I'll head further and tell you what a ReadyBoost technology does. <br />
ReadyBoost just replaces a hard drive to the flash drive for paging. Now taking in context the speeds of these, a flash drive hardly reaches 20 mB/s avg. While a good quality hard disk would pop up to at least a hundred.<br />
What else it does is that it caches all the other files on the disk. But is it really needed when you have a disk faster than your flash drive ?<br />
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Why ReadyBoost is not a great technology

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Get iOS/Mac OS like Launcher on Windows PC

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Want a iOS or Mac OS like feel on your Windows Desktop PC?<br />
WinLaunch is the solution for it . When it is activated/launched it turns your Windows Desktop into beautiful App launcher most alike iOS , You may see the screenshots below.<br />
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WinLaunch currently Supports Windows Vista , Windows 7 and Windows 8 . The developer websites says it is optimized for touch displays also for more better feel.<br />
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This launcher comes in 32-bit and 64-bit version. After installing it you may press "F" to drag and drop more icons .<br />
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You may download the launcher from <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/winlaunch/" target="_blank">here </a><br />
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Top 5 Windows 7 and 8 Games

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Playing games has become one of the addictions of today’s youth. But this addiction is not good as it can make a person lazy and unfit. But still playing games is not bad at all it refreshes our mind, it relaxes us from all the tensions and work faced by us in the day. One should surely play games but not so much that we get addicted to them. Playing games can make our mind fresh and gives us energy too. Have you got a new windows 7 laptop or pc? Then here there are games which you can take and download and play at anytime and anywhere to relax you.<br />
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Counter strike 1.6 is such a version of game which is been playing by the youth from years together. But still today it is one of the best game and most wanted game by the people. It is very relaxing when we play this game. It creates some kind of energy in us when we play it. That is the reason why the kids and the youth too love to play it. Its animation, sound, graphics, levels all are the best in its own way. The aim of this game is to kill your opponent. It does not matter if you are a terrorist or a counter terrorist. The one who survives in this game will of course win the game. If you have not tried it then surely you should as it is one of the best windows 7 games.<br />
<br />Another game grand theft auto 5 that is GTA 5 is not yet released for PC. But even before its release it’s become so famous among the people that they have even started pre-ordering it. They have searched and found out that there are almost 1 million orders for the game before its release and they are sure that this count will increase after the release which is on 17th September 2013.<br />
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Battlefield 2 is also one of the best graphics game but still it lacks behind in Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 4 is yet to release but still it is in demand. Whatever it may be but the craze for Battlefield has not decreased but is increasing day by day. One should try and play this game.<br />
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Need for speed: Most Wanted 2012 is also one of the famous games of computer or you can say windows 7 or windows 8. One should really try this game and we are sure that you will really like it and will try to reach far levels of the game! Call of the duty Is so addictive and awesome game which once you start playing you will not stop until you finish it! But hold on it is not so easy to finish but surely it is one of the best games to play with! So are you exited and ready to play these games? Then you should surely have Windows XP or Windows 7 or Windows 8 now download these games and have fun with them!<br /><br />
Author Bio : This post has been contributed by Prithvi. He is a blogger at <a href="http://www.commenti.org/" target="_blank">Commenti</a> and <a href="http://geeksworkshop.info/" target="_blank">Geeks workshop</a>. <br /></div>

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Why you need to monitor your teen

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One of the most challenging and at the same time perhaps the most rewarding tasks that a person can be faced with is to be a parent, more so parenting a teenager. Essentially, a teenager is a freedom, a will, which naturally causes issues when confronted by another will- of the parents’- especially when it attempts to establish its seniority.  Parents consider it their job to make sure that their children grow up to become healthy, successful and responsible. It has been noted in recent surveys that secrecy in terms of how teens behave on the web is in procession. It’s only natural for parents to try and remain ahead of their teens to make sure that they do not indulge in any risky behavior that could land them into trouble.<br />
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<u><b>Teens: Risky and Frisky</b></u><br />
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The Teen Internet Behavior study (2012) by McAfee shows how teens are hiding risky activities that they engage in, from their parents who remain unaware of this. There is a general awareness nowadays regarding the dangers one can be exposed to online; however, the study shows that teens still post private information and photos that can be risky on the web. Other risky behavioral attributes include accessing inappropriate content while ironically 73.5% parents trust that their children won’t do so. According to some more stats, the largest group is of the teens who have accessed simulated violence online, followed by the ones who have accessed sexual topics and then the ones accessing pornographic and nude content.<br />
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Among other specificities of teenage is keeping secrets. Some of these secrets are meant to avoid those awkward moments that make both the teens and their parents equally clueless or those “talks” – the ones that parents are supposed to deliver at least one like the one regarding sexuality, drugs, etc- and others are just plain cover ups for teens’ shady activities.  The survey by McAfee shows that these surreptitious ways are gaining momentum as over 70% teens have found ways to sidestep parental monitoring while the figure was 45% in 2010.<br />
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<u><b>Sneaky…Stealthy…Caught in the act</b></u><br />
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Fortunately for the parents, there are several tools available that can help parents monitor and manage data flow from the Web. Many carriers, including Verizon, offer options that filter content from the internet according to the user’s age. Similarly, Microsoft offers Family Safety via Windows Live Essentials, from Windows 7 onwards, which can help restricting programs, content and downloads along with setting access times and tracking child’s online activity.<br />
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Furthermore, internet abuse can entail legal risks for a teenager too. The study indicates that 15% teens hack a social network account, 8.7% hack an email account and 30.7% access pirated content on the internet while less than 15% parents know about such activities.<br />
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All in all, it’s a difficult decision for parents to draw the lines for their children especially when it comes to internet usage. In this age of information and technology where children are much more tech savvy than parents, parents would not want to see their child lagging behind others in this regard. However, parents would also not want to live in a bubble till the child comes across someone dangerous on the net or even worse that the child becomes that someone dangerous and authorities come knocking their doors.<br />
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