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Shadow copy

I always enjoyed the shadow copy feature on win2k3 and winxp environment, as I have a habit of deleting the files I need, Itâ€™s saves lot of time with out going to backup tapes and restoring etc.

Now vista bring that functionality to home with out a win2k3 server, I didnâ€™t know this till last week when I accidentally deleted the original rip from a DVD instead of a converted wmv file, (too big to get stored on Recycle bin) I kept both on a same folder, so I got mixed up,Â any way I did some googling to ways to bring the deleted the files and found out Vista have this option and brought it back with in 2 mins how cool.

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Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications

Finally got it to working on my Vista, shame it doesnâ€™t come with Bash shell, I need to get that working as Iâ€™m more use to that than vistaâ€™s default C shell and Korn shell but with Bash you will have best of both worlds. I installed the SDK as well, Now I need to put this to a good use, will give the*nix network tools a try.

Sivaji: The Boss

It was good movie, I liked it, Rajani saved him self by using encryption on his laptop :D, and had some good comedy too. I wont go again 2 watch it but I can give 3/5

here is the wiki link if u don\’t know what I\’m talking about (it\’s a tamil movie )

No family discount for vista ultimate :(

Well I bought the retail version Vista ultimate thinking I can get home premium for $50 (up to 2 pcs), apparentlyÂ that\’s only for US and Canada for UKers, we still need to pay Â£139 to get the same software they get for Â£25, I\’m gone get some one in Canada to getÂ it ordered. Stupid M$ then they cry as people pirate their software etc

ebay.co.uk is expencive for new things

Most sellers are ripping people off,Â all the new so call bargain stuff they sell in ebay can be bought else where for Â£10 to Â£15 cheaper. then this postage scam where you have to pay Â£25 to get a CD. I dont think It\’s worth the risk for 2nd hand stuff ebay is the place 😀

Windows ReadyBoost

Well I had an old usb stick so thought to give the ReadyBoost a chance, put it in and set all the setting etc and restarted the computer, It didn\’t make my system faster but made my Itunes works with out any crash, don\’t ask me how. I don\’t even know how that\’s linked may be itunes is having trouble accessing prefetched data from the hard drive. Well it works so gone buy another super fast usb disk and use it

here is the video about ReadyBoost

Vista ULTIMATE

$\"a06wa1.jpg\"$ I love my vista business so much I went and bought the ULTIMATE retail copy :D, I know I waste money like crazy, It\’s actually come in a nice case and both CD inc luded (64bit and 32bit). still need activation but allow to change computers, so not a bad deal

new vista pc and Itunes

Finally I build my new computer , Intel E6600 with ASUSÂ P5B mother board, Its came with the raid controller I was ok as I don\’t store data on my computer so might as well go for RAID 0. Every thing went well till I try to download podcast on Itunes computer restarted automatically and my RAID controller started reporting asÂ \”Error Ocurred (0)\” on both drives. I know raid 0 is not safe but didn\’t thinkÂ it was this bad 😀

Any way as any one I searchedÂ the error message on google to find out It\’s a itunes and Intel raid drivers issue, so updated the raid drivers with IntelÂ matrix console etc and It\’s seems to fix the restarting issues, now only itunes crash if I try to download any thing in their. so I moved the itunes library to my network drive and all good now.

Phew It did got me worried tho

Windows Vista Business edition

Bought an OEM ver, don\’t know to build another PC or just using it on the one I\’m using now hmm

Guess what I bought on ebay :D

$\"084a_1_b.jpg\"$ Â Bought an original IBM ps 2 model 50z with all the disksÂ 😀