Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Upgrading OS X To v 10.8 Mountain Lion - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

Upgrading OS X To v 10.8 Mountain Lion - Advanced Tech Tips Blog


Upgrading OS X To v 10.8 Mountain Lion

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:07 PM PDT


Apple OS X Mountain Lion is now available for upgrade, there could be three major possible scenarios for an upgrade and here are they :

  1. Your Mac was bought on or after June 11, 2012 - You will get the "Mountain Lion" upgrade for free, simply claim your free download coupon and download from Mac App Store.
  2. You have OS X Snow Leopard/Lion installed and you bought your computer in late 2009 or after - upgrade for $20 through the Mac App Store.
  3. Older computer - Check system requirements and upgrade to Snow Leopard or Lion and then procces to "Mountain Lion" upgrade.

Here are screenshots of OS X Lion to OS X Mountain Lion upgrade process.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Hacking Asus O!Play into O!Play Air using cheap USB WiFi adapter - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

Hacking Asus O!Play into O!Play Air using cheap USB WiFi adapter - Advanced Tech Tips Blog


Hacking Asus O!Play into O!Play Air using cheap USB WiFi adapter

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:33 PM PDT


Asus O!Play is a popular digital multimedia player allowing users to enjoy local, networked and internet multimedia content in full-hd quality supporting a wide range of formats. The player has two models Asus O!Play HDP-R1 and Asus O!Play Air with the only difference being the "Air" model having WiFi connectivity option.

Interestingly all a user needs to do is to hack the device firmware on HDP-R1 model, to use cheaply available common WiFi USB dongles out there enabling WiFi functionality similar to O!Play Air model at much cheaper price.

hacking asus

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Google Fiber announced - Free internet and other services with speeds upto one gigabit per second with no data caps - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

Google Fiber announced - Free internet and other services with speeds upto one gigabit per second with no data caps - Advanced Tech Tips Blog


Google Fiber announced - Free internet and other services with speeds upto one gigabit per second with no data caps

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 11:45 PM PDT


Google Fiber LogoGoogle today unveiled an new era in high-speed online computing, with launch of Google Fiber service the company plans to offer free and cheap fast speed internet services to the last mile at consumers premisses.

Google Fiber offers amazing speeds of upto one gigabit upload & download with NO DATA CAPS and full TV channel lineup offering crystal clear HD multimedia at most affordable pricing.

The Google Fiber is company's attempt to get end-users connected to gigabit speed network for a complete entertainment and computing experience in cloud, the service features hardware appliances like Network Box, TV Box, Nexus 7 tablet and Storage Box with cloud services like Google Drive and online multimedia delivery services to offer a complete fully-connected lifestyle.

Google fiber
free internet from Google

The video introduction below gets things more clear.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

iTruth !!! plus 1 new tips...

iTruth !!! plus 1 new tips...


iTruth !!!

Posted: 28 Jul 2012 01:56 AM PDT


iFact

nVidia Tegra chips to support Miracast wireless mirroring technology

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:23 PM PDT


Imagine the fun of mirroring your computer, smartphone or tablet screen to a large display without requiring any wires or messing with configurations, WiFi Direct (Intel's WiDi) is one such technology amongst many like DLNA and AirPlay which are already available in many mainstream consumer products like Sony Bravia displays and Android, iOS devices. To make things standard the Wi-Fi Alliance has now introduced the Miracast wireless display standard, Miracast will be the standardized protocol for devices and displays to connect easily and start streaming in few seconds, ensuring full compatibility between various devices and vendors.

Miracast

To get things started nVidia the manufacturer of leading mobile chip Tegra has announced that devices powered by their platform will get incorporated with Miracast enabling users to stream pictures, HD videos, and high-performance games effortlessly without lag. A video demonstration of this technology is posted below.

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