Create, Edit, Reize Your HD Partition for Free

Paragon Software Group now has Partition Manager Express that allow users to create, move, resize and format partition. Although only works on Windows 32-bit, it is worth to be included in my blog. Below are its main features:

Redistribute Unused Disk Space

Gain additional space in an your existing partitions by easily resizing and moving partitions with through the smart Resize Wizard.

Organize and optimize your hard drive

Add partitions with the highly intuitive Create Partition Wizard. Leave a core partition to host Windows and automatically create a new partition for work and data files in a logical, intuitive place.

Prepare your hard drive for backup

Simplify the backup process by separating your data from your Operating System. A structured approach allows you to have a separate location for your OS, your data, and your backups.

Dual boot user systems

Many applications still don't work with Vista, so why not keep a copy of Windows XP? With separate drive partitions, you can install several operating systems and have a choice on startup.

Iphone Ringtones - M4R files

Iphone users who wants to add ringtones have currently one choice to do so (at least for regular users)... that's it, user have to buy ringtones from itunes store.  Searching the web shows that using itune v7.4.x, user can import any music file and have itunes convert it to AAC file.  And from AAC file, convert to M4A file then renamed to M4R.  I haven't tried this approach as I don't have copy of the old itune v7.4.x, but you can surely learn how to do using this YouTube link I found.

Incidentally, I also came across this website which have a few free ringtones.  I will continue to search for more sites which have free ringtones... or best if I can find a freeware converter that converts MP3 or any known audio files to M4R format.  I'll surely keep you all posted.

Going to Vista!

Windows Vista is not something new, in fact, it was released way back early 2007.  But it is not until just recently that I got my hand on my very own notebook with Vista preinstalled.  Honestly, I am one of the many who, as XP loyalist users, had been telling others the "Bad" side of Vista and convincing people to stay with XP.  

Just a side note...Vista comes in several flavours (Home, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate) each having its own ups and downs.  I found this website showing the feature comparison between each flavour.  Mine is Vista Business.

The very moment I started my new ThinkPad, I was like....yikes! Vista!  Okay, I admit I had not really fully used Vista before, and perhaps after more than a year in the market, Microsoft would have fixed majority of the "negative" side of Vista.  But then again, even XP still have issues as of this writing.

After two weeks of actual usage.  I have to agree with the critics, Vista is not as friendly as XP (as far as I am concerned).  My major comments: it IS slow and it is TOO protected.  Of course there are "tweaks" to make it fast, but hey, at 2.16Ghz and with 2GB RAM, I would expect it to be faster than my good old notebook with slower CPU speed with lesser memory (1GB RAM) under XP.  With the new higher specs, I would have experienced high speed computing should it had come with Windows XP.  I guess it's true, if you want Vista, go get better hardware first.

In search for "tweaking" Vista... I came across PCStats.  They had compiled 99 ways to squeeze Vista.  Click here is the link.   Of course not all of the solutions are applicable, but you can really boost a bit out of the slowness.  

But again, after two weeks of usage... I still agree with the critics.  Next few weeks might change...who knows.

Joining the World of Blogging!

Okay! for years people had been writing in diaries, and there I am appreciating their "hard work" and I had been telling myself: "one day... one day". Then came the net era where many shifted from writing their daily life into notebooks to writing them down in the internet - BLOG!

Yeah, I might be a little late on blogging, but at least that "one day" is now a reality... finally! With regards to topic? hmm... I'm looking at writing my never-ending search to make my (and probably those who read my blog) computing life easier.

For my readers, I do hope you would share your views. I would love to learn from others as well.