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Apple’s Answer to the PC tablet: the iPAD is here!

Posted by Jules in Computers on February 5th, 2010

For almost a year of secrecy, Apple reveals what it calls a revolutionary creation for handling emails, web browsing, viewing movie videos etc, etc.

The iPAD is just an example of a product repackaged, and will probably be a success because of PR hype it is getting from Apple. Just like the iPhone, which essentially a pocket pc made by Apple, and has been out for at least a decade.

It is rumored that the iPAD will cost between 300-400 pounds. It costs significantly more that Sony’s e-book reader which you can get for around 140 pounds, and obviously the iPAD can do much more than allowing you to read e-books. So I can see that Sony’s e-book reader is a dying breed. I don’t think that the iPAD will mark the decline in laptop sales, and I am not suggesting that it is meant to be a direct rivaling technology to laptops.

I don’t think that the iPAD is a bad idea, as it will become a valuable tool as the technology improves in the a couple of years time, and would be something I would carry around in my bag as a substitute to a laptop on the way to work.

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Help:- “Invalid Update Control CTF File”

Posted by Capes in General, Technology on November 3rd, 2009

I turned on my Laptop and I see a message balloon saying ‘Invalid Update Control CTF File’ and it relates to my installation of AVG Antivirus Free Edition. Am thinking ‘my PC is under attack by a virus -again!’.

Then I calm down and try to deal with the problem at hand. After some time messing about with the settings, I came to the solution, that obviously works.














Here are the steps:

  1. From the Tools menu, select Advanced Settings:
    AVGSteps012 Help: Invalid Update Control CTF File
  2. On the following screen, select Manage, which is found on the left hand side under Update tree:
    AVGSteps022 Help: Invalid Update Control CTF File
  3. On the right hand side press Delete temporary update files, then if everything (the deletion goes fine) went OK, then you should see the following dialogue:
    AVGSteps031 Help: Invalid Update Control CTF File
  4. Next carry out an update to finish:
    AVGSteps041 Help: Invalid Update Control CTF File
  5. End

Notes: If you find that the update failed then try steps 2-3 again, and wait some time before going on the proceeding steps.

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Firefox Tab Reload Issue Resolved!

Posted by Capes in Technology on June 24th, 2009

I had to reinstall my operating system again because of major issues with a Trojan Horse Virus. In some ways I am thankful as my laptop now runs faster because of the lower payload (which wont last long -I guess!).
After installing various important software packages that I uses often, I start using tabs in Firefox, then to my horror I find that when I multi tab browse, each time I reselect one of the tabs I had open previously, it refresh/reloads itself.  This became very annoying for me, in fact annoying  enough to make me consider switching back to IE8 or even use Google’s Chrome (which is quite good to use, but I am too familiar with Firefox to have changed to it  in the past). Anyway, after much experimenting I found the issue, it’s to do with eBay -yes, because specifically its their Skype plugin that causes the reload/refresh tab each time you switch to it.

Resolving it means uninstalling the Skype plugin – eBay can you get your act together with your overpriced purchase of Skype, and resolve this issue by stopping this bug. While on the subject of eBay, can you guys (John Donahoe and girl: Meg Whitman ~ former CEO) at eBay,  can you stop messing with peoples lives by making eBay so rubbish and difficult and very risky place for sellers to plan ahead (stock buying, ), when you keep changing the way eBay works.
If you want to make money and keep buyers and sellers at eBay then reverse the mess Meg Whitman has caused make things how it use to be.

Do this or you WILL find a mass exodus to totally free auction site like 2made (http://www.2made.co.uk).

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