Use VLC as a video cutter

The most commonly used video cutters are either Aimersoft Video Cutter or Windows Movie Maker. How many of you guys know that VLC can also be used as a video cutter? Only a few might know it.Well it not exactly cuts the video, but it records that part of the video which is to be cut. After recording a VLC media file appears at My Videos in My Documents. This file is the video that you have cut. It is very simple to cut a video using VLC. To do that follow these steps :

• Firstly open the media file which you want to cut.
• Then click on view -> advance playlist option

• You will see that a bar below the timeline will appear.
• When the part which you want to cut comes, then press the record button
• Press this button again to stop recording

The recorded video will appear in My Videos. Thats how you use VLC as a video cutter...or may be a recorder.

Microsoft launches public beta of Windows 8

Microsoft will be releasing the public beta version of its new operating system Windows 8 today. The company has already made us excited by changing the symbol of Windows. Windows 8 Consumer Preview is now ready for download, so if you want to download it follow this link. I have got this link from Tech2.

• ·         Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup
• ·         Download Windows 8 Consumer Previes ISO ( 32 bit-2.5GB, 64-bit-3.3GB)

This new version of Windows offers versions for both ARM and x86 hardare and features an alternate Metro UI with touch friendly apps, enabling support for portable devices like tablets. Microsoft is offering two ways to get Windows 8 running on your POC. The first link will download a 5 MB setup file that will check and see if your current PC meets the minimum requirements and then, automatically download the corrent version (32-bit or 64-bit). You can also choose to create and Iso file form these files or simply dowload the ISO directly, if you want to instell this on another partition ot PC. If you can running Windows 7 on your PC, then Windows 8 will smoothly run your system.

The minimum system requirements of Windows 8 as follows :

• ·         Processor: 1 GHz or faster
• ·         RAM : 1GB (for 32 bit) or 2 GB (for 64 bit)
• ·         Hard disk space : 16 GB (for 32 bit) or 20 GB (for 64 bit)
• ·         To use touch, you need a teblet or monitor that supports multitouch
• ·         To access Windows Store abd to download and run apps, You nedd an active internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 X 768
• ·         To snap apps, you nedd a screen resolution of at least 1336 X768

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       Source: Tech 2

Wipro launches e.go. range of Ultrabooks

Wipro, one of the leading IT companies of India, makes a mark in the ultrabook segment by launching its 14 inch slim ultabook which it is calling "India's slimmest and first 14 inch ultrabook". It has also launched two other models of 11.6 inch in its e.go range , namely the Aero Alpha and Aero Book. The e.go Alpha is a efficient light weight ultrabook and is good for daily work and ensures a good mobility. It is powered by Intel core i processors. The Aero Book is a  powerful, but lightweight device. With a slim look, it is powered by 2nd generation Intel Core i5 processor and 11.6 inch HD LED display. This ultrabook has a slim profile.

On the other hand e.go. Aero Ultra is the most impressive  release of the company. With a body made up of Magnesium alloy, with about 19.3 mm thickness, this ultrabook cames with a 14 inch HD LED backlit display and is the first slimmest 14 inch ultrabook to make a debut in India. This device is full of features. It comes with 4GB RAM and 500 Gb hard disk and comes preloaded with Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Office Starter Kit. It posseses a large multi gasture touchpad. It also has an isolation keyboard. It incorporates new technologies such as Intel Rapid Start, Intel Smart Response and  Intel Smart Conncet which will enables an always connected state. This device weighs just 1.79 kg. The e.go Aero rane has a price tage ranging from Rs 39,00 to 49,000.

 Source: Tech 2

"No more Torrents" says Pirate Bay

The world's most accessed torrent site on the internet said that they will no longer give out link to torrent file. TPB has decided that they would choose to disable torrents as the default download option for users of the service. It was also decided that torrent files, itself would be disabled by the end of February. This was being done for a number of reasons. The Pirate Bay said that it would be doing this primarily for the sake of saving bandwidth on the service. It’s true, since torrents are considerably larger, than Magnet links, which are similar to hyperlinks.

The Pirate Bay recently posted in their blog that they want to disable torrent file because "They're just a waste of space and our time". The Piratre Bay would be giving us Magnet links because they are simpler to them as compared to .torrent files. Well thats true, magnet files makes use of less bandwidths for those who want to mirror.

TPB also talks about some of their other issuse. These include, Magnet files are difficult to block as compared to .torrent files. Their is also no such tracker that can track what is being downloaded if you're using a magnet file.

Well for those who used to download movies using µtorrent it would be a little difficult to find a good torrent file because TPB will now only provide torrents of those files whose seeds are few. 

Source: The Pirate Bay Blog