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Pinnacle USB PCTV - Free HDTV live on your PC

HD Free-to-Air TV viewing has become popular in the past year, specially now that cable companies are switching to fully Digital and HDTV is becoming more of a standard. However if you arent a HDTV subscriber and would like a free flexible alternative to watching HDTV on your PC, Pinnacle has created a sleek device, the PCTV HD Pro USB Stick . The PCTV HD Pro handles Standard definition TV cable (NTSC), HD (ATSC) and FM Radio. It also allows you to connect to your cable service directly into the wall using ClearQAM for any unencrypted digital signal (in most cases all your basic channels). The HD broadcast playback is up to 1080i, both on ASTC and ClearQAM and handle over-the-air SD/HD programming. In our video review below PCWizKid sets up and installs the the PCTV HD Pro USB Stick (model 801e) in Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit edition). However we also test it in Windows XP Pro 32bit which is basically the same when it comes to using the software provided by Pinnacle . The Minimu...

Windows Vista Aero - The What and How to guide

What is the Vista Aero Experience? Does your PC have what it takes to support it? How do you enable it? This is the intention of this article as we go through demystifying the details behind using the Aero features in Windows Vista. First lets review the features that Aero has to offer. Vista Aero enables the new a see through Glass look and feel in which the Start Menu, taskbar, and all onscreen windows and dialog boxes take on a new glass-like translucent sheen. The Aero Glass effect provides a heightened sense of depth and a more professional looking user experience (something we have already seen in Linux Distro's and OSX as desktop effects). With Aero, Windows Flip 3D creates a view of your open windows in a three-dimensional stack on your desktop. Use the Windows logo+TAB keys to cycle between these windows and find what you want. To use Windows Flip , hold down the Alt key and tap the Tab key to cycle between all of the running applications and open windows. Aero also en...

Free Windows Cursors Themes - with CursorFX 2.0

If your tired of the default windows cursors, and your stuck back in the 90's. Time to get a facelift and get with the times with CursorFX v2.0. StarDock has released a free Cursor Theme Management utility which takes it to the next level allowing you to do the following: Cursors can be unlimited size Fully anti-aliased cursors Fully 32-bit alpha blended cursors Animations and scripts Cursors with normal and pressed states ...

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