By Satish |

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

• How to Speed-up Your Mac [Performance Guide]
• Top 5 Most Beautiful and Stylish Mobile Phones
• Vertu Phone – Vertu Constellation Ayxta Unboxing Pics

How to Speed-up Your Mac [Performance Guide]   Although Macs are designed to be performance beasts, there comes a time in every shiny Apple computer's life when the stresses of computing life can get to them… I've experienced this with my own MacBook; it's starting to get a little sluggish, even though I now use it for much less power-hungry applications such as writing and email. Occasionally, I'll dabble in some image editing or graphics creation with The GIMP or Inkscape, or some music composition in Garageband. But I've noticed some serious performance lag as I near my first year with the Mac. So, today I present to you some quick tips on how to enhance the performance of your Mac, be it an Apple portable, an all-in-one iMac, or that beast of a machine, the Mac Pro. Clean out the "Downloads" folder: This is a surprising one; sometimes, you never realize how big the Downloads folder on your Mac can really get. Mine is almost 2GB (!). This is valuable hard-disk space that could be utilized in better ways. I recommend you delete any unnecessary files in this folder (if possible, clean-out the entire folder). Move any files you want to keep for future use (such as installation packages) to an external hard drive. Clean out the "Start-up" Processes: Some applications launch immediately when you start-up your Mac. However, you may not need to use any of them, so why not remove them from the Startup que? Do this by navigating to: Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Items. In there, simply click on the name of a startup item, and click the "minus" sign at the bottom of the list box. Get rid of languages you don't need: By default, OS X installs a bunch of languages to make the OS more universally accessible. But you may not need most of those files; simply remove them by using a nifty utility called Monolongual. Restart your Mac: If you tend to keep your Mac on for a long time (a good few days at most), it's time to give the poor thing a rest — they do have feelings too, you know! Restart the machine, and you may experience a jump in performance. Repair your system: Utilities like Onyx (link to application site) can perform "repairs" to the system, fixing little portions of the OS that may have gotten damaged with the day-to-day stresses of digital life. Clean the Hard Drive: Move-off those unnecessary files like movies, music, and photos, to an external hard drive. Personally, I have my DVD collection which is optimized for iPod viewing sitting on my external drive, saving over 20-30GB of space. Saving disk space gives your Mac a "fresh" feel too, and it makes Spotlight searches that much quicker. Finally, it's highly recommended that if you own any of the latest Macs (from 2008 onwards, like the uni-body Mac Books), you upgrade to Snow Leopard. While OS X 10.6 doesn't include many visual features, it's refinements under-the-hood make your Mac feel brand new. Do you have any tips of your own that you use to speed-up your Mac? Drop a line in the comments below!

Top 5 Most Beautiful and Stylish Mobile Phones   Gone are the days when big and bulky mobile phones were used as mere tools of communication. With the advancement in technology and everyday increasing greed of the users to have something new and different, wide varieties of mobile phones are introduced in the market. The cell phones of today are not meant only for communication purpose but they also reflect your style quotient (Check out the thinnest, slimmest cell phones) and adds a glamour to your personality. Just imagine those times when your rich geeky friend took out his stylish and beautiful mobile phone from his pocket and you had nothing to do except grinding your teeth. The Simple, beautiful Mobile Phones? There is no dearth of smart, stylish and beautiful mobile phones in the market but here we have picked up the top 5 most beautiful and stylish handsets that are simple and that would make even your best friend envy of you. O2 Ice Phone: If you are a style conscious person and wants to make a lasting impression with all your accessories and gadgets then O2 Ice is just the perfect pick for you. This small and stylish 3G handset besides having cosmetic beauty is also loaded with wide variety of interesting features including 1.3 MP to capture all your memorable moments, MP3 player to enjoy music no matter wherever you may go, Bluetooth to provide connectivity with compatible devices and other features as well. Helio Kickflip Phone: If you are in search for a handset which is small as well as stylish then Helio Kickflip is the perfect option. Besides being small in size the mobile is packed with interesting features like 2.2 inches of display offering pixel resolution of 320 X 240, 3G capabilities, 2 MP camera capable of capturing all your special moments in form of high quality images and various others. Samsung Soul Phone: This beautiful looking handset is not only known for its compact design but also for its amazing connectivity features. It is light in weight and is capable of functioning on 2G as well as 3G networks. Other features which make this handset extremely usable include Bluetooth, GPRS, USB, multi format music player and many others. KDDI Neon Phone: This interesting looking phone grabs a place in the top most beautiful and stylish handsets and is available in vivid colors of pink, black and light blue. Other impressive features of this handset include miniSD slot, music player, FM tuner, 1.3MP camera and many others. NEC N908 Phone: This mobile phone looks stylish in its credit card size and features music player, 1.3 MP camera, microSD card. Simple and sexy!

Vertu Phone – Vertu Constellation Ayxta Unboxing Pics   The Vertu Phones, makes it way from the Nokia manufacturer can add class to your life. Needless to say, Vertu have been known for their luxuriously built and high-end mobile phones. And, last year Vertu decided to expand the Vertu constellation model, giving it the name – Vertu Constellation Ayxta. Unlike most of the luxurious Vertu models, the Vertu Ayxta phone possess a plain stainless steel body with a touch of aluminum detailing over it. This ordinary flip phone, from its exterior look may not sound expensive enough, but, being the Vertu product, the estimated price of Vertu constellation Ayxta is $7500. The Vertu Constellation Ayxta phone comes with a descent specification and features: USB Support, 6 hours talk time, 300 hours standby, and some exclusive vertu applications for download. Also, unboxing pics of the Vertu Constellation Ayxta have been added here for those who are eagerly waiting to find out if this is their ultimate mobiling device! Thanks to Geardiary who stepped forward and purchased his unit of Vertu constellation Ayxta from Syndey.