HP (Helwett-Packard) -
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
XEROX -
The Greek root "xer" means dry. The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product Xerox as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying.
The Greek root "xer" means dry. The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product Xerox as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying.
SUN Microsystems -
Founded by four Stanford University buddies, Sun is the acronym for Stanford University Network.
SONY -
From the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
From the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
MICROSOFT -
It was coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.
It was coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.
INTEL -
INTegrated ELectronics.
INTegrated ELectronics.
GOOGLE -
The name started as a jockey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google
The name started as a jockey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google
APPLE Computer -
Favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.
Favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.
ADOBE -
The name came from the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.
The name came from the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.
1
From your Windows desktop, click on "Start" and select "Run". Bring up the computer's command prompt by typing "CMD" into the address bar.
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Type "fsutil dirty query d:" into the command prompt. This checks the computer's drive; most likely, it will encounter errors.
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Type in "CHKNTFS /X D:" in the command prompt. The "X" is the command that tells your computer not to check that drive the next time the PC reboots.
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Manually reboot the computer; chkdsk should not run, and you should be brought to your normal Windows desktop.
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Bring up another command prompt and type "Chkdsk /f /r d:" in order to run chkdsk on the offending, damaged drive. This will run the scan and uncover the contaminated files.
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Type "fsutil dirty query d:" into the command prompt; this will confirm that the damaged files have been repaired and that the drive no longer contains any errors.
replace the last letter in all commands to correspond for each drive you have
From your Windows desktop, click on "Start" and select "Run". Bring up the computer's command prompt by typing "CMD" into the address bar.
2
Type "fsutil dirty query d:" into the command prompt. This checks the computer's drive; most likely, it will encounter errors.
3
Type in "CHKNTFS /X D:" in the command prompt. The "X" is the command that tells your computer not to check that drive the next time the PC reboots.
4
Manually reboot the computer; chkdsk should not run, and you should be brought to your normal Windows desktop.
5
Bring up another command prompt and type "Chkdsk /f /r d:" in order to run chkdsk on the offending, damaged drive. This will run the scan and uncover the contaminated files.
6
Type "fsutil dirty query d:" into the command prompt; this will confirm that the damaged files have been repaired and that the drive no longer contains any errors.
replace the last letter in all commands to correspond for each drive you have
credit to TheArfen
Playstation 3 video game consoles
A little information about Video-games entertainment. Gone are the days when operas, theatrical plays, and circus events were the most popular forms of entertainment. With the evolution and rapid development of technology nowadays, entertainment is now on its interactive form. Kids and adults alike find themselves enjoying the benefits of technology, especially on the entertainment industry. Animated and digital films as well as high-technology gadgets replaced traditional forms of entertainment. The impact of technology to the entertainment industry is evident such that it produced one of the most popular machinery of all time, especially to the younger generations of our society—the video game console. Almost every ordinary American household owns at least a video game console. Since the Magnavox Odyssey era, video game consoles proved its worth to be one of the most popular forms of entertainment, especially to the younger generations of our society. The interesting storyline behind every game as well as the animation features are regarded to be one of the contributing factors to the success of video game consoles in the entertainment industry. Thus, it is not surprising that video game consoles reached its seventh generation, which began in the last quarter of 2005 with the release of Microsoft Corporation's Xbox 360. Thanks to the Big 3 of video gaming industry (Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo), video game consoles are evolving fast, resulting to the production of advanced and more powerful video game consoles. Among the members of the seventh generation of video game consoles is Sony's PlayStation 3, which is scheduled to be released on different dates in major countries around the world. Its initial release was announced to be on November 11, 2006 in Japan, November 17 of the same year in Canada and United States, and March 2007 in Australasia and Europe. The third member of Sony's PlayStation series, PS3 was officially unveiled to the public during the E3 Conference on May 16, 2005. The release will involve the shipment of two configurations, as detailed in the Sony press release. The premium version of the PS3 contains an internal 60 GB hard drive, multiple flash memory card reader, wireless internet connectivity, and a brighter cosmetic silver-colored trim. On the other hand, the alternative configuration of the console comes with an internal 20 GB hard drive (which is upgradeable), yet without wireless internet connectivity as well as a memory card reader. According to the information announced on the PS3 press release, the video game console will have a series of title launches for its game, which are as follows: • Madden NFL 2007; • Full Auto 2: Battle Lines; • Genji: Days of the Blade; • College Hoops 2007; • Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire; • Need for Speed: Carbon; • Ridge Racer 7; • Sonic the Hedgehog; • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007; and • Tony Hawk's Project 8. There are also title launches for other genres of PS3 games, such as for role playing (Final Fantasy XIII), action (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots), racing (Gran Turismo HD), and fighting (Virtua Fighter 5). All of these games are released within the last quarter of 2006 and the first half of 2007.
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