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Each of us has different views when it comes to our computer’s operating system. We all have witnessed the release of various windows operating system. As we get used of using the most known operating system like the Windows, Linux, Ubuntu and more, there are still a lot that are available for use that are not so familiar with us.

Icloud – is an operating system that offers various benefits like a 50GB of online storage, easy sharing, and an application development feature. It also does make your desktop look good and eye-catching and has much application available that you might need for your computer needs. This cute OS offers various features including the following:

• An online file system for the user storage of their files of all types.
• WebDAV-support that allows direct access to the user’s icolud storage from Windows Explorer.
• It also has productivity applications including write, calendar, mail that is compatible will all of the email accounts plus a free icloud account, contacts, todo, calculator, notepad, and unzip.
• Icloud also has a photo organizer that has a sharing capability, media player called iPlay, movie player, and a radio.
• Icloud’s IM and web browser are also one of the features.

Glide OS 3.0 – this is another operating system available today. Glide is an ad-free cloud computing solution and is accessible from a computer and a mobile phone. It has various useful applications available free of charge and provides 10GB of free storage. It also provides automatic file and application compatibility from one device and operating system to another. Glide users are also allowed to set-up up to 6 family member accounts and will only take less than 2 minutes to set-up. Features for Glide OS include:

• 10GB of virtual disk space
• Office tools like word processor, presentation creator, calculator, and a calendar
• Photo editor
• Website creator
• Glide webmail
• Synchronization and file sharing

G.ho.st or Global hosted operating system – is a virtual computer that has almost everything you have in a physical computer like a desktop, file storage, and applications. This operating system comes in two versions, which are the G.ho.st VC and G.ho.st Lite for mobile phones and old computers using a dial-up internet connection. It has features like:

• 15GB of professionally hosted and backed-up disk space
• Sharing and collaboration
• Office suite for document editing, spreadsheets, and presentations using G.ho.st integrations with Zoho.
• Mail
• Web browser

Jolicloud – developed for netbooks, Jolicloud is an operating system that supports all connectivity hardware like 3G modems, Wi-Fi, and Blutooth. It also has Skype, Google reader, Gmail, Meebo, and VLC. Social networking enthusiast will definitely love Jolicloud as it made accessing to Facebook and Twitter easier. Another nice feature of Jolicloud is its compatibility with Linux, windows, AIR, and web applications that support Flash and Gears fro offline web.

eyeOS – is operating system that can be use by individuals and organizations alike. Creating an account on eyeOS server is also possible. With the use of the eyeOS Toolkit, the eyeOS acts as a platform for web applications. It also has word processor, address book, PDF reader, and more.

Majority of the online users if not all are into downloading different things like software, shareware, freeware, videos, movies, music, and more. However, despite of the vast sources for downloadable items, many of us have experienced in downloading the wrong item.  In regard to this situation, listed below are some of the best and reliable download sites.

Download.com – this Cnet powered download site is one of the safest sites to source out. it offers a wide directory of downloadable shareware and freeware. In addition, it has unique features like dynamic user rating and download records to reveal the donwloadable’s popularity and usefulness the said item is. Ratings are shown in the form of stars, which can be the user’s basis of choosing a downloadable item.

Tucows – is another known download site that has already been around for quite some time already. Being the first to provide software on a freeware basis, Tucows has made a name for itself even during the early times of the internet. Today, Tucows already has over 30,000 software available for download and has over 1000 partner sites around the globe that provide each users the comfort of fast and local downloads.

Zdnet Downloads – this one of a kind download site offers a wide, comprehensive, and searchable directory of software that is made available for download. Another great feature about this site is its user ratings that will serve as the user’s guide in choosing for the right software for them. In addition, it also has reviews from the happy and satisfied users that serve as a big influence in choosing for a downloadable.

Softpedia – is download site with numerous benefits to offer. Today Linus software is already available. It also has an advanced program finder search for total comfort. News and reviews are now available as well for the user’s guide on the software or shareware they tend to download. Using this download site allows its users to enjoy the following:

• Downloadable software and freeware.
• Software for Windows, Mac and Linux.
• Games, drivers and scripts.
• Software for mobile and hand held devices.
• Software user reviews.
• Software news.
• Cell phones rated and reviewed by users.
• Topical discussion boards.
• Detailed description of software and computer requirements.
• Search feature that lets you narrow your search using 7 different filters.

The Movie Downloads – if you are one of those who loves watching movies and eventually downloads it online, the movie downloads is the best site for you, a P2P movie file sharing sit that has over 80 million of movies available for download. You will never get disappointed with its quality as this site offers movies of DVD quality from different categories you can think. Movie downloads is proud of their excellent download speed and a kind and supportive 24/7 technical support. Aside from movies, one can also download their favorite MP3 music files, WAV’s, music videos, full-length DVD-quality movies, CD and DVD covers, and even your favorite sports events. Enjoy all these benefits for only $34.95 lifetime joining fee.

Various computer game are being released and as time flies, each newly released computer games tend to require a higher video card to have it run smoothly in your computer. Therefore, how will you know if your video card is suitable for the kind of computer games that you want to play?

We have listed some of the top video cards intended for computer gaming below. Hope this list will help you decide in purchasing for the right video card for your computer to run your desired games without any glitches at all.

ATI Radeon HD 5870 – ATI Radeon video cards are known to be one of the best video cards available. Its 5800 chipset is one of the top performers for long. ATI Radeon’s HD 5870 has 1 Gigabytes of GDDR5 onboard and its core speed is 850MHz. This power video card also has full support for DirectX 11. The only minor drawback for this card is it huge size that has the ability to occupy two of your system’s card slots.

ATI Radeon HD 5850 – this series is the second type of card released by ATI Radeon. It has the same feature as the HD 5870 but it is a little slower as compared to the precious released card. The HD 5850 also supports DX11, Eyefinity, HDMI bitstreaming, supersample anti-aliasing, and has 1Gigabytes of GDDR5 memory. Another great advantage of this card is its lower price compared to the HD5870 and it requires less power. However, retailers come out of stock very often.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 – with the release of the ATI’s dual GPU Radeon HD 4870 X2, Nvidia has released another dual GPU card last January of 2009 in order for them not to be outshined by ATI. The newly released Nvidia video card is the GTX 295 and is a 2 GTX 260 GPUs running on SLI on a single card type of power video card for gaming. These chips come in 240 stream processors each instead of 216 and they are also made with a smaller 55 nm process. In addition, Nvidia uses the 2 PCB approach instead of the 2 GPUs by ATI. One minor drawback of this video card is its expensive price, but surely has an impressive performance.

ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 – this series is another top performing dual GPU card from ATI. One of the unique features this card has is its 2 HD 4870 graphics processor and a stunning 2 Gigabytes of memory onboard. It has a close performance and competition with the GeForce 9800 GX2 and the GeForce GTX 280 as it shows strength in various computer games. Like many of the dual GPU cards, the HD 4870 X2 consumes more power, but the price comes lower, which is very favorable to many of the power users or shall we say gamers around the globe.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 – a few months after the release of GeForce 9800, Nvidia release another power card, the GTX 285. It is a 55nmbersio of 280 and is a true graphic powerhouse with its 1.4 billion transistors. Being in close competition with Radeon HD 5000 card, the GTX 285 comes at a cheaper price compared to the GTX 280.

Today, various web browsers are coming out in the market available for use by many of the internet enthusiast people.  With the numerous browsers available, many of us are having a hard time choosing for the right browser for us.

Before you choose for the right browser for you, it is important to know your requirements and need in a browser. Currently known browsers include the Google chrome 2.0, Internet Explorer 8, Opera 9.5, Apple’s Safari 4, and Firefox 3.5. Each of the mentioned browser have their own features and functions that is why, it is important to know your need for a browser before finally choosing the ones best for you. Let us know each browser’s performance so that we can choose correctly.

Firefox 3.5 – this browser is known for its sped. With this new version, Firefox has shown to the world its willingness to attain the top and champion performance according to the web standards, whilst continues to develop and improve its known speed. Today, Firefox 3.5 has added more features like the improved tab handling and incredible customizability. In addition, Firefox 3.5 also provides its users with a winning combination that many of the internet savvy people would surely love.

Google Chrome 2.0 – with the known speed of Firefox, Google Chrome has known to overpower the said speed and is now considered as the fastest web browser. With the latest version of Chrome, which is the version 2.0, chrome has become faster that made many of the fast browsing lover people loves chrome. In addition, chrome has also added more features for its users. However, when it comes to customizability and convenience, chrome is still is process of developing these qualities many of their competitors like Firefox are already offering.

Internet Explorer 8 – when talking about web browser, internet explorer can be considered as one of the pioneers joining Netscape during the early years of internet browsing. IE has continued to develop and is known to be the world’s leading web browser. This browser delivers category-leading security to its users. It latest version, which is the Explorer 8, it has added many unique browsing features like the very interesting WebSlices and Accelerators. IE’s default is compliant to many of the web standards and has a predictive address bar, which made it closer to Firefox. However, IE lacks download manager and many of the users consider this as a major drawback as well as its robust extension ecosystem.

Opera 9.5 – this browser has already been around for quite long. This new version, 9.5 is faster than the previous ones, has better standards and supports and includes various unique browsing helpers. One of the drawbacks for opera is its inability to display some websites correctly. Version 10 of Opera is now available in beta form.  Despite of the drawback, Opera also have a unique and remarkable feature that is called Unite. This feature turns your browser into a peer-to-peer server. One must note that Unite is still in Alpha.

Safari 4 – this one of a kind browser offer tons of eye-candy through its Cover Flow history display. It has speed near to chrome and upgrade is a no-brainer for Mac user. However, IE users will definitely prefer other browsers as alternatives.