Microsoft Windows 7 Beta 1 which got leaked and cracked a few days ago, is being reported to corrupt some MP3 files when used via included Windows Media Player 12, users on forums are reporting data corruption issues because of this bug in Windows 7 beta 1 build 7000 while playing MP3 files using Windows Media Player 12, Approximately 2-3 seconds data will get cut-off from the beginning of MP3s as Windows Media Player 12 tries to retrieve meta-information from internet and write it to any MP3 file with a Meta data header larger than 16KB.

After long-wait and suspense iPhone Dev Team has finally released the only software unlock for iPhone 3G, the unlock is available via Cydia installer for iPhone and is known as yellowsn0w, the application is a small daemon without any GUI which gets launched on boot injecting the payload, here are step-by-step instructions on how to get the 3G unlock working on your device.

1. Download and install iTunes 8.02 or later from Apple website here.
2. Connect your iPhone, if you have not upgraded your iPhone to firmware 2.2 you will be asked to do so, download and install the iPhone 2.2 firmware upgrade following the on-screen instructions.

3. After updating to iPhone OS 2.2 you should be having iPhone baseband version 2.28.00, which is required to get this unlock work.
4. Download QuickPwn 2.2 and 2.2 IPSW file for Jailbreaking your iPhone 3G.

If you own a 2006 model 30 GB Zune you must have encountered the Zune freeze because of the Y2K9 bug, the bug is quite wide-spread and users are reporting there Zune devices locked-up becoming unusable.

Here is a simple trick to bring you Zune device back to life, just follow the simple steps to get this done.

While everybody is busy enjoying the New year celebration, Apple iPhone owners who were using Unlocked versions of the device and mistakenly upgraded to iPhone Software 2.2 resulting in an bricked version which can't be downgraded are eagerly waiting for the promised software unlock by the iPhone Dev Team, to make things more interesting the Dev-Team posted this cryptic message on the

DOS once enjoyed the crown of being the leading operating system in the market, but is now more-or-less obsolete in current generation of GUI Operating systems, Windows XP and Vista do support virtual DOS mode but it fails to run old DOS applications and games, if you want to use native DOS applications and games in their full glory you will either need to install the original DOS on a dedicated partition as an alternative Operating System or you can simply use free DOS emulator - DosBox to emulate an Intel x86 PC running DOD with support for graphics, sound, mouse, joystick, and modem.

DosBox lets you use DOS on almost all major operating systems like Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OSX, Linux and FreeBSD with ease.

As expected Windows 7 Beta 1 (Version 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400) got leaked and is now available on BitTorrent and other file-sharing networks, add to that pirates have managed to get past the trial limitation set to expire this build on 1st July 2009 and now there are quite a few activators and cracks floating around the internet all based on some trick extending the trial period by resetting the trial-timer, allowing users to use Windows 7 Build 7000 as long as they want without activating.

Free mass file-mirroring service's like RapidSpread and UploadJockey are quite popular these days, but here is something which beats these services hands down - Zoom’s File & Image Uploader is a free utility which takes the pain out of creating mass file and image mirror's to more then 70 file and image hosting services including mass-mirror services like RapidSpread and UploadJockey.

The portable utility features a fully functional drag-n-drop interface with ability to use premium accounts with parallel uploading support, the only thing missing is the handy Windows context-menu integration for fast access, this should be expected in upcoming releases.

If your work involves screen-capture then you must have heard about the leading screencasting software SnagIT, The software is available as a shareware download and requires users to pay $49.95 for the latest v 9.1, However, under a special Christmas giveaway by Avanquest software portal you can grab a fully-functional free license key for older SnagIT 7, no doubt the latest version does include lots of new features and enhancements but version 7 does everything you would ever require to perform common screen-capture activities, you can compare the two versions here, you can also use the trick to first get the free license for SnagIT 7 and then benefit from 50% discount on the upgrade price of only $24.95 compared to $49.95.

To benefit simply follow the steps below:

Eset NOD32 is one of the best anti-virus software available today, by providing effective, light and fast anti-virus protection Eset has paved its way to become popular in a very short period of time, popularity of Eset forced other security software providers to remove bloat from there products and results are visible now, new versions of Norton Anti-Virus 2009 and McAfee Virus Scan Plus are much lighter on system resources then their previous versions.

ESET provides the standard 30 days free trial for NOD32 and Smart Security, but here is a special promotion which will let you use NOD32 for an additional 90 days via your very own genuine username and password providing you with regular fresh updates.