Unfortunately, most of the Ati laptop manufacturer tailored their own mobility software/Ati catalyst to suite their laptops. Most the these Laptop Manufacturers doesn't bother much on releasing new drivers. That why, your mobility radeon cannot cope up with the new games and 3D programs.
So, what's happen when your driver is not up to date? what most of the mobility radeon users suffer is that they cannot run new games at all. Some complaints of artifacts, while some complains of inability to draw certain objects or the 3D objects appear to be null in the gaming process.
This often happens in those Mobility radeon 9000 series(9200,9600,9700), and Ati X00 series (x300, x600, x700, x800) and also some of the X1000 series (x1300, x1400, x1600, and x1700)Since Ati radeon has let the Laptop manufacturer to tailored their own mobility software, their latest ATI catalyst is no more supporting the older version of these graphic cards. However, some really smart guys has comes out with several alternative drivers to replace the original Ati driver for those outdated Graphic cards. Some says they are better, some says there are some bugs left...but generally, a lot of people still benefit from the driver which was released by these people.
One of these drivers is called Omega driver, however, it has a compatibility issues with some of the older graphic cards (9000series, and x000 series), where the aspect ratio was not able to tune to full screen during game play. Causing double Black Bar screen on the lateral side of LCD because it's running on 4:3 aspect ratio on a wide screen laptop. Some can be fixed by enabling the full screen expansion, but i also received that some ATi X600 doesn't support this features.
So, how to solve this problem?
Fortunately, Mobility Modder from driver heaven can solve this problem.
These are the list of graphic cards supported
Windows Vista
ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL T2/T2e
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5000
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5250
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7200
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9550
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 SE
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700 XL
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1350
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1450
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1900
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600 XT
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1100 Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1200 Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1300M
Windows XP
ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL T2/T2e
ATI MOBILITY FireGL 7800
ATI MOBILITY FireGL 9000
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V3200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5000
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5200
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5250
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7100
ATI MOBILITY FireGL V7200
ATI MOBILITY IGP 320M
ATI MOBILITY IGP 340M/345M
ATI MOBILITY IGP 9000
ATI MOBILITY IGP 9000/9100
ATI MOBILITY RADEON
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9200
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9550
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X600 SE
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700 XL
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1350
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1450
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1700
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1800 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1900
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2300
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2300 HD
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2400 XT
ATI MOBILITY RADEON X2500
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600
ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 2600 XT
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1100 Series
ATI RADEON XPRESS 1200 Series
Ok, let me have it, how do I use it?:
This is a step by step guide on how to run and use Mobility Modder on Vista AND XP, if you follow these instructions carefully in a step by step manner you will be fine. If you don't then you more than likely will end up with a driver that doesnt correctly work so you have been warned ! (Don't panic, even if you don't mod the driver correctly you won't hose your OS, the driver just won't install (like it did before you came to this page - so pay attention!))
Installation step by step guide
1: Download MSXML 4.0 from Microsoft. Install.1: Download the Mobility Modder:http://www.driverheaven.net/frontpage/modt...lityDotNET4.zipStep 2 is VISTA ONLY
2: Make sure UAC control in Vista is turned off. If you don't know how to do this then read this guide (method 4 is the easiest) or click the "disable UAC" in Mobility Modder.net - please note you MUST reboot after disabling UAC. If you don't want it disabled permanently, you can turn it back on after our mobility tool has finished, but it won't mod the drivers correctly with UAC ON.
3: Download the newest desktop drivers from www.ati.com (or get them from Driver Heaven Downloads). If you are using Windows XP make sure to download .net framework from Microsoft (this is built into Windows Vista so there is no need to install it).
4: Run the downloaded driver, let it extract into c:/ATI/SUPPORT - but cancel the installation once the driver is extracted.
5: Run Mobility Modder - browse to the driver in C:ATI/SUPPORT/ - an example of Catalyst 8.2 would be C:\ATI\SUPPORT\8-2_xp32_dd_ccc_wdm...- hit modify. Wait until driver is modified.
6: In xp, go to C:\ATI\SUPPORT\8-2_xp32_dd_ccc_....(Or whatever the driver installation folder was called), and run the SETUP.EXE. Please note you might see a "Driver is not WHQL certified", ignore this, as it is a side effect of the modification.
7: Wait until Install is finished and reboot. Enjoy the new drivers!
TERMS OF USE:
Driver Heaven is not responsible for any issues which might occur due to the use of modified drivers. You modify these drivers at your own risk. You can report bugs with the program or installation in our forum and suggest improvements, but we don't offer support for hardware failure or a wrecked operating system. If you aren't sure then DON'T run this tool, its free.
(source:driver heaven)
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Google search on Nokias
Nokia has announced that Google's popular search engine will be integrated with the Nokia Search application. The integration will begin in select markets with the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic. Google search will be extended to additional Nokia handset models in the future. Ultimately, Nokia will make Google search available to its customers in over 100 countries around the world, serving mobile owners speaking more than 40 languages.
Nokia Search, now with Google, offers fast and easy access to web information from the handset. In addition, Nokia Search also makes it possible for users to search content on their device and use local search engines for a complete search experience. Nokia Search is available on many devices and provides direct access with one click from the active standby screen, saving users time and steps in their searching. Once users have found the information they are seeking, Nokia Search enables users to act on that information by engaging device assets such as maps, messaging or the browser with just one click.
"Adding Google to Nokia Search provides mobile users with fast, relevant and comprehensive search experience that will be familiar to the people who use Google to search the web from their desktop," said Google's VP of Engineering and Products for Mobile Vic Gundotra. "Google search combined with the high quality applications on Nokia devices help make information available to Nokia device users wherever they are and provide an excellent overall experience."
Nokia Search, now with Google, offers fast and easy access to web information from the handset. In addition, Nokia Search also makes it possible for users to search content on their device and use local search engines for a complete search experience. Nokia Search is available on many devices and provides direct access with one click from the active standby screen, saving users time and steps in their searching. Once users have found the information they are seeking, Nokia Search enables users to act on that information by engaging device assets such as maps, messaging or the browser with just one click.
"Adding Google to Nokia Search provides mobile users with fast, relevant and comprehensive search experience that will be familiar to the people who use Google to search the web from their desktop," said Google's VP of Engineering and Products for Mobile Vic Gundotra. "Google search combined with the high quality applications on Nokia devices help make information available to Nokia device users wherever they are and provide an excellent overall experience."
Saturday, March 8, 2008
How To: Protect An Idea
We live in a world where everybody’s looking for their golden goose -- that thing that’s going to take them from obscurity. We all want to contribute, we all make our world better and whether you’re a musician, a writer, a visual artist or you’ve invented the world’s first inflatable dart board, there is nothing better than finding that one idea that could change the world and set you up for lifelong success.
But if you think everything that comes out of that gray matter between your ears is gold, think again. Chances are that 99.9% of your ideas have already been thought of and that it has been done better by someone way smarter than you for more money. There’s nothing worse than coming up with an idea and spending all that time and money developing it, only to find that someone else already owns the rights to it.
You can save yourself a lot of headaches by doing a patent search that will show you all the patents in existence from 1971 onwards. Anything before that and you’ll have to visit your local patent and trademark depository library and search their electronic database while shelling out $30 to $80 an hour. If you can’t find your idea, it may not be because it’s special and unique, but because it’s so dumb no one was stupid enough to market it. So before you unleash that inflatable dart board on us all, do some market research and make sure it will garner the cash you think it will.
If you can surmount these major hurdles, it means you truly do have something special -- something that needs to be protected from opportunistic individuals. Here are some tips on how to protect an idea and reap the benefits.
Know what you need
An idea man’s biggest barrier to putting his brilliance on record comes in not knowing the difference between copyright, trademark and patent. To protect an idea, you need a copyright if you’ve developed a piece of creative work like a play, novel, TV show or piece of music, which gives you the right to copy and disseminate the work along with the credit for creating it. A trademark is used to distinguish the source of a product or service coming from one particular entity over another. It protects elements of marketing, such as a logo, a slogan, a symbol or a well-known characteristic against infringement. Finally, a patent is for inventions, like a product or a process. It allows the inventor to prevent others from selling, offering, importing, or using their invention.
Determine if your idea can be protected
Alright, smart guy, you know what it takes to protect an idea, but that doesn’t mean you’re protected against every clown who steals your concept. A copyright only protects the hard copy form of the way an original idea, like a script, is distributed. There’s also this little thing called “fair use” that allows the use of intellectual property for educational or nonprofit purposes, criticism, tribute or inspiration for a new and original work. Fair use also applies to a trademark. Someone can describe a competing product as purely clean because that description is protected by the First Amendment as long as they then don’t start claiming that description as a trademark themselves. They can also describe your product accurately in their own advertising.
Patents can not be acquired for natural processes or products and business methods are also off-limits. Once a patent or copyright expires, it reverts to the public domain and anyone can use it, so protect an idea by ensuring you've renewed the patent.
Document the development of your idea
If you have any hope of replicating your idea for the masses, you’re going to need to document its development. But there’s another crucial reason why you’ll need to monitor your idea’s creation so closely. You know those guys who were so supportive in helping get your idea off the ground? Well, your “partners” are going to be the first ones claiming that your billion-dollar enterprise was their idea first -- and they’d get away with it since they were there for every step, unless you do something about it. That means, videotaping, recording or otherwise documenting every interaction you have about your concept.
To protect an idea, have everyone who sees your blueprints sign and date them along with a nondisclosure agreement. Be careful, though: Some countries, like Australia, won’t even grant patents if you showed your idea to anyone, and some companies will get you to waive your rights before you show them any confidential information.
Hire a patent attorney
Patents are long-winded and complex documents. Any variation in the wording curtails their effectiveness in enforcing the rights you’re entitled to. That’s why it’s best to hire an attorney specializing in patent and copyright law. Not only can he go over your idea, determine if it’s marketable and make sure you’ve filled out all the documents properly, but he can also represent you when you’re taking on some opportunistic schmo in a courtroom. Patent lawyers charge a pretty penny, but when you’re raking in your cut from the copycats, it’s all worth it.
Pay the fees and apply
Before you can apply for a patent, you’re going to need to know how your idea is going to work. While you’re shopping your idea around you can apply for a provisional patent, which comes with the lower price tag, it’'s easier to fill out, and the drawings and the language used don’t have to be as perfect as in the full patent. However, the provisional patent only gives you a year to get your concept together before you have to protect it with the real thing. Even though the filing fees for patents and trademarks are relatively cheap. Copyrights are cheaper for basic papers, but depending on your requirements your papers and shipping of your work could run you hundreds of dollars.
Sue
What’s the point of getting your idea protected if you’re not going to enforce it? Inventors and creators make their money from the royalties and sometimes stock options offered as part of licensing requests by larger companies, but there are even more people who won’t ask permission and that’s when you have to hand out “cease and desist” orders. If you want to protect an idea, remember: No one is going to watch your back but you, so get yourself a lawyer (and maybe some muscle) for some exercises in creative persuasion. Most infringement cases don’t even make it to court, so if you hire a shark who can flash his teeth once in a while, you’ll always be collecting settlement money too.
bright ideas
Get through all these steps and your idea is guaranteed to be unique enough and marketable enough to have you rolling in dough for the rest of your life. There’s still heavy competition in a world where originality is the new conformity and all the sharks are looking to pounce on the next big idea.
But if you think everything that comes out of that gray matter between your ears is gold, think again. Chances are that 99.9% of your ideas have already been thought of and that it has been done better by someone way smarter than you for more money. There’s nothing worse than coming up with an idea and spending all that time and money developing it, only to find that someone else already owns the rights to it.
You can save yourself a lot of headaches by doing a patent search that will show you all the patents in existence from 1971 onwards. Anything before that and you’ll have to visit your local patent and trademark depository library and search their electronic database while shelling out $30 to $80 an hour. If you can’t find your idea, it may not be because it’s special and unique, but because it’s so dumb no one was stupid enough to market it. So before you unleash that inflatable dart board on us all, do some market research and make sure it will garner the cash you think it will.
If you can surmount these major hurdles, it means you truly do have something special -- something that needs to be protected from opportunistic individuals. Here are some tips on how to protect an idea and reap the benefits.
Know what you need
An idea man’s biggest barrier to putting his brilliance on record comes in not knowing the difference between copyright, trademark and patent. To protect an idea, you need a copyright if you’ve developed a piece of creative work like a play, novel, TV show or piece of music, which gives you the right to copy and disseminate the work along with the credit for creating it. A trademark is used to distinguish the source of a product or service coming from one particular entity over another. It protects elements of marketing, such as a logo, a slogan, a symbol or a well-known characteristic against infringement. Finally, a patent is for inventions, like a product or a process. It allows the inventor to prevent others from selling, offering, importing, or using their invention.
Determine if your idea can be protected
Alright, smart guy, you know what it takes to protect an idea, but that doesn’t mean you’re protected against every clown who steals your concept. A copyright only protects the hard copy form of the way an original idea, like a script, is distributed. There’s also this little thing called “fair use” that allows the use of intellectual property for educational or nonprofit purposes, criticism, tribute or inspiration for a new and original work. Fair use also applies to a trademark. Someone can describe a competing product as purely clean because that description is protected by the First Amendment as long as they then don’t start claiming that description as a trademark themselves. They can also describe your product accurately in their own advertising.
Patents can not be acquired for natural processes or products and business methods are also off-limits. Once a patent or copyright expires, it reverts to the public domain and anyone can use it, so protect an idea by ensuring you've renewed the patent.
Document the development of your idea
If you have any hope of replicating your idea for the masses, you’re going to need to document its development. But there’s another crucial reason why you’ll need to monitor your idea’s creation so closely. You know those guys who were so supportive in helping get your idea off the ground? Well, your “partners” are going to be the first ones claiming that your billion-dollar enterprise was their idea first -- and they’d get away with it since they were there for every step, unless you do something about it. That means, videotaping, recording or otherwise documenting every interaction you have about your concept.
To protect an idea, have everyone who sees your blueprints sign and date them along with a nondisclosure agreement. Be careful, though: Some countries, like Australia, won’t even grant patents if you showed your idea to anyone, and some companies will get you to waive your rights before you show them any confidential information.
Hire a patent attorney
Patents are long-winded and complex documents. Any variation in the wording curtails their effectiveness in enforcing the rights you’re entitled to. That’s why it’s best to hire an attorney specializing in patent and copyright law. Not only can he go over your idea, determine if it’s marketable and make sure you’ve filled out all the documents properly, but he can also represent you when you’re taking on some opportunistic schmo in a courtroom. Patent lawyers charge a pretty penny, but when you’re raking in your cut from the copycats, it’s all worth it.
Pay the fees and apply
Before you can apply for a patent, you’re going to need to know how your idea is going to work. While you’re shopping your idea around you can apply for a provisional patent, which comes with the lower price tag, it’'s easier to fill out, and the drawings and the language used don’t have to be as perfect as in the full patent. However, the provisional patent only gives you a year to get your concept together before you have to protect it with the real thing. Even though the filing fees for patents and trademarks are relatively cheap. Copyrights are cheaper for basic papers, but depending on your requirements your papers and shipping of your work could run you hundreds of dollars.
Sue
What’s the point of getting your idea protected if you’re not going to enforce it? Inventors and creators make their money from the royalties and sometimes stock options offered as part of licensing requests by larger companies, but there are even more people who won’t ask permission and that’s when you have to hand out “cease and desist” orders. If you want to protect an idea, remember: No one is going to watch your back but you, so get yourself a lawyer (and maybe some muscle) for some exercises in creative persuasion. Most infringement cases don’t even make it to court, so if you hire a shark who can flash his teeth once in a while, you’ll always be collecting settlement money too.
bright ideas
Get through all these steps and your idea is guaranteed to be unique enough and marketable enough to have you rolling in dough for the rest of your life. There’s still heavy competition in a world where originality is the new conformity and all the sharks are looking to pounce on the next big idea.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Top 50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone
Ways Your Camera Cell Phone Can Save Lives and Property
In an emergency you'll need to provide and receive help, and after it's over, you'll have to return, repair and rebuild. Central to this is communication and documentation.
Any camera could be used for some of these things, but the phonecam carries a distinct advantage. It can immediately transmit your pictures. Disposable cameras and digital cameras are acceptable. Below are 50 ways the camera phone can be used in an emergency to document, record, and relay important information. (Excerpted from http://www.disasterprep101.com)
. Last minute child ID. Whenever the family might be separated, take last-minute pictures of all family members, especially the kids, and pets.
. Send a map. Draw a map on paper, take a picture and send.
. Injury photos to the doctor.
. Suppose help isn't available, and someone's sick or injured. If there are visible signs or symptoms, relay pictures to medical personnel who can walk you through whatever treatment is possible.
. Damage documentation. In catastrophes, it'll be days before insurance adjusters get there to file claims. Photo all damage.
. Report suspicious activity. Upload pictures of suspects and the situation to the police.
. "Here's the landmark." Gathering the family is critical. If you don't have a fixed meeting place, send pictures of where and what you're near so others can find you. This also works well if you're lost in the wilderness and need to relay pictures of landmarks.
. "Meet us here." If you have a fixed rendezvous point, send a pic you already have on file so others will know where to meet.
. Photo shopping list. When stocking up in anticipation of an emergency, take a picture of your pantry as a quick shopping list.
. Driving directions. If you're trying to tell others where a certain location is, send a picture by picture set of directions.
. "Meet this person." If your family evacuates, send them a picture of the person they're to meet.
. Last minute property inventory. Snap quick shots of your property and to show the current condition of your property.
. "Adventure" journal. Take pictures to record what you do, where you go and people you meet during an evacuation.
. Situational severity. First responders will be overworked. They might not be available for what they consider a minor situation. Send a picture of how bad things are.
. Quick text messaging. You might not have time to type a message, and the lines might not be open long enough for a conversation. Write a note on paper, take a picture and send that.
. Minor traffic mishap. If told to swap info by authorities, photo the damage, people involved, witnesses and their tag numbers, and others involved to show their injuries (or lack thereof).
. Wallet backup. Take pictures of your wallet's contents (or important documents) to record numbers, and show that cards are or were in your possession. Be careful with this info as it's very sensitive and can be used for identity theft!
. Inclement weather reporting. Send a picture to the weather service.
. First Responder intel. The more first responders know about an emergency, the more rapid and appropriate a reaction they can make.
. Missing persons. Send picture of picture from your wallet.
. Relay property damage to or from neighbors who return home first.
. Help insurance adjusters find your property. Take current pictures of landmarks or unique damage near or at your property.
. Copy bulletin boards from an emergency shelter.
. Bus, subway or city map.
. Document your route.
Record medicines or food brands.
Ways Your Camera Cell Phone Can Save Lives and Property
. Record parking spot locations.
. Engine repairs. Send a pic to a mechanic who may talk you through a quick fix.
. Business or service function and hours. Copy posted business hours or listed service functions (and pricing) for later review and recall. You can also report price gouging.
. Child custodian. If you can't get to your kids at school or other function, relay a picture of the person who is coming to pick them up.
. Info on injured or hospitalized people.
. Hotel room number and location.
. ID your evac gear. Take a picture to prove ownership.
. Photo scavenger hunt. Give kids a short list of things they should take a picture of.
. Identify the close-up. Take a really close up picture of something while the kids aren't looking.
. Document your whereabouts.
. ID the rescuer.
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. Document your cleanup.
. Document expenditures. In addition to receipts, photograph the goods acquired, equipment being used, services being performed and the people involved.
. Property pics for retrieval companies. Some scenarios will see you unable to return home. Property photos will allow you to identify specific items you'd like retrieved.
. Evacuee status. Authorities will want to know who is injured, dead or missing, and who is okay and where they are.
. Overcome language barriers. Pictures make communication easier.
. Transmit road conditions.
. Relay traffic conditions.
. Crime scene evidence. People have returned to a home undamaged by a disaster, but later looted.
. Too much on the screen? Should the TV flash pertinent information and you don't have time to write, take a picture of the screen for later review.
. ID for doctors or pharmacies.
. Emergency supply information. If supplies are low, people can send a picture of the types or brands of items available at different spots.
. "Last Minute List" items and shutdown. In addition to a written list, create a photo file showing items you need to take and steps to secure the house before leaving.
. Evac atlas. Create a "travel atlas" of emergency assets available along evacuation routes.
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