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The Trump-Xi Beijing Summit: What the Smiling Handshakes Won't Tell You

On Thursday, Donald Trump will walk into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, shake Xi Jinping's hand, and declare it a great meeting. There will be announcements. There will be numbers — billions of dollars in Chinese purchase commitments, a new bilateral mechanism with an important-sounding name, possibly a joint statement on Iran. Trump will post on Truth Social. Markets will rally briefly. Pundits will argue about who won. None of that will tell you what actually happened. What is actually happening in Beijing this week is something more consequential and more uncomfortable than the summit theatre will reveal: two leaders of two deeply mutually dependent superpowers, both of whom need this meeting to succeed for entirely different reasons, sitting across a table in a world that has already moved past the assumptions that defined their last nine months of negotiations. The Iran war changed the equations. The rare earth gambit changed the power balance. Taiwan is sitting in...

Windows 7 latest updates might cause your computer not to startup

The latest security update from Microsoft is faulty and can cripple your PC. Microsoft has advised all users who might have had this automatic update to please uninstall it. Windows 7 users know that before shutting down their devices - PCs or Laptops. The automatic updates pushed by Microsoft will install itself on your computer and everything goes well. The latest update KB2823324 - has started to show its ugly face. Your system might go into endless reboots and get crippled, or the blue screen of death might appear. Users don't want to be troubled by these problems, but here it is. If you find that after the latest update from Microsoft has been causing you booting or startup problems then this is what you need to do. How to uninstall KB2823324 Windows update from my PC. 1. Click on start 2. Click on control panel 3. Under program click on uninstall a program 4. Click on view installed updates 5. Search for KB2823324 6. Right-click and uninstall 7. You're done. Microsoft sa...

Windows 7 gets two new themes: Ice Water Theme and Party Ice Theme

Windows 7 users have got two new themes that can be downloaded for free and used on your PC. Seems a good enough time for Windows to release these themes especially considering the chill in the air. When you download a Windows theme it will automatically change your Desktop background, window color, sounds and screen saver all at once. So if your a Windows 7 users and are fed-up with your current theme and it's sounds and screensaver. Get yourself these new themes - These Themes can be used only on Windows 7 Ultimate, Home Premium, Professional and Enterprise editions. Once downloaded you can extract and use only the wallpapers if you want and you can find them here - C:UsersUsernameAppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsThemes.  1. Ice Water Theme - Ice goes well with water and make for stunning visualization. Adding this theme adds a lot of sparkle to your desktop. You can download it here .  2. Party Ice Theme - Party colors filtering through irregular shaped ice cubes, adds a lot of color...

How to set indiviual Sound Volume for programs in Windows 7

This is just a quick tip and most users would be familiar with this option available in Windows 7. However this post serves as a quick reminder as to how to set individual volumes when using Windows. If you're wondering what his could be good for -- especially good when you want to listen to music as well as chat on Skype. Why is this helpful? -- you don't have to completely mute out the sound of any one program but you can still run all your music etc, at the same time. Continue chatting with your friends and listen to your favorite music, and play PC games. Makes Windows a little more fun to play with.  How to set individual volumes on your favorite Windows 7 programs 1. Click on the speaker icon on the lower left hand corner on your screen 2. Click on the mixer link 3. All the different control volumes pop-up 4. Personalize and set the volume according to your comfort.  An original post by Sociolatte

GetAnXbox now trending on Twitter

GetAnXbox is a promoted trend on Twitter and it is being promoted by Microsoft to students. The deal is very simple all you need to do is to buy a new Windows 7 PC and you get an Xbox for free. There are however a few conditions. For starters you need to be a student and the PC should be at least $699 or more. If however you do not want an Xbox you can avail a 10% discount. The deal is not available internationally and in the US only. For more details you can visit their Facebook page covering student deals. To join the conversation you would need to hashtag in front of #GetAnXbox. They have a couple of cool gamer type videos to promote the deal. An original post by Sociolatte