TECH World..: MSI Wind Top AE2420 3D All-In-One Review

The Wind Top AE2420 3D is the kind of compact PC that one would really like to have on top of one’s desk. Out of the box, it runs an Intel Core i5 650 3.2GHz processor, with a 1TB hard drive and 4GB of RAM. Graphics are handled by an ATI 5730 chip with 1GB of RAM.

That’s pretty impressive for a store bought package. It can handle most games passably (although you may want to tweak some of your graphics down on a few of them) and visuals are delivered by a crisp, clear 24 inch monitor. The monitor runs a full 1920 x 1080 resolution, making it HD by definition.
On top of it all, the AE2420 has an integrated 3D system, and comes complete with a set of 3D glasses (as well as a wireless mouse and keyboard, and remote control) in the box.
With all its features, the AE2420 comes across as a great media PC, and it is. An optional Blu-Ray optical drive accentuates that, and a TV input confirms it.
While it is a great PC to work on – with touch screen functionality that can make tasks a bit easier – it is awesome as a PC to watch movies and DVDs, play games (at least ones that aren’t too demanding) and listen to music on.
Actually, the sound delivery is the most disappointing aspect of the AE2420. Its sound delivery is not very loud, although it is crisp and clear. However, using the unit with headphones is perfect.

Although everything is integrated into one case, and the touch screen (with an on-screen keyboard and a stylus pen in the box) means that it can also save space with not requiring the keyboard and mouse for operation, the size of the screen makes it a rather chunky piece of equipment, at least width-wise. It is stylishly designed, though, and will complement any room. In an environment where saving space is important, it becomes a fantastic multi-function PC and entertainment centre.
The PC side of things is further supported by a card reader (which handles SD, MMC and MS cards), six USB ports (although you’ll lose one to the receiver for the mouse and keyboard, if you choose to use them), and HDMI, SPDIF, eSATA, LAN and RGB ports.
The unique approach taken by the Wind Top series is amplified by this unit. It offers excellent performance, trumping many notebooks in power, if not portability.

The integrated 3D is also a great option, if 3D is your thing. The glasses are, admittedly, a little less comfortable than we would have liked, and are rather large and extremely nerdy looking, but they do the job they were designed for admirably.
It’s not the cheapest of the Wind Tops, and with good reason. If you are looking for an excellent out-the-box option, you need look no further than this versatile and surprisingly powerful PC.

MSI Wind Top AE2420 3D All-In-One Specification

PROCESSOR	Intel® Core™ i7-860 Processor (2.8GHz)”
OPERATING SYSTEM	Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit
COLOR	Black
TOUCH SCREEN	Multi-Touch
CHIPSET	Intel® H55
GRAPHICS	• ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5730 Discrete Graphic • 1GB VRAM
MEMORY	4GB DDR3 800MHz SDRAM on board
STORAGE	1TB SATA Hard Disk Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE	Blu-Ray / DVD Burner Combo
NETWORK	802.11b/g/n (Wireless) 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN Download WLAN setting manual here
DISPLAY	23.6” Multi-Touch Widescreen (16:9), 120Hz LED back-light Panel, 1920 x 1080 3D Glasses: 1 X Active Shutter Glasses For more details, please see below
AUDIO	2×5W, Hi-Fi 7.1 channel with THX TRUSTUDIO PRO™
WEBCAME	1.3MP Webcam with Microphone
SIDE PANEL	• 6-in-1 Card Reader (support SD/MMC/MS/XD) • 2 x USB 3.0
REAR PANEL	• 1 x DC-in jack • 4 x USB 2.0 • 1 x LAN jack (RJ45) • 1 x Microphone-in • 1 x Headphone-out • 1 x VGA-in • 1 x HDMI-in • 1 x SPDIF-out
KEYBOARD/MOUSE	• Wireless multimedia keyboard and mouse • Hot keys for screen brightness adjustment • Function buttons for Internet Browser, Email, Volume, Rewind, Stop, Play/Pause and Fast Forward
POWER SUPPLY	180W Power Supply
DIMENSIONS	21.81” x 15.89” x 2.42”
WARRANTY	1 Year
GREEN CERTIFICATE	Energy Star

COMPUTER PRIVACY & SECURITY..

The Computer Privacy protection is a very serious issue to be ignored these days."Everything you do online and offline is monitored by someone.", say many people out there and they are right not because of their paranoia but because the Private Information is too valued for its owner. But is it possible to protect our Computer Privacy without plugging the cable?

See how somebody could steal your Private Information. Reveal what is the difference between Computer Privacy and Internet Privacy. Read how to generate Secure Passwords that hackers can not break.

1. What is Computer Privacy?

This is the power to control what computer information you reveal about yourself and to control who can access this personal information.

2. What is Internet Privacy?

It is a part of the computer privacy. It is the power to control what information you reveal about yourself in Internet, the power to control which web sites, remote scripts and web applications can access this personal information, and the power to know if these web sites, scripts, and web applications are enough trustworthy.

3. What is Private Information?

No doubt, your computer keeps tons of information about:

* all web sites you have visited

* all documents, folders, pictures, videos, files you have opened and created

* all e-mail, forum names and passwords you have

* all bank and credit card information you have saved

* all Skype-to-Skype calls and ICQ chats you have made

* all technology, writing or art you have invented

* your online shopping activities: when you visit the online store order page of some web site

* your shared photos, videos, age data, hobbies, preferences, even thoughts with everyone out there

* generally all your computer habits and things-to-do

All computer and web data you consider to private is your private information.

4. How to Generate Secure Passwords that Hackers can not break?

We use passwords every day to access our computer accounts, e-mail accounts, bank accounts, Facebook and Twitter accounts and hundreds of other services. There is great temptation to use one password for all accounts and to make it short and easy to remember. However, this has devastating effect on our security and privacy. If you think that you have nothing to hide, think again.

In most cases the passwords are hacked to use your computer as spam bot, to steal your money and private information, to infect your computer with computer viruses and spyware and so on.

Learn to avoid the following weak and easy to crack passwords:

* Generic passwords and default passwords. Examples: admin, administrator, user, guest, pass, password, iloveyou, 2010, etc. These are the first passwords that are tried by the password cracking software.

* Meaningful words or names. Examples: sandbox, NY, lion, john, mary, USA, love, myspouse, dragon, etc. Easily cracked by the dictionary-assisted cracking tools.

* Words or names with added numbers. Examples: john123, pass123, 123456, number1, abc123, 654321, etc. Easily cracked by the automated cracking tools.

* Personal names, birthdates or similar information. These are used a lot as passwords and are very easily cracked. For example, if the password is a birthday, there are only hundreds or few thousands (if the year is included) possible combinations, which is very weak for a password.

Learn to generate strong random passwords through these rules:

* Choosing "randomly" letters and numbers. It appears random but only at first sight. Numerous research studies have proven that humans are not very good at random picks - they always try to spread the things too evenly, which is not random behavior.

* "Random" typing on the keyboard with closed eyes. This is slightly better than random choosing but still nowhere random enough.

* Online random password generators. Much better than the previous two alternatives but have 2 major drawbacks. The first is the possibility that the generated password may be saved on the website with malicious purposes or someone may eavesdrop on your connection and intercept the generated passwords. The second major problem is the quality of the random number generators, which very often is not up to the task. Many of them are naively implemented and provide a lot fewer combinations than theoretically possible (no more that tens or hundreds of millions, which is not strong password by any means - see the table in the previous chapter).

* Specialized random password generator programs. The best option as long as they are implemented properly and come from trusted source.

Download one of the best Random Password Generator out there

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