Written by Christian on August 27, 2010 in music - No comments
I had the opportunity to work with Brooklyn artist Bryan Kola and Squeak. Originally they came in to lay down some vocals down for a track , and well as it always goes , one thin led to another and we recorded two tracks .
This was a photo ( taken by ChangoBi)

The First was "Cold Water"
1st Verse Hook Squeak
Harmonies Hook 2nd Verse Bryan Kola
Coldwater Master.mp3
Followed by "Give It Up:
Vocals Bryan Kola
Give it up master.mp3
Be on the lookout for some more music by Brooklyn Artist Bryan Kola.
Written by Christian on August 25, 2010 in Product Review - No comments
Today i will be doing a review on the Digeus System Optimizer. I am always looking for new ways to increase my systems performance , without sacrificing space ( or busting the wallet , lol)
It offers a collection of tools that help keep your computer running optimum with one click. Some of the tools included are :
Here is a list of tools included in suite:
Registry cleaner safely cleans, repairs and optimizes the Windows registry with a few simple mouse clicks! Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes, slow performance and error messages. By using a registry cleaner regularly and fixing registry errors your system will be more stable and run at peak performance.
Benefits:

Fixing registry errors will speed up your computer

Eliminates BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)

Cleans the registry to fix Windows errors and crashes

Speeds up boot up time

This is one of the most popular registry cleaners on the Internet

Reduces the size of the Windows registry

The automatic backup creation of the repaired registry entries
Keeping the registry as compact as possible means better computer performance. Registry Defragmenter is fast becoming a useful and essential tool in keeping your registry defragmented. As a result, the Registry becomes compact and small, greatly improving your computer performance.
Benefits:

Improves your Windows PC's overall performance and stability

Reduces the amount of time it takes your system to boot

A simple, user-friendly interface with which you can safely compact the registry

Prevents registry corruption by building a fresh copy of the registry
Junk Files Cleaner allows you to find and remove various types of junk and unnecessary files from your computer. Many of the Windows applications create junk files. Normally, such files are deleted by the application that had created them as soon as it did not need them. However they may remain permanently on your hard drive if there is an unexpected termination of the parent application, a system crash, etc.
Benefits:

Identifies over 50 different types of junk files

Speeds up hard drive searching performance

Frees up valuable space on your hard drive

Boosts speed of Windows

Runs much more quickly than others in its class
Full of photos, books, movies and music ? Duplicate Files Finder can find duplicates of any files: text, binary, music, video, images, etc. It will scan your system and at the end will give you a list of duplicate (identical) files, so you can remove them to reclaim your hard disk space.
Benefits:

Regains plenty of disk space

Finds and deletes duplicate files – music, video, documents, application

Prevents the "Insufficient disk space" problem

Frees up your storage space and increase computer performance

Works with removable media devices like Floppy, USB, etc.
When your hard drive fills up, the quickest way to find out which files are hogging the space is to use a specialist utility that displays your disk space usage visually. Disk Space Analyzer generates chart showing disk usage distribution according folders and files.
Benefits:

Scans files, folders, drives size

Analysis of the selected drive or directory

Graphical chart

List of files/folders according to its criteria

Sort by file name & size

Easy to use
Smart Uninstaller is a tool designed to help you keep your system clean by removing unwanted applications and broken Registry links. The program analyzes "uninstall" link information for applications that you have previously installed on your system. It checks whether or not these links point to existing files and helps you uninstall applications that you no longer need.
Benefits:

Extends internal system uninstaller with features to find and delete left traces (e,g registry keys, folders etc.)

Improves your Windows PC's overall performance and stability

Reduces the size of the Windows registry. It results in faster and more stable PC performance

Frees up valuable space on your hard drive taken by leftovers
Do you know that there are lots of services and drivers that work in Windows in background? They consume CPU and Memory resources. Do you need all of those services and drivers? Are they configured optimally to serve you better? Service Manager offers interactive way to configure services and drivers and stop ones you don't need.
Benefits:

Interactive way to configure services and drivers

Automatically tweaks system services and drivers for better performance

Finds more information about services or driver

Recovers CPU & Memory resources taken by unneeded services and drivers
This program offers a solution for taking control of the programs that are loaded during Windows startup. You have the ability to enable, disable, add, edit and remove programs from being loaded at the start of Windows. It also has the ability to store the startup information in several areas of the computer.
Benefits:

Full control of the programs that are loaded during Windows startup

Add/remove/edit startup items

Task scheduler configurator
Privacy Protection is an innovative solution for your online privacy issues. This program is equipped with features such as cleaning the secret index.dat file, typed urls, cookies, cache, most recently used data among other things. It increases the speed of your PC by removing all unnecessary files and makes more hard disk space available for use. It also removes all traces of applications and internet history.
Benefits:

Boosts PC and internet speeds up to 300%

Clear the history of sites you have visited

All browsers are supported

Protect you from prying eyes
Here some screen shots of the program :
Junk Files Cleaner screenshot
Duplicate Files Finder screenshot
Registry Cleaner screenshot
Registry Defragmenter screenshot
Privacy Protection screenshot
Overall I think this utility program was built very nicely. the user interface is very intutitve , and is designed for ease of use for even those that are not "Tech Saavy".
My favorite feature by far would be the "Manage Your Services" option . With it you can deactivate drivers and programs that windows runs in the background. ( i occasionally connect an ipod to my computer to synch my music , but when I dont use it , I deactivate it in the Services panel) . doing this helps save your systems precious ram .
Another feature I use frequently is the disk cleanup utility. Doing web design , testing and tweaking sites generates alot of trash buildup in your temporary folder . all of that buildup can result in slow system performance . With one click , the system optimizer detects any trash files , and shows you the offending files. From there you can whether delete them , or pick and choose the files you wish to toss.