iClebo - Intelligent Cleaning Robot

IClebo is an intelligent, convenient, clean & slim auto charging cleaning robot with a suction of 30W/ 70W (Turbo) made by two South Korean firms teamed up, KTF and Yujin Robot. The name iClebo is a short term given for Intelligent Cleaning Robot.

This magnificent robot is powered by a Lithium-ion battery, which means it has no memory effect, long life span, short charge time and a longer use time. When the battery level is low, this clever robot will detect a docking station and charge itself up.

As well as this, iClebo has various infrared sensors in order to avoid collision whilst cleaning. These sensors include:

7IR sensors: To avoid hits and minimize scratch to furniture and wall

Bumper/Touch sensor: To recognise various obstacles

Floor detection sensor: To not fall down stairs

Wheel sensor: Stops operation when the robot is lifted

Not only this, IClebo has 3-level filtering system which consists of a mesh filter, anti-bacterial filter; for the elimination of micro particles, and an electrostatic filter, maximizing the cleanliness on the inside and the outside.

This user convenience gadget comes with a wider and a more convenient digital display where the users can also pre-set the cleaning time by setting the time once. The convenience doesn’t end there, plusa has maximized it with a removable brush/ battery pack design.

Other than that, IClebo also comes with higher suction power of 3 levers; side brush, main brush, and vacuum suction, cleaning even the finest dust. These also results an efficient vacuum suction for collection duct and powered brush for sweeping.

Probably the best thing about this machine is that it makes low noise (60dB), minimizing disturbance and with its slim design, it makes it possible for itself to clean even under beds and sofas. These could help us or children even to concentrate better in their works and studies.

Last but not least, it comes with various cleaning modes, making it possible for us to choose the most efficient cleaning mode, either random,circular, wave, or corner mode, regarding the space, size and shape of the room. With its efficient lithium battery, it allows more area to be cleaned.

For more information on this swell robot, visit:

http://www.kjglobal.co.uk/acatalog/iClebo_cleaning_Robot.html

http://www.ieee-ras.org/uploads/industrial/iera06/shin_short.pdf

And find out how IClebo can operate as a guard dog as well as a housemaid ;)

Creating Restore Point Manually with Vista

Restore points is basically a snapshot of computer system state. Restore point contains information on system registry and other system information that windows uses. Every time user wants to restore their system to the early state before any changes- which may cause the system to be unstable, are made to the system, this restore points will be refer to by the system restore. If you have no clue on what restore point or system restore I suggest you start reading on this article.

Below is a step-by-step instructions on how to create a restore points manually:

1. Open System Restore. The System Restore tool is accessible by going through Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> System Tools >> System Restore. Once the system restore screen is shown, click on open System Protection. Below is the opening screen for system restore:
   
   
2. You will be directed to System Protection tab shown below:
   Click on Create button to create a Restore Point.
   
   
3. A pop up asking you to type in the description of your restore point will appear.Type a description for your Restore Point and click on Create button. A restore point will be created after a few minutes.
   
   

Get to know Windows System Tools Part 2 (System Restore)

System Restore is one of many great Windows System Tools which allows you to roll your computer back to the state it was before in the event of system instability. If your computer acts funny after you install any device driver or applications you should opt for the system restore tool. However, the ability of the system restore is limited; it is not capable to get rid of any Malware you got after your restore point. Take note that a restore points need to be created before you want to use the system restore tool.

In this article you will find on what system restore actually is, when to use it and how to actually use this great tool.

• How System Restore works?
  
  • System Restore works by referring to the saved state by your computer system. This saved state which save snapshot of the state the computer system is in is called Restore point. Restore points are usually created automatically for the users over time.
• When the restore points are created?
  
  1. Upon users request. To learn how to make your own restore points for Vista follow this link.
  2. When new application is installs through Windows Installer.
  3. When the user installs a driver that is not recognize by Windows Operating System.
  4. Every time Windows boots up after turn off for more than 24 hours.
• When is the best time to create a restore points?
  
  1. Before installing any new application without the use of Windows Installer(Restore Points will be created automatically when new application is installs through Windows Installer).
• How to use System Restore?
  
  • It is easy to use Windows System Restore. Below I will be guiding the users step by step to use system restore on Vista machine. For those who are using Windows XP I suggest to look at this link.
    
    • The System Restore tool is accessible by going through Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> System Tools >> System Restore. Below are the opening page for System Restore:
      
      
    • Click next and you will be shown a screen where the restore point is listed
      
      
    • Click next and you will need to click Finish to confirm your restore point. A pop-up window will appear.
      
      
    • Click Yes to continue and voila Windows will start making changes to your System back to the state your computer is in when your restore point is created restore point.
      
    • *Note that Windows will restart your computer to apply the changes.

System Restore is a great tool to recover your computer system to the way it as once before. If you ever find that your computer performs differently usually after installing application be sure to use system restore to get it back to the good old time.
A word of advice, always create a restore point before you try install any application to your system.

Get to know Windows System Tools Part 1 (Disk Cleanup)

Over the pass year Microsoft has been providing their users with their own Windows System Tools, but not many of us actually use the System tools such as Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmenter, System Restore. In this article we will be looking on the Disk Cleanup tool. I'll be covering from what it is and how to use it.

1. Disk Cleanup.
   
   • What is Disk Cleanup?
     
     • The Windows Disk Cleanup is a great tool which help the users in cleaning up their hard disk. Every time the users run this tool it will scan through their hard disk and find any files and and folders which are safe to to be remove. Users will then be able to choose from the list of items show by the tools.
     • Below are what users are able to choose from:*
       
       • Downloaded Program Files - are ActiveX controls and Java applets downloaded automatically from the Internet when you view certain pages. They are temporarily stored in the Downloaded Program Files folder on your disk.
         
       • Temporary Internet Files - contains webpages stored on your hard disk.
         
       • Offline Webpages - webpages that are stored on your computer so you can view them without being connected to the Internet.
         
       • Hibernation File Cleaner - contains information about the state of your computer as it enters hibernation. This will disable hibernation.
         
       • Recycle Bin - contains files you have deleted from your computer.
         
       • Setup Log Files - Files created by Windows.
       • Temporary files - Stores temporary information by various Programs ran.
         
       • System archived Windows Error Report - Files used for error reporting and solution checking.
         
   • How to use Disk Cleanup?
     
     • Using the Disk Cleanup tool is fairly simple, below are the instructions on how to, for both Vista and XP operating System:
       
       • Click Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> System Tools >> Disk Cleanup.

Hope you will find this article useful and informative for your PC performance.

Ever miss your good day of surfing and working on your computer smoothly without trouble? In the next article I'll be writing on System Restore. A great tools for all the users to restore their PC to their happy days.
*Description are taken straight from Windows Operating System.

Top 5 Annoyances I find in Web Pages

1. Downloading plug-ins
   This little programs that I have to download to get an audio or video message before I can enter the site - they make me want to go somewhere else!
2. Bad Design
   
   • Too many buttons and links on different parts of the page are confusing. Sometimes, I got into the trouble of accidentally clicking on the link that I don't want to.
3. Pop-up ads
   
   • The dreadful and annoying advertisement that suddenly appear - it drives me crazy!
4. Frames
   
   • I just hate those silly boxes in Web pages. Sometimes the text doesn't fit in the frame and I have to use either the vertical or the horizontal scroll bar. This makes it very hard to read. Don't you just hate it?
5. Flash
   
   • These animations are good if they download quickly. However, I encountered many that seems irrelevant to the website and it slow down the time for the web page to open; the only purpose is to make the site look pretty. DUH!

Best Backup Plans

I often wondered, what is the best backup plan to use for my computer? As a good backup plans will allow me to restore my computing environment to its pre-disaster state with a minimum of fuss. Unfortunately, no single backup plans fits everyone's computing style or budget. So, you must devise your own backup plan that's tailored to your particular computing needs. I will just give you the outlines factors you should consider as you formulate your own backup plan.

Here are the checklist:

- Decide of how much of your data you want, need, and can afford to back up.
- Create a realistic schedule for making backups.
- Make sure you have a way to avoid backing up files that contain viruses.
- Find out what kind of boot disks you might need to get your computer up and running after a hard disk failure or boot sector virus attack.
- Make sure you can test your restore procedure so that you can successfully retrieve the data you've backed up.
- Find a safe place to store your backups.
- Decide what kind of storage device you'll use to make backups.
- Select software to handle backup needs.

Using Windows ReadyBoost

This is an elaboration on what I have written before(Article post by Mikenamz, December 15, Fasten Up Your Vista Performance Now!!!). At first I was thinking of editing the present article, but after thinking through about it, i thought why not I make another article explaining on what and how to use the Windows ReadyBoost. Hope this will help the users on understanding this awesome feature.

The Windows ReadyBoost is one of the pros of Windows Vista. It enables you to plug a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive or Secure Digital (SD) memory card into your computer and have Windows Vista have it as memory. This is a benefit for people who is using Vista and wants to improve their PC's memory resources and at the same time wants to reduce the cost needed to upgrade the memory of the PC(Machines upgrade can be difficult and costly, moreover, some machines have limited memory expansions capabilities, making it impossible to add RAM). Windows ReadyBoost allows Windows Vista to service normal disk 80 - 100 times faster than random reads from traditional hard drives. In addition, there are some requirements for a device to be compatible to use the ReadyBoost option.

For a device to be compatible and useful it must conform to the following requirements:

• The capacity of the removable media must be at least 256 MB (250 after formatting)
• Devices larger than 4 GB will have only 4 GB used for ReadyBoost
• The device should have an access time of 1 ms or less
• The device must be capable of 2.5 MB/s read speeds for 4 KB random reads spread uniformly across the entire device and 1.75 MB/s write speeds for 512 KB random writes spread uniformly across the device
• The device must have at least 235 MB of free space
• NTFS, FAT16 and FAT32 are supported (Windows 7 and Vista SP2 will support also the new exFAT filesystem)
• The initial release of ReadyBoost supports one device. The recommended amount of flash memory to use for Windows ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of RAM installed in your computer.
  

It is easy to use Windows ReadyBoost. You just have to plug in the USB flash drive or SD memory card to your machine first. Then Windows will check if the performance of the device is fast enough to work with Windows ReadyBoost. If the device is fast enough, you will be ask if you want to use the device to spped up our system. Here is a sample window picture of it.


If not, a window like below will appear.


So, in a nutshell, try this yourself and you'll see the benefits of ReadyBoost.

* The Windows ReadyBoost feature is included in Windows Vista edition Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate