Avatar is one of those movies which ushers in a new era in film-making.
James Cameron, the director, is a visionary and like he has done it
before in “The Terminator” – with Avatar he raised the bar for Special
Effects in Movies to a whole new level.
Development
on Avatar began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page script for the
film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of
Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but
according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to
achieve his vision of the film. When we see the movie, we see what he
meant by his vision – The Spectacular Pandora and the beautiful Na’vi
people.
The film broke several box office records during its release and
became the highest-grossing film of all time in North America and
worldwide, surpassing Titanic, which had held the records for the
previous 12 years. It also became the first film to gross more than $2
billion. Following the film’s success, Cameron stated that there will be
at least two sequels, which means we would get to see a lot more of
Pandora. Pretty cool eh!?
Here is a Windows 7 Theme dedicated to this awesome Movie. The Avatar Windows 7 Theme consist of 20+ HD Wallpapers, Custom Avatar Icons and select music from the movie.
Windows 7 Avatar Theme Screenshots:
These are just some of the wallpapers you would get with the Avatar Windows 7 Theme.
Custom Desktop Icons and Sounds for Avatar Theme:
No theme is really complete without custom icons. We have included
custom Avatar icons with this theme, which will replace the same old
boring desktop icons we see everyday.
We have also included select music from the Avatar movie in the theme for a complete Pandorian experience on your computer!
Download Avatar Movie Windows 7 Theme:
We have a dedicated download page for Windows 7 Avatar Theme. You can
also explore various other Windows 7 Themes on our themes download
page.
The CGI Dominance : The movie is 40 percent live
action and 60 percent photo-realistic CGI. Most of the motion capture
technology was used for the CGI scenes.
The Gollum Effect : James Cameron was convinced
that CGI effects had progressed enough to make this film when he saw
Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.”
Jake Sully’s Casting : According to Sam
Worthington, who plays the main lead, he was invited to the casting via a
phone call. He didn’t know anything about the script, nor was he told
the director’s name. Sam was initially disappointed, thinking it was
“another waste of time.”
Zoe’s Practice Runs : Zoe Saldana trained non-stop
for six months to prepare for her role as Neytiri in “Avatar,” including
martial arts, archery and horseback riding. Zoe even dressed up as a
warrior during some of the training, complete with a Na’vi tail, to see
how it felt.
Na’vi Linguistics : The Na’vi language was created
entirely from scratch by linguist Paul R. Frommer. James Cameron hired
him to construct a language that the actors could pronounce, but did not
resemble any single human language. Frommer created about 1,000 words.
If you are a fan of the Naruto Anime series then Akatsuki do not
require any introduction. For those who are new – Akatsuki is the evil
organization from the anime series Naruto. Akatsuki at any given time is
composed of no more than ten primary members, all of whom were S-Class
criminals of their own respective villages. Although most members joined
Akatsuki to further their own goals, Akatsuki’s ultimate goal remains
the same: World Domination.
The Akatsuki members wear long, dark cloaks with red clouds, a red
interior, and a chin-high collar. The members may wear a conical straw
hat with small spike-like balls hanging down to cover their faces. The
creator of this series, Masashi Kishimoto, wanted the villains to be
regarded as “flamboyant” with a showy costume, unique characteristics
and extreme power in an attempt to make them Memorable and Immortal (One
of them literally so). The series creator succeeded in his efforts and
Akatsuki is now one of the most famous evil organization out there.
So here it is – The Naruto-Akatsuki Windows 7 Theme for all the Naruto Fans out there. This theme consists of 30+ HD Akatsuki wallpapers, Custom Icons as well as select Anime music for a complete Naruto Experience on your desktop.
Windows 7 Naruto-Akatsuki Theme Screenshots:
These are just a few of the wallpapers you would get with the
Akatsuki Windows 7 Theme. Download the Theme for all 30+ wallpapers.
Custom Icons For Naruto – Akatsuki Windows 7 Theme:
The Akatsuki Theme also includes Custom Naruto Icons which will replace the same old boring desktop icons we see everyday.
We have also selected some of the best Music from Naruto Anime to go
with this theme, for a complete Akatsuki experience on your desktop. You
can hear them while applying the theme as well as starting or shutting
down your computer.
Download Naruto Akatsuki Windows 7 Theme:
We have a dedicated download page for Windows 7 Akatsuki theme. You
can also explore various other Windows 7 Themes we have created before,
on our themes download page.
Akatsuki Literally means “Dawn” or “Daybreak”. Breaking down the
word itself gives us “aka” meaning ‘red’ and “tsuki” meaning ‘moon’.
Each Akatsuki member has their own ring which is worn on a different
finger by a different Akatsuki member. Perhaps this helps them extract
the demons from the Hosts (Jenchiriki).
Every Akatsuki member can also be identified by a long black cloak with red clouds, and fingernails painted black.
It is suspected that Tobi’s body is that of Obito, because Obito
gave his left Sharingan to Kakashi and Tobi only shows his right
Sharingan
Softpedia Editor's Review for Avast! Free Antivirus
EDITOR'S RATING:
FREE antivirus software with spyware protection
Written by Bogdan Popa on January 4th, 2012
Avast! Free Antivirus is a reliable
antivirus software solution designed to provide computer users with
effective protection against viruses and spyware. Avast comes
with well-organized interface that targets beginners and professional
users alike, with all features being clearly displayed right in the main
window. Be careful during the installation though, because the
setup kit also attempts to drop a separate browser on your computer,
although Avast doesn't need this kind of app to work properly. However,
once installed, Avast works simply great, with virus definitions
updated even several times a day. The scanning process is very fast and
is quite light on hardware resources, but it all depends on the computer
and the files you're about to scan. We were pleased with its
speed during our tests, even though sometimes we were a bit annoyed by
the boot-time scanner. The boot scanner is actually a very handy
function because it attempts to scan the computer before the operating
system is fully loaded and thus before any virus is ready to take
control of certain system files. There are four scanning modes,
as follows: “Quick Scan”, “Full System Scan”, “Removable Media Scan” and
“Select folder to scan”; the latter allows for an in-depth scan of a
user definded location. The “Quick Scan” mode takes just a few minutes,
while the "Full System" mode can last for more than a half an hour,
depending on the size of the drive and the amount of data stored
locally. In addition, Avast comes with dedicated tools to protect
multiple apps running on your computer, so it also comprises a “File
System Shield”, a “Mail Shield”, a “Web Shield”, a “P2P Shield” to
protect peer-to-peer programs, an “IM Shield” for instant messaging
clients, a “Network Shield”, a “Script Shield” and a “Behavior Shield”. All
in all, Avast is a must have if you're looking for a reliable antivirus
solution and, as far as we're concerned, this application is
indeed serious competition for other elite software tools belonging to
this particular category.
Read an in-depth analysis in our professional review for Avast! Free Antivirus
Avast! Free Antivirus description
Here are some key features of "Avast! Free Antivirus":
Core and detection:
· Antivirus and anti-spyware engine
· State of the art scanning engine provides reliable protection against viruses, spyware and other forms of malicious software.
Real time anti-rootkit protection:
· Unique "on access" technology checks all kernel-mode drivers that the
operating system is loading for signs of rootkit behavior. This enables
even unknown rootkits to be detected and stopped before they can do any
damage.
avast! Community IQ:
· Most samples we process come from sensors deployed throughout the
avast! community in the Behavior shield and anti-rootkit modules. This
is a unique source of data made possible only thanks to our huge user
base. Most of the collected samples are analysed by a number of
automated processes and only a small fraction of the samples need to be
processed manually by our virus analysts.
Code emulator:
· When a suspicious executable is encountered (during both on-demand and
on-access scanning), avast! is able to emulate the program’s code in an
isolated environment. The code emulator is used for two purposes.
First, it is used for generic unpacking. Secondly, it is used in the
heuristics engine. Technically, this is done using dynamic translation, a
method much faster than traditional emulation techniques.
Heuristics engine:
· avast! features a new heuristics engine designed to proactively detect
malware undetectable with normal definitions. The heuristics engine is
able to cover both binary (executable) and script malware.
Potentially unwanted programs detection:
· avast! detects potentially unwanted programs, such as remote admin
tools and commercial key loggers. Custom rules can be set for dealing
with these types of programs.
Scanning:
· Boot-time scanner
· Allows you to scan your computer for infections before the operating
system has started and before a virus can be activated (32-bit operating
systems only).
Command-line scanner:
· Enables you to run a scan directly from the command line.
Wake-up for scan:
· Microsoft Windows is woken from sleep or hibernation mode, performs a scheduled scan, then returns back to sleep mode.
Scheduled scanning:
· Allows users to define the scan time and files to be scanned.
avast! Intelligent Scanner:
· Can reduce the number of required file scans by up to 80% through a
white list of proven safe applications. Files identified as safe are not
rescanned unless they change.
Shields:
· Behavior Shield
· Monitors activity on your computer using a number of sensors (file
system, registry and network based) and reports/blocks any suspicious
behavior.
· Behavioral Honeypots
· avast! sensors identify and monitor suspicious file activity on
selected computers, automatically submitting files to the Virus Lab for
additional analysis.
· File System Shield
· Real-time scanning of opened/executed files.
· Mail Shield
· Scans all incoming/outgoing e-mails for malware. For MS Outlook, a
special plug-in is used. Other email clients are protected by a generic
POP3/IMAP4/SMTP proxy. New in version 5, the proxy also supports
scanning of SSL communication (gmail.com, sympatico.ca, ….)
· Web Shield
· Scans all visited web pages and checks all files, pages and java
scripts downloaded from the internet. Thanks to the Intelligent Stream
Scan feature, the Web shield doesn't slow down your web browsing.
· IM Shield
· Checks files downloaded while using instant messaging or “chat”
programs. - AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Gadu-Gadu, gaim/Pidgin, Google
Talk, ICQ, IM2 Messenger, Infium, Miranda, mIRC, MSN/Windows Messenger,
Odigo, PalTalk Messenger, Psi Jabber Client, QIP, QQ, SIM, Skype, Tlen,
Trillian, WengoPhone, XFire, Yahoo! Messenger.
· Network Shield
· Provides protection against network-based viruses. The module has two
main components: a URL blocker, designed to block malicious URLs (as
defined by the Virus Lab), and a lightweight intrusion-detection system.
Updates:
· Smart virus definition updates
· Incremental updating system minimizes the size of regular update files.
· Fast application of updates
· New format for the virus definition file speeds up application of
updates into avast! 5.0 and reduces demand on CPU/memory, resulting in
uninterrupted computer use.
· New format for the virus definition file means faster updates and
reduces demand on CPU/memory, resulting in uninterrupted computer use.
Gaming:
· New Silent/Gaming Mode automatically detects full-screen applications
and disables pop-ups and other on-screen notifications without degrading
security.
Optimized for latest Intel Core i7 CPUs:
· Critical sections of the avast! scanning engine code have been
optimized to deliver unrivaled performance on the latest Intel chips.
CPU optimization:
· Multi-threaded scanning optimization
· avast! runs faster on new multi-core CPUs. A new avast! feature allows
the splitting of large individual files between cores, accelerating the
scanning process.
Green computing:
· Reduced demands on the disk drive result in lower energy consumption.
Miscellaneous:
· avast! iTrack - Real-time graphic scanning reports.
· Graphical user interface - Easy to navigate graphical interface.
· Automatic processing - Infected files are processed automatically without requiring user instructions. Requirements:
· Processor Pentium 3
· 128 MB RAM
· 200 MB of free hard disk space What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ] Changes in this build: · Finalized METRO UI stuff (notifications, icons, etc.) · WebRep plugins are now working correctly in all major browsers · Fixed network problems on Win8 · Fixed various crashes/BSODs based on BETA reports Known issues: · Investigating occasional crashes on Win8 related to a new network driver · Waiting for the final review of Win8 logo program from Microsoft
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Avatar is one of those movies which ushers in a new era in film-making.
James Cameron, the director, is a visionary and like he has done it
before in “The Terminator” – with Avatar he raised the bar for Special
Effects in Movies to a whole new level.
Development
on Avatar began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page script for the
film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of
Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but
according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to
achieve his vision of the film. When we see the movie, we see what he
meant by his vision – The Spectacular Pandora and the beautiful Na’vi
people.
If you are a fan of the Naruto Anime series then Akatsuki do not
require any introduction. For those who are new – Akatsuki is the evil
organization from the anime series Naruto. Akatsuki at any given time is
composed of no more than ten primary members, all of whom were S-Class
criminals of their own respective villages. Although most members joined
Akatsuki to further their own goals, Akatsuki’s ultimate goal remains
the same: World Domination.
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