What is CDAC11BA.exe?

CDAC11BA.exe is a process that runs as part of the Macrovision Real Time Streaming (RTS) service. It’s used by several software applications to defeat piracy.

Why does CDAC11BA.exe run?

Your computer could run CDAC11BA.exe if you recently installed AutoCAD 2004, 3DS Max, Adobe CS or other similar software. CDAC11BA.exe was bundled with Intuit’s TurboTax application. In short, this Safe Cast process makes sure that only users with a valid license run the software application.

Is CDAC11BA.exe spyware?

No, it is not spyware but there have been controversies surrounding its actual working. The associated software’s license key is saved in split locations, making it tough to actually retrieve the key and install the software in other computers. There have been reports that CDAC11BA.exe interrupts the working of your CD burner, but they’ve been confirmed to be false.

If you are still apprehensive, you can click here to run a free registry scan to scan for problems and fix them immediately.

Is it CDAC11BA.exe really needed?

Yes, you need to keep it running if you want the software associated with it to run (probably AutoCAD, 3Ds Max or an Adobe application). It’s not advisable to end the process or delete it.

How to remove CDAC11BA.exe?

CDAC11BA.exe can’t be removed in a click. There’s a WikiHow article on how to do it. Try it at your own disk.

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What is CDAC11BA.exe?

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The five random winners are:

1. Michael
2. thetechmonkey
3. Abhishek
4. ArpitNext
5. mijka

All winners will be contacted via email shortly.

The winners were picked randomly using random.org. Screencast of how the winners were chosen:

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You can set it to auto run from your thumb drive, and there are three ways this program works:

1. Silent Mode: A notification is popped up when you try to shut down, restart or logoff without removing your flash drive.
2. Alarm Mode: The balloon notification pops up in the specified time.
3. Countdown Mode: Set a countdown for the thumb drive reminder notification to pop up.

Pen Drive reminder can be downloaded from here.

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Pen Drive Reminder Nudges You To Remove Your USB Flash Drive

Deleting the chat and call history in Skype is easy, but the Delete History option is buried inside Skype menus. All you need to do is choose Tools > Options, go to the Privacy tab and hit the ‘Clear History’ button.

A dialog box will popup asking you for confirmation regarding deleting all previous text chats, voicemail, calls, file transfers and SMS messages. Hit Delete and you’re done. The Skype call and chat history has been deleted.

If you want to disable or turn off Skype history, just use the ‘No History’ option under ‘Keep History for’ in the Privacy tab.

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How to clear Skype IM Chat and Call History?

#1. Backup Chrome bookmarks using the bookmark manager

You can use the bookmark manager in Google Chrome to backup your saved sites as an .html file.

All you need to do is hit Ctrl + Shift + B when you’re in Google Chrome and a bookmark manager will pop up. Go to ‘Tools’ > ‘Export Bookmarks’ and specify a location where the bookmarks backup file should be stored in .html format.

#2. Backup Chrome bookmarks and restore them in another browser

Previously mentioned Transmute can be used to backup bookmarks from Google Chrome and restore them to another browser in a matter of seconds.

Launch the program and specify the source as Chrome and the target browser where your bookmarks should be restored and hit ‘Start’ for the process to begin.

#3. Backup your entire Chrome profile

Google Chrome Backup is a neat little app that backs up your Google Chrome profile as such.

Your Google Chrome profile contains your modified settings and preferences. The profile also includes your bookmarks and browsing history. In case you’re doing a reinstall of Google Chrome, make sure you backup your profile using this application. Get it here.

Do you know of any other efficient ways to backup Google Chrome bookmarks and settings? Share them in the comments section.

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I logged in to the app and it took about a few minutes for it to update my Gtalk status with my latest tweet. Try it here. Thanks Sanjeeth!

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Put Your Latest Tweet In Your Google Talk Status Message

How to hide the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ Icon in Windows 7?

Right click in the date area in the system tray and choose ‘Customize Notification Icons’

In the Window that pops up, you’ll see ‘Windows Explorer – Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media’. Choose Hide Icon and Notifications from the list on the right. Click OK.

That’s it. You will no longer see the Safely Remove Hardware icon. It’s hidden!

Update: This dialog is necessary if you want to eject hardware like USB thumb drives, iPods, etc. safely. As Kestrel points in the comments below, your drives may go corrupt if you don’t eject them safely.

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Remove the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ Icon in Windows 7 Permanently

All you need to do is follow the steps mentioned here in this post and then download the Pagerank extension from here to install it. It works as stated.

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Pagerank Extension For Google Chrome

Enable and Download Google Chrome Extensions

First, go to Google Chrome options and make sure you have the anonymous usage statistics option checked.

In order to install these sample extensions, you need to be subscribed to the Dev channel of Google Chrome. And for that, you need to download this little 100 KB Google Chrome Channel Changer, run it and choose the Dev option and press Update. Make sure Google Chrome isn’t running when you do this.

Now, go to Google Chrome, click on the rightmost Settings button and click About Google Chrome. In the window that pops up, hit Update Now. Once the update is complete you’ll get the following message:

Click OK and close Google Chrome.

If you have a Google Chrome shortcut in your desktop, edit the shortcut to add the --enable-extensions parameter. Double click on the shortcut to open Google Chrome.

Go to this page and click on the Install link for any extension. You’ll get a dialog asking you to confirm your action. Click OK.

In the screenshot below, you can see the Gmail checker addon in action. It displays a small bar at the bottom of the page that shows the number of unread emails in your Gmail inbox.

That’s how you enable extensions in Google Chrome. Let us know in the comments if you have any questions.

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