Zenith Launches Smart Style PC ( CPU inside LCD )

This desktop is modeled on the iMac and offers an integrated unit with a 17-inch display. The CPU/MB are embedded within the monitor chassis. The SmartStyle PC also offers options of an Intel dual-core processor, 1 GB of system memory and 80 GB of storage.

Put simply, the CPU is fitted inside the monitor, thus saving consumers the hassle of having an extra slot for the CPU tower on the PC table. Moreover, it has a versatile 180 degrees mounting hinge that makes it possible for the monitor-CPU unit to be hung on a wall, integrated into a table top surface or on a table.

It doesn’t carry any CD/DVD drive. But, a hole in the display casing is available to integrate a DVD burner. The monitor-CPU unit has been developed by Indian engineers, making it a first-of-its-kind device.

It has desktop performance, with power consumption equivalent to a laptop,” said Raj Saraf, Chairman and Managing Director of Zenith Computers. He further added that the main target segment would be the retail and corporate sectors, BPO and banking. No doubt, such a unique PC will definitely attract both the youth and the big enterprise.

Main Features :

1. All in one PC with Integrated CPU Box in 43.1 cms (17) LCD Monitor
2. Bends flat up to 180 degree
3. Wall Mountable
4. Saves space and energy

The SmartStyle PC is now retailing for Rs 20,000. Zenith says it has started a 24x7 'Always On' service for after-sales support.

The 'Smartstyle PC' has been developed at Zenith's new Product Development Centre (NPDC) in Goa. The warranty period for the product is between 1-5 years.

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Firefox Download Day : Help FireFox Setup A World Record

Do you use firefox? (You have to hate me for asking such a stupid question, ofcourse you do!)

If you do, then you have to know about this piece of news.

The Firefox community has planned for having a "Download Day", coinciding with the launch of Firefox 3. It's a pretty cool concept: Download Day is the community's attempt to set a Guinness world record for the most software downloads in 24 hours! Ain't that cool? Hell yea!

There isn't a definitive date when Firefox 3 goes out the door yet, but the tentative time is in June.

You can be a part of the download day by downloading Firefox 3 as soon as it is available, preferably from the official Download Day Headquarters! You'll get a customized certificate by downloading from Headquarters!

Since the Firefox Launch date isn't fixed (and in turn the Download Day date), you can "Pledge" to download Firefox 3 on the Download Day and then you'll be sent reminder emails and get notified of the exact date, OR, even better, you can follow mozillafirefox on Twitter!

This event is the first of its kind! Firefox 2 had 1.6 million downloads on it's launch day, and we're looking forward to a booming 5 millions downloads this time.. or even more!

If you love Firefox, Spread the word about the Download Day! Tell your mom, tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell everyone!

Here's a few other things you should do:

• Plan an impromptu Download Fest at your school, office, or home - anywhere with an Internet connection. Or, attend a Firefox 3 gathering.
• Join one of the following social networking groups and invite all your friends.
• Find your Firefox Campus Rep and see how you can help today or what festivities you can join.
• Follow mozillafirefox on Twitter
  
• Goes without saying, Add our buttons or banners to your site, blog, or profile.
  
• In case you haven't yet, checkout the cool new Firefox 3 features at the DD HQ.
• Catch in on the latest buzz about Firefox 3 World record in the Community Forum
  
• Check out the cool "People who've pledged" map at the DD HQ homepage.

PLEDGE NOW!

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Orkut Launches Official Themes

Orkut finally launches the theme changer for selected orkut users ( Few in number ). I am glad that I am one among them. Thanx to orkut that I'm always amoung the first to experience new features of orkut ( eg. HTML scarps & Applications were allowed 15 days before on my profile than my friends profile ) . Might be because I own some big communities and also help people in official orkut discussion forum ;)

It may be possible that new themes are not enabled on your profile . Wait for few days and you will get a twist in social networking. U can however see the screen shots below. There are many themes, but for now I can use only 4 themes. My theme is not presently visible to others, but later it will be visible. As per my knowledge I am the only person who got this among my friends.

Click on the images for larger preview

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HTC Touch Diamond : iPhone Killer

The HTC Touch Diamond : iPhone Killer or just another Windows Mobile device? It kinda reminds me of a mini-iPhone. A couple of nice design features: the animated weather display (you can have up to six places' weather forecast bookmarked) makes me think of the widget on my MacBook; the click-wheel in miniature that lets you zoom in on the screen; and there's a very nifty little feature that automatically switches the phone onto silent mode when you lie it on its front.

A swanky new 3D interface is just the tip of the iceberg for HTC's latest mobile. Add HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 4GB of storage and you have a handset worthy of challenging this year's strongest smartphones.

Re-defining the perception of advanced mobile phones… the HTC Touch Diamond™ signals a giant leap forward in combining hi-tech prowess with intuitive usability and exhilarating design.

Featuring a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen housed within a stunning formation of brushed steel and flawless faceted edges, the HTC Touch Diamond is as beautiful to behold as it is to use.

With HTC’s vibrant touch-responsive user interface, TouchFLO™ 3D, and ultra-fast HSDPA internet connectivity… the HTC Touch Diamond offers a rich online experience to rival a notebook computer, allowing you to interact with Google, YouTube, and Wikipedia as freely as you would with a broadband connection.

Your contacts, favourite music, videos and photos are no longer an uninspired line of text. With TouchFLO 3D, album artwork, video stills and snapshots of your friends’ and family’s faces are brought to life for you to interact, play and launch at your fingertips.

A 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera will help you capture the perfect moment in style and with a massive 4GB of internal storage you can keep all the files you need. The integrated ultra-sensitive GPS will help you find your destination as quickly and efficiently as a dedicated satellite navigation unit.

Style and substance in a phone are no longer mutually exclusive. The HTC Touch Diamond has arrived.

Availability :

The HTC Touch Diamond™ will be available to customers across all major European carriers in June. It will be available later this quarter in Asia and the Middle East. The North American and Latin American versions of the Touch Diamond will be available in the second half of 2008.

Highlights :

1. 2.8-inch touch screen, with four times the pixels of most phones.
2. Vibrant TouchFLO 3D user interface, responding perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media… all vividly displayed as photos and artwork powered by the 3D graphics processor.
3. HTC Weather - providing a constant view of weather at home and abroad.
4. Surf and download at broadband speed with HSDPA internet connectivity.
5. 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera for quality stills and video.
6. 4GB of internal storage to preserve more photos, music, files and exchanged data than ever before.
7. Integrated GPS for use with maps software for a full turn-by-turn satellite navigation experience.

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Modifying LAN Based Auto-disconnect Time-Out

Windows NT can be configured to automatically disconnect idle LAN sessions after a set number of minutes.

1. Open your registry ( Start >> Run >>> type "Regedit" >> Hit Enter ).

2. Navigate to following key :

Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ LanmanServer \ Parameters]
Value Name: Autodisconnect
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0 to 4,294,967,295 (Oxffffffff) in minutes

2. Modify the value of 'Autodisconnect' to equal the time in minutes before a session is disconnected. If this value doesn't already exist create a new string value.

3. Restart Windows NT.

Note: To disable Autodisconnects set the value to 'Oxffffffff'.

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Buy Cheap Computer Memory Online

Time and again I’ve come to my readers with valuable information on new technologies; reviews on softwares, hardwares & gadgets; cheap and even free stuffs; tips & tweaks for your computers. This time also I’ve come up with information on a site that I’m sure will be of great value to my readers and all who stop by this blog.

A memory upgrade is most-effective improvement you can make to your PC. Don’t worry, a computer memory upgrade can be very simple and easy, even for novice users. And if you need some a genuine memory plus great values, Memory Deals will comes with more than welcome more information about memory.

At Memorydeal.net you can enquire for the recent prices of memory modules of all manufacturers like Samsung, Hynix, and Qimonda etc. If you want you can improve the condition of your present PC. Just go for a 8gb memory upgrades for a super sonic computer or 4GB Memory Upgrade to turbo charge your desktop or just try 2gb memory Upgrade and you can see yourself that how your computer speeds up. Not only you can get ram for your desktops or laptops but you can also buy server memory from Memorydeal.net. If you want you can ask for a quote from here to know about its prices and offers. MemoryDeal.net is not all about selling memories for you, it also provide you with the latest memory related information whether it’s about the latest manufacturing technology or its manufacturer information like the company stock price.

Memorydeal.net, the best deal on memory deal. There are many kinds of memory to fit the needs, for example: Desktop PC Memory, ECC Registered (RDIMM) Memory, SODIMM Memory, Fully Buffered (FBDIMM) Memory, and Rambus RDRAM Memory. Browse this site to find the best deal on buying memory online.

So if you’re a computer geek and tends to overclock your computer, I’m sure this is where you should go to get the memories you need, because this is where you could get 4GB memories for a cheaper price.

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Brain Chips : The future is here

An implantable device in live animals that can record signals from one part of the brain and send impulses to other. In the process neural connections are reshaped. It is believed to pave way for restoring motor and cognitive function in the wake of brain injuries and strokes. Also it promises for returning limited motor functions to patients with spinal cord injuries.

Scientists are now building a device that records brain signals and transmits them to paralyzed muscles, potentially returning muscle control to severely paralyzed patients. In the prosthetic system, which is still in early development, a brain chip records neural signals from the part of the brain that controls movement. The chip then processes those signals, sending precise messages to wires implanted in different muscles of the patient's arm or hand, triggering the paralyzed limb to grab a glass or scratch the nose.

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Add Command Prompt to the Windows Explorer Right Click Menu

Many times power users or simple users, use command prompt to perform a task. It's powerful an simple style performs many tasks with ease. But many times you have to navigate to a directory by typing cd "Directory Name" repeatedly, which may take long time if the path is long eg. :

C: \ Documents and Settings \ NeO \ Application Data \ Datalayer \ 352913021444672 \ ContactsDB

To avoid this long navigation here is a trick which will allow you to right click on the folder and choose "Command Prompt Here", resulting in command prompt opening with that directory.

Here is how to do it :

(1) Open notepad and copy paste the following lines without changing them :

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command]
@="Command Prompt:"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command\Command]
@="cmd.exe /k cd %1"

(2) Save this file with the filename “cmd.reg” with file type as “all files”.

(3) Right click on the file and select "Merge".

This adds Command Prompt to the Windows Explorer right click menu. Just right click on a folder, click Command Prompt and you will be at the command prompt in the selected folder. No need to type CD and the full path anymore.

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Whatz Up iPhone ?

The iPhone is a combination camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs during his keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo on 9 January 2007. The iPhone will support push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, web browsing and other wireless information services. Apple has indicated that OS X will run on the iPhone, but has not clearly revealed the distinction between Mac OS X, the OS running on Macs, and OS X on the iPhone.

For Complete Information on iPhone Specifications and Technical Details Follow this:

The Issue:

Infogear originally filed for the U.S. trademark “I Phone” on September 3, 1993, and later applied for “iPhone” on 20 March 1996. Both trademarks have been registered in the United States since 1999. Cisco Systems obtained the iPhone trademarks after its acquisition of Infogear in 2000. The term has been used on the (Infogear) iPhone since 1997 and (Linksys) iPhone was launched in 2006. Cisco’s trademarks cover “communications terminals comprising computer hardware and software providing integrated telephone, data communications and personal computer functions” (1993 filing) and “computer hardware and software for providing integrated telephone communication with computerized global information networks” (1996 filing).

Cisco representatives stated on 9 January 2007, that their company and Apple had been in negotiations regarding the trademark and expected to reach an agreement about the name shortly, according to documents received by Apple’s lawyers the night before the Macworld keynote event. Cisco has since announced they are suing Apple over the infringement of the trademark iPhone, seeking an injunction in federal court to prohibit Apple from using the name.

A separate U.S. trademark application for “iPhone” was filed on 26 September 2006, by a heretofore unknown entity named Ocean Telecom Services LLC, covering “handheld and mobile devices”. The application claims a priority date of 27 March 2006 based on a trademark filing in Trinidad and Tobago, serial number 37060. Apple had previously filed under its own name for the “iPhone” trademark in Australia, claiming the same priority date and using the same Trinidad and Tobago application, indicating that, in all likelihood, Ocean Telecom is a front company for Apple.

Apple has made filings in various countries outside the U.S., including Australia, where a separate iPhone trademark was filed in 2002 and registered in 2005. It is presently unclear whether Cisco owns any rights to “iPhone” elsewhere.

According to the WHOIS database, Apple owns the generally non-profit organizations domain name iphone.org (domain created 1999-12-06), Cisco owns the network-oriented domain name iphone.net (domain created 1998-01-28), and the Internet Phone Company LLC based in Santa Rosa, California owns the commercial domain name iphone.com (domain created 1995-08-24). Internet Phone Company LLC is not a subsidary of Apple or Cisco. The site was hit with a surge of traffic following the Jobs keynote and was temporarily taken down.

The use of the name iphone in secondary TLD is unclear. It was reported that, as early as November 2006, that in some countries the relevant domain names are owned by individuals, including, for example, iphone.us and iphone.cn.

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Removing or Adding Items to Your Persistent Connections List

Windows stores the names of previously mapped drives, this can be a security threat if vulnerable hidden shares are listed. An advantage is that this key can also be used to set default items for list, if for example inexperienced users where required to map common drives, your could store them here.

1. Open the registry ( Start >> Run >> type "Regedit" >> Hit Enter.

2. Navigate to the key : "HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Network \ Persistent Connections"

3. Listed under this key are all the shares Windows has stored for the current user, simply delete the entries you don't want to store. Or add new ones by adding a new string value, and name it by incrementing the alpha values already in the list. Set the data to equal the drive share you wish to add.

Note: This change affects only the current user, to change the defaults for all users modify

"HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Network \ Persistent Connections" instead.

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Dial-Up Networking Password Box Grayed Out ?

If you are having problems trying to get to remember your password and you find the option grayed out then there are a few things you can try.

1. Make sure you have Client for Microsoft Networks installed on your system. Control Panel / Networking / Add / Client / Microsoft / Microsoft Networking.

2. Your Windows startup is configured to ask for a password and you are hitting the esc key when the logon box is displayed.

3. You have a corrupted password file.Do a search for *.pwl in the Windows folder and rename all the files you find.Note - this will force you to rebuild your password files from scratch.

4. Check the Registry:

• Run the Registry Editor ( Start >> Run >> type "regedit" >> Hit Enter ).
• Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Network \ Real Mode Net.
• If you see autologon (on the right side) with a value of "00 00 00 00", double-click on it, and change the value to "01 00 00 00 00".
• Exit RegEdit and restart the PC.
  

Hope your problem is solved now. If no , leave a comment here...

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Americans spend more time infornt of computer than wives

An overwhelming 65 per cent of Americans spend more time with a computer than with their spouse, according to a new public survey released on Tuesday.

Conducted by the research firm Kelton Research, the 'Cyber Stress' study confirmed consumers' growing relationship with technology in their everyday lives, with 8 out of 10 Americans (84 per cent) saying they were more dependent on their home computer now than they were just three years ago.

The survey also revealed that the average consumer has experienced computer troubles eight times over the last three years, with the average American wasting 12 hours per month due to problems with their home computer. In addition, 52 per cent of Americans describe their most recent experience with a computer problem as one of anger, sadness or alienation.

Considering the large role computers play in people's lives today, experts said that computer problems can sometimes cause significant emotional distress, similar to what happens when a problem occurs between spouses.

"As computers become increasingly pervasive in our lives, our relationships with them can begin to seem almost as important as a relationship with a significant other. When problems occur with the computer, it often leaves people feeling frustrated or helpless," Dr Robi Ludwig, renowned psychotherapist, said.

"Like any relationship, the test comes not when things are going well but when times are tough. And unfortunately in the case of their computers, things are not going so well for Americans," said the survey commissioned by support.com, a leading provider of software and services that automate the resolution of technology problems.

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CarrotInk : Premium ink cartridges without the premium price

CarrotInk says that quality ink doesn't have to be expensive. The ink they offer is high quality indeed and is 30-70% less than what printer manufacturers charge. But it's guaranteed to be great quality.

CarrotInk was created with the aim to provide premium ink at affordable prices. They offer compatible inkjet cartridges and remanufactured cartridges, do-it-yourself refill kits, mail-away professional remanufacturing and name brand cartridges. Carrot Ink printer supplies are a great and inexpensive solution.

Carrot Ink cartridges produce very good photo and text quality, especially with Epson printers, according to tests. According to some reviews, Carrot Ink cartridges also work very well with HP printers. Carrot Ink inks produce at least good results in all review tests, and we found that Carrot Ink has a respectable level of customer satisfaction as a vendor.

Carrot Ink cartridges produce very good photo and text quality, especially with Epson printers, according to tests. According to some reviews, Carrot Ink cartridges also work very well with HP printers. Carrot Ink inks produce at least good results in all review tests, and we found that Carrot Ink has a respectable level of customer satisfaction as a vendor.

At CarrotInk.com, one can get high quality ink cartridges for almost every brand of printer – Apple, Brother, Cannon, Dell, HP, Lexmark, Pitney Bowes, Xerox and more. In fact, the printout qualities are so great, that they are almost undistinguishable from the printouts made by the original cartridges.Apart from inkjet cartridges, Carrot Ink also sells toner cartridges, fax film, paper, remanufactured cartridges, do-it-yourself refill kits, mail-away professional remanufacturing, and name brand cartridges and other printing commodities.

CarrotInk also sells genuine ink cartridges with a reduced price. Carrot Ink prides itself in providing premium quality Apple, Brother, Cannon, Dell, Lexmark, Pitney Bowes Cannon printer ink and Epson ink cartridges. They provide Free Standard Shipping on all orders of $50 or more. They also have a toll free number though which customers can contact them if they have any queries/questions.

So what are you waiting for? Buy your Carrot Ink cartridge today!

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Adjust Windows DNScache

To speed up DNS, Windows puts the DNS information into a local DNS cache on your PC when you visit a site. So when you want to go to a site, Windows first looks in its local DNS cache, called the resolve cache, to see whether the DNS information is contained there. That way, if it finds the information locally, it doesn't have to look in your hosts file or query a remote DNS server to find IP information. The cache is made up of recently querried names and entries taken from your host's file.

The cache contains both negative and positive entries. Positive entries are those in which the DNS lookup succeeded and you were able to connect to the Web site. When Windows looks in the cache, if it finds a positive entry, it immediately uses that DNS information and sends you to the requested Web site.

Negative entries are those in which no match was found, and you end up getting a "Cannot find server or DNS" error in your browser. Similarly, when Windows looks in the cache and finds a negative entry, it gives you the error message without bothering to go out to the site.

Negative entries can lead to problems. When you try to make a connection to a site that has a negative entry in your cache, you'll get an error message, even if the site's problems have been resolved and it's now reachable.

You can solve this problem, using Registry settings. By default, Windows caches negative entries for five minutes. After five minutes, they're cleared from your cache.
But if you'd like, you can force Windows not to cache these negative entries so that you'll never run into this problem.

Solution :

(1) Start >> Run >> type "regedit" >> press enter.

(2) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ Dnscache \ Parameters.

(3) Create a new DWORD value with the name NegativeCacheTime and give it a value of 0. (The value might already exist. If it does, edit its value to 0.)

(4) The DWORD determines how much time, in seconds, to keep negative entries in the DNS cache. If you like, you can have the entries stay alive for one second by giving the DWORD a value of 1.

(5) After you're done editing, exit the Registry.

(6) To make the change take effect, restart your computer, or flush your cache by issuing the command ipconfig /flushdns at a command prompt. The command will flush your DNS cache -- all the entries, both positive and negative, will be flushed -- and it will be empty until you start visiting Web sites. Negative entries, however, will not be added to the cache if you've given the DWORD a value of 0.

You can also use the Registry to control the amount of time positive entries are kept in the DNS cache. By default, they are kept for 24 hours. To change the default, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ Dnscache \ Parameters again and create a DWORD value called MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit. (If it's already present, just edit the value.) For the value, enter the amount of time you want the entry to remain, in seconds, making sure to use decimals as the base.

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Disabling Msn Messenger At Startup

It is quite irritating that MSN Messenger pops up every time you start windows.

To disable Messenger MSN from running at startup, try the following :

(1) Go to the start menu >> RUN >> type "regedit" >> Press enter.

(2) The Registry editor will now have opened. Navigate to the following Key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft

(3) Now create a new key by selecting Edit from the main menu bar. Now select New then Key. Name this new Key: Messenger .

(4) Now select the newly created Messenger Key and create another new Key. Only this time we are going to name it: Client

(5) Next we have to create a DWORD value. So Right Click the new Client Key and select New then DWORD.

Name the DWORD PreventRun
Set's it Data Value to 1.

Now restart Windows XP and you will have successfully Disabled Messenger MSN.

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Turbo Charge Your Windows XP Speed : WoW !!!

Hey guyz and galz , This is not just another speed optimization trick . It really super charges your computer performance and speed . Just try it out and see the difference yourself .

First of all, this tweak only apply to those who only have one HDD on their primary IDE channel (nothing else on device 0 or 1) and a CD-ROM and/or DVD-ROM on the secondary IDE channel.

Each time you boot Windows XP, there's an updated file called NTOSBOOT-*.pf who appears in your prefetch directory (%SystemRoot%Prefetch) and there's no need to erase any other files as the new prefetch option in XP really improves loading time of installed programs. We only want WindowsXP to boot faster and not decrease its performance. , result in an EXTREMELY fast bootup:

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:windowsprefetch tosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:

2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".

3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.

4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".

5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.

6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".

7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"

8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".

9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device 0 or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out i.e disabled , select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".

10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.

11. Reboot your computer.

Njoy the turbo charged speed .

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Computer Video Gaming Addiction

Smoking, drinking, doping are still now the various addictions that has been affecting the today's youth. Now a new addiction has came and it does not constrain itself just to youth. Age doesn't matter for this. But it is highly seen kid's and teens. Yes,I m talking about video game addiction - the latest most passionate habit of the today's generation.

This game addiction is not restricted to any level. The various games can be played either on Xbox or playstation or on computer. Kids mostly get addicted to xbox and PS2 games while teens prefer multiplayer computer gaming. The bad thing with the kids is they think that the whole world lies inside the game. The present day game graphics has gone to such a bad extent that everything appears to be happening with you in the game. Lack of proper parental care causes this addiction in the kids. Kids in my thinking shouldn't be exposed to video gaming as it manipulates the way they think about the world. Kids should be encouraged for outdoor gaming till their teenage. Once they get exposed to real world, they are less chances of getting addicted. Most of times kids get addicted as they don't find other interesting things to do. Parents should keep a watch on their kid and should always keep him busy with interesting things.

For the teens, the main reason is boredom and passion of the theme of the game like first player shooting, racing. Most popular addiction games in the youth are

• Counterstrike [cs/cz/source]
• Age of Empires
• World of Warcraft
• NFS
• Quake
• Hitman
• GTA
• Max Payne

and the list continues....

These are the most common multiplayer games seen on the Networks. Most of times people start playing the game because of the enthusiasm that is generated in them by their friends discussing about the game. The worst thing with the multi player gaming is people feel them like real battlefields for them. They discuss strategies, they fight against each other after game also sattiring each other. Many people turn a lot aggressive in the game thus by loosing the control on them. Even gamers are recognized by their game names. In my college people know me as NeO rather than my real name. :D

Primary reasons :

• Boredom
• Passion on the theme
• Getting more involved with the game-connecting it to real life
• Enthusiasm created by friends chat about game
• Latest gadgets of the game
• Lack of parental care [for kids only]
  

How to get rid of this :

No shortcuts.Start reducing your gaming time day by day. Allot that time to some other thing that you find interesting to do. This will take little bit of time. When you have reduced it considerably, get out of the place for sometime and go for some tour or stop passing time with your PC. Hardly in one month you will be out of this addiction. Once you loose addiction you will never get back to this. I bet you.

I was once a bad game addict,But some factor changed my thinking course, I followed the above and I'm out of it now. You can be one also.

Remember : Nothing controls you except yourself

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Hard Drives Open In a New Window On Clicking On Them

One of our readers reported, when ever he double clicks on any of the drive to open, it opens automatically in new window.

A user can set this option using Open Each Folder In Its Own Window. Under File menu >> Tools >> Folder Options in General, but Virus overrides this setting.

Here is the solution . Please restart your computer after applying the solution to see the result.

Note : If non of the solutions here work , that means your comp is still infected with that virus and it resets the setting back. Use a good anti virus to remove the virus first.

First Method:

1. Open Start >> Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

2. Press ok

3. You will see a message DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in shell32.dll succeeded

4. That’s it

Second Method:

1. Open Start >> Run and type regedit

2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Directory/Shell

3. Double click the default key type none and press ok.

4. Now navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/Drive/Shell.

5. Double click the default key type none and press ok.

Third Method:

If you don’t want to play with the registry ,you can run the following command instead at

Run Prompt: ( Open Start >> Run )

“reg add hkcr\drive\shell /ve /d none /f” (without double quotes)

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Hard Drives Don't Open On Double Click Or Right Click Open / Explore

Many of my friends had a problem that when they try to open there hard drives like "C:" by double clicking them or selecting Open / Explore from right click menu , a "Open With" window pops up or the drives fail to open by displaying a error message .

This is caused due to a virus and even if the virus is removed by an anti virus the problem persists.

Here, I'm posting a solution for the same. It's quick and simple. Type the things inside quotes without quotes.

(1) Open command prompt , goto Run and type "cmd" . Press enter.

(2) Type "cd\" and press enter to get to the root directory of c:\ .

(3) Type "attrib -h -r -s autorun.inf" and press enter.

(4) Type "del autorun.inf" and press enter.

(5) Repeat the same process with other drives and restart your computer.

(6) Restart your computer and it's done. Enjoy the freedom to open hard drives on a double click.

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A new experiment at IIT Mumbai...

Are you the one of those who are a comp freak , love gaming 24X7 or just love exploring the net even when you are physically not in touch with the outside world. Read this , you would think to change yourself :

Quoted from : http://www.livemint.com/

At the stroke of midnight, like Cinderella stripped of her gown and glass slippers, students at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai also lose something that defines their survival: technology itself.

Exactly one year ago, officials at the elite IIT Bombay began restricting the Internet in hostels after fearing high-speed access was impeding socialization, replacing talk with instant messaging, virtual gaming instead of the sweaty, heart-rate-quickening variety. Initially, the “LAN ban”, as it was dubbed, was between 4.30pm and 7pm, and then midnight and 7am. Participation in sports and extracurricular activities had dropped and “when we tried to figure out the cause of this problem, it didn’t take us long to find that these students locked themselves in the confines of their rooms,” Prakash Gopalan, the dean of student affairs at IIT Bombay, said in an interview back then.

The action was greeted with protest and much fear about just how a generation that largely grew up on the Internet would manage.

A year later, a funny thing has happened: it’s working.

While an overnight culture tends to define college life, students report that they are now forced to pick up the phone and call a friend to grab a samosa at the canteen or a beer (off campus, of course). They are discovering physical activities that keep strange hours like them: the squash court open till 2am, for example. And those guys obsessed with Internet games such as Quake, Counter-Strike and Age of Empires must meander towards the chess board and tennis table, open for play 24 hours in the lounge. Even students who download movies and television sitcoms strategize who swipes what off the ‘net’ before midnight—and watch together.

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File hosting service - good or bad???

More than half of the forums in the world are run with the help of users uploading their files on the File hosting services. Most of these file hosting services don't even need registration.They provide the service free of cost. Most of them limit the size to 100 mb. A mail service restricts the user to just 10mb and you need to be a part of some mail network to receive the file. Most of the file hosting services does not need any registration on both sides. You can either send the link of the file to your friends or invite them through mail. File hosting services either restrict the file size to 100mb or restrict the number of streams to download or removing the support for Download manager,thus forcing you to register for their pro version or doing something that can increase their revenue.

Consider megaupload.com it supports download manager, gives you enough space but bad thing is whenever a user tries to download some file, it will how you that slots of your country are filled. If you want to download you should download the mega upload toolbar. In the same way rapidshare used to restrict resuming of download and compatibility with down. But there is some good news for rapidshare users in India as per digital Inspiration since rapidshare now has its own server in India [dl30vsnl.rapidshare.com]. I think that other file hosting services also should follow in the steps of rapidshare.

Advantages of File hosting service :

• Free online storage of your files-can be used as online backup
• Can share large files with other users in forums
• No registration required for the novice users [ but files uploaded should be checked before they are displayed in public]

Disadvantages :

• Irritating restrictions on users forcing them to do things that generate revenue for the website
• Increasing the piracy rate [ movies and softwares uploaded and shared without copyright]
• Anonymity of users increases the illegal use of file hosting service.
  

Note: Video hosting services can also be considered as file hosting service since most of them are having same feautures as filehosting one's do.

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Remove the Outlook Express Splash Screen

Sick of the Outlook Express splash screen every time you start? This tip will help you remove it.

(1) Open your registry ( start > run "regedit" )

(2) Navigate to the key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Outlook Express

and create a new value called 'NoSplash' in the key .

(3) Change the value to equal '1' to disable the splash screen or '0' to enable it.

(4) Exit the registry and restart Outlook Express.

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