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Computers - for Gaming, personal and business needs
2008-06-10 08:08:00
Recently I brought a laptop and a PC for my cousin. The PC was a gaming PC, a Core 2 Duo Processor machine with graphics cards and all the sorta stuff. Later on one day I came across a site calledEasy as my PC and when I went through the same, It was all about building/ assembling your own PC. PC's like gaming computers, Basic computers, computer for business purposes... etc. are listed there. Yeah, you will get almost all the stuffs needed from them and all what you need is a screw driver, as they claims. From the processor, to the keyboard/ mouse, they supply you the components and you can assemble the same. Last time when I tried to assemble a computer after doing a custom order of the components from e-bay, I lost in between as i got some incompatible items left behind, once i assembled my system. So the next time, I think I should try order a kit from this site.OOps.. did I forgot to mention that they have the upgrade kits and components sold seperately! --..--..-- This i...
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Good bye Adsense
2008-06-10 07:41:00
In response to googles decission to freeze my adsense account, I am taking off all the adsense ads from my blog... Donno why google have done the same.. I haven't ever clicked on a single ad :( My account was almost around 37 - 40 USD (for the last one and a half years)... down with adsense..I have started using some inpost ads from BidVertiser, instead.Thank you google :)make moneyYeah, there are many a number of other advertisers around.. I think google doesn't know that! I wont blame google.. only thing that hurt is that they did'nt even send a mail / confirmation that they are going to ban!Phrrrrr.. (Sound of Blowing the Nose)var bdv_ref_pid=65233;var bdv_ref_type='i';var bdv_ref_option='a';var bdv_ref_eb='0';var bdv_ref_gif_id='ref_110x32_black';var bdv_ref_width=110;var bdv_ref_height=32;make money --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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Socialspark is now live
2008-06-07 09:49:00
Don't you know Izea? The famous company behind many of the sites like bloggers choice awards, url breif rss breif etc.. They have started another site lately and that is SocialSpark. Yeah the social spark is now live!What is social spark?Social spark is a Social Marketing Network, which connects the bloggers with advertisers, and help them to earn money. So its an online meeting place for the advertisers and bloggers. The advertisers can target blogs that are relevant to their products/ projects and sponsor the relevant blogs or blog postsI have also created my profile in social spark : Vishnu's social spark profileThe biggest thing I like about the social spark is the way in which they have dealt with the bloggers and advertisers. Izea do care about their customers, so their FAQ's are always up to the mark and almost all the questions that you have in your mind will be answered there. We can go to the other blogs, and get to know how our fellow bloggers write a content. What I d...
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Clean your Registry
2008-06-06 20:54:00
TweakNow RegClean er Standard Is a tool that can be used to remove the unwanted registry entries and helps to keep your computer clean! make moneyTry downloading that from Tweaknow --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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Graphics cards for XP
2008-06-04 08:12:00
A graphics accelerator card aka video card also referred as display adapter, graphics card, and in numerous other names, is an item of personal computer hardware. This usually generates images and the out put is shown to a display.These terms are usually used to refer a separate dedicated expansion card that is plugged into the motherboard and is different from IGP or Integrated Graphics Processor. XP graphics cards are there for long and now vista is the hot talk of the town. While Intel and Via are in the IGP sector, the major players in graphics accelerator cards are AMD(with ATI on its side), NVIDIA, and Matrox. But the video cards have many third-party vendors who combine the GPU with many other computer componentsLast week I was searching for some unbiased reviews on the video cards, which is a value for money, it was for my Niece in United States, who is a gaming freak. His specs were interesting, he have an XP system with Athlon X2 5400B with a 2 gigs RAM. (why did he need a...
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NCH - Your Nevada Connections
2008-06-02 11:29:00
Where ever you are residing and still want your business to get incorporated in Nevada (the silver state)? Then you have a solution.., yeah , the NCH or the Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc. helps you with it. All because they are said to be as the number one in the field of incorporating a business in Nevada. Be it an LLC or a corporation, you can't miss it. In The NCH site you can Compare LLC vs. Sole Proprietorship and make a decision on the same. Advantage Nevada. So why is this buzz about Nevada? A Nevada corporation or Nevada LLC provides protection to assets and reduced tax exposure, guard against identity theft, that too legally, by incorporating a business in Nevada. Nevada was in the top ten in incorporating business even in 96, and even now more than five thousand of business are getting registered in Nevada alone, of which 80% + are from the people residing outside state. If you want a Nevada edge e book then head to the NCH site and download your free copy today. ...
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Mystery Novel - "The Bruja?s Tale"
2008-05-28 07:28:00
Tim Madden(Timothy A Madden), the retired management executive and science fiction novelist have came up again with another interesting Novel, but this time in a different genre. In the backdrops of the land of eternal spring (Guatemala), Tim Madden have switched to write mystery thrillers. The new book in that series is "The Bruja?s Tale ". Bruja's tale is all bout Mayan Witch craft, which blends nicely in to the life of 21st century and shamanism that exists in Guatemala. You can visit the Homepage of the site to know more about it.The plotThis novel is for every one, who feel that there are things that we don't know and is out of our control. So basically, a mystery lover will definitely like this plot, Interested? You canBuy The Book from their website. The hero, Mr. Schoen is a well educated bachelor. This book is about the incidents that happens to his life after a couple of deaths in El Paraiso, and the death of the police chief there, who was the uncle of Mr. Schoen. A May...
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What do you use to change your login Screen? - Vista
2008-05-25 19:19:00
make moneyI was rather getting bored in seeying the plain login screen in my HP DV 6701AU. So I started looking for options to change the same... now I use the logon studio from stardock. Through this program, I am now able to change the background of my login Screen :) --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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Shopping.com - Your shopping destination?
2008-05-24 18:46:00
My friend Vinod is now in UK. He is doing his MBA from a university there. Last day while doing a voice chat in Gtalk he said he is going on for a shopping. He said he need some electronic goods and some clothing. I was amazed. In a developed country like UK where a majority of the population uses Internet , This guy is in to shopping and for fun I typed in shopping.co.uk and Oops.. am in to an e commerce site.. from Electronics to health care, from clothings to home and garden equipments, from appliances to Jewellery. Almost anything that a man/ woman needs is there. And it was then one of my other friends commented that their service is good. I informed Vinod, but it was late. He have already brought an MP3 player and Some fashion clothings. He said he will definitely give a try after reading some of those product reviews that are listed there. --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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Devan in Cartoon :)
2008-05-24 18:28:00
The cartoonist strikes again! this time the victim was my son Devadathan.. The cartoon was splendid and see that for yourselves.Pss... Visit his site in http://indiahahaha.com and he was generous in offering a 10 percentage discount on all cartoons if some one mentions that they are reffered by beautifulminds.in . What are you waiting for? go ahead and grab that offer..! --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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Who's your (web)Daddy?
2008-05-17 09:51:00
Choosing a web hosting company is cumbersome. Finding the right one for your needs is the most important thing you have to do. Whether you own a blog or a general website or an e-commerce site, you need to find out the right web host. There are lots of reviews about the web hosts and info on web hosting are available all over the Internet. Go ahead and check one or two web hosting reviews before going for a particular web host. These reviews help to find out what worked well for whom. Requirement for a host differs from person to person/ company to company, so choose one wisely Identify your host The essentials of a good web host are The experience of the existing customers of that web host. So if you have a friend who is using a particular host, just inquire about the web host and he will be happy to assist you. Often testimonials are also taken in to account. web hosting articles are available from Internet. Type of users If the Users of that particular web host is m...
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Memory from Memory deal
2008-05-17 08:51:00
For the smooth function of your laptop, Personal Computer, Mac, ...etc., you need good memory. RAM, can be said to be the head of your computer. I bought a Pavilion laptop from HP, and then I realized the importance of the RAM, I was compelled to do a 2gb Memory Upgrade of my RAM and choosing the same was a hectic task. At last I upgraded the same. When I informed my friend, he said he have bought a Apple Memory & MAC RAM from memorydeal.net. I went to that site and was amazed. If i was here early, i could have got the memory in lesser price and that too the original one. There you can get the memory modules same as the one used by the major computer makers like IBM, dell, HP ...etc. They even claims that they are the first online guys to offer the customers the genuine factory original memory modules for each and every memory upgrade. The main advantage of using a memory like that is, the reliability, and integrity of the memory with other components and it eliminates the nee...
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HP Service center - Kochi - India -
2008-05-15 12:02:00
I was searching the HP site to get info on the service centers in Kochi and after a long search that reached no where I called local computer dealer, who said she have no phone number, but she gave me hints about the same. I logged out from my office bio metric attendance marking system and went in search for the same and at last I reached the place near Kaloor. The issue was with my Laptop DVD writer, which they said needs a replacement. I agreed for the same and another info they gave me was that they are gonna shift to a new place. So here is the new address in KochiHP Service Center 4th Floor, KPV Estate,Kalavathu, PalarivattomCochin / KochiIndia Pin - 682025Land mark: Opp to BSNL Exchange - Near to Vodafone Mini storePh: 0484 - 3925840Wonder why the HP People have given wrong phone numbers and information in their website! --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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Dream templates - Web templates and more...
2008-05-13 13:00:00
Easy navigation, easy accessibility, smooth finish, easy on eyes type of colors.. if you are going to list out the features of a good design you are going to take hell lots of pages for them.. So if you are going to choose from some web templates, or are going for a designer to design your site, just go through and that may help you to get a tip or two so that you can improve the over all look, feel and usability of your site. The users must appreciate the content, they must be able to access your web pages of their choice (yes, the web pages must be well linked.) Yes, when choosing a template you have o be careful.. Like check whether the template burn the eyes of the reader. Check the co ordination of the fonts with the back ground colors. Check whether the color(s) used are burning the eyes of the reader. The other aspects are the font size, which should be normal and less strain to look at, the proper usage and maintenance of the available text area. Usage of graphics must b...
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Consumer IR Drivers for HP Laptops( for Vista - May be for other windows ve
2008-05-08 08:40:00
Many of you people may have similar experience like mine. I was having windows Vista installed in my laptop and I formatted the recovery partition.. boom.. everything went hay wired.. Then I went ahead with clean install of Vista and found one unrecognized hard ware in my device manager list.! poor me.. it was the consumer IR.. I searched for the same in the whole internet.. and I couldn't find a suitable driver for the same.. Every time I login, it keep on saying that I have a missing stuff inside my HP Pavilion DV6701 AU Laptop. I couldn't find any in the driver section of the HP India (and US as well) Site. Suddenly one day i rectified the issue here is how.I was running a critical update for my vista.(I've turned off the automatic update.. so do manual update occasionally) I juz went into the the other optional and recommended updates and there I saw the Drivers for consumer IR... Yes.. Vista update have the drivers for the HP consumer IR.. What are you waiting for my dear.. ...
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A search on wining lottery number!
2008-05-05 07:58:00
I was in search for some Wining lottery number, and other stuffs? One of the search results juz caught my eyes and that was dream and win. The site was beautifully designed and each of the menu-items was in the place. The tickets were easy to choose from and they always gives you the odds of Wining lottery number. From the MAC book air, vacations to a car you can win (realize) your dream there. So choose your destiny and get some Lottery numbers so that you are also in the draw for the next round! --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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NFR - National Finals Rodeo - Las Vegas
2008-04-16 11:25:00
In January this year, I wrote about Houston Rodeo , and this time its NFR or the super bowl of Rodeo... Haven't you started trying for the National Finals Rodeo tickets What is Rodeo?Its a sport event which have its origin attributed to the practice of cattle hearding in spain, Mexico, US, Canada, Australia ...etc. It is an event of Cowboys and involves many time judged events involving cattle and horses. It is designed in such a way that the skill, speed and ability of the cow boys and gals are tested. (This is the official sport of Wyoming and Texas.)NFRNational Finals Rodeo is held each year in the first full week of December at the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada (Thomas and Mack Center). This time the big buzz starts on fourth of December till December 13th 2008.The events include, Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, team roping, saddle Bronc Riding, tie down Roping, bull riding, barrel racing ...etc. So all those entertainment elements are ther...
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SQA - Cartoon _I need to take a leave
2008-04-16 11:21:00
For the last couple of months i was noticing that some of the ggole queries for the SQA cartoons land in my blog... Yeah his blog have some QA content and I've written about cartoons as well.. So this time its a cartoon.. Cartoon s on quality Assurance. I donno who have drawn this but am gonna use it as it is.. hope you enjoy the same... Click to view that! --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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QA- Careers- possibilities and the truth.
2008-04-16 10:12:00
QA or quality Assurance is the process of Verify, Debug, and Update the software that is developed or modified. The career in QA is a promising one. Irrespective of the technology, domain or the interface used, QA is essential to the organisation. So wonder where will you get a job? They are every where, from the MNC's to the local development firm next door, or some where like TruGreen. Only thing is that open your eyes and ears so that you won't miss the opportunity.Skills:The main skills required for the QA guy areActive with Excellent communication SkillsObservation skillsManagement skillsA little of programmatic skills (yeah, you need this as well)A certificate in TestingAnd experience is desirable.In the case of a fresher the initial package (yeah, the remuneration) won't be that attractive, but the package weight increases with years of experience. Updating ones knowledge to the current technologies in the market helps in the QA's case as well. So be updated to make an im...
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Service-The keyword to profit and business.
2008-04-16 10:10:00
The heading above says it all. Let your industry be a production, a software development, or a service oriented or even a reseller, what you need to maintain a good customer base is the "Service ". You can have a service division inside the company or can even outsource the same. Some maintain the service division as an entirely different company(Tax issues ;) ). If you are a customer/regular user of the products, you will get a free service or may be you have to get registered/paid to avail the service. Some like American Home Shield (AHS) help the customer to get the service fast and efficient at your doorstep. What ever be the case its always advisable to sign up for the services(If you are required to do so), as it takes away the hassles of finding the technocrat/service people and get the appointment.In the internet if you are buying a software make sure that they have a customer service division or some sorta support so that in case if you are stuck they are there a mail away. ...
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Bugs, testers and extra functionality.
2008-04-16 10:06:00
The Software we uses may contain lotta bugs... and its the duty of the testers to eliminate them before the final release.. err.. the actual sentence would be, to find and report them.. so its like what Terminix do. or rather may be its done b the programmer itself. What ever the case is it must be bug free. A software can be said to be as a good one, if it is usable in the eyes of the final user, if its functional in the eyes of the tester and if its less buggy in the eyes of the project members(and of course in the eyes of customer and testers as well.) Extra functionality.Extra functionality is always welcome. but imagine a customer complaining that he is directed to other pages on certain keystrokes or certain combination keys(for him it may be undesirable). That will be a pain. So when ever a customer gives out his requirement(s), either stick to the same or discuss with him what ever extra functionality you are gonna add. This clears the last minute debate(over the money and f...
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Programmes I cant live wihout
2008-04-11 06:50:00
1. Notepad ++ [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/]Yea h this article itself is typed in notepad++ and I love this software.. when ever some one calls to give a number, open an unknown file , I automatically press winkey + R (activate the 'RUN' ) and type in "notepad++" (without double quotes) and swoosh.. its before me.. its so fast, easy to handle and controllable. This is the program which i use frequently2. Paint .net (paint dot net or PDN) [http://www.getpaint.net/]A li'l image manipulation tool that is helpful in times. for hose simple resizing, retouching job, this program is soo light and easy. 3. Firefox [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/]I love this browser.. except that it doesnt opens up my bank account secured page.. but that is ok :)4. Flashget [http://www.flashget.com/index_en.htm]Thi s is a wonder tool for me which helps me a lot in managing the downloads in my office and home... small but powerful.5. Open office. [http://www.openoffice.org/]Thanks to this program w...
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Computer services from fastteks.com
2008-04-04 10:22:00
Are you in a small/mid-size organization ready to set up an IT division? Hold on! here is an information that is helpful for you. I found these guys in a casual browsing session and thought the information is well worth sharing.Genre: IT servicesSite: Fast-teksAddress: fastteks.comThese guys offer home services and business computer repair service, and I think that will be a value for money, when we think of the hassles involved in maintaining an IT department and the whole headache behind that. They do a variety of services like Managed services, back up and recovery, website design and hosting, remote managed services, software training, computer and betwork security ...etc. They provide service in comfortable timings - like offering a day, evening services, weekend services ...etc. So if you are in need of the service head to their website, collect more information, check whether the same is viable to you and contact them to get a deal. --..--..-- This is the blog feed or th...
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Beautiful Minds - statistics ? march 2008
2008-04-01 09:14:00
Am not much caring about Alexa rank these days.. and is not writing much as well. Here are the quick stats.. Total Hits : 13,058 (421/day) Unique Visits: 11,369 (367/day) First time visitors : 8764 (283/day) Max hit /day : 1,149 ( 4th March 2008) Least hit/ day : 49 (2nd March 2008) Maximum keyword hits were generated from HP laptop queries. --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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HP DV6701AU and BSNL EV-DO 2.4Mbps
2008-03-27 08:11:00
I got hold of an HP Laptop a month back and here are the specs. The specs is same as the standard laptop hp offers, but is upgraded with an extra GB of RAM.Make: HPModel: HP Pavilion dv6701AUProcessor Manufacturer: AMDProcessor Name: Turion 64x2 TL-58Processor Cache Memory (KB): 1024Front Side Bus: 1600Processor Speed (Mhz): 1900Security: Finger printMemory And Screen:RAM (MB): 2048Upgradeable RAM (MB): 4096Hard Disk Drive Capacity (GB): 160Optical Drive: DVD WriterDisplay Screen Size (Inches) : 15.4"Maximum Display Resolution (dpi): 1280 x 800Screen Type : Bright ViewDisplay:Video Display Card : DedicatedManufacturer: NVIDIAVideo Card : GeForce Go 7150MVideo Card Memory Type: SharedVideo Card Memory (MB): 287Connection:Connection 1.: Internal ModemConnection 2.: WiFi(802.11b/g)Connection 3.: EthernetConnection 4.: BluetoothConnection 5.: USB Port(3 No.s)Connection 6.: IRMultimedia:Sound : High definition SoundMicrophone: YesSpeakers: YesCamera: Yes(Built in, 1.3 MP)Earphone jacks: ...
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SP1 and issues in Vista
2008-03-22 07:55:00
I was trying to download the SP1 version of Vista . and came across a page that may be interesting to you. This page from Microsoft gives an overview of programs that will not work, that will have reduced functionality, and list of programs that will be blocked from starting once SP1 is installed. Most of the programs are security softwares.Better check the list if you have any of these programs :)The Knowledge base article is here --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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When your email id is with some one else : Gmail hack is now a pain in b##
2008-03-11 08:23:00
Larry in Zero Day have explained about the issues in G-Archiver, an archiving tool for gmail. According to the article, the program send the user name and password to the authors email.. sounds horrifying right? The actual source of the article is in coding horror, by Jeff Atwood. Make sure you read the article.! --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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International Womens Day - Mar- 08 (- 08)
2008-03-08 04:45:00
Mom, sister, wife, girl friend or who ever... Remind her that its international womens day(March 8)....Let them know how close are they to your heart.A salute to all the women I have met, my friends, colleagues, my relatives... --..--..-- This is the blog feed or the RSS feed ...
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Gemalto : Security in Digital Era - Enjoy your freedom
2008-03-06 06:54:00
Have you heard about Gemalto?, the leader in Digital Security . If you haven't heard before, this is something, that is worth checking out. What: WebsiteGenre: SecurityPage Rank(PR): 6 Products/ Solutions: For Financial Service and Retail, POS(Point of sale), Internet content providers, Transport, public sector, Telecoms, e learning, ...etc. Latest offering from the Gemalto Powerful new SIM Cards which transforms handsets into Web servers, have the capabilities of a sim, and have an additional connection to a 128 MB flash memory, the card support both USB protocol(enables high speed transfer) and TCP/IP, so that there is high speed data transmission and Internet connectivity. Gemalto also offers a freedom to enjoy the digital revolution by wiping of the threat of digital security, in form of fraud, phishing, identity threats , by safe guarding your identity, and securing the transactions you make. The large customer databases of banks, public sector enterprises, Internet conte...
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Secure the future - Insurance
2008-03-05 03:46:00
This is not about the It security. But securing yourselves from that unwanted and unforseen disasters. Yes!, whether it been a fire, acident or theft, what you need to keep your IT goods in control is an insurance, be it Car Insurance , Computer insurance(both comes under general insurance), or life insurance, be prepared for the future. I remember a friend of mine insured his laptop and days after he insured , the laptop was stolen from the train he was commuting. The only worry that gripped him was that it contains his personal data. Yeah! The data inside the laptop is a concern, but atleast you get another one back.(though that wont really get you out of the loss). For preventing loss of data, better back up your data some where else and keep your laptop clean!Last day i went to renew my insurance for my car and yeah, that took just around 10 minutes to complete the whole transaction. (travelling time extra). I was thinking, why don't I do these things online? Am already doing th...
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