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Blocking Skpye in a Network
2009-02-21 05:16:00
One of the challenges which are faced by many administrator's is to block software's which create a Http tunnel. Skype is one of the software which works on similar principles. Lets first understand how it works.How Skype Works?When ever we install skype on any computer, it has a default list of server's to which it tries to connect, firstly it will try to connect using port 80 with P2P protocol. All the corporate houses have content and protocol filtering software's such as Websense, with which p2p protocols can be easyly be blocked, but skype is something which tries to sneek through these Content and policy based software's. If skype fails to connect through port 80 then it tries to connect using port 443 and creates a secured tunnel, once it creates a tunnel it tried to connect to supernode, which then inturn connect it to Skype login Server.How to Block Skype?If you try to trace the Ip's of the supernode and try to block them you will notice that it will still not block...
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Gameeeee.vbs Windows Script Host Error..........!
2008-12-08 12:12:00
This is new variant of the old Chinese virus, If you see file name they using this team looks like gamers team in china. What they looking for? Spoofing your log! get your financial information, get your sensitive information, etc.Symptoms that your computer is infected with it->Gettings pops while browsing like windows script host error "gameeeee.vbs" "ags.vbs" and any other ends with vbs extension.->Presence of "gameeeee.vbs" and "gameeeee.pif" in the "Temp" folder of your computer.->Presence of "Thunder.cmd" in "Startup" folder of your computer.->Presense of "ihhh.html" file in the "Temproray internet files"->Internet browsing gets slow brower seems to hang, in status bar you see going to a particular website like "u.cruze3.cn"If you observe any of the above mentioned symptoms then your computer seems to be infected with this virus. Actually its not a virus its a spyware which tries to steel information from your computer. This spyware has the capability to spreed itself ove...
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Innovative Designs and Devices
2008-05-31 12:28:00
We all moving towards a fairy tale world where everything looks to be beautiful and perfect from the smallest little non living thing to the more visible creatures. With technology around we are able to live a comfortable life, but is comfortable good enough for us?? don't we wish to live life where everything around us is just like we want it to be?? well i think time is changing technology is advancing we are now moving towards a new world where consumers are having a say in the design, looks and features of every thing being built around us.Its now end of those fat looking , heavy systems which would only satisfy our technological needs but still lack looks. Now it time for some makeover of devices its been long that we have been seeing things as they are but now we need change we want to get rid of these fat looking heavy device. Here are some new looking devices of 21st century which will change the way how we perceive things.How about the remote control in shape of Apple?...
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Nokia 6110 Navigator
2008-05-30 18:47:00
Finnish Mobile handset giant Nokia has unveiled a new smart phone mobile device Nokia 6110 Navigator which has the capability of navigating to a particular location using satellite images with inbuilt magnetic COMPASS & Global Positioning System.Some of the noticeable features of Nokia 6110 Navigator are:Voice-guided 3-D GPS Navigation2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, integrated camera flash.Suppport for 3G Network.Video Calling.FM radio with Visual Radio.Push email with attachments.Nokia has the collection of Nokia Maps 2.0 for 170+ countries maps to its database and maps could be used on its GPS enabled cell phones and could be used to browse LIVE streaming GPS navigation on mobile.You can easily track Geo magnetic directions, longitudes & latitudes with help of this mobile. It is also helpful in Drive Directions using one of the available 2 modes "Fastest Path Mode" & " Shortest Path Mode", besides them there is 3rd mode for pedestrians directions. It also p...
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Microsoft's Windows7
2008-05-17 15:33:00
As i had predicted few months back when i posted about increasing need for parallel processing will bring in the need for Tabbed Viewing in File System Explorer. Well Finally Microsoft 's New Windows 7 has implemented it. In my previous post i had mentioned about the advantage of implementing it and also showed snaps from my project in which i had implemented Tab Viewing.Some of the features of Windows 7 are: Tabbed Viewing for increasing the support for parallel processing. A New Disk Usage Analyzer which provide in-dept detailed analysis. Support for Virtual Drive. A new Website Blog and Portal Designer.Here is a video showing how Windows7 would look like......It gives me a feeling that Microsoft's Windows 7 gives user more power with customizing abilities and its gone be a cool new interface with some lovely new user friendly features....................Link to some More Video's of Windows 7 : Windows7Link Previous Post:Future Looks Of MyComputer

The World?s First Zero-Emissions City ....In Oil Rich Abu Dhabi
2008-05-12 17:29:00
World?s first zero-emission city is on its way to be built in oil-rich Abu Dhabi. With this Abu Dhabi is hoping the project will propel the country to become world leaders in renewable energy.Construction started on a city that will house 50,000 people and 1,500 businesses but use extremely little energy. The city's designers predict that efficiency improvements will result in a 75 percent reduction in energy consumption compared with a conventional city of the same size. Some of the Design Paradigms which are implemented to make it zero emission areThin-film solar panels will serve as the facades and roofing for buildings. High tech sensors will closely monitor energy use to ensure nothing is wasted.Driverless vehicles will be powered by batteries that make cars obsolete. All you do is type in your destination, and an electric carriage comes to your door to automatically take you to your destination on tracks using magnetic levitation. To keep people aware ...
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HTC's Touch Diamond
2008-05-11 20:47:00
It's now HTC coming with a new touch screen phone which seems to be inspired by Apple 's iphone in many ways. It is Touch Diamond which will undoubtedly get compared to the iPhone, as the two devices share more than a few similarities.The on-screen keyboard is one example which looks exactly like the iPhone's. There's even a zoom in / zoom out effect when opening and closing the full programs menu... just like the iPhone. And of course a custom YouTube app... just like you-know-who.Some of the features which distinguish it are..... 1. It's sleek and smaller The Touch Diamond is about the size of a deck of cards, but half the thickness and lot smaller than it looks in comparison to iphone. It also manages to squeeze a 640x480 screen into such a small body.2. Silent your phone by setting the face down If you get an incoming call that you don't want to answer, you can set the phone face down on your desk to silence the ringer.3. Auto opening of n...
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Security flaw turns Gmail into open-relay server
2008-05-11 08:19:00
A recent study by Information Security Research Team(INSERT) has revealed flaws in Google 's e-mail service turning Gmail into a highly effective spam machine. According to the INSERT, Gmail is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle attack that allows a spammer to send thousands of bulk e-mails through Google's SMTP service. Despite the fact that Google has identity fraud protection mechanisms and a limit of 500-messages on bulk e-mail but still allows spammers to send a potentially unlimited number of messages .The attack specifically exploits Gmail?s email forwarding functionality. Situation seems even worse when we consider the fact that E-mail that originates from Google, are well-regarded by both Yahoo and Hotmail. If you try to send spam mails directly to Yahoo and Hotmail from a blacklisted IP, mails don't even necessarily reach the account's spam box, while forged e-mail sent via Gmail always arrived in the intended account's inbox. Hence exploiting the trust hierarchy amon...
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Beautiful Pics of Yosemite for Wallpaper
2008-05-01 17:19:00
For a change i decided to post something other than technical for my readers.......I am a nature lover, like to visit places with open blue sky's, widely spread green fields, deep blue sea's and snow around.....Here i would like to share pictures of a beautiful place called Yosemite where one of my cousins went and i would definitely visit this place some day..........These pics will serve as my Wallpaper for next few days. Hope you would like it................
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Hidding Files and Folders
2008-03-22 10:33:00
Sometimes we need a method to safegaurd are important documents or folders from accidental deletion or we don't want others to read a document. Generally what we tend to do is just change the properties of that files and folder to Hidden. But do u think it's the right way to protect ?? bcoz most of people today know this. So here's a trick which can help you safegaurd your documents............Steps to safegaurd files and folders..... Create a new folder. Delete the name of folder rename it by just pressing the "ALT" button and then on the NUM PAD press "255" and then press enter.You will notice that the file you have just renamed has no name. Now right click on the folder and click on "Properties" In the upper tab of the box click on "Customize" Then in the folder icon section click on "Change Icon" A new box will appear. Here you will see different icons, you will see that some icon spaces are blank. Select one of the blank sp...
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Recovering Deleted Data From Hard Disk
2008-03-16 17:23:00
It happens sometimes that we may accidentally delete some precious file or it might be the case where our hard disk might have crashed leading to loss of precious data. When ever such a thing happens, its just that we have deleted a record from the primary table of the hard disk what it means is that we haven't actually lost the data, it is still there on the hard disk its only that its entry gets deleted. We can always possibly recover the data if the location where that file resided hasn't been override by some other file.To recover data in such case we must follow the following steps. Do not format the hard disk or try to add any new file. Download the software to recover data from here. Now just select the drive where the lost data resided and just scan it. This software will show you the actual data which is there on the hard disk and now you can recover the file.Well you may use this technique for hiding important files, what i mean is you may delete files from your PC...
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Show Hidden Files and Folder Not Working
2008-03-15 12:56:00
For Past few days i have been battling with viruses of various kinds, first it was Funny UST Scandel.avi now its another heck of a virus which starts printing "++" repeatedly when ever i tried to write in a text field and it also didn't allow me to see hidden files and folders. Well i have battled half way through, now i am atleast able to view hidden files and folders. It was Ravmon which was responsible for hidden files and folders.Symptoms of RavmonIf you select the radio button ?Show hidden files and folders?, and then press Ok. The changes would just disappear upon opening the dialog again.Disabled Task manager.It was probably virus attack after which the Windows registry was not being updated properly. So here is what you need to do to restore it back. Try one of these method.Method 1Go to registry editor by running regedit in the run box.Go to this key:HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWin dowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvancedIn the right hand area, double click hidden an...
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Worm removal - Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe
2008-03-11 04:11:00
One of the viruses which i have tackled off late is Funny UST SCandal.avi.exeSome of the Symptoms Of Funny UST SCandal.avi.exe areA orange icon with image of a Foot.Files missing, Not able to view hidden files.Every time you click on My Computer opens a new instance of it.Task Manager automatically disappearing after few seconds, not able to view process.System deadly slowInstallations not occurring. If your case can be matched with the conditions given above, in all probability, you?ve got the Autoit.BD worm, better known by Funny UST Scandal .avi.exe. AVG, Norton, Avast! - all don?t detect the virus.This Virus replicates itself on the various disk partitions. So even if you have deleted it from C: or formated your PC it will still persist in some other partition leaving you in the same dilemma again. So one of the best ways to tackle this is.....Steps to Follow in order to remove itDownload and install TaskKiller. TaskKiller forcefully kills the task and hence stops virus f...
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Web 2.0 : Interactive Visualization, Social Networking
2008-03-03 17:50:00
We have entered the new era of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), as more application on Web 2.0 i see, more i belief it's going to be style and user power that will dominate the Internet in future. I belief the endorsement of Web 2.0 is going to happen via RIAs.The core value of RIAs is to develop Web Applications with users pleasant experience and interactive visualization. In comparision to old client-server technology which demanded high cost and lacked flexibility RIAs lowers the total cost significantly. RIAs also offer scalability, reliability, performance, and security on par with what they are used to with old client-server technology.Some of the Important Characteristics of Web 2.0 which will play a central role in its wide spread adoption are 1. Ajax One ingredient of Web 2.0 is certainly Ajax, basically what "Ajax" means is that web-based applications can now be made to work much more like desktop ones.An Ajax application eliminates the start-stop-start-stop nat...
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Multiple Boot Removal Issue
2008-02-27 16:52:00
Do you have multiple boot of XP and other Operating System on PC, but want to remove anyone of them from start up login?Steps To Follow.............................Right Click on My computer go to properties.Go to Advanced Tab.Then Startup and Recovery setting.Under System Startup> "Edit Start up options manually".This will open Boot .ini file, you can now remove manually one of the boot up/Operating system options from the multiple boot. Boot file with mutiple boot will look something like this...........[boot loader]timeout=30default=multi(0)disk(0)r disk(0)partition(2)WINDOWS[operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition( 2)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetectmulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti on(2)WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional-set up" /noexecute=optin /fastdetectNow in the above Boot.ini there are 2 boot options one is the Xp and other is a set setup of Xp this could have been any other operating system which ever is loaded. You j...
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Microsoft Pulls Plug on HD DVD Players
2008-02-25 06:29:00
Only thing which comes to mind when i think of this long Format War as rightly stated in science is "Survival of the fittest". With Microsoft taking of its support from HD DVD it seems obvious that Format War is over now.Microsoft was one of HD DVD's main backers, along with Intel Corp. and Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp., and its support for the format was seen as a big win for Toshiba's format. But HD DVD lost it's ground when big players such as Walt Disney, News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox ,Warner Bros and Wal-Mart Stores. picked Blu-ray to distribute high-def DVDs. For now Microsoft would continue to provide standard warranty support for its HD DVD players.For reading More on Format War click here
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Open Source Goes Mainstream
2008-02-24 08:28:00
This Question has been there for many year's now and most of the people will agree on this, that Open Source Environment as the most disruptive force in technology. With chain of events happening over the past month it seems we are inching closer to it.First Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the World's Most Popular Open Source Database for approximately $1 billion. Follow this with news from Microsoft that it would provide access to documentation for its major software products, including Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007.Let's first take Suns move of acquiring MySQL.Called the largest open-source software deal ever, the merger makes Sun the owner of a critical part of the popular LAMP open-source software stack. It reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.This acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now...
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Issuu - Turn's PDF files into online books
2008-02-16 10:43:00
Issuu is a Web 2.0 service which can convert any PDF files to Flash based online books. Convert your documents into a compatible PDF format. Your PDF must be Version 1.0-1.5 , 100 mb max , 500 pages max and about 100 dpi resolution. When you upload a PDF to Issuu, you are asked to select 'Target area' for better listing of your document in search results. After Converting your document into a online format using Issuu you can view your document using a Flash player to open it in a neat magazine-style viewer format, you can also post (embed) your Issuu documents on any external site, profile or social networking websites such as MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Blogger, and etc. Users are able to customize the viewer’s background color and the dimension.The interesting feature is it enable user who doesn’t install PDF plugin to view the book. Readers can click the OPEN PUBLICATION button to view the full-screen of the document.
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Microsoft Bids For Presidential Hold of Internet
2008-02-06 09:42:00
One of the biggest competition which everybody is looking forward these days is the Presidential elections of USA, another war of similar scale is going on between the Microsoft and Google over the supremacy of internet.Last week Microsoft a dominant player of desktop PCs showed its interest in acquiring the sinking ship of Yahoo by offering 32$ per share this has led to a mixed response from Internet fraternity. Google one of the prominent stake holders of internet has shown its concern over this issue. They believe the Microsoft will destroy the concept of openness of internet and innovation and will try to monopolize it.The potential impact of this Joint venture if it took place could be that, it will make Microsoft one of the major forces of Chatting and Mailing services. Well I have always seen Microsoft as one of the major trend setters in desktop market and Google as force to recon when it comes to internet, I think the competition between the two companies would definitely ...
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Global Warming a New Challenge For Mr.Ratan Tata
2008-01-11 20:37:00
As a Citizen of India i have some social responsibilities although this is a technical blog but i have decided to use it alongside as a stage to speak out on some social issues.Yesterday a new Tata car "nano" was launched this post is definitely not about its features and accessories, its about is it really what India wants?After every car launch we hear this phase "Environment friendly" but do you really think it means what is said? well i don't think so as the number of cars are increasing the pollution is definitely going to increase whether you say it is EURO 3 or EURO 4 compliant. We always see the impact of single car on environment but now with TATA launching Rs. 1 Lakh it will definitely mean more cars on roads and if you see the total combined effect of all the new cars on roads its effect will be devastating .These are the Euro norms Euro 1 Euro 2 Euro 3 Euro 4 1992 ...
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Flash File System Explorer :Jooce
2008-01-06 20:53:00
This is something really amazing File System Explorer i came across. have you ever heard about online operating system well although it doesn't exist now but this system made me belief that in near future this could be the next big thing coming our way.Jooce is an File system Explorer which provides you with all the options of storing and organizing files. Not only this it provides something similar two 3d viewing.It also offers you to save in your contacts from Yahoo, Msn, and Aim . It also has a unique Control panel which helps you set wallpapers, effects, Avtar, and reset password.Now coming to 3d part well you can switch over from your desktop to your friends desktop and during the switch over it shows something similar to what a 3d browser does. The main thing of importance is that you can easily share files among your contacts.This operating system is of use for users who are always traveling and may need any files in there PC back home to be at their place of reallocatio...
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Steps to Increase Traffic on Blog :RssHugger
2008-01-06 19:10:00
As i am just 3 months old in blogging i am on the lookout to increase traffic on my blog.I have read many blogs many suggestions some say one has to have quality in posts and some believe you must be frequent in blogging, but as a new blogger what i realize after 3 months of working on the above said principles is that, these things can only come into picture when a blog is reachable to a larger audience. For that it means definitely there should be more websites which refer to your website and you must be frequent in giving out your opinion and appreciating other bloggers for there work. So now to work on the new principle which i have suggested two questions which directly comes to my mind is that Firstly Is there anyone who would refer my site and help me in bringing my blog to an global exposure?? and secondly why would any body refer to my site ??.........well well now the answer to my first question I found after a lot of research and it lies in RssHugger.I found that many b...
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HD DVD vs Blue Ray war Over, Blue Ray ready to became a Standard
2008-01-05 05:11:00
With the beginning of a New Year comes the good news for consumers, Blue Ray has taken another step towards victory, with it giving us the hope of ending the long battle between HD DVD of Toshiba and Blue Ray disk of Sony.Time Warner's Warner Bros. studio has stopped supporting the HD DVD format and will now work exclusively with Sony's Blu-ray.With this it seems likely that the balance has tipped permanently in favor of Sony.Warner Bros CEO Barry Meyer contend that the competing formats create confusion that is keeping either format from mass acceptance. But, they say Blu-ray has been the clear consumer winner so far and going with that format makes the most sense going forward.This is a good news for Hollywood, as it will end the confusion of consumers and will enable them to go with next-gen DVDs.Let me try to brief about the differences the two technologiesCapacityBlu-Ray HDDVDROM single layer: 25GB15GB ROM dual layer: 50GB 30GB Highest test: 100GB 45GBTheoretical limit: 20...
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Apple Wants Your Ears to be Safe
2007-12-27 14:53:00
Have you ever heard this??that you possess the music system and your neighbors having its remote control? Similar is the idea of Apple appears to me to have an auto controlling volume control within the iPod.According to one of the reports it was suggested that most of the iPod users plug in their iPods at loud volume. On which experts have stated that prolonged exposure to loud music could ultimately lead to hearing loss. Acting on this Apple has decided to take a stand on the situation by developing a system wherein your iPod would act as a health partner, it would automatically reduce the volume level of your iPod to a safer level after certain period of hearing the music at loud level.I believe it is a step which could reduce the sales of iPod because I think it will be really annoying as in to reduce the music level while one is listening to a song. I think what Apple could do instead of this is that they may issue an warning or cautious note where in they can inform the iPod u...
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Google Text Ad Trojan Detected
2007-12-22 20:11:00
An Romanian antivirus company BitDefender has detected an virus in Google 's Ad Network.The virus Trojan .Qhost.WU replaces the google's textual ads with ads from a different provider.The Virus has potentially effected the Adsense users and Google. The users are effected as it takes away the potential revenue which a particular Blooger generates through the Google's ad network and also the ads may contain malicious code which may potentially harm the users computer.On its Web site, BitDefender describes the Trojan, as spreading at a "low" level and causing medium damage. Although Google has an auto detect system which detects such malicious code but still it failed to detect this virus at the first place of occurrence which now leaves Google with some loop holes to be filled.....................addthis_url='' ; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='angad.ssingh';
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Earn With PDF Ads......................
2007-12-20 22:52:00
Following the trend setup by Google in Web documents , Yahoo and Adobe are bringing pay-per-click ads to Adobe's Portable Document Format. This will enable PDF publishers to serve ads inside PDFs distributed on Web sites and over e-mail that are contextually relevant to the content.This according to me is the best way to acknowledge the free way publishers who selflessly contribute their White papers and documents of importance to Web.From the Demo available on the adobe website it seems the Ads will we appearing on the right and left side of the document.The Ads will be displayed dynamically on the basics of content of the PDF, it appears to me they would be using the usual paper raking algorithm that is to count the number of times a particular word appears on the page and for similar phases within the same domain. I tried to use the serivce and found that it is very easy to use. I clicked the Register PDF button, and uploaded a PDF. The file status initially was set to ...
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Google Search Tips
2007-12-16 03:59:00
Searching is an extensive activity which we perform on net generally for every questions that pops to our mind. When you talk about searching the first thing that will cross through our minds is Google .Google is an extensive search engine which offers lot more features than any available search engine this article written to make aware novice searchers how they can exploit the power of Google search and get the directed result . Tips ..................................... .......................Explicit Phrase:When you are looking for a particular words/string on net then you may not get the desired result like if u type finance home this the result you get :-As you can see that i didn't get the intended result, now type the same string but this time within double quotations this will work perfectly.What happens is when ever you type more than one word which are from different domain i...
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Non-Contact Thermometer
2007-12-07 03:48:00
A company called Kidz-Med, Inc. has launched a new thermometer called, "Thermofocus", claiming it as the first thermometer to take accurate body temperature readings without touching the body.It uses the infrared technology to measure body temperature by just pointing the thermometer towards forehead. As forehead is only body part which has considerable amount of blood supply and with no hair cover which enables this device to get the exact temp. It is claimed to take less than 1 sec to measure body temp.Well this device looks good to me although i cant comment upon how much reliable its results would be but it looks an easy to use than the standard thermometer available.For more information Visit Kidz-Med online at...http://www.kidzmed.com/addthis_url=' '; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='angad.ssingh';
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USB Skype Mouse
2007-11-28 19:02:00
In today's world to be in the hunt for success each individual needs to be competent in multiple fields, this evolving scenario has not even left electronic gizmos far behind in the race of multiple featureal possessions.Similar is the USB Skype Mouse which doubles as a USB Mouse and a USB Skype Phone connected to your computer, claims to integrate with Skype and several other VoIP services, and even supports functions like hands-free dialing, speakerphone, and multiple ring tones. The top of the mouse opens up to reveal a number pad and 64 dot matrix LCD screen that you can use to make and receive calls.It has 800dpi optical sensor.This technology is still in its early stages with still some modifications needed to be done such as:-Need to make device synchronize in its dual role as it takes time while switching its role.It won't ring when it is closed or flap is slided.Despite of it this device brings in new creative dimension............................. addthis_u...

Increase Net Speed
2007-11-08 19:24:00
This is a method which frees the bandwidth reserved by microsoft for various updates, you can reduce the bandwidth allocated following these steps.Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor.Then go to:Local Computer Policy>then Computer Configuration>then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth.Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."
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