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Micromax canvas color 2 (A120) – review

2015-01-30T07:26:00.000-08:00

I purchased this phone in the month of august 2014 for INR 9000, writing review after using this device for almost five months. It has almost all the features of Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. Canvas color 2 is a best smart phone in middle range.

How To Teach Children Computer Science Without A Computer

2012-10-24T07:11:00.001-07:00

Do you think computer is mandatory to teach computer science to children? Think again! There are numerous ways to teach Computer science. Most of the CS concepts come from Math like binary numbers; sorting algorithms etc. these can be taught to children in a play way method without computer.

Lenovo B series laptops: Budget laptops for daily use in India

2012-09-28T04:40:00.000-07:00

There are lots of improvement going on in computer industry, every year different configurations desktops and laptops are available in market. Today’s laptops are as good as desktops in terms of processing speed, storage and versatility.

Google+ Growing Fast

2012-09-19T01:34:00.000-07:00

Google+ is the second largest social media network growing at a fast speed. According to Google’s Vice President, Vic Gundotra, Google+ has 400 million members and 100 million monthly active users. Google+ had open public sign-up over a year ago and large number of people signup.

EEG Test Through Emotiv Headset [Video]

2012-02-06T01:32:00.000-08:00

The Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test to analysis brain’s activity through electrodes applied to the scalp. It is completely painless process and doesn’t damage your hair. It is a safe with no side effects. It can be used to diagnose the following conditions:

Windows XP Shortcuts

2012-01-30T07:09:00.000-08:00

Microsoft has provided shortcuts option in most of its operating systems. They not only ease our task but also save lot of time. Most of us have used shortcut keys at-least once. Windows XP is popular and favorite operating system from Microsoft. Below you will find useful Windows XP shortcuts keys.

Video Card Comparison Chart

2012-01-24T08:19:00.000-08:00

Comparison chart would help you to pick better product from different versions in a short period of time. Today, I will discuss different models of EVGA GE force Video cards in the chart. I have mentioned few models specification like Core, memory clocks etc in the chart. However, I will update it in future. Stay tuned.

How to Connect Two Wireless Routers

2012-01-08T00:57:00.000-08:00

Wireless router has made internet browsing very easy. You can move freely along with laptop within the area of signals and browse internet easily.Let us assume a situation where in ground floor you have a broadband modem and a wire router. You are able to use wireless router within ground floor easily.

Problem with website security certificate

2011-12-25T06:11:00.000-08:00

When a user tries to visit financial websites like banking or buying something online in Internet Explorer may get the following error message.

How To Restore Windows 7 To Factory Settings

2011-11-27T07:04:00.001-08:00

If yours Windows 7 has messed up and you are looking to reset it to factory condition then here are few simple steps to perform. Backup important data and files on external storage media like flash drive or CD/DVD. Restore will remove recently installed programs and bring Windows 7 to factory condition, so make sure you have recently installed programs disc to reinstall them later.

How Strong Is Your Password?

2011-11-19T10:10:00.001-08:00

We are living in a password generation, where password required for online transactions, checking emails and to complete various online tasks. It is very important to have strong password to keep online transactions secured.

Computer Freezes Randomly: Easy Steps to Fix Computer Freezing Issue.

2011-11-14T06:21:00.001-08:00

What could be the most frustrating problem than computer freezes randomly? You might have faced this problem. Sometime it may panic you, because you may be in the middle of some important task on the computer and it freezes. Some of us may want to break such computer in angry mood. Computer freezing problem could be related to defective hardware and software.

Laptop Buying Guide 2011

2011-10-29T10:22:00.000-07:00

Well, you are interested to buy a laptop for yourself or a family member but not sure which one is best? There are number of models available in the market which will make your choice difficult. However, there are few steps through which you can select laptop easily. Sony website has a jargon free video on laptop buying guide. I hope you will find it interesting.

No Bail to Satyam Computers Founder

2011-10-22T07:56:00.000-07:00

Supreme Court has not accepted bail plea of Satyam Computers founder, Ramalinga Raju. Court doesn't accepted bail plea because his lawyer delayed in filing. He is involve in multi Millions corporate scam which rocked Indian IT industry reputation. However, other 5 employees accused in the scam got bail.

Photo courtesy: DC

Many employees lay off due to the scam and investors lost huge amount of money. He increased company’s shares value by making false profit.

Update: Supreme Court has finally granted bail to B. Ramalinga Raju, the disgraced founder of Satyam Computers on Friday, 4th November. He served in jail almost 32 months. With his release, all the 10 accused in what is considered to be biggest corporate fraud in India, are out of jail now. Who are losers in the entire case?

On-screen keyboard for physically disabled people

2011-09-30T10:27:00.000-07:00

What will you do when your physical keyboard suddenly stops working or damaged due to some reason and you have an emergency to type something, Or you are physically disabled? On-screen keyboard comes to your rescue.

On-screen keyboard is a cool in-built utility in Windows operating system. It is a best typing tool for physically disabled person who cannot use physical keyboard properly. It may also be used for entering sensitive data like password on internet to protect data from phishing, so it is useful to secure data over internet. Most of the banks site provides on-screen keyboard while entering sensitive data.

To open on-screen keyboard in Windows XP/7:

Click on Start button >> All programs >>Accessories >> Accessibility >> On-screen keyboard.

On-screen Keyboard will appear on-screen. Click on buttons with mouse or other input device like joystick to enter data. You can also enter data by just hovering mouse over buttons. However, to do this, you need to do small settings. In Windows XP on-screen keyboard, click on Settings and select typing mode... Select hover to select radio button and click OK.

Brain Computer Interface (BCI) through Emotiv headset

2011-09-20T10:11:00.000-07:00

Emotiv is a BCI technology company which develop neuro-headsets. The headset display emotions of a person. It shows emotions like happy, sad, angry, fear etc. Headset connects wirelessly with computer. It is latest BCI device available in market today.

The least cost headset is consumer EPOC headset (US $ 299) and it is available for US customers currently. However, there are different SDK available worldwide for developer, Researchers, Educationist and Enterprises which includes a headset.

I will write more details of Emotiv headsets in coming articles. Please visit again

Comm100 Live Chat software review

2011-08-10T03:56:00.000-07:00

Customer support is vital for business promotion. There are various ways by which you can provide customer support. Now-a-days, customer care via live chat is becoming popular. Every established businesses offering live chat customer support on their websites. There are many hosted live chat companies like Live Person, Bold Chat, Velaro etc. You need to pay fee to install for them to install chat option on website. However, there are few companies out there which offer free chat software.

Today we will look into such free chat software. If you are in online business or have a website and wants to install live chat option on website then http://www.comm100.com/ is better option. Comm100 is a leading customer care company which offers free chat software for small and medium companies. It provides necessary features of live chat software.

To get started, just register at http://www.comm100.com/ and download HTML code. Insert code on your site. Install desktop application and stay login to support your website visitors. Now, you are ready to support your customers via live chat.

Safe internet browsing tips

2011-05-08T03:04:00.000-07:00

Internet is a very large network of computers (millions of computers connected) to share data and information. It is still growing. When millions of people use internet daily, chances of frauds, scams, viruses, malware etc increases. There are many bad guys out there to damage your computer and network by all possible means.

Best free anti-virus software

2011-04-10T03:18:00.000-07:00

If you are on limited budget and wanted to have free anti-virus protection to your computer then free AVG anti-virus software is best. It protect from all kind of viruses, worms, malware etc. home users can depend on free AVG for maximum protections. It releases updates regularly. AVG takes less system resources (memory). Therefore, without affecting system performance it scan system in background. It not only provides protections against viruses but also protect social network like Facebook and twitter.

To download free AVG version, visit http://www.avg.com . After download installation process will take few minutes depending on system configuration. Scan whole system on first scan to make sure your computer is free from viruses.

HP Deskjet 2050 Review

2011-03-19T03:08:00.001-07:00

I bought HP Deskjet 2050 printer for home purpose. It is a good all-in-one printer for home use. The cost is around Rs. 3500/- in India. Printer is compact, looks beautiful and portable too. It has nice print speed i.e., 20 ppm for black and 16 ppm for color. Copier option is also nice; you can copy even without connecting it to the computer.Scanning speed is better compared to cost of printer. We can say, it is best value printer. I would recommend this for home use. I didn't find cons. Let me know if any through comments.

Update: Visit HP Deskjet 2050 printer official site here

How to remove Windows User Satellite?

2011-03-05T23:40:00.000-08:00

Windows User Satellite is rogue software which gives false alerts to user. It is annoying and slow down computer. The main cause for your PC infected with this un-wanted program is visiting unreliable and suspicious sites. So, do not visit suspicious websites and install links scanner.

You can remove it automatically by installing MalwareBytes anti-malware software, which is free and best malware protection.

Steps to remove rogue software

Download Malwarebytes from http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Download and install FREE version of Malwarebytes.
Scan full computer
Remove found infections.

Wish you a rogue software free computer. Let me know other ways to remove Windows User Satellite.

What is Malware?

2011-02-15T03:16:00.000-08:00

Malware is a harmful program which access computer secretly without user knowledge.They are annoying to users by displaying fake alerts, porn, system errors etc.Malware slow down computer considerably by occupying memory and effecting processor performance.Best practice to protect computer from malware is to install updated anti-malware software and avoid downloading porn. Do not visit unknown sites unnecessary.

How to uninstall Java?

2011-01-27T03:57:00.000-08:00

OK, so you want to uninstall Java from system. There could be various reasons to remove old Java. It could be due to corrupted Java or new Java not working. In such situation you may like to uninstall and reinstall Java.

You can use Add/Remove programs option of Windows. The steps are:

1. Double click ‘My Computer’ from desktop
2. Select Control Panel from left.
3. Double click Add/Remove programs. Following program will appear. Scroll page down and select Java. Then hit Remove.

If you are unable to remove Java using Add/Remove programs then remove it manually. The steps are:

1. Hold windows logo key from keyboard and press R, it will open RUN box
2. Type C:\program files\ in RUN box and press Ok
3. Program files window will appear.
4. Find Java folder there and select it
5. Press delete key from keyboard

Java will be uninstall from your computer. To download latest version of Java, go to:
www.java.com/getjava/

Online Computer Repair

2010-12-05T16:57:00.001-08:00

Computers are became part of daily life. We use computers for various reasons like for creating document, presentation etc. Internet is widely used to send and receive email, chatting, searching information etc. Computers give trouble after using them certain period of time. Days are gone when users takes their defective computer to geek shop for repairing. The latest buzz is ‘Remote Technical Support’

What is Remote Technical Support?

Geek can fix computer issues related to software like errors, slow PC, application installation, configuration of email client remotely by accessing customer computer. There are various screens sharing software available in market such as logmein, through which tech access user’s computer. It’s possible only if customer PC is connected to internet. Technician will give access code and link to customer via live chat, phone or email.

Once customer visit link and enter code given by the tech, remote access connections established. Now, Tech able to troubleshoot computer and customer can view all the steps taken by the tech; they can even discuss the issue via live chat. Tech fixes issues in less time without much customer’s interactions. Remote access is temporary; customer can terminate connection during support at anytime, if he/she wishes.

Therefore, remote tech support is the easy way out for users to fix their issues without taking computer to the repairing shop.

Please post the comments on above topic.