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Portable storage such as a USB stick or a portable hard drive are generally only used to store and transfer documents and files across computers. But did you know that these portable drives can also be used for carrying software programs and applications to view your documents on computers which do not have those programs installed?
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This post was written by Nikhil Pai on November 16, 2008
If your Windows based computer isn’t running at the same speed it used to run when it was new, you should consider upgrading the RAM. But if you want to speed up your computer without spending any cash, then try fixing up a few things on your slow Windows PC. These tips are applicable to both Windows XP & Windows Vista.
Posted under Computers, Software
This post was written by Nikhil Pai on October 29, 2008
Google recently released its own open-source browser, Chrome, in direct competition to Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Lets see what’s new and different in Chrome and compare Google’s new browser with Firefox and Internet Explorer.
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This post was written by Nikhil Pai on September 27, 2008
The most popular blogging platforms like Blogger and Wordpress use a dashboard that includes a online blog editor, but it’s slow and hard to work with. A much better alternative is to use desktop clients such as Windows Live Writer to blog offline in the same manner as you use Outlook to compose emails offline.
Posted under Software, Web Development
This post was written by Nikhil Pai on September 19, 2008
Windows XP and Vista comes pre-installed with Windows Media Player (WMP) which lack many popular codecs for audio and video, and is also a resource hog. Fortunately, there are options available which use little system memory, have decent user interface and most importantly supports all video and audio formats and codecs.
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This post was written by Nikhil Pai on September 16, 2008
Symantec’s range of anti-malware products has constantly been losing popularity due to its excessive load on the system with some users going as far as calling Norton Antivirus itself as a virus. But now with its 2009 range of products, Symantec seeks to win back some of its long lost customers.
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This post was written by Nikhil Pai on September 13, 2008
How often have you tried to access something hidden behind a password set by you, only to realise that the password you are trying is not working. Are you one of those who are habituated in forgetting passwords? Don’t worry. There is still some hope for you.
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This post was written by Nikhil Pai on September 8, 2008
RSS feeds is an efficient way to check for news and updates to your favourite websites, without having to visit each site individually. In this article, we compare the various RSS readers and try to determine the best way to read your subscribed RSS feeds.
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This post was written by Nikhil Pai on August 10, 2008
