Archive for November, 2009

fix-windows-7-crash Hell Yeah! Windows 7 is miles better than Vista, but then, it is still an Operating System and moreover it is still Microsoft! So, expect Windows 7 to crash just like XP and Vista. Early this year we had seen How to know what crashed your PC using a small utility - WhoCrashed. The good news is, WhoCrashed tool has been enhanced and now supports Windows 7 as well! So now, you can know which driver or system process caused your Windows 7 to crash. WhoCrashed is a comprehensible crash dump analysis tool. Whenever a computer running Windows suddenly reboots without displaying any notice or blue screen of death, the first thing that is often though about is a hardware failure. In reality, most crashes are caused by malfunctioning device drivers and kernel modules. In case of a kernel error, most computers running Windows do not show a blue screen unless they are configured to do so. Instead these systems suddenly reboot without any notice.

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This is hilarious! Stumbled across this pic from the Huffington post. A funny take on human sexuality for modern computer users.

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free-mcafee-antivirus McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010 is a popular Security suite which consists of important features like Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Anti-phishing, 2-way Firewall etc. With the daily emergence of new and more sophisticated Internet threats that could disrupt your Digital life, you need more than a simple Anti-Virus program. And McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010 helps you with essential, feature-rich, and simple-to-use security software. A month back we had seen how to get McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus for Free. McAfee VirusScan Plus includes SiteAdvisor as well. It goes beyond safe searching and browsing to provide active, real-time, comprehensive protection from sites that can compromise your identity and your PC.

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010 Features

  • QuickScan—Checks for threats in the areas of your computer that are most often attacked
  • Anti-virus/Anti-spyware—Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, and adware
  • Anti-phishing—Alerts you to Web sites that may try to steal your identity
  • 2-way Firewall Protection
  • SiteAdvisor—Warns about unsafe web sites
  • SecurityCenter—A security status screen with fully customizable options
  • SystemGuards—Warns when your computer shows specific behaviors that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity
  • Stealth Mode—Makes your computer invisible to intruders online
  • Shredder—Removes any trace of confidential files from your computer
  • Protection without Interference—Watch movies or play games uninterrupted as McAfee security service intelligently defers tasks,...
Remember the Google Wave Desktop Client - Waver? Now, we have a smilar app exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch - WaveBoard. The Waveboard app will cost you 99 cents, but it's a much faster way to check your Waves than loading them up in the built-in Safari browser of iPhones.

Must Read: Ultimate List of Google Wave Gadgets and Tools

waveboard-iphone-google-wave As you can expect, WaveBoard app for iPhone displays ‘waves’ and lets you search historical ones, start new ones and manage your contacts. It also opens external links in a custom browser without the need to leave the app. Waveboard also supports push notifications through a workaround (you need both the Prowl iPhone app and the Mac version of Waveboard), although they have promised proper push notifications in the future releases. You can shake your device to logout and reload your Waves. It sounds like right now is the time to jump on Waveboard (iTunes link), in case future features come with a higher price.

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Black Friday might still be 3 weeks away, but we are seeing plethora of Black Friday Deals already pouring in. November 27th 2009 is the magic shopping day where people literally kill and die over low prices on all manner of things they don't need. Walmart seems to be doing something new to avoid this trend, however, by offering some pretty tasty deals in the weeks leading up to Black Friday. It starts this weekend, with an impressive deal for gamers. If you go into the store on Saturday, November 7, you'll be able to pick up the Arcade Xbox 360 system for $199—the normal price—but for that day the system will come with a $100 gift card. May be you can use that gift card to buy a shiny new PlayStation 3 to keep off your kid brother or your painful dad! So, now for just about 400 bucks, you will be a proud owner of an XBOX 360 and a PS3! You could even get a Wii and the Arcade Xbox 360 for $300. Or you could just buy a game or two for your new 360.

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Sorry for that odd looking title. But then, how many times we ask this question to ourselves or to people around us?
  • Difference between Analogy and Metaphor
  • Difference between Yacht and a Boat
  • Difference between Antivirus and Internet security
  • Difference between a Laptop and a Notebook
Gosh! I can already think of 50 such doubts. I found out a cool website to answer all my stupid doubts. DifferenceBetween is a knowledge hub on the Internet. Here, people from all over the world can find the difference between two related things, and a lot of ground is covered. The website is neatly designed and the topics are finely categorized under Technology, Science, Business, Language, Objects and Miscellaneous.

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Additionally, you can see the top differences that have been submitted so far by glancing at the corresponding section, and realize what people have been thinking about the most as of late. And if you happen to really like the site, it is always possible to sign up for the provided newsletter and receive the latest differences in your inbox. I really liked the concept behind this website. Currently, the users can just browse through the available differences. I would prefer to make this community...

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Update: Entries are closed, winners will be announced shortly IP Privacy is a hide IP address software that allows user to access blocked websites and bypass filters. Other than providing online anonymity, the application also provides online privacy by cleaning online tracks. IP Privacy is compatible with all the popular browsers. The application has premium high quality proxies, which allow users to surf the web safely without affecting the browsing speed.

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The application is both anonymous browsing software and a browser cleaner which means that the risk of being tracked by thieves is lower to zero.
Other functionality of IP Privacy: - Add proxy option : allows users to add a specific proxy into the list - Live Update : allows users to periodically check whether if there are new proxies embedded into the list - Test proxies in advance - Clean online tracks

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Continuing the series of posts on Windows 7 tips, here is a small tutorial on speeding up the booting of Windows 7 and Windows Vista. This is very important and helpful especially since both Windows Vista and 7 are accused to be pathetic when it comes to booting time. Windows 7 and Windows Vista have an option to select the number of processors that can use for the booting process. It will be one by default. So if you are using a dual, quad processors (most of the recent PCs have dual processors atleast), you can increase the booting speed by using more processors. To set this, follow the simple steps given below 1. Open Run windows (Win+R) 2. Type MSConfig and Press Enter

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3. Go to Boot Tab

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4. Click on Advanced options button

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5. Check the Number of Processors checkbox and select the maximum value from the drop down

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6. Click OK and then Apply and...
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