The PC virus celebrates its 25th birthday

“In January 1986, Basit and Amjad Alvi, sibling programmers living near the main train station in Lahore, Pakistan, wrote a piece of code to safeguard the latest version of their heart-monitoring software…

The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week

February 28, 2011

There's a lot of music online--more than most people have time to keep up with. That's why you've got us. Every week, we'll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.

Google battles bad search results

On Feb. 27, researchers at the University of London published a paper saying that Google’s efforts to personalize search results may actually do more to help advertisers target users than help searchers find what they want.

Back to the Classic Photo Viewer of Facebook

Facebook upgraded the website's photo viewer  now phots appear in a dark pop-up window. This new layout of photos is live for most Facebook users though it looks a bit ugly

If you are viewing a photo in Facebook and would like to switch to the classic layout - where photos are displayed without a pop-up - just press the F5 key on your keyboard.
This will refresh the current Facebook page and the photo will display on its own page without the lightbox effect. Watch the above screencast for details.

Windows Xp: Speed Up Your Network and Internet Access

I have a dial up connection and it improve my speeds about 25% in surfing the internet. give it a try. Im IT , only do it if you feel comfortable with changing registry.

Increasing network browsing speed

How much is your website or blogs worth?

This is a free web-based valuation service, providing website information, visitor statistics and an estimated website value.

No Software Required For Locking Folders

1. Suppose there is a folder named test in F:\test
2. create a new file ,open with notepad,edit with the following exact statement
ren test test.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
3. Now save this text file as loc.bat

Choose a Strong Password How..?

Size matters

Some sites put restrictions on password length, but whenever possible try to choose the longest password you feel comfortable remembering.

Don't rely on the dictionary

Using a word may make your password easy to remember,

Salesforce Dreamforce Expo Photos

Apparently this is the worst time – right after the Marc Benioff keynote. The crowd was massive – you would think everyone pushing was hoping to get the latest Cabbage Patch Kid for an holiday gift! They also provide free lunch so that too increased the foot traffic.

Sit Back, Relax and Do Some Research: Qwiki Opens Information Visualizations to the Public

Today will start letting the public into its site, which constructs narrated visualizations using photos, videos, maps and text for three million reference topics.
The idea is that instead of parsing through disjointed material, searchers can lean back and have a story told to them about what they’re looking for.

LinkedIn files for IPO: 8 facts to know

LinkedIn  filed for an initial public offering and detailed a profits for the nine months ended Sept. 30, a relatively new employee base and risk factors that included competition from the likes of Google and Facebook.

The professional networking site said it planned to raise a maximum of $175 million in its IPO. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan are on tap to be the lead underwriters.

Will the MPAA Target RapidShare, Megaupload or Dropbox?

Hollywood opened up a new front in its war against piracy Tuesday by taking the Florida-based file host Hotfile.com to court. Hotfile facilitates copyright infringement “on a staggering scale,” the Motion Picture Association of America alleged, and “profits handsomely” from distributing unlicensed copies of major motion pictures and TV shows.

How Does 3D Technology Work?

In 1838, Sir Charles Wheatstone first described the process of stereopsis: the process by which humans perceive three dimensions from two highly similar, overlaid images. Or, the process by which Avatar looks like a mind-blowingly immersive alien landscape instead of a bunch of brightly colored fuzz.
3D technology has come a long way since Wheatstone developed his stereoscope, then used to view static images and eventually pictures. Now we get to wear Wayfarer knock-offs and enjoy 3D films, television shows and video games.
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Stereoscopy 101

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A Day in the Life of India –Impressive Campaign

Millions of Indians woke up to a pleasant surprise this morning.
The Times of India, which has the largest number of print subscribers among all English newspapers in the world, carried a full page cartoon on their front page illustrating “a day in the life of India.”
If you aren’t a Times subscriber or haven’t see this cartoon yet, here’s a PDF version.
This is part of a campaign for day.in, IndiaTimes’ latest project where

How to block certain website on your computer?

Some of common reasons to block unwanted websites are, may be you wants to avoid spammers, porn and gambling sources. At home may be you want to prevent your children to access explicit or crude language sites. 

How to disable/enable the usage of USB storage devices?

The USB allows up to 127 devices to be connected to the bus via a single port. The driver name "usbstor.sys" is used to communicate any USB drives to the operating system. 

The watch Is Set For A Facebook IPO By April, 2012

Today, Facebook announced that it raised a total of $1.5 billion in its latest round, giving the company a valuation of $50 billion. But it also disclosed something else: when it will likely go public.

Boot Winxp Fast

Follow the following steps

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\ ------  click on read more

Google’s accusation that Microsoft is copying its search results

Google’s claim was first reported yesterday by Danny Sullivan on the technology blog Search Engine Land. Mr. Sullivan’s article published details of Google’s “sting operation,” which the company says proves Bing is using Google’s search results to improve its own service. Amit Singhal, who helps oversee Google’s search ranking algorithm, was quoted as saying Microsoft’s actions consituted “cheating.”

Sense of your Credit Card Number

You credit card number may look like a random string of 16 digits that’s unique in the world but those digits reveal a little more than you think.