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Autorun.inf woes 2008-04-10 06:02:26 My desktop remains much neglected as I'm mostly using my laptop these days . A host of viruses,Trojan horses, spyware and adware have found their way into my desktop among them a major one is the autorun.inf Trojan horse forcing me to use the run command every time i want to open a drive ( autorun.inf fumbles with the windows explorer,both double clicking and right click open doesn't work). Thanks to amishrit's blog I got this video a simple way to get rid of autorunf.inf After care: Now that the autorun.inf is removed here's a simple tip to stay free from it. When ever you connect a pen drive just scan it with a an updated anti-virus(pen drive being main culprit in spreading the autorun.inf Trojan horse).
Firefox Bus 2008-04-14 02:53:23 Firefox
graphics found on Indian bus.Photo taken by kalyan. Was featured in Gizmodo and also Netorama.
ICL India vs ICL Pakistan 2008-04-13 20:29:48 Was at L.B stadium on 11 for the ICL world series match between ICL India
and ICL Pakistan
. Tough I was late and missed a bit of Pakistan's batting ,thoroughly enjoyed India's batting. Pakistan set a target of 163 which India successfully chased down. The cheerleaders Missed a bit of Pakistan's batting
Wow !!! 2008-04-15 21:14:06 Look what blogging has bought Amit Agarwal. A Brand new Honda CR-V SUV. Congratulations Amit , you are the inspiration for many Indian bloggers like me.
Its Xams Time 2008-04-24 15:14:38 Its xams time No post till 13th may.
Tvs Apache RTR 160 Efi Err 2008 2008-05-15 15:57:59 Few weeks back I got a call from my friend saying that Apache
Rtr Efi is out.Few hours later I was at the Tvs showroom and this is what I saw at the entrance the first thing that caught my eye was the new side air scoops ."Yes this is it, this is the Rtr Efi displayed at the Delhi Auto expo earlier this year," I thought. A closer look revealed this :
Steve Ballmer Egged ! 2008-05-21 14:13:55 Remember Bill gates was pied a few years ago. Now, its turn of his buddy and CEO of Microsoft ,Steve
Ballamer (though it was eggs this time) . This incident happened at the Hungarian University of Economics. A person just stood up and yelled "give back the money of the taxpayers " and started throwing eggs at Ballmer
. The apparent reason being the deal between Hungarian governmen
Grand Canyon tourist's death-defying leap 2008-05-25 02:01:45 The above pictures show a tourist
making a death
defying leap in the GrandCanyon
.These pictures were taken by another tourist,while the onlookers gazed in astonishment. He did all these to get some sunset pictures of Arizona. Full story here. Read more:Grand Canyon
A 256Gb SSD 2008-05-26 12:53:43 Flash memory does not have the mechanical limitations and latencies of hard drives, so the idea of a solid-state drive, or SSD, is attractive when considering speed, noise, power consumption, and reliability. Samsung announced a 256Gb SSD. So hope to get your hands on a affordable Flash based SSD soon. via Engadget
The Positive Effect Of The Oil Price Rise 2008-05-27 12:56:48 While everybody is busy cursing the rise in oil prices, I found this article titled "The high cost of oil is bad for the economy, but is it good for the climate?" in The Guardian which actually tries to look at the positive side of the oil price rise( more than 130$ a barrel all time high). Well ,the high rise in petrol price might actually help in fighting the problems like Read more:Positive
Yamaha R-15 Debut 2008-06-05 13:20:01 Countdown has begun for Yamaha
YZF R-15Tech specs coming soon!!!!
Max RAM 2008-06-05 08:06:54 We all know how resource hungry VISTA is and also the minimum RAM required for the various versions of VISTA to run . According to this article there is a limit for maximum amount RAM supported by VISTA.The 32-bit editions of Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate, all support a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. The real variations come when we start looking at the 64
Beautiful Sunset On Mars 2008-06-06 03:48:09 On May 19, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover's 489th Martian day, or sol.Via boingboing. Read more:Beautiful
, Sunset
2 More Days 2 Go 2008-06-09 09:18:12 Its 2 more days before we get our hands on the Yamaha YZF R-15.While we wait to know the exact BHP. Here are few Specs: 150cc Liquid cooled engine 4 valve fuel injected engine MonoCross suspension Front and rear disc 6 speed transmission. Share this post :
The IPL Effect 2008-06-10 11:48:36 The selection of the Indian team playing the tri -series in Bangladesh seems to have been highly influenced by the ipl. Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicket keeper), Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Piyush Chawla, Pragyan Ojh
The Wait Is Over 2008-06-12 13:06:18 The Wait is over and here are the official specs: Get more detailed features: Engine: Liquid-cooled DiASil Cylinder Fuel Injection Chassis: Deltabox Frame Linked type Monocross suspension Design: The “R” Design
How Much Do You Pay For Dinner ? 2008-06-21 12:55:48 Amit Verma of India Uncut puts forward a simple question. What would you tip ? While this post points at the harsh realty of Zimbabwe in a huge mess with an inflation rate going ballistic. Read more:Dinner
Me Too 2008-06-19 10:19:58 I'm in love with the new FireFox 3.0 and must confess, personally I didn't like the idea of creating a world record with so much publicity .After all I'm part of history too(Waiting for the official announcement from Guinness World Records.
Curse Of The Finals 2008-07-06 13:24:48 India's curse of the Finals continues to haunt them with yet another flop performance in a final .In the last 22 final matches since 1999 India have lost 18 finals and just won 2 while it shared the title 2 times .This final belonged to Mendis who with his unique bowling action(with the flick of the middle finger ,carrom ball its called!!!!!) bowled superbly for his 8-1-13-6 .Wonder what h
Fire Walk Test 2008-07-02 23:19:18 Sandeep of Techsavvy reports this unusual way of testing laptops.Really, this type of testing seems to have caught up .Few days back I saw a personal at a multi-brand laptop showroom standing on a laptop to prove the laptop's strength.
Book Your I-Phone In India 2008-06-30 23:58:03 Apple's l-phone 3G in India
is going to be launched with the network partner Vodafone (Even Bharti Airtel struck a deal with Apple but no publicity from their side yet). You can pre-register with the Vodafone to be amongst the first to get the hands on the beauty when it is released in India here. Meanwhile the I-phone 3G will be available across 22 countries from July 11, 2008 (Not India). Wi
The Dude Who Made Million Bugs with A Page Full Of Ads 2008-06-30 08:15:37 This is the story of a dude who made a million bugs with a page full of ads . The Million Dollar Homepage is a website conceived by Alex Tew, a then 21-year-old student from Cricklade, Wiltshire, England to help raise money for his university education. Launched on August 26, 2005, the website is said to have generated a gross income of $1,037,100 USD and has a current Google PageRank of 4a.
The Man Who Jumped From The Space 2008-07-17 12:24:38 Joseph William Kittinger II on August 16, 1960 made a jump from a hot air balloon(called Excelsior III) at 102,800 feet.He fell for 14 minutes and 36 seconds (before reaching earth) reaching a maximum speed of 714 mph before opening his parachute at 14,000 feet. Pressurization for his right glove malfunctioned during the ascent, and his right hand swelled to twice its normal size.He set reco Read more:Space
Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twin Spark 2008-07-12 04:23:49 Royal
Enfield India is growing slowly but steadily .The latest offering from the Chennai based company is the new Thunderbird
with a twin spark engine and few other changes ,most significant of the changes made is the UCE (unit construction engine) with integrated gear box which according to Royal Enfield reduces the metal wear and tear. The UCE in the Thunderbird Twinspark means th
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