Archive for the ‘hardware’ Category

Top 10 Tools to Protect PC from Infected USB Flash Drives

Posted by Ashish On 3 December 2011 No Commented

Now a days, USB flash drives is the most common and convenient way to carry and transfer files from system system. Each and every person who uses computers uses flash drives atleast once a day. But while transferring files through USB flash drives our system often get infected from the malicious virus which can generate [...]

How to Troubleshoot Your Friends’ Computers From Far Away

Posted by Ashish On 11 June 2011 No Commented

You’re the computer whiz in your circle of friends and family, which means, inevitably, somebody is going to call for tech support. If you can’t fix it in person, these are the best approaches we’ve found for troubleshooting from far away. With distance being a formidable foe, and without the ability to see the computer [...]

Ways to Increase Laptop Battery Life

Posted by Ashish On 25 May 2011 No Commented

With the rise in laptop buyers its essential for laptop users to make sure they use their laptop batteries to the fullest and make sure they can achieve the highest performance with the available battery. Generally most laptops are claimed to have 4-6 hours of battery life but in real it comes to 50% of [...]

Create Ghost Bootable SD Card or USB Flash Drive

Posted by Ashish On 15 May 2011 No Commented

It’s a good practice to create an image of your hard drive before you start using it. Especially when you had to build that computer from scratch and spent hours installing the operating system and all of your favorite apps… As Symantec Ghost becomes more user friendly, people start to recognize this idea. The idea [...]

What To Do When Hard Drive not Recognized/ Found/ Detected/ Accessible

Posted by Ashish On 12 May 2011 No Commented

If you install a new hard drive and install an Operating System on it and it suddenly acts like it is not there, it may be a loose connection. If a bootable CD, such a s Knoppix, is not able to read your hard drive, it can have several causes. The list of possibilities below [...]

How to Secure a Wireless Network from Hackers?

Posted by Ashish On 11 May 2011 No Commented

  The reason we secure a wireless network is to stop people from using the services of our network who don’t have permission to utilize them. It is harder to secure a wireless network from hackers as compared to a classic wired network. This is due to the fact that a wireless network can be [...]

How to Choose a PC Cabinet

Posted by Ashish On 8 May 2011 No Commented

PC Cabinets can appear to be the simplest of PC components to buy while building a new rig. Everyone ends up collecting what’s left in the wallet and buying what looks the prettiest on the outside. There are cabinets priced from anywhere between Rs. 800 to Rs. 25,000, in India.

How to Turn ON Backlit Keyboard in Macbook Pro?

Posted by Ashish On 7 May 2011 No Commented

Problem: My Apple Macbook Pro keyboard backlight stopped working how to turn it on? Solution: Goto System Preferences. Select Keyboard and mouse options. Now check “Illuminate in low light conditions”

How To Write Protect Your USB Flash Drive?

Posted by Ashish On 7 May 2011 No Commented

Viruses spread to different computers through pen drives.The viruses are capable enough to copy itself to whatever flash drive is attached into the infected computer’s USB drive.If you write protect your USB drives deleting/Copying files or Folders on the USB drive is not Possible.Thus virus is also prevented

Download Free Driver Software for Your PC

Posted by Ashish On 6 May 2011 No Commented

Are you looking for drivers? Have you missed driver cd pack? Don’t worry here is a cool site Bravofiles.com with lots of drivers.You can download different types of device drivers and software utilities for your computer. Bravofiles.com got a great collection of drivers for Motherboards, Video cards, Sound cards, Modems, Laptops, Scanners, Printers and much [...]

How Much Battery Life Does Sleep Mode Really Drain?

Posted by Ashish On 5 December 2010 No Commented

Every milliwatt of battery power is precious. That’s why some shy away from fast-starting, but seemingly battery-draining, “Sleep” or “Suspend” modes on laptops. We measured the actual drain on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and netbooks to determine when sleep makes sense over shutdown.

How to Use Android Device as an External Touchpad and Keyboard

Posted by Ashish On 24 November 2010 No Commented

Has your mouse or keyboard gone haywire, or you just want to sit back on your recliner, relax and type your office document on your laptop. Well now Android users can turn their device into a wireless touchpad and mouse to work on their terminal using their smartphone.

Dell Inspiron Duo finally official, can be yours the first week of December for around $549

Posted by Ashish On 22 November 2010 No Commented

That’s right, just as we had heard, Dell is finally putting an end to the Inspiron Duo’s mysterious marketing videos and officially spinning its screen for the world to see! You won’t be able to hit the order button on the totally unique 10.1-inch tablet / netbook hybrid today, but according to Dell, it should [...]

Control Your Desktop PC with a Remote Using LIRC

Posted by Ashish On 16 November 2010 No Commented

Walking to your computer to change a song or to skip to the next PowerPoint slide isn’t ideal. Instead, use LIRC to control any application on your Linux or Windows PC with any infrared remote. We’ve covered controlling your XBMC with a variety of apps and remote controls, but if you already have a universal [...]

Boot Windows XP from a USB flash drive

Posted by Ashish On 22 March 2010 2 Commented

You can’t boot Windows XP from a floppy disk the way you used to be able to with DOS. One handy way to easily boot XP is by using a USB flash drive. Here’s how to make it work.

Eco friendly computer peripherials

Posted by Ashish On 26 April 2009 7 Commented

For those of you with a penchant for eco-friendly gadgetry, Micro Innovations will soon launch EcoSmart, an entire line of such products. We’re talking about a keyboard, a mouse, speakers, a 4-port USB hub, a USB keyboard, a webcam and media card reader/writer. All of these are to be made from materials that include organic, [...]

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