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    Budget Gaming PC build (including monitor, keyboard, mouse ) under 30k INR

    Hi friends, Good day! I am trying to build a budget gaming pc build for a friend of mine. He hasn't done much gaming before and just getting started. Not expecting to play AAA games at high settings/high fps anyways. Answering the questions : 1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all...
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    Laptops not made in China

    I’m curious to know if there are any consumer laptop brand who don’t manufacture / assemble their laptops in China ? Any search on google mostly yields the result that all manufacturers ( or famous brands ) do their assembly in China . Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Help me speed up Visual Studio build, compile, run tests, for dotnet c# docker containers etc ...

    I am a software developer , primarily working with C#, dotnet and Visual Studio 2019 with extensions like Resharper enabled. Visual Studio with Resharper is a memory hog! I currently have the following PC at home where I do my development work : CPU - Ryzen 7 2700x RAM - 2 x 16 gb 3000Mhz...
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    Lenovo Y510p laptop - How to get show up bios / windows installation screen on external monitor on b

    Ola guys, I am back after quite some time !! I need some help I have an old creaky Lenovo Y510p Laptop. The screen doesn't work anymore. So I wanted to use my external monitors to work with this laptop. While I am logged into windows using the laptop , the external monitor works just fine (...
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    Gaming and Virtualization on i5 giving choppy exp

    Hi Guys, Posting after some time - hope this post finds you all healthy and happy! Last year I had built a gaming rig : Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Graphics Cards ASRock Motherboard Z270 Gaming ITX/ac...
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    How much should I pay for a 2nd hand Acer B326HUL , 32" , ergonomic stand...

    Hi Guys, Hello from Sydney! My office wants to get rid of a monitor they have : Acer B326HUL , 32" Acer B326HUL Acer B326HUL review | TechRadar Quick screenshot of specs and features ( from the Acer B326HUL review ) : The price online here is : ~600 AUD [ or ~430 USD ] . The monitor has...
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    Want to buy a Multiple HDD Enclosure or Bay

    Hello Folks, I have 5 portable HDDs ( or hard drives or hard disks ) It has become a pain to juggle all 5 of them and find and locate stuff across them. I am looking to buy a hard drive bay or enclosure which can contain all 4-5 of them and let me plugin them to my laptop using 1 usb 3.0 port...
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    Looking for a decent 2.1 speakers < 3k INR

    Looking for a decent 2.1 speakers &lt; 3k INR Hi Fellas, I am looking for a 2.1 speakers < 3 K INR budget. Having remote is a + Philips MMS4040F 2.1 Multimedia Speaker: Amazon.in: Electronics looks like a decent one . What other alternatives would you suggest ? Regards...
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    Why are latest Digit Mags are not available on Magzter anymore ?

    Hi Guys, I use magzter for my monthly dosage of Magazines. Reading the magazine in ipad using Magzter is pretty cool. Unfortunately I am noticing for the past few months that the latest issues of Digit are not showing up in Magzter app, neither in their website. What's wrong ? Did digit pull...
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    Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is now available for buying @ Flipkart

    (Airtel.in LTE won't work)Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is now available for buying @ Flipkart Edit: Just had a rude shock. Airtel LTE operates St a frequency not supported by this phone. I am so screwed.:-x So stay away from this if you wanted LTE. ------------------ Hi Folks, I just got notified by...
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    Ipad Air Restarts with a brief flicker of blue screen after upgrade to ios 8.0.2

    Hi Guys, Greetings of the festive season. With Diwali around the corner I thought of treating myself with an Ipad 128 gb Wifi version. I purchased it last week. It came with ios 7, however after bringing it home and connecting it to the wifi it shortly prompted me that an upgrade to ios 8.0.2...
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    Prep Material for GRE - Is Magoosh any good ?

    Hi Guys, I am at that point in my career, where I feel I need to take a step back from the breakneck speed of things and take stock. I am mulling over the option of taking GRE sometime in the next 4-5 months. As I am a working professional , I would prefer a professional course / coaching...
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    Laptop for Gaming - Lenonvo Ideapad Y510p query

    Hi Guys and Gals of the venerated TDF .. My Current Laptop ( An ACER ASPIRE 5740G ) appears to have reached the end of road ... And consequently I am on the hunt for a relatively future proof "affordable" Laptop for Gaming .. Lenovo Ideapad Y510p is something I am sincerely interested, as...
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    My First Userscript : Imdb actor films rating viewer

    Hi Guys, I just created my first ever Userscript! Userscript are java scripts which can be hosted inside Greasemonkey add on and run on specific sites to get custom behavior / functionalities. *userscripts.org/scripts/show/177793 The above is the script I made. It does the following ...
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    Trouble with GoBackup Pro - New Version not recognizing the backup made by the older version

    Hello folks, Good day . I am in a bind . Here is the detail : Mail 1 to the Go Dev Team : 2nd Mail to them immediately Their Reply Arrgh ... My Reply ( 3rd Mail to them ) Well ... Can anyone help me here ... I lost a bunch of contacts and sms ...
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    Want to buy a vacumn cleaner

    Hi Fellow Digitians, Me and couple of my friends are put up in a 1 BHK flat in Bangalore. To keep it tidy , we are thinking of investing in a Vacuum Cleaner . Budget strictly within 10 K. Can you suggest some ? Also What are the things I should Look Out for while trying to buy one? I am...
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    Network Connectivity blues in Windows 7 , Win Xp was easier!! Help here ?

    Hi there guys, I am currently using the Tataindicom Broadband WiMax plan . I got myself a new laptop ( yes the Acer Aspire 5740G with 1 GB ati hd5650 yumm ) and it has windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. I am liking Windows 7 very much, thank you Microsoft. But I have a problem and a query here...
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    Looking to buy a Mobile, your help is required friends!

    Hi there folks, Good day to ya all! :mrgreen: I am looking to buy a new mobile , i have the following needs. browsing the net , social networking, chat , mail , multimedia , Reading ebooks in pdf /html / doc or any other format where i can install the mobile app as required. I need a...
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    C#/.NET WinForms Application to login to a forum using HttpWebRequest and POST

    Hi, I am working on building a C# Winforms application which will allow me to login to a forum or site and perform certain tasks. I am stuck at the very 1st step. I cannot login to the forum. Here is what I have tried so far, the Login button has the following code :- try { Uri...
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    Which Email client to choose ?

    hey there everybody , I am tired of my gmail account having 1000+ mails! If i need to find something I need to go online and browse and search through whole lot of them before I find anything. SO i want to use an email-client like Outlookexpress and similar tools which could store them...
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