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    Advice required for a mid-range PC for development work

    1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.') Ans: A desktop for home to carry on with software development and...
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    The fight between E-commerce and the brands

    Personally, I do buy quite a lot from online retailers like Flipkart, Amazon etc. Never had to face a warranty issue, so can't say about that. Rest all was quite good. Now proclamations like these by the brands do tend to induce a sense of fear, especially if you are going to buy a product which...
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    Suggestion for a smartphone for around 45k

    Am confused between LG G3, HTC One M8, Xperia Z2 and Galaxy S5(Snapdragon version). Please post the pros and cons of each. 1. Budget? ~45k 6. What camera option you want? Please specify need for flash, autofocus, front facing camera. A decent performing camera. AM not so particular for this...
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    Unable to remove write protection from usb drive

    A friend's usb drive is infected by a some malware which is preventing the drive to be formatted or for that case to do anything with any of the files except open them. A scan with defender shows the malware but it is unable to clean it. Even unlocker is unable to delete those files. I have even...
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    Suggestions for laptop under 50k

    I think it has been asked plenty of times, but spare me the brunt. I need a laptop for my cousin. 1) What is your budget? Under 50k. 2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer? Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen 4) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this...
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    RCom offers 1GB of 3G data at Rs. 123

    Source - Thinkdigit
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    TRAI allows partial free national roaming, reduces ceilings on tariffs

    Source - Think Digit
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    Book train tickets through mobile from July 1

    Source - The Hindu
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    India ranked 141 out of 162 in peace index

    Source - The Hindu
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    Amazon.in launched

    Source Update : They are selling movies too.
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    Remove part of file name from many files

    I use file history to backup my files. Thus I found out that it appends the time backuped to the end of file name. But the recording software that I use doesn't allow the input file name to be longer than 15 characters. :-? So, I would like to know on how to batch rename the files as most of the...
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    Locked out of dropbox

    I had enabled 2 step verification for my dropbox account linking it to use Google Authenticator. Yesterday, I formatted my PC and also reset my galaxy s3 in process removing both the google authenticator app from the mobile and the dropbox app in my PC(it was the only trusted PC in my dropbox...
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    Google looks to replace passwords with ID rings and USB keys

    Source : Thinkdigit
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    Delhi gang rape case accused commits ‘suicide’

    Source : The Hindu
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    India ranks 2nd globally in seeking web user data: Google

    Sources: ThinkDigit, The Times Of India
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    Thermal paste suggestions

    Guys, suggest me some good thermal paste. Will be applying to my i5-750(:mrgreen:). Local dealers don't even know about them. All of them were dumbstruck when I mentioned the name! They say, it doesn't come separately. They have never heard of Arctic silver, Tuniq etc! Jokes apart, budget is...
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    Suggestions for download manager

    I had been using Download accelerator plus for quite a long time now. But it is getting more and more bloated on every new version. On a recent install on a friend's PC, I saw that installation of Speedbit search toolbar is mandatory for the installation to continue. :evil: I need suggestions...
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    Windows 8 pdf reader

    I bought an ebook yesterday which I when tried opening, the inbuilt pdf reader in Windows 8 asked me for a password. I completeley rechecked the email confirmation but couldn't find any mention of the password. I have already sent an email to the customer care asking for the same. But now I just...
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    Task manager network utilisation is not working

    I am using Windows 8 Pro. In the task manager, network utilisation always remains at zero even though network is being used. But the individual apps and processes state the amount of network bandwidth being used.
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    "Account sign-in details are out of date" - when using Chrome sync

    After restarting the computer, the message - "Account sign-in details are out of date" pop up in the wrench while using Chrome. I have signed in again and again but still the same thing comes up after a restart. Cookies/ cahe etc are not set to be deleted by default. The credentials are also...
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