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I just upgraded to this new PC from my 1 year old PC with an AMD APU. Before that I had a Core 2 Duo for 5 years. It is highly likely that I won't be buying a PC now any time in the future and will move to laptops for everything. Also, marriage is near so buying stuff of my own choice after that...

First of all I am a networking noob. My knowledge is limited enough to identify which cable goes where. That is all. So, I need to give a Wireless ADSL2+ Modem at home for my family to use BSNL broadband. I have seen many of this type which take input as Phone cable (RJ 15) and then give 4...

This is my current build. Read full details here. *gxsaurav.com/desktop-upgrade/ AMD A6 3500 APU MSI A75MA-G55 motherboard ADATA XPG SX900 64GB SSD 2x4GB kit of Crucial Ballistix Tactical DDR3 1866 RAM. Silverstone FP38 front USB 3.0 panel. Western digital 500 GB SATA 2 HDD. Cooler...

So, first of all I am not sure if this is the correct forum for this thread but I couldn't find any other relevant forum so posted here. Mods, please move this thread as applicable. Some of you may know me as one of the old timers on this forum. I design app for mobile platforms and I got...

I bought my Desktop PC from Lucknow to Delhi as I am more avid fan of a desktop then laptop, so now I needed a computer for my home in Lucknow, something my dad & sisters can easily use. Few days ago, I went to Nehru Place to buy a laptop with my friend, he was eyeing netbooks which...

You can also read the review on my blog. It is very hard to believe that despite of using computers for almost 10 years , I never purchased speakers. I am not that much into music & movies & watch them once in a while only so my primary source of Audio is my Philips SHP8900 Hi-Fi headphones...

I am in the market to buy an earphone for my Nokia N79. I have budget set at Rs 1.5k. Keep in mind that I will wind the wire cos the wire of earphone + Nokia Handsfree wire will be tooo long. Later on, I will buy the Jabra BT3030 so with that bluetooth handsfree, I can use these earphone & cord...

One of my friend's K550i is not working anymore. The service center staff said the PCB has burned & it will cost Rs 4k to repair. She asked me whether to spend 4k in repairing K550i or buy a new phone? She can get the phone repaired today, but if she has to buy a new phone it will be in May...

This just in & in a shocking way. In the latest pre-RC1 build of Windows 7 build 7048, Microsoft has given an option to remove Internet Explorer thereby deleting iexplore.exe & removing all traces from operating system. Source Keep in mind that MSHTML.dll which is the Trident engine of Internet...

I found this via a Microsoft Research PDF for a Gazelle browser. After some googling I found some articles written on various websites regarding the Gazzle Browser prototype. It sure looks like a super solid browser engine all written in C# managed code. Introducing Microsoft's Gazelle: A Web...

Apple Mac Sales Drop, While PC Sales Charge Ahead in January

I got a Samsung SH-S203D Optical Drive & from the last 15 days it is not reading some of my DVDs. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I tried cleaning the lens but still no solution...I wanted to ask some things 1) A New Optical Drive costs Rs 1000, is worth repairing & should I just buy a...

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Microsoft has just released the Release Candidate 1 of Internet Explorer 8. As you all know, IE 8 is a very solid attempt from Microsoft to catch up to the standard of Opera & Firefox when it comes to following web standard. So far it has been a beauty in real world as far as the new browser...

I am looking to buy small battery powered portable speakers to be used with my Nokia N79. I checked in the market & there are some models available from Philips, Nokia & X-Mini but they are too costly for 2 or 3 W RMS only. I wanted to know how much audio should be enough to fill one medium...

Hi guys, after almost 7 months of using the old Vistared theme for my blog, today I changed it. Please have a look & tell me how is the new blog design. The site is *gxsaurav.com. I optimised the site myself for Mobile Phone & PDAs too so if you are using Opera Mobile, Opera Mini, Symbian...

Windows 7 beta is just released & Microsoft is planning for a 2nd quarter release of Windows this year. You can grab Windows 7 beta either from torrents of from Official Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program. Please use this thread to discuss all queries & bugs related to Windows 7, State what...

Today I bought Nokia N79 for 19k. I just opened the package & still trying to read the manual, which isn't that tough. Now, first of all I hereby declare myself a "Nokia Noob". I m downloading Nokia N Series PC Suite & Nokia Software Updater. 1) How do I manage contacts for Nokia N79, is...

You can also read this on my blog... Windows Vista is all the rage these days & with cheap Windows Vista capable hardware available these days, you can very well make your Vista certified PC within Rs 20k. However there are many users out there who are still running old or low end hardware...

Since the last few years, I have been buying a new Optical drive almost every year as the tray soon starts to give problem which is the most common problem & the drive isn't being used much either. I was thinking, do we really need an optical drive now anymore? Other then Installing Windows on...