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Budget: around 3L. This is going to be my first car and I want to get a used one. Will be learning to drive on this car. Do not have access to known mechanic who can evaluate cars. But have a few colleagues in office who may go with me to evaluate the car (All of them have bought new cars though...

Budget: Less than 40k Primary Usage: Web surfing, Programming (Python, javascript, a bit of Matlab once in a while), Movies/TV Serials, Light gaming maybe(have not played games in a long long time as present laptop only has Intel 3000 gfx processor) Size and Weight considerations: 14 inch...

I will be joining an Indian MNC this month. I am a fresher from a non-IT background. I am more interested in computers compared to what I studied in my graduation. I want to grow as a developer. The main problem with my company is that more than likely I will be assigned Mainframes or Testing...

If I join an Indian MNC(service company) and am allocated a domain(e.g mainframe or testing) which I do not like, will I able to jump to some other domain some years down the line? If I am allocated a Testing profile but use my spare time to contribute to open source software or write programs...

I will most probably moving to Bangalore from next month. I will be enrolling in a course at the CDAC Knowledge Park (*goo.gl/maps/7PjZ9). [The institute is just beside the Baiyappanahalli Metro station] I was overjoyed when I saw that there is an EVDO connection in Bangalore. I need to...

This is the present configuration of my laptop (HWInfo32) - I will be buying a 2GB laptop RAM module. My hard disk drive had gone bust some 2 years ago. The guy who repaired it had made a strange comment - "there seems to be something wrong with the RAM. The machine feels sluggish due to...

Django has still not been ported to Python 3. My objective is creating general applications using Python. Even though I talked about Django, I was just using it as an example. I am not focused solely on Web Development. I was looking at starting out through Byte of Python by Swaroop...

I have the Prithvi branded BSNL EVDO modem. This is the guide that I followed - How to Connect to Internet from BSNL EVDO Prithvi UE100 modem in Linux(Ubuntu) In that guide, he was using Ubuntu but I am using Linux Mint 13 (Mate edition). That should not cause any problem since Mint is...

I need to make an application which will run in the background but send keystrokes to the application which is presently in focus. e.g - When system time is 11am, it will send keystrokes to write 11AM in the application which has focus. Sending keystrokes just as if those keys were pressed...

I have a HCL ME laptop which has only 1GB DDR2 RAM. I want to add 2GB RAM to it. Specifications of the memory module - Any idea how much 2GB DDR2 laltop RAM costs nowadays? And how much do the shops usually charge to install the RAM inside the laptop? I dont have the screwdrivers...

Have been using Airtel for the last 4 years. Had used Docomo for 4-5 months this year but switched back to Airtel since Docomo reception is a bit patchy in my college. And their GPRS was slow. Now with the 100sms/day rule being compulsorily implemented from 27th September, looking for...

I went to a shop yesterday. The salesman showed me 4 models. Sony KLV26CX320 - 23.9k Sony KLV26BX320 - 24.9k LG 26LU11 - 21k Samsung 26D450 - 22k What is difference between the CX and BX series from Sony. They look exactly the same and the display quality is almost same too. The...

Just gave my 2nd sem exam. My 3rd sem will start in August. In the meanwhile, I want to start with Microcontroller Electronics and build some small projects. And when I have become good at it, hope to build the ever-so-popular line follower robot. Can you suggest some books or websites...

Just installed Linux Mint 9 Isadora yesterday. This is the 1st distro that I have installed to my HDD. Am loving Linux BTW Question1: I use my mobile(Nokia 5130XM) and my Airtel MO connection to connect to the net. I used the wvdialconf command to get the phone detected. Also edited the...

I want to buy a casing which has both eSATA and USB 2.0 connectivity. Suggest some brand and also the approximate price. Will the power adapter be provided with the casing? Are USB Y type cables enough to power a 3.5" drive? Are the chinese casings good? (I wont be moving the drive around...

Downloaded the Desktop i386 iso from the Ubuntu site and did an MD5 check. The value matched the one given in the Ubuntu site. I am able to run Live CD mode from pen drive. Used Daemon Tools lite to load the image to a virtual drive and did a WUBI install in Windows 7. When I restart...

On my friend's laptop, whenever he is starting Windows 7, everytime an error message is displayed which says that "Errors detected on Hard Disk. It may fail. Please take a backup of programs and documents. Errors reported from partitions C,D,E,F" But the performance has not degraded too much...

I want to start with microcontroller programming. I dont know anything about microcontrollers. Should I read about the hardware first???? Please suggest some books or tutorials from where a total beginner can start learning. Which subjects do I need to study to start making small...

I will be getting my laptop very soon. I think I will get a laptop with either a T4300 or T6400 or a T6600 processor. I use a BSNL 2-8 free download enabled broadband connection and so will use my laptop to download/upload during that time. As it wont be used for anything else other than...