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ALERT: Do not press F1 on websites if you use Internet Explorer
Wednesday, 3 Mar, 2010 – 19:01 | View Comments
ALERT: Do not press F1 on websites if you use Internet Explorer

ALERT for Windows 2000,Xp and 2003 users; if you use Internet Explorer and get a prompt [dialog box] to press F1 key, just close the window / website or press cancel. A vulnerability has been identified that could run malicious code on your computer if you press F1.
Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a [...]

Bing Maps takes one step over Google Maps with augmented reality
Sunday, 14 Feb, 2010 – 7:46 | View Comments
Bing Maps takes one step over Google Maps with augmented reality

Bing Maps the Microsoft version of Google Earth just demoed an interesting piece of tech at TED 2010 ‘ Augmented Reality’. Augmented Reality is basically yours/mine prayers answered when it comes to maps application. Whether its those sci-fi movies which show the CIA scanning down to Earth from Space in real time in Bourne Identity, [...]

Time for Triple Treat…upgrades
Tuesday, 20 Oct, 2009 – 12:54 | View Comments
Time for Triple Treat…upgrades

Its that time of the year when you least expect to be disrupted while working. But seems all major IT companies are hell bent on release dates close to each other to ward of competition. I use OSX [Apple Mac] as my primary system and I have 3 virtual machines running simultaneously on it. Yep [...]

Oracle buys Sun…Microsoft left high’n dry
Tuesday, 21 Apr, 2009 – 9:20 | View Comments
Oracle buys Sun…Microsoft left high’n dry

Ok this is an IT related entry, but the topic I am discussing here its quite significant to lot of corportations around the World because of its repercussions. Oracle the global leader in Enterprise Database solutions has bought Sun Microsystems. Sun in case you are not aware is behind the JAVA language, another enterprise level [...]

DropBox amazing file storage and synchronization service
Wednesday, 8 Apr, 2009 – 1:14 | View Comments
DropBox amazing file storage and synchronization service

I have nearly 4 computers that I work with all the time…nearly well one of them is a virtual machine so its nearly a machine. Each terminal is used for specific purpose like my laptop is Kubuntu [Linux] for open-source development, my office terminal is a Mac [OS X] for design and media, and two [...]

Internet Explorer 8 ready for download today
Thursday, 19 Mar, 2009 – 17:50 | View Comments
Internet Explorer 8 ready for download today

The latest in browser offering from Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8 will be available for download later today from Microsoft website. This version will be available in 25 languages including Arabic. Currently they are hosting only RC1 download, so try by night time for full version.
Read Microsoft press release [LINK]
Microsoft IE 8 download [LINK]

WTF: Microsoft on how to wrap text around image in Powerpoint 2007?!
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 15:38 | View Comments
WTF: Microsoft on how to wrap text around image in Powerpoint 2007?!

Oh the collective wisdom of Microsoft never stops from amazing me! Read this article on how to wrap text around images in Powerpoint 2007. Yep its Powerpoint 2007!! They should have, instead of giving the ’spaced’ out, solution just said…’No we cant do that’. An entire page dedicated to breaking our wits and ego by [...]

Download Windows 7 Beta 32 bit & 64 bit : Windows 7 activation keys included
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 21:10 | View Comments
Download Windows 7 Beta 32 bit & 64 bit : Windows 7 activation keys included

The much awaited Windows 7 has been released by Microsoft in Beta versions for both 32 bit and 64 bit architectures. Below are the links to download both versions as DVD ISO formats. What this means is that you can download the whole DVD in a single file format, and then would require a DVD [...]

Internet Explorer 7 hit by major bug: Allows hackers access to your computer
Tuesday, 16 Dec, 2008 – 17:02 | View Comments
Internet Explorer 7 hit by major bug: Allows hackers access to your computer

A nasty bug has hit another nasty piece of junk i.e. IE 7 [no pun intended]. Time to ditch the crappy Internet Explorer 7 and switch to Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome. Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and says 0.2 percent of the users are affected that in real World terms is 1 in [...]

HTC Touch Diamond : iPhone killer
Wednesday, 14 May, 2008 – 14:41 | View Comments
HTC Touch Diamond : iPhone killer

 

Seems this is a season for iPhone killers to move in for a kill…well atleast till iPhone releases its iPhone 3G in July/Aug this year. Anyways here is the HTC Touch Diamond a new wonder kid sporting Windows 6.1 mobile OS with slick graphics and interface. Some features include:

Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7201A™ 528 MHz
Operating System: Windows [...]

Ubuntu / Kubuntu 8.04 [Hardy Heron] releasing today
Thursday, 24 Apr, 2008 – 11:33 | View Comments
Ubuntu / Kubuntu 8.04 [Hardy Heron] releasing today

The best of Linux distros Ubuntu/Kubuntu 8.04 [code name Hardy heron] is scheduled for release today. Those of you who are still reeling from the pangs of Vi$ta Micro$hit this is your time...switch to Linux. Ubuntu/Kubuntu works on nearly every new laptop [Apple aside] released so far. All the glitzy features of your laptop like [...]

Illustrated guides for dual booting Vista + XP + Linux [Ubuntu]
Sunday, 2 Mar, 2008 – 14:54 | View Comments
Illustrated guides for dual booting Vista + XP + Linux [Ubuntu]

Did you just buy that fancy laptop/desktop only to face the downhill task of using pre-installed crappy-ware Windows Vista? You miss XP Professional and would like to install that on your laptop/desktop? Or you would like to use much better option of Ubuntu/Kubuntu Linux on your flashy new machine(s)?
Here are some great illustrated guides to [...]

LOL..OMG…the best piece of ‘Crap Marketing’ ever!
Tuesday, 19 Feb, 2008 – 22:27 | View Comments
LOL..OMG…the best piece of ‘Crap Marketing’ ever!

..you have got to see this , read this and survive this to believe this!!!
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