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The Other Side of us

January 29th, 2008

Indian economy is booming, no doubt about it, we are in race to produce worlds richest men, one after another… TATA motors is coming up with their stunning RS. 1 lakh (USD 3000) TATA NANO… NRI are returning to India and spending hundreds of dollars. Foreign citizens are choosing India as their residence..
Banks are just [...]

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Zune Software update !!!

January 28th, 2008

After the Zune Firmware 2.3, Microsoft has just released update for Zune Desktop software….
The standalone installer from their web link Zune.net provides version 2.1

Where as auto updater installs the version latest 2.3….

Do you need version 2.3 update ??

If you have updated your Zune firmware to 2.3, then certainly you must upgrade the software to 2.3… If you [...]

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Windows Vista UAC prompt window darkens the screen, Force off (Disable) Aero

January 23rd, 2008

When your Windows Vista asks for a UAC (User access control) permission, like the bellow image,

it darkens the screen to temporarily turn off the Windows Vista Aero interface… The UAC prompt is no longer under transparent Aero…
Where as it may look like this,

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Quick look (Review) at View Sonic vx1945wm 19″ HD WideScreen with ViewDOCK

January 22nd, 2008

The View Sonic vx1945wm, 19″ HD WideScreen TFT
Once again I find my self testing another vx series product from View Sonic, ever after I have crowned the super flop View Sonic vx1932wm one of the worst purchase of my life…
Lets quickly go with the specifications of the product…
Details of the Product
Product Name
View Sonic vx1945wm (version [...]

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Quick Look (Review) at XFX 630i nvidia 7150 - Motherboard for a Budget yet performance Quad Core system

January 20th, 2008

One of the major factor for which AMD rules the budget PC market with their lower range X2 processors, such as X2 3600 upto 4400 is because the availability of cheap yet powerful, performance motherboards for lower range Intel Core 2 or Dual Core processors….
Though Intel do have a great low budget performance processor, which is Intel Dual Core [...]

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Let’s build a Budget PC at USD $ 500 / INR Rs. 25000/-

January 18th, 2008

One of most common question is now days, Can we have a budget PC which can run Windows Vista and still don’t burn a big hole in the pocket ??
Well Certainly we can…
Before I start, I would need to put some light on the word budget…
How much really should be a budget PC ??
A very [...]

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Codec Nightmare

January 12th, 2008

I have a video or audio file which I am unable to play… What to Do ??
I cant play the .AVI file, how do I play it ??
Few very common questions, I am receiving via Email now days… So many people out there are facing codec nightmare with audio and video files…
What is a Codec ??
In a [...]

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Some Google Search Hidden features

January 11th, 2008

Google Web Search Features

In addition to providing easy access to billions of web pages, Google has many special features to help you to find exactly what you’re looking for. Click the title of a specific feature to learn more about it.

 
• Book Search
Use Google to search the full text of books.

 
• Cached Links
View a [...]

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Some Jokes about Rajnikanth

January 11th, 2008

Indian movies doesn’t necessarily mean Bollywood, its a vast country and just like bollywood, the south Indian film industry also has its fare share… One of the biggest name of South India film industry and also known face to bollywood is Mr. Rajnikanth…
As happens with all celebrity, he also has his own set jokes… !!! Bellow ones are circulating at [...]

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What to buy AMD X2 or Core 2 Duo - read before you buy a Notebook / Laptop

January 5th, 2008

Many, many new computer users are asking me one basic question about their computing need, a very basic question, that, What to buy ?? will it be core 2 duo or will it be an AMD X2 based computer !!
Which is Better between Intel Core 2 Duo and AMD Athlon X2 ??

To be honest, this is a subjective [...]

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White Balance with Nikon s51c / s50 Digit Cam - Dawn / Dusk vs Sunset

January 5th, 2008

Before you read, please note, I am just another armature digital Camera user !!! So if you are a pro, then simply don’t read this article !!!
Just was playing with Nikon s51c white balance… Thought to blog about it…
One pretty confusing factor many is the White balance, there are many preset options are given, between them [...]

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Zune New Firmware Version 2.3

January 1st, 2008

Microsoft has released new firmware version 2.3 for Zune v1 and v2…. Which is available via Zune update service…
Few Quick Questions…
How do I obtain Zune update ??
You must have an active Internet connection and Zune Software installed in your PC / Notebook…
Where can I find Zune software ??
Zune software is available free of cost… You [...]

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ChotoCheeta.com Stats - December 2007 - With New Hosting

January 1st, 2008

I was not able to provide the last months stats because of a hosting change for ChotoCheeta.com !!!
However this month I have complete data for AWstats for the ChotoCheeta.com visit count and visitor analysis…

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Convert and Burn AVI (divx / xvid / mp4 / x264 / AAC) to DVD (VOB) / VCD

January 1st, 2008

How do you burn movies or video which you have encoded under compressed codec formats as divx / xvid / mp4 / x264 / AAC ??
But before I start, I would remind you that if you only want to view the movies / videos at your PC / Notebook, then let them be under those [...]

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Happy New Year to all my visitors

January 1st, 2008

Image provided by Rachna Studio

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