Zahid H Javali quit as the City Editor of MiD DAY, a daily tabloid in Bangalore, and now freelances as editor/writer/photographer. He is penning two travel books and editing one besides contributing for a couple of American portals on digital photography and computers. He is a regular movie columnist for the in-flight magazine of Paramount Airways besides contributing technology/gadgets pieces to Mint, the magazine supplement of The Wall Street Journal and The Hindustan Times. He is also on the advisory board of a newly-launched magazine on the South Indian film industry. He soon plans to host his own show on radio and get into television as well. That apart, he is in the throes of writing two film scripts and bringing out his book of short stories. He can be reached at emailthisjournalist@gmail.com.
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MP3 players are one too many these days. Music on the move is fine, but being bombarded with choices can be quite a pain when you are ready to buy one. Do you go with a well known name, such as Apple and their iPod or do you take a chance on a cheaper, not so well known maker? Well, to make your decision a little easier, here is a rough guide on what to look for...
Did you know that color printers have a lifespan that’s perfectly acceptable for both personal and professional use at the price they come, even while laser printers generally last a bit longer? Basically, you end up replacing inkjet printers every three to four years, but laser printers generally last a few years longer. Some users have reported a handful of...
Your expensive computer and the more important data in it could be rendered useless due to power surges, spikes and brownouts. This is exactly why it’s best to have a UPS (which comes with a built-in voltage stabilizer blocking energy surges that could damage your computer) that is designed to firewall you against such power disturbances and more importantly,...
Say goodbye to bounced emails, clogged inboxes, FTP servers and overnight courier services to deliver CDs and DVDs. YouSendIt.com lets you send, track and receive files electronically. This free service for files under 100MB is quite simple to use and is accessible right from the homepage with no need to register in order send a file under 20 MB. If you...
From time to time it is good practice to analyse your hardware, just to see if it’s in optimal condition and is not suffering through any problems. However, it’s a routine operation that demands some effort and many times, we become too lazy to use the Device Manager or worse, we don’t have a tool at hand. Windows offers a simple...
If you are bugged by the constant background noises whenever you are accessing a DVD on your computer, you don’t have to put up with the irritant anymore. Most of the time, noise occurs when the audio output of your DVD is connected directly to the line-in of the sound card. It could be that the sound port connection is interfering with the default...
It’s called Infotainment (entertainment and information) and the WWW has much in store for the whole world. With the omniscient Internet around, you don’t have to worry about getting entertained and informed at the same time. There are several websites that offer a lot for the discerning reader. Here are a few culled from the world wide web that could...
Make no mistake. I am addicted. To Facebook. Not because it’s another social networking group that allows me to show off my photographs and say ‘hi’ to all the beautiful strangers roaming around the web, but because it’s better than all the other social networking groups that I have been a member of (Ryze, Orkut, Linkedin, Hi5)....
You may be familiar with the blank page in IE referenced by going to the URL “about:blank”. When you type this address, the keyword “about” tells IE to look in the Windows Registry for the location of “blank”. So if you would like to add your own “about” page shortcut, do this:Go to Start > Run > regedit....
Unlike the hard disk, flash memory has a limit, albeit a high one, on how many times it can be written to. Directly related, did you know every time you take a picture with your digital camera, several write operations are performed on you memory card? While digital camera writes are normal operations, there are a few things you can do to keep the number...
You probably know CD and DVD media, while overall is fairly durable, can easily be damaged. Here are just a few tips to help keep your CD’s and DVD’s in top shape:Never touch the underside of a CD or a DVD. It’s a sensitive area. Fingerprints and smudges can affect the disk’s readability. Always use your thumb for support on...
If you tired of carrying the same quote below your signature in your emails, then this tip is for you. Qliner Quotes is a free, fun utility which will make sure your “well” of quotes never runs dry. In addition to just a normal quote generator, you can also have random quotes inserted into your email or Windows Messanger. On top of this there...
What is an email client? Outlook Express and Thunderbird are referred to as email ‘clients’. They are programs on your computer whose main goal in life is to manage your email. An email client therefore is a computer program that is used to read and send email. Protocols supported by email clients include POP3 and IMAP. IMAP and the updated IMAP4...
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