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What’s the new name for Fedora 11

Posted: January 6th, 2009, 7:37am CST by parthodeep

After the much-hyped Fedora 10, its time for Fedora 11 to take the stage. For the developers gung ho over the best title for their new release, contributions from all in Fedora community is awaited. Here's your chance to name your favorite Fedora. You never know but you may contribute to the name of one [...]
Top 5 Online Tests To Ensure your Computer’s Security

Posted: January 6th, 2009, 7:28am CST by parthodeep

Most of you are overconfident about your computer security unless the trojans, malwares or spyware attacks take you by surprise. Well, but only a little of what you fancy does you good. Remember the aliens are dangerous for every tool or program on your computer unless you have fully secured the system. If you are [...]
Twitter is nolonger safe: Obama’s, Britney’s account hijacked

Posted: January 6th, 2009, 7:26am CST by parthodeep

Hackers have penetrated popular social messaging utility Twitter hijacking the accounts of more than 30 celebrities that include President-elect Barack Obama, Britney Spears and CNN correspondent Rick Sanchez. This was confirmed by the company early on Today. The shocking announcement for Twitter-ers was made by its co-founder Biz Stone in a company's blog post this morning. [...]
How to Play Snake, Vertical Space and Watch Star Wars in Notepad!

Posted: January 6th, 2009, 12:13am CST by Soumya

Yes you heard me right. You can now play Snake (one of the most popular games in the history of video and mobile gaming), vertical space and watch Star Wars (ASCII) nowhere but in Notepad. Zachtronicsindustries has developed these games and multimedia works for you. The Starwars pops up with a fake error message at first. [...]
How to: 5 Steps to Secure Yourself from Hackers in a Public Computer

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 11:27pm CST by parthodeep

Gosh! Are you on a public computer surfing your cc account or delving into classifieds(confidential information)? Just stop it now, because there may be some prying eyes like Keloggers, Viruses, Trojans inside the PC. I know there are situations when you can't avoid a public computer. But its always better to be safe than to [...]
How to Cange the Default Icon of Removable Drives

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 11:08pm CST by parthodeep

Are you fed up of the jog trot looking at the same default icon of your removable drives again and again? Just imagine if you could set cool pic for the driver icon whenever you insert the memory card of your phone, camera or your USB drive for that. How about a new icon to [...]
How Windows 7 Outshines Windows XP and Vista

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 4:57am CST by Soumya

We have always been up-to-date with Windows 7. After the disgusting experience with Windows Vista, the whole world has high hopes with the next and what looks to be a very promising version of Windows Operating Systems. So if these articles weren't enough for you to keep up with, Here is an article by Thom [...]
How to Browse the Internet without Any Browser

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 4:38am CST by Soumya

Absurd may the title look, but it is true. In the battle of browsers and who gets ahead of others, two types people may find this very suitable. One who doesn't use internet too often but for some casual works and to have a browser is a luxury for him. The other who have tried [...]
Wow! $199 Netbook from Freescale with Enhanced Processors

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 3:40am CST by parthodeep

The race for producing low cost processors for netbooks has just set off. Today Freescale announced the launch of its new processor that could prove too hot for chip maker Intel at its attenuated prices. The netbook equipped with i.MX515 processor and a Wi-Fi wireless networking made by Pegatron would be showcased at the Consumer [...]
5 Examples of jQuery Navigation at its Very Best

Posted: January 5th, 2009, 3:27am CST by Soumya

In this genre when 95% of the web-designers use Actionscript, Flex, and Flash in general. here are some of the most stunning and impressive collection of 5 sites that use jQuery to make the navigation clean, sharp, and elegant. These sites use the framework to do more than just add gracious effect. There are these [...]