Tag: Computers

  • Different Ages

    As humans we have been through many ages viz. stone age, iron age, etc. Now we are in the computer age, but the similarities still exists and is perfectly illustrated by the following cartoon. (Please click on the image for better clarity.)

  • Dummies Guide at using Torrents.

    My friend Aman has written an excellent guide of how to download stuff using the latest in P2P i.e. torrents. Here are some of the important parts of the guide. The link to the article is at the end of the post. Basics: Firstly get a good client such as µtorrent or Azureus(Java), BitComet(C++) .Other…

  • I Got more RAM

    Yes finally after 6 years of using the same configuration, I have added a new parts to my PC (i.e. when replacing the packed up keyboard and mouse is not counted). The new parts are a 256 MB SDRAM (Rs. 1500) and a Cabinet Fan (Rs. 50). This means I now have a total of…

  • Got the XP theme running

    Well I turned on the Windows XP theme on my machine, and am currently using the “Silver XP Theme”. Since the time I have turned on the XP themes, my PCs lag has been the same as it was before turning the themes on. It’s the first time I am using this theme full time…

  • Got a new Keyboard & Mouse

    Today I got myself a new Keyboard & Mouse; it’s a “Logitech Internet Pro Desktop Black”. It comes after my 6 years old Compaq Keyboard packed up. It only had the alphabets left, with the “U” key playing hide & seek and the numbers in number pad working and mostly everything else packing up. Man…

  • Ubuntu 5.10 CDs Recieved

    Well I received my Ubuntu 5.10 CDs without any fuss this time around. The postman just delivered it to me without any fuss. Last time around I had a big mess because I had ordered 25 CDs and had to go through hell 🙁 See what I went through last time around here This time…