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I got this error, it means that your iPad / iPhone isn’t playing well with your Windows PC. Why it happens? You, most probably, didn’t let it do its shit while it was syncing (Ah, Backing up takes forever!) What you do now? 1) Connect your iPad / iPhone to your computer. 2) It’ll show up the error. 3) Now, switch off your iDevice without breaking connection means, don’t disconnect. [...]

You just might the kind of person who gets a lot of emails and you found out that using mobile Internet each and every time you want to check your mail, isn’t quite helping your mobile bills either. But now, you have no need to worry, as you’ll soon find out how to get them via SMS. You just have to follow some few easy steps and you’re good to go. This would be impossible without [...]

I had this problem When I press the power button the first time, it does POST but does not detect my IDE hard drive. Then, it does not boot saying “no boot device” blah blah After this, when I press reset (or quickly press the power button, twice), it detects my hard drive. So, my computer boots up my hard drive (Windows XP or whatever). So, technically, the hard drive boots with a soft [...]

Checking the status is pretty easy. You can go to this page and enter your Application number. Its on the Application form. If it says Application Form Number ‘XXXXXXX’ is yet to be received/ processed. It mostly means that your application has not yet been processed. You can check if your application has reached there, by the speed post’s tracking service (not sure about registered [...]

By default, the root password is not set. You can set it easily. 1) Go to Applications –> Accessories –> Terminal. 2) And enter sudo passwd root 3) You’ll get a password prompt. Set the pasword.. To login as root. su

My mum wanted a portable speaker for her iPod (She’s obsessed with this article about headphones being bad for her ears). I had almost ordered the xMini speakers when I remembered I already had a portable speaker from my Sony Ericsson W810i. It didn’t have a stereo (3.5 mm) port, just the Sony Ericsson connector. If you follow my blog, you’ll know that I’m the cheapest ass in town :D. I soldered [...]

I have this computer that would restart If I kick the CPU tower (or even a pat). Initially, I thought it was the lose connections in the power cord. Finally, It was the power supply seated improperly. If you have the same problem, here are some troubleshooting steps (Check after ever step): Secure the power cord firmly (behind the computer cabinet) Open up the CPU tower by removing the 2 screws on [...]

3D has been all over the place. Movies, TVs, everywhere!…..even real life! Ever wondered how it works? Here’s a layman’s view into the 3D world. Before everthing, How humans perceive depth? There are 2 ways we, humans, perceive 3D – Convergence and parallax. Most 3D technologies today take advantage of the convergence method. There is a slight difference between the images seen by each eye. [...]

I couldn’t find a Driver for Windows XP SP3. Everywhere, SP2 Drivers are floating around. So, thought, I would post it here. http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/download/DownloadResult.aspx?category=Gaming&type=Gaming&name=C8G-00004&os=XP_SP2&lang=en

Hello Readers, Here are the syllabus sheet I have prepared using previous question papers. If I have left out anything, please, add it in your comments. Please do note that this is prepared by me, so, it is NOT accurate. Physics: Thermodynamics Kinetics Capacitors Vectors Waves Electric Charges Bohr’s Model Magnetism Mechanical effect Rotatory motion Friction Optics Work and energy [...]