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Of late, many of my DVD burns are failing. I have tried software/firmware upgrade and come to conclusion that my old burner is dying and can't be helped. I see no threads here on suggestions for buying of DVD burners. I guess people no longer archive their data/videos by burning DVDs but instead...

Hi, I have decided to gift my wife iPad4. Please help my buy and get best deal for the same. I reside in Noida (NCR). For starters - Should I buy it from some shop or better deals are available online? Is it better to buy from US and forward it here? BTW wife is not OK with used ones, so that...

My wife is currently using a 3 year old Dell netbook, which I intend to replace with something better in coming months. Her only usage is - 1) Browsing 2) Skype 3) Online videos 4) Viewing 720p mkv videos 5) Very light gaming I am thinking - Wouldn't it be better if she starts using a tablet...

Hi, My present headphone just went bad. Looking to buy a new one. Please provide suggestions - 1) I like VFM products but willing to spend up-to 4K. 2) Most important criteria - Should be comfortable to wear for long durations. 3) Required 95% for movies and 5% for music. Should enable me to...

Hi, For my Airtel ADSL broadband, I have been using a combo of Beetel 220BX modem and Linksys WRT54GS router (through Bridged mode) since past many years. Recently a thunderstorm lightning fried off my 220BX modem. Though I got myself a modem replacement, things haven't been same ever since. My...

Hi, I am still on a good-old feature phone and have never used a smartphone before! I have zero experience with smartphone OS like iOS/Android and hence have no preference at all. Buying smartphone only because it feels awkward (read shameful ;)) when I have to use my cheap phone in front of...

Q: What is your budget? 40K (No real constraint) Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model) CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3200 Motherboard - MSI K8NGM2-FID (Socket 939) GPU - No GPU (On-board Graphics) RAM - Transcend 2 X 500MB DDR Monitor -...

My Microtek Heritage+ 600 UPS's batteries went kaput yesterday so I got the batteries replaced. However, instead of calling Microtek for replacement batteries, I went to a batteries shop and got Exide batteries installed in it (I did this to save on Rs 250/- visiting charges of Microtek...

Hi, I am using Airtel broadband over my home PC (Windows XP SP3). My modem is BEETEL 220BX which is connected through bridge mode to my router Linksys WRT54GS. Since its on bridged mode, PPPOE dialing is done by router. Router has DHCP disabled. I have given static IP 192.168.1.2 to my PC which...

Hi Guys! Want to buy decent ~5k 2.1 speakers for my Desktop PC. Requirement is music, online videos and skype only (no movies and games). As per general advice here in TE my conclusion is to go for 'Edifier C3'. But how to buy this? Nehru Place is a bit too far to bring from there myself...

I want to buy this Dell 2007FP monitor (20 inch 4:3) - Dell UltraSharp 2007FP 50.8cm (20 inch) Monitor | Dell India But unable to do so till now - Sent an 'I am interested' message from same site but received no reply. - Only one seller is selling it in Ebay but the seller is new and far away...

I am currently on a plan which officially has FUP but in reality FUP doesn't kicks in and I enjoy full speed through-out the month. I don't know whether this relaxation on Airtel's part is because of my area or plan. I am thinking of switching to new higher speed plan with FUP. But I am afraid...

Want to replace my many years old 19 inch CRT monitor. Please provide suggestions. What to go for - LCD or LED? Size - as big as possible. Budget - 15K+ Resolution - 720p is fine for me, no need for full HD Usage - Browsing, picture viewing, office work (documents) and Skype/Yahoo video chats...

Hi, I tried logging into ebay.in after 11 months. It says invalid userid!! What happened? Did they delete unused accounts? I did use that account an year ago to buy some stuff! I tried 'send userid to email address' option. But I didn't receive any email. Is that some glitch on ebay?

I am confused - several old customers are complaining in forums that their old FUP limits have been altered without their consent and speeds have reduced to 256kbps as per limits of new FUP guidelines. Is this really happening? More importantly for me - is it happening for NCR (Delhi) region...

I just heard that Rapidshare is discontinuing rapidpoints and we have until Jul 6 to redeem them (Am I right?). I have a premium account with 12K free rapidpoints and I want to make some use of it before they are gone. I tried extending account using rapipoints but it asks for 5K premium...

My Windows XP PC already has JRE 1.6. I also have many applications installed that make use of this JRE. I would like to install JDK without re-writing the pre-installed JRE. Possible? Also if I install Eclipse later, will it re-install JDK? I want to it to use pre-installed JDK/JRE.

I wish to polish my SQL and PL/SQL skills. Can I practice over MS Office Access? I want to refrain from install MS SQL Server. It will be too heavy for my PC. Is there any other software alternative?

Hi, Looking to learn Unix/Linux. I have a Windows XP PC (File system NTFS). I wish to install some kind of emulator program that will allow me to run Linux from within Windows without rebooting. Any suggestions?

I use a AMD Socket 939 computer that I myself assembled around 4 years ago. Yesterday, while cleaning the system, I noticed that a small capacitor on the motherboard has a bulging top. Its possible that it has been in bulged state for quiet some time, but I noticed it only yesterday. My question...