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  1. surajspai

    Guide [New Idea] Use SMPS to power your devices.. !!

    not like that mate.i tried this before,with a psu,was using it as a bench supply sort of thing to run my arduino and other diy projects.it so happened that a unused molex cable,which was lying free came into contact with a metal tab on my table and it shorted.the psu had protection (some dell...
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    Guide [New Idea] Use SMPS to power your devices.. !!

    ^thats still risky in itself.the contacts short out on any thing by mistake and the whole pc is at risk
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    eBay India Hot Deals and Coupons

    Any 100 off coupons please?
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    Need suggestions for induction stove?

    @logistopath,i too purchased a icx7,and tried it out today,with prestige induction cookware.when the shop fellow was giving a demo-he put some water in some beat-up pan and boiled it,there was no noise,or i didnt notice it.wheni tried it out,using my utensils,it makes a buzzing sound.the vessel...
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    Road Tax Karnataka for other state vehicle

    cops are good?not really.it depends on their mood.ive met really good fellows,kind,helpful and chaps who would love to cuss at you and provoke fights. also,since random checks have intensified,they will almost always catch tourist vehicles or those with oustside registration.if your papers are...
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    Softwares from Gigabyte

    even though you close the program,if you have powersaving settings on by default,then you are saving unused cpu cycle power.all it does is show how much you have saved.use a monitoring utility like core temp or cpuz and you will see that your processor has throttled down to say like 800mhz or...
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    Looking for a Food processor Deal

    @frankmehta,what about prestige?bajaj?
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    Monitors new monitor-weird issue

    well,you have posted a screen shot,not a photo of the output of the monitor.but the test on mine looks just the same. i have exactly the same issues.what am i doing wrong?
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    Monitors new monitor-weird issue

    frequency-60hz.done less,but im being picky(i paid for it right?!).so Arjun,you have the same issue too?how is it?my problem is,if i move towards or away from my monitor/or move my head,i see a momentary diagonal pixel pattern.an,the issue is more accented if greens are displayed.
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    Which RO system for home?

    get the Ph of the water tested too.i got a few samples checked at a lab and my aquaguard RO unit had a Ph of 6.8-6.7 .if it matters to you that is.apparently these units remove all minerals from the water,which is not good.
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    eBay India Hot Deals and Coupons

    any more 150/155 or 100 off coupons please?didnt get the one @Xanthor posted
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    Monitors new monitor-weird issue

    better still,is there a utility to test a monitor?something which will tell me if the performance is not as it should be?
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    Monitors new monitor-weird issue

    i dont know much about lcd monitors,so i posted this.i dont even know if mine is a real problem or if all 2220l's are like this. i manged to get hold of a U2311 monitor,and i doesnt show that effect.i also took a look at a hp 18.5" monitor and see that the pixel blocks are seen there,only they...
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    Monitors new monitor-weird issue

    the stock dell dvi cable.i noticed this problem only while using firefox. changed to the vga cable,still same issue.on the futuremark forums,i saw a similar thread which says its seen only when one sits too close to the monitor. @the_one,started blinking?i dont see any flicker or blink of any...
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    Monitors new monitor-weird issue

    hello, recently i purchased a dell st2220l monitor.assembled it just yesterday-fixed the stand,plugged in the cables,fired it up.and am enjoying the improvement from a 17" crt. .i am using the provided dvi cable to connect it up to my pc.i dont have a discrete gpu and am on the integrated...
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    Price updates from S.P. Road (Bangalore)

    yep.got it for that!went today.where is your price from? ankit-8300+vat(though i am an old customer.didnt wait to haggle) ashirwaad-8200+vat golchha-8500(+vat?) few more places-more or less same price. pretty much all the shopkeepers were trying to coax me into going for acer and samsung,but i...
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    Price updates from S.P. Road (Bangalore)

    not the g2222hdAl,just the hdl.it was going cheap-for less than 7000rs before.so,wanted to know if its still available also,what all places can i go to?golchha,ankit,aashirwad and?
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    Price updates from S.P. Road (Bangalore)

    ^done with the visit? if not,please give me the prices for ,dell st2220l monitor,benq g2220 or benq g 2222hdl. if its not too much of a bother,please
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    eBay India Hot Deals and Coupons

    gone!
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    Are we under cyber attack with failing grids

    everything is made in china.the rack for the scada terminals for scada at the receiving station in my city are all emblazoned,rather proudly-made in china. AND,IIRC,everything is controlled at one center for a region.so,take one down and you can shut off a state/part of it. Infact,it was...