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My first post here in a very long time. The TweakGuides site has just put up the Windows Vista TweakGuide for free download. Get it here. It seems to be a massive 250 page document that has everything from basics to advanced stuff. Worth a read.

My LAN icon in the tray to which only the DataOne modem's Ethernet cable is connected, always shows the status as "Acquiring network address", as can be seen below: I have noticed that it will take anywhere between 15 to 20 minutes to actually say "Connected" in the status. But during this...

I dont know if this has been posted before, but is a very interesting site comparing Mac OSX to Windows XP, feature by feature. X vs. XP Enjoy!

I downloaded and installed DUMeter for checking DL/UL data transfer on my computer in the office. However, there is a BIG problem. DUMeter counts all data transfer (including those that are happening on the LAN) and thereby records unwanted information. There are several systems on the LAN and I...

Take a look at this: http://www.evga.com/articles/public.asp?AID=258 First, there was COD2 free with the card. Now there is a SLI mobo free. Next? Any guesses?

Just downloaded the Starship Troopers Demo from nZone. It installed successfully and the first time, even ran successfully. I was able to play some part of the level. Some time later (maybe a day or so), I started playing it again. The initial movies come out OK, but from the main screen...

Whenever I open the DataOne oprtal at http://10.240.43.216/webLogin.jsp, I get a message that I should enable cookies in IE. Well, duh, cookies are enabled and I was able to login to the site until a few days back. Are any of you DataOne users able to login to the portal? I am not able to check...

This bit of wisdom from Safin's "Guide to Warez" post set me off: I have been using (and abusing) Windows right from 3.11 (the famous Windows For Workgroups) to Windows XP SP2 and I have seen the dreaded BSODs a few times. These are my observations: I have rarely seen it in WFW or Windows NT...

I just downloaded the F.E.A.R. single player demo and installed it. This game is bringing my 6600GT to its knees. I just played the initial sequence and the average FPS is about 20, with a low of 11-12 and a high of 28-30. Of course, I set everything to "Maximum", but no AA or AF and a...

Stupid question... I just got BSNL's DataOne 256kbps broadband and am on the 500 p.m. plan. There is this "night unlimited" thingy available in this plan. My question is whether I have to ask those people to activate the night unlimited business or is active by default? I just downloaded...

Just lately, I have been noticing a problem with my ViewSonic E653 15" CRT monitor. Sometimes the display width slightly decreases, by about 5mm or so. The height of the display remains the same. After a few minutes the width goes back to normal, but it recurs again after some time. There seems...

Source Someone recognizing the effort Microsoft is putting in to make its software more stable. I have always admired Microsoft better than Apple, simply because of how they have approached the market. World dominance does NOT happen by chance. It happens simply because your product is good. No...

Woohoo, look at this: I wonder what ATI did to the guys at HardOCP to deserve this kind of front page writeup. The PR guys at ATI must be doing some serious damage control right now! Source It is actually on HardOCP front page!

Here's a wonderful article on how to give Windows XP a little boost, not speed wise but usability wise. It covers everything from Desktop tools to Command Prompt alternatives to Media Players, all free of course. I found it very useful and I highly recommend "TaskSwitch XP Pro". It is simply a...

I was just looking at the Best settings for Half-Life 2 thread over at the "Video cards" forum here and this reminded me of an old debate about what is the best FPS rate for playing a game comfortably for any reasonable period of time. I remember playing Quake III on my i810 board with a...

I was playing Doom 3 again just because I was bored with GTA : SA for the moment (actually with the "Hot Coffee" mod I was unable to get past "Key to her heart" where you have to *censored*, I guess you all know about it). I came to "Alpha Labs Sector 2" where you meet up with that character...

DOOM: The Movie is in the making and here are a few scenes from it. Being a huge fan of the Doom series, I just can't wait to see this one. Scenes from the movie

Intel has always been by far the largest manufacturer of mobo integrated graphics. Now, nVidia and ATI want to play catch-up and are planning to release a host of mobo integrated graphic chipsets, some of which are already in the market. AnandTech has a brief write-up about the roadmap here...

Just found this while browsing the Microsoft site, don't know if it has been posted before. Looks fairly new to me (May 23rd 2005). Go here to find out more

Two new Quake 4 screen shots Yes, it looks awesome. But it beginning to look more and more like an expansion pack to Doom 3, IMO. Of course, it is using the Doom 3 engine and so on, but at least they will put in some outdoor areas with a lot of freedom of movement unlike the seriously...