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There was a pilot flying a small single engine charter plane, with a couple of very important executives on board. He was coming into Seattle airport through thick fog with less than 10m visibility when his instruments went out. So he began circling around looking for landmark. After an hour or so, he starts running pretty low on fuel and the passengers are getting very nervous. Finally, a small opening in the fog appears and he sees a tall building with one guy working alone on the fifth floor. The pilot banks the plane around, rolls down the window and shouts to the guy "Hey! Where am I?" To this, the solitary office worker replies "You're in a plane." The pilot rolls up the window, executes a 275 degree turn and proceeds to execute a perfect blind landing on the runway of the airport 5 miles away. Just as the plane stops, so does the engine as the fuel has run out.

The passengers are amazed and one asks how he did it. "Simple" replies the pilot, "I asked the guy in that building a simple question. The answer he gave me was 100 percent correct but absolutely useless, therefore that must be Microsoft's support office and from there the airport is just a while away."

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Is Windows a virus?

No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
They replicate quickly Okay, Windows does that

Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so okay, Windows does that

Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk Okay, Windows does that, too

Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems Sigh... Windows does that, too

Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware Yup, that's with Windows, too

Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature

So, Windows is *not* a virus

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Note about Winblows '95

Windows '95 supports Plug 'n' Pray peripherals!!!

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What's the difference between Bill Gates and Robert Tappen Morris, Jr.
(the Internet Worm Hacker)?

Robert Tappen Morris, Jr., got six months in jail for crashing 10% of the
computers that Bill Gates made $100 million crashing last weekend.

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Bill and his young wife wakes up after their first marriage night. The woman says: "Finally, I found out, why you called your company "MicroSoft"

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FACTS

1- In a world without wall and fences, who needs windows and gates?
2- Disasters of our century: Hiroshima '45, Cernobyl '87, Windows '95.

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And for many more...chk out

http://www.zejn.si/~natan/gates.html

is 768 kbps enough for watching 360p videos on youtube?

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 01:10 AM PST

Hey guys i was thinking about upgrading my internet speed from 512kbps to 768 kbps. Can you tell me if 360p videos on youtube will play smoothly and without any buffering issues on a 768 kbps connection?

2 New Channels

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:59 AM PST

Rishtey and Zee Action added

Suggest me broadband service provider in borivali w

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:53 AM PST

Hi, i am looking for a wire broadband services with unlimited download and at cheap rate with 512kbps - 1mb
Pls suggest me,
Some services i saw are
Reliance broadband
Tata decomo
Incable broadband

HTC One - US sprint network - how to unlock - to be used in india

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:51 AM PST

Hi Friends,

I have a HTC one of Spring Network (CDMA provider in US), which I got from US and wanted to use in India. I need to unlock it to use it here.

Any idea how to do it? Any kind of genuine info will be appreciated. I dont mind paying few bucks for getting unlock code.

Did any try this and already using in India? Will sprint n/w phones work here? may be on reliance/tata cdma n/w might work??

All kind of info is welcomed.

Regards,

Satban

HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 AIO Printer

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:48 AM PST

Check HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 AIO Printer Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon

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My aging HP Photosmart 8158 printer finally gave up yesterday and sister needs printer frequently now a days. I already had HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3545 AIO Printer in mind. Finally bought it today for 6k from a known vendor who supplies computer products to our company. This printer retails at 6.7k on Flipkart, so this was an excellent deal. Some features mentioned below.

Wireless connectivity.
HP Ink Advantage cartridges (HP 678 Black and Color)
HP ePrint support.
Apple Airprint support.
HP Wireless Direct support.
Automatic print on both sides support.
Scan through web portal.

Took a couple of prints and all were good enough. The automatic print on both sides amazed me as I have seen this only on high end laser printers. Scanned some old photos and it looks great too. Printouts fired from my mobile/tablet works fine using the native print support in android 4.4 but the print comes comparatively slower which is probably because it prints on 'Normal' or 'Best' mode and in mobile I couldn't find an option to toggle this.

Overall a pretty solid printer for the price.

Weird issue I'm facing with BB

Posted: 04 Mar 2014 12:03 AM PST

Hello

Today itself I've been facing this issue. I am unable to open any site on my PC whereas my laptop and mobile can connect to the WiFi. On top of that I can connect my account through steam on my PC and even download torrents through utorrent.
Although guild wars 2 client doesn't connect to the servers.

After frustrating 2 hours, I put the open DNS instead of the one the Mtnl people gave me and I could open all websites for a brief period of 5-10 minutes. Then the exact same thing happened. After that I reverted back to the DNS the Mtnl people gave me.

My IP address: 192.168.1.9
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1

Preferred DNS server: 202.159.219.229
Alternate DNS server: 202.159.217.198

Weird Problem on Tata Sky HD DTH

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:21 PM PST

From some time, I am facing a really weired problem with my TATASKY HD.

Whenever I am watching any channels, some times channels automatically jumps no next channel( i.e. if I am watching channel no 401, then it jumps to 403, like that). And sound got mutes automatically.

any other member got this kind of problem???

Non Stick Induction Tawa and Pressure Cooker

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:09 PM PST

Found a few products. Reviews were horrible. Please suggest!

Apparently mom likes it so much she now wants the complete cookery set for it!

High performance desktop

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:56 PM PST

So... With all three HDDs failing, I guess it's time to plan for a new desktop instead of risking more hard disks failure.

My basic requirement is quite simple... Need a high performance machine. I do not game but I do have a 30" display that requires a Dual-DVI input for native resolution.
I currently have a quad core AMD processor with a CM fan. 8GB RAM. 3 HDDs (500GB, 1TB, 3TB). I would be sending in the drives still under warranty for replacements or whatever. From what I understand only the 3TB WD HDD is still under warranty.

So... What I am looking for here?

I would prefer a compact cabinet like I got for my uncle. But I am not sure if it is suitable for my needs. Need something that can survive for 3-4 years. Budget? Would prefer to spend less than 40K because anything above would be obscene for what I do with it.

I would try to recycle as many parts as possible but I do not see the point really. The internals in this box right now are at least 4 years old today except for the hard drives and RAM.

So... This is what I want...

High quality cabinet

High quality PSU

A motherboard with USB 3 ports

Mid-range processor

8GB RAM (I assume my existing sticks would work fine?)

1 SSD for OS with 1 large capacity drive for data (or 1 hybrid with 1 data drive)

A low-end or mid-range GFX card that can support the display and has a decent fan!

This is what I have right now:

Reliance direct to pc broadband server down since 4 days

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:55 PM PST

Hi guys,

I am using Reliance direct to pc broadband services with Thunder 1099 plan (4mbps unlimited) in Chembur Area.
Sadly, since Friday night the service is down and customer care is not helping except the false assurances.

Is anyone else using reliance broadband in chembur Area? Is the service down for you guys as well??

Does anybody knows what kind of 4 pin connection these ethernet wires have?

Regards

Diwakant

16th Lok Sabha General Elections of India

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 09:39 PM PST

General Elections for electing 16th Loksabha members would happen in 1 year from now. It may even happen within 1 year as well if situation arises like current govt decides to call early elections or looses majority if coalition partners pull off support (which is less likely).

So who could it be forming new govt? BJP or Congress? NDA or UPA? Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi? Sushma Swaraj or Manmohan Singh? Arun Jaitley or P. Chidambaram?
What impact Arvind Kejriwal would have on these elections? And finally will any 3rd front succeed in forming govt at Centre?

The Walking Dead

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 08:54 PM PST

The Walking Dead Season 2 Trailers

Graeme Smith calls it a day!

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 08:35 PM PST

South African Captain Graeme Smith has announced his retirement from International Cricket at the end of the current test match at Newlands.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-australia-2013-14/content/current/story/725109.html

Kevin Pietersen forced to retire

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 08:17 PM PST

England news: Kevin Pietersen retires from one-day cricket | England Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

This was totally unexpected, but I guess its partially because of domestic T20 leagues? But I would have expected, Test retirement, but he has gone the other way round

Also, he could have played World Cup T20 & then retired :|

Airtel 4G LTE speeds are now restricted at 10mbps in all circles

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 08:14 PM PST

I am from Pune. Had two demos in last two days (25 and 26 June 2013). Must admit the sales guys were very cooperative. Scanned my entire apartment, only 2 bars in gallery and a window but still was getting 10 down 5 up. Airtel guys said the range is a big problem, you have to be in 300 to 400 meter periphery from the tower. So we tried the speed tests on terrace too.

Now, this is where it gets interesting. On terrace (of our 8 floor building), the single was full. I was expecting significant speed improvements.

But to my astonishment they were still stuck on 10 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up. No improvements on download speeds, even after single improvement from 2 bars to full 5 bars? Occasionally we hit 12 Mbps for a brief second, but that's it.

We tried downloads from different sites, same story.

System reboots, dongle reboots, same story.

It was a ZTE MF880 with MiMo support.

I can recall a demo some time early this year, where a Huawei E392 was cranking 33 down and 11 up in inorbit mall. Was very impressed back then.

So what's going on here? Even on full bars, I am not getting any speed improvements past 10Mbps down and 10Mbps up.

Is it a device issue? ZTE MF880 supports only 67 down / 17 up, while Huawei E392 is 100 down / 50 up.

OR Airtel is throttling the bandwidth?

Anyone having a different experience?

The Americans

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 07:45 PM PST

Has anyone watched it yet? I saw the pilot but gave up in the middle for no reason.

Top Gear

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 07:23 PM PST

Hi can anyone please give me topgear India customercare e-mail address!

I am getting this error when i send this e-mail address

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification

Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

wecare@wwm.co.in

Deals on Power Banks

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:20 PM PST

FlipKart Deal of the Day: Eveready UM 52 Power Bank for Tablets and Smartphones for Rs 1600

50% Discount

Titanfall

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:01 PM PST

Check Titanfall Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon

Divergent

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:01 PM PST

In a future world people are divided into factions based on personality, a teenager is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, her life is threatened.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:01 PM PST

The Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

Sabotage

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PST

Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.

FIFA World Cup 2014

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:59 PM PST

Under the Dome

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:59 PM PST

Under the Dome (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Under the Dome is an American science fiction drama television series that premiered on CBS on June 24, 2013. The series was developed by Brian K. Vaughan and based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Both Vaughan and King serve as executive producers along with Neal Baer, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Jack Bender, Steven Spielberg, and Stacey Snider. Danish director Niels Arden Oplev produced and directed the pilot. Baer was reported as the showrunner in November 2012, but as of August 2013, Vaughan serves as showrunner.

Cosmos

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:58 PM PST

Google Plus Communities

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:56 PM PST

Google Plus Communities launched!

yet another nail in the coffin of web communities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpUDWCSRQIU&feature=player_embedded

Hannibal

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:45 PM PST

This could very well be my favorite new show. Very high quality stuff. Brilliant.

http://goo.gl/CLKnL

Hannibal is an American thriller television series developed by Bryan Fuller for NBC. The series is based on characters and elements appearing in the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and focuses on the budding relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham's most cunning enemy. The series received a 13 episode order for its first season and, unlike most U.S. network shows, any future seasons will also feature 13 episodes. David Slade executive produced and directed the pilot. The series premiered on NBC on April 4, 2013. In response to the Boston Marathon bombings and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, NBC has pulled the fourth episode from its lineup at Fuller's request, going straight to the fifth episode, moving the season finale from June 27, 2013 to June 20, 2013.

Casting is awesome. And it was great to see Caroline Dhavernas after such a long time. Been a fan since Wonderfalls.

Hard Disk probably on the verge of crashing

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:36 PM PST

So, my media player app was playing video with jerky action. Vuze refused to download a torrent saying file read write access error. Windows' own drive diagnostic did not show any issues with the hard drive. Seagate's SeaTools show this error message.

Is the hard disk really in the process of dying? What more checks can I do?

Also of course, what are the good drives to purchase today? preferably 2 or 3TB capacities.

Satya Nadella is the new CEO of Microsoft. Bill Gates steps down as Chairman.

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:08 PM PST

Satya Nadella is the executive vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms, developer tools and cloud services.

Satya Nadella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indians already head the Google Chrome, Google Android and Google+ teams at Google.

Microsoft Said to Be Preparing to Make Satya Nadella CEO - Bloomberg

The Lenovo Tablet Story

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:19 AM PST

The Single Moms Club

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:19 AM PST

A group of single moms are brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children's school.

The Lenovo Smartphone Story

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:18 AM PST

Chozen

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:18 AM PST

Chozen is an animated comedy about its title character, "Chozen," a gay white rapper fresh out of prison. Armed with a new message, Chozen is on a quest for redemption and to claim his rightful position as the world's top rap artist. His music and lyrics take aim at the stereotypes of machismo and misogyny that is synonymous with rap music. And his new world view has been shaped by his time in prison.

After Archer , I'm looking forward to this one as well.

Need for Speed (Movie)

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:17 AM PST

Check Need for Speed Deals on: Flipkart | Amazon

After being released from prison, a street racer signs up for a cross-country race in revenge against his ex-partner, who places a bounty on his head.

MTNL Broadband VDSL2 User Experiences

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:58 AM PST

I wanted to start a new experience thread simply to discuss MTNL VDSL.

Some things to consider before/after taking a new VDSL connection

SNR margins (SNRM)
Below 9 dB : Poor experience with lots of HEC and CRC errors. Line will disconnect frequently.
9 - 11 dB : Ok but not ideal. Disconnections will be there if some unexpected variance is introduced by rains, humidity in the wire.
12 - 16 dB : Ideal and realistic value. Expect almost no disconnections as the line has more wiggle room for tolerating variances.
17 dB and up : God Mode. Lucky few get this on VDSL synced at 30 mbps and up. So far I have seen various stats and no one has reported this SNRM (That is because VDSL sync rates are always higher)

Higher you sync rate, lower the SNRM will be. Lower the SNRM, lower the connection reliability. Lower reliability means frequent disconnections. Hence ISP's have a setting in DSLAM to artificially increase SNRM value for a particular phone line. Hence you sync at lower rate and line automagically becomes stable.

Attenuation may not be that important after all. It reduces sync speeds over a distance but is not an indicator of connection reliability. (You can roughly calculate your line length from it. Do it here)

Apply for VDSL connection only if you are within half km. Otherwise you will get ADSL like sync rates.

I will update this entry with some of our findings. Since VDSL is somewhat new to India, this thread can help some early adopters.

Currently the speeds are decent for fast servers. But single streams are slow due to a bottleneck somewhere.

Infibeam: True Blue Voice Stereo Bluetooth headset TBVS81 for Rs. 749

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:56 AM PST

True Blue Voice Stereo Bluetooth headset TBVS81

Infibeam Magic Box Offers

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:56 AM PST

http://goo.gl/FyQcw

http://goo.gl/zc0ED

Google Apps Updates

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:54 AM PST

Google updates Google Apps for Your Domain
Search engine giant Google has announced a major upgrade to their recently launched service Google Apps for Your Domain.
This new upgrade would make the service easier for large corporations to use. The company added that they have two new customers for the product: Arizona State University and Clarin.
The company [...]

http://news.techwhack.com/4690/google-apps-for-your-domain/

Satyamev Jayate

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:54 AM PST

Aamir Khan - Star's BIG Announcement | Facebook

Microsoft OneDrive

Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:52 AM PST

Microsoft launches Windows Live SkyDrive Software giant Microsoft has finally launched their Windows Live SkyDrive service. This launch comes along with the availability of expanded storage on their Live Hotmail webmail service. Windows Live SkyDrive is essentially an online destination to allow web users to store their files. These files can be accessed from anywhere and can also [...]

Microsoft launches Windows Live SkyDrive

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