Archive for August, 2006

How to Find Information and Benchmark Your Hard Drive

I use a freeware utility called HD Tune to get information about my hard drive and to benchmark it. Using this utility you can do the following:

Benchmark your hard disk
Find information about your hard disk
Find your hard disk’s health status
Scan for bad sectors in your hard disk.

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World’s Smallest USB Cellphone (Mobile Phone) Charger

Newq a Korean company has launched world’s smallest USB phone charger. This small charger connects to your mobile phone via your computer’s USB port, there by charging it and allowing transfer of files. This USB cellphone charger currently supports only Korea specific phone models.
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QSST Successor to Concorde Supersonic Aircraft

Concorde the world’s only supersonic passenger aircraft was decommissioned from service in 2003, after that till now we don’t have a successor to Concorde. The main reason for decommissioning Concorde was that it was causing lot of noise due to sonic boom. Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) is set to introduce a 12 seater passenger aircraft [...]

My 250GB SATA II Hard Disk Upgraded to 300GB SATA II

Guys as you know recently I got myself a new computer, along with that I got myself a 250GB SATA ll drive. But due to some strange reasons (which god alone knows) it developed bad sectors. So I took it to Seagate service centre in Chennai. There I deposited my drive and got it [...]

Hibernate Fix for Windows XP SP2 for Computer’s with More Than 1GB RAM

If you happen to use a computer with more than 1GB of RAM coupled with Windows XP SP2, then you will have trouble putting your computer to hibernation. You may get this message, “Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete the API”. When you experience this problem, the hibernate feature is not available on the computer [...]

AMD Next Generation Quad Core Processor Power Saving Feature

Recently AMD revealed that it had completed the design phase of its native quad core processors. I came across some AMD slides in which I came to know about how their new quad core processors save power. The native quad core processors will feature the following:

Will feature dynamic independent core engagement (DICE), power saving feature
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How to Make Barbeque Using Your Computer’s USB Ports

A bunch of Japaneese guys made Barbeque using 6 PCI USB Card with 5 USB ports each i.e 30 USB ports. After seeing these photos I could not control my laughter.
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Sony Introduces Blu-ray Disc Writer (Burner) in India

After LG it is now Sony’s turn to launch Blu-ray disc burner in Indian market. The Blu-ray burner for Indian market is known as BWU-100A. To get this drive all you need to shell out is whooping INR 44,300. One of the main drawbacks of this drive as of now is it won’t play [...]