Category Archives: Tech

Freeware list from CNet’s blog page – http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-20087492-58/name-your-favorite-freeware/?tag=mncol

Posted on August 4, 2011 by mst

Freeware list, that I have not tried before, from CNet’s blog page – http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-20087492-58/name-your-favorite-freeware/?tag=mncol Glary Utilities – This powerful application offers extensive utilities to improve your system’s performance and protect your privacy The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of … Continue reading →

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Integer to Binary Representation (C/C++)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by mst

/* ** filename: hextobin.c **/ Click for entire code snippet Integer to Binary Representation (C/C++) …

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ACER Aspire One powers on but screen is blank

Posted on February 25, 2011 by mst

A friend approached me with an ACER Aspire One netbook with the problem that suddenly its screen went blank. It would power on – but nothing else seemed to work. Screen was blank, hard disk did not seem like it … Continue reading →

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Dropbox – a simple webservice to share your files across your multiple computers

Posted on September 29, 2010 by mst

I use a web service (DropBox – http://www.dropbox.com) to keep data shared across the multiple computers I have. While I have been extremely happy with this service so far, I am still somewhat paranoid about security of the data in … Continue reading →

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Buying a Desktop

Posted on August 30, 2010 by mst

A friend of mine needs to buy a new desktop, so instead of sending my feedback over email, I decided to put it down in this post. Maybe it helps somebody else. Read More …

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Freeware Applications I love and use

Posted on January 14, 2009 by mst

There are numerous sites out there, with links and information about various excellent freeware applications. Well, this is no different. The list I present here, is a list of applications I choose to download as soon as I get my … Continue reading →

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WordPress on my site

Posted on January 14, 2009 by manoj

Finally, I am starting to beef up my site. It has been languishing for too long. I was using http://www.blogger.com before, and I wanted to move the blogs to my site. Much more control, and more personal. After doing a … Continue reading →

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DVI vs HDMI vs Component Video vs S-Video

Posted on December 12, 2008 by mst

DVI and HDMI are exactly the same as one another, as far as Video signals are concerned. That’s why a DVI source can be connected to an HDMI monitor, or vice versa, with a DVI/HDMI cable, with no intervening converter … Continue reading →

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