That Windows Explorer is one of the most used parts of Windows XP, I probably don’t have to tell you. But did you also know that whenever you go to My Computer and browse through files on your PC, you are in effect using Explorer. Using the icons on the desktop, right-clicking on files and folders, copying and pasting files are all examples of using the features that the Explorer provides. Yet, there are many of the features that Windows Explorer provides which can be easily customised to make Windows XP more tolerable. Let me show you (if you don’t know it already)how you can change many of the features and take advantage of some of the new, lesser-known features. ( pssst: I have read a few books, so I am collating the bits in here…)  (more…)

Have you ever imagined what could happen if your smartphones/PDAs/BlackBerry’s/handheld PCs begin to infect your laptops, desktops, workstations? Virus writers, hackers (whatever you choose to call them) are believed to be involved in proof-of-concept code for malware that can infect multiple operating system platforms simultaneously. This multiplatform virus can affect both mobile devices and desktop machines! (more…)

Console gaming is presently one of my passions. I have had the chance to look at the Xbox 360, GameCube (though briefly) Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2), and now I also hope to lay my hands on the PS3, once it is out in India. But that does not mean that I am writing off PC gaming. A few industry analysts maintain that consoles will dominate the video game landscape hereon, but I would beg to differ. (more…)

One thing that annoys me the most is jumping around my portable music player (SanDisk’s Sansa) and figuring what to do with the dangling wires. I tend to wrap them around Sansa itself, but that usually means I end up replacing earpieces every three months (the wires just snap so easily). And when the cables end up in a tangled bunch, it only adds some more decibels to my already high-pitched sound. (more…)

Internet Explorer (IE) is so widely used that it is just too hard to ignore. No matter how much you hate Microsoft, you are bound to have used some part of it during your time spent on internet of course! Just ensure that you have the latest Critical Updates installed either automatically or by regularly visiting IE homepage Microsoft’s site. (more…)

Trojans [a malicious programme that is disguised as or embedded within legitimate software] are known to be sneaky and stubborn but do not spread on their own. And they are becoming stealthy exploits, according to reports from a variety of security vendors and researchers. (more…)

Every day we leave our laptops and PCs and happily tootle off around the office, grab a cup of tea, chat with colleagues or
generally just hide in some corner so that no one can find us. (more…)

Every one of us, who know a little more than the average Joe about computers, would have heard about configuration and power-on passwords that keep us from managing and even using our computers. The word is BIOS passwords. (more…)

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