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This is a century of computers. Nowdays even a smallest possible thing cannot be done without a computer and its a major tool of information today. I was having a laptop that was given by my company to me, but I want something that would belong to me personally. So, I started studying over the internet for things that I should consider while buying a computer system. Well I like buying things that are ultimate and can do anything and everything possible with the same. I do like gaming but its not the only thing that I like doing. My current laptop has a very simple configurations (Core 2 duo + 2GB Ram + the default Intel video card). This laptop was with me for more than a year and I did nothing to benchmark its power, just normal office stuff, that’s it.

Well for quite a while I was not able to check the progress of the technologies that exist now, and being an enthusiast I want a system that works like wow. So I started searching over the internet for a system that can fulfil my needs. First I thought to go for a branded system. In India I think Dell can only be the one that can fulfil my needs. Althought I tried for lenovo and HP also. But even Dell’s highest configs can’t match what I finally brought and apart fromt that it was still very expensive. Finally, I brought a new system with configs as follows:

1. Processor: Intel Core i7 Sandy Brigde 2600K – Unlocked 3.4Ghz (overclockable to 4.8Ghz)
2. MotherBoard: ASUS P8P67 Pro – This MotherBoard is meant to overclock processors and run them beyond their capabilities.
3. RAM: Corsiar 4GB x 2 (eql. 8GB) – 1600 Mhz
4. Graphic Card: ATI Radeon – HD 6850 – MSI Cyclone OC based, 1GB.
5. Western Digital 7200rpm – 500GB x 2, over Raid0 Hard Disks.
6. A very usual CD/DVD combo recorder cum burner from Sony.
7. Internal WiFi Card.
8. Cooler Master SMPS – 600watts
9. Cooler Master Cabinet – 430.
10. Dell 24 inch Full HD Monitor.
11. Microsoft Wireless Keyboard and Mouse v2.
12. Microtek UPS – 1000watts

The things to look above are basically the Processor, MotherBoard and Graphic Card. They are builing block and they are awesome. The Processor is world ranked #11 and #1 in terms of its Architechture. (Intel Nahelam Architechture). The mother board has all latest technologies USB 3.0, SATA @ 6GBps, Graphical BIOS evolution called UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), SLI/crossfire capable, TPU, EPU, MemOK and much more.

But what about the Headline of this post, says something Burned up.

Well this Saturday, suddenly the video went off and I couldn’t guess the reason for the same, so I opened up the cabinet to see what happening inside, everything was looking fine, except the boot light was ‘red’. Apart from that all fans were working fine, I tried switching up the RAMs and at the end the only viable option that I thought was “READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL”. So I started reading it while my computer was On. Just after five minutes the top right part of the MotherBoard (where RAM is placed) started burning. Yes, I am not exaggerating here, it seriously started burning and everything was all smoky. I pulled out the power cable as soon as I saw that. Also tried to pull out things, by that I noticed that the RAM was ‘hot’, very ‘hot’ maybe because the fire took place near it.

Well two good things during this incident were that nothing else (apart from the mother board) was damaged and I had a 3 year warranty with the mother board.

I was shocked, means look at that, bought a damm good computer just 2 weeks ago and it went into flames now. Above all the ASUS customer care  said that they will check the degree of burn and will see if its covered under warranty or I have to pay for it.

Will update on what happens next.

Well many people have asked me that what RapidLeech is and what exactly it is used for. Well in this post I will explain the needs of RapidLeech and its sources.

Click here to goto RapidLeech

Well I would assume that everyone know about sites like rapidshare and megaupload (well those who don’t know, they are actually file sharing websites, mainly used to spread a file with everyone, rather spreading piracy, I don’t say spread piracy, but you like pirated products I would recommend you to buy it, as a lot of efforts is given for its creation).

Now each file sharing site usually wants you to first visit their website, check out their ads, wait a lot and then download the file, as it is obvious no-one would like you to leech their bandwidth without any income. And in the meantime they would force you to try the premium account which would ultimately cost you.

For over coming these problems RapidLeech developers created a script known as “rapidleech”. These scripts are basically the programs that bypass the barriers created by a file sharing site (by basically finding loopholes) and then letting you download the files to your systems (usually servers as they have higher bandwidth), ultimately resulting in giving you direct links that doesn’t need any problems like waiting time and you can even pause your download and start them later on. Therefore you are not at all communicating with the rapidshare (or any other file sharing site) directly, rather indirectly as you will download files from the rapidleech server(which doesn’t have restrictions like waiting time and pause restriction).

One of a good server is even hosted by MyWebStay.com here, it has five servers so that you may download many files simultaneously.

Now HOW TO GET MAXIMUM OUT OF RAPIDLEECH

Suppose if you want to want to download a stuff that requires download of many files, take for example file1, file2, file3, file4, file5, file6. What you need to do is, download the first file (i.e. file1) from your computer directly, and in the meantime use rapidleech to download files to the MyWebStay.com’s server (link here). What you need to do is simply select Server1 there and put file2, then select server2 and put file3, server3 with file4, and so on.

As rapidshare (and many other file sharing sites) have some restriction of IP, many servers will help in downloading the files simultaneously due to the fact that each server has different IP.

I would recommend that you should use MegaUpload instead of RapidShare, because in my opinion its far better than RapidShare when used with rapidleech.

If you have any queries please comment…

How to prolong the battery

life of your laptop

Your laptop is a vital aspect of your business.

Its well being is crucial.

One thing that you need more than other things for running your business is your laptop. And for the laptop to be functional, its battery needs to be healthy. Here are some tips which will help in prolonging the life of your laptop’s battery.

Repetitive and regular full discharges can reduce the life span of your battery. The Lithium ions of the battery will lose the charge capacity when partially recharged. Experts recommend you to recharge your battery at a 10 to 20 per cent charge level.

If you wish to store your battery for long it should neither be fully charged or fully discharged. The optimal charge level is 40 per cent. Storing the battery with a low charge will result in permanent damage or battery failure. Disconnect the battery and store it in a cool, dry place.

Since your business is so dependant on your laptop, this is less likely to happen. But still, do not store a charged battery dormant for too long. You should use it at least once every two weeks once you have charged it fully.

Keep the battery contacts clean. Clean your battery’s metal contacts every couple of months with a cloth moistened. This keeps the transfer of power from your battery more efficient.

Hibernating your computer is a better option than putting it on a standby. Hibernating function saves more power than Stand-by.

Functions like modifying and cooling your CPU and dimming the brightness of the laptop screen, which are generally left unused enable saving power and thereby, your battery so try using them. Though not much but it will help in saving some amount of your battery life.

Do not multitask. When your laptop is running on battery do one thing at a time when you’re on battery. Working on a spreadsheet, using your email, listening to your favourite music or putting a CD or a DVD in your hard drive is not very healthy for your battery. It drains out a battery faster.
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So guys from Maemo Community have overclocked their Nokia N900 to 900MHz. Here’s a guide on how to overclock your Nokia N900 to 900MHz.
Warning: Please do it at your own risk. We do not take the responsibility for your curiousness. Do it only if you are absolutely sure of.
Okay so now, even after the lame warning you guys are reading? Cool. Go ahead with the tutorial.
Step 1: Download the kernel.
Step 2: Now put your kernel file into the Maemo Flasher folder. Download the Maemo Flasher from here. The Maemo Flasher can be found at C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5
Step 3: Now lets set up your N900 to flashing mode:
Switch off the Maemo device
Press and hold down the ‘u’ key
Connect a USB cable between the Maemo device and host PC while holding down the ‘u’ key
When the USB cable is connected, it powers the Maemo device and sets it to flashing mode
When the USB icon appears in the upper right-hand corner, the Maemo device is in flashing mode
Release the ‘u’ key
If performed correctly, the USB image is visible in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
The Maemo device waits indefinitely for Flasher-3.5 input when it is in flashing mode. If flashing is tried without first setting the Maemo device to flashing mode, image flashing may fail because the Maemo device may not be able to change to the flashing mode automatically.
Step 4: Now run the command on windows:
flasher-3.5.exe -k zImage-900mhz -f -R

Step 5: Make 6 packets of Magi. It should take roughly around 10-12 minutes to flash.