Coming Soon : How to get files from Rediff Ishare and more…

Rediff Ishare lets you share videos and audios with your friends. But what if you want those MP3 songs or videos for yourself ? , its really very easy to get these files. We will post a step by step procedure to taking the files pretty soon. Till then keep waiting !

Also we will tell you how to get a Contact Us form for your own site, without knowing or using any PHP. Also we will tell you tips on using the tool further….

The great tech season has just begun ! , also we might just review the iPhone pretty soon.

How to know if your email is being spied upon

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Employers all around the world are keeping a closer watch on their employees, whether its sneaking on their web browsing habits or reading their personal and corporate email. While there is little you can know about how they are tracking and using your web browsing habits. Your IT Hub system administrator knows about your browsing habits. He knows how much time you spend on Orkut or Facebook. Perhaps he is the one who told the company about the man hours wasted on Orkut and Facebook, which led to the sites being banned.

There is an easy way to track your email and to see if its being read by someone else. The easiest way is to send an email to yourself with a picture hosted on your server.Include words like secret and classified documents in the email. Dont post actual company secrets. Dont read the email yourself, and see in stats if that particular image was requested. You will also be able to see the IP address of the person reading your email. Doing a WHOIS on it, you will be able to tell whether its someone in the office who is reading your email or whether its a friend who has been able to guess your password. I am saying this from personal experience , guessing passwords isnt so tuff.

Airtel’s Do Not Disturb doesnt work !!!

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Its official the company is dishonest, i had registered for Do-Not-Disturb, but i am still receiving messages from Airtel which are complete spam. Airtel India should act responsibly and own up to this. I called up the customer care and asked them if Do-Not-Disturb is just another scam and i was disconnected by the person monitoring the call i think. I called again and this time did not use the word scam, i told the customer care executive to transfer me to his supervisor.

I told the supervisor about the problem and he has told me that within 48 hours my number’s spam will be gone. I really hope so. I can imagine why people get so frustrated with Airtel’s substandard service. The person told me that it could be a technical fault from their side and my complaint has been forwarded. Lets see, keep watching this space to know what comes of it.

Taking care of and cleaning your precious LCD screens

LCD screens can get dirty easily, but they require extra care when cleaning them, otherwise you can do more harm than good. LCDs are easily damaged by a lot of things and factors. Your notebooks, Ipods, mobiles all have LCD screens. LCD screens do not need anti glare stuff no matter what your PC salesman tells you, so dont get cheated.

LCD Screen Care and Protection

LCD monitors are also very delicate.

Cleaning an LCD screen

Never use alcohol, detergents or even mild soap for an LCD screen. All good LCD screens have outer protective coatings which can get damaged by abrasives, so always use a soft cloth (muslin), never use a scrubber. First switch of the LCD monitor and disconnect the power supply. Now wipe the screen with a cloth and gentle strokes, do not apply pressure or you may damage your screen. In case you see some dirt sticking, put 3 drops of water on the cloth and clean gently. Dont use too much water also.

Pressure on an LCD

Never press on LCDs too hard. Pressing too hard can permanently damage LCD pixels in that area.

Same image for so long, LCD Burnouts

LCD burnouts are another huge problem. Those who use CRTs are not aware that using LCDs can cause burnouts if the same image is displayed for a long time. Like my monitor has a weak imprint of the firefox browser, which basically stays there. That area also has become more prone to future burnouts. I was stupid. One should always use screensavers on LCD monitors, keep the waiting time as 2 minutes only so that screensaver is deployed quickly.

Extreme Temperatures

Never keep your LCD monitors directly in the sun, heat will damage your LCD monitor. Always keep the LCD monitor in a cool and well ventilated area. Also never use the LCD monitor in snow or sub-zero temperatures. It can cause permanent damage to the pixels.

Handle Carefully

Although it may not appear so, LCDs have glass too. Shocks to the screen can cause it to break and render your LCD useless. Sometimes cellphones in pockets get so much pressure that their screen just cracks and you have to get an expensive new screen.

Dont stick stuff to it

This might sound stupid, but NEVER stick post its to your LCD, the glue will damage your LCD monitor. I have seen people doing it.


Keep these things in mind and enjoy your new LCD monitor. Remember LCDs save money compared to CRT monitors and produce lesser heat helping you save on AC bills too.

Bought the Iphone in India : You are crazy !

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Sorry for calling you crazy, but there is no sane person in India who would buy an Iphone. I know a few friends(rich and a little ignorant about technology in general) who have bought the Iphone from America or asked their uncles to bring the Iphone to India during their next trip. Most of those who already have got the Iphone in India are banging their heads on the wall. Because even after weeks of its launch , they still cant make it work on Airtel or Hutch. The iPhone is just a paperweight or an iBrick as some people prefer to call it

Despite our warning in our previous post, one of the readers bought a phone, and wrote to me. He thanked me for the good advice and then used the choicest swear words for me saying i should have been more clear that he should not have bought an iPhone, so here i am being more clear, if you are an Indian living in India, dont buy the iPhone just yet.

Thats the truth about mobile phones and the Indian people. Most Indian teens watch Gadget Guru on NDTV and feel they are topshot techies. Well here is an eyeopener, Gadget Guru wont make you a techie, maybe a tech salesman. Sometimes i feel if i had the budget of NDTV and i was asked to make a show like Gadget Guru, how much i would do. A Tech show should cater to a tech audience not a general demographic as Gadget Guru does. Ok, enough of NDTV bashing.

Again i repeat, unless you have 20k rupees in spare, dont buy an iPhone in India

DOT Helpline a Joke, engaged forever,now out of service

The Department of Telecom in India wants you to help it. Everytime you get an ISD call and the number you see is an invalid one or a local one, someone is cheating the Indian companies of their money. I myself have noticed sometimes when i get calls, invalid numbers are displayed, like 00310 or 911123456 etc.

So i received an ISD call, the number was invalid. I decided to be a good citizen and report it, i had received the following SMS recently

Dear Customer, if you receive an international call 4 which the CLI displayed is similar 2 a local or national number, please inform at toll-free number 1800110420 – DoT.

I called the number 1800110420, you yourself can hear the message, earlier i was hearing an engaged tone. The engaged tone was recently replaced by a temporary disconnection notice, the kind given to people who do not pay their bills. so what happened , did the Department of Telecom run out of money ??? The nation is being cheated out of valuable foreign exchange by operators of other countries, and such essential numbers aren’t even working.