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Securely wiping off data from a drive
Posted on September 15, 2008 | No Comments
We all know by now that simply deleting a file would allow others to recover the data using necessary software. So why doesn't SHIFT+DEL properly remove the data from your hard disk?
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Firefox 3 beta gulping down I/O resources – simple solution
Posted on June 12, 2008 | 1 Comment
Ever since FireFox 3 beta was released it caused more problems than it actually solved. With addons not working, history clearing problems and even installation issues its time for a change. The new issue is with I/O resource consumption by FF. Actually it is not...
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How to open unknown files – without extension
Posted on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
There are times when we are not quiet sure which program could be used to open a file. Worst case scenario is when the file doesn’t have an extension. Here are some ways in which you can recognize/open such files. Try the extension at an...
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Correction to the list files and folders from a directory to a file
Posted on April 7, 2008 | No Comments
I think you all remember OKTHEN, the one who told us all an easy way to list files and folders in a directory into a file through a context menu. He posted it as a comment. Well last day he commented on the post to...
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Blogger template tags to customize your layout and design
Posted on February 20, 2008 | No Comments
This post is mainly in reply to a comment from a fellow blogger Shankar Ganesh which read And I have a question: how did you hack the code to display Adsense units under each post header only when a particular post link page is loaded?...
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