Tag Archives: Answer

Securely wiping off data from a drive

By Ajith | Published: September 15, 2008

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?

Posted in Hardware | Also tagged Delete, File, Recovery, Tutorial | Leave a comment

Firefox 3 beta gulping down I/O resources – simple solution

By Ajith | Published: June 12, 2008

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 new. I had noticed earlier on that “C:Documents and SettingsAjithLocal [...]

Posted in Software | Also tagged Error, Firefox, Tips | 1 Comment

How to open unknown files – without extension

By Ajith | Published: May 25, 2008

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 online file extension archive. Use a Universal File viwer to [...]

Posted in Software | Also tagged File, Tips, Trick, Windows | 4 Comments

Correction to the list files and folders from a directory to a file

By Ajith | Published: April 7, 2008

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 correct some mistakes in the comment. Here is his new [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Command Prompt/Shell, Error, Registry, Tips | Leave a comment

Blogger template tags to customize your layout and design

By Ajith | Published: February 20, 2008

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? The basic idea behind the Ad placement is the correct [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Adsense, Blog, Hacks, Tips | 1 Comment