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The Windows XP operating system was released in October 2001. Since then it has served us really well. Though it had some initial problems, but they were almost overcome by service pack releases. The latest service pack release is the Windows XP service pack 2. This OS has been a great success in the Indian market in both the original version and the pirated version. It was the one OS after windows 98 that has captured the Indian market to great extent. Even when we us any third party hardware in the computer having Windows XP we did not have any problem as all the vendors supplied the needed driver software with the product itself. Though the windows releases cannot be compared to the Linux counterpart, it has overtaken Linux in the Indian market. The Microsoft released the Windows Vista as the successor of the Windows XP 18 months ago. But this release has failed to capture the Indian market like the Windows XP. But some hardly remember that Windows XP too faced the same problem when...

The Windows XP operating system was released in October 2001. Since then it has served us really well. Though it had some initial problems, but they were almost overcome by service pack releases. The latest service pack release is the Windows XP service pack 2. This OS has been a great success in the Indian market in both the original version and the pirated version. It was the one OS after windows 98 that has captured the Indian market to great extent. Even when we us any third party hardware in the computer having Windows XP we did not have any problem as all the vendors supplied the needed driver software with the product itself. Though the windows releases cannot be compared to the Linux counterpart, it has overtaken Linux in the Indian market. The Microsoft released the Windows Vista as the successor of the Windows XP 18 months ago. But this release has failed to capture the Indian market like the Windows XP. But some hardly remember that Windows XP too faced the same problem when...

The Nintendo DS is a very famous hand held gaming console that youngsters and children in japan have one. It has been successful in japan for quiet some time and has been in a huge hit. But now it is in the news for another reason. It has introduced a new software in its products. And this software enables the Nintendo DS user to learn English in an easy, funny and interesting way. It is certainly a breakthrough in the field of education and language learning. The students use a plastic pen like instrument to write English words on the console an screen displays “GOOD” if the word they have written is correct! Indeed a fun loving way huh? The classrooms conduct competitions in which the student who get more “GOOD” first gets stickers as a memento. A lot of youngsters in japan have Nintendo DS at home and use it to play games like “Mario Kart” and “Animal Crossing”, but they now find learning through these consoles more interesting and informative than other games. “This is quiet rev...

The Nintendo DS is a very famous hand held gaming console that youngsters and children in japan have one. It has been successful in japan for quiet some time and has been in a huge hit. But now it is in the news for another reason. It has introduced a new software in its products. And this software enables the Nintendo DS user to learn English in an easy, funny and interesting way. It is certainly a breakthrough in the field of education and language learning. The students use a plastic pen like instrument to write English words on the console an screen displays “GOOD” if the word they have written is correct! Indeed a fun loving way huh? The classrooms conduct competitions in which the student who get more “GOOD” first gets stickers as a memento. A lot of youngsters in japan have Nintendo DS at home and use it to play games like “Mario Kart” and “Animal Crossing”, but they now find learning through these consoles more interesting and informative than other games. “This is quiet rev...

Hi, I would like to share some tips about computer hardware consider before u buy a computer. This is an article which will clear all your myths related to choosing and buying a computer. Thinking about computers: Computers are expensive : The branded computers out there in the market is actually very expensive. To buy a whole sweet computer is everyone's dream. But a normal stylish computer with all the needed softwares will not cost less than Rs 40,000/-. But it mainly depends on the kind of configuration u opt for. So my word will be that you can get assemble a equally stylish computer is half the price. The first myth: Branded computers are better than assembled computers. There is no such formula, a computer basically is made of 8-10 parts, and mostly , all these parts are of different companies, so technically, a branded computer too is a form a assembled computer. The second myth: New computer is better than old computer T hat too, is just a psychological thing, the fact is,...

Hi, I would like to share some tips about computer hardware consider before u buy a computer. This is an article which will clear all your myths related to choosing and buying a computer. Thinking about computers: Computers are expensive : The branded computers out there in the market is actually very expensive. To buy a whole sweet computer is everyone's dream. But a normal stylish computer with all the needed softwares will not cost less than Rs 40,000/-. But it mainly depends on the kind of configuration u opt for. So my word will be that you can get assemble a equally stylish computer is half the price. The first myth: Branded computers are better than assembled computers. There is no such formula, a computer basically is made of 8-10 parts, and mostly , all these parts are of different companies, so technically, a branded computer too is a form a assembled computer. The second myth: New computer is better than old computer T hat too, is just a psychological thing, the fact is,...

Yahoo! The most popular free online email service in the world has increased its email capacity by including two new domains. It is a move from yahoo to spice up its dying customer list and reducing investor list. Since the launch of other email services which are better than the old yahoo, yahoo’s business has substantially decreased. To counter attack this it has come up with two new domain names viz, ymail.com and rocketmail.com. Hope yahoo has eradicated the flaws it had previously in its mail domains. Hoping to try our hands on it soon. J Krish