If you need to keep your computer in top shape, you need to perform various maintenance tasks. You need to take care of it if you need it to perform well! One task you must take care is the disk defragmentation... Our hard disk is divided into small sectors with 4KB of capacity in each of them (Older machines have less capacity). If you have a 1MB file, it will take nearly 256 sectors to write that file. But, by continuously reading and writing files to the disks, the data …
How To Install Nvidia Optimus Drivers in Ubuntu or Linux Mint
If you have a notebook with a Nvidia GPU (which might have Nvidia Optimus), you might find it difficult to install the correct proprietary drivers on Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Thats because we still don't have enough support for the Nvidia Optimus technology on Linux. Nvidia will soon start to support our systems but until then, we need to use Bumblebee. It's a separate program built to provide support for Nvidia Optimus on Linux. The Nvidia Optimus technology helps you to use …
Will The World End Today? The Mayans Say No!
Everything started when archaeologists discovered the Mayan Calendar. The ancient Mayans are not fools. They were more advanced than us. Even without any sophisticated technology, they precisely measured a year with 365 days (They calculated it upto several decimal points). They were experts with the Sun and the Moon. They even had a Calendar which started thousands of years before their own existence. But it ends today! On the 21st of December 2012!... Or is …
Steam For Linux Beta is Now Open for Everyone! Let The Games Begin!
In November, Steam announced the release of Steam for Linux Beta which they released as a closed beta version. In plain English... only a number of specially invited people can try it. Some people managed to break this restriction. But now, there's no restriction! The beta version of Steam for Linux is now open for everyone! Steam's creators Valve hated windows 8 from the start. They called it a "Gaming Catastrophe". While trying to make Windows 8 work with tablets, …
It’s Not Galaxy S IV, Its Samsung Galaxy Grand!
So we all thought Samsung is going to unveil the new Galaxy S IV in January. But, they seems to have other plans... A new mid-range model named the GALAXY Grand will make it on to the stage! The new Galaxy Grand will have a 1.2 GHz Dual Core processor, a 1 GB RAM, an 8MP camera and will be powered by the latest Android 4.1.2 (Jeally Bean). According to Samsung, the new device will also carry some cool features like the Direct Call ("automatically dial a call by raising the …
Sync Your Smartphone With the PC : Free Mobile Helper Review
Free Mobile Helper is an Android/iOS phone sync PC suite. Designed for Indian users! It offers everything you need for your mobile phones: apps, games and the ability to manage and backup your personal information. Free Mobile Helper comes with an India Native App Store, allowing you to download, install, update, and uninstall apps and games on your Android/iOS phones with a single click! It gives you more control of your apps, with the ability to select the location of …
How To Make Infographics Go Viral?
When people hear about the usage of infographics, they associate it with internet phenomena that go viral. This is not true for all forms of infographics; but there are simple measures that can be taken to improve the chances of any form of infographic going viral and thus bring lots of exposure to the subject matter and highlight it. The main reasons infographics play a major role in online marketing and internet traffic control is that they provide a break from any long …
Revealing the Secrets of Ancient Pyramids [The Sunday Documentary]
Ancient Egyptian people built marvelous mega structures called Pyramids. They didn't have sophisticated technology, they didn't have modern tools and knowledge. But somehow, they managed to build perfect Pyramids which we can see even today. If you ask a normal guy, he will tell you that the Pyramids were built as tombs for their kings (Pharaohs) and they recruited a lot of slaves to build them. But are they really slaves or workers? Why did the Pharaohs need such …
4 Ways Virtualization Affects Power Management in Data Centers
Virtualization continues to be widely adopted within data centers because it has been shown to reduce operating costs and provide a more scalable IT environment. Unfortunately, there are some concerns about virtualization and how it impacts power management. Virtualization is still a useful strategy; however a more holistic power management approach is necessary in order to reap all of the benefits.Higher Density Racks Can Cause the Data Center to Exceed Power …