Author: Mohammed Muchhala

  • I Got more RAM

    Yes finally after 6 years of using the same configuration, I have added a new parts to my PC (i.e. when replacing the packed up keyboard and mouse is not counted). The new parts are a 256 MB SDRAM (Rs. 1500) and a Cabinet Fan (Rs. 50). This means I now have a total of…

  • Opera 9 Final Released!!!

    Opera today has released the final version of its desktop browser, Opera 9. Opera 9 presents a significant upgrade over previous versions of the browser in both features and more importantly better site compatibility. Some of the notable new features introduce in Opera 9 include Content blocking (A.K.A An ad blocker), Widgets, BitTorrent support, and…

  • Football takes over Cricket

    For the first time ever I have seen the Indian Media give football more coverage than cricket. TV shows dedicated only to cricket are giving previews and reviews to the world cup, out of the 4 pages of sports 3 for the Fifa World Cup and the 1 page had all other sports news just…

  • I Got Microsoft Office 2007 Beta2 Running

    OH yes I did get Microsoft Office 2007 Beta2 running on my 6 year old PC with a meagre 64 MB RAM. And the best part is that I find it running more efficiently and faster than Office 2003, that’s really commendable to Microsoft for not making Office 2007 a bloat ware. But still the…

  • Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Released

    Download: http://www.ubuntu.com/download Free CDs: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ On 1st June 2006 the Ubuntu Community released versions 6.06 LTS of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu & Xubuntu. All these the are Long Term Support or LTS meaning they will be supported for atleast 3 years for desktop (upto 1 June 2009) and 5 years for the server (upto 1 June…

  • Days When Mumbai Could Flood!!!

    Monsoon is already here in Mumbai a full 10 days before than normal. Its for the first time ( I think so) that monsoon showers are here in May itself. None the less the weather is now very pleasant 25oC from the scorching 33oC. Hope the reduced temperature and showers only revitalizes the anti-reservation protests.…

  • Opera 9 Beta 2 Released

    Today Opera has released the second beta version of Opera 9. A complete list of changes from Beta 1 has not yet been published. Read the complete Change Log Since Beta 1: Windows | Mac | Linux Download Opera 9 Beta 2. If you are intrested in testing the weekly builds, catch them here.

  • BackUp & Restore Data in Outlook

    One of the biggest problems before an average Outlook user is “How to do I BackUp my Mails in Outlook?”, and its pretty important to regularly backup mails for that unfortunate day when windows breaks all hell lose, and there is no way out, but a format or worse a hard disk crash!!! So don’t…

  • Run Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 without Installing it!!!

    Well if you want to run IE7 without hurting IE6 installation, or more so you cant install IE7 on your PC for some reason, with no success as of yet. Then dont worry, here is the solution.

  • Opera9 Beta 1 Released

    Opera on Thursday released its first beta version of Opera 9. The beta version includes many new features to the browser, including Widget, BitTorrent, Content Blocking (aka ad blocking), the ability to customize the integrated search engine field, Tab Thumbnail preview, site-specific preferences, and more. A complete list of changes for this release is available…