Saturday, 3 March 2012

Now, Post Offices outside city retail Solar Lamps

CHENNAI: Looking for an eco-friendly solar lamp to tide over the power cuts? You might be able to pick up one at your neighbourhood post office. The Chennai circle of India Post is selling solar lamps through 19 post offices across Tamil Nadu to give a fillip to its retail post initiative.  "The demand has been on the rise so we will make the lamps available in other post...

How to Lock any Drive ( Hard Disk & CD Drive )

STEPS TO LOCK DRIVE IN WINDOWS: 1. Go to Start menu and then to RUN  and type "gpedit.msc" (without quotes) and Press Enter.2. Now you will see a new dialog window , where you will see two things "Computer Configuration" and "User Configuration". Now click on "User Configuration". 3. There you will see three items. Now you have to Click on "Administrative Templates"....

How to Block a Website

There are many reason why you need to know how to block a website. Some of the most common reasons are you have been targeted by spammers who use adware and popups to attack your PC. Other reasons may be to prevent your children from having access to certain site content such as porn and gambling. Depending on the level of security you wish, learning how to block a website may require a...

Useful Commands

Just go start,then click on Run then type any command below 0) cmd - comand prompt 1) compmgmt.msc - for computer managent 2) devmgmt.msc - device manager 3) regedit - registry editor 4) msconfig - system configuratn utility...

How To Set Password in Broad Band Modem

Here is the step by step method to set password in modem..Setting password in the modem is a must to connect broad band modem to a hub or a switch Before we proceed, first we need to ensure that we are connecting the Modem to the Phone line and computer. 1. Turn ON the Modem. You can find the Power button is at the rear of the Modem. Once the Modem is Turned ON, the Power Button LED at the...

SBI to slash interest rate on education loans

The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) today reduced interest rates on education loans by up to 1 percentage point across various segments, a move likely to be followed by other lenders. ...

Some Useful command prompt tricks

openfiles /query If you are running a system and you want to know who has files open on your computer, this command will provide you a list of those users and the files that they have open.    ...

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL (JCM)

A meeting of the Departmental Council (JCM) under the Chairpersonship of Secretary(Posts) was held on 10.02.2012. The following were present: Official Side Staff Side 1. Ms. Manjula Prasher,...

Kids of widowed daughters to be included in CGHS

It’s a move that will go a long way in empowering widowed/separated daughters dependent on their parents. Last month, the ministry of health and family welfare decided to expand the ambit of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)...

CAT-5 CABLE AND RJ45 CONNECTORS.

How to correctly assemble a CAT-5 cable to RJ45 connectors for regular network cables as well as crossover cables. The CAT-5  is a standard cable which has four twistedpairs of colours. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 coonector to CAT-5 cable and makeit into a straight cable or cross the cable as required. To make a straightcable, the ends must be crimped in the...

NSC Encashment error-Problem in updating Negative list

In One of the B class Offices, while going for NSC/KVP Encashment an error occurs. It shows Run Negative list. But while updating negative list. It shows Negative list not updated. The solution for this error is follow...

National Pension Schemes will be linked to Aadhar, says Jairam

The Rural Development Minister Shri Jairam Ramesh today said that National Social Assisstance Programme, NSAP will be completely restructured and all payments under the scheme will be done through Aadhar-based payment system. Talking to a select group of media persons here, he said, the restructured system will be in place by 10th of March this year and it will ensure that each beneficiary...

Science lessons now on mobile phones

From textbooks to your mobile screens, now science will be at everyone's fingertips! Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU together have launched a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas. The application — Science@Mobile — was launched on February 29 as part of the two-day National Science Day celebrations by Amit Roy, Director of the Inter-University Accelerator...

Windows 8 is a generational change: Microsoft

BARCELONA: Microsoft has let consumers start trying out its upcoming touch-based Windows 8 operating system, which aims to power a new wave of computer tablets and traditional PCs designed to counter Apple's big gains in the market through its Macs and iPads. The test "beta" version of the revamped system was introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the planet's largest cell...

Nokia 808 : Unbelievable Smart phone with 41 Mega Pixel camera!!

It is a amazing news, Yeah!! Nokia came out with a 41 Mega Pixel camera sensor with Nokia Pure view Pro imaging technology and Carl Zeiss optics. Face detection feature is another gift that comes along with Nokia808  to cheer up Nokia lovers.  Another advancement in this gadget is that, you can launch the camera from lock with full press of capture key.Nokia...