Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Celestia - Explore the Universe

Celestia - Explore the Universe

Celestia is a space simulator that lets you travel in our universe. You can explore the entire solar system and even go beyond our galaxy. Celestia doesn't just show you the sky, it lets you view the universe from any point you want. If you are familiar with Google Earth, it will be easy to use the program.You can capture images and record videos, so you can use the program for your school projects. The program is also useful to learn information about planets, satellites and stars.If Google Earth has Sketchup and 3D Warehouse, Celestia has Motherlode, a repository for 3D models and textures.Celestia is open-source and it runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. After running the program for the first time, go to Help / Run Demo and select the full-screen mode.

Monday, September 25, 2006

World Satellite Image

World GeoCover Satellite Image - This is an high resolution satellite imagery, useful for Presentation and Posters

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Backup and Restore Your PC: Back Up E-Mails in Outlook Express 6 : Yahoo! Tech

Backup and Restore Your PC: Back Up E-Mails in Outlook Express 6 : Yahoo! Tech

Outlook Express emails are stored in a file with extention .dbx, under the following directory
C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{D3235ACB-9DA9-40E7-8BA6-CEE336D68083}\Microsoft\Outlook Express.

This location can be found out by this option in Outlook
click - Tools - Options - maintenance tab and click Store Folder
which will show you the folder where dbx file are stored.

browse to that folder and copy the dbx file to an safe location

Your emails are important, backup them.

Improve PC Performance: Tune Up Windows : Yahoo! Tech

Improve PC Performance: Tune Up Windows : Yahoo! Tech

Computer works superbly when its first hand over to you after the OS and the initial programs are installed, gradually we find it slowing down, this happens because we keep installing software's to either test it out or use it once in a while and forget that its there, these programs utilse the memory which is key to run our computer at optimal speed.

Get rid of those s/w which you no more need it
Clean up your hard disk
Update your patches regular
Keep your virus definition file uptodate

Then your system will cruise along with you :)

Friday, September 08, 2006

HP India - Support Service

We use several HP Printers in our office all are under warrant, Support pack or AMC.
First calling to HP toll free from an non BSNL phone is not possible, now that they have number 30306363, I have to try several
time to get thru.
Now when you have your call attended, you provide your serial number if the printer is under Warranty which 1 year from the data of purchase
we have no problem, in case its under Support Pack or AMC, the next answer from the person is, sorry your printer is not under Warranty or AMC,
Then you will have to say its under support pack, then they will ask you Support Pack number, from which vendor you have taken the support pack details.
After good 2 to 3 days they will trace our support pack details and they decide to send an engineer to the office.

The engineer will again take 2 days to locate our office, because the document he gets had address of the Vendor thru who I purchased the printer and not our address.

For an 4hr response time support pack the call will be attended after 4 days.

Only good thing about HP, is the engineer who visits the site, once you get the engineer to the site, then your problem will be solved.

So guys, when you call HP Support make sure you have all the serial number, support pack number, printer model, printer model number only then you can expect response from them.

Lucky we just have only HP printers and not HP server.

Monday, September 04, 2006

Dell Support Service in India by Females

When ever I call Dell Support number in India, if the call is attended by an female member,
then I have never got a solution, when its an male there is an instant solution. Why is it so, I am sure the same training is provided to all at Dell.

No I am not against female providing support, they are very good when you come to Banking sector but computing support I cannot give them any points.

Let me know if any one else have faced such problem, leave your feedback in the comments section.

Friday, September 01, 2006

HDD Data Recovery Services Bangalore

Contact details of Stellar Bangalore- an Hard disk data recovery people.
They were able to recover my data from an CMS (PCIMCI Slot based hard disk) and today have sent an desktop HDD
which just crashed for no reason, getting the replacement from Dell, but needed couple of configuration files for one particular software.

Stellar came back mentioning that there was an Physical damage to the 20GB Western Digital harddisk and it has to be sent to there Delhi office for data recovery and the charges to recover was exorbitant Rs.18,500/- the refused to reduce the cost, finally I had to take back the hard disk and try with alternate vendor.

Stellar Bangalore
S-712, South Block, Manipal Centre, Dickenson Road, Bangalore 560042 (INDIA).
(+91)-80-2532 78652532 7866
blorelab@stellarinfo.com
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