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Happy Ramzan

May the festival of lights be the harbinger of joy and prosperity. As the holy occasion of Ramadan is here and the atmosphere is filled with the spirit of mirth and love, here is hoping this festival of beauty brings your way, bright sparkles of contentment, that stay with you through the days ahead. Ravivarma

Creating your resume

For any interview you attend you need to have a good resume. You need to know what are the contents of your resume and the real meaning of it, im saying this because one of my friend called josh once in his inteview, he wrote in his objective so complicated like “Aspiring for a career that places me in a challenging position within a fast-paced and learning-oriented environment for developing my technical and inter personal skills and work with the dynamic skills that I have” See how complicated for his knowledge and he was questions by the HR who saw his resume that what are the dynamic skills you have. He was just blinking. So HR asked him about his objective and he was just telling it as if he was reading it from history text book. Similarly don’t write data structure is your area of interest, this happened to me, once i was questioned which is youtr area of interest and i answered ‘I love data structure’, Here it starts, what id the behaviour of stack and queue?, what is tree? wha

Best Security Tips

After users repeatedly asking me about the security ways of avoiding data theft and sometimes identity theft too, i am writing this article on FRIENDSHIP DAY and dedicating to all my friends. Disable Remote Registry Editing Only you should be editing your Windows registry, so make sure this service is disabled by clicking Start, Run, and then typing "services.msc." Scroll down to Remote Registry and make sure the service is stopped, and then set it to either manual or disable. Lock It Down It's always a good idea to lock your PC if strangers are nearby and you step away for a few minutes. Just press Windows key+L to lock your PC. Alternatively, you can set your screensaver (via the Screensaver tab in Display Settings under Control Panel) to require a password if it's deactivated by checking the box in "Settings" that says "On resume, password protect." Prevent Phishing Attacks Protect yourself from identity theft and phishing attacks by using

How to speed up your PC

If like mine, your PC is getting slower and slower, there are a number of things you can do to speed it up. You will be surprised how much faster your computer gets after these steps, you won’t need to buy a new one. Here is what you can do yourself to improve your Windows XP’s performance: Step 1 : Remove unused software You probably don’t use half the programs you have installed over time. Removing the ones you don’t need anymore can significantly speed up your Windows XP computer. To remove software: Go to the  Control Panel  (Start -> Control Panel) and select  Add Or Remove Programs . It may take a while for the list to load if you have many programs installed. Going through the whole list, select programs you rarely use and uninstall them, one by one. Restart your computer to see the changes. Step 2: Use Less Graphics Do you really need a wallpaper and the fancy animations when opening or closing windows? Disabling animations can increase the speed at which your com

Top 6 useful Windows Tricks

You know that feeling you get when your friends or family see you do something on your computer that they've never seen before? If you’ve had this experience, you know that “world's coolest power-user” feeling. But if you haven’t, start here. Knowledge is power! Read these six tips for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP that will keep you schoolin' your friends and family. 1. Don't just maximize your windows—go full screen When you need a really big window for viewing photos and videos, don't just maximize it: go full screen! This tip works great for viewing photos and videos at maximum size in Windows Explorer or Windows Media Player, utilizing screen space usually occupied by the header at the top of the screen and the taskbar at the bottom. Here’s how: Open any photo in Windows Explorer, or open a photo or video clip in Windows Media Player. Do one of the following: In Windows 7 and Windows XP, click the  F11  key at the top of your keyboard. The photo