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Earth Day – Some eco friendly camping tips

Spending a night out under the stars is one of the highlights of life everyone should try out every once in a while. No phones, no PDAs, no Internet, no light pollution, and no air pollution. Just the stars spread out over the night sky like an ornate blanket. Waking up to the chirping of [...]

It’s April Fools’ Day

Today’s April 1st, or April Fools’ Day. The one big event which didn’t quite live up to expectations, the much anticipated Conficker Worm never acted up, prompting speculation that it’s just a one big April Fools’ joke. Have the April Fools’ Day rounds gotten to you yet?
But still, it’s the day when Google does their [...]

Cheapest car in the world – The Nano

Welcome to the Nano, the world’s cheapest car at only $2000 for the basic model. Manufactured by Indian car company Tata Motors, the car is a complete 4 door, rear wheel drive car which is touted as eco-friendly, and fuel-efficient. The commercial launch of the Nano today is part of India’s efforts to enter the [...]

Cloud computing vs Web 2.0

The economic meltdown that swamped the US and the rest of the world particularly at the end of 2008 has not only reshaped the financial landscape, but also impacted the Web landscape in many ways. All in, 2008 was such a tumultuous year, that the past year’s events will likely continue to set the tone [...]

How to stop telemarketers from calling

You are very busy in your home office going through some important papers and the cell phone on your table starts ringing, demanding your attention. You may expect it to be someone you know or some other important phone call. You pick it up and on the other end, a smiling telemarketer starts ramming their [...]

Unable to safely remove my external drive

I have an older 80 GB hard drive that I’ve just relegated as an external hard drive by mounting it within an external casing. I thought all my backup problems were over from then on, but little did I know I would soon be facing a problem after I had copied gigabytes of data onto [...]