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Archive for May, 2008

How to Shred Files In Your Hard Drive for Free?

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Shredding is a process of completely removing data from your hard drive. Remember – even if you delete files from your hard disk, the data still remains in the hard disk and could potentially be recovered.

If you’re going to sell your computer’s hard drive, you probably need to shred the files present there because you might have stored sensitive information on there earlier and wouldn’t want anyone to get access to it.

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May 29th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

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Search Muxtape with MuxFind

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May 26th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

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Killer Links #3

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That was a cartoon I found on Geek and Poke. Hope that brought a good laugh this Sunday :) Here are some interesting and useful articles you should check out:

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May 25th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

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Easily find and check MD5 hashes in Windows with HashTab

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File Hashes are used to verify the integrity of a file. You can use them to check if a file is intact and not corrupted. Checking MD5 sums might be a daunting task to some, but HashTab is a 100 KB utility for Windows Explorer that makes the job relatively easy.

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May 25th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

How to transfer settings and files from one computer to another with Magic Transfer

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If you’re looking for an easy way to transfer your files and Windows settings and other software preferences from one computer to another, Magic Transfer is a tool that you must check out.

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May 24th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

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SugarSync Giveaway Winners, Proto.in Blogger’s Passes Available

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SugarSync Winners

As promised, the three 30 GB Free Annual SugarSync subscriptions go to Narayanan Hariharan, Madhur Kapoor and Arun. Your SugarSync accounts will be upgraded soon with the 30GB space for one whole year! I’m sure you’ll find it useful, guys. Enjoy!

Proto.in 2008 Delhi!

And, Proto.in, dubbed India’s Startup Event is happening this year on July 18 and 19 at IIT, Delhi. The event brings entrepreneurs, techies, bloggers, and students together. It’s a platform for good exposure and you could showcase and present your technology ideas.

I’ve got around 3 bloggers’ passes for the event to giveaway. If you need one, leave a trackback here. I’ll make sure you get one for free!

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May 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm

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Download Digsby Skins and Themes

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If you’ve become a fan of Digsby (read a review of Digsby) and if you’re looking for some skins to spruce up your new Digsby instant messenger, this is a site you must check out: Digsbies.org

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May 22nd, 2008 at 7:45 am

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SugarSync Review and Three SugarSync 30 GB Annual Subscriptions Giveaway!

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SugarSync is a complete, and a really perfect online backup and file syncing solution for your data. In this post, I’ll be writing my review and thoughts on the application, how it works and why it’s better than some other online file syncing tools available out there.

I’ve got three 30-GB SugarSync annual subscriptions (each has a retail value of $49.99) to give away. You’ll find details on how you can grab one for yourself at the end of this post.

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May 16th, 2008 at 8:40 am

Top 7 Useful Adobe AIR Applications for Bloggers

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This is a guest post by technology blogger Rakshit Khare from Aarambh.

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May 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pm

Download ReadAIR: Google Reader on Your Desktop

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If you didn’t know, I’m a big fan of Adobe AIR apps. They’re quite cool that I’ve found myself using twhirl, etc. very often.

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May 14th, 2008 at 9:32 am