Fast-find option may
slow down PC
by Vipul
Verma
SPEED
does matter in the world of computers. For most of the persons, the speed of
computer does not come up to their expectation. This is especially true in
case of assembled computers. Though the assembled computers are not inferior
in terms of hardware yet due to settings of the operating system and also of
some software, the speed of the computer can be optimised.
Biometrics
for hi-tech security
by Sumesh
Raizada
IN
countries like India where illiteracy rate is high, identity of people who
cannot write their name is done mainly through one simple, age-old
method-through their thumb impressions. In criminal investigations, too,
palm or finger prints of suspects are taken and recorded for future
verifications. This ancient method of identification is now being used in
advanced nations.
Microsoft's
only dread—free software
by John
Naughton
UMBERTO
Eco once wrote an essay in which he argued that the IBM PC was a Protestant
machine-grey, sensible, unforgiving, popular with accountants and offering
only deferred gratification-while the Apple Macintosh was a Catholic
device-sensuous, indulgent, offering immediate gratification and forgiveness
on demand.
Site
maker's site
HERE'S
taking a look at the site of a Chandigarh-based company that makes sites for
others. 3BD, an interactive-media development company, is venturing into the
US and European markets, offering complete development services for Web and
multimedia projects.
The
anti-virus brigade
WITH 81 million users, you
really don't have to push your product hard-especially if it's something
that protects your vital machines from the big bad world of viruses-and Anil
Zuitshi doesn't do so.
FRAM chips
next
JAPANESE chipmaking conglomerate
Fujitsu Ltd has said it will start volume production next year of chips
using fast, durable ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) for a new
generation of multi-purpose smart cards.
ON HARDWARE
Load
pictures to a Web site
by Chiranjeev
Pal Singh
THE
digital camera is by far, the hottest commodity in the computer peripheral
market these days. It’s compact, easy to use, and able to capture a
digital image rivalling film quality, for a price comparable to that of a
standard camera.
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