Stars Descend On the Desert For the Palm Springs Film Fest

Stars Descend On the Desert For the Palm Springs Film Fest: The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival drew boldfaced Hollywood names tonight. Stars including Ben Affleck, Naomi Watts, and Bradley Cooper were honored for their on-screen work, while Tom Hanks, Eddie Redmayne, Diane Lane, and other celebs presented the evening's awards. We were on the red carpet and inside for the star-studded dinner, where several of the awardees shared moving, funny, and heartfelt speeches. Naomi, who accepted the evening's Desert Palm Achievement Award for actress from her The Impossible costar Tom Holland, thanked her longtime partner, Liev Schreiber, for inspiring her. She also expressed gratitude for their two young sons, Sasha and Kai,...

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How To: Use an old PC as a media streaming server

An alternative use for an old PC or laptop as a media streaming server... We bet most of you must be having an old PC or laptop lying around the place collecting dust. The system might be too old and the hardware would definitely be unfit for the latest operating systems and work applications. But these old systems can still be brought into use for something or the other at home or office. We did give you topics on how you can use your old PCs and laptops for different purposes. Treating it as an extension of that article, here is how you can use that old man as a media streaming unit in your home or office network. Assuming that your older computer would definitely be equipped with an operating system—be it Windows, Mac...

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Posted in: COMPUTERS,HOW-TO

How To: Convert an old Bluetooth headset for wireless streaming

A colleague in our office had an old pair of Bluetooth headphones with a slightly broken and tarnished shell Acolleague in our office had an old pair of Bluetooth headphones with a slightly broken, tarnished shell and badly worn out ear pads. Fortunately for him, the headset was working perfectly with all functionalities in place. When he approached us to have them fixed, we told him that the shell couldn’t be repaired and that the ear pads were not easily replaceable.  He’d simply have to opt for a new one. Then we thought of an alternative - why not convert the same working Bluetooth headset into an audio module, which can be used with any stereo headphones of his choice?! The Bluetooth module would also have multiple...

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Posted in: BLUETOOTH,HOW-TO

How to - Send and receive SMSes via your Android phone on your PC

While most of us would have moved to Google Talk and other messaging apps such as Whatsapp, most of the people around the world still depend on the While most of us would have moved to Google Talk and other messaging apps, such as Whatsapp, there might still be many others around who depend on the traditional text messaging service present on every device out there -  SMS. Not all phones support Whatsapp or any of the other fancy apps and many people still don't use data connectivity on their phones. SMSes can be painful if you’re working - you need to turn on the phone, browse through some menus and reply to texts using a tiny keypad or touchscreen. Whatsapp is particularly useful as it pops up notifications, so you can keep...

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How To: Trigger an application via email in Outlook

Use Outlooks Rules trick to automate your jobs by simply sending an email... If you have been using Microsoft Outlook at office or at home, you will know that there is an option to assign rules to every email that you send or receive. Each rule can be set to move any email – be it from a person, an email account or with particular texts in the subject or the body – to particular folders automatically. Therefore, every time an email is sent or arrives, the set rules take over and handle the emails accordingly. A few might know that you could also actually use these rules to get some automated work done for you. Let’s take a practical example from our day-to-day life. You are at office and your home PC is set to download some torrents...

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Posted in: E-MAIL,HOW-TO

How To:- Use a laptop as a Wi-Fi repeate

Learn how you can use any laptop as a Wi-Fi repeater. Almost all homes and offices today have an Internet connection either via a cable operator, telephone line or USB dongle. Sharing a single Internet connection with all other wireless-enabled devices at home or office requires a wireless router and these are available for as little as Rs. 1,000. But wireless routers are usually stationed at home or office and cannot be carried around because of the power requirements. There are times when you go on a holiday or travel around and need an Internet connection. USB 3G Internet dongles serve the purpose of an Internet connection whilst you are outdoors, but this connection is only available on your laptop or a tablet that has USB internet...

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MOBILE - Nokia's next Lumia handset to have an aluminium body

Nokia may introduce a fresh line of Lumia smartphones this year, and is said to be planning to encase one of the high-end models— codenamed 'Catwalk'—in an aluminium body, according to a report by The Verge. If this is true, the Catwalk would be thinner and lighter than the Nokia Lumia 920, which is enclosed in a polycarbonate unibody shell. The new phone, according to The Verge is designed to be the successor to the Lumia 920. "The phone itself will be a replacement to the company's existing Windows Phone 8 flagship and will boast of similar internal hardware specifications," the report reads. Nokia will also debut two other Lumia handsets as part of its new line-up for this year.  Nokia Lumia Catwalk to succeed...

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MOBILE - SAMSUNG-Galaxy SIV could be launched in May 2013: Samsung Lebanon

According to a post by Samsung Lebanon on Facebook, the next smartphone in Samsung's Galaxy S series—the Galaxy SIV—could be launched in May 2013. Replying to a query about the launch date of the smartphone, Samsung Lebanon wrote that the smartphone will not be launched before May 2013. However, since almost all the devices in the Galaxy S line have been launched around the April - June period, we expect the SIV to be announced some time in May.It is very likely that the company will want to emulate the success of the Galaxy SIII, which was launched in May last year. All everyone is waiting for now is the announcement of the phone. But thanks to the success of the SIII and the Note II, it may be quite some time before the company makes...

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