Bought a new hard disk and a webcam today!
I already have a 160 GB Maxtor hard disk, but I always wanted a second hard disk after I lost my previous hard disk in an ant attack. So, bought a 80 GB Seagate hard disk - 7200 RPM. Yet to install it. The idea is to make my Maxtor hard disk a pure storage volume and use this new one as a system disk. Also, it would be very convenient for me to plug out the 160GB maxtor whenever I want to! Moving data/music/videos etc would be much easier :)
I paid Rs. 2650 for the hard disk. (A 40 GB hard disk was available for Rs. 2350). Bought it from my local vendor. What say?
Also bought a Intex webcam. Its has a pretty decent feature set. Here are the key features…
- 350,000 pixels resolution(max. 500,000 pixels), the frame rate up to 30 fps
- 3X digital zoom function
- Adjustable lens for accurate image shooting
- Night view function without any daylight
- Automatically controls the brightness of night lights
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Cost : Rs. 900. There was Logitech available too, and I was all set to buy it, but the vendor suggested that this has got better features and that he as got better feedback about Intex from the users. Let me see how good it is. Else, I think I will ask him for a replacement. BTW, logitech was priced at around Rs. 1100. Intex has some lights (6 LEDs), which are automatically lit up in low light conditions and are pretty bright.
Next I need to install Skype 2, which is out of beta and has video support!
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January 7th, 2006 at 04:51pm
Still stuck with 2MB or 250MB hotmail mailbox ? Follow these three simple steps in IE… and enjoy!
Step 1: Log into your hotmail account using Internet Explorer - Does not work if you try to activate this using Firefox. Also make sure your address in your hotmail account is United States.
Step 2: Click on this link
(better copy the link given above and paste it into the window in which you have your hotmail account opened!)
Step 3: Click Join Mail Beta
Now your hotmail account is upgraded to Live Mail with 2GB of storage!
This procedure worked fine for me when I tried it out a couple of mins back.
Not sure how long it would last!
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January 3rd, 2006 at 07:54pm
Updated 3: Check this update : Upgrade your hotmail account to 2GB! http://www.arjunprabhu.com/blog/archives/2006/01/03/get-2-gb-hotmail/
Update 2: The method given below still works! :) enjoy.
Update 1: Some folks have reported that this method no longer works. But do give it a try. Please report if you were successful by entering your comments below!
Well, if you are still using hotmail, and your mailbox size is still 2MB and you want to make it bigger, then you have come to the right place!. Actually, seeing the logs, i found that many people came to my site search for this info. So, here it is!. I have personally done this on both my hotmail accounts (so that more spam mails can be stored ;) ) a couple of months back, and it works perfectly fine. But as mentioned below, its recommended to back up your mails before you try this procedure. Try at your own risk! :)
Source: Net, Mailing lists etc..
Advice: Although this method doesn’t involve any loss of emails or contacts, its recommended to back them up before you do this process. You could setup your hotmail account in Outlook Express or any other email client.
Steps:
- Login ur hotmail account and go to options.
- Go to “Personal”
- Click “My Profile”
- Change Country to “United States”
- Wait for browser to load United States settings.
- Change the state to any American States. For example “Florida” and zip code “33332″
- Click “update”
- Click “Continue”
- Go to “Language” and make sure its “English”
- Paste this link in the same browser.
http://by17fd.bay17.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/Accountclose
- Wait until the Screen says you’re Hotmail is Closed and ready to be deleted.
- Click “Close Account”.
- Go back to login page and re-login to ur hotmail account..!!
- Your account size will now increase to 25 MB, which a month later becomes 250 mb.
Good Luck..!!
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March 16th, 2005 at 09:48am