The 2nd year of my Ideapad didn’t have a auspicious start with my AC adapter conking out. Doubting whether warranty would cover it I was on the lookout for a AC adapter when I was given three choices – 1) Original Lenovo AC adapter – Rs. 1,500 2) OEM Lenovo AC adapter – Rs. 750/- 3) Universal Laptop power adapter – Rs. 650/-
Even though I was hesitant to buy a Universal power adapter main because whether it will be reliable and safe to my laptop, my fears were allayed by my friend so went ahead and bought it. I did my research on the net and found what size adapter pin is for my laptop and what were the power ratings.
As you can see from the above photo, that was the contents of the package. Even though the adapter box and the power plug doesn’t seem as solid as the original one. It was ok and there is a switch at the side to control the output voltage and a light at the top to indicate the output voltage. I think its safer to put a tape above the switch to avoid accidental changes. Moreover I tested it with a multimeter to check the actual voltage indicated is the output and it passed that test. So for almost a month now its been going without a hitch.
It seems it can fit multiple gadgets provided the pins (6 were in the set) and the output voltages matches the needs of your gadget. And it comes with a 6 month warranty.
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: laptop adapter, universal laptop adapter
Its been a while since I chalked my favorite freeware software for a windows pc (to be exact it was a 2008 post here). So here is a more upto date list of my favorite freewares.
- Avast Home Edition: I’ve been a ardent user of AVG Personal edition but the latest Avast Home Edition 5 with its excellent user interface and with various protective shields like Web, Mail, P2P,IM etc makes it a good protection for the PC
- OpenOffice : For years now, Openoffice has been my favorite office suite. Now with its capability to open and view even Office 2010 files like docx, xlsx its a excellent software with all the features of a full fledged office suite.
- VLC Player : For a while I’ve been using K-Lite codec (i think it still plays all the format ), I’ve now switched over to VLC player for its easy to use interface and ability to play mp4 files much better than other multimedia player.
- Firefox & Thunderbird : My favorite browser is still Firefox and with latest 3.6 browsing is much secure and easier. And thunderbird 3 has made setting up email much easier but with its customary security features still intact.
- Peazip : A excellent compression utility with its ability to handle zip,rar,iso files.
- CCleaner : A tiny software but excellent to clean all the junk files in a system with now extra features like restore point deletion and startup program cleaner etc.
For those buying a new pc / laptop or looking for free altrenatives for your windows pc the above list should be a excellent starter. Will try to list further more freewares in a future post.
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: free download, free pc softwares, free softwares, pc software
I hope many of you heard how people can earn money by just reading mails , seeing ads, doing surveys, affiliate marketing etc etc …most i found out is very difficult to reach the minimum payout by just being a Free member or just being a single earning member without any referrals underneath you. But here are some ways when worked slowly , patiently and gathering enough friends will earn some money without you paying out none when you are online.
- Ziddu - A free file sharing site where you get paid when people download your shared files. Easy to setup and great way to share stuff
- PaidtoClick – A typical paid to click site , but the first payout rate is small and it directly pays to paypal
- Paypal : According to me one of the best site to send / receive money online and easy to setup a online transactions for your business as well as services
- Bux.to – Another paid to click site with lots of ads to click and every referral makes the process of getting to the 50$ payout quicker.
[Note: I am not a paid member of any paid to click site and I usually don't recommend to anyone]
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: earn online, paid to click, paypal, ziddu
When my Logitech fun mouse began acting weirdly, I was again on the lookout for a nice mouse compact and with easy usability. When my friend suggested a wireless I was skeptical first because of battery life of a mouse but ultimately warmed to the idea and searched for a good deal and landed up with Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 Special Edition. I got a chocolate color edition for 17$ (around 850 Rs).
The package itself comes with a mouse, the receiver , 1 AA battery and manual. The AAA battery can be put inside the mouse by pressing a button at the back side and the receiver can be locked in at the bottom of the mouse which in turn switches off the battery to conserve battery life.
I just plugged in the receiver and my Ideapad automatically detected and installed the drivers and I was ready to go. Movement was nice and easy on my table and the left click was soft and right click was sharp. The mouse worked from almost a distance of 3-4 feet. Its size makes it easy to hold and compact to fit inside a laptop bag without hogging too much space.
Its been two weeks so can’t report on the battery life yet but seems a good buy so far.
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: wireless mouse
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