After doing some pretty major stuff to my compaq windows xp laptop, the display on the screen has gotten huge. For example, the mouse cursor is much larger than it used to be, along with the icons, etc.
- Brad

It seems to be a resolution issue.

1. Right click on your Desktop.
2. Click ‘Properties‘.
3. Click ‘Settings‘ tab.
4. Use the slider tab to select the resolution of your choice.
5. Click OK.

You may have to try a few resolutions before you get to the resolution that seems good to you.

I gave the command rm *, but I got the following error:
/bin/rm: Argument list too long.

The directory has lots files that I want to delete. How can I do it?
- Rob

The reason for the error is that in shell when you mention a *, your shell actually expands that * and puts all the filenames there and since length of the command line is limited, you end up getting argument list too long error.

To remove all the files, you can do any one of the following:

• You can remove the whole directory and recreate the directory.
• Use find . -exec rm {} \;
• Use find . -name '*' | xargs rm

After two years of using the previous theme, I just changed the theme to The Sundarbans. I started with a minimalist theme named ‘Simpla‘ and modified it. I chose the codename The Sundarbans for the greenery we now have on the site ;). Feel free to leave the feedback as comments below or the contact form.

Yes, its the Firefox Download Day attempting a world record.

To become part of the official Guinness World Record you must download Firefox 3 by 17:00 UTC on June 18, 2008.

I did it. Did you? Do it now!!

There are so many local search offerings for India around. There are pros and cons to each of them. Some are restricted to a single city, some restricted to a single business like restaurants, while some can only be accessed via your mobile. There is no comprehensive listing of the players in this segment.

I am starting with a basic alphabetical listing of all the relevant players which have presence in more than one city or offer extremely valuable service. I will update the list regularly along with the pros, cons, services provided, the differentiating factor etc of each over time. I hope this will help all of us in learning about which service to use based on the kind of information, city and mode being used till we reach a point that a couple of services can provide us with most local information that one needs.

Alphabetical List of Local Information Players for India

• Ask Laila
• Bhramara
• BSNL
• BTIS
• Burrp
• BuzzInTown
• City Infoline
• Dwaar
• Forbes Yellow Pages
• Getit Yellow Pages
• Google Local Search
• Guruji
• HotFrog
• Ilaka
• Infomedia Yellow Pages
• JustDial
• KhojGuru
• KyaKare
• Loconomy
• MapMyIndia
• Max Yellow Pages
• MetroMela
• MyCityBuddy
• MyQuest
• NeedGrub
• OnYoMo
• Rubru
• Srch.in
• Sulekha Yellow Pages
• TolMolBol
• WebIndia123
• Yahoo Local Search
• Yulop
• Zook

If I have missed anything or you will like to add something to the post above, please leave the comments below and I will do the needful.

DISCLAIMER: I was previously involved with Khojguru.

What is ’safe mode’ in Firefox? What is the benefit in working in safe mode? - Gina

Safe Mode is a special Firefox execution mode that can be used to troubleshoot issues in Firefox. In Safe Mode, you can reset some settings or disable extensions and themes that might be the source of the issue. By comparing Firefox behavior in normal mode to its behavior in Safe Mode with various items disabled, you may be able to diagnose issues.

Note: Windows users may be familiar with a Safe Mode for Windows. Firefox Safe Mode has no connection to Windows Safe Mode.

Source: Mozilla Support

The @ button has moved from over the ‘ button to over the 2 button. How do i reverse this? - Pat

The American keyboard layout has the ‘@’ symbol with the ‘2′ button while UK keyboard layout has it above ‘`’. You have your keyboard set the American standard instead of the UK one. Click Start > Control panel > Languages > United kingdom, and it should be fine again.

Hi, I have an HP Pavilion 515x computer with an Intel P4G533-LA motherboard an an Intel Celeron CPU at 2.2Ghz. HP.com tells me that the maximum RAM supported is 512mb per slot with 2 slots. I’d like to have a total of 2 gigs of RAM. Any way I could find out? Thanks for the help!

The motherboard is only capable of supporting 512mb of ram per slot, there is no known way to get the motherboard into supporting more ram.

I can see a lot of unsecure wireless networks on my laptop. Is it illegal to use them? - Mack

DISCLAIMER: I am not a legal expert.

Yes, in US and UK. A search reveals several cases where people have been arrested for doing the same.

The US law says:

752.795 Prohibited conduct.

Sec. 5.

A person shall not intentionally and without authorization or by exceeding valid authorization do any of the following:

(a) Access or cause access to be made to a computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network to acquire, alter, damage, delete, or destroy property or otherwise use the service of a computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network.

(b) Insert or attach or knowingly create the opportunity for an unknowing and unwanted insertion or attachment of a set of instructions or a computer program into a computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network, that is intended to acquire, alter, damage, delete, disrupt, or destroy property or otherwise use the services of a computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network. This subdivision does not prohibit conduct protected under section 5 of article I of the state constitution of 1963 or under the first amendment of the constitution of the United States.

Check with your local law experts about the same.

I am looking for ways to secure my computer. What are the best free tools that I can use. - Bose

Based on past history, I highly recommend using the following free softwares:-
Anti-virus: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Firewall: ZoneAlarm for novice users and Comodo Pro for advanced users.
Browser: Firefox
Anti-spyware: Ad-aware 2008 and Spybot S&D.