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Organizing Media…

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If you didnt know, I happen to have a huge media collection. Everybody has Giga bytes of music and maybe a few episodes of their favorite tv shows. I have that and about 80 unwatched movies on my comp at any given time :P

For me one of the biggest problem was to decide which movie to watch next. Normally what happens is that, I read a review of a movie or someone recommends one to me… I get my hands on the movie and forget about it. Months later I browse thru the names and wont recognize the movie… I am too lazy to lookup IMDB each time so that basically means I wont watch it for the next few months as well.

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The Tale of the Other Computer…

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My desktop, which would shutdown a few mins after booting was the first of my computers to go ka-put. I initially suspected a RAM problem and prayed it was not a hard disk problem.

The RAM was cleared by trying it on my friends system and the hard disk seemed fine in the few minutes the system stayed on. So I decided to get the motherboard checked and tried to locate a computer service center near my place.

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Tale of Two Computers…

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Like I mentioned last week, both my desktop and Laptop had quit on me. I was without a system for almost the whole of last week, prompting me to revive my P3 system to atleast check my mails. But that is not the entire story, oddly it gets weirder and (maybe) funnier.

Since the story of each system is entertaining in itself I will start with my laptop:

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Computer Blues…

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About three days ago, my desktop system started showing worrisome signs. The system unexpectanly used to hang within minutes of starting. I initially suspected a RAM problem but after a few tests ruled it out. Only after giving it to a professional could I confirm that the problem was directly motherboard related. Yesterday, my laptop … Read more