Are you working from home? Even if not, these incredible home office setups will inspire you to do so. Either you’re garage startup or freelance developer working from coziness of home, the importance of good working environment as well as the computer setups need special attention. Your home office design can be minimal or extravaganza, every setup is present here.

Many companies(read MNCs!!!) are encouraging people to work from home to avoid hassles of traffic and increased employee satisfaction. Average employee spends at least 2 hours to commute daily. Cutting on this valuable time is only possible if work from home option is available. On the other hand we can see more and more people choosing freelancing instead of working for any organization. The bandwidth and speed of the Internet is no more a concern as broadband connections are available to most house holds.

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Apple yet again grabbed world’s attention with it’s fantastic piece of technology – iPad. Apple’s – in particular Steve Job’s – passion for slick design reflects in each and every device or software piece they make. But this masterpiece from Apple – Glass Cube Store at 5th Avenue, New York is just plain awesome. Fifth Avenue is much sought after shopping area in New York. Apple has erected a literal 32-foot hollow glass cube on the ground, prominently showing Apple logo. Beneath the ground level, it’s an amazing world of Apple products, accessories and fanboyzz!! There are 100 Macs and 200 iPods to try before you buy. This Fifth Avenue Apple Store is operational 24-by-7, 365 days a year – one of a kind. Let’s look at the Fifth Avenue Apple Cube store more closely in photos and videos. And of course some fun facts and little controversies!!

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Have you bought your Apple iPad yet? If not, then look at this video for review of much talked Apple tablet – A revolutionary device of the decade which changed the whole computing device game altogether. Hats off to Steve Jobs!! He has done it again – with Bang!!

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I don’t remember when I’ve started using USB devices and connectors, but I definitely can say that USB has changed the way we talk(!!!) with computers in our day to day life. As I remember I first used USB pendrive then USB mouse, keyboard, harddisk and what not. Actually the USB protocol we are using till date is USB 2.0. It’s speed is 60 MB/s which seems ok now. But as you see, with the advent in HD videos, terabyte hard disks and hordes of digital photos, now this speed seems to be limiting. In September 2007, Intel announced it was beginning to define the specifications of USB 3.0, and now, at long last, the successor is ready. USB 3.0 is codenamed “SuperSpeed”. So let’s zapp pass through USB 3.0!!

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Valentine’s day is coming up very soon and we are here to help our readers with fantastic gift ideas for their geek valentines. Is your would be valentine, technology freak and loves computers, web and internet? Surprise them with these terrific gifts which are so geeky and sweet!!! My favorites from this lot are HTTPanties, 8-bit tie and Ascii heart necklace. We hope this collection of valentine gifts will assist in finding that great present for your girlfriend or boyfriend (Geeks though…!!!)

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To fight against cyber-crime, Microsoft introduced COFEE that helps Law enforcement. Microsoft COFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor) is software that easily captures significant “live & volatile” computer evidence in cyber-crime investigations, without special forensics expertise. Let me explain in detail, COFEE is a USB device pre-configured with specific software that helps cyber-crime investigator to collect VOLATILE LIVE EVIDENCE in reliable and cost-effective manner. For example, files/information that are stored in RAM would be lost if the computer had been shut down. An investigator with minimal computer knowledge can be tutored to use COFEE in 10 minutes.

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Many people are not much familiar with the term ‘Tablet PC” because of its limited popularity till today. Keep in mind, Tablet PC is altogether different from eReaders like Amazon Kindle or B&N Nook. But Tablet concept expected to rise once major players will come into the picture, like Microsoft, Apple etc. Microsoft is planning to launch ‘Courier Tablet PC’ and Apple will be releasing ‘iPad Mac Tablet’. Both are expected to come in market in mid-2010. Few Tablet PC manufacturers are already in this business like Acer, HP, LG, IBM, and Panasonic.

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Recently I wrote an article about the reasons of Why Buy Kindle And Why Not, on the launch of Kindle in Indian markets. So I thought why not write on How Kindle Works for more insight. The online bookstore Amazon.com recently launched the Kindle2, a thinner version with more memory and other enhancements. So what’s the big deal about the Kindle? The Kindle is intricately linked to Amazon‘s online book store where there are more than 230,000 book titles to choose from. These books cost as little as $1 or as much as $10. In addition, there’s a selection of magazines, newspapers and blogs. And all this is delivered wirelessly to the Kindle, without the need for a PC. The Kindle2 can hold as many as 1,500 books. Fortunately, the Kindle now can be used internationally. Since the Kindle has a USB connection you can transfer certain documents to it from your PC, such as audible audio books, MP3 files and text documents.

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Every kid has that curiosity to look what’s in the space. And at teenage, everybody (most of us!) dreams to become that cool astronaut. But life doesn’t seem fair to everybody and we wander on different paths of career.  SLOOH is now giving such opportunity to fulfill our dreams of the teenage or curiosity of the kids through its 3 mountain telescopes and a web based interface by which you can control the telescopes. Yeah, you read it right. Slooh lets you explore space live through its online telescopes. You can control the telescope via web interface, look up into the sky and find a comet!!! And Slooh offers membership at very nominal fee. Slooh lets you wander the space through its 3 observatories set in Australia, Chile and Canary Islands (Spain). Here are the Observatories Specifications. As mentioned on their website, Slooh advanced users are making scientific discoveries. Let’s see its features in more detail.

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Amazon Kindle – The most popular eBook reader – is now launched in India. Shipping starts on 19th October, 2009. On the homepage of Amazon.com, you can see below excerpt from founder Jeff Bezos’ letter,

With this new kindle, you can get your books, newspapers, and magazines delivered wirelessly while at home or abroad in over 100 countries. Whether you’re in Paris, Mumbai, or Sao Paulo, you can think of a book and be reading it in less than 60 seconds.

Kindle’s base price is about 13,500 INR in India, now include shipping charges, import Fee deposits and higher prices of eBooks, it will add up to total price of kindle to 19,000 INR! It seems higher price, but book lovers will definitely love this device for its flexibility of use, portability and capacity of storing eBooks (1500 Books at max!!!), but there are some things for which Kindle can’t stand. Here’s discussion about the reasons of why you should buy Kindle and why shouldn’t.

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