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Monday, October 19, 2009

How to search correct driver for your device

Whenever you buy any computer input/output device, you will get a software with it which is called device driver. This driver is used by your computer to communicate with the device. Sometimes you missed that software and you dont know which device is installed in you CPU. For example sound card, you can download its drivers if you know its make and model, like Realtek.

I will tell you a simple method without any hard effect to get all your drivers back.

STEP 1 :: Check what is missing

You can check all missing drivers in Device Manager(Right Click on My computer>> Properties>> Hardware >> Device Manager). A big yellow Question mark will be there on all missing driver.

STEP 2 :: Check Device instance Id for the device with missing driver
Click on the properties of device>> Goto Details Tab>> Select Device Instance Id

for example of Realtek High Definition Audio you will find this

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1458A002&REV_1000\4&2F790C35&0&0201

Here Vendor Id is 10EC and device id is 0888

STEP 3 :: Identifying Device with Device id or Vendor id

Goto http://pcidatabase.com and enter Vendor id and Device ID

STEP 4 :: When you press search button you will get information about your device.After identifiying your device, you can goto Manufacturer Device and download driver from there support section or you can search that driver on internet.


Enjoy

Monday, October 5, 2009

Beware of Security Threat Mail for your Bank Account :: Email Phishing

Every bank is taking steps to secure Banking services. When Banking goes online, there were more security threats for Banking users. Internet Hackers are trying best to hack bank accounts. Email pishing is the latest tool for the Hackers.

You might have recieved an Email with one of the following Subjects

1. "Upgrade your acount online"
2. "Activte internet Banking"
3. "Free account upgrade"
4. "Increase your Credit Limit Online"
5. "Profile updation Required"
6. "Your Account is blocked , Re-activate it online"

Please make sure these mails have came from authentic source. If you open these type of mails you will find messages to login to you bank account. There will be a link to open the netbanking page. Once you goto this link, it will ask for some persnol information like USER NAME and password, and thats it.... your account is hacked.

How to avoid Bank account Hacking

I would suggest to follow these steps to save yourself from Hackers

1:: Always open Bank Login by going to Bank website by typing its URL in address Bar
2:: Never follow a link to login your Bank account
3:: Never disclose your passwords to Anyone
4:: Always use on screen keyboard while entering your password
5:: Alwyas check for Security certificate of website by Clicking on Lock sign in Internet explorer
6:: Make sure that website is using HTTPS i.e. Secured connection
7:: Always activate second password or extra security like in ICICI you need to enter grid or digits of your debit card to complete any transaction or in SBI you need to enter high security password
8:: Always limit your payee list
9:: Keep your mobile phone number updated in account information and subscribe for SMS alerts.

Please share with our readers if you got any such type of Email

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Get Bank location details online at one place with Banklocations.in

If you are searching for a Bank in your nearby area, sometimes it will become a headache to surf through all bank websites and open their Branch Locator. What if you get all information about banks like Bank Name,Branch Name, Branch Code, Address, City, State, Atm, Phone numbers, IFSC Code, RTGS, Core banking, Forex Type, Website information.

I will tell you how to get all this information at one place.

STEP 1 :: Just goto http://www.banklocations.in/
STEP 2 :: You can make search query based on Bank name and State/City/Area/Branch

A result will be displayed instantly like this. If I search for State Bank of India in Bangalore



Then if you click on Branch Hyperlink, It will show all the deatils for that particular Branch

Like for State Bank of India , Koramangla, Bangalore , you will get information like this



Enjoy and search Right things at right place..