http://www.pan-tech.com Our Perspective of technology! Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:51:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've observed in many forums, people often debating on whether the OTA (over-the-air) HDTV antennas are worth it. The Free HDTV signals can be received by tv antennas, and you don't really have to pay for the reception, while you pay a lot for the Paid HDTV signals. A number ... http://www.pan-tech.com/hdtv-antennas/ If by any chance you want to block the access to a specific website from your computer, Windows provides you the way to do this by editing the hosts file. This way you’ll be able to put aside websites you no longer want to be accessed from your computer. The file ... http://www.pan-tech.com/how-to-block-websites-windows/ I'd like to blog about one of the exciting games I've played - Diablo & specifically Diablo 2. Diablo 2 being the unique and having an exclusive replay value is in demand very much even after the introduction of Diablo 3. Diablo II provides a lot of options with regards to ... http://www.pan-tech.com/exciting-diablo-2-items/ Disable Autorun or Autoplay option on Windows XP/ Windows Vista The CD Autorun feature has the task to pop-up a dialog box every time you insert a new disk in your DVD-ROM drive. Disabling CD Autorun can make your operating system best fit your needs if the dialog box appearance bothers ... http://www.pan-tech.com/disable-autorun-or-autoplay-option-on-windows-vista-windows-xp-windows-7/ How to disable the User Account Control (UAC) feature on my Windows Vista or Windows 7? How to Disable user Account control notification? Disable User Account control warning? Windows Vista / Windows 7 has some build-in features that sometimes can be considered as annoying.  For example the User Account Control prompt ... http://www.pan-tech.com/disable-user-account-control-windows/ Recently, this problem became a regular one as a big number of computer viruses disable this option "Show Hidden Files" on your Windows Vista operating system. The option disappears from the “Folder Options” dialog and it seems like there’s nothing left to do.  Not being able to see the hidden ... http://www.pan-tech.com/show-hidden-files-in-windows-vista-windows-7/ Do you get this error in your Windows PC or Laptop : SMART Failure Predicted on Hard Disk 0 WARNING: Immediately back-up your data and replace your hard disk drive. A failure may be imminent. Press F1 to continue This error is generated by the SMART (Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology). SMART ... http://www.pan-tech.com/solution-to-smart-failure-predicted-on-hard-disk/ There are a lot of questions concerning the “must have software” for Windows XP. Anyone should have a certain list with the main programs which are going to be installed right after the operational system have been renewed and refreshed. These are specific software called “must-to-have” for real among PC ... http://www.pan-tech.com/must-have-software-for-windows-xp-pc/ I found this site to send free sms to India. It allows upto 15 free SMS per day, with a free registration. Best of all, they provide Delivery Reports for the SMS sent from their system! In my experience this is a pretty good service with fast delivery of SMS.  So, ... http://www.pan-tech.com/send-free-sms-to-india/ It has become a popular complaint from owners of Nokia N73, that the battery of the N73 phone swells or bloats after a few months of usage. Infact, other phones like Nokia N77, Nokia N93 also exhibit this character. The truth is, all these phones carry the BP-6M Model Battery ... http://www.pan-tech.com/nokia-n73-battery-bp-6m-swelling/