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Apple’s new solution for iPhone 4 is the iHand [Funny]
[Myth Buster] Why you cannot create a folder named ‘CON’
Firefox 4 beta is here!

Apple’s new solution for iPhone 4 is the iHand [Funny]

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:48 AM PDT

Recently I wrote about Nokia poking fun at Apple’s iPhone by showing how Nokia phones can be held without ever the fear of losing connectivity. While the laughter around the net was about to die out we have a incredibly funny idea for a accessory for Apple called the iHand. As holding the iPhone 4 in your hand can cause the phone to lose connectivity Apple will roll out this accessory called the iHand which replicates a hand.

Image: Scoopertino

The detail of this spoof is funnier with ideas like it will in various tones like iHand Caucasian, iHand Black, iHand Indian, iHand Asian.

Apparently the accessory will cost $69 and will help people to hold the iPhone 4 without any signal issues.

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Do write in your funny comments about the iHand.

Link: Scoopertino

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[Myth Buster] Why you cannot create a folder named ‘CON’

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 01:54 AM PDT

Today I got an interesting mail that claims

nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as “CON”.
This is something pretty cool…and unbelievable… At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn’t answer why this happened!
TRY IT NOW !!

This is not the first time I got this mail, and I'm sure most of you must have received it too. If you try creating a folder named CON, as the mail claims, it'll get renamed automatically to New Folder. But there is no mystery behind this, and the team at Microsoft very well knows the reason for this.

Why is it not possible to create a folder named CON?

Before we proceed further, let me tell you a small secret you can't even create a folder named PRN, AUX, NUL and many others.

The reason you can't create a folder with these names is because these are reserved keywords used by DOS. The below screen-shot taken from Microsoft's website shows a list of reserved keywords in DOS.

If you try creating a folder with any of these names, the name automatically changes back to the default "New Folder". And this is what has caused the confusion. Instead of automatically renaming the folder, had an explanatory warning message popped up, we would have had one less hoax mail to deal with.

You can actually create a folder named CON !!

There is actually a way to create a folder named CON, or any other name from the above list of reserved keywords. This can be done through command prompt. But it is advisable not to do so, as it might result in your system becoming unstable.

To create a folder named CON, go to command prompt and type "MD \\.\D:\CON" (without quotes). This will create a folder named CON in D:. See the screenshot of my machine.

You cannot delete this folder by normal delete. To delete the folder, again go to command prompt and type "RD \\.\D:\CON" without quotes.
I'll again recommend you not to try this on your system, as it might become unstable. In case you can't stop yourself, don't do it on a drive on which Windows is installed (generally C:).

Next time when you get such a mail, reply to the sender and direct him or her to this page.

Have you ever come across such hoax mails? Do let us know what do you do to tackle them through your comments.

(via knowledgehub)

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Firefox 4 beta is here!

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 10:41 PM PDT

A couple of day ago I wrote about Firefox losing out in the long run against Google Chrome when it came to browser market share. This was mainly due to Firefox number stagnating and Chromes doubling in the past 10 months. The one thing that most Firefox users were looking forward to is here. Firefox 4 beta version is out.

What’s special about Firefox 4 beta?

The first thing after I downloaded Firefox 4 was that it was super light and fast. But then I immediately I realized that all the Add-ons were disabled.
I tried to check if I could enable all the add-ons and then check Firefox for speed but all Add-ons currently were incompatible with Firefox 4 beta.
That apart I was quite happy with the new look of Firefox 4 which does give that Chrome’s neatness but with a Firefox identity.

Download Firefox 4 and use it. Just be aware the the add-ons are not compatible as of now but should be very soon once developers update their add-ons.

What are your views on Firefox 4? Will it be the best browser from Mozilla Firefox or has it come a little too late in the day? Do drop in your comments.

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