THE MYTH OF REFRESHING THE DESKTOP

"Do you refresh your desktop?". Ask this to any Windows user and 99% of them will reply with a "yes". Of course, there are various needs for refreshing the desktop but the majority of people who does it doesn't even know why he is doing it. Refreshing the desktop is perhaps the biggest computer myth among all Windows users.

What does a desktop refresh actually do? Refreshing the desktop simply redraws the icons on the desktop. That's it! It doesn't refreshes the RAM. It doesn't clean your PC. It doesn't refreshes your computer the way it does to you when you wake up from a nap. Refreshing the desktop has absolutely no effect on the working or performance of the computer. So why is the tool there? As I said, refresh is used to re-display or redraw the icons on the desktop. Sometimes when you bring some changes to the desktop icons, the change doesn't get reflected instantly. In such cases, refreshing the desktop becomes necessary to bring the change to effect. Say, you have the desktop icons set to arrange themselves alphabetically on your desktop. When you add a new item to the desktop, this item wouldn't get arranged alphabetically, instead it would appear at the bottom of icon list on the desktop, irrespective of it's name. Now if you refresh the desktop, all the icons would be once more arranged alphabetically and the newly added item would go to it's appropriate position. This is what refresh is for. It is to re-display the desktop. Refresh has the same function when done in explorer.

So, if you are in the habit of refreshing the desktop, stop it. You are just wasting your time and effort. And the next time you see a person doing it, don't forget to explain to him the futility of this action.

All about Chrome

The name Chrome isn’t in reference to a shiny polish or appearance, but instead to the term web browser creators give to the frame surrounding a browser.

Chrome , the Google WebBrowser , has created much sensation and acquired good hype even before its launch. But its a very simple,light -weight browser when compared to its competitors IE ,FireFox, Opera .... Chrome allows Google to remove the final wall between it and its users, as all of the company's web applications including its search, Gmail and word processing tools are accessed through a web browser.

According to Google, the problem with today’s web browsers are that they are all still based on a design that was first created to display web pages. Just that simple little task. Over the years many companies have found ingenious ways to squeeze more use out of web browsers, allowing us to use them to handle e-mail, edit photos, watch videos, even edit spreadsheets. The web browser has become a tool of many uses, but its design, despite the changes over the years, is still geared towards just one.

It does offer an innovative take on tabbed browsing, allowing you to detach and move tabs, shortcuts to access past searches and page visits, and a default page menu that lists your most-visited sites, but beyond those tweaks Google is offering the same promise for consumers that others web browsers are chasing; to experience the internet faster, safer, easier, and with more stability.

Still much to come in its siblings to offer even for Mac and Linux.As of now the beta version released supports only Win XP & Vista Users.

My Dedication

This being the first post in my blog, i want to dedicate this to Lord SriRama, whom i believe the most.
I also want to contribute my whole hearted gratitude towards my Parents, teachers and all well-wishers.

Thanks,
Satish