Bharath's Tech Blog

Most of the laptops do not have an option to turn off the LCD display screen manually.Mostly the screen automatically switches off after a certain time interval.
Its better to conserve power by switching off manually.
Here is a simple application for that.

Monitor OFF (zipped)


The application makes use of the c++ commands to access the display device and puts it into sleep mode,ie,turns off the display.Display can be brought back by simply pressing any key or by using the touchpad/mouse.

Labels: laptop, monitor, windows

Posted by bharath at 4/22/2010 02:20:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

Just bought a Lenovo Y500 series 47Q laptop last week, it costs about57,000INR in Chennai, India.
Configuration is as follows,
Centrino core 2 duo,Intel Mother board,
15 inches widescreen,2GB DDR2 RAM,
128 MB nvidia graphics card, 160GB SATA HDD,
dvdwriter,card reader,dolby speakers,1.3MP webcam,
Tv tuner card with remote, Bluetooth, Wifi and more.

Its a superb model and i would recommend it to anyone looking to buya laptop.It has integrated face verification system that can even lock the system if you are away from your lap for a predefined period oftime,and as well as verification at login.It comes with vista home basic, vista home premium could have been better.

Labels: laptop, lenovo, review

Posted by bharath at 11/12/2007 11:57:00 PM | Permalink | Comments