Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Start your day with a positive attitude
HOW TO START YOUR DAY WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE :
1. Open a new file in your PC .
2. Name it "Boss "
3. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN
4. Empty the RECYCLE BIN
5. Your PC will ask you, "Are you sure you want to delete Boss permanently?"
6. Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button firmly....
7. Feel better?
HAVE A NICE DAY!!!
Letter to everybody with heart & lungs
I am aditya, studying in UKG-D.
I lost my "rubber vetcha pencil" (pencil with a rubber attached on the top). The pencil costs Rs.3/-. That Kanna kulli (dimple cheeks) lola should have taken it. When I asked her she pinching and bite me.
I have an agreement with google and microsoft. Each time this Message is forwarded.. I will get 1 paise each from google and Microsoft AOL. I dont know you, but if you have a good heart or lung or kidney plz send this to atleast 10 mail ids. Please don't neglect.
One person neglected this mail and his pencil got broken while writing annual exam.
Plz
Yours
Aditya (Without pencil)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Bachchans fall to the feet of Raj Thackeray for Forgiveness
What a shame! The so called legend, Big B, aka Amitabh Bachchan and his extended family including his son, his plastic smiley bahu, his old wife and his concubine Mr Amar Singh (without whom Bachchan family is incomplete) has finally fallen to the feet of Raj Thackeray after Raj gave them a stern warning to not to cross the lashman rekha as long as he wishes to live and work in Mumbai.
Why this actor who considers himself more than anybody else the greatest talent on earth, whose birth has made India proud had to meekly surrender to Raj who (and his party MNS) does not even have a standing in Mumbai.
It is nothing but greed and sheer lust for money forced him to beg before Raj Thackeray. Mr Bachchan is even ready to lick the feet of Raj, he even indicated that (although not literally) he can go to any extent so that he and his old wife is forgiven and the ban is lifted on his and his family's films.
Actually Bachchan not only had to apologize and accept the humiliation from Raj, he also lobbied to the Congress Mata Ji through SP party and then finally our Italian guardian instructed Maharashtra CM to look into the issue and after some closed door deals Raj Thackeray finally lifted the ban.
Now Mr Bachchan is very much relieved as his latest film now can be inaugurated, he need not worry about other things as the Indian public will take care of the rest.
So greedy Bachchan has finally done it, his only aim is to make money by hook or by crook and when there is any obstacle to this earning he is ready to lick anything (you fill up the gap), then this great intellectual artists behaves like a street beggar.
I think Indian public has already forgotten that this guy forged documents to prove that he is a farmer and wanted to grab some government land, later he had to give up because of media pressure but his concubine bailed him out of any punishment.
It is a matter of big shame that it has become almost impossible to find a clean person in India who has risen to the top, almost everyone is corrupted and we blame the traffic police or the office peon for petty things.
Bachchan is also a habitual offender in the matters of income tax, also he duped many young people by founding a company called ABCL and after that winding it up!
I wonder how many more life time achievement award is waiting for this history sheeter celebrity.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Apple Unveils New iPods
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a revamped line of iPods on Tuesday and trumpeted a truce with NBC Universal that means the TV network will begin selling programs again on iTunes.
The iPod announcements were largely expected, and investors were less than energized, sending Apple's shares down $6.24, 4 percent, to close at $151.68.
The iPod upgrades Jobs revealed Tuesday in a theater in San Francisco include two slick new Nano models, oval-shaped devices that Jobs said are the thinnest iPods Apple has ever made. They are less than a quarter-inch thick.
A $149 version comes with 8 gigabytes of memory (enough for 2,000 songs); a 16-gigabyte version (which holds 4,000 songs) is $199.
The new models acknowledge the incredible appetite for iPods - Jobs said Apple has sold 160 million iPods since their introduction in 2001, making them the runaway leader among portable music players. But Apple has to work hard to differentiate them from the iPhone, Apple's cell phone/iPod/Internet device that threatens to cannibalize some of the demand for iPods.
Jobs also showed off three new versions of the iPod Touch, which is much like an iPhone except that doesn't make calls. An 8-gigabyte version of the new model will sell for $229; a 16-gigabyte Touch will be $299 and a 32 GB model will be $399.
Apple hopes the 32-gigabyte unit will appeal to people who download a lot of games and other programs, and wouldn't be able to store them all on an iPhone, which tops out at 16 gigabytes. Jobs said people have downloaded a "mind-blowing" 100 million applications for iPhones and iPod Touch devices since Apple began offering the programs online two months ago.
"We don't think of it as cannibalization," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of product marketing. "As long as they want an Apple product, we're happy."
But Ross Rubin, an analyst with market researcher NPD Group, said Apple's focus on the Nano and its new features indicates otherwise. Among the new twists: A "shake to shuffle" feature that lets people mix up their iPod playlists by giving the device a hard, abrupt shake.
Jobs also showed off a new "genius" feature in iTunes and the iPod's onboard software. If a user clicks the genius button while listening to a song, the program automatically creates a new playlist of similar songs from the user's own library. The software determines similarity in part by analyzing which songs other people have together in their libraries.
In the deal with NBC, the television network is coming back to iTunes a year after pulling out in a dispute over the prices Apple charges for shows it sells on the online service. At that time, programming controlled by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co., made up an estimated 40 percent of the video downloads on iTunes.
At the height of the spat, Apple said NBC had sought more than double the wholesale prices for its shows, which would have resulted in shows selling for $4.99 each. NBC disputed that, and said it wanted only to be able to sell programs at different prices.
But with its muscle in the market for digital downloads, Apple largely appears to have won the battle. NBC's programming will sell for the same prices as other TV shows available on iTunes. High-definition shows, a new addition for iTunes, will sell for $2.99 each. Shows in standard definition cost $1.99. Some older shows are available for 99 cents apiece.
NBC was able to wring some concessions. Jean-Briac Perrette, NBC Universal's president for digital distribution, said NBC will be allowed to bundle programs together and set prices for those packages as well as for full seasons of shows. Apple wasn't willing to budge on those requests in earlier negotiations.
Perrette said NBC is "thrilled to be back on iTunes" but noted the network also has "a lot of other avenues" to sell shows online, including its own site and a video Web site, Hulu.com, that it created with News Corp.
Jobs gave the start of the event some buzz by flashing a message on a screen behind him: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
Jobs borrowed that line from Mark Twain in reference to obituary preparedness on Jobs that was accidentally posted by Bloomberg News and then retracted. News outlets regularly prepare obituary material on famous people.
Questions about Jobs' health swirled after he appeared gaunt at a recent Apple event. Apple has since said Jobs, 53, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, suffered from a bug and is better. He appeared thin but energetic Tuesday.
The iPod announcements were largely expected, and investors were less than energized, sending Apple's shares down $6.24, 4 percent, to close at $151.68.
The iPod upgrades Jobs revealed Tuesday in a theater in San Francisco include two slick new Nano models, oval-shaped devices that Jobs said are the thinnest iPods Apple has ever made. They are less than a quarter-inch thick.
A $149 version comes with 8 gigabytes of memory (enough for 2,000 songs); a 16-gigabyte version (which holds 4,000 songs) is $199.
The new models acknowledge the incredible appetite for iPods - Jobs said Apple has sold 160 million iPods since their introduction in 2001, making them the runaway leader among portable music players. But Apple has to work hard to differentiate them from the iPhone, Apple's cell phone/iPod/Internet device that threatens to cannibalize some of the demand for iPods.
Jobs also showed off three new versions of the iPod Touch, which is much like an iPhone except that doesn't make calls. An 8-gigabyte version of the new model will sell for $229; a 16-gigabyte Touch will be $299 and a 32 GB model will be $399.
Apple hopes the 32-gigabyte unit will appeal to people who download a lot of games and other programs, and wouldn't be able to store them all on an iPhone, which tops out at 16 gigabytes. Jobs said people have downloaded a "mind-blowing" 100 million applications for iPhones and iPod Touch devices since Apple began offering the programs online two months ago.
"We don't think of it as cannibalization," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of product marketing. "As long as they want an Apple product, we're happy."
But Ross Rubin, an analyst with market researcher NPD Group, said Apple's focus on the Nano and its new features indicates otherwise. Among the new twists: A "shake to shuffle" feature that lets people mix up their iPod playlists by giving the device a hard, abrupt shake.
Jobs also showed off a new "genius" feature in iTunes and the iPod's onboard software. If a user clicks the genius button while listening to a song, the program automatically creates a new playlist of similar songs from the user's own library. The software determines similarity in part by analyzing which songs other people have together in their libraries.
In the deal with NBC, the television network is coming back to iTunes a year after pulling out in a dispute over the prices Apple charges for shows it sells on the online service. At that time, programming controlled by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co., made up an estimated 40 percent of the video downloads on iTunes.
At the height of the spat, Apple said NBC had sought more than double the wholesale prices for its shows, which would have resulted in shows selling for $4.99 each. NBC disputed that, and said it wanted only to be able to sell programs at different prices.
But with its muscle in the market for digital downloads, Apple largely appears to have won the battle. NBC's programming will sell for the same prices as other TV shows available on iTunes. High-definition shows, a new addition for iTunes, will sell for $2.99 each. Shows in standard definition cost $1.99. Some older shows are available for 99 cents apiece.
NBC was able to wring some concessions. Jean-Briac Perrette, NBC Universal's president for digital distribution, said NBC will be allowed to bundle programs together and set prices for those packages as well as for full seasons of shows. Apple wasn't willing to budge on those requests in earlier negotiations.
Perrette said NBC is "thrilled to be back on iTunes" but noted the network also has "a lot of other avenues" to sell shows online, including its own site and a video Web site, Hulu.com, that it created with News Corp.
Jobs gave the start of the event some buzz by flashing a message on a screen behind him: "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
Jobs borrowed that line from Mark Twain in reference to obituary preparedness on Jobs that was accidentally posted by Bloomberg News and then retracted. News outlets regularly prepare obituary material on famous people.
Questions about Jobs' health swirled after he appeared gaunt at a recent Apple event. Apple has since said Jobs, 53, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, suffered from a bug and is better. He appeared thin but energetic Tuesday.
(Source: Tech2.com)
Asus Eee PC 1000H
Asus Eee PC 1000H
By: Jayesh Mansukhani | Sep 08, 2008
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The Asus Eee PC range needs no introduction. The original Eee PC was the very first 'netbook' of sorts, and its popularity opened up a whole new segment. Ever since that maiden release, the market for these sub-notebooks has exploded and expanded so much that it's become a category of its own.
Asus has not been resting on its laurels though; it's churned out netbook after netbook, with over 23 models available at the time of writing this article. The Asus 1000H that we are reviewing here is the latest in the Eee PC range and comes with Intel’s Atom processor. Let’s find out how it fares.
The 1000H signifies a significant departure from the simple finish and styling that was typical of the Eee PC range. For one, it's given up a plain matte look for a glossy black finish. While this may look elegant the first time you see it, the truth is that it’s a horrible fingerprint and dust magnet. We had our test model for a few weeks and in that time it went from looking fresh and interesting to something a dust storm would have spewed out.
With a weight of 1.46 kg and dimensions of 10.5 x 7.5 x 1.0 to 1.5 inches, this is easily the largest 10" netbook available today. This may be upsetting to some, but I didn't find it a problem at all. The build quality is sound, with no extra flex in the body, and the reinforced hinges give it the reliability most Asus products boast of.
The keyboard is easily the best seen in any Eee PC so far. It's well-proportioned at 92 percent of the size of a normal full-sized keyboard, offers a comfortable typing experience via the 'just right' texture finish of the keys, and has adequate space around the mouse pad for you to position both hands easily. This setup allows you to work comfortably and accurately.
The touchpad, however, proved to be a disappointment. Though it’s adequately large and fairly responsive, the mouse keys are a real pain. They are tapered, with the clicking area being around the edge of the laptop. This causes you to lift your hands clear of the keyboard to get a clear press. This may not be an issue for people with large hands, but my thumb got cramped after some hours of use.
The matte 10-inch LCD panel of the 1000H has a native resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and is strictly average. At maximum levels it does offer adequate levels of brightness, color and contrast. After the brilliant panel that we saw on the Acer Aspire One, this one was a bit of a disappointment. On the plus side, the matte finish allows you to work in brightly-lit conditions without fuss.
Connectivity-wise, the 1000H is similar to offerings from other manufacturers. It offers 3 USB slots, a multi-slot reader, VGA out, Bluetooth (thankfully!), and a Kensington security slot. It also offers 802.11N as a bonus.
As expected, this Eee PC is based on an Intel Atom N270 processor clocked at 1.8 GHz. The device offers 1GB of RAM, and has an 80GB HDD. These specifications are similar to other netbooks and hence performance levels were much the same. While the processor is a bit faster than the standard 1.6 GHz offering, it didn’t offer much more with regard to multi-tasking, which was already quite robust. I could easily type this article on the 1000H while listening to music, and with a dozen Firefox tabs open, alongside Photoshop running in the background, without any discrenable slow down.
The one thing that does set the 1000H apart from other netbooks is its audio capability. The 1000H comes with Dolby Sound room technology, which at first I thought was another crappy gimmick. When you consider that just about every netbook’s audio usually sounds like a cat being tortured or a rusty drill, I was not hoping for too much.
However, in a complete surprise, a Flac sample that I normally use for such tests was output in a clear, appreciably appropriate manner, with good amounts of bass, clear mids, and somewhat muffled highs. This was completely unexpected and most welcome, as such sound quality is normally found in laptops that cost maybe four times as much, and aimed at a vastly different segment.
The 1000H we tested came with a 6-cell battery. This allowed us to make the laptop battery last well over 7 hours with prudent use, and even rough usage got around 6½ hrs. These are excellent figures and nothing more needs to be said; after all, one of the USPs of a netbook is low power consumption.
Asus has come up with a winner. Despite its irritating glossy finish, the 1000H has extremely good performance, very good battery life, surprisingly good sound, and a well-designed keyboard. At Rs 26,000, it’s easily among the most VFM netbooks available today, and I have no qualms recommending it wholeheartedly.
(Source: Tech2.com)
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