tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53581993481028923262024-02-20T01:58:55.322-08:00ȚΈĆĦŊŐ Ű~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-13683937842490008902009-12-11T08:28:00.000-08:002009-12-11T08:42:22.325-08:00Microsoft's Latest Flash Memory Technology Now Available for License<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WuNTEaljHBOOcIatmoY8TF50qclbb4bmARSsdNlRZEsJihKZA89PT7pbO8Bi0o4ss853NFP8544fVfeavO33m4fM3E7H6QbsbeDajP66Qpl54PrSiwCQZRW87z1kDgQMF33eab0bPNc/s1600-h/microsoft_logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WuNTEaljHBOOcIatmoY8TF50qclbb4bmARSsdNlRZEsJihKZA89PT7pbO8Bi0o4ss853NFP8544fVfeavO33m4fM3E7H6QbsbeDajP66Qpl54PrSiwCQZRW87z1kDgQMF33eab0bPNc/s320/microsoft_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414019877366876770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In response to widespread interest from consumer device-makers around the world, Microsoft Corp. is announcing a flexible licensing program for its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology. The latest generation of Microsoft's file system, exFAT delivers a significant leap forward in terms of the size of files that can be stored on a broad range of consumer electronic devices, and the speed with which they can be accessed. The exFAT technology is already being adopted by partners in the industry, and these manufacturers are using the licensing program to deliver a richer and more seamlessly integrated media experience for their customers. <p>(Logo: <a href="http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO" target="_blank" title="http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO">http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO</a>)</p> <p>"There has been an explosion in the use of rich audio and video files," said David Kaefer, general manager of Intellectual Property Licensing at Microsoft. "exFAT is an ideal file system that delivers fast and reliable use of audio and video files. It is an important technology in Windows 7, and now that we are licensing this technology broadly to the industry, we want to encourage and support partners to build products that also contain this technology." </p> <p>exFAT is the modern version of its predecessor, the FAT system, and greatly expands the size of files that flash memory devices can handle. The exFAT file system not only facilitates large files for use of audiovisual media, it enables seamless data portability and an easy interchange between desktop PCs and consumer electronic devices. In specific terms, the exFAT file system does the following:</p> <ul><li><b>Enables</b> future growth in media capacities, increasing support from 32 GB up to 256 TB</li><li><b>Handles </b>more than 4,000 RAW images, 100 high-definition (HD) movies, or 60 hours of HD recording in a single directory</li><li><b>Speeds</b> up file saves of Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) cards to achieve their full 300MBps speed using modern storage allocation techniques</li><li><b>Supports</b> interoperability with future desktop operating systems</li><li><b>Provides</b> an extensible format, including OEM-definable parameters to customize the file system for specific device characteristics</li></ul> <p>"Consumers want a richer media storage experience, and we chose the exFAT file system for our SDXC memory card specification because of its incredible potential," said James Taylor, president of the SD Association. "The exFAT file system supports large volumes, large files and better contiguous on-disk layout, which supports the SD Association's plans for the SDXC specification to provide consumers with quicker transfer speeds, support for very large files and seamless portability among devices. We look forward to incorporating the technology into our products."</p> <p><b>Microsoft's Commitment to IP Collaboration</b></p> <p>Microsoft offers flexible intellectual property (IP) licensing programs that give companies access to many of the foundational technologies in its own products, allowing those companies to build devices, applications and services that work seamlessly with each other. Microsoft has entered into exFAT licensing agreements with several leading companies including Sony, Canon and Sanyo. In addition, SanDisk Corp., as a member of the SD Association and the Memory Stick standard, has endorsed the adoption of the exFAT file system for use in the new extra capacity storage media. </p> <p>More information about Microsoft's exFAT licensing programs is available at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com/iplicensing">http://www.microsoft.com/iplicensing</a> and<u> </u><a target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com/iplicensing/productDetail.aspx?productTitle=exFAT%20File%20System%20Licensing%20Program">http://www.microsoft.com/iplicensing/productDetail.aspx?productTitle=exFAT%20File%20System%20Licensing%20Program</a>.</p> <p>Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: <a href="http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/prnews?Page=Quote&Ticker=MSFT" target="_blank" title="MSFT">MSFT</a>) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.</p> <p>SOURCE Microsoft Corp.</p>~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-64414749567306769542009-11-02T02:43:00.000-08:002009-11-02T02:44:31.355-08:00Renaming The Recycle Bin icon:<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); line-height: 18px; ">To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to: </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); line-height: 18px; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the right pane, locate the registry key of Localized String. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Double click on LocalizedString or right click on LocalizedString and select Modify to modify the registry value. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You should see the default value of “@%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll,-8964″. Delete or remove the default value and key in your desired new recycle bin’s name in text, e.g. “Garbage Bin” (without quote). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Refresh your desktop or Windows Explorer by pressing F5. You will see the new ‘recycle bin’ name. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Optionally, you can also modify the text of InfoTip, commonly known as tooltip what display certain help tip, guide or description about Recycle Bin when the mouse is hovering on Recycle Bin icon on desktop. The default text is “Contains files and folders that you have deleted.” Simply double click on InfoTip, or right click on InfoTip and select Modify to change the text of the info tip. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The default value is “@%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll,-22915″, simply change it to another description that you want the tooltip to be. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Refresh the desktop to make it effective.</div></span>Ashishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04655145301906065070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-30640638469359006712009-11-02T02:41:00.001-08:002009-11-02T02:42:39.834-08:00Registry hack to speed up windows xp shut down<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); line-height: 18px; ">Whenever you shut down your computer, it takes a lot of time in closing all the running applications.And worse, if they stop responding, then you have to click either end task or wait for windows to shut it down. Now you can apply a registry hack that automatically shuts the non-responding annoying applications instantly and without any interruption. Apply the following registry hack to speed up windows xp. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); line-height: 18px; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Open registry editor from Start -> Run -> type regedit </div><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">2. Find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">on the left side of the registry editor window. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">3. Double click on AutoEndTasks key from the right window and assign the value to be 1. The default value is 0. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Reverting the process is also very simple. Just change the AutoEndTasks value to 0.</span></div></b></span></span>Ashishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04655145301906065070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-55671182445019308832009-11-01T03:07:00.000-08:002009-11-01T03:09:25.432-08:00Enable your folder options in explorer.<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Trouble:</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Are you among those who are not able to access or see your folder options under File</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Menu>>Tools in Windows Explorer on your Windows XP ? This problem of hidden or</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">disabled folder options occur normally due to malicious virus (w32.rontokbro@mm)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">activity.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The virus creates an entry in registry to disable “Folder Options” in Windows explorer.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Let us see how we can fix it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Fix:</b></span></div><div>In most of the cases, even if the virus is been already removed by your anti-virus</div><div>program, it doesn’t restore the registry back to the original state. Also anti-virus usually</div><div>does not delete the registry entry created by the virus.</div><div>For restoring the registry settings,follow the steps given below</div><div>Enable your folder options in explorer.</div><div>1. Go to Start > RUN</div><div>2. Type regedit and press enter.</div><div>3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows ></div><div>CurrentVersion > Policies > Explorer</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3v3AT9koVQEzh4m93z5s7NlT95Ec4y1oKTtQqXL1-sCjH6jeTW1R0p5Pm8G6chmBWOBomqtHQOW3DNNHmR3ou9cxiycCFW0gN9YpbB1CebeuroaSgDma6WUSQ1jvwIo-CuBrfK6NH6k/s320/mydoc.bmp" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399090579385373810" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>4.On the right side of the screen, you can see some registry entry names, out of them,</div><div>right-click on NoFolderOptions and click Modify option.</div><div>5.A new small screen pops up, on this screen, sen the value data field as 0 (zero).Press</div><div>OK.</div><div>That’s it but it requires reboot. Trouble Fixed.</div></span></div>Ashishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04655145301906065070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-66079372893518048412009-11-01T02:10:00.000-08:002009-11-01T02:11:28.253-08:00How to Convert FAT to NTFS file system<div>To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.</div><div>Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.</div><div>In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.</div><div>At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.</div><div>Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>NOTE: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">(ERD).</span></div>Ashishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04655145301906065070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-23908913087483711442009-11-01T02:08:00.000-08:002009-11-01T02:10:00.309-08:00In Windows XP, how can I speed up my LAN browsing?<div>To speed up the browsing of your local LAN try this:</div><div>1.Open the registry editor.</div><div>2.Go to</div><div>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComput</div><div>er\NameSpace</div><div><br /></div><div>3.Export this key (in order to back it up, just in case) and then delete the key called</div><div>{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (Task Scheduler).</div><div><br /></div><div>4.Close the registry.</div><div>Be sure to check your 'Binding Order' in Network Connections > Advanced.</div><div>Make sure you're logged on as actually "Administrator". Do not log on with any account that</div><div>just has administrator privileges.</div><div>1.Start > Run > type gpedit.msc (not available in home version).</div><div>2.Expand the Local Computer Policy branch.</div><div>3.Expand the Administrative Templates branch.</div><div>4.Expand the Network branch.</div><div>5.Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window.</div><div>6.In right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting.</div><div>7.On setting tab check the ENABLED item.</div><div>8.Where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0 (ZERO).</div><div>9.Close gpedit.msc.</div><div>Effect is immediate on some systems, some need to re-boot.</div>Ashishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04655145301906065070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-60305797085705322682009-11-01T02:07:00.000-08:002009-11-01T02:12:02.230-08:00Steps To Create A BAT File To Format A System<div>1.Open notepad</div><div>2.copy :-</div><div>@ echo off</div><div>cls</div><div>cd\</div><div>c:</div><div>echo y | format %1 d:/q</div><div>echo new | %1</div><div>3.Save as Format.bat</div><div>4. Run it</div><div>NOTE:- Please Use Carefully</div>Ashishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04655145301906065070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-28613228009971191922009-11-01T01:00:00.000-07:002009-11-01T01:05:21.723-07:00Facts About MICROSOFT..<div class="pp_SectionStarter" xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/MSCOM/MNP2/Schemas"><div class="pp_SubHead" style="float: left;" name="CorporateAddress" id="CorporateAddress">Corporate Address</div><!-- <div style="float:right;"> <a href="">View all</a> </div> --><div><img src="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/_resources/images/img_detailPgIntroTopSh.png" /></div><div style="padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;"><div style="float: left; width: 165px;"> Microsoft Corporation<br /> One Microsoft Way<br /> Redmond, WA 98052-7329<br /> USA<br /> Tel: (425) 882-8080<br /> Fax: (425) 706-7329<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/">http://www.microsoft.com</a></div><div style="width: 401px; height: 252px; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); float: right;"><iframe src="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/_resources/config/map.htm" width="401" frameborder="0" height="252" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div><span class="pp_SubHead" name="ImportantDates" id="ImportantDates"><br /></span><table style="width: 482px; height: 3626px;" class="mstimeline" valign="top" border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"><thead><tr class="evenRecord"><td colspan="2" class="pp_SubHead2">Important Dates</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td class="pp_SubHead2">Date</td><td class="pp_SubHead2">Event</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="record"><td style="width: 125px;">1975</td><td>Microsoft founded</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>Jan. 1, 1979</td><td>Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>June 25, 1981</td><td>Microsoft incorporates</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>Aug. 12, 1981</td><td>IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Feb. 26, 1986</td><td>Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>March 13, 1986</td><td>Microsoft stock goes public</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Aug. 1, 1989</td><td>Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>May 22, 1990</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows 3.0</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Aug. 24, 1995</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows 95</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>Dec. 7, 1995</td><td>Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>June 25, 1998</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows 98</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>Jan. 13, 2000</td><td>Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Feb. 17, 2000</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows 2000</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>June 22, 2000</td><td>Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft's .NET strategy for Web services</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>May 31, 2001</td><td> Microsoft launches Office XP</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>Oct. 25, 2001</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows XP</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Jan. 15, 2002</td><td>Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to Trustworthy Computing</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>Nov. 7, 2002</td><td>Microsoft and partners launch Tablet PC</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Jan. 16, 2003</td><td>Microsoft declares annual dividend</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>April 24, 2003</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Oct. 21, 2003</td><td>Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>July 20, 2004</td><td>Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>June 15, 2006</td><td>Microsoft announces that Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company in July 2008, Ray Ozzie is named chief software architect and Craig Mundie chief research and strategy officer</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>July 20, 2006</td><td>Microsoft announces a new $20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Jan. 30, 2007</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide</td></tr><tr class="evenRecord"><td>Feb. 27, 2008</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>June 27, 2008</td><td>Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</td></tr><tr class="record"><td>Oct. 22, 2009</td><td>Microsoft launches Windows 7</td></tr></tbody></table>~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-6104489355408047782009-10-19T00:09:00.000-07:002009-10-19T00:17:35.315-07:00Some Unbelievable facts of Microsoft applications S/W<span style="color:#000084;"><b>FACT #1<br />Nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON".<br />This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable. ..<br />At Microsoft the whole Team, couldn't answer why this happened!<br />TRY IT NOW, IT WILL NOT CREATE "CON" FOLDER<br /><br />FACT #2<br />This is something pretty cool and neat...and unbelievable. ..<br />At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened!<br />Try it out yourself...<br />Open Microsoft Word and type<br />=rand (200, 99)<br />And then press ENTER<br /><br />FACT #3<br />For those of you using Windows, do the following:<br />1. Open an empty notepad file<br />2. Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes)<br />3. Save it as whatever you want.<br />4. Close it, and re-open it.<br />Is it just a really weird bug?<br />You can try the same thing above with another sentence "this app can break"<br /><br />Explanation for fact #1:<br />In windows the folder name and the special system variables share the same interface, so when you create a folder with a system variable name it will consider that folder already exist!!<br />These special system variables are available irrespective of path<br />You cannot create a folder with these names also:<br />CON, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3,COM1 to COM9 and LPT1 to LPT9....<br />CON means console, COM1 means serial port 1, LPT1 means parallel port 1<br /><br />Explanation for fact #2:<br />This is a trick which is used for testing of any application sftware of microsoft.This is an inbuild techical automatic fundamentals to check its feasibility.<br /><br /></b></span><span style="color:#000084;"><b>Explanation for fact #3:<br /></b></span><span style="color:#000084;"><b>Over at WinCustomize, someone thought they'd found an Easter Egg in the Windows Notepad application but </b></span><span style="color:#000084;"><b>It's not an Easter egg (even though it seems like a funny one), and as it turns out, Notepad writes the file correctly.Every file after its saving on the hard disk is first checked all its content before it is write on the disk, till then all of those content temporarily saved in a temp folder.<br /></b></span>Bhavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125650904558463058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-6250925775125948052009-10-18T23:54:00.001-07:002009-10-18T23:58:54.560-07:00Hidden Movies in WINDOWS XP<span style="color:#000084;"><b>Do u know that windows XP is having a hidden "Star Wars Movie" inside it???<br />You should be connected to the NET for using this.<br />Go to Starts-->Programs-->Run<br />Type</b><br /><b><br />telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl</b><br /><b><br />And hit enter......... Enjoy the magic!!!!</b></span>Bhavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125650904558463058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-75773541013736870062009-10-18T23:54:00.000-07:002009-10-18T23:55:39.268-07:00Make MOZILLA FIREFOX 10X faster<div class="para"> <span style="color:#000084;"><b><br />THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE TRICK.....NO SOFTWARE REQUIRED......NO DL REQUIRED<br />Unhidden</b><br /><b><br />1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit enter. Scroll down and look for the following entries:</b><br /><b><br />2. Alter the entries as follows:</b><br /><b><br />Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"<br />Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"<br />set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.</b><br /><b><br />3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.</b><br /><b><br />NOTE:this trick only works for broadband users not for dialup</b></span> </div>Bhavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125650904558463058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-11116942317085310972009-10-16T23:26:00.000-07:002009-10-16T23:29:33.988-07:00How INTEL microprocessor chip is made<div><br /></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><style>#yiv168767910 filtered { font-family:Verdana;} #yiv168767910 filtered {margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} #yiv168767910 P.MsoNormal { MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman";FONT-SIZE:12pt;} #yiv168767910 LI.MsoNormal { MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman";FONT-SIZE:12pt;} #yiv168767910 DIV.MsoNormal { MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman";FONT-SIZE:12pt;} #yiv168767910 A:link { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv168767910 SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv168767910 A:visited { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv168767910 SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv168767910 P { FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman";MARGIN-LEFT:0in;FONT-SIZE:12pt;MARGIN-RIGHT:0in;} #yiv168767910 PRE { MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Courier New";FONT-SIZE:10pt;} #yiv168767910 SPAN.EmailStyle19 { FONT-STYLE:normal;FONT-FAMILY:Verdana;COLOR:blue;FONT-WEIGHT:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none;} #yiv168767910 DIV.Section1 { } </style> <div dir="ltr" align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><br /></div> <div dir="ltr" align="center"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#008080;"><span class="952112012-14102009"></span></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></div> <div class="Section1" align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;" valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.2&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="290" width="450" /><br /> </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />Sand. Made up of 25 percent silicon, is, after oxygen, the second most abundant chemical element that's in the earth's crust. Sand, especially quartz, has high percentages of silicon in the form of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the base ingredient for semiconductor manufacturing.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.3&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="387" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />After procuring raw sand and separating the silicon, the excess material is disposed of and the silicon is purified in multiple steps to finally reach semiconductor manufacturing quality which is called electronic grade silicon. The resulting purity is so great that electronic grade silicon may only have one alien atom for every one billion silicon atoms. After the purification process, the silicon enters the melting phase. In this picture you can see how one big crystal is grown from the purified silicon melt. The resulting mono-crystal is called an ingot.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.4&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="286" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />A mono-crystal ingot is produced from electronic grade silicon. One ingot weighs approximately 100 kilograms (or 220 pounds) and has a silicon purity of 99.9999 percent.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.5&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="335" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The ingot is then moved onto the slicing phase where individual silicon discs, called wafers, are sliced thin. Some ingots can stand higher than five feet. Several different diameters of ingots exist depending on the required wafer size. Today, CPUs are commonly made on 300 mm wafers.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.6&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="446" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />Once cut, the wafers are polished until they have flawless, mirror-smooth surfaces. Intel doesn't produce its own ingots and wafers, and instead purchases manufacturing-ready wafers from third-party companies. Intel’s advanced 45 nm High-K/Metal Gate process uses wafers with a diameter of 300 mm (or 12-inches). When Intel first began making chips, it printed circuits on 50 mm (2-inches) wafers. These days, Intel uses 300 mm wafers, resulting in decreased costs per chip.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.7&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="435" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The blue liquid, depicted above, is a photo resist finish similar to those used in film for photography. The wafer spins during this step to allow an evenly-distributed coating that's smooth and also very thin.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.8&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="293" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />At this stage, the photo-resistant finish is exposed to ultra violet (UV) light. The chemical reaction triggered by the UV light is similar to what happens to film material in a camera the moment you press the shutter button.<br /><br />Areas of the resist on the wafer that have been exposed to UV light will become soluble. The exposure is done using masks that act like stencils. When used with UV light, masks create the various circuit patterns. The building of a CPU essentially repeats this process over and over until multiple layers are stacked on top of each other.<br /><br />A lens (middle) reduces the mask's image to a small focal point. The resulting "print" on the wafer is typically four times smaller, linearly, than the mask's pattern.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.9&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="358" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />In the picture we have a representation of what a single transistor would appear like if we could see it with the naked eye. A transistor acts as a switch, controlling the flow of electrical current in a computer chip. Intel researchers have developed transistors so small that they claim roughly 30 million of them could fit on the head of a pin.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.10&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="324" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />After being exposed to UV light, the exposed blue photo resist areas are completely dissolved by a solvent. This reveals a pattern of photo resist made by the mask. The beginnings of transistors, interconnects, and other electrical contacts begin to grow from this point.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.11&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="436" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The photo resist layer protects wafer material that should not be etched away. Areas that were exposed will be etched away with chemicals.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.12&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="310" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />After the etching, the photo resist is removed and the desired shape becomes visible.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.13&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="319" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />More photo resist (blue) is applied and then re-exposed to UV light. Exposed photo resist is then washed off again before the next step, which is called ion doping. This is the step where ion particles are exposed to the wafer, allowing the silicon to change its chemical properties in a way that allows the CPU to control the flow of electricity.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.14&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="307" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />Through a process called ion implantation (one form of a process called doping) the exposed areas of the silicon wafer are bombarded with ions. Ions are implanted in the silicon wafer to alter the way silicon in these areas conduct electricity. Ions are propelled onto the surface of the wafer at very high velocities. An electrical field accelerates the ions to a speed of over 300,000 km/hour (roughly 185,000 mph)</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.15&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="335" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />After the ion implantation, the photo resist will be removed and the material that should have been doped (green) now has alien atoms implanted.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.16&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="311" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />This transistor is close to being finished. Three holes have been etched into the insulation layer (magenta color) above the transistor. These three holes will be filled with copper, which will make up the connections to other transistors.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.17&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="254" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The wafers are put into a copper sulphate solution at this stage. Copper ions are deposited onto the transistor through a process called electroplating. The copper ions travel from the positive terminal (anode) to the negative terminal (cathode) which is represented by the wafer.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1042" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.18&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="440" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The copper ions settle as a thin layer on the wafer surface.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1043" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.19&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="322" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /> The excess material is polished off leaving a very thin layer of copper.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1044" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.20&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="298" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />Multiple metal layers are created to interconnects (think wires) in between the various transistors. How these connections have to be “wired” is determined by the architecture and design teams that develop the functionality of the respective processor (for example, Intel’s Core i7 processor). While computer chips look extremely flat, they may actually have over 20 layers to form complex circuitry. If you look at a magnified view of a chip, you will see an intricate network of circuit lines and transistors that look like a futuristic, multi-layered highway system.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1045" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.21&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="263" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />This fraction of a ready wafer is being put through a first functionality test. In this stage test patterns are fed into every single chip and the response from the chip monitored and compared to "the right answer."</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1046" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.22&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="137" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />After tests determine that the wafer has a good yield of functioning processor units, the wafer is cut into pieces (called dies).</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1047" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.23&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="237" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The dies that responded with the right answer to the test pattern will be put forward for the next step (packaging). Bad dies are discarded. Several years ago, Intel made key chains out of bad CPU dies.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1048" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.24&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="275" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />This is an individual die, which has been cut out in the previous step (slicing). The die shown here is a die of an Intel Core i7 processor.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1049" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.25&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="346" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The substrate, the die, and the heatspreader are put together to form a completed processor. The green substrate builds the electrical and mechanical interface for the processor to interact with the rest of the PC system. The silver heatspreader is a thermal interface where a cooling solution will be applied. This will keep the processor cool during operation.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1050" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.26&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="125" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />A microprocessor is the most complex manufactured product on earth. In fact, it takes hundreds of steps and only the most important ones have been visualized in this picture story.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1051" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.27&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="338" width="395" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />During this final test the processors will be tested for their key characteristics (among the tested characteristics are power dissipation and maximum frequency).</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1052" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.28&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="332" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />Based on the test result of class testing processors with the same capabilities are put into the same transporting trays. This process is called "binning". Binning determines the maximum operating frequency of a processor, and batches are divided and sold according to stable specifications.</span></span><br /> <br /><img id="_x0000_i1053" src="http://f949.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f1419528%5fAKgRaMsAAWAZStimUAnNAACSqdM&pid=2.29&fid=Inbox&inline=1" height="142" width="450" /><br /> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />The manufactured and tested processors (again Intel Core i7 processor is shown here) either go to system manufacturers in trays or into retail stores in a box. Many thanks to Intel for supplying the text and photos in this picture story. </span></span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/chipmaking/index.htm"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Check out Intel's site</span></span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> for full size images of this entire process.</span></span> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /></p></span></span></div>Bhavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125650904558463058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-14055380171611098862009-10-15T19:56:00.000-07:002009-10-15T19:57:40.407-07:00Evolution Of Microsoft<p>Let me Introduce you all about the brief history and evolution of the world most reputed software company named "Microsoft".<br /></p> <p>It all began in Plaza Hotel, New York City on the 10th of November 1983.. Two Microsoft founders <strong>Paul Allen</strong> and <strong>Bill Gates</strong> officially announced their corporation’s first and next-generation graphical user interface operating system – <strong>Microsoft Windows</strong>. </p> <p>Despite the criticism on stability and constantly being compared to their rivals <strong>Apple Macintosh</strong>, <strong>Microsoft Windows</strong> is still the most widely used operating systems in the world. </p><br /> <p><br /></p> <p><span></span></p> <h4><strong>Windows 1.01</strong> <em>(1985)</em></h4> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Officially released on November 20, 1985, this 16-bit OS that cost less than 1MB in overall is Microsoft’s very first operating system that allows multi tasking with graphical user interface on PC platform that runs on MS-DOS 5.0.</p> <p><img alt="windows 1.01" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw101.jpg" width="500" height="312" /></p> <p><img alt="windows 1.01" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw101.jpg" width="500" height="278" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 1.01" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw101-02.jpg" width="500" height="273" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 1..03</strong> <em>(1986)</em></h4> <p>Introduced in 1986, <strong>Windows 1.03</strong> is an upgrade to its previous predecessor <strong>Windows 1.01</strong>. Entire operating system cost about 2.2Mb hard disk space.</p> <p><img alt="Windows 1.03" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw103.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 1.03" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw103.jpg" width="500" height="273" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 2.03</strong> <em>(1987)</em></h4> <p>Taking advantage of the speed of Intel 286/386 processor at that time, Windows 2.03 is a replacement for Windows 1.x. It also starts the era where users are able to overlap windows, customize screens, etc. Still the entire operating system cost no more than 2.5Mb.</p> <p><img src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw203.jpg" width="500" height="311" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 2.03" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw203.jpg" width="500" height="345" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 2.86</strong> <em>(1989)</em></h4> <p><img alt="Windows 2.86" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw286.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 3.0</strong> <em>(1990)</em></h4> <p>This is the third major released of Microsoft Windows with a improved set of Windows icons and applications like File Manager, Program Manager that is still being used in today’s Windows. This 22 May 1990 released operating system is then replaced by Windows 3.1 two years later.</p> <p><img alt="windows 3.0" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw30.jpg" width="500" height="377" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 3.0" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw30.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 3.1</strong> <em>(1992)</em></h4> <p>Windows 3.1 is probably the earliest Windows most of us are familiar with. Windows 3.1 and later Windows 3.1x is an upgrade to Windows 3.0 with bug fixes and multimedia support.</p> <p><img alt="windows 3.1" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw31.jpg" width="500" height="377" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 3.1" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw31-01.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 3.1" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw31-02.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows NT 3.1</strong> <em>(1993)</em></h4> <p>The first Windows New Technology (NT) introduced. It maintains consistency with the Windows 3..1, a well-established home and business operating system at the time, the new Windows NT operating system began with version 3.1. Unlike Windows 3.1, however, Windows NT 3.1 was a 32-bit operating system.</p> <p><img alt="Windows NT 3.1" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw-nt31.jpg" width="500" height="479" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 3.1</strong>1 <em>(1993)</em></h4> <p>A superset of Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 added peer-to-peer workgroup and domain networking support. For the first time, Windows–based PCs were network-aware and became an integral part of the emerging client/server computing evolution – <strong>Microsoft</strong></p> <p><img alt="Windows 3.11" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw311.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 3.11" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw311.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows NT 3.51 Workstation</strong> <em>(1995)</em></h4> <p>The Windows NT Workstation 3.5 release provided the highest degree of protection yet for critical business applications and data. With support for the OpenGL graphics standard, this operating system helped power high-end applications for software development, engineering, financial analysis, scientific, and business-critical tasks – <strong>Microsoft</strong></p> <p><img alt="Windows NT 3.51 Workstation" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw351.jpg" width="500" height="411" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows NT 3.51 Workstation" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-nt351.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 95</strong> <em>(1995)</em></h4> <p>Previously code-named <strong>Chicago</strong>, <strong>Windows 95</strong> is a successor to all the existing Windows operating system so far. It gives full graphical user interface support, integrated a 32-bit TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) stack for built-in Internet support, dial-up networking, and new Plug and Play capabilities that made it easy for users to install hardware and software.</p> <p><img alt="Windows 95" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw95.jpg" width="500" height="311" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 95" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw95.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows NT 4.0</strong> <em>(1996)</em></h4> <p>Windows NT Workstation 4.0 included the popular Windows 95 user interface yet provided improved networking support for easier and more secure access to the Internet and corporate intranets – <strong>Microsoft</strong>.</p> <p><img alt="Windows NT 4.0" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw-nt-40.jpg" width="500" height="327" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows NT 4.0" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-nt40.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows NT Server 4.0</strong> <em>(1996)</em></h4> <p><img alt="Windows NT Server 4.0" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw-nts-40..jpg" width="500" height="328" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows NT Server 4.0" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-nts40.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 98</strong> <em>(1998)</em></h4> <p>Windows 98 was the upgrade from Windows 95. Described as an operating system that "Works Better, Plays Better," Windows 98 was the first version of Windows designed specifically for consumers – <strong>Microsoft</strong>.</p> <p><img alt="Windows 98" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw98.jpg" width="500" height="307" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 98" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw98.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 2000</strong> <em>(2000)</em></h4> <p>More than just the upgrade to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional was also designed to replace Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on all business desktops and laptops. Built on top of the proven Windows NT Workstation 4.0 code base, Windows 2000 added major improvements in reliability, ease of use, Internet compatibility, and support for mobile computing – <strong>Microsoft</strong>.</p> <p><img alt="Windows 2000" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw2000.jpg" width="500" height="307" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 2000" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw2000.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 2000 Server</strong> <em>(2000)</em></h4> <p><img alt="Windows 2000 Server" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msws2000.jpg" width="500" height="316" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 2000 Server" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-s2000.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows ME</strong> <em>(2000)</em></h4> <p>Designed for home computer users, Windows Me offered consumers numerous music, video, and home networking enhancements and reliability improvements – <strong>Microsoft</strong>.</p> <p><img alt="Windows ME" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw-me.jpg" width="500" height="310" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows ME" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-me.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows XP</strong> <em>(2001)</em></h4> <p>Windows XP Professional brings the solid foundation of Windows 2000 to the PC desktop, enhancing reliability, security, and performance. With a fresh visual design, Windows XP Professional includes features for business and advanced home computing, including remote desktop support, an encrypting file system, and system restore and advanced networking features – <strong>Microsoft</strong>.</p> <p><img alt="Windows XP" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw-xp.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows XP" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-xp.jpg" width="500" height="313" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows XP" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-xp-02.jpg" width="500" height="400" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows Server 2003</strong> <em>(2003)</em></h4> <p>Released on April 2003, and also known as Win2k3, this operating system is a sucessor to it’s predecessor Windows Server 2000 (Win2k).</p> <p><img alt="Windows Server 2003" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msws-2003.jpg" width="500" height="381" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows Server 2003" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msws2003.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows Vista</strong> <em>(2006)</em></h4> <p>Came more than 5 years after it’s predecessor Windows XP, Vista is the longest timeline break for Microsoft between two operating system. </p> <p><img alt="Windows Vista" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw-vista.jpg" width="500" height="347" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows Vista" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-vista-01.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows Vista" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-vista-02.jpg" width="500" height="331" /></p> <h4><strong>Windows 7</strong> <em>(2009)</em></h4> <p>Codenamed Blackcomb, Windows 7 is one of the most anticipated operating system which should be available somewhere in Oct 2009. </p> <p><img alt="Windows 7" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/bootscreen-msw-w7.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 7" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-w7.jpg" width="500" height="313" /></p> <p><img alt="Windows 7" src="http://hongki.at/images/evolution-of-ms-windows/interface-msw-w7-02.jpg" width="500" height="313" /></p> <br /><br /> dont forget to put comment on it.~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-9675976975649707902009-09-28T06:35:00.000-07:002009-09-28T06:38:39.391-07:00Windows XP booting problems - Remove it using MSCONFIG...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Apart from all the wizards and utilities given in Microsoft Windows XP, there is one great utility that has its roots in the Windows 9.x 'The System Configuration Utility' or 'MSCONFIG'. This utility is very handy and allows you to make changes to boot files and set the startup parameters when troubleshooting boot problems. Today I’ll teach you all about the features included with MSCONFIG so anybody can remove the pesky boot problems from a Windows XP. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Start MSCONFIG</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Click the Start button and select Run. In the Open box, type MSCONFIG and click OK. The will open, as illustrated in Figure given below.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqieHlnwWI/AAAAAAAACyA/6WXBeM5tMAk/s1600-h/a.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqieHlnwWI/AAAAAAAACyA/6WXBeM5tMAk/s320/a.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you cannot open this window so dont worry because you have to be logged on to the computer using an Administrator account before you can run MSCONFIG.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The MSCONFIG window have six tabs: General, SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI, BOOT.INI, Services, and Startup. We’ll take a closer look at each of these tabs in the following sections.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">General tab</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The MSCONFIG General tab gives you some basic options for starting a computer. There are three settings for the computer to start up. The first is default type Normal startup and other two are Diagnostic Stratup and Selective type of Startup.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Diagnostic Startup allows you to start the computer with only the most basic devices and services that are needed for the computer to run. This startup gives you a clean environment for troubleshooting.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Selective Startup provides a variety of startup options that you can use for troubleshooting. By default, all the options under Selective Startup are chosen. However, deselecting one of these preselected options allows you to prevent one or more of the Selective Startup options from running.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you think one of the programs that launch on startup is causing a problem, you can deselect the Load Startup Items option to prevent any startup program from launching. While this won’t help you determine which program is causing the problem, it will help you isolate the problem to a certain area. Please note that you’re unable to select the Use Modified BOOT.INI file unless you make a change on the BOOT.INI tab, which I will be discussed later on this post.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally, the Launch System Restore button provides easy access to the System Restore function, and the Expand File button is a very useful feature if you encounter a corrupted file and want to restore it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI tabs</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI tabs are given here for the licit compatibility, and you should not use them very often. These tabs use to modify the SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files or prevent lines of code from executing when the computer is started.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In Figure below, each line of the SYSTEM.INI file is displayed in the window. Sections of the file, such as drivers, are expandable to allow you to work with the lines of code in those sections. You can also deselect a section to prevent the entire section from being executed.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqifxqBlpI/AAAAAAAACyI/Wn10AmXzLmw/s1600-h/b.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqifxqBlpI/AAAAAAAACyI/Wn10AmXzLmw/s320/b.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Deselect a section to prevent the entire section from being executed.The Move Up and Move Down buttons allow you to move lines or sections to other locations in the file. The Find button is used to search the file; the New button lets you add new lines; and Edit lets you change the value of a line. The Enable All and Disable All buttons at the bottom of the window will select or deselect all the lines of the program. Using these buttons to alter these files is much easier and safer than using a text editor to perform the same tasks.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As you can see in Figure below, the WIN.INI tab provides the same functionality as the SYSTEM.INI tab.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqijlHaUNI/AAAAAAAACyQ/Fn4nkEGRrb4/s1600-h/c.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqijlHaUNI/AAAAAAAACyQ/Fn4nkEGRrb4/s320/c.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Same as before, select and deselect.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Boot options using the BOOT.INI tab</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The BOOT.INI tab, shown in Figure below, gives you many options for starting the computer. The top portion of the window contains the BOOT.INI file that the computer is currently using. You cannot edit this file using MSCONFIG. You can change the timeout value for the boot menu. Even if you can’t edit the file, it is easy to view the file when you use MSCONFIG.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqiltdFMcI/AAAAAAAACyY/9EMH0ZDTICk/s1600-h/d.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqiltdFMcI/AAAAAAAACyY/9EMH0ZDTICk/s320/d.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Microsoft recommends that you don’t attempt to use MSCONFIG to edit BOOT.INI unless you’re directed to do so by a Microsoft support professional.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Three of the four buttons provided in this window are for editing purposes and are grayed out by default. The Check All Boot Paths button is used to verify that the boot paths in the BOOT.INI file are correct. When you click this button, you’ll receive either an error message you can use for troubleshooting or a window alerting you that the boot paths have</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">been verified.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Boot option pane</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The most valuable functions on the BOOT.INI tab are the boot options, which are explained below. You can use these choices for a variety of troubleshooting techniques:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /SAFEBOOT gives you suboptions for starting the computer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /SAFEBOOT with MINIMAL starts the computer in Safe Mode.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /SAFEBOOT with NETWORK starts the computer in Safe Mode with networking support.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Note: /SAFEBOOT with NETWORK does not load the normal network configuration; instead, it loads a generic TCP/IP network configuration.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /SAFEBOOT with DSREPAIR is used to repair Directory Services on Domain Controllers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /SAFEBOOT with MINIMAL (ALTERNATESHELL) starts the computer in Safe Mode with Command Prompt.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /NOGUIBOOT starts the computer without the VGA video driver that displays graphics during the boot process and Blue Screen crash information.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /BOOTLOG enables boot logging to help you debug and troubleshoot startup problems.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /BASEVIDEO starts the computer using a standard VGA video driver, as opposed to the one installed for the graphics card.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /SOS causes the driver names to be displayed when they’re loaded. You can use this switch to diagnose driver-related issues.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The BOOT.INI Advanced Options screen, shown in Figure below, offers you more options for starting your computer:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqimvDAUiI/AAAAAAAACyg/bMiXZ7Cttgw/s1600-h/e.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqimvDAUiI/AAAAAAAACyg/bMiXZ7Cttgw/s320/e.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /MAXMEM limits the amount of memory that Windows XP can use. You can use this switch if you believe that your system has a bad memory chip.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /NUMPROC limits the number of processors used in a multiprocessor system.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /PCILOCK stops Windows XP from dynamically assigning system resources to PCI devices. The devices will use the BIOS configuration instead.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /DEBUG starts the computer in debugging mode. It allows you to configure the machine with three additional suboptions, as follows:</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /DEBUG with /DEBUGPORT specifies the communications port to be used for debugging.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /DEBUG with /BAUDRATE specifies the baud rate to be used for debugging. The default baud rate is 9600 with a modem and 19200 with a null-modem cable.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">* /DEBUG with /CHANNEL specifies the 1394 communications channel for debugging.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These are the advanced options.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Working with the <b>Services tab</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The MSCONFIG Services tab, shown in Figure below, allows you to prevent specific services from starting when the computer is started. This is extremely useful when you’re troubleshooting service-related problems.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqiolznjZI/AAAAAAAACyo/JPlwFe73Cr4/s1600-h/f.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqiolznjZI/AAAAAAAACyo/JPlwFe73Cr4/s320/f.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Microsoft has designed the majority of services in Windows XP. To make it easier to find a non-Microsoft service, you can select the Hide All Microsoft Services option.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Troubleshooting using the Startup tab</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Startup tab lets you prevent items in your startup folder from starting when you log in. As you can see in Figure below, you can simply deselect the service to prevent it from starting. If you want to disable all the services, click the Disable All button. To enable all the services again, click the Enable All button.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqiqLLY0tI/AAAAAAAACyw/IMl6wmacGcQ/s1600-h/g-1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RnEsVc0wfzY/SmqiqLLY0tI/AAAAAAAACyw/IMl6wmacGcQ/s320/g-1.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These are the startup choices.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br /></div>Bhavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125650904558463058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-88397299220900838142009-08-25T06:31:00.000-07:002009-08-25T06:35:32.588-07:00Nokia launches Nokia 5230 and Nokia 5530 XpressMusic models in India<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OM0CN6PwJndaoB-ewRAvmBRXpDDnDgdEF7VgWAWqerKriJI9u61NCKLHehZI8_I1E_STrnfYb7cF7HaswMnW9Grvhm-BvEeoQqIRkbG3Ow6scFrJ-YqXJfrapTkhR1ay5tqcVtP6OiI/s1600-h/Nokia-5230-XpressMusic-Blue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OM0CN6PwJndaoB-ewRAvmBRXpDDnDgdEF7VgWAWqerKriJI9u61NCKLHehZI8_I1E_STrnfYb7cF7HaswMnW9Grvhm-BvEeoQqIRkbG3Ow6scFrJ-YqXJfrapTkhR1ay5tqcVtP6OiI/s320/Nokia-5230-XpressMusic-Blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373894084566353730" border="0" /></a><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:'',Times New Roman,',',serif,'';font-size:130%;" >Global handset major, Nokia today announced the launch of two new touch screen devices namely Nokia 5230 and the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic combining the features of touch interface with that of music and entertainment features. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';font-size:130%;" >The Nokia 5230 is positioned as an affordable touch device with rich entertainment features. Nokia launched the model in India as well as across the globe today. It offers 33 hours of playback time and is priced at 149 euros. In some markets the handset will come preloaded with Comes music service of Nokia and such models will be priced at 259 euros. Headphones with 3.5mm AV connector can be connected to the device for a personal rich audio experience. It also has a Media bar with quick access to favourite media and applications such as music, photos, YouTube or Ovi Share. Thumbnail images of up to 20 friends are displayed and their communications history including emails, phone calls, photos or other social media updates.<span style=""> </span>The handset is expected to be commercially available from Q4 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';font-size:130%;" >The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is derived from the top selling Nokia 5800 Xpress music. The home page has one touch shortcuts to content and popular social networks like facebook and MySpace. It also has a innovative ‘people carousel’ as in the case of Nokia 5230 displaying thumbnail images of as many as 20 friends along with communication history.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwClVdorfV__oHLfD-njw1HGgHQp6wQyjKmtsC6Rp4bFPZl1s7Zqh_17JysIcp7bgT3nfk5QTX_kOB55tjETjWMFe9nx7UVkGt3LQsJju5_Xp8abtTchyphenhyphenFWEjZlXdB8hY1RtF2L2vQPw/s1600-h/super-mario-characters-facebook-tag-your-friends-picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwClVdorfV__oHLfD-njw1HGgHQp6wQyjKmtsC6Rp4bFPZl1s7Zqh_17JysIcp7bgT3nfk5QTX_kOB55tjETjWMFe9nx7UVkGt3LQsJju5_Xp8abtTchyphenhyphenFWEjZlXdB8hY1RtF2L2vQPw/s320/super-mario-characters-facebook-tag-your-friends-picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373894339628507346" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';font-size:130%;" >The model offers 27 hours of playback time and a 4GB memory card for storing music and other media. It can store new music through the MusicStore either directly on the phone or through a PC.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span>~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-86535003426767588102009-08-24T06:51:00.000-07:002009-08-25T01:12:56.171-07:00Nokia Enters PC Market With Mini-Laptop Launch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbgp3azbwpHf_tnxqKuNAujDM6roQP-tHRmo-lbArKgqT_VJbCldt3t4Y2-fssgnrVy2tQt7oxfBFH7UGYl7Ke7Ll7bo6SxUYD_HnyHjgiM9AijEU9qwkmUDYfNQ0SdommFgA-mtHadE/s1600-h/nokia_laptop_mock1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbgp3azbwpHf_tnxqKuNAujDM6roQP-tHRmo-lbArKgqT_VJbCldt3t4Y2-fssgnrVy2tQt7oxfBFH7UGYl7Ke7Ll7bo6SxUYD_HnyHjgiM9AijEU9qwkmUDYfNQ0SdommFgA-mtHadE/s320/nokia_laptop_mock1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373811393175828850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p> The Nokia Booklet 3G, which uses Microsoft Inc.'s (MSFT) Windows software, will be a "full-function" personal computer with high-speed mobile Internet access capability, Nokia said. </p> <p> The Espoo, Finland-based company, has recorded declines in the average selling price of its handsets for the last six quarters and has stepped up its efforts in recent years to find new revenue streams, launching services such as music download store Ovi and buying mobile navigation company Navteq in July last year. </p> <p> The company remains the dominant producer of mobile phones with a 38% share of the global market, although it has faced increased competition for high-end phones from Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone, and Research in Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM) Blackberry. It has also ceded market share to Asian rivals such as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (SSNHY), which already makes both PCs and mobile phones. Meanwhile, companies such as Taiwan's Acer Inc. (2353.TW), the third-largest PC-maker by shipments, in February launched its first lineup of smartphones. </p> <p> The move highlights increased consumer demand for products that fuse portable computing, telecommunications and music listening technology, and marks a significant strategic move, said Ranjit Atwal, principal research analyst for the PC industry at Gartner Inc. </p> <p> "It's not going to be a huge compared with its mobile portfolio, but strategically it's where devices are headed," with the convergence of PC-like functions together with the ability to communicate. He added the key task will be how it will differentiate its offering from rivals. </p> <p> Around 2.5 million netbooks were sold in Europe last quarter, according to Gartner figures. </p> <p> "A growing number of people want the computing power of a personal computer with the full benefits of mobility," said Kai Oistamo, Nokia's Executive Vice President for Devices, in a statement. </p> <p> "We are in the business of connecting people and the Nokia Booklet 3G is a natural evolution for us." </p> <p> Nokia declined to comment on pricing, availability or detailed specifications of the device ahead of a media event Sept. 2. "It looks a more premium device than low end," said Gartner research director for mobile Carolina Milanesi, noting that operators also want to improve data revenue though it remains to be seen how the device will be marketed and what sort of subsidies may be available. </p> <p> That the device will be based on Windows is a positive, as there had been some concern that it would use the "aging" Symbian platform, said FIM analyst Michael Schroder in Helsinki, but he cautioned that Nokia "will enter head to head with strong competitors in a tough market." </p> <p> Nokia's net profit was EUR380 million for the three months to June 30, down 66% from EUR1.10 billion a year earlier on sales of EUR9.91 billion, down from EUR13.15 billion. </p> <p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O4xf8FL5gxUOrdgsdSe-9EBnhfP4jDfL5dZ1gQELsUQ4nQMxSBjMuxzw5jAc2C5bTryIN398YkFbi5MN1ozMXG723PUs55SSWQCzv60z_-PF_G0xkh-T5I4A80yhUEFAoognuQjtXRQ/s1600-h/nokia_770_laptop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O4xf8FL5gxUOrdgsdSe-9EBnhfP4jDfL5dZ1gQELsUQ4nQMxSBjMuxzw5jAc2C5bTryIN398YkFbi5MN1ozMXG723PUs55SSWQCzv60z_-PF_G0xkh-T5I4A80yhUEFAoognuQjtXRQ/s320/nokia_770_laptop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373528936492660658" border="0" /></a>At 1325 GMT, Nokia shares were trading up 1.4% at EUR8.89 while the broader Helsinki market was up 1.6%. The stock has lost more than 20% of its value in the past three months on concerns over consumer spending amid the recession. </p>~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-7804069407944255932009-08-18T07:46:00.000-07:002009-08-25T01:14:20.471-07:00Now Is the Time to Evaluate Windows 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXspC3IRvoj_0eg6pXgh86gTAYa9dPslQliH7X1jzZvCejAjXGr3wa1fUgon-2PgmIzp6o6QIomamk_Fk0JrBc0Lfn1Wa_l_yg-8JzL4ja8BinvEEdsz0ee7TTo8vRWUJk8Zh8rrsEwNk/s1600-h/unofficial-windows-7-wallpaper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXspC3IRvoj_0eg6pXgh86gTAYa9dPslQliH7X1jzZvCejAjXGr3wa1fUgon-2PgmIzp6o6QIomamk_Fk0JrBc0Lfn1Wa_l_yg-8JzL4ja8BinvEEdsz0ee7TTo8vRWUJk8Zh8rrsEwNk/s320/unofficial-windows-7-wallpaper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373811759084341330" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Article_Date" align="center" style="font-weight: bold; display: block; float: right; padding-top: 10px;"><strong>Windows 7 is a relatively modest improvement over Windows Vista in terms of performance, features and security. But, with an aging XP unable to take advantage of the latest hardware and networking technologies, the time is coming for most enterprises to consider a Windows client upgrade. eWEEK Labs put Windows 7 RTM through its paces and found some compelling usability improvements, features that will work best (or only) with Windows Server 2008 R2 and some mixed security messages.</strong><p>With Windows 7 now released to manufacture and with licensing available for Software Assurance customers, the time is right for enterprise administrators to begin testing the new operating system in earnest. </p> <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjFaBR3hhydbAHDhmz4oiWGUDmqA4it4xb8jeXXi5GgRXprYPur2r6xbreTgUDmIi_E1u-9KImaHs7RL8WDKqLbkV0KtpTRwVtaAyAeUZetPpjsdFeOv8Bhyphenhyphen7p1Qe2xGGl4NdoHnYNlI/s1600-h/windows7-20081028-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjFaBR3hhydbAHDhmz4oiWGUDmqA4it4xb8jeXXi5GgRXprYPur2r6xbreTgUDmIi_E1u-9KImaHs7RL8WDKqLbkV0KtpTRwVtaAyAeUZetPpjsdFeOv8Bhyphenhyphen7p1Qe2xGGl4NdoHnYNlI/s320/windows7-20081028-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371316461945609074" border="0" /></a>For while Windows 7 itself is really a somewhat modest improvement over Windows Vista in terms of performance, features and security, the time is coming for most enterprises to consider a client upgrade to take best advantage of the latest technologies. Come October, Windows XP will celebrate its eighth birthday, and the aging OS is not the best choice out there for multicore systems and 64-bit architecture on the hardware side, nor is it best-suited for modern networking technologies such as IPv6, ISCSI or even wireless networking.</p> <p>The most noticeable and compelling aspect of Windows 7 is undoubtedly the revamped Aero interface (which I first looked at in my review of the public beta). With the Aero Peek thumbnail-driven task bar blending access to dormant applications and background windows alike; new Jump Lists providing quick access to application-specific documents and history; and Libraries extending the scope of access beyond the computer and out to the network, a lot of applications and documents are now within the user’s reach with just a few clicks.</p><p><span class="Article_Date" align="center" style="font-weight: bold; display: block; float: right; padding-top: 10px;"><p>But GUI enhancements are not what will drive enterprise uptake of the new operating system.</p> <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2w7pi3MC9zVlgjL8QlOEmA0WdX_qekdGjFxKLwjRLWIt5zI2DAHpuPyBKXRRAkhFkvns7lw2Z-jcuPlmd05j4lAAjnAw8-fTZ6vRKJxqVDSr-DOw6BLlunLZZgmNOZVWK3JXNkfXitBo/s1600-h/Windows7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2w7pi3MC9zVlgjL8QlOEmA0WdX_qekdGjFxKLwjRLWIt5zI2DAHpuPyBKXRRAkhFkvns7lw2Z-jcuPlmd05j4lAAjnAw8-fTZ6vRKJxqVDSr-DOw6BLlunLZZgmNOZVWK3JXNkfXitBo/s320/Windows7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371316375365052946" border="0" /></a>For this audience, there are a number of features in Windows 7--including DirectAccess (remote access into the network leveraging IPv6) and BranchCache (local caching of files and sites)--that are designed to work with servers and domains upgraded to the latest version of Microsoft's server line, windows server R2. eWEEK Labs will look at those kinds of features down the road in our "better together" testing of the two products in use in tandem. In the near future we’ll also look in more depth at the new Enterprise Search and the myriad virtualization options available for use with Windows 7.</p></span></p></span>~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-56622703054942353882009-08-11T08:27:00.001-07:002009-08-11T08:28:20.297-07:00Weird Facts 101: Weirdest book in the world<p>What do you call a lavish, two-volume book with its own alphabet, bizarre illustrations of people turning into animals during sex, eating food made of colored light, and other images from the Twilight Zone?</p> <img src="http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/2006-cover.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Image: abebooks.co <p>Good question.</p> <p>Since the <a href="http://www.codexseraphinianus.com/" target="_blank"><em>Codex Seraphinianus</em></a>, by Italian artist <strong>Luigi Serafini,</strong> was first printed in the 1981, countless people all over the world have been trying to figure out what it means. </p> <p>Dubbed "the most unusual and interesting book ever published," the Codex is a literary philosopher's dream come true.</p> <p>Serafini said "The Codex presents the creative vision of this time" and was for the “age of information” where coding and de-coding messages is increasingly important in genetics, computer science and literary criticism.</p> <p><strong>Richard Davies</strong> wondered what Serafini would make of today’s information age featuring Facebook, Twitter, blogs and Google?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/llama-croodile.jpg" alt="" width="234" height="350" /><img src="http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/sera1F.jpg" style="width: 247px; height: 351px;" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Davies said "the [Codex] is essentially an encyclopedia about an alien world that clearly reflects our own. Each chapter appears to deal with key facets of this surreal place, including flora, fauna, science, machines, games and architecture. It’s difficult to be exact because no-one has ever understood the contents page. Elements of today’s world are visible but they are nearly always given some surreal twist."</p> <p style="text-align: left;">There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of blogs dedicated to deciphering the Codex. A good one is <a href="http://www.believermag.com/issues/200705/?read=article_taylor" target="_blank">The Believer</a>, by <strong>Justin Taylor</strong>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">If you'd like to buy a copy of the book, move some money around. A signed first edition will cost you about $5000, although other editions of the book range from about $350 and up.</p>~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-52463157248782286172009-08-07T03:22:00.000-07:002009-08-07T03:24:06.032-07:00HP announces Digital print network serviceIn an attempt to tap the growing opportunity of personalized digital printing in the hospitality sector, HP India has announced a digital print network service to educate corporate, hotelier, and printing organization. The move is aimed at addressing the industry's requirement of highly personalization solutions, and to have larger business share.<br /><br />While offering more insight on this, Puneet Chadha, director (imaging solutions business) of HP India's Imaging and Printing Group said, "Today more than 90% of printing solutions in hospitality vertical is dominated by off-set printing and single digit being driven by digital printing. Digital printing fulfills the four key needs of hospitality sector, such as personalized printing, short run and on demand printing and environment friendly."<br />"The domestic hospitality sector is expected to see investment of over $11 billion in the next two years with 40 international hotel brands making their presence felt in India by 2012," he added.<br /><br />Hospitality and many other sectors are gradually opting digital printing to produce marketing collaterals and direct mailers to menu cards, photo merchandise, calendars, personalized itinerary and check -in cards.Bhavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125650904558463058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-85262541806953232592009-08-07T02:09:00.000-07:002009-08-07T02:20:47.086-07:00Green Idol<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TLDuwrD26w65cZbSadUXuoc_slPb7Gid3x9kWt3-U963oWXrbwjADjUY3YyAdXlib0_fRdkDvRmriIlfUJHZ18Lx91UkXMiidtLQF4UDKLZ94STynQGwYzd1VAva6M5kCB6ecWDC8eiv/s1600-h/sparrow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TLDuwrD26w65cZbSadUXuoc_slPb7Gid3x9kWt3-U963oWXrbwjADjUY3YyAdXlib0_fRdkDvRmriIlfUJHZ18Lx91UkXMiidtLQF4UDKLZ94STynQGwYzd1VAva6M5kCB6ecWDC8eiv/s320/sparrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367149285083919986" border="0" /></a><br />Hey,<br /><br />I've just joined the Green Idol campaign and told Prime Minister Manmohan<br />Singh that he has no time to lose.<br /><br />If he's serious about fighting climate change – as he should be – then he<br />MUST have a Renewable Energy Law in place by 2010. That's next year!<br /><br />I know he's not going to do it just because I asked him to. But if he starts<br />getting hundreds of thousands of other Indian citizens asking him too,<br />he’ll have no option.<br /><br />Do what I’ve done. Save the climate. Be a Green Idol! Tell Dr. Manmohan<br />Singh now at <a href="http://greenidol.in/?utm_source=TYF&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=greenidol" target="_blank">http://greenidol.in/?utm_<wbr>source=TYF&utm_medium=email&<wbr>utm_campaign=greenidol</a>Akhandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969018526607791453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-40386291655930845632009-08-07T01:24:00.000-07:002009-08-07T01:33:59.798-07:00Scratch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLrzV7surnRzRvdIagx31ylKLyPkVEckZOwDaXnHEpyzXCrMM5JjMqrnpW_JdEi1Fn8vRMIhUq9MyDlmcIDDYsO9iqBK_2NqvQg4OcTp8DzZP58OcpIqJz16TFT6ilv2HolBzIiSF9EGq/s1600-h/asd.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLrzV7surnRzRvdIagx31ylKLyPkVEckZOwDaXnHEpyzXCrMM5JjMqrnpW_JdEi1Fn8vRMIhUq9MyDlmcIDDYsO9iqBK_2NqvQg4OcTp8DzZP58OcpIqJz16TFT6ilv2HolBzIiSF9EGq/s320/asd.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367137125480885698" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st centu</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">ry learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.<br /></span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6EnhaLD9ovDfKVfDU4TT87yCWg4hTOHUhaWLQOf3YPMMJq31114oD04Hdgbf4F0EhmMlN4UIzWy_Vj5la6oSGVtODmI79hyphenhypheneti0kkX6aT01WEsGnI6C4IJ9ePaSXmx9NXtx-lcpoloo3/s1600-h/asf.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 55px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6EnhaLD9ovDfKVfDU4TT87yCWg4hTOHUhaWLQOf3YPMMJq31114oD04Hdgbf4F0EhmMlN4UIzWy_Vj5la6oSGVtODmI79hyphenhypheneti0kkX6aT01WEsGnI6C4IJ9ePaSXmx9NXtx-lcpoloo3/s320/asf.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367137128065614466" border="0" /></a></p> <p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scratch is available free of charge: go to<a title="http://scratch.mit.edu/download" class="external" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://scratch.mit.edu/download"> <strong>Download</strong></a>.<br />Currently available for Mac OSX and Windows (see <a class="external" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=286" title="http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=286">system requirements</a>)</p>Akhandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969018526607791453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-62428242449426700992009-08-07T01:14:00.000-07:002009-08-07T01:23:25.743-07:00Imagine Cup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk7m6PyARL9VTHtlzgUH4mrQVH9I5YAamveUKcirMdVNMFJ_HFoUld8os5RTUnAWO1GtCbFoEiN6AvmFVpa8bFv5w2Nc7OfAUs_40p7BHd7XGpFY3yseF-X3AXqm_BgQUBkbLEqmLvGMJ/s1600-h/logo.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk7m6PyARL9VTHtlzgUH4mrQVH9I5YAamveUKcirMdVNMFJ_HFoUld8os5RTUnAWO1GtCbFoEiN6AvmFVpa8bFv5w2Nc7OfAUs_40p7BHd7XGpFY3yseF-X3AXqm_BgQUBkbLEqmLvGMJ/s320/logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367134289356813122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Cq5DzL0WaxnrcnHbAtkNxFceYa6avc64g-XzUKwldDl70ZulDhDuRNimHpXqZIj6F2CbKDoJmmWnVbClbQ-tjFN9wKXk4WzVSDK8_xkZqW_BDx_X4cs65R9Rs85QOD9wGDkBod6mhRrB/s1600-h/spotlight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Cq5DzL0WaxnrcnHbAtkNxFceYa6avc64g-XzUKwldDl70ZulDhDuRNimHpXqZIj6F2CbKDoJmmWnVbClbQ-tjFN9wKXk4WzVSDK8_xkZqW_BDx_X4cs65R9Rs85QOD9wGDkBod6mhRrB/s320/spotlight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367134287836035986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><h2><br /></h2><h2>The World's Premier Student Technology Competition</h2><br /><div>The Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world. Now in its eighth year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to global issues. Bel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-YqQHfgdbFx54vsWpoLRJL5WXUwj_KjnVV-9rt_ukt6CxskiqhbTiYUNooZ2_SEHygUG_WoA-F4PovWenKjRgWO0DvMZ5Cf5MTzaQtSspOMVczTjBXbcAnTcJg_JADoduaXqCB3FvEvu/s1600-h/Community2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-YqQHfgdbFx54vsWpoLRJL5WXUwj_KjnVV-9rt_ukt6CxskiqhbTiYUNooZ2_SEHygUG_WoA-F4PovWenKjRgWO0DvMZ5Cf5MTzaQtSspOMVczTjBXbcAnTcJg_JADoduaXqCB3FvEvu/s320/Community2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367134283848417042" border="0" /></a>ow is a list of the 2009 and 2008 winners. For More Info Visit www.imaginecup.com.<br /></div>Akhandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969018526607791453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-953799658957058132009-08-01T08:04:00.000-07:002009-08-01T08:06:46.169-07:00Cloud computing, low or high appeal for banks?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoZsXD1_yyfhn-mnVVFRC1DUU_XwXeuRgE-BYeFGilpHu-ohRaEoLrssAqAQF2QyPYtIhYlBnl5sp6LTL9Lh6SDqb2qTkMX8GLMPZ0X3kHh94UvoMK9eeT6GRRBLysc55SM42bsGDCw8/s1600-h/cloud-computing-kitchen-sink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoZsXD1_yyfhn-mnVVFRC1DUU_XwXeuRgE-BYeFGilpHu-ohRaEoLrssAqAQF2QyPYtIhYlBnl5sp6LTL9Lh6SDqb2qTkMX8GLMPZ0X3kHh94UvoMK9eeT6GRRBLysc55SM42bsGDCw8/s320/cloud-computing-kitchen-sink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365011941507237810" border="0" /></a><br /><p>A recent survey sponsored by Temenos has found that despite lots of marketing activity, cloud computing has yet to generate any real support from banking executives. The survey found that just 15 percent of 42 executives are currently utilizing the technology, about 33 percent said they don't know enough about the potential risks and 44 percent said the lack of data security was a barrier.</p> <p>Below the executive level, there seems to be a lot more support for the technology. An IBM/SIFMA survey of more than 350 Wall Street IT professionals has suggested "a significant increase in the level of interest in new technologies and computing models, in particular cloud computing, as firms seek to overcome budgetary restrictions and skills shortages," reports <em>Wall Street & Technology</em>. The IT managers are obviously closer to the ground on new technologies. At some point, they'll have to convince the top executives. A process that I think is underway.<br /></p>~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-89525932919821782612009-08-01T07:50:00.000-07:002009-08-01T07:59:30.723-07:00Nikon's New DSLRs: D300s and D3000<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBmWbl7ST2tLd9sNIaMXrUJL967h_P_LHHHiXroel2E-8oRcYxq8ty2wheYlfYYi5B0CqmkJ6n29JcVFusFHg1chDLX-nC6gE3PETm-yUM7qBCSsxXqsBqqSUNGgQIcaymyeyxGV6q7Y/s1600-h/Nikon_D3000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBmWbl7ST2tLd9sNIaMXrUJL967h_P_LHHHiXroel2E-8oRcYxq8ty2wheYlfYYi5B0CqmkJ6n29JcVFusFHg1chDLX-nC6gE3PETm-yUM7qBCSsxXqsBqqSUNGgQIcaymyeyxGV6q7Y/s320/Nikon_D3000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365009964471808946" border="0" /></a><br />A month after the images of Nikon Digital Single lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras D300S and D3000 were <a href="http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=103783&cat_id=893">leaked</a>, the company has made the cameras official.<br /> <!--div style="float:left; width:300px; padding-bottom:2px; padding-left:0px; padding-right:4px; padding-top:0px"> <p class="reviewAds" style="width:300px"> </p></div--> <strong>What's New?</strong><br /><br />The D300S is the revived version of the popular D300 which was launched about two years ago. Featuring a 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and 51-point autofocus system, the D300S offers full 720p HD video recording, a 7 fps continuous shooting and Dual CF and SD card slots.<br /><br />On the other hand, the D3000 will be the company's newest entry-level DSLR with features like a 10.2 MP DX-format CCD sensor and 3fps continuous shooting.<br /><br />Its features include a 3-inch LCD and 11-point AF system with 3D tracking. Targeted towards beginners and experienced compact users, the camera features a new Guide mode to help learn how to get the most out of a DSLR. The recommended selling price will be $599 with 18-55mm VR lens.<br /><br /><strong>Other Features</strong><br /><br />The D300S now features a new Quiet drive mode and a dedicated Live View and Info button as well. The D3000 offers a New Guide mode which provides a simple interface meant to help first-time users to select shooting modes. There's also in-camera photo editing and Nikon's Integrated Dust Reduction System in the camera.<br /><br />Both cameras come with an Active D-Lighting function which claims to vastly improve shadows and highlights of high-contrast scenes.~AKRATI~http://www.blogger.com/profile/16539392793545809798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358199348102892326.post-64980435282313839542009-07-26T12:36:00.001-07:002009-07-27T05:20:15.302-07:00Simple technique to save your Gadget<div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-family:arial;">Rescue your cell from water</div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div face="arial" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">No matter how hard you try, at least once in its lifetime, your cellphone will find its way into the potty or the sink. But does it mean it’s time to bury your dear one? Definitely not, especially if you try this home remedy. First, take the phone battery out immediately to prevent electrical short circuits from roasting your phone’s innards. Next, wipe the dripping piece of machinery gently with a tissue, and bury it into a jar full of uncooked rice. Yes, rice. Remember the coconut-in-dry-rice routine to keep moisture away? It’s the same logic that works here too. It’s been found rice has a high chemical affinity for water — which means it has an almost magnetic attraction for water droplets. So, instead of sticking to the cold metal of your cellphone, they will get soaked by the rice, thus leaving your phone dry as a bone (well, almost). </div><br /><div face="arial" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> </div><br /><div face="arial" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> </div><br /><div face="arial" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">How to extend laptop battery</div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"> Another most common gripe with laptop users is that its juice runs out when you need it. So a good home remedy is to remove the battery from your laptop when you are using the AC power exclusively. This reduces constant charging/ recharging of the battery. Maintaining the battery at full charge for extended periods can shorten its service life. Should you opt not to remove the batteries but run the laptop so that it is nearly always plugged in, it’s a good idea to remove the charger cord frequently — at least once a week — and run the computer off battery charge for an hour or two. A similar techniqe, by the way, works for your iPod too. If your iPod’s battery stubbornly refuses to charge or doesn’t charge completely, try making the battery completely dry. Next, simply pull out the battery from the iPod and leave it outside for 24 hours. Plug it back and notice the difference. </div><br /><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"> </div><br /><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;">Squeeze cartridge ink</div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"> If the ink dries out just when you are in the middle of printing an important document, simply remove the cartridge and run a hair dryer for three-four minutes and place it back into the printer and print again while it is still warm. Tech experts say the hair dryer melts the thick ink, thus releasing extra ink for a page or two. </div><br /><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"> </div><br /><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Revive your dead hard drive </span></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span">If you have been hit by the blue screen of death — the hard drive just crashed on you — don’t panic. You might be able to salvage your precious data. The nuskha is simply freeze the hard drive for an entire night. This might sound silly, but here’s the logic. Tech experts say, many hard drive failures are caused by worn parts that no longer fit in with each other, making it impossible to read from the drive. Engineers have found that if you freeze the drive, lowering the temperature causes its metal and plastic internals to contract slightly. Thawing it will cause those parts to expand again, thus possibly binding them. This might not bring the drive back to life essentially, but give you enough window to transfer data to a safe place. Worth a try, right? </span></div><div face="arial" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div>Bhavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125650904558463058noreply@blogger.com0