Beware of Conficker virus...

This April fools day is going to be a big day for computer users. There is a threat awaiting round the corner. It has been waiting for the past 4 months and noone knows what is gonna do. It has the capability of destroying just the files on your system or rob you of your valuable passwords and credit card details stored in your computer and create havoc. This is not so good news.

Nobody around here has a solution for this but everyone is waiting for the virus to take its first step so that they can find out how to tackle the problem. Too much dependance on computers led to this problems. But as usual we will emerge stronger.

My solution for tomorrow is the age old principle:: Don't connect to the internet for a day.

For more info:: CNN

High Definition icons...

You always prayed for better icons for your desktop. You wanted to show that you and your computer are unique by setting up some cool icons. But where can you get some high definition icons and make your computer colorful. Did you ever search and return back with some unsatisfactory results. Your search may not have returned you good results but here I am your saviour(just kiddin), I just want to share some cool icons with you.

Did you ever think that our good old wikipedia is hosting such cool icon collection? Naah... But that's the truth. Here is the LINK...

Expensive copy of Windows XP...

What is this? Is it the cost of XP or the system as a whole. This is funny but I smell something foul in this. Might be some photoshoped or something else like that...

Source:: LifeHacker

Iphone shows a blank screen, don't panic...

Today one of my brother's iphone which was in good health for all the while, suddenly started behaving strangely. The screen just went black. The ringtone was audible but the controls weren't working. This caused a little disturbance to him. 

If you faced the same problem, don't panic just read the following. If you have been using the iphone for a while, you can easily locate the home button and the sleep/wake button. Just press and hold these two buttons for 10 seconds. Then you will see the apple logo on your screen. Wait for a while and then turn the iphone off and turn it on again and you are back with your ever-lovely iphone...

I found this Here...

The all new Dell Adamo...

It is the new Dell Adamo from Dell, my favorite computer gaint. It is brought out as the Apple air killer. It is not that slim but a lot better when it comes to usage. Hope they stick together to make it better than their competitors...

Name in the ancient script...

Hieroglyphs is an ancient writing system adopted by the Egyptians some 5000 years ago. In this script all the english letters that we are using were represented by some symbols. Here is a website which converts the modern day english language into this script.

If you are curious to see how your name is scripted in this writing system just try this name translator for horizontal writing style. The tool takes the first 16 characters of your name and converts them into the same hieroglyphs symbols that were used by ancient egyptians. Isn't this funny. Your name in the form of symbols. But don't write this on your desk or nameboard, people get really crazy about such stuff.

Man advertises to sell wife...

Gary Bates, a self-employed, British builder has done what no husband might ever dream to do. He just did it out of madness or just for sheer pleasure, but he recieved some serious offers for his nagging wife. I thought this is really hilarious, and wanted to share with you guys.

“Nagging Wife. No Tax, No MOT (roadworthy certificate). Very high maintenance, some rust,” wrote Gary Bates, 38, in a small ad in Trade-It, more usually used to buy and sell cars or household goods. Bates, a self-employed builder from Gloucestershire, southwest England, snapped after his wife Donna got on his nerves while she was watching television and decided to place the ad as a joke.

But just imagine how she would have reacted to this episode. If you were in her place, what restrictions would have placed on your husband after this fiasco. I was thinking what if I was in this guys place. 

Source:: TOI...

Convert pdf to word for free...

This is one of those websites which is just for providing free stuff to public, actually free service to general public. Here you can convert your  pdf files into the .doc format. They are really good at this. 

You must be wondering why this conversion. This is really a necessary conversion tool which many of us won't use these days. You just can't rely on those heavier pdfs all the while. If you can get the work done at the cost of lesser hard disk space then why go for a heavier one.

It is so simple to use this service, Just select the pdf to convert, select the .doc format or the .rtf format( the format into which you want your pdf to be converted) and give a valid email address to where your converted file will be mailed. 

Here is the LINK...

Passwords you should never use...

I found this interesting article regarding passwords usage. This guy has listed a few of those passwords which are vulnerable to hack attack. If you are one of those users who have been using one of these passwords, u better change your passwords pretty soon. These are the most frequent passwords used by a lot of those internet users who have just started using the net. This is pretty kind of him to list a few of those weak passwords which can put your hard earned money or confidential material in jeopardy...

For the complete list of vulnerable passwords Click Here...

Why software people have so much free time...

Isn't this funny? You always think software engineers are so busy and they work a lot from morning till evening. But do they really work that hard. The sattire above Says "no"...

My Latest Desktop…

This is how my desktop looks as of today. The wallpaper is from the interfacelift website. It is a wallpaper for the widescreen desktop with a screen resolution of 1280*800. 

The best part in this wallpaper is that it is so serene with the sun setting in the background and a pic of Aishwarya Rai in the front. There is this usual calendar from rainlendar and by the way the wallpaper reminds me that I should call my sister in the evening today. It was kept in the tasks of my calendar…

The All New Ipod Shuffle Says, “Hello”…

Apple has brought out a brand new version of the small and cute Ipod shuffle. This time the memory is increased to 4gb and the controls are removed altogether. When I first saw this model, I was wondering where are the controls. I know that there is no view panel but atleast I thought we should have the controls so that we can navigate front and back. But just overtaking my silly imaginations and living upto the name, Apple has done it again.

The controllers as I thought weren’t vanished but they are conviniently located on the earbuds cord. The newest thing about this brand new Ipod shuffle is that, it talks to you. When a song starts to play you can first know the info of the song as to who is performing the song and what song is it, just by the push of a button. With the increased storage space, i.e., 4gb, now you can store upto 1000 songs, which by any means is a huge storage space…

For other specs and features and to buy this cute little thing( only if you are impressed) Visit Here...

Opera releases Opera 10 Alpha...

I am an Opera fanboy, and I admit it. But why? Just because it caters to all my basic browsing needs and now they are going to come up with a new version of their browser Opera 10. It is still in alpha stage and I haven't tested it till date but would love to. I just downloaded it and will give you a detailed report once I feel that I had a good feel of this brand new browser from Opera.

For those who want to risk the alpha download at your own risk from HERE...

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What do you know about Vaastu Shastra???

Vaastu Shastra is a Sanskrit language term combining the words Vaastu, meaning a dwelling or work place, and Shastra, which means a system of science or art. Vaastu Shastra is an ancient Indian architectural science that evolved some 5000 years ago with roots in the sacred Vedic texts. Its principles of building planning and construction seek to bring about an ideal and harmonious balance between humans and the environment.

Vaastu Shastra considers the earth as a living entity from which other living beings spring forth. What makes this possible on our planet is the presence of the Five Elements (Panchmahabhuutas) - Space/Sky (Aakash/Ananta), Air (Vaayu), Fire (Agni), Water (Jala), and Earth (Bhumi). To bring about its aimed-for balance, Vaastu Shastra coordinates these Five Elements with Cosmic Energies and human activities.

The basic rules of Vastu Shastra are based on the eight directions -

Four principle directions:

North (Uttara, ruled by Lord Kuber, God of Wealth)
South (Dakshina, ruled by Lord Yama, God of Death)
East (Purva, ruled by Lord Indra, King of Gods, and Lord Aditya/Surya, God of Sun/Energy)
West (Pashcima, ruled by Lord Varun, God of Rain/Water)

Four secondary directions:

East-North (Ishanya,ruled by Lord Ishanya, God of All Quarters)
North-West (Vayavya, ruled by Lord Vayu, God of Winds)
South-West (Nairutya, ruled by Pitru or Ancestors)
South-East (Agneya, ruled by Lord Agni, God of Fire)

Of these, the East and North are considered the most auspicious.

For more details on Vaastu Click Here...

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Funny bus ads...

Found these funny bus ads through digg.com. Credits to the original poster. To have some more fun Visit Here...

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Feeling Hungry, eat for free...

Are you hungry but can wait till tomorrow, you have a choice to eat out for free. It may not be a catch but let me tell you, it is one good deal, rather I can call it a free give-away. You can have a small fry and a fountain drink tomorrow all for yourself and that too for free.

Jack in the box is offering you this pretty deal. Take your girlfriend, your mom, your dad and show them this magic and astonish them. Just say " I am the king here". Jack in the box is offering a free small fry and a fountain drink and you have the choice of natural cut or seasoned curly fries. You just need to print out a coupon and carry with you to get all the stuff for free. But the offer is only available for one day i.e., Tuesday, March 10th. Go and get your stuff tomorrow but remember to carry the coupon with you.

For the coupon and details of the offer Click Here...

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Virus attack by anti-virus ads, Stay Cool...

What will you do when your browser shows a pop-up which says your system is affected by virus and you should run anti-virus check? This is a kind of ads-spread virus. I take the credit for giving the name ads-spread and even the word corporate-spread. This virus just installs some adtracker in your system and keeps on nagging you to do system check. You can't use your browser and you can't access your files as well. This is strictly for Windows operating system.

I had this attack twice and I fell flat on my stomach but could do nothing but reinstall the complete OS, which by all means is a very bad habbit. But now I guess I know what to do. Just recently a computer in my house has been attacked by similar virus and I was worried what would happen to this. But there was this guy who I guess saved the day for me. When I saw and learnt what he did, I felt bad for myself. I was thrashing myself for not getting such a simple thought.

What he did was he shut down the computer, but before shutting down he turned the wireless internet connection off and then he navigated to the "temporary internet files" folder from the run command and deleted the files in it. I thought why through the run command, pat came the answer, because what ever folders you access you might be affecting those folders as well. Okay now all set I shut down the computer and restarted it. I repeat shut down not restart. Hope the virus doesn't come back again...

Source::  Adi

What is and Why Day Light Saving???

Daylight saving time (DST; also summer time in British English) is the convention of advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. Modern DST was first proposed in 1907 by the English builder William Willett.

Adding daylight to afternoons benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but causes problems for farming, entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun. Traffic fatalities are reduced when there is extra afternoon daylight; its effect on health and crime is less clear. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling usage patterns greatly differ, and research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited and often contradictory.

In U.S.A., the day light saving begins on the 2nd Sunday of March and ends on the 1st Sunday of November. The time would be 3:00 am on March 2nd instead of 2:00 am, which means you have lost  an hour of your life in the lighter vein...

Source:: WIKI

What a customer wants...

What a customer really wants and what the software people does is the theme of this cartoon. I found it on one of my friends blog. Thought to share with you. Click on the pic to have a better view of this sarcastic cartoon.

Source:: NagRockz

Oldest .com registered websites...

Here is a list of the oldest registered .com, .net, .org and .edu websites. I found it from the digg.com website and thought to share with you. This list contains some of the leading software gaints like hp, ibm and att. It was good to find that most of the top schools in U.S. are in the list for registering their domain as .edu.

Just have a look at the list, it isn't that great to look at nor it is that appealing but it is still history to relish. Here is the link:: Click Here

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Tired of Internet Explorer, just kill it in Windows 7...

You have been using the Internet Explorer from ages and most of us are tired of the browser. But untill Windows 7, we never had an option to uninstall the IE6 from our Windows Systems. You have to live with it, says Microsoft. Even when security issues have cropped up, even when your computer completely hangs up, even when you are under a virus attack and you know that IE is the culprit, you can't uninstall it but had to cry for yourself.

But at last, after ages together, Microsoft has come out of their shell, and heard the cries of the mere souls on earth and gave an option to uninstall Internet Explorer 8 from Windows 7, their latest Operating System. Windows is so desperate for the success of Win 7, that they may even offer free Win 7 to the customers who buy computers with Vista installed in them.

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Where's the tax money...

Every nation, every state and every district collects tax from their residents. How do they collect, I mean in which way? In every possible way is my answer. From the purchases you make to the items you sell. From the salary you earn to the money you pay to daily labor. From the transport you take to work to the gas you fill in your vehicle. In every financial matter you are involved in, you are paying tax in some form or other. But where is all this going.

Tax is defined by some intelligent guy as "Enforced charge extracted of persons, corporations and organizations by the government to be used to support government services and programs". But how good is it working when it comes to helping the public when they are in real need. I say literally very little help. The tax was introduced to help the government to help the people who are paying it. 

But with the big-heads involved, by big-heads I mean corporate gaints, the tax money is going into the pockets of a few rich guys, who by any reason doesn't need that. The involvment of corporate heads in the government, or more like the corporate people controlling the proceedings of the government have led to this mis-use of tax money. This should be stopped but who will take the initiative. 

I say the tax-payers should take the initiative, when their hard earned pennies are collected in the form of tax till they dry up paying all the taxes, why shouln't they have the right to know where their taxes are going. The tax-payers should ask the government the reason for paying the corporates so much money that they really not deserve. They should ask the government why the money is not being spent on basic amenities like food, water and shelter. 

This change cannot be achieved in a day but still it will work perfectly. When the governing body becomes answerable then the fraud gets to it's knees, the money will be spent in the right way and even in the recession periods there will not be any problem to the common public. Just think about it. As some elderly said, "If I can change the thought of a single man by my writings in a positive way, that would bring me satisfaction, as if I ate a Chicken Biryani with Mutton Kurma", Just Kiddin...

2 mins to make, 10 mins to relish...

Have you ever had the taste of Maggi noodles, in fact any noodles? This is one of my favorites when it comes to eating and will be up there when it comes to cooking. It is so easy to make that it takes just 2 mins for its preparation and this thing has been the slogan for them for decades and guess what it will be the slogan for decades to come as well.

There are a lot of preparations you could make with the noodles. You can add carrots and peas and make some veggie noodles or spice it up with some chicken pieces and egg and make some chicken or egg soft noodles. I used to prepare and eat noodles every other day when I used to live with my friends. It was more like a tradition for me. In fact it has saved me from starving to death. Hence this is a thank you post to Maggi for helping me out in the crisis period...

Why am I writing all this today? Because today morning I had some noodles made by my sister and they were so good that they reminded me of those good old days, so I just wanted to share with you....

The Shawshank Redemption - My View...

Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. 

This is how the movie can be described aptly in two lines. But the movie has got more than that. The movie is about a banker who is imprisoned for murdering his wife and her lover. But did he really commit the crime? Is his imprisonment justified? What he does in the prison? These all constitute the movie.

Morgan Freeman acts and narrates the most part of the movie. He is like the main pillar for this movie, where all the weight lies. And guess what he is the only person I knew in this movie. More than 90% of the movie is picturized in a prison. The male pratogonist has got a dream role to play and he does his part to near perfection. 

The scenes I liked::

• The letter writing by our hero to get funds for the prison library.
• The way he uses the rock hammer.
• Cruelty of the prison warden.
• (spoiler) The escape plan.

The scenes where I felt bad::

• When the new prisoner who passes some test gets killed by the warden.
• When the released prisoner hangs himself.

Overall I learnt from this movie, that Life hits you so hard that it brings you to your knees. But don't loose your heart, because everyone will have a talent in them which if put to a better use could fetch you success and that too in a pretty big way. Just never loose hope, the word is Hope...

For complete cast and crew details Click Here...

Why should we blog????

Why should anyone blog? Is blogging a fashion, is this a trend, is blogging done just to impress your girlfriend or to make others around you look stupid. None of the above is my answer. Why I started blogging? I clearly don't remember but I surely can say that it was my evergrowing curiosity to know what's new. This curiosity of mine has pushed me, rather dragged me into this trade.

Firstly, it was like a hobby for me to write some stupid things in my blog, then entered the new softwares that I used. I even blogged about politics, sports and stuff like that. But in the initial days, I did not take it seriously. But once my audience increased I started blogging on different issues and most of the time the words in the blog came from my heart rather than my mind. But I never thought this to be a fashion, trend or something like that. That's the main reason that I did not tell to anyone about my blog unless asked by them. A very few people know about my blog till date. But let me tell you, who ever knew my blog, they know one thing that there is no unrelevant hatred, questionable voilence, unreasonable use of filthy language.

But these days when I visit some blogs, they are either solely maintained for money or just as a fashion statement. I rarely find genuine blogs except for a few, where the blogger keeps his heart out when he writes something and you can very rarely find an objection in the blogs. But actually why should we blog?

Blogging brings out the inner self in you. You might want to show your anger on some issue, you might want to write what you like about a movie, or you might want to show your feelings on some issue but can't say that publicly. Here is a solution, the blogs help you vent out your anger, spread your love and show your feelings to the entire world. One final word, blog more not to hog the limelight but to flag off your inner feelings and race towards the eternal truth "Living Life King-Size"... 

Download Vista SP2 RC now...

Microsoft has released the service packs for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. But let me remind you that these are not the final versions but release candidates. So you can expect the final candidates somewhere by the end of the month or in a month or two. But the question here is what is new in these releases?

Nothing new is injected into the Operating System, nor there is any good news to the end users. I feel it is just a try in vain to show that Vista is still alive and the guys in Richmond haven't left Vista behind. There are just some hot fixes and security updates which are not that critical yet but could come handy sometime in the near future.

If you want to download and update your Vista OS or your Windows Server Click Here...

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Want to marry a celebrity Look-alike...

Everyone dreams to marry a celebrity, a fewest have the luck to marry them, a fewer have the option of being a friend or lover to them. But a lot miss out on the luck. For those who dreamt of  marrying a celebrity but couldn't make it, don't loose your heart. Bharath Matrimony comes as a dream come true for you.

They have introduced this new technology, Facial Search, through which you can choose your future life partner from a list of celebrity look alikes. You can just select your favorite celebrities and then find the person or more like a look alike and then you can contact the particular person.

Out of curiosity I searched for someone looking like Aishwarya Rai, and guess what not one girl had the looks of Ash. Leave aside Ash, I don't know what the matrimonial site want to prove by this software, but I say, as of now it will just be another publicity stunt. 

Firefox updates to 3.07...

In the wake of updates from Opera, Firefox followed pretty soon with a latest update in  the form of version 3.07. There is nothing new in the User Interface, just the usual bug fixes and the stability issues. If you are one of those fans of Firefox get these update as soon as possible otherwise you might be at risk. But don't you think this browser is a little overrated, seriously guys, there isn't that aura this browser carried a few years ago. 

Want to win an Xbox 360...

Here is a small survey from Digital Inspiration website, which in the first place is free to take and it offers you to enter into a lucky draw, where you could become a lucky owner of  a brand new Xbox 360 Elite(120 GB hard drive). This Xbox is priced around $400.

 

This is one of my favorite sites, and the reason that I like this site comes from the fact that it is maintained by an Indian and the content here is completely original, unlike me.The survey took me around 5-7 minutes, which I think isn't that a big waste of time. Why don't you just give out a try...

Take the survey by Visiting Here...

Google reversed or is it...

Ever thought how the Google Search Web Page would look when it is reversed. It is really brainless and completely time wasting, but it involves the work of a genius to pull out something like this. Ofcourse it is no good in stoping the terror*sm which is being encouraged by the country of Pakistan , but it sure can waste 10 mins of mine and 2 mins of all those who read this article...


Source:: Click Here

Opera upgrades to 9.64...

The less-famous, ill-treated, low-graded web browser Opera has released a new update to it's existing Opera version of 9.63 and made it 9.64. What's the difference did this upgrade brought with it's arrival? Nothing much to the UI but it brought with it some security updates and patches and stability.

The stability has been the key issue with Opera, I don't know when they are going to treat this disease. This stability issue has kept Opera away from hogging the limelight. But trust me this is one hell of a browser with lightening speed browsing and cool UI. I would rate this higher than any other browser in the market right now, except for some issues with the security and stability.

You can have a taste of the pie HERE

Funny Computer Mechanics...

Computer Mechanics, yeah this is what I would like to call the software engineers, ofcourse just for fun though. But don't you feel the pic above depicts the real truth.

Source:: MakeUseof

Stop Terrorism, Spread Humanism...

I just saw the news that some terror*sts have attacked the SriLankan cricketers in Pakistan. I just asked the question WHY? What wrong have they done? They are mere sportsmen. They went to Pakistan to provide some entertainment to the sports lovers. I really condemn this but I am angry with myself that I am unable to do anything against such attacks.

I want to blame Pakistan for these attacks, but it would be unfair if I do that. It may be provoking terror*sm, but are the Pakistanis so heartless, that they attack the sportsmen who are sent there to develop some peaceful environment. What will happen to their careers? What will happen to the future of Pakistan cricket in particular and Pakistan as a country in general. If they couldn't provide security to a visiting team, just imagine how bad is the security of common people in Pakistan.

My heart is with the SriLankan players who are injured and the security personnal who are killed in this attack. May their souls rest in peace. I wish the injured SriLankan players get well soon and return to their normal cricketing form as soon as possible....

How future looks in 2019

<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-GB&amp;playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:a517b260-bb6b-48b9-87ac-8e2743a28ec5&amp;showPlaylist=true&amp;from=shared" target="_new" title="Future Vision Montage">Video: Future Vision Montage</a>

The video is so cool and say what I want to have my hands on one of those cool futuristic gadgets. Especially the part in which the newspaper is graphical as well...

Source:: Click Here

Adbrite down with fever or what???

The so called bright ads company Adbrite is over and out. I mean it is out. I mean it is not working. I mean the site is dead. OH man... what am I talking...

Ok let's try it once again, the so called Internet's ad market place is down and it is down till 5 pm on monday March 2nd. The exact time that the website was supposed to make a come back from the temporary maintainance was on Feb 27th. With such a crappy maintainance how can you expect to get a lot of ads boy....

Update:: The bird has come back from the ashes....

Iphone ruling the mobile Web...

Apple Iphone has set up another benchmark, in which it has occupied a share of nearly 66.61% of Mobile web. It has surpassed all other mobile web users and that too with a huge difference. Talking about its nearest competitor, the windows Mobile is 9 times lesser when it comes to using the web from your mobile phone...

I wasn't that much of a fanboy of Iphone but these days I could get my hands onto some of the apps in Iphone and I felt it is worth the 200 bucks that you spend on an Iphone...

Source:: AppleInsider

Traitor Movie - My View...

When I started watching this movie, I wasn't much interested in this movie, the reason being I haven't heard much about it before. The movie doesn't have huge starcast is the other reason which kept me away from the movie. If not for one of my brother, I would never have watched this movie. Okay after all the reasons why I watched the movie, let me tell you how I felt after watching the movie.

I was so dissapointed after the completion of the movie, that I didn't even speak much about it. Usually when I watch a new movie, I brag a lot about it. But this did not happen after this movie. I started watching the movie with no expectations, except a few action episodes. The first scene in the prison caught my eye and I was involved in the movie making a lot of false predictions of the plot and in turn disturbing others who are watching the movie.

The movie starts with the right momentum as if in Bourne Series but falls flat when it comes to the climax. The protagonist Samir(Don Cheadle), was good with his acting skills but I felt it was not his cake and he shouldn't have cut it with a terror*st backdrop. 

Things I liked::

• The dialogue in the prison from one of the terror*sts, which goes something like this  "How many are ready to die for you".
• The plight of Samir in trying to save the kid from becoming a suicide bomber.
• The idea of Samir in attracting the attention of the cops when in Chicago.

Things I hated::

• Using the fear of terror*sm in the US as an investment.
• Not so attractive screen presence of the male protagonist. There was almost zero energy in this character.
• The plot was subdued not just by the story but as well by the characters.
• There was no thrill in watching a few characters talking endlessly.
• One more thing is that there is literally zero action in this action thriller.

By the way I forgot to tell you the name of the movie, it is Traitor and trust me it is a real traitor.

My Rating:: 1.5/5

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Gmail now you have problems with Opera...

This morning when I opened my Gmail account in Opera, I found this weird page in my browser. There was no regular Gmail webpage. I thought Gmail might be dead again. But it wasn't the case, since it worked fine in my firefox. So I came to the conclusion that Gmail is having an issue with Opera, hope it gets resolved pretty soon...