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Dubai Marathon 2012 Results

2012-01-27T14:28:00.000+04:00

Here u go, results for the Dubai Marathon

Place	Bib	Name	Time	1st Half	2nd Half
1	8	Biza, Ayele Abshero	02:04:23	1:02:22	1:02:01
2	19	Kemal, Dino Sefir Kemal	02:04:50
3	12	Guteta, Markos Geneti	02:04:54
4	6	Maiyo, Jonathan Kiplimo	02:04:56
5	10	Woldegeberal, Tadesa Tola	02:05:10
6	36	Dadi, Yami	02:05:41
7	18	Dawit, Shami Abdullah	02:05:42
8	17	Edae, Deressa Chimsa	02:05:42
9	35	Tola, Seboka	02:06:17
10	37	Adhane, Yemane Tsegay	02:06:29

Top Women

Place	Bib	Name	Time
1	2	Medessa, Aselefech Mergia	02:19:31
2	9	Kabuu, Lucy Wangui	02:19:34
3	7	Hurssa, Mare Dibaba	02:19:52
4	1	Sertsu, Bezunesh Bekele	02:20:30
5	12	Shewaye, Aberu Kebede	02:20:33
6	5	Cheromei, Lydia	02:21:30
7	11	Jemutai, Sharon Cherop	02:22:39
8	3	Tesema, Atsede Baysa	02:23:13
9	6	Molisa, Mamitu Daska	02:24:24
10	4	Andersson, Isabella	02:25:41

Read More at official website http://www.dubaimarathon.org/

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2011-11-29T05:35:00.000+04:00

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How to improve your English in many ways

2011-11-08T16:19:00.000+04:00

How to improve your English in many ways

Start your own English language blog. Even for people who don't have to write in English, writing can be a great way of properly learning the kind of vocabulary you need to describe your own life and interests, and of thinking about how to stop making grammar mistakes. The problem most people have is that they don't know what to write about. One traditional way to make sure you write every day in English is to write an English diary (journal), and a more up to date way of doing this is to write a blog. Popular topics include your language learning experience, your experience studying abroad, your local area, your language, or translations of your local news into English.
Write a news diary. Another daily writing task that can work for people who would be bored by writing about their own routines in a diary is to write about the news that you read and listen to everyday. If you include your predictions for how you think the story will develop (e.g. "I think Hillary will become president"), this can give you a good reason to read old entries another time, at which time you can also correct and mistakes you have made and generally improve what you have written.
Sign up for a regular English tip. Some websites offer a weekly or even daily short English lesson sent to your email account. If your mobile phone has an e-mail address, it is also possible to have the tips sent to your phone to read on the way to work or school. Please note, however, that such services are not usually graded very well to the levels of different students, and they should be used as a little added extra or revision in your English studies rather than as a replacement for something you or your teacher have chosen more carefully as what you need to learn.
Listen to MP3s. Although buying music on the internet is becoming more popular in many countries, not so many people know that you can download speech radio such as audio books (an actor reading out a novel) and speech radio. Not only is this better practice for your English than listening to English music, from sources like Scientific American, BBC and Australia's ABC Radio it is also free.
Listen to English music. Even listening to music while doing something else can help a little for things like getting used to the natural rhythm and tone of English speech, although the more time and attention you give to a song the more you will learn from listening to it again in the future.
Read the lyrics to a song. Although just listening to a song in English can be a good way of really learning the words of the chorus in an easily memorable way, if you want to really get something out of listening to English music you will need to take some time to read the lyrics of the song with a dictionary. If the lyrics are not given in the CD booklet, you may be able to find them on the internet, but please note that some lyrics sites deliberately put a few errors into their lyrics for copyright reasons. Once you have read and understood the lyrics, if you then listen and read at the same time, this can be a good way of understanding how sounds change in fast, natural, informal speech.
Sing karaoke in English. The next stage after understanding and memorising a song is obviously to sing it. Although some words have their pronunciation changed completely to fit in with a song, most of the words have the same sounds and stressed syllables as in normal speech. Remembering which words rhyme at the end of each line can also be a good way of starting to learn English pronunciation.
Write a film, music, hotel or book review. Another motivating and easy way to make yourself write in English is to write a review for a site such as Amazon or Internet Movie Database. Many non-native speakers write reviews on sites like this, and if you have some special understanding of the book, music or film due to your first language or knowing the artist personally, that would be very interesting for the English speakers who read and write reviews on the site.
Only search in English. Switching your search engine to the English language version of msn, yahoo, Google etc. can not only be a good way of practising fast reading for specific information in English, but could also give you a wider choice of sites to choose from and give you an idea of what foreigners are writing about your country and area.
Read a book you've already read or seen the movie of in your own language. Although most language learners under Advanced level would probably learn more from reading a graded reader or something from the internet than they would from reading an original book written for English speakers, for some people reading something like Harry Potter in the original can be a great motivator to improve their English. To make this easier for you and make sure that it motivates you rather than just making your tired, try reading a book that you already know the story of. This not only makes it easier to understand and guess vocabulary, but you are also more likely to remember the language in it. If you have not read the book before, reading a plot summary from the internet can also help in the same way.
Read a translation into English. Another way of making sure books are easier to understand is to choose a book that was originally translated into English, preferably from your own language. Even if you haven't read the book in your own language, you will find the English is written in a slightly simplified way that is more similar to how your own language is written than a book originally written in English would be.
Skip the first ten pages. If you have given up with a book in English or are reading it very slowly, try skimming through the first ten pages or skipping them completely. The start of most books tend to be mainly description and are therefore full of difficult vocabulary and don't have a clear story line yet to help you understand what is happening and to motivate you to turn the next page. If the book is still too difficult even after the introductionary part is finished, it is probably time to give that book up for now and try it again after you have read some easier things.
Read a book with lots of dialogue. Opening up books before you buy one and flicking through them to find one with lots of direct dialogue in it has several advantages. If there is less text on the page due to all the speech marks etc, this can make it easier to read and easier to write translations on. Dialogue is also much easier to understand than descriptive parts of a book, and is much more like the language you will want to learn in order to be able to speak English.
Read English language comics. Even more than books with lots of dialogue, comics can be easy to understand and full of idiomatic language as it is actually spoken. There can be difficulties with slang, difficult to understand jokes and/ or dialogue written how people speak rather than with normal spellings, so try to choose which comic carefully. Usually, serious or adventure comics are easier to understand than funny ones.
Read English language entertainment guides. Nowadays most big cities in the world have an English language magazine and/ or online guide to the movies, plays, exhibitions that are on in the city that week. Reading this in English is not only good value, but it could also guide you to places that English speakers are interested in and where you might hear some English spoken around you.
Read English language magazines. Like books, if you can read two versions of the same magazine (Newsweek in your language and in English, for example), that could make understanding it much easier.
Take a one week intensive course. Although you cannot expect to come out of a very short course speaking much better English than when you started it, if you continue studying a little over the following weeks and months, the knowledge you gained then will gradually come out and mean that your level of speaking, listening etc. are better than they would have been if you hadn't taken that course. This positive effect can still be true up to a year later.
Follow your intensive course up with an extensive course. The more time you can spend studying English the better, but studying periodic intensive courses with a few hours of study a week in between is probably better value for money than any other system as it gives your brain time to subconsciously learn and start using the new language you have learnt before you introduce the next new "chunk" of language.
Supplement your group class with a one to one class. Another good way to combine two different kinds of classes is to study both in a group class and one to one. Having a one to one teacher, even if just a couple of times a month, will mean that you can be taught exactly the language that you need, that you will have more time to speak, and that you can have as much error correction as you like.
Supplement your one to one class with a group class. The benefits of having a group class are often less clear to students, but they include the fact that you will learn to deal with several people speaking at once, have a chance to practice skills such as interrupting people, and will hear a range of different viewpoints and topics.
Teach your children or friends some English. Recent research has shown that elder children tend to be a couple of IQ points above their younger siblings, and the most likely reason is that explaining things to their little brothers and sisters gives them an intellectual boost. In the same way, teaching someone lower level than you the English you already know is a great way of permanently fixing that knowledge in your own brain.
Ask your company to start English lessons. Even if you don't need to speak English at work, English lessons can be a fun and reasonably priced way for your company to spend their training budget in a popular way.
Have English radio on in the background while you are doing your housework. Even if you are not listening carefully, it will help you get a feel for natural English rhythm and intonation.
Play English language learning games on your Nintendo DS. Although such games can have quite random language and are unlikely to improve your ability to speak English on their own, the next time you hear or read the same language elsewhere it will be really fixed in your brain by the fact you have played a game with it in already. It is also a nice way of taking a break from your other English studies while also doing some English. To make sure it really is a break and to avoid wasting time learning language from the game that is not much used in daily life, don't bother writing down any new language you see in the game, but just try to learn it from playing the game again.
Say or think what you are doing in English as you do your daily tasks. As you are doing your chores, try creating sentences describing what you are doing, e.g. ‘I am unscrewing the ketchup bottle cap'. This gets you used to thinking in English without translating, and can be a good way of seeing what simple vocabulary that is around you everyday you don't know. yet
Watch English language films with English subtitles. For people who can't understand a film without subtitles but find themselves not listening at all when reading subtitles in their own language, this should be the way of watching a film that you should aim for. If it is too difficult to watch the whole film this way, try watching the (usually important) first 10 or 15 minutes of the film with subtitles in your own language, switch to English subtitles after that, and only switch back to subtitles in your own language if you get totally lost following the story of the film.
Watch films in your language with English subtitles. If you are finding English films with English subtitles too difficult or you can't find English films with English subtitles in your local video shop, this is a good second best option. Looking for local films with English subtitles can also sometimes be a good sign of quality, as it means the producers of the film are expecting it to be popular internationally as well.
Watch English films with subtitles in your language. Again, this is not as good practice as English language films with English subtitles, but is more relaxing, can be easier to find suitable DVDs for, and is also possible with VHS.
Watch the same film or TV episode over and over again. This can not only save you money on DVDs, but will mean that you can really learn the language without having to study it. Some comedies can also get funnier the more you watch them, especially if you watch them with no subtitles and so understand a little more each time you watch it.
Be realistic about your level. One thing that holds many language learners back is actually trying too hard and tackling something that their brain is not ready for yet. Checking your level with a level check test on the internet, by taking an English language test (FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL etc.), or by taking a free trial level check and/ or lesson in a language school will help you find out what your level is and so choose suitable self-study materials.
Be realistic about your reading level. Most researchers agree that people learn most when reading something they understand almost all of. If there are one or two words per page that you have never seen before, that is about the right level. If there are three or more on every page, you should switch to something easier and come back later.
Read graded readers (= easy readers). These are books that are especially written for language learners like you, e.g. Penguin Readers. Although it can be difficult to find something as interesting as things written in newspapers or on the internet, in terms of learning the language only people who need to read for their work or an exam usually gain more from reading things written for graded readers. Graded readers of classic books like Charles Dickens also have the benefit of giving you a lot of knowledge about the literature, and culture more generally, of English speaking countries in a short time.
Read the whole thing with no help. Although using a dictionary has been shown to help with both short term and long term learning of vocabulary, the fact that using it slows reading down can stop some people reading in English at all. Reading a whole book quickly through just for pleasure from time to time will help you remember how fun reading in another language can be.
Read and learn everything. At the opposite extreme, it can be hard work but very satisfying to get to the end of a book knowing that you have learnt every word in it. See other tips on this page to make sure it is a book that is easy enough to do this with and to ensure that the vocabulary you learn is useful.
Watching English children's films or TV programmes. Although some of the vocabulary you can learn from things made for children can be a bit strange (lots of animal names and maybe animal noises, including baby names for things), the fact that not only the language but the structure of the story is simplified can make it an easy and motivating thing to watch. Like good language learning materials, the same language is also often repeated to make it memorable, and the use of catchy songs etc. can increase this positive effect on your memory.
Read English children's books. This is very similar to watching English children's movies, but with the added advantage of there being more illustrations than adult books, which both helps you to understand the story and makes the page brighter and more motivating to read.
Keep a list of language to learn, e.g. a vocab list. Even if you don't often find time to go though your vocab list and it keeps on building up, just the act of choosing which words you need to learn and writing them down on a special list can help you learn them.
Go through your vocab list several times every day. If ticking off words on a vocabulary list on the train to work is inconvenient or embarrassing for you, you can keep your list of words to learn as an entry in your electronic dictionary, as a mobile phone to do list or as a text file in your MP3 player (e.g. iPod). Although the time spent transferring the information between different formats like these may seem wasted, in fact any time you spend using the vocabulary like this will help you learn it.
Convert your vocab list to English only. One way to stop yourself translating and therefore increase your speed of comprehension and production is to learn all your vocabulary without the use of your own first language. Ways you can write a vocab list in only English include with synonyms (words with the same meaning, e.g. "tall" and "high"); with opposites ("high" and "low"); with pronunciation factors such as number of syllables (the number of beats, e.g. three for "de- ci- sion") and the word stress (the syllable that is pronounced louder and longer, e.g. the second syllable in "baNAna"); and gapped sentences (e.g. "I am not _________________ in science fiction" for the word "interested").
Cross out and delete. Crossing out or deleting words, sentences or whole pages that you have learnt can be a great motivator, and save your list of things to learn becoming too big to handle.
Throw everything away and start again. One of the things that can put most people off learning is a stack of half finished books or a huge list vocabulary waiting to be learnt. Simply getting rid of all that and starting again with something new from zero can be a great motivator and get your studies underway again.
Label things in your house or office with post-its. The easiest vocabulary to learn is the vocabulary of things you see and use everyday. If you can write the names of things around you on slips of paper and stick them on the real thing, this is a great way of learning useful vocabulary. If you can leave them there over the following days and weeks, this is a very easy way of revising the vocabulary until it is properly learnt.
Label a drawing. For people who can't put labels on real things, the next best option is to take a photo of a real place in your life like your office, print it out, and then draw lines to all of the things you can see in the picture and label them in English with the help of a dictionary. You can do the same thing with places you pass through everyday like the station. Because you will see the same thing again and again, it should be easy to really learn the words for those things.
Keep a diary in English. This is a popular method of making sure you use English everyday for people who don't often speak English and can't think of things to write about. The fact that you are writing about real things that have happened to you means that any words you look up in the dictionary will be vocabulary that is useful for you and easy to learn.
Online chat. The closest thing to speaking for people who don't have the chance to speak English is online chat, as you have to think and respond quickly, and the language is short and informal just like speech.
Listen to the radio news in English. You can make this easier by reading the news in English first, or even just by reading or listening to the news in your own language.
Read an English language newspaper. Freebie newspapers like "Metro" in London are usually the easiest to understand, followed by mid-brow titles like "The Daily Express" or "The Daily Mail" in English. Popular newspapers like "The Sun" are more difficult because of the idiomatic, slangy use of language and the number of jokes in the headlines and articles.
Write fiction in English, e.g. short stories. For people who find writing a diary about things that happen to them everyday boring, the best thing is to let your imagination go and write about whatever comes into your head. The advantage of this is that if you can't think of how to say something in English, you can just change the story to something that is easier to explain. Perhaps the easiest way to start writing fiction in English is with a diary, changing any details you like to make it more interesting and adding more and more fantasy as the weeks go on.
English language exercise videos. This is quite similar to how babies learn, by listening, watching and copying. It is also good for your health!
Learn a famous speech or poem in English by heart. Although you may never hear or get the chance to say exactly that line, having one memorable example of an English grammatical form in your head can make it much easier to learn other examples of the same grammar as you hear them. It is also something you can practice over and over without being as boring as grammatical drills.
Get tipsy (= a little drunk) before speaking English. This can not only improve your fluency while you are drinking, but can also improve your confidence in future days and weeks by showing you that you can communicate what you want to say.
Use a dictionary while you are watching a movie. Films often have the same words many times, so if you look up important words the first or second time you hear them, you should have learnt them by the end of the film. It is easier to use a dictionary if you watch with English subtitles.
Learn and use the phonemic script. Although there are many sounds in English, there are even more spellings. By learning the phonemic script and writing vocabulary down with it, you can both add another stage to your vocabulary learning that should help you learn it more thoroughly, and improve your pronunciation. It can also make things easier for you by stopping you trying to pronounce different spellings of the same pronunciation different ways.
Learn some spelling rules. Many people think that English spelling is random, but in fact most words follow some kind of rule, e.g. the "magic E" that changes the pronunciation of "mad" and "made".
Record your own voice. For people who don't have much or any correction of pronunciation from a teacher, recording yourself and listening back makes it easier to hear whether you are really making the English sounds that you are trying to or not.
Use computer pronunciation analysis. Although most programmes that claim to tell you when you are pronouncing correctly or not don't actually do that, listening many times and seeing how your voice changes as you try to match the sounds and waveform given by a pronunciation CD ROM can be good practice and more motivating than just recording your own voice.
Learn as many words as you can of one category, e.g. animal words. Learning similar words together can both expand your overall vocabulary and make them easier to learn by forming links between the words in your brain.
Take holidays abroad. This is not only a good opportunity to speak English in situations where you really have to make yourself understood in order to live, but it is also a good motivator to study English seriously in the weeks and months before your trip. If possible, also try to use English even when you could use your own language, e.g. when you pick a guided tour of a museum or historic place or when you book a flight on the internet, and try to avoid package tours.
Draw pictures of the words you want to learn. Especially if you are artistic, this can be a better way of learning vocabulary than writing translations or example sentences.
Find a foreign boyfriend or girlfriend. No tips on how to do this here, but everyone agrees that getting or even just looking for a date in English can be a great motivator to improve your language skills.
Arrange a conversation exchange. Swapping lessons and conversation with someone who wants to learn your language can be a good alternative for those who aren't looking for romance, or can sometimes lead onto dating for those who are!
Sign up for an English language exam. Even if you don't need to take an exam and don't want to or can't take a special course to study for it, paying to take an exam like TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS or FCE can really motivate you take your English studies seriously.
Model your accent on one particular actor. e.g. try to speak like Robert De Niro. Students who say they want to sound more like a native speaker have the problem that native speakers don't sound all that much like each other. Choosing one model can make the task of improving your pronunciation more clear, and is quite fun. Doing an impression of that person also makes a good party trick.
Use an English-English dictionary. Trying to use a bilingual dictionary less and switching to a monolingual one can help you to stop translating in you head when you are speaking or listening, and other useful English vocabulary can come up while you are using the dictionary.
Occasionally talk to or e-mail your friends in English. Many people find this a bit false or embarrassing, but if you think of it as a study club and set a particular time and/ or place, it is no different from studying maths together.
Go to an English or Irish pub. As well as having a menu in English and being a good way of finding out something about the culture of English speaking countries, you might also find there are free English language listings magazines, English language sports on the TV and/ or foreign people you can speak to.
Buy a speaking electronic dictionary. Although most electronic dictionaries are not as good as paper ones for the amount of information they give you about each word, some of them have the very useful function of saying the word with the correct pronunciation.
Learn your electronic dictionary vocabulary list. Most electronic dictionaries also have a button which you can push to see the last 30 or more words you looked up. By deleting words you decide are useless or you have already learnt from this list, you can use it as a "to do list" of words to learn that you can look at several times a day in the train etc.
Switch operating system to English. Changing the operating language of your mobile phone, video recorder etc. to English can be an easy way of making sure you use the language everyday.
Set goals. Deciding how many hours you want to study, how many words you want to learn or what score you want to get in a test are all good ways of making sure you do extra study.

Meeting request coming as email to blackberry

2011-05-25T23:29:00.000+04:00

Meeting request coming as email to blackberry? Dont worry, easy solution.

for BES customers, open Calendar, click the menu button, click option, select desktop > open, make the wireless sync option yes. Save and try sending one meeting request.

Done

Great and Simple Facebook Tips

2011-05-23T23:07:00.000+04:00

1. Hide Your Online Status From Selected Friends:

So you want to use Facebook chat but don’t want some people to see your online status? Simply open up the Facebook Chat and click on Friends List. Start creating a new list called BlockList.

Once the list is created, add those friends to the list that you want to appear offline to. When the list is complete, hover your mouse to the little green icon adjacent to the list and click Go Offline. Bingo! You will now appear offline to everybody in the BlockList.

2. View a Friend’s Profile Without Messy Applications:

If you are like me, you often get annoyed by the dozens of silly applications that people have added to their profile. Here’s a Grease Monkey script that allows you to view any profile without all those applications. Remember: the Mozilla Firefox web browser is a prerequisite for running Greasemonkey.

3. Display Your Facebook Status On Your WordPress Blog:

Want to display your Facebook status updates on your WordPress blog? There is a plugin that does exactly that. StatusPress lets you display your status updates to a widget on your WordPress blog.

4. Access Facebook Chat Through Your Desktop:

No need to go to Facebook.com if all you want to do is use Facebook chat. You can do it right from your desktop using clients like social.im , Adium or ChitChat.

5. Update Facebook Status From Firefox:

If you are a firefox addict you don’t need to use any other software to update your Facebook status. Simply install the FireStatus add-on and update your status right from your browser. You can also use the Facebook Toolbar to completely manage Facebook from your Firefox browser.

6. Create A Photo Collage From Pictures Of Your Facebook Friends:

Easily create a photo collage from profile pictures of all your Facebook friends using a simple Facebook app called Photo Collage.

7. Add A New friend But Hide It From Your Status Update:

A great tutorial by Tim Watson walks you through the process of hiding specific actions from your status updates.

8. Schedule Facebook Messages To Be Send Later:

If you want to schedule your Facebook messages to be send sometime in the future, Sendible is a great tool to do that. You can also use Sendible to schedule your status updates.

9. How To Share Flickr Photos On Facebook:

My Flickr is a Facebook application that lets you display your Flickr photos and photo sets on Facebook so your friends can view and comment on them without leaving Facebook.

10. How To Download Facebook Photo Albums:

Ever felt the need to download complete photo albums from Facebook. You can easily do it with either a Windows desktop application named FotoBounce or a great Firefox add-on FacePad.

11. Upload Photos On Facebook From Your Phone:

All the smart phones like iPhone and Blackberry make it simple to upload photos to your Facebook account but how would you do it if you have a regular phone? Here is a great tutorial to walk you through that.

12. Magic Circles On Facebook:

You might have heard about the Konami code that makes red blurry circles on your Facebook page. This might be one of the most popular Facebook hidden tricks. Here’s how to do it:

Press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Enter key then press up & down & Magic circles will appear!

To stop them simply reload your page.

13. Use Your Facebook Like A Pirate:

Do you love talking like a pirate? You can set your Facebook to appear like a pirate page by going intoCurrent Language Settings and setting it to English (Pirate).

14. How To Insert Cool Symbols In Your Status Updates:

Make your status updates interesting by inserting cool symbols. Simply copying them from this list and pasting in your status updates.

15. Automatically Poke Friends That Poke You:

Don’t have enough time to poke back friends who poke you on Facebook? Automate it with a Grease Monkey script called Facebook Autopoke.

16. Upload Photos From PicasaTo Facebook:

Upload photos to your Facebook account directly from Picasa using the Picasa app for Facebook. You can also upload the Picasa captions and resize your photos before uploading them to Facebook.

17. Search Facebook Like A Pro:

Not everybody knows how powerful Facebook search is. Similar to any large search engine, Facebook search has a lot of advanced options to help you search like a pro. For example if you are looking for a person named John Marsh and filter your results down to only people who are married, you can try name: John Marsh status:married. A complete list of search tips for Facebook can be found here.

18. How To Update Facebook Status From Gmail:

Facebook gadget for Gmail allows you to update your Facebook status right from your Gmail.

19. How To Access Gmail From Facebook:

If you seldom have to leave Facebook just to go check your Gmail inbox, check out Fmail. It is a great application that lets you check your Gmail from within your Facebook inbox.

20. See Facebook Twitter style:

If you love Twitter more than Facebook, you can view your Facebook just like you view your Twitter usingthis grease monkey script.

21. Import Facebook Friends To Twitter:

FB140 is a simple tool that lets you find all your Facebook friends that are using Twitter so you can easily follow them.

22. Access Facebook From Microsoft Outlook:

This is a great tip for people attending colleges or working in places that block Facebook, but allow you access to Microsoft Outlook. Simple install the FBlook plugin and access Facebook from Outlook.

23. Display Your Facebook Status Upside Down:

This is a cool and fun trick. To display upside down status updates, simply head over to FlipText and type in your status. Then simply click on Flip Text and copy-paste the upside down text into your Facebook status box.

24. Update Facebook Status Using Twitter:

Wouldn’t you love to update your status on both Facebook and Twitter at the same time. Just install theTwitter application for Facebook. Once synced, your tweets including the #fb tag would automatically be posted as status updates on your Facebook.

25. Download Videos From Facebook:

Facebook has one of the largest collection of user uploaded videos.You can download most of the videos from Facebook by using a client like SpeedBit or DownFacbook.

What is Google Chrome OS

2011-05-15T22:33:00.002+04:00

Chromebooks boot in 8 seconds and resume instantly. Your favorite websites load quickly and run smoothly, with full support for the latest web standards and Adobe® Flash®. In fact, Chromebooks are designed to get faster over time as updates are released.

It's easy to get connected anytime and anywhere with built-in Wi-Fi and 3G. As your Chromebook boots up, it quickly connects to your favorite wireless network so you're on the web right from the start.

Your apps, documents, and settings are stored safely in the cloud. So even if you lose your computer, you can just log in to another Chromebook and get right back to work.

Every Chromebook runs millions of web apps, from games to spreadsheets to photo editors. Thanks to the power of HTML5, many apps keep working even in those rare moments when you're not connected. Visit the Chrome Web Store to try the latest apps, or just type in a URL. No CDs required.

Chromebooks are easy to share with family and friends. They can log in to experience all of their own Chrome settings, apps, and extensions, or use Guest Mode to browse privately. Either way, no one else using your Chromebook will have access to your email and personal data.

Your Chromebook gets better and better over time, unlike a traditional PC. When you turn it on, it updates itself. Automatically. All of your apps stay up-to-date, and you get the latest and greatest version of the operating system without having to think about it. Annoying update prompts not included.

Chromebooks run the first consumer operating system designed from the ground up to defend against the ongoing threat of malware and viruses. They employ the principle of "defense in depth" to provide multiple layers of protection, including sandboxing, data encryption, and verified boot.

• Chrome is Chrome: The user's experience with Chrome OS will basically be synonymous with their experience on Chrome Browser. Technically speaking, Chrome OS is a Linux-based OS, but you won't be installing Linux binaries like you might on Ubuntu or some other Linux distribution. Any "apps" you have will be used within the browser.

• It will run only web apps: It's going to integrate web apps into the operating system deeper than we've ever seen before, meaning that a) they'll seem more like native apps than web apps and b) they'll be able to tap into local resources more than a typical web app in Firefox, for example. They're web apps in name, but they'll have native powers.

• How, exactly?: With HTML 5. This is the next version of HTML, which gives the browser more access to local resources like location info, offline storage—the kinds of things you'd normally associate with native apps. More on that here.

Browser Based: meaning that it'll be based around pre existing web services like Gmail, Google Docs, and so on. There is going to be no conventional applications, just web applications—nothing gets installed, updated, or whatever.

• And as you've probably guessed, it's super-light. It starts up in a matter of seconds, and boot straight into the browser. Likewise, the Chrome browser is apparently very, very optimized for Chrome OS, so it should be faster than we've ever seen it.

• It won't support hard drives, just solid state storage. I mean, hard drives are dying, sure, but this is pretty bold. Hardware support sounds like it'll be pretty slim, because:

• You'll have to buy a Chrome OS device: You might be able to hack this thing onto your current machine, but you won't just be able to install it to replace Windows, or opt for it on your next laptop, for example. You'll have to buy hardware that Google approved, either component by component, or in a whole package.

• For now, it's for netbooks. It's not intended for desktops, to the point that Google is saying that the first generation of Chrome hardware will be secondary machines.

• It looks like Chrome browser— As in a browser, you have tabs—these have to serve as a taskbar as well. To the left of the tabs, you have a sort of start menu, which opens up a panel full of shortcuts. These are your favorites. These are your apps.

• You can peg smaller windows, like chat windows or music players, to sit above your tabs at all times. This feature looks a lot like the Gchat feature in Gmail, which is to say, it's a box in the corner.

• Along with tabs, it's got its own version of virtual desktops. This means you can have multiple "windows" of Chrome OS to switch between, each of which is a different set of tabs. Think one desktop for work, one for play, on for porn, etc etc etc. It's a bit like using Spaces on Mac, except only with the browser.

How to Access Blackberry World in UAE

2011-05-10T22:21:00.000+04:00

Dear My Friends,

i know most of you are trying to access Blackberry APP world from UAE and not successful. I am accessing this successfully from UAE. Do you want to know how?

i have upgraded my Blackberry 9700 to OS6, i have installed old version of Facebook and Twitter. Now, after two or three days, you will get the message that you have an update waiting for you. Once you click upgrade, the apps will be upgraded. Same time, you can access the Blackberry App World. (until you reboot your device)

Blackberry Playbook Tethering

2011-05-09T22:20:00.000+04:00

Connecting to the internet via Bluetooth on the BlackBerry PlayBook

Before you begin you'll need to verify the following:

The wireless service plan of the device must support tethering.
The device must be compatible with Bluetooth technology. To find out what Bluetooth profiles the device uses, see the information that came with the device.
Bluetooth DUN must be enabled. If this IT policy is not available, check with the service provider or administrator.

1. Enable Bluetooh

Before you get started, make sure Bluetooth is enabled on both the phone and tablet. To activate Bluetooth on the PlayBook:

Tap the settings icon on the status bar

Then choose Internet Tethering

Tap Turn On

2. Connect to your BlackBerry smartphone

Tap the settings icon on the status bar, then again selected Internet Tethering

Your paired device should now be listed, tap it to connect

In the drop-down list, tap a service provider or tap Add and add a service provider to the list.

Tap the service provider and choose Connect.

If you add a service provider you are prompted to create a custom profile. Enter the APN, user name, and password that your wireless service provider has given you and tapConnect.

That's it! You should be up and running and successfully able to connect to the internet through your smartphone.

Thanks to Crackberry.com

Source : http://crackberry.com

The Great Blackberry Tips and Tricks

2011-05-07T23:31:00.000+04:00

If you’re new to the BlackBerry world, you are surely overwhelmed with all the buttons and ports on your device. You are learning things as you go, finding out something new everyday. Well you may or may not know that there are a multitude of keyboard shortcuts for your device that will help you speed through many things on your BlackBerry in no time at all. Here we will take a look at some of the various shortcuts you can use for messaging, browsing, composing email/SMS and more. Lets jump right in. (Keep in mind these are the default shortcuts and should work for most devices)
Beginner’s Guide to BlackBerry KeyBoard Shortcuts
The Convenience Key

The first and most basic of all shortcuts is the Convenience Key. This is the one key that you hold the power to. You have the option to change this to whatever you find to be the most useful – to lock your keys, activate the camera, compose an email – you name it. To change this option, go to Options > Screen/Keyboard and set it under Convenience Key.
Create a Signature with AutoText

Many people have asked how to easily create multiple signatures for emails or SMS. The simplest way is by creating an AutoText entry with your preset signature. To do this, go to Options > AutoText. Select “New”. Under “Replace”, type a shortuct (ie. sig, zz – something quick and easy). Under “With” type your desired signature (“Sent by Adam”) then choose save and you’re set! Now in your SMS just type your shortcut and hit Space and you’re signature will appear.
Standby Mode
One of the greatest tips to save on battery life and keep from calling people with yourr device in your pocket (hey, we’ve all done it) is to put your device into standby mode. To do this, simply hold the Mute key on top of your device for 3 seconds. Your Berry will go into standby mode, where you will be prevented from accidentally pressing any keys, but all your alerts and calls will still come in. To exit standby mode, just tap the Mute key.
Now we will go through a list of all the shortcuts for various areas of your device.
Basic Shortcuts
The following shortcuts can be used in many applications:

To exit a screen (or to move to a previous page in a browser) press the Escape key
To select or clear a check box, press the Space key
To switch applications, hold the Alt key and press the Escape key. Continue holding the Alt key and select an application, then release the Alt key
To return to the Home screen, press the End key

Phone Shortcuts
The following shortcuts can be used in the Phone application or during a phone call:

To answer a phone call, press the Send key
To view the call log, press the Send key from any screen
To insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number, hold the letter O
To add an extension to a phone number, press the Alt key and the X key, then type the extension number
To assign a speed dial number to a key, from the Home screen or in the Phone application, hold the key you want to assign. Type the phone number
To type a letter in a phone number field, press the Alt key and the letter
To move to the top of the Phone screen, press the Space key
To change between headset, speakerphone and handset, press the menu key and choose an option, or better yet, Tap the $ (dollar sign) key on your keyboard to turn speakerphone on/off during a call
To stay in a call and return to the home screen, press the Escape key and select Ok

Message Shortcuts
In a message:

R – Reply To Message
L – Reply To All
F – Forward Message
I – File Highlighted Message
To view the email address of a contact, in a message, highlight the contact. Press Q. To view the display name again, press Q.

In a message list:

C – Compose Message
ALT+U – Mark Message As Opened/Unopened
ALT+I – View Inbox
ALT+O – View Outbox
ALT+V – View Voicemail
ALT+S – View SMS
ALT+P – View Call Log
To view all your messages again, press the Escape key
SHIFT+SPACE – Move to the top of a screen
SPACE – Move to the bottom of a screen
T – Go to top of a message
B – Go to bottom of a message
N – Move to the next date
P – Move to the previous date
U – Move to the next unopened item
J – Move to the next related item
K – Move to the previous realted item
F – Search for text in an attachment/web page
G – Move to the last cursor position in a message after closing and reopening an attachment

Typing Shortcuts

To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized
To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears
Alt + Left Shift – NUM Lock
Alt + Right Shift – CAPS Lock
To turn off NUM lock or CAP lock, press the Shift key
To insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field, press the Space key
To highlight a line of text, press the Shift key and roll the trackball
To highlight text character by character, hold the Shift key and roll the trackball left or right
To cancel a text selection, press the Escape key
To cut highlighted text when typing, press the Shift + Backspace/Delete key
To copy highlighted text when typing, press the Alt key and click the trackball
To paste highlighted text when typing, press the Shift key and click the trackball

Browser Shortcuts

To insert a period in the Go To dialog box, press the Space key
To insert a slash mark (/) in the Go To dialog box, press Shift+Space
To open the browser options, in the browser, press O
To stop loading a web page, press the Escape key
To hide the browser, press D
To close the browser, hold the Escape key
To view the address for a link, highlight a link. Press L
To move forward a screen, press the Shift key and the Space key
To move to a previous screen, press the Space key
G – Move to a specific page
H – Return to the home page
K – Open bookmarks
A – Add a bookmark
I – View recent web pages
R – Refresh page
P – View page address
S – Save web page
U – Hide browser banner
X – Veiw thumbnail version of a page
T – Move to the top of a page
B – Move to the bottom of a page

Media Shortcuts

Mute Key – Pause/Resume a video/song
R – Rotate pictures
I – Zoom In
O – Zoom Out
W – Original Size

Calendar Shortcuts

C – schedule an appointment
A – Change to Agenda view
D – Change to Day view
W – Change to Week view
M – Change to Month view
Space – Move to the next day/week/month
Shift+Space – Move to the previous day/week/month
T – Move to the current date
G – Move to a specific date

An easy way to access the default applications is through keyboard shortcuts as well. To use these, you must have Dial From Home Screen set to “Off”. (Phone > Options > General Options). You will now have to use the Send key to access your phone and make a call, but you will have the following shortcuts available:

W – WAP Browser
R – Alarm
T – Tasks
U – Calculator
O – Options
A – Address Book
S – Search
D – Notes
F – Profiles
H – Help
K – Lock keypad
L – Calendar
M – Messages
B – Browser
N – BlackBerry Messenger
V – Saved messages
C – Compose

Other helpful shortcuts:

ALT+Shift+H – Access Help ME! screen (status info etc.)

ALT+LGLG – Access Event Log
ALT+Right Shift+DEL – Soft Reset

You can change the display of the ‘signal strength’ on your screen to read in real numbers. While at the home screen, hold down the ALT key while you type NMLL. The bars should change to numbers. For the ‘signal strength’, if you are in the 100 area (that means -100 dBm), you will be transmitting at maximum power. Anything at -90 to -50 is a very good signal.

On top of the AutoText there are also some short codes for common device information that you can type into SMS or email messages that will return a value:

myver – Device Model/Version
mypin – Device PIN
LD – Local Date
LT – Local Time

Once you get the hang of it, using these shortcuts will make you much quicker on the draw and help your harness the full abilities of your device. They will not only save you time, but help you easily navigate through all aspects of your device.

Source : http://crackberry.com/

Video chat on Blackberry Playbook

2011-05-04T20:27:00.001+04:00

BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet OS v1.0.3 Update – Video Chat, BBM, and More!

Exciting news! An update to the BlackBerry® Tablet OS is coming to the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet this week. BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.3 brings a bunch of new features to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, including a Video Chat application and BBM™ support via BlackBerry® Bridge™, so we’ve compiled a list of important need-to-know facts and tips so you can take advantage of these features right after you install the update. Let’s get started!

BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat

The Video Chat application enables video and voice over Wi-Fi calling between BlackBerry PlayBook tablets in peer-to-peer or enterprise environments using your BlackBerry® ID profile. Here are some of the features I’m really excited about:

• One-Click Calls – With just one click you can make a call from your Video Chat contact list, log of recent calls or simply by entering the BlackBerry ID email address of the person you want to call.
• Incoming Call Notifications – You will receive a notification pop-up when a new video call comes in, allowing you to accept the call as either a video or voice call, or decline the call. For those quiet moments — such as when you’re watching a movie, playing a game or listening to music — you will also have the ability to simply set the “Do Not Disturb” option and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will automatically ignore all incoming calls.
• Powerful In-Call Functions – By using the picture-in-picture function you can easily preview what your camera is seeing prior to placing the call to see the video feed you will be sending. You can also easily switch cameras from front to rear so your friends can see what you see, and for private moments you can mute/unmute audio or make or take calls using voice only.
• Friends List – BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat comes complete with a Friends List for maintaining your contacts. A friendly name and a picture can easily be added to a contact to personalize the entry and a Call Log makes it simple to keep track of who called, as well as when and what calls were missed. Friends are added using their BlackBerry ID profile.
• Video Chat Multitasking – Thanks to the power of the BlackBerry Tablet OS and its true multitasking capabilities, video and voice over Wi-Fi chats can continue running in the background while you interact with other applications.
• HDMI Video Chat – In addition to chatting using the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet’s high-resolution screen, Video Chat supports HDMI output when in ‘Mirror Mode’, allowing you to output what is on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet’s screen to a larger HD television or monitor.

BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) Support via BlackBerry Bridge

BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.3 expands the BlackBerry Bridge experience to include BBM (woot! Ed.). BlackBerry smartphone users with BlackBerry Bridge enabled can now mirror their smartphone BBM on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet’s large high-resolution display over a secure Bluetooth® connection. BBM via BlackBerry Bridge features:

• Full BBM Chat Functionality – Either one-to-one or multi-person chats.
• BBM Status Updates – Let your friends know how you feel about your new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet!
• Photo Sharing – Via the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet or your BlackBerry smartphone SD card.
• BBM Alerts – New BlackBerry Messenger alerts will appear on the BlackBerry PlayBook notification ribbon.

Blackberry Playbook Bridge set up

2011-05-03T23:56:00.001+04:00

How to setup the BlackBerry Bridge to pair your BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet to your BlackBerry Smartphone

While you don't need to own a BlackBerry Smartphone to go out and buy a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, if you do own both BlackBerry phone and tablet you can take advantage of the BlackBerry Bridge, which connects your tablet to your phone, allowing your tablet to act like a big touchscreen for your phone providing direct access to your phone's email, calendars, BBM files and other data. In order use the BlackBerry Bridge, you first have to install the BlackBerry Bridge application onto your phone, and from there pair your phone to your tablet.

This tutorial goes through the process, so keep on reading to learn more about using the BlackBerry Bridge!

Using BlackBerry Bridge

1. About BlackBerry Bridge

If you are running BlackBerry Device Software 5.0 or later on your BlackBerry smartphone, you can connect your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to your smartphone to access email, calendars, BlackBerry Messenger files, and other data directly from your tablet.

Your tablet connects to your smartphone using Bluetooth technology. To connect, you need the BlackBerry Bridge application installed on your smartphone. You can download it from the BlackBerry App World storefront.

2. Download BlackBerry Bridge

You can download the BlackBerry Bridge application using a barcode, or by searching BlackBerry App World.

Using a barcode

To download the BlackBerry Bridge application using a barcode, complete the following steps:

Complete the following steps on your tablet:

On your tablet home screen, on the status bar, tap settings > BlackBerryBridge.
Tap Setup.
If necessary, enter a name for your tablet.
Tap Next.
Tap Show Barcode.

Complete the following steps on your BlackBerry Smartphone:

On your smartphone home screen, click App World.
Press the Menu key.
Click Scan a Barcode.
To scan the barcode, point your smartphone camera at the barcode that appears on your tablet.
On your smartphone, click the BlackBerry Bridge application. 6. Click Download. 7. Enter your BlackBerry® ID login information. 8. If necessary, enter your smartphone password.

Searching BlackBerry App World

To download the BlackBerry Bridge application by searching BlackBerry App World, complete the following steps on your smartphone:

On the home screen, click App World.
On the Featured Items screen, press the Menu key.
Click Search.
Type BlackBerry Bridge.
Click the BlackBerry Bridge application.
Click Download.
Enter your BlackBerry ID login information.
If necessary, enter your smartphone password.

3. Connect your tablet and smartphone using BlackBerry Bridge

You can connect your tablet and smartphone using a barcode and the BlackBerry Bridge application, or by manually pairing using the BlackBerry Bridge application. Please note, to connect your tablet and smartphone, the BlackBerry Bridge application must be installed on your smartphone.

Using a Barcode

To connect your tablet and smartphone with a barcode using the BlackBerry Bridge application, complete the following steps:

Complete the following steps on your tablet:

On your tablet home screen, on the status bar, tap settings > BlackBerry Bridge.
Tap Setup.
If necessary, enter a name for your tablet.
Tap Next > Continue.

Complete the following steps on your smartphone:

In the BlackBerry Bridge application on your smartphone, click Add Device > Next.
To scan the barcode, point your smartphone camera at the barcode that appears on your tablet.

Manually Pairing

To connect your tablet and smartphone by manually pairing using the BlackBerry Bridge application, complete the following steps:

Complete the following steps on your tablet:

On your tablet home screen, on the status bar, tap settings > BlackBerry Bridge.
Tap Setup.
If necessary, enter a name for your tablet.
Tap Next > Continue > Manual Pairing.

Complete the following steps on your smartphone:

In the BlackBerry Bridge application on your smartphone, click Add Device.
Click Manual Setup.
Select the tablet from the list.
Confirm that the pairing number is the same for the tablet and smartphone, and click Yes.
Click Yes.

4. BlackBerry Bridge Connections

When your tablet and smartphone are connected, the following applications appear on your tablet home screen:

Saved Wi-Fi networks and bookmarks from the Browser application on your smartphone are available on your tablet. When your tablet and smartphone are not connected, the applications appear as unavailable on your tablet home screen.

Note: BlackBerry Bridge connections are only available on your tablet when your tablet and smartphone are connected. When your tablet and smartphone are disconnected, the connections are removed from your tablet, but remain on your smartphone.

Blackberry Playbook set up in Dubai

2011-05-03T23:49:00.002+04:00

When a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is first started there is an initial setup wizard to complete before the device can be fully used. To start, swipe the screen to move past the welcome page. The first step is to connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Important: you have to have fully open Wi-Fi

The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will list any available networks. Select a network to connect to. If the connection is secure there will be a prompt for username and password to access the network.

Please note: To complete the setup wizard a Wi-Fi connection must be established here. If a connection is being made to a public Wi-Fi hot spot there may be a captive portal in place that requires authentication to obtain full access.

Select the date and time then swipe to continue.

The next screen is the BlackBerry® ID Legal Agreement. In the drop-down list select the appropriate country, read the agreement, tap I Agree and then swipe to continue. On the next screen there is a prompt for BlackBerry ID credentials.

If an account already exists simply enter the credentials here. If a new account is needed one can be registered by clicking Create BlackBerry ID.

A mandatory system software upgrade will now be downloaded and installed on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. This step cannot be skipped. To prevent issues with the update it is recommended that the tablet be connected to a power source, such as a USB port or wall charger, during this process.

Following this, an option to pair a BlackBerry® Smartphone using BlackBerry® Bridge will appear. This is optional and can be skipped if desired.

The next screen provides access to tutorials on how to use the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

The final screen of the wizard presents the opportunity to configure additional optional items, such as Wi-Fi connectivity, BlackBerry Bridge and BlackBerry Desktop Software. Tap Done to complete the wizard and start using the device.

I will be posting the Blackberry Bridge Details soon, watch the space

Blackberry Playbook set up in UAE, Dubai

2011-05-03T21:28:00.001+04:00

Watch here, soon i will be posting the step to set up the Blackberry Play Book in UAE, Dubai. It is hard when you try first time.

Vonage has officially launch Vonage Mobile for Facebook app

2011-04-20T22:52:00.000+04:00

Vonage has officially launch Vonage Mobile for Facebook app, which enables calling to Facebook friends around the globe for free. Vonage Mobile for Facebook app is a free downloadable mobile app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (despite its name, it’s not a Facebook app) that able to make free mobile calls to all Facebook friends directly from friends list with a single touch. Vonage Mobile app requires user logging into Facebook account and calls can only be made to other Facebook users with the same mobile app installed on their phone. With Vonage Mobile app, users can make phone calls by using high-speed Internet connection that no international roaming fees charges. In addition, users also can invite friends to download Vonage Mobile app via SMS or email right from the app.

Features of Vonage Mobile for Facebook:
The app is free to get and free to use.
Unlimited calling to Facebook friends from anywhere to anywhere in the world.
Facebook profile and status is users Caller ID.
No cell minute usage, international calling fees or data roaming charges when on Wi-Fi.
No phone number is needed.
Only need to log in the first time launch the app.
No need to create or join a new network.
Know your friends’ status when they call.
Touch Facebook friend’s ID and call them without a phone number.
Vonage Mobile app for Facebook is available on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (requires iOS 3.1 or later), Android and through web interface for U.S mobile numbers users (registration has to be done on mobile smartphone device prior to registering for web interface).
Here how to download free Vonage Mobile for Facebook app:

Download Vonage Mobile app for iOS from iTunes App Store.
Download Vonage Mobile app for Android from Android Market.

What Is Thunderbolt?

2011-02-25T18:37:00.002+04:00

What Is Thunderbolt?

Apple's new MacBook Pros have a superfast, versatile new I/O tech called
Thunderbolt. Whazat?

Thunderbolt is a new standard for connecting peripherals to your computer...

If your laptop is untethered and on your lap right now, it's only there temporarily.
Our machines still spend most of the time bound to our desks by myriad
peripherals, all of which are connected through various interfaces. Intel's
Thunderbolt, formerly known as Light Peak, is a faster, simpler way to plug some
of those things in.

...that works with both PCI Express and DisplayPort devices...

One of the best things about Thunderbolt is that it's dual-protocol, meaning that
different types of devices—specifically, those using PCI Express and DisplayPort
connections—can work from a single Thunderbolt port. Displays using MiniDisplay
port will plug in right off the bat; DVI, HDMI, and VGA displays will work with
one of the existing adapters. Thunderbolt has two independent channels, too,
so it can supply full bandwidth an initial device and another one daisy-chained
down the line (up to six devices can be daisy-chaned on one Thunderbolt
connection).

...and way faster than USB...

To do that, it has to be fast. And it is! Thunderbolt moves at 10 gigabits per second,
up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0 and 12 times faster than Firewire 800. Early
versions used an optical connection, though the first wave to roll out in consumer
products will likely work over copper-based wires. Still, the researchers behind the
standard say that transfer rates could be boosted to 100 Gbit/s by the end of the decade.

...that was developed by Intel...

Intel first showed off Light Peak back in September of 2009, zapping a Blu-Ray disc's
worth of data in just 30 seconds. Impressive! Since then, they've worked closely with
Apple to develop the standard, which brings us to...

...and first implemented by Apple...

Apple's new MacBook Pros are the first to incorporate Thunderbolt.

...with devices coming from LaCie, Western Digital, and more

Intel says a handful of companies are already developing products that will
support Thunderbolt, including

Aja, Apogee, Avid, Blackmagic, LaCie, Promise, and Western Digital. They see
the new standard appealing to audiovisual professionals, who need to deal with a
ton of data with low latency. But Thunderbolt-compatible hard drives will make
backing up huge amounts of data hella fast, too.

Niagra without water

2010-12-21T22:14:00.000+04:00

Roughly six million cubic feet of water tumble down the Niagara Falls every minute. But for a few months in 1969 the American falls were completely dry, and last year a Connecticut man found never-before-seen photos of the historic occasion.

In 1965, the local Niagara Falls Gazette revealed that there was an abundance of loose rock at the base of the Niagara Falls—it had collected primarily during two large rockslides in 1931 and 1954—and warned that if left unremoved, the debris could cause the falls to stop flowing altogether. After a few years of indecision, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was given the task of diverting the American side of the falls over to Canada, and on June 12, 1969, they completed a 27,800 ton rock dam that halted its flow for the first time in 12,000 years.

You will feel that you are inside the forest, listen the below music

2010-11-23T23:14:00.000+04:00

Listen Rain

2010-11-14T21:19:00.007+04:00

Indian Rupees font available to download

2010-07-23T00:17:00.007+04:00

Dear All,

here you go

the new Indian Rupees font is avialable to download. Blog
Foradian has been posted the font in their blog. Thanks to Foradian

http://blog.foradian.com/

Start using your font.

Microsoft Excel
go to setting ----- > control panel ------> regional & lang option ------> customize ------> then click currency tab
Put currency symbol as " ` " click ok
Open excel
go to format cell (Ctrl + 1 command)
click to Number tab ------- > select currency as " ` " & ok it
select fonts as Rupee_Foradian

Word

1) Download the Font provided b Foradian Tech
2) copy to the font folder
3) Change the font in the word (Arial, Times New Roman)
4) Type the Rupees Symbol - through the grave acent symbol`~ (above the "tab" button in your keyboard)

Google Me Roumr

2010-06-28T22:06:00.002+04:00

What is google me

Today there was a twitt about this by "Digg" founder Kevinrose
k, umm, huge rumor: Google to launch facebook competitor very soon "Google Me", very credible source.

courtesy- Google search, Gizmodo

Caffeine - Google's new search Index

2010-06-09T23:35:00.002+04:00

Today, Google announced the completion of its new web indexing system title Caffeine. Google boasts that Caffeine, “provides 50 percent fresher results for web searches than our last index, and it’s the largest collection of web content we’ve offered.” Google goes onto explain just how their old index and Caffeine work.

Google's old index had several layers, some of which were refreshed at a faster rate than others; the main layer would update every couple of weeks. To refresh a layer of the old index, we would analyze the entire web, which meant there was a significant delay between when we found a page and made it available to you.

With Caffeine, Google analyze the web in small portions and update our search index on a continuous basis, globally. As we find new pages, or new information on existing pages, we can add these straight to the index. That means you can find fresher information than ever before—no matter when or where it was published.

Caffeine lets us index web pages on an enormous scale. In fact, every second Caffeine processes hundreds of thousands of pages in parallel. If this were a pile of paper it would grow three miles taller every second. Caffeine takes up nearly 100 million gigabytes of storage in one database and adds new information at a rate of hundreds of thousands of gigabytes per day. You would need 625,000 of the largest iPods to store that much information; if these were stacked end-to-end they would go for more than 40 miles.

Google TV gets Official

2010-06-08T23:30:00.005+04:00

Today i am going to talk about Google TV - Its official now

Today at I/O 2010, Google announced Google TV. Combining the web and TV, Google is hoping to let people take advantage of the biggest and best screen in their house.

The Quick Search box lets you search both TV and the web at once.
If you see a show you love, you can record it if your Google TV is hooked up to a DVR.
If what you want isn’t on TV, you’ll be able to purchase if from places like Amazon. As Google puts it, “the transition from TV to web is seamless.”

For the times you aren’t sure what you want to browse, hit up the home screen and then check out Google’s suggestions based upon what you’ve watched before.

You can access any videos the web has to offer, all from the comfort of your living room.
But it’s not all about YouTube… You can bookmark your favorite sites and dive straight into your favorite content.

ports fans will love Google TV. You can check out box scores, monitor your IPL, etc. While you’re watching the game, you can keep track of the box score thanks to picture-in-picture. You can also check out what people are saying about American Idol contestants on Twitter while watching the show.

You can bookmark your favorite TV channel.

Google says Google TV is awesome for photo sites like flickr, as well as streaming music sites like Pandora.

If you’re worried that your set-up won’t play nice with Google TV, Google says worry not. All you need is Wi-Fi or an ethernet cable and a HDMI cable to hook up your Google TV box your cable box / PVR. Google TV boxes come standard with a keyboard. This keyboard comes and “pointing devices.” You can use a built-in mic that lets you search by voice. You can also control Google TV with your smartphone. If you’re watching something on your Android smartphone, you can shoot it straight to your TV and watch it from there if you’re suffering from eye-strain.

Google TV runs on Chrome, Flash and Android. You will be able to search and run your favorite Android apps on Google TV.

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iPhone 4

2010-06-07T23:17:00.003+04:00

Here u go
Finally its launched, find the details below.

Size and weight1
Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams)

Capacity3
16GB or 32GB flash drive

Cellular and wireless
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Camera, photos, and video

Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
5-megapixel still camera
VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera
Tap to focus video or still images
LED flash
Photo and video geotagging

Display
Retina display
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Sensors
Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Power and battery2
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time:
Up to 7 hours on 3G
Up to 14 hours on 2G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
Up to 6 hours on 3G
Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Audio playback
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

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Motorola FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR

2010-06-05T23:32:00.003+04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpRUdHGirKQ

Motorola has introduced its new stylish, innovative Motorola FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR, the compact Android 2.1-powered smartphone which combines unique square pivot design with a 5-row full QWERTY keyboard, enhanced MOTOBLUR features and social network integration services, coming with a free 2GB MicroSD memory card in a package

Key Features Of Motorola FLIPOUT With MOTOBLUR:

•2.8-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) TFT touch screen
•3 megapixel camera with KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology
•Quick one-touch upload to Facebook, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket
•Web browsing with multi-touch pinch to zoom and Adobe Flash support
•Built-in A-GPS, eCompass, Wi-Fi and MicroSD memory expansion slot
•CrystalTalk PLUS ensures crystal-clear voice quality by eliminating background noise
•Up to 7 customizable home screens with pre-loaded apps and widgets
•Data Manager checks data usage right from the home screen
•Happenings and Messages widgets
•Seven color variations – Licorice, Fairway Green, Raspberry Crush, Brilliant Blue, Poppy Red, Saffron and White

LG - Flutter

2010-06-01T23:27:00.004+04:00

Yes, This is LG Flutter

IT is not from LG Chief designers - instead, it's a winning design from the "Design The Future" competition held each year since 2008. I think the designer used the iphone application on it.

solution for 8310 curve 4.5 os battery drain issue

2010-02-10T20:47:00.003+04:00

Are you having battery drain issue on 8310 curve?
Did you upgrade the os 4.2 to 4.5?
Then the find the solution below

1) turn off bluetooth
2) turn off GPS
3) remove all unwanted applications, you can install this back anytime
4) GO TO APPLICATIONS AND DENY PERMISSION ON THE "MAPS".

I have tested this and works fine for all users.

Google Doodle

2010-02-07T11:48:00.000+04:00

Google Doodle
So, What is Google Doodle

You must be visited more than hundred times www.google.com to search something. Have you ever noticed the picture in the Google logo changing everyday? The Google logo is modified on its minimalist front page with some pictures and it’s called a "Google doodle." The company’s Google doodles recognize occasions like New Year’s Day or obscure ones, such as the "Sesame Street" anniversary.

Find out MAC address of iPhone

2009-11-12T10:14:00.001+04:00

To find out the MAC address of your iPhone,
start at the home menu. Select Settings -> General -> About. Scroll down that screen and you’ll see a setting called “Wi-Fi Address”, that is your iPhone MAC address.

Blackberry Task Sync issue

2009-11-09T15:36:00.002+04:00

Are you facing Blackberry Task Sync issue? Then try the following.

Wireless Synchronization Option for Tasks Disappeared

Go into Options | Advanced Options | Service Book
Select Desktop[SYNC], hit your menu button, and choose Delete
Next go into Options | Security Options | General Settings, hit the menu button, and choose Regenerate Encryption Key
Go back to the main screen and maybe wait a minute to see if you have arrows going back and forth in the corner
Afterwards go into Service Book again. See if you see a new Desktop[SYNC]. If not, just hit you menu button and choose Undelete
Repeat step 4
See if the wireless sync option comes back

connect MacBook Air to wireless

2009-11-09T15:33:00.002+04:00

Find the MAC address on MAC Book Air - your Mac address is AirPort ID
1. Click the Apple menu at the top left of the screen;
2. Click 'About This Mac';
3. Click the 'More Info...' button (this will launch 'System Profiler');
4. Click the 'Network' line item in the left column; In the right panel, under the 'Ethernet' section, you will see the system's MAC address listed

To connect to the network

5. Click on the AirPort icon on the top bar if your MacBook Air does not connect automatically when you turn it on. It will give you a list of wireless networks.
6. Select a wireless network, or choose either "Join Other Network," which will allow you to call up a network you know of in the area and connect to it, or "Create Network," which will allow you to create a computer-to-computer network.
7. Choose or enter the name of the wireless network you wish to join, and enter a network password, if prompted
8. Use your wireless connection

Desktop Shortcut in Quick Launch

2009-08-28T11:42:00.001+04:00

1. Paste following code in Notepad and save the file with name "Show Desktop.scf" (including quotes):

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

2. Now you have to copy this new file and paste in "Quick Launch" toolbar

Identity Restriction not subscribed - (Solution) (Solved)

2009-08-20T08:55:00.003+04:00

Are you receiving the above message when making calls?

do the followings

click on the call button, then the menu (Blackberry), then go to option, general option, then Restrict My Identity - make it never.

Enjoy making calls

Task Manager grayed out

2009-08-18T14:13:00.001+04:00

If the above happend, please do the followings

Click Start/Run and enter REGEDIT
Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Look in the right pane for a value called DisableTaskMgr.

If it exists, it should be set to 0 (zero).
If not, double click it and set it to 0.

Enable and Disable Printer Notifications for Local and Network printers

2009-07-14T08:04:00.001+04:00

1.Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2.On the File menu, click Server Properties.
3.On the Advanced click the options you want to apply:
Show informational notifications for local printers. This option notifies
users when a job is printed on a printer that is attached to this computer.
Show informational notifications for network printers. This option notifies
users of this computer when a job is printed on a remote computer.
4.For client computers that are running versions of Windows earlier than
Microsoft Windows 2000 that access the printers on this computer, there are
additional configuration options to choose from:
Notify when remote documents are printed. This option sends a message to the user
who sent a job to a printer that is attached this computer.
Notify computer, not user, when remote documents are printed. This option sends a
message to the computer from which the print job was sent, regardless of which
computer on which the sending user is currently logged on.

Blackberry Battery drained – after patches? – try these..

2009-07-13T15:03:00.002+04:00

Temporary Solutions only

Option 1
1. Go to Options
2. Choose Advanced Options
3. Choose Applications
4. In the list of Applications highlight Registration
5. Select the options button on the device
6. Choose Edit Default Permissions
7. Set all permissions to DENY
8. Save Settings
9. Reboot the device
10. Monitor the battery

Option 2
1. Option
2. Advanced option
3. Application
4. Option
5. Modules
6. Option
7. Registration
8. Set all permission to deny
9. Save and pull out the battery

Retrieve Shift delete messages from Outlook

2009-07-10T14:45:00.001+04:00

First go to Run and type regedit.
Go to the location: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\EXCHANGE\CLIENT\OPTIONS registry key.
Right click options and add new DWORD VALUE (data type is REG_DWORD) and then right click and rename to DumpsterAlwaysOn. It is case sensitive.

Then right click and modify and make the value 1 to turn the Recover Deleted Items menu choice on for all folders or enter 0 to turn it off. [I would recomend 1 for now].
Then go to Outlook , choose "Recover deleted items" option from the Tools Menu to get back your "permanently deleted" mails!

P.S. : This procedure can recover mails which were deleted by pressing shift+del in the past 4 days only.

Out of office reply setup in Blackberry

2009-07-10T14:44:00.000+04:00

With a BlackBerry, how can I configure an Out of Office reply?

You can change your Out of Office settings from your device and then see and modify them in Outlook, and vice versa. To configure an Out of Office reply:

From the BlackBerry handheld main menu, select the Messages icon and click the trackwheel.
In the Messages menu, click the trackwheel and choose Options. From the Options menu, choose Email Settings.
In the Email Settings menu, select Use Out Of Office Reply and click the trackwheel. Select Change Option, and use the trackwheel to choose Yes.
Note: If you have previously used an Out of Office reply, it will be displayed in the dialog box, where you may edit it. Otherwise, the dialog box will be blank and you can enter the text you wish to use.

Click the trackwheel, and select Save to activate your Out of Office reply.
To deactivate the Out of Office reply, follow the steps above, choosing No in step 3.

Your Out of Office reply will be sent whenever a user sends mail to your Exchange mailbox. This feature sends a reply only once to each sender, for as long as you keep this feature active.

Add email address to Safe senders & Blocked senders list

2009-07-10T14:41:00.001+04:00

1.On the Tools menu, click Options.
2.On the Preferences tab, under E-mail, click Junk E-mail.
3.Click the Blocked Senders tab.
4.Click Add.
5.In the Enter an e-mail address or Internet domain name to be added to the list box, enter the name or address you want
added, and then click OK.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each name or address that you want to add.
You can quickly add a name to the Blocked Senders List by right-clicking the junk e-mail message, and then, on the shortcut menu, pointing to Junk E-mail and clicking Add Sender to Blocked Senders List on the shortcut menu.

To remove a name from the Blocked Senders List, in the Blocked Senders tab, click the name you want to remove from the list, and then click Remove.

Listen Radio 24/7

2009-07-08T18:46:00.002+04:00

Click here to Listen live Malayalam Radio

Blackberry error codes and resolutions

2009-06-26T12:09:00.000+04:00

300-303 Bad load
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto the handheld.

395 Unclassified error code
You receive the following error message on the handheld:
Device Error 395

Cause

Device Error 395 is an unclassified error code. This error can be caused by a third party application installed on the handheld.

Resolution 1

Perform a hard reset on the handheld: Shut down, remove the battery wait a few second... replace battery then see when happens when it starts.

Resolution 2

Erase and reload the data on the handheld.
1、In BlackBerry Desktop Manager, use the Backup and Restore tool to create a backup file of the data on your handheld. For instructions, see “Back up handheld information” in the Desktop Manager Online Help.Warning: The following steps will erase the data on the handheld.
2、In BlackBerry Desktop Manager, double-click the Application Loader icon.
3、Click Next. The Handheld Application Selection window appears.
4、Verify that the correct applications are selected, then click Next.
5、Click Advanced.
6、Select the option for Erase all application data and Erase all currently installed applications, then click Next.
7、Click Finish. The data on the handheld is erased, while the operating system and applications are reloaded onto the handheld.
8、Use the Backup and Restore tool to restore to the handheld the data saved in the backup file. For instructions, see “Restore handheld information” in the Desktop Manager Online Help.

400-564 Page faults
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto the handheld.

310-314 Hardware failure
Perform a hard reset on the handheld: Shut down, remove the battery wait a few second... replace battery then see when happens when it starts.
OR
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto the handheld.
Note: If these tasks do not resolve the error, contact your service provider.

320-325 AMX failure
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto the handheld.

330-339 Application tasks failure
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto the handheld.

340-343 Memory failure
You receive one the following error messages on your handheld:
Device Error 340
Device Error 341
Device Error 342
Device Error 343

Cause

Memory failure.

Resolution

Reduce the number of calendar appointments synchronized to your handheld.
1、In BlackBerry? Desktop Manager, double-click the Intellisync icon.
Click Configure PIM. The Handheld Configuration window appears.
2、In the Handheld Applications list, select Calendar.
3、Click Configure > Advanced Settings. The Advanced Settings for Calendar window appears.
4、In the Date Range tab, perform one of the following tasks to reduce the number of calendar appointments synchronized to your handheld:
If you click the Transfer only Future items option, only future calendar appointments will be synchronzied to your handheld.
If you click the Transfer items within a range of Days option and enter date range in the fields provided, only the calendar appointments that scheduled within the date range will be synchronized to your handheld.
5、Click OK to save your changes and close the window.
7、In the Handheld Configuration window, ensure that the check box beside the Calendar application is selected, then click OK.
8、In the Intellisync window, ensure that the Synchronize PIM check box is selected, then click Synchronize Now. The number of calendar entries on your handheld is reduced.
If you still receive the error

Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto your handheld.

350-359 Software application failure
You receive one of the following error messages on your handheld:
Device Error 350
Device Error 352
Device Error 353
Device Error 354
Device Error 355
Device Error 356
Device Error 357
Device Error 358
Device Error 359

Cause

Software application failure.

Resolution

Perform a hard reset on the handheld.
OR
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto your handheld. In the Application Loader Wizard window, do not select any third party applications. In the Advanced options, select the Erase all currently installed applications check box

360-363 Flash memory failure
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto the handheld.

365-368 This one is often followed by "OHHH @&#%!!"
Contact your service provider.

410 Radio failure
Run Application Loader to reload the operating system and applications onto the handheld.
Note: If this task does not resolve the error, contact your service provider.

507 No applications on handheld
You receive one of the following errors on your BlackBerry device while using Application Loader to install device software:

Device Error 505
Device Error 507

Both errors indicate that no applications are loaded on the BlackBerry device.

Cause 1

During the Application Loader process, the existing applications on the BlackBerry device were erased, but Application Loader failed to load the new applications.

Resolution

Complete the following steps:
1、Verify that device software is installed on your computer.
2、If your BlackBerry device is connected to a laptop in a docking station, disconnect the laptop from the docking station and connect the device directly to the laptop.
3、If a third-party program (e.g. virus scanner) is using the same COM port as BlackBerry Desktop Manager, close the third-party application to free the COM port.
4、If you are using a USB adapter to connect your BlackBerry device to a serial port on your computer, temporarily connect your device to a computer with a USB port.
5、In Desktop Manager, double-click Application Loader.
6、Use Application Loader to install the device software.
Cause 2

You erased all the data and applications on your BlackBerry device by typing an incorrect password ten times in Application Loader.

Resolution

Complete the following steps:
1、In Desktop Manager, double-click Application Loader.
2、Use Application Loader to install the device software

How to Install Blakcberry OS

2009-06-26T10:52:00.005+04:00

Here is a quick install guide to your blackberry.
This should easily cover reinstallation of OS and
reverting back to previous OS version as well.

1) Download the version of OS you want to install from your carrier's website.

2) Extract or install the files from the previous step. They will automatically install into the correct location. This location will be C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\Shared\Loader Files. Under this directory you will see directories with the model number of your device (if you installed the correct files) followed by a version number. Under these directories will be a host of .alx and .cod files. Do not modify or delete these files. They are needed to install the new OS.

3) Assume the BlackBerry Handheld Manager is installed, when you plug your device in, a popup will appear and ask if you want to upgrade your device. Choose upgrade and follow the steps given by the Application Loader. If you have any 3rd party applications you would like to keep, locate and select them at this time to avoid having to reload them after the new OS is
installed.

4) This will also be the time the apploader will ask if you want to erase all data and reload or backup and restore the data on your device. Choose your preference and continue.

5) Typically a complete OS reload with backup and restore can take anywhere from 5-15 minutes depending on the amount of data on your device to restore.

6) The apploader will inform you when the process is complete. After this, the device will automatically reset itself (sometime this will take longer than a normal reboot) and once completed and on, your device will be upgraded and ready to go.

Now if you wish to downgrade your device to a previous version, many of the above steps will apply.

First, you will have to remove the newer OS from your PC. Do this by going to add/remove programs in the control panel and removing the software for the new BB OS. Make sure desktop manager is not running when you do this. After complete, restart the Desktop Manager.

When you plug in your device, if everything went well, the Desktop Manager should tell you that your PC has an older version of desktop tools than is installed on the device. It will give you an option to keep the version on your BlackBerry or downgrade to the version on your PC. You will want to select downgrade and let apploader do the work.

Should this method fail, you will have to download the file javaloader.exe from the internet. Place it in a common directory (I usually put mine in the Loader Files directory for easy access. From the directory you have javaloader.exe installed in type "javaloader -usb wipe". This will completely erase all data and applications from your devie. Now navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\AppLoader and delete the file vendor.xml. Now plug in your device and install the new OS from scratch. Open apploader and select the USB port as your connection. It will then bring to you to the main apploader screen and all the OS packages will be listed with status as Install.

If you have question beyond the scope of this document please feel free to post them. However I suggest reading and rereading these steps to ensure you have tried the most basic and tried steps to load or reload your OS. Have fun and enjoy!

Windows XP Secrets

2009-06-24T15:13:00.001+04:00

windows Xp software is quite easier to operate, easier than you think. You don't ahve to really hunt in the program folder or some system folder to find information that can be available through Windows Xp in just less than 20 seconds. Here is how you can use Windows Xp to your advantage:

Secret - Hidden Install Creator
Unlock - Go to Start, Run, type iexpress

Secret - Hidden Internet Conference Application
Unlock- Go to Start, Run, type conf

Secret - Hidden Font Editor
Unlock - Go to Start, Run, type eudcedit
Secret - Hidden Command Line Switch
Unlock- Go to "Start", "Run" and Type defrag c: -b to defragment the Boot and Application Prefetch information.

Secret - Image Trails
Unlock - Open an image and hold down Shift then drag the image around to create an image trail.

Secret - Create a Log File
Unlcock - Launch Notepad, Type .LOG on the first line, and then press Enter to move to the next line. On the File menu, click Save As, type a descriptive name for your file in the File name box, and then click OK. When you next open the file, note that the date and time have been appended to the end of the log, immediately preceding the place where new text can be added. You can use this functionality to automatically add the current date and time to each log entry.

Secret - 10x Zoom
Unlocks - Open an image and select the magnifying glass icon. Left-Click exactly on the line below the 8x.

Secret - Hidden Windows Media Player
Unlock- Go to Start, Run, type mplayer2

Here is a trick to make images fly on your computer screen from a web browser
STEPS:
1-Go on to a website with a couple of pictures or more

2-Copy and paste the following code into your web address bar in which you want to see the images fly: javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+"px"; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+"px"}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0)

Press the enter key.
4-Enjoy the flying images!
Restarting Windows without Restarting the Computer:
When you click on the SHUTDOWN button, make sure to simultaneously press SHIFT Button.If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button, you computer would restart without restarting the Computer. You can also call it "HOT REBOOT".
There is a bug in Microsoft Word. Open a word document and type
=rand (200, 99)

and then press ENTER.

This error was discovered by a Brazilian. You will find the mention of this error in Chetan Bhagat's book One night at the Call Center. The whole Microsoft team has not been able to figure out this bug in MsWord.

Best Nokia games, wallpapers and ringtones

2009-06-24T15:12:00.002+04:00

Confused about how to find the best Nokia games, wallpapers and ringtones. Well, let Google to the magic for you:

Just key in the following line in your google search box and see experience a new world of finding games

for symbian games
"parent directory " symbian games -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

for games
"parent directory" nokia games -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

for tones
"parent directory " nokia polyphonic -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

for Wallpapers
"parent directory " nokia wallpapers -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

for general Midi
"parent directory " midi -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

Understanding Internet error codes

2009-06-24T15:09:00.002+04:00

Here's a complete list of Internet error codes-it helps to understand what they mean. The codes can generally by grouped as follows -

* 100-199 - Information Codes. Gives information about the request or the servers involved.
* 200-299 - Success Codes. Shows that the request was accepted or the requested file has zero content (empty).
* 300-399 - Redirects. Requested content has moved.
* 400-499 - Client Errors. Cannot find content or you don't have the necessary permissions to access it.
* 500-599 - Server Errors. There is a problem at the server end, not allowing the request from completing successfully.

100 Continue
101 Switching Protocols
200 OK The request was successful
201 Created The request was successful and a new resource was created
202 Accepted The request was accepted for processing, but the processing is not yet complete
203 Non-Authoritative Information
204 No Content The server has processed the request but there is no new information to be returned
205 Reset Content
206 Partial Content
300 Multiple Choices The requested resource is available at one or more locations
301 Moved Permanently The requested resource has been assigned a new URL and any further references should use this new URL
302 Moved Temporarily The requested resource resides at a different location, but will return to this location in the future
303 See Other
304 Not Modified The requested resource has not been modified since the date specified in the If-Modified_Since header
305 Use Proxy
400 This is bad request error, First check you could be typing a wrong URL name and server may not understand your request.
401 You are attempting to open any unauthorized access site or page. Check your username and password if you are trying to open any webpage.
402 Payment Required Error
403 You are attempting to open any forbidden page and you are blocked by that domain.
404 You are attempting to open the webpage that was removed or re-named, also check the URL spelling.
405 Method Not Allowed
406 Not Acceptable
407 Proxy Authentication Required
408 This is time out error. You should send the request with in time that the server set for you.
409 Conflict
410 Gone
411 Length Required
412 Precondition Failed
413 Request Entity Too Large
414 Request-URL Too Large
415 Unsupported Media Type
500 Internal Server Error The server could not satisfy the request due to an internal error condition.
501 Not Implemented
502 Bad Gateway The server received an invalid response from the server from which it was trying to retrieve information.
503 Out of Resources
504 Gateway Time-Out
505 HTTP Version not supported

AutoCorrect feature in Office

2009-06-24T15:07:00.001+04:00

The AutoCorrect feature in Office can automatically place symbols in your documents. Here are some of our favorites.
(c) will do this: ©
(r) will do this: ®
(tm) will do this: ™
==> will do this: Ë
<== will do this: Á
--> will do this: →
<-- will do this: ←

http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx error

2009-06-24T15:06:00.003+04:00

Click Start > Run and type “gpedit.msc”
Click OK.
at left side
-User Configuration
-Administrative Templates
-Windows Components
-Internet Explorer
at the right side double click at “Prevent performance of First Run Customize settings”
change the settings for “Prevent performance of First Run Customize settings” to Enabled and drop-down box to select “Go directly to home page”
-click OK , close Group Policy
-Restart Internet Explorer 7

Picture Manager taking long time to open

2009-06-24T15:06:00.002+04:00

Some versions of Office include Microsoft Office Picture Manager, a program that lets you view and modify images in several useful ways. But sometimes it will appear to hang when launched.
Resolution
In a nutshell, Picture Manager (PM) maintains a Most Recently Used (MRU) list ... a list of the files you've most recently opened with it. As it starts up, it apparently checks to see whether each of these files is available. In some cases (usually if the file's on a network) this can take a long time if the file's not there, and that can cause PM to start up very slowly.
The MRU list is stored in a file called OISCatalog.cag located in
%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\OIS
Double-click OISCatalog.cag and choose Notepad when Windows asks what program you want to use to open it.
Delete any lines that start with "mru path" (including opening and closing tags).
If you prefer not to edit the file, simply delete it. PM will recreate it when it starts up again.

Shortcut on Taskbar Windows XP

2009-06-23T16:25:00.001+04:00

Right - click the task bar, "Toolbars", Select "Qucik Launch", and unlock the taskbar. Now just drag the shortcut to the Quick Launch area.
Done, now you have the shortcut on Qucik Launch.

.msc Not working

2009-06-18T09:47:00.001+04:00

Hi,

when you try to run the .msc (compmgmt.msc, etc...) through run command, then if it is not working for you, try this...

Simple solution to this problem ("Access Denied" for most .msc files) is: (Re-associate .msc files to be open by mmc.exe). Steps are: 1. Go to System32 folder in windows explorer. (Example: C:\Windows\System32) 2. Locate file "Services.msc". Select the file. Then Right click it and in context menu, select "Open With...". An Open with Dialog will open. 3. In Open With dialog, select Browse, and locate mmc.exe (Ex: C:\Windows\System32\mmc.exe). 4. In Open with Dialog, you will now see "Microsoft Management Console" selected. 5. Select the option "Always use the selected program". Click ok. And your are done. Now, Run Services.msc (Start->Run->Services.msc), and it should launch the services without the access denied error.
Please let me know if it doesn't work for you.

Outlook Common errors

2009-06-16T13:03:00.002+04:00

General Issues
Emptying Junk Email from IMAP accounts may return Not Read receipts even though you have Outlook 2007 set to not return receipts.

Outlook 2007 is slow
Outlook 2007 uses your existing account settings to create new ones for you. There are 4 files which contain information about add-ins, views, custom toolbars, and custom forms which may be corrupted in the upgrade process. You can safely delete (or rename) these as Outlook will recreate them without loss of data or settings, with the exception of outcmd.dat. This file holds customized toolbar settings, but since Outlook 2007 uses ribbons, not toolbars, you'll need to redo any customizations anyway.
Extend.dat - this file is located in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Views.dat and Outcmd.dat - these files are located at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook
Frmcache.dat - it's at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Forms
Keep in mind that unless you customized Outlook or installed custom forms, some of these files may not exist. Also, the folders that these files are in are hidden. if you need help viewing them see Where Are My Files?
For more information on the files Outlook uses, see Outlook file locations
If deleting the files doesn't help, try a new profile.
If you are using a Dell laptop with Media Direct, uninstall the Outlook Setup Addin (Cyberlink). This add-in not only slows Outlook down, but also turns all meeting requests into recurring meeting requests.

Outlook 2007 is so slooooow Outlook and Slow
HTMLRecurring Meeting Bug

You receive blank messages
Disable Outlook integration or email scanning feature of your anti-virus or security program.
Outlook is crashing
Disable add-ins. If you have Adobe Acrobat 6 installed, disable it's add-in first. SnagIt's addin will also crash Outlook. If Outlook crashes when you attempt to disable the addins, you'll need to edit the registry. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins and change the load behavior for Acrobat, SnagIt or other non-Microsoft add-ins to 0.
Sometimes when composing a mail, typing does not insert characters into the body of the message. Clicking the body also does not work.
Click on the To, CC, or Subject line and then click back into the body of the message.

Microsoft Outlook 2007 won't connect to Microsoft Exchange 5.5
The official word is as follows: "Microsoft continuously strives to provide a consistent and predictable end-of-life-cycle experience for all of its products. In accordance with standard Microsoft life-cycle policies Exchange 5.5 ended extended life-cycle support on January 10th, 2006. As a result, Outlook 2007 will not support Exchange 5.5. Because neither the Outlook or Exchange team is supporting this combination we will not discover and/or fix issues that crop up as the result of innovations in both products . Rather than subjecting customers to potential serious issues like data loss or frequent server downtime we choose to prevent Outlook from connecting to these older and now unsupported servers. Our research has shown that there is a relatively small set of customers who want to upgrade their desktops to the latest and greatest versions of Office and run server technology as old as Exchange 5.5. There are clearly exceptions but they don't seem to be the norm."

RSS Issues
When deleting an RSS feed on one machine while multiple Outlook clients are running against the same store, the entry in the Account Manager for the feed does not get removed.
If you delete an RSS feed's folder from one machine, the folder's deletion will roam to all of your other clients. The entry in the Account Manager for that feed will remain on all of the other machines until you reboot them.
When adding RSS feeds through the Account Manager it doesn't work.
The first time you add an RSS feed through the Account Manager it will not get added correctly. Once you close and re-open the Account Manager, all subsequent feeds will get added correctly.

Search Issues
Official comments on Outlook 2007 requiring Windows Desktop Search:
"Outlook has worked closely with the MS Search team to develop a version of our Instant Search functionality that leverages the new Windows Desktop Search 3.0 platform. These changes have required a significant investment in converting the underlying architectures of the Outlook application and as such have introduced changes into the end-user experience, specifically around configuring the new Outlook 2007 application and the need to install Windows Desktop Search 3.0.
Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0 is a native component of Vista, and is being shipped separately as a system component through Windows Update for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users. WDS is a system service that indexes file, email and other content in order to provide fast searches over content and properties. It is an upgrade to all previous 2.x versions of Windows Desktop Search you may currently use.
We will be shipping Outlook 2007 with a new version of Instant Search technology that is built on top of WDS and is dependent on its presence for search to work. B1TR included a native Office indexing component. In order to provide a consistent search experience across the Windows Explorer, Office applications and any others utilizing Windows Desktops Search, and to optimize system resources, we have decided to build on a single, unified indexing component for Windows. The result of this work will be in Outlook 2007 Beta 2, and therefore require installation of WDS 3.0 at boot time."
Where did the MSN Toolbar and/or LookOut toolbar go?
Windows Desktop Search 3.0 disables the MSN Toolbar and LookOut in Outlook. LookOut and the MSN Toolbar are now considered to be old versions of Microsoft products. To offer users the clearest and most integrated search experience for Outlook 2007, Outlook disables these add-ins when Outlook starts.
If you delete or move an item from a list of search results, nothing happens.
When you are viewing the results of a query, if you delete or move an item it will not be updated in those results, but it WILL be deleted or moved as intended (in the background).
To see the updated list, enter your search again.
Windows Desktop Search has been installed for a few hours already and mail is still not indexed, so searching in Outlook 2007 does not show any or all of the results.
Microsoft uses "back-off logic" that prevents the system from indexing (and slowing your machine down) when you are actively using it. If you leave your machine alone for more than a few minutes it will continue to index.
For best results when indexing a store, leave Outlook running unattended overnight to fully index your store.
While Windows Desktop Search is indexing your data it displays an error such as this:
The instruction '0x03f7f516' referenced memory at "0x0xxxxxx". The memory could not be read. Click OK to terminate the program.
This is a crashing issue with the Adobe PDF iFilter component (which indexes PDF files).
You need to disable the PDF iFilter and then restart the Search service:
Go to Add/Remove Programs, and uninstall the 'Adobe PDF IFilter 6.0.'
From a command prompt, type net stop wsearch then net start wsearch to restart the Search service.
See http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2006/up060525.htm#search for more on search.

Calendar Issues
When I print my calendar, recurring appointments that extend into the next week don't print correctly. They extend into the margin instead of wrapping to next week.
This is a know issue that is fixed in SP1, due out in late 2007. Use the calendar printing assistant. See Calendar Printing Tools for Outlook for links to this and other printing tools.
Will e-mail addresses included in the CC or BCC fields of sharing messages for restricted calendars get access to the published calendar?
When composing a sharing message for a calendar published with restricted access, e-mail addresses in CC or BCC fields do indeed get access to the calendar.
When adding an Internet Calendar Subscription through the Account Manager it does not work.
The first time you add an Internet Calendar Subscription through the Account Manager, it does not work. Closing and reopening Account Manager should enable all further subscriptions.
Publishing a calendar results in the loss of some copy/paste and drag-and-drop functionality for that calendar.
Publishing a calendar to the Internet currently causes appointment copy/paste and drag-and-drop functionality to stop working on that calendar.
To work around this issue, open up the appointment details and change the settings through that dialog rather than via drag and drop, or copy/paste operations.
Outlook is unable to subscribe to Internet Calendars when a webcal link that contains international characters is clicked in Internet Explorer.
The calendar can be manually subscribed in Outlook by copying the Internet Calendar address and creating the subscription through the Internet Calendars tab, located under Account Settings on the Tools menu.

To-do Bar & Tasks Issues
In the To-Do Bar, Related Messages and Messages from Sender under Find All do not work.
To find all related messages from a mail item in the To-Do Bar, open the item by double clicking on it, then click on the Infobar (CTRL+SHIFT+W) at the top of the message and select Find related messages.
All Day Events do not display in the To-Do bar
At this time there is not resolution.

Outlook Connector Issues
Search fails to find items in the Outlook Connector mailbox
There is a known bug where Instant Search does not work for Microsoft Office Outlook Connector mailboxes. There is a workaround to enable legacy search for these mailboxes:
Go to Tools, Options menu then choose Search Options. In the Indexing list, remove the check for the Outlook connector mailboxes.
Outlook fails to load because of errors with 'msncon32.dllâ€ or 'msncon.dllâ€.
Download the latest version from http://g.msn.com/0CR1033/3

Administrator Issues
Can't run PRF files to create a new profile
As a security measure, PRF's can only be imported using the /importPRF switch. See http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm for help using switches.

Developer Issues
Known issues with Outlook extensibility include the following:
Collaboration Data Objects 1.21 (CDO) is not available through Office Setup. CDO is only be available as a Web download in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.
Attempting to theme Outlook by providing a manifest for Outlook.exe may cause Outlook to hang. This is because Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 automatically provides visual styles (also known as Windows XP themes) for custom user interfaces such as property pages. If your property page was built with Windows common controls, certain controls may not display correctly. Check boxes or option buttons inside of a frame control must be placed inside a picture box control.
Outlook crashes if you tab into or out of a custom form with a message body in the Reading Pane.
Use the mouse to click into and out of the Reading Pane.
Labels on form regions may have a gray background.
Some form region customizations may render with a gray background behind label controls. You can work around this issue by resizing the form slightly at runtime, which will cause the labels to paint correctly.

Blackberry OS reinstall issue

2009-06-02T17:42:00.001+04:00

If you are trying to re install your os on Blackberry and its tell you that you dont have any new software to update; please do the follwing

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\AppLoader and delete the file "vendor.xml"