Live Life The Smart Phone Way

Now, it is important to analyze where we are with these changing or upgrading technologies.  Technology is now changing faster than anything.  Mobile phone is one important gadget that comes under innovative technology and we all use it.  However, youngsters are more prone to use the latest smart phones.  Basically, this article should be titled as "How to live without smart phones?."  It is absolutely right in these days.  Many youngsters are addicted to smart phone and numerous applications it offers.  It become an essential component to them.  Technology is important to our life to make it more productive.  Otherwise it will make our tasks more complicated.  Now-a-days, we can buy anything by just surfing the net.  It is available in smart phones with incredible speed.  We can fulfill our banking needs through smart phones, since everybody now offers mobile banking.  It simplifies, Bill Payments, Third-Party Payments, and so many other tasks.  Now, one can get updated to stock quotes through mobile alert.  In other words, there are simple mobile based software applications are offered by many brokerage companies to do share trading.  On the other side, for damn sure that all friends are always together.  In other words, smart phones leads with connecting social networking sites like Facebook, twitter and many more.  With help of these sites, it is now possible to connect with friends of friends and share what ever one wants to share.  In these days, sleeping is not an hobby for many.  But these netizens are running out of time.  It may do lot of favors on one side.  At the same time, one must have to use these resources for completing most essential tasks.  Everyone using these smart phones or computers, should have to learn computer ethics and get enough knowledge about cyber law.  It may help everyone to keep themselves safe and do only good things to society.  

Note : this article will be revised and updated soon...............based on your valuable comments.

Now Send Your E-Mail Secretly

Sometimes we send emails by hiding our email address for some purposes. Similarly, to prevent reading mail contents by intruders on internet, now we can able to hide our mail content and send to others. The website privnote.com helps for that purpose.

This website helps people to share confidential note via internet in secure form. It offers several features for sending secure email. All we need to do is, compose messages that need to be sent secretly and save it. It generates web address for that message. Then this web address alone can be sent to the receiver through email, messenger, or any other source. Only the receiver can able to read it and that too, only once. Because, after reading the message it will disappear. That is self-destroy by itself. Apart from this it gives notification to us when the receiver reads the message.

Therefore, secrecy is ensured and one who received the link only can able to read this message. Other than concerned receiver, nobody can read the message. By reading this article you will definitely get curiosity of knowing this fact. Experience it once, at least to know the technology that waits for us.

You are requested not to get emotion after reading this.....

Why Is Bluetooth Called Bluetooth...............?

When two devices need to talk to each other, they need to have a handshake on various parameters before the conversation starts. The first agreement is on the medium – will they use wires, or talk over some wireless signal?

Bluetooth is one such wireless signal (protocol) over which two (or more) devices communicate over.

Strange name though isn’t it – are the bluetooth waves invisible but blue and shaped like teeth? Wrong! There is absolutely no relation between the name and the meaning.

The Bluetooth protocol was created by Ericsson (pre-Sony Ericsson) which is a major Swedish telecommunication company.

They named it after the Danish viking king, Harald Blåtand. As legend goes, Blåtand had the blessed ability to bring people negotiate with each other, and come to talking terms.

So skilled was he, that he was able to unite Denmark and Norway together! The literal translation of Blåtand means blue-tooth, hence the name Bluetooth for the protocol. It does precisely what Blåtand did – lets two wireless device to communicate with each other!

The Bluetooth symbol has Harald Blåtand’s initials inscribed into it (in Runic). The two lines sticking out of the back of the B actually represent a Runic H – thats H for Harald .The B for Bluetooth also stands for Blåtand!

Is English Language Beautiful or Really Complicated

Professor Ernest Brennecke of Columbia is credited with inventing a sentence that can be made to have eight different meanings by placing ONE WORD in all possible positions in the sentence:

"I hit him in the eye yesterday."

The word is "ONLY".

The Message:

1.ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did.)
2.I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday. (Did not slap him.)
3.I hit ONLY him in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit others.)
4.I hit him ONLY in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit outside the eye.)
5.I hit him in ONLY the eye yesterday. (Not other organs.)
6.I hit him in the ONLY eye yesterday. (He doesn't have another eye..)
7.I hit him in the eye ONLY yesterday. (Not today.)
8.I hit him in the eye yesterday ONLY. (Did not wait for today.)

This is the beauty and complexity of the English language.

My Favorite Links

S.No	URL	Purpose
1	www.caiindia.org	Consumer Association of India, provides legal guidance for consumers.
2	www.zoomin.com	Helps to upload photos and share with friends and relatives with good quality
3	www.picsquare.com	Print your favorite photos on coffee mug or t-shirt......
4	www.snapgalaxy.com	Unlimited photo storage, share & print with customized homepage.
5	www.ourshop.in	Photo gifts, personalized photo gift ideas and many more
6	www.picnic.com
7	www.123recipes.com	All types of recipes, International recipes, and more
8	www.vahrevah.com	Indian food recipes, cooking methods, videos and many more about Indian food
9	www.allrecipes.com	Cooking Tips and Guide to cook Indian food
10	www.awesomecuisine.com	All Indian recipes are available here.....
11	www.flipkart.com	Online shopping made easy
12	www.simplybooks.in	Books for Business, Management, Engineering, Medical and also story books available here
13	www.indiaplaza.com	Online Shopping Website
14	www.gobookshopping.com	All books available here with great discount.
15	www.stalkninja.com
16	www.tamilcomputerinfo.blogspot.com

This list will continue growing, check daily if possible!

Chanakya Quotes - Some Harsh Truths For Everyone!!!

Chanakya Quotes - Written By Chanakya, the Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC

"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first."

"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."


"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you."

"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."

"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."

"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."

"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness."

"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."

5 Steps To Prevent Your PC From USB Virus

You have a USB and I’m sure that you had problem with it more than 1 time. The main reason is because of virus. And you will use antivirus software to delete these damn viruses, or might format it. But it is said that ‘Prevention is better than cure.’

I’ll show you some simples step to prevent your beloved USB from virus tongue.gif

So how can you know that your USB is infected? When you right click your USB, you will see “Autoplay” in Bold in the first line. It means that your USB has been infected with virus, 90% possibility! Because the first line should be Open or Expore instead of Autoplay Virus can be communicated to USB because it copies itself to USB and creat a file autorun.inf to activate virus itself. And it is so smart to be in hidden form.

When you insert a USB to your computer, it takes advantage of your habit of double-click on USB symbol in My Computer to break into your computer. There, it duplicates and disperses to everywhere. Their next patients are other USB inserting to the computer.

You may follow these 5 steps to make a shell for your USB:

Step 1: Check your USB’s name. For ex, your USB drive is E: and label is THANHNGOC

Step 2: Convert file system of USB into NTFS: Start > Run, type: “convert : /FS:NTFS”. For ex, with your USB in drive E, you type: “convert E: /FS:NTFS”. Note: if your USB has function of MP3 and sound record, you should skip this step, because your multimedia player can not run MP3 files in your USB.

Step 3: Create an autorun.inf with whatever content you want; even let it empty is okay. Copy that autorun file to your USB. (You may create file autorun.inf by: Click Tools on menu > > Folder Option> Ch?n View > Remove Tick in square Hide Extentions for known file types> OK. Then make a new folder and name its autorun.inf. After that, you have to come back to select Hide Extentions for known file types. Otherwise, all file names are so frustrated.)

Step 4: Right-click on the autorun file > Property > Tick Read Only, you may choose Hidden

Step 5: Prevented all access to file autorun.inf: Click Start > Run > type: “cacls \autorun.inf /D Everyone”. For ex, you type “cacls E:\autorun.inf /D Everyone” A black window will appear and it may require you to type USB label. Type its name (I type THANHNGOC) and Enter. It takes about 5 seconds to complete.

I do not say that you may prevent your USB from all viruses, but this way partly help your USB be safe to most virus infecting via USB. The last
recommend is to install a reliable antivirus software with automatic update.

Samsung P480 Premium Series Laptop Specifications And Price

Samsung P480 Premium Series Laptop Specifications and Price

A welcome addition to Samsung P80 Premium line of laptop, the Samsung P480 laptop is powered by Intel Core i5 processor and provide a range of connectivity, security, durability and design-based computing options for professionals in the office and while on the road.

The Samsung P480 laptop comes with a durable casing designed to keep its contents safe and sound as well as reduce the risk of scratches and fingerprints.

The Samsung P80 Premium series P480 notebook is designed to meet a wide range of business needs and is powered by a powerful Intel Core i5 430M Processor, and includes 4GB DDR3 RAM in 2 X SODIMM slots, Genuine windows 7 professional OS, a docking station connector that provides a “single click” connection and easy access to wide array of ports, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR connectivity option and up to 320 GB hard drive.

The Samsung P480 notebooks is available in 14-inch HD LED backlit screen size powered by integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics with 256MB video memory offering 1366×768 resolution with a matte finish ideal for image work as well as documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

The laptop has 88 keys keyboard and a large comfortable touch pad and for security it provides Samsung recovery solution, TPM and McAfee internet security.

With a built-in 0.3 mp Webcam and integrated microphone, the Premium P80 series Samsung P480 notebook can be used for video conferencing and virtual presentations.

I/O Ports

* 1 HDMI Out
* Headphone
* Mic-in
* VGA
* 4 USB 2.0
* 3-in-1 Memory Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC)
* RJ45 LAN

Samsung P480 Premium Series Notebook Specifications:

* Intel Core i5 430M Processor
* Windows 7 Professional Operating System
* 4GB DDR3
* 320GB (max) 5400 RPM
* 14-inch LED backlit HD display, 1366×768 pixel resolution
* Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD Graphics
* Speakers: 3 W Stereo Speaker (1.5 W x 2)
* Audio technology: HD Audio
* Web camera: 0.3MP
* Wireless LAN: 802.11bg/n
* Wired Ethernet LAN: 10/100/1000 BaseTX
* Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
* 4 USB 2.0 Ports
* Battery life: P480: up to 4.3 hours
* Weight: 4.8 lbs.

The Samsung P480 premium series notebook will be available for sale through Samsung resellers for the price of Rs. 38,499 with one year warranty.

Frequently Used Abbreviations

In our day to day life we come across "acronyms" and "abbreviations".  Both of these are different.  Abbreviation is short form of long tailed title, sentence, message or name.  It is spelled as it is.  If these spellings are pronounced as a word, then it is called acronym. 

Here are some abbreviations that we hear, read, and use often.

ABBRIVIATION	EXPANSION	MEANING
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service	Used in mobile phones for internet connectivity
FM	Frequency Modulation	Encoding of carrier wave based on variation of its frequency
AM	Amplitude Modulation	Encoding of carrier wave by variation of its amplitude
IP	Internet Protocol	Defines address for devices that communicate on internet
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol	Set up proper communication over any network
ISP	Internet Service Provider	Company which provides internet service for money
VHF	Very High Frequency	High Radio Frequency
UHF	Ultra High Frequency	High range of radio spectrums used in this frequency
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display	Thin and Flat display device. Produces clear picture
LED	Light Emiting Diode	Used as display device for 3d videos and also used as eco friendly bulbs
MPEG	Moving Pictures Experts Group	Popular video format. Compatible for most of the latest electronic gadgets like cellphone
MP3	MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3	Famous audio format which occupies less storage space
RAM	Random Access Memory	Commonly used memory in electronic accessories
LAN	Local Area Network	Network used within office building
WAN	Wide Area Network	Internet is best example for it
3D	3 Dimensional	Provides virtual reality in animations
3G	3rd Generation	Used in telecommunication networks
CD	Compact Disc	Used to store 700MB of Audio, Video and Data information
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc	Huge storage space that is equal to six 700MB CDs
SMS	Short Messaging Sservice	commonly used messaging system in mobile phones
MMS	Multimedia Messaging Service	video messages
IT	Information Technology	Refers to the field of computers
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions	Question and Answers often asked by people about certain things
DSL	Digital Subscriber Line	Dedicated telephone line and ISD enabled
IPO	Initial Public Offer	Method of fund collection by new companies through share market for capital.
FBI	Federal Bureau Of Investigation	Police Force
CIA	Central Intellligence Agency	Police Force
WWW	World Wide Web	Consortium which regulates internet
HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol	Set of rules used to transfer website information
URL	Uniform Resource Locator	Address of website
HTML	Hyper Text Markup Language	Language used to develop web pages
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol	Used for using Internet connection through GPRS in mobile phones
PDF	Portable Document Format	Suitable to several gadgets
USB	Universal Serial Bus	Compact external storage device that fits in packet.
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Scientific Research Center
MIDI	Musical Instrument Digital Interface	Format for storing musical notes
FIFA	Federation of International Football Association	-

10 Easy Tips To Maintain Your Computer

1. Turn off properly. 
            Shutdown your computer properly after closing all open programs.  After proper shutdown, turn off your computer. 

2. Use UPS
            Uninterrupted power supply is important.  Otherwise it may do bad things to electronic components installed inside the computer.

3. Backup
            Backup everything periodically to avoid any loss.  Computer is after all an electonic machine.  Anything may happen with electonic things at any time.  Hence do not wait for it to occur. 

4. Run Disk Defragment
            It is considered as wise act to run scandisk and disk defragment once in a month.  It will speed up file accessing.

5. Power Off And Unplug
            Never unplug any pheriperals attached to the computer when it is switched on. 

6. Maintain Free Space
            It is important to keep at least 300 MB of disk space free on C:\> Drive

7. Programs At Start-up
            Do not opt any programs to run at start up.  It will add burden to processor and slow up system uptime. 

8. Virus Check
            Scan for viruses to all removable and fixed drives.  Also update virus scanner once in a week.

9. Firewall For Internet
            It is important to use Firewall for computer that has broad band internet connection.

10. Keep Essential Softwares
            Keeping most essential softwares on hand will help in difficult times. 
      

Funny Tit Bits For Evening Tea Break

Mother Crown
In Jewish weddings, if the bride is the last marriageable daughter in her family, her mother is crowned with a wreath of leaves

Don't Hang Yourself, Just Bresh-Up
Colgate faced an obstacle while marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries as Colgate means "Go hang yourself" in Spanish. 

Bussy
The bussiest wedding days in the United States are Friday Evening, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday Afternoon. 

Release from the shakles of the senses

All forms of meditation, all rituals, chants tapasya or suffering or simply any situation that happens to us in our day to day life amounts to only one thing.  That is, to take us as fast or as slowly as we want it, in order to realise our true selves.  That is the only difference from the life of a spritual persion and non-spritual persion.  The one who lives the life of the spirit knows that his efforts and the situations that come to him are steering him inward.  Those who have no idea about spirituality haven't figured this out yet, and are living a frenetic life, reacting to situations in daily life and complicating matters further.  

Sri Krishna continues his talk to Arjuna about the man of steady wisdom.  He tells him that just like the wind that toss the sails  and the boat on the ocean, the pleasures of the sense organs drive the boat of this body into a choppy world outside.  So a Sthitha Pragnya is one whose senses are totally withdrawn from reacting to the phenomenal world of happenings and that rests itself in the awareness that helps to witness it all. 

That which seems like night or darkness that the world shuns, the man of steady wisdom perceives as the divine light of consciousness.  Just as alll the rivers merge into the ocean and yet the ocean remains as it is, the Sthitha Pragnya is a steady person, despite all the objects of pleasure gravitating towards him. 

When Krishna says that only that person attains peace, who does not have any desires, does not have this sense of "I-ness," and "Mine-ness" and an egotistic attitude, he is charting a scientific path for peace.  When the mind desires something strongly or is adamant about what it desires, the neural pathways in the nervous system are clogged in one particular direction.  As a result of non-use, the other neurons die a premature death.  When the channels are clogged, the mind runs in just one direction all the time -- 'I like this, I don't like this,' for instance.  This is like the pendulum swinging from left to right constantly, and never stopping at the centre for moments of quiet. 

If I say, "I like chocolates." then my thoughts, emotions and feelings are trained in that particular direction.  When it becomes a regular habit, my neural networks governing other tastes soon take a back seat.  Also, too much of chocolate alone is also not good for the body.  It is the same for the other sense organs too -- when you always look at what you like, hear, smell taste and touch what you like. 

In real life, the mind may like one person or object more than the rest and it works in that direction.  But when there is difference between what should be the reality and reality itself, ther is nothing but suffering.  "I would like my friend to be this way, but my friend is not the way I want him to be."  "I would like my children to be wise, but they are otherwise!"  "I would like my spouse to be more loving, but he loves another woman more".

Such problems of expectations not being met are the order of the day.  The whole idea of the Gita is to train the mind to focus on the awareness within and not get torn apart between the directions of the sense organs. 

Sri Krishna concludes his talk on the yogi who attains the state of the Brahman or the cosmic conciousness which is the depth of his own being, beyond the mind.  The person who has reached such a state never suffers from the delusion that is the common lot of the human mind.  He attains that state of Brahma Nirvana or Moksha, which are different words for a liberated state of mind.  A liberated state of mind is nothing special: the difference is that it stays quiet in a state of wholeness, in tune with the consciousness and not in fragments and pieces shattered by small likes and dislikes. 

This article was published on leading daily written by Swahilya Shambhavi."  It attracted me very much and I learnt lot from it.