Tuesday, June 30, 2009
How to Protect Your Notebook Against Theft
The world we live in was already extremely dangerous before the economic crisis hit, but things have gotten down the hill, with the level of crime rising almost everywhere. Of course, you shouldn't really go paranoid (yet) and imagine that you'll become a target as soon as you leave the safety of your own home, but taking some precautionary measures when working on your notebook in a public place is always a good idea, especially if the data you're handling is rather sensitive.
Some people might say that there's no way their notebook or netbook can get stolen. Well, these people are actually wrong, since, in some cases, a single moment of distraction is enough for a thief to grab your portable computing system and run away.
Given this situation, we've compiled a set of... well, we wouldn't really call them “tips,” but rather good ideas, that might help you prevent the loss/theft of your beloved notebook.
1 - Try to be careful where you work (or take your laptop out of its bag)
Well, this might seem like a no-brainer, and indeed, it is. So, if you really want to hold on to your notebook, it's perhaps a good idea to try and work in a fairly safe environment. In other words, if you're given the choice between a coffee shop (Starbucks, for example, since they also have wireless Internet) and a badly-lit back alley with a history of violence, try the former.
2 – Don't ever lose sight of your notebook
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In general, it's a very good idea to keep your notebook and notebook bag available at hand at any given moment, wherever you might be. If you constantly keep an eye out for your portable computing friend, the chances of it going MIA will seriously decrease.
However, if you happen to store your device away from you, be sure to place it in a location that's out of sight, as inconspicuous as possible. For example, if you're leaving your notebook or notebook bag in your car, don't place in on the rear seat of your vehicle... put in the trunk and close it.
3 - Use a notebook's Kensington security lock
A Kensington lock-based security system
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Pretty much every portable computing system out there comes packed with a Kensington security lock, namely a small opening on one of its sides, which can be used for attaching a special security cable to the respective device. This could really come in handy when you're working in a public venue (like the coffee shop mentioned above). So, you can simply attach the security cable to the notebook, and then to some solid item that can't be easily moved (such as a handrail, a heavy table, etc.). It's always a good idea to secure it using a solid lock. This way, nobody will be able to simply pick up your notebook and run away with it.
Of course, while attempting to steal it, the thief might drop the notebook on the floor and render it useless, but I guess that repairing a damaged system is always cheaper than buying a whole new one.
4 – Try to conceal the fact that you're carrying a notebook
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The market is filled with all sorts of interesting and attractive bags designed specifically for notebooks. However, thieves are quite familiar with this issue, and for this reason, it's perhaps a good idea to try and hide the fact that you're actually carrying around a notebook. You can do so by simply using a normal piece of luggage (such as a satchel, a briefcase, a normal bag, etc.) instead of the specialized bag. This way, the chances of a thief marking you and your notebook as a target will seriously decrease.
5 – Leave a permanent mark on your notebook
Laser etching... a bit to the extreme
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While this might affect the overall look of your notebook, it is also very likely to deter a thief from trying to steal it. The reasons are very simple, actually. Most thieves steal stuff in order to sell it, and selling a notebook that features a particular design, or its former owner's name and address engraved right on top of the case might prove to be an extremely difficult task.
These are only a few ideas we found to be useful, but if you have more, please don't hesitate to share them with us, by using the comments section below.
read more "How to Protect Your Notebook Against Theft"
Some people might say that there's no way their notebook or netbook can get stolen. Well, these people are actually wrong, since, in some cases, a single moment of distraction is enough for a thief to grab your portable computing system and run away.
Given this situation, we've compiled a set of... well, we wouldn't really call them “tips,” but rather good ideas, that might help you prevent the loss/theft of your beloved notebook.
1 - Try to be careful where you work (or take your laptop out of its bag)
Well, this might seem like a no-brainer, and indeed, it is. So, if you really want to hold on to your notebook, it's perhaps a good idea to try and work in a fairly safe environment. In other words, if you're given the choice between a coffee shop (Starbucks, for example, since they also have wireless Internet) and a badly-lit back alley with a history of violence, try the former.
2 – Don't ever lose sight of your notebook
Be careful where you leave your notebook
Enlarge picture
In general, it's a very good idea to keep your notebook and notebook bag available at hand at any given moment, wherever you might be. If you constantly keep an eye out for your portable computing friend, the chances of it going MIA will seriously decrease.
However, if you happen to store your device away from you, be sure to place it in a location that's out of sight, as inconspicuous as possible. For example, if you're leaving your notebook or notebook bag in your car, don't place in on the rear seat of your vehicle... put in the trunk and close it.
3 - Use a notebook's Kensington security lock
A Kensington lock-based security system
Enlarge picture
Pretty much every portable computing system out there comes packed with a Kensington security lock, namely a small opening on one of its sides, which can be used for attaching a special security cable to the respective device. This could really come in handy when you're working in a public venue (like the coffee shop mentioned above). So, you can simply attach the security cable to the notebook, and then to some solid item that can't be easily moved (such as a handrail, a heavy table, etc.). It's always a good idea to secure it using a solid lock. This way, nobody will be able to simply pick up your notebook and run away with it.
Of course, while attempting to steal it, the thief might drop the notebook on the floor and render it useless, but I guess that repairing a damaged system is always cheaper than buying a whole new one.
4 – Try to conceal the fact that you're carrying a notebook
Conceal your notebook
Enlarge picture
The market is filled with all sorts of interesting and attractive bags designed specifically for notebooks. However, thieves are quite familiar with this issue, and for this reason, it's perhaps a good idea to try and hide the fact that you're actually carrying around a notebook. You can do so by simply using a normal piece of luggage (such as a satchel, a briefcase, a normal bag, etc.) instead of the specialized bag. This way, the chances of a thief marking you and your notebook as a target will seriously decrease.
5 – Leave a permanent mark on your notebook
Laser etching... a bit to the extreme
Enlarge picture
While this might affect the overall look of your notebook, it is also very likely to deter a thief from trying to steal it. The reasons are very simple, actually. Most thieves steal stuff in order to sell it, and selling a notebook that features a particular design, or its former owner's name and address engraved right on top of the case might prove to be an extremely difficult task.
These are only a few ideas we found to be useful, but if you have more, please don't hesitate to share them with us, by using the comments section below.
Security and Privacy Gurus Plead to Google for Default HTTPS
Thirty seven security researchers, professionals, privacy advocates and academics have sent a letter to Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, asking him to consider encrypting all connections to Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendar by default. Google has openly replied that it is considering such an implementation and will start tests on small groups of users.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) refers to HTTP connections that benefit from a form of encryption. This protocol has been supported by all major browsers since as far back as 1994, and Google already enforces it in order to protect sensitive data passing through Google Voice, Health, AdSense and Adwords.
The technology is also available for Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendar, but it requires users to opt in to it, either by manually adding the https:// extension to the URLs or, more recently, by enabling it as a default on the Gmail Settings page. The experts signing the letter sent to Google claim that this feature is not advertised enough, nor is it easy to locate for the average user.
Furthermore, they maintain that the performance impact of having it enabled by default for everyone is negligible, compared to the security benefits. To back up their request, they exemplify with both theoretic and real-life attack scenarios where ill-intent individuals could or did sniff the unecrypted data passing over wireless networks. Previously demonstrated man-in-the-middle account hijacking attacks based on stealing session cookies are also mentioned.
"We strongly urge you to follow the lead of the financial industry and enable HTTPS encryption by default for the users of Google Mail, Docs, and Calendar," the world-renowned security and privacy minds write to Eric Schmidt. "As Google’s own help page notes, mail inboxes often contain 'sensitive data… like bank statements or online log-in credentials.' Given the huge threat posed by identity theft, it is vital that Google take proactive steps to protect its users from these risks," they conclude.
In a post on the company's Online Security Blog, Alma Whitten, software engineer within Google's Security & Privacy Teams, publicly responds to this report. "We're currently looking into whether it would make sense to turn on HTTPS as the default for all Gmail users," she announces. "[...] The additional cost of offering HTTPS isn't holding us back. But we want to more completely understand the impact on people's experience, analyze the data, and make sure there are no negative effects," she goes on to explain.
In this respect, the company plans to start trial tests on "small samples of different types of Gmail users." It is also noted that, "Unless there are negative effects on the user experience or it's otherwise impractical, we intend to turn on HTTPS by default more broadly, hopefully for all Gmail users."
On the downside, connections over HTTPS are slower, because, compared with HTTP, the data needs to also be encrypted and decrypted at both ends, resulting in bigger delays. This might be unnoticeable in countries where the broadband connection is the standard, but might pose problems for users living in underdeveloped regions, where dial-up Internet access is still the only affordable option.
read more "Security and Privacy Gurus Plead to Google for Default HTTPS"
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) refers to HTTP connections that benefit from a form of encryption. This protocol has been supported by all major browsers since as far back as 1994, and Google already enforces it in order to protect sensitive data passing through Google Voice, Health, AdSense and Adwords.
The technology is also available for Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendar, but it requires users to opt in to it, either by manually adding the https:// extension to the URLs or, more recently, by enabling it as a default on the Gmail Settings page. The experts signing the letter sent to Google claim that this feature is not advertised enough, nor is it easy to locate for the average user.
Furthermore, they maintain that the performance impact of having it enabled by default for everyone is negligible, compared to the security benefits. To back up their request, they exemplify with both theoretic and real-life attack scenarios where ill-intent individuals could or did sniff the unecrypted data passing over wireless networks. Previously demonstrated man-in-the-middle account hijacking attacks based on stealing session cookies are also mentioned.
"We strongly urge you to follow the lead of the financial industry and enable HTTPS encryption by default for the users of Google Mail, Docs, and Calendar," the world-renowned security and privacy minds write to Eric Schmidt. "As Google’s own help page notes, mail inboxes often contain 'sensitive data… like bank statements or online log-in credentials.' Given the huge threat posed by identity theft, it is vital that Google take proactive steps to protect its users from these risks," they conclude.
In a post on the company's Online Security Blog, Alma Whitten, software engineer within Google's Security & Privacy Teams, publicly responds to this report. "We're currently looking into whether it would make sense to turn on HTTPS as the default for all Gmail users," she announces. "[...] The additional cost of offering HTTPS isn't holding us back. But we want to more completely understand the impact on people's experience, analyze the data, and make sure there are no negative effects," she goes on to explain.
In this respect, the company plans to start trial tests on "small samples of different types of Gmail users." It is also noted that, "Unless there are negative effects on the user experience or it's otherwise impractical, we intend to turn on HTTPS by default more broadly, hopefully for all Gmail users."
On the downside, connections over HTTPS are slower, because, compared with HTTP, the data needs to also be encrypted and decrypted at both ends, resulting in bigger delays. This might be unnoticeable in countries where the broadband connection is the standard, but might pose problems for users living in underdeveloped regions, where dial-up Internet access is still the only affordable option.
ATI Catalyst 9.6 Driver Suite Available for Download
Advanced Micro Devices, the world's second largest vendor of computer processors and graphics processors has just announced the release of its latest Catalyst Driver Suite, version 9.6. As with previous driver releases, the new version has been designed to provide users with a number of performance increases, while also fixing some of the known issues in various applications. Catalyst 9.6 is now ready for download, here at Softpedia, providing you with support for your own Dragon platform, or any other computer systems that are built using the latest Radeon GPUs.According to the release notes, AMD's latest suite of Catalyst 9.6 drivers includes the following:
RadeonTM display driver 8.62
HydraVisionTM for both Windows XP and Vista
HydraVisionTM Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
WDM Driver Install Bundle
Southbridge/IXP Driver
CatalystTM Control Center Version 8.62
Already available for download, the new drivers will add support for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users, with a main focus on a select number of GPUs, ranging from the 24xx-series to the latest 4xxx-series. In addition, the new releases also add support for several AMD Multimedia Family GPUs, AMD FireStream GPUs and the latest 3000-series chipsets.
The new drivers will also provide users with a number of performance increases in several gaming applications, according to AMD. Testing them on a platform that included a Phenom II 940 processor running at 3GHz, an ASUS M3A79-T(790) motherboard, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and Microsoft's Windows Vista.
Download NVIDIA GeForce 186.18 WHQL-Certified Drivers
Having recently introduced its new range of graphics processing units for portable computer systems, the GT200-based 40nm parts, NVIDIA has just decided it's time to provide its fans and consumers with a new range of graphics drives, specifically designed to improve performance and fix known issues. The new GeForce 186.18 WHQL-certified drivers have been designed to provide users with support for their GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100 and 200-series desktop GPUs, but also for the increasingly popular Ion motherboard GPU.
According to the release notes of the latest solutions, users will be provided with numerous bug fixes, most of which address applications supported on the Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit. In addition, the new release also installs NVIDIA's new PhysX System Software, version 9.09.0428, providing GeForce users with an enhanced visual experience in some of the latest gaming applications on the market. Designed to bring support to users of Windows XP, Vista and 7 operating systems, these new drives will also deliver some performance increases, especially for those upgrading from the previous 185 release.
NVIDIA notes that performance in several 3D applications will be increased in release 186, by comparison to the 185 version. Although results may vary for each user, depending on several factors, they should see the following improvements:
Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled
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According to the release notes of the latest solutions, users will be provided with numerous bug fixes, most of which address applications supported on the Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit. In addition, the new release also installs NVIDIA's new PhysX System Software, version 9.09.0428, providing GeForce users with an enhanced visual experience in some of the latest gaming applications on the market. Designed to bring support to users of Windows XP, Vista and 7 operating systems, these new drives will also deliver some performance increases, especially for those upgrading from the previous 185 release.
NVIDIA notes that performance in several 3D applications will be increased in release 186, by comparison to the 185 version. Although results may vary for each user, depending on several factors, they should see the following improvements:
Up to 25% performance increase in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Up to 22% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with antialiasing enabled
Up to 11% performance increase in Fallout 3 with antialiasing enabled
Up to 14% performance increase in Far Cry 2
Up to 30% performance increase in Half-Life 2 engine games with 3-way and 4-way SLI
Up to 45% performance increase in Mirror’s Edge with antialiasing enabled
Download Firefox 3.5 Final
The wait is over! Firefox 3.5 has reached the end of its development process. The gold build of the open-source browser from Mozilla, formerly codenamed Shiretoko, was finalized on June 29, 2009, and is now available for download (links are live at the bottom of this article). Mozilla is planning to ship Firefox 3.5 today, June 30, but at the time of this article the availability of Firefox 3.0's successor hasn't yet been announced officially. Still, the final development milestone of Firefox 3.5 has already been wrapped up and the bits went live on Mozilla's FTP servers. It is only a matter of Firefox 3.5 being released to web, but you needn't wait, just grab Firefox 3.5 from the links below for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.“The team here at Mozilla has been working hard on creating features, enhancing performance and adding other awesomeness to Firefox 3.5, and we’re very excited about sharing it with the world,” revealed Mozilla's John Slater on June 29.
Firefox 3.5 has been launched over a year after the release to web of its precursor, Firefox 3.0. Version 3.0 shipped in mid-June 2008 and went on to set a world record for the most downloads of a newly available browser, in excess of eight million in just the first 24 hours. Subsequently Mozilla announced that it was starting development of codename Shiretoko, a browser referred to well until the first half of 2009 as Firefox 3.1. Version 3.1 was rebranded 3.5 to show that the latest iteration of the open-source browser was indeed a major version.
Firefox 3.5 will be available in “more than 70 languages – get your local version. [The browser will come with] improved tools for controlling your private data, including a Private Browsing Mode. Better performance and stability with the new TraceMonkey JavaScript
Firefox 3.5 Final
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engine. The ability to provide Location Aware Browsing using web standards for geolocation. Support for native JSON, and web worker threads. Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering. Support for new web technologies such as: HTML5
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Groundbreaking Panthera Leo Concept Electric Mower
Husqvarna Panthera Leo appears to be a trend setting concept super mower giving your much more comfortable mowing experience whether you are about to mow down the long grass in the big field or do a little yard work. With many people willing to have a garden in the future, this ground breaking mower affords an ideal opportunity for self-sustaining experience.This ecologically friendly mower is powered by lithium-phosphate rechargeable batteries to be lasting 2 hours if fully charged. Panthera Leo mower includes a sophisticated LCD display as well as sensors being capable of keeping you informed about the recommended speed and cutting height of mowing. Furthermore, this intelligent display lets you know when you about to on a steep area or going to strike an object.
Not only is this a fashionable super mower, but also is it a mighty ride-on mower concept to make the mowing process easy and convenient. A team of well skilled designers and engineers were developing this powerful environmentally friendly super mower which appears to be a perfect solution for the future sustainable mowing.
Panthera Leo mower is constructed from recyclable materials breaks the mold of the old gas-guzzling mowing thanks to the zero emissions technologies. This high performance Panthera Leo mower features a battery to be charged at any electrical point and it seems to be operating silently. Panthera Leo mower features 5 powerful brushless electrical engines coming with a sound-absorbing cutting deck making its operation running smoothly.
This all-electric Panthera Leo mower has advanced exterior looks and its beautiful sleek design while its three individually suspended cutting decks and can be easily adjuted from narrow to wide lawn areas ranging from 85 cm to 120 cm. To get a perfect cutting result you will need to manage your super mower by special paddles placed on the steering wheel.
With this silently working super mower, there could be no more worries about disturbing your neighbors. Additionally, your clever LCD display will inform you about the battery status or other service needs. Its mighty electrical engines are easy to both clean and maintain. With its intuitive dashboard you will be overjoyed to keep mowing.
Yamaha’s Gen-Ryu hybrid concept bike to boggle your mind
This looker appears to be a hybrid concept car called Yamaha Gen-Ryu offering low emissions driving while being powered by gasoline or electric hybrid engine. Showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike seems to be geared up for mass production. This 600 cc hybrid bike does not use petrol instead it uses an electricity generator driving the rear wheel while charging its on-board battery.Once the battery runs out, its petrol engine kicks off and moving silently while the gasoline engine starts to provide more power when needed. This marvelous Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike is supposed to have the inline 4 cylinder engine along with a powerful generator and an electric engine. Its mighty R6 engine and high performance electric engine both provide performance of 1000 cc.
This model is light weight while its YZF-R6 600 cc engine is outstanding. Being a combination of comfort, perfect steering control, this bike is amazing in many ways. Its frame is made of light weight aluminum CF die-cast structure while huge diameter wheels as well as its long wheel base makes this replica a standout.
Night time driving is enhanced by a cornering light system especially at intersections and turns while its vehicle-vehicle distance warning system takes your security to the next level. Additionally, the Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike features a noise concealing system to make your driving running smoothly.
Other intelligent features include rear view monitoring system via a CCD camera and LCD display for the best of your vision, a short wave tandem intercom system, music player and hand off cell phone function and a voice navigation function. The Yamaha Gen-Ryu hybrid bike comes with massive overhangs and its cool white leather upholstery.
Its ring gear is attached to the electric engine thought a clutch while the four planetary gears are installed on a disk operated by the petrol engine with the sun gear to be linked directly to the generator. Once the electric engine is operated, the planetary gear disk will stop turning while the planetary gears makes it possible for the outer ring as well as the output sprocket to rotate.
The computer will assess what mode to use with a possibility to use the combination of electric and petrol modes at the same time. Instead of traditional forks, here we have a hub center steered front suspension. There are no more LED headlights, instead of that a standard single lamp is mounted. Additionally, the model offers its unique brand new chassis. This intuitive super bike requires no clutch while simple braking technique makes your driving simple and comfortable.
You may feel free on the roads as you will have no troubles sitting with a dead battery as its petrol counterpart charges it keeping you from constant plugging in to the mains.
Powerful underwater memory with the Underwater 5MP Digital Camera
If you feel like recording an underwater world, this imposing digital underwater camera appears to be an ideal choice. Called “Underwater 5MP Digital camera”, it combines the record quality as well as its affordability. This awesome camera is a plug and play gadget, and offers 5 Mega pixels resolution.This high performance underwater camera records video at 18 - 20 frames per second coming with SD cards of up to 2 GB to provide around 65 minutes of high quality video. This underwater bad boy features a digital aqua pack and is rated to be water proof up to 15 meters provided by its water resistant case.
You will be able to play the recorded video as well as pictures right on your TV set. Additionally, if you want to snap a regular video you may easily remove its water proof case and enjoy recording. Besides, you will be able to use it as your standard web camera. This multi functional underwater camera is powered by 2 AAA batteries.
So if you have a long distance journey, you are able to bring some extra batteries for those emergency cases. Its flash memory is 16 MB while 8 x digital zoom coming also with of 18 - 20 FPS video mode at QVGA with sound supported. In addition to that, there is a voice recorder feature as well as TV output along with a cable.
Loaded with a pouch and wrist strap, this underwater camera is ultra portable. The underwater 5MP Digital camera measures 11, 5 cm in length, 8 cm in width and 6 cm in height. The camera is suitable for people aged at least 16 years old. This perky camera requires USB cable included, has a user guide for better comprehension as well as 2, 0 inches full color LCD display.
Thanks to the hardware interpolation, this bodacious camera is capable of shooting 12 and 8 MP resolution images. Moreover, this underwater gadget offers a TV AV cord, camera software CD, resolution sensor with option to snap 5 MP, 3, 1 MP, 1, 3 MP and 300 K resolution pictures.
Other features include easily adjustable flash function with auto flash, auto flash with red eye reduction option, flash off, fill-in flash and slow sync, white balance adjustment with auto, daylight, cloudy, fluorescent, tungsten, sunset and custom mode, Ulead Photo Software, timestamp function, self timer-function and easily mountable tripod.
This cool camera is capable of displaying pictures taken on your TV set while is covered by one year warranty. Besides, its multi lingual interface comes in 8 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, traditional and facilitated Chinese.
The King of Pop Michael Jackson is no more..... :(
Michael Jackson, the 'King of Pop', who 'Moon walked' to the hearts of millions with his mesmerizing music and signature break dance in the 80s, died of a suspected cardiac arrest just weeks before his much awaited comeback concert 'This Is It'.
Jackson, 50, christened 'Wacko Jacko' for his bizarre lifestyle, sex scandals and numerous plastic surgeries, died last night after collapsing at his Bel Air mansion in Los Angeles.
The singer was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA medical centre here by the fire department paramedics after they failed to revive him.
Lieutenant Fred Corral, of the Los Angeles County Coroner's office, said Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 pm (0256 IST) local time.(06/26/2009)
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home, however, the cause of his death is unknown until the autopsy results are known. Our family requests that the media please respect our privacy, it is a tough time for us,"
Monday, June 22, 2009
New era terrain concept Terrena
Do you like kooky driving both on off paved or on a gravel surface, this mouth watering terrain concept called Terrena with its wonder working wheels. Conceived by designer Marcos Madia Terrena concept car has daredevil looks and a really powerful engine under the bonnet. But what is makes stand out in a crowd is its ground breaking wheels.Terrena concept car comes with its unique tire system with a capacity to shift wheels’ dimensions which turn out to be an important factor on the off road conditions. This new generation off-road vehicle comes equipped with fixed rims to provide better handling in different dimensions. Its wheels’ sensors provide a high efficiency visibility keeping track of what is happening while turning.
This futuristic super car appears to be an ecologically conscious vehicle with its green but powerful 650 hp V12 hydrogen engine while its exterior is loaded with flexible material to provide high efficiency security. This ecologically friendly replica is designed to be driven in American terrains. Its tire system makes it possible for a driver to be adapted to different road conditions.
The off terrain monster comes with enhanced wheel diameter and decreased width and increased height. Signals transmitted by its sensors make the wheels turn wide when good road conditions are detected while vehicle height lowers to fix the car in a more stable position and provide a quick running capacity. Now possible collisions can be averted while the high level of safety if guaranteed. With clean technologies, the sustainable off road driving could be possible.
New generation of extra-terrestrial vehicle - Chevrolet Aveo
The Extra-Terrestrial Vehicle is a promising car which is designed by Mike Vetter and his in the Car Factory Company based in Florida. Looking like another planet car, this futuristic model appears stand out in a crowd. Called Extra-Terrestrial Vehicle the car is available for 86 000 USD, quite pricy but it can be easily your car of choice as this is a custom made vehicle.It goes without saying this remarkable is car and features a traditional Chevrolet Aveo heart however you choice depends on you so there are many alternatives to choose from. And if you turn out to be a sugar daddy, you will be fascinated to drive such an unrealistic model. Well, if you a ready to start hitting the roads with this out of space looking car, you are welcome but be ready to turn heads of everyone wherever and whenever you go.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Tips to Make Your Blog or Website Popular
Many webmaster ask this question to SEO experts that how to make my website or blog popular quickly. For them I would say that there is no shortcut of success. All you need is to be fair in whatever you do and have patience. You will see the positive results. In this post, i will explain few points, if followed can lead your website to big success.
Unique Contents:
The first and very important step to make your website a big hit is that you should provide unique contents. Never copy the contents from popular website in a hope that you will make your website popular very soon. There are advantages of providing unique contents. All big poplar websites will link back to you if your content is unique and have some importance for their users. More and more popular websites will start linking back to you. Your authority will increase. You will receive more backlinks and hence more Google PageRank value as well as more referral traffic.
Hold Your Visitors:
This is another art you should know. You can get traffic from many sources but if your website is not able to hold this traffic, your website is not able to turn this traffic to re- visitors, your website popularity will never increase. A website is popular because of re-visitors. If users feel that your website is worth visiting again, it's your win and sign of the popularity of your website.
Here are some points on how can you hold your visitors-
* Unique content will hold visitors.
* Website navigation should be easy. User should easily get what they are looking for.
* Never try to make your users fool by providing misleading information.
* Never distract your visitor from your website contents.
* Some kind of regular visitor participation like poll, survey, contest etc.
* Keep away your website from Spamming
Provide New Contents:
Update your contents frequently. Search engines like new contents. Fresh and unique contents will keep your SERP up and high SERP will turn into high traffic and hence more chances of your website to be popular. For a single service or product provider websites, they can focus more on quality of their services. Always try to keep your website search engine friendly in order to achieve high SERP.
Active participation in Related Niche:
Active participation in related niche websites, blogs to pull traffic as well as to put our website in front of users of other websites is required. More exposure your website will get, more likely users will come back to your website. The form of participation could be blog commenting, forum posting and article submission etc.
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Unique Contents:
The first and very important step to make your website a big hit is that you should provide unique contents. Never copy the contents from popular website in a hope that you will make your website popular very soon. There are advantages of providing unique contents. All big poplar websites will link back to you if your content is unique and have some importance for their users. More and more popular websites will start linking back to you. Your authority will increase. You will receive more backlinks and hence more Google PageRank value as well as more referral traffic.
Hold Your Visitors:
This is another art you should know. You can get traffic from many sources but if your website is not able to hold this traffic, your website is not able to turn this traffic to re- visitors, your website popularity will never increase. A website is popular because of re-visitors. If users feel that your website is worth visiting again, it's your win and sign of the popularity of your website.
Here are some points on how can you hold your visitors-
* Unique content will hold visitors.
* Website navigation should be easy. User should easily get what they are looking for.
* Never try to make your users fool by providing misleading information.
* Never distract your visitor from your website contents.
* Some kind of regular visitor participation like poll, survey, contest etc.
* Keep away your website from Spamming
Provide New Contents:
Update your contents frequently. Search engines like new contents. Fresh and unique contents will keep your SERP up and high SERP will turn into high traffic and hence more chances of your website to be popular. For a single service or product provider websites, they can focus more on quality of their services. Always try to keep your website search engine friendly in order to achieve high SERP.
Active participation in Related Niche:
Active participation in related niche websites, blogs to pull traffic as well as to put our website in front of users of other websites is required. More exposure your website will get, more likely users will come back to your website. The form of participation could be blog commenting, forum posting and article submission etc.
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5 Tips to Increase Google Adsense CTR
Click-through rate or CTR is a way of measuring the success of an online advertising campaign. A CTR is obtained by dividing the number of users who clicked on an ad on a web page by the number of times the ad was delivered (impressions). For example, if a banner ad was delivered 100 times (impressions delivered) and one person clicked on it (clicks recorded), then the resulting CTR would be 1 percent.( Source: Wikipedia )
That was the definition of CTR, Now here are few tips to increase the CTR of Google Adsense, so that you can earn more revenue from this service.
Tip 1: Blend Ad is the easiest way to increase the CTR of Google adsense. Blend ads give a feeling to the visitors that the ads are the part of information and visitors click on those ads.
Tip 2: Adsense placement is another factor that plays in your adsense earning. The placement of the ads should be in such a way that it should be visible to everyone coming to your website or blog. it should be placed on the area where traffic is high.
Tip 3: Traffic is very important to increase the CTR of Google Adsense. More traffic you get, more number of clicks will be generated.
Tip 4: Experiment with your existing adsense placement. Keep on experimenting till you reach to a level, where you can decide which placement is better.
Tip 5: Content is very important. You should have interesting contents on your blog or website. Attractive contents let visitors lost in your blog or website. Quality contents can sure bring higher CTC to your adsense.
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That was the definition of CTR, Now here are few tips to increase the CTR of Google Adsense, so that you can earn more revenue from this service.
Tip 1: Blend Ad is the easiest way to increase the CTR of Google adsense. Blend ads give a feeling to the visitors that the ads are the part of information and visitors click on those ads.
Tip 2: Adsense placement is another factor that plays in your adsense earning. The placement of the ads should be in such a way that it should be visible to everyone coming to your website or blog. it should be placed on the area where traffic is high.
Tip 3: Traffic is very important to increase the CTR of Google Adsense. More traffic you get, more number of clicks will be generated.
Tip 4: Experiment with your existing adsense placement. Keep on experimenting till you reach to a level, where you can decide which placement is better.
Tip 5: Content is very important. You should have interesting contents on your blog or website. Attractive contents let visitors lost in your blog or website. Quality contents can sure bring higher CTC to your adsense.
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Increase Your Web page hits now
What u need to do is,you dedicate a browser for it…
You need to make a batch file(ie, .bat extension) with the following lines in it..
@echo off
:1
start C:\Progra~1\Intern~1\iexplore.exe “http://yoursite.com“
ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 >nul
taskkill.exe /im iexplore.exe
goto 1
you can change the value ‘10′ time wait.
DEPENDING THE NET SPEED,YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASE IN PAGE HITS
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You need to make a batch file(ie, .bat extension) with the following lines in it..
@echo off
:1
start C:\Progra~1\Intern~1\iexplore.exe “http://yoursite.com“
ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 >nul
taskkill.exe /im iexplore.exe
goto 1
you can change the value ‘10′ time wait.
DEPENDING THE NET SPEED,YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASE IN PAGE HITS
Adsense and SEO Optimization Tips:Earn High Income From Sites
1.Choose a high paying niche without too much competition.
Target a specific audience.You can search traffic for particular keywords and include such keywords in your post.
use keyword tool for it…
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
2.Put your targeted-keyword on Page Title and posts.
3.AdSense Earning = Impression-count x Click-though-rate x Cost-per-click x smart-pricing-factor.
Impression count is basically referring to your traffic. It means the number of times AdSense block is displayed.
Click-through-rate (CTR) is ratio of clicks per impressions. It can range from 0.1% to 30%, but most commonly around 1% to 10%.
Cost-per-click (CPC) is the earning you get per click. While traditionally it refers to the amount advertisers pay for each click, it can also mean the amount publishers get for each click.
Smart-pricing is AdSense method to determine how valuable clicks from your site is worth. If clicks on your site doesn’t provide good value to advertisers, e.g. from visitors’ geo-location that seldom translate to sales, you will only get a fraction of the supposed CPC.
4.Submit your website to directories for inclusion, e.g. dmoz.org, yahoo directories and other plog directories.Submit your URL to search engines for crawling.Create and submit your sitemaps to Google Sitemap (sitemap.xml) and Yahoo (urllist.txt). Optimize for different engines as well. You are very likely to face less competition than in Google.
5.Forum generally have high impressions count, but very low CTR.
6.Try to focus more on what visitors want from your site.New visitors have higher chance to click on the ads than regular visitors, thus higher CTR (click-through rate).Regular visitors have higher chance to recommend your site to others.
7.Get domain name that contains your targeted keyword.Try to update your site regularly and add more posts each day so that crawling will be done by search engine immediately.
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Target a specific audience.You can search traffic for particular keywords and include such keywords in your post.
use keyword tool for it…
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
2.Put your targeted-keyword on Page Title and posts.
3.AdSense Earning = Impression-count x Click-though-rate x Cost-per-click x smart-pricing-factor.
Impression count is basically referring to your traffic. It means the number of times AdSense block is displayed.
Click-through-rate (CTR) is ratio of clicks per impressions. It can range from 0.1% to 30%, but most commonly around 1% to 10%.
Cost-per-click (CPC) is the earning you get per click. While traditionally it refers to the amount advertisers pay for each click, it can also mean the amount publishers get for each click.
Smart-pricing is AdSense method to determine how valuable clicks from your site is worth. If clicks on your site doesn’t provide good value to advertisers, e.g. from visitors’ geo-location that seldom translate to sales, you will only get a fraction of the supposed CPC.
4.Submit your website to directories for inclusion, e.g. dmoz.org, yahoo directories and other plog directories.Submit your URL to search engines for crawling.Create and submit your sitemaps to Google Sitemap (sitemap.xml) and Yahoo (urllist.txt). Optimize for different engines as well. You are very likely to face less competition than in Google.
5.Forum generally have high impressions count, but very low CTR.
6.Try to focus more on what visitors want from your site.New visitors have higher chance to click on the ads than regular visitors, thus higher CTR (click-through rate).Regular visitors have higher chance to recommend your site to others.
7.Get domain name that contains your targeted keyword.Try to update your site regularly and add more posts each day so that crawling will be done by search engine immediately.
Google Phone,Gphone Vs Apple Iphone
Now,we are in market of these competitive products and we need to choose which it is Best.here are the attractive features…
1.Google Phone,Gphone is tagged at $179 which is nearly $20 less than cheapest Apple iPhone available in the market.
2.Apple took just 74 days to sell 1 million first-generation iPhones and only a weekend to sell 1 million 3G iPhones. Google and T-Mobile obviously can’t expect that type of reception, but 500,000 to 700,00 units shipped before 2009 is not a Big deal.
3.Google has laid out for devices suggest that manufacturers include cameras for photo and video, and built-in Wi-Fi technology to access the Web at hot spots such as airports, coffee shops and hotels.
4.Google always had strong advertising plans ans strategies,which can be thought like,this will be another great means to provide and publicize their ads.
5.Google softwares will be freely available in the Google phone,which will provide access to all sectors of our work field.
6.Google phones be designed to work on carriers’ fastest networks, known as 3G, to ensure that Web pages can be downloaded quickly. Google suggests the phones could include Global Positioning System technology that identifies where people are.
8.Google does not deny or admit to existence of Google phone prototypes being floated around to wireless operators such as T-Mobile USA, AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
9.another cool feature would be USB connection, that offers up the phone as a USB drive and as a phone, with the USB drive part offering up PC launchable apps.
but on the other hand,
10.iPhone software and user experiece cannot be topped in a low cost phone. Apple iPhone is so well designed and easy to use … offers much more than any phone on the market - full Internet experience and rich video/music experience to name just a few. And it’s integrated with Leopard OSX.5 and will evolve via firmware upgrades. iPhone is great now and will only get better.
Discover Free Tools Available on Web For Better Rankings
Most of us are unaware of the automated tools available over internet.There are lot many sites which provide ample tools which prove handy in all fields like SEO,Rankings,Search Results etc.Many would ultimately fall into sites which pay for search results.But,it is a hidden fact that there are still thousands of sites available in all fields free of cost to help you to become master of all.
Refer AUTOMATED TOOLS for fast access to those sites ,which are clearly listed with their domains and explore the hidden world now.You can make your websites on top of all search engines by checking the relative positions of keywords and implementing the keywords which suits your site best.
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Refer AUTOMATED TOOLS for fast access to those sites ,which are clearly listed with their domains and explore the hidden world now.You can make your websites on top of all search engines by checking the relative positions of keywords and implementing the keywords which suits your site best.
Be Protected from Spywares and Viruses
It has been found very difficult these days to protect our system from various malwares and viruses which are developed day to day.Our usual anti-virus softwares and other spware protectors have database which are not updated frequently.So these softwares cant detect any of the new virus which enters your system which ultimately leads to foramtting and losing of your important datas.Virus can be from any device like external drive or USB, or can be activated by running of certain softwares or can be even from system startup.
One of the best tech tips around is to install antivirus software to keep your PC safe.It has many attractive features like
* Automatic Updates
* An enhanced Scan Engine
* Real-time scanning
* One of the fastest Antivirus scanners on the market
* Anti-Spyware
* E-mail scanning
K7 AntiVirus 7.0 makes regular updates and system scans and ensures that every single part of your PC is thoroughly scanned, with potential threats being cross-referenced with the very latest virus databases.Try out and compare the performance with other Anitivirus softwares available in present market technology.
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One of the best tech tips around is to install antivirus software to keep your PC safe.It has many attractive features like
* Automatic Updates
* An enhanced Scan Engine
* Real-time scanning
* One of the fastest Antivirus scanners on the market
* Anti-Spyware
* E-mail scanning
K7 AntiVirus 7.0 makes regular updates and system scans and ensures that every single part of your PC is thoroughly scanned, with potential threats being cross-referenced with the very latest virus databases.Try out and compare the performance with other Anitivirus softwares available in present market technology.
co-ride with Strida 5.0 SX Limited Folding Bicycle
This Strida 5.0 SX Limited folding bicycle is capable of folding up just for 5 seconds and is rated to be one of the most stout, light weight and compact bicycles of the class. Its designer Mark Sanders revealed his best folding cycle called Strida 5.0 SX Limited.This nice looking folding bicycle comes with extended handlebars, a comfortable to seat classic style leather seat as well as 18 Schwalbe high pressure tires to be a faster rider. Strida 5.0 folding bicycle is reputed to feature the tiniest footprint of its full-sized counterparts.
A very handy feature is that it is very easy to store, whether you plan to place it in train or leave it in your closet. Weighing just 22 pounds, you will not have troubles lifting it. Its triangular sturdy frame is rust resistant which is made from light weight aluminum.
Thanks to its silent grease-free kevlar belt you will have no more your pants torn up. This black colored riding miracle is a single speed bicycle which can be ridden up to 50 000 miles due to its high efficiency Kevlar greaseless belt drive.
Its grip is also made of leather for the best to your convenience. Thanks to this perfect bicycle you will get more responsiveness while its extended handlebars make it possible for tall riders to have more leg room.
Its new geometry is amazing while your upright seating with high road visibility is guaranteed by horizontally placed handlebars. Unparalleled features include its short wheelbase, clean belt and gearless chain. When you need to fold it, magnets will do it for you.
The Strida 5.0 SX Limited folding bicycle also incorporates cable disk brakes, welded bottom bracket and luggage rack holding up to 6 kg. When in folded mode, it measures 114cm x 51cm x 23cm and is priced at 950 USD.
16GB Mechanical Memory Key
Listen up, .steampunkers: Have you been having a hard time finding an appropriate USB thumb drive to wear on a gold chain next to your pocket watch? Artype’s 16GB Mechanical Memory Key is a handcrafted beaut, with materials that include Purpleheart for the case and twenty-six rubies. When this device is drawing USB power it glows green from beneath the gears, taking you back to your days as a hacker during the reign of Queen Victoria. Sadly, the device pictured above has already been sold, but at $165 a pop we’re sure this particular artisan has plenty more of these guys in the works. Two more glamor shots for you after the break.Loop pointer – smart motion controlled mouse
HillCrest Labs has engineered a new kind of mouse that applies motion sensing technology. Called Loop Pointer, this intelligent mouse makes it possible for its users to keep control over cursor with just a movement of the wrist.This remote control mouse appears to be compatible with PCs, Macs and PS3 and is expected to be priced at 99 USD. Additionally, this bracelet shaped mouse is capable of operating as a 10-foot interface controller with you pointing it at your screen.
The constantly growing users who have their personal computers connected to the TV sets will have now a capacity to browse, surf the Web in a new never seen before way. The Loop Pointer features only four buttons as well as a scroll wheel.
This smart mouse is a plug and play device with its elegant design. In order to use the Loop Pointer you will need to connect USB 2.0 transceiver which is included into your personal computer or device if compatible.
This flexible high performance mouse makes it possible for its user to be comfortably seated with you holding the Loop pointer at your preferable position and navigate the Web. If making a presentation is what you need, the Loop pointer is the best device giving you as much simplicity and comfort as possible.
If you use the PS3’s web browser, you will have no troubles navigating the Net. This high precision device operates regardless of its orientation, so you can easily point it at the floor to keep working. The Loop pointer turns out to be controllable from standing position or even if you recline.
In addition to that, this wireless mouse features a tremor removal function due to Hillcrest’s technology, which is capable of detecting whether or not movement was intentional including natural hand shaking. This intuitive mouse applies radio frequency technology thanks to which you will not have to point it directly at your screen.
So you will be able to turn around at a rate of up to 30 feet to feel comfortable every moment you use it. The Loop pointer can control your cursor at any angle even if you are behind the closed doors and you will not need to install any additional software as it has a regular USB ports.
The Loop pointer happens to be the first in air remote provides an easy and quick wireless connection and is powered by 2 AA batteries which are included. The Loop pointer measures 1, 2 inches in width and 4, 8 inches in diameter which is about the size of CD. It is available in black color along with silver toned buttons while weighing just 4, 9 ounces.
First solar powered cell phone in India by Samsung
Samsung India has revealed the worldwide first solar powered mobile phone. This solar powered model can be easily used in sun lit areas. This environmentally friendly cell phone is already available in the Indian market to be rated as one of the biggest worldwide growing markets.Its modest price tag of just 56 USD makes it a highly affordable product. About 40 hours of solar charging is enough for the battery to be fully charged. The Crest E1107 is capable of produce enough power for 5 - 10 minutes of talk time after just one hour of sun exposure.
In addition to that, the Crest E1107 includes MP3, FM radio, a flashlight, games as well as so called fake call option, making it possible for the user to get rid of unwanted calls. This eco friendly cell phone is also expected to be launched in Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Latin America this month.
This hybrid solar powered cell phone can be optionally charged via electrical outlets like when it is cloudy. This wonderful cell phone is possible thanks to the state of the art technology developed by Samsung. The Crest Solar can be a good money saver being a good mobile phone for budget conscious users.
The Crest Solar also boasts mobile tracker feature to automatically alert its user in case the SIM card is altered or send a SOS message in case of emergencies. Additionally, there are some localized features like profile screening intended for bikers in the Southeast Asia for safe driving so it might be your cell phone of choice.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
6 FREE ways to DOUBLE your blog traffic in less than a week
Everyone want's traffic.You set up a blog with great content but,no one is visiting your blog,so what's the use of it.So, you need atleast a decent amount of traffic and what's great than getting that traffic for FREE?
So,here is the good list of 6 Free ways to get traffic to your blog.
1.SEARCH ENGINE:Yea! it brings lots of traffic to your blog.There are millions of people search in the search engines like Google,Yahoo,msn everyday.So,if your blog has so many good posts and is well indexed by google,etc..you will get a good amount of traffic via search engines.There are a few steps to look at if you want a decent amount of traffic from the search engines like "submitting your blog sitemap to google",yahoo to index you blog pages very quickly.And the other important one is adding meta tags to your blog.If you follow these two simple steps,then you will get a decent traffic(massive traffic if your content is good).
2.Submitting your blog to Blog Directories:You may know this before,submitting your blog to blog directories will bring you a good traffic.
Here is a good list of blog directories(there are so many directories,but the below one's will bring you a good traffic).Most of these blog directories ask you to register before you submit your blog.My suggestion is,create a new email address solely for this purpose so,your personal emails are not flooded with the emails sent by the blog administrators,etc.
You can find the Blog directories list here.
3.Participate in forums,groups,etc:Just go to google and enter your [major keyword + fourm] or [keyword+groups] and search.Suppose,your blog is about blogging,then search 'Blogging forum'.You will find some forums,groups related to your site.Register in the forums and post articles,etc with a link back to your blog(as a signature).Answer questions,clarify doubts and provide a link to your blog.But,Dont' SPAM.
4.Social Bookmarking:Social Bookmarking is another way to build good traffic to your website/blog.If you don't know what Social Bookmarking is
"Social Bookmarking is a practise of saving Bookmarks,tagging the posts with keywords in a website".Bookmarking means saving a specific website url(address) in your browser that you wish to visit later.There are so many Social Bookmarking sites like del.icio.us,digg,furl,technorati.
One good thing about these Social bookmarking sites is,you will get instant traffic.Just register with them,store your bookmarks,tags,.. and you are done,See your site meter blasting with traffic.
5.Submit Articles to Article Directories:Submitting articles to article directories is another effective way to build more traffic.By submitting to them,your articles get massive exposure and gain you more traffic.
Some of the popular article directories are goarticles.com,ezinearticles.com,articlecity.com,etc.
There are hundreds of article directories,just google it.
6.Leaving Comments on other blogs:Leaving comments with a link back to your blog is another good thing to do.Leaving comments in the related blogs is more useful and it also increases your pagerank.Always leave good comments and don't Spam(by placing links like'click here' like that).
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So,here is the good list of 6 Free ways to get traffic to your blog.
1.SEARCH ENGINE:Yea! it brings lots of traffic to your blog.There are millions of people search in the search engines like Google,Yahoo,msn everyday.So,if your blog has so many good posts and is well indexed by google,etc..you will get a good amount of traffic via search engines.There are a few steps to look at if you want a decent amount of traffic from the search engines like "submitting your blog sitemap to google",yahoo to index you blog pages very quickly.And the other important one is adding meta tags to your blog.If you follow these two simple steps,then you will get a decent traffic(massive traffic if your content is good).
2.Submitting your blog to Blog Directories:You may know this before,submitting your blog to blog directories will bring you a good traffic.
Here is a good list of blog directories(there are so many directories,but the below one's will bring you a good traffic).Most of these blog directories ask you to register before you submit your blog.My suggestion is,create a new email address solely for this purpose so,your personal emails are not flooded with the emails sent by the blog administrators,etc.
You can find the Blog directories list here.
3.Participate in forums,groups,etc:Just go to google and enter your [major keyword + fourm] or [keyword+groups] and search.Suppose,your blog is about blogging,then search 'Blogging forum'.You will find some forums,groups related to your site.Register in the forums and post articles,etc with a link back to your blog(as a signature).Answer questions,clarify doubts and provide a link to your blog.But,Dont' SPAM.
4.Social Bookmarking:Social Bookmarking is another way to build good traffic to your website/blog.If you don't know what Social Bookmarking is
"Social Bookmarking is a practise of saving Bookmarks,tagging the posts with keywords in a website".Bookmarking means saving a specific website url(address) in your browser that you wish to visit later.There are so many Social Bookmarking sites like del.icio.us,digg,furl,technorati.
One good thing about these Social bookmarking sites is,you will get instant traffic.Just register with them,store your bookmarks,tags,.. and you are done,See your site meter blasting with traffic.
5.Submit Articles to Article Directories:Submitting articles to article directories is another effective way to build more traffic.By submitting to them,your articles get massive exposure and gain you more traffic.
Some of the popular article directories are goarticles.com,ezinearticles.com,articlecity.com,etc.
There are hundreds of article directories,just google it.
6.Leaving Comments on other blogs:Leaving comments with a link back to your blog is another good thing to do.Leaving comments in the related blogs is more useful and it also increases your pagerank.Always leave good comments and don't Spam(by placing links like'click here' like that).
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
XR3 – prodigious 3 wheeler hybrid car
The XR3 is a plug-in 3-wheeled hybrid that was specifically designed to be as light weight as possible. This XR3 hybrid is capable of reaching 125 miles per gallon which is more than fantastic. Being ready to be produced, this beautiful hybrid car comes with its hybrid system making it possible for 200 miles per gallon.Before the production phase, it will be necessary to run some tests and do some modifications if needed. You should not worry even if you run out of fuel as its smart li-ion battery set is capable of producing enough power to cover at least 40 miles.
Using diesel power alone, this curved three-wheeled plug-in hybrid is capable to achieve 125 miles per gallon while 225 mpg would be possible if run in tandem with its electric power. Weighing just 1480 pounds, it will be possible to reach a speedy acceleration.
The XR3 plug-in 3-wheeled hybrid offers some operation modes with battery electric only, diesel only or hybrid mode with 225 mpg. This super hybrid is designed by Robert Riley and features its polished composite shell as well as high efficiency engine.
This do it yourself hybrid can be built for about 25 000 USD not including its assembly and parts. Its electronic battery is rechargeable via plugging it into a wall socket. The XR3 is not yet sold - instead its plan can be bought from its designer in DVD.
The assembly itself is not complicated and can be easily fulfilled by those having some technical skills. Logically, if interested, you will be able to produce your own hybrid with more fuel efficient engine. This hybrid car is capable to carry two passengers.
It stands to reason, that the car built by yourself would be a perfect example of how technically trained you are while giving you’re a lot of pleasant moments. Its cost could be reduced up to 7 500 USD depending on some technical solutions.
Plug-in cars are expected to be the next generation of hybrid vehicles. Its two front wheels are powered by combustion motor while its single rear wheel is powered electrically. Using its dual power mode, the XR3 will provide a fast acceleration.
The frontal body of the hybrid as well as its canopy can be removed. In order to guarantee some safety features, the hybrid’s frontal part is filled with foam in order to absorb frontal collision happened at a low speed. For the same reason, the hybrid’s sides are foam filled to prevent it from side impact.
The foam filled parts range from 5 inches to more than 10 inches in thickness. The design of the XR3 three wheeled hybrid car is capable to withstand a collision with higher efficiency than what the standard car can offer. The car’s deceleration is possible due to regular seat belts.
Seating side by side with someone driving on a public road will no doubts make you stand out of a road. Its wheel base amounts to 88 inch while track is 66 inch. Its height is 43 inch with Kubota D902 tractor engine, advanced DC 8-inch motor as well as VW Type 1 transmission. So get prepared to build your own dream.
Water Building Resort to be a swanky water making hotel
This is not a joke, as this sustainable building called Water Building Resort is capable of converting the air into water. It is needles to say that due to global warming we could be lacking of water. Designed by architect Orlando de Urrutia, this ecologically friendly building is set to become the first building with such a capacity.In order to obtain solar power, De Urrutia plans to have a facade facing to the south with mounted photovoltaic glass. Its northern façade features some gratings permitting ventilation with Teex Micron Atmospheric Water Generators designed to turn condensation and humid air into potable water.
Working at its full capacity, an AWG system is capable to make from 35 000 to 109 000 gallons of water on a daily basis. This intelligent water building resort is projected for humid areas. Shaped like a drop, it appears to be much more than a drop the ocean with a restaurant, an aquarium, sport gyms, exhibition rooms as well as spa cervices.
Its water purification facility is expected to be located on the bottom floor to remove contaminants from the rain water and sea water to finally make it drinkable water while its technological investigation center is committed to control the quality of water.
Not only does it produce potable water but also has it a thematically created design, shaping like a drop of water. Its solar energy producing photovoltaic glass is going to harness solar power with light coming through it. This environmentally friendly hotel has also a staggering architecture.
The facade of this swanky hotel is engineered to face the sun to make most use of its energy in order to purify water. Its TeexMicron generator is designed to operate in a humid climate with temperature varying from 20 to 40 degrees centigrade with 30 to 95 percent humidity.
This sumptuous resort also comes with wharf while having both an indoor and outdoor aquariums. This sustainable building includes a filter system, desalination designed to clean marine salt water as well as a water tank. The water cleaning system makes use of evaporation and condensation happened at night. The TeexMicron is capable to produce of up to 5 000 liters of water which is downright exciting.
Onda Velocita to be a sumptuous eco powerboat
This is Onda Velocita, a super sumptuous yacht. This powerboat concept is environmentally friendly which incorporates high tech materials and traditional design language. No batteries are needed to power the electrical appliances of this powerboat.The Onda Velocita roof features the photovoltaic cells which are capable to produce power to the on board batteries. This means that you will not need to run the engines while boating in a sunny day. This enticing powerboat includes a classy interior which is luxurious too.
Its clever roof construction of the main cabin features a fitted domed skylight which is capable of being opened while emergencies or for fresh air access. So, in the fullness of time, we will know whether or not this super powerboat becomes a reality.
This eco friendly solar powered powerboat is not what we are used to, with no carbon emissions produced while sailing. With Onda Velocita, you are going to get a clean and green sailing experience. In order to reduce powerboat’s weight, fiber glass and carbon fiber were used.
Inspired by the manner water laps against a beach, Onda Velocita eco boat features a seating area with fitted table. In order to come into seating area or to its deck, you should enter the sliding doors placed at the back of the upper structure.
Among its sumptuous features, you will find the laminated teak wood which blends with seating area and cabin trim. Additionally, the Onda Velocita comes equipped with a galley kitchen and a bathroom, shock resistant wine rack which is cushioned as well as covered entertainment area.
Nokia N86 8MP to be a brand new 2 way slider
A brand new Nokia N86 8MP is born. Measuring 103, 4 x 51, 4 x 16, 5-18, 5 millimeters and weighing 149 gram including its battery, this model worth seeing. This appears to be a 2-way slider with spring assistance mechanism.Nokia N86 8MP has a smart display featuring a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) coming with up to 16, 7 million colors, brightness control, ambient light detector, orientation sensor as well as its active matrix OLED.
Did I mention its power management? Its BL-5K 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery is capable to provide a talk time of up to 6, 9 hours for GSM, 4, 5 hours for WCDMA, 11 hours for VoIP over WLAN. Its stand by capacity is up to 363 hours for GSM with the same time needed for WCDMA.
Nokia’s browsing time amounts up to 7 hours including packet data. You will be able to enjoy having video playback time up to 7 hours for VGA 30fps while QCIF 15fps comes with up to 5, 5 hours. Nokia N86 8MP also boasts video recording time of up to 3 hours with video call time of 3, 2 hours.
Keep listening to your favorite music with Nokia N86 8MP offering up to 30 hours of music playback time or 18 hours if you listen to it through FM transmitter. However, the aforesaid operation times may be varying depending on usage, radio access as well as operator network configuration.
Nokia N86 8MP includes numeric keypad, covered keys, menu key, S60 keys, clear key as well as send/end keys. In addition this glamorous cell phone has media, zoom, game keys, short slide keys for media control, zoom and gaming, camera and volume keys, voice commands, keypad lock switch, breathing menu key as well as charging indicator LED.
Nokia N86 8MP incorporates flight mode, automatic switching between GSM bands as well as quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900. Its memory is fascinating thanks to its micro SD memory card slot which is hot swappable permitting maximum of 16 GB while its internal memory is 8 GB. Its random access memory amount to 74, 7 while read only memory is 77.
This model features WLAN Security with WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal and WEP and is TCP/IP supported. Nokia N86 8MP is capable of serving as data modem while is MS Outlook supported with possible synchronization of your contacts, notes and calendar.
Its high speed circuit switched data allows maximum speed 43.2 kbps while GPRS class A, multi slot class 32 comes with maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL). Nokia N86 8MP includes WCDMA 900/2100 with maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL) and HSDPA of maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL). Its Bluetooth version 2.0 comes with enhanced data rate.
Among Bluetooth profiles, there is dial up networking profile (Gateway), phone book access profile (Server), headset profile (Audio Gateway), file transfer profile (Server), object push profile (Server and Client), device identification profile, basic imaging profile, hands free profile (Audio Gateway) as well as remote SIM access profile (Server).
This intelligent cell phone has micro USB connector coming with mass storage class support while 3.5 millimeter AV connector. Stereo audio streaming includes advanced audio distribution profile, audio/ video remote control profile as well as generic audio-video distribution profile.
In addition, this cell phone is digital home supported, including mobile transfer protocol support, UPnP support as well as local and remote SyncML synchronization support. Nokia N86 8MP is available in indigo black color. You will be able to use AMR, WMA, AAC, AAC plus 64-tone polyphonic, MP3 as well as video ring tones.
You will be able to customize your wallpapers, ring tones, screen savers and other options. Among supported applications you will find Nokia web browser coming with mini map, Quick office with Quickword, Quickpoint and Quicksheet, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Lite 3.1, zip manager, Nokia maps, Nokia pictures, Nokia download, Nokia mobile search, Nokia N-Gage.
Additional applications include Java APIs for Bluetooth (JSR 82), Java CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.1, PDA (JSR 75), Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME (JSR 226), Nokia UI API, Advanced Multimedia Supplements (JSR 234), Wireless Messaging API 2.0 (JSR 205), Location API for J2ME (JSR 179), J2ME 1.1 (JSR 184), J2ME Web Services Specification (JSR 172), Mobile 3D Graphics API for Security and Trust Services API for J2ME (JSR 177), Mobile Media API 1.1 (JSR 135), SIP API for J2ME (JSR 180).
This mobile phone is Windows Live supported but needs downloading of the Messenger application. You are able to download to your S60 device more applications using the download client by visiting www S60 com with a lot of free of charge applications. Its software platform is very intelligent with Symbian OS version 9.3, Automatic UI rotation, Voice commands, Active standby, S60 3rd edition, feature pack 2 and FOTA (firmware update over the Air).
Zeo Personal Sleep Coach to provide you with good quality sleep
Have you ever had troubles getting a good night’s sleep which has a restorative power for both our body and your mind? Whether you suffered from insomnia or were nervous enough to fall asleep, you may now change your nocturnal life for the better with this intelligent device called Zeo personal sleep couch.Introduced by Zeo, this clever sleep fitness concept seems to be an ideal solution for your sleepless nights. This personal sleep coach is capable of giving you the information on how much how well and how deep you were sleeping during the night. Once the information is received, you will get it shown on your Zeo’s digital bedside display.
Previously known as Axon Labs, Zeo features a smart headband to be worn while going to sleep which is designed to transmit your personal sleep information wirelessly to your digital display. This perfect sleep concept is what is going to give you enough sleep so that you feel fine during a day.
The information received is then being sent to SD card where it is going to be stored with you having the opportunity to upload your personal information to the myZeo Personal Coaching site. If you have a good night’s sleep but wonder how much time you sleep, how often you wake up during the night and how long was it necessary for you to fall asleep, this sleep gadget is definitely what you need.
If you are interested in having such a sleep restoring widget, you will have to pay a 399 USD price tag for it. Zeo headband is light weight so you would not experience difficulties sleeping with it while its display could become your best friend in telling you about your sleeping habits. The whole date is received from your brainwaves to be detected by Zeo headband.
There are at least 70 million people having sleep disorders with 80 known types of them while insomnia is reported to be the world’s third health problem going after headache and cold. Looking like a sleep clock radio this intelligent device will wake you up refreshed with full of energy, what else could you be dreaming of?
Casio Ana-Digi electro-luminescent sport watch - best for traveling
If you enjoy traveling, this Casio’s combination of analog and digital wrist watch is a brilliant idea. This stainless steel looker boasts a fashionable black sporty resin band to give you a comfortable wearing. Whether you practice a sport or travel a lot, this time piece will accompany you elegantly.Its round silver stainless steel case sports a black stationary bezel framing a grey dial face. Casio Ana-Digi electro-luminescent sport watch has aggressively looking pointed hands as well as small Arabic numerals display along with small minute indexes. This splendid wrist watch also comes with afterglow backlighting.
Its nice looking dial face houses a large digital readout with high legibility of a second time zone, which is non-negotiable a perfect option for every traveler. Casio also features a world time function along with 29 time zones of 27 cities, city code readout as well as day-light saving on/off.
This elegantly made Casio Ana-Digi electro-luminescent sport wrist watch also include some important features with 12 or 24 hour formats, auto calendar available until the year 2039, 60 minute range countdown, four daily alarms along with one snooze alarm as well as 1/100 second stopwatch coming with a 60 hour capacity including elapsed time lap time, first and second place time and split time.
Casio Ana-Digi electro-luminescent sport time piece is a high precision watch with ±30 second accuracy per month. This lovely wrist watch is rated to be water resistant up to 100 meters protecting it from possible splashes and can be used for swimming, snorkeling and even limited depth diving.
This sporty monster is powered by Quartz movement and is covered by a one year warranty. You will be able to protect your Casio with the help of mineral crystal preventing it from being scratched. This digital watch is designed for men and weighs 16 ounces, has a 42 mm case diameter, 22, 6 mm band width with case thickness of 16 mm.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Plug and Play: Researchers Expand Clinical Study of Neural Interface Brain Implant
Having proved in 2004 that plugging a sensor into the human brain's motor cortex could turn the thoughts of paralysis victims into action, a team of Brown University scientists now has the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) institutional review board to expand its efforts developing technology that reconnects the brain to lifeless limbs.Brown's BrainGate Neural Interface System—conceived in 2000 with the help of a $4.25-million U.S. Defense Department grant—includes a baby aspirin–size brain sensor containing 100 electrodes, each thinner than a human hair, that connects to the surface of the motor cortex (the part of the brain that enables voluntary movement), registers electrical signals from nearby neurons, and transmits them through gold wires to a set of computers, processors and monitors.
Review: Western Digital My DVR Expander 1TB eSATA
The My DVR 1TB expander from Western Digital is an easy and cost-effective way to add approximately 1,100 hours of SD recording capacity or 140 hours of HD recording capacity to your TiVo HD, TiVo HD XL, or TiVo Series3. At only $169.99, it provides you with a cheaper alternative to get the same recording capacity of a TiVo HD XL (which carries a $200 premium over the TiVo HD) with the purchase of a TiVo HD that you can later expand.
The My DVR Expander sits external to your TiVo and is about the size of a large paperback book – 5.6 inches x 2.2 inches x 6.8 inches. It needs to be plugged into your AC and into the eSATA port on the back of your TiVo.
Once the device is properly setup, you basically forget that it is there. Kudos to the designers for not putting any annoying bright and blinky LEDs on the front. It simply has a soft amber glow indicating that it is powered on. It also has no buttons or switches to confuse you and runs extremely quietly. I tested this by letting it run just a few feet from my bed and it never disturbed me.
The process of hooking up the My DVR Expander is not at all like adding external storage to a PC… in which the external device gets a new drive letter and you have to manage how you will distribute your storage across the multiple volumes. In true TiVo fashion, the recordings simply “spread out” across all available storage. It is nothing that you have to think about our manage.
The downside of the content being spread across all volumes (i.e. “striped” across your internal drive and the external expander) is that if you unplug the My DVR device from your TiVo, several things happen:
- You can’t take any recordings with you to another TiVo or to a PC. (This is probably on purpose due to content restrictions.)
- You lose most if not all of what is recorded on your TiVo. (This seems like an oversight to me. There should be an advanced menu setting on the TiVo that lets you safely detach the volume and copy back anything that you have space for on the primary drive.)
The fact that you lose most if not all of what is recorded on your TiVo is the most surprising. I would hope that this will be addressed in a future revision of the TiVo software. It seems they’ve made it way too hard for you to ever upgrade to a larger Western Digital My DVR expander that might come to market down the road. (There is reason to believe this could happen given that they’ve recently upgraded from a 500GB product to the 1TB model that I reviewed.)
Duracell unveils a new auto USB car charger
If you travel a lot for your job, you probably carry several important gizmos that require a USB connection to keep them charged up. So you undoubtedly understand the importance of keeping these gadgets charged between appointments. Duracell also understands the importance of having some power insurance, just in case you can’t recharge your gadgets with your standard wall charger. Duracell has announced a new USB Auto Car Charger that is a low profile charger that fits almost entirely inside the DC outlet of a car or other vehicle. When you plug in the charger to the outlet, the device illuminates with a blue light so you know that it’s got the juice to pass on to your USB powered devices. The charger includes three different connectors so that it will work with devices that support standard USB, mini USB, or micro USB ports.
Unfortunately Duracell has not announced when their new USB auto charger will be released or the price point. But once it does, this is something you should definitely keep on hand if your access to AC outlets is limited.
Actor Liev Schreiber Discusses Videogames, Wolverine and Convergence
Fans who’ve been waiting anxiously to see the complete version of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine will get their wish on May 1. While Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, wasn’t a fan of comics as a kid, his co-star, Liev Schreiber, who plays Sabretooth, was a devoted X-Men fan. Schreiber also grew up on arcade games and Intellivision, making him the perfect cast member to talk about the new movie, its comic book roots and Activision’s videogame adaptation. Schreiber talks about making the blockbuster movie, why he identifies with the dark side of his character and why gamers will probably never like a Hollywood adaptation of their favorite game in this exclusive interview.What videogames do you like to play?
I love Rock Band and I’ve had a considerable amount of fun with Halo and Call of Duty.
What opportunities are videogames opening up to Hollywood creatives these days?
What are they opening up to creatives? Well, certainly they’re providing us jobs as long as we get to do the voiceovers. Let’s just hope that the technology doesn’t get so good that they replace us altogether.
What’s this experience been like for you, not just being in the game but the whole Wolverine movie experience?
I was always a huge Wolverine fan when I was a kid. It was such a departure from other comic books. Before that everything was like Justice League and men in tights jumping over tall buildings. Wolverine was like the introduction of the anti-hero. I think for a lot of kids, particularly those adolescence who feel like outsiders and pariahs, the concept of the mutant as hero was something that was really infectious and really took off. It’s cool to be a part of something that was part of my childhood and something that I know that is still attracting hundreds of thousands of fans every day.
With the success of The Dark Knight and now Wolverine, what impact do you see these types of movies having on getting kids back into comics?
I’m pretty certain they will. For me, there’s no replacing those comics that I was reading back in 1977 or 1978. They were so good.
What was your favorite moment in making this movie?
I think it was working with the stuntmen on the wire for the four-legged run. Coordinating that movement where I leap into the air and the guys assist me with my rear end as I landed on my feet and then assisted me on my front end as I picked up. It was incredible. I must have gone upside down and done flips at least eight times every time I got in the wires. Learning to do that was such a treat.
It must be cool to be in the movie after reading these comics.
Completely. I felt like pinching myself every day.
What do you like about Sabretooth?
For me it was his darkness. There’s something about Victor (Creed) that he represents the dark side in all of us that we’re at war with. It’s like that old ying and yang concept that there can’t be great good without great evil. There can’t be light without darkness. Everyone wrestles with their own nature. For me, Victor is the embodiment of that nature that we’re trying to suppress and that we’re trying to deal with. It’s so much fun to play that.
We waited a long time to get to the great comic book movies out there today. Do you see any correlation in videogame adaptations for the big screen, after sitting through so many of them that just didn’t work?
It’s possible. I don’t know. It seems like there are a lot of them going into production right now. I’m not really sure which ones they are.
They did Tomb Raider in the past.
Oh yeah, Tomb Raider did pretty well, didn’t it?
Yeah, it did well, but gamers didn’t like it. Do you see games as good fodder for movies?
I’m not sure about games. Part of the thing for gamers is control, you know what I mean? It’s first-person control. It’s their world. They’re moving through the world. I don’t know if gamers are up to let go of that control because that’s kind of the pleasure of the videogame. But we’ll see.
Where do you see the future convergence going with movies and videogames?
I think it probably has something to do with the Internet. I just think it’s this huge content monster that is really still in its infancy. And as people network on it and develop it more and more we’re going to see more interesting outlets for content and networking.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Mozilla, Opera upset over IE8 as default browser in Windows 7 RC
Mozilla and Opera may be jumping the gun a little here, but both companies have already spoken out about IE8 in Windows 7 RC. The reason being it is automatically selected as the default browser when upgrading your machine – even if you previously had another browser set as default. Mitchell Baker, chairwoman of Mozilla said:
Our initial review suggests this is a blatant use of the Windows operating system to change the market dynamics of browser usage … What we’ve seen so far is a clear example of why and how Microsoft’s Windows monopoly damages competition in related products.
Hakon Wium Lie, chief technology officer at Opera added:
This issue highlights the problem with the browser market. It’s certainly something we would want to discuss
Microsoft is trying to calm their fears stating that the Windows 7 release candidate is just a test version of the operating system and not the final version. Presumably they intend to ensure users can set (or keep) their preferred browser as default in the final release of the OS.
Mozilla aims for stability with Firefox multi-processor project
Mozilla has started a new project called Content Processes that will see a version of Firefox developed that takes advantage of multi-processors and splits the content displayed in each tab and the UI between different processes on your PC.The project, which will see Firefox start to work in the same way as Google Chrome, has several advantages over the current Firefox implementation. The main one is a much higher level of stability and a crash in one browser tab not meaning an end to your entire Firefox session. The responsiveness of the UI is also expected to be improved and overall performance on a multi-core machine will be noticeably better.
The first deadline for this new version is July 15th, but it won’t be a fully featured version. On the project page Mozilla’s goal for that deadline is as follows:
Get something hacked together as quickly as possible. This is probably not the Firefox chrome, but a really simplistic page with a URL bar.
Realistically we can’t expect to see a usable version with multi-processor support until sometime next year, but it’s good to see Mozilla working on such an enhancement. Read more at Mozilla Links
Intel, Microsoft, Dell and Panasonic looking for WiGig - faster home wireless
We have Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WirelessHD, WHDI, but the new buzzword for higher-speed at-home wireless networking is WiGig — short for Wireless Gigabit Alliance. And not just for peripherals, but also for cell phones, TVs and video cameras; basically anything that has wireless data transmission needs.WiGig is the name given to a new association created to develop “an even faster wireless technology”, that is expected to be at least 10x faster than Wi-Fi. It’s greatest strength (and potential weakness in some people’s eyes) is that it will only operate over short distances, such as within a single room (or possibly two) by operating in the 60 GHz band.
Intel, Microsoft, Dell and Panasonic have all teamed up to form the association. Their effort will compete against other approaches to in-home wireless data transmission, including SiBEAM’s WirelessHD — which connects set-top boxes and Blu-ray players to TVs; and Amimon’s WHDI, which uses a Wi-Fi-like technology for the same purpose.
WiGig will provide enough bandwidth to fully transmit an entire DVD in 15 seconds, which is about 6 Gigabits per second. Its range will be limited to about 30 feet max, with notably drop-offs in throughput beyond 15-20 feet. Within 10 feet it will have its strongest transmission range, making it ideal for nearby entertainment center components.
Is Intel on the outs with Microsoft? Pushing Moblin with Novell
Last week Intel and Novell Inc. announced “broad efforts to closely collaborate and encourage original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufactures (ODMs) to adopt Moblin, an optimized open source Linux software platform” that Intel has targeted with their Atom-based CPU, one that’s used in netbooks and other Atom-powered mobile systems, including MIDs.Intel and Novell “signed an agreement outlining their plan for collaboration”. Novell also announced it will create a Moblin-based product for netbooks “that it will take to market to a wide range of OEMs and ODMs”. Novell will also establish Novell Open Labs in Taiwan to aid in the adoption of Moblin, working with the Taiwan Moblin Enabling Center (MEC), which is a joint effort between Intel and the Taiwan Institute for Information Industry. Their task will be to validate designs for Moblin compliance.
In 2007, Intel launched its Moblin software and even at that time raised questions about their continued support of Microsoft-based products. The effort largely remained under wraps, however, until resurfacing last month when The Linux Foundation became host to the Moblin community (as what many at first thought was an April Fool’s joke — it wasn’t).
Doug Fisher, Intel’s VP of Software and Services Group, and GM of the System Software division, said:
Novell has taken a significant leadership role in the Moblin community since joining the effort late last year, and today’s announcement will extend Novell’s level of involvement. The combination of Intel Atom processor-based platforms and Moblin-based Novell software will provide even more opportunities for OEMs, ODMs and the broader Moblin community to deliver excellent mobile Internet solutions.
The part which makes Geek.com question Intel’s loyalty to Microsoft was given a voice through this signed agreement by Ron Hovsepian, Novell’s President and CEO. He said:
We are extending our involvement with Moblin because we believe that it provides a richer mobile Internet experience. The emergence of such mobile computing platforms as netbooks presents a significant growth opportunity. We believe that Moblin-based Novell software on Intel-based platforms will offer OEMs and ODMs exceptional solutions for delivering a full Internet experience on such devices.
Moblin is currently in its alpha release stage and appears just like any other graphical form of OS, though its boot time is reportedly only “a few seconds”. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger screenshot
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Web site navigation - importance and tips
You should always remember that a web site is designed for visitors NOT for yourself or your boss. And why do people come to your web site? They come in search of information. Hence it is very important that you structure your site in such a manner that visitors are able to locate information quickly. Put yourself in the visitors' shoes. Let us say you come across an online banner advertising a good deal on an iPod. Wouldn't you first like to go through the complete details and gather all information before you go ahead and punch in your credit-card number? The same holds true for any visitor to your site. Prospects would first like to go through the information your site offers and then place an order.
Five important tips for a good web site navigation system
Good web site navigation Tip 1
Always link the logo on a web site to the homepage.
Good web site navigation Tip 2
Place navigation system on the left or the top, just below the header. Do not try to design out of the box unless you are sure of what you are doing.
Good web site navigation Tip 3
Have consistent navigation throughout the web site. For example, do not have the navigation system placed horizontally on one page and vertically on the left in another. An exception to this rule can be the homepage which can differ from all other pages.
Good web site navigation Tip 4
In addition to linking the logo to the homepage, be sure to have a link called "Home", "Homepage" or equivalent in the web site navigation menu. Ideally a web site navigation menu consists of links to the homepage, "About Us", "Contact Us", "Site Map" and other important pages of the web site.
Good web site navigation Tip 5
A good site map and navigation menu on a web site will cut down the number of clicks required to move from one page to another. A thumb rule for good web site navigation is to keep the number of clicks from one page to another at 3.
Microsoft renames new WGA “Windows Activation Technology”
Any one who runs Windows as an OS for the past few years will be well aware of what Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is. But Microsoft have decided that the name no longer fits the functionality and will be changing it for Windows 7.The new name we’ll have to get used to is Windows Activation Technology (WAT), which was announced via a Q&A session with Joe Williams, general manager for Worldwide Genuine Windows at Microsoft. One of the questions asked was whether the anti-piracy experience on Windows 7 was similar to Windows Genuine Advantage on Windows XP. He responded by saying:
Fundamentally the goals are the same. The guiding principle is to enable the customer to know when the software they are using is genuine and licensed and help them to do something about it if it’s not. However the technology used in Windows Vista and Windows 7 is fundamentally different from that used with Windows XP. It consists of new code and the latest methods for protecting Windows in ways that can only really be achieved with the components that are built in to both Windows Vista and now Windows 7. For that reason the anti-piracy features in Windows 7 — and future versions of updates of the technology for Windows Vista — will be referred to more accurately as Windows Activation Technologies. We will continue releasing Window Genuine Advantage updates for Windows XP-based systems.
We can therefore expect to see WAT rolled out with Windows 7, but also appear for Windows Vista too. Ultimately, Microsoft want to make it easier to ensure your copy of Windows is genuine and hope that WAT will achieve that goal.
Microsoft to raise $3.75 billion from unsecured note debt
Microsoft announced today as part of the $6 billion debt authorization approved by the company’s board back in September, 2008, that they would seek to raise $3.75 billion in senior unsecured notes. This is the first time in Microsoft’s 35-year history the company has raised funds by purchasing debt.The notes will be issued in three groups:
* $2 billion in 2.95% short-term notes, maturing June 1, 2014 (5 years), which is 95 basis points above U.S. Treasury notes.
* $1 billion of 4.20% long-term notes, maturing June 1, 2019 (10 years), which is 105 basis points above U.S. Treasury notes.
* $750 million of 5.20% long-term notes, maturing June 1, 2039 (20 years), which is 105 basis points above U.S. Treasury notes.
Microsoft will use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which “may include funding for working capital, capital expenditures, repurchases of stock and acquisitions” — though there are no specific or defined plans for the money.
Microsoft is expected to close all details of the note offering by next Monday, May 18, 2009. A prospectus is available from J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley & Co, or other underwriters. The bond issue has received a triple-A rating from Moody’s Investors Service.
Review: Microsoft SideWinder X8 Gaming Mouse
In this review we’ll be looking at the SideWinder X8 gaming mouse in this review. In the past we’ve looked at the original SideWinder with its very cool metal buttons and scroll wheel, as well as the SideWinder X5, an affordable take on the original. The SideWinder X8 tweaks the design of the X5 while going wireless and moving from a 2000dpi sensor to 4000dpi. The X8 also jumps up to $80, which is the highest price for a SideWinder so far.On the exterior the X8 is almost the same as the SideWinder and the X5 so be sure to check back to those reviews for comments on the shape of the mouse, the fit in the gamer’s hand, the contours of the design, and button placement. The X8 is very similar to the previous two, but some changes were made and we now have a more angular mouse than in the past. The X8 uses a 10-button design like the original (the X5 has nine) with the layout being: two primary buttons, the scroll wheel, three sensitivity buttons below the scroll wheel, one in the palm rest, forward and back buttons on the side, and a macro-record buttons in front of those two. This seems like a lot, but all you will really need to rely on during gaming are the two primaries, the wheel, and forward/back so you generally will just be tracking five. The X8 also has had its LCD restored so users can one again see what dpi setting they are running (4000, 1000, and 500, by default). The feet are replaceable and two extra sets made of materials with slightly different textures (some are slicker than others) are included, hidden away in the wireless transmitter. Swapping sets takes just a few second per foot.
Personal contact lens displays: The transparent OLED done one better
If you’ve ever dreamed of having vision like Star Trek’s Georgi LaForge, seeing things beyond what’s actually there in the real world, even zooming in on the far off… well then you may need therapy, but apart from that there’s an emerging reality in a related field of science which may soon produce contact lens displays which augment the real-world experience. Imagine an integrated, autonomous system designed to augment your visual experience with information relevant to your personal surroundings and immediate circumstances. Such a system would allow you to have access to information beyond your personal abilities, by providing reminders or cues that may not have otherwise occurred to you.
For example, the visual cues could be providing real-time GPS navigation which, rather than constantly looking over at your TomTom or Garmin, is naturally there with arrows, even being completely superimposed over what you’re naturally seeing, such as highlighting the exact path the car needs to take. Or, suppose you’re at a dinner party and you approach someone you met at a business meeting last year. You can’t quite remember his name, but in your heads up display — through some form of camera face recognition and access to a database — it pulls up not only his name, but his business line, family, and recent news which may be pertinent. You see all of this in real-time, but he just sees you. And when you say “Hi, Bill! How are Margie and the kids? And did that deal with XYZ Corp ever go through?” He’ll be impressed beyond words.
The truth is he probably won’t be, because when these devices are ready for such an application it’s probable he’ll also have one. And then I suppose it will come down to the geek level of how comprehensive each other’s database is: “Hi, William H. Tucker, III. How are Margaret Eleanor and your two kids, Christian Joseph, 11 and Amy Elizabeth, 8? And did that refinancing deal with XYZ Corp last October ever go through — I believe you were speaking with Danny Thompson?” To which he replies, “You know, Rick C. Hodgin, I’ve been following your articles on Geek.com in recent weeks … what’s up with all these sidelong allegories?” Okay, point taken.
The Eye
At the University of Washington (UW), and several other research centers around the world right now, the technology exists to create limited visual inputs which relate to tiny light sources embedded within the contact lens. While these were not physically enabled in the device linked below (meaning they did not illuminate due to no external power source hookup), they were physically present on the contact lens. Researchers believe any light presented by the lens at this stage would be interpreted by the eyes as being present and subsequently affecting the vision, but it would not be in focus or in any way usable.
In short, the technology necessary to create images or “data portals” as described above are many years away. And in fact, the technology necessary to make this kind of image appear is also quite distant.
Clean profile URLs for Facebook users
So what’s the best aspect in Twitter that makes us like it more than Facebook, excepting of course the position updates? not including a doubt, its the clean URL that we get to choose for our Twitter profile. Facebook, on the other hand, does not let you do so and powerfully assigns an ID to your profile which is not only very unattractive but also extended and neglectful. But a recent post at the Facebook blog suggests that it’s quickly going to offer clean URLs to users and it’s calling it as Facebook usernames.
So as you see above, Facebook username is going to be nothing but a clean URL for your
Facebook summary which includes your username, making it easy for you to publicize your profile with pride and will also let other Facebook users remember the URL to your profile,in case they have a approval.
This will also give the users an edge in search engine results for their name as the
keyword, especially users like me who are very concerned about their web presence.
The feature will be live on June 13, so make sure to grab the URL for your profile as soon as probable as it will served on a first-come, first-serve root. Let the countdown start.
read more "Clean profile URLs for Facebook users"
So as you see above, Facebook username is going to be nothing but a clean URL for your
Facebook summary which includes your username, making it easy for you to publicize your profile with pride and will also let other Facebook users remember the URL to your profile,in case they have a approval.
This will also give the users an edge in search engine results for their name as the
keyword, especially users like me who are very concerned about their web presence.
The feature will be live on June 13, so make sure to grab the URL for your profile as soon as probable as it will served on a first-come, first-serve root. Let the countdown start.
Hacker seeks fame, claims he stole Steve Jobs’ Amazon information
As if Steve Jobs doesn’t have enough problems, a self-identified hacker with the moniker of “orin0co” claims to have broken into Jobs’ Amazon.com account. Although he says he has Jobs’ credit card number, he says “I didn’t misuse it.” A wise decision on the part of someone already up to illegal shenanigans. If anyone can pull the strings of technology to trace that hacker, it is the founder of Apple Computer.
It appears that the hacker’s goal is to discredit Apple’s claims that the Mac is a relatively safe computer to use. His e-mail rant reads more like a missive from a publicity seeking, wanna-be-geek fellow. His failed attempt to sell the information he claims to have gleaned from Jobs’ account indicates too much TV time. He apparently believes he can profit from blackmail. He also, more likely mistakenly, thinks he can hide behind a secure Hushmail account.
Mr. orin0co wants us to believe that Jobs is a shop-a-holic who purchased 20,000 items in the last 10 years. That’s a lot of time in front of a computer ordering a lot of stuff. Once ya get it all, where ya gonna put it? From his typical attire at WWDCs, it doesn’t look like many of those 20,000 purchases ended up in his clothes closet. Jobs might not be a dresser, but he’s not a dummy when it comes to computer scams. It’s doubtful he fell for any phishing expedition.
Phishing is a well known sport among people who refuse to get a real job, and Amazon.com is a frequent target. Phishers have escalated their techniques and created a new scheme called spearphising or whaling. The scam is the same old story, but the targets are high ranking corporate officials. iDefense Labs outlined this new scheme last June, saying that over 1,000 corporate users were hit each month. Jobs’ profile certainly fits that of a “whale,” but the hacker just may get swallowed up like Jonah. You can’t mess with a big fish and not get caught in the wake.
The reaction to the rumor has been mixed. Mostly disbelief, with no comment from Amazon.com, nor Apple. We wonder what orin0co’s next move will be as he chases infamy.
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