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hi everyone!! i am back!!

2008-12-14T11:53:00.003+01:00

Sorry folks !! i was absent from here for an ages i guess :( my apology .. all these time i was soo busy with so many things .. yet i am busy but i will continue with my blog again .. and its all because of my dear lovely friend frida .. i just read her now and felt like i must share mine too to everyone . I need to fix my blog .. i just found out the video i uploaded they are not working anymore !!! :( too bad .. i will have something else instead .. i will check if youtube link are supported here or not .. and folks give me feedback .. which will help me to improve :)

love you all .. bye!

Merry Xmas and wish you all a very happy new year!!!

Bangali with Gates

2007-10-02T11:18:00.001+01:00

It takes guts to be a Bengali!!

Bill Gates organized an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for
Microsoft Europe. 5000 candidates assembled in a large room. One
candidate was Debdas Banerjee an Indian (Bengali ) guy.

Bill Gates thanked all the candidates for coming and asking those who
do not know JAVA program to leave. 2000 people left the room. Debdas
said to himself, 'I do not know JAVA but I have nothing to lose if I
stay. I'll give it a try'

Bill Gates asked the candidates who never had experience of managing
more than 100 people to leave. 2000 people left the room. Debdas said
to himself ' I never managed anybody by myself but I have nothing to
lose if I stay. What can happen to me?' So he stayed.

Then Bill Gates asked candidates who did not have management diplomas
to leave. 500 people left the room. Debdas said to himself, 'I left
school at 15 but what have I got to lose?' So he stayed in the room.

Lastly, Bill Gates asked the candidates who did not speak Serbo -
Croat to leave. 498 people left the room.Debdas said to himself, ' I
do not speak one word of Serbo - Croat but what do I have to lose?' So
he stayed and found himself with one other candidate. Everyone else
had gone.

Bill Gates joined them and said 'Apparently you are the only two
candidates who speak Serbo - Croat, so I'd now like to hear you have a
conversation together in that language.'

Calmly, Debdas turned to the other candidate and said - 'Ki cholchhe
dada. Kemon achho.'(Whats up brother? How are you?) The other
candidate answered - 'bhalo achhi bhai.'(I am well.)

QUESTIONS THAT U CANT ANSWER(TRY IT OUT)

2007-09-29T11:28:00.000+01:00

1. The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user doesn't see it. What is it?

2. A child is born in Boston , Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston , Massachusetts . The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?

3. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?

4. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?

5. Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers, he defeated them and captured valuable territory. After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription "To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World War I. From the Men of Battalion "Captain Frank looked at Art and said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What's wrong with the story?

6. What is one thing that all wise men, regardless of their religion or politics, agree is between heaven and earth?

7. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year?
8. Why are 1990 American dollar bills worth more than 1989 American dollar bills?

9. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?

10. How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

11. How could you rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.

12. Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?

13. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?

14. In Okmulgee , Oklahoma , you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

15. There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the International Home Show," One of them was the father of the other's son. How could this be possible?

16. A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10" tall. What does he weigh?

*ANSWERS*

1. A coffin.

2. The child was born before 1776.

3. Mount Everest (it just hadn't been discovered).

4. Clara lives in the southern hemisphere.

5. World War I wasn't called "World War I" until World War II.
6. The word "and".
7. They fall in the same year every year. New Year's Day just arrives very early in the year and Christmas arrives very late in the same year.

8. One thousand nine hundred and ninety dollar bills are worth one dollar more than one thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine dollar bills.
9. Nine.
10. Only once, and then you are subtracting it from 20.
11. "One word"
12. Penguins live in the Antarctic.
13. Neither. The yolk of the egg is yellow.
14. You have to take a picture of a man with a camera, not with a wooden leg.
15. They were husband and wife.
16. Meat.

==== Collected randomly from internet

10 Habbits of a Loving couple

2007-09-10T09:43:00.000+01:00

by Alanna Webb

Romance is a way to express your love, the icing on the cake... but don't wait for special occasions to express your love. Make sure that you nurture your loving relationship by practicing these basic habits in your day-to-day life. These may seem very basic, but how many do you do? Don't despair... it's never too late to adopt good, loving habits.

1. Say 'I Love You' at least once a day. Your partner does need to hear the words.

2. Kiss good-bye and hello. Throw in a hug while you're at it.

3. 'Date' your partner for the rest of your lives. Treat your partner even better than when you were dating... Remember that you are sweethearts ~ * open her door * straighten his tie * hold out her chair * hold hands when you're walking together

4. Don't sweat the small stuff. You can let his/her bad habits bother you to distraction... or you can accept them, and work around them. Does she leave the cap off the toothpaste? Buy separate tubes... Does he leave clothes laying around? Ignore them, or pick them up, remembering just how much he does for you in other ways. Or, make it easier for your partner to satisfy you... buy several clothes hampers and keep them handy. ;-)

5. Concentrate on the positive. Instead of thinking about the ways that s/he lets you down, think of all the positive things about your partner that drew you to them in the first place.

6. Take a breather when you're mad. Don't try to talk when either of you are angry. Take a few minutes to walk around the block, lay down, just get away from each other so you can regroup. A short break will allow you both to stay on track and discuss what's bothering you instead of accidently making personal insults that you will regret later.

7. Don't use your partner's secrets or weaknesses against them... ever! What may seem insignificant, trivial, or cute to you may be serious to your partner. Recognize what is important to your partner, and don't discuss it with your friends, mother, his family, anyone! And certainly don't throw the words back at them in an argument. A loving relationship is one of the most intimate and trusting that anyone can have.

8. Think about your partner first. If both of you do this, then you can't help but win! Say 'yes' to your partner as often as possible... go to that sports event with him, get him out on that golf course because he loves golf, make life easier for your partner, and hopefully they will do the same for you!

9. R-E-S-P-E-C-T your partner. Don't badmouth your partner to anyone! When you talk about your partner, let your respect and love shine through.

10. Find a way to regroup together every day. Discover what works well for you both... eat a meal together, meet for happy hour drinks, skip Leno at night and just lay in bed in the dark, take a walk around the block, etc. You can even mix things up and vary your routine. If one of you is travelling, call home at night just to hear their voice. The point is to spend time together daily, just talking or breathing the same air, feeling connected.

Remember... the more you put into your relationship, the more you gain! Make love and romance a part of your daily life!

LingvoSoft Dictionary 2007(40 languages included)

2007-05-31T21:34:00.000+01:00

Discription
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Includes transcriptions for English entries
Language information included for almost 40 languages
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Quick paste and translate (translates a selected word in other application with just one click)
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OBS! Heartliest Thanks to about-sexxx.com where I got the information..

Dictionary Polish -> English

2007-05-24T00:27:00.000+01:00

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English Croatian Dictionary
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Download YouTube Video

2007-05-19T12:38:00.000+01:00

To download video from Youtube you dont have to install any software. Just follow the procedure below.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijBUeqiW0g

2. Add "kiss" after "www." .. like this ..

3. http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=fijBUeqiW0g

Then the rest guide you can get from the page !

Thanks..

Video Convert Master 7.9.5.1

2007-05-19T11:54:00.000+01:00

CONVERT BETWEEN ALL VIDEO FORMATS
Such as AVI (DivX, XviD, etc), MPEG 1,2 and 4, QuickTime, Real Video, WMV and DVD, SVCD, VCD.
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Yahoo makes available Web-Based Messenger

2007-05-18T00:46:00.000+01:00

Yahoo makes available Web-Based Messenger. Please check it at- Yahoo Web messenger

Romantic Tips!

2007-05-14T11:02:00.000+01:00

*** Medical studies show that people in better relationships live longer, healthier lives! ***
*** Forget exercise, vitamins or meditating. The real secret to staying young is love ***

Call to see if you can pick up anything on the way home from work.
Send a dozen roses: 11 red roses and 1 white one. The note: "In every bunch there's one who stands out - and you are that one."

Float a love note in a bottle in the bathtub.

Call him at work and say: "Hello handsome! Are you free tonight?"

"The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence" Dr Albert Ellis

Write him/her a check for one million kisses

Get tulips and attach this note: "I've got two-lips waiting for you!"

Something for the anniversary.... a lottery ticket and a note: "I hit the jackpot when I married you."

Hire a masseuse to give your partner a professional massage at home.

On cold mornings warm up her car.

Bring flowers home for no reason (well, the reason is love).

Send a beautiful romantic greeting card.

Go to a second honeymoon.

Give sunflowers - plus Stevie Wonder's song "You are the sunshine of my life"

Bring home one flower a day for one solid month.

Collect romantic and inspirational quotes. Write them in a journal and give it to your partner as a gift.

Favorite gifts for women: jewelry, perfume, flowers. So guys, open up the wallet :-)

Trace "I love you" on a stick of butter or margarine.

Have a pillow fight.

Have pillows embroidered with your names, and get monogramed pillow covers.

You can also get some heart-shaped pillows.

Always have tapes of romantic music in your car.

When window shopping, secretly note what your patner likes then return later to pick up that something special.

Put a new piece of jewelry in her jewelry box and wait for her to notice it.

Use a thesaurus to help you describe your lover: beautiful, angelic, divine, sublime, alluring, bewitching, stunning, gorgeous, exquisite, marvelous, magnificent, charming, enticing, fabulous...

Leave a trail of your clothes from the front door to the bedroom.

Kiss every square inch of her body S-L-O-W-L-Y !

Hide a love note in a bottle of vitamins. The note will say: "Try some vitamin L."

Scatter rose petals all over the bed.

Buy the music CD "Let's talk about love" by Celine Dion.

Cover the room with helium balloons.

Three simple sex rules:
* gals are slow, guys are fast
* guys are visual: Show him...
* gals are auditory: Tell her...

Surprise her with a crystal vase full of flowers.

Write notes on Post-it notes and stick them around the house.

Don't buy cheap lingerie unless you plan to rip it off her in passionate lovemaking.

Toss a coin in a fountain and make a wish together.

For parents only: spend a whole afternoon taking photograps of your family.

Call her at work and ask: "Is this the office of the most beautiful woman in the world?"

Spend a second honeymoon in the same place you went to the first time. Same hotel, same Room, and tell the hotel manager - you'll receive extra attention.

Hide a love note in his pants pocket.

Other places to hide a small note:
* under the pillow
* under a dinner plate
* in the refrigerator
* in her jewelry box
* in his shaving kit
* between the pages he/she is reading
* in the take-out box
* in the medicine cabinet

Guys: know her dress size, shoe and stocking size, blouse and nightgown size, bra and panty size, pants and coat size, and of course her finger size (for rings that fit).
Gals: know his coat size, shoe and hat size, shirt and pants size, finger size (for bowling balls that fit)...

Send a big box via a courier with a tiny gift packed in the middle.

Give the gift of time (wristwatch) with this inscription: "I'll always have time for you."

Romantic views for the two of you:
* Paris from the top of the Eiffel tower
* The Golden Gate Bridge at sunset
* The Grand Canyon at sunrise
* The Pacific ocean from a Hawaiian hut
* The Carribean - from the deck of a cruise ship
* Niagara Falls - from aboard the the Maid of the Mist
* The moon rising over the Fiji Islands
* The canals of Venice, Italy, viewed from a gondola

NEVER, never, never say "I told you so".

Find a four-leaf clover and present it together with this note: "I got lucky when I found you."

Mail a lock of your hair to your lover.

Ask him to pick a number between 1 and 50, then reward him with that number of kisses.

Make a habit of taking a stroll after dinner every evening.

"Women fall in love through their ears, men fall in love through their eyes." Woodrow Wyatt.

Rent a houseboat for a mini-vacation.

When dining out, share everything: your meals and desserts.

Make love on top of the washer/dryer (while it's running).

Attach a note on the TV remote: "Turn me on istead!"

Before getting out of bed, face your partner, give him/her a kiss and say: "I'm so thankful I have you in my life."

Sign your letters: "Forever and a day"

Attend a lousy movie, sit in the balcony, and make out in the dark.

Place a heart-shaped sticker on your wristwatch to remind you to call.

On your lover's birthday send his/her mother a "Thank you" card.

Hide a pair of earrings in a box of chocolates.

Celebrate the anniversary of when you first met.

Shower together by candlelight.

Warm her bath towel in the dryer for her.

Use the little strips of paper from Hershey's kisses as coupons redeemable for one kiss each.

Plan a "Mystery date" for sometime next month.

Tell your mate that you - love, adore, admire, cherish, desire, want, need, prize, esteem, idolize, revere, treasure him/her.

Cuddle in front of a campfire.

Boredom comes from bad attitude, not from familiarity!

Surprise him/her at the office - wearing an overcoat with nothing on underneath.

Leave written clues that lead her to a restaurant where you are waiting for her.

Hide a little gift for her so she'll find it during a walk together.

Leave a note: "I know we are soulmates because....."

Send postcards, greeting cards, an envelope with lingerie; send a love letter via express mail...

"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein

Give her your jacket when she is chilly.

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart, so let your imagination go wild...

Guys: Hold her dinner chair.

"One does not fall 'in' or 'out' of love. One grows in love" - Leo Buscaglia

Swing together on playground swings.

Replace the lightbulbs in your bedroom with candles.

Get tickets for an event and keep it a secret until the day arrives.

Buy her an outfit while she's trying it on; let her wear it out of the store.

Hide a greeting card under your partner's pillow.

Decorate with a Christmas tree ornament that symbolizes your partner's hobby or passion.

Arrange a surprise day off of work for your partner.

Surprise your partner at work with a single red rose.

Slip a little love note into his wallet, in between the dollar bills.

Serve breakfast in bed using your finest china and crystal.

Drip chocolate syrup on selected body parts before lovemaking.

Be waiting for him in the bathtub when he returns from work.

Give him this written bill after dinner: "Salad: One kiss. Entree: Eight kisses. Dessert: Three kisses. (Tipping is strongly encouraged)"

Visit a local art gallery together.

Shower together: it's sexy and you'll save water :-)

While you are both out, have a friend deliver a gourmet dinner to your home.

Inspiration for long time lovers: "The older the violin, the sweeter the music" - Anonymous

Place a rose under the car's windshield wiper.

Gently brush her cheeks with your lips.

Give him a lottery ticket. Attch a note: "You are one in a million"

On a frosty winter morning, scrape the ice off her car widshield.

Bake homemade cookies together.

Plan a three-day weekend together.

While slow dancing at a party, whisper something sweet to her.

Get the song "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston.

When attending a wedding, whisper: "If I had to do it over, I'd marry you again."

Hide a teeny, tiny gift somewhere on your body and make him find it.

Fill his toolbox with lingerie. Make him "work" to get his tools back.

Fold a love note in a fluffy bath towel.

Run your hands under warm water before going to bed.

Send a love note via Fedex - because your love just can't wait.

Be extra attentive after your partner has had a bad day.

Let a Shakespearean quote speak for you.

Gals: Never, never, never talk about your past boyfriends in front of him.

A romantic ritual: Pause and kiss at your front door.

Make a 20-foot HAPPY BIRTHDAY banner for your sweetheart.

Give him something that will remind him of you:
* a handkerchief or scarf
* a pair of panties
* a short poem to carry in his wallet
* a lock of your hair
* a greeting card drenched in your favorite perfume
* a current photo

Love is timeless. To prove it, cover up all the clocks in your house for a week.

In your calendar, write a reminder to yourself one week in advance of his/her birthday.

Get a vanity license plate with your anniversary date on it.

Take an old bottle of unused medicine capsules. Empty the medicine and insert tiny teeny love notes. Write him a Prescription for Love.

While out together, whisper to him/her: "You are the best."

Guys: Open the car door for her.

Go stargazing at a planetarium.

Leave a romantic message on the answering machine.

Eat dinner by candlelight: Tonight!

Put a note in a romance novel saying, "The story is great but our own love story is the best".

Put a single red rose on the seat of your lover's car before they go to work.

Compose a list: "101 Reasons Why You're the Greatest" Write each reason on a separate square of paper. Wrap them in a fancy gift box.

Sprinkle perfume on to light bulb. When light is turned on the scent of the perfume will fill the room.

Listen to a romantic audio tape, fix a cup of hot flavored tea, and light two candles.

Keep a journal of your romantic fantasies. Share it with your soul mate.

Buy a bunch of fish at a pet store. It doesn't matter what kind. Leave it for your lover with a note saying " Out of all the fish in the sea, you are the one for me".

Take a picture of yourself in the most sexy outfit possible. Hide in a secret spot in your house and leave him or her clues on how to get there. Watch the sparks fly!

Put a blindfold on your lover and drive them to a place where you have a blanket, candles, strawberries, sparkling drinks, and a rose. Park the car and take off the blindfold while you read a poem you have written for them.

Pull the bag out of your lovers breakfast cereal box and slit a small hole in it. Insert a love note. Tape up the bag and return it to the box. What a way to start the day!

Play "hide-and-seek" in the rain. It's fun and VERY sensual!

Build your lover a web page telling them why you love them so much. Mention special moments and add some images and cool links to topics that interest them. Surf the web with them one day and just "stumble upon it". Or have someone send them an anonymous email with the link inviting them to the page.

Fill bathtub with warm water sprinkled with rose petals.

Fix a hot cup of Raspberry Chocolate, cuddle in a warm afghan and watch An Affair to Remember.

Place a perfumed handkerchief in the dryer with your sheets before drying.

Send your love a letter with confetti hearts inside of the letter so they pour out everywhere when your sweetheart opens it.

Invite your sweetie to an intimate dinner at your place. Make a pizza and with the pepperoni you can write something sweet, like "you are the one for me".

Surprise your lover with a kiss before they can finish a sentence.

Write your own love poems then record them on a tape and give them to your sweetheart.

Give your love an antique compass and say "You will never lose me". Your love will swear the needle always points to their heart!

While your love takes a shower, write the words "I love you" in the condensation of the bathroom mirror.

Leave a trail of "Hershey's chocolate kisses" from the front door to the bedroom, right up to the bed. On the bed leave a note that reads 'I kiss the ground you walk on.' Make sure you're not home when s/he gets in!

Write a love note or poem on a piece of paper and then cut it up into puzzle-like pieces. Send one a day to your special someone.

Play the game of monopoly with a few new rules. Change boardwalk into backrub, and Tennessee into take your shirt off. Every time you pass go, you get a kiss. etc.

Look straight into the eyes of your love and PAY ATTENTION to what they tell you! Tell your mate something about you that no one else knows.

Look into the eyes of your special someone often. "The eyes are the window to the soul". Weave love, sex, intimacy, passion and romance into the fabric of your daily lives.

Carve "His" and "Hers" jack-o-lanterns at Halloween.

Buy a set of matching silk pajamas, and take turns modeling them for each other.

Camp-out in a tent with your lover and picnic in a tree house.

Men: Talk more. Women: Touch more.

Spend one solid hour exploring various kissing techniques.

Turn your "bedroom" into a "boudoir". Use soft colors and fabrics, fresh cut flowers on your nightstand, mirrors everywhere, etc. Hang your lovers Favorite art on your walls.

Send a romantic greeting card today!

Kiss Type!

2007-05-14T10:39:00.001+01:00

Below you will find a variety of kiss types. If you find some that catch your fancy, feel free to try them :-) Butterfly Kiss - With your faces less than a breath away, open and close your eyelids against your partners. If done correctly, the fluttering sensation will match the one in your heart.
Cheek Kiss - A friendly, "I really like you" kiss. Often the preferred kissing method of a first date. With your hands on your partner's shoulders, gently brush your lips across her cheek.

Earlobe Kiss - Gently sip and suck the earlobe. Avoid louder sucking noises as ears are sensitized noise detectors.

Eskimo Kiss - With your faces less than a breath apart, gently rub your noses together.

Freeze Kiss (or Melt Kiss) - Experiment with this fun kiss. Put a small piece of ice in your mouth, then open mouth and kiss your partner, passing them the ice with your tongue. It's an erotic and sensual french kiss with a twist of cold.

Foot Kiss - An erotic and romantic gesture. It may tickle, but relax and enjoy it! To give a toe kiss by gently suck the toes and then lightly kissing the foot. It helps to gently massage the base of the foot while performing the kiss.

Forehead Kiss - The "motherly" kiss or "just friends" kiss. The forehead kiss can be a comforting kiss to anyone. Simply brush your lips lightly across the crown of their head.

French Kiss - The kiss involving the tongue. Some call this the "Soul Kiss" because the life and soul are thought to pass through the mouth's breath in the exchange across tongues. Surprisingly, the French call this "The English Kiss".

Fruity Kiss - Take a small piece of fruit and place between your lips (juicy fruits such as grapes, strawberries, small pieces of pineapple or mango are ideal). Kiss your partner and nibble one half of the piece of fruit while they nibble the other until it breaks in half, allowing the juice to run into your mouths.

Hand Kiss - Gently raise her hand to your lips. Lightly brush your lips across the top of her hand. Historically this kiss was performed with a bow, which showed deference to a lady.

Hickey Kiss - The object is not to draw blood, but to gently leave a mark that will prove your interlude was not a dream. This is often included in erotic foreplay.

Mistletoe Kiss - Surprise your lover by capturing them with a gentle holiday kiss under the mistletoe. This is also a good method for shyer individuals to steal a kiss from a potential lover.

Letter Kiss - Send your lover a kiss in a love letter by writing the letter x several times in a row at the bottom of a letter such as XXXXX.

Neck Nibble Kiss - Gently nibble up and down your partners neck. End with a gentle kiss on the lips.

Nip Kiss - This kiss can create a very erotic sensation. While kissing your partner, ever so gently nibble on their lips. You must be very careful not to bite to hard or hurt your partner. When done correctly, this kiss ignites wonderful sensations.

Shoulder Kiss - Simply come from behind, embrace her, and kiss the top of her shoulder. This is a sensual, loving kiss.

Sip Kiss - Take a small sip of your favorite drink. Leaving a little bit of it on your lips, kiss your partner. It is a unique way to create a sensual feeling and your partner will enjoy it.

Talking Kiss - Whisper sweet nothings into your partner's mouth. If caught in the act, simply say as Chico Marx, "I wasn't kissing her. I was whispering into her mouth."

Tiger Kiss - Quietly sneak up behind your partner making sure they do not know what you are going to do. Out of the blue, grab them and gently bite their neck. Make sure to get a few good growls in too. This will surely surprise them.

Trickle Kiss - Take a sip of a favourite drink and trickle it slowly into partner's mouth while kissing.

Tongue Sucking - A variation of the French kiss. During an open-mouth kiss gently suck on your partner's tongue (not too hard because it may hurt). Very sexy :-)

Quickie Kiss - When you're in a rush. Often the nose gets it rather than the lips.

Vacuum Kiss - While kissing open-mouthed, slightly suck in as if you were sucking the air from your partners mouth. This is a playful kiss.

Funny....8

2007-02-22T17:18:00.000+01:00

How to hide your drives

2007-02-22T02:32:00.000+01:00

If you are having any important documnets and you want to hide them from others to be seen or want to hide your secrests. dont worry and be happy!

windows XP provides (not officialy ) a utility by which can hide one or more drives.

1. Go to Start > run > type "diskpart".
a dos window will appear with following di$$$$$$ion.
DISKPART>

2. then type "list volume"

this will look like it

Volume### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
-------------- ---- ------ --- ----- ---- ------- -----

Volume 0 F DC-ROM
Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy
Volume 2 D soft NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy
Volume 3 E ---- NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy

3.if u wanna hide drive E then type "select volume 3"

then a message will appear in same winwods { Volume 3 is the selected volume}

4.now type " remove letter E"
now a message will come { Diskpart Removed the Drive letter }
sometime it requires the reboot the computer .

Diskpart will remove the letter .Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Don afraid ur Data will ramin same .
to Come backe the Drive repeat the process . but in 4th step whish is shown in this post replace " remove" to "assign"
i mean type " assign letter E"

Research Position

2007-02-05T12:33:00.000+01:00

Please contact with the Group Leader by e-mail (swlee@mmu.edu. my)
before applying.

Total 44 Positions

Research Officer Vacancies in Telecommunication Research

Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya

Background
Multimedia University, being a university set up in Cyberjaya to
support the R&D and human resource needs of Malaysia in the area of
Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been actively carrying
out cutting-edge research in telecommunications. The university has
received research funding from various sources of public and private
sectors. Companies such as TM, Maxis, Intel, Motorola, Agilent
Technologies, etc have been funding numerous R&D projects in
Multimedia University (MMU). Research Officer (RO) Vacancies for
Telecommunication Research For 2007, the Centre for Multimedia
Communications (CMMC) of MMU has a number of RO positions in several
research projects in telecommunications.

The following aspects of telecommunications are of interest:

1. Protocol design and enhancement for future wireless networks.
2. Network traffic analysis and modeling for next generation
communication networks.
3. Embedded system architecture and implementation for
telecommunication networks and devices.
4. Human-machine interface analysis and design for future home
entertainment and
communication devices.

Requirements
Candidates meeting the following requirements are highly encouraged
to apply for the RO posts:
1. BEng in Electronic / Electrical engineering or Computer Science /
IT (software and programming focused) degree with second upper or
higher class of degree.
2. Good command of English.
3. Strong interest in the topic of research.
4. Persistent and hardworking.

Benefits
1. A monthly allowance of RM2,100
2. Free postgraduate study in MMU, one of the leading research
universities in Malaysia .
3. Future career opportunities with collaborating companies of MMU
under the projects.
4. Enhancement in problem solving and project implementation
capabilities through
research-oriented supervision and guidance of project leader and team
members.

Application
Interested candidates can send in CVs to the project leader:
Dr. Lee Sze Wei
Faculty of Engineering,
Multimedia University ,
63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor.
swlee@mmu.edu. my
Tel: 03-83125436, 013-3421024
Fax: 03-83183029

The university intends to fill up the RO positions within the first
half of 2007. Interested candidates should apply as soon as possible.
Interviews shall be arranged if the backgrounds of candidates match
the requirements.

Funny....7

2007-02-04T07:31:00.000+01:00

Tips...

2007-01-22T20:37:00.000+01:00

to loose your weight

http://tips- to-loose- weight.blogspot. com

to imporve your English

http://1000- english-proverbs .blogspot. com

Funny....6

2007-01-22T14:42:00.000+01:00

UK Scholarships Wingate,Essex,ORSAS

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ORSAS supports international students for research at
UK
http://students.50webs.org/s_ORSAS.html

Wingate Scholarships for Research study

http://students.50webs.org/s_wingate. html

Scholarships at Essex University for Postgraduate
studies

http://students.50webs.org/s_essex.html

5 Research Studentship....

2007-01-07T01:10:00.000+01:00

1.
Research Studentship At Reading
For more please visit:
www.reading. ac.uk/FAH - For Arts & Humanities.
www.reading. ac.uk/FEH - For Economics & Social Science.
Information on other Research Studentships is available on the University Web Site at:
www.reading. ac.uk/studentfin ance
2.
Warwick Medical School
Research Associate.
Ref.: 53270-126.
For more please visit:
www.jobs.ac. uk/warwick
www.warwick. ac.uk/jobs
3.
University of Hertfordshire
Research Assistance.
Ref.: HH6266G.
For more please visit:
www.recruitment. herts.ac. uk/recruit
4.
London School of Economics & Political Science.
Department of Accounting & Finance.
ESRC Studentship quota Awards in Accounting.
For more please visit:
www.lse.ac.uk/ accfin
www.esrcsocietytoda y.ac.uk/ESRCInfo Centre/opportuni ties/postgraduat e
www.lse.ac.uk/ collections/ graduateadmissio ns
5.
University of Birmingham
School of Historical Studies.
For more please visit:
www.historical. bham.ac.uk/ postgrad/ index/htm

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How not to impress girls (no really)

2007-01-05T00:53:00.001+01:00

How not to impress girls (no really)

Cute...

2007-01-05T00:25:00.000+01:00

Hip Hip Hurray! ! !

2007-01-04T18:46:00.000+01:00

I got my visa extended in Sweden... Unfortunately it is till July 2007! I have to re-apply for extending till December 2007... Cos I want to see the chirstmas and to celebrate.. 31st night!!!

Funny....5

2007-01-03T20:49:00.000+01:00

Take a Test...

2007-01-01T18:19:00.000+01:00

Dr. Phil's Test: Here you go. Try this! Below is Dr. Phil's test. (Dr.Phil scored 55; he did this test on Oprah - she got a 38.)
Read on, this is very interesting! The following is pretty accurate and it only takes 2 minutes. Take this test for yourself and send it to your friends.(send it back to the person who sent it to you.) Don't peek, but begin the test as you scroll down and answer.Answers are for who you are now --- not who you were in the past. Have pen or pencil and paper ready.This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employees. It's only 10 Simple questions, so grab a pencil and paper, keeping track of your letter answers to each question.
Make sure to change the subject of the e-mail to read YOUR total. When you are finished, forward this to friends/family, and also send it to the person who sent this to you. Make sure to put YOUR score in the subject box.

Ready??

Begin.

1. When do you feel your best?
a) in the morning
b) during the afternoon and early evening
c) late at night

2. You usually walk..
a) fairly fast, with long steps
b) fairly fast, with little steps
c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d) less fast, head down
e) very slowly

3. When talking to people you...
a) stand with your arms folded
b) have your hands clasped
c) have one or both your hands on your hips
d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with...
a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
b) your legs crossed
c) your legs stretched out or straight
d) one leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with...
a) big appreciated laugh
b) a laugh, but not a loud one
c) a quiet chuckle
d) a sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering you...
a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted.
a) welcome the break
b) feel extremely irritated
c) vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
a) Red or orange
b) black
c) yellow or light blue
d) green
e) dark blue or purple
f) white
g) brown or gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep you are...
a) stretched out on your back
b) stretched out face down on your stomach
c) on your side,slightly curled
d) with your head on one arm
e) with your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are...
a) falling
b) fighting or struggling
c) searching for something or somebody
d) flying or floating
e) you usually have dreamless sleep
f) your dreams are always pleasant

POINTS:
1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1
3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6
4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1
9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1
10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1

Now add up the total number of points.

OVER 60 POINTS: Others see you as someone they should "handle with care." You're seen as vain, self-centered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could be more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved with you.

51 TO 60 POINTS: Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because of the excitement you radiate.

41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

31 TO 40 POINTS: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken.

21 TO 30 POINTS: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It would really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine everything carefully from every an gle and the n, usually decide against it. They think this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.

UNDER 21 POINTS: People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive,
someone who needs looking after, who always wants someone else to make the decisions & who doesn't want to get involved with anyone or anything! They see you as a worrier who always sees problems that don't exist. Some people think you' re boring. Only those who know you well know that you aren't.

Can You Read and Speak out loud these Lines....

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ALL THE BEST.......

1.If you understand, say "understand" . If you don't understand, say "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don't understand". How do I understand that you understand? Understand!

2.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

3.Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.

4.A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could see was sea, sea, sea.

5 .Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People

6 .If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

7 .I thought a thought.But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.

8.Once a fellow met a fellow In a field of beans. Said a fellow to a fellow, "If a fellow asks a fellow, Can a fellow tell a fellow What a fellow means?"

9.Mr Inside went over to see Mr Outside. Mr Inside stood outside and called to MrOutside inside. Mr Outside answered Mr Inside from inside and Told Mr Inside to come inside. Mr Inside said "NO", and told Mr Outside to come outside. MrOutside and Mr Inside argued from inside and outside about going outside or coming inside. Finally, Mr Outside coaxed Mr Inside to come inside, then both Mr Outside and Mr Inside went outside to the riverside.

10.SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS ON THE SEA SHORE , BUT THE SEA SHELLS THAT SHE SELLS, ON THE SEA SHORE ARE NOT THE REAL ONES

11.The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with his inside outside his inside inn.

12.If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does the doctor doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors?
"When a doctor falls ill another doctor doctor's the doctor. Does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in his own way or does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctors the doctor in the doctor's way"

13.We surely shall see the sun shine shortly. Whether the weather be fine, Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold Or whether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather Whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not. watch? Whether the weather is hot. Whether the weather is cold. Whether the weather is either or not. It is whether we like it or not.

14.Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
15.A flea and a fly in a flue Said the fly "Oh what should we do" Said the flea" Let us fly Said the fly"Let us flee" So they flew through a flaw in the flue

16.If you tell Tom to tell a tongue-twister his tongue will be twisted as tongue-twister twists tongues.

17.Mr. See owned a saw.And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore.Had Soar seen See's saw Before See sawed Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Soar's seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.But it was sad to see Soar so sore Just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.....

The new 100 most useful sites

2006-12-30T02:34:00.000+01:00

Two years ago most Britons didn't have broadband and Web 2.0 was barely a twinkle in a developer's eye. Things have changed - as our cream of the crop for 2006 shows

Thursday December 21, 2006

Guardian

In 2004, the internet was a different place: there was, for example, no YouTube, and most Britons online didn't have broadband. That's changed dramatically: now, more than 75% of users have broadband, and the arrival of Web 2.0 has brought sites where the interaction is as fast as if it were on your machine. So we've revisited the "cream of the crop" that we brought you two years ago.
Some of the crop is brand new; some has stood the test of time. As before, we have 100 sites in 20 categories. That of course means that your favourite might not be here (even if you suggested it on our blog). Email us with your suggestions for the ones we should have included.

Many of the categories here are new since the last crop. Many of the sites from that time still exist, of course - and are still hugely useful.

One category that's missing is mobiles, where data speeds haven't kept up with broadband. Maybe in 2007?

Contributors: Charles Arthur, Kate Bulkley, Michael Cross, Bobbie Johnson, Vic Keegan, Jack Schofield, Keith Stuart

Applications

Why have an application to run in your browser? Because for tasks shared between people at different locations, it makes sense to access password-protected sets of work. 37signals offers Backpack (note the domain is backpackit) for simple tasks and the bigger Basecamp for grown-up projects. Tadalist is simpler, being just to-dos (but isn't that what it's about?), while Google's Documents & Spreadsheets requires a Google account (they're free) and doesn't try to compete with Microsoft Office. Wikicalc is a free online spreadsheet, and developing smartly.

backpackit.com

basecamphq.com

tadalist.com

docs.google. com

softwaregarden. com/wkcalpha

Blogs: reading

There are millions of blogs out there; you need to pick the best. Step forward RSS (aka web feeds) and blog search engines to simplify things. Technorati is occasionally flaky, but generally a reliable indicator of what's being blogged about. Icerocket runs it close. And you'll need an online aggregator to keep abreast of the feeds you're most interested in: Newsgator and Google Reader are good choices. Bloglines is an excellent alternative feed reader.

technorati.com

icerocket.com

newsgator.com

google.com/reader

bloglines.com

Blogs: writing

To do it rather than read it, you need a good set of tools. The open-source and free software project Wordpress has risen to prominence, elbowing aside many rivals with its blog creation, management and (importantly) spam-beating tools. Wordpress.org is the free software; wordpress.com offers paid-for, managed versions of the free package. Blogger is the best of the rest; Vox is neat, easy and free, and plugs into lots of social applications. Statcounter counts, well, statistics for your site; the free Google Analytics (if you can get an account) is good too.

wordpress.org

blogger.com

vox.com

statcounter. com

google.com/analytic s

Email

Google's Gmail has become the web-based email system of choice for those who can get access. Its main drawback is that it's still an invitation-only system in the UK. However, Yahoo's free email service is a decent competitor, and Microsoft has Live Mail. Unlike Microsoft's old Hotmail service, none will delete all your old emails if you fail to log on every 30 days. Among the dozens of free alternatives, Bluebottle is a decent option for its focus on spam filtering. The free version offers 250MB of storage and supports the POP3 and SMTP standards, so you can use a proper email program as well as web access. There's also TempInbox, which provides free, temporary, throwaway email accounts with no registration.

mail.google. com

mail.yahoo.com

mail.live.com

bluebottle.com

tempinbox.com/ english

Gaming

There are far too many videogame news sites on the internet today; you need an aggregator like Gametab to filter through to the best. Pocketgamer specialises in handheld games, while Gamasutra is absolutely unmissable. Gamesfaqs has FAQs and walkthroughs (plus cheats, reviews and previews) for loads of games. And the ESRB lets you search by age rating.

gametab.com

pocketgamer. co.uk

gamasutra.com

gamefaqs.com

esrb.org/ratings/ index.jsp

Maps

Maps matter, but once you're past Google's maps and satellite detail, everyone's thrown back on the Ordnance Survey's data, which means there's little to choose between them. Ordnance Survey has improved its site, and can at least now tell you which map to buy for an area; its placename search is nifty. Meanwhile, the New Popular Edition site shows how the country looked in the 1940s. Delightful.

maps.google. co.uk

streetmap.co. uk

multimap.com

ordnancesurvey. co.uk

npemap.org.uk

News: mainstream

The BBC marches on, adding more media forms while also letting users add their comments. The New York Times site is vast (though it has shut off some of its content behind a "paywall"). Both sites' (short) RSS feeds can be read on a mobile at bbcriver.com and nytimesriver. com. Google News extends its reach, though the top headline is still whichever site last updated rather than the one which is most accurate. Nowpublic is a US rival to OhMyNews and claims 52,000 (and counting) "mojos" - amateur journalists with mobile phones whose location can be figured out from GPS or phone triangulation.

news.bbc.co. uk

nytimes.com

news.google. co.uk

english.ohmynews. com

nowpublic.com

News: recommendation

One thing that Web 2.0 is really good at is letting lots of people vote on things. It can be (and is) abused, but generally the system works. That's seen the rise of sites which let people vote stories up, or which news stories (and how) bloggers are talking about (at memoerandum) .The biggest is Digg, which overtook Slashdot earlier this year. Reddit was recently bought by Wired magazine. Findory is slightly different, learning what you like the more you use it.

digg.com

reddit.com

memeorandum. com

megite.com

findory.com

Offbeat

Snopes checks out unbelievable tales, scams and urban legends and debunks (or confirms) them. Slightly less useful is the 100-strong webring of Unusual Museums of the Internet. These include the Virtual Toilet Paper Museum, the Old Calculators Web Museum and Signalfan's museum of traffic control signals. You can find links to lots of other offbeat sites via the Weird Site's Other Weird Links page. The Onion is the web's leading satire magazine, though with an American bias. Otherwise, for five minutes of fun, try browsing B3ta. This UK site sends out a weekly newsletter of cool links and runs a message board where people post amusingly manipulated pictures. But be warned: it's often offensive - that's part of the point - and most definitely rated NSFW (Not Safe For Work).

snopes.com

ringsurf.com

theweirdsite. com

theonion.com

b3ta.com

Politics

The MySociety team remains unbeatable for turning Hansard inside out with Theyworkforyou and Publicwhip, but bloggers have begun to expose the unwritten workings of politicians to greater public scrutiny too. Guido Fawkes' blog has the inside gossip from Westminster, while NO2ID agitates on arguably the most important political and technological issue around, while NHS 23 is a wiki outlining the problems with the political, technological and medical drama of the NHS computer- isation programme.

theyworkforyou. com

publicwhip.org. uk

5thnovember. blogspot. com

no2id.net

editthis.info/ nhs_it_info

Public action

Now, it's time to bug someone in power. The idea that the web can make a difference is growing; politicians are on the web and there's an online petition site at No.10. Pledgebank and HearfromyourMP are both part of the excellent MySociety ( mysociety.org) family of sites enabling citizens to connect to decision-makers - and, one would hope, vice versa. Netaction includes The Virtual Activist, a manual for anyone looking to build and promote a cause online. Those interested in helping out in their area might try Timebank, which finds organisations to which to donate spare time.

pledgebank.com

petitions.pm. gov.uk

hearfromyourmp. com

netaction.org

timebank.org. uk

Radio

Radio now travels over wires, at least to our homes. The BBC dominates here, but there are thousands of stations to choose from. AOL's Shoutcast is interesting: find whatever's on right now (you can tune in via iTunes or any internet radio-enabled player.) Radio-locator and Live-radio list broadcasters worldwide, so you can find something new to listen to. Reciva does the same, but if you buy its internet radio you can add your own favourites online and they show on the gadget; or just listen online.

bbc.co.uk/radio

shoutcast.com

radio-locator. com

live-radio.net

reciva.com

Recommendation: music

Another new category: being able to find stuff that's similar to music you like is increasingly important, both to listeners and to record companies trying to profit from niches. Last.fm requires an application that runs on your machine, and shows what other people with the same music like. Pandora says you need a US postcode; so give it one, then enjoy its expert-chosen stations. Liveplasma can search relationships in films as well as music. Tuneglue is a relatively new venture between last.fm and EMI, using data from Amazon and last.fm. Goombah requires a small download and only works on music in an iTunes library, but has been at it for some time.

last.fm

pandora.com

liveplasma.com

audiomap.tuneglue. net

goombah.com

Reference

Wikipedia now dominates the reference side of the web, partly because its pages are ranked so highly in Google. User-written, it's not always reliable, but is usually a good place to start. It competes with the Encyclopedia Britannica, which isn't free. However, another traditional alternative is the HighBeam Encyclopedia, which searches more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia. Otherwise Jim Martindale's Reference Desk, started in 1994, provides an astonishing collection of links to reference sources. For words, try Onelook, which indexes more than 7.5m words in 931 dictionaries. It also has a reverse lookup to find words from their meanings. Finally, Teldir (on the infobel site) has links to the world's online phone books.

en.wikipedia. org

encyclopedia. com

martindalecenter. com

onelook.com

infobel.com/ teldir

Science

Alphagalileo gives a view of public-facing science in Europe and is a counterpart to eurekalert, the American Association for the Advancement of Science's press announcements forum. Space.com remains fascinating for all things spacey. Nasa contains a wealth of information. The growing importance of climate change makes the RealClimate blog written by climate change scientists important.

alphagalileo. org

eurekalert.org

space.com

nasa.gov/home

realclimate. org

Search

Google continues to tighten its grip on our hunt for information (it now gets half of all searches) but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best. Search can now encompass your hard drive, blogs (a separate category - see above), images, peer-to-peer and even what used to be out there. Blinkx remains unique with its focus on video, while Ask (now without Jeeves) has made great strides recently, though it only gets a tiny portion of searches.

google.co.uk

search.yahoo. com

search.msn.co. uk

blinkx.com

ask.com

Social software

The browser has grown up: now it's the path to meeting people of similar interests and creating your own personal space online in a shared area. Social networks have become a cliche, but that hasn't stopped MySpace becoming the biggest site online. Bebo is popular, Habbo is more tuned to the kids, while Friendster and LinkedIn will appeal to the older user.

myspace.com

bebo.com

habbo.com

friendster.com

linkedin.com

Video

The crowds are all over at YouTube, the poster child of online video (a category too niche to merit mention two years ago; YouTube was founded in February 2005). But it's not the only place to find video. Revver offers a revenue-sharing system (people pay to watch your video, you get some cash). You can also start your own TV station at brightcove and currenttv. And Videojug has demonstrations of how to do lots of possibly useful tasks.

youtube.com

revver.com

brightcove.com

currenttv.com

videojug.com

Virtual worlds

The key distinction from social sites like MySpace is that virtual worlds give you an avatar - your representation of yourself in the online world. The advent of broadband allied to faster machines has made them usable. When the BBC held a concert in Second Life, it seemed like an anomaly; then IBM's chief executive got an avatar, and suddenly everyone's there. Habbo Hotel is booming with teens. World of Warcraft has millions of users; Everquest, its own culture. Or you can play the Sims online. Whether an influx of new users will make these worlds more antisocial remains open.

secondlife.com

habbohotel.co. uk

worldofwarcraft. com

thesimsonline. com

eqplayers.station. sony.com/ index.vm

Zeitgeist

It's what everyone's talking about. Some of these sites appear above because they're the places to go to find out whatthe webworld is thinking. Watch them whizz by, but don't forget to breathe. YouTube is the moving picture of the web; Flickr the static one. Google Trends shows what the world's looking for; Digg, what it's found. And Technorati shows what it's writing about. youtube.com flickr.com google.com/trends digg.com technorati.com

Readers' suggestions

VideoJug (videojug.com). Videos on how to do everyday stuff such as tying a tie etc. (HiddenAway)

Slideshare (slideshare.net) . For sharing presentations; Best Tech Videos (bestechvideos. com). Very techie tutorial videos; TechXtra (techxtra.ac. uk). Has a long enough 'tail' to answer real queries. (RoddyM)

Online apps and desktops: Zoho (zoho.com); Cosmopod (cosmopod.com); eyeOS (eyeos.org). Online video editing: jumpcut.com. (hakluytbean)

Reevoo (reevoo.com) is a very handy site for people looking for honest feedback on products, as it only publishes reviews known to come from customers. (TechMonkey)

· If you'd like to comment on any aspect of Technology Guardian, send your emails to tech@guardian. co.uk

Source: http://technology. guardian. co.uk/print/ 0,,329667460- 117422,00. html
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The Top 101 Classic Web Sites of 2006
ARTICLE DATE: 08.15.06

The Internet is as cyclical as it is expansive. Boom, burst, bust, repeat. And yet some Web sites seem to operate outside the fray, delivering a consistent user experience and gradually evolving instead of flaring up or flaming out. Here at PC Magazine, we call these Web sites the classics both because they tend to be established destinations and because they set the standards for the rest of the Web.

Here is our canon of the top 101 classics for 2006, humbly submitted for you perusal. You've probably heard of many or even most of them, but it's our hope that all of our readers will find something new or rediscover a forgotten favorite on the list.

• Apps - PC & Mobile
• Business & Finance
• Careers
• Computing
• Consumer Electronics & Photography
• Health
• Information, Search & Reference
• Lifestyle, Entertainment & Fun
• News
• Oddities & Gaming
• Shopping
• Travel

Apps - PC & Mobile
ARTICLE DATE: 08.15.06

SPEC DATA

Gmail
www.gmail.com
By Kyle Monson
Gmail got off to a great start—tons of buzz from the by-invitation- only beta policy and ridiculously high storage capacities that the other free mail services still struggle to keep pace with. And though it would be a bit silly to call it a beta still, the innovation hasn't stopped. Newer features such as the Gmail notifier, Toolbar search, and integration with Google Chat ensure that Gmail will stay youthful and useful for a long time to come.

Handango
www.handango. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Think of Handango as steroids for your phone or PDA. It provides thousands of apps, games, and mobile operating systems for download so you can soup up your mobile device with the latest software.

WebEx
www.webex.com
By Kyle Monson
WebEx Meeting Center is still the gold standard in online videoconferencing, with scalable solutions for small businesses and large enterprises alike. Next time you need to meet with remote coworkers, save the plane fare and chat virtually with WebEx.

YouSendIt
www.yousendit. com
By P.J. Jacobowitz
What if we told you there's a Web site that lets you send a file as large as 1GB, anytime, anywhere? Wait, don't answer. What if we told you that you could send as many copies of the file as you like? Wait, don't answer. What if we told you that it's completely free? Sound too good to be true? Toss your flash drive and check out YouSendIt.

Business & Finance
ARTICLE DATE: 08.15.06

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Bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg. com
By Kyle Monson
If your job involves following markets, numbers, and charts on multiple monitors, chances are one of those monitors occasionally displays Bloomberg.com. The charts and tables on the right side of the screen let you follow the stock market in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, while the left side of the screen keeps you up to date with the latest business headlines.

Bplans.com
www.bplans.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
BPlans is a resource for the would-be entrepreneur, providing solutions to help build and grow a business. You will find tons of practical business advice and tips, along with more than 60 free sample business plans.

Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
By Kyle Monson
We know—just punching www.irs.gov into your browser can send chills down your spine. But the site really is useful, with FAQs, articles, and tax forms for both individuals and businesses.

The Motley Fool
www.fool.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
It all started with pudding for the Gardner brothers; their zeal for the stock market began with their dad's chocolate pudding investment. Since then, they've spun that passion into the multimedia financial education company, The Motley Fool, committed to educating, enriching, and amusing individual investors around the world. It's all paid content, so the compelling headlines and article teases on the homepage won't take you anywhere unless you're a subscriber, but if you are, you'll be privy to some of the best financial tips on the Web.

Careers
ARTICLE DATE: 08.16.06

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Dice
www.dice.com
By Natali Del Conte
Dice makes looking for technology jobs a bit easier, especially for tech newbies and those with less than ten years' experience in the field. And try the new beta version of Dice, with better search functionality.

Monster
www.monster. com
By Natali Del Conte
Monster has an impressive number of listings, employers actually seem to receive the applications that are sent to them, and the site also has great referrals for job fairs and training events. Good thing, because it is still hard to make personal contacts through Monster.

Yahoo! HotJobs
hotjobs.yahoo. com
By Natali Del Conte
Yahoo's HotJobs service is useful for finding jobs, saving your searches, and keeping track of your activity within each listing. And there are hundreds of thousands of jobs added daily, so there's bound to be something for you.

Computing
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Annoyances.org
www.annoyances. org
By Sarah Pike
Windows Annoyances—sounds redundant, right? Not so! This site is actually antiannoyance. Sound better now? With helpful answers and forums for Microsoft operating systems from Windows 95 through Windows Vista, Annoyances.org takes the d'oh! out of Windows.

Broadband Reports.com
www.dslreports. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
This site provides information on high-speed Internet connections. Search for broadband connections in your area along with user reviews on the service. BroadbandReports also offers a wealth of FAQs to keep you up to speed on your high-speed connection.

CNET
www.cnet.com
By Molly K. McLaughlin
A one-stop shop for technology news, reviews, blogs, podcasts, and videos, set against a mustard-yellow background. Their download page is an excellent resource for reviewing and downloading all sorts of software, music, and games.

DevX
www.devx.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
DevX is a developer's paradise. Its tools, tips, and tutorials provide the needed resources for developers to apply new technologies and techniques, and keep projects moving smoothly.

DistroWatch. com
www.distrowatch. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Looking for your daily Linux fix? DistroWatch keeps you up to date on all the latest news about release announcements of Linux distributions. The site also has reviews, articles, and interviews with Linux developers.

eWeek
www.eweek.com
By Kyle Monson
eWeek is our sister site, bringing the same in-depth analysis, news coverage, and expert opinions to the enterprise technology industry that PC Magazine brings to consumer technology. If you're looking for info on IT, enterprise security, or how technology can improve your business, eWeek is the place to go.

ExtremeTech
www.extremetech. com
By Kyle Monson
What PC Magazine is to consumer tech and eWeek is to enterprise tech, ExtremeTech is to the modder community. Read reviews of the latest bleeding-edge components and PC hardware, and get info on how to make your PC faster, quieter, bigger, smaller, or anything else.

GetNetWise
www.getnetwise. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
GetNetWise is dedicated to educating Internet users on how to keep themselves and their PCs safe. The site offers tips and video tutorials that teach you how to protect your privacy and keep your system clean of harmful malware. It also includes sections with information specific to kids and teens, so your whole family can be safe and savvy surfers.

Gibson Research Corp.
www.grc.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Steve Gibson is the computer engineering genius behind Gibson Research Corp., which provides visitors with special projects: sophisticated software created by Gibson to strengthen your PC's security and improve system maintenance.

Google Labs
labs.google. com
By Erin Simon
Billed as Google's "technology playground," Google Labs is the place to check out Google's new ideas before they enter the spotlight. Recent graduates include Google Maps and Google Desktop; current hits include Google Trends and the new Accessible Search for the visually impaired.

Lifehacker
www.lifehacker. com
By Jen Trolio
"Don't live to geek," says Lifehacker. "Geek to live." The part-tech, part-helpful- hints blog presents everyday tricks that will actually save you time in this computer-aided—and addled—world. Posts are always informative, however miscellaneous they seem; recent how-tos included finding a lawyer, taking good nighttime photos, and adding a Google map to any Web page in 30 seconds or less.

PC Magazine
www.pcmag.com
By Vicki B. Jacobson
Please pardon us while we indulge ourselves for a moment. Thousands of articles, award-winning stories and columnists, and one of the hardest-working staffs (writers, editors, producers, developers, and more) in the business—how could we not put ourselves in this list?

In case you didn't know, PC Magazine Online (PCMag.com) provides technology enthusiasts and buyers with the information and tools they need to make informed buying decisions based on in-depth reviews of thousands of products conducted each year in PC Magazine Labs. Our interactive site is enhanced by extensive product slide shows, product-finder engines for selecting products by attribute, and commerce links for finding the best prices. The site also features news analysis, opinion articles, and hands-on solutions articles. PCMag.com draws on the resources of PC Magazine to produce fresh content for the site and new and innovative presentations of technical information and buying advice.

SecurityFocus
www.securityfocus. com
By Kyle Monson
SecurityFocus is a vendor-neutral PC-security site, reporting on computer vulnerabilities, the latest security threats, and how to stay safe. Click on the Vulnerabilities tab to bring up an exhaustive but timely list of the latest vulnerabilities from around the world.

Slashdot
www.slashdot. org
By Natali Del Conte
More than geeks with an ax to grind (though there's plenty of that, too), Slashdot's tagline is "News for Nerds. Stuff That Matters." It's the technology blog of record, keeping the world's technorati informed of all the latest tech happenings.

SourceForge. net
www.sourceforge. net
By Kyle Monson
SourceForge. net claims to be "the world's largest open-source software development Web site," and we can't think of any larger challengers. Browse through the enormous catalog of available open-source programs and code, and you're bound to find something useful, whether it's eMule or a MySQL admin tool.

W3Schools
www.w3schools. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
This extensive online Web-building resource covers everything from basic HTML to advanced XML, and it's all free. Brush up on your coding skills or use its tutorials to teach yourself new Web-coding disciplines. The site also includes tips and stats to help optimize your new Web site.

Webopedia
www.webopedia. com
By Kyle Monson
Don't know the difference between SEO and SOE? Point your browser to Webopedia and look it up for yourself. Webopedia is a free online dictionary specializing in the alphabet soup of techie jargon. And click on Did You Know? to access a large collection of tips and articles for computer users of all skill levels.

Consumer Electronics & Photography
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Digital Photography Review
www.dpreview. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Digital Photography Review combines breaking news from the digicam universe with incredibly exhaustive reviews of the latest models, from point-and-shoots to pro-level D-SLRs. The site also offers a useful buying guide to help you narrow your search to the digital camera that's just right for you.

Engadget
www.engadget. com
By Natali Del Conte
Originally a mobile-phone news and information blog, Engadget has grown into a consumer-electronic s-blogging behemoth. Besides posting the latest gadget news and rumors, the Engadget staff has become especially adept at live blogging of big events, such as Apple announcements.

Flickr
www.flickr.com
By Erin Simon
Web 2.0 poster child Flickr is a sophisticated photo-sharing site with a social-networking bent. We can't decide which is our favorite feature: the ease of ordering prints, the integrated blogging support, Creative Commons licensing, RSS feeds, the intuitive navigation and clean design, or that the site offers 20MB of uploads a month and unlimited storage for free. We like it all.

PopPhoto.com
www.popphoto. com
By Natali Del Conte
The Web site for Popular Photography magazine is a veritable What's What and Who's Who in photography, with news, product reviews, and how-to articles for the photo novice and expert alike.

Shutterfly
www.shutterfly. com
By Jen Trolio
This photocentric site is beautifully designed, incredibly easy to use, and, in large part, free. Like other photo sites, Shutterfly makes its money by selling prints (for as low as 19 cents an image) and photo gifts, but its freebies—including online sharing and storage and excellent editing software—are especially noteworthy. And Shutterfly Collections, which lets you create a free, personalized URL, is fly.

Health
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
By P.J. Jacobowitz
The CDC's site is a great starting point for information on diseases, allergies, injuries, vaccines, and even hypochondria. Searching is zippy and each ailment has easy-to-understand answers and statistical data.

eDiets.com
www.ediets.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
eDiets is an online weight-loss resource that provides diet and fitness plans customized to your individual needs. The site offers tips on nutrition, mental health, and exercise, and includes community forums to support you in your weight-loss goals.

WebMD
www.webmd.com
By Whitney A. Reynolds
Worried that headache might be cancer? Being thirsty first thing in the morning must be a sign of something serious, right? WebMD is here to serve all you hypochondriacs out there, with information on diseases A to Z. If you actually are sick, the site also offers expert advice on treatments, finding the right doctor, and keeping yourself healthy.

World Health Organization
www.who.int
By Errol Pierre-Louis
The World Health Organization's objective is to help the people of the world achieve the highest level of health possible. The associated Web site offers comprehensive information on global health issues categorized alphabetically by topic, and alerts visitors of health crises in specific regions of the world.

Information, Search & Reference
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About
Answers.com
craigslist
Dictionary.com
Electronic Privacy Information Center
FedStats

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FirstGov.gov
Google
HowStuffWorks
The Internet Public Library
Librarians' Internet Index
The Library of Congress

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NASA
National Geographic Online
Nolo
OpenSecrets
PBS

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Snopes.com
The Straight Dope
Wikipedia
Yahoo!
PBS

About
www.about.com
By Kyle Monson
More practical than a typical reference site and more reliable and consistent than Wikipedia, About.com has a boatload of articles on a wide range of topics, and the whole project is overseen by a panel of expert contributors. It's easy to spend hours browsing the site and finding answers to questions you've always (or never) had.

Answers.com
www.answers. com
By Jennifer L. DeLeo
Type in "sunscreen" and you'll be presented with not only its meaning, but also sun protection, history, translations, and buying links. Described as the world's greatest "encyclodictionalman acapedia," Answers.com is a useful resource with over three million answers in categories such as health, technology, and history.

craigslist
www.craigslist. org
By Jen Trolio
Need an apartment? A job? A date? All three? No matter what you seek, chances are you can find it on craigslist. Founded in San Francisco in 1995, the free online-classifieds site is now available in over 300 cities worldwide. The design is far from flashy, but function is all that matters when you've sworn off ad support. Gone are the days of circling ads in the paper. If you're looking for something, be it work or a workout buddy, check craigslist.

Dictionary.com
www.dictionary. com
By Jennifer L. DeLeo
Impress your friends with synonyms for "grandiloquent," search the encyclopedia, or test your vocabulary with the daily crossword puzzle—all at Dictionary.com. The partner site, thesaurus.com, is also worth checking out when you need that perfect adjective.

Electronic Privacy Information Center
www.epic.org
By Errol Pierre-Louis
The EPIC aims to focus public attention on issues of privacy, the First Amendment, and other constitutional rights in the computer and electronic worlds. The main site provides daily updates on efforts to protect civil liberties and on measures that threaten them. Visitors can also sign up for EPIC's award-winning online newsletter.

FedStats
www.fedstats. gov
By Errol Pierre-Louis
FedStats saves you a bit of legwork by collecting the government's statistical resources into one place. You don't have to navigate through multiple government databases; FedStats narrows down your stats search to the agencies reporting the stats and key statistics you need, and you can access them right from the site.

FirstGov.gov
www.firstgov. gov
By Kyle Monson
It's the U.S. government's official Web portal, with links to, well, everything. Search for government info by topic, get answers to your business or nonprofit questions, and look up federal laws and regulations in the reference center.

Google
www.google.com
By Jen Trolio
You're reading PCMag.com, so it's probably safe to assume you're familiar with Google. Then again, it's probably safe to assume as much if you have a pulse. Indeed, the Internet search engine has become not only a household name, but a verb as well—Merriam-Webster added the term to its online dictionary in July. The definition? "To use the Google search engine to obtain information about (as a person) on the World Wide Web."

HowStuffWorks
www.howstuffworks. com
By Sarah Pike
From the mundane to the sublime: Learn how everything works, from batteries and Krispy Kreme bakeries to credit and debt, roller coasters, and Earth itself.

The Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org
By Errol Pierre-Louis
The IPL is the first public library for the Internet community. It has a huge collection of Web resources split into several broad categories, as well as the full text of over 20,000 books, available for free. And if you can't find what you're looking for, IPL's free "Ask a Question" service lets you ask its trained global staff, who will find the sources you need.

Librarians' Internet Index
www.lii.org
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Librarians' Internet Index is a publicly funded content portal and weekly newsletter that points to an extensive collection of quality sites covering a variety of topics. You can read the newsletter by e-mail, RSS, or on its Web page, which also has a searchable database of over 20,000 entries organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics, all maintained by a stable of librarians.

The Library of Congress
www.loc.gov
By Errol Pierre-Louis
The Library of Congress makes the resources of the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and world's largest library even more available to the public through its Web site. The site is organized into special feature sections covering different aspects of American history. It also offers resources to fit your specific needs and has an "Ask a Librarian" section to answer all your reference questions.

NASA
www.nasa.gov
By Davis Janowski
Whether it's a Mars Rover travelogue, the discovery of hydrocarbon lakes on Titan, or the latest on shuttle-launch delays, this venerable offering of the federal government remains your best personal wormhole to all of America's space-mission info.

National Geographic Online
www.nationalgeograp hic.com
By Yun Tsai
Explore. Discover. Learn. The National Geographic Web site provides a wealth of in-depth and comprehensive information about our earthly home. Travel to ancient, once-powerful empires or learn about newly discovered plant species from the Amazon by using the site's interactive features and viewing the awe-inspiring photos.

Nolo
www.nolo.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Nolo provides do-it-yourself legal solutions for consumers and small businesses. The site helps regular people navigate through the legal system with easy-to-understand advice and information on topics including estate planning, retirement, taxes, housing, real estate, divorce, and child custody, as well as resources for starting and running a small business.

OpenSecrets
www.opensecrets. org
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Wanna see if your local politician campaigns on the tobacco industry's dime? Or whom your union contributes money to? Head over to OpenSecrets, which is run by the Center for Responsive Politics, a government watchdog that tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy. OpenSecrets lets you track industries, candidates, and local and national politicians and parties so you can find exactly where the paper trail leads.

PBS
www.pbs.org
By Errol Pierre-Louis
If PBS's 1,300 programs and specials haven't quenched your thirst for knowledge, PBS supplements its regular over-the-air programming with over 175,000 Web pages that allow you to delve deeper into the subject at hand.

Snopes.com
www.snopes.com
By Whitney A. Reynolds
Sick of getting ridiculous forwards that tell you some sick child will receive a dime every time you e-mail, or that the Swiffer WetJet might kill your dog? Snopes.com serves as the ultimate classy comeback. Just respond with one of the hundreds of in-depth debunkings and explanations of urban legends. And in the rare case that the legend ends up being true, you'll be keeping yourself informed on the facts.

The Straight Dope
www.straightdope. com
By Whitney A. Reynolds
Wondering why pigeons bob their heads when they walk? Or why prices always end in .99? Maybe you've got a burning need to find out how lava lamps work. The Straight Dope has an archive of over 30 years of answers to questions like these and more, plus an active and engaging user message board dedicated to fighting ignorance wherever it should rear its ugly head.

Wikipedia
www.wikipedia. org
By Erin Simon
Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia that anyone—yes, anyone—can edit. This leads to astonishing breadth (for example, check out the page on neologisms in The Simpsons), but can introduce errors as vandals erase someone's hard work or earnest wikipedians overcorrect in search of a "neutral point of view." But so what? And so what if you'll find more information on Battlestar Galactica than on the Battle of Hastings? Sometimes you need to know which Cylon is which. As long as the good guys on Wikipedia outnumber the bad guys, it'll remain our online trivia trove of choice.

Yahoo!
www.yahoo.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Think of anything you can use a Web site for and chances are you can do it at Yahoo!, the search engine that has burgeoned into the ultimate do-it-all portal. And the recent redesign has added a new level of personalization and Web 2.0iness to the portal's home page.

Lifestyle, Entertainment & Fun
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AMG All Music Guide
Arts & Letters Daily
blinkx.tv
BoingBoing
Citysearch
E! Online

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Epicurious
ESPN
Foodnetwork. com
iFilm
IMDb

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Internet Archive
McSweeney's
Nickelodeon Online
The Onion

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ScienceDaily
Smithsonian
TV.com
Urban Dictionary
Yahoo! Music

AMG All Music Guide
www.allmusic. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
The AMG editorial staff, along with hundreds of expert contributors, make allmusic.com one of the most comprehensive music reference sources on the planet, and one that supplies artist info and bios to some of the top music-download services. AMG goes beneath the surface to present a level of detail unmatched anywhere else and enough to keep any music fanatic satisfied.

Arts & Letters Daily
www.aldaily. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
If you're looking to nurture your intellectual side, Art & Letters Daily is the place to go. The site's bursting at the seams with links to articles, critical reviews, essays, and opinions, all with a scholarly slant. You may not belong to Mensa, but with this site in your Favorites, you can do a pretty good job pretending to be.

blinkx.tv
www.blinkx.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
With over 4 million hours of TV and video content, blinkx.tv is the place to go for the latest news, entertainment, and humor clips circulating around the Web. But blinkx.tv isn't your typical search engine. It's fine-tuned to help you filter your searches, with a relevance slider to hone your search down to the exact clip you're looking for.

BoingBoing
www.boingboing. net
By Erin Simon
You can while away many a happy hour at über-blog BoingBoing, your one-stop shop for all things popular on the Internet (give or take a Goatse obsession). From goofy pictures of kids in robot costumes to erudite disquisitions on copyright and privacy, BoingBoing has its thumb on the zeitgeist, and it won't let up. And if BoingBoing's obsessions with DRM and robots start to grate on you, head over to www.xenisucks. com to indulge in a whole 'nother obsession.

Citysearch
www.citysearch. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Whether you're new in town or feel like rediscovering your city, Citysearch has the latest info on eateries, stores, and events across America. Find the best places to eat, drink, dance, or shop in your metro area, along with helpful insider tips from editors and users.

E! Online
www.eonline. com
By Natali Del Conte
E! Online is total brain candy, with the latest entertainment news, photos, video clips, interviews, and polls. The site also has a database that includes any entertainment celebrity that ever walked the earth, much like IMDb. If you open The Vine, a series of trailers, interviews, and promos, you may never close it. It's a stream of entertainment that can keep you occupied all the livelong day.

Epicurious
www.epicurious. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Epicurious caters to every food lover's needs, with a massive database that walks you through recipes for a wide variety of delicious dishes. Aside from recipes, the site also offers cooking tutorials, tips, weekly and monthly newsletters, and feature-length articles.

ESPN
www.espn.com
By Vicki B. Jacobson
When you think of sports, you think of ESPN. The cable TV network's Web site is one of the deepest and most feature-rich sports sites around. You'll find up-to-the-minute scores and analysis of your favorite sports, as well as clips, interviews, and access to fantasy leagues. Don't miss Page 2, which often focuses on the lighter side and humor in sports. Sign up with ESPN Insider ($39.95 for one year) and you get access to excusive content, such as blogs, rumors, breaking news, and more, as well as 28 issues of ESPN The Magazine.

Foodnetwork. com
www.foodnetwork. com
By Gina Suk
Hungry for some Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, or Rachael Ray? Shop for branded cooking tools, view Food Network video clips, collect tons of recipes, even plan your next vacation on FoodNetwork. com. This site is sure to satisfy your cravings for delicious dish ideas.

iFilm
www.ifilm.com
By Jennifer L. DeLeo
Where can you go to watch TV-show spoofs, the latest music videos, or the 1984 commercial for Apple Computer? Now owned by Viacom, iFilm is an online video network that will keep you entertained (and maybe even grossed out) for hours. Upload your own videos if you dare.

IMDb
www.imdb.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
The Kevin Bacon game (Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon) is no fun anymore, and we blame that on IMDb, the most comprehensive collection of movie and TV information online. One quick search yields all the info you need about almost any movie, TV show, actor, or director. The site also includes movie trailers, bios, memorable quotes, trivia, plot summaries, user opinions, and more.

Internet Archive
www.archive. org
By Sarah Pike
Archiving more than just the Internet (archives are accessible via the "Wayback Machine" on the home page), the Internet Archive also includes tremendous collections of concert recordings, moving images, and much more.

McSweeney's
www.mcsweeneys. net
By Whitney A. Reynolds
McSweeney's does not bill itself as a Web site, but as an "Internet tendency," which should give you an idea of the kind of ironically erudite content you'll find here. New highbrow (or pseudo-highbrow) humor for the hipster set is posted every weekday; highlights include the lists ("Roller-Derby Pseudonyms for Literature Majors") and reviews of new food (no one likes Coke Blāk).

Nickelodeon Online
www.nick.com
By Yun Tsai
It's a sensory-overloading , seizure-inducing mess . . . for adults, that is. But for kids, it's like walking into a candy store. A great destination for children, tweens, or the young at heart, this active site will make any hyperactive kid look, well, calm. Nick.com is jam-packed with interactive features and games featuring popular characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants. Kids can even create their own personalized page to receive mail, news, and more.

Project Gutenberg
www.gutenberg. org
By Erin Simon
The Web's public library, Project Gutenberg offers free e-book versions of public-domain works. A distributed staff of thousands of volunteers transcribe, proofread, convert, and translate the books, which now number over 18,000.

The Onion
www.theonion. com
By Erin Simon
The Onion's parody news articles showcase a deadpan sarcasm of impressive depth and wit; odds are you've been forwarded more than a few. Though its Web site has gotten ad-heavy and publisher emeritus T. Herman Zweibel no longer editorializes on its pages, The Onion remains a stalwart provider of grade-A genuine humor.

ScienceDaily
www.sciencedaily. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
The folks at ScienceDaily keep you up to date on a wide variety of scientific fields with the latest research news. They cover everything from recent medical findings to new cosmic discoveries, and the site aggregates gobs and gobs (and gobs) of content from the various scientific fields.

Smithsonian
www.si.edu
By Tony Hoffman
The Smithsonian Institution site has pages for its numerous museums and research centers, resources for children, information about exhibits and events, and interactive features on a wide range of topics related to science, art, and history.

TV.com
www.tv.com
By Natali Del Conte
Whether you're looking for tonight's TV lineup, a recap of yesterday's reality TV, or pics of post-rhinoplasty Ashlee Simpson, TV.com is a great destination. This site has local TV listings, show reviews, interviews with actors and producers, and entertainment news. It's great for all those who still harbor good ol' TV addictions.

Urban Dictionary
www.urbandictionary .com
By Vicki B. Jacobson
Welcome to slang heaven. Definitions are contributed by users—hence the site's slogan, "Define Your World." And there's a ton of them. On a Saturday in July, for example, the site claimed over 2,000 new entries. Go to this hilarious site, bone up on some new urban vocabulary, and then bust it out on your friends, family, and coworkers. Fo' shizzy.

Yahoo! Music
music.yahoo. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
There are lots of free Internet radio services out there, and even lots of personalized music services. But the customizable LaunchCast service on Yahoo! Music is accompanied by a great music download service and an incredible catalog of music videos you can stream for free.

News
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BBC News
news.bbc.co. uk
By Kyle Monson
BBC News features comprehensive, global coverage in quite a few different languages. Sort your news by continent, or just take in the loads of information presented on the site's news portal page. Read the page with a British accent to give the news that extra voice of authority.

CNN.com
CNN.com
By Natali Del Conte
As James Earl Jones so eloquently puts it, CNN is "still the most trusted name in news." The site is a go-to for national and international news on a wide range of topics with vid-eos, photos, and a list of the most popular stories of the day.

NPR: National Public Radio
www.npr.org
By Natali Del Conte
National news with a voice, literally. NPR.com includes audio clips of featured stories, as well as straight news coverage and blogs on national stories. Listen to archives, order transcripts, and link to your local NPR station for talk radio from your own area. The national radio cast can also be streamed online with Real Player or Windows Media Player.

The New York Times
www.nytimes. com
By Tony Hoffman
A recent site redesign made the already user-friendly NYTimes.com much better by integrating blogs, video and multimedia presentations, reader feedback, links to the most blogged and e-mailed pages, and much more. With this redesign, the Times sets the standard for the electronic newspaper of tomorrow. Now if only they'd get rid of the TimesSelect program...

Salon
www.salon.com
By Sarah Pike
Even the horribly misguided site redesign and seemingly less copious content can't keep us away from Salon.com, even if we have to watch a brief ad first. The left-leaning site still shows flashes of brilliance, though these days, those are more often on the entertainment and lifestyle side than on the national and international news front.

Slate
www.slate.com
By Kyle Monson
Slate tends to take a contrarian, intelligent, almost-too-clever approach to hard news, soft news, and not-news-at- all news, and the formula makes for an enjoyable read on topics both important and mundane. The "related in Slate" links at the bottom of each article will keep you browsing the site all day.

Oddities & Gaming
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1up.com
www.1up.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
1up is like the cool, hip big brother to other gaming Web sites. It has everything you ex-pect from a gaming site—news, reviews, previews, cheat codes, walkthroughs, and bloated flash interface! What sets 1up apart is its large user community. You'll find blogs written by game journalists, regular gamers, and industry insiders, giving you a full picture of the gaming world.

GameFly
www.gamefly. com
By Whitney A. Reynolds
Some genius applied the Netflix business model of home-delivery rentals with no late fees to video games, and lazy gamers everywhere rejoiced. GameFly offers game rental for all major consoles, including a back library of some older and more obscure games.

Homestar Runner
www.homestarrunner. com
By Sarah Pike
Everybody! Everybody! Use your powers for good and for awesome by checking out the short flash cartoons on this site. Come for the Strong Bad Emails, stay for Thy Dungeonman 3.

Overheard In New York
www.overheardinnewy ork.com
By Vicki Jacobson
You're sitting in a coffee shop, minding your own business, when suddenly you hear someone at the next table over say " Quite frankly, I'd rather be pole dancing." You don't know the context, but you know you have to tell someone about this. Overheard in New York is devoted to this phenomenon, giving you all of the weirdness you'll hear in New York City with none of the actually-having- to-ride-the- subway stuff.

Yahoo! Games
games.yahoo. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
If you haven't checked out Yahoo! Games in a while, you might want to give it a visit. Ya-hoo!'s a lot more than solitaire and checkers. With Yahoo! Games you can entertain your-self with a whole slew of online fun: board games, arcade games, word games, as well as games you can download to your computer and phone. Check it out and see if you can school your coworkers in a round of Scrabble.

Shopping
ARTICLE DATE: 08.17.06

SPEC DATA

Page 1
Amazon.com
eBay
Netflix
Overstock.com

Page 2
Shopping.com
Surprise.com
Techbargains
ThinkGeek

Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Chances are you already have a discarded brown box with this company's logo somewhere in your house. Amazon.com is not only the world's biggest bookstore, but it's quickly becoming the world's biggest anything store as well. And now you can even buy groceries! Who wants ham?

eBay
www.ebay.com
By Kyle Monson
eBay is the biggest marketplace on the Web, putting you in touch with sellers from around the globe vending just about anything you could ask for. You can search for rare items, place bids, or set up your own online shop. Who knows, maybe the junk in your attic is actually worth something to someone!

Netflix
www.netflix. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Netflix is the popular DVD rental service that brings a catalog of over 60,000 titles to your home. There's no shipping cost or late fees. Create your list of DVDs, keep the ones you have for as long as you want, then return a viewed movie to receive the next title on the list. And besides the excellent service, the Web site is clean, informative, and able to guide you to movies you'll be interested in.

Overstock.com
www.overstock. com
By Jennifer L. DeLeo
One company's overproduced products are another company's treasures. Overstock.com doesn't sell the stuff that fell off the back of the truck, though; this site offers brand-name merchandise, such as jewelry, apparel, and electronics, at up to 80 percent savings. Plus, orders always ship for just $2.95.

Shopping.com
www.shopping. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Shopping.com, a spinoff from eBay, is one of the pioneers of comparison shopping online. With millions of products, thousands of merchants, and millions of reviews, it gives you all the tools you need to make informed buying decisions.

Surprise.com
www.surprise. com
By Jennifer L. DeLeo
Surprise.com is a collection of gift ideas categorized by recipient, occasion, gift type, hobbies, and party supplies, sold through hundreds of different online retailers. White-elephant gifts and quirky gadgets are well represented, and you're guaranteed to find a gift idea you wouldn't have thought of yourself.

Techbargains
www.techbargains. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
Techbargains is the place to shop for high-tech systems without paying high-tech prices. The site provides visitors with daily updated listings of links to get the best deals on desktops, notebooks, digital cameras, iPods, and whatever else your tech-hungry heart desires but your wallet can't afford.

ThinkGeek
www.thinkgeek. com
By Whitney A. Reynolds
Your one-stop shopping emporium for all your geeky needs. If you find yourself needing a T-shirt covered in binary, a bar of caffeinated soap, a USB-powered beverage cooler, or any number of nerdy accessories, ThinkGeek is for you.

Travel
ARTICLE DATE: 08.17.06

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Expedia.com
www.expedia. com
By Errol Pierre-Louis
This travel site makes planning, researching, and booking your vacation a breeze. Its simple interface makes it easy to coordinate your flight, hotel, and rental car service for your trip, and the site offers great deals so you won't come home broke.

Google Maps
maps.google. com
By Jen Trolio
When it comes to online mapping, Google Maps is the best (true that—double true!) app on the Web. Faster than both Mapquest and Yahoo! Maps, which send slow-loading full-size maps from the server to your computer, Google Maps saves time by creating its clickable, draggable maps in pieces on the server, then assembling them on your screen. Each time you drag to a new spot on the map, it just sends another piece—there's no waiting for the page to reload.

Orbitz
www.orbitz.com
By Molly K. McLaughlin
Travel is expensive! Orbitz makes it a little less painful. This easy-to-use site features competitive pricing on flights, hotels, car rentals, and full vacation packages. Flight choices are displayed in an easy-to-scan table, sorted by price and number of stops. You can also sign up for convenient mobile alerts about flight delays and other information and share them with others.

Source: http://www.pcmag. com/print_ article2/ 0,1217,a= 186234,00. asp

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2006-12-30T01:52:00.000+01:00

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2006-12-26T11:16:00.000+01:00

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2006-12-25T01:31:00.000+01:00

Career Academy CCNA 640 801

2006-12-25T01:06:00.000+01:00

Career.Academy.CCNA.640.801
Author: Evil 19 Sep 2006 - 16:46:01

Career Academy CCNA 640 801

Schedule our instructor led classroom training at your convenience and never misses another lecture or fall behind. You are in complete control. We invited the Best CompTIA Cisco+ Certified Trainers in the industry to help us develop the ultimate training and certification program which includes everything you will need to fully prepare for and pass your certification exams.

The CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Network Associate) indicates a foundation in and apprentice knowledge of networking. CCNA certified professionals can install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access services for small networks (100 nodes or fewer), including but not limited to use of these protocols: IP, IGRP, Serial, Frame Relay, IP RIP, VLANs, RIP, Ethernet, Access Lists.

Course Features:

* Main Menu
Move through hours of in-depth content - quickly and easily due to the efficient and organized structure.
* PowerPoint
Utilizing PowerPoint presentations enhances the delivery by displaying a variety of visual information to the user. This type of representation allows the user to better interpret the material through charts, definitions, graphs, and more...
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Move forward, back, and repeat entire topics or just a section. A progress bar illuminates as you advance through exercises.

* Full Motion Video
All courses feature full-motion videos of instructors teaching the information as if they are speaking directly to you. Our unique delivery simulates a one-on-one classroom environment creating a more personal lesson and learning experience.
* Study Guides
Printable study guides for the entire course are available. This allows all material to be viewed, reviewed, and printed for viewing at a later date.
* Review Exercises
Each section has a review quiz to aid in the learning process by validating the comprehension of the material covered before moving on to a new section.
* Resume
All courses are resumed to where you left off last session allowing you to learn when it is convenient for you without the hassle of remembering where you where.
* Live Demonstrations
Demonstrations are a way for the instructor to show and tell the user how to perform a task by actually doing it on screen in front of them. In this format it gives the user the power to see things done by a professional in the intended environment as many times as they would like.

Level 1

Internetworking
1.1 Introduction to internetworking
1.2 The OSI Model
1.3 Ethernet
1.4 Wireless

TCP/IP
2.1 The DOD Model
2.2 The IP Address
2.3 IP Classes

Level 2

IP Subnetting
1.1 What is Subnetting
1.2 Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
1.3 Subnetting
1.4 Variable Length Subnet Masks
1.5 Troubleshooting TCP/IP

Internetwork Operating System
2.1 Introduction to IOS
2.2 Passwords
2.3 Banners Hostnames & Descriptions
2.4 Configuring Interfaces
2.5 Saving and Verifying Configuration

Level 3

IP Routing
1.1 Bringing it Together
1.2 Building Rout Tables
1.3 Distance-Vector Routing Protocols
1.4 Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
1.5 Verifying

More Routing Protocols
2.1 EIGRP
2.2 Open Shortest Path First

Level 4

Layer Two Switching
1.1 Layer 2 Switching
1.2 1.2 Spanning Tree Protocol
1.3 Switch Types
1.4 Configuring the Switch

Virtual LANs

2.1 VLAN Concepts
2.2 VLAN Trucking Protocol
2.3 Configuring VLANs

Advanced IOS

3.1 Router Components
3.2 Backup and Restore
3.3 Cisco Discovery Protocol
3.4 Using Telnet
3.5 Host Names

Level 5

Access Lists

1.1 Types of Access Lists
1.2 Creating an Access List
1.3 Using the Access List

Wide Area Networks

2.1 WAN Basics
2.2 HDLC
2.3 PPP
2.4 Frame Relay
2.5 ISDN

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2006-12-23T05:49:00.000+01:00

Subtitles for Xvid or other format videos...

2006-12-21T03:38:00.000+01:00

Oh! Guys.. If you want to watch foreign movies... then you can download subtitles from DivxSubtitle they are gooooooood !!!!!

Movie Geeks ! ! !

2006-12-21T02:55:00.000+01:00

Many of my friends asks me how to download movies... using P2P software...

Well there are different ways... if you have your own system plus using .. good amount of internet bandwidths... then without loosing anymore time .. instal .. emule v 0.47x and the you just need to click on connect..... later you click on search button then .. search whatever you like ... in a good way or bad way ;) you can even get your books, videos, old/new songs...

Last night, on all a sudden I wanted to hear Scatman! ! walla! I got it in emule!

Now the other way to search for videos specially.. well you can even search for other categories.. but now let me discuss about movie only :D that is.. install utorrent. It does not take much space in your hard drive plus doesnt even bother acquiring much resource as well from you system usage...

You got two way to install this software... one is standalone and the other is installing the package. If you choose the second that helps you associate the require files with this software..

So, when you are done installing utorrent.. you just need to open a browser visit some torrent websites. (I have given some worthy links to download torrent files).

After getting your torrent files from the website .. just open them in utorrent... if the torrent file have some seeder than you might be started downnloading the movies already ...!!

If my way of describing is not clear to you.. then please put some comments.. I will try to elaborate more .... if I can...

Zara Hatke wala ... Dictionary ....

2006-12-21T02:38:00.000+01:00

We all know that dictionary is a very important thing for our daily use.. I dont know about you all but I indeed need this daily :D so normally what I did is I installed a dictionary software called Babylon. By the way, we sometime need to know the meanings of some words that we use often between our freinds.. soulamates...classmates...n bedmates ;) ...yeah .. I am talking about urban words.. in other word is slang! So to learn more ... visit Urban Dictionary

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2006-12-21T02:33:00.000+01:00

May be most of you already found about the link that I mentioned here, but I found it interesting. So I thought of sharing with you all... visit Media Fire . They offer unlimited size of uploading...

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2006-12-19T18:49:00.000+01:00

10 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS Call for applications 2007/08

2006-12-18T20:12:00.000+01:00

Website for on line application: www.dit.unitn.it/grants

The Research Grant offers graduates the opportunity to gain high-level skills in Computer
Science, Electronics and Telecommunications through hands-on experience. The research
period can be spent within research projects undertaken in the ICT Department labs or in
company labs.

This program is an important step for:
· young graduates interested in pursuing a PhD at the ICT International Doctorate
School (www.ict.unitn.it)
· young graduates willing to work for top level companies of the ICT private sector
ICT Department offers two different types of Research Grants:
· Research grant within the ICT Department
This type of grant usually lasts from 4 to 12 months and is carried out exclusively
inside one of the ICT Department’s research groups. It allows students to become
acquainted with the ICT Department and its faculty members and at the same time
receive first-hand understanding of the research undertaken in the ICT field.
· Research grant with a company

This type of grant usually lasts from 5 - 12 months and is split into two periods: a
2-3 month period of high-level training in the ICT Department, followed by 3-9
months with an organization operating within the ICT industry.

In this Call the following grants are offered:

· Embedded Systems and Ambient Intelligence (VIGILIA project)
The length of the grant is 5 months extendable.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the
Department Laboratories and at Ars Logica (www.arslogica.it).
The grant will start between February and March 2007.
This grant is offered by Ars Logica.

· Software Technologies (AMICUS/FRESCO projects)
The length of the grant is 5 months extendable.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the
Department Laboratories and at Ars Logica (www.arslogica.it).
The grant will start between February and March 2007.
This grant is offered by Ars Logica.

· Analysis, planning and development of informative systems applied to medical and welfare areas
The length of the grant is 12 months, from April 1 2007.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the ICT
Department-University of Trento (three months) and at G.P.I. S.r.l. (nine months).
The offered grant (by GPI Srl, http://www.gpi.it) is reserved to Bulgarian,
Romanian, Ukrainian and Brazilian citizens.

· Security protocol verification
The length of the grant is 5 months extendable.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the
Department Laboratories.
The grant will start between February and March 2007.
This grant is offered by the ICT Department.

· Security and accountability Engineering and Metrics
The length of the grant is 5 months extendable.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the
Department Laboratories.
The grant will start between February and March 2007.
This grant is offered by the ICT Department.

· Formal verification for Java /.NET security properties
The length of the grant is 5 months extendable.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the
Department Laboratories.
The grant will start between February and March 2007.
This grant is offered by the ICT Department.

· Programming platforms and communication runtimes for wireless sensor
networks (2 grants)
The length of the grant is 5 months extendable.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the
Department Laboratories.
The grant will start between February and March 2007.
These 2 grants are offered by the ICT Department.

· Syncronisation protocols on wireless sensor networks
The length of the grant is 5 months extendable.
The grant amount is 800 Euro/month for a research activity carried out at the
Department Laboratories.
The grant will start between February and March 2007.
This grant is offered by the ICT Department.

Windows XP Tips

2006-12-18T00:51:00.000+01:00

Deleting System Softwares:

XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/ sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.

Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:

Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path.
Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"
SHUTDOWN -s -t 01
If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter of the hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button. Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done.

Increasing Band-Width By 20%:

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates and interrogating your PC etc

To get it back:

Click Start then Run and type " gpedit.msc" without quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:
Local Computer Policy then Computer Configuration then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to Limit Reservable Bandwidth.
Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."
So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.

Renaming The Recycle Bin icon:

To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ ROOT/CLSID/ {645FF040- 5081-101B- 9F08-00AA002F954 E}
and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).

Managing Tasks:
You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system.

Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer window:

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders

You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72- 44a7-89c5- 5595fe6b30ee} . If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.

Making Google the Default Search Engine in Internet Explorer:

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit and navigate to following three keys separately and change it as shown below:

[HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"=" http://www.google. com"
"Search Bar"=" http://www.google. com/ie"
[HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
""=" http://www.google. com/keyword/ %s"
[HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant" =" http://www.google. com/ie" .

Improving the Slow Boot up time:

There are a variety of reasons why your windows XP system would boot slowly. Most of the times it this has to do with the startup applications. If you would like to speed up the bootup sequence, consider removing some of the startup applications that you do not need. Easiest way to remove startup apps is through System Configuration Utility. Go to Start then Run and enter MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Deselect/UnCheck application( s) that you do not want to startup at boot time.

Customize Logon prompt with your Own Words:

Open Registry by going to Start then Run, entering regedit and Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\ Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ Winlogon] . In right pane, look for key by the name "LogonPrompt" . Set its value to whatever text you want to see displayed at login screen.

IP address of your connection:
Go to Start then Run. Enter 'cmd' and then enter 'ipconfig' .Add the '/all' switch for more info .

Making Folders Private:
Open My Computer Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer). If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
Double-click the Documents and Settings folder. Double-click your user folder. Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties. On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.

To change Drive Letters:
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Disk Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths."
From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition.

Removing the Shortcut arrow from Desktop Icons:
Goto Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ ROOTlnkfile. Delete the IsShortcut registry value. You may need to restart Windows XP.

Get Drivers for your Devices:
Visit Windows Update (XP Only)
Look at the left hand pane and under Other Options click Personalize Windows Update.
Now in the right hand pane check the box - Display the link to the Windows Update Catalog under See Also
Below Choose which categories and updates to display on Windows Update - make sure you check all the boxes you want shown.
Click Save Settings
Now look in the left hand pane under See Also click Windows Update Catalog and choose what you're looking for. Choose either MS updates or drivers for hardware devices.
Start the Wizard and off you go.

Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar:
Open Registry by going to Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\ Microsoft\ Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.

Disabling the use of Win Key:
If your are a gaming freak then you must be sick of the Win key in your keyboard. To disable use of Win key, open registry by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE\SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSe t\Control\ Keyboard Layout] . In this look for value of "Scancode Map". Its binary data so be extra careful:
Set its value to "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00" to disable the win key.

Restarting Windows without Restarting the Computer:
This one is again is. When you click on the SHUTDOWN button, make sure to simultaneous press SHIFT Button. If you hold the Shift key down while clicking on SHUTDOWN button, you computer would restart without restarting the Computer. This is equivalent to term "HOT REBOOT".

Stopping XP from displaying unread messages count on Welcome Screen:
To stop XP from displaying count of unread messages, Open registry and navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentV ersion\UnreadMai l] and look for the data key "MessageExpiryDays" . If you do not see this key, create one DWORD key by the name "MessageExpiryDays" . Setting its value to 0 would stop Windows XP from displaying the count of unread messages.

Modify Color Selection of Default Theme:
Open registry by going to Start then Run. Entering regedit, navigate to [HKEY_USERS\ .DEFAULT\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentV ersion\ThemeMana ger] and locate the key "ColorName".
Right Click on it and select modify its value from "NormalColor" to "Metallic"
Click Ok, and exit regedit and restart your computer.

Removing the Recycle Bin from the Desktop:

If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon all together. Run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ SOFTWARE/ Microsoft/ Windows/CurrentV ersion/explorer/ Desktop/NameSpac e

Flash Game

2006-12-13T21:27:00.000+01:00

Hi!

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Bangladesh Still we believe we can ..

2006-12-13T13:33:00.000+01:00

A little effort from a Bangladeshi guy ....
He tried to reflect that still we can hope, we can be one of the best...!

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President Bush Impersonation...

2006-12-13T05:02:00.001+01:00

Check out this video: President Bush Impersonation

Scholarship Opportunity for Bangladeshis: Athens Information Technology

2006-12-11T19:30:00.000+01:00

The Master of Science in Information Networking (MSIN)

The MSIN program is offered in association with Carnegie Mellon University, ranked consistently in the top 3 US engineering schools, is the only academic and research establishment in Europe to offer the MSIN degree.

The MSIN is a unique 16-month interdisciplinary program bringing together key technologies and techniques from the Schools of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Business Administration, giving you the foundations of information networking. The MSIN degree is awarded directly from Carnegie Mellon and top graduating students are considered for admission to Carnegie Mellon's Ph.D program in electrical and Computer Engineering and equivalent universities.

All courses are taught by Carnegie Mellon and AIT faculty and students are in daily communication with the CM community (faculty and students) at the Pittsburgh campus through videoconferencing, collaborative e-learning facilities and access to CM online services. Students are in daily communication with the Carnegie Mellon community (faculty & students) at the Pittsburgh campus through videoconferencing, collaborative e-learning facilities and access to Carnegie Mellon's online services.

Application date: EU and non-EU applicants May 18, 2007

Admission Information:

To enter the MSIN degree Program, the applicant must hold a bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related field.

Prospective students can be university graduates or professionals with a solid academic background, and a strong drive and commitment to pursue an intensive full-time 16-month (or alternatively a part-time 32-month) graduate Program.

Qualifications

Excellent academic performance, as this is indicated by grades, class ranking, scholarships, recommendation letters etc.
Excellent command of the English language (evidenced with TOEFL scores or Proficiency degree and oral performance in an interview).

Application Procedure

A To be considered for acceptance for the 2007-2008 academic year, applicants should submit the following documents (all in English):
· A completed Application Form also available from the AIT Admissions Office.
· A statement of purpose (1,000 words) describing the scientific and personal objectives as well as any other special skills and talents.
· Three Letters of Recommendation. At least two of those should be from faculty members and one can be from a recent corporate employer. People who recommend the applicant should know the applicant well and be able to evaluate the quality of his/her work.
· Official transcripts from any undergraduate, or graduate school attended. If the applicant is still attending another school and it is impossible to obtain an official transcript in a reasonable time, he/she may send a photocopy of unofficial transcripts as a temporary substitute in order to expedite the evaluation process. Final official transcripts must be submitted by August 1st. If the transcripts are in any other language than English, an official translation in English is required.
· A Curriculum Vitae.
· TOEFL score or equivalent proof of command of the English language.
· Scores of the general Graduate Record Examination ( GRE ). GRE scores are valid for 5 years. The date on which the GRE exam has been taken must be indicated.

The application evaluation procedure may include a personal interview with an AIT faculty member. Applicants should take into consideration that the general Carnegie Mellon criteria apply for Admission.

There is no fee for submitting and processing of the application.

Master of Science in Information and Telecommunication Technologies (MSITT)

The MSITT is a high quality graduate program that focuses on the needs of the international information technology and telecommunications market by offering its graduates, who may have diverse backgrounds in science and technology, the required knowledge and training to excel in a variety of leading positions capitalizing on their skills and talents. The program is structured to give students the chance to follow two directions of study: telecommunications and/or information technology.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach to electrical engineering and computer science, the program provides a gateway to the industry through hands-on project training by giving them the opportunity to participate in research projects offering substantial experience in the field of cutting-edge technologies.

Application dates: Non-EU applicants: July 20, 2007
EU applicants: September 4, 2007

Admissions Information:

To be considered for acceptance for the 2006-2007 academic year, applicants should submit the following documents (all in English) by 4 September 2006 (for non-EU students requiring visa/permit of residence the deadline is 30 June 2006 ):
· A completed Application Form also available from the AIT Admissions Office
· A statement of purpose (500 words) describing the scientific and personal objectives as well as any other special skills and talents.
· Two letters of Recommendation. At least one of those should be from faculty members and one can be from a recent corporate employer. People who recommend the applicant should know the applicant well and be able to evaluate the quality of his/her work. At least one of those should be from faculty members and one can be from a recent corporate employer. People who recommend the applicant should know the applicant well and be able to evaluate the quality of his/her work.
· Official transcripts from any undergraduate, or graduate school attended. If the applicant is still attending another school and it is impossible to obtain an official transcript in a reasonable time, he/she may send a photocopy of unofficial transcripts as a temporary substitute in order to expedite the evaluation process.
· A Curriculum Vitae.
· Good command of the English language (i.e. First Certificate in English –LOWER–, TOEFL).

The application evaluation procedure may include a personal interview with an AIT faculty member.

There is no fee for submitting and processing of the application.

The Management of Business, Innovation and Technology (MBIT)

The MBIT program at AIT addresses the information and communication technologies (ICT) industry's increasing demand for individuals who can combine technical expertise with business skills by focusing on three critical competencies: strategic management, innovation management, and techno-economic value analysis of new products and services.

Upon completion students will be able to identify key technological trends and disruptive technologies in the ICT industry; evaluate the value potential and develop a complete business plan for a new service or product; manage its production during the early phase of its life-cycle until it crosses the threshold to mass market acceptance; and plan for the next generation product in the context of the overall company product portfolio

To achieve these objectives, the program integrates ideas from economics, techno-economic value analysis, innovation management, business development, global marketing of services and products, and strategic management, placing equal emphasis on how to analyze business situation and implement suitable action plans.

Application dates: Non-EU applicants July 20, 2007
EU applicants September 4, 2007

Admissions Information:

To enter the program, prospective students must hold at least a first degree as well as at least 2 years of proven work experience. The duration of the course is 12 months for full-time students and 24 months for part-time students, starting on 18 September 2006.
To be considered for acceptance for the 2006-2007 academic year, applicants should submit the following documents (all in English) by 4 September 2006 (for non-EU students requiring visa/permit of residence the deadline is 30 June 2006).

· Application Form
· Academic Transcripts
· Curriculum Vitae
· Two Recommendation Letters
· Certificate of competence in English. Minimum acceptable language qualifications are the Cambridge First Certificate in English, satisfactory TOEFL score and their equivalents

The application evaluation procedure may include a personal interview with an AIT faculty member.
There is no fee for submitting and processing of the application.

Scholarships

Accepted students receive Scholarships or Financial Aid. Scholarships are awarded based on the candidates' academic performance and financial status. Other accepted students are offered AIT Financial Aid covering a substantial amount of their tuition fees.

My first blog ! ! !

2006-12-11T19:06:00.000+01:00

Hi! I always thought of starting my own blog long time back... But you will come to know .. why I took so long ;) by the way, today I woke up little late .. as I have exam next saturday.. so I was busy with my studies whole night...

Anyways, I found some important links for the guys who are searching for oportunities in Phd/Master of Science ....

Phd position in Quality of Service (QoS) issues in heterogeneous, multilayered networks at
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication SystemsCentre of Excellence
8 positions available.Last date of application - 15 jan 07
http://www.q2s. ntnu.no/vacant/ dring-en. php

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phd positions in different discipline
http://www.kth. se/eng/news/ vacancies/
http://www.rug. nl/msc/vacancies /atmsc/vacancies PhDs
http://www.fom. nl/live/english/ positions/ overview. pag
http://www5. epfl.ch/emplois/ page17503. html