Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Back to Blogging !

Hi everyone
So finally another academic session ends, and am happy for that. Its been a lon time since i've been isolated from the computin world,an d its pinchin me. Soon i'll be back to what i love doing the most - the geek stuff. So all your wait's finally endin, its headin your way soon .

Saturday, May 23, 2009

New on the block - Windows 7

Hey everybody
Recently i heard aboput Windows 7, the latest offering from Microsoft. Loaded with some extremely mesmerising features, Windows 7 is probably the best of all - with extremely enhanced security, and new features like the multitouch(which means that you can zoom in just using two fingers - just like you do in the iPhone). You just need the proper hardware and it supports everything you can think of. Though experts say that installing it along with your Windows XP installation could do some problems with the files you have in that installation. Plus, it might not be able to support everything that XP does.

I'll be waiting to get my hands on this one !

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

New at the block - Mercedez Benz C230

Hi
I recently went through an article and found it quite interesting enough to share it with you. Here's the summation from it.


The all new Mercedez-Benz C230, with the new and improved features is a complete marvel when it comes to driving. Its a purely addictive ride, which makes you want to have some more once you're about to stop driving it. Its a complete "Driver's Delight". Its like 'Red Bull with Vodka'. It can be compared as a low budget Audi A8, its performance is so good that it can be compared with the A8's performance. Once you accelerate, you feel from deep within that the car you're hopped in has a three pointed star on the front. Its just worth it.


Here are some specifications of The all new Mercedez Benz c230

Displacement : 2496cc, V6 Petrol
Bore x Stroke : 88x64.4mm
Max power : 204bhp @6100rpm
Max Troque : 25kgm @ 2900-5500rpm
Max engine speed : 6400rpm
Compresso ratio : 11.4:1
Valve gear : 4 valves/cyl, DOHC
Management : MPFI
Specific Output : 81.7bhp/litre
Power to weight : 132.5bhp/tonne
torque to weight : 16..2kgm/tonne
Transmisson : 7-speed auto

Steering
Turning radius : 5.4m

Tyres
225/45 R17, Tubeless

Brakes
Front : Ventilated Discs
Rear : Ventilated Discs
ABS : Standard with EBD and ESP

Dimensions
L/W/H(in mm) : 4581/1770/1444
Wheelbase : 2760mm
Track(F/R) : 1541/1544mm
Kerb Weight : 1540kg
Boot Volume : 475 litres

Now thats interesting for a motoring newbie like me, think heavens !

The Different - MTNL Suxx

Hey everybody
Yesterday, i had to face a lot of problems. I'm the only guy in the family who uses Vodafone as its mobile operator, and the rest ie My parents are with the public sector telecom service provider MTNL(Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited). What happened is that MTNL's employees had a wage hike a few months back, which was to be implemented from a date 3-4 years back. Now ,as the hike hasn't been implemented, so they decided to call a strike to make themselves heard to the management. This was the second time such a strike was called, after an strike earlier this week , when services were completely disrupted for a few hours. This ongoing resulted in complete disruption of telecom services of MTNL in both its fixed lines and wireless networks, thus resulting in huge chaos and inconvinience amongst its users. Another PSU, BSNL(Bharat Sanchr Nigam Limited) which also happens to be the largest network in the nation, also joined the strike.

And they say "Transparency makes us different", i say 'laziness makes us unique' is the perfect slogan !

Some more sites

Hi there.
It feels good to be back to blogging. Recently, i found some more great links online, and am sharing with you all.

gadgetblog.co.uk


A blog for all the uncommon and unique gadgets on the planet. You can browse through them, or even buy them.

humanbeatbox.com

A site for those who want to learn beatboxing - the art of producing sounds by body parts. Something that generated Justin Timberlake's interest in it.

otherinbox.com


This site provides an alternative inbox or 'other inbox' for those who want to classify and manage mails easily, without much shuffling and changing email ids. the service is currently available only for gmail, but will soon launch for hotmail, yahoo and a host of other email providers.

fretsonfire.sourceforge.net

This is a rock game which allows you to compose music, and make a karaoke, only using the keyboard. A must try software.


ustream.tv

This site is another one of the Web 2.0 sites which make a mark on the net. It allows streaming of videos online direct from your device, and know what, its all for Free. You just need to sign up with them, and you'll be broadcasting an online stream in no time. The streaming quality is reported to be fairly good

Hope you guys enjoy the sites. Do send in a feedback if you find something to say about.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Wake up and Shout

Hii
Here's an experience i'd like to share it with all of you. An incident, which inspires.

In the past couple of weeks, i was flooded with promotional messages of various products and various political candidates contesting the Lok Sabha(The Indian National Assembly), and these messages had almost taken my peace of mind. In every halk hour, my phone used to get 4-5 such messages. I was really getting irritated. At some occasions, even my phone got hung that bad the situation went. And all because of this message sending. All this was happening even though i had registered for the Do Not Disturb registry set up by the Govt. Of India.

I called up the customer care on how to tackle this. They gave me incorrect information many a times to mislead me, or to somehow get rid of me. This was something they didn't want to tackle. After a few days of call, they eventually blocked my calls to their call centres - a bonanza to me for being a Vodafone user.

Here's the number i've been getting irritated with.

+919246255009
+919247055007

All Tata numbers. Google these phone numbers and you'll understand how much of a nuisance they are.


So i finally decided to write to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India - TRAI , the big daddy of all telecom companies, the authority who looks after the consumers. I mailed to the greiverence cell regarding the matter. I did send a copy of it to the nodal officer, to whom i've roughly written half a dozen times in my 6 month long stay with Vodafone. The very next day, i'm flooded with calls from the nodal office. And these calls keep on coming for two days, such is the fear of TRAI.

They told me that they had set up a special helpline for such telemarketing issues. 1909 was the number. Its toll free. Every telecom company has been ordered by the TRAI to constitute such a cell meant only for such complains. And companies dont promote them, because that'll mean more staff needed for attending calls, and they dont want to shell out money for that.

So if any of you have any issues regarding telemarketing, or any promotinal messages and calls, call 1909, and register the complaint. That will do everything.

So how many of you knew that 1909 could be used to make calls ?

Vote .... Or ...... Vaat

The biest question on this plabet

To vote.....or not to vote

Stars,All the big names come out everyday and ask us to vote.....but still we don't . Why ?? Is it because we aren't good citizens, or we're so lazy in finding out who's going out with whom, that we dont have time for that. Paris Hilton is one star who campaigned for P.Diddy's Vote or Die , and herself didn't vote. So why didn't she commit sucide.....cuz she's goin to be dead soon because of drunk driving and alcoholicism. Such a shame....a hotel heiress didn't vote ..... and she knows that this hospitality industry , a part of the tourism industry , which depends on the policies of the Goverment, forms an important factor in the victory of a party. Shame on them. Mass boycott would only do with them.

And as for me, i'm still struggling with inefficiencies in the system. I went to the polling staton to find out that i'm not registered there, though i've submitted two applications. Also, the candidates in my new constitency, ie South Delhi , is full of lousie guys, i somewhat feel better than for voting for them.

Whats your say, did you vote.....or got Vaat !

An Ode To my School....Memories

Recently, a few weeks back, i visited the JSS academy of Technical Educatiom, Noida - one of the prime engineering institutions in India. And since i've visited there, i've been missing my school quite bddy. My school - Apee jay School, Sheikh Sarai, was one of the best, that i've realised . I was in JSS for their technical festival, and saw that the platform we had was unparalled,great.
Apeejay, i thank you for all the great days we used to have !! We miss u a lot.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Porduct Revew - Pocketsurfer 2




Hi
I recently had an opportunity to lay my hands on the new pocketsurfer2 for a short duration, the so claimed fastest mobile web browsing device. This quad band device did some wonderful time calculated browsing, enough to make me happy.
In India, where broadband seems restricted only to desktops(though 3g is here, its penetration is too less), pocketsurfer did amaze me to provide great web browsing at an amazing speed.

I tried opening the blog from this handheld device,and it took around 11 seconds to completely open the page(and they claim it opens pages within 7 seconds). Disappointingly, it wasn't able to open the flash based widgets on the page(like the clock). The graphic functionality was quite full, except the scripts were not being executed properly(not surprising, looking at the fact that the scripts function well only in a few highly upgraded systems..... a rarity in this nation). Infact, it wasn't able to open any Youtube video. Well, thats quite shocking for such a device, as even devices like the Blackberry Storm opn such petty things.

Here are the technical specifications for the device

Quad Band GPRS - 850/900/1800/1900
GPS location information
Internal High performance antenna(yeah, 11 secs for my blog, N82 takes more than 15secs)
Transreflective 640x420 Backlit display(whatever, didnt find anything that diverting)
Full querty backlit keyboard
Weight 174 Grams(uh-oh, actually seems more when held)
4 hours active usage, 4 days standby
6.00"x3.98"x0.6"
Doesn't reformat web pages(didn't browse anything that needed reformatting, the youtube site didnt pop the video)

At Rs12000(roughly 250US$, looking they still want Rs99/month fore unlimited surfing), it isn;t a preferable buy if its less than a necessity for you. But if it is, try opting for a smarter device like the Blackberry Curve, which costs somewhere nearby, but works a bit slower , or go for a second hand Nokia communicator, which costs roughly the same, and an unlimited data plan, which'll do the same.

What your say on this, is teh Pocketsurfer2 that good??