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MDF, NDF and LDF

2016-10-19T02:27:00.001-07:00

MDF: it's a data file, store the actual data with .mdf extension
Store the permanent data.

NDF: it's secondary data file, consist of data and user defined objects.

Primary data files
Primary data file is the starting point of the database. It points to the other files in the database. Therefore, every database has one primary data file. Also, all the data in the database objects (tables, stored procedures, views, triggers.. etc.) are stored in the primary data files. The recommended and the most common file name extension for primary data files is .mdf.

Secondary data files
You can only have one primary data file for a database. Rest made up by secondary data files. But its not necessary to have a secondary data file. Therefore some databases may not have any secondary data file. But its also possible to have multiple secondary data files for a single database. .ndf is usually recommended to denote secondary data files. It’s also possible to store the secondary data file in a separate physical drive than the one which primary data file is stored.

Log files
Log files in SQL Server databases hold all the log information. Those information can be later used to recover the database. Size of the log file is determined by the logging level you have set up on the database. There must be at least one log file for each database. But it is also possible to have more than one log file for a single database. The recommended file name extension for log files is .ldf.

PTE ACADEMIC Essay writing Question- 2

2016-05-09T00:14:00.003-07:00

Parents should teach children about the importance of money. Do you agree or disagree. Give your own reasons and include examples from your knowledge and experience.

Sample response

There is no denying the fact that money plays a crucial role in our lives. Children are too young to fully understand the value of money or its significance in our lives. However, it still makes sense for parents to make them money wise from an early age.

Habits learned during childhood will stay with them for the rest of their lives. So, if parents can teach children how important it is for them to use their money wisely, they will become responsible spenders as they grow up.

Money may or may not be the root cause of all evil, but the truth is that we can’t live without money. Little children ask for just about everything they see. They don’t understand the financial difficulties involved in obtaining the objects of their fancy. They don’t understand the hard work their parents put in to earn the money necessary to provide them a comfortable living. By teaching children about the importance of money, parents can foster a sense of appreciation in them.

Parents can teach the importance of money in several ways. They can take the children along when they go shopping. This simple act teaches them that if they need something, they have to pay for it. Parents can cultivate saving habits in their children by gifting them a piggy bank where they can deposit their pocket money. Giving children monetary rewards for doing simple tasks around the house is another way of making them money wise. For example, if the children help dad in the garage or mom in the garden, parents can reward their time and effort by giving them a few pennies. This helps children learn many valuable lessons. They learn that to earn they have to work hard. This also helps them appreciate the value of labor.

I wasn’t raised by rich parents, but they were responsible people who knew how to live within their means. When we were kids, we didn’t have many luxuries. My parents, nonetheless, worked hard and made sure that we led a comfortable life and received the best education. It was the wise spending habits that I learned from my parents during my childhood that stood by me when I started living on my own.

To conclude, parents should teach children about money. This helps them acquire many life skills which will stand them in good stead when they start living on their own. Children who are involved in the financial matters of the family from an early age learn to appreciate their parents’ hard work. They also recognize the importance of spending money wisely.

PTE Academic Essay writing -1

2016-05-09T00:14:00.000-07:00

Topic

These days many fathers stay at home and take care of their children while mothers go out to work. What could be the reason for this? Do you think it is a positive or a negative development?

Sample response

Thanks to widespread women’s rights movements, more and more women have become the breadwinners for their family while their husbands stay at home looking after the kids. In my opinion, this is the result of an extreme, yet naïve ideology that has created an imbalance in many families.

Organised groups which call for absolute equality between men and women are often shallow minded. Many such groups make illogical demands such as giving both couples exactly equal and reversible rights and responsibilities. In theory, this sounds fair and square. However, when you look at the details, it is not hard to see that this arrangement paralyzes both men and women by reversing their natural roles.

Improper allocation of roles puts exceedingly high pressure on women, and renders men’s roles rather ineffective. When women are the primary breadwinners for the family, they cannot afford to take long maternity leaves. Not only because such holidays may be unpaid, but also because they need to progress in their jobs to support their expanding family.

It is a well-known fact that mothers develop better bonds with new born babies. In addition, babies need to be breastfed multiple times during the day. This will not be possible if the mother has a demanding job that requires her to be away from the child for long hours. Therefore, it is counter-productive for the father to be the main caretaker. That said, it is indeed productive for the man to help with raising kids. The woman should also work to secure the financial future of the family.

In short, it is plausible for partners to share their domestic responsibilities, but an arrangement where mothers earn a living and fathers stay at home is way too extreme.

PTE Short answers

2016-05-09T00:12:00.001-07:00

1)What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or community service ?
Ans:community service

2)In a figure of hexagonal, how many sides does it have ?
Ans:six

3)What key minerals makes sea water different from fresh water ?
Ans:salt

4)Which is a longest, a decade, a millennium or a century?
Ans:A Millennium

5)How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement ?
Ans:two

6)What organs do cardiologist specialist in ?
Ans:Heart

7)In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food or to hide ?
Ans:to hide

8)How do we weight butterfly ?
Ans:It is Grams

9)What Dermatology specialized in ?
Ans:Skin - Baldness & Hair

10)What is Hematology relates to ?
Ans:blood test

11)What is Orthopedic relates to ?
Ans:Joints, Knee, bones

12)What is term Neuro-Psych ?
Ans:brain injury or mental health

13)What is term Immunology ?
Ans:Immune related, HIV/AIDS

14)What is term Otolaryngology ?
Ans: ENT- Ear - Nose & Throat

SSIS Error: process cannot access the file 'ssisproject.ispac' because it is being used by another process.

2015-09-04T01:38:00.003-07:00

I have got this message after I tried to run my package again and again after it was frozen.
This happened when Visual Studio crashes during run-time. If we kill Visual studio then the SSIS Debug Host will still be active locking the ISPAC file.

ERROR:
System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'E:\Comp_Optimizer\Solution\..................PATH.......ispac' because it is being used by another process.

Solution:

Open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) and locate "SSIS DebugHost" under Processes and end that process.

How to fix: The program cant start because MSVCR110 dll is missing from your computer

2015-06-12T02:53:00.002-07:00

Today I am going to help you to resolve how to fix below error message when Start/Shutdown or login/logout screen.

It is really bad experience as a User. I faced this issue today on my computer and I am going to share how I resolve this on my computer.

The Program can't start because MSVCR110.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

Microsoft Explains this issue as MSVCR110.dll is the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable dll that is needed for projects built with Visual Studio 2011. The dll letters spell this out.

MS = Microsoft, V = Visual, C = C++, R = Redistributable

For Winroy to get started, this file is probably needed.

This error appears when you wish to run a software which require the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2012.

This can be downloaded on the Microsoft website as x86 or x64 edition. Depending on the software you wish to install you need to install either the 32 bit or the 64 bit version. Refer the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679#

FAQ on Power Bank ..!

2015-04-01T04:51:00.001-07:00

1) What’s power bank?
Power bank serve as an ‘extra battery’ or external charger for your phone or other electronic devices.

2) Where is power bank made from?
Majority of the power banks in the market are actually made in China.

3) How do I charge the power bank?
You can charge your power bank via the charger that came with your phone, computer usb port or using other power bank

4) How long do I need to charge the power bank?
It’s depending on the REAL CAPACITY of the power bank. The larger REAL CAPACITY, the longer charging time may required. Different charging methods may result different charging time as well. Charging with the original charger will be faster than charging with computer usb port.

5) Why sometime I need longer time to charge the same power bank?
Even though using the same charging method, the charging time may be differ due to environment,tem
perature, power flow and etc

6) What is mAh?
mAh mean milli Ampere Hour, the capacity of the power bank is measure with mAh

7) A 12000mAh REAL CAPACITY power bank, able to charge a 1500mAh capacity phone for 8 times full?
This is a common mistake make by most of the people. For rough calculation of the total charge time, kindly use this formula
REAL CAPACITY * conversion rate * phone battery health / phone capacity = total charge times
EXAMPLE: 12000 x 0.8 x 0.8 / 1500 = 5.12 charge times (0.5-1 times plus minus)

8) What’s conversation rate?
Conversation rate is the remaining percentage of the battery after the battery lost in heat or PCB operation.

9) What’s phone battery health?
In simple, it’s mean how‘healthy’ your phone battery is. Phone battery storage capacity will be lower and lower. That’s also the reason why our phone can last longer when it’s newly bought than after 3-6 months we used it. Different mobile phone models also will affect the calculation as some phone drain battery faster than the other.

10) What’s PCB?
PCB means Printed Circuit Board,its control all the operation flow inside the power bank. A good quality PCB will allow the power bank to charge more and have better durability
Source: Internet

What is the difference between product development, application development, and software development?

2015-03-31T00:54:00.002-07:00

A product is something that is built and sold to clients. Product development involves understanding both the requirements of your clients and your own technology constraints in order to design and build a product with the best possible feature set while minimizing your costs.

An application is a component of a software system. Application development involves understanding the requirement specifications and translating it into technical specifications and/or software code. This requires in depth understanding and skill in technology.

A software development role requires a good understanding of the process of building software systems in order to make it more efficient and defect free. It also requires good vision of the entire life cycle of the system to be able to plan its future evolution and shape it to the benefit of your organization.

Boom of Andriod

2015-03-27T06:13:00.003-07:00

Android is currently leading the market on all mobile devices across the world. But Lets try to understand why it is booming today.

A lot have been discussed on who will the race of Mobile OS. Since Microsoft's OS taken a back seat. now the race is all between Apple vs. Android.

I have collected some details about both and put together in this blog for better understanding. Much has been written about the key strengths and weaknesses of the two platforms — with everything from design, to openness, to fragmentation serving as fodder for debate between the two sides.

What can’t be argued is that the two platforms have a strikingly different approach to UI, with Apple providing its own, highly refined solution, and Android countering with more flexibility and options from third parties.

The way in which Android allows developers to imagine all new ways to interact with the mobile phone is a particularly interesting area of development. The innovation and entrepreneurship in the space offers a unique look into ways that mobile computing may evolve in the future. By default, the various launchers, homes screens, overlays, and other Android interface solutions have to provide a unique take in order to stand out from the default Android or OEM offering.

drupe adds an overlay meant to put your contacts in the spotlight. The makers of the app believe the current mobile experience is too focused on apps despite the fact that most of the actions users take on phones are interactions with other people. Whether its calls, text messages, or social posts, these conversations float across multiple people — but are usually with the same people.

The drupe interface places dots over your screen at all times serving as an invisible access point, enabling you to use it whenever you want. drupe’s display has your contacts on one side and your apps on the other, all in one screen, so when you want to interact, you simply swipe the desired contact to the app you want to use.

Additionally, drupe enables you to create a drupe group and communicate with it across apps. Beyond that, drupe analyzes your usage and predicts who you’d like to communicate with by dynamically building and updating your ‘favorites’ list. It also lets you see a unified recent log in a cross-app manner and search for contacts from all your apps.

Start – Get to the stuff you use most, faster

Start allows users to get to the apps and information they want, as quickly as possible — right from the phone’s start screen. Whether it’s the most used apps, information, or news, users can access it all in one place. The app is highly customizable so users can create the experience they are looking for.

Additionally, Start just rolled out a big new feature — lockgames. This means you don’t even have to unlock your phone when you want to pass some time playing with your phone. Think of these small, light games as the new modern version of doodling on a legal pad. This is perfect for those moments in meetings when a coworker has been rambling on for a little bit too long.

Expect to see Smart on a lot more phones — the developer has teamed up with leading mobile operators to bring Smart to millions of devices, offering these partners new ways to engage with their users.
The idea behind cover is that your phone should change depending on your context. So you should see one set of information and apps in the morning, and a second set when you arrive to work. The app learns your patterns and behavior so you should have the information you need, when you need it.

Cover also provides functionality for the lock screen letting users take a peek into apps without having to open up their phones. This should speed up the whole process of staying up-to-date with the flood of information coming into your phone.

Aviate – See the information you need at the right moment

Perhaps one of the best signs that this space is making waves is the entrance of the other big tech players. Aviate is an Android launcher that was gobbled up by Yahoo!. It takes the same focus on organizing apps and proving information in context as some of the other players on this list, but it now has the backing of one the first innovators of the Internet. It also shows that the traditional web companies are looking for a stronger foothold on users’ phones.

Whatever you think of the battle between Android and iOS, it’s worth it to pay attention to the innovation coming from these UI innovators. They are playing on the edge of mobile innovation, looking for the next big UI shift and hopefully getting there first.

Credits: Forbes.com

GB and Gb- what is the difference?

2014-01-02T10:46:00.000-08:00

For those who don't understand the difference between 2Gb and 2GB.
2GB = 2 GigaBytes ie 2048 MegaBytes(MB)
on the other hand
2 Gb = 2 GigaBits ie 256 MegaBytes(MB) [ 2048/8 = 256 ]

as 1 Byte = 8 bits

Basics of Networking

2014-01-02T10:44:00.000-08:00

What is a firewall?
defines a firewall as "a system or group of systems that enforces an access control policy between two networks." In the context of home networks, a firewall typically takes one of two forms:

Software firewall - specialized software running on an individual computer, or
Network firewall - a dedicated device designed to protect one or more computers.

Both types of firewall allow the user to define access policies for inbound connections to the computers they are protecting. Many also provide the ability to control what services (ports) the protected computers are able to access on the Internet (outbound access). Most firewalls intended for home use come with pre-configured security policies from which the user chooses, and some allow the user to customize these policies for their specific needs.

What are TCP and UDP Ports?

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) are both protocols that use IP. Whereas IP allows two computers to talk to each other across the Internet, TCP and UDP allow individual applications (also known as "services") on those computers to talk to each other.

In the same way that a telephone number or physical mail box might be associated with more than one person, a computer might have multiple applications (e.g. email, file services, web services) running on the same IP address. Ports allow a computer to differentiate services such as email data from web data. A port is simply a number associated with each application that uniquely identifies that service on that computer. Both TCP and UDP use ports to identify services. Some common port numbers are 80 for web (HTTP), 25 for email (SMTP), and 53 for Dmain Name System (DNS).

What are static and dynamic addressing?

Static IP addressing occurs when an ISP permanently assigns one or more IP addresses for each user. These addresses do not change over time. However, if a static address is assigned but not in use, it is effectively wasted. Since ISPs have a limited number of addresses allocated to them, they sometimes need to make more efficient use of their addresses.

Dynamic IP addressing allows the ISP to efficiently utilize their address space. Using dynamic IP addressing, the IP addresses of individual user computers may change over time. If a dynamic address is not in use, it can be automatically reassigned to another computer as needed.

What is an IP address?
IP addresses are analogous to telephone numbers – when you want to call someone on the telephone, you must first know their telephone number. Similarly, when a computer on the Internet needs to send data to another computer, it must first know its IP address. IP addresses are typically shown as four numbers separated by decimal points, or “dots”. For example, 10.24.254.3 and 192.168.62.231 are IP addresses.

If you need to make a telephone call but you only know the person’s name, you can look them up in the telephone directory (or call directory services) to get their telephone number. On the Internet, that directory is called the Domain Name System, or DNS for short. If you know the name of a server, say www.cert.org, and you type this into your web browser, your computer will then go ask its DNS server what the numeric IP address is that is associated with that name.

Every computer on the Internet has an IP address associated with it that uniquely identifies it

BITPro UG 7th Anniversay Event on 7th Jan 2012 Saturday, January 7, 2012

2011-12-19T22:10:00.000-08:00

BangaloreITpro's 7th Anniversary Celebration Event Invite.

BITpro's 7th Anniversary Celebrations
		7th Jan 2012
Agenda
Time	Speaker	Topics
9.00AM – 9.30PM	Registration
9.30AM – 10.15AM	TBD	Keynote
10.15AM – 11.00AM	TBD	TBD
11.00AM - 11.30AM	Tea Break
11.30AM - 12.15PM	Mr.Aviraj, Microsoft Evangelist	TBD
11.30AM - 12.15PM	Mr.Ravikanth Chaganti, Dell R&D	PowerShell 3.0 features in Windows 8 and Windows 8 Server
1.00PM - 2.00PM	Lunch Break
2.00PM - 2.45PM	Mr.Anand MS, Microsoft India	Private Cloud Architecture Design & Demos
2.45PM - 3.30PM	Mr. Gaurav Anand, Microsoft MVP	Windows Server 8 Preview
3.30PM - 4.00PM	Tea Break
4.00PM - 4.45PM	Dr.Pavanaja, ExcelSoft	Microsoft Indic in Windows 7 and Windows 8 (নমস্কার! नमस्ते! ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ! സ്വാഗതം! வணக்கம்! నమస్కారము!)
4.55PM - 5.30PM	Community Award ceremony & Closing Note

Venue: JSS Auditorium
1st Main, Jayanagar VII Block, Kanakapura Road
Jayanagar VII Block
Bangalore 560011
More info avail at UG site: http://bitpro.in
Contact UG team mail id: info@bitpro.in

Bitpro UG Meet on 24th Dec 2011 Saturday, December 24, 2011

2011-12-19T22:09:00.000-08:00

BangalroeITPro User Group Meeting Invite

		24th Dec 2011
Agenda
Time	Speaker	Topics
3.00PM – 3.15PM	Registration
3.15PM – 4.15PM	Ashish Gulati, Dell India (R&D)	Laptops, Desktops, Workstations : Deploying, Configuring and Maintaining Dell Business Client Systems using Dell tools (CCTK, OMCI)
4.15PM - 4.30PM	Tea Break
4.30PM – 5.30PM	Mr.Sriramajayam Samannan, Asst. Consultant, TCS	Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
5.30PM – 6.00PM	Kaliyan S	Closing note

Venue: Mistral Software Pvt Ltd,
Near Domlur Flyover, Koramangala Innner Ring Road,Bangalore.
More details avail at our gorup site http://bitpro.in
UG contact email id: info@bitpro.in

Bengaluru, Karnataka
India

Saturday, December 24, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PT)

eLagaan Startup Camp: Fund Raising & Legal compliance - Bangalore

2011-12-19T22:03:00.000-08:00

eLagaan Startup Camp is an event to gather insights and interact with industry experts & leaders. This is not meant for showcasing ideas and products but rather brainstorm & learn from experts to benefit from their experience to help build/run a successful start up.

Many start ups fail, not because they didn't have the right product or service, but because either they raised fund at the wrong time from the wrong investor in wrong terms, OR they didn't have an exit strategy, OR even worse they didn't have a proper legal structure to make the company fund able or sale able.
The Camp will touch base on these aspects from people who have made it happen, and then followed by strong panel to see both sides of the coin.

The event is targeted towards entrepreneurs & wannabe entrepreneurs. Registration is completely FREE, so Register Now at http://elagaan.com/startupcamp

RSVP at the following places to connect with other attendees & Speakers:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/215807888497452/
Linkedin: http://linkd.in/vkfjyD

AGENDA:
9:00 AM Registration & Networking
9:30 AM Get funded! Right funding at right time and right source
10:15 AM Legal consideration during Business lifecycle
11:15 AM Panel: To fund or not to fund
12:00 PM What does it take to sell a company

For list of speakers & details of the event please visit http://elagaan.com/startupcamp

Saturday, January 7, 2012

ABOUT ELAGAAN:
eLagaan offers end to end CA, CS, Business legal & Payroll services for startups & growing companies. It specialises in formulating investor friendly structures & terms, staying compliant, setting up best practices desired by founders, investors & employees. This facilitates companies to grow & scale with ease and stay fundable and saleable. Learn more about eLagaan at : http://elagaan.com/

Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook's minimum age limit to go

2011-05-23T04:05:00.000-07:00

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants kids younger than 13 years on Facebook.

Speaking at NewSchools Summit in the US, Zuckerberg said that younger children should be allowed on the site for education purposes.

According to a news report on Fortune, the Facebook CEO said that in the future, software and technology will enable people to learn a lot from their fellow students.

Presently, Facebook allows only people aged 13 and above to sign up for the site. However, it is quite esay to get around this as Consumer Reports recently reported that there are approximately 7.5 million underage kids on Facebook. However, Zuckerberg seems determined to change this. 'That will be a fight we take on at some point,' he said according to Fortune. He said that his philosophy is that for education one needs to start at a really, really young age.

He pointed out that due to restrictions we haven't even begun this learning process. According to

the article, he says that if allowed, Facebook will ensure that kids are safe on Facebook. 'If they're lifted then we'd start to learn what works. We'd take a lot of precautions to make sure that they (younger kids) are safe,' he reportedly said.

Interestingly, Facebook chief technology officer Bret Taylor recently appeared before US Congress, where he was grilled about underage kids on the site.

In March in a statement, Facebook said that it removes about 20,000 profiles from the site per day for a variety of policy violations, including spam, inappropriate content and underage use.

Lets meet youngest hacker,Jake Essman,14 year old Self Taught Hacker

2011-05-23T02:58:00.000-07:00

Jake Essman a 14-Year-Old Self Taught Hacker is a New York native. A student at the United Nations School, teamed up with fellow engineers Jesse Leone, William Li, and Feliks Beygel to create “buyby”,a shopping search engine. BuyBy is fairly simple—you use the site to find where a product is located at a store. So you could search for a ‘Red t-shirt’ and the search engine will not only show you a list of online stores that have that product, But it will also show you stores that sell the product nearby your location by considering your physical location based on your IP address.

Essman, who has been coding since he was ten, says that he decided to come to the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon(held at New York on 22^nd May 2011) at the urging of his Mom., Essman says that coding is a hobby, and this isn’t the first site he’s created. “RantingOutLoud” ,a forum where anyone can can complain about anything, is a also Jake Essman project. What’s more, he essentially taught himself how to code.

But for Essman, coding is still just a hobby and at this point, his career aspirations lie in the field of medicine as his goal is to become a doctor.

More information:

http://ve.s76lqt75.vesrv.com/

RantingOutLoud: http://rantingoutloud.com/index.php

IIT Delhi Golden Jubilee Lecture by Mr.Steve Ballmer (CEO of Microsoft) on 26th May 2011

2011-05-18T22:53:00.000-07:00

Hi Delhi guys,

Here is an exciting chance for you to meet CEO of world's Biggest Software company.

I.e Microsoft's Co founder,CEO Steve BallmeIIT Delhi Golden Jubilee Lecture by Steve Ballmer (CEO Microsoft) on 26th May 2011

If you happen to be in and around the NCR region, here's a great opportunity for you to hear the IIT Delhi Golden Jubilee Lecture by Steve Ballmer (CEO Microsoft) on 26th May

2011.

Be a part of an exclusive session with Steve Ballmer as he talks about emerging technologies and the importance of research and innovation.

May 26th 2011, 3:15 PM to 6:00 PM Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Dogra Hall, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016. INDIA

Time: 4 PM - 6 PM

26-May-2011

Venue: IIT Delhi,Delhi

https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-IN&EventID=1032487116&IO=OgDUQWH7MVHqplvYC9MGCA%3D%3D

Event ID: 1032487116

Register for Event

Starts: 26 May 2011 15:15
Ends: 26 May 2011 18:00

A Device that gives patients virtual view beneath the skin to see how injury looks inside....!

2011-05-18T22:39:00.000-07:00

A Virtual View beneath the Skin
A device that projects anatomical images onto the body could help patients "see" their injuries—and encourage them to do their exercises.
Microsoft researchers have developed a handheld device that gives physical-therapy patients a virtual view beneath the skin to see what an injury looks like inside. The hope is that this will make them a little more eager to keep doing their therapies.

"People are notoriously bad at sticking to their physical therapy regimens," says Amy Karlson, of Microsoft Research's Computational User Experiences Group in Redmond, Washington. Between 30 and 50 percent of patients with chronic conditions fail to comply with their recommended therapies, she says. As a result, conditions can take longer to heal or can get even worse.

Karlson says the more information that patients have about their injuries, the more likely they are to comply with physical therapy regimens. The new tool, called AnatOnMe, aims to give patients that extra bit of information. The device projects an image of the underlying bone structure, muscle tissue, tendons, or nerves onto the skin, giving patients a better understanding of the injury, and of what they need to do to help the healing process, says Karlson.

The prototype device comes in two parts. The first contains a handheld, or pico, projector, an ordinary digital camera, and an infrared camera. The second contains a laser pointer and the control buttons. "The technology is somewhat low-tech," says Karlson, who presented the device this week in Vancouver at CHI 2011, the Association for Computing Machinery's Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

Instead of using a complicated autocorrection system to map the image of the internal injury precisely onto the patient's exterior, the therapist simply points the projector and lines it up by eye. And with the prototype, the images displayed are not actually taken from scans of the patients but come from stock graphical images used to show one of six different types of injury.

Even so, it appears to be very effective, says Karlson. Controlled experiments of the device carried out by two physical therapists suggest that the device encourages patients to stick to their therapies.

A doctor or therapist could also use AnatOnMe to project images onto a nearby wall. The user interface also works this way, says Karlson, with the menu options projected onto a surface. Options are selected using the laser pointer, which is detected by the infrared camera.

E. Anne Reicherter, a member of the American Physical Therapy Association at the University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Medicine, says physical therapy compliance is a major problem, partly because it usually involves exercise, and partly because it involves changing a habit or forgoing a behavior that may have caused the injury in the first place.

"But most patients are very interested in understanding what's going on in their body, so something like this that can visually assist them in truly understanding would be a real benefit," says Reicherter. Although, she adds, a certain portion of the population, particularly older patients, may find such visceral detail a bit of a turn off.

99% Android phones 'leak' personal data

2011-05-18T22:33:00.000-07:00

According to University of Ulm researchers Bastian Konings, Jens Nickels, and Florian Schaub, Android smartphones leak login data for Google services, and could allow other access to information stored in the cloud. The researchers reportedly made the discovery while watching how Android phones handle login credentials for Web-based services. Almost 99.7% Android-based smartphones potentially leak user data which, if stolen, could be used to get information they store online.

Ulm Researchers say that the problem is in the way applications which deal with Google services request authentication tokens (several applications installed on Android phones interact with Google services through an authentication token). This token is essentially a digital ID card for that app, which once issued removes the need to keep logging in to a service for a given length of time.

Ulm Researchers discovered that many a times these tokens are sent in plain text over wireless network. This makes the tokens vulnerable to eavesdropping(To listen secretly to the private conversation of others.) by criminals on Wi-Fi networks. And once stolen, criminals can pose as the particular user with the token and extract his/her personal information.

As says the researchers in their research blog, "The implications of this vulnerability reach from disclosure to loss of personal information for the (Google) Calendar data. For Contact information, private information of others is also affected, potentially including phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses. Beyond the mere stealing of such information, an adversary could perform subtle changes without the user noticing. For example, an adversary could change the stored email address of the victim's boss or business partners hoping to receive sensitive or confidential material pertaining to their business."

Here's what Android users can do to prevent this data leak:

• Update to Android 2.3.4. Update your phone to the current Android version as soon as possible. However, depending on your phone vendor you may have to wait weeks/months before an update is available for your phone. Hopefully this will change in the future.

• Switch off automatic synchronization in the settings menu when connecting with open WiFi networks.

• The best protection at the moment is to avoid open WiFi networks at all when using affected apps.

Cloud Developer Conference-May-14,Bangalore

2011-05-13T22:57:00.000-07:00

Cloud Developer Conference
The future lies in the Cloud. Set your foothold in the Cloud today.Right now, top-flight developers are innovating at the leading edge of cloud computing using powerful platforms, APIs, and services that you may not even know exist.

That’s because the next generation of cloud development is being invented fast and furiously by a slew of companies, big and small, delivering key technologies ranging from tiny but key single-purpose services to large and powerful platforms in the cloud.
This Conference brings together leading cloud technology companies and the developer community to exchange notes in an open and friendly forum.
We are lining up some of the best speakers and the sessions & networking will be of the highest order. You'll experience a complete technical immersion, shared with a developer community that is passionate about all exciting developments in the Cloud world.

Venue
Nimhans Convention Centre
Near Diary Circle
Bangalore - 560029

Contact
SiliconIndia
No. 124, 2nd floor,
Surya Chambers,
South Block Airport Main Road,
Murugeshpalya
Bangalore-560017. Tel: +080 43112120
Email: events@siliconindia.com

Track- 1:

9.00 AM to 9.45 AM: Session 1
Collaboration in the Cloud
The next era of IT ecosystem in which the networked cloud transforms the way we live, work, play and learn has arrived. Having a comprehensive cloud strategy, along with the collaboration tools available on the cloud is key to improved operating efficiency with globalized and mobile work force. “Any device, any service, anywhere” is the way forward!
Speaker
Dr. Vivek Mansingh, President- Collaboration & Communications Group, Cisco India

9.45 AM to 10.30 AM: Session 2
Building Powerful Web Applications in the AWS Cloud
This presentation will provide you with an introduction to the Amazon Web Services from a business and technical perspective. You will learn how AWS can be used to build robust, cost-effective, secure, and high-scalable applications. Learn how to build a Simple LAMP-based web application in the AWS cloud and then apply all the attributes and latest features of the cloud to turn it into an Auto-scalable, highly available, highly scalable, fully-monitored edge-cached application that is not only easier to develop but also easier to maintain.
Speaker
Janakiram MSV, Technology Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

10.30 AM to 11.15 AM: Session 3
Cloud Bursting for Fun and Profit
Own the base, rent the spike. Cloud bursting helps to control costs and increase efficiency. Cost benefit analysis shows that an external cloud at 4x the cost of the internal cloud still yields economic benefits in dealing with the spikes. If the cost of the cloud is half of the internal cloud then it makes no sense to run anything internally. Lower the investment in infrastructure to focus on the business intelligence. A case study on eBay and Cloud bursting.
Speaker
Rajesh Ramachandran, GM - Head, eBay India

11.15 AM to 11.45 AM: Morning Break
A chance to meet up with your friends and have a cup of coffee!

11.45 AM to 12.30 PM: Session 4
Application Platform -Spring / v Fabric
Speaker
Sudharshini HS, Senior Systems Engineer, VMware India

12.30 PM to 1.15 PM: Session 5
Integrated financial applications using Intuit’s PaaS Solution
Want to build a cloud-based application that consumes financial data without worrying about billing, authentication etc.? Come and learn how to do this using Intuit Partner Platform (IPP). Intuit Partner Platform (ipp.intuit.com) is Intuit’s PaaS solution that targets the Small Business Owners community. It provides the fastest and easiest way to build hosted apps that integrate well with Small Business data and helps developers sell these apps to millions of small business customers. In this talk, you can hear about how Intuit is able to create an App Store with applications that provide SSO and expose data in a canonical form.
Speaker
George Chiramattel, Software Architect, Intuit

1.15 PM to 2.00 PM: Lunch
Break for lunch on the house and a chance to catch up with each other!

2.00 PM to 2.45 PM: Session 6
Building developing on Windows Azure Application
In order to take full advantage of Windows Azure and SQL Azure, you need to know more than just how to write the code. You need to know how to incorporate your application in a team environment, deploy, monitor, manage and retrieve diagnostic information back from the cloud. In this session, you will learn everything you need to know to be successful with a project that utilizes Windows Azure and SQL Azure including setting up your development environment, automating build, unit test and deployments to different deployment environments from staging to production, and managing credentials and user roles using the Windows Azure Portal.
Speaker
Saranya Sriram, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft India

2.45 PM to 3.30 PM: Session 7
The Yahoo Cloud: Challenges in deploying multi-tier applications on the cloud
This talk will cover an overview of the Yahoo cloud and the goals of why we need cloud. We will see some of the unique challenges that come with the kind of scale that Yahoo throws. We will segue into looking into the unique challenges of deploying a multi tier web app in the cloud. We will talk about the Yahoo approach to solving these challenges
Speaker
Binu Raj, Senior Director - Engineering, Cloud Computing, Yahoo!

3.30 PM to 4.00 PM: Afternoon Break
Some time out for you to grab another coffee and a well earned rest.

4.00 PM to 4.45 PM: Session 8
Realtime BI in the Cloud
As cloud adoption gets main stream, enterprise IT solutions are spread across the intrranet and the extended extranet leveraging web based infrastructure/platforms and SaaS solutions. IN this very heterogenous and distributed solution landscape, business intelligence offers some opportunities and challenges. This session will deliberate on some of the opportunities now possible for realtime business intelligence, visibility and control in the cloud.
Speaker
Ramesh Loganathan, VP Products & Center Head, Progress Software

4.45 PM to 5.30 PM: Session 9
Cloud Computing for Business
Enterprises have diverse landscape of computing environments and multiple data centers. Federated Cloud Computing provides a structure that enables enterprises to utilize different cloud environments and internal resources according to their business needs for a seamless computing experience. This session will provide insights into this seamless experience through the cloud journey of evolution of the architecture and its business alignment that will finally lead the audience to Cloud Mediation Services, which will be THE FOCUS in the Cloud, moving ahead.
Speaker
Bharati Lele, Head - Innovation Labs, L&T Infotech

Track - 2:

9.00 AM to 9.45 AM: Session 1
Cloud security desiderata and user centric identity management for cloud systems
Speaker
Dr. Srinivas Padmanabhuni, Head- Software Engineering Research lab, SETLabs- Infosys

9.45 AM to 10.30 AM: Session 2
Deploying and Managing an On-premise IaaS Cloud
This session will discuss the tools and techniques to help you deploy and manage your own enterprise-ready on-premise IaaS cloud. We will start by defining the features and deployment models that define an on-premise or private cloud, followed by an overview of the main components and architectures of a private cloud. Additionally, we will provide a look at an enterprise-grade IaaS cloud. We will conclude with overview of two popular on-premise cloud use cases: dev/test and scalable Web applications.
Speaker
Vishal Mathur, Global Solutions Architect-Strategic SI Development, Citrix Systems Inc

10.30 AM to 11.15 AM: Session 3
Architecting the Cloud: How EAs should think about Cloud Computing
Most of the information about Cloud Computing today comes from vendors. As a result, it skews toward purchasing software and hardware, and away from making balanced decisions in the enterprise. The Enterprise Architect must counterbalance vendor spin and place Cloud Computing into the proper context: among the many deployment options available, with its own unique advantages and disadvantages. This session outlines the primary issues an EA must consider in order to make appropriate decisions about various Cloud-based options, how to put together a Cloud roadmap, and how best to communicate the position the Cloud should take in the greater context of agile Enterprise Architecture. Delegates who attend this session will learn: A vendor-independent context and definition for Cloud Computing, as well as Cloud service and deployment models
Speaker
Pratheesh T, Senior Manager- Practice Lead and Principal solution Architect, Capgemini

11.15 AM to 11.45 AM: Morning Break
Some time out for you to grab another coffee and a well earned rest.

11.45 AM to 12.30 PM: Session 4
Cloud Systems Automation
We are now living through a paradigm shift in the Enterprise IT systems and infrastructure. Business is getting impatient with IT in provisioning and managing solutions rapidly. This talk will be focused on exploring how the essential agility and scalability in managing the cloud systems can be achieved with automation and managed autonomy.The talk will focus on a few key issues in managing the cloud system and present approaches to solve them, especially in hybrid cloud systems, combining private and public cloud services.
Speaker
Sundara Nagarajan, Director R&D- Storage Works Division, HP

12.30 PM to 1.15 PM: Session 5
Cloud Security Challenges Today and Tomorrow
Speaker
Bikram Barman, Senior Engineering Manager, RSA- The Security Division of EMC

1.15 PM to 2.00 PM: Lunch
Break for lunch on the house and a chance to catch up with each other!

2.00 PM to 2.45 PM: Session 6
Storage Service Automation for Cloud
Speaker
Sreedhara Narayanaswamy, Senior Engineering Director, NetApp R&D

2.45 PM to 3.30 PM: Session 7
Bullet Proof Your AWS Cloud Deployment
Given the recent outages on the Amazon Cloud, it is important to revisit the best practices in deploying applications on the cloud. I would be dealing with various strategies that can be effectively used to create your Cloud Infrastructure setup that will help you to quickly recover from any disasters. * Machine Image Creation for Applications * Application Deployment on AWS across Availability Zones and Region * Multi Cloud strategy * Best Practices in database Deployment and Recovery * Automation, Orchestration of Application Deployment * Disaster Recovery, Durability and Business Continuity
Speaker
Ezhilarasan Babaraj, Director, CSS Corp Labs

3.30 PM to 4.00 PM: Afternoon Break
Some time out for you to grab another coffee and a well earned rest.

4.00 PM to 4.45 PM: Session 8
Design for Failure: High Availability (HA) Architectures using AWS
Every cloud expert will acknowledge that Mantra for successful architecture in AWS is “Design for Failure” methodology and yet we observe that many applications do not adhere to that rule and fail miserably during outages. In this session, the speaker walks you through the art of building Highly Available applications in the AWS, shares the best practices, insights and designs for achieving HA in a multi-tiered application. This is a attend session for systems architects and develops who want to design highly available applications leveraging strengths of AWS.
Speaker
Harish Ganesan, CTO, 8K Miles

4.45 PM to 5.30 PM: Session 9
Integration in the cloud – Leveraging best of OnPremise and Cloud
Speaker
Rajasekar Shanmugam, CTO, AppPoint

Internship @ PlayCez

2011-05-12T00:30:00.000-07:00

PlayCez is an hottest start-ups in the country and finalist of Business Plan competition organized by IIT Bombay (Eureka) and IIM Bangalore (The Next Big Idea).PlayCez makes local reviews and trip planning simple, fun and more personal. Checkout www.playcez.com for more details.

Details of internship Internship period – March 2011 – May 2011.

At PlayCez you will get a chance to work with our amazing core team consist of people from IITs and BITS. They have experience in working at companies like Google and Deloitte.

Due to overwhelming response for internship, we have put an elimination task to filter out influential community leaders. Please note that it is an essential quality you have as you will represent us in your campus throughout the year.

You need to complete following elimination task, in order to qualify -

A- Invite your friends: Invite your friends to application (http://apps.facebook.com/playcez/) personally by following methods -
1- Send a mail to your friends asking them to try the application.
2- Put a posting in your college newsgroup/Facebook page or online forum asking people to join the application.
3- Put a posting in Facebook groups etc..

Key Projects -
Social Media and it\’s practical use in product marketing

How to Apply ?

1. Add PlayCez Facebook App –apps.facebook.com/playcez

2. Use the app and collect 1000 points (Chrome, Firefox, Safari)

3. Answer 3 simple questions –www.bit.ly/internatplaycez

4. Send us your Resume – playcez.com@indianinternship.com

Perks -
1. Experience certificate on successful completion of the project
2. Stipend for top intern
3. Cool giveaways for all interns

Students will be interviewed over phone and final decisions will be communicated over email and phone. Limited opportunities are available currently.
Desired profile:

Education – Students of BA, BC0m, BBA, Journalism, Mass Media, Bsc. etc. can apply.
Experience – No prior experience required.

Duration of internship – 1.5 to 2 months.

Technox Campus Ambassador Program

2011-05-12T00:22:00.000-07:00

The Technox Campus Ambassador Program recognizes enthusiastic, hard-working and motivated individuals by giving them the opportunity to represent Technox on their campus. Ambassadors plan and host a few events during the school year, introduce students to new Technox Events or competition, and act as a campus contact for Technox teams.

Prerequisites:-

What is for me?

Responsibilities:-

How do I apply?

For any query mail to contact@technox.org

What is Android?

2011-05-12T00:14:00.000-07:00

Android is a software stack for mobil devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.

Features

Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components
Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional)
SQLite for structured data storage

Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)
Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)
Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE
Linux Kernel

Android relies on Linux version 2.6 for core system services such as security, memory management, process management, network stack, and driver model. The kernel also acts as an abstraction layer between the hardware and the rest of the software stack.

Contains high-level classes encapsulating the overall Android application model.

An Android application is defined using one or more of Android’s four core application components. Two such application components are defined in this package: Activity and Service. The other two components are from the android.content package: BroadcastReceiver and ContentProvider.

An Activity is an application component that provides a screen with which users can interact in order to do something, such as dial the phone, take a photo, send an email, or view a map. An activity can start other activities, including activities that live in separate applications.

A Service is an application component that can perform long-running operations in the background without a user interface. For example, a service can handle network transactions, play music, or work with a content provider without the user being aware of the work going on.

The Fragment class is also an important part of an application’s design—especially when designing for large screen devices, such as tablets. A fragment defines a distinct part of an activity’s behavior, including the associated UI. It has its own lifecycle that is similar to that of the activity and can exist alongside other fragments that are embedded in the activity. While an activity is running, you can add and remove fragments and include each fragment in a back stack that’s managed by the activity—allowing the user to navigate backwards through the fragment states, without leaving the activity.

This package also defines application utilities, such as dialogs, notifications, and the action bar.

For information about using some the classes in this package, see the following documents: Activities, Services, Fragments, Using the Action Bar, Creating Dialogs, and Notifying the User.

Microsoft to Acquire Skype

2011-05-12T00:07:00.000-07:00

Microsoft Corp. is nearing a deal to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype.That could be the biggest deal in the 36-year history of Microsoft Corp.($6 billion purchase of the online ad service aQuantive in 2007 was biggest till now)

Microsoft is buying skype for $8.5 billion, so Skype will be a new division of Microsoft. So it shall be integrated in many Microsoft products like Windows Phone, XBox Live and many more. “We will move beyond email and text to rich experiences. Talking to colleagues across the world will be as seamless as talking to them across the table,” CEO Steve Ballmer predicted. “This allows us to extend from hundreds of millions to billions of people. We think this is a set of services that can reach everyone on the planet,” says Skype CEO Tony Bates. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft and Skype.

They know that 40% of total usage of skype is video. So skype and xbox are being used more like a home video conference system. It shall connect you to those people who you often talk to most of the time.

Buying Skype would give Microsoft a potentially valuable communications tool both for personal computers and smart phones.The acquisition will increase the accessibility of real-time video and voice communications, bringing benefits to both consumers and enterprise users and generating significant new business and revenue opportunities. The combination will extend Skype’s world-class brand and the reach of its networked platform, while enhancing Microsoft’s existing portfolio of real-time communications products and services.

Skype is having a 663 million users worldwide who make voice and video calls over the Internet. The amount of calling on Skype's network totaled 207 billion minutes last year,Still Skype lost $7 million on revenue of $860 million last year.

About Skype:

Skype is communications software whose purpose is to break down barriers to communication. With an Internet-connected device, families, friends and colleagues can get together for free with messaging, voice and video. At low cost, they can also call landlines or mobiles virtually anywhere in the world. Skype has recently introduced group video, allowing groups of more than two people to do things together whenever they're apart. Founded in 2003 and based in Luxembourg. Skype can be downloaded onto computers, mobile phones and other connected devices for free.

Trojan Virus Gemini Has been Discovered in Android

2011-05-11T05:11:00.000-07:00

The Android platform, which has seen rapid increase in malware attacks in the last year, has been once again targeted by a new Android malware dubbed “Gemini”. Mobile Security research firm Lookout discovered the Gemini trojan security risk through user postage in a forum and the security firm has said that it is the most decorated Android malware it has seen till date.
With every release of software and all there is always chance of virus so called being developed and same thing happened here as there has been developed A new Trojan affecting Android devices which was recently emerged in China.Naming which is known as “Geinimi”. This was infant discovered by a Mobile Security Company out there and this virus is automatically attached with some legitimate apps such as Monkey Jump 2, Sex Positions, President vs. Aliens, City Defense and Baseball Superstars 2010.
This works When a host application containing Geinimi is launched on a user’s phone and of course that is in Android powered phone this Trojan runs in the background and collects significant information that can compromise a user’s privacy on your device and These specific information like location coordinates and unique identifiers for the device (IMEI) and SIM card (IMSI). which is all that a hacker needs so this is completed almost of five minute intervals and once it connects this Geinimi attempts to connect to a remote server using one of ten embedded domain names in its codes.

In order to get infected, you would have to install an sideload app from a 3rd party or Chinese Market, meaning the trojan doesn’t come to your phone by way of the official Android Market. Thus this isn’t a giant threat.Here are some of thesubset of the domain names like www.widifu.com,www.udaore.com,www.frijd.com,www.islpast.com and www.piajesj.com.
If it connects, Geinimi transmits collected device information to the remote server which can be very harmful so be careful if you are going on for Android!!.

So here is a new and recent update for Mobile Security has been updated its version to protect your Android Phone against these kind of Trojans so you can get the Lookout for Free and its one of the best free security system for Android

Name : Suspicious:W32/Malware!Gemini
Category: Malware
Type: Suspicious
Platform: W32