Everything I think, and want to share

2011-10-27T16:24:00.002+05:30

I am not a user of facebook, I did not registered and even then I got two emails from facebook - first one being "confirm for the activation of facebook account" and then later "welcome to facebook".

I was worried whether some body hacked into my Google account. I logged into facebook after resetting the password of this facebook account. I noticed a profile with a picture which was thankfully not mine!
I deactivated the account.

Later on, I read a news item that facebook is accused of creating fake accounts of non existent users. Facebook if this is true; please listen me ; this is not a good practice. Please, Mr Zuckerberg understand the cyber law and why don't you study a course in netiquettes (I am sure it will be available online).

This act can panic any user and some people can get heart attack also !

why MP exists in India?

2011-10-18T12:19:00.001+05:30

can somebody explain the use of MP/MLAs ? what they do - why we waste money on their election. the whole system should be crapped. seriously. why we don't have direct president/pm elections. they can choose govt from good people etc. elections just to see who got more seats is big waste of money. people of India need to think out of box.

what you should ask the girl before saying yes"

2011-09-16T16:16:00.001+05:30

I have just made a list of questions you should ask a girl/boy before saying yes for marriage. its absurd and its your wish !
1. Do u like to visit some place on weekends? how often and why?
2. Do u like to visit cinemas on weekends? how often and why?
3. Do u like to do window shopping? how often and why?
4. Do u like to pray god? how often and WHY and how loud?
5. How often u have clash with parents and siblings?
6. Judge dressing sense; if you don't like, never marry? or you should have confidence that I will change. My Warning is that it is very difficult to change someone's dressing sense from within. you can force her but can't change his/her attitude.
7. I will take decision after meeting at least 5 time and at max 10 time, if i could not take decision its NO.
8. I won't fall in love with u as soon as marriage is fixed.
9. I may get attracted to other persons. But I will be fair and wont cheat and will tell you.
10. Describe approaches towards job.
11. Take comparison with u and decide.
12. How he/she treats the poor people, shopkeepers etc. so you must need to do shopping with her (in mall, and roadside !)
13. Try to find out how insecure he/she feels / or how much proud he/she has
14. How much she praises her father and in what style
15. Will she give respect to your parents and why?
16. Ask him/her some imaginary family problem and take her views to solve the same.

2G and govt exposed

2011-07-01T09:28:00.002+05:30

won the world cup !

2011-04-04T21:47:00.000+05:30

i was just watching TV and live India raised a brilliant point that after winning the world cup cricket Indian people came on roads but after cwg, 2g and other scams Indian people never came on roads to complain.

anyways i was thinking that now Indian media should change itself a bit and should not make a cry when Indian team looses because winning and loosing is integral part of game. of course they should just give a positive report.

of course i expect (and should) govt, people and media will concentrate on some other games also.

my simple wishlist

2011-03-01T12:06:00.001+05:30

sports
1. would like to see hockey world cup in a format of football world cup
i.e. group of 4, two team from each group qualify to knock out

2. would like to see cricket world cup in a format of hockey world cup i.e. two groups of six team and top two teams qualify for semifinals

3. would like to see hockey champions trophy also in cricket i.e. only top six teams qualify for round robin league tournament

others
4. i don't know and i will post somewhere else also - why manufacturers like (toothpaste, toothbrush, anything packaged in steel box) don't recollect the empty or used things and recycle them to sell again to reduce the prices etc.

utility to separate executable files.

2011-01-10T18:39:00.002+05:30

i wrote a small utility to separate executable files from a given directory path with the help of code given in Windows SDK.

// w_file.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"

LPTSTR gDirpath;
size_t glength;

LPTSTR gNewDirPath;
size_t gnewlength;

int createfolder()
{
LPTSTR Dirpath;
wchar_t append[] = L"executables\\";
size_t len;

Dirpath = (LPTSTR) malloc (BUFSIZE);
if( Dirpath == NULL )
{
printf( "Insufficient memory available\n" );
return 0;
}

len = wcslen(append);
StringCbCopyN (Dirpath, BUFSIZE, gDirpath, glength+1);
//StringCbCatN (Dirpath, BUFSIZE, append, len+1);
wcscat(Dirpath, append);

if(!CreateDirectory(Dirpath, NULL))
{
DWORD lasterror = GetLastError();
if(lasterror != ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS)
{
printf("createdirectory has failed. \n");
return 0;
}
}

gNewDirPath = (LPTSTR) malloc (BUFSIZE);
if( gNewDirPath == NULL )
{
printf( "Insufficient memory available\n" );
return 0;
}
size_t length_dirpath;
StringCbLength(Dirpath, BUFSIZE, &length_dirpath);

StringCbCopyN (gNewDirPath, BUFSIZE, Dirpath, length_dirpath+1);
StringCbLength(gNewDirPath, BUFSIZE, &gnewlength);

_tprintf(TEXT("path is %s\n"), gNewDirPath);

return 0;

}

int Wrap_GetBinaryType(wchar_t *filename)
{
BOOL bres;
DWORD BinaryType;
LPTSTR Dirpath;
size_t length_of_filename;

Dirpath = (LPTSTR) malloc (BUFSIZE);
if( Dirpath == NULL )
{
printf( "Insufficient memory available\n" );
return 0;
}

StringCbLength(filename, BUFSIZE, &length_of_filename);

StringCbCopyN (Dirpath, BUFSIZE, gDirpath, glength+1);
StringCbCatN (Dirpath, BUFSIZE, filename, length_of_filename+1);

bres = GetBinaryType(Dirpath, &BinaryType);
if(bres == 0)
{
DWORD lasterror;
lasterror = GetLastError();

//_tprintf(TEXT("lasterror is %s %d \n"), Dirpath, GetLastError());

if (lasterror == ERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT)
_tprintf(TEXT("file is a DLL \n"));
}
else if(bres > 0)
{
LPTSTR newpath;
newpath = (LPTSTR) malloc (BUFSIZE);
if( newpath == NULL )
{
printf( "Insufficient memory available\n" );
return 0;
}

StringCbCopyN (newpath, BUFSIZE, gNewDirPath, gnewlength+1);
StringCbCatN(newpath, BUFSIZE, filename, length_of_filename+1);

//_tprintf(TEXT("newpath is %s %s\n"), newpath, gNewDirPath);

MoveFile(Dirpath, newpath);
}
return 0;
}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
HANDLE hFind = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
DWORD dwError;
LPTSTR DirSpec;
size_t length_of_arg;
INT retval;

gDirpath = (LPTSTR) malloc (BUFSIZE);
if( gDirpath == NULL )
{
printf( "Insufficient memory available\n" );
retval = 1;
goto Cleanup;
}

DirSpec = (LPTSTR) malloc (BUFSIZE);
if( DirSpec == NULL )
{
printf( "Insufficient memory available\n" );
retval = 1;
goto Cleanup;
}

// Check for the directory to query, specified as
// a command-line parameter; otherwise, print usage.
if(argc != 2)
{
_tprintf(TEXT("Usage: %s \n"), argv[0]);
retval = 2;
goto Cleanup;
}

// Check that the input is not larger than allowed.
StringCbLength(argv[1], BUFSIZE, &length_of_arg);

if (length_of_arg > (BUFSIZE - 2))
{
_tprintf(TEXT("Input directory is too large.\n"));
retval = 3;
goto Cleanup;
}

glength = length_of_arg;

_tprintf (TEXT("Target directory is %s.\n"), argv[1]);

// Prepare string for use with FindFile functions. First,
// copy the string to a buffer, then append '\*' to the
// directory name.
StringCbCopyN (DirSpec, BUFSIZE, argv[1], length_of_arg+1);
StringCbCopyN (gDirpath, BUFSIZE, argv[1], length_of_arg+1);
StringCbCatN (DirSpec, BUFSIZE, TEXT("\\*"), 2*sizeof(TCHAR));

createfolder();

// Find the first file in the directory.
hFind = FindFirstFile(DirSpec, &FindFileData);

if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
_tprintf (TEXT("Invalid file handle. Error is %u.\n"),
GetLastError());
retval = (-1);
}
else
{
_tprintf (TEXT("First file name is: %s\n"),
FindFileData.cFileName);

// List all the other files in the directory.
while (FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData) != 0)
{
_tprintf (TEXT("Next file name is: %s \n"),
FindFileData.cFileName);

Wrap_GetBinaryType(FindFileData.cFileName);

}

dwError = GetLastError();
FindClose(hFind);
if (dwError != ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES)
{
_tprintf (TEXT("FindNextFile error. Error is %u.\n"),
dwError);
retval = (-1);
goto Cleanup;
}
}
retval = 0;

Cleanup:
free(DirSpec);
return retval;

return 0;
}

Data Execution Prevention

2011-01-10T16:29:00.002+05:30

DEP is a good technology but and should be used. applicatio developers should compile their applications compatible to DEP. but i was amazed to discover that once DEP enabled for all applications:
SOPHOS Anti virus and VMWare 6.0.5 is not able to run and DEP will just block them.

why these vendors are not worried about providing security to their customers.

the amazing spam email

2010-12-06T17:17:00.003+05:30

i wonder how many people will trust it.
a spam mail as below:
----------------------------

Dear USAA cardholder,

We would like to inform you that we have released a new version of USAA Cardholder Form. This form is required to be completed by all USAA cardholders. Please fill in the form below and send it to our automated email robot:
autoform_10942172@usaa-mailings.com

IMPORTANT!
Please use this subject line:
Cardholder Form ID USCHF54894004914852

CARDHOLDER FORM

First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name:
USAA Card Number:
USAA Card Expiration Date (MM/YYYY):
USAA Card Security Code:
USAA Card PIN:

Please note that all fields of the form are required to be completed.

Thank you,
USAA
----------------------------------------------------------

the problem is not the spam. the problem is a few days back I have sent some email from this email account to some hotel in usa regarding some issue. - and now i am forced to think how my email was leaked to this spammer guy?
1. hotel PC is infected and malware stealed my email id.. most possible - so which malware/botnet is sending these emails.

2. or way to US is infected .... :-)

analysis of learning methods

2010-04-21T11:50:00.003+05:30

I was just thinking which learning method yields more. can we generalize. or if can even draw a graph which can be shown to a learner, I think it will be easier for learner to decide which learning path to adopt.

just see the image.
curves in the diagram indicates the learning path adopted. observe the matching color of a quadrant and learning path.

people think differently and some time bizzare

2010-02-10T19:06:00.004+05:30

I dont know why - I keep writing on this blog. But just because I want to write.

Just refer to this news item : http://www.aol.in/bollywood-story/if-people-stop-using-slang-well-stop-using-them-bhardwaj/769389

Vishal bhardwaj is a film director who is infamous for using slang language in his movies. And now he gives an excuse- If People stop using slang, we'll stop using them. there are two ccounter logic to it.
1. everbody who has gone to watch the movie may not be a user of slang language and may have objection. An adult guy can go to watch the movie with (A) but he will also feel uncomfortable with slang language.

2. And if Vishal Bhardwaj is so impressively hurt with using slang language by some people, he can make a movie and spread Civilization by telling them better ways to communicate.

its after one year !

2010-01-10T10:09:00.004+05:30

Its one year now, I have added something to my blog. oops ! its more of a personal diary

there is a new movie,,, Rocket Singh Sales man of the year.

I just remembered one guy-- he is salesman of year for me year 2008

my parents wanted me to marry, and hence looking for some girl..
i went to bangalore for some official work and I met brother of one girl in sight. the meeting was scheduled by parents.

after 4-5 minutes of talk, he is trying his best to sell me an ICICI Life insurance policy..

nothing i can tell more !!
he is undoubtedly no 1.

last three months

2009-01-17T15:04:00.000+05:30

last when i posted, it was on 17.10 and today 17.01.09. today again after 3 months i had my project review meeting.

last three months, a lot of things happened: my sis got married, i got a 15 day break from office for work..

i attended AVAR: in hotel taj, delhi. i met a lot of top brass in computer security market. Chief research officer of FSEcure, kaspersky, Perry, VP global operations, symantec, and lot of researchers in anti virus.

arun lakhotia's paper was on self learning AV scanner. kaspersky put a vision on 2018's security industry. where you wont find a lot of security company as market is demanding more expertise and infrastructure. he also though of ITTP industry.
(IT threat prevention)

Two hectic days

2008-10-17T17:10:00.000+05:30

17 october 2008

17 was my project's review meeting. You can think, whats a day it can be on 16 th.
But on 16, i attended a technology transfer function: Speakers came from both side and i was also not taking much stress in listening those. But then one speaker remarked: which actually inspired me to put this event on blog.

Actually A govt firm was tranferring its technology (in form of a product) to a private company and thats too on network security. Isn't it great.

Anyway, i attended the meeting, i gave presentation. and afterwards it was over. After getting free, i was thinking to do something which is not related to system, i thought blogging. and again i was on my system :-)

A wonderful day proceedings

2008-09-29T19:08:00.000+05:30

I.. actually dont know what wonderful day actually mean.. becuase all day are wonderful in one or other sense..

But I see, many people putting their best day so far. So I thought to monitor and I got it today a best day in recent times. I came to office and I took a small write up assignment (yeah in project work) thats too on Windows File System Filter Driver and you guess for what :-) for Sy.. System Requirements Specification document of a Security Software.. I completed it in 1 hour, it came up very well very fast.

Anyway, I went to IIIT Hyderabad and I listened to Mr. John E. Hopcroft. He talked on Future Directions in Computer Science. I could not get much of his details, but I was able enough to understand the problem and probable and definite "probablistic" and other solutions. But alas! I could not ask him a question. Well !!
His ppt link is http://www.cs.cornell.edu/jeh/. You will get it in Talks Sections.

1. Becuase John discussed too much maths in his presentation: One guy (senior old person) aksed him: so maths will continue to rock, and who doesnt know this much maths, he is OUT :-)

John replied: "Well.. Technology existed much before Science and Maths came into existence." and I got a feeling at that time: Technology is household but science and maths are not that much. We can see our mothers and household people to use things in a nice technical ways :-)

2. Somebody asked him something and used the word software. John told universities does talk about programs and not softwares.""

I got a feeling that: there are two things : university and industry.. whos bridging the gap...

Isnt it a wonderful day ! ! !

just a humour !

2008-08-23T17:40:00.001+05:30

DATE: 22 AUG 2008
i was sitting in my cubicle chatting with my colleague and topic was pathetic situation of India in Olympic games. we were not expecting anything and are so happy with 3. anyway discussion went on and finally came on government.

So a question to all of you....

Why government of India is not serious about making plans for winning golds / silver etc in Olympics.....

Any guesses.....

?
?
?

THEY WANT URANIUM..... AND IF IN OLYMPIC THEY DISTRIBUTE URANIUM TO WINNERS, GOVT OF INDIA WILL SURE TRY THEIR BEST :-)

Right thinking, minwin

2008-05-08T12:34:00.000+05:30

i see a lot of people criticizing ms for its closed approach towards software ie. proprietary. and finally their innovation is blamed.

But if you compare ms products in 1990 and 2008 you find a lot of improvements. compare those with other OS developers.

motivational thought

2008-05-04T11:30:00.003+05:30

I am not a fan of indira gandhi, but she has told one motivational thought which is enough for young hearts of india to rise to ocassion and work harder.

pragati to keval tabhi sambhav hai jab hum apni shamtao ko tutane ke star tak le jaye. anubhav yeh batata hai ki aise prayas hume todne ke bajay aur shakti pradan karte hai.

Improvement is possible only when we take our efforts to a level of break down. But Experience tells that such efforts dont break the person but give him more confidence and strength.

My nerd score

2008-04-12T11:55:00.000+05:30

I sit on internet for a whole day, but still i miss a lot of fun given by this. I was just reading someone's profile and i saw nerd score. so i thought to have one.

Test Series in Cricket.

2008-03-29T13:02:00.000+05:30

The test cricket remains most thrilling form of cricket. But in a try, not to loose it teams play slow and dirty sometimes. Decsions of test series depends on how much one win. I propose a better solution to make it interesting. Suppose 3 test match series is there. results can be 3-0 or 2-1 or 1-2 or 0-3. IF results are these, ok, decision is done. But for test series which have decisions like 1-1 or 0-0, some points on 2 point scale must be given to each team on day basis. So finally we have 30 points to be awarded or divided among two teams. Hence winner of series can be decided.

Himanshu P.

The difference

2007-06-27T16:50:00.000+05:30

Recently i got chance to see two high profile characters from very close. Actually i met cdac director general in an inauguaration event. Around hundred people were gathered for event. some high profile guests were supposed to do SriGanesh Puja. Everybody started walking but DG had some thinking, he didn't hesitated a milisec for taking off his shoes. Then everybody got inside, after some 15 minutes he came back and took on his shoes.
Amazing Confidence, sticking to your own morales and all that for a right cause. He was keen to exchange knowledge.

Another one, a TCS manager probably some chief tech officer. We talked him purely technical but after seeing one software implemenation, he told, "ok u can do it in linux as kernel is available, how its possible in windows ? i dont want to know"
Amazing confidence, sticking to your own morales and all that for a unclear cause. He was keen to critisize.

There can be a learning from both of them. After Science is why, how, what etc. and motivation for science discoveries is human cause only. :-)

Usability Designs

2007-06-22T15:10:00.000+05:30

If you remember Linux was ready into market at around 1990s and that time windows 3.1 or other operating system were in use. But what made difference to windows !
windows 95, 98 and then xp, vista. The only one thing which seperates windows from linux is its usbility designs. Linux developers realized it too late ! Anyway they are trying too hard.

One can see articles which define windows as useless. Well its not the case. I like both and i like software freedom with more logic, but nowhere i and you can blame windows designers for their perfect GUIs and usability designs.

Himanshu P.