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2016-09-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

shrI-gaNesha-stotram - प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं

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This Ganesh Chaturthi, let us know the meaning of the Ganesh Stotram, with eight shloka-s. The meaning in English is given in almost the same order as the original Sanskrit words.
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gaNa-nAyakAya gaNa-devatAya

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम् ।
भक्तावासं स्मरेन्नित्यं आयुःकामार्थसिद्धये ॥ १॥
praNamya shirasA devam gaurI-putram vinAyakam |
bhaktAvAsam smaren_nityam AyuH-kAmArtha-siddhaye || 1 ||

bowing with the head, to the divine, to the son-of-pArvatI, to the vinAyaka

to the devotee-dweller; remember daily, for the accomplishment of long life, desires and wealth ||

प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम् ।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्षं गजवक्त्रं चतुर्थकम् ॥ २॥
prathamam vakra-tuNDam cha eka-dantam dvitIyakam |
tRitIyam kRiShNa-pi~NgAkSham, gaja-vaktram chaturthakam || 2 ||

first to the curved-trunked, and second to the one-tusked

third to the brown-eyed, fourth to the elephant-faced ||

लम्बोदरं पञ्चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च ।
सप्तमं विघ्नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम् ॥ ३॥

lambodaram pa~nchamam cha ShaShTham vikaTameva cha |

saptamam vighna-rAjendram dhUmra-varNam tathAShTamam || 3 ||

fifth to the large-bellied and sixth to the huge

seventh the king of obstacles, and eighth to the smoke-colored ||

नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम् ।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम् ॥ ४॥

navamam bhAla-chandram cha dashamam tu vinAyakam |

ekAdasham gaNa-patim dvAdasham tu gajAnanam || 4 ||

ninth to the one with moon on the forehead, tenth to the supreme hero

eleventh to the leader of peoples and twelfth to the elephant-faced ||

द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।
न च विघ्नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः ॥ ५॥

dvAdashaitAni nAmAni trisandhyam yaH paThen_naraH |

na cha vighna-bhayam tasya sarva-siddhi-karaH prabhuH || 5 ||

these twelve names, one who reads three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening)

there is no fear of obstacles, and lord is his all-accomplisher ||

विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम् ।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्षार्थी लभते गतिम् ॥ ६॥

vidyArthI labhate vidyAm dhanArthI labhate dhanam |

putrArthI labhate putrAn_mokShArthI labhate gatim || 6 ||

knowledge seeker gains knowledge, wealth seeker gains wealth

child seeker gains child, nirvANa seeker gains nirvANa ||

जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत् ।
संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७॥

japed_gaNapati-stotram ShaDbhir_mAsaiH phalam labhet |

saMvatsareNa siddhim cha labhate nAtra saMshayaH || 7 ||

by chanting this ganapati stotram for six months, one gets results

and by [chanting for] one year accomplishment is gained, there no doubt here ||

अष्टेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत् ।
तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः ॥ ८॥

aShTebhyo brAhmaNebhyashcha likhitvA yaH samarpayet |

tasya vidyA bhavet_sarvA gaNeshasya prasAdataH || 8 ||

one who offers having written from eight scholars

his knowledge becomes all-encompassing, by the grace of gaNesha ||

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On the Love of Radha and Krishna – its symbolic meaning - GKanudo

2015-03-01T10:34:00.000-08:00

The love of Radha and Krishna is symbolic of the eternal love affair between the devoted mortal and the Divine…Radha’s yearning for union with her beloved Krishna is the soul’s longing for spiritual awakening.

Every human being is constantly seeking a share of peace and happiness, and since one does not know the real source of these, one seeks them in the midst of sense objects. But when, in devotion, one comes to turn one’s entire attention towards the higher and the nobler, one experiences the Immortal, the Infinite – as intimately as one experienced the world and its changes before.

Sri Krishna says in the Bhagavad Purana: “The mind that constantly contemplates the sense objects irresistibly comes to revel in their finite joys, and the mind that learns to constantly remember Me comes to dissolve into Me and revel in Me.”

Radha represents this state of devotion and consequent merging with the Lord.

MEHUL PATEL - MAR2015 (GujaratiKanudo)

Radha Ashtami 2015 date – Radhashtami - GKanudo

2015-02-14T10:18:00.000-08:00

Sri Radha Ashtami, or Radhashtami, the birthday of Radha, is a major festival celebrated by Lord Krishna devotees. It falls on the eighth day of the Shukla Paksha (Ashtami on waxing phase of moon) in the month of Bhadrapad (August-September). Radha Ashtami 2015 date is on September 21. The day celebrates the relationship between Radha and Krishna – a unique relationship between god and human (world).

Special prayers and pujas are held in Sri Krishna temples in North India on the day. Most important celebrations are at Mathura and Vrindavan and in ISKCON Temples around the world.

To understand the relationship between Radha and Krishna, first we have to clear the worldly impurities from our mind, which is clogging our vision. Once these impurities are removed we will understand the true meaning of Raslila – the individual soul realizing that it is part of the universal soul, which is a continuity.

It is always Radha and Krishna together or simply Radhakrishna. Radha exists with Krishna; not without Krishna. Radha represents the individual soul and Krishna the universal soul. On a lower level, we say the individual soul merges with the universal soul.

In fact, Radha on seeing Krishna realizes that there is nothing called the individual soul and that she is Krishna.

MEHUL PATEL - FEB2015 (GujaratiKanudo)

RadheKrishna - राधेक्रिश्ना -GujaratiKanudo

2014-09-21T23:30:00.000-07:00

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Radha Ashtami 2nd September 2014 – Radhashtami - GKanudo

2014-09-01T09:43:00.000-07:00

Radhashtami - 2^{nd -}September 2014 (Tuesday)

Ashtami Tithi Begins = 05:02 on 2/Sep/2014
Ashtami Tithi Ends = 04:08 on 3/Sep/2014

2014 Radha Ashtami

Rasha Ashtami is commemorated as birth anniversary of Goddess Radha, the consort of Lord Krishna. It falls on Ashtami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month.

Devotees keep fast on Radha Asthami day. Goddess Radha is worshipped during Madhyahna Kala which is noon time according to Hindu division of the day. Currently Radha Ashtami falls in the month of August or September in English calendar.

Radha Ashtami is also known as Radhashtami and Radha Jayanti.

Note - 24-hour clock with local time of New Delhi & DST adjusted for all Muhurat timings (if applicable)

MEHUL PATEL - SEP2014 - GujaratiKanudo

૧૦૮ નામની જનમંગળ નામાવલી-GKanudo

2013-05-28T08:06:00.000-07:00

ભગવાન શ્રી સ્વામિનારાયણ ના ૧૦૮ નામ ની જનમંગળ નમાવલી.

ૐ શ્રી કૃષ્ણાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી વાસુદેવાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પ્રભવે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ભક્તીધર્માત્મજાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અજન્મને નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી કૃષ્ણાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી નારાયણાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી હરયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી હરિકૃષ્ણાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ધનશ્યામાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ધાર્મિકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ભક્તિનંદનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી બૃહદવ્રતધરાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી શુદ્ધાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી રાધાકૃષ્ણેષ્ટદૈવતાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી મરુત્સુતપ્રિયાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી કાલી ભૈરવાધતિભીષણાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી જીતેન્દ્રીયાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી જીતાહારાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી તીવ્રવૈરાગ્યાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી આસ્તિકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી યોગેશ્વરાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી યોગકલાપ્રવૃતીયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અતિધૈર્યવતે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી જ્ઞાનીને નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પરમહંસાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી તીર્થકૃતે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી તૈર્થીકાર્ચિતાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ક્ષમાનિધીયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સદોન્નીદ્રાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ધ્યાનનીષ્ટાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી તપઃ પ્રિયાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સિદ્ધેશ્વરાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સ્વતન્ત્રાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી બ્રહ્મવિદ્યાપ્રવર્તકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પાષડોચ્છેદનપટવે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સ્વસ્વરૂપાચલસ્થિતીયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પ્રશાંતમૂર્તયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી નીર્દોષાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અસુરગુર્વાદીમોહનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અતિકારૂણ્યનયનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ઉદ્ધવાધ્વપ્રવર્તકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી મહાવ્રતાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સાધુશીલાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સાધુવિપ્રપુજકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અહીંસયજ્ઞપ્રસ્તોત્રે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સાકારબ્રમવર્ણનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સ્વામીનારાયણાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સ્વામિને નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી કાલદોષનીવારકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સચ્છાસ્ત્રવ્યસનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સધઃસમાધિસ્થિતીકારકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી કૌલદ્રીષે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી કલીતારકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પ્રકાશરુપાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી નિર્દમ્ભાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સર્વજીવહિતાવહાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ભક્તિસંતોષકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી વાગ્મિને નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ચતુર્વર્ગફલપ્રદાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી નિર્મત્સરાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ભક્તવર્મણે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી બુદ્ધિદાત્રે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અતિપાવનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અબુદ્ધિહતે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી બ્રહ્મધામદર્શકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અપરાજીતાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી આસમુદ્રાન્તસત્કીર્તયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી શ્રિતસંસૃતિમોચનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ઉદારાય નમઃ !
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ૐ શ્રી કન્દર્પદર્પદલનાય નમઃ !
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ૐ શ્રી પંચાયતનસન્માંનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી નેષ્ઠીકવ્રતપોષકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પ્રગલ્ભાય નમઃ !
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ૐ શ્રી ભક્તવત્સલાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અરોષણાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી દીર્ધદર્શિને નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ષડુર્મિવિજયક્ષમાય
ૐ શ્રી નીરંહકૃતયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અદ્રોહાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ઋજવે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સર્વોપકારકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી નીયામકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ઉપશમ સ્થિતયે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી વિનયવતે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ગુરુવે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અજાતવૈરીણે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી નિર્લોભાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી મહાપુરુષાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી આત્મદાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી અખંડીતાર્ષમર્યાદાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી વ્યાસસિદ્ધાંતબોધકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી મનોનિગ્રહયુક્તિજ્ઞાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી યમદૂતવિમોચકાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પૂર્ણકામાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સત્યવાદીને નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ગુણગ્રાહીણે નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી ગતસ્માય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સદાચારપ્રીયતરાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી પુણ્યશ્રવણકીર્તનાય નમઃ !
ૐ શ્રી સર્વમંગલસદ્રુપનાનાગુણવિચેષ્ટિતાય નમઃ !

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Picture Match Collection - GujaratiKanudo

2012-10-16T10:45:00.000-07:00

OH MY GOD movie explored the corrupt side of religious gurus–money swindling and cheating in the name of religion

2012-09-28T00:24:00.000-07:00

OMG Oh My God- the movie with the comedy king pair- Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal-is a laugh riot with a social message no less. You’d expect nothing less than laugh riots and crisp jokes. If that’s what in your mind when you walk in the theatre, then maybe you’ll be a little disappointed. There is subtle comedy and the movie is more like a piece of social commentary which pokes and strikes at just the right places.

The movie is an adaption from the Guajarati play “Kanji Virrudh Kanji” which in turn was adapted from an Australian movie “The Man Who Sued God” which released back in 2001. The movie has been directed by Umesh Shukla, produced by Ashvini Yardi, Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal and written by Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukla.

All of us face troubles at some point of time, many have made a baba or an ashram our destination, to be promised the easy way out of the troubles- spending a certain amount of money for pujas to appease the gods, stars and their planetary movements. The blind faith that spending that ridiculously big amount of money will solve the problems is where we go wrong. The movie exposes the money making business that the religious gurus and figureheads run after dangling the carrot of a happy and peaceful life in front of people.

As rightly said by Mithun Chakraborty, India is not made of “god loving” people, it is the “god fearing” people that form the masses. The various religions that were discoursed with the intention of setting the rules of living the right kind of life for the people were bent for the needs of gurus and pundits to extract money from the common man. The movie has a scene where a common man asks a pundit to explain the meaning of Sanskrit shlokas which he was very pompously reciting during a hawan. The pundit turns up blank and leaves the puja, offended. How can one expect any good out of a Puja where the meaning of the prayer isn’t clear? One can’t cheat God like that.

The movie does not denounce religion or faith. But it questions the mentality of people of India, who would indeed follow anything and everything that is touted as God. The atheist (played by Paresh Rawal) was converted into God with idols and mantras recited after him reveals the blind nature of following that we just make way for. No one can actually blame the gurus and pundits for living a lavish lifestyle out of extracting money in the name of religion from the pockets of people who would readily give up how much ever they can for an easy way out.

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10 Healthy Weight Loss Tips - GujaratiKanudo

2012-09-02T04:51:00.000-07:00

HOW TO REDUCE WEIGHT NATURALLY !!!!

Obesity can RISK your health,Reduce your Weight by Natural Way- 10 Effective Home Remedies for Losing Weight ~

1) Fruits and green vegetables are low calorie foods, so over weight persons should use these more frequently.

2) One should avoid intake of too much salt. Salt may be a factor for increasing the body weight.

3) Milk products like cheese, butter should be avoided because these are rich in fat. Meat and non-vegetarian foods should also be avoided.

4) Spices like dry ginger, cinnamon, black pepper etc. are good for loosing weight and can be used in a number of ways.

5) Vegetables like bitter gourd (Karela), and bitter variety of drumstick are useful for loosing weight.

6) Taking of honey is an excellent home remedy for obesity. It mobilizes the extra deposited fat in the body and puts it into circulation, which is utilized as energy for normal functions. One should start with small quantity of about 10 GMs. or a table spoonful to be taken with hot water. It is good to take it in early morning. A teaspoonful of fresh lemon juice may also be added.

7) Cabbage is considered to be an effective remedy for loosing weight. This vegetable inhibits the conversion of sugar and other carbohydrates into fat. Hence, it is of great value in weight reduction. It can be taken raw or cooked.

8) Exercise is an important part of weight reduction plan. It helps to use up calories stored in body as fat. In addition, it also relieves tension and tones up the muscles of the body. Walking is thebest exercise to begin with and may be followed by running, swimming, rowing.

9) Lime juice is excellent for weight reduction. Juice of a lime mixed in a glass of warm water and sweetened with honey should be taken every morning on an empty stomach.

10) Measure the portions of your food every meal and make sure that the portions are small. For example one portion of rice should not be more than the quantity which can fit in your fist. Smaller meals at a regular interval of 4 to 5 hours will keep your metabolism high and prevent your body from converting the food you intake into fat. You must also include regular exercise in your daily routine to help enhance weight reduction.

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APK-Info For Windows Provides Useful Information About Android APKs -GujaratiKanudo

2012-09-02T02:34:00.000-07:00

Being a blogger, especially for the tech industry, time to time I come across utilities and tools that are so basic and simple in their working, yet package such convenience that one cannot help but question how we’d survived until now without such a thing. For people who play around a lot with Android and love to modify their devices, having multiple sets of different APKs on their computer is nothing too surprising or even worrisome. What’s annoying, however, is to have several APK files lying around in a folder that you cannot recognize, nor can you even tell what they are unless you install them.
Installing an APK that you’ve just grabbed off the internet directly to your device is a bad idea for various obvious reasons. Unfortunately, there aren’t many possibilities to look into what an APK does without sideloading it onto an Android smartphone or tablet. That’s exactly what the app in question, APK-Info, aims to address.

APK-Info is a simple Windows-based application that will look at an APK file, analyze it and provide certain valuable pieces of information pertaining to that application package.
The program captures information such as the name of the application, the icon that will be displayed, version information, package name, SDK version and more. More important pieces of information include what permissions would the APK command, what screen resolutions does it support, what are the features, and a link to the Google Play Store entry for the said application, should that exist. APK-Info even allows you to easily rename the APK file for better identification in the future.

The highly-useful tool is available completely free, and was originally released over at the Total Commander forums. From there, it was taken up by an XDA-Developers forum member who’s updated the utility to provide more updated information, such as the new Android SDK versions, Play Store links instead of the old Android Market etc. Whether the development continues or not, we’ll have to see.

From my point of view, I find APK-Info to be a very valuable addition to my existing arsenal of Android-related utilities. Since the application is free, it won’t hurt for you to give it a try either – you may end up using it on a daily basis!

API levels added:
15 - 4.0.3-4 - Ice Cream Sandwich MR1
16 - 4.1.x - Jelly Bean
17 - 4.2.x - Jelly Bean MR1
18 - 4.3 - Jelly Bean MR2 (APK-Info v0.3 - 2013.07.24)

GUI changes:
Expanded some labels for better readability
Updated App store related strings, e.g. > 'Visit Market' market.android.com > 'Play Store' play.google.com
Removed underscore from 'NewFileName' and 'v' from version string; e.g. > App Name_1.1.apk

Other:
Updated aapt.exe to a more effecient binary
New Icon

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Apple Unveils iOS6, Developer Preview Available For Download - GujaratiKanudo

2012-06-10T10:29:00.002-07:00

Apple’s WWDC keynote 2012 unveiled the next major upgrade to the company's highly popular mobile operating system - iOS 6. With over 200 new features the all new Apple iOS6 is currently available as a free download for registered developers and will be made available to users this fall as a free software update.

The most notable new features and changes would be - all-new iOS6 Maps app which entirely replaces Google Maps, new Siri features and commands, Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, Social posting from Notification Center, Facebook-enabled apps like Photos, Safari, and Maps, ability to share Photo Streams via iCloud, a universal virtual ticket storage system Passbook. Detailed explanation of these new features with images and video after the jump.

Apple iOS 6 major new features picture tour :

Apple iOS 6 Maps - an all-new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography, spoken turn-by-turn navigation, an amazing new Flyover view with amazing photo-realistic and interactive 3D views.

New Siri - new iOS 6 version features support for more languages, more countries and iPad.
Now supports commands to get sports scores and stats, restaurant recommendations, movies recommendations and even ask to make Facebook posts.

Facebook integration throughout iOS - Facebook integration for Contacts and Calendar, direct posting from Notification Center, tight integration with Photos, Siri, Safari, and Maps apps.

Shared Photo Streams via iCloud - Easy sharing just the photos you want, with just the people you choose.

Passbook - Your boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards, and more are now all in one place. With Passbook, you can scan your iPhone or iPod touch to check in for a flight, get into a movie, and redeem a coupon. You can also see when your coupons expire, where your concert seats are, and the balance left on that all-important coffee bar card. Wake your iPhone or iPod touch, and passes appear on your Lock screen at the appropriate time and place — like when you reach the airport or walk into the store to redeem your gift card or coupon. And if your gate changes after you’ve checked in for your flight, Passbook will even alert you to make sure you’re not relaxing in the wrong terminal.

iOS 6 new phone calling features - Now users have ability to decline an incoming call with an instant reply text message and even set a callback reminder. An all new "Do Not Disturb" feature allows you to ignore all but few, very important calls.

Better streamlined Mail app with VIP list feature.

Better web-surfing with new Safari - All new iCloud Tabs keeps track of which pages you have open on your devices, so you can start browsing on one device and pick up right where you left off on another device. Ability to save web pages, not just links in your Reading List for offline access, direct camera and camera-roll access from Safari and full-screen picture view.

Apple iOS 6 :

Official details of new features

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Mugdha Shah in Devo Ke Dev Mahadev! - GujaratiKanudo

2012-05-29T12:12:00.005-07:00

Mugdha Shah will be soon seen in Devo Ke Dev Mahadev as Parvati’s mother…

Life OK's Devon Ke Dev. Mahadev has been consistently scaling the TRP chart and to keep their ascent on the chart active production house has planned many entries to be introduced in the show. The latest news is that Mugdha Shah has been finalized to play Parvati's mother in the show.

Mugdha was last seen as Murli's mother in Imagine's Baba Aiso Varr Dhundo and will now be essaying a very critical role. She will be paired opposite Pankaj Dheer.

We contacted Mugdha who confirmed the news - "Yes, I am playing Parvati's mother in the show and it's a powerful character. Today is my first day of shoot and I can't reveal more about the character."

-GK

Who will play 'Parvati' in Devon Ke Dev. Mahadev? - GujaratiKanudo

2012-05-08T11:54:00.000-07:00

Production house of Devon Ke Dev. Mahadev is looking for an actress to play Parvati and Suhasi Dhami seems to be the favorite to bag the role…

Life OK's Devon Ke Dev. Mahadev has hit the right note with the audience and has been fairly consistent in the TRP ratings.

The show will now have 'Parvati' track and the production house is looking for actresses to play the character. Quite a few actresses have been approached to play the role.

We hear Divyanka Tripathy who is currently seen in Comedy Circus, Aasiya Kazi who was in Imagine's Dharampatni , Suhasi Dhami aka Abha in Zee TV's Yaha Mein Ghar Ghar Kheli, and Pooja Bose have been shortlisted to play the important character.

We contacted Suhasi who rubbished the news saying that she has not been approached. We also called Aasiya who confirmed the news of being approached but told Tellybuzz that nothing has been finalized yet.

On the other hand Producer Nikhil Sinha too denied the news of approaching Suhasi and also told -" We have approached many known faces but nothing has been confirmed yet."

The buzz doing the rounds is that Suhasi Dhami is currently leading the race and in high probability could be selected to play the character of 'Parvati'!

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Love & Hate Optical Illusion -GujaratiKanudo

2012-03-14T22:38:00.003-07:00

So simple, yet so effective! If anyone knows where I can buy this kind of T-Shirts, please post it under comments. As you see this girls wears a shirt that says “Hate”, making her pretty dangerous girl, but not many know her secret. In-fact, she is really not so bad – when you read the message on her t-shirt in other direction, you will see her tender side comes out. Enjoy!

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FBI to Shut Down the Internet for Millions this Coming March 8

2012-02-18T13:00:00.004-08:00

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a desperate pursuit to finally put an end to the countless DNS attacks of the infamous worm named DNSCharger Trojan on millions of computers in the U.S. and other parts of the globe, has considered the plan to take down a huge number of DNS servers and along with it millions of Internet users. It's estimated that half of all Fortune 500 companies and 27 out of 55 government sectors are infected by the DNSCharger Trojan.

The FBI was able to temporarily stop the widespread of the virus by replacing the infected servers with newer ones, thus giving companies and individuals affluent time to clean up the mess. Unfortunately, the solution was not enough to stop the DNSCharger from spreading its wrath. Although the FBI, with the help of local authorities, was able to capture the Estonian programmers responsible for the attacks, by the time they knew about it, the Trojan has already been distributed to more than 100 countries.

With the court's decision to approve the expiry of the replacement servers on March 8 and with only a few options left on its sleeve, the FBI has considered what the victims have feared the most - to forcibly shut down the infected DNS servers. That accounts to millions of PCs overall. So how nasty is the DNSCharger malware?

Once inside the computer, the Trojan can alter the DNS settings of the system, leaving your PC vulnerable to hidden re-routes to illegal websites that may contain more malware. What's worse is that the DNSCharger has the capability to stop your computer from accessing websites that are offering fixes to the problem. It's a very dangerous malware that the FBI is taking very seriously.

Brian Krebs, a journalist who specializes in cyber security, said, "Computers still infected with DNSChanger are up against a countdown clock. As part of the DNSChanger botnet takedown, the feds secured a court order to replace the Trojan’s DNS infrastructure with surrogate, legitimate DNS servers. But those servers are only allowed to operate until March 8, 2012. Unless the court extends that order, any computers still infected with DNSChanger may no longer be able to browse the Web." So, are you safe? You can check out and verify your DNS's security here.

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How To Enable/Disable Fast User Switching In Windows 8 [Tip]

2012-02-15T01:19:00.000-08:00

Like previous versions of Windows, the Log Off and Lock functions in Windows 8 enable users to quickly switch between all the available user accounts without having to restart or shutdown the PC. When you lock the screen, it shows you a back navigation button on the logon screen to let you quickly switch to any user account without having to quit background processes. Often, when users switch to other accounts via Lock function, the background processes become unstable, and in some cases, Windows forcibly closes conflicting system processes. If you don’t want to allow switching between user accounts on your PC, you can use the Microsoft Management Console snap-in called Local Group Policy Editor to change the Fast User Switching policy setting. In what follows, we will guide you through the process of disabling Fast User Switching in Windows 8.

The Start Screen in Windows 8 displays your name along with the account picture at the top right corner. Clicking it opens up a menu containing options to Change account picture, Lock and Sign out from the current account, or access any other account existing on the computer just by clicking its name. Once you select another user account, you will be automatically logged off from the current one and taken to the login page of the selected account.

To begin, make sure that you have logged in as Administrator or have required administrative rights to change local group policies. First, go to Start Screen, type gpedit.msc, select Apps from right sidebar, and then click gpedit.msc in main window.

This will open Local Group Policy Editor. Now, go to the following location and look for Logon in the left pane.

Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Logon

Just double-click Hide Entry Points for Fast User Switching to bring up a dialog box to change Fast User Switching policy setting.

At the top, there are Not Configured, Enabled and Disabled options available. Selecting each setting will let you read its affect in Help section. To disable Hide Entry Points for Fast User Switching, just select Enabled from the list and click OK.

Once done, you will have to enforce the change made to Fast User Switching policy setting. To do so, close the Local Group Policy Editor and open the Run dialog box. Enter the command “gpupdate /force“ and click OK. The policy will be updated and applied on all user accounts.

Fast User Switching will now be disabled in Windows 8. You will notice that User Tile menu (accessible from Start Screen) doesn’t show other user accounts.

To re-enable Fast User Switching, just choose Not Configured in its policy setting dialog and apply the changes via gpupdate /force command.

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Are mobiles destroying your body? - GujaratiKanudo

2012-02-14T07:20:00.006-08:00

Are mobiles destroying your body?

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50 Windows 8 tips bY GujaratiKanudo

2012-02-14T00:38:00.002-08:00

Windows 8 represents the biggest shake-up of Windows' user interface since Microsoft went from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95. The new tiled system is known as Metro UI and is an attempt to unify the desktop and touchscreen experience.
If you've ever used a Windows Phone 7 device, you've already seen it in action, albeit in a much smaller form. Given the magnitude of the change, many users may feel trepidatious about making the switch. If that describes you, we've got you covered. This guide lists everything you'll need to know, from getting the Windows 8 Release Preview running (if you're feeling adventurous), to making the most of Metro UI.

Setting up

1. Download the Windows 8 Release Preview installer

Go to this link to download an application that will determine your computer's compatibility with Windows 8. It will then install itself over your current operating system. To go back to your previous installation of Windows, you'll have to restore from back-ups.

2. Download the ISO

If you want to do things the old-fashioned way, you can download the ISO image from here, or let the set-up application (above) download it for you. This way, you can use the ISO to create a bootable DVD or USB drive (using the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool). Remember to set your bios to boot from either your CD/DVD drive or USB flash drive before you use this.

3. System requirements

Microsoft states your computer will need the following specifications. Do note that Metro apps won't work on a screen resolution below 1,024x768 pixels. To snap apps (see below), you need a screen resolution of at least 1,366x768 pixels.
Windows 8 Release Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:

Processor: 1GHz or faster.
RAM: 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit).
Hard disk space: 16GB (32-bit) or 20GB (64-bit).
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.

Additional requirements to use certain features:

To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multi-touch.
To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1,024x768 pixels.
Internet access.

4. Completely wipe your system

Assuming you're installing from the ISO, you'll be given an option to completely wipe your operating system and have Windows 8 installed in its place. If you do this, you'll have to make sure you have all your files backed up on an external drive (or a partition), and be ready to re-install all your applications.

5. Keep your files and apps

There is another option on the Windows 8 ISO installer that will install over your current operating system, but it will attempt to keep all of your personal files and do its best to retain all of your applications and settings.

6. Dual boot

If you want to try Windows 8 on your PC and keep your existing Windows 7 set-up, it will take a little extra work but it's completely possible.
Firstly, you'll need to create a partition for Windows 8 to be installed to. In Windows 7, hit your Windows key and type 'partitions', and select the 'Create and format hard drive partitions' application. Assuming you just have a C: drive (not counting your restore partition, which is usually at the start of the disc), you'll need to shrink it down and then create a new partition. It's recommended you use at least 25GB. When you boot from your Windows 8 USB/DVD and start the install, select the empty partition for installation. When you next boot, you'll be given an option for Windows 8 or Windows 7.

7. Use a virtual machine

Virtual machines are simulated computers running as an application on your desktop. If you've downloaded the Windows 8 ISO file, direct your virtual machine manager (see our how-to guide on this) to use it as the machine's optical drive. Then you can follow the install procedure and use Windows 8 without making any changes to your system at all.

8. Change your hard drive

If you're not keen on any of the above options and you're confident replacing parts in your PC or laptop, then try using a spare hard drive. Temporarily exchange it with your current primary hard drive and use the Windows 8 USB/DVD (created from the ISO file) to create a fresh install. This way, all you have to do is re-install your original hard drive to go back to the way things were. Just make sure you use a back-up service like Dropbox or SkyDrive to keep all your personal files up to date.

9. Refresh your PC

If you find that your Windows 8 system isn't as nippy as it was when you first set it up or you're having lots of crashes, don't worry, it's easy to pep things up again. Press Windows+C (for the 'charm' bar), and select 'Settings', then 'Change PC Settings' (you'll find it close to the bottom of the screen). In the 'General' section there's an option to 'Refresh your PC without affecting your files'.
As the name suggests, this procedure won't delete your personal files but it will reset Windows back to its factory conditions. You'll need your Windows 8 USB/DVD at hand for this. Also, apps you've installed from the Metro UI app store will be saved, but any apps you've installed from disc or download will be removed.

10. Reset your PC

If you want to take your system back to an 'as new' state, you'll need this option, which can be found in the same place as the Refresh option.
Here, all personal files, settings and every application will be removed from your system. If your PC has more than one drive, you'll be asked whether you want all or just some drives to be erased. There is even the option for a 'thorough' erasure of data or just a mass deletion of all files.
The former option is good for those selling a PC that once contained sensitive data (and which PC doesn't?). At this point I don't know how thorough the erasure is, but Windows 8 warns it will take several hours.

Metro UI

11. Metro and the desktop

For users, the biggest change in Windows 8 is the new Metro UI -- as seen on Windows Phone 7. Since Windows 95, we've all been used to the idea that the 'desktop' was the base on which everything else was presented -- the task bar, the start menu and application windows.
This has all changed. The tiled 'Start screen' is the new base but the desktop is still there as an application in its own right, where users can access non-Metro applications such as Office and Google Chrome, and other essentials like Windows Explorer and the Control Centre.

12. Applications and tiles

Just because Windows 8 has Metro UI and tiles, doesn't mean you can't use your old applications. You can still install apps via CD/DVD or download, but when you launch them, you'll be taken to the Desktop 'application'. However, you can browse the Microsoft app store for new Metro apps for the tiled interface, enabling you to get the best combination of tiles to suit you. The benefit of 'live tiles' is that they're not just a shortcut, they also present information, just like widgets on your phone.

13. Arranging tiles

To rearrange your tiles, simply drag one with your cursor or finger. By right-clicking (or the equivalent touch gesture), you can choose whether to make the tile large or small.

14. Pinning tiles

'Pinning' is the verb used to describe adding a tile to the Start screen. In the application list (Windows+Q), right-click or touch to select an application and then see the context bar that appears at the bottom of the screen. There you'll see options to pin it as a tile or add it to the Desktop taskbar. Note that Desktop applications can both be pinned as a tile or to the taskbar, while Metro apps can only be pinned as tiles.

15. Windows key: the new home button

Now that the Metro tiles of Windows 8 have replaced the desktop as the home screen of Windows, so too has the function of the Windows button changed. Windows 8 doesn't have a start menu so the Windows button will now take you back to the Start screen. Press it again and you'll go back to the last application you were in. If you find the Start screen confusing, think of it as being a full-screen start menu on steroids!

16. Navigating through tiles

When you have more tiles than will fit on your screen, it's easy to move around. On a touchscreen, just swipe to pan across as on any smart phone. You can zoom out too to get a 'high altitude' view of your tiles. Just use a pinching gesture on touchscreens and with a mouse just hold down the Control key and use the scroll wheel.

17. Select multiple tiles

If you want to get rid of multiple tiles at once, you'll need to select them first. With a keyboard and mouse, hold down the Control key and click the desired tiles. On tablets, just perform a long press. Once selected, tiles will be outlined in an accent colour with a tick in their top-right corner. The context bar will let you unpin them or clear the selection.

18. Finding apps, files and settings

Finding whatever you need in Windows 8 is actually very easy. No matter what you need, just start typing from the Start screen. If you're using a tablet, you'll need to tap the Search icon in the charm bar. As you type, Windows 8 will narrow down the matching items in real time and split the results into three categories: Apps, Settings and Files.
You can also right-click -- or swipe from the top or bottom bezel on tablets -- and a context bar will appear with a link to 'All Applications', to show all of your Metro and desktop applications. You can also call this list by pressing Windows+Q.

19. The Metro application history

Windows 8's Metro UI brings in a new way of switching between applications. The app history is a sidebar that appears on the left with previews of all the currently running applications. You can access it via a mouse or trackpad by placing the cursor in the top-left corner and then moving downwards. Touchscreen users just have to swipe in from the left-hand bezel and back. Keyboard users can cycle through the app history by repeatedly pressing Windows+Tab.

20. Switching between apps

Most people know that pressing Alt+Tab switches between applications. Fortunately, this shortcut still works in Windows 8. Also, if you have a touchscreen, just swipe in from the left-hand bezel and you can switch between your running applications. Bear in mind that while Windows+Tab lets you cycle through items in the application history, desktop applications aren't listed. However, using Alt+Tab will cycle through desktop and Metro apps alike.

21. Enable Windows snap

Snap is Windows 8's way of getting around the full-screen nature of Metro applications. With it, you 'snap' an application into a narrow sidebar while allowing another application to occupy most of the screen. Because Metro apps are written in HTML5 and CSS, they will adapt to the narrow space.
You have to have a screen resolution of at least 1,366x768 pixels though. To enable it in the release preview, you'll need to use Regedit -- just type its name from the Start screen. Once there, edit (or create if necessary) a folder called HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\AppPositioner. There, set a key called AlwaysEnableLSSnapping equal to 1.

22. How to use Windows snap

If you're using a keyboard and mouse, open the app history and drag your chosen app to either side of the screen. You'll see a dividing bar appear and space open up to accept the application you're dragging. Once in place, the Metro application will rearrange its user interface to suit the narrow bar. You can drag the divider to alternate between which application is in a sidebar. Also, dragging the divider completely to one side of the screen will remove the respective application.

The charm bar

23. The charm bar

The charm bar is the key to getting most things done on Windows 8, especially if you're a tablet user. It has five icons: Search, Share, Start, Devices and Settings. If you're a keyboard user press Windows+C to call it up. The third icon, 'Start', always takes you back to the Start screen, just like the Windows key.

24. The Search charm

On the Start screen, using the search charm is the same as just typing in an application or file name, as mentioned above. However, the search charm is context sensitive so it will perform a search of whichever Metro application you're currently in.

25. The Share charm

If you use this while viewing various types of content, you'll be presented with options to send or post via applications that support doing so. By default, such applications are the Mail application and the social 'People' application. Other third-party Metro apps will support this too and will appear in the list of possible sharing methods -- very much like we see on mobile devices.

26. The Devices charm

Here you'll find a list of all connected devices, whether it be a second screen, projector, printer or scanner. Selecting any device will present you with a new sidebar menu containing relevant options and actions for that device.

27. The Settings charm

The Settings charm is context sensitive, which means it will present the settings of whichever Metro app you're currently in. No matter which app you're in though, you'll always find icons in the settings bar to adjust your volume and brightness etc. You'll also always find a link to 'Change PC Settings' to get to the main Metro settings.

Settings

28. Make sure you keep up to date

In the PC Settings section, you'll find a page for Windows Update. Here you can make sure that automatic updates are turned on. There's a button to force Windows to check for updates manually.

29. Synchronise your settings

One of the worst things about transferring from one PC to another is having to re-apply all of your preferred settings. Given that user accounts can be created on Windows 8 based on your Live ID, you can now save your settings to Microsoft's cloud, ready to be updated on other devices that you use. There are lots of options giving you control over what information you do and don't let out of your PC. For example, you can save your personalisation settings, your passwords, app settings, browser history, favourites and more.

30. Changing your PC settings

Even though the Settings charm is context sensitive, there are always the same options at its base. Normally these allow you to check your network settings, adjust volume, adjust screen brightness, disable notifications, shut down or restart your device and set your keyboard language. Additionally, there's a text link, 'Change PC Settings', that allows you to get into the settings for the Metro UI interface and user accounts etc. This doesn't replace the traditional Control Centre but makes common settings easy to find.

31. Quickly access power-user settings

Right-clicking in the bottom-right corner or pressing Windows+X reveals an old-fashioned grey menu. This almost hidden feature gives access to some very deep features of Windows 8. To name just a few, Network Connections, Power Options, Event View, Device Manager, Disk Management, Command Prompt (as admin) and Task Manager.

32. Personalise your device's appearance

From the 'Change PC Settings' page found via the Settings charm, the first section shown is the 'Personalise' screen. Here you can set your lock screen wallpaper and set which apps will show information on the lock screen. You can also choose from a limited set of colour palettes for your Start screen as well as several background patterns.

33. Link to your Microsoft Live ID

If you created a local account rather than linking to your Live ID when you installed Windows 8, it's not too late to change your mind. If you go to the Users section in the Metro PC Settings (via the Settings charm in any app), you'll find an option to link to your Microsoft Live ID. Next time you log in, you'll see your name and profile picture in the top-right corner of the Start screen.

34. Limit notifications

Various Metro applications can post notifications for you. If you find this distracting, you have two options to limit the amount of interruptions. Firstly, from the Settings charm, you can disable notifications for a certain period of time. Alternatively, go to the PC Settings screen (via the Settings charm again), and you'll find a Notifications section, where you can disable notifications on a per-application basis.

Controlling Windows 8

35. Keyboard shortcuts

There's a plethora of shortcuts for virtuoso keyboard users:

Accessibility settings: Windows+I.
Application history cycling: Windows+Tab.
Charm bar: Windows+C.
Close current application: Alt+F4.
Computer: Windows+E.
Devices charm: Windows+K.
Lock screen: Windows+L.
Navigate and select tiles: Cursor keys and Spacebar.
Project to a second screen: Windows+P.
Run dialog: Windows+R.
Settings search: Windows+W.
Share an item: Windows+H.
Show Desktop: Windows+(D or M).
Switch between running applications: Alt+Tab.
System menu: Windows+X.
Task bar icon cycling: Windows+T.
Task manager: Control+Shift+Esc.

36. Touchscreen gestures

If you plan to use Windows 8 on a tablet or touchscreen laptop, there are a range of gestures to help you get around. For instance, swipe in from the right-hand bezel to call the charm bar and swipe in from the left and back to call up a sidebar with previews of all your running applications. For more touch gestures, follow this link.

37. Mouse and trackpad gestures

There are a number of pointing device gestures:

Hover top-left: clickable preview of the next active application.
Hover bottom-left: reveals shortcut to the Start screen.
Hover top or bottom-right: reveals the charm bar.
Hover top-left and move downwards: opens the Application History bar.
Hover top-left and drag preview down: initiates Windows Snap with the previewed application.
Hover bottom-right and right-click: opens the System menu (same as Windows+X).

Metro Apps

38. Mail

The Mail app in Metro supports Hotmail, Microsoft Exchange and Google Mail. There's no mention of POP or IMAP support in the Windows 8 Release Preview, which this guide is based on. In full-screen mode, the application has three columns, depending on your screen resolution. The first shows your mail folders, the second shows the message list and the third shows message content.
In snap mode, Mail reduces to a single column showing a message list. It's much like the Mail application found on Windows Phone 7, which is fine unless you need power-user features, in which case you'll still need to fall back on your desktop web mail or Outlook.

39. People

The People application is your unified address book and social networking hub. There are three main views: People, What's New and Me. The People view is a list of everybody in your address book (which is imported when you set up your mail account), plus your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.
The People app automatically links the details of people with their social accounts. However, I noted that the release preview of Windows 8 wasn't linking (or giving the option to link) Twitter accounts to respective contacts.
The What's New section gives a combined feed of all the status updates across your social network accounts, allowing you to reply, retweet and like. Finally, the Me page offers an overview of your activity, status updates, social notifications and photo albums (stored on your device and on Facebook and SkyDrive).

40. Messaging

The Messaging app is where the instant messaging action happens. Messaging supports Microsoft Live chat and Facebook chat. To start a chat with somebody, call up the context bar (right-click with a mouse, or swipe from the bottom bezel if you're on a tablet), and click the 'Add' button. This will send you to the People app, where you can filter the list down to those who are currently online.

41. Photos

This is Windows 8's gallery application, which enables you to browse not just photos stored on your device, but on all of your cloud accounts, including SkyDrive, Facebook and Flickr. With this app you can set photos to be the application background, the tile image or the lock screen wallpaper.

42. Internet Explorer 10 for Metro

The Metro version of Internet Explorer 10 runs on the same HTML5-compliant engine as its desktop brother in Windows 8. The difference is the user interface. IE10 Metro goes for a much more stripped-down design, which makes things more touch-friendly by getting rid of clutter.
However, if you want to bookmark a site, you're out of luck as IE10 Metro only supports pinning sites as tiles, which won't scale well for a lot of sites. You can, of course, install another desktop browser and set that as a default. If you do this, the IE10 Metro browser tile will become unavailable.

43. SkyDrive

For those who haven't heard of SkyDrive, this is Microsoft's online storage solution. If you install the SkyDrive desktop application, it will synchronise your files, just like Dropbox. The SkyDrive Metro application allows you to browse and manage the files you have stored online as well as download and upload files.

44. Weather

The Weather application's live tile shows you the current weather for your default location. You can also add multiple locations around the world.

45. Maps

The Maps application is a Metro app version of the Bing Maps service. However, in testing the Release Preview version, finding locations for the start and end points of driving directions was nowhere near as reliable as using Bing's mapping website.

46. Xbox Live

This gives integration to your Xbox account. Here you can view the latest releases for Xbox, remotely install game previews to your console and connect with your friends.

47. App Store

This is where you'll add new Metro apps to your Windows 8 system -- the experience is just like browsing the app store on any smart phone.

48. Recommended third-party apps

There are a lot of big name applications already in the Windows 8 App Store. Here's my top 10 suggestions to get you started:

Allrecipes
Amazon Kindle
Cut the Rope
Evernote
Fruit Ninja
Slacker Radio
Star Chart
StumbleUpon
Wikipedia
WordPress

49. Uninstalling Metro apps

If you want to uninstall a Metro app, you just have to select it and right-click (or swipe from the top or bottom bezel on tablets) to reveal the context bar, where you'll find an option to uninstall. You can even uninstall the core applications discussed here and reinstall them later from the App Store.

50. Monitor your apps

Not strictly a Metro application, but the Task Manager has had a facelift in Windows 8. In the processes tab, you'll get a colour-coded breakdown of which apps are consuming the most CPU, memory, hard drive access, and network access. The performance tab is much clearer too, with better charts than previous versions of Windows. There's even a start-up tab so you can control which apps are loaded when you log in.

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Greatest Impossible Animation Ever? - GujaratiKanudo

2012-02-02T16:24:00.000-08:00

David L’Heureux found this animated Gif online, and decided to share it with us. As the logic of the flowing object below is more than my mind can comprehend, I have to make a reference to the 4D Hypercube we talked about years ago.

Even though the animation below doesn’t need to be impossible at all, I decided to share it with you cause of it’s awesomeness. I want to say clearly, I’m aware we can’t show 4th dimension in our 3-dimensional space, but this is the closest I can explain 4th dimension to you in plain words:

Imagine you lived in a 1-dimensional space, and wanted to steal money from me. You could only move forward and backward on a straight line. Preventing you to steal from my safe would easily be done, just by placing a single dot (barrier) on the line between you and my safe.

In a 2D environment, imagine you lived in old Nintendo's Super Mario world, and could move in all directions, except further and closer from the monitor’s surface. What is in front and behind the monitor would be unimaginable to you. Preventing you to steal from my safe would easily be done just by drawing a rectangle around my safe. Diverting over the rectangle would be impossible for you, since you couldn’t comprehend the 3rd dimension.

Now the person from 3rd dimension would easily pick up the content from the rectangle, leaving no damage to the rectangle barrier, since he wouldn’t even need to touch it. In a 3 dimensional world (our own), I would prevent you from stealing my safe, by placing it in a sealed box. You couldn’t open it from each of the 6 sides. But if an intruder came to my house, from a 4th dimension… now this is the tricky part to understand…. he would easily take the content out of the safe, without even needing to open it, nor would he touch it. Thus, resulting in undamaged safe, and missing content inside of it.

If you’re interested more in calculating the 4th dimension space, here is a good starting point.

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2011-12-19T06:58:00.016-08:00

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Devon Ke Dev Mahadev - Live on LifeOK bY GujaratiKanudo

2011-12-18T23:30:00.000-08:00

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Wonderful Paintings Of The Year - GujaratiKanudo

2011-12-05T07:35:00.000-08:00

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Awesome Imprint Slippers - GujaratiKanudo

2011-12-02T00:51:00.000-08:00

Here are Some Awesome Imprint Slippers

bY GujaratiKanudo || DEC2011 || Images Base

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Twelve Animals: World maps as Chinese zodiac

2011-12-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

In a series of illustrations entitled "Twelve Animals," graphic artist Kentaro Nagai rearranges the world map to create the beasts of the Chinese zodiac.

Rat

Tiger

Rabbit

Dragon

Snake // Horse

Sheep

Monkey

Rooster

Dog

Boar

The images shown here are high-contrast black-and-white photos of Nagai's work, which is on display at the Japan Media Arts Festival at the National Art Center.

-MEHUL PATEL / GK

The Only Immortal Animal on Earth

2011-11-30T07:31:00.000-08:00

Turritopsis nutricula

Have you ever wondered what would happen if our life cycles were reversed, that is if we were born old and died young? Well, there’s one animal that comes close and has achieved immortality in the process, just to top it off. Meet the Turritopsis nutricula, a small saltwater animal or hydrozoan related to jellyfish and corals.

Like most jellyfish, Turritopsis nutricula undergoes two distinct stages in its life cycle: The polypoid or immature stage, when it’s just a small stalk with feeding tentacles; and the medusa or mature stage when the only 1mm-long polyps asexually produce jellyfish.

Turritopsis nutricula in its aptly named medusa form with a bright red stomach

A jellyfish’s lifespan usually ranges from somewhere between a few hours for the smallest species to several months and rarely to a few years for the bigger species. How does the only 4-5 mm long Turritopsis nutricula (let’s call it T’nut) manage to beat the system?

Well, T’nut is able to transform between medusa and polyp stage, thereby reverting back from mature to immature stage and escaping death. The cell process is called transdifferentiation, when non-stem cells either transform into a different type of cell or when an already differentiated or specialised stem cell creates cells outside this specialised path.

The polyp state of Turritopsis rubra, long synonymised with T’nut

T’nut requires tissue from both the jellyfish bell surface and the circulatory canal system for its transdifferentiation. This switching of cell roles is not unusual and can be seen in many animals and humans, but usually only when parts of an organ regenerate. In T’nut’s case, reverting back to an immature state is part of its regular life cycle.

In its medusa form, Turritopsis nutricula is bell-shaped and about 4-5 mm in diameter. Young specimens will be only 1 mm in diameter and have eight tentacles to start out with but can have between 80 and 90 as adults.

Specimen with a yellow body

Turritopsis nutricula most likely originated in the Caribbean but can now be found in the temperate to tropical regions in all of the world's oceans, spreading further through the ballast water that ships discard in ports. According to Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta from the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute: "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion."

A drawing of various Tuatara species; T’nut is No. 18

Silent invasion? Possibly, but while Turritopsis nutriculae may be biologically immortal, they are surely not invincible. Especially in their immature stage, they are susceptible to predators and diseases and many die before they even reach jellyfish stage. Still, they are to date the only known animal capable of reverting to an earlier, immature stage.

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