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Western Athletic Performance Products (WAPP Clothing and Screenprinting) is a rip off company to work for

2011-12-28T02:52:00.000+05:45

Western Athletic Performance Products also known by WAPP Clothing located in Kings Beach, CA and also has offices in Lake Tahoe never pays it's employees in times. Working with them is a nightmare and I literally had to beg for the money that I earned. The owner 'Bryan R Sampson' is a big time crook for me when he wrote me a non-sufficient check. I found out when I cashed it at one local check cashing business. They later caught me when I tried to cash another check from different company. They understood it's not my fault and didn't charge me anything for the bounced check I presented to them but I felt guilt and shame to have worked for that company. I at least had wished they wouldn't do it to my last check.

It's even shameful to mention the check was not over $50. How could a company in business for so many years do that? Because of their unprofessional way of dealing with other companies and employees, people like us who work for them have to face insults and guilt.

Dealing with this company will only promote their unethical activities. I urge all my friends and anyone reading this not to do any business with them as this will only contribute to it's abuses to it's employees. I can understand times are tough but still you don't wanna get services from a company which is dictatorial to it's employees and unaccountable to it's clients.

Former employee

WAPP Clothing

Kings Beach, CA 96143

How to read Nepalese fonts on your Android devices / tablets

2011-12-08T04:25:00.001+05:45

How to display Nepalese and other unicode fonts on your mobile android devices or tablets using opera mini browser.

Use bitmap fonts for complex scripts.- YES

When you click 'yes', all the writings on the web pages are thereafter processed on opera servers.. which means you'll be seeing the snapshots of the webpages instead of the writing. They call it bitmap fonts.

Wirelessly charge your electronic devices with Solar-Powered Charging table

2011-06-30T12:30:00.008+05:45

Solar powered wireless charging seems formidable option as opposed to traditional way of wired charging. But the thing remains same. Still same hassles of looking around for charge station and stuff. We're still not heading towards the directions we are dreaming.

I always hoped that we have major breakthroughs in our everyday things, the way we do and we live.
There is this big corporate greed that comes between you as a consumer and the reliable free energy.
There have been several technologies showcased since few years in several tech expos like CES. They are still not being materialized and struggling to enter the competitive market. There are various setbacks if one is to embrace this new technology. First the transitional cost to new technology, hassles of extra panel or mat(if it gets ubiquitous one day, that's the different story) , accompanying compatible batteries and new threat which poses direct/indirect risk to human health in the form of electromagnetic radiation. And, I'm pretty much sure not all corporations are supporting it. Because they are already making big money off of current one.

Many years ago, I still remember the fuel cell technology widely advertised later on only to find it's pronto death because of it's unreliability and other risks. It's easy to pass on judgement without seeing consequences but there are some real-deal innovations and technologies which are purposely killed before it's formation because of same corporate greed. Tesla would have given us Free Electricity.. alas..
I am eagerly dreaming of solar powered self-enabled devices, well someday... Time will tell us where it will head but if you ask me personally, I don't think these so called solar powered wirless charging tables are pragmatic.

Reasons are already mentioned above. Give us self-charging devices(and of course big Corp won't let that happen, their revenue from the sale of accessories and others will plummet in no time and they don't want it) and see how people would react.

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Dr. Sanduk Ruit for CNN HEROES 2011

2011-03-25T09:23:00.000+05:45

There is an annual television show CNN HEROES created by CNN to honor individuals who make extraordinary contributions to help others.

Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a Nepalese eye surgeon has been nominated for CNN Heroes 2011. He is the man who devised the cheapest eye cataract surgery making it extremely affordable even for low income It's his humanitarian instinct, he sets up camp in remote villages and service unselfishly. We're living in a world with war and corruptions sometimes we feel there is no hope and humanity, but it makes us sigh with relief that there are people like Dr. Sanduk Ruit whose unprecedented effort and altruistic behavior to help others in societies help us think there are still some humanity left on us.

CNN's annual show to recognize social workers and awarding them is indeed applaudable. Here is our chance to honor this guy one more time.

Lets vote for him, not just because I'm a Nepalese or him, but for his globally contributed philanthropic services.

I personally hope this will motivate each and one of us to be a kind and compassionate human being.

Biography

Early life and education

Ruit was born in 1955 to uneducated parents in the remote Olangchungola Pass in Taplejung District of northeast Nepal, a mountain area of Nepal so poor and remote that the nearest school was eleven days away by foot[2] However, his father, a small time businessman, placed a priority on providing education to his children, and sent Dr Ruit to St Robert’s School in Darjeeling for studies and also provided financial support in his early medical career.

Ruit's childhood dream was that of becoming a pilot during his schooldays. But knowing the death of his elder brother before his birth was due to diarrhea, and being with his younger sister when she died of tuberculosis in 1964, and suffering the loss of another younger sister of pneumonia all worked to changed his heart. "That pinched my heart and I decided to become a doctor,” the eyesight specialist stated.

In 1969 Dr Ruit received his School Leaving Certificate from Siddhartha Vanasthali School in Kathmandu, Nepal, and later was educated in India beginning in 1981 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and also studied in the Netherlands, Australia and the United States, and was mentored by an Australian Professor, Dr. Fred Hollows.
Major works

In 1986, Ruit and Hollows developed a strategy to use small-incision cataract surgery (SICS) in the developing world at the community level, through the use of a low-cost intraocular lens (IOL). Dr. Ruit was the first Nepali doctor to use IOLs in cataract surgery.

However, the high cost of IOLs placed them out of reach for many poor cataract patients, and Ruit started looking for alternatives to reduce the cost of IOLs. In 1995 he devised an international standard IOL that could be produced for far less than those manufactured in developed countries. The cost of IOLs that was around US$ 100, has now been reduced to US$ 3.5.
Vision

Ruit joined with a few people who shared his vision to start the Tilganga Eye Center [3] on June 7, 1994, but due to opposition by the establishment who considered the technique too risky, they virtually operated underground for six months. His efficient model of eye care is now practiced in many parts of the world, with U.S. military surgeons being scheduled to be trained under Dr. Ruit as well.
Ruit is passionate about being able to do much good for so many people in a short time and see the results, and while the work is technically very demanding he stated that he loves microsurgery very much. Ruit also credits his wife, an ophthalmic nurse whom he married in 1987, as being a pillar of strength to him in his difficult days while pursuing his dream project of Tilganga.

Media

A National Geographic documentary Inside North Korea on Dr. Ruit's work therein was remarkable not only in being able to document his successful surgery in the highly controlled country, but the overt adulation given to Kim Jong-il by the patients as a result.

Awards

On 18 May 2007, Ruit was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia, "for service to humanity by establishing eye care services in Nepal and surrounding countries, and for his work in teaching and training surgeons, and technical innovation".

June 2006, Dr. Ruit was awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Android No. 1

2011-03-09T11:10:00.000+05:45

I used to say things about 'Android' as being an 'unsung hero'. Not anymore. Since this morning, News Medias are yapping out Android is now the most-used smartphone operating system in the United States. Smartphone?? They missed something else too. Android is becoming a computing platform too in the form of tablet PCs. Latest manifestation of ever-growing Android in the form of tablets are Archos, Motorola Xoom, Galaxy tab etc. It's not just limited to smartphone, it has gone way beyond that. Tablets or extremely portable wifi devices are the future of modern age communication and it seems every company is embracing their choice of mobile platform as "Android".

Look at iPhone OS, it's limited inside one body and it's secretive, closed platform and damn expensive. And, compare Android OS, it's at it's free will. It's everywhere, inside every device and being open-source based, it's making solid communication devices dirt cheap. Some of these android based phones are even free if you sign up on a contract. People always look out for choice. Android gave you that choice and hence, it became people's choice. Number 1 Android.

Functionally, in my honest opinion, android phones top all in the market. It's fast and efficient. Screens are crispier, user interface,hardwares etc are unquestionable. Those knuckleheads who brag that Apple has got 300,000 apps and Android has got only 150,000 apps in the store to denounce the growing popularity of android should get in their thick skull that we can't get all those apps stuffed onto one device at once. And, even the 50,000 apps library becomes abundance. Forget about 150,000 apps, it's too much. Comparison based on apps library is nothing more than ignorant rants.
I'm a proud owner of Android device and finally public acknowledged it's existence. There is no future for closed platform. Sooner or later, they'll be forgotten. Android is the future and every android powered phone is No 1 phone today. You know it, I know it. Let them outcry.

Officially iPad will be killed by iPad 2 on March 2nd, 2011

2011-03-02T09:04:00.000+05:45

Android Honeycombs are already on the market.Motorola's Xoom tablets based on android honeycombs are being appreciated for it's features and specs. Apple will unveil iPad 2 tomorrow, March 2, 2011 as speculated. What happens next when Apple launches iPad 2?

Current iPad owners would have or already had 'Oh shit, I should've waited ..' moments.
Officially kills the iPad version 1(I've to reiterate) and the price would plummet unbelievably.
There will be more competition, be ready for price war

One thing will remain same, iPad 2 won't have FLASH support no matter in which self it manifest itself. Not so long ago, Apple chief has already declared that there is no future for Flash. So, don't expect to see FLASH. As thought, it will definitely be thinner and slimmer than the old version. That could mean, iPad 2 will be more focused towards cloud computing. That means, more restrictions to end users. New iPad 2 owners will find that they've no control over their own devices, everything they enjoy will have more price to pay for. Slim device and cloud computing seems quite futuristic and applaudable but personally, I think we're not yet ready for that. Apple has set standard for being innovative but not to forget, there are flopp products too they introduced in their line of product history. iPad 2 could surge it's sales but based on hype.

If you ask me, I give thumbs down to iPad 2.

Cold Reset or Hard Reset Steps for all HP Printers

2011-02-28T09:31:00.000+05:45

Restoring an HP Jetdirect print server to factory defaults (known as a cold reset) will erase all previous configurations and may require network administrative knowledge, permissions, and access to reconfigure it. A cold reset also allows the HP Jetdirect to broadcast DHCP and BootP packets, which will allow it to be configured by a DHCP or BootP server.

HP Color LaserJet 3700 series
Turn the printer on and allow the printer to start the power-on sequence, then press and hold the green checkmark key until all three lights on the control panel are lit. When Select Language appears on the display, press the Down Arrow key until Cold Reset appears on the display. Press SELECT and the printer will perform a cold reset and continue its power-on sequence.

HP Color LaserJet 2500 series
Hold down the green GO button while turning on the printer. Continue to hold the GO button until only the bottom three LEDs are on. Continue to hold the GO button for approximately five seconds after that (until the Attention light turns off).

HP Color LaserJet 4500, HP Color LaserJet 8500 and 8550 series
Hold down the green GO button for approximately five seconds while turning on the printer.

HP Color LaserJet 4600 series HP Color LaserJet 5500 series
Turn the printer on and allow the printer to start the power-on sequence, then press and hold the green checkmark key until all three lights on the control panel are lit. When Select Language appears on the display, press the Up Arrow key until Cold Reset appears on the display. Press SELECT and the printer will perform a cold reset and continue its power-on sequence.

HP Color LaserJet 5 series
Hold down ONLINE while turning on the printer.

HP Color LaserJet
Hold down ONLINE while turning on the printer.

HP LaserJet 9000 series HP LaserJet 4200, 4300 series
Turn the printer power off.
Hold down the SELECT (Checkmark) button, and then turn the printer power on. Continue holding down the SELECT (Checkmark) button until all three printer control-panel lights flash once and then remain on. This might take up to 10 seconds.
After the message SELECT LANGUAGE appears on the display, press the UP ARROW button or the DOWN ARROW button until COLD RESET is highlighted.
Press the SELECT (Checkmark) button. The printer performs a cold reset and then continues its power-on sequence.

HP LaserJet 4250, 4350 series
Turn the printer power off.
Power on the printer and watch for the memory count to begin.
Hold down the SELECT (Checkmark) button, when you see the memory count begin. Continue holding down the SELECT (Checkmark) button until all three printer control-panel lights flash once and then remain on. This might take up to 10 seconds.
After the message SELECT LANGUAGE appears on the display, press the UP ARROW button or the DOWN ARROW button until COLD RESET appears on the display
Press the SELECT (Checkmark) button. The printer performs a cold reset and then continues its power-on sequence.

HP LaserJet 9000mfp, HP LaserJet 4100mfp
Hold down the 6 key while powering on the printer. After all the LEDs come on, release the 6 key. Caution: The LEDs will flash initially. Do not release the 6 key until all LEDs are solidly lit on. Press and release the 9 key one time. Cold Reset is then displayed. Press and release the 6 key one time.

HP LaserJet 8000, HP LaserJet 4100, 4050, 4000, 5000 series, HP LaserJet 5 series
Hold down GO while turning on the printer.

HP LaserJet 2200, 2200dn, and 2200dtn
Hold down the GO button. Turn the printer on and continue to hold the GO button for five to ten seconds. Release the GO button after the Attention light turns on. (If the button is held down for 20 seconds or more after the LEDs come on, it may reset the page count and remove the serial number.)

HP LaserJet 2300
Turn off the printer. Turn it on and hold the green checkmark button until all three lights are on. When the lights are on, stop pressing the checkmark. When Select Language appears, press the Up Arrow button to select Cold Reset and press the green checkmark button again.

HP LaserJet 2100, 2100n, and 2100tn
Printers with firmware v 19991018 or higher can cold reset the HP Jetdirect using this method: Hold down the small JOB CANCEL button. Turn the printer on; continue to hold the JOB CANCEL button for seven to ten seconds, then release. Do not hold the JOB CANCEL button longer than 10 seconds. Printers with older firmware can cold reset the HP Jetdirect; however, the page count and serial number on the printer’s Configuration page will be lost (the serial number is, however, also printed on the back of the HP LaserJet 2100 printer). This procedure is for reference only and should be avoided if possible. Print a Configuration page. This will ensure that a hardcopy of the current page count and the electronic serial number is available. Turn off the HP LaserJet 2100 printer. After the power is off, press and hold JOB CANCEL. Turn the power on, and continue to hold JOB CANCEL until all of the LEDs come on or for five to 20 or more seconds after all of the LEDs come on.

HP LaserJet 5Si and 5Si MX
Hold down ONLINE while turning on the printer.

HP LaserJet IIISi, 4Si, HP LaserJet 4, 4V, 4 Plus series
Hold down ONLINE while turning on the printer.

HP LaserJet III and II series
Hold down the STATUS button on the card while turning on the printer - hold the button for at least 40 seconds.

HP Business Inkjet 3000 series
Turn off the printer. Press and hold the green SELECT key while turning the printer on. When all three status lights on the control panel light up (sequencing through the lights), release the green SELECT key. After Select Language appears on the front control panel, press the Down Arrow to "Cold Reset." Press the green SELECT key.

HP 2500c, 2500cm, 2500cxi, and 2500cse Professional series (Inkjet)
While holding down the GO button, turn on the printer.
When the printer is done initializing, Print Head Not Aligned will appear on the front panel. Realign the print head through the Diagnostics menu.

HP 2200, 2250, and 2600 Professional series (Inkjet)
Press and hold ITEM and RESUME together while turning on the printer (pressing POWER).

HP Deskjet 1600c and 1600cm printers
Hold down the BLUE button on the front panel for five seconds while turning on the printer.

HP Deskjet 1200c and1200 ps printer
Hold down SHIFT while turning on the printer.

HP Designjet 5000 series or 5500 series
Press the TOP button and make sure the plotter icon is on the display of the front panel, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until I/O Setup is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until ENTER is on the Display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Card setup is on the display, then press ENTER
Press the Up or Down Arrow until Advanced is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Reset card is on the display, then press ENTER.

HP Designjet Color Pro GA
While holding down the GO button, turn on the printer.
Initializing. When the printer is done initializing, Print Head Not Aligned will appear on the front panel. Realign the print head through the Diagnostics menu.

HP Designjet 1050c or 1055cm
Press the TOP button and make sure the plotter icon is on the display of the front panel. Press the Up or Down Arrow until I/O Setup is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Network card is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Advanced is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Reset card is on the display, then press ENTER.

HP Designjet 500 or 800 series
Press TOP, Highlight the printer icon, and then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until I/O Setup is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Card Setup is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Advanced is on the display, then press ENTER. Press the Up or Down Arrow until Reset card is on the display, then press ENTER.

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Google punishing websites for unethical search tactics

2011-02-26T07:55:00.000+05:45

Google penalizes Overstock, online merchandise retailer giant for 'unethical' search optimizations. When websites don't abide by the rules set by Google, they are considered against Google's terms. Overstock, artificially boosted it's search engine results urging college students and other groups to link back to it's pages so that they could receive discount on Overstock's shopping site.

And today Google has updated it's algorithm to punish content farming sites. These sites publish useless informations in order to get higher search ranking. Sites like eHow whose contents are not usually that helpful are one example. Google is focusing on 'genuine search phrases' should pull genuine links with genuine content.

So, days of intentional link exchanges, Blackhat SEO or any other 'unethical' (against the Google's term) ways to boost one's search engine rankings seem numbered.

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Amazon to rival Netflix and other Movie streaming services

2011-02-23T13:59:00.000+05:45

Amazon's Kindle killed paperback/hardcover books and now millions of readers hold of these devices. Consequences?? Borders,Gateways and major bookshops filing bankruptcy. Netflix killed movie rental business like Blockbuster.

I already have Netflix account and it's awesome. I'm also Amazon's prime member meaning I order things on Amazon without having to worry to make bulk purchase simply to get free shipping. I can order an item and still can get Free 2 day shipping. This is what this Amazon's Prime is all about. I pay yearly $79 and today, they announced that I'll be honored with unlimited streaming of 5000 movies and TV shows at my disposal.

Should I ditch Netflix? No, I won't. They still carry the DVD delivery at mailbox. Amazon doesn't have that yet but I know they're just experimenting at the moment. I checked some movies on Amazon and the quality is pretty decent. The fact is latest movies are not free even for Prime members. Needless to say, I'm as a consumer is still very happy to have that bunch of entertainment at my request.

So, guys, this is only for Prime members and it seems they're following Netflix's footstep. I mean come on, Netflix's $9.99/month unlimited streaming and DVD rental I think is unbeatable. But, there is no harm having more collection via Amazon's Prime Movie database.

I'm just feeling euphoric.

CES 2011 Consumer Electronic Show LIVE stream

2011-01-06T01:21:00.000+05:45

Watch world's largest Consumer Electronic Show CES 2011 LIVE stream right here Online. Tech enthusiasts and groups from all around the world would flock to the show to witness the upcoming IT innovations and tech prototypes.

Schedule:
2011 International CES Exhibit Hours
Thursday, January 6: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday, January 7: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, January 8: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, January 9: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Venue:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Las Vegas Convention Center/Las Vegas Hilton
The Venetian

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Will Wi-Fi ruin Mount Everest?

2010-11-17T11:12:00.000+05:45

When I began my career as a travel journalist in the 1980s, there was lots of talk about "remoteness." This was what many travelers were looking for: places so hard to get to, and so different from the world we knew, that their very existence seemed almost miraculous.

Today, the value has shifted. What we look for now is connectedness: the opportunity to check our e-mail, upload video clips and chat on Skype -- even if we happen to be on the Khumbu Icefall, 18,000 feet high in the Nepal Himalaya.

Last week, a network of eight 3G base stations began operating along the route to Mount Everest, in Sagarmatha National Park. They were installed by Ncell, a Nepali telecom firm. The news didn't surprise me. But I felt that, irreversibly, another blow had been struck against magic.

Access to the Internet is starting to seem like a human right, so let me offer a disclaimer. There is no rational downside to the arrival of broadband on the flanks of Everest. I'm not a Luddite, and would never suggest that developing nations should be denied, for any reason, the global access that technology can provide. This 3G network will undoubtedly save lives -- not only by providing weather information and support to Everest climbers and trekkers, but as an alert system for the nearby villages threatened by flash floods from Glacial Lake Overflow (GLOF), another peril caused by global warming.

It's a good thing. So why did the news make me feel like Robert Conway in "Lost Horizon," looking back on a land to which I can never return?

During my earliest visit to Nepal in 1979, phoning home even from Kathmandu was an adventure. I'd bike to the Telecommunications Office at 2 a.m. (mid-afternoon in New York), fill out a form, and wait hours for my trunk call to go through. The costly result was often a busy signal -- or a barely audible connection. The most reliable means of communication was "snail mail": a metaphor that, with three weeks of lag time between a letter and its response, seemed literally true.

Even this much contact was a marvel, compared to the situation in the mountains. When I first trekked the Everest route, in October 1983, it felt as though I'd entered a world completely detached from the familiar. After a harrowing flight to the tiny airstrip at Lukla, the 10-day hike to Base Camp (with an elevation gain of more than 8,000 vertical feet) began. Immersion in the Sherpa Buddhist lifestyle was inescapable, and transformative. Phone calls were impossible. Even writing a postcard was like putting a message in a bottle, and tossing it out to sea.

None of this seemed like an inconvenience. Though there were bouts of homesickness, and the occasional longing for new music and old friends, it was exhilarating to have entered such an isolated realm. This, actually, was the point. Travelers embarked on our journeys to Everest or the Annapurnas aware that it would be a full-body experience -- an equation that included our brains.

As a result, trekking in the Himalaya never felt like sightseeing. It was a commitment to the here and now, demanding full-time engagement with both Nepalis and fellow travelers. There were infinite opportunities to forge new friendships, experience Sherpa Buddhist culture, or enjoy exquisite solitude. By day, you could walk alone or with companions; at night, the lodges flickered with candles and butter lamps. Out came the maps, backgammon sets and tattered journals. Tales of avalanches and Yeti sightings were shared, along with cups of the dizzying local rakshi.

During my most recent trek to Everest region in 2008, it was clear that the area was changing. Though the mountains looked the same, they felt less like a world apart. For one thing, it was a lot more crowded; an estimated 15,000 trekkers shared the narrow trails. Cellphones were already in use between the main villages, and the isolating aspects of technology were taking hold. Sherpa guides and sinewy porters marched up the steep mountain grades with telltale white headphone cords snaking beneath their parka collars, lost in the private soundtracks of their MP3 files.

Getting online was a different story. There were only a handful of cybercafes along the trekking route -- the highest of which was at Everest Base Camp itself, at 17,500 feet -- with Internet access via satellite. Connections were sluggish; it often took Gmail more than five minutes to load. Sitting in a cozy inn, immersed in conversation, was far more seductive than surfing the Web.

The arrival of 3G will change all that -- and not just how quickly trekkers can upload their photos to Flickr, keep tabs on their investments, or stream the latest episode of "Mad Men." Wireless broadband, barely imaginable even 25 years ago, will change the way future travelers and locals interact in the world's highest mountains.

For the Sherpas of Sagarmatha, of course, it may well seem that one kind of magic has simply been traded for another. Broadband on Everest! What next? If the Yeti buys an iPad, he might even decide to "friend" Bigfoot on Facebook.

For the rest of us, this constant connectedness may have a bittersweet aftertaste. My recent trek into the Himalaya was a reminder of the pleasures of remoteness. It was a joy to escape from the hamster wheel of distractions, and immerse myself in the expanded moment of real time. Because being connected -- really connected, with the place you're in and the people you're with -- requires disconnecting, at least temporarily, from everywhere else.

We are far past the time when we can expect to a find a Shangri-la, anywhere, beyond the reach of the Internet. But as the world races toward connectivity, travelers might stop to consider why we travel in the first place, and which connections we really want to make.

Author: Jeff Greenwald

Pin your favorite folder to Windows 7 's taskbar

2010-11-16T12:59:00.000+05:45

We all know how to pin our favorite programs to the Windows 7 taskbar. Simply right click them, and select the 'Pin to the Taskbar' option. We don't have similar option for folders. Here's how we do that.

Right-click any folder of your choice, drag it to the empty space of Windows 7 Task bar and drop it as soon as you see 'Pin to Windows Explorer' flashing. You read it right, it'll pin the folder to Windows Explorer's jumplist. Not simply to the taskbar.

Hope that helps.

Email takes on Postal Mail Services

2010-11-15T00:21:00.000+05:45

Proliferation of electronic communication has affected many traditional ways of doing things. Last year, major newspaper declared big losses. Hence, came e-subscription. It's yet to see, if it's going to help them sustain. There seems no chance for postal mail services. Evidently, the Postal Service are blaming the deeper losses on the recession and on the continuing growth of e-mail.

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Right now, U.S. Postal Service(pretty much postal services all around the globe) is on huge loss. Despite last year's huge trimming of it's workforce, the Postal Service said its net loss totaled $8.5 billion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. That compares to a loss of $3.8 billion the prior year.

Many corporates are holding a notion of Going Green which means no more paper. Mentally, growing number of population are considering more paper use as cut trees(definitely not good for planet). Bank of America just launched compulsive online banking or pay more fees if clients opt-in to use paper mails. Their motives behind this could be cutting expenses. But it's undeniable that pretty soon, everyone will disregard paper mails to escape from pounding bank fees. This is just one example. Others will follow the suit rapidly.

Now is the age of online social networks, digital information boom era. Across the globe, information is passed on in matter of seconds. Email or any other sort of communication exchange technology, de facto, will replace aging postal services sooner or later. I feel sorry for them, a traditional stuff soon to be superseded. It's hard to see their existence in next 20 years.

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Calibre - Simple yet astonishingly powerful ebook manager

2010-11-14T23:24:00.001+05:45

Calibre is a free open source ebook management software. It catalogs ebooks residing in your hard drive or the one downloaded from internet. Once ebooks are in Calibre, you can efficiently manage your ebooks like giving it proper tags, fetching publishers info and all other stuffs. All these tasks are automated if you are connected to the internet, it does everything for you.

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It has built-in reader. So, once you've your ebooks in the calibre, you can read it on your computer.

But, if you have external ebook readers like kindle and nook, it's another excellent tool to must have. It easily syncs to all ebook reader devices available today in the market. Even more, it does the conversion of ebook in proper format so that it can be transferred, properly displayed and read on those devices.

See the Video demo, what it can do.
http://calibre-ebook.com/demo

Download it here
http://calibre-ebook.com/download

Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 with 1080p

2010-11-11T12:16:00.000+05:45

The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 is HD in every way. Record at Full HD 1080p or make a video call in HD 720p on most major IMs and Logitech Vid HD.

For more info, click the link below:

	HD Pro Webcam C910 *Noteworthy Features*
•	Full HD 1080p video recording

•	Fluid HD 720p video calls in 16:9 widescreen

•	Precision Carl Zeiss optics and autofocus for razor-sharp video and brilliant 10MP photos

•	Noise-cancelling dual mics for HD-quality stereo audio—a first for HD webcams

•	Convenient cable management system reduces clutter

•	1-click video upload to Facebook and YouTube

•	Easy HD calling on included Logitech Vid HD and most major IM services

Action Fraud fights against fraud and Online scams

2010-11-11T11:48:00.000+05:45

People are falling for various forms of scams and frauds over the Internet and email. Googling is the best bet for investigation of any suspicious offers often so good to believe. But these fraudsters are so good everytime they roll out their new scam tactics with new innovative ideas.

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Mostly elderly citizens and females of any age are getting victimized to these frauds and scams according to the survey.

The reason I'm writing this post is to guide you how not to fall for these so convincing lies and scams. Hopefully, you'll spread the words or share it in social networks or in any forms.

Okay, here is the common scenario: One day you wake up, you get an email and you are told that you become a partner of some going-to-be-soon-rich-guy for huge stash of inheritible money to be transferred to the USA. If and in doing so, you would be rewarded with some percent and that percent when you calculate turn out to be millions of dollars. This story is just one example of thousand cases.

Even the smarty-asses are falling for it well..knowingly unknowingly. (In ancient stories, I've read that Greed is such an evil that even an intellect is useless against it.) They get fake checks or money orders, they religiously deposit it in their banks. Now, when you get checks in thousand dollars, who wouldn't be happy. They call you, they direct you what to do and stuff. You think you are in right track. Without a second thought, you take money off your savings and like an obedient slave you send that money overseas. After a week or so, your bank warns you for depositing fake checks/moneyorders.

It's been quite a while now that I've known this saying "Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me!!"

well..story continues. If you stop after your bank warns you about your misdeed and cooperate with them, pay the compensation fees or anything like that, consider yourself lucky. But if you don't stop and keep continuing your nonsense trying banks after banks following that unreal greed of yours, you'll soon find yourself behind the bars for bank fraud, money laundering and possession of counterfeit checks.

In above paragraph, I mentioned elderly citizens and females are the most victims. So, it's your duty to warn them of possible frauds or have someone tell them. Instinctively, you are inferiour to them and no matter how educated you are, you are always easily ignored.

There are many government and non-government agencies educating people about all kinds of these frauds and scams. I came across a site ACTION FRAUD. They are funded by government and is solely established to render these scammers and fraudsters every tactics useless. Show them (possible victims) the way to this site. It has thousands of cases reported online.

Also, if you are a silent victim, it's time to open up and report what kind of experiences you had. This will save others money and life too.

www.actionfraud.org.uk is the site which has listed all frauds in categories as ~

Individual fraud:
Individual fraud could be any fraud that targets a person directly.

Corporate fraud:
Fraud impacting businesses can be both general frauds that target any business, to sector specific frauds.

Online fraud:
Fraudsters rely on the internet/email to commit their crimes.

Advance fee fraud:
Advance fee fraud is when fraudsters target victims to make advance payments for goods, services and/or financial gains that do not materialise.

Thank you for reading my post.

China built world's fastest super computer named Tianhe-1A

2010-10-29T07:09:00.001+05:45

Tianhe-1A, a new supercomputer revealed today at HPC 2010 China, has set a new performance record of 2.507 petaflops, as measured by the LINPACK benchmark, making it the fastest system in China and in the world today(1).

The Tianhe-1A Supercomputer, located at National Supercomputer Center, Tianjin

Tianhe-1A epitomizes modern heterogeneous computing by coupling massively parallel GPUs with multi-core CPUs, enabling significant achievements in performance, size and power. The system uses 7,168 NVIDIA® Tesla™ M2050 GPUs and 14,336 CPUs; it would require more than 50,000 CPUs and twice as much floor space to deliver the same performance using CPUs alone.

More importantly, a 2.507 petaflop system built entirely with CPUs would consume more than 12 megawatts. Thanks to the use of GPUs in a heterogeneous computing environment, Tianhe-1A consumes only 4.04 megawatts, making it 3 times more power efficient -- the difference in power consumption is enough to provide electricity to over 5000 homes for a year.

Tianhe-1A was designed by the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) in China. The system is housed at National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin and is already fully operational.

"The performance and efficiency of Tianhe-1A was simply not possible without GPUs," said Guangming Liu, chief of National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin. "The scientific research that is now possible with a system of this scale is almost without limits; we could not be more pleased with the results."

The Tianhe-1A supercomputer will be operated as an open access system to use for large scale scientific computations.

"GPUs are redefining high performance computing," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "With the Tianhe-1A, GPUs now power two of the top three fastest computers in the world today. These GPU supercomputers are essential tools for scientists looking to turbocharge their rate of discovery."

NVIDIA Tesla GPUs, based on the CUDA™ parallel computing architecture, are designed specifically for high performance computing (HPC) environments and deliver transformative performance increases across a wide range of HPC fields, including drug discovery, hurricane and tsunami modeling, cancer research, car design, even studying the formation of galaxies.

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Taiwanese woman marries herself

2010-10-24T04:59:00.000+05:45

As bizarre as it may sound, Chen Wei-yih, 30 years old woman from Taiwen, spent $5,700 on her solo-wedding ceremony with some 30 friends around, renting a banquet hall, hiring a wedding planner,photographer etc.

She wanted to show other single thirty-something women that they were not failures. To add more on this, she has planned solo-honeymoon soon, just like a traditional marriage. It really knocks on my head how she would accomplish this and what it really means to be on honeymoon without a groom. ummm I'm thinking something else...

Further she denies being anti-marriage, homo-sexual or any other cult that one could think of. According to her, she couldn't find an eligible one in whole Taiwan. This one particular news has raised eyebrows on Taiwanese men. I don't know what's her definition of perfect man is.

I'm not against the idea of loving oneself. But, this news is way far than that. I smell Narcissism disorder. She needs help, a definite psychological help from professionals.

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What??? sex.com sold for $13 million??

2010-10-22T12:24:00.000+05:45

Are we still on dot com boom period or what? A domain name SEX.COM got sold for $13 million. I didn't even know that this domain existed before this headline I saw today.

It is said that Clover Holdings, the highest of 12 bidders, bought the domain from it's bankrupt owner, Escom LLC. I couldn't help visiting that site and seriously I was turned off by sex.com's cheesy content.

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NASA to setup a defense mechanism against asteroid hazards

2010-10-22T12:08:00.000+05:45

Few years ago, I heard news about buying land on the moon. I simply ignored, thought it as some sort of mockery. People were bidding for that. Since past few days, I'm reading news about plans to set up lunar base on the moon. Actually, NASA has been planning this for long and working day and night for it. They plan to surpass the Apollo missions by establishing a base on the moon that could lead to a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. I was amused to imagine that buying plots on moon's surface is not despicable at all when moon base becomes reality.

Recent developing news suggest that there is at least 1 billion gallon of water on moon's surface discovered just from last year's moon bombing LCROSS experiment. This is just from one crater. What does it mean for average guy like me? It means spacecraft wouldn't have to bring water from Earth. It'll cut the expenses and load on spacecrafts. If astronauts land near ice deposits,and say they set up a base, they could use the ice for their survival. Water which is essential for human survival could be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen could be used for fueling and oxygen for breathing. Thereafter, inter-planetary mission would take a step ahead. It's really important for future space exploration.

Also,another News surfaced yesterday suggest that NASA is establishing a Planetary Defense Coordination Office to lead national and international efforts in protecting Earth against impacts by asteroids and comets. This means we're entering the era of space wars. I'm not talking about age-old Atari space war game. I could imagine what does this mean. We, human, would be able to deflect any asteroid hazards. They've not stated how they are going to do this but definitely, this is something I've long been waiting for. I was always thinking what would it be like to destroy an asteroids. At least, they stepped forward and formulating plans for this preventive measures against cosmic hazards.

I'm not sure if this is just words or going to be a reality. If it becomes reality, I may not be living that longer to see all this, but I'm happy for our kind, human. One day, united we shall explore the depth of dark space.

Best check cashing service in whole bay area

2010-10-21T23:08:00.004+05:45

Money Market Financial Inc is the best check cashing service in the whole bay area. It's located in downtown Santa Cruz on Pacific ave. Santa Cruz itself is a beautiful city on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay, about 72 mi (115 km) south of San Francisco and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the United States of America.

A typical check cashing service charges fees more than a bank from 5% up to 10%. Money Market Financial Inc started on 1% and now they're settled on charging only 2.25% for most checks brought in. This enticing interest rate on check cashing is what most believe for the influx of customers all the time. Employees are very trained and tries hard to give quick service. Needless to say, they are very customer oriented and wholeheartedly helps customers with any questions.

After validating checks with proper identification as per California Check Cashing law, Money Market Financial Inc makes things quite easy in friendly manner. As opposed to myth, most individuals tired of their bank's unreasonable hidden fees and charges, they prefer to hop into check cashing services like Money Market Financial Inc. Those individuals often prefer to pay small fee to cash their checks quick. There are independent students who are not yet eligible to get bank accounts target Money Market Financial Inc as their favorite check cashing destination than any other businesses because of the quality and quick services. New legal immigrants whose papers are in process and have no way to go and open a bank account equally get served. And there are other group of individual who filed bankruptcy due to loss and can't turn thereafter checks in the bank because of no credit say check cashing services like Money Market Financial Inc a life saver. Unlike other check cashing business in the nearby town,every new customer in Money Market Financial Inc is a guaranteed repeat customer.

Money Market Financial Inc as any other check cashing business also offers pay day loan or cash advances. Cash advances work by lending money out on a short term basis. It operates under California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law. Any naive or first time customer are intimidated at first. But the fees charged are as per the law. Some components are constantly lashing out against the already passed deferred deposit law. They are spreading propaganda to dilute consumer's mind as:

Payday loans become a trap and are not used on a one-time basis as originally claimed by the industry.In Money Market Financial Inc., it is found that once approved a customer gets his/her loan, they pay it back in time. After few months they come in to get loan again because they are short of money for some reason. It's totally not true that customer's are trapped whatsoever in paying chained debts. They've a choice.
Payday loan rates are way too high, especially given their low risk.Comparing the hidden charges and other service fees that bank would charge their customers and what it adds up in just the matter of few months, the rate set according to the law on payday loan seems justifiable.
Payday lenders are virtually unregulated in California.This is not true in case of Money Market Financial Inc. It is found that all payday loan activities in Money Market Financial Inc is regularly examined by the inspector appointed by CA government.
Consumers are easily deceived by payday loans.It is found that Money Market Financial Inc describes all the terms and conditions upfront before enrolling Customers in their Payday loan plan(which includes the payment including the fee for any bounced checks). It's after the Customer's consent, they initiate the loan process. We're told if bank hadn't charged for the bounced check, they would've never charged their customers the extra fee.

In a summary, Money Market Financial Inc is also the authorized bill payment center for almost 99.99 percent of consumer's bill. Be it your telephone bill or water bill or TV bill, it's all there. They also offer
Western Union Wire Transfer. You can buy money orders, send/receive faxes, make copies, buy postage stamps, buy NETSPEND Visa cards, Prepaid Cellular, Long Distance phone cards, etc. Apart from that, one can also buy real nice dirt-cheap high quality silver jewelleries off the store. It is also discovered that few local vendors buying in bulk from them and re-selling through other means.

They also have UNA-UNICEF store moved in. UNICEF Store shares the lobby with the Money Market Financial Inc. Many times, people say Money Market Financial Inc is their One Stop shop. If you've anything to do with money, Money Market Financial Inc is your place. It is equipped with high resolution security cameras constantly recording every movement taking place inside the premises. Many criminals have been busted in the past because of surveillance cameras. You'll feel safe with your money in Money market Financial Inc.

WHY MONEY MARKET FINANCIAL INC IS BETTER THAN BANKS AND WALMART'S MONEYCENTER?

- It is opened even on weekends. On Weekdays, it's open till 8 pm. People drop their jaws when they are told, 8 PM open time. They've got flexible opening time.

- Unlike others, cashing a check is instantaneous in Money Market Financial Inc. Banks could hold check for a week. Walmart can't go over $1500.

- Customer service in Money Market Financial Inc is outstanding. It's privately held company. They deal personally.

- Foreign Currency exchange. They beat easily the airport,bank or any other rates. Expect to find even the rarest currency

- Recently, they started new service, Cash for Gold. Bring any gold items and they'll pay you happy.

This article is not published under any financial influence or for making comparison with any big corp in any way. There are times when we forget to use our common sense.

UFOs over New York City

2010-10-14T13:06:00.000+05:45

Today, something happened in the sky of New York City, it was orb like glowing objects dancing in the sky or may be some sort of their own cosmic stunt for about an hour and whoever witnessed it, they were speechless. These mysterious unknown objects often termed as UFOs needlessly baffled everyone. Scientists don't readily dive into this kind of phenomenons and government is always at lookout to cover up incidents like this. What to say about our puppet show media. They were biased,they are always and will be always. 95% of their blabbering are all bullshits and whoever listen to those are either numbnuts or on their way to getting brainwashed. The only group that acknowledges this fact are people like you and me.

Okay lets begin the analysis on this event. One group stayed firm it's a balloon. It was media and they reported first as UFO sightings. Moment later, something happened inside their cubicles. They changed their casting and they are telling people now it's a balloon. If you are one of those brainwashed by these medias, it's your right to believe whatever they say. Something as small as helium filled balloon flying over 5,000 or 50,000 feet above can't be seen with human eyes. You'll need powerful binoculars or telescope to observe that. These height estimates were made by professionals among us anyway.

And some of the guys, said they're para-gliders in the sky. Para-gliders don't stay put in the sky and they don't glow like a light bulb. I pity on their thinking ability who can't differentiate and figure out even the simple law of physics.

All people on the ground were panicked and to some extent scared speculating if it is some sort of attack after they saw/heard fighter jets fly at blazing speed. Those jets were the proof enough to say those objects were uninvited mysterious one. I don't believe in conspiracy theory and if some of you thinking it's government's some sort of experiment, then enjoy your own realm.

I'm not here to back up or debunk UFO phenomenon unnecessarily. My logic is simple. Acceptance. Common people, we're living on very small planet. We've huge infinite ocean of galaxies and stars. Some of the morons think we're are the only one living in this entire universe. How could that be possible? There are definitely other life forms in different ways, more advanced that us or more ancient than us. But definitely there are living forms around the stars. And, we take pride on our just 100 years of technology advancements. Common, it's just 100 years. We're are so immature and so primitive. We can't even destroy the tiniest asteroids with missiles heading towards the Earth. That's how pathetic we are. May be we're the only race who sheds blood of it's own kind. Or may be one day like US secretary of state Hillary Clinton once said "whether we will have to join together as human beings to stave off attacks from aliens in outer space, and then we’ll have to put aside our really petty differences—differences in our own country and differences among people around the world—to stand up for our common humanity..." , we might stand up as one. Back to reality, we are so busy in our own universe that we don't even care what's going on around. And when we see something like that we panic with disbelief.

I don't believe 2012 shit and we human are not in that state to predict cosmic futures. I'm not trying to insult the old prophets or scripts but the real deal is the middlemen who misinterpreted things for their commercial benefits. Just because someone forgot to make calendar for another season doesn't mean it's the end of the world. I'm writing this because I read someones twit about this. They are proclaiming this is the beginning of the end. They are connecting these issues with 2012 end of the world crap. These are the same group of people who believed End of the world back in 80's, then in the millennium and now they are into their next venture. Believe me, they'll never stop and these people are insanely sick people wanting to see the demise of human kind, create fear and tensions.

But,I strongly believe something is definitely happening. It's happening all around the world and we really don't know what's happening. So many people have recorded the exact looking shiny orbs everywhere else too. Similar incidents are happening around the Sun too. Orbs as big as Earth is coming through way in and out the surface of sun like we do in our subways. It's all in NASA's EUVI image database. I'm not trying to conflict the facts and beliefs and don't want to make random display of my thoughts based on assumptions. I can only say, something is definitely happening. Don't know if it's for good or bad.

Folks, my conclusion is those objects were real.

I've my favorite physicist Michio Kaku saying something similar and eye-opening on this matter.

Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 , new mobile platform for mobile users

2010-10-12T12:40:00.002+05:45

Today on Monday morning in New York , Microsoft unveiled a new mobile platform Windows Phone 7 (WP7). Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said nine different mobile phones will come equipped with Windows Phone 7 this coming November,2010. Some of them are HTC,LG,Samsung etc. 60 mobile operators around world will carry Windows phone 7 on their devices. So guys you've choices and you can go for the service of your choice.

During the press conference, Ballmer kept emphasizing on it's usability. They know what they are doing and where they are heading towards. There are currently mighty iPhone and colossal Android reigning the market to which Microsoft threw something out of it's basket called Windows Phone 7. Phones interface might be little quirky for those used to with conventional UI of the phones. But once they kept showcasing the phone, I started to like it. It's all in front of your eye and don't need to shift up that sliding down glasses to use your phone. Just touch, scroll, slide and tap. Taking photos/videos with the camera was surprisingly fast. I don't want to go in detail. But one thing is sure, everything about this mobile phone is 'extremely fast and responsive'. You guys check out the 'Press Conference LIVE recorded' below

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Dawn of New Space Age

2010-10-11T12:40:00.001+05:45

Private Spaceship makes first trip to the space. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo was carried aloft by its mothership to an altitude of 45,000 feet and released over the Mojave Desert,California. After the separation, SpaceShipTwo, manned by two pilots, flew freely for 11 minutes before landing at an airport runway followed by the mothership.

It's reported that the entire session lasted only 25 minutes. The six-passenger SpaceShipTwo is undergoing rigorous testing before it can carry tourists to space. In the latest test, SpaceShipTwo did not fire its rocket engine to climb to space.

SpaceShipTwo will make a series of additional glide flights before rocketing to space. And, it's said that anyone paying for space ticket which cost $200,000 would have the opportunity to travel in the space.

First ever true space flight at private level is becoming a reality in coming months.

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Google's cars drive themselves in Traffic

2010-10-11T00:38:00.000+05:45

Imagine Cars driving themselves without human intervention. With accurate GPS navigation system and integrated AI on the car, Google's seven test cars have already driven 1,000 miles. Don't freak out if you see noone on drivers seat and car still running. It's Google's guinea pig cars at the moment doing some research and testing.

So, what's cooking!
Check this link out.