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BSNL 3G configuration

2010-09-18T08:59:00.003+05:30

After you activate your service either by getting a new 3G SIM or upgrade your old 2G SIM, follow the steps below to set yourself up for 3G.

First confirm your handset is 3G capable.

Automatic configuration:

Send a SMS to 58355 in the following format:

eg: For my N900 the message to be sent will be :

NOKIA N900

You should receive a series of Configuration SMS messages . Accept them with PIN 1111

Now you must be all set to use the 3G network. When you are connected to the network your signal level indicator should be ideally showing 3.5 G indicating you are connected at 3G speeds.

If not cross check whether your network mode under Settings->Network is set to 3G or DUAL or something similar.

Manual Configuration (Which worked for me).

Create a New Access point with access point name as : bsnlnet

All other configuration details can be left blank.

This worked like a charm for me.

For Data vouchers and online recharge coupons go here

BSNL 2g to 3g migration - Official Document

2010-09-18T08:03:00.004+05:30

BSNL 3G can be activated as per the link given below. I really find it amusing that a detailed document on how to activate 3G is not posted right on the homepage of the 3G home page of BSNL.

I had to dig in a lot to get this and though of posting this here so that others may not go thru the hassles i went thru.

http://www.chennai.bsnl.co.in/News/2gto3g.pdf

Photo taken with N900 - how sharp the focus can be

2010-09-18T07:19:00.001+05:30

Photo taken with N900 - how sharp the focus can be

Test post from maStory - Taken with a Nokia N900

2010-09-17T08:39:00.003+05:30

Test post

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2009-03-02T01:32:00.003+05:30

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P1i rose

2009-02-28T15:03:00.001+05:30

§ ECR §

2008-09-22T09:40:00.001+05:30

Everyone asks me how come you are not tired going home evry weekend. Well if i get to travel on a road with a view like i may do so every day. :-)

Office

2008-07-22T02:58:00.001+05:30

The fountain

Happy

2008-07-22T02:52:00.001+05:30

smiley

Food

2008-06-12T00:56:00.001+05:30

The standard south indian meal.

.ECR..

2008-06-09T10:04:00.001+05:30

Another shot of the ecr. A road side vendor selling jack fruit.

ECR

2008-06-09T09:21:00.001+05:30

The ecr ( east coast road ) between chennai and pondicherry.

Free VOIP calls to US land lines and Mobile phones

2007-11-27T02:42:00.000+05:30

Recently stumbled upon this service that offers free VOIP calls to US telephone numbers. Please note that this would still cost you in the form of tariff levied by your broadband provider. No worries for those who have an unlimted Plan.

Download iCall from the Link below
Install it
Register with a UserName and Password.
Now you are all set to call your near and dear ones in the US absolutely free.
I tried calling a friend of mine and the voice quality was comparable if not better than a normal telephone line.

http://www.icall.com/download.php

The down side is every call is limited to 5Min.

Connecting to the internet using Motorola phones as a USB modem

2007-11-27T02:07:00.000+05:30

This is a step by step procedure for getting your motorola phone installed as a USB modem and connect to the internet from your PC

Configuring the Modem::

1.Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable.
2.The new device found wizard starts and Use the drivers from here. http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/Handset_USB_Driver/ (if this doesnt work for you, let me know and i will send you the driver which i have)
The phone gets detected as a modem.
3.Now goto control panel => Phones and Modems => Modems Tab => properties => Diagnostic tab
4.Click on Query Modem to check if your modem is properly working.
5.Go to Advanced tab and in the Extra Initilization command text box type at+cgdcont=1,"ip","gprssouth.cellone.in" . Do replace gprssouth.cellone.in with your access point name. gprssouth.cellone.in is specific for south zone BSNL subscribers.

Creating The Dial up Netwotking (DUN) connection for your internet connection::

Control Panel => Network Connections => Create a New Connection => click Next => select Connect to the Internet => click Next=> Select 'Setup Connection Manually' => click Next => select Connect using a dial-up Modem => click Next => Give some ISP Name => click Next => Typy Phone mumber to dial as *99# => click Next => Give your username and password (for BSNL it is usally 91 for both username and password) => click Next => select add a Shortcut to your Desktop check Box => click finsh.

Thats it. You are done. Now locate the short cut in your desktop and run it. Click dial in the window to connect.

New photos of pondicherry

2007-10-20T23:17:00.000+05:30

These are some of the photos of the ever beautiful Pondicherry.

Please visit my Picasa web album here for more photos of Pondicherry beach

Some illustrated samples below:

Fishermen and their Catamarans.

The other side of the beach that most of us haven't seen. This is a welcome sight from the hustle and bustle of the city (yes, am right. Pondicherry is no more the peaceful and calm city it once used to be).

Children Cooling off.

One of the few stretches of the beach were we can still wet our legs in the sea water. It was really a nice site to see the children playing joyfully in the blue water. What a beautiful way to cool off!

Under the hood of our beloved Port

One of my favorite shots. This is the underside of the port. Notice how blue the sea is??

Another shot of the Port bridge.

Taken from the Port. You people notice the thermocol and the flag tied to it ??

The Blue Sea

Nice blue color. Looks so beautiful.

The fossil tree

And this is taken in the Botanical Garden. This is a fossilized tree that is 23 Million years old.

Please leave your comments on how you liked these photos. Please visit my Picasa web album here

Vegetables

2007-10-02T18:00:00.001+05:30

Another colorful photo of cut vegetables.

Moon shot - II

2007-09-30T15:17:00.001+05:30

My second moon shot. This is on a full moon night.Still blurry images :( .

First moon shot

2007-09-22T22:54:00.000+05:30

My first moon shot. Mind you this was taken on a pretty damp night and holding the camera in my hands.

The exciting India - Pakistan bowl out 20/20 world cup

2007-09-15T20:21:00.000+05:30

Shutter Bug

2007-09-08T23:41:00.001+05:30

Hmmn .... I got this new digicam and suddenly i am seeing things now differently. For example, my mom gave me plate full of boiled corn and here i am clicking photos of it and experimenting with all the features of the camera till i got the perfect picture. You can see the end result in the picture to the left.

When i was finished with the photo session finally, the corn was all cold and hard. Guess the shutter bug has bitten me. I am now spending my times going through various photography web sites/blogs for tips on better photography.

And another example. I see a couple of black ants on my table. My reaction on a normal day would have been to send them straight to hell with my iron fist. But now, i am finding myself scurrying for the cam to get a nice close up macro shot of them.(which i haven't mastered yet -- have to learn a lot). The ants which were initially frightened as i got the cam close, became calm after a while as they dint see any immediate danger coming from me. And so you see them cool and calm in the picture to your left

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

2007-09-04T01:45:00.000+05:30

Finally -- Got my Digital Camera, a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50. This camera can be classified as a bridge camera, meaning its a bridge between the simple point and shoots and the Digital Single lens-reflex cameras (DSLRs). It exactly looks like a dSLR and for the matter even feels like a dSLR and makes you feel like a professional.

What mdae me go fot it?

Impressive Leica lens. You would have to spend a couple of thousand dollars to get a lens of such quality otherwise.
Manual zoom and focus rings.
Excellent build quality.
Easy handling
Hot shoe
Swivel LCD
Good movie mode

You can have a look at the complete review of the camera here.

Official web-page here.

Haven't had much exposure with this cam. I will write more about this camera some time later after doing a test run of her.

தமிழில் எழுதுவது எப்படி?

2007-08-30T00:05:00.000+05:30

However good your command over English you always have that crave in you to write your heart out in Tamil. Here is how you can do it:

தமிழில் எழுதுவது எப்படி?

தமிழில் எழுத கீழ்கண்ட இனயதளத்தை கிளிக் செய்யவும்.

http://www.iit.edu/~laksvij/language/tamil.html

So all the best guyz/galz for happy blogging in Tamil.

College Garden

2006-03-14T13:39:00.000+05:30

This is one of my best photos or may be the one i like most. Taken with my phone camera(nokia 3230).I got a little impatient when waiting for my friends pre placement talk by IXIA . juz clicked this photo from the first floor window before the assembly hall.The construction work going on is for a fountain.

I AM IN MY HOUSE NOW !!!!

2006-03-13T20:59:00.000+05:30

I am in my house now.All credits goes to my micro companions.The typhoid virus.a few guys from the second and third years got too friendly with these little creatures and as a result had to be hospitalised.

And as usual , the guys simply blew it out of proportion to an epidemic level. The added point was that since they were having their mid-sem exams a lot of guys will miss them and this might be a black mark on their marksheets.

But the main aim of these guys were to get holidays and go to their houses.So one fine night the guys gathered outside of their hostels and marched to the directors room.

The director was caught unaware by such a big crowd. And now they demanded the exams be postponed and that holidays be declared for a period of two weeks so as to enable the students to recover from their illness(the true reason being to go to their houses).

The director can logically not refuse.

The first reason :: what if the students got ugly. It was quite a possibility considering the previous instances of similar situations.

the second reason :: if he refuses and if the students take it to higher power , he will come into fire for the poor sanitary conditions in the college.

And that's how we got the holidays.

Now I am in my house happily typing away this post.

Thank you all. Viruses and my juniors alike.