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Amazon provides with various cameras and camera parts. Today we are going to let you know about the camera parts under five dollars budget that you can find on Amazon.
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Overview system analysis/design concepts [Mod -1] [TSLC-] For System Analysis & Design

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1. Understand Data processing system:

A data processing system takes raw data and, through the power of computer automation, produces information that a set of program applications has validated. Information includes text, arithmetic calculations, formulas and various other types of information and data based on the computer system. A data processing system is also called an automated data processing (ADP) unit or an electronic data processing (EDP) unit.

2. Explain Management Information System:
A management information system (MIS) is a set of systems and procedures that gather information from a range of sources, compile it and present it in a readable format. Managers use an MIS to create reports that provide them with a comprehensive overview of all the information they need to make decisions ranging from daily minutiae to top-level strategy. Today's management information systems rely largely on technology to compile and present data, but the concept is older than modern computing technologies.
The main purpose of a management information system is to make managers' decision-making more efficient and productive. By pooling information from a range of sources into a single database and presenting the information in a logical format, an MIS can provide managers with everything they need to make highly informed decisions and perform in-depth analysis of operational issues.

An MIS can collect nearly any type of information managers require. They can view financial data such as daily revenues and expenses at a glance and attribute them to specific departments or groups.

3. Describe Data support system:
A data support system (DSS) is a computer program application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily. It is an "informational application" (to distinguish it from an "operational application" that collects the data in the course of normal business operation).Typical information that a decision support application might gather and present would be:

Comparative sales figures between one week and the next.
Projected revenue figures based on new product sales assumptions.
The consequences of different decision alternatives, given past experience in a context that is described.

A data support system may present information graphically and may include an expert system or artificial intelligence (AI). It may be aimed at business executives or some other group of knowledge workers.

4. Understand artificial intelligence:

Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines. It has become an essential part of the technology industry.

Research associated with artificial intelligence is highly technical and specialized. The core problems of artificial intelligence include programming computers for certain traits such as:

Knowledge
Reasoning
Problem solving
Perception
Learning
Planning
Ability to manipulate and move objects

Robotics is also a major field related to AI. Robots require intelligence to handle tasks such as object manipulation and navigation, along with sub-problems of localization, motion planning and mapping.

Goals of AI:

To Create Expert Systems − The systems which exhibit intelligent behavior, learn, demonstrate, explain, and advice its users.

To Implement Human Intelligence in Machines − Creating systems that understand, think, learn, and behave like humans.

5. Identify system analysis and design::

Systems Analysis:

It is a process of collecting and interpreting facts, identifying the problems, and decomposition of a system into its components.

System analysis is conducted for the purpose of studying a system or its parts in order to identify its objectives. It is a problem solving technique that improves the system and ensures that all the components of the system work efficiently to accomplish their purpose.

Analysis specifies what the system should do.

Systems Design:

It is a process of planning a new business system or replacing an existing system by defining its components or modules to satisfy the specific requirements. Before planning, you need to understand the old system thoroughly and determine how computers can best be used in order to operate efficiently.

System Design focuses on how to accomplish the objective of the system.

System Analysis and Design (SAD) mainly focuses on −

Systems
Processes
Technology

6. Familiarize with system development and flow:

An effective System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) should result in a high quality system that meets customer expectations, reaches completion within time and cost evaluations, and works effectively and efficiently in the current and planned Information Technology infrastructure.

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a conceptual model which includes policies and procedures for developing or altering systems throughout their life cycles.

SDLC is used by analysts to develop an information system. SDLC includes the following activities −

Feasibility Study or Planning:

    Define the problem and scope of existing system.

    Overview the new system and determine its objectives.

    Confirm project feasibility and produce the project Schedule.

    During this phase, threats, constraints, integration and security of system are also considered.

    A feasibility report for the entire project is created at the end of this phase.


2. Analysis and Specification

    Gather, analyze, and validate the information.

    Define the requirements and prototypes for new system.

    Evaluate the alternatives and prioritize the requirements.

    Examine the information needs of end-user and enhances the system goal.

    A Software Requirement Specification (SRS) document, which specifies the software, hardware, functional, and network requirements of the system is prepared at the end of this phase.

3. System Design

    Includes the design of application, network, databases, user interfaces, and system interfaces.

    Transform the SRS document into logical structure, which contains detailed and complete set of specifications that can be implemented in a programming language.

    Create a contingency, training, maintenance, and operation plan.

    Review the proposed design. Ensure that the final design must meet the requirements stated in SRS document.

    Finally, prepare a design document which will be used during next phases.

4. Implementation

    Implement the design into source code through coding.

    Combine all the modules together into training environment that detects errors and defects.

    A test report which contains errors is prepared through test plan that includes test related tasks such as test case generation, testing criteria, and resource allocation for testing.

    Integrate the information system into its environment and install the new system.

5. Maintenance/Support

    Include all the activities such as phone support or physical on-site support for users that is required once the system is installing.

    Implement the changes that software might undergo over a period of time, or implement any new requirements after the software is deployed at the customer location.

    It also includes handling the residual errors and resolve any issues that may exist in the system even after the testing phase.

    Maintenance and support may be needed for a longer time for large systems and for a short time for smaller systems.

7. Prepare major system development models:

The Software Development Life Cycle is a process that ensures good software is built. Those development life cycle are based on different models as per their best requirement. Which can achieve high goal with less effort and much less time. Here are list of some more specific on SDLC (System Development Life Cycle):

Rapid Application Development
Test-Driven Development
Waterfall Model
Iterative Model
Extreme Programming
Scaled Agile Framework
Agile Model
Scrum
Rational Unified Process
Big Bang Model
V-Model
Conceptual Model
Kaizen Model
Kanban Model
Spiral Model

Among all of these we are going to read about these two:
♦ Water fall model
♦ Spiral model

1. Water Fall Model:
The Waterfall Model was the first Process Model to be introduced.
It is very simple to understand and use. In a waterfall model, each phase must be completed before the next phase can begin and there is no overlapping in the phases.
The Waterfall model is the earliest SDLC approach that was used for software development.
The waterfall Model illustrates the software development process in a linear sequential flow. This means that any phase in the development process begins only if the previous phase is complete. In this waterfall model, the phases do not overlap.

Waterfall Model - Design

Waterfall approach was first SDLC Model to be used widely in Software Engineering to ensure success of the project. In "The Waterfall" approach, the whole process of software development is divided into separate phases. In this Waterfall model, typically, the outcome of one phase acts as the input for the next phase sequentially.
The following illustration is a representation of the different phases of the Waterfall Model.
The sequential phases in Waterfall model are −

Requirement Gathering and analysis − All possible requirements of the system to be developed are captured in this phase and documented in a requirement specification document.
System Design − The requirement specifications from first phase are studied in this phase and the system design is prepared. This system design helps in specifying hardware and system requirements and helps in defining the overall system architecture.
Implementation − With inputs from the system design, the system is first developed in small programs called units, which are integrated in the next phase. Each unit is developed and tested for its functionality, which is referred to as Unit Testing.
Integration and Testing − All the units developed in the implementation phase are integrated into a system after testing of each unit. Post integration the entire system is tested for any faults and failures.
Deployment of system − Once the functional and non-functional testing is done; the product is deployed in the customer environment or released into the market.
Maintenance − There are some issues which come up in the client environment. To fix those issues, patches are released. Also to enhance the product some better versions are released. Maintenance is done to deliver these changes in the customer environment.

All these phases are cascaded to each other in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards (like a waterfall) through the phases. The next phase is started only after the defined set of goals are achieved for previous phase and it is signed off, so the name "Waterfall Model". In this model, phases do not overlap.
The spiral model combines the idea of iterative development with the systematic, controlled aspects of the waterfall model. This Spiral model is a combination of iterative development process model and sequential linear development model i.e. the waterfall model with a very high emphasis on risk analysis. It allows incremental releases of the product or incremental refinement through each iteration around the spiral.

2. Spiral Model - Design

The spiral model has four phases. A software project repeatedly passes through these phases in iterations called Spirals.

Identification

This phase starts with gathering the business requirements in the baseline spiral. In the subsequent spirals as the product matures, identification of system requirements, subsystem requirements and unit requirements are all done in this phase.
This phase also includes understanding the system requirements by continuous communication between the customer and the system analyst. At the end of the spiral, the product is deployed in the identified market.

Design

The Design phase starts with the conceptual design in the baseline spiral and involves architectural design, logical design of modules, physical product design and the final design in the subsequent spirals.

Construct or Build

The Construct phase refers to production of the actual software product at every spiral. In the baseline spiral, when the product is just thought of and the design is being developed a POC (Proof of Concept) is developed in this phase to get customer feedback.
Then in the subsequent spirals with higher clarity on requirements and design details a working model of the software called build is produced with a version number. These builds are sent to the customer for feedback.

Evaluation and Risk Analysis

Risk Analysis includes identifying, estimating and monitoring the technical feasibility and management risks, such as schedule slippage and cost overrun. After testing the build, at the end of first iteration, the customer evaluates the software and provides feedback.
The following illustration is a representation of the Spiral Model, listing the activities in each phase.
Based on the customer evaluation, the software development process enters the next iteration and subsequently follows the linear approach to implement the feedback suggested by the customer. The process of iterations along the spiral continues throughout the life of the software.

[DBMS] Unit 5- Design Normalization of Database Tables

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♦ Database Tables and Normalization:
While data normalization rules tend to increase the duplication of data, it does not introduce data redundancy, which is unnecessary duplication. Database normalization is typically a refinement process after the initial exercise of identifying the data objects that should be in the relational database, identifying their relationships and defining the tables required and the columns within each table.

♦ The Normalization Process (1NF, 2NF, 3NF):
First normal form (1NF). This is the "basic" level of database normalization, and it generally corresponds to the definition of any database, namely:
•    It contains two-dimensional tables with rows and columns.
•    Each column corresponds to a sub-object or an attribute of the object represented by the entire table.
•    Each row represents a unique instance of that subobject or attribute and must be different in some way from any other row (that is, no duplicate rows are possible).
•    All entries in any column must be of the same kind. For example, in the column labeled "Customer," only customer names or numbers are permitted.
Second normal form (2NF). At this level of normalization, each column in a table that is not a determiner of the contents of another column must itself be a function of the other columns in the table. For example, in a table with three columns containing the customer ID, the product sold and the price of the product when sold, the price would be a function of the customer ID (entitled to a discount) and the specific product.
Third normal form (3NF). At the second normal form, modifications are still possible because a change to one row in a table may affect data that refers to this information from another table. For example, using the customer table just mentioned, removing a row describing a customer purchase (because of a return, perhaps) will also remove the fact that the product has a certain price. In the third normal form, these tables would be divided into two tables so that product pricing would be tracked separately.

♦ Surrogate Key Considerations:

A surrogate key has the following characteristics:
1) It is typically an integer.
2) It has no meaning. You will not be able to know the meaning of that row of data based on the surrogate key value.
3) It is not visible to end users. End users should not see a surrogate key in a report.
Surrogate keys can be generated in a variety of ways, and most databases offer ways to generate surrogate keys. For example, Oracle uses SEQUENCE, MySQL uses AUTO_INCREMENT, and SQL Server uses IDENTITY.

♦ DE normalization:
Denormalization is an approach to speeding up read-oriented data retrieval performance in a relational database, where the database administrator selectively adds back specific instances of redundant data after the data structure has been normalized.

[DBMS] Unit 4- Conceptualize Design using the Entity Relationship (ER) Modeling

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♦ The Entity Relationship (ER) model :

An entity relationship model, also called an entity-relationship (ER) diagram, is a graphical representation of entities and their relationships to each other, typically used in computing in regard to the organization of data within databases or information systems. An entity is a piece of data-an object or concept about which data is stored.

♦ Developing an ER Diagram.
An Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is a visual representation of different data using conventions that describe how these data are related to each other.

Fig:ER diagram example with entity having attributes

♦ Database Design Challenges: Conflicting Goals:

Database designer often must make design compromises that are triggered by conflicting goals such as;

• Observance to design standards

• Processing speed, and

• Information requirements

►Design Standards :
The database design must conform to design standards. Such standards have guided you in developing logical structures that minimize data redundancies. Without the design standards, it is nearly impossible to formulate a proper design process, to evaluate an existing design, or to trace the likely logical impart of changes in design.

Unit 3- Conceptualize Design using the Relational Database Model (RDBMS)

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♦ A Logical View of Data:

Develop a logical view of data to represent and access data in an enterprise. After you develop a logical view of data, you

can add it to a data service to make virtual data available for end users.

Before you develop a logical view of data, you can define the physical data objects that you want to use in a logical data

object mapping. You can also profile the physical data sources to analyze data quality.

1. Create or import a logical data model.

2. Optionally, add logical data objects to the logical data object model and define relationships between objects.

3. Create a logical data object mapping to read data from a logical data object or write data to a logical data object. A

logical data object mapping can contain transformation logic to transform the data. The transformations can

include data quality transformations to validate and cleanse the data.

4. View the output of the logical data object mapping.

♦ Keys: Keys are very important part of Relational database. They are used to establish and identify relation between tables. They also ensure that each record within a table can be uniquely identified by combination of one or more fields within a table.

For example: Primary Key, Foregin key

♦ Integrity Rules:

Integrity Rules are imperative to a good database design. Most RDBMS have these rules automatically, but it is safer to just make sure that the rules are already applied in the design. There are two types of integrity mentioned in integrity rules, entity and reference.

· Integrity rules are needed to inform the DBMS about certain constraints in the real world.

· Specific integrity rules apply to one specific database.
Example: part weights must be greater than zero.

· General integrity rules apply to all databases.

♦ Relational Set Operators.

One of the characteristics of RDBMS is that it should support all the transaction on the records in the table by means relational operations. That means it should have strong query language which supports relational algebra. There are three main relational algebras on sets – UNION, SET DIFFERENCE and SET INTERSECT. The same is implemented in database query language using set operators.

♦ The Data Dictionary and the System Catalog:

Data dictionary provides a detailed description of all tables found within the user/designer-created database. It contains the attribute names and characteristics for each table in the system. In short it contains metadata (Descriptive statistical information about the element of a set of data.)

System catalog contains metadata .the system catalog can be described as detailed system data dictionary that describes all objects within the database, including data about table name, the table s creator and creation date, the number of columns in each table, the data type corresponding to each column, index filenames, index creators, authorized users, and access privileges. Current relational database software generally provides only a system catalog, from which the designer s data dictionary information may be derived.
In effect, the system catalog automatically produces database documentation. As new tables are added to the database, that documentation also allows the RDBMS to check for and eliminate homonyms and synonyms.
Homonyms indicate the use of the same attribute name to label different attributes. For example, you might use C-NAME to label a customer name attribute in a CUSTOMER table and also use C-NAME to label a consultant name attribute in a CONSULTANT table.
Synonym is the opposite of homonym and indicates the use of different names to describe the same attribute.

♦ Relationships within the Relational Database:

A heavy part of designing a relational database is dividing the data elements into related tables. Once you're ready to start working with the data, you rely on relationships between the tables to pull the data together in meaningful ways. For instance, order information is useless unless you know which customer placed a particular order. By now, you probably realize that you don't store customer and order information in the same table. Instead, you store order and customer data in two related tables and then use a relationship between the two tables to view each order and its corresponding customer information at the same time.

There are three types of relationships:

One-to-one: Both tables can have only one record on either side of the relationship. Each primary key value relates to only one (or no) record in the related table. They're like spouses—you may or may not be married, but if you are, both you and your spouse have only one spouse. Most one-to-one relationships are forced by business rules and don't flow naturally from the data. In the absence of such a rule, you can usually combine both tables into one table without breaking any normalization rules.
One-to-many: The primary key table contains only one record that relates to none, one, or many records in the related table. This relationship is similar to the one between you and a parent. You have only one mother, but your mother may have several children.
Many-to-many: Each record in both tables can relate to any number of records (or no records) in the other table. For instance, if you have several siblings, so do your siblings (have many siblings). Many-to-many relationships require a third table, known as an associate or linking table, because relational systems can't directly accommodate the relationship.

♦ Data Redundancy Revisited:

Data redundancy in database means that some data fields are repeated in the database.

This data repetition may occur either if a field is repeated in two or more tables or if the field is repeated within the table.
Data can appear multiple times in a database for a variety of reasons. For example, a shop may have the same customer’s name appearing several times if that customer has bought several different products at different dates.

Disadvantages of data redundancy

Increases the size of the database unnecessarily.
Causes data inconsistency.
Decreases efficiency of database.
May cause data corruption.

♦ Indexes:

Indexing is a data structure technique to efficiently retrieve records from the database files based on some attributes on which the indexing has been done. Indexing in database systems is similar to what we see in books.

The only minor disadvantage of using index is that it takes up a little more space than the main table. Additionally, index needs to be updated periodically for insertion or deletion of records in the main table.

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Ball Specifications:

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· Airless

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What's new in Excel 2013

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Templates do most of the set-up and design work for you, so you can focus on your data. When you open Excel 2013, you’ll see templates for budgets, calendars, forms, and reports, and more.

Instant data analysis

The new Quick Analysis tool lets you convert your data into a chart or table in two steps or less. Preview your data with conditional formatting, sparklines, or charts, and make your choice stick in just one click. To use this new feature, see Analyze your data instantly.

Fill out an entire column of data in a flash

Flash Fill is like a data assistant that finishes your work for you. As soon as it detects what you want to do, Flash Fill enters the rest of your data in one fell swoop, following the pattern it recognizes in your data. To see when this feature comes in handy, see Split a column of data based on what you type.

Create the right chart for your data

With Chart recommendations, Excel recommends the most suitable charts for your data. Get a quick peek to see how your data looks in the different charts, and then simply pick the one that shows the insights you want to present. Give this feature a try when you create your first chart.

Filter table data by using slicers

First introduced in Excel 2010 as an interactive way to filter PivotTable data, slicers can now also filter data in Excel tables, query tables, and other data tables. Simpler to set up and use, slicers show the current filter so you’ll know exactly what data you’re looking at.

One workbook, one window

In Excel 2013 each workbook has in its own window, making it easier to work on two workbooks at once. It also makes life easier when you’re working on two monitors.

New Excel functions

You’ll find several new functions in the math and trigonometry, statistical, engineering, date and time, lookup and reference, logical, and text function categories. Also new are a few Web service functions for referencing existing Representational State Transfer (REST)-compliant Web services. Look for details in New functions in Excel 2013.

Save and share files online

Excel makes it easier to save your workbooks to your own online location, like your free SkyDrive or your organization’s Office 365 service. It’s also simpler to share your worksheets with other people. No matter what device they’re using or where they are, everyone works with the latest version of a worksheet— and you can even work together in real time. To learn more about it, see Save a workbook to another location or Save a workbook to the Web.

Embed worksheet data in a web page

To share part of your worksheet on the web, you can simply embed it on your web page. Other people can then work with the data in Excel Web App or open the embedded data in Excel.

Share an Excel worksheet in an online meeting

No matter where you are or what device you’re on—be it your smartphone, tablet, or PC—as long as you have Lync installed, you can connect to and share a workbook in an online meeting. To learn more about it, see Present a workbook online.

Save to a new file format

Now you can save to and open files in the new Strict Open XML Spreadsheet (*.xlsx) file format. This file format lets you read and write ISO8601 dates to resolve a leap year issue for the year 1900. To learn more about it, see Save a workbook in another file format.

New charting features

Changes to the ribbon for charts

The new Recommended Charts button on the Insert tab lets you pick from a variety of charts that are right for your data. Related types of charts like scatter and bubble charts are under one umbrella. And there’s a brand new button for combo charts—a favorite chart you’ve asked for. When you click a chart, you’ll also see a simpler Chart Tools ribbon. With just a Design and Format tab, it should be easier to find what you need.

Fine tune charts quickly

Three new chart buttons let you quickly pick and preview changes to chart elements (like titles or labels), the look and style of your chart, or to the data that is shown. To learn more about it, see Format your chart.

Richer data labels

Now you can include rich and refreshable text from data points or any other text in your data labels, enhance them with formatting and additional freeform text, and display them in just about any shape. Data labels stay in place, even when you switch to a different type of chart. You can also connect them to their data points with leader lines on all charts, not just pie charts. To work with rich data labels, see Change the format of data labels in a chart.

View animation in charts

See a chart come alive when you make changes to its source data. This isn’t just fun to watch—the movement in the chart also makes the changes in your data much clearer.

Powerful data analysis

Create a PivotTable that suits your data

Picking the right fields to summarize your data in a PivotTable report can be a daunting task. Now you can get some help with that. When you create a PivotTable, Excel recommends several ways to summarize your data, and shows you a quick preview of the field layouts so you can pick the one that gives you the insights you’re looking for. To learn more about it, see Create a PivotTable.

Use one Field List to create different types of PivotTables

Create the layout of a PivotTable that uses one table or multiple tables by using one and the same Field List. Revamped to accommodate both single and multi-table PivotTables, the Field List makes it easier to find the fields you want in your PivotTable layout, switch to the new Excel Data Model by adding more tables, and explore and navigate to all of the tables. To learn more about it, see Learn how to use the Field List.

Use multiple tables in your data analysis

The new Excel Data Model lets you to tap into powerful analysis features that were previously only available by installing the PowerPivot add-in. In addition to creating traditional PivotTables, you can now create PivotTables based on multiple tables in Excel. By importing different tables, and creating relationships between them, you’ll be able to analyze your data with results you aren’t able to get from traditional PivotTable data. To learn more about it, see Create a Data Model in Excel.

Connect to new data sources

To use multiple tables in the Excel Data Model, you can now connect to and import data from additional data sources into Excel as tables or PivotTables. For example, connect to data feeds like OData, Windows Azure DataMarket, and SharePoint data feeds. You can also connect to data sources from additional OLE DB providers.

Create relationships between tables

When you’ve got data from different data sources in multiple tables in the Excel Data Model, creating relationships between those tables makes it easy to analyze your data without having to consolidate it into one table. By using MDX queries, you can further leverage table relationships to create meaningful PivotTable reports. To learn more about it, see Create a relationship between two tables.

Use a timeline to show data for different time periods

A timeline makes it simpler to compare your PivotTable or PivotChart data over different time periods. Instead of grouping by dates, you can now simply filter dates interactively or move through data in sequential time periods, like rolling month-to-month performance, in just one click. To learn more about it, see Create a PivotTable timeline to filter dates.

Use Drill Down, Drill Up, and Cross Drill to get to different levels of detail

Drilling down to different levels of detail in a complex set of data is not an easy task. Custom sets are helpful, but finding them among a large number of fields in the Field List takes time. In the new Excel Data Model, you’ll be able to navigate to different levels more easily. Use Drill Down into a PivotTable or PivotChart hierarchy to see granular levels of detail, and Drill Up to go to a higher level for “big picture” insights. To learn more about it, seeDrill into PivotTable data.

Use OLAP calculated members and measures

Tap into the power of self-service Business Intelligence (BI) and add your own Multidimensional Expression (MDX)-based calculations in PivotTable data that is connected to an Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cube. No need to reach for the Excel Object Model—now you can create and manage calculated members and measures right in Excel.

Create a standalone PivotChart

A PivotChart no longer has to be associated with a PivotTable. A standalone or de-coupled PivotChart lets you experience new ways to navigate to data details by using the new Drill Down, and Drill Up features. It’s also much easier to copy or move a de-coupled PivotChart. To learn more about it, see Create a PivotChart.

Power View

If you’re using Office Professional Plus, you can take advantage of Power View. Simply click the Power View button on the ribbon to discover insights about your data with highly interactive, powerful data exploration, visualization, and presentation features that are easy to apply. Power View lets you create and interact with charts, slicers, and other data visualizations in a single sheet. Learn more about Power View in Excel 2013.

New and improved add-ins and converters

PowerPivot for Excel add-in

If you’re using Office Professional Plus, the PowerPivot add-in comes installed with Excel. The PowerPivot data analysis engine is now built into Excel so that you can build simple data models directly in Excel. The PowerPivot add-in provides an environment for creating more sophisticated models. Use it to filter out data when importing it, define your own hierarchies, calculation fields, and key performance indicators (KPIs), and use the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) language to create advanced formulas. Learn more about the PowerPivot in Excel 2013 add-in.

Inquire add-in

If you’re using Office Professional Plus, the Inquire add-in comes installed with Excel. It helps you analyze and review your workbooks to understand their design, function, and data dependencies, and to uncover a variety of problems including formula errors or inconsistencies, hidden information, broken links and others. From Inquire, you can start a new Microsoft Office tool, called Spreadsheet Compare, to compare two versions of a workbook, clearly indicating where changes have occurred. During an audit, you have full visibility of the changes in your workbooks.

Play any YouTube Playlist with VLC Media Player

2013-02-28T08:55:00.000-08:00

Play any YouTube Playlist with VLC Media Player

You can watch any YouTube video or entire video playlists outside the browser using the VLC Media Player. And the videos will play without the ads.

Do you know that VLC Media Player, the world’s favorite video player that supports nearly every video format, can also play YouTube videos on your desktop without requiring the web browser or the Adobe Flash player.

To get started, open the VLC player, press Ctrl+N to open the Network URL dialog and paste any YouTube video URL in the input box.

The Benefits of Watching YouTube Videos with VLC

The streaming videos will play inside VLC Media Player just like any other local video file while offering some additional benefits not available inside the standard YouTube player. For instance:

1. You can choose Video -> Always on Top inside VLC and the YouTube video window will stick to the foreground while you work on other tasks.

2. Press the Loop button in the player controls and the YouTube video will play non-stop in a loop (also possible with Chrome add-ons).

3. You can change the Playback speed of the YouTube video and make it run slower or faster than the normal speed.

4. Use the Tools -> Take Snapshot option to capture a screenshot image of any frame or scene in the YouTube video.

5. Watch the YouTube videos without the ads. I played a couple of movies and music videos inside VLC and none of them carried any pre-roll ads.

Play YouTube Playlists inside VLC

VLC, by default, only supports single YouTube URLs but it also possible to import an entire YouTube Playlist into VLC and watch all the videos in sequence.

Here’s the trick. Right-click and save this file to your desktop. Now open the VLC installation folder (%ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC) and move the .lua file into the exiting /lua/playlist folder.

Restart the VLC Media Player and choose Media -> Open Network Stream. Now paste the URL of any public YouTube Playlist here and the enjoy the videos.

Forget Administrator Password!!! Don't Worry...

2013-02-21T21:57:00.001-08:00

All most all of you have seen this screen but what to do if you forget your password or want to know how to by pass that password field..

Here are two Methods:-

Method 1

Boot up with DOS and delete the sam.exe and sam.log files from Windows \system32\config in your hard drive.
Now when you boot up in NT the password on your built-in administrator account which will be blank (i.e No password).
This solution works only if your hard drive is FAT kind.

Method 2

Step 1. Put your hard disk of your computer in any other pc .
Step 2. Boot that computer and use your hard disk as a secondary hard disk (D'nt boot as primary hard disk ).
Step 3. Then open that drive in which the victim’s window(or your window) is installed.
Step 4. Go to location windows- >system32->config
Step 5. And delete SAM.exe and SAM.log
Step 6. Now remove hard disk and put in your computer.
Step 7. And boot your computer

Polytron predicts glass smartphones

2013-02-20T22:09:00.000-08:00

The phone is being showcased in its early stages; there is no software running on the prototype. The goal is to get OEMs motivated enough to consider what this technology can offer. Polytron is anticipating that handset makers will want to build products with its special glass. As the prototype reveals, not all of the phone components are invisible; one can see the batteries, camera, and cards. In future design phases, when the phone proceeds further toward production, the plan is to hide the visible components with a darker cover. The glass technology behind this prototype phone is the company's special glass which can transform itself from a cloudy-white, translucent barrier to an optically clear state. The company explains how this works.

"The ordinary refractive index of these liquid crystal does not match that of the polymer, and the incident light is thus scattered, resulting in a translucent state. When an electric field is applied across the material, the PDLC droplets re-orient so that the extraordinary refractive index of the liquid crystal matches that of the polymer. Therefore, the incident light can pass through, resulting in a transparent state." Consumer attraction toward modern design and consumer delight in the novelty of owning a glass phone cannot be dismissed, but a research director at Current Analysis noted that, despite the novelty, the glass phone realistically can hope to sell if the display quality is up to par with the best of today's AMOLED and LCD screens. Polytron Technologies, meanwhile, has also produced a transparent USB memory stick that will go into production soon. The USB stick will come in 8, 16, and 32GB choices. The USB has an embedded LED so that the user knows it is connected and working. There was no information on pricing.

Protect Images from ‘Casual Copying’

2013-02-19T07:20:00.001-08:00

If you don’t want other people to download images from your website, don’t put them online because – the way the web works – it is almost impossible to prevent someone from copying or saving your images.

However there’s one little trick that may discourage the less-technical people from casually copying, or even hot-linking, to your web images.

The “save picture” option under right-click is still available for the above image but instead of downloading the actual photograph, all it would save is a blank image. Also, the URL for the image (under Properties) would appear as some junk characters (it’s called a data URI) and thus would deter the non-techies from hotlinking to that image.

Here’s how you may implement something similar for your own images:

The standard embed code for an image looks something like this:

<img src="photograph.jpg" width="500" height="250">

What you need to do is change the value of the src attribute to point to a blank image and then add a new style attribute to render the actual image. Also make sure that the value of the height and the width parameters are exactly the same as the actual image.

<img style="background-image:url(photograph.jpg);" 
     src="data:image/gif;base64,
     R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=="
     width="500" height="250">

This is like overlaying a completely transparent screen over your photograph and anyone trying to save the image will end up downloading that screen instead of the image.

Obviously, there are simple workarounds to get around the above method. For instance, a copy of the full image will still be available in your browser’s cache. You may look at the HTML source or may even save the image using screen capture but again, these techniques may not always be known to the non-technical users of your website.

Firefox phone to launch this year

2013-01-24T19:06:00.002-08:00

Mozilla, the company behind the popular Firefox browser, has announced the availability of two developer preview phones for its upcoming Firefox OS platform. The devices are designed to get developers better acquainted with the OS, which faces an uphill battle against the dominant iOS and Android platforms.

Firefox OS is based on Boot to Gecko technology, is an open source platform, and will run HTML5 apps. Mozilla announced last summer that it intended to introduce budget Firefox OS smartphones in Brazil in early 2013, though these new devices are the first hardware we've seen for the platform.

The handsets have been developed by Geeksphone in partnership with Telefonica, and offer two distinct flavors. The low-end Keon model (orange) features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz S1 CPU, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB of storage, a 3-megapixel camera, 1580 mAh battery and a 3.5-inch HVGA multitouch display.

The Peak model (white) boasts a more powerful Snapdragon S4 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, a larger 4.3-inch IPS display, and a 1800 mAh battery. The Peak also offers better optics in the form of front-facing 2-megapixel and rear-facing 8-megapixel cameras. Both devices feature microSD card slots for expandable memory.

In terms of specs, both models fall short of flagship devices such as theiPhone 5 or Galaxy S3, lacking high-end features such as LTE and NFC. However, these handsets are solely for developer use and won't see commercial release, meaning that they're unlikely to represent the finished product.

Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms currently dominate the mobile space and rely heavily on developers to produce high-quality apps that increase and augment the functionality of their platforms. It seems that Mozilla understands that the quality (and to some extent, quantity) of a platform's application offering can be the defining factor in its success, and is hosting a series of App Days to aid developers in their efforts to build apps for the open source OS.

There is no concrete release date for the Keon and Peak handsets, but the first units are expected to head out to developers next month.

source: Mozilla

Easiest way to install Windows from a USB stick.

2013-01-18T18:49:00.002-08:00

When you need to install (or reinstall) Windows then normally you’ll reach for the regular CD/ DVD. But this is slow, easily scratched if you leave it lying around, and of, course, won’t be any use at all if your target system doesn’t have a working optical drive.

And that’s where WinToFlash comes in. This straightforward tool will take your installation disc (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and Server 2003/ 2008 are supported), copy the files to a USB flash drive, and make it bootable, leaving you with a faster, more durable and convenient installer.

If you want to get involved in the complexities of this, then an Advanced Mode makes them all available. You can, for instance, choose the file system you’d like on the USB drive, its MBR configuration, FAT 16/32 configuration and more. So if you’re a Windows expert then there should be enough here to overcome any boot issues you might have with particular hardware.

The WinToFlash default settings are well chosen, though, so if you prefer the easy life then you can just run a simple wizard, point the program at your Windows disc and flash drive, and it’ll take care of everything else.

You still have to pay close attention to what you’re doing, of course. By default WinToFlash will format the target drive to make it bootable, for instance, destroying any data it contains -- so be very sure you point WinToFlash at the right location.

And booting from USB may not always be so easy, particularly with older PCs. If your system stubbornly starts from the hard drive as usual then check your BIOS setup program for its boot settings; you may need to give USB or removable devices a higher priority on the boot list.

For the most part, though, WinToFlash works just fine, and in around 10 minutes the program produced a bootable USB flash drive which launched without problems on our test Dell Inspiron notebook.

Google Analytics

2013-01-08T00:09:00.001-08:00

Google Analytics can be a valuable tool for monitoring and tracking the efficiency of your online campaigns and get the best results in your marketing efforts. Whether you are a small or big enterprise, Google Analytics can be handy in providing statistics on the number of visitors to your site including information related to page views. Additionally, it can also give you an overview of the total number of new visitors who may have viewed your website. In short, it allows you to measure the online traffic to your website and helps in making further improvements in your advertising campaign. Google Analytics can be the best choice for marketers, as it is completely free and works well for small companies with small advertising budgets.

One of the major benefits of using Google Analytics is to gain complete freedom in managing your website content. If you are not satisfied with the performance of your website, then you can make changes to your content as and when required. Additionally, this tracking tool can be used to drive targeted traffic to your website and improve conversion rates for your website for greater revenue. There are plenty of advantages of using Google Analytics as it helps your website to get a high ranking on the search engines and also boosts the productivity of your online business.

Besides, companies who aspire to create a unique brand value for their products in the market can use this tool in real time tracking of the visitors coming to their website. Google Analytics can provide accurate statistics on the number of visitors who come to your website and the time spent by each one in viewing your website. In short, this tool can be valuable in measuring the bounce rate of your website that may be able to indicate the effectiveness of your landing pages in attracting the visitors. Generally, a low bounce rate is associated with more percentage of satisfied visitors, who are able to get more relevant and useful information from your website.

Some advantages of using Google Analytics to succeed in your business:

Target your online visitors
By using Google Analytics as a monitoring tool, you can target a niche audience who may be keen on purchasing your products. You can provide greater online visibility to your business with more exposure to your company’s brand using this marketing approach. It helps you to keep track of the kind of visitors coming to your website and use popular keywords that may be used in the process of searching for specific products. Hence, you can cater better to the demands of the potential customers and stay ahead of the competition.

Measure the results of your marketing campaign
Google Analytics can be used to optimize your website performance and attract more number of customers for boosting your sales prospects. You can also use targeted keywords as part of your SEO marketing strategy with the help of the statistics derived using Google Analytics tool. There are different functionalities using which you can determine whether your marketing campaign will be successful or not. As a result, you can get lots of opportunities for growing and diversifying your online business with the help of this amazing tool.

Customize your website for greater exposure
With the help of this tracking tool, you can make ongoing changes to your website by changing the content and improving the landing pages to draw greater number of visitors. Additionally, you can also find out deficiencies in your website and use attractive and interesting content that can attract your readers. Besides, you can also identify niche areas and add interesting images or graphics to make your website more visually appealing for the target audience.

Evaluate traffic flow to your website
Google Analytics can be useful in finding out information about various source of incoming traffic flow to your website to help determine your marketing strategy. You can find popular links and keywords that are used by the visitors while searching for specific products on the search engine as well. This can be useful for maximizing the results of your e-mail marketing campaign for the success of your promotional efforts. Besides, this method of tracking user activities on the website can be immensely useful in catering to the specific needs and requirements of the customers.

Improve your web page quality
You can determine if the quality of your web page content is of a high standard with the help of the Google Analytics tool. Based on the results of this tool, you can optimize your website by repackaging it and providing it a new look to increase the frequency of online visitors. At the same time, you can get an opportunity to understand the needs of your niche target audience and provide them with excellent information using a well designed website.

Google Analytics provides some excellent features for the customers with efficient reporting tools and helps in providing customized data that may be useful in formulating marketing strategies. Additionally, it also comprises of the content analytics report that can help in finding out your website conversion rates and the number of visitors who frequent your website. Moreover, you can also use the mobile analytics feature to find out the effectiveness of mobile ads and campaigns to find out its reach among the online visitors.

Social reporting tools enable you to find the effectiveness of social media strategies on your online business and the impact on your website conversion rates. Besides, advertising analytics tool can help you to figure out whether your advertising campaigns are able to bring the best results and create a positive impact on your sales revenue. Thus, this integrated approach of Google analytics works in favor of online enterprises and helps in creating a harmonious environment for survival and growth of business.

Hence, Google Analytics can be the best investment for both small and large enterprises as it can help in providing a solid marketing edge to boost their promotional efforts. Marketers can find the most popular keywords that can help improve their SEO campaign strategy and provide higher sales leads for their business. It also provides an insight into critical areas in your website that may require improvement and accordingly create opportunities for attracting greater online traffic. In short, this tool provides tremendous opportunities for all kinds of business owners in managing their resources in an economical manner.

Now, you can use Google Analytics to measure the outcome of all kinds of campaigns and use the statistics to create a unique brand for your products in the market. Evaluate, monitor and innovate your online strategies to get the best results for your business.

Top 15 Free Hacking Tools!!!

2013-01-02T23:33:00.001-08:00

1. Nmap

Nmap (“Network Mapper”) is a free and open source (license) utility for network discovery and security auditing. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. Nmap homepage.

2. Wireshark

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network. Wireshark homepage.

3. Metasploit Community edition

Metasploit Community Edition simplifies network discovery and vulnerability verification for specific exploits, increasing the effectiveness of vulnerability scanners. This helps prioritize remediation and eliminate false positives, providing true security risk intelligence. Metasploit community edition homepage.

4. Nikto2

Nikto is an Open Source (GPL) web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 6400 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, checks for outdated versions of over 1200 servers, and version specific problems on over 270 servers. It also checks for server configuration items such as the presence of multiple index files, HTTP server options, and will attempt to identify installed web servers and software. Nikto2 homepage.

5. John the Ripper

John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix systems, supported out of the box are Windows LM hashes, plus lots of other hashes and ciphers in the community-enhanced version. John the Ripper homepage.

6. ettercap

Ettercap is a comprehensive suite for man in the middle attacks. It features sniffing of live connections, content filtering on the fly and many other interesting tricks. It supports active and passive dissection of many protocols and includes many features for network and host analysis. ettercap homepage.

7. NexPose Community edition

The Nexpose Community Edition is a free, single-user vulnerability management solution. Nexpose Community Edition is powered by the same scan engine as Nexpose Enterprise and offers many of the same features. Nexpose homepage.

8. Ncat

Ncat is a feature-packed networking utility which reads and writes data across networks from the command line. Ncat was written for the Nmap Project as a much-improved reimplementation of the venerable Netcat. It uses both TCP and UDP for communication and is designed to be a reliable back-end tool to instantly provide network connectivity to other applications and users. Ncat will not only work with IPv4 and IPv6 but provides the user with a virtually limitless number of potential uses. ncat homepage.

9. Kismet

Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and (with appropriate hardware) can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic. Kismet also supports plugins which allow sniffing other media such as DECT. kismet homepage.

10. w3af

w3af is a Web Application Attack and Audit Framework. The project’s goal is to create a framework to find and exploit web application vulnerabilities that is easy to use and extend. w3af homepage.

11. hping

hping is a command-line oriented TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer. The interface is inspired to the ping(8) unix command, but hping isn’t only able to send ICMP echo requests. It supports TCP, UDP, ICMP and RAW-IP protocols, has a traceroute mode, the ability to send files between a covered channel, and many other features. hping homepage.

12. burpsuite

Burp Suite is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. Its various tools work seamlessly together to support the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application’s attack surface, through to finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities. BurpSuite homepage.

13. THC-Hydra

A very fast network logon cracker which support many different services. hydra homepage.

14. sqlmap

sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws and taking over of database servers. It comes with a powerful detection engine, many niche features for the ultimate penetration tester and a broad range of switches lasting from database fingerprinting, over data fetching from the database, to accessing the underlying file system and executing commands on the operating system via out-of-band connections. sqlmap homepage.

15. webscarab

WebScarab has a large amount of functionality, and as such can be quite intimidating to the new user. But, for the simplest case, intercepting and modifying requests and responses between a browser and HTTP/S server, there is not a lot that needs to be learned. WebScarab homepage.

Enjoy!!!

Technology you can wear!

2012-12-27T08:25:00.003-08:00

1. Tech You Can Wear…Right Now

Google's fancy head-up display (HUD) glasses, dubbed "Project Glass," has nerds and non-nerds alike excited for the future of wearable technology. At its I/O developer conference in June, Google reported that the first developer versions of the new high-tech glasses will be available early next year, at a hefty price of $1500.

But you don't have to wait until next year (and probably much later, unless you happen to be a developer) to get your hands on wearable tech. Here are ten pieces of wearable technology that are available right now.

2. Vuzix Wrap 920AR

Google's Project Glass glasses aren't the first HUD glasses to (almost) hit the market. That honor goes to Vuzix's Wrap 920AR glasses, which are augmented reality glasses designed to be used with a Windows PC.

The Wrap 920AR glasses, which cost $1499, feature a near-eye display system that produces the visual equivalent of a 67-inch display seen from approximately 10 feet away. This display feature is meant for viewing videos and images--not for taking advantage of the glasses' AR capabilities. To use the AR capabilities, you'll have to connect the glasses to a PC. The Wrap 920AR glasses support both 2D and stereoscopic 3D images.

3. CuteCircuit K-Dress

Wearable technology doesn't have to be useful, it can just be...pretty. The K-Dress from CuteCircuit is a good example of useless prettiness: it's a silk chiffon and taffeta dress featuring hundreds of embedded LED lights.

Inspired by the illuminated couture dress from CuteCircuit that Katy Perry wore to a gala in 2010, the K-Dress has a small snap-in controller that lets you control the embedded LEDs. You can recharge the controller via USB. The dress is dry-clean only, and you need to remove the battery before taking the garment in for cleaning. You can pick up the K-Dress at CuteCircuit's website for $2373.

4. 3RD Space FPS Gaming Vest

The 3RD Space FPS gaming vest lets you "feel what you've been missing" during your years of playing video games on a computer or game console. This vest features eight active zones (four on the front, and four on the back) that use special air impact technology to let you feel various in-game blasts as you see them on screen. According to the company, the $139 vest helps you sense the "direction and force" of bullet fire, explosions, and environmental effects, altering your strategy and amplifying the game's intensity. The vest plugs into your computer or gaming console via USB cable.

5. 3RD Space FPS Gaming Vest

6. Novero Bluetooth Pendant Necklace

Bluetooth headsets aren't terribly attractive, and holding your phone up to your ear is inconvenient. But thanks to this pretty pendant necklace from Novero, you no longer have to choose between style and convenience. Available for $348 atAhaLife.com, the necklace features Bluetooth 2.1, a MicroUSB charger, and 4 hours of talk time (or 100 hours of standby time). The necklace has an open design, with the earpiece hanging down next to the pendant. If you get a call,simply tap a small button on the pendant, swing the earpiece up and into your ear, and start talking away.

7. Silicon Micro Display ST1080

If you like watching 1080p video, but you don't like being tied down to a screen, you can pick up Silicon Micro Display's ST1080 wearable display ($799). This large, wearable display shows you the equivalent of a 100-inch display at a distance of 10 feet. It supports 2D and 3D content, and it features 10 percent transparency (so you can walk around without running into walls). It comes with 3.5mm mono headphone jacks on either side, and comes with a small controller box that can connect to anything with an HDMI output.

8. nPulse Smart Notification Watch

There's no reason to take your phone out of your bag or pocket to check your text messages, email, calendar alerts, or recent phone calls. Just glance down at your InPulse Smart Notification watch. The Smart Notification Watch, which costs $150 atThinkGeek and works with Android and BlackBerry devices, lets you manage all of your phone notifications from a 1.26-inch color OLED display on your wrist. You can oversee multiple inboxes, check all of your alerts and email messages, and see who's calling. InPulse is currently developing a similar watch for iOS users.

9. Lumoback

The Lumoback is a lot like your mother: It tells you when you're slouching. Priced at$129 and available for preordering now (it's expected to ship in November), the Lumoback is a small device that you wear on your lower back; it vibrates when you slouch, so you know when you need to straighten up. It connects wirelessly to your iPhone or iPad, and tracks your movements over time so you can keep track of how much your posture is improving.

10. Personal Soundtrack Shirt

Life is much more exciting with a soundtrack. But creating your own music and sound effects in real time as you go about your daily tasks can get old fast--and might lead to your being ushered away in a tight jacket. With the personal soundtrack shirt ($40 fromThinkGeek), however, you can enjoy the effect of having a real-life soundtrack. The shirt comes with a speaker and a wired remote, along with ten music themes (such as "Royal Entrance" and "Silent Movie Chase Theme") and ten sound effects (such as "Drum Roll" and "Laugh Track") prerecorded on an SD Card. If you'd rather devise your own personal soundtrack, you can remove the SD Card and create your own 20-sound-byte track.

11. Jawbone Up

The Jawbone Up wristband puts a sleep-cycle tracker, a meal tracker, a pedometer, an activity tracker, and a vibrating alarm clock in one neat little iPhone-connected bracelet. The Up even vibrates when you've been sitting still too long. Sweatproof and and water-resistant, the Up looks pretty cool on your wrist, too. It costs $99, and comes in blue, black, white, and red.

about .np registration!

2012-12-22T23:31:00.002-08:00

It is available free of cost because Mercantile, which is maintaining primary name service for NP is providing this service free of cost and will remain so as long as Mercantile continues providing it free. MOS-NP doesn't add any cost for the services it provides regarding the domain registrations.

Domain registrations under .NP ccTLD is free of cost.

Domains are registered on a first-come-first-serve basis but terms and conditions apply.

Domains can be registered only under the following secondary NP domains: COM.NP, ORG.NP, EDU.NP NET.NP, GOV.NP and MIL.NP

Foreign companies are required to have an official presence in Nepal as a joint venture, partnership, agent, or a licensee in order to qualify to register a domain. Official documents to prove the presence will have to be submitted with the application.

It may take at least 2 working day to get your domain/s registered or modified. Though it may take longer sometimes depending on the number of pending requests.

Check the availability of the domain/s

Submit the registration template from the site www.mos.com.np with all the required information. Your service provider company can be consulted for technical information in the template.

Review the information for accuracy before submitting.

Information for .np Domain Registration

Read the "Terms and Conditions" carefully.

Required documents for .np registration:

For Official Request

A application letter written in the company/organization's letter-head pad signed by authorized officer.

A copy of company/organization registration certificate issued by the respective government bodies must be dropped to the Hostmaster at Mercantile communications, Durbar Marg. Kathmandu.

Online form (admin/ technical contacts and valid name servers). (Administrator's contract adress in the online form should be from the company owner)

NOTE:- A company/organisation only can select domain names based on its company/organization's name, product's name, service's name and brand name.

For Personal Request

A application request letter.

A copy of the applicant's citizenship certificate must be dropped to the Hostmaster at Mercantile communications, Durbar Marg. Kathmandu in order to verify the authenticity of the applicant as only Nepalese citizens are entitled to register personal domains.

Online form (Administrator's contract address in the online form should be from the domain owner)

NOTE:- Personal Domain name should be selected based only on his/her name as mentioned in citizenship certificate.

Terms and Conditions mentioned should be read carefully and follow the steps. and if you have any queries about it then kindly mail at the given address:

hostmaster@mos.com.np

Mailing address:
The Hostmaster
NP ccTLD Registration Services
MERCANTILE COMMUNICATIONS PVT. LTD.
P. O. Box 876
Durbarmarg, Kathmandu, NEPAL

Tel: +977-1-4240920, +977-1-4220773
Fax: +977-1-4221493

GOOGLE IN NEPAL

2012-11-10T23:06:00.004-08:00

Google Installs Cache Servers in Nepal

Google in association with Nepal Telecom, one of the largest Internet Service providers in the country has installed its cache servers in Nepal. A telecom official speaking to Nagarik News in Nepal revealed that the servers are still in testing phase and will be extended after successful months of testing in Nepal. Nearly after five months of continuous effort from NTC, the search engine giant has decided to test its servers in Nepal.

The Google cache servers have been installed in NTC office located in Jawalakhel in Kathmandu. Cache servers will help internet users in Nepal to access Google data faster. This means Google products and services such as Gmail, Youtube, G+ etc will now be accessed faster from Nepal. This will also help NTC by reducing its bandwidth access and thus reducing its cost.

A cache server, also referred as cache engine is a dedicated network server that saves Web pages or other Internet content locally. It places previously requested information in cache and a cache server speeds up access to data also reducing the demand on enterprise’s bandwidth. “After installation of Google server, Internet bandwidth use has been decreased. Even if NTC saves 1GB bandwidth, the company will save two lakhs dollars yearly” added another official at NTC.

Google engineers are in Nepal presently to install the cache servers and train NTC engineers and technicians to handle it. Previously NTC had installed Akamai Technologies server which made easier accessing Microsoft and yahoo services in Nepal.

Source :Nepaliblogger

Ball-shaped camera 'to help police and firefighters'

2012-11-06T19:43:00.003-08:00

It's a common scenario for police and other emergency services. They need to enter a building but don't know what awaits them inside.

It could be a gunman or structures made dangerous by an earthquake.

A tennis ball-sized device made by US start-up Bounce Imaging could provide an answer. Six cameras instantly send a 360-degree picture to a smartphone.

The ball has a rubber shell that makes it bounce
while taking pictures

The firm suggested it could sell the device for about a tenth of the cost of the cheapest rival devices.

However, a robotics expert said the technology had privacy implications.

Bounce Imaging's founder Francisco Aguilar said the device could have a range of uses. "Disaster search and rescue after an earthquake is currently left to highly specialised teams with sophisticated and very expensive equipment," he said.

"But we hope that with our technology it could be expanded to volunteers with low-cost units that could be tossed into air pockets and collapsed spaces in search of victims."

The technology is still a prototype, but it was named one of Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2012.

'Different' tech

The Boston-based company is not the first attempt to create a ball-shaped camera; researchers around the world have been trying to make similar devices for years.

For instance, in the 1990s, scientists at Columbia University in the US developed 360-degree cameras for use in remote locations, but they depended on being attached to robots.

In 2008 Scottish company Dreampact announced it had begun work on a standalone sphere containing fish-eye lenses that could be fired from a grenade launcher - but it later abandoned the project.

The ball is equipped with various sensors, to send back other data along with photos

Others have been more successful but Bounce Imaging says they typically sell upwards from $5,000 apiece and are more cumbersome.

"The key to the design is ease of use and low cost - under $500 (£313) - relative to expensive robotic or fibre-optic alternatives that are too costly, classified, and complex," Mr Aguilar told the BBC.

He added that other similar devices required a skilled operator to manage the unit and data - but Bounce Imaging's technology was built following a "fire and forget" principle.

"After the ball is thrown, it sends whatever imaging and data it gathers back to a smartphone or tablet with an easy-to-use app.

"When you're a police officer under fire working with your tactical gloves on, it is very difficult to operate a complex, often briefcase-sized, remote terminal or viewing unit.

"It's much easier to just look on a smartphone strapped to your wrist."

He added that his company had already received calls from police, fire, industrial and mine inspection units, "even nature photographers trying to look inside animal holes".

"The unit has slots for other types of sensors - for example, smoke and temperature sensors in a firefighting model, methane or coal dust detectors in mine inspection units, and so on - so the ball can send back additional data along with the images," said Mr Aguilar.

To create a full panoramic image in the dark, the device captures light in the near-infrared range.

Paparazzi and criminals

But Noel Sharkey, an expert in artificial intelligence and professor of robotics at the University of Sheffield, said that the technology could have privacy implications.

"This could be brilliant from a photographic point of view, but it could be a further intrusion on our privacy," he said.

"You can throw it anywhere, into someone's garden for instance, and you'll be able to see everything that's going on - it's not much different from the use of a drone except that it's much more immediate.

"So if you throw it over someone's private property, it could be used, for instance, by the paparazzi or by criminals who could just throw it over the roof and get lots of images in between."

Source: BBC