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Tips to get more out of Google

2010-08-22T05:09:00.000-07:00

Google's main page may look simple, but don't be fooled. Behind that solitary search box lies power that most of us never tap -- not because we don't want to, but because we don't know how.

But with the right commands and shortcuts, you can start using Google in ways you never imagined: as a calculator, a weather forecaster, a travel agent, movie locator, and much more.

Search prefixes
One powerful way to refine your searches is by using search prefixes: words that you follow with a colon and then the search term itself.

For instance, use the prefix 'site' to specify that you'd like to restrict your search to a particular site. The search phrase 'site:microsoft.com windows xp downloads,' for example, tells Google that you'd like it to retrieve links to downloads applicable to Windows XP from Microsoft's web pages.

File prefixes
You can use the 'filetype' prefix to search for specific types of documents or files. This is very useful if you're searching for, say, Excel files - or for PDFs that you can download and print out in an attractive format. Let's say, for example, that you'd like to search for a PDF of Ernest Hemingway's novel The Sun Also Rises. The proper search phrase would be 'sun also rises filetype:pdf.'

Other handy prefixes include 'define,' for searching for definitions, and 'related,' to search for sites that are similar to ones you like. The 'define' prefix is especially nice for students, young and old, who can instantly retrieve definitions of a word from a wide variety of sources.

Trigger words
You can also perform targeted searches by using what Google calls 'trigger words' -- or words that tell the search engine to return specific types of information, such as the local weather or local showtimes for currently running movies. Like search prefixes, some of these trigger words work best when they are followed by a colon and then by the relevant search phrase.

There are a couple dozen trigger words. Some of the more useful include 'weather,' 'movies,' and 'tracking.' For instance, a search for 'weather:Berlin' will quickly return the five-day weather forecast for Berlin, Germany, as well as dozens of related links to weather in that city.
Use the trigger word 'movie:*** brwill ask you for your location if you haven't registered it already with the search engine. Once you provide that information, Google will instantly return a listing of movie theatres where the film is playing, along with showtimes. The triggers 'film' and 'showtimes' work identically, by the way.

Math genius
The Google search field is a veritable math genius as well. In fact, if you simply type a math equation in the search box, you'll get nothing but the (correct) answer in return. Try it with a simple math problem first. Type 5 * 7, click Search, and Google shows you the result: 5 * 7 = 35.

Math lovers can take the Google search field to the next level, too, with complex problems such as 5*9+(sqrt 10)^3. The answer, 76.6227766, is returned in the blink of an eye.

Conversions
Simpler conversions -- such as for currency and temperature -- are a cinch for Google, too. Need to find out how many pounds you can get for a certain number of dollars? Easy. Just type, for instance, '1 GBP to USD' .

Similarly, if you want to get a quick conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade, just type, for instance, '98 f to c.' Again, you'll get the answer before you can finish typing.

Add words at the end of search phrase
You can add certain words to the end of search phrases in Google to unleash additional features. If you need a quick map, for instance, just type the word 'map' after the name of any country, city, or town. Google will display a thumbnail map, which you can click to explore in a larger, scrollable format using Google Maps.

Similarly, to find an image of a search phrase, just add the word 'image' at the end of the phrase. For example, typing 'Jefferson image' brings up images of Thomas Jefferson. And adding 'time' to the end of the name of a city or country will result in Google's telling you what time it is in that place.

More search features available here

Saveaddress.com - a free place to store your favorite website/links

2010-05-10T01:19:00.000-07:00

Save - your important links online and access from anywhere.
Share - your favorite links with your friends.
Search - from within all favorite links.

W3C Tools for Quality Assurance

2010-02-15T07:23:00.000-08:00

Have you ever checked whether your website has passed all the quality checks?

If you think that your website is perfect and of good quality, then better assure yourself before nodding YES.

Below are the tools provided by W3C and is an open source to assure the website quality:

Markup Validation Service: http://validator.w3.org/

CSS Validation Service: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

Feed Validation Service: http://validator.w3.org/feed/

Link Checker: http://validator.w3.org/checklink

MobileOK Checker: http://validator.w3.org/mobile/

Reason for curly hair

2010-01-24T05:16:00.000-08:00

Straight hair are due to the follicles that produce round strands whereas curly hair are due to follicles that produce oval strands. Curly hair is oval in cross-section while strait hair is round. Some people have curly hair and some have straight hair because we are different. Our eye color, hair color, skin tone, and if our hair is curly or straight are genetic.

One theory also tells that straight or curly hair is due to the temperature in which their ancestors have lived. Straight hair is a sign that the person has lived in a cooler climate, because it will lay flat to conserve body heat. Curly hair is known as a heat coil, meaning that it disperses heat more rapidly. Pepole from arctic regions have straight, oily hair. People who live in desert regions like the desert or in africa have curly hair to disperse the heat.

Difference between 32 bit and 64 bit processors

2010-01-24T03:51:00.000-08:00

x86 is a very old technology that started with the 8086 family of processors. It has now evolved into the x86-32 version which is the most common version and its successor the x86-64 or more commonly known as x64. The move gradual shift to x64 has started quite early while there were still no major drawbacks seen in the pc market. This is because the first market to experience the problems related to x86 was those who run high end servers.

Running a system that has 32bit architecture means that you are always limited to what 32bits can point to. In this case, the problem stemmed from memory. A 32bit long pointer could only point to a maximum of 4.2billion addresses which is just about 4GB of memory. As such, it can only allocate up to 4GB of memory to a certain program even if it has 16GB of memory available. This limitation may never be a problem for a home setup but in a server environment, it presents a huge problem. That’s why x64 processors appeared very early for the consumers.

The x64 architecture still follows what x86 has but it improves on it by having 64bits in every address. This means that the memory capacity of the x64 architecture is the square of 4.2billion, which for now is an unimaginable amount of memory. That coupled with certain enhancements makes the x64 architecture a certainly great processor to replace its predecessor.

The problem with x64 is that the software for it isn’t really there yet. Although there are already operating systems that try to take advantage of the x64 architecture, most do not and there are even some that won’t run on an x64 OS. Eventually, the software meant for x64 architecture would arrive and all the 32bit hardware and software would become obsolete. But for now, the x64 architecture is still haunted by software incompatibilities that limit its appeal to the general public.

Reference: differencebetween.net

What is OpenID and how it works?

2010-01-20T05:21:00.000-08:00

Many websites offer features that are only available to users who first log-in to the system. In a typical application, user identity is confirmed ("authenticated") upon entering the username and password for the account. This approach is straightforward and works, but there are drawbacks. Users are usually required to remember a username/password for every website they use, which can be problematic.

OpenID (www.openid.net) is an open standard that defines a way that web-based applications can authenticate users by delegating the responsibility of authentication to identity providers. With OpenID, users have a single identity that can be used on any OpenID-enabled application, and they only need to remember one password.
In this article, I describe the OpenID authentication system and show how a web application built with Ruby on Rails can use OpenID to authenticate its users.

How OpenID Works
OpenID relies on the HTTP protocol to exchange messages between users and "identity providers." Consider a user named Bob, whose identity provider is myOpenID (www.myopenid.com). Bob uses the Drupal content-management system that happens to be an OpenID consumer. Here's the general workflow when Bob logs into his Drupal account through OpenID:

Arthur visits any OpenID-driven website.
Arthur enters his OpenID identity URI, "arthur-id.myopenid.com," in the login form and clicks a Submit button. That's his OpenID identity URI, which looks like a website address, but identifies Bob and his identity provider.
Arthur's web browser is redirected to a web page served by myOpenID, where he is prompted for his password.
Arthur enters his OpenID password and clicks a Submit button.
myOpenID confirms Arthur's password, and his web browser is redirected to the website he opened with automated log-in.

Arthur entered his password only on the identity provider website, and never on the consumer website. The user's password is not shared with the consumer and only needs to be submitted once by users to the identity provider, preferably over a secure connection.

Following diagram best explains how OpenID works:

Benefits

OpenID is an open standard that defines a way that web-based applications can authenticate users via a single identity. OpenID provides several benefits to users and developers. Users only need to remember one username (their identity URI) and password to access multiple applications. With a simple cookie and Remember Me checkbox, an OpenID identity provider can act as a convenient Single Sign-On (SSO) solution for someone who uses multiple OpenID consumers.

OpenID identity providers are responsible for the authentication of users It's now-a-days common for web apps to offer OpenID support as an alternative to traditional authentication methods, but letting experts handle password security reduces the risk of accounts being compromised.
One of the very popular OpenID providers is http://www.myopenid.com/

But you will be glad to know that Google also provides OpenID. Use http://openid-provider.appspot.com to know your OpenID provided by Google.

Reference: Dr. Dobb's

Circuit Filter in Stock Market

2010-01-08T03:59:00.000-08:00

SEBI has a rule called Circuit Breaker in Stock Market for both Index and Stock specific Circuit Limits. The Circuit filter limit is introduced in intention to reduce the speculations in the market and stock specific trading. There will be two ways a circuit filter applied, upper circuit filter and lower circuit filter. So when buying stocks in the current stock markets you must first learn about the stock market and know the stock market prices and then consider online trading stocks.

Index specific Circuit Filter
Index specific circuit filter applied to either BSE Sensex or the NSE S&P CNX Nifty whichever is breached earlier. Now there are three filters for Index based circuit viz 10%, 15% and 20%.
If either BSE Sensex or NSE S&P CNX Nifty falls 10% before 1.00pm then trading halts for one hour in the market. If index drops after 1.00pm but before 2.30 pm then trading halts for half hour. If the index drops after 2.30pm then there will be no halt for trading at 10% level and market shall continue trading for the remaining time.
If either BSE Sensex or NSE S&P CNX Nifty falls 15% before 1.00pm then trading halts for two hour in the market. If index drops after 1.00pm but before 2.00 pm then trading halts for one hour. If the index drops on or after 2.00pm then there will be no trading for the remaining time.
In case of 20% drop in either of the index then the trading halts for the remaining day.
This percentage of circuit filters are revised after every quarter and new percentages are arrived for the next quarter.

Stock specific Circuit Filter
Stock specific circuit filters are applied in both BSE and NSE index, the percentage for circuit filter limit is 2%, 5%, 10%, 20%. When a stock is on upper circuit limit then there will be only buyers in the market and no seller exists and hence the price is up. On the other hand lower circuit limit is when there are only sellers in the market for that stock and hence the stock price is down.

Online Aircraft Tracking

2010-01-06T07:21:00.000-08:00

Ever wondered that you can now track aircrafts from your home?
Visit http://casper.frontier.nl/ and enjoy the heights of technology.

Right to Information

2010-01-06T05:16:00.000-08:00

Every citizen has a right to know how the Government is functioning. Right to Information empowers every citizen to seek any information from the Government, inspect any Government documents and seek certified photocopies thereof. Some laws on Right to Information also empower citizens to official inspect any Government work or to take sample of material used in any work.

Right to Information includes the right to:
a) Inspect works, documents, records.
b) Take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records.
c) Take certified samples of material.
d) Obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video , cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts.

"information" means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force.

"record" includes:
a) Any document, manuscript and file
b) Any microfilm, microfiche, and facsimile copy of a document
c) Any reproduction of image or images embodied in such microfilm (whether enlarged or not); and
d) Any other material produced by a computer or any other device;

An applicant cannot ask for opinions/advice/views under the RTI Act, unless the opinion/advice/view is already on "record".

However, under Section 4(1)(d), an applicant can ask for "reasons" behind a administrative or quasi judicial decision of a public authority, especially if he is a "affected person".

To lodge your complaint, click here

Microsoft Forefront

2009-12-24T05:17:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Forefront is Microsoft's line of business security software. Microsoft Forefront has products that protect many,aspects of business computing, including solutions for exchange sharepoint, and individual devices.

Forefront includes the following products:

Client Security
Microsoft Forefront Client Security (formerly called Microsoft Client Protection)

Server Security
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server (formerly called Sybari Antigen for Exchange)
Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint (formerly called Sybari Antigen for SharePoint)
Microsoft Forefront Security for Microsoft Office Communications Server (formerly called Antigen for Instant Messaging)

Network Edge Security
Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (the successor to Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007)
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (the successor to Internet Security and Acceleration Server)

Integrated Security Suite
Microsoft Forefront Codenamed "Stirling" (Includes Forefront Client Security, Forefront Security for Exchange and SharePoint, Forefront Threat Management Gateway and a central management server)

Microsoft ISA Server

2009-12-24T05:16:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server) is described by Microsoft as an "integrated edge security gateway". Originating as Microsoft Proxy Server, ISA is a Firewalling & Security product based on Microsoft Windows primarily designed to securely publish webservers and other server systems, provide Stateful, Application-Layer Firewalling, act as a VPN endpoint, and provide Internet Access for client systems in a Business Networking environment.

Microsoft Commerce Server

2009-12-24T05:11:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Commerce Server is a Microsoft product for building e-commerce systems. It uses Microsoft .NET technology.

The latest release of the product is Commerce Server 2009. It was launched at the National Retail Federation (NRF) in New York in January 2009, with its official launch at the MIX09 event in Las Vegas in March 2009.

With its inaugural release in 2000, Commerce Server replaced Microsoft Site Server, expanding on the functionality of it and establishing a focus on e-commerce functionality (rather than concerning itself with document management or content metadata). It helps create e-commerce solutions and Web sites with high-performance, familiar tools that simplify setup, management, and administration tasks.

Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 provides a comprehensive solution for many business scenarios, including:

Business-to-consumer (B2C) sales of tangible or digital goods or online service delivery.
Business-to-business (B2B) scenarios, such as e-procurement and trading communities.
B2X scenarios, combining Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B).
Self service portals using catalogs, profiles, or content targeting for personalized information delivery.

Online Image Editors

2009-12-24T00:34:00.001-08:00

Have you come across the situation where you need to crop the GIF image without loosing its animation?
So, here is the answer. Below two sites can be used to crop the animated image online:

Following is the site through which you can create logo on the fly:

Online Logo Creation

Fortune 500 Companies - 2009

2009-02-01T07:11:00.000-08:00

Rank	Company	Revenues ($ millions)	Profits ($ millions)
1	Wal-Mart Stores	378,799	12,731
2	Exxon Mobil	372,824	40,610
3	Royal Dutch Shell	355,782	31,331
4	BP	291,438	20,845
5	Toyota Motor	230,201	15,042
6	Chevron	210,783	18,688
7	ING Group	201,516	12,649
8	Total	187,280	18,042
9	General Motors	182,347	-38,732
10	ConocoPhillips	178,558	11,891
11	Daimler	177,167	5,446
12	General Electric	176,656	22,208
13	Ford Motor	172,468	-2,723
14	Fortis	164,877	5,467
15	AXA	162,762	7,755
16	Sinopec	159,260	4,166
17	Citigroup	159,229	3,617
18	Volkswagen	149,054	5,639
19	Dexia Group	147,648	3,467
20	HSBC Holdings	146,500	19,133
21	BNP Paribas	140,726	10,706
22	Allianz	140,618	10,904
23	Crédit Agricole	138,155	8,172
24	State Grid	132,885	4,423
25	China National Petroleum	129,798	14,925
26	Deutsche Bank	122,644	8,861
27	ENI	120,565	13,703
28	Bank of America Corp.	119,190	14,982
29	AT&T	118,928	11,951
30	Berkshire Hathaway	118,245	13,213
31	UBS	117,206	-3,654
32	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.	116,353	15,365
33	Carrefour	115,585	3,147
34	Assicurazioni Generali	113,813	3,991
35	American International Group	110,064	6,200
36	Royal Bank of Scotland	108,392	15,103
37	Siemens	106,444	5,063
38	Samsung Electronics	106,006	7,986
39	ArcelorMittal	105,216	10,368
40	Honda Motor	105,102	5,254
41	Hewlett-Packard	104,286	7,264
42	Pemex	103,960	-1,675
43	Société Générale	103,443	1,296
44	McKesson	101,703	990
45	HBOS	100,267	8,093
46	International Business Machines	98,786	10,418
47	Gazprom	98,642	19,269
48	Hitachi	98,306	-509
49	Valero Energy	96,758	5,234
50	Nissan Motor	94,782	4,223
51	Tesco	94,703	4,253
52	E.ON	94,356	9,861
53	Verizon Communications	93,775	5,521
54	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone	93,527	5,562
55	Deutsche Post	90,472	1,901
56	Metro	90,267	1,129
57	Nestlé	89,630	8,874
58	Santander Central Hispano Group	89,295	12,401
59	Statoil Hydro	89,224	7,526
60	Cardinal Health	88,364	1,931
61	Goldman Sachs Group	87,968	11,599
62	Morgan Stanley	87,879	3,209
63	Petrobras	87,735	13,138
64	Deutsche Telekom	85,570	779
65	Home Depot	84,740	4,395
66	Peugeot	82,965	1,211
67	LG	82,096	2,916
68	Électricité de France	81,629	7,690
69	Aviva	81,317	2,655
70	Barclays	80,347	8,837
71	Fiat	80,112	2,673
72	Matsushita Electric Industrial	79,412	2,468
73	BASF	79,322	5,565
74	Credit Suisse	78,206	6,467
75	Sony	77,682	3,235
76	Telefónica	77,254	12,190
77	UniCredit Group	77,030	8,159
78	BMW	76,675	4,279
79	Procter & Gamble	76,476	10,340
80	CVS Caremark	76,330	2,637
81	UnitedHealth Group	75,431	4,654
82	Hyundai Motor	74,900	1,722
83	U.S. Postal Service	74,778	-5,142
84	France Télécom	72,488	8,623
85	Vodafone	71,202	13,366
86	SK Holdings	70,717	1,505
87	Kroger	70,235	1,180
88	Nokia	69,886	9,862
89	ThyssenKrupp	68,799	2,796
90	Lukoil	67,205	9,511
91	Toshiba	67,145	1,116
92	Repsol YPF	67,006	4,364
93	Boeing	66,387	4,074
94	Prudential	66,358	2,045
95	Petronas	66,218	18,118
96	AmerisourceBergen	66,074	469
97	Suez	64,982	5,370
98	Munich Re Group	64,774	5,275
99	Costco Wholesale	64,400	1,083
100	Merrill Lynch	64,217	-7,777
101	Robert Bosch	63,401	3,794
102	Target	63,367	2,849
103	Aegon	62,383	3,492
104	State Farm Insurance Cos.	61,612	5,464
105	WellPoint	61,134	3,345
106	Dell	61,133	2,947
107	Johnson & Johnson	61,095	10,576
108	Marathon Oil	60,044	3,956
109	Enel	59,778	5,444
110	Saint-Gobain	59,433	2,035
111	Lloyds TSB Group	59,226	6,580
112	CNP Assurances	59,071	1,672
113	Lehman Brothers Holdings	59,003	4,192
114	RWE	58,383	3,640
115	Nippon Life Insurance	57,859	2,264
116	Indian Oil	57,427	1,965
117	Nippon Oil	57,049	1,299
118	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	55,988	5,575
119	Renault	55,684	3,653
120	Wachovia Corp.	55,528	6,312
121	Zurich Financial Services	55,163	5,626
122	Unilever	55,006	5,322
123	United Technologies	54,759	4,224
124	Groupe Caisse d'Épargne	53,992	1,871
125	Walgreen	53,762	2,041
126	Wells Fargo	53,593	8,057
127	EADS	53,550	-610
128	Dow Chemical	53,513	2,887
129	MetLife	53,150	4,317
130	Mitsubishi	52,808	4,052
131	A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group	52,381	3,275
132	Hon Hai Precision Industry	51,828	2,365
133	Industrial & Commercial Bank of China	51,526	10,718
134	Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	51,449	8,385
135	PTT	51,192	3,347
136	Microsoft	51,122	14,065
137	Royal Ahold	50,739	4,012
138	Sears Holdings	50,703	826
139	Groupe Auchan	50,465	1,317
140	Mitsui	50,252	3,591
141	Seven & I Holdings	49,768	1,130
142	United Parcel Service	49,692	382
143	Pfizer	48,418	8,144
144	Intesa Sanpaolo	48,305	9,924
145	Lowe's	48,283	2,809
146	Tokyo Electric Power	47,980	-1,314
147	Rabobank	47,388	3,229
148	China Mobile Communications	47,055	8,426
149	Fujitsu	46,680	421
150	Time Warner	46,615	4,387
151	GlaxoSmithKline	45,447	10,432
152	Caterpillar	44,958	3,541
153	Veolia Environnement	44,750	1,270
154	AEON	44,706	380
155	Bayer	44,664	6,448
156	Medco Health Solutions	44,506	912
157	Supervalu	44,048	593
158	Archer Daniels Midland	44,018	2,162
159	China Life Insurance	43,440	2,936
160	Telecom Italia	43,394	3,351
161	Fannie Mae	43,355	-2,050
162	Freddie Mac	43,104	-3,094
163	Deutsche Bahn	42,855	2,328
164	Safeway	42,286	888
165	Nippon Steel	42,267	3,108
166	BT	42,252	3,486
167	Volvo	42,230	2,209
168	Sunoco	42,101	891
169	Vinci	41,969	2,000
170	Lockheed Martin	41,862	3,033
171	China Construction Bank	41,307	9,079
172	Bouygues	40,721	1,883
173	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	40,486	4,041
174	NEC	40,430	199
175	Roche Group	40,315	8,134
176	Sprint Nextel	40,146	-29,580
177	Best Buy	40,023	1,407
178	Sanofi-Aventis	39,977	7,204
179	Franz Haniel	39,931	939
180	Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance	39,863	1,149
181	Novartis	39,800	11,946
182	Mizuho Financial Group	39,610	2,725
183	BHP Billiton	39,498	13,416
184	PepsiCo	39,474	5,658
185	Landesbank Baden-Württemberg	39,459	415
186	Koç Holding	39,392	1,758
187	Bank of China	38,904	7,395
188	Intel	38,334	6,976
189	Canon	38,060	4,147
190	Altria Group	38,051	9,786
191	Bunge	37,842	778
192	Tyco International	37,747	-1,742
193	Gaz de France	37,541	3,384
194	Royal Bank of Canada	37,526	4,989
195	Kraft Foods	37,241	2,590
196	Commerzbank	37,143	2,624
197	Royal Philips Electronics	37,007	5,705
198	Allstate	36,769	4,636
199	KFW Bankengruppe	36,757	-8,442
200	Motorola	36,622	-49
201	Marubeni	36,481	1,289
202	Legal & General Group	36,416	1,448
203	Rosneft Oil	36,184	12,862
204	Banco Bradesco	36,118	4,114
205	Foncière Euris	36,115	226
206	Reliance Industries	35,915	4,847
207	Walt Disney	35,882	4,687
208	J. Sainsbury	35,797	660
209	Swiss Reinsurance	35,730	3,468
210	Mitsubishi Electric	35,462	1,383
211	National Australia Bank	35,410	3,697
212	Denso	35,245	2,140
213	KBC Group	35,224	4,491
214	FedEx	35,214	2,016
215	Nippon Mining Holdings	35,140	870
216	Ingram Micro	35,047	276
217	Sysco	35,042	1,001
218	Cisco Systems	34,922	7,333
219	Johnson Controls	34,678	1,252
220	Honeywell International	34,589	2,444
221	Prudential Financial	34,401	3,704
222	Air France-KLM Group	34,130	1,058
223	Agricultural Bank of China	34,059	1,561
224	POSCO	34,014	3,830
225	Old Mutual	33,917	1,945
226	China Southern Power Grid	33,861	1,560
227	Sabic	33,678	7,211
228	Woolworths	33,442	1,016
229	DZ Bank	33,360	727
230	Manulife Financial	33,090	4,006
231	Centrica	32,779	3,011
232	Millea Holdings	32,487	952
233	SNCF	32,427	1,426
234	American Express	32,316	4,012
235	CVRD	32,242	11,825
236	Sumitomo	32,144	2,092
237	Northrop Grumman	32,032	1,790
238	Danske Bank Group	31,982	2,721
239	La Poste	31,947	1,291
240	Hess	31,924	1,832
241	Wolseley	31,594	923
242	Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance	31,542	1,496
243	KDDI	31,491	1,907
244	GMAC	31,490	-2,332
245	Korea Electric Power	31,355	1,535
246	JFE Holdings	30,996	2,293
247	Samsung Life Insurance	30,905	765
248	Comcast	30,895	2,587
249	Alcoa	30,748	2,564
250	Lufthansa Group	30,688	2,265
251	Suzuki Motor	30,669	703
252	DuPont	30,653	2,988
253	Scottish & Southern Energy	30,618	1,752
254	George Weston	30,558	524
255	Mazda Motor	30,436	804
256	ABB	30,306	3,757
257	Sinochem	30,204	644
258	Endesa	30,018	3,661
259	Baosteel Group	29,939	2,858
260	TUI	29,929	240
261	Sharp	29,927	892
262	Idemitsu Kosan	29,844	42
263	Rio Tinto Group	29,700	7,312
264	Vivendi	29,643	3,593
265	AstraZeneca	29,559	5,595
266	Anglo American	29,532	7,304
267	GS Holdings	29,477	400
268	New York Life Insurance	29,280	1,142
269	Sumitomo Life Insurance	29,246	817
270	ACS	29,171	2,123
271	Power Corp. of Canada	29,089	1,362
272	Xstrata	29,084	5,543
273	Itaúsa-Investimentos Itaú	28,972	2,048
274	Adecco	28,867	1,006
275	Coca-Cola	28,857	5,981
276	Bridgestone	28,793	1,118
277	CRH	28,733	1,957
278	Shinhan Financial Group	28,729	2,579
279	Woori Finance Holdings	28,679	2,181
280	News Corp.	28,655	3,426
281	BAE Systems	28,628	1,803
282	Banco do Brasil	28,605	2,598
283	América Móvil	28,513	5,361
284	PPR	28,107	1,262
285	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	28,048	537
286	Hutchison Whampoa	28,035	3,922
287	Bharat Petroleum	27,873	439
288	China Telecommunications	27,856	2,236
289	L.M. Ericsson	27,785	3,231
290	Hindustan Petroleum	27,718	339
291	Aetna	27,600	1,831
292	Flextronics International	27,558	-639
293	Coles Group	27,556	594
294	TIAA-CREF	27,526	1,439
295	OMV Group	27,433	2,161
296	General Dynamics	27,294	2,072
297	Bayerische Landesbank	27,278	126
298	Tyson Foods	26,900	268
299	HCA	26,858	874
300	Cathay Financial Holdings	26,811	936
301	Enterprise GP Holdings	26,714	109
302	Cosmo Oil	26,568	308
303	China FAW Group	26,391	660
304	Macy's	26,340	893
305	Delphi	26,160	-3,065
306	Delhaize Group	26,113	561
307	Magna International	26,067	663
308	Travelers Cos.	26,017	4,601
309	Liberty Mutual Insurance Group	25,961	1,518
310	William Morrison Supermarkets	25,960	1,109
311	Hartford Financial Services	25,916	2,949
312	Abbott Laboratories	25,914	3,606
313	Cepsa	25,853	1,024
314	Groupama	25,811	1,284
315	Tata Steel	25,707	3,000
316	Bertelsmann	25,675	296
317	Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings	25,655	1,437
318	Washington Mutual	25,531	-67
319	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	25,315	3,510
320	Humana	25,290	834
321	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance	25,268	722
322	Itochu	25,054	1,914
323	Fujifilm Holdings	24,928	914
324	CPC	24,808	360
325	Alcatel-Lucent	24,645	-4,815
326	Australia & New Zealand Banking	24,464	3,376
327	3M	24,462	4,096
328	Rite Aid	24,418	-1,079
329	Hanwha	24,372	241
330	Softbank	24,309	951
331	GasTerra	24,245	49
332	Merck	24,198	3,275
333	Lafarge	24,109	2,613
334	Deere	24,082	1,822
335	Oil & Natural Gas	24,032	4,934
336	Bank of Nova Scotia	24,008	3,675
337	Apple	24,006	3,496
338	Alstom	23,927	1,206
339	Iberdrola	23,910	3,222
340	Alliance Boots	23,812	20
341	China Railway Group	23,732	416
342	Schneider Electric	23,691	2,167
343	East Japan Railway	23,674	1,661
344	Quanta Computer	23,664	562
345	Aisin Seiki	23,646	803
346	Christian Dior	23,604	1,204
347	Kansai Electric Power	23,549	747
348	Poste Italiane	23,518	1,155
349	Noble Group	23,497	258
350	Mitsubishi Motors	23,486	304
351	National Grid	23,479	6,414
352	Countrywide Financial	23,442	-704
353	Tech Data	23,423	108
354	Nordea Bank	23,415	4,272
355	L'Oréal	23,355	3,635
356	China Railway Construction	23,335	413
357	Surgutneftegas	23,302	3,466
358	Schlumberger	23,276	5,176
359	McDonald's	23,231	2,395
360	Publix Super Markets	23,194	1,184
361	Norinchukin Bank	23,115	2,424
362	Michelin	23,087	1,059
363	Asustek Computer	22,992	841
364	Nationwide	22,962	1,994
365	Edeka Zentrale	22,943	280
366	AMR	22,935	504
367	Toronto-Dominion Bank	22,902	3,631
368	Evonik Industries	22,783	1,199
369	Continental	22,748	1,397
370	MAN Group	22,689	1,664
371	Japan Tobacco	22,657	2,090
372	Nippon Yusen	22,632	1,000
373	Shanghai Automotive	22,607	667
374	Northwestern Mutual	22,597	1,000
375	Emerson Electric	22,572	2,136
376	Holcim	22,544	3,221
377	Hochtief	22,518	193
378	Hyundai Heavy Industries	22,483	1,861
379	Raytheon	22,426	2,578
380	State Bank of India	22,402	2,225
381	Wyeth	22,400	4,616
382	International Paper	22,284	1,168
383	Sumitomo Electric Industries	22,249	769
384	Electronic Data Systems	22,135	716
385	China State Construction	22,128	646
386	Onex	21,853	212
387	KT	21,687	1,228
388	Tesoro	21,675	566
389	Cemex	21,658	2,389
390	Standard Chartered Bank	21,506	2,841
391	Chubu Electric Power	21,456	618
392	Accenture	21,453	1,243
393	EnCana	21,446	3,959
394	Arcandor	21,354	22
395	Formosa Petrochemical	21,344	2,119
396	Vattenfall	21,253	2,925
397	Otto Group	21,247	126
398	COFCO	21,202	490
399	Constellation Energy	21,193	822
400	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	21,157	2,994
401	Compass Group	20,950	1,014
402	Westpac Banking	20,944	2,787
403	Coca-Cola Enterprises	20,936	711
404	SHV Holdings	20,866	779
405	China Ocean Shipping	20,840	3,678
406	Sberbank	20,784	4,164
407	Stora Enso	20,728	-294
408	CFE	20,658	-682
409	China National Offshore Oil	20,637	3,627
410	Goodyear Tire & Rubber	20,538	602
411	Skanska	20,534	606
412	China Minmetals	20,517	510
413	Manpower	20,500	485
414	Nationwide Building Society	20,438	994
415	T&D Holdings	20,403	322
416	Plains All American Pipeline	20,394	365
417	U.S. Bancorp	20,308	4,324
418	Energie Baden-Württemberg	20,270	-1,867
419	Standard Life	20,233	930
420	Occidental Petroleum	20,206	5,400
421	Crédit Industriel & Commercial	20,193	1,559
422	UAL	20,143	403
423	Groupe Danone	20,128	5,721
424	Grupo Ferrovial	20,062	1,005
425	British American Tobacco	20,043	4,261
426	China Communications Construction	19,991	443
427	Bristol-Myers Squibb	19,977	2,165
428	Finmeccanica	19,869	662
429	J.C. Penney	19,860	1,111
430	Petro-Canada	19,789	2,545
431	Inbev	19,751	3,008
432	Mediceo Paltac Holdings	19,745	243
433	Sun Life Financial	19,731	2,131
434	Komatsu	19,641	1,828
435	Japan Airlines	19,531	148
436	Whirlpool	19,451	640
437	Jardine Matheson	19,445	1,828
438	Ricoh	19,439	932
439	Staples	19,373	996
440	Fomento de Construcciones	19,267	1,010
441	Delta Air Lines	19,154	1,612
442	Swiss Life	19,132	1,121
443	Capital One Financial	18,966	1,570
444	Exelon	18,925	2,736
445	Migros	18,914	666
446	Royal Mail Holdings	18,841	271
447	Erste Bank	18,836	1,608
448	Telstra	18,815	2,554
449	Kingfisher	18,744	548
450	Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance	18,718	350
451	Kobe Steel	18,672	779
452	TJX	18,647	772
453	Eli Lilly	18,634	2,953
454	Bank of Montreal	18,482	1,936
455	Akzo Nobel	18,481	12,771
456	Murphy Oil	18,439	766
457	Express Scripts	18,378	568
458	Kimberly-Clark	18,266	1,823
459	Sanyo Electric	18,243	251
460	Marks & Spencer	18,106	1,649
461	Kookmin Bank	18,084	4,041
462	Oracle	17,996	4,274
463	Mapfre Group	17,984	1,001
464	Carso Global Telecom	17,982	1,785
465	AutoNation	17,951	279
466	Loews	17,920	2,489
467	Premafin Finanziaria	17,916	190
468	Henkel	17,895	1,261
469	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold	17,876	2,977
470	Cie Nationale à Portefeuille	17,822	616
471	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken	17,811	2,015
472	Norsk Hydro	17,691	3,105
473	Sodexo	17,673	458
474	Cigna	17,623	1,115
475	Samsung C&T	17,585	514
476	Aluminum Corp. of China	17,577	1,092
477	PKN Orlen Group	17,567	640
478	British Airways	17,567	1,365
479	Toyota Industries	17,518	704
480	China Metallurgical Group	17,515	384
481	Bombardier	17,506	317
482	Bank of Ireland Group	17,433	2,404
483	Linde Group	17,342	1,303
484	Galp Energia	17,331	1,064
485	ZF Friedrichshafen	17,314	695
486	Royal KPN	17,290	3,630
487	DirecTV Group	17,246	1,451
488	Eiffage	17,241	1,369
489	Xerox	17,228	1,135
490	CHS	17,216	750
491	Heineken Holding	17,197	553
492	LyondellBasell Industries	17,073	1,032
493	SABMiller	17,057	2,023
494	Mitsui OSK Lines	17,037	1,666
495	United States Steel	16,873	879
496	Weyerhaeuser	16,871	790
497	Isuzu Motors	16,855	666
498	Thales Group	16,830	1,215
499	Lenovo Group	16,788	484
500	Fluor	16,691	533

Business Articles

2007-06-21T02:05:00.000-07:00

Following are the articles from Rediff.com:

5 habits of highly effective investors

How to manage your expenses

Step-by-step guide to safe investment

Simplest way to make money in stocks

Ten ways to overcome shyness

2005-08-25T01:37:00.000-07:00

1. Have faith in yourself: If you genuinely believe you are likeable, you will communicate your belief to others. Think about what you're good at and what you enjoy, and build on those abilities. For instance, if you prefer to listen than to talk, use that to show people how good a listener you are. You will be surprised what a dearth of good listeners there is!

2. Meet new people: To become less shy, you need to become comfortable around strangers. The best way to do this is by making an effort to meet new people. As you keep meeting new people you will feel much more at ease when you are in the presence of people you do not know very well.

3. Join a group: Join in activities which give you a chance to interact with people, such as fitness classes, a college activity group, a hobby club or an office discussion group. Once you are a part of one of these, make sure you always contribute in some way, no matter how small, and after a while, you'll get comfortable with it.

4. Don't take things too personally: If you want to succeed in the game of socialising, you can't take every comment, insinuation or joke as a personal affront. People sometimes say things they don't mean. However, if you are sure that someone has made an inappropriate comment about you, you should definitely stand up for yourself.

5. Don't fear rejection: The trick here is not to be self-conscious and simply focus on the activity and not the outcome. For instance, if you have something to say, don’t waste time thinking how you’ll sound or how people will react. Just say it as naturally as possible.

6. Take small steps: Start with a smile; show everyone you're friendly and approachable. Then progress to saying "hello." A few days after that, engage in small talk. Keep going, and as you gradually open yourself up to people, you will see it's not as hard as you thought.

7. Focus on others: Shyness and hesitation occur when you think about your flaws. Instead, focus on the person you're talking to. If you make a blunder, forget about it. Most people are more forgiving than you think.

8. Visualise: Visualisation means creating mental pictures of behaviours and situations that you would like to be involved in. You can daydream real-life situations. Start small, like a casual conversation with a co-worker. Then imagine scenarios that are out of character for you. This will help you handle these situations in real life.

9. Be well-informed: Have something to say. Keep up on current events, sports, amusing stories. If the conversation lulls, have new topics ready. And to ease the burden of initiating something, have a few icebreakers handy to get the ball rolling.

10. Build your self-esteem: Take pride in your skills and share what you can do with others. Stop negative thinking. When you catch yourself being too self-critical, counter it by saying something positive about yourself. Take pride in your opinions and ideas - and don't be afraid to voice them.

Positive Thoughts, Positive Feelings

2005-08-25T00:56:00.000-07:00

Positive Thoughts, Positive Feelings

Thoughts cause feelings, and the wrong kinds of thoughts can cause stressful
feelings.

We can look at the same event different ways. One is in the optimistic way and
the other is pessimistically. It is the age old debate of whether to look at
the glass as half full or as half empty.

It helps if you can learn to look at the good things in life rather than the
ugly. For example, if you got into a car accident and totaled your car, you can
sit there and feel sorry for yourself, or angry for losing the car. These are
all self-defeating. On the other hand, you can thank god that you were not
killed or, worse yet, maimed in the car accidents. When you look at life's
events like that you will have something to smile at every event and that is
the power of positive living.

Robert Schuller, the author of "Tough times never last. Tough people do!" gives
the following guidelines in looking at problems in the proper perspective:

Every Living Human Being Has Problems.

Perhaps you are unhappy with your work. Isn't it good that you have a job rather
than being unemployed? Many people have the mistaken notion that successful
people do not have any problems. It is not true. Success tends to breed its own
set of problems.

Everyone has problems. A problem-free life is an illusion - a mirage in the
desert. Accept the fact that everyone has problems. This will help you to move
on with your life rather than sitting and feeling pity for yourself.
Every Problem Has A Limited Life Span

Every mountain has a peak and every valley has a low point. Similarly, life has
its ups and downs. No one is up all the time or down all the time. Problems do
get resolved in the long term. They don't last forever. History teaches that
every problem has a limited life span. Your problems will not live forever; but
you will! Storms are followed by sunshine. Winter is followed by spring. Your
problems will get resolved given enough time.
Every Problem Holds Positive Possibilities

There are two sides to every coin. What may be a problem for one could be
interesting opportunity to someone else. Hospitals are there because people get
sick; garages are there because cars do break down; lawyers are there because
people get in trouble with the law occasionally. Every cloud has a silver
lining.
Every Problem Will Change You

When me meet problems head on in life, they leave their indelible mark on us.
The experience could make you better or worse. It is up to you. What is certain
is that problems never leave us the same way they found us. We will change.

For example, let us say that you lost your job. You can sit and feel sorry for
yourself. Or you can be aggressive and decide to do something about it. You are
better than them. You want to show them what a mistake they did in firing you.
You have to be fired before you can be fired up. That may be wake-up call you
needed before embarking on a successful mission. Again, for every problem,
there is a positive and negative side. Look for the positive side and work on
it.
You Can Choose What Your Problem Will Do To You

You may not be able to control the problems, but you certainly can control your
reaction or response to the problem. You can turn your pain into profanity or
into poetry. The choice is up to you. You can control the reaction even if you
cannot control the problem. You control the effect of the problem by
controlling the reaction. It can make you tough or tender. It can make you
better or bitter. It all depends on you.
There Is A Negative And A Positive Reaction To Every
Problem

Tough people, according to Schuller, have learned to choose the most positive reaction in managing problems. The key is that they manage their problems. Remember, we have little control on problems, we have control on how we react and manage the problem. Positive people chose to react positively to their predicaments.

Map of Mumbai

2005-08-25T00:40:00.000-07:00

URL: http://www.aboutmumbai.com/mumbaimap.asp

Body Language

2005-07-31T23:50:00.000-07:00

Arms crossed over chest - Defensiveness or anxiety
Swinging arm - Want to walk away from a situation
Eye blinking - Fast blinking signals stress
Downward gaze - Feeling defeated
Taking notes - Shows interest or involvement
Hand over mouth - Can mean boredom
Arms behind head and leaning back - Looking for power or control
Unbuttoning coat - Openness
Buttoning coat - Feels trapped and wants to leave
Standing with hands behind back - Confidence
Clearing throat - Nervousness
Rubbing back of neck - Defensiveness
Hands flat on table - Ready to agree
Stroking chin - Evaluating or thinking
Foot tapping - Impatience
Rubbing the eye - Doubt or disbelief
Rubbing hands - Anticipation
Tilted head - Interest
Pulling / tugging ear - Indecision

Learn to say "NO"

2005-07-31T23:47:00.000-07:00

ARTICLE – DON’T SAY “YES” WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY “NO”

Hello Friends,

Greetings from Shabbar Suterwala.

Tell me if this sounds familiar -- someone asks you to do something thatyou really don't want to do or you honestly don't have time for. It mightbe a request or an unreasonable request from a friend, a neighbour, a close relative, a familty member, your office colleague or your boss for just working late. But you feel like you will let the other persondown if you say no. You feel GUILTY already, and you haven't evenresponded yet! So you say, "Sure," even though doing so is going to putyou under tremendous stress and PRESSURE. You know that you will probablyend up resenting this activity, and maybe even ducking some of yourresponsibilities because your heart's just not in it, but you go ahead andagree anyway.

Why are we so afraid to tell people "NO"? For some reason, we have beentaught that "no" is DISRESPECTFUL -- and even insulting. We seem to valueother people's time more than our own -- feeling that we need to bend overbackward to accommodate others, even if it inconveniences us. I know we'reatoning for the "me" 1980's, but let's be reasonable! "No" is actually oneof the healthiest words that can come out of your mouth. When you tellsomeone "no," you are really saying that you understand and accept yourown LIMITS, and don't want to do a shoddy job by overwhelming yourself.That you value your time and priorities and aren't willing to take awayfrom the truly important things in your life. A little selfishness isnecessary, if you want to maintain a balanced and sane life!

So how do you say "NO" without insulting the other person, feelingconsumed with guilt, or hurting your own credibility? We need to find away to say "no" without dragging up all of those HIDDEN FEARS -- they'llthink I'm lazy or selfish, that I have no career drive, that I'm notambitious, that I have no concern for other people. And it's time to giveup all of those roles you're so proud of -- supermom, martyr, hero -- butare keeping you from finding true peace. Once you've accepted that youhave the right (and often responsibility) to turn someone down, you can doit in a way that doesn't seem like a REJECTION. Let me show you how:

Here are 20 ways to say "NO" without hurting others

"I CAN'T RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN DO IT LATER"
"I'M REALLY NOT THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON FOR THE JOB"
"I JUST DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM IN MY CALENDAR RIGHT NOW"
"I CAN'T, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU THE NAME OF SOMEONE WHO CAN"
"I HAVE ANOTHER COMMITMENT"
"I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SEVERAL PROJECTS AND CAN'T SPARE THE TIME"
"I'VE HAD A FEW THINGS COME UP AND I NEED TO DEAL WITH THOSE FIRST"
"I WOULD RATHER DECLINE THAN END UP DOING A MEDIOCRE JOB"
"I'M REALLY FOCUSING MORE ON MY PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIFE RIGHT NOW"
"I'M REALLY FOCUSING MORE ON MY CAREER RIGHT NOW"
"I REALLY DON'T ENJOY THAT KIND OF WORK"
"I CAN'T, BUT I'M HAPPY TO HELP OUT WITH ANOTHER TASK"
"I'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST THAT THIS REALLY ISN'T MY STRONG SUIT"
"I'M SURE YOU WILL DO A WONDERFUL JOB ON YOUR OWN"
"I DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THAT, SO I CAN'T HELP YOU"
"I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT"
"I HATE TO SPLIT MY ATTENTION AMONG TOO MANY PROJECTS"
"I'M COMMITTED TO LEAVING SOME TIME FOR MYSELF IN MY SCHEDULE"
"I'M NOT TAKING ON ANY NEW PROJECTS RIGHT NOW"
or a simple, straight, direct "NO"

Understand Sessions

2005-07-31T23:45:00.000-07:00

FAQ's:
Question list:
Q: Session states works on some web servers but not on others. A: Maybe machine name problem. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q316112 .
Q: Why isn't Session_End fired when I call Session_Abandon? A: First of all, Session_End event is supported only in InProc mode. In order for Session_End to be fired, your session state has to exist first. That means you have to store some data in the session state and has completed at least one request.
Q: Why are my Session variables lost frequently when using InProc mode? A: Probably because of application recycle. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316148
Q: Why does the SessionID remain the same after the Session times out or abandoned? A:Even though the session state expires after the indicated timeout period, the session ID lasts as long as the browser session. What this implies is that the same session ID can represent multiple sessions over time where the instance of the browser remain the same.
Q: Why does the SessionID changes in every request? A: This may happen if your application has never stored anything in the session state. In this case, a new session state (with a new ID) is created in every request, but is never saved because it contains nothing.
However, there are two exceptions to this same session ID behavior: - If the user has used the same browser instance to request another page that uses the session state, you will get the same session ID every time. For details, see "Why does the SessionID remain the same after the Session times out?" - If the Session_OnStart event is used, ASP.NET will save the session state even when it is empty.
Q: Can I share session state between ASP.NET and ASP pages? A: Yes! Here is our article on how to do this in either direction using two "intermediate" pages. And here is an article on how to do it with SQL Server.
Q: What kinds of object can I store in session state? A: It depends on which mode you are using: - If you are using InProc mode, objects stored in session state are actually live objects, and so you can store whatever object you have created. - If you are using State Server or SQL Server mode, objects in the session state will be serialized and deserialized when a request is processed. So make sure your objects are serializable and their classes must be marked as so. If not, the session state will not be saved successfully. In v1, there is a bug which makes the problem happen unnoticed. See this KB for more info: http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;q312112
Q: How come Response.Redirect and Server.Transfer is not working in Session_End? A: Session_End is fired internally by the server, based on an internal timer. Thus, there is no HttpRequest associted when that happens. That is why Response.Redirect or Server.Transferdoes not make sense and will not work.
Q: Do I have a valid HttpContext in Session_End? A: No, because this event is not associated with any request.
Q: Will my session state be saved when my page hit an error? No. Unless you call Server.ClearError in your exception handler.
Q: How do I use session state with web services? A: The extra trick needed is on the caller side. You have to save and store the cookies used by the web service. See the MSDN documentation on HttpWebClientProtocol.CookieContainer property.
However, please note if you're using proxy object to call a web service from your page, the web service and your page cannot share the same session state due to architecture limitation.
This can be done if you call your web service through redirect.
Q: I am writing my own HttpHandler. Why is session state not working? A: Your HttpHandler has to implement the "marker" interface IRequiresSessionState or IReadOnlySessionState in order to use session state.
Q: I am using a webfarm, and I lost session state when directed to some web servers. A: For session state to be maintained across different web servers in the web farm, the Application Path of the website (For example \LM\W3SVC\2) in the IIS Metabase should be identical in all the web servers in the web farm. See KB 325056 for details.
Q: Why isn't session state availabe in the Application_OnAcquireRequestState (or other) event handler? A: Session state is available only after the HttpApplication.AcquireRequestState event is called. For details, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconhandlingpublicevents.asp
Q: If using "cookieless", how can I redirect from a HTTP page to an HTTPS page? A: Try this: String originalUrl = "/fxtest3/sub/foo2.aspx"; String modifiedUrl = "https://localhost/" + Response.ApplyAppPathModifier(originalUrl); Response.Redirect(modifiedUrl); NOTE: Fully qualified URLs in the response.redirect, server.transfer, and FORM action tags cannot be used with cookiless sessions. Here is an example of a fully qualified URL: http://www.eggheadcafe.com/default.asp More info here:
Q: What isn't Session available in my event handler in global.asax? A: It depends on which event you're handling. Session is available only after AcquireRequestState event.
Q: Does session state have a locking mechanism that serialize the access to state? Session state implements a reader/writer locking mechanism: - A page (or frame) that has session state write access (e.g. ) will hold a writer lock on the session until the request finishes. - A page (or frame) that has session state read access (e.g. ) will hold a reader lock on the session until the request finishes. - Reader lock will block a writer lock; Reader lock will NOT block reader lock; Writer lock will block all reader and writer lock. - That's why if two frames both have session state write access, one frame has to wait for the other to finish first.

Web Service Overview

2005-07-31T23:41:00.000-07:00

Web Service methods cannot be static.

Right-click on the WebReferences-->WebService and then click "Update Web Reference" to update the web service from client application.

When any new methods are added in the web service, then click "Update Web Refrence" to use new method.

Reference.vb file in the "Web References" folder i.e. near bin folder. It consists of the declaration code for remote web service. So when any method is called, then its argument list is displayed.

For client application, if the web reference url is to be kept dynamic and not static, then set the property "URL Behaviour" of the selected WebReference to "Dynamic".
Dynamic-Specifies a property of the Web reference whose value comes from the Web.config or App.config file of the application.

WebMethod(MessageName:="GetCurrencyType")
The ":=" sign is used to directly set the particular argument of the method even if multiple arguments are present.

Imports System.Web.Services - This namespace is used in the top of .asmx file so as to use webservice.

The Object can be passed in webservice when it is serialized. To serialize the non-serialized object, create a
public class ---
or
public function ---
and then use after making it serialized.

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
'Set up product object.
Dim p As New clsProduct()
p.Name = "Widget"
p.Description = "Faster, better, cheaper"
p.Qty = 5
'Serialize object to a text file.
Dim objStreamWriter As New StreamWriter("C:\Product.xml")
Dim x As New XmlSerializer(p.GetType)
x.Serialize(objStreamWriter, p)
objStreamWriter.Close()
'Deserialize text file to a new object.
Dim objStreamReader As New StreamReader("C:\Product.xml")
Dim p2 As New clsProduct()
p2 = x.Deserialize(objStreamReader)
objStreamReader.Close()

'Display property values of the new product object.
Console.WriteLine(p2.Name)
Console.WriteLine(p2.Description)
Console.WriteLine(CStr(p2.Qty))
Console.ReadLine()

Server.ClearError - Clears the previous exception.

When you use SQLServer session state mode, if you try to store an instance of a class that is not marked as serializable into a session variable, the request returns without an error. However, ASP.NET actually fails to save the session data and blocks subsequent requests in the same session.

This same behavior occurs when you use StateServer session state mode

CAUSE
This problem occurs because the class is not marked as serializable.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, add the [Serializable] attribute to mark the class as serializable

Type - OOPS

2005-07-25T01:57:00.000-07:00

Abstract = MustInherit
Virtual = MustOverride

Types declared 'Private' must be inside another type.
So class is always 'Public'.
'Public' variables are declared inside class but not inside method as method is not a type.
There can be 'Private' constructor, but is of no use.

Generalization forms a broader concept from a more narrow concept
Example: Square --> Shape (square class inherited from shape class)

Specialization forms a narrow concept from a broader concept
Example: Shape --> Square (shape class is a base class of square class)

The choice of whether to design your functionality as an interface or an abstract class (a MustInherit class in Visual Basic) can sometimes be a difficult one. An abstract class is a class that cannot be instantiated, but must be inherited from. An abstract class may be fully implemented, but is more usually partially implemented or not implemented at all, thereby encapsulating common functionality for inherited classes.

'Public' is not valid on an interface method declaration.

Interface cannot be inherited but it is implemented. All the methods within the interface must also be implemented. For example:
Public Sub Calculate() Implements TestInterface.Calculate
---
End Sub

Class or module cannot be declared as 'Shared'.

Module cannot be inherited or instantiated. The methods within the module can be directly accessed.
Example: Module1.ModuleCheck()

Module is not a 'type' and hence cannot be inherited or instantiated.

Any object that is not a 'type' cannot be inherited or instantiated.

SQL: Loop through T-SQL Result Set

2005-06-27T00:34:00.000-07:00

Declare @au_id Varchar(20)
SET ROWCOUNT 0
Select au_id, au_lname, au_fname into #Temp from authors
SET ROWCOUNT 1
Select @au_id = au_id from #Temp
While @@rowcount <> 0
Begin
Select * from #Temp Where au_id = @au_id
Delete from #Temp where au_id = @au_id
Select @au_id = au_id from #Temp
End
Set Rowcount 0
Drop table #Temp

TuneUp ASP.NET Applications

2005-06-08T01:38:00.000-07:00

Reduce the size of page output:
http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/WhitespaceFilter.asp

URL Rewriting:
http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/URLRewriter.asp
http://www.asp101.com/articles/matteo/urlrewriting/default.asp

Search-engine friendly URLs:
http://www.codetoad.com/asp.net_ma_searchenginefriendly.asp

Improving performance:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag/html/scalenetchapt06.asp