Weekly Smashing

What is a Gadget?

2011-03-07T02:11:00.000-08:00

Have you ever wondered what the little, single-service applications that sit in your desktop or your iGoogle are? These are gadgets. A gadget is a small application that you can use to simplify your life. There are all kinds of gadgets. You are probably most familiar with things like the clock gadget, the To Do list gadget, the calendar gadget, calculator gadget and other every-day gadgets that sit on your desktop and are referenced throughout your day-to-day life.

There are also more specific types of gadgets that can simplify your life even further. For instance, if you are travelling then you could use a currency converter gadget to help you figure out how much things cost in your native currency or you could use a weather gadget to see what the weather will be like in the country you are travelling to before your trip. A popular gadget in blogs and websites is the RSS gadget, which allows you to post a feed of content from other sites on the Web.

Gadgets are for use within specific sites, unlike widgets, which can be embedded in many different types of places. For instance, Google websites only work in Google pages and a Microsoft gadget can only be used within Microsoft pages. Now that you understand gadgets, use them to simplify your life.

What's the Difference Between a Widget and a Gadget?

If there is one web trend that is seemingly unending, it is the trend of the Internet to spew forth new words and phrases every year. From portals to blogs to widgets to mashups to Web 2.0, the Internet has a knack for lighting these words on fire. And the worst part is that sometimes the word lacks any true definition that everyone can agree on.

For those just now trying to get a grasp on things, it can make your head spin.

So, if you've come across some 'gadgets,' and you are wondering just what the difference is between them and 'widgets,' you aren't alone. Twenty years ago, explaining the difference between a widget and a gadget would be the stuff of comedy. Nowadays, it is serious discussion.

The easiest way to explain it is that a gadget is any widget that is not a widget. Sound confusing? A widget is a piece of reusable code that you can plug into virtually any website. A gadget acts just like a widget, often fulfilling the same purpose, but it is proprietary. It only works on a certain website or a specific set of websites.

For example, Google Gadgets can look and act like widgets. But they only work on Google pages.

A widget, on the other hand, works on any page that lets you add an HTML block. You can put them on your blog, or your personalized start

18 Similarities Between Women and Computers

2011-03-07T02:07:00.001-08:00

Before you read any further, please note that this is not a piece out to damage or cut down the important role of women in our society. Read below only as humor and nothing more. These are intended solely for a good laugh.

Women are unique in many ways (and by this I mean different than men) and its this specific uniqueness or certain traits that I refer to when likening a woman to a personal computer. Do not get offended; it is intended to create a smile.

1) A woman is like a computer in that she costs more than you thought it would.

2) A woman resembles a personal computer in that she will not do exactly what you thought it will.

3) After a while, you simply cannot do without both: your computers and your woman.

4) Computers are just like women: after you have gotten used to them and cannot do without them, you discover that one is not enough.

5) Some computers, like some women, serve many people.

6) You can work miracles with both by gently using your fingers if you only know the proper code.

7) If you are inactive with them for more than fifteen minutes, they go off.

8) Just like a computer, the one who runs her has more privileges than just anyone else who is just running her.

9) When there are short-circuits of electricity, they shut you off and then you cannot always return to what was before the short-circuit.

10) Normally, they are available and receptive in the night, but it’s a lot better when they are available and receptive in the morning.

11) When you are, at last, sure that they will do what you wanted, they go off and do something else.

12) The only thing that you predict about the future with them is that they will react unpredictably.

13) Just like women, so too for computers: every year a new model is released that is younger, more advanced and gives a lot more.

14) A woman is just like a computer: you are happy with what you have but when you see what your friends have got, you are sure you want what they have.

15) Women are like computers in that no matter how much you improve and put into them, they only improve for a short time and then go back to their same old pace.

16) Women are like computers in that every day a new program comes out promising to revolutionize your knowledge and use of them, but after spending a lot more cash you realize that none of them work better than the old one you had before.

17) Women are like computers: you always want what others have and they want what you have but you cannot switch even for a trial basis.

18) Women are like computers in that when you get them you are sure that they are the best. But when the days go back, you wonder why you did not get them with a replacement note.

The Tibetan Mastiff (Bhote Kukur)

2011-02-10T18:44:00.000-08:00

AKA: Bhote kukur

Tiben Mastiff - Nepali Bhote Dog

Description: The Himalayan Sheepdog is a Nepali dog breed. It is now rare, and not much is known about it. What is known is that it is a large dog, with similarities in appearance to that of the Newfoundland dog and the Tibetan Mastiff. It has a long double coat, ranging from solid black to light brown. A white Himalayan Sheepdog is the rarest of them all. The Himalayan Sheepdog usually has a patch of white fur on the chest. It also has a long, round and hairy tail.

Dynamics: The Himalayan Sheepdog can be ferocious and strong-willed. This makes it great guard for livestock and farm houses. This breed is intelligent and at times can be very stubborn. Obedience training may be necessary. It is an excellent family dog. It is naturally reserved with strangers, though, because of its guarding instincts.

Breed Group: Flock Guardian

Weight: 62-84 lbs (28-38 kg)

Height: 26-32 inches (66-82 cm)

Color: The double coat of the Himalayan Sheepdog ranges from solid black to light brown. A white Himalayan Sheepdog is rare.

Country of Origin: Nepal

Grooming: The straight double coat of the Hokkaido Dog should be brushed and combed regularly.

Other Info: The Himalayan Sheepdog can live for some 10-13 years if they are bred properly.

Full Detail:
The Tibetan Mastiff (Bhote Kukur) is a very ancient breed and type of domestic dog originating with nomadic cultures of Central Asia, and is especially identified with Tibet. The English name, Tibetan Mastiff, is reflected in the name 'Bhote Kukur' in Nepali, which means Tibetan Dog. In Mongolia it is called "bankhar", meaning "guard dog". The Tibetan name, Do-khyi, means 'tied dog', reflecting its use as a home guard, much as the old English ban-dog (also meaning tied dog) was a dog tied outside the home as a guardian.

The Tibetan Mastiff is among the largest breeds. It is found in a heavier mastiff type and a more moderately sized mountain type. Its sturdy bone structure and large, wide head makes it appear considerably more massive than other dogs of a similar height. It can reach heights up to 31+ inches (80+cm) at the withers, although the standard for the breed is typically in the 25 to 28 inch (61 to 72 cm) range. History records the largest of the breed weighing over 110 kg.

This characteristic is still found in more primitive canids species like wolf. Since their oestrus usually takes place during late fall, most Tibetan Mastiff puppies are born between December and January.

Its double coat is long, and found in a wide variety of colors from solid black to tri-color with the rarest being white. Like other types of mastiffs, the larger variety has a heavier head and more pronounced wrinkling, while the mountain type has a smoother brow with less jowling, giving them a drier mouth than other mastiff breeds. They are also hypoallergenic with a thick double coat that only sheds once per year.

The native type of dog, which still exists in Tibet, and the Westernized purebred breed can vary in temperament. Elizabeth Schuler states, "The few individuals that remain in Tibet are ferocious and aggressive, unpredictable in their behavior, and very difficult to train. But the dogs bred by the English are obedient and attached to their masters." Others claim that the ferocity of those in Tibet is due to selective breeding and their training as guard dogs rather than companion dogs, as reflected by their Tibetan name, "tied dogs." Many breeders throughout Asia are now seeking to preserve and breed the larger, original, more protective Tibetan Mastiff while Western breeders have sought to stabilize the temperament, in both size varieties.

As a flock guardian dog in Tibet, it is tenacious in its ability to confront predators the size of wolves and leopards. As a socialized, more domestic Western dog, it thrives in a spacious, fenced yard with a canine companion, but it is not an appropriate dog for apartment living. The Western-bred dogs are generally more easy-going, although somewhat aloof with strangers coming to the home. Through hundreds of years of selective breeding for a protective flock and family guardian, the breed has been prized for being a nocturnal sentry, keeping would-be predators and intruders at bay, barking at sounds throughout the night. Leaving a Tibetan Mastiff outside all night with neighbors nearby is not recommended.

Like all flock guardian breeds, they are intelligent and stubborn to a fault, so obedience training are recommended since this is a strong-willed, powerful breed. Socialization is also critical with this breed because of their reserved nature with strangers and guarding instincts. They are excellent family dogs.

Marco Polo encountered the large Tibetan dogs in his travels and described them as "tall as a donkey with a voice as powerful as that of a lion."

Writing a Good Software Case Study

2010-11-01T22:47:00.000-07:00

Compelling case studies should be a strong tool for software marketing and sales, especially for B2B software and services. They give your target customer a specific example of how your software product can be used to solve a business problem that they can relate to.

But when I was in the field doing technical sales and marketing for a major technology company, finding and using good software case studies was always a challenge: We had case studies and customer success stories put together by corporate marketing, but many of them never got used or were not terribly effective when they were. I’m sure many of you have the same experience. Why?

Well, from my own experience selling technology solutions to Fortune 500 enterprise clients, these are the top five reasons why case studies fail in their role as a sales and marketing tool:

Not enough detail about the customer and their situation;
Not enough detail about the solution: How was it implemented? What was the technical architecture? What were the main “gotchas”? etc;
Too much of a technology/feature sales pitch;
No backup materials or speaker notes;
Not a representative customer example: irrelevant industry or segment, very small business example when you’re trying to sell to the enterprise, etc.

When we used case studies, it was as part of a presales conversation with the client. Naturally, if the prospect is interested they are going to ask some probing questions about the case… and it’s not enough to say “I’ll have to check with the team on that project and get back to you.” Credibility is key, and a weak case study can destroy the sales team’s credibility.

As the role of software marketing is changing, so too is the role of the case study. Gone are the days when just having a glossy leave-behind was enough. Now case studies must be able to engage the customer in a conversation, promote interaction, and incite the customer to learn more about the solution through references and additional detail.

Here are some tips on writing strong software case studies:

Choose a customer example that is representative of your target segment.
Lead with a description of the customer’s problem in language typical of their industry or segment – use that to pull in the reader.
Resist the temptation to start touting your product features too early in the case study.
Describe the solution in business language: how did your software product solve the customer’s problem.
Highlight tangible and quantifiable business results.
Highlight the main customer lessons learned, and any considerations that must be taken into account by someone else wanting to go the same route.
Provide references and links where the reader can get more information.
Provide detailed speaker notes for the sales team.
Even better: get a trusted third party (eg, analyst, media, etc) to publish the case study.

source : http://www.softwareceo.com

NURTURING CHOICE : nurture over nature, The heart of a Lioness

2010-10-29T09:14:00.000-07:00

Photo: M. Telewa /REUTERS

It's nurture over nature for Kamuniak, a lioness in north Kenya's Samburu National Park, who has adopted her fifth newborn oryx antelope. Kamuniak, whose name means "the blessed one" in the local Samburu language, has been adopting oryxes since last year. On each occasion she has protected the calves from other predators and even let their natural mothers feed them. Eventually, the calves escape with the help of their birth mothers or the park wardens.

World Cup 2010 - Paul the Octopus dies

2010-10-26T19:24:00.000-07:00

Paul the Octopus, the cephalopod who became a global sensation after successfully predicting matches at the World Cup, has died peacefully in his sleep aged two.

Paul the mighty octopus

Stefan Porwoll, general manager of the Oberhausen Sea Life centre in Germany - where Paul made his predictions - confirmed the news.

"He died last night, a peaceful and natural death," Porwoll said.

Paul, who was born in January 2008 in Weymouth, correctly predicted the winner of all seven of Germany's matches at this summer's World Cup in South Africa. He then correctly chose Spain over the Netherlands before the final.

Paul made his predictions by choosing between two feed boxes which bore the flags of the two nations involved in the next match.

Time and again his predictions came true, transforming him into a global sensation who attracted big-money transfer offers after the tournament.

Yet the Oberhausen Sea Life centre insisted on keeping their star attraction - and are now devastated at the news of his passing.

"We all loved him and we will all truly miss him," added Porwoll.

Reasons Why Facebook is Rocking

2010-10-07T00:21:00.000-07:00

Facebook is doing some amazing things – and it’s not just because it is a smart social network. Innovation is constant and is heavily influenced by Facebook members. As time goes by, Facebook is solidifying its grip on a very loyal userbase and attracting new members because…it’s just better.

Take a look at some of the data out there and it may just be the reason why we continue to see tremendous percentage growth (Compete.com estimates that compared to this time last year, Facebook visits are up 127%).

So, without further adieu, here are seven reasons why Facebook is rocking:

1. Privacy
Facebook’s success starts with it being a clean, secure, and stable environment. Basically, it is the opposite of MySpace.

Facebook puts the user in control, allowing them to limit specific pieces of information they want to share within their various networks. In fact, there are so many privacy controls that it is a bit overwhelming at first.

2. News and Mini-Feeds
You might have heard about the backlash to Facebook’s News and Mini-Feeds when they first arrived. Essentially, these feeds show updates from a user’s networks on his/her homepage: ”Mike and Bill are now friends”, “Michelle posted a link.”, “April tagged Jen in a photo”, etc.

I would argue that feeds are now the defining feature of Facebook. It is what keeps users logging in, expanding their networks (e.g., Mike sees that Bill became friends with Andy and knows Andy too, so then he connects with him), and more generally being active on Facebook. Feeds keep Facebook fresh; their absence on MySpace makes it stale and boring.

3. Status Updates
If you are a fan of Twitter (or know anything about it), then Facebook Status Updates are right up your alley – except they are smarter.

While I like the idea of Twitter, sharing “what you are doing” with everyone in the world doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. But what if you could share your status with a subset of trusted friends? Status Updates are Twitter 3.0 (yes, two versions ahead of it).

4. Mobile
Of course, Status Updates couldn’t be compared to Twitter unless mobile updates were available. And they are. But in addition to updating your status, you can post links to your profile and get info about your friends – all via text message commands.

There is also a very sleek mobile version of Facebook available at http://m.facebook.com. Try pulling MySpace (or most websites) up on a mobile device…not pretty.

5. Near Unlimited Photo Storage / Advanced Photo Editing
While MySpace is out buying Photobucket, Facebook allows near unlimited photo storage on its site. Each album is limited to 60 pictures but there is nothing indicating the maximum number of albums a user can have.

Facebook also allows people to “tag” photos. See your friend Sally in a photo? Tag that portion of the photo and it will get associated with her. You can even view all photos tagged with “Sally” (users can remove the tags if they don’t want them on the photos).

Check out the most recent post on the Facebook Blog – Facebook Photos Infrastructure.

6. Facebook Marketplace
Yes, it is true that MySpace has this sort of functionality (i.e., a classified section). But in Facebook, you leverage privacy and perhaps more importantly, benefit from targeted listings. Items are posted into networks, so it makes them easier to find and more relevant. Classifieds do not work as well unless they are geographically based.

7. API
The Facebook Developer Platform allows interested parties to build on top of Facebook. Picture Facebook as the Salesforce.com of the social networking world.

Facebook’s Firefox Toolbar is one very cool example of what you can do with it. And I’m certain more powerful examples are yet to come. If you don’t want to take my word for it, maybe you’ll listen to the WSJ (Facebook Opens Its Pages As a Way to Fuel Growth).

Honorable Mention: Facebook Share

http://kenyarmosh.com/7-reasons-why-facebook-is-rocking/

4 Sites That Let You Create Your Own Wikipedia-Like Website

2010-10-07T00:13:00.000-07:00

“A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor.” That’s the definition provided by Wikipedia, the most popular wiki on the Internet.

Wikis serve as collaborative sites and can be very useful if you operate a community or are part of a group of any kind. Wikis bring people with common interests together, and can be centered around anything from movies and video games to recipes and studying. With the right software, anyone can build a site like Wikipedia.

In this article, I am going to show you a few sites that you can use to build your very own Wikipedia-like website. Whether you are looking to join a wiki or build one of your own, you should be able to find what you’re looking for using the resources found here.

MediaWiki

MediaWiki, which we covered previously in the directory, is the best way to go about creating a Wikipedia-like collaboration environment. It is a free software wiki package written in PHP, and utilized by several projects and collaborations.

MediaWiki can accommodate any number of users, from the one-man team to upwards of a few hundred people or more. It has dozens of extensions you can install, configurations like file uploading and skinning, and it can be installed on any hosting provider.

[Note]: Depending on your hosting provider, you might already have MediaWiki functionality built-in and ready to install. Check with your host or find out by searching around on your CPanel.

You can find hundreds of examples of companies utilizing MediaWiki here. Note that I have only point to the English section.

As Daniel pointed out a few years ago, MediaWiki is pretty simple to install. Just download the software, upload it to your server, and configure the application to meet your needs.

Wikia

If you don’t pay for hosting, have your own web server, or are just looking for something a little simpler, Wikia might be for you. As Saikat pointed out in an article last year, Wikia is a wiki farm, meaning that essentially it is a website made up of tons of different wikis.

Here is an example of a Call of Duty wiki that was created with Wikia. You can browse the various types of wikis you can join and create right from the home page.

Whether you’re looking to join one community or several, Wikia will grant you access to them all with a single username and password. If, for some reason, you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can create your own.
Additional Resources

By now you should be in wiki-Heaven. However, if you think the list of suitable wikis stops there you are wrong my friend. If you are looking for something more, you might try Wikispaces or Wikidot. They offer premium features at a price but they both also have a pretty decent free option.

WikiSpaces

With a free, basic plan on Wikispaces, you can build one individual wiki (per account) with unlimited users and unlimited pages and messages. You are allocated 2GB of file storage and will have access to all the standard features, including the WYSIWYG editor, image and file upload, simple page linking, widgets, and easy setup.

Wikidot

A free account on Wikidot gets you 5 sites, 300MB of storage on each, unlimited number of pages, custom CSS themes, simple backups, custom domain mapping, and advanced membership roles and permissions. They even have a sandbox that lets you “experiment without consequences”.

If you are not looking for an online wiki and would rather have something smaller/desktop capable, check out Justin’s article on Zim.

For every other piece of wiki software known to man, explore Wikipedia’s massive list of wiki software.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are many different ways to create a Wikipedia-like website. Based on your current needs, one of the resources mentioned may better suit you than the others, so it’s important that you do your homework. You can start by joining a few wikis that interest you. If you take part in these online communities, you will begin to realize what you need to do to create an effective one of your own.

What would you need a Wikipedia-like website for? Will you be using any of these resources to create a wiki of your own?

Please leave your thoughts, ideas, and comments below. Also, if you found this article useful, try sharing it with the social media buttons below!

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Google Doctype like Wikipedia for Web Development

2010-10-06T23:53:00.000-07:00

Google's new web site Doctype rounds up web development tips, tricks, and best practices in an editable format à la Wikipedia. Whether you dabble in HTML on your blog or you're a full-on web professional, this one's worth adding to your reference toolbox. [via]

Best Rich Text Editors for Your Web Sites

2010-09-24T09:42:00.000-07:00

1. FCKeditor

FCKeditor is a very nice HTML text editor brings to the web much of the power of desktop editors like MS Word. It's lightweight and doesn't require any kind of installation on the client computer.

2. TinyMCE

TinyMCE is a platform independent web based Javascript HTML WYSIWYG editor control released as Open Source under LGPL by Moxiecode Systems AB. It has the ability to convert HTML TEXTAREA fields or other HTML elements to editor instances. TinyMCE is very easy to integrate into other Content Management Systems.

3. Yahoo! UI Library: Rich Text Editor

The Yahoo! Rich Text Editor is a UI control that replaces a standard HTML textarea and is based on Yahoo! UI Library; it allows for the rich formatting of text content, including common structural treatments like lists, formatting treatments like bold and italic text, and drag-and-drop inclusion and sizing of images.

4. Xinha

Xinha is a powerful WYSIWYG HTML editor component that works in Mozilla based browsers as well as in MS Internet Explorer. Its configurabilty and extensibility make it easy to build just the right editor for multiple purposes, from a restricted mini-editor for one database field to a full-fledged website editor. Its liberal, BSD licence makes it an ideal candidate for integration into any kind of project.

5. Free Rich Text Editor

Free Rich Text Editor is an extremely easy to use FREE javascript based HTML WYSIWYG editor for your website, it can easily be implemented into any existing content management system or other web application with no knowledge required in programming or javascript. Only 3 lines of code required to set up the editor. It also now outputs as XHTML compliant code!

The Difference Between A Developer, A Programmer And A Computer Scientist

2010-09-20T22:17:00.000-07:00

While surfing through the net, and doing some research with the developers blog I found an interesting article indicating the differences between developer, programmer and computer scientist. Wow, what an wonderful article. Till date I thought these are the similar sort of terms that people used to call interchangeably. But after reading this article, I really found some differences between the three and I still wondering to which category should I keep myself - a programmer, a developer or a computer scientist.

Well if you want to categorize yourself according to the article then here you go. The following article is copied and pasted as it is without a single change. So enjoy the article and find out -

The Difference Between A Developer, A Programmer And A Computer Scientist

Original post taken from SKORKS
by Alan Skorkin

I have often used those three terms almost interchangeably, yes, even computer scientist. After all, most of us have a degree in computer science, so what does that make us? However, recently I find that those three things have come to take on more and more distinct personalities in my mind. It has come to the point where if I think about someone I know – or know of – within the industry, they immediately fall into one of those three categories. Which is not to say that one person can't have attributes from all three, but regardless, they always tend to favor one most strongly and so I fit them into that category, programmer, developer or computer scientist.

It is difficult to define what each one should be, (it is more of a gut feel rather than a strict delineation) they are very similar (and rightly so), but I am going to attempt to do it anyway, cause I am a glutton for punishment :).

Computer Scientist

They write code (yeah I know it's a bit of a bombshell). It may not be the prettiest or most well-factored code, but it gets the job done. It is not about the design of the code or "good" practices, it is about proving what they set out to prove. A computer scientist is as much a mathematician as they are a technologist (they have 31337 math skills), they don't just need to know that stuff works, they have to prove it. Communication and people skills are desirable traits, but not emphasized. Software process and team dynamics skills are desirable traits, but not emphasized. They have good breadth of general knowledge of their whole field, but they deeply specialize in one or several narrow areas. In these areas they are considered world-class experts. They work on stuff related to their research in their personal time.

Programmer

Programmers write awesome code. Making it clean, well-factored and error free are very important concerns, but not at the expense of getting the job done. It is all about knowing the meaning of "good code" within their domain. They need to have some math skills, but this is not a paramount concern. They need to know of good (best) solutions to problems, but they don't need to prove it is the best solution. A good breadth of algorithmic knowledge is imperative. They have a depth of skill in a wide area of expertise and have reasonably good knowledge of related areas as well. Communication and people skills are desirable traits, but not emphasized. Software process and team dynamics skills are desirable traits, but not emphasized. They work on personal software projects they find of interest in their off time.

Developer

They write code. Making it well-factored and clean is important, but other factors often take priority. Math skills are very much optional, but it does help to be aware of common problems and solutions related to the domain they are in. Communication and people skills are paramount. Process and team dynamics are bread and butter skills. They are consummate generalists without any truly deep specializations. They are expert at finding ways around problems and plugging components together to fulfill a set of requirements. In their personal time they are either trying to build the next Facebook, or engage in activities that have nothing to do with programming, developing, or computer science.

* Developer are programmers to a greater or lesser extent.
* Computer scientists are programmers to a greater or lesser extent.

* Enterprise software is the domain of the developer.
* The Googles and Microsofts of the world are after programmers (and to a lesser extent computer scientists). The developers who end up there become product managers.
* RnD and academia are the domain of the computer scientist (and to a lesser extent the programmer)

The thing to remember here is that none of the three is derogatory or "bad" in any way. One is not more or less desirable than any of the others. They are simply different dimensions (with some crossover) of the field we are all involved in. Particular personalities will identify more with one but that does not mean that all three can't "bleed" into each other and combine favorably. It is entirely possible to be both an awesome developer and a great programmer (although it is difficult with so many important things to focus on). In rare cases you may even get an all 3 in 1 type of deal, in which case I'd love to hear from you, cause we should start a company together, so that I can ride your awesomeness all the way to easy-street :). But no matter where you fall, it is entirely possible to be highly successful if you fit snugly into just one of the three.

What about a software engineer? That's just a subset of developer.

What about an architect? They design buildings and stuff, so I am not quite sure how that's relevant :)

I do believe that I have thoroughly failed to communicate my meaning. No matter. I will throw the ball to you, dear reader. Do you see programmer, developer and computer scientist as distinct and if so are you definitions similar to mine? If not, then I'd love to hear your thoughts about them being one and the same.

Images by Esthr, Chealion and Pieter Baert

iPhone iOS Devices Jailbroken

2010-09-09T18:52:00.000-07:00

By George Hulme

Hackers are claiming to have uncovered a flaw within iPhone and iPod Touch hardware that will make it easy for users to jailbreak their devices. And, if these reports prove accurate, it’ll not be a trivial workaround for Apple to fix.

Hacker Pod2g from the group Chronix Dev Team claims to have found a boot ROM vulnerability that can be used to create jailbreak exploits for most iPhones and iPod Touches. Such an exploit can’t be fixed with a firmware update – rather they require a replacement of the hardware device. That’s because once the boot ROM is programmed and set and the phone assembled in the factory, this segment of hardware can’t be updated.

That means if you bought your device before today, or before Apple patches the hole in manufacturing, you may be able to jailbreak your device without Apple being able to do much – if anything – about it.

Any day now expect the iPhone Dev Team and others to publish software that will make it simple for anyone to jailbreak their iPhone or Touch.

It seems serendipitous that the jailbreakable vulnerability was announced on the same day Apple made its iOS 4.1 upgrade available. As Paul McDougall points out, the upgrade offers a number of enhancements including a social gaming platform, TV show rentals, iTunes Ping, advanced photographic capabilities, and fixes a number of bugs and other performance issues.

However, users may want to think twice before jailbreaking their devices. In February, Apple filed for a patent that covers the ability to spot and disable various unauthorized uses of an iPhone, Touch, or iPad – jailbreaking included.

So by jailbreaking the device, you may not only be voiding the warranty – but you may one day end up with a bricked phone or MP3 player.

10 things you need to know about buckyballs

2010-09-04T09:45:00.000-07:00

Today is the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the buckyball - a spherical fullerene, or molecule made up entirely of carbon atoms. That's the science bit. And here are the top then things you need to know about everybody's favourite chemical compound that resembles a geodesic dome.

1) We're not on entirely familiar terms, so let's address the buckyball with the formality such a big occasion deserves: as the first fullerene to be discovered, it is formally known as Buckminsterfullerene (C60).

2) The name is an homage to Richard Buckminster Fuller, an architect whose geodesic domes (similar to the Walt Disney resort's Epcot theme park 'golf ball') it looks like.

3) It was first prepared in 1985 by Harold Kroto, James Heath, Sean O'Brien, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Kroto, Curl and Smalley were awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their roles in the discovery of the buckyball.

4) Containing 60 carbon atoms arranged to form a hollow sphere (a truncated (T = 3) icosahedron), the buckyball's structuer is often compared to a football.

5) The diameter of a C60 molecule is about 1 nanometer (equal to one billionth of a metre) and the nucleus to nucleus diameter of a C60 molecule is about 0.71 nanometer.

6) Fullerenes occur in nature only very rarely - although the C60 is found in soot.

7) Buckyballs have been utilised in research for electronics and nanotechnology.

8) In the PC game Civilization: Call to Power, one of the scientific advancements available is a city-encompassing force field of C60 buckyballs.

9) In Arthur C. Clarke's novel 3001: The Final Odyssey, BuckminsterFullerene is the substance used to build the massive station-ring around earth and the necessary surface supports to maintain it.

10) The buckyball is the state molecule of Texas.

How to Open and View NFO Files in XP , Vista or Seven

2010-09-01T19:45:00.000-07:00

Many users find it difficult to open or view NFO files. These are just text files and using them is very easy. NFO files are actually 'info' files. These text files frequently contain information regarding the installation or use of downloaded packages.

If you click on it you might get this information.

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System Information
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System Information cannot open this NFO file. It might be corrupted or an unrecognized version.

Here is how to open and use these files. You may download some programs to view these text files but however, you can use simply a notepad to view them and save your penny.

1. Browse to the NFO file on your computer

2. Right-click on the file and click Open With

3. Select Notepad from several list of programs.

4. Click OK.

Its simple. Many people still got confused with nfo file issue and about how to open them.

Add a Feedback Form to Your Blogger Blog

2010-08-30T21:44:00.000-07:00

Blogging is all about connecting with your readers. If you want to be a better blogger, you need to listen to your readers. You need to give them an opportunity to get in touch with you.

That’s why it is important to have a "Feedback" form in your blog. Feedback form not only makes your blog look professional, but will also make you understand your readers better, help you in getting a lot of tips from them and ultimately will make you a better blogger in the long run.

Unfortunately, Google Blogger blog neither has a Feedback Form nor any related widgets like many plugins available in the WordPress Blog.

But nothing to worry about, if you want to put a form like that in our contact us page, then it can be done with ease. It is done using Zoho Creator. Though there are multiple options available like response-o-matic, freedback, wufoo and google docs, we are going to use Zoho Creator due to the number of reasons:

- Zoho Creator is free
- Zoho is a reputed company and will not burst in a dot com bubble any time soon.
- No separate user account is needed. If you have a Google account (obviously, you do own a Google account if you are blogging in Blogger), then you can use it to log into Zoho.
- The input form that you create is highly customizable. The flexibility in customizing the form is much greater than Google Forms. Hence you can easily blend this form with the rest of your blog.
- You can configure Zoho to email you the contents that user submitted. Therefore, you don’t have to login to Zoho’s web site ever after.
- Zoho provides many ready made scripts which provides many added functionality. Like for instance, if you have added an email field in the form, you can configure it to check whether the email that the user entered is a valid email or not.

Sleeping with your boss can 'boost your career and give you a promotion

2010-08-28T10:07:00.000-07:00

By Daniel Bates

It will threaten to destroy your family life and lose you the respect of others.

But having an affair with the boss is seen as likely to boost your career, especially if you are a woman.

Some 37 per cent of office workers said that from their experience those who slept with their superiors were rewarded with a career boost.

And no wonder - no matter how high achieving, female executives will not reach the very top of their profession unless they find a 'sponsor' who will speak out on their behalf, the study for the U.S. Centre for Work-Life Policy found.

Fair trade? Some 37 per cent of office workers said that those who slept with their superiors were rewarded with a career boost

More often than not they are in a position of power and influence, and almost always male and married.

Despite all the risks, affairs in the workplace are still a common occurrence.

Some 34 per cent of women in executive positions said they knew a female colleague who had slept with their boss.

Even at director level or above, 15 per cent of women admitted to having had an office fling.

The risks of inappropriate behaviour in the office were recently illustrated when Mark Hurd, 53, the chief executive of computer giant Hewlett Packard, resigned over alleged sexual harassment of Jodie Fisher, 50, a former reality television contestant turned marketing consultant with the company.

Hurd who is married, has settled the matter out of court for an undisclosed sum.

But even if he had kept his job, the study showed the damaging effects that sleeping with the boss would have had on office life for the pair of them.

In terms of morale, 61 per cent of men and 70 per cent of women lose respect for a leader involved in an affair.

Don’t expect that your colleagues will have no idea what is happening - 60 per cent of male executives and 65 per cent of female executives suspect that salary hikes and plum assignments are being traded for sexual favours.

And once they find out, don’t expect any sympathy if it all falls apart.

Some 48 per cent of men and 56 per cent of women feel animosity towards the involved couple, and 39 per cent of men and 37 per cent of women see a fall off in productivity as the team splinters.

Relationships expert Jean Hannah Edelstein said: ‘Office affairs are a bad idea. Your boss already has a lot of power of you so once your start sleeping with him, how do you know that he’s going to fulfil his end of the bargain?

'Even if it happens in the short term, everyone will know what’s going on and you’ll lose their respect.

'It poisons the atmosphere and in the long run it is not worth it and will follow you around the industry.'

She added: ‘In some jobs that are boring you’re sitting there all day and you want to fancy someone, or in some high-pressure jobs there is nowhere else to meet people, so these things do happen.

‘If it does, be prepared to leave your job if it goes sour, it can be that serious.

‘You really have to ask yourself: "Am I that into this person I’d be prepared to lose my job over it?" If the answer is no, then don’t do it.’

source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Deep-sea images reveal colorful life off Indonesia

2010-08-27T00:37:00.000-07:00

By ROBIN McDOWELL

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Scientists using cutting-edge technology to explore waters off Indonesia were wowed by colorful and diverse images of marine life on the ocean floor — including plate-sized sea spiders and flower-like sponges that appear to be carnivorous.

They predicted Thursday that as many as 40 new plant and animal species may have been discovered during the three-week expedition that ended Aug. 14.

AP/NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program

More than 100 hours of video and 100,000 photographs, captured using a robotic vehicle with high-definition cameras, were piped to shore in real-time by satellite and high-speed Internet.

Verena Tunnicliffe, a professor at the University of Victoria in Canada, said the images provided an extraordinary glimpse into one of the globe's most complex and little-known marine ecosystems.

"Stalked sea lilies once covered the ocean, shallow and deep, but now are rare," she said in a written statement. "I've only seen a few in my career. But on this expedition, I was amazed to see them in great diversity."

Likewise, Tunnicliffe has also seen sea spiders before, but those were tiny in comparison, all around one-inch (2.5 centimeters) long: "The sea spiders ... on this mission were huge. Eight-inches (20-centimeters) or more across."

One animal captured on video looks like a flower, covered with glasslike needles, but scientists think it is probably a carnivorous sponge. The spikes, covered with sticky tissue, appear to capture food as it passes by.

Scientists used powerful sonar mapping system and the robotic vehicle to explore nearly 21,000 square miles (54,000 sq. kilometers) of sea floor off northern Indonesia, at depths ranging from 800 feet (240 meters) to over two miles (1.6 kilometers).

The mission was carried out by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ship, the Okeanos Explorer. An Indonesian vessel, the Baruna Jaya IV, also took part, collecting specimens that, together with all rights for future use, will remain in the country.

Confirmation that a species is new involves a scientific peer review and other steps and can take years.

source : news.yahoo.com

Google Voice

2010-08-26T19:19:00.000-07:00

More over a year back, google released an early preview of Google Voice, a web-based platform for managing communications. To try it out, one needed to request and receive and invite to try it out. Now after some hard work of testing and tweaking, Google Voice is opened to the public, no invitation required.

Check out the revamped features page of Google Voice to learn about everything of its power. The video above provides a good overview in less than two minutes.

A quick context diagram, infographic created created by Google visualize some recent history of human communication and how Google Voice uses the web to help communicate in more ways than ever before.

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Great Funny Jokes IV

2010-08-25T19:39:00.000-07:00

once all the scientists die and go to heaven. They decide to play hide-n-seek Unfortunately Einstein is the one who has the den... He is supposed to count upto 100... and then start searching... Everyone starts hiding except Newton... Newton just draws a square of 1 meter and stands in it right in front of Einstein. Einstein's counting 1,2,3...... 97, 98, 99..... 100... ..... He opens his eyes and finds Newton standing in front... Einstein says "newton's out..newton's out..." Newton denies and says "I am not out.. I am not Newton..." All the scientists come out to see how he proves that he is not Newton. Newton says "I am standing in a square of area 1m squared..... That makes me Newton per meter squared.... since one Newton per meter squared is one Pascal, I'm Pascal, Therefore Pascal is OUT.......!

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A little old lady goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor I have this problem with gas, but it really doesn't bother me too much. My farts never smell and are always silent. As a matter of fact, I've farted at least 20 times since I've been here in your office. You didn't know I was farting because they don't smell and are silent." The doctor says, "I see, take these pills and come back to see me next week." The next week the lady comes back. "Doctor," she says, "I don't know what the hell you gave me, but now my farts... although still silent...stink terribly." the doctor says, "Good!!! Now that we've cleared up your sinuses, let's work on your hearing.

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Two elderly gentlemen, who had been without *** for several years, decided they needed to visit a cat-house for some tail..... When they arrived, the madam took one look at them and decided she wasn't going to waste any of her girls on these two old men.
So she used "blow-up" dolls instead. She put the dolls in each man's room and left them to their business. After the two men were finished, they started walking home and began to talking. The first man said, "I think the girl I had was dead. She never moved, talked or even groaned... how was it for you?" The second man replied, "I think mine was a witch. When I nibbled on her breast..... she farted and flew out the window!"

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An elderly couple was watching television one evening. The wife said, "I am going to get a dish of ice cream now." Kindly, the husband offered to get the ice cream for his wife. "I'll write it down so you don't forget," she said. "I won't forget," the old gent said. "But, I want chocolate syrup and nuts on it. So, I'll write it down," she replied.
"I will get you the ice cream. Don't you worry," replied the gentleman. A few minutes later, the old man returned with bacon and eggs. His wife said, "See, I should have written it down because you forgot the toast."

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A lady was in the delivery room starting to deliver her baby. As the head came out it was dark and had an afro. The doctor said, "Madam, have you ever slept with a black man?"
"Well, yes, but only once." "Once is all it takes" he replied. Then the torso came out and it was yellow. "Madam, have you ever slept with an oriental man?" "Well, yes" she said, "but only once."
"Once is all it takes," he said. When the legs came out they were red. The doctor asked her if she had ever slept with an Indian. "Well, yes" she said, "but only once." "Once is all it takes," he said. He finally pulled the baby all the way out and held it upside down and slapped its bottom to make it cry. As it started to cry the woman exclaimed "Oh, thank God, at least it doesn't bark!"

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There were two brothers. One was very good and tried always to live right and be helpful. His brother on the other hand was bad and did all the things that men should not do in life and didn't care who he hurt. The bad brother died. He was still missed by his brother since he loved him despite his ways. Finally, years later, the good brother died and went to Heaven. Everything was beautiful and wonderful there, and he was very happy. One day he asked God where his brother was, as he hadn't seen him there. God said that He was sorry but his brother lived a terrible life and went to Hell instead. The good brother then asked God if there was any way for him to see his brother. So God gave him the power of vision to see into Hell, and there was his brother. He was sitting on a bench with a keg of beer under one arm and a gorgeous blonde on the other. Confused, the good brother said to God, "I am so happy that you let me into Heaven with you. It is so beautiful here, and I love it. But I don't understand. If my brother was bad enough to go to Hell, why does he have the keg of beer and a gorgeous blonde? It hardly seems like a punishment."
God said to him, "Things are not always as they seem, my son. The keg has a hole in it; the blonde doesn't."

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An organization is like a tree full of ******s, all on different limbs at different levels.
Some ******s are climbing up...some down.
The ******s on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces.
The ******s on the bottom look up and see nothing but a$$holes.

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Yesterday I was taking a break in the back garden after nasty storms, and my wife upstairs was having a shower.
I couldn't find the rake so I yelled up to her: "Honey, where's the rake?".
She couldn't hear me and she shouted back, "What?".
I pointed to my eye, then I pointed to my knee and made a raking motion. My wife wasn't sure and said, "What?". I repeated the gestures: "EYE KNEE THE RAKE".
My wife replied that she understood and signalled back. She first pointed to her eye, next she pointed to her left breast, then she pointed to her bum, and finally to her crotch.
Well, I had no idea what in god's name she was on about, so I trudged up the stairs, poked my head into the bathroom and asked her, "What the hell was that?".
She replied

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नेपाली जोक्स - भाग ५

2010-08-25T18:08:00.000-07:00

"बाबु आमा र छोरा बजार घुमने क्रममा छोरालाई आईस्क्रिम किनीदिएछ र छोराले त्‍यो आईस्क्रिम खानै नपाई खसेछ छिटो-छिटो टिप्‍नखोज्‍दा आमा चाँहीले भनेछ :छि खसेको चिजलाई नटिप म अर्कै किनिदीउलाअनि एकछिनपछी हिड्‍दा हिड्‍दै बाबु चाही लडेछ हत्‍त पत्‍त आमाले उठाउन खोज्‍दा छोराले भनेछखसेको चिजलाई नउठानुस आमा म अर्कै बुबा खोजिदिउला ।

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तीन चार जना मध्ये दुई जना झगडा गरिरहेका थिए ।पहिलोले भन्दै थियो ,’ एक बक्सिङ्ग हानेर तेरो ६४ वटै दाँत भुँईमा खसाली दिन्छु ।झगडा नगरेको अर्कोले हाँस्दै प्याच भन्यो ,’मान्छेको पनि ६४ वटा दाँत हुन्छ र ??’‘चुप लाग !! त बिचमा बोल्छस् भन्ने थाहा भएर नै तेरो दाँत पनि अगाडीनै गनेको हो ।’ पहिलोले भन्यो ।

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एउटा आर्मीको पार्टिमा पार्टी सकिए पछि एउटा सैनिक बियर आफ्नो सर्टमा लुकाउदै थियो । यो एउटा मेनेजरले देखेछ र रिसाउदै भनेछ : यो तिमी के गर्दै छौ ? बियर सर्ट भित्र किन लुकाएको ?
सैनिक : सर तपाईं आँफैले नै भन्नु भएको होइन , जसलाई तिमी मार्न सक्दैनौ त्यसलाई बन्दी बनाउनु भनेर

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युद्दको समयमा एक सिमावर्ती गाउँमा दुश्मनको एउटा फौज घुस्यो । गाउँको सबै तरुनी केटीहरु उनिहरु सँग बच्न गाउँको बाहिर एउटा सुरक्षित ठाउमा भाग्न थालेछन , एउटा बुढी महिला पनि उनिहरु सँगै भाग्न थाले ।
एउटा केटीले सोधेछन : आमा तपाईं किन भाग्नु भएको ? खतरा त हामी तरुनी केटीहरुलाई पो छ त ..
बुढीले भनेछन : तिमीले देखिनौ त्यो फौजमा एउटा बुढा पनि छ ।

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शिक्षक : राम भन त काल कती प्रकारको हुन्छ ?
राम : ३ प्रकारको सर
शिक्षक : स्याबास , अब तिनै वटाको एउटा एउटा उदाहरण देउ त
राम : सर , मैले हिजो तपाईंको छोरीलाई देखेको थिए , आज म उनिलाई माया गर्छु र भोली म उसलाई भगाएर लानेछु ।

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शिक्षक : राम तिमीलाई किन गणित बिषय राम्रो लाग्दैन ?
राम : किन भने त्यसमा खाली समस्यै समस्या हुन्छ ।

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दुई जना पागल कुरा गर्दै थिएपहिलो : यार म यो संसारको सबै हिरा मोती किन्ने बारे सोची रहेको छु ।
दोश्रो : होइन म तिमीलाई त्यो बेच्दै बेच्दिन कसरी किन्छौ ?

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एउटा केटीले आफ्नो दिदी सँग सोधेछन
बहिनी : दिदी यो दुल्हा भनेको के हो ?
दिदी : दुल्हा सँग बिहा गरिन्छ , यदि तिमी ठुलि भएर राम्रो चरित्रकी भयौ भने तिमीलाई पनि एउटा राम्रो दुलहा जुर्नेछ ।बहिनी : यदि म राम्रो चरित्रकी भईन भने नि ?
दिदी : तिमीलाई हरेक दिन नयाँ नयाँ दुल्हा मिल्नेछ ।

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प्रेमिका : के तिमी मलाई साचै प्रेम गर्छौ ?
प्रेमी : हो , साचै म तिमीलाई प्रेम गर्छु , मैले आफ्नो लिस्ट हिजो फेरी चेक गरेको थिए ।

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पुलिसको एउटा अफिसरले एकदम रिसाएर सिपाहीलाई भनेछ ।
अफिसर : मैले यो सुने कि हिजो तिमीले एकदम मात्तिने गरी रक्सी पिएर सडकमा ठेला गुडाउदै खुब हल्ला मच्चायौ रे , यस्तो चर्तिकलाले हाम्रो पुलिसको के नाम रहन्छ ? तिमीले सोचेको छौ ?
पुलिस : यो त तपाईंलाई म भन्दा धेरै थाहा होला नि , ठेलामा त तपाईं सवार हुनु हुन्थो त ।

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माधब नेपाल रक्सीले मातिदै सडकमा हिड्दै थियो , उनी एउटा खुट्टा दाँया र अर्को खुट्टा बाँया गर्दै लड्खडिदै हिड्दै थियो । त्यतिकैमा एउटा हवल्दारले देखेछ र नेपाललाई एक डण्डा हिर्काउदै भनेछ : ओई , खुट्टा समेट ठेगानमा छैन , कत्ती पिएको छस ।नेपाल : धन्यबाद , मलाई सम्झाईदिनु भयो कि मैले पिएको छु भनेर , नत्र मैले त यो सम्झिदै थिए कि लँगडा भए भनेर ।

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शिक्षक : तिमीहरुको परिक्षा नजिक आईसक्यो , अब कसैको मनमा कुनै प्रश्न छ भने सोधे हुन्छ ।माधव नेपालको छोरा : उठ्यो र भन्यो , सर तपाईंहरु प्रश्न पत्र कहाँ छाप्दै हुनु हुन्छ ?

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भिखारी : साहब, एक रुपैयाँ दिनुस् ।
साहब : तिमीलाई लाज लाग्दैन ? सडकमा उभिएर भिख माग्नलाई ?
भिखारी : अनी के तेरो एक रुपैयाँको लागि म अफिस खोलौ त ?

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स्वास्नी : तिमी मलाई कती माया गर्छौ ?
लोग्ने : शार्जहा जती
स्वास्नी : तेसो भय म मरेपछी तिमीले पनि मेरो सम्झनामा ताजमहल बनाउछौ ??
लोग्ने : मैले त प्लट पनि किनी सके ढिलो त तिमीले पो गरेकी छौ त ...

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एकचोटि किराहरु र जनावरहरुको फूटबल म्याच भएछ । हाफ ट्याम हुँदासम्म जनावरहरुले ६ गोल गरेछन्, तर किराहरुले भने गोलै गर्न सकेनछन् । दोश्रो हाफमा किराहरुको कोचले सय खुट्टे अरिमुठे (MILLIPEDE) ल्याएछ । अरिमुठेले दनादन १२ गोल ठोकेछ, किराहरुले १२-६ मा खेल जितेछन् । खेल सकिएपछि पत्रकारहरुले किराको कोचलाई सोधे; "कोचज्यू, यस्तो राम्रो खेल्ने अरिमुठेलाई पहिल्यैबाट किन नखेलाएको?" "पहिल्यैबाट खेलाउने मन त मलाईपनि थियो भाई, तर के गर्ने, बिचरालाई सय वटा खुट्टामा बुट कस्नै हाफ टाइमसम्म लाग्यो ।

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"राम श्याम र हरी बसेर गफ गरी रहेका थिए । एतिकै मा एकजना कुइरे आयो र उनिहरुसँग बसेर ठुलो ठुलो कुरा गर्न थाल्यो । त्यो कुइरेले राम लाई सोध्यो तिमिलाई सबभन्दा राम्रो लाग्ने फूल के हो ?"गुलाफ"रामले जवाफ दियो । कुइरेले फुइँ लगाएर भन्यो म त त्यसले दिसा गर्दा खेरी आफ्नो चाक पुच्छु । श्यामले भन्यो "जस्मिन" कुइरेले फेरी भन्यो म त्यसले पनि आफ्नो चाक पुछ्ने गर्छु । कुइरेले हरीलाई पनि सोध्यो तिम्रो नि ? हरिले जवाफ दियो"क्याक्टस" ल अब पुछ तिम्रो चाक क्याक्टसले ....

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बाबु : छोरा तैले गधा देखेको छस ??
छोरा : देखेको छु ड्याडी ..
बाबु : अनी उल्लु नि ??
छोरा : त्यो पनि देखेको छु ड्याडी ... किन सोध्नु भएको ड्याडी ?
बाबु : तँ त्यस्तै छस त्यसैले
छोरा : तर ड्याडी , मम्मीले त भन्नु हुन्छ म तठ्याकै तपाईं जस्तो पो छु भनेर ...

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एकजना मुर्ख डाक्टरको मा आफ्नो दुबै कान पोलेर देखाउन गएछ । डाक्टरले सोधेछ , तपाईंको दाँया कान कसरी पोल्यो ? मुर्खले जवाफ दिएछ , म iron लाउदै थिएँ त्यतिकै मा फोनको घण्टी बज्यो , मैले बिर्सेंर फोनको सट्टा iron लाईनै कानमा राखे ।
डाक्टर: अनी बाँया कान कसरी पोलियो त ?
मुर्ख: फोनको घण्टी फेरी बज्यो नि त ...

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दुईजना मान्छे डाक्टरको क्लिनिकमा जचाउनको लागि बसीरहेका थिए । यत्तिकैमा एउटा मान्छे अचानक रुन थाल्यो । अर्को मान्छे छक्क पर्‍यो र
पहिलो : दाई तपाईं किन रुनु भएको ?
दोश्रो : म यहाँ रगत जचाउनको लागि आको त्यसैले रुएको ।
पहिलो :रगत जाँच्न पनि डराएर रुनु पर्छ त ?
दोश्रो : होइन डराएर होइन , रगत जाच्ने क्रममा डाक्टरले मेरो औंला काट्छ नि त्यसैले दुखने सम्झेर रुएको ।त्यतिकैमा पहिलो मान्छे पनि रुन थाल्यो
दोश्रो : हैन तपाईं चाँही किन रुन थाल्नु भयो ?
पहिलो : तपाईं त रगत जचाउन आउनु भाको । म त पिसाब जचाउन आको त्यसैले .............

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Ebooks : Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering the iPad SDK

2010-08-24T22:15:00.000-07:00

Book Description

It’s in magazines and newspapers, it’s on television and radio, it’s on busses and billboards and pretty much everywhere you look (except for Apple stores, where it’s likely still sold out). The iPad is the hot new touchscreen tablet from Apple, representing the next generation of mobile computing.

Packed with dozens of new features, the iOS 3.2 SDK enables you to build sophisticated, desktop-quality apps for this exciting new platform. Every iPhone and iPod touch app developer looking to take the next step and move into the iPad arena will want to read this book from cover to cover.

Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering the iPad SDK has all the answers, and you’ll find them presented with the same easy-to-follow style and thorough coverage you’ve come to expect from titles like Beginning iPhone 3 Development—everything an aspiring iPad developer needs to know to create great apps.

Best-selling authors Jack Nutting, Dave Wooldridge, and Dave Mark show iPhone developers how to master all of the iPad-exclusive frameworks and features, which are explained, demonstrated in action, and put through their paces in this comprehensive programming guide. You’ll get a detailed understanding of the new feature set and gain every possible advantage in the iTunes App Store.

What you’ll learn

How to design app interfaces optimized for the iPad by taking advantage of new UIKit features such as Popovers, Split View Controllers, and new Modal Views.
How to utilize new graphics functionality, Core Text, Document Sharing, and advanced input methods to build powerful productivity solutions.
How to embrace the iPad’s superior media capabilities with its new video and display options.
How to convert an existing iPhone project into a stand-alone iPad app or a Universal app for both iPhone and iPad users.
Developing iOS 4 Apps? Since many of the new features in iOS 3.2 are also present in iOS 4, this is one of the first books available in print that extensively covers several of the new APIs that iPhone developers are also eager to learn for creating iOS 4-optimized apps.

Who this book is for

This book is for all iPhone app developers who want to leverage their skills to create professional apps for the iPad.

Complete Source Code Provided

Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers includes extensive example projects and the complete source code for Dudel, a full-fledged drawing app for the iPad.

Table of Contents

Welcome to the Paradigm Shift
Getting Started with iPad Development
Exploring the iPhone SDK’s New iPad Features
New Graphics Functionality
Using Core Text
Popovers
Video and Display
Split Views and Modal Modes
New Input Methods
Working with Documents
From iPhone to iPad
Additional Resources for iPad Development

About the Author

As the founder of Electric Butterfly, Dave Wooldridge has been developing award-winning web sites and software for 15 years. When he’s not creating Mac and iPhone apps, he can be found writing. Dave is the author of The Business of iPhone App Development: Making and Marketing Apps that Succeed and has written numerous articles for leading tech publications, including a monthly software marketing column for MacTech Magazine. Follow Dave at Twitter.com/ebutterfly

Jack Nutting has been using Cocoa since the olden days, long before it was even called Cocoa. He’s used Cocoa and its predecessors to develop software for a wide range of industries and applications including gaming, graphic design, online digital distribution, telecommunications, finance, publishing, and travel. When he’s not working on Mac or iPhone projects, he’s developing web applications with Ruby on Rails. Jack is a passionate proponent of Objective-C and the Cocoa frameworks; At the drop of a hat, he will speak at length on the virtues of dynamic dispatch and runtime class manipulations to anyone who’ll listen (and even to some who won’t). He blogs from time to time at www.nuthole.com.

Dave Mark is a long-time Mac developer and author and has written a number of books on Macintosh development, including Learn C on the Macintosh, The Macintosh Programming Primer series, and Ultimate Mac Programming. His blog can be found at www.davemark.com.

Book Details

Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Apress (August, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1430230215
ISBN-13: 978-1430230212

File Size: 8.7 MiB

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Ebooks : PHP Cheat Sheet (V2)

2010-08-24T22:02:00.000-07:00

The second version of the PHP Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for PHP, with functions references, a regular expression syntax guide and a reference for PHP's date formating functions.

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Ebooks : Python CheatSheet

2010-08-24T17:55:00.000-07:00

The Python cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for the Python programming language.

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Ebooks : Getting Started With UML Cheatsheet

2010-08-24T03:26:00.000-07:00

The Unified Modeling Language is a set of rules and notations for the specification of a software system, managed and created by the Object Management Group. This DZone Refcard outlines the key elements of UML to provide you with a useful reference when designing software.

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Ebooks : Getting Started With Cloud Computing Cheatsheet

2010-08-24T02:38:00.001-07:00

If you are looking for more information on Cloud Computing then this DZone Refcard is for you. Get an in depth comparison on three different Cloud Computing Platforms (Amazon EC2, Google App Engine, and Microsoft Azure), so you can better understand what it is a Cloud Computing Platform can offer your web applications.

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