YelloW cAndy

Social Media Etiquettes :-)

2011-02-17T11:39:00.000-08:00

Hello people,

I have not been able to post anything new for quite some time now. My entire attention and efforts had been directed totally towards some business establishments and studies. But honestly, I missed blogging. :-)

So here I am with a new thought. A thought that I just bumped into a few days ago while I was facebooking with friends, linking with business associates across the world using LinkedIn or sharing videos on YouTube or tweeting my most interesting activities of the day with twitter. What I just realized was, the entire time that someone spends on Facebook or any other social network, is like an event. You browse across your school friend's wedding pics and you realize you have grown up, you wish people their birthdays, you might have a short chit chat with a friend who had moved far away, you never forget to share your pics when you become a part of any hot and happening event.

People associate you with your profiles these days, the way we update our Facebook pages and the way we go into details of our day to day events, 10-20 years later your 4 year old can see how you used to be when you were a teen, who were your friends and how you fought with them, may be even how you broke up with your first girlfriend/boyfriend. Its like how some nerds used to write a daily diary in the old days which they would never let anyone read.

I wonder whether there will ever be a need for any etiquettes of using these websites...

You know your PC is a BOT when...

2010-10-10T16:17:00.000-07:00

Before I say anything, lets watch this Video

Now I know what you are thinking. You are probably thinking why would anyone get into your PC. You probably don't use a webcam so you are not worried about being watched. You probably don't use your PC for anything except for some online research. You probably just like to get online to check your facebook status and listen to online music. You probably just use internet to download lectures. So Why in hell would someone waste his time and efforts just to get into your PC? Here is the thing. They have got nothing to do with what you are and what you do online. Your PC is just one of the million PCs they use for Cyber Wars and Cyber Crimes. These controlled computers are thus called 'Zombies', which is an important tool for Cyber Warfares. They might also use your PC for

-Spam
-Phishing
-Adware/Malware
-Spreading a Virus
-Stealing private information

Ever wondered that a spam email hitting your inbox was generated by a BOT (slave PC) just like yours. Imagine how many of those mails are generated everyday. Imagine how many BOTS are there currently.

I am sure most of you already know a lot about this and if you don't, google it. The question is, how many of us have really thought about taking a step? How many of us are really concerned? How many of us want to be sure that they are not being monitored or being used as a BOT for God knows what reason?

In my next post, I will be posting a solution to this. An Advanced Internet Security Solution. And NO, Its not an Anti Virus. And YES, everyone can afford it.

So, You know your PC is a BOT when, You go online!

Moving one step a head using Twitter through my cellphone

2009-02-07T21:05:00.001-08:00

I can't describe my excitement at this time :-), all because i'm now able to tweet through my stupid little old cellphone which is not even GPRS enabled using iSMS service. Its a free service, but the only thing is since its the beta version, its Invite only. I got the invitation when i commented on this post at Bhonpoo, and so every one who joins gets to invite 10 more people to join the service. Once you invite some one and they accept the invitation and join the service, you get 5 more invites added to your account, which is a wonderful way of growing.
Once you are being invited by someone, you receive an email, you create your account, you put in your cellphone number and you start recieving sms from iSMS server. Than you integrate your twitter account simply by putting in your twitter name and password and start tweeting simply by typing tweet "140 characters of message" and send to iSMS server. It will be updated in seconds.
If you wanna send me a tweet after you have joined you can do it by typing zeesh "140 characters of message" and send it to iSMS server.
Alrite, so far this is an awesome service for me, i am assuming i can now tweet atleast 50 times more than i used to do before, because now twitter is handy, now its in my pocket all the time, i can tweet before i go to bed, i can tweet when the power is out and it's all free and hopefully it will remain free :-). So i'm simply lovin it.
Leave a comment here to get the invites, only 10 available right now....!!

Please Retweet by clicking here if you like the service and want other to use it.

10+ Best Twitter Tools You Better Be Aware Of

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

I am back :-) with another post on twitter. I can't help it guys, this one thing is driving me so crazy i really can not help posting about it again and again. This time its the Twitter Tools.
We see at least a dozen new Twiter tools every other day, So i thought why not sharing the best of the best that are available and are used more often. The title of the post says 10+ Best... So i am gonna share..lets say 10. And rest can come from you guys. Because i know you all have your own favorites and you all wanna share them. So why not here too.

These are some tools you should really be using/be aware of if you love TWITTER.

TweetDeck
Sleek Adobe Air desktop client for Twitter offering a good overview with several panes.

twhirl | the social software client
Yet another popular Twitter clients.

Twellow :: Twitter Search Directory, Twitter Search Engine
Twellow is the “Yellow Pages” of Twitter. I personally love this great service.

Magpie: Make Money on Twitter
Magpie is an ad-network for Twitter. It boast that users can make something like 50 to 200$ a month just by tweeting.

Twitstat.com - Twitter Analytics
Both a Twitter search engine and popularity stats at the same time (e.g: showing most active users).

Tweetburn and Tweetroll
This is yet another great service. You can find people related to your niche on Twitter and they provide a great Twitter widget named Tweetroll.

Twitturly - Real-time Link Tracking on Twitter
Digg-like interface for the currently hot tweets.

TwitterFox – naan studio
Simple but effective and popular Twitter Firefox add on.

Crowdstatus.com
This tool allows you to create address groups of people at Twitter and notify all of them at once.

FriendOrFollow
This is one great service, I personally took a lot of advantage from this service. After using this, You will have no complaints regarding people who don't follow you back. You will love it.

Share Your favorite Twitter tools and Tips In the comments below and spread the word. Also don't forget to tell how many of the above services are you using and how was your experience :-)

Has my Blog really gone viral??

2009-01-19T18:19:00.000-08:00

Only God knows in what conditions i am making this blog post, I haven't slept for more than 30 hours, its getting tougher for me to manage my business classes along with a full time job and of course i have some (real) social life as well.

Ok, so here's the thing, I am making this blog post only because something extra ordinary has happened and is still happening with my recent post How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets. As you all can clearly see, my blog is quite messed up at the moment and it's only been a couple of months I started blogging, out of which the first month passed out only learning how to blog.

First of all i would like to thank @Dhollings for providing such a great tip, and just to spread his word i made a quite similar post and believe me or not, the only reason was, so that people start Retweeting more and more and in this way interesting articles and blog posts may get the traffic and the kind of responce they actually deserve.

This is what happened when i used my own technique to put the Retweet link in my Tweet.
I obviously don't have time to count the number of followers my tweet reached.

SKFPR: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
rampcreative: Cool tip! rt @zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in yourTweets http://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
michaelgass: How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets http://snipr.com/ad0oy
dpatil: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
scott_loadstorm: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
jaymchugh: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
PleaseRetweet: RT Check out How to put a Retweet link in your tweets herehttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h (expand), Please Retweet by clicki..http://tinyurl.com/7cw984
Derek7877: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
mayhemstudios: RT @ShawnRobinson How to put a Retweet link in yourTweets - http://fleck.com/4sAJf
alagami: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
bsclark81: Reading: "How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets" -- Important Info ( http://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
5starhiphopExc1: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
teabreakdotpk: [TB] How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets: Hello people, I have been really busy lately since my univers.. http://tinyurl.com/8n34yy
alanlhammond: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
qmyf1984: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
NitaJoy: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
howtotweets: RT: @mayhemstudios RT @ShawnRobinson How to put a Retweetlink in your Tweets - http://fleck.com/4sAJf & .. http://tinyurl.com/79jdbd
webtechman: @mayhemstudios RT @ShawnRobinson How to put a Retweet linkin your Tweets - http://fleck.com/4sAJf & Encode: http://tinyurl.com/RT-encode
bryanelliott1: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
claywhitehead: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
mayhemstudios: RT @ShawnRobinson How to put a Retweet link in yourTweets - http://fleck.com/4sAJf
ShawnRobinson: How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets -http://fleck.com/4sAJf
joelgoschalk: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
vonfibus: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
mrpower: The link that has been retweeted the most in the last 24 hours is YelloW cAndy: How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets. For chrisesakes!
masamuneto: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
SolSie: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
GBlancLaine: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h Very good tip! Not obvious and good to know!
imdwalrus: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
tweetalkme: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
tweetalkme: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
j0j0r0: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
sugsugat: RT @zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
sillyjw: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
howtotweets: RT: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
iamgirlwonder: RT@zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://tinyurl.com/86qc3h
Retweetist: YelloW cAndy: How to put a Retweet link in your Tweetshttp://is.gd/gjQc (expand) (retweeted 42x http://is.gd/gjQe

Apart from this, my blog was being linked at some of the greatest blogs as you can see here at Techcrunch. For which i would really like to thank Techcrunch.

And in the end my special thanks to Retweetist for providing such a great backup support and marketing for my blog post and of course Thanks a lot to twitter for being so effective and essential. Twitter is the Future!

I have some more great ideas and tips through which we can play around with these tools more and get unbelievable amount of traffic everyday. Please comment here so that i can see how much am i appreciated and so that i'm encouraged enough to take out time and post some more articles.

How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets

2009-01-18T00:19:00.001-08:00

Hello people, I have been really busy lately since my university started from 16th and along with a full time job and a social network (in real life) it gets pretty tougher to manage and still be able to take out time for blogging and socializing on web. But i am glad that i am back blogging again :-).

This post is to help all those who still don't know how to put RT link in their tweets to be able to make viral tweets, and spread their blog links on twitter and finally get more traffic to your blog through twitter.

OK its pretty simple

This is how you are gonna start, type http://twitter.com/home?status=

Than type your message like this,

http://twitter.com/home?status=RT @zeeshanraza How to put a Retweet link in your Tweets http://tinyurl.com/86qc3h

Now you wanna remove all the spaces in between with %20 and all the @ ("at" sign) and #(hashtag) with %40 and %23 respectively.

so now you get a pretty long and ugly looking URL like this

http://twitter.com/home?status=RT%40zeeshanraza%20How%20to%20put%20a%20Retweet%20link%20in%20your %20Tweets%20http://tinyurl.com/86qc3h

Test your URL in a web browser, and than shorten when it works fine.

thats it, now you are ready to tweet with a RT link.

http://tinyurl.com/76cwa5 this is the shorten URL.

If you like this and would like to share it, you can just CLICK HERE to Re tweet it :-)

I would like to say thanks to

@dhollings for providing this useful tip.

Top 10 Futuristic Hotels of the World

2009-01-12T02:26:00.000-08:00

10. The Apeiron island hotel

Designer: Sybarite
Status: Concept
Estimated project cost: $500million

9. Foldable hotel pods

Designer: m3 Architects, London
Estimated project cost: $72 to $104 million

8. The hotel Burj al-Arab

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Designer: Tom Wright (WS Atkins PLC), Khuan Chew
Status: Complete
Estimated project cost: $650 million
Cost per person: $1,000 to over $28,000 per night, $75 to have a glimpse from inside

7. Waterworld

Location: Songjiang, China
Designer: Atkin’s Architecture Group
Status: Concept

6. The Poseidon Undersea Resort

Location: Fiji, The Poseidon Mystery Island
Designer: Bruce Jones
Status: Under construction, will be completed by September 2008
Estimated project cost: $105 million
Cost per person: $15,000 per week

5. The Hydropolis: A self-acclaimed 10-star underwater hotel

Location: Dubai
Designer: Joachim Hauser, Crescent Hydropolis Resorts
Estimated project cost: $500-million

4. The Lunatic Hotel: Hotel on the Moon

Designer: Hans-Jurgen Rombaut, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG)
Status: Blueprint ready, will take real shape by 2050

3. Aeroscraft: The flying luxury hotel of tomorrow

Designer: Igor Pasternak (Worldwide Aeros Corporation), Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo(WATG)
Status: Prototype under development

2. Galactic Suite

Designer: Xavier Claramunt of ADD+ARQUITECTURA
Status: On hold, prototype is ready

1. Commercial Space Station Skywalker: The inflatable space hotel

Designer: Bigelow Aerospace, Las Vegas
Location: 515-kms above Earth
Status: The human space complex will be accessible by 2015
Estimated project cost: $500 million
Cost per person: $1 million a night

Please share with us, if you have any additional information regarding these hotels, or any kind of updates.

The Terrorist may Twitter, says Army

2009-01-11T15:07:00.000-08:00

Terrorists May Twitter, Army Says

Twitter for terrorism?
The US Army has posted a report citing certain mobile and web technologies that could be used to enable terrorism. One chapter, entitled "Potential for Terrorist Use of Twitter," observes that the Los Angeles earthquakes in July were reported by users of the microblogging site long before established news outlets had time to cover it, writes the BBC.

Perceiving Twitter's ability to publish anything, instantly, as threatening, US intelligence expressed concern that terrorists could use Twitter to plan and organize quicker attacks. This September, for example, activists used Twitter to organize protests at the Republican National Convention.

"Twitter is already used by some members to post and support extremist ideologies and perspectives," the report ominously states. Thus, "[terrorists] could theoretically use Twitter social networking in the US as an operational tool."

A Nielsen survey ranked Twitter one of the fastest-growing social networks year over year. Popular with early adopters in the tech blogosphere, the site drew partisan interest when Republican Representative John Culberson (TX) used it to vent frustrations over rules forbidding Congressmen from linking to certain sites on their official webpages.

Bloggers also flock to Twitter to discuss politics in real-time, and to liveblog the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates.

Other technologies mentioned in the US Army terrorism report include VOIP (which can make it difficult to trace malicious calls), Facebook, MySpace, certain gaming networks, and satellite navigation and mapping tools.

In particular, mobile navigation available on certain Nokia handsets was pegged as a potential outlet for "Specialist use in Marksmanship, Border Crossings and in Concealment of Supplies."

Why does people always have to relate every good thing with terrorism. Found this article on Marketingvox and thought of sharing it with you all.

Wishing Mr. George Bush a pleasant Farewell..!

2009-01-08T00:06:00.000-08:00

As we all know Mr. George W Bush will be leaving the White House soon and will be shifted to Texas where he and Laura Bush bought a house for $2.1 million, I would like to do a quick review of the president’s kind deeds and highlight the efforts he made in killing people and spreading terrorism in every inch of this world. I don’t believe there’s a single person on earth who is not scared from Bush’s evil mind and blood shedding techniques. 4,221 members of US military died in Iraq war since it began at a cost of $576 billion, as of Friday, Jan 2, 2009. The total number of deaths in the entire world at the hands of terrorists since George W. Bush declared a War on Terror, amounts to around 3,000. Add the terrible losses in the United States on that fateful morning of September 11th, and we reach somewhere in the vicinity of 6,000 precious, innocent lives. Again: In only three years, terrorists around the world took the lives of approximately six thousand people. Your legacy will show that you were completely unqualified for the job: The failing economy, the wars gone wrong and the lies will always be attributed to you. . May the White House gates slam your butts on the way out? You used your people’s taxes, hard earned money and treasury as your personal ATM, You used your people’s faith and trust for your own benefits in the name of WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, which up to date are not found in Iraq. Your troops killed Iraqi civilians on your command and raped Iraqi women. You’re nothing more than an ignorant, arrogant, self-absorbed, spoiled rich brat. You’re devoid of grace, decency and humanity. You’re shallow, feckless and incapable of self-appraisal. You are coward and you are liar. You are also responsible for the current attacks in GAZA , and you are whole and sole responsible for the terrorism world wide, including, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and many other countries. Every single child who has a little sense hates you and wants you dead; we wish you live rest of your life in misery, guilt, shame and remorse. We wish your arms fall off, and may your both daughters get raped by Al-Quaida troops and your wife dumps you for some one like Usama Bin Laden. Imagine the curse of a father who lost his young son in Iraq for your ugly and cruel petrol deals. I wonder who’ll wipe off that grin from your mischievous monkey face
you’re wading knee-deep in your sins, the blood of thousands on your hands
of all the hypocrites I’ve seen you were the one that takes the cake
Farewell, Mr. President!

Please feel free to wish Farewell to Mr President in your own words in comments below.

My first enlightened month of blogging, December 2008

2009-01-03T16:56:00.000-08:00

OK guys, I have been thinking of writing over this title for over 4 days every now and then, not that it was hard to write but it's just that I have been a little busy. I KNOW that this might look stupid, I mean why would someone wanna read a newbie's blogging experience right?? But I would still like to share and get your reviews on it.
It all started with blogger.com of course, I came up with something stupidly innovative, Yellow Candy, it just popped into my mind and I went along with it. Twitter helped me following different like minded people it was like a source of inspiration for me. I met a lot of people having dedicated blogs on Technology, and I realized most of the successful bloggers have a common niche, i.e Techno, I also noticed people have become trendy and they wait for a news to break up or a new gadget, plug in, software or a widget to fall in the market and they blog about it just than. It's kinda right too. This is how you manage to attract a large traffic to your page. But I decided not to do that, and as you can see, I write about different things, and just about anything that I feel good writing about.

First step was to start reading different blogs that interest me.
Stumbleupon.com helped a lot in getting traffic, I experienced over 100 visits a day on my very initial posts from this website, you don't get that many clicks, but you get a good amount of unique page visits.
I personally did not like Digg.com that much, that's because I met a lot of people there shouting at me, asking me to digg their posts which don't interest me at all, they will digg yours without even reading just in greediness of getting their posts dugg. So you get visitors but not the loyal ones and not as much as you expect.
Commenting on other blogs is a very constructive activity, it helps you socializing, making new friends and attracting loyal readers from different other blogs. It creates back links and a back support for your blog. And most of all it shows your ability to encourage and criticize others and thus is creates your authenticity in the web community.
*Creating social friends ( I would like to thank those specially who helped me out digging, stumbling and Twitting ).

Also i would like to share my Future Plans here, which I will be implementing very soon, since i have vacations right now.

Shifting to WP (word press) very soon, because of more comprehensive SEO plug ins, 1000 of widgets and plug ins and millions of themes that are available and the benefits of using dot com too.
Since I am good with Photoshop, although I haven’t been using it for months, I would also be creating a premium logo for Yellow-Candy.
Will be using the all in one SEO plug in, using appropriate widgets and plug ins with word press can do amazing wonders and show shocking results.
Will be creating a wordpress.com blog as well, which will only contain a short review of all my popular posts.
keep on twitting and stumbling
And last but not the least, keep posting of course.

In the end, here are the Top 5 most visited posts of the month made by me

Does Microsoft house really exist?
Top 10 Interesting Facts about Barack Obama
Top 5 Recommendations for Replacement of Daniel Craig
Google Street View, No more Privacy?
Classified New Year celebration parties in Karachi.

I think my progress, considering it was my very first month was quite good. Please give your reviews in the comment box below, specially the New Bloggers, to make this post more knowledgeable and informative.

Classified New Year Celebration Parties in Karachi

2009-01-01T03:00:00.000-08:00

Despite of the Moharram, there were 10 different New Year Dance Parties in the city last night. I know that for a fact because there’s this guy in my office , he had returned from US recently, and he was invited at the American consulate and was allowed to bring along 3 friends with him to the New year celebration party, and I have once been to a party in one of these consulates so I can tell these are REAL high profile parties with all the booze you can drink and all the great music played by posh Djs hired with an amazing dance floor and lightning and of course the REAL POSH crowd. I was at HAWKS BAY last night at a party, so I saw quite a lot of scenes. First on my way to Manora Cantonment ( I hade to take this way cuz I had to go through sands pit) there was a police check post. We had to stop there and get our selves checked like we were terrorists; all they found was a pack full of Cds and headsets as there was a DJ with me in the car. Of course they didn’t find something we were hiding in our shoes ;-), and a pack of Rizlas lying under my seat cover. Than the funniest part was, there were 5 different check posts at different spots, Cops all over Sands pit and Hawks Bay and we stopped at every check post got our selves and the car checked and went a head. At one of these check posts I saw a car filled with 5 people stopping and one of the guys came to me and asked me if I knew where HUT # B26 was, I told him I had no idea, he even showed me his PASS which he got for around 5k (that was hard to believe), So now I know it wasn’t the only party that I was going to In that area. On my way I also saw some cops and a mobile with a truck loaded with stuff like the dance floor and sound system and a dozen guys arrested heading towards the Sands Pit police station..HILARIOUS isn’t it?.

During this time I got 3 different calls from friends telling me that there are parties at farm houses, private bungalows and undergrounds cafes where I refused to go because most of the times these kinda parties are total Gashtees ( if you know what I mean). Finally, there was a dance party at Karsaz and I think it was at PAF base, where there’s a hidden club inside for Air force officials, it has a wooden dance floor and the most expensive lightning I have seen in Karachi (not even at Carlton).
People in Karachi never miss a chance of enjoying no matter what, Still a lot of people are blinded to what’s going on in the city and they had never been to a dance party, and all these parties are kept classified because they don’t wanna spoil their evening having a great crash or entertaining the most weirdest crowd with the most latest music. LOLZ.
There are people such stupid as the ones buying tickets to these parties for 5k each and spending another 5k on booze and the girls and ending up in the police station paying 5k under the table to the COPS and getting cursed by the girl friend. And at the same time there are people who can organize 10 different parties in one single day and still manage to sell tickets for more than what it worth and also succeed in keeping all the parties classified and un-exposed.

Does Microsoft House really Exist??

2008-12-30T08:14:00.000-08:00

Microsoft home? What does it look like? Does it has high tech bathrooms and kitchens? Is there a universal remote control for the TV, lightings, doors, windows, air conditioning, refrigerator and the music system. Does the house talk to you? Question is, does this kind of house even exist, and the answer is Yes it does and its way beyond our expectations.
A shining steel, geodesic structure where food appears upon command, where physical walls are replaced by lightening effects, robots handle all manual chores, makeover of your room is changed according to your moodset. Does this fit your general vision of the home of the future? Blame that on Hollywood. What might the average home look like in the next few years? This big question floats around the Microsoft Home, situated within a building on the company’s main corporate campus in Redmond, Wash. The home’s mission: To explore ways technology could improve our daily lives in the near future.

Microsoft Home is but one possible vision of what the average person’s home might be like in five to 10 years. Although government officials and Microsoft employees have been granted access to view the Microsoft House, its still not opened for public, But I can best describe the view and functions of the house according to what I found on the internet through the research.

You enter the house by placing your palm on a glass panel by the front door to prove your identity. You are welcomed by a panel which indicates the temprature and provides options to set up the lightening effect and music etc before you enter the house.
The house is connected to every member of family and it knows the calendars and schedules, if you would like to be tracked you can wear a GPS watch or carry a cellphone and you will be connected to the house 24/7 no matter where ever you are in the world.
As the house comes to life, it’s remarkable how unremarkable everything looks. The furniture looks a little nicer than what we have, and it certainly is a little cleaner. Best thing, it stays that way.
You can set in the options if you would like you HDTV to turn on automatically when you enter your bedroom, and than there’s a large variety of media options that are available. We can watch TV from cable or satellite; access anything that we have stored on our PC, surf the Internet, or look at photos. Shared subscription services also allow us to access music and media from friends and family. When you got to leave, the HOUSE pauses the music and it resumes when you jump in your car and turns on your LCD car TV right where you left it off.
There’s this thing called Radio Frequency ID tags also known as SmartTags, which many large Retail chains are currently using in their retail products. The house has sensors which detects them and performs a lot of daily life functions that helps making your life a lot more luxurious and comfortable. For e.g when you get back home after grocery shopping and lay your stuff anywhere in the kitchen, the microwave detects how much cooking time should an item take. The refrigerator shouts when an item is missing in it because you probably don’t like ending up with no beer in the fridge while watching a movie. By the way, did I mention? The house actually talks to you. So, through its SmartTag sensors it beeps you when you are about to throw a red shirt with white in the washing machine instead of knowing it THE HARD WAY.
Moreover, a mirror in the bedroom closet uses OLED technology to display the weather and reads the SmartTags in clothes hanging in the closet to help mix and match items appropriate for the outside temperature. Regardless of the weather, it can also use the SmartTag information to help the fashion-challenged assemble an outfit that goes together.
And last but not the least, the bedroom is programmed to enhance a story, LED lights are able to present lightening effects and form different images on the ceiling and the walls, and we can hear digital sound effects in the background. We can also improvise the images into animations. So guess what happens when you command your house to ENHANCE A STORY, It reacts and starts illuminating your words into a presentation.

Enoughhh..! Now, Does that mean this kind of house is really coming near to us ??

Top 10 Big Stars of 2009 picked by Women

2008-12-29T07:25:00.000-08:00

Movie site Fandango surveyed over 2,000 fans for their 2009 Hot List, and not surprisingly, Channing tops the "Next Big Stars of '09" lists for both men and women.

Next Big Star of 2009 Women picked:

1. Channing Tatum

2. Emma Stone

3. Ginnifer Goodwin

4. Lynn Collins

5. Hugh Dancy

6. Zachary Quinto

7. Jamal Woodard

8.Chris Pine

9. Jeffrey Dean Morgan

10. Ayelet Zurer

I totally agree with Channing Tatum being on top, his new film "Public Enemies" is the most anticipated film of the year 2009.

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Barack Obama

2008-12-28T19:46:00.000-08:00

1.) Obama is the first ever president in the world to have an account on twitter.com with over 155,464 followers all together.

2.) He won a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Spoken Word Recording. It was for the audio version of his book Dreams From My Father.

3.) He doesn’t like ice-cream. He worked in Baskin-Robbins as a teenager. That’s where his distaste for ice-cream comes from.

4.) He loves playing Scrabble. He never commented on how good he is, though.

5.) He is bi-racial. He was born to a Kenyan father and a white American mother. In his book Dreams From My Father he writes that he barely noticed the racial difference between his mum and dad in his young age.

6.) He experimented with drugs. Back in his early years he tried marijuana and cocaine. According to his own words he is not proud of it and considers it a mistake as a young man.

7.) He smokes but wants to quit. After all, there is a non-smoking policy in the White House.

8.) He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but went to live in Indonesia with his mum when the parents divorced. There he was introduced to dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper.

9.) According to his wife Michelle he is very romantic. He is not a door opener but he remembers every anniversary and brings her flowers all the time.

10.) Every night when he is at home he reads the Harry Potter books to his oldest daughter Malia.

Is blogging all about how many apps do you have in your Iphone?

2008-12-27T02:18:00.001-08:00

Hello people, I haven’t been posting for the last couple of days, and that’s because I kind of lost my inspiration. I was spending more time in socializing and reading other people's blogs instead of writing my own. And during this journey of reading all kinds of different posts on lots of different topics, I was astonished to find out that people are enormously beating about the bush in their blogs, talking about things that don't make any sense, taking advantage of the new techno gadgets, soft wares, plug-in, add-ons, and features coming in everyday, I mean blogging is not all about how many apps do you have in your iphone is it?

Of course there's nothing wrong in creating and pursuing a techno blog, but one should also be writing about his/her personal feelings, emotions, humor, interests, hobbies and turn off and turn ons. So that people who read your blog regularly can better judge the writing abilities of the person running the blog. Writing about all these things does not only make your blogs lively but also it shows that how good are you at choosing appropriate words to describe the happiest or the most sorrowful moments of your life, and it also enhances your network of followers, describes you as a person to the world defining different parts of your life.

I noticed that a lot of people are writing only and only on technology and nothing else at all, and there are some who when try to write on a slightly different topic they make blunders with their grammar and vocabulary. Keeping in mind that blogging isn’t really an easy job if your objective is to earn good amount of money through it. You need to better at your vocabulary, grammar and overall English speaking and writing skills to be able to impress people with what you write.

Google Street View, No more Privacy?

2008-12-23T06:47:00.000-08:00

Well I bet every person in this world wishes if he/she could travel to anywhere in the world and actually drive down its city's streets while checking out some of the local attractions? Google Street View does just that, providing 360-degree street-level views of places all around the world. The views are taken from cameras mounted on cars that capture everything, and we mean everything, around them. And that's part of the problem...

On certain city views, women have been caught sunbathing and a few guys have been pictured coming out of strip clubs. Once this gets further and the technology is advanced, we will see people fighting and smoking pot across the streets, we can see at what time the street hookers get around in Milan, Italy, Not just that but any of those, who bunk colleges could be caught with girlfriends by their parents somewhere around the street. The feature on Google Maps has raised questions about personal privacy, and lawyers in Japan are asking Google to take down the images. While it may be a groundbreaking new use for the internet (anyone wanna go on a tour of Rome?), it also infringes on peoples' rights to privacy -- who knows when a car mounted with a camera could be driving down your street, catching you doing something you'd rather keep secret?

How much do you think before writing a new Blog post

2008-12-21T13:26:00.000-08:00

Do you really think before writing a new blog post? Well I do, and since I am new to this incredible world, I wouldn't know about others. Sometimes I think more than I should before creating a new blog post, I think about the theme, the topic, and than the content and the images to go with it. I also think about what the reader’s perception would be after going through my post, and when you think about readers, you know that not every reader will have the same perception. You obviously can't go about writing something that satisfies all the readers. Only a group of people will appreciate what you are doing and some will criticize, some won’t even bother to say anything and some will not even bother reading.

When I started blogging, I thought I will set up a particular theme, and work on it consistently, but as I began to visit different blogs and read hundreds of different kinds of posts, I figured out that there are just so many things to write about and so less time to analyze everything at the same time. I got distracted by different people coming in with innovative and creative ideas and got so messed up that I didn’t know who to follow. Since I’m not a technical guy, I obviously can't go about starting a techno blog unlike millions of other bloggers, I wouldn't want to write about "how to make money" as I am new my self and I am yet to discover the secrets of making money online.

The more I thought about what to write, the more I got confused and than I asked my self a question.” why is it necessary to write?” And after thinking a lot, the answer is, it’s necessary to write because you can't hold all the thoughts that click in your mind forever, at times you are obsessed with something to an extent where you can best describe that thing in your own words and those words become history. The kind of guy I am, a new idea or a thought pops up in my mind after every 30 mins, sometimes you let it go, sometimes you tell people around you about it, but they might not find it interesting. But I am glad, through blogging, you can not only save all the beautiful, innovative and ground-breaking thoughts of yours, but also have people to read what you have got to say. So the idea of the moment is to write about what ever comes in your mind first.

If you read this post all the way, and you are a blogger, please tell us how much do you think before writing a new Blog post?

Rain in Winters

2008-12-19T01:11:00.000-08:00

Its been raining here in karachi for quite a while now. It rained just before eid and electrocuted a few animals and now its raining even more. You can't obviously go out in rain in winters just as you do usually in other seasons, but you sure do enjoy the view and the weather, so instead of running out in rain and catching cold, i would rather express my feelings here. Its amazing experience and just…. just…. too beautiful to say the least. And something about freedom… well i believe you are free when you can shout with full force to your heart’s content without being bothered by anyone. When you can jump, sing, dance, slide, play like a child and are oblivious to your surroundings, you just have a great time in all. Sometimes you are just left speechless by the great beauty in the most simple of things that nature bestows. Nature, being an artist at its heart, can’t stop itself in creating masterpieces wherever it gets chance. And thus you see brilliance everywhere, in every hook and corner that just lefts you amazed and overawed at its architecture.

Take example of the rain, so pure and serene, with freshness in its essence and a cleansing nature, its very touch at times makes you feel divine. And then the fragrance and the greenery of the bathed environment, truly spiritual. Makes you keep on falling in love with it. You tend to get so happy with rains around, elevated to a higher level of your spiritual being , that you start radiating energy. The best feeling are often expressed in Silence… so is mine towards rains. It has been three consecutive days of pouring here and i haven’t missed a single chance of making myself feel one with nature.

TOP 5 Recommendations for Replacement of Daniel Craig

2008-12-10T23:11:00.000-08:00

TOP 5 Recommendations for Replacement of Daniel Craig

I recently happened to have a small get together at a friends place to see the new Bond last week, and after getting over with it, an unanimous consensus was an unfortunate one: Bond is dead. Well, at least Daniel Craig as Bond is dead. Now, this isn’t Craig’s fault; he proved that he was up to the task of becoming the new face for the new franchise in Casino Royale. The new franchise, however, is dead -- murdered by Quantum of Solace’s messy storyline, self-indulgent directing (cutting a foot chase with an opera scene? Blegh), and wavering indecision between Bourne-style rapid-fire action sequences and Brosnan-style over-the-top action sequences. And so, regrettably, the new face must die with it.A scant two years after the “reboot” of the franchise, the system has crashed. And with Universal Pictures’ recent purchase of the exclusive rights to the Jason Bourne character, MGM suddenly has another spy franchise breathing down their neck. It’s time for a fresh start, and that means it’s time for a fresh face. Here are top 5 proposals for Daniel Craig’s replacement as 007. I acknowledge that some of these suggestions are fairly dramatic ones, but dire times call for dire measures.

No.5 - Ewan McGregor

Three years ago this idea would have been laughable, but the stench of Star Wars has lifted and McGregor has since steered clear of subsuming his persona in blockbuster projects (the notable exception being The Island, but you can’t blame a man for letting himself be cast alongside Scarlett Johansson). Instead, he has focused on producing and promoting his Long Way Round and Long Way Down miniseries, two projects that have done wonders for restoring his masculinity and cool-quotient in other men's eyes, and priming him to follow in the steps of countryman Connery and take on the Bond mantle. Yes, the Connery-McGregor-Scotland connection is a bit of a facile one, but it’s just that kind of thing that studio marketing departments will seize on and ram down our throats until we believe it. Two years ago we were all crowing that Bond has “rebooted"; cast McGregor as 007 and two years from now we’ll be agreeing that the franchise has “rerooted.”

No.4 - Joshua Jackson

If memories of The Mighty Ducks and Pacey are making you recoil at this suggestion, we grudgingly offer you a reminder of your age: That was all a long time ago. And since Dawson’s Creek wrapped up in 2003, Jackson has been largely off the map -- until he resurfaced in Fringe a couple months back, most 18-year-old guys wouldn’t have been able to pull him out of a lineup. In other words, he’s been sufficiently removed from everyone’s attention to be reinvented as 007. He’s young (at 30, he would be the youngest Bond since Lazenby), he’s classically handsome, and if you think Joshua Jackson can’t play smooth, just look at his girlfriend. All he’d have to work on is the British accent.

No.3 - Chiwetel Ejiofor

Yes, from a non-Brit Bond to a -- gasp! -- black Bond? What, the English can’t be as progressive as we Americans are? OK, this casting call wouldn’t be an Obama-style revolution, but it would serve as a pretty strong message that MGM is ready to shake things up. And Ejiofor’s suitability for the part goes beyond the fact that the guy is black. Like Jackson, he brings the value of being relatively unknown, and malleable for it. He’s got artsy cred (Children of Men) and big-production experience (American Gangster). Plus he was born with the accent, and looks sharp in a suit.

No.2 - Jon Hamm

“But what will happen to Don Draper!?” you ask. Well, with no contract committing him to the role and rumors of friction between him and Mad Men management, Hamm could soon be making his way off of Madison Avenue anyway. So let’s make the best of a bad thing and give him 00 status. If Ejiofor is Black Bond, then Hamm would be Big Bond -- maybe it’s just the cut of those Brooks Brothers suits, but dude seems to be built like a corn-fed tank. Men and women alike would love watching him smash villains’ faces in with his fists, and he would bring brawn and a fresh action approach to a franchise that -- like so many others in the genre -- has become bogged down in Bourne mimicry.

No.1 - Clive Owen

Looking over Clive Owen’s filmography, it’s easy to imagine that every one of his previous roles was conceived of as preparation for some element of the 007 one: He immersed himself in his Britishness in Gosford Park and King Arthur, refined his cool in Croupier and Inside Man, and worked his action muscles in The Bourne Identity and Sin City. And let’s not forget what a suave bastard of a Challenge he was in Closer. The man who was born to play Bond has spent the last decade perfecting himself for the role.

Sean Connery became Fleming’s Bond by personifying that image of the British empire that the British public clung to: Solid, unshakeable and ultra-confident. So too can Clive Owen bring to life all those characteristics of the English man that we Americans admire: Hard-drinking, well-tailored and quicker with his wit than the rest of us.

Top 10 All time favorite cars

2008-12-09T22:32:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the master pieces of the all time.

No.10 - 1965 Ford Mustang

There may never be another car that creates a buzz like the original Mustang did in 1964. From its public debut at the New York World’s Fair in April that year, the young and not-so-young all seemed to want it. Many of them got one too; a million were sold in less than two years. In sharp contrast to today’s all-inclusive, multi-thousand-dollar option packages, early Mustang buyers could personalize their cars and equip them to be mild-mannered or mildly apocalyptic

No.9 - 1976 Toyota Corolla

There aren’t many guys who get wistful over old Corollas, and when you do meet one, they tend to weird you out -- but maybe they’re onto something. Through most of the ‘70s, a lot of automakers had to face the harsh reality they couldn’t peddle their poorly built, gas-thirsty crapmobiles and thrive. Toyota, and a few others, came along with the novel idea of making cars that still ran after the loans were paid off. The public responded by making Corolla the world’s best-selling car from 1974-1977, and they haven’t exactly shunned it in the years since.

No.8 - 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible

The term “instant classic” has been overused and devalued, plus it technically doesn’t make sense. All that aside, it does describe the popularity of the ‘57 Chevy. Blue oval fans are quick to point out that Ford outsold Chevrolet that year, and that is true. Still, it was anything but a sales flop. And if you look at lasting popularity, there’s no contest; the Chevy is the clear favorite. It’s been praised in movies and in music, and is a permanent fixture in the American psyche of the ‘50s. The car that could be had in its top trim for under $20,000 in today’s dollars can now command six-figures.

No.7 - 1962 Austin Mini Cooper S

As was the case with the ’57 Chevy, the original Austin Mini wasn’t designed to become a cultural icon; it just kind of panned out that way. British Motor Corporation (BMC) and designer Alec Issigonis were simply trying to deal with their country’s gas rationing in the late ‘50s. What resulted in 1959 was an unconventional, ingenious little car that transcended its intended mission. Its remarkable handling soon led to racing success -- along with the incorporation of John Cooper to the Mini team -- and its personality transcended its working-class sales target to find favor with the rich and famous. A few famous owners included Enzo Ferrari, John Lennon and Steve McQueen.

No.6 - 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Coupe

The new Dodge Challenger signals a return to relatively affordable, two-door, rear-drive performance, borrowing heavily on the looks of its 1970 ancestor. Some say the muscle car era was hottest just before the end -- just as the ‘70s began. This car presents a strong argument for that view, and was available in performance R/T trim for the equivalent of just under $18,000. You could definitely do a lot worse than the Challenger in a straight line, depending on the V8 lump under the hood (Slant-6 cars are kindly excused from this discussion). Regardless, it had a different attitude than its competitors -- one that’s survived subsequent years and appears to be alive in the new car.

No.5 - 1926 Ford Model T

A new riding lawnmower has more technology than a Model T, so how’s that for value? Before you rush to judgment on these sparse, crude cars, keep in mind there wasn’t a better value on four wheels back in the day. Production began a century ago, in 1908, but the lowest-priced Model T was offered just before production ended in 1927. For what amounts to a little over $3,000 in today’s dollars, you got a roadster and little more than a running chassis -- but it was a new car. For some, that’s all that really mattered.

No.4 - 1983 Mazda RX-7

When one looks at the better cars from the ‘80s and runs the numbers against inflation, there just aren’t many standouts. One is the sorely missed Mazda RX-7, especially the tidy first-generation cars of 1979-1985. Twenty-five years ago, it took the equivalent of $21,000 and change to get into this rotary-powered package that blended distinctive looks with lively response and great handling. A critical and commercial success from day one, they were a great value when new and are still entertaining to drive today.

No.3 - 1965 Shelby Cobra

Like Carroll Shelby himself, the Cobra had humble beginnings but quickly became legendary. The Cobra began as the British lightweight AC Ace and served as the platform for Shelby to work his magic. With a modified 260 cubic-inch V8 -- just 4.2 liters -- he suddenly had the fastest production car of 1962, capable of 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds. Through 1967, and with various Ford V8 power plants, the Cobra was equally dominant on tracks and streets. Production numbers weren’t exactly VW Beetle-esque, but it was worth the effort to get one. Granted, not everyone could afford them then, but with originals auctioning for seven figures, not everyone can afford them now.

No.2 - 1973 Honda Civic

In the early ‘70s, Honda’s U.S. presence centered on its two-wheelers, like its little Super Cub. Just in time for the 1973 energy crisis, the Civic was introduced. It wasn’t the first subcompact on the scene; cars like the Chevy Vega and Ford Pinto were available earlier -- but it was one of the best. With better value through gas mileage and quality than its U.S.-built peers, it didn’t take long for Honda to ride the wave with Datsun and Toyota into market leadership through those dark days and beyond. Even if the first cars have become rare sights and are all but forgotten, the Civic name and value are still alive and well today.

No.1 - 1960 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder

So, you’re wondering, how does an almost 50-year-old car that would cost over $97,000 today make it into a review about value? For one thing, it’s a Ferrari. And not just any Ferrari, but one of the rarest and most coveted V12 convertibles ever made: the 250 GT California Spyder. Even the highly inaccurate replica in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was lust-worthy, challenged only by the delectability of Mia Sara. Anyway, what seems like a lofty starting price has only gotten stronger. If you can find one for sale privately or at auction, you’re going to part with seven figures and then some.

2009 Tech Pioneers

2008-12-08T00:35:00.000-08:00

The World's Most Promising Tech Startups

Every year, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum honors as "Tech Pioneers" anywhere from 30 to 50 companies offering new technologies or business models that could advance the global economy and have a positive impact on people's lives. More than half of this year's 34 honorees hail from outside the U.S. Twelve come from Europe, three from Asia, two from Africa, and one from South America. The companies were chosen by an independent panel of venture capitalists and industry experts. (BusinessWeek correspondent Jennifer L. Schenker served on the jury.) Click on to read about these leaders of tomorrow.

Advanced Track & Trace
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Anticounterfeiting tracking and tracing technology
Chief scientist: Justin Picard, 35

Advanced Track & Trace makes Seal Vector, a digital anticounterfeiting and tracking technology that can be printed or marked on virtually any material. Think of it as a bar code that "leaks" data when copied. With a simple scan, copies can be detected because they contain less data than the original. Corporate customers include beauty products group L'Oréal, pharmaceutical companies, and French wine producers.

Etsy
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Online marketplace
Chief creative officer: Robert Kalin, 28

Etsy is a digital marketplace for buyers and sellers of handmade goods ranging from robots to rocking horses. The idea is "to empower small businesses and keep the big guys out," says Kalin, the company's founder. Etsy has attracted 200,000 sellers from 100 countries and expects to handle $100 million in transactions this year. It charges 20¢ for each listing, and sellers who want to showcase their wares can pay an additional $7 to $15 a day for advertising. Etsy also takes 3.5% of the price of every item sold.

Gameforge
Karlsruhe, Germany
Online games
CEO: Klaas Kersting 28

Intergalactic conquests, gladiator quests, and gothic adventures with vampires and werewolves have attracted more than 65 million players in 36 countries to register for Gameforge's 25 multiplayer online games. The games, available in 50 languages, are free and work on any device that has an Internet connection and a browser. The company makes its money from selling features that give players an edge, such as virtual magic swords. It's forecasting more than $130 million in revenues in 2009.

BrightSource Energy
Oakland, Calif
Solar energy
CEO: John Woolard, 43

BrightSource Energy's solar thermal technology uses thousands of small mirrors to reflect sunlight onto a boiler atop a tower to produce high-temperature steam, which is then piped to a turbine that generates electricity. The company claims its system, originally developed in Israel, offers higher operating efficiencies than other solar thermal technologies, making it competitive with fossil fuels. The company has raised more than $160 million from investors.

Mobile Healthcare
Tokyo
Health care
CEO: James Hiroshi Nakagawa, 44

When one of his friends was diagnosed with diabetes and placed on a restricted diet, Nakagawa was surprised to discover how difficult it was to obtain basic information about the calories in ordinary food. This sparked the idea of Lifewatcher, a health management service for people with so-called "lifestyle diseases." The service not only allows people to look up nutrition information via the Internet or their mobile phones, but also monitors users' conditions as they log in their blood sugar levels, calorie intake, exercise, and other variables.

Tideway Systems
London
IT management
CEO: Richard Muirhead, 36

Call it Google for IT managers. Founded by serial entrepreneur Muirhead, Tideway Systems uses artificial-intelligence techniques to map corporate IT infrastructures. Having an up-to-the-minute view of their networks can help corporations cut data center costs and reduce downtime caused by IT troubles. Tideway has raised venture capital from Scottish Equity Partners, Apax Partners, and Accel Partners.

BioMedica Diagnostics
Windsor, N.S., Canada
Health care
CEO: Abdullah Kirumira, 53

BioMedica developed a lab test for blood clots, QuikCoag, that is widely sold in developed countries. Now Kirumira, a Uganda native and trained chemist, is using proceeds from QuikCoag to improve medical diagnostics in some of the world's poorest countries. He has developed a testing kit, Complete Lab, that can be set up in primitive clinics to test for more than 90 diseases, from HIV to malaria.

SpinVox
London
Messaging
CEO: Christina Domecq, 32

SpinVox's technology uses a combination of voice recognition, artificial intelligence, and natural liguistics to convert voice messages to text. Then it delivers the messages in a variety of forms, including e-mails, text messages, blog posts, or postings on social-network sites. SpinVox has deals with operators around the globe and expects to reach 100 million customers by 2009.

Slide
San Francisco
Social networking
CEO: Max Levchin, 33

Slide helps put the fun in online applications. Its first product, available on social networks like Bebo, MySpace, and Orkut, allows users to upload, decorate, and share photos as slide shows. It's also behind two of the most popular widgets on Facebook: Top Friends, which lets users install quick links to their virtual buddies, and FunWall, an interactive billboard that lets users share videos, posters, and fun messages. Slide is perhaps best known for SuperPoke!, an application offering virtual hijinks like "sheep throwing" and "trout slap."

RecycleBank
New York
Recycling
CEO: Ron Gonen, 33

RecycleBank has launched programs in 15 states that motivate people to recycle household waste. It provides each household with a container featuring an embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. When recycling crews empty the container, scanners on their trucks record the weight of the contents and transmit the information to a RecycleBank account. Households accumulate reward points that can be used for purchases at more than 800 retailers, including Target and IKEA.

Ubiquisys
Swindon, England
Telecommunications
CEO: Chris Gilbert, 51

Ubiquisys is a pioneer in femtocell technology, which lets mobile-phone users plug into broadband connections to improve their reception while using their handsets at home or in the office. Besides more reliable reception, users can enjoy higher-quality mobile Internet services while taking advantage of cheaper rates. Thirteen mobile operators are currently trying out the service, and three are expected to launch services in Europe by next March

Mint.com
Mountain View, Calif.
Personal finance services
Founder and CEO: Aaron Patzer, 28

Mint.com makes money by helping consumers make smarter financial decisions. Its four patent-pending technologies and algorithms help users understand where they're spending money, create budgets, and find ways to save. Launched in September 2007, the free online service already has attracted more than 600,000 consumers. Mint.com provides e-mail and text message alerts, notifying users of low account balances and upcoming bills and fees. The company earns its money from referral fees and advertising.

SemiLEDS
Boise, Idaho
Efficient lighting
CEO: Trung Tri Doan, 50

SemiLEDs, with operations in the U.S. and Taiwan, aims to provide the first effective light-emitting-diode (LED) solutions for mass-market lighting. LEDs, though far more efficient than conventional incandescent lighting, until now have been too costly for widespread use. SemiLEDS, founded by a semiconductor industry veteran, tackled the problem by switching to a low-cost chip built on a flexible copper alloy.

Brightcove
Cambridge, Mass.
Broadband media and online video
CEO: Jeremy Allaire, 37

Brightcove has developed an open Web-based software service that allows media groups of all sizes to publish, distribute, and make money from online video through their own Web sites and across the Internet. Hundreds of media companies use its technology to deliver tens of millions of videos to consumers worldwide. The company has raised $91 million from investors including Accel Partners, Allen & Co., Hearst Corp., the New York Times Co., and America Online

Qifang
Shanghai, China
Finance
CEO: Calvin Chin, 35

Qifang has developed an online microfinance site to help aspiring Chinese university students pay for their schooling. Students who can't afford tuition post their profiles on the site in hopes of catching the attention of well-off individuals or businesses who could lend them money. Qifang brokers the transactions and helps manage the loan portfolios, earning money by charging a 2% fee on each loan. Share your views about this great idea in the comments section.

mPedigree
Accra, Ghana
Anticounterfeiting
CEO: Bright Simons, 27

mPedigree offers consumers a service to instantly verify the authenticity of drugs at the point of purchase. Pharmaceutical companies emboss special codes on drug packaging that are recorded in mPedigree's database. When consumers purchase drugs, they scratch off a panel to reveal the code and send it via text message over a standard mobile phone. Within five seconds, they get a reply indicating whether the code is genuine.

Cows to Kilowatts Partnership Ltd.
Ibadan, Nigeria
Biofuels
CEO: Joseph Adelegan, 41

Cows to Kilowatts has found a clean way to convert slaughterhouse waste into biofuel for household cooking and electricity. Instead of smelly, inefficient traditional waste-treatment methods, Cows to Kilowatts offers a bioreactor system that turns organic waste into cheap, nonpolluting fuel. As a bonus, the system churns out environmentally friendly fertilizer from the remaining sludge

Nivio
Aigle, Switzerland
Software services
CEO: Sachin Duggal, 25

Need specialized software for a short-term project? No need to buy it; Nivio will rent it to you. The company provides customers with a personalized Windows desktop, outfitted with whatever software they request, for as long as they need it. It also makes a low-cost computing device. The company is about to launch, in partnership with Indian telcom operator Bharti Airtel, a rollout of Internet kiosks across India that will be powered by Nivio.

MorphoSys
Martinsried, Germany
Biotechnology
CEO: Simon Moroney, 49

MorphoSys is trying to reproduce the human immune response in a test tube. The company, which was founded in 1992 and went public on the Frankfurt stock exchange in 1999, boasts a library of more than 10 billion human antibodies that can be optimized to target specific diseases. It has several drugs in phase-one clinical trials, one to combat Alzheimer's disease, two aimed at cancer, and another for arthritis

GreenPeak Technologies
Utrecht, Netherlands
Green wireless technology
CEO: Cees Links, 51

It sounds like a simple way to save energy: A wireless sensor network in your house would automatically shut off lights and turn down heating when you leave a room. But such networks have proven costly and cumbersome. GreenPeak has developed a communication technology for wireless sensor networks that can use energy harvested from the environment rather than from batteries. It claims to be the first Wi-Fi-based controller capable of providing a maintenance-free sensor network.

Recycla Chile
Santiago, Chile
Recycling
CEO: Fernando Nilo, 44

Recycla Chile was the first company in Latin America to recycle discarded computers, television, mobile phones, fax machines, and other electronic gizmos. Such e-trash accounts for 70% of toxic waste in landfills. Electronics makers collect old devices from business customers and send them to Recycla, which extracts valuable materials. Most of the work is done by former prison inmates, whom the company hires to help them reintegrate into society.

ZPower
Camarillo, Calif.
Batteries
CEO: Ross Dueber, 48

ZPower uses advanced polymers, nanotechnology, power electronics, and processing methods to create a superefficient rechargeable battery for consumer electronic devices. The technology isn't compatible with existing devices that use lithium-ion batteries, but next-generation laptops, mobile phones, and other devices coming to market as early as 2009 will use it. Dueber says Zpower batteries can as much as double the time between recharges.

TraceTracker Innovation
Oslo, Norway
Food safety
CEO: Ole-Henning Fredriksen, 45

TraceTracker is creating a kind of global information exchange for the food industry. Its global traceability network, GTNet, enables producers, distributors, and retailers to exchange information about food products, tracing them from raw ingredients to the supermarket shelf. A franchise in Germany which licenses Walt Disney Co.'s brand for use on food products uses GTNet to provide an online tool for consumers, allowing them to use Google Maps to see where ingredients came from

More exciting freebies on Internet

2008-12-05T01:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some more exciting and incredible freebies found over the internet,

PRINT MEDIA
Read a Comic Book

Marvel Digital Comics (www.marvel.com/digitalcomics) Marvel (MVL) saw its core audience of youngsters moving online, so it brought comic books online. It makes available its entire collection of thousands of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, and more comics for $10 per month. But it also offers 250 free comics at a time.

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Get Published

Lulu (www.lulu.com)Aspiring novelists and scrapbook hobbyists go to Lulu for free book layouts, including text sizing, cover art, and binding style. Then, they set the price and take 80% profit from each book that's printed and shipped.

RESEARCH
Chart a Course

Google Earth (www.earth.google.com)Google Earth combines satellite imagery, aerial photography and the geographic information system to create a complex, interactive model of our planet. Recent additions include a star viewer and a flight simulator.

David Rumsey's Historical Map Collection (www.davidrumsey.com) Former real estate developer David Rumsey has collected more than 15,000 historical maps, largely from the 18th and 19th centuries. They're all available for viewing and printing on his Web site.

AROUND THE HOME
Pamper Your Pet

Petfinder.com (www.petfinder.com)Television channel Animal Planet hosts PetFinder.com, a classifieds site with more than 250,000 adoptable pets from shelters and individuals.

Free Pet Treats (www.freepettreats.com)Ad-supported site FreePetTreats.com will send you free treats to use in training your pet. Supplies may be limited.

AROUND THE HOME
Swap Your Stuff

TitleTrader (www.titletrader.com)At TitleTrader.com, you receive a certain number of credits for each used book, DVD, or video game you send to the site. Then, use those points to order used media, paying only shipping.

Freecycle.org (www.freecycle.org)Right now, someone in your neighborhood is throwing away something you could put to use. Freecycle.org—a site with links to local swap groups all over the country—was started to reduce unnecessary waste.

HEALTH
Lose a Few

A Calorie Counter (www.acaloriecounter.com)Want to learn how many calories are in your food from a trusted source? A Calorie Counter searches the USDA database for detailed nutritional information on almost any food.

Fatsecret (www.fatsecret.com) To lose weight, some people just need the support of friends. Fatsecret is a social network for dieters and exercisers, with weight loss journals, tips, recipes, and advice.

myfitnesspal (www.myfitnesspal.com)Myfitnesspal has an exercise journal, a searchable food database, a calorie counter, body mass calculators, and message boards in one place.

SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Learn a New Language

BBC Languages (www.bbc.co.uk/languages)Want to brush up on your French? Interested in learning a more exotic language, like Urdu? The BBC offers audio lessons in 13 different languages, downloadable in MP3 format.

SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Hone Your Skills
iPlayMusic (www.iplaymusic.com)iPlayMusic sells instructional DVDs and software for learning how to play guitar, but its Web site also provides basic video tutorials for things like stringing and tuning a guitar, and constructing chords.

Drawspace (www.drawspace.com)Drawspace has step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw everything from cartoon animals to something more realistic.

Please share with us in the comments, if you have come across such freebies during surfing the internet, post link and reviews. I will be posting some more of my experience on using something for nothing (freebies).

The most worthful freebies on Internet

2008-12-03T00:51:00.000-08:00

I will never forget the joyousness, excitement and the stimulation i felt, logging onto a website nearly 10 years ago in the Jurassic period of the world wide web. The service and speed was slow, but it was still amazing to unleash the whole new virtual world of possibilities. There was less compelled content, but i was irresistible to everything that i was blinded to before.

The Internet has evolved beyond that prehistoric phase, and these days no longer do I think of everyday online features like e-mail, news feeds, and instant messaging, as things I am getting for free—I expect them as a condition of basic service. But I still have that wanderlust, and I continue to search for other free goodies online that would cost me cold hard cash if I walked into a store.

Some of the most worthful free websites providing incredible services are mentioned here.

divShare (www.divshare.com)It's free to upload videos to YouTube and photos to Flickr. But on ad-supported site divShare, you can upload an unlimited amount to one personal account, keep them there forever, and access them without having to redownload to your hard drive. You can't do that with those other sites.

T35 Hosting (www.t35.com)There's no fee to start your own ad-supported site host like Yahoo! (YHOO) Geocities, but disk space and bandwidth are usually limited. Not so with T35 Hosting. You can use as much space and bandwidth as you want—the more you use, the more ads you host.

Skype (www.skype.com) With more than 200 million users, Skype is still the most popular VoIP service. Calls from one Skype user to another are free, anywhere in the world.

Gizmo Project (www.gizmoproject.com)The leading competitor to Skype, SIPphone's Gizmo Project has some unique features like voicemail and free calls to the landline or mobile phone of another Gizmo user

Mint: Personal accounting software (www.mint.com) Register anonymously for online accounting software Mint, and keep multiple credit and bank accounts organized in one place, with alerts for upcoming bills and low balances. Mint also analyzes your spending patterns and suggests ways to save.

CAREER
Land a Job

Emurse (www.emurse.com)Most online job hunters have different versions of their résumés scattered across job boards like Monster (MNST) and Yahoo! (YHOO) Hotjobs, as well as networks liked LinkedIn and MySpace. At Emurse, build a simple online résumé with a short domain name where you can direct potential employers to an updated CV.

(www.indeed.com) How do you choose between national online job boards like Monster, regional job boards and industry-specific job boards? You don't have to with Indeed, a site that searches these databases and others for jobs that match your skills.

VistaPrint (www.vistaprint.com)Having a business card is a must, but if they aren't provided by an employer they can put a dent in your wallet before you land a job. At Vistaprint, you can order 250 customized color business cards with graphics, for free. The only catches: a small ad on the back, and a $6 charge for shipping

ENTERTAINMENT
Rock Out

Pandora (www.pandora.com)Select an artist or a song you like, and Pandora creates a playlist of similar songs based on deep data about melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. As of this year, the site is ad-supported.

Critical Metrics (www.criticalmetrics.com)If you sift through stacks of magazines, newspapers, and blogs looking for a consensus on the best new albums and singles, cancel your subscriptions and head over to Critical Metrics. The site sifts through reviews from Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Pitchfork and more to create a list of the top recommended songs at any given time—and links to streaming audio and video for most of them.

DVD Flick (www.dvdflick.net)If you have a number of video files of various formats clogging up your hard drive, use DVD Flick to turn them into a fun home movie. With the open-source software, any video you can view on your PC can be burned onto disc, and personalized audio and subtitles can be added.

Motionbox (www.motionbox.com)Motionbox might be the simplest-to-use video editing tool on the Web—and most of its features are free. After you upload videos, you get a frame-by-frame view that makes cutting and reordering scenes a breeze.

GIMP (www.gimp.org)Adobe Photoshop is a powerful graphics program, but with a $999 price tag, few can afford it. Open-source download GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) performs many of the same image editing and retouching tasks for free.

Hugin (www.hugin.sourceforge.net)Can't quite capture that majestic panoramic view with a tiny 3.5" by 5" photo? Take several photos and stitch them together with a free downloadable software program called Hugin.

Flickr—photo sharing (www.flickr.com)It's the most popular place to share photos on the Web, and new features make it easier to stay current with friends and family. Make a list of contacts, and you'll be notified each time they upload new pictures.

Joost (www.joost.com)Still in beta stage, Joost has more than 250 on-demand channels and more than 15,000 shows, including some from content partner Viacom.

Veoh (www.veoh.com) Download the Veoh Player, and you can record shows you like from the site for later, offline viewing—much like a digital video recorder.

The Channel Channel (thechannelchannel.tv)The closest thing to TV Guide for Internet TV is the Channel Channel, a site that plays one-minute previews of online video channels, which you can subscribe to and watch on certain media players.

WWITV (wwitv.com/portal.htm)Ever wanted to watch news reports from Fiji? Or sports broadcasts from Latvia? WWITV streams more than 2,600 TV channels from more than 100 countries, sorted by country or genre.

PRINT MEDIA
Read a Book

Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org/wiki/main_page)When the copyright expires on a popular book, it frequently goes into Project Gutenberg—an online collection of more than 20,000 free e-books. Recent additions include works by Charles Dickens and Joseph Conrad.

UPenn Online Books Page (onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu)The University of Pennsylvania also hosts a large database of public domain e-books. Its page of New Listings is available as an RSS feed.

LibriVox (www.librivox.org)LibriVox solicits volunteers to record readings of books in the public domain, then offers the recordings for free on their site. It currently has over 1,000 titles available for download as MP3 files.

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Get Published
Lulu (www.lulu.com)Aspiring novelists and scrapbook hobbyists go to Lulu for free book layouts, including text sizing, cover art, and binding style. Then, they set the price and take 80% profit from each book that's printed and shipped.

AROUND THE HOME
Eat In

Epicurious Recipes and Menus (www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus)Running out of new ideas in the kitchen? You could pick up Joy of Cooking for $23 on Amazon.com (AMZN), or you could check out Epicurious.com's database of thousands of recipes, organized by season, cuisine, and difficulty.

To be continued.....!

Pakistani actors returning back from India

2008-12-02T21:45:00.000-08:00

The strain in Indo-Pakistan ties over the terror attacks in the city has begun taking a toll on actors from across the border working in
Bollywood. Pakistani actors are running scared after Indian authorities blamed their country for the terror attack in Mumbai. Zaheer Abhas, a participant of `Sa Re Ga Ma,' allegedly left for Lahore on the night of the attack in the city. The singer told TOI from Lahore, "I was supposed to come to Lahore to shoot for a special episode with my family. But I am not getting a ticket to return to India.'' He said, "Kuch nahi kiya toh darna kya. (If I have not done anything, why should I be afraid) I will come back to India if I get a ticket.'' But Pakistani sources said economy class tickets to Mumbai are available for the next two days. "`There are chances that the producers of the shows involving Pakistanis are taking precautionary measures and want to keep the actors away from Mumbai,'' said a source. Pakistani actors currently shooting for television and films in India are running scared. On Sunday, about 500 members of the Bharatiya Vidyarthi Sena(BVS) barged on to the sets of Raju Srivastav's show at Chetan Studio in Andheri and warned him against hiring Pakistani artistes.
On hearing this, Pakistani actors Kashif and Shakeel Siddiqui were immediately moved from the shooting and shifted to a safe place. Said Kashif, "After the producers of our show heard that some people had threatened Raju Srivastav, we have been moved to a safer place. Our family wants us to come back home.'' According to him, they wanted to return on Monday but unfortunately, did not get the tickets. "Guess we will finish the shooting that is left of our show.''
However, sources close to the actor's family said that Shakeel Siddiqui and Kashif are returning to Pakistan on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the BVS has also issued a diktat to channels on the same issue. Abhijeet Mane of the party said, "We went on Raju Srivastav's set and requested him not to work with Pakistani actors. We have told the channels to do the same.'' When told that Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray is an ardent fan of Ghulam Ali, Mane said, "So am I, but it is time for all of us to sacrifice.''

Shocking, humiliating and extremely disappointing Indian Music plagiarism

2008-12-02T03:56:00.000-08:00

Will you believe that most of the very famous and hit Indian music tracks are stolen, inspired or copied exactly from different international sound tracks. Some of the best soundtracks produced in Indian music history which made the producers earn like hell and rule the hearts of indians are not even close to original. Many of us are blinded to the fact that many indian music producers shamelessly copy music from different international tracks.

Hindi Song: Haan Haan Yeh Pyaar Hai (Dillagi)
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Copied From: Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (Frankie Valli)
Note: Direct lift from original, but sounds beautiful in Hindi.

Hindi Song: Dil Le Le Lena (Auzaar)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Macarena (Los Del Rio)
Note: For all it's worth, Malik admits in the beginning of the
song that it's a copy.

Hindi Song: Dil Maka Dina (Dhaal)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Macarena (Los Del Rio)
Note: Again?

Hindi Song: Koi Nahin Tere Jaisa (Keemat)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Cotton Eye Joe (Rednex)

Hindi Song: Aisa Milan (Hameshaa)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: The Phantom Of The Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Note: I find the Phantom song to be a much better
composition with a haunting tune.

Hindi Song: Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaaye (Jurm)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Five Hundred Miles (Peter, Paul, & Mary)

Hindi Song: Jaane Mujhe Kya Hua (Baazi)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Fur Elise (Beethoven)

Hindi Song: Tum Kya Jaano (Aashiq)
Music Director: Sanjeev-Darshan
Copied From: Theme from The Godfather
Note: Another straight lift, but Sanjeev-Darshan's style gives it an edge
over the original.

Hindi Song: Koi Nahin Aisa (Dillagi)
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Copied From: Mony Mony (Tommy James and The Shondells)
Note: Again, a complete lift.

Hindi Song: Dil Dil Dil (Ittefaq)
Music Director: Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Copied From: La Copa De La Vida (Ricky Martin)

Hindi Song: Tu Woh Tu Hai (Beqaabu)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Theme from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Note: Sounds terrible when sung.

Hindi Song: Suno Zara (Bada Din)
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Copied From: You Needed Me (Anne Murray)
Note: Complete lift; when they copy, Jatin-Lalit tend to go all the way with it.

Hindi Song: Aashiq Deewana Hoon (Afsana Pyar Ka)
Music Director: Bappi Lahiri
Copied From: La Bamba (Ritchie Valens)

Hindi Song: Ae Mama Haan Bhaanje (Silsila Hai Pyar Ka)
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Copied From: Dr. Jones (Aqua)
Note: The yodeling part from the Aqua song is copied with no reservations.

Hindi Song: Tirchi Topiwaale (Tridev)
Music Director: Viju Shah
Copied From: The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You (Miami Sound Machine)

Hindi Song: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (C.I.D.)
Music Director: O.P. Nayyar
Copied From: Oh My Darling Clementine (Unknown source)
Note: Where do they come up with this stuff?

Hindi Song: Main Teri Hoon Jaanam (Khoon Bhari Maang)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Theme from Chariots of Fire
Note: Again, sounds horrid when sung.

Hindi Song: Mil Gaya (Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin)
Music Director: R.D. Burman
Copied From: Mama Mia (ABBA)

Hindi Song: Chim Chimni (Ghoonghat)
Music Director: Anand Raaj Anand
Copied From: Chim Chimney (Mary Poppins)
Note: Hmm...

Hindi Song: Kya Kehna (Kya Kehna)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Oh Carol (Paul Anka)
Note: Both songs work for me.

Hindi Song: Mere Rang Mein (Maine Pyar Kiya)
Music Director: Raam Laxman
Copied From: The Final Countdown (Europe)
Note: Only the music of Mere Rang Mein is lifted from The Final Countdown.

Hindi Song: Aate Jaate (Maine Pyar Kiya)
Music Director: Raam Laxman
Copied From: I Just Called To Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)

Hindi Song: Jhilmil Sitaaron Ne Kaha (Khote Sikkey)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)

Hindi Song: We Love Rocky (Aflatoon)
Music Director: Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Copied From: We Will Rock You (Queen)
Note: Sticking English lyrics in Hindi songs is NEVER a good idea.

Hindi Song: Chura Liya Hai Tumne (Yaadon Ki Baraat)
Music Director: R.D. Burman
Copied From: If It's Tuesday This Must Be Belgium (Walter Scharf)
Note: R.D. Burman did a nice job of altering the song,
but the sense of "influence" is definitely there.

Hindi Song: Himmat Kabhi Na Todenge (Major Saab)
Music Director: Anand Raaj Anand
Copied From: U.S. Army marching song
Note: I find this to be one of the most inane instances of copying yet!

Hindi Song: Dole Dole Dil (Baazi)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Come September (Theme)
Note: Another copy of the Come September tune is Nazrein Mili (Raja)
by Nadeem-Shravan.

Hindi Song: Aisa Zakhm Diya (Akele Hum Akele Tum)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Sweet Child In Time (Deep Purple)
Note: The opening and closing portions of the Hindi song are inspired.

Hindi Song: Dil Mera Churaaya Kyoon (Akele Hum Akele Tum)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Last Christmas (Wham)
Note: The funniest thing is that in the movie, Aamir Khan's character
sells this tune to another musician, and everyone makes a big
deal about "stealing" credit for another's work.

Hindi Song: Tu Waaqif Nahin (Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Fernando (ABBA)
Note: Only the main refrain is inspired; no harm done.

Hindi Song: Ladna Jhagadna (Duplicate)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: A-Tisket A-Tasket (Children's song)
Note: Wow.

Hindi Song: Ek Sharaarat Hone Ko Hai (Duplicate)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Slip And Slide (Laura Allen)
Note: Only the "la lai lai" tune is copied.

Hindi Song: Jeena Pyaar Se Jeena (Yeh Tera Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar)
Music Director: Anand-Milind
Copied From: Nina Pretty Ballerina (ABBA)
Note: Direct lift; ABBA seems to be a frequent victim.

Hindi Song: Baraana De (Insaaf)
Music Director: Anand-Milind
Copied From: Paranue (Serapis Bey)
Note: They even rhyme!

Hindi Song: Yeh Vaada Hai (Raju Chacha)
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Copied From: Day By Day (Godspell)

Hindi Song: Koi Mil Gaya (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Copied From: Take That Look Off Your Face (Song And Dance)
Note: The part when the title of the song is sung.

Hindi Song: Pehli Baar Mile Hain (Saajan)
Music Director: Nadeem-Shravan
Copied From: Solitude Standing (Suzanne Vega)
Note: Pretty cleverly done.

Hindi Song: Laaoon Kahan Se (Jaane Jigar)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Hotel California (Eagles)

Hindi Song: Jai Kaali (Karan Arjun)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: It's All Right (East 17)
Note: That's just pathetic.

Hindi Song: Chaand Sitaare and dil ne dil ko pukara(Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Voices (Vangelis)
Note: Brace yourself; you're about to see Rajesh Roshan's ugly
history of blatantly stealing from Vangelis for his themes.

Hindi Song: Badan Judaa Hote (Koyla)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Conquest Of Paradise (Vangelis)
Note: Again, the recurring humming theme in Koyla is a copy.

Hindi Song: Humko Pyaar Hai (Moksha)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: Messages (Vangelis)
Note: Why doesn't he just hire Vangelis to compose for him?

Hindi Song: Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (Title)
Music Director: Sandeep Chowta
Copied From: Exorcist II: The Heretic (Theme)
Note: Et tu, Sandeep?

Hindi Song: Roundhe Hai (Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya)
Music Director: W. Killar & Sandeep Chowta
Copied From: Vampire Hunters (Bram Stoker's Dracula)
Note: Why did he need help from someone else just to copy a tune?

Hindi Song: Kambakth Ishq (Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya)
Music Director: Sandeep Chowta
Copied From: Eireann (Afro Celt Sound System)
Note: Interesting story here; Chowta was accused of using an
unoriginal beat, which he defended by saying that he took his
beat from a public website. But what about the TUNE
that he lifted from this song?

Hindi Song: Gupt Gupt (Gupt)
Music Director: Viju Shah
Copied From: Deep Forest (Deep Forest)
Note: Hilarious.

Hindi Song: Mehbooba Mehbooba (Sholay)
Music Director: R.D. Burman
Copied From: Say You Love Me (Demis Roussos)
Note: Both songs make you wince equally.

Hindi Song: Tumse Milke (Parinda)
Music Director: R.D. Burman
Copied From: When I Need You (Leo Sayer)

Hindi Song: Kaisa Tera Pyaar (Love Story)
Music Director: R.D. Burman
Copied From: I Have A Dream (ABBA)
Note: As usual, the Hindi song is infinitely better.

Hindi Song: Neela Dupatta Peela Suit (Hameshaa)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: All I Wanna Say (Michael Jackson)
Note: The beats and opening portion are inspired.

Hindi Song: Love Hua (Jaanam Samjha Karo)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Angelo (Brotherhood Of Man)
Note: Another case of "good" copying.

Hindi Song: Neend Churaayi Meri (Ishq)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: Sending All My Love (Tolga)
Note: I think freestyle music sounds nice when sung in Hindi;
it should be done more often.

Hindi Song: Kuch Kasmein (Aankhen)
Music Director: Jatin-Lalit
Copied From: Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues)
Note: So Jatin-Lalit's self-proclaimed "new style" is
to copy different tunes?

Hindi Song: Tinak Tin Taana (Mann)
Music Director: Sanjeev-Darshan
Copied From: Yang Sedang-Sedang Saja (Iwan - Malaysian)
Note: Not a shred of originality on Sanjeev-Darshan's part.

Hindi Song: I Was Made For Loving You (Jaanam Samjha Karo)
Music Director: Anu Malik
Copied From: I Was Made For Loving You (Kiss)
Note: Big surprise.

Hindi Song: Oh Jaanam (Dulhan Banoo Main Teri)
Music Director: Raam Laxman
Copied From: Frozen (Madonna)
Note: Just listen to Madonna's pronounciation of Sanskrit shlokas
in her song "Om Shanti" and you'll feel much better.

Hindi Song: Na Bole Tum Na Maine (Baaton Baaton Mein)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore)
Note: I'm glad to see that Rajesh Roshan finds the American Civil
War to be so romantic.

Hindi Song: Marne Ke Darr Se (Jurm)
Music Director: Rajesh Roshan
Copied From: La Isla Bonita (Madonna)
Note: Only the first line of the Madonna song is copied, but it's
pretty obvious.

Rajesh Roshan

Anu Malik

Ager tum Miljao from ZEHER copied from an old classic Pakistani movie.