NetizensNest

You And I emagazine

2009-05-01T14:32:00.000+05:30

2012 Trailer

2009-05-01T14:11:00.003+05:30

Official Site : Who Will survive 2012

Live TV Streaming from Network 18

2009-01-21T18:50:00.004+05:30

Network 18 is providing the live streaming of the above channels on the in.com portal[actual Link]
Visit this page for Live Radio list

Eenadu Pelli Pandiri is online now

2009-01-20T21:52:00.002+05:30

Image Source: Eenadu Sunday Magazine
EenaduPelliPandiri.net

Mahindra Xylo quick links

2009-01-18T11:41:00.000+05:30

Know about Intellectual property

2009-01-18T10:17:00.002+05:30

Know about Intellectual properties like TradeMarks, Patents etc from Indian Government's IP site

Image source:http://ipindia.nic.in/

L.K.Advani web campaigning

2009-01-15T21:47:00.000+05:30

Inspired by the succes of Obama's web campaign, 81 year old L.K.Advani started similar web campaigning. Although this is not the first of it kind in India, definitley it is first best of its kind.The site is nicely organised and stuffed with lots of matter.

Sun Tech Days 2009

2009-01-14T12:59:00.000+05:30

Event:Sun Tech Days 2009
Date: Feb 18-20
Venue: HICC Hyderabad,India
Fees and More

Eenadu Vs Sakshi Vs andhrajyothy Web viewership

2009-01-13T18:50:00.003+05:30

Source: Alexa.com- an Amazon company

Oracle Corporation Recruitment Blog

2009-01-09T11:26:00.001+05:30

Oracle Corporation Recruitment Blog

Proto.in Pictualized

2009-01-07T11:26:00.001+05:30

A look at the agenda of the previous edition[July,2008] of proto.in

Hyderabad Police

2008-12-29T15:46:00.001+05:30

Hyderabad city Police came up with a useful and well organized website HyderabadPolice containing information related to crimes[cyber],frauds,online verification,licences & permissions,police stations directory etc
Some of them are:
Passport Verification Instructions
Passport Verification Status
Trace your Lost Vehile/Mobile
Permission for Film Shooting
Establishments Licence such as Hotels, Lodges, Restaurants, Bar & Restaurants etc.
Identifying Genuine & Fake Notes
Job Frauds
Local Police station details
Checklist to Purchase Land or Plots,
process to obtain Birth certificate, etc etc...

National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC registry)

2008-04-04T09:30:00.002+05:30

TRAI has proposed for a National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC registry) containing list of telephone numbers of the subscribers who do not want to receive Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC). It includes SMS as well.
A Mobile or landline subscriber who does not wish to receive telemarketing calls, can request their telephone number be included in the NDNC Registry. Such request are sent through their telecom service providers which will be stored in National Do Not Call Registry.Subscribers can make a Do Not Call requests via Letter, phone, SMS or on-line.

The telephone number "1909" is designated for registering your request in the National Do Not Call Registry. Registrations can be done either by calling or sending SMS with keywords "START DND" to "1909". Telephone calls/SMSs to this number are FREE of cost. The telecom service provider will acknowledge the request within ten days. Requests will become effective in 45 days from the date of request.

National Informatics Center (NIC) will maintain the NDNC registry.The telemarketers will have to verify their calling telephone numbers list with the NDNC registry before making a call or SMS.For every unsolicited call or SMS to the unsuspecting customer registered with the National Do Not Call Registry (NDNC), telemarketers will be fined Rs 500. They also stand to lose their telephones connections if they make such calls for the third time.
More Details: National Do Not Call Registry

Yahoo Everything

2008-03-31T15:05:00.003+05:30

Start yahoo from Yahoo Everything

Maa TV changes its Logo

2008-03-28T11:51:00.001+05:30

Maa Tv, popular Telugu entertainment TV channel has come up with a new logo.The new logo was unveiled during the cinemaa awards,in the presence of the board of directors.Speaking on the occasion, they said the colours in the logo signifies the colours of joy and change in the channels strategy towards expansion.

Old Logo

An interesting ad by Maa tv.Ad Source : Eenadu
Related Telugu Television Channels

infrastructure Developments in Hyderabad

2008-03-26T12:05:00.004+05:30

Some of the infrastructure developments to happen in Hyderabad during the next year and half.

The P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway[600 Crore],covering a distance of 11.6 km from Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital,Mehdipatnam to Aramgarh junction,NH 7.This is claimed to be the longest flyover in India.
The Rs.699-crore Outer Ring Road project phase-one ( 24.38 km)
Aramgarh underpass would be completed by October.
Thirty-two radial roads would also be taken up in a phased manner.
Srisailam highway would be developed into a six-lane road to decongest the traffic.
The inner ring road, taken up at a cost of Rs.60 crore, would be completed next month.
The Punjagutta flyover would be opened by April 15.

Design your nano Car

2008-03-25T15:04:00.002+05:30

Many of us will be waiting for the Tata nano car.As yo have to wait few more months to own one,design your nano here for the time being
Design your nano

Sakshi Epaper

2008-03-25T12:19:00.006+05:30

Finally Sakshi was out on Monday,24th march,2008.The paper is definitely looking world class.Font is cool,better utilisation of space,neat colour usage etc.,
After all Sakshi, is the power of money.Lets wait and see how Eenadu and Andhra Jyothy will amend themselves and improvise.
Have a look at the websites sakshi and Sakshi epaper
Features :
Price Rs 2/-
Epaper lets you download a page or full edition in PDF format for offline reading.

Note:
I observed my blog(s) visit statistics for the last 2 days,there is a whopping increase in the number of visits and most of them are pointing to sakshi pages.I can thus say people are showing a lot of interest on Sakshi paper.This is truly a bad sign to Eenadu,and it dominance.It has to struggle a lot and redesign itself to continue as the market leader.
I believe Eenadu/other papers will slash the price now.

Related : Sakshi Telugu Daily || Eenadu Epaper || India Today Emagazines

IPL Hyderabad Team is Deccan Chargers

2008-03-24T10:52:00.008+05:30

DC owned IPL Hyderabad team is named DC-Deccan Chargers.Last it unvelied the name,logo and anthem.
Name:Deccan Chargers
Captain:VVS Laxman
Vice-captain:Adam Gilchrist
website:DeccanChargers

Tehelka Foundation

2008-03-17T15:43:00.006+05:30

Students-Politics: Many have spoken on this topic,pages and pages,for hours.But where does this start?

Only when Students observes the society, helps the society and understands the society.But how far do they get the chance?
During the TDP rule in Andhra, there was a programme called JanmaBhoomi, that gave ample opportunity to students to see their society.But the sub sequent Govt removed that programme,saying it is wastage of time.Is it really a waste of time?
If you feel, we should have few such programmes. One among them is Tehelka Foundation

IPL Team Names

2008-03-14T11:05:00.017+05:30

DLF Indian Premier League

Team Bangalore - Royal Challengers - Rahul Dravid
Team Chennai - Super Kings - MS Dhoni
Team Delhi - Dare Devils - Virendra Shewag
Team Hyderabad - Deccan Chargers - VVS Laxman
Team Jaipur - Rajasthan Royals - Shane Warne
Team kolkata - Knight Riders - Sourav Ganguly
Team Mohali - kings XI Punjab - Yuvraj Singh
Team Mumbai - Mumbai Indians - Sachin Tendulkar

IPL Cricket Ka Karmayudh Ad

2008-03-14T10:45:00.004+05:30

For the last one week most of the Televisions channels are being screened with the IPL's 20-20 ad with punch line 'Cricket Ka KarmaYudh'.Here is the Hindi Version of the ad.

Related:IPL Team Names

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad

2008-03-14T09:38:00.003+05:30

GMR-Hyderabad International Airport Ltd,named as the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport will be inaugurated today by the Chairperson of UPA, Smt Indira Gandhi.The Airport will be open for commercial operations from 16th March,which is inline with the planned schedule.
Hyderabad.Aero
Passenger Services at the Airport

Related point:The new Hyderabad airport was registered with the .aero domain
.Aero is the Worlds first industry based top level Internet domain.This domain is reserved for companies, organizations, associations, government agencies, and individuals in aviation and related industries.

Related Links Georgia Tech Sez || Fortune Butterfly City || Srisailam Highway

Google Health

2008-03-13T09:24:00.007+05:30

Google health,interesting stuff from Google.click here and here
Google Health, is primarily integration of pieces of Health information available in Web and off line, and giving access to them via a clean Google style of interface.The service is yet to go public.once comes live it will be useful to both Patients,Doctors,Researchers etc.,
Look at the demo video here...

Reliance Jewels Ad

2008-03-12T16:14:00.000+05:30

Source: Eenadu

Reliance Energy Limited is now Reliance Infrastructure Limited

2008-03-11T18:47:00.004+05:30

Anil Dirubahi Ambani Group company(ADAG), Reliance Energy Ltd changed its name to 'Reliance Infrastructure Ltd' , which as per the statement reflects the nature of business more closely.I guess the company wants to remove the confusion in investors having the synonyms Energy,Power,Natural Resources in its companies names.
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd is constructing country's tallest 100-storey building in Hyderabad, and has plans to set up SEZs in Noida and Mumbai.It is also in advanced stages of bidding for several metro, airports, highway and energy distribution projects across the country, the statement added

Source:The Hindu

IPL Teams' Logos

2008-03-11T11:46:00.011+05:30

Mumbai -Mumbai Indians
Mohali - Kings XI Punjab
Delhi - Dare Devils
Hyderabad Deccan Chargers
Jaipur - Rajasthan Royals

Kolkata - Knight Riders
Chennai - Super Kings
Bangalore - Royal Challengers
IPL Team Names

RBI directions to simplify the ATM services

2008-03-11T11:08:00.004+05:30

Now you no longer need to think twice to thrice to withdraw from your nearest ATM,which will most probably be not your banks' one :-)
RBI has directed the banks to follow the below directions inspite of their opposal.Cheers to ATM users
1]RBI has put a cap of 20Rs per transaction at any[banks] ATM.This will come to into effect from April 1 2008.
2]From April 2009 onwards the withdraw and deposit transaction in any ATM will be free
3]Balance enquiry operation will be free of cost with immediate effect.

This will certainly end the users confusion about the ties/relationships among the banks and the cost they will charge for the transaction they do.Although the bankers are worried about the move, considering the volume of operations that are going to increase, it should keep them in profit.

First Public Beta Version of Internet Explorer 8 available for Download

2008-03-10T18:42:00.008+05:30

Last week,Microsoft released Beta 1 version of its new browser baby,Internet Explorer 8 .This release is mainly meant for developers and not the end users.The most significant improvement is its compliance with the key web standards and the ACID2 tests.The other feature that fascinated me is the automatic crash recovery mechanism.

Download the internet Explorer 8 Beta according to your OS release here
Test how your browser displays the ACID face here

More information about the Second ACID Test Suite from wikipediaAbove picture shows the way my Firefox,2.0.x rendered the ACID face.Below figure show how IE6 rendered the same.

'Youngistaan' wins the commonWealth Bank tri series

2008-03-04T19:22:00.003+05:30

By defeating Australia in the second best of three finals in a thrilling fashion, India wins the CB triangular series by 2-0 margin.

Microsoft Office Live Workspace is Public

2008-03-04T18:14:00.005+05:30

After 3-4 months of private beta testing,"Microsoft Office Live Workspace" beta has finally been made public.This project took shape as part of the Microsoft's 'Software plus Services' strategy, is an answer to the Google docs and Zoho office suites.Start using it if you a Windows Live Id or sign up for one here

To get started with the primary purpose of office live workspace, you can save over 1000 average sized office documents [like word,ppts,PDF,images,texts etc.,] online and share with others in a controlled manner.You can create notes,lists internally.This comes with an internal viewer that lets you view the popular documents in a web page format. Files of types that cannot be viewed internally,have to be saved to the computer and viewed with the supported application.For example a .zip file.Microsoft Office prevents certain file types from uploading for security purposes.For example a .exe file.For a complete list of blocked file types refer Blocked File Types.

Recycle Bin Microsoft Office Live Workspace comes with the Windows popular Recycle Bin, to restore the deleted documents.

Office live Workspace lets you create several Workspaces serving your your office,home,project etc., purposes to organize your documents.These workspaces also comes with some standard template files you can customize for your purposes.

Microsoft live Workspace comes with an online storage of 500MB and a cap of 25MB on individual document.

Document Versioning Microsoft office Live Workspace automatically save a version of the Microsoft office document if more than 12 hours of time elapsed since your last edit or if some other people changes the document since you last revised it.Only a document owner can delete or restore a save a version.

Watch the Video

Srisailam Road Highway

2008-03-03T19:44:00.004+05:30

With Hyderabad International Airport almost ready for takeoff, the Srisailam Highway has gained a lot of significance these days.Several IT,Hardware, educational,residential,entertainment ventures etc., are forming along the Srisailam highway from the 7th km stone to 45th kilometer[HYMA border].

Taking a look at the major employment generation developments along the Srisailam Road
1]Rajiv Nano Technology Park
2]IT and ITES SEZs in around 400 acres like Indu Projects PointIndu,Brahmani Infra
3]Hardware park in 5000 acres.
4]Agakhan university
5]Gitanjali Group Gems Park in 200 acres. An article from BusinessLine
6]Mucherla IT park.
7]Georgia Tech University,near Mucherla IT park..to be completed in the next two years.
8]Apparel Park in 170 acres.
9]Asia's biggest amusement Park.
10]Soon this high way is going to be the primary route to Tirupathi[reducing the distance by 70 kms]

Taking a look at some of the Residential ventures of high values which can be looked for better benefits in the future:
1]Fortune Butterfly City
2]Oxygen city City etc.,

For more information, read the Sthirasthi,Eenadu's March 1st Real Estate supplement.
Source:Eenadu Sthirasthi

India wins the U/19 World Cup

2008-03-03T11:41:00.003+05:30

India lifted the U19 World for the Second time when it beat South Africa by 12 runs on Sunday.For videos and interesting statistics refer Iccevents-Yahoo

Previous Victories

1988 Australia beat Pakistan

1998 England beat New Zealand

2000 India beat Sri Lanka

2002 Australia beat South Africa

2004 Pakistan beat West Indies

2006 Pakistan beat India

Sakshi to come on March 24

2008-03-03T11:03:00.004+05:30

As per the ads in the TVs, Sakshi will be out on March 24.Monthly Subscription is 60 Rs and you will get a free 2008 calendar of high quality upon on subscription.
Related: Sakshi Telugu Daily Eenadu Epaper India Today Emagazines

February Tit bits

2008-02-27T19:55:00.004+05:30

BSE India launched its Hindi version of website : hindi.bseindia.com.Prior to Hindi it was available in English and Gujarati
Useful website on ERP, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne in specific: itzErp
India enters Finals in Commonwealth Bank series and U19 World cup.
Yahoo supports OpenID 2.0. OpenID standard lets netizens use the a single UserID+Password to login to several sites.

CompareIndia

2008-02-26T18:54:00.005+05:30

CompareIndia, a network18 venture is an interesting portal that lets consumers know more on the products they want to buy.It provides specifications of products over 37 odd categories like audio,video systems, home appliances,Cameras etc., It lets you compare their specs,prices,ratings and present them in a clean fashion.This site is worth visiting before buying a product.

The site says "Today's consumer largely depends on word-of-mouth and sales literature or takes a salesman's verdict before making a purchase. Either way, he/she does not get the complete picture. The research team at Compareindia.com has worked closely with manufacturers to gather detailed information on various products. This includes technical specifications, prices, schemes and promotions on offer, warranties, after-sales service and even a list of dealer outlets where the products are available. Our software team has then organized the information in a manner that lets consumers compare different products, feature for feature and price for price, to make an informed decision. The decision-enabling process is interactive and dynamic and very easy to use, even for a first-time internet user."

CompareIndia Website

Transliteration Now in more languages

2008-02-14T16:07:00.001+05:30

Transliteration is now available in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu as well as Hindi.

నమస్తే అన్న ;-)

Need of the hour : Smart Cultivation

2008-02-14T15:57:00.002+05:30

Agriculture has been the primary source of income for the majority of Indians for centuries.It has played a key role in the development of Human civilization.With the industrialization and the recent IT revolution in the country,many jobs are created in Towns and Cities.So the talented youngsters are traveling to towns,cities and even to other countries for a better life.As a result the literacy rate has increased, unemployment has come down, average Middle class income has gone up.Great.But who will take care of Agriculture.Their parents,who at present stay in the villages.After them,who?

Of course, a Manager in Oracle,Bangalore cannot come to Gudipala and start cultivation himself.So, its time to think and do smart cultivation,rather than a hardcore approach, which our ancestors have been following for decades and decades.Some of the factors we need to consider are :Type of land,rainfall or availability of water, initial cost,labour etc.,

ATMA-Agriculture Technology Management Agency

Goverment has setup agencies called ATMA at district levels to guide the farmers in a region for a sustainable agricultural development.For mote details:ATMA
Chittoor being the head quarters also has an ATMA agency in the Kanipakam Road.Please visit this website for clear view of the activites carries out by them and the kind of guidance one can expect from your nearest ATMA:ATMA Chittoor

అన్నదాత తెలుగు
Eenadu, the largest circulated daily in Telugu, runs a dedicated magazine for Agriculture called Annadata.

Phishing

2008-02-13T16:32:00.003+05:30

Now a days Phishing has become a serious threat to the online banking system.Usually one becomes a victim due to lack of awareness on it.I read the following information on the HDFCBank site.Though it would be informative,sharing it here.Beware of Phishing
WHAT IS PHISHING

Phishing is a modus operandi where in a customer gets an e-mail that deceptively claims to be from a particular enterprise (like your Bank) and asking for account sensitive information.
Phishing is a spoofed e-mail that closely resembles the Bank notices. The mail aims to convince customers to divulge account sensitive information such as Credit Card Numbers, Passwords and PINs, Bank Account Details etc..
These Phishing mails have a legitimate-looking URL or an image, which when clicked directs the affected user to the Phishing site where in the account sensitive details are captured.
Alternatively, sometimes the customer is asked to download and install "Security" software attached to the spam e-mail and doing so by the customer, the scamster can retrieve all the account related details.

Some tips to Identify Phising Mails!

These emails generally ask for sensitive account information like Usernames, Passwords, Credit Card or Debit Card Numbers over the email.
The emails may include content, which is bound to make you react. For example, the email may have content which would state, "Please click here to update your Account Information in order to keep your Bank Account active". HDFC Bank will never send such emails. In such cases, always back check with the Bank.
Secure Site: Always look on the address bar to ensure that the NetBanking site has https:// in the address link. The HDFC Bank address bar link is https://netbanking.hdfcbank.com.

PROTECTION FROM PHISHING

Be wary of e-mail messages that ask for your account sensitive information such as Customer Id and IPIN details, Card related details or any other sensitive information in reference to your account.
Unless the e-mail is digitally signed, you can never be 100% sure of its source!
Do not click any links inside an e-mail of which you have the slightest suspicion. Instead use a web browser to reach a particular web address.
(Type http://www.hdfcbank.com) instead of clicking on the link.
Ensure that any Web site visited is secure when submitting sensitive information such as Credit Card numbers or using your NetBanking IPIN.
1. One indication that a Web address is secure is if it starts with https:// rather than http://.
2. Another indication is a padlock icon at the bottom of the screen, which when clicked, displays a security certificate.
Ensure that your browser requirement is up-to-date for accessing NetBanking.
Consider installing security software such as those offered by anti-virus specialists that can help detect virus, filter SPAM and/or ensure secure Internet Usage (firewalls).
Turn off your computer when not in use, to avoid criminals gaining access and misusing it for fraudulent purposes, which includes launching Phishing attacks.
If you receive any suspicious e-mail or website prompts which are asking for your private and confidential information in relation to your account with the Bank, please inform your bank people.
If you suspect that you have become a victim of a Phishing attack and already have divulged your sensitive account information to fraudsters, please report to your home branch or call the nearest phone banking number.

Source:HDFC Bank
Related Phishing

TCS launches second campus in Hyderabad

2008-02-12T09:19:00.003+05:30

Country's leading IT services company TCS launched its second campus in Hyderabad.Synergy Park, as it is named is located in Gachibowli,spreading over 50 acres was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy.This campus will be its largest campus in the City.This softwares SEZ will provide employment to 8000 people who will serve the segments like Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Government, Health care & Life Sciences, Hi-tech, Manufacturing, Retail as well as Banking & Financial Services with a focus on technology areas like enterprise solutions, assurance services and infrastructure services as well as IT services.The first phase which became operational on Monday was established with a cost of 250 crore.The construction of the second phase will commence in April this year.

Speaking on the occasion Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mr. S Ramadorai said: “The inauguration of Synergy Park is a significant milestone for our operations in Hyderabad and underlines the importance of the city as a key center in our Global Network Delivery Model. “With a strong education eco-system, plentiful talent and good infrastructure, Hyderabad has emerged as a leading IT destination and the city will continue to play a significant role in our growth plans”.

Source: TCS News and insights

Sakshi Telugu Daily

2008-02-08T14:48:00.002+05:30

Telugu Daily Sakshi is planned to be launched on February 28/29.YS Jagan Mohan Reddy,35 is the man behind this much awaited news papers.Sakshi which happens to be the 9 th newspaper having presence,will enter a crowded field of eight Telugu daily newspapers, including market leader Eenadu, as well as Andhra Jyothy, Vaartha, Andhra Prabha, Andhra Bhoomi, Vishalandhra, Prajasakthi and the recent entrant Surya.
Being coming from the CMs Son stable and the political-Media grouping in the state, this paper has gained lot of attention.
Tit Bits
1]First Telugu all page colour news paper.
2]23 editions -19 within State and 4 outside[Delhi,Mumbai,Chennai,Bangalore] from day one.
3]First Telugu daily to be designed by a well known international designer,Mario Garcia[Who designed LiveMint and The Hindu]
4]Cover Price -Rs 2/- ?

Source:Livemint,Telugulo
Related Sakshi Epaper || Eenadu Epaper || India Today Group Emagazines

Eenadu epaper is still On

2008-02-05T18:22:00.000+05:30

The digital version of the Telugu newspaper Eenadu is still available free.When it was started in July last year, said the digital version will be free for first 3 months and one have to subscribe to continue availing the service. But the free access is still on.Thanks to the competition from Surya and Sakshi[soon to be launched] news papers.I am enjoying reading Eenadu online.
Related Eenadu Epaper || India Today Emagazines

emagazines from India Today Group

2008-02-05T13:31:00.000+05:30

Popular magazines from India Today group: Business Today,Money Today,India Today, Prevention etc are available now in emagazine format.Its free and cool to use ...
Test try here
MoneyToday
BusinessToday
IndiaToday English etc.,
Some of the features:
1]Contents in the magazine is search able.
2]Pages/book is download able.
3]More of the book like navigation.etc.,Finally free.
So more savings/month now ;-)

Winners of IPL Bids

2008-01-24T18:48:00.000+05:30

1]Mukesh Ambani's Reliance for Mumbai - $111.9 million
2]Deccan Chronicle for Hyderabad - $107.01 million
3]Vijay Mallya's UB Group for Bangalore - $106 million
4]India Cements for Chennai - $91 million
5]GMR Holdings for Delhi - $84 million
6]Consortium led by Preity Zinta for Mohali - $76 million
7]Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies (with Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta) for Kolkata - $75.09 million
8]Emerging Media, a consortium including Manoj Badale of England, Lachlan Murdoch and some other investors for Jaipur - $67 million

The Indian Premier League[IPL],stage for 20-20 tournament was created BCCI in 2007 and has been approved by ICC.Basically it has formed eight teams based on the eight cities.Any one can own a team by bidding at the auction.The base price was set as UDS $50m per team for a period of 10 years.The winners of the bid will own these eight teams in the fray. They can run them in their own styles, bring their own sponsors and even name the team according to their choice (in consultation with the IPL forum). In the inaugural year, they will have to buy the players in an auction; subsequently, they will be free to trade the players as is done in various leagues around the world. They will also get a share in the profits, starting from television revenue, gate money and merchandising. They will even be free to list their teams on the stock exchange.

Source:Hindustan Times and TOI

Fed Rate Cut: Winners and losers

2008-01-24T11:15:00.000+05:30

Good article from Yahoo finance:Fed Rate Cut: Winners and losers

IndiaSoft 2008 Hyderabad

2008-01-23T15:43:00.000+05:30

IndiaSoft 2008, a major global IT networking event aimed at facilitating collaborations,joint ventures and strategic alliances with overseas buyers,will be held at Hyderabad International convention centre on March 20,21.

About 100 Indian Software/services companies and over 200 delegates from 50 countries are expecting to meet in this B2B forum.
More Details

Related Events Around you

Trading Holidays 2008

2008-01-22T18:13:00.000+05:30

1	Mahashivratri	6th March 2008	Thursday
2	Id-E-Milad	20th March 2008	Thursday
3	Good Friday / Holi (1 st Day)	21st March 2008	Friday
4	Ambedkar Jayanti	14th April 2008	Monday
5	Mahavir Jayanti	18th April 2008	Friday
6	Maharashtra Day	1st May 2008	Thursday
7	Buddha Purnima	19th May 2008	Monday
8	Independence Day	15th August 2008	Friday
9	Ganesh Chathurthi	3rd September 2008	Wednesday
10	Ramzan Id / Gandhi Jayanti	2nd October 2008	Thursday
11	Dasera	9th October 2008	Thursday
12	Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)	28th October 2008	Tuesday
13	Diwali ( Bhaubeez)	30th October 2008	Thursday
14	Gurunanak Jayanti	13th November 2008	Thursday
15	Bakri-Id	9th December 2008	Tuesday
16	Christmas	25th December 2008	Thursday

Georgia Tech SEZ : Srisailam Road

2008-01-21T10:18:00.000+05:30

World renowned Georgia Tech[Georgia Inst of science and Tech] has sought 250 acres of land to set up an SEZ focusing on research and industrial collaboration apart from the offshore campus.The initial plan was to just to start a campus in 100 acre,later it expressed interest in starting an SEZ as well.

According to the source, State Government has earmarked 250 acres of land on the Srisailam Road,Ranga Reddy district for this Georgia Tech promoted SEZ.
Source : TOI
Related: Fortune Butterfly City

India does a check to Australia's winning streak

2008-01-19T17:35:00.000+05:30

Its India again, that halted Australia's record consecutive wins.Last time it happened in 2001 at Kolkatta.This time it happened in its own soil.This 72 run win@Perth in the 3rd test match, can be attributed as one of the finest Test wins abroad.

Score Card:Cricinfo

Planning to buy a Mobile

2008-01-18T15:22:00.000+05:30

Now we have abundant information available on the web before we actually go to a mobile shop.Thanks to the fast expanding mobile retail stores across the country.The main advantage of these stores over the local shops being the quality stuff we get.
Here is the list of few web sites for you to dig and choose the right mobile, before you enter the mobile shop.

TheMobileStore
IndiaGSM
Sangeetha
UniverCell
BigC Mobiles

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Nokia Phones Security Code || Nokia Tips || Wap Directory

Useful website for IPOs

2008-01-16T20:50:00.000+05:30

Useful website when you are going for IPOs GreyMarket

Ratan Tata unveling nano

2008-01-11T09:54:00.000+05:30

Tata Motors nano : The peoples car is unveiled

2008-01-10T20:28:00.000+05:30

The much talked about,much rumored about so called 1 lakh car, so called peoples car is out.Its looks, its specs etc., etc., is revealed now at the Delhi auto Expo.Tata named this, nano - Means one in
Some of the Specs :
Length - 3.1m
Width - 1.5m
Height - 1.6m
Weight - Around 600Kg
Tubeless tyres
Front Luggage
Rear Wheel Drive[RWD],two cylinder,623 cc,33 PS engine
Available variants: Manual and automatic[CVT] Versions
Where it will be manufactured : Uttarakhand and/or Singur
Expected to be ready for commercial use in the 2nd half of 2008

More
Tata nano Gallery
Download the Wallpapers
TataPeoplescar Website
Maruthi 800 Specs
Tata nano at Wiki

In all hats off to Tata ji.You made us feel proud

Google Apps Video

2007-12-06T17:02:00.001+05:30

Yuvraj 6 sixes feat in the First Twenty Twenty World Cup

2007-12-01T09:41:00.000+05:30

Yahoo Telugu Page

2007-11-26T09:50:00.000+05:30

యాహూ తెలుగు Page
Related : Easy way to Blog in Telugu

Telugu Language Television Channels

2007-11-20T15:38:00.000+05:30

After the recent launch of NTV and TV5[Aidhu], the news channel segment is really heating up.Also several existing and outsiders have expressed their plans of staring more channels in various segments.So the media war has begun in Telugu soil.

The entry and success of TV9 ,Maa TV and Zee Telugu over the years of supremacy of Etv and Sun networks.Especailly TV 9 brought a revolution in the regional News channels segment and has brought home the look and feel of English channels look and feel. Although few channels like Vissa Tv, Gemini News etc., have failed to impress the audience, many are in the queue to go air.The most recent entrants include N TV, TV 5 , Bhakti TV, Sanskruthi etc.,

List of Telugu [Both Exisitng and upcoming] channels - Category wise.

[Entertainment]
1] ETV
2] Maa TV
3] Gemini TV
4] Vissa TV
5] Zee Telugu
6] AsiaNet Sitara - from Asianet - to be launched very soon

[Music]
1] Gemini Music
2] Music Channel from Maa - to be launched

[News Channels]
1] ETV2
2] TV 9
3] NTV
4] TV 5-Aidhu
5] Gemini News
6] DD8 Sapthagiri
7] A news channel from Maa - to be launched

[Devotional Channels]
1] Sanskruthi from TV9
2] Bhakthi
3] Bhakthi channel from ETV group - to be launched
4] one from MAA Tv - to be launched
5] Shreegiri TV

[Movies]
1] Teja - from Sun Network

[Cartoon Adventure]
1] Jetix Telugu
2] Cartoon Channel from Sun Network to be launched

SQL Server 2005 Driver Signer Issue Websphere 6

2007-11-16T18:10:00.000+05:30

If you are facing the following issue while using SQL Server 2005 JDBC driver in websphere 6 : "java.lang.SecurityException: class "com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerConnection "'s signer information does not match signer information of other classes in the same package"
here is the work around link

Radio kushi

2007-11-12T18:41:00.000+05:30

I have recently come across a web based radio portal,Radiokushi.The best part of this site is the choice to listen to the recorded programmes.

Whois on the portal hints me that the portal is registered on Sridhar Reddy, Melbourne.I appreciate the owner for the good work.

Deepavali

2007-11-08T14:32:00.001+05:30

Wish you,your friends and your family , a happy Deepavali

Book the Bus Tickets Online

2007-11-05T20:26:00.000+05:30

redBus came up with a unique concept of buying buses tickets online.Having tied up with over 200 Private travels and transport corporations across the country, this site lets you purchase tickets over 2800 routes.This site also lets you select your seat(s), book tickets with debit/Credit cards,cancel the tickets etc.,Across selected cities you can even call and get the tickets home delivered with a nominal fees.

For more info : redbus

Few other Private operators have started their own portal for online booking

Frequent travellers can use these sites for booking in a convenient manner.

Interesting Flash Based Statistics from Poodwaddle

2007-10-30T15:01:00.001+05:30

Poodwaddle.com

Poodwaddle.com

Blogger Transliteration

2007-10-22T21:08:00.000+05:30

मेरा भारत महान है !
Blogger now offers TransLiteration option for converting Roman characters to the Devanāgarī characters used in Hindi.More Details here Blogger Transliteration
Strange a Google Search on मेरा भारत महान है !

Stored Procudure to insert a set of records with a just one Column value being

2007-08-22T20:24:00.000+05:30

Use the following stores Procedure to insert

CREATE procedure sp_insertBulk
as
-- SETUP RUNTIME OPTIONS / DECLARE VARIABLES --

declare @count int

SELECT @count=100
while (@count < 900) begin

INSERT INTO DV812.DBO.F00950 VALUES ('4','IC9017642','*ALL','MCU',' ' + convert(varchar,@count),
' ','CostCenter',' ',' ',' ',' ','Y','Y','Y','Y',' ' + convert(varchar,@count) ,
0,' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ','IC9017642','EP00950','DENDS040',107234,72943.000000,0,0,0,' ')

SELECT @count =convert(int, @count) +1
end
GO

'SPACESHERE ' + convert(varchar,@count) is concatenating Spaces and the varchar equivalent of the count variable

BIG 92.7 FM enters non Metros

2007-08-18T11:32:00.000+05:30

If you have a Radio box at home, you have a status.Owning a Television/Tape Recorder set means you are considered to be one of the rich persons in your village/town.Slowly the Radios and Tape recorders lost its place.Hundreds of channels are being aired in the TVs now.CD Players,DVD players even DTH services have entered Aam Admi's house.Thanks to the technology,piracy and improved lifestyle.In this scenario Radios have almost lost its presence and were about to extent.Suddenly a the journey of Radio took a full U turn.More people are showing interest for the Radios,FM channels are mushrooming all over the country,Companies with deep pockets like Star,Reliance are betting big on this medium.

Why is this sudden change?The following are the reasons I could think of...Increasing number of jobs being created in the Metros,People are becoming ever busy and they little or no time to sit before TVs for entertainment,Peolpe are spending more time in Journeys/Traffic,Mobile phones with FM etc etc.,What ever may be the reason the FM channels now a days are truly entertaining the audience like never before...

After the success in metros, FM channels are entering Tier II and Tier III cities also.As part of it Reliance BIG FM 92.7 has started its operations from Tiruapthi,Amritsar, Patiala and Udaipur.BIG 92.7 FM has formally launched its Tirupathi service from 17th August.It will cover suuroundings of the the temple town with in 40 km radius.

Upcoming FM channels in various cities

Your own MP3 Player with ipod Interface

2007-08-16T18:16:00.000+05:30

Get Your Own Free Player

Here comes a cool site, Ivoon that lets you upload your favorite music files and create your own online play list in a short time.You can also create the play list from the existing music collection.More over the player has the ipod interface.
Sources: go2Web2 Labnol

Nokia calls for battery replacement

2007-08-16T11:45:00.000+05:30

Nokia mobile phones with Battery Code BL-5C are being recalled.BL-5C batteries manufactured by Japanese company Matsushita between December 2005-November 2006 are the ones being recalled.Nokia has taken this decision after 100 odd incidents of over heating while charging.

If you own a Nokia phone, then it's time to check this link to find out if your Battery need to be replaced
http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/

Related
Nokia Tips International Mobile Equipment Identity

Make your trip, a happy Trip

2007-08-09T17:54:00.000+05:30

Gone are the days where you have to depend on your relatives,Friends,Brokers etc., when you go out for a trip.Depending on them will often make you frustrated,excess expenditure,wastage of time etc., Now you can plan your complete trip sitting in front of your computer with in your budget.There have many web sites for this.Although many of them are primarily being used for booking air tickets,things will change soon.Here goes the list of websites you can use for booking the low cost flights,Hotels,Buses and Citi Taxis...

http://www.makemytrip.co.in/
http://www.yatra.com/
http://travel.indiatimes.com
http://www.ezeego1.co.in/
http://www.cleartrip.com/index.shtml
http://www.travelocity.co.in
http://www.zoomtra.com

Related : No-frills densifying the Indian Skies

Oracle iSQLPlus

2007-07-27T11:46:00.000+05:30

Sqlplus.exe and sqlplusw.exe are the conventional interfaces used to query against the Oracle Database.iSqlPlus is the browser based interface that doesnt require any installation on the machien to query the database.To know the port numbers at which isqlplus and Enterprise Manager Console are running look into the portList.ini file located in ..\db_1\install folder.
For example
iSQL*Plus HTTP port number =5560
Enterprise Manager Console HTTP Port (orcl) = 1158
Enterprise Manager Agent Port (orcl) = 3938
Here isqlplus runs at 5560.To acces it.. http://OracleServerMachienName:5560/isqlplus
If this doesnt work check if the isqlplus service is Up under the Windows Services[Services.msc]

AnswersTips Enabled

2007-07-25T15:10:00.000+05:30

NetizensNest is AnswerTips enabled now.So you can double click a word to know more about it.

"AnswerTips^TM are small information bubbles that define any word when double-clicked. An AnswerTips-enabled site or blog means visitors get fast facts on 4 million topics provided by Answers.com when they double-click on any word, without opening a new browser or following outbound links. AnswerTips deliver instant definitions, explanations and facts including biographies, tech terms, geography, pop culture and much more."

Fortune ButterFly City

2007-07-25T10:08:00.001+05:30

Fortune Butterfly City
If anyone interested in this Venture,contact me
or call me 9886827877

The biggest plus point being its proximity to the upcoming Mucherla IT park at Kadthal.[Diagonally Left]
The total development will happen in three phases and will be completed by 2015.Go through this link for facilities developed phase wise .Phase I will be completed by Dec 2008.
Developers are focusing more on the internal Commercial/Business activities like International School,Global Technology School,Koneru Hampi Chess School,Convention Centre, 9 hole Golf Course etc to create stand alone importance in the market.
By this it need not depend much on the external development activities.
Koneru Hampi is the Ambassador to this Venture.The Promoters are planning to host a National level CHess Tournament in the site some time next Year.
Some external developments : Amusement Parks, Kottur Bio Park, Thummaluru IT Cluster, Internation al Airport,Nano Tech Park, Apparel Park,Fab City etc.,
It is approx 43 Km from Hyderabad.The Srisailam Road will soon become a 4 Lane State Highway.
IT employees employees has a facility in the mode of payment.40% can be paid initally and the rest 60% will be arranged via Land Loan.
For Location Map and the Phase 1 layout refer the site Fortune Butterfly City
For more details contact me via Email or Mobile Number.

Privacy Tips

2007-07-21T11:28:00.000+05:30

Providing important information like Date Of Birth,Email IDs,Phone Numbers , Mailing Addresses to anyone is very risky these days.But these are the commonly asked info when you register for any service/account over web.If proper measures are not taken it will lead to spamming,Infromation theft,even financial loss etc.,I am herewith listing few points that one can keep in mind while providing these important information next time...

1]Do not register to each and every site you come across.Think how frequently you will use the information in this site.Are there any other sites that provide the same info without any regsitration.

2]Do not always provide all the requested information at the time of registration.

3]These days you have many email accounts with many service providers.So maintain different email accounts exclusively for different purposes.For example with your Yahoo account you can communicate with friends,With Rediff you can apply for jobs, with Hotmail or GMail you can maintain important information,etc etc.,

I maintain a Gmail account especially for all the shit registrations I do over web.Please maintain different passwords for these accounts.

4]Do not check the Remember me on this computer option unless you are the only one who access this computer

Related : Yahoo Messenger Profiles

Trading

2007-07-20T14:26:00.000+05:30

Few links to start with trading in India

Financial News papers/Magazines

Companies Research

SMC India Online

Blogs

Mutual Funds

Others

Commodities Control

IPOs

Tax Related websites

2007-07-19T16:41:00.000+05:30

Refer these websites for various Tax related Queries

Good article on PAN

2007-07-19T16:08:00.000+05:30

Here is a good article [From Rediff] one should know all about the PAN Card.

It explains the necessity,importance of PAN, how to get a PAN card and other details...

Media Object Sharing Site from Rediff

2007-07-13T16:32:00.000+05:30

Rediff has come up with a Photo,Music and Video sharing portal, ishare.You can login without your Rediff ID and upload the files.Like youTube and others you can embed the videos into your webpages and blogs.Embedding one cools one here: Many Faces of Taj

Eenadu Epaper

2007-07-13T09:57:00.000+05:30

The Favorite Telugu daily,Eenadu is available in epaper format from today.Free access to it is made available for the first 3 months.Register and view at http://epaper.eenadu.net/

CCSID

2007-07-11T11:53:00.000+05:30

The data in the DB2 will be coded in some CCSID format.It needs a conversion for proper display when viewed on a different m/c.

For example for the data to be visible in English : CHGJOB CCSID(37) command should be run at the command prompt.Based on the language in which you would like to view, appropriate CCSID should be used.
The picture show the data displayed from a table before running the command CHGJOB CCSID(37).

CCSID stands for Coded Character Set ID.
A CCSID of 65535 means the data is coded in Hex

Some times you may get "SQL0332 - Characterconversion between CCSID &1 and CCSID &2 not valid".Refer this for more information SQL0332
Use full links related to CCSID here here

IBM JDE Resource Directory

2007-07-10T17:03:00.000+05:30

Bookmark this useful link from Andrews Consulting Group : http://andrewscg.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/ibm-jde-resource-directory.pdf

Vote for TAJ MAHAL

2007-06-18T12:19:00.000+05:30

As you may already know by now, the official list of the 'New Seven Wonders of the World' is being finalized on the basis of votes polled in by people all across the globe.

'Taj Mahal', the magnificient marble marvel in India has made it to the list of top ten contenders.
There are only a few days left before the voting process would end and the New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration Ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 i.e 07.07.07.
As a patriotic Indian, we can vote for Taj Mahal to be included in the list of seven wonders.
The voting could be done in any of the following ways...

Online: Visit the Official website of the New 7 Wonders Foundation, the body deciding the 7 new wonders at http://www.new7wonders.com and cast your vote.
Remember, for casting your vote, you need to Register with this site and each registration allows you to cast 7 votes.The registration involves providing your email ID twice and choose your 7 wonders of the world.Once you submit the list you will get an email and you need to confirm by clicking the link in the email.

SMS
You can also vote by simply typing TAJ in an SMS and sending it to 4567
The cost to send an SMS is Rs. 3 for all the following operators Prepaid and Postpaid: Airtel, Hutch, Spice, Tata Tele, Reliance Info, Reliance GSM, BPL. Exceptions: Rs. 1: MTNL Prepaid and Postpaid, BSNL Prepaid; Rs. 0.8: BSNL Postpaid. Only providers indicated above accept voting.

Phone
Cast your vote by calling any of the following International Numbers
+423 663 90 02 99
+44 870 062 3748
Your calls will be charged at normal international call rates. During the call, you can vote for two of the 21 final New7Wonders candidates, using the codes for the candidate. Remember, the code for Taj Mahal is 'Code 20'

The SMS based voting is the simplest if you just worry about Taj.
More from National Geographic Gallery

Capturing Microsoft Crash Dump

2007-06-13T18:49:00.000+05:30

Steps to capture the Microsoft Crash Dump

Pre requisite

Machine should have 'Debugging tools for Windows' installed.If not download and install from this location : http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx

Note:The above package will install windbg.Note the path of windbg.exe.we will use this to capture the crash dump

Steps

1]Open the Registry using Regedit

2]Open the following key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug"

3]Take the backup of the AeDebug regisrty key.This is to restore the original settings once the crash dump is captured.

4]To take backup, right click on 'AeDebug' and select 'Export' option.Specify the name and location to store this.

5]Now set AeDebug\Auto key to 1

6]Set AeDebug\Debugger key to

"" -p%ld -e%ld -g -c ".dump /mfa C:\\dump %ld.dump:q"

7]Try to reproduce the issue.On crash windbg will start and generate the crash dump file at C:\ location.

8]Restore the original settings by double clicking the file exported earlier in step 4

Safari Browser for Windows

2007-06-13T18:19:00.000+05:30

Mac users do not need intro to the term Safari.Now the fastest browser on Mac is available for Windows users also.Apple Team says, Safari is capable of loading the web pages upto twice as fast as IE and upto 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2.The safar 3 which is in Public Beta now can be downloaded here

Handling the Stack OverFlow

2007-06-05T10:13:00.000+05:30

Stack overflow
The JVM allocates a Java and native stack for each thread that is created by the application. If either of these stacks become exhausted, a stack overflow error occurs. A Java stack overflow can occur for the following reasons:
The stack is not large enough to handle the request. Setting the following JVM parameter increases the Java stack size to 1 MB:
-Xoss1m
The default is 400 KB.

The JIT compiler is causing a recursion in the application code. There is a recursion in the application code
A native stack overflow can occur for the following reasons:
The stack is not large enough to handle the request. Setting the following JVM parameter increases the native stack size to 1 MB:
-Xss1m
The default is 400 KB.

Setting JVM parameters: To set a JVM parameter, use the Generic JVM arguments field for the application server. You can find this at Servers →Application Servers → → Java and Process Management →Process Definition → Java Virtual Machine

Events

2007-05-31T21:16:00.000+05:30

If you want to know about the happening of various events in your place,check these links

Yahoo Upcoming : Yahoo upcoming
Biz Trade shows : Biz Trade shows
Events in India : IndoBase
Events Specific to Bangalore : EventsBangalore

Microsoft Surface Computer - Giving Human Touch to the Digital Content

2007-05-31T20:23:00.000+05:30

Microsoft has come up with a unique compute based on the Surface Computing Technology.The main concept being it doesn't require the input devices like Mouse or Key Board.So for sure it is not a traditional compute and not for a traditional computer.Microsoft named it Microsoft Surface, deals the Digital content like photos, songs, movies,maps etc., in a more live manner.With this the company is mainly targeting the life in Hotels,Restaurants , Electronic Retail locations,Casino Resorts etc.Surface is expected to hit the market by the end of 2007.

It look likes a table with its 30 inch screen being fixed horizontally like a table top.Just to get started with what Surface can do, you can place your Digital Camera and Zune on its surface.Surface will recognise the devices and throws out various menus available in each device.Now you can grab the desired content from Digital Camera to Zune by hand as if they were physically existing on the surface.

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JDEdwards EnterpriseOne Resources

2007-05-23T12:01:00.000+05:30

The JDEdwards Advisor

[SQL0904] Resource Limit Exceeded

2007-04-13T17:41:00.000+05:30

SQLPackages FAQ

World Cup 2007 + Google

2007-03-13T15:55:00.000+05:30

It seems Google has indexed the World's cricket fever

Gmail is Public

2007-02-15T11:55:00.000+05:30

GMail[called Google Mail in some parts of Europe] was started in April 2004.For a long time its been invitation-only web mail.Finally it is out for public registration.GMail is famous for its Ajax based interface and ever growing space it provides.Get now the GMail account if you dont have one.
Wiki on GMail
About GMail
Features of GMail
Want to Switch to GMail

EnterpriseOne Bangalore Team

2007-02-15T11:34:00.000+05:30

India World Cup Team

2007-02-12T09:03:00.000+05:30

Batsmen
Rahul Dravid (Captain)
Sachin Tendulkar (Vice-Captain)
Sourav Ganguly
Robin Uthappa
Yuvraj Singh
All Rounders
Virender Sehwag
Irfan Pathan
Wicketkeepers
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Dinesh Karthik
Bowlers
Ajit Agarkar
Harbhajan Singh
Anil Kumble
Zaheer Khan
Sreesanth
Munaf Patel

Carnatic Music

2007-02-09T16:04:00.000+05:30

Looking for an online portal where you can hear the Carnatic music.I have recently come across this Raaga portal.Nice collection for music lovers.

http://www.raaga.com/channels/carnatic/

GMail is Public?

2007-02-09T15:57:00.000+05:30

Heard Gmail is open for public registration,means now no invitation is needed to get a gmail account.In my India browser I do not see any link allowing me to signup for a GMail account.In the USA browser I see the link "Sign up for Gmail",but still its being redirected to the Mobile based sign up.I guess it should have been removed for some reason or other...

Try Microsoft Office 2007

2007-02-06T16:07:00.000+05:30

Here goes two ways to try the new Office suite from Microsoft.
1]Web based Test Drive Here
2]Download the trial version.This is valid for two months[60 days] Here
If you just want to know the look and feel of the product try the first one,If you seriously want to explore the suite go for the second option.From here you can easily upgrade to the Full version.

Image Source:www.Microsoft.com

Blogger Error

2007-01-25T10:28:00.000+05:30

Got this error when I was trying to access one of the previous posts.The message says "We're sorry ,but we were unable to complete your request"

Lab Tests

2007-01-24T21:03:00.000+05:30

After a long search I finally found a good resource on web related to the Lab tests,disease conditions etc.,The site provided a list of tests that have to be taken by individuals according to the age group.This site will be useful for people of age 35 plus,from which age the performance of the organs will start degrading.People of age less than 35 can use this information to take enough measures to safeguard their bodes from the most common diseases that will affect in the respective age groups.I want you all to go through the site and add, doing a Master Health Checkup for you and your parents as part of the New Year Resolution.

LabTestsOnline

MSDE- Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine

2007-01-23T16:10:00.000+05:30

MSDE - Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine, is a Free,light weight, re-distributable DataBase from the Microsoft.It is a less-featured version of the Microsoft SQLServer 2000 which is free to use for non-commercial use.For commercial use, one need to register with Microsoft [Most probably in this case also it can be destributed free of cost].The first restriction the MSDE comes in the form of size of each DataBase.It is set to a maximum of 2GB.Next it doesnt provide any graphical interface to administor the database and there are performance restrictions as well.For Students,website developers and programmers it is a perfect
choice.In Microsoft's words
MSDE 2000 is a royalty-free, redistributable database engine that is fully compatible with SQL Server. MSDE 2000 is designed primarily to provide a low-cost option for developers who need a database server that can be easily distributed and installed with a value-added business solution.
How to know whether you have MSDE installed in your machine or not.
To check it go to your Control Panel->Add or Remove Programs and check if you can see something like the one shown in the below snapshot.

World Cups so far

2007-01-18T20:08:00.000+05:30

So far eight world cups have been conducted.Australia has won 3 times,West Indies 2 times and India,Pakistan and Sri Lanka Once each.England has conducted the tournament 4 times, but has never won the cup.In 1987 the world cup was conducted for the first time outside England.West Indies for the first time was unable to make it to Finals.More over the games were reduced from 60 overs to 50 due to the shorter daylight hours on the Indian Sub-continent.England lost the cup to Australia by a narrow margin of 7 runs.
Lord's hosted the Final Matches for four times.The latest World Cup was won by Australia in South Africa.
World Cups Statistics
1975 : Hosted by England and won by West Indies[60 Overs Match]
1979 : Hosted by England and won by West Indies[60 Overs Match]
1983 : Hosted by England and won by India[60 Overs Match]
1987 : Hosted by India/Pakistan and won by Australia[50 Overs Match]
1992 : Hosted by Australia/New Zealand and won by Pakistan[50 Overs Match]
1996 : Hosted by India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka and won by Sri Lanka[50 Overs Match]
1999 : Hosted by England/Scotland/Dutch and won by Australia [50 Overs Match]
2003 : Hosted by South Africa/Zimbabwe/Kenya and won by Australia[50 Overs Match]

Source : http://www.icc-cricket.com

Joost Internet TV

2007-01-18T00:35:00.000+05:30

Joost pronounced - 'juiced' is an effort from the makers of skype to bring the TV to the web.The project which earlier was called 'The venice Project' is renamed to 'Joost' to let more users test the service.The Pro being the much TV-like experience and the con being it needs a high speed broadband connection to truly experience the service.According to the words of Joost website

Joost™ is a new way of watching TV on the internet, which uses new and established technologies to provide the best of both the internet and TV worlds. We're in the process of making it as TV-like as we can, with programmes, channels and adverts.

FAQ about the Joost Service

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Cricket World Cup 2007

2007-01-15T11:58:00.000+05:30

The biggest sporting event of the year 2007 is going to start in another 50 odd days in the Caribbean islands.Despite the initial doubt in the air about the West Indies' capability in conducting the sporting event of this kind,it seems be everything is going on smoothly and the country has geared up with12 stadia in 9 venues.
Some Statistics of the Current World Cup
Total number of teams participating : 16
Groups and Compositions: 4[A,B,C and D]
Group A : Australia,South Africa,Scotland and The Netherlads
Group B : Sri Lanka,India,Bangladesh and Bermuda
Group C : New Zealad,England,Kenya and Canada
Group D : Pakistan,West Indies,Zimbabwe and Ireland
The event will start with 16 warm up matches on Mon 05 Mar.
The Opening Ceremony is on Sun 11 Mar.The actual contest wll start with Host competing with Pakistan on Tue 13 Mar and will close on Sat 28 Apr at Barbados.
Links for reference
Teams taking Part in the World Cup
Team Grouping
Match Schedule
Match Venues