Archive for December, 2006
I am now more portable then I was
Hooo Woo, I am finally more portable then I was before. Earlier last month, I got HP IPAQ RW6828 phone and while I am still not finished playing with it, before two days I got ASUS F3JV Laptop. It's one top gaming system. I am not into gaming, but this will make sure that I will be able to do some powerful processing work on it.
Below are specs of the system: -
Product description:
True to life Gaming enjoyment
F3JV offers outstanding dual-core performance
to enjoy multimedia management and digital
content creation. Enjoy revolutionary entertainment on the go
F3JV- with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology• PROCESSOR: Core 2 Duo T7200 2.00Ghz (Cache: 4Mb L2/FSB: 667Mhz)
• OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
• DISPLAY: 15.4" WSXGA (1680 x 1050) COLORSHINE
• MAIN MEMORY: 2 x 512Mb DDR2 667Mhz
• HARD DRIVE: 120G SATA 5400 RPM
•GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GO7600/256Mb VRAM graphics card with TC technology
• OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD SuperMulti + Dual Layer
• NETWORKING: 802.11ABG 10/100/1000 + Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
• WEBCAM: 1.3 MegaPixel Webcamera
• ACCESSORIES: Notebook Carry Bag + Optical Mouse
• EXPANSION PORTS:
4 x USB 2.0
1 x Firewire port
1 x VGA out
1 x Audio out
1 x Microphone out
1 x DVD-D
1 x Express Card Slot
1 x SPDIF port
1 x S-Video port
• GIGABIT LAN
• MULTI-CARD READER: 8 in 1 Card Reader
• DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT: 365 x 270 x 41mm, Weight: From, 2.90kg
• POWER: 90W Adapter, 6 Cells Li-Ion Battery
So what does a guy like me do on his brand new laptop? I got rid of Windows Professional from it and installed Windows Vista and start installing other software on it. I am having hard time installing some software on it!!! I installed Office 2007 on it.
So what do other people running Windows Vista run as Anti-virus software and as firewall software? I tried installing Zone Alarm but of course it did not install properly. As for anti-virus for now, I have installed AVG from Grisoft.
More on my experiences later on, but let me know some of the cool software that I should try on Windows Vista and any other tips that you might have.
Ahead of the Curve: 2007: Something for everyone
(InfoWorld) - Some Decembers, I look to the coming year and pray that I can earn my keep on the unpredictable visits from my muse that result in a departure from some of my more done-to-death subjects. It’s something of a relief to leave behind 2006, a year in which I spent loads of time yelling into the wind that Intel, despite its best work to date, is farther behind AMD than ever.
In 2007, let’s agree to focus on scalability. Let’s see what happens to power draw and performance when we turn off CPU cores, and black out entire sockets one by one on Intel and AMD multicore systems. Subtraction is revealing. Next year, let’s look at the tangible differences between robust multicore as IBM and AMD implement it, and approximated multicore as Intel does it.
Next year, let’s take a fresh look at long-forgotten PC UNIX, the simple beauty that, but for in-fighting and litigiousness, would have given us a slender, mature, inviolable operating system core. Open source development would have thrived with that foundation. Next year, let’s take a close and frank look at Apple’s OS X Leopard and its Darwin core, which Apple claims will be UNIX-certified on its release. Let’s watch what happens to System V UNIX, a criminally neglected property that belongs in the public’s hands and under responsible stewardship, which means having it taken from SCO.
Open source Java is a greater boon than anyone imagines, not only to open source but to commercial development as well. Freedom to optimize, extend (with deviation from the specification punished by torture) and, to my mind, just plain understand what should be the hottest dynamic language on the planet for both clients and servers will carry Java to new places. By the same token, 2007 will be many developers’ first encounter with Objective-C. I was put off by the Win32-like burdens it placed on developers; miscounted memory, file handles and such resources accounted for much of a Mac application’s debugging and QA effort. I’m hopeful that Objective-C, which, contrary to belief is not an Apple language but a native compiled language in the GNU compiler collection, will find favor on platforms other than the Mac. Its ready rapport with Java balances Java’s dynamic freedom with the speed of native code.
Last, let’s agree to keep little black books of emerging technologies we want to follow. Let’s remember that the greatest opportunities do not lie in the places where the crowds are forming, but in the quieter places no one thinks to look. There are hungry, impoverished, frightened and isolated people who are truly worthwhile investments, and their communities are genuine, ground-floor emerging markets. In these places, interest bearing micro-loans of a few hundred dollars breed sustainable businesses. Technology and connectivity will have an even greater impact with return that’s just as rapid.
Don’t be motivated by pity; it’s corrosive. Instead, close your eyes and know that genius and drive exist in the same proportion among the unfortunate as they do among the fortunate. One teenager blogging from a place the “civilized world” has forgotten can gain a following, get picked up by a magazine and change his life and the lives of all those around him. Create possibilities with an eye toward profiting from them; I forgive you. While we wait like new parents for altruistic motivation to care for others, we waste opportunities where investment serves the needy better than charity.
Hyperlinking can put you behind bars now
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Blog Software Updated to B2Evo 1.86
I updated the blog software to B2Evolution 1.86. The features are cool and worth the upgrade. Now is the time to go through the pain of customizing the blog once again.
The joys of settling in the new house
It's been a long while since I updated you. Well as you might have read before, I have moved into my new house by myself and settling in. There is a lot to get done, believe me in a brand new house. This becomes true more when one is like me, who does not prefer to pay builders too much money to get the extra things done.
The best part for me is I am learning a lot of things about things that go into the house, the things that become a part of the house. Komal is creative and loves to go to shops and see things for hours together. Her best place to visit is "Bunnings". I hated to be there for more then 10 minutes before. I preferred to stay at home and play with my computer. But now things are changing. I am getting the "Creative" syndrome. I love visiting Bunnings now and get ideas from there.
Last weekend I did my first DIY installation at my new place. I installed a blind myself after getting some ridiculous quotations. I wanted to see what all is involved in doing a job. Well it wasn't easy ( I know I suck at such things for now) but I did it and the blind is doing it's job.
I am not missing my old rented place. The feeling that one gets in his/her own house is just too different and hard to explain, but it is all good. There are lot of places that I can go for around my place. My favourite is go for a walk around the Caroline Springs Lake. I will remember to take a picture of that place next time I visit that place. Going for walks is even more beneficial to me for now as I walk around places and gather ideas looking at other new and old houses. And of course the air is just so fresh!
My street mates (neighbours) that I have meet so far are good people and above all looks like a multicultural street.
For now though, what I miss the most is spending a lot of time in front of my computer once I get home. I got to do stuff (cleaning, washing, arranging and more cleaning) in the house which I did not have to do in my small rented place before. But I am sure in coming weeks, days and months this will be settled as well. Of course I will share the load with Komal, once she is back in Australia 
. Overall, it has been great three weeks in the new house.
By the way I am looking for DIY sites on various things. If you know and prefer any sites, then let me know.