My first monthly report ! yet month is not over!

The following story is based on a true life encounter.

I have a confession to make today....

How could this have happened to me? My mind was blank as I stared at my monitor at my 64th cubicle. My boss sent a reminder today as well to remind me that today was the last day for Nov monthly report submission. Yesterday I had the same reminder as well, but my colleagues and I daringly ignored the reminder. Needless to say, I felt guilty for the rest of the day. Hence, today I’m determined to hand in my report on time. But to my dismay, no matter how hard I tried, I just don’t know what to write. There were too many things that happened in the past days and I just don’t know where to start! The clock continues ticking. Glancing at my watch, I saw that it was already 12:20pm. 3 hour to go till deadline.

How did I end up in this situation?


I glanced at my watch for the second time. Its 12.45pm already. Actually I had to take my first Team lunch, that too it was in 4 star hotel near to ITPL, that made thing worse. I need to complete this stuff and also be ready for lunch, which I don’t need to miss out .Heck, I’ve wasted another 15 minutes doing nothing. Without further delay I boost my determination with a cup of coffee day regular 3 in 1 coffee and started on my report. Firstly I browsed through all my mails ( the most important task for the day ) that help me a lot ,for the past 4 weeks and jot down all the key items that I would like to include in my report. Next I broke down the list into 3 major categories – General, Highlights and Lowlights. Then, I wrote short descriptions for each of the items. For those items that took to much hassle to explain, Thank you Justin(he is my frind ,just a feet apart from my Cubile. he send a sample of his report)! I guiltily deleted them from the list. After much sweat and effort, I finally finished the report and hit the send button at 5.30pm sharp! Hooray! Mission accomplished.

I have to admit, although I managed to hand in the report on time; I’m not too satisfied about the report. It was by far the worst report I ever wrote in my entire life. I need to polish my writing skills and invest more time on next month’s report. ALL the best swaroop

Can Google Chrome build an ecosystem?

Google Chrome has already jumped some tough hurdles.

It faced its first security alerts, two bugs which taught users what the wrench in the corner of the screen is for. (It gets you updates.)

It has faced the first blush of backlash, with snarky charges of its being over-hyped, the expected stories of a threat to privacy, and a threat by Microsoft to put the anti-trust shoe on the other foot.

What it has yet to do is build an ecosystem.

One of the great strengths of Firefox is its ecosystem of add-ons. I miss my tool bars (especially the Google one) when using Chrome.

An ecosystem offers many advantages. But it also has disadvantages. Add-ons written by others can slow down your product, introduce security risks, and make you responsible for things you did not do.

I use Firefox for commerce because I keep my passwords in an add-on. I use Explorer to write posts here because Chrome does not yet support the Wordpress visual editor.

There are indications that Google “gets it.”

Google has extended its deal with Mozilla, so rumors of its death (or that of its ecosystem) are greatly exaggerated.

It’s also possible Google may go another route in building an ecosystem. SaaS vendors which create Web applications are thrilled with Chrome, and since many have working business models they might help Google build profits into Chrome fast.

The problem is that an ecosystem requires a vendor to scale-up in areas where Google has long been reluctant to scale-up.

Google’s real secret sauce is that it scales technology, not people. This is a variant on the old soccer saying that the ball is the fastest thing on the field. The computer is the ball.

But to build an ecosystem you need people who will meet with other people. Lots of people. People who need people and are, in many ways, the luckiest people in the world.

Mozilla has such people. Microsoft has such people. Does Google have enough of them, or a willingness to bring them in and respect them, as it respeccts technologists?

source:http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2870

When is DELL COMING

Today i received a mail from DELL saying ORDER DELAY-Swaroop

Greetings from Dell!

Thank you for choosing Dell and for your interest in our products and services. Your system/s, built entirely to your specifications, are in the process of being shipped from our factory.

At Dell, we understand the importance of keeping customers informed of the delivery status of the shipment. In this instance, we are anticipating a potential delay in delivering your order on or before the Estimated Delivery Date provided to you at time of purchase, which was 18 AUG 2008
We are working towards completing this delivery on or before 08 SEP 2008
Please accept our apologies for the unforeseen delay.

now the real jouney starts , after a long time of atticipating about my DELL LAPTOP i have finally got this reply from DELL.

i have no idea when it will reach my door steps.and that day will be a great .
i am also planning to go HOME this weekend as i need to collect my MARKLIST that had arrived .i don't when should i go and also i am waiting call from companys.

i have a really a tight shedule this week and i what to tell you that JYTsna's sisters marriage is happening this weekend and i don't how will be there...she was my frind when i was in SCHOOL and we are all hoping to see each other .

Inspiron 1525 the Count Down Starts

This is being a very long ride for me . I never thought that i would be oweing a laptop.

It all started when i left banglore and went to my home for my Final Year Exams Results. Things was bit tough for me as i was totally under presurres for getting placement .

Well let me start my story.It was on july 11 when i told about the laptop to my father and i had no idea how he is going to respond that.BUT .....he told me why don't you check yourself,that really made me to think.WOW..great so far so good.. I went to my Pc and checked all that i need to have in my pc.

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5750

2.0 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB

Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium 32 bit SP1

3GB (1 X 2 GB + 1 X 1 GB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR

250GB SATA Hard Driv....etc

all at 41,798.26

Then i opted for dell Inspiron 1525 which satisfyed all my needs and it also had nice service and ssupport which i did't get where else. I called the customer care of DELL The toll free number is 1800 425 4001 and a lady atted and i told whaat i need then she tranferd my call to the sales account manger.MR Sunil Karthik ,he was really a very nice person who helped me with all the queries that i had about the DEll.And i placed the th configuration and he was quick enough to send me the qutation for that.

Ubuntu 11.0( hardy herion)

This is my first installation of Linux distro ,without anybody's help.My earlier distro was OPENSUSE (mini Me) that i had. i alloted a wooping 10 GB for ext3 and 1GB for swap partition.But latter made it to 5GB for EXT3 and 1 gb for swap .the installation was so smooth that i had no problem in configuring my network or my disk.The partition can be also be made automatically but i thought i will do manually.
later it showed all the partition which was allotted in my system and i ahave already alloted 5gb for ext and 1gb for swap.so first i choose the ext3 option and alloted 5gb and for swap 1 gb.and it formated.

latter time configuration and keyboard layout that i am using i also made that change also.Everything smooth.It configured my network automatically(amazing)and my printer.all was configured without any wizards or steps as i see in windows.
So the installation was soo smooth without any problems,and all the software which it as was already outdated so the first thing i need to do is that i need to update. so to do this i just typed symati update manager. and again a surprise it automatically installed the latest version of the software ..and it installed 245 software. so the next day when i gone through the UBUNTU.i did't find any compiz fustion software and i was need of it so i thought i need to install the compizi fustion
to be continued.....

VIRUS (alpha post)

This virus i s from our very own NIIT center residency road.AS i was inserting the usb it installed some software and made the system to reboot.But i did't care much about the virus as i thought i could use LINUX to to remove it .
BUT...star age thing hapen.it is not allowing to mount the USB.And justin also did his best to get that thing to remove..but i t is not allowing it and it says acess dened.
will be continued..................

Insert your USB pen drive. Let it get detected and mounted. Open Terminal. Type The Following commands 1. dmesg |tail –> here the ‘|’ key is the pipe, ie, the key before the backspace key(the upper one, so press shift) You’ll get something like

sathya@shaman:~$ dmesg |tail [ 9921.681164] sda: Write Protect is off [ 9921.681174] sda: Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00 [ 9921.681178] sda: assuming drive cache: write through [ 9921.709138] SCSI device sda: 4030464 512-byte hdwr sectors (2064 MB) [ 9921.720951] sda: Write Protect is off [ 9921.720963] sda: Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00 [ 9921.720967] sda: assuming drive cache: write through [ 9921.721225] sda: [ 9921.727896] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda [ 9921.744187] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 Note the terms in bold. In your system it will be different, maybe sdb or something. Whatever it may be, make sure to substitute it in the commands below, else your hard disk may get formatted.

2. Unmount your pen drive by using sudo umount /dev/sda (In your case, please substitute sda with the appropriate device, listed above.

3. use the mkfs.vfat command to format to FAT32 filesystem, or mkfs.ext3 to format to ext3 filesystem sudo mkfs.vfat -n ‘Label’ -I /dev/sda Replace Label with the name you want the pen drive to have.

4. That’s it! When done formatting, you’ll be returned to the prompt sathya@shaman:~$ mkfs.vfat -n ’sathya’ -I /dev/sda mkfs.vfat 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) sathya@shaman:~$

Remove and insert the pen drive to have mounted again!

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assword: locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory [root@localhost ~]# sudo umount /dev/sdb1 [root@localhost ~]# sudo mkfs.vfat -n ‘Swaroop’ -I /dev/sdb1 mkfs.vfat 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) [root@localhost ~]#

Was the SMS alert was weird........... idea?

I have my problems with Sujay, but I have to say there's one thing you
can't fault the man for: sheer physical courage( hope fully ..sujay).

This is a man who had his first flirt in my college ,and talking about him he is my dearest friend ...thnks u dude for helping me in todays EDP.Without you i have no idea how will i be writing the "problems faced by small business"...guys this was the last question in the question paper....which carrys a wooping 20 marks ..and i am telling you frankly that i have asked him the answer.

PIN without the pain

As you all may know, Goolge have send a Personal
Identification Number (PIN) by standard mail when my account first reaches
$10 in earnings. This PIN is used to help verify My accounts and
addresses for security purposes.I often receive messages from publishers
concerned about what to look for in the mail, and when i can expect to
receive it.

Booting from the install CD..ubuntu

In order to install Ubuntu, you must start your computer using the installation CD. While most computers will start from the installation CD if you simply insert the CD and then restart the computer, some computers may require additional steps to allow this.

If your computer does not start from the installation CD if you insert it and then restart the computer, use the following steps:

1. Restart your computer with the CD still inserted in the drive

2. When the computer restarts, look very carefully at the initial screen it shows. Look for an option such as <F10> Boot Order or Press DEL to enter setup and press the key which is noted (e.g. the Delete key). There are many different variations, so please see your computer manual if you are unsure which button you need to press.

3. Find the options relating to Boot Order, Boot Sequence or similar. Ensure that your CD drive is first in the boot order by following the instructions on-screen.

4. Once satisfied that your CD is first in the boot order, save your changes and restart the computer. It should now start from the Ubuntu installation CD.

If you are still unable to boot from CD, please seek support from one of the Ubuntu support channels.

If it has booted from the CD successfully, Ubuntu will load. This may take a while, as a cut-down copy of Ubuntu must be started from the CD.

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Entering basic information

Once the Ubuntu installation CD has booted successfully, you will be presented with a desktop, with an icon labelled Install. Double-click this icon to start the Ubuntu installer. Then, follow the instructions below:

1. Select your language from the list provided and then press Forward.

2. Select a city from your country and timezone by either clicking the map or selecting a city from the drop-down menu labelled Selected city. Press Set Time... if the time is set incorrectly. Once you are satisfied that the time is correct for your location, press Forward.

3. Select your keyboard layout from the list provided. You can type in the box provided to test that your keyboard is working correctly. Press Forward once you are satisfied that you have chosen the correct keyboard layout.

4. Enter the details requested. Pay particular attention to the password section - by choosing a more complicated password, you can help to make your computer more secure. You must also ensure that you can remember your password correctly, including the case of the letters you use ('ABC' is different to 'abc'). Once satisfied that all of the information you entered is correct, press Forward.

   	When choosing a password, try to use a combination of letters, numbers and punctuation symbols which spell out a random word (e.g. p0tato!). This will make your password harder to guess if someone tries to access your computer without your permission.

5. The Prepare disk space screen will load. This will allow you to partition your hard disk. Partitioning is covered in the next section, Partitioning your disks.

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Final goodbye for early web icon......FUTURE BROWSER IS HERE....FLOCK

Flock Browser - The Social Web Browser

I've heard about Flock from Justin and I've been thinking of downloading it. Now ever since my IE has started behaving weird , I decided that its high time i download this one of a kind browser.

Firefox is the main competitor to IE, particularly in Europe where it has a 28% market share, according to some statistics.
The open source browser's development iscoordinated by the Mozilla foundation, set up by Netscape staff made redundant in 2003. It has had more than 500 million downloads worldwide and in countries such as Finland it is the most popular browser.
'Competition is what brings quality," said Ms Baker.

Flock describes itself as "the social web
browser" and allows people to see feeds from community websites, such
as Flickr and Facebook, and post to blogs without having to navigate to
the page.

"There are lots of ways that people are

engaging in having a conversation and Flock is very focused on making
that as effortless and convenient as possible," said Mr Hardin.

However, not all Netscape users are happy about having to change browser.
"I'm sad. Flock still needs improvement

and I am not happy with Firefox's interface. I'm [an] orphan!" read one
post on the Netscape blog.

Others who posted comments on the blog predicted the browser will make a return.

"Netscape is a wonderful browser, and it will be so in the future," read one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7270583.stm


[excerpts from Wiki]


Flock is a web browser heavily based upon Mozilla Firefox
and other Mozilla technologies. Flock is also the name of the company
developing the browser. Flock's creators call it a "social browser",
due to its ability to interact with popular social networking web services. Such web services include Flickr, Del.icio.us, Technorati, Photobucket, and various popular blogging and news aggregation services.

Features

The current beta release has the following feature differences from Firefox:

• Flock's
  custom homepage, "My World", tells you when your friends have new
  photos and videos and when you have new feeds. My World gives quick
  access to your recently visited favorite sites as well.
• Bookmarks, in addition to being saved offline, can be replaced with del.icio.us. When a bookmark (known as a favorite) is added, it is added to the user's del.icio.us account.
• Favorites can be tagged
• A favorites and history section are integrated into the favorites manager
• Built-in full-text search using Clucene. Search as you type for pages in the cache
• Flickr and Photobucket integration
• Technorati tagging
• Blogging tools
• News aggregator
• "Drag-and-drop" capability and a clipboard like feature known as "The Shelf."
• Media Mini Bar, allows you to search, stream, and view content off of sites like YouTube and Truveo.
• Built in uploader, to submit content to flickr and photobucket

Many of these features can be attained through extensions for Firefox. del.icio.us Bookmarks, developed by Yahoo!, Inc., provides integration with del.icio.us online bookmarks. Fotofox, developed as an official extension by the Mozilla Corporation, integrates with Flickr. Sage provides a built in news reader, similar to Thunderbird's.

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