Got my exams coming up and the first 1 is ‘Discrete Time Signal Processing’, while studying came across a question and this is what I ended up doing:
Dec
1
This is hilarious! Off course because it is not Microsoft or Ballmer who was caught spreading FUD, no mainstream tech blogs picked it up. But, how can I let this wither away into archives. So here is how it goes…
Recently, NFL decided to switch from Silverlight to Flash for the live streaming. Though NFL is under NBC who have a long standing relation with Microsoft, NHL chose to use Flash. This was used as an example by Adobe CEO to say:
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Nov
29
At some point of time after using Apple software on Windows, 1 has to succumb to the fact that they simply bloat the machine and just aren’t the best out there. But, you are forced to use them. It’s like you’ve signed a deal with the devil. For the PCs out there who own an iPod and also made the mistake of buying an iPhone, iTunes is a must and I always recommend iTunes even for the ones who use Windows.
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Nov
28
One of the biggest problems in computing is the software that start themselves when Windows logs in, in the past I have posted about methods that allow you to have a higher level control over the applications that start up when Windows boots, this is for the ones who don’t like to tinker too much with the way their computer works.
Windows Defender, has the ability to allow you to customize which programs to be allowed to run on Windows Startup and also provide in-depth information about the program. This is pretty much the services.msc with a better GUI. To access the functionality:
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Nov
26
Microsoft has now added to the list of the White Papers released earlier on 13th of November. These white papers explain the Windows 7 features demoed at The PDC08 & WinHEC. Today’s release includes details of “Ducking” that I talked about in my previous post and also the Light Aware UI that I mentioned in another post.
Keep in mind that these are preliminary releases, currently 21 white papers are available for download, some white papers published include:
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Nov
22
At the WinHEC keynote, Jon DeVaan stressed that developers should test out compatibility of their products and efficiency of the same for providing end-to-end solutions and a better customer experience. Making Microsoft as the bridge between the customer and developer with Windows as the platform, DeVann provided a Call To Action for developers to follow in order to make their offerings more user friendly. In order to do this and help the developers Microsoft is providing 3 main resources:
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Nov
15
UPDATE: I used this method for a couple of days and unfortunately found that it isn’t very efficient because Google does not SMS you every time you get a reply. Being free, you cans till try it, but don’t rely on it. You will get the SMS when least expected and not get it when most wanted. Sorry.
Twitter is an amazing service. The more time I spend on it, the more I get addicted to it. It started off from being this micro-blogging site where you would share your status with the people who follow. It allow you to interact with quite a few interesting people, eg: me. Follow me on Twitter. Twitter allows you to stay in touch and get breaking news at the same time. As of now, Twitter allows you to get your Direct Messages pushed as SMS to your phones and even lets updates from people you choose to be sent to your phone. But, it doesn’t give you your replies as SMS, yeah pisses me too. Here is a neat setup in order to get your Twitter replies sent to you as SMS:
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Nov
12
Since Windows 7 has been unveiled at PDC 2008, coders and artists have been hard at work to emulate it’s look for it’s predecessor – Vista. Along with the theme, coders have come out with applications that provide you with 7’s features like Shake & Snap on Vista too. As a matter of fact, 7’s calculator can run on Vista too! To make your Vista look & feel like Windows 7 here are some resources that you can use.
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Nov
11
Some cool insights into the new audio advancements in Windows 7 are exactly what they are – cool! With Windows 7, there are 3 particular features that interest me and will interest most you guys too.
Let’s begin with 1 of the biggest annoyance in previous iterations of Windows which now has been ironed out.
Scene: You have enabled screen-savers and also checked the ‘On resume, display logon screen’ option. Let’s say you’re listening to music and your screen saver kicks in. Suddenly you need to turn down the volume cause you have a phone call or someone’s come to your room.
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Nov
9
I don’t know why but as guys we tend to act stupid when in front of girls and especially when we have a motive. Last time around The Kiss Bandit wounded someone because of his stupidity, this time again on 2 different occasions hilarity ensued.
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