Tamlinadu Election Candidate's Information - 2011

Checkout the link http://myneta.info/tamilnadu2011/for the details about candidates who are contesting in this election. you will get all the details like Criminal cases, education and total assets.  

MapMyIndia -- Mobile Navigation System - For Android OS

Hi,

  I been using this MapMyIndia(http://www.mapmyindia.com/gps/products/mobile/mobilemaps/overview.html) Mobile navigation system from past 2 weeks. It really works. 

  Yes, I used to have Google map for most of the time , but it never showed me proper direction(Only in US google navigation works perfectly).

   Google map does not detect my location as accurate as MapMyIndia. So i am very much happy with this MapMyIndia navigation.

   Good:

     1. It really works

     2. It gives me turn by turn navigation information

     3. 2D and 3D maps are good

     4. Quickly gives me the alternative route if i missed.

   Bad :

      1. Frequently crashing 

      2. User Interface is not that good, some time confusing with options

      3. Takes too long to detect my location.

      4. If the phone is in inside the car or house, it is not getting the signal properly.

   Ugly:

     1. Some time voice over says some direction, and route show something different direction.

     2. Not able to enter actual postal address properly, poor user interface.

     3. While using the navigation, i am not able to zoom the map properly, it is crashing everything i try to zoom.

   

But over all  i liked it, because this is the only time saver for me to go around the city.

Background Information:

Mobile : HTC Desire

Platform: Android 2.3

City : Bangalore, Karnataka, India

thanks
Arivoli

kung-fu-panda 2 -- Returns

Hurray!!!!!!!!

Kung-fu panda returns on May 2011.

http://www.kung-fu-panda-2-trailer.net/

Enjoy.......

thanks

Arivoli

Ho To Enable Background Color , CSS Sprite Image in Print Out - IE and Firefox

Recently, i just came across an issue with my IE and Firefox browser.

Which ever page i tried to print from these browsers, the CSS (colors, Images, styles, etc) are not coming in the print out.

So i was wondering what could be the issue. 

I know we have to specify media="all" for style sheet, but even after specifying it in the link tag, it is not printing it properly.

Later i realized (after an hour) that there is a settings in both the browsers to enable the background Color and Image in printing.

This is very Simple, i am totally not aware of this. So i just want to share with you so that it will be useful for some of you(I wish i can save your time)

For Firefox 3.6 : 

    File -- Page Setup -- Format & Options - Print Background(colors & Images)

For IE 6:

  Tools -- Internet Options -- Advanced --"Settings List" -- "Printing" section -- Print Background Colors and Images

My First Private Sky Trip

Its been a long time dream for me to do this..Atlast i made it... thanks to one of my fiend caption Prabhu Mohan(Pilot) who made the day ...

We took this flight from Monarch, Addition, Dallas,TX. Really good one. We had a nice trip.

Too many communication during our fly... It is very hard to understand their communication language(you have to study min 8 months).

Autopilot mode did not worked properly in this flight, but over all it is a good flight.

We had a smooth takeoff and landing. We went up to Jones Field, Bonham airport from Addition.

--
thanks
Arivoli
(http://winarivoli.blogspot.com)

The $300 Million Button

Recently i came to know about this article.... very interesting... 

How Changing a Button Increased a Site's Annual Revenues by $300 Million

It's hard to imagine a form that could be simpler: two fields, two buttons, and one link. Yet, it turns out this form was preventing customers from purchasing products from a major e-commerce site, to the tune of $300,000,000 a year. What was even worse: the designers of the site had no clue there was even a problem.

...

The $300,000,000 Fix

The designers fixed the problem simply. They took away the Register button. In its place, they put a Continue button with a simple message: "You do not need to create an account to make purchases on our site. Simply click Continue to proceed to checkout. To make your future purchases even faster, you can create an account during checkout."

more info: http://www.uie.com/articles/three_hund_million_button

Water Vs Gatorade

Nice to know ......

Before you go to sleep, always drink a glass of water or two in order to make you fall asleep faster and wake up in a more refreshed mood. On the other hand, drinking soda contains caffeine which makes you stay awake. Drink water before you go to bed, it's better for you and you'll have a better night's sleep.

You may have known of people that say Gatorade is a lot healthier than water. While in some ways they may be correct, they do not realize how much sugar Gatorade contains. Gatorade is made to make your body become energy-charged, and help you with physical work outs and sports training. Gatorade is not made to be consumed all the time and could actually make you gain weight over time. Drinking water does not contain sugar.

http://chris.pirillo.com/why-should-you-drink-water/

iPad Killer.....ADAM. The First

Best competitor for Apple iPad... from INDIA.... 
Notion Ink introducing new Tablet PC namely "ADAM" 
ADAM with Android OS. 

10 inch transflective LCD 
180 degree Swivel Camera 
Backside Track Pad... etc 

http://www.notionink.in/adamoverview.php 
Really love it....

Python in Android - Android Scripting Environment(ASE)

Today i came know that there is a Python Android Scripting environment  that does amazing thing in few line.

Actually python is the only language which is having single line of code for hello world :).

Even in android Python does the magical programing in few lines.

An example via Matt Cutts -- "here's a barcode scanner written in six lines of Python code:

  import android
  droid = android.Android()
  code = droid.scanBarcode()
  isbn = int(code['result']['SCAN_RESULT'])
  url = "http://books.google.com?q=%d" % isbn
  droid.startActivity('android.intent.action.VIEW', url)

How easy it is...!!!. It is tempting me to go and buy a Android phone asap...and try my python programing skill in Android industry.

more info in : http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/06/introducing-android-scripting.html

Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional just 9 years old

The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program offers multiple certifications, based on different areas of technical expertise, but passing either one of them certifies you as an MCP. Each exam costs approximately $125, takes two to three hours to complete, and consists of between 45 and 90 multiple choice, drag and drop, solution-building questions and simulated content requiring some related administrative work.

A 9-year-old Indian girl from rural Tamil Nadu has become the youngest to become an MCP. M. Lavinashree has broken the record held by Arfa Karim, a 10-year-old Pakistani girl:

for more info:http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/12/29/youngest-microsoft-certified-professional-just-9-years-old

T-Mobile G2 with VGA camera, a follow-up to the Google Andriod mobile operating G1, coming soon?

Just got a tip about the next Google Android-powered handset for T-Mobile, yes, the G2. We're running this as a rumor as it's definitely not confirmed, but we'd bet on this turning out to be true as opposed to, well, you know… Here's what our tipster had to say:

• The product specs on the T-Mobile G2 that CellPhoneSignal ran weren't actually all that far off, just the date was completely wrong.
• The device is a full touch device and there is no physical QWERTY keyboard.
• There is still a trackball at the bottom.
• The launch was delayed from late February to April due to software issues.
• We've been informed this device will actually launch on another global carrier besides T-Mobile as well, though they didn't say who, and they said that the G1, G2, G3, etc., names are trademarks of T-Mobile and the other carrier would have a different product name for the device other than G2.
• There is supposedly (oh, god) a G3 coming not that far after the G2 but our tipster didn't see the G3.

For more info:

http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2008/12/22/2008-12-22_tmobile_g2_with_vga_camera_a_followup_to.html

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/20/actual-t-mobile-g2-information-maybe/

http://www.product-reviews.net/2008/10/21/t-mobile-g2-yes-another-google-android-phone/

Google Lab introduced GAudi and Quotes - new in internetnet technology

Google Introduced couple of new technology in the web(as usual). On this,  GAudi is the new revolution in the online video management. GAudi brings new features in Google video and youtube. Please have a look at it.

 

GAudi -- Google Audio Indexing

Google Audio Indexing is a new technology from Google that allows users to better search and watch videos from various YouTube channels. It uses speech technology to find spoken words inside videos and lets the user jump to the right portion of the video where these words are spoken.

http://labs.google.com/gaudi

Quotes: 

Compare Quotes allows you to compare quotes from different people in the News about a particular topic. The feature currently allows you to choose and compare quotes from political candidates and other political figures.
http://labs.google.com/inquotes/

thanks
Arivoli
(http://winarivoli.blogspot.com)

Online meeting using Skype

  Now you can use your skype for online meetings by adding a plugin which is absolutely free.
  Skype having 2 diff plugin for this kind of feature.
  1. Mikogo Plugin
  2. Yugma Team Collaboration

  I tried Mikogo , it works great in all windows (NT, 2000, XP, Vista).
  but for me Yugma Team Collaboration getting crashed.

Features:
Mikogo is a free desktop sharing tool that can be employed for a range of professional, academic, or personal uses, including:
- online meetings
- product demonstrations
- online presentations
- remote support
- online consultations
- webinars
- and many more uses!

  check this

           Mikogo - https://extras.skype.com/1672/view
           Yugma - https://extras.skype.com/1463

  I think this will be very useful for our internal meetings.