Finally i am switching to paid domain

A couple of months ago when i started this blog i dont have any plan to a buy paid domain for my blog but as i feel my readers, friends and some anonymous user like this blog so i move it from www.pankajkala.blogspot.com to www.pankajkala.com. I am adding two new section in this site.Personal development and Health i.e yoga and spirtuality. As i think whether you a geek/student/IT professional or have your own IT or any other business without personal development and health you cant grow more as if you with these 2 things you fill find change in yourself and your carrer.These two things affect you both personally and professionally.So just wait for these two section i hope you like it. Thanx for all your support and suggestions.

Run Linux and get money back on your new PC

UK freelancer Dave Mitchell bought a new Dell laptop, replaced its copy of Windows with Linux - and got money back from Dell for never using the Microsoft OS. When he started [the computer] for the first time, he clicked the box that said "no" on the Windows licence agreement that asked him to agree to its terms. The text of this agreement states users can get a refund for the "unused products" on their new computer if they get in touch with the machine's manufacturer. He photo-documented the whole process, and wrote Dell a letter asking for his refund for the unused copy of Windows. Without argument or asking for the photos or the Windows install disc back, Dell sent Mitchell a refund for £55.23 (over 100 bucks). Mitchell said he was "pretty gob-smacked" it was so easy. — Gina Trapani

Windows Live Hotspot Locator

Windows Live Hotspot Locator of course locates hotspots. You just put in your country, state, city, and zip code. You also put the distance and the access fee either free, paid, or both. It works very nicely and you can view the results on a map as well.

5.5 Gen. iPod and iTunes 7

Today at Apple's It's Showtime event, Apple revealed quite a bit of new stuff. To start off I'll talk a little about the 5.5 gen. iPod. The new iPod looks basically the same but it has a 60% brighter screen. The iPod also has longer battery life and new headphones. It will have gapless playback (which I think goes for all iPods as an update) and even text based search I'm really not to sure how this function works yet. iTunes 7 is now available and you can download full length movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, Flightplan, and many more. And get this, on the 5.5 gen. iPod you can now download games at $4.99 each such as Pac-man, Tetris, Bejeweled, and more. There are many other new things in iTunes 7 so got to the iTunes 7 overview page for more info.

Ask Ms. Dewey

Tired of searching via Google and getting almost instant results? sick of getting info as speed as lightning? Got some time to waste around…than this is the perfect search engine for you:

Miss Dewey

It’s annoyingly slow and made completely from Flash, you may get ecited initially with the humor and most probably with Ms. Dewey herself, but other than that it’s all pointless.

Who is the real Miss Dewey?

In real life Miss Dewey is Janina Gavankar a classically trained pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist.

Vista Soft Drink

Microsoft handed out these free Lemon-Lime Talking Rain sparkling water drinks to employees. The can has a Windows Vista logo on it and a web address for them to learn more about Vista. It seems that they're trying to build hype within the company also.

I am busy with film festical for 3 days so cant post much but i try my level best and dont worry i write about my experience on my film blog.

Lose Weight Fast With an HP Digital Camera

HP have launched a new range of Photosmart Digital Cameras that have a slimming feature so that you can make your subjects look lean at the press of a button. Here's a quick, easy and safe way to lose weight and look fit instantly. And you don't have to stop the calorie intake, just buy an HP Digital Camera. Like the Weight Loss clinic ads in newspapers, the camera's LCD screen will also show a before and after version of the picture before apply the effect permanently. The slimming level can be adjusted using the arrow keys. And not just slimming subjects - this camera can also be used for the reverse job - thin people can look healthier, atleast in photographs.

Dell Computers preloaded with Google Software

Dell Laptops and Desktop Computers may soon be shipped preloaded with Google Toolbar and Google Desktop Search. Google is in discussion with Dell that could result in Google paying the computer maker up to $1 billion to have its software factory-installed on new Dell PCs. Google Toolbar and Google Desktop Search are among the items that could appear on new Dell machines. Dell UK already bundles Firefox with new Dell computers. Google already has a Personalized Google Dell Start Page. Computer users often don't switch from the pre-loaded programs after they boot up a new computer, making this a lucrative market. Source: Google: Factory installed from Dell? | Google may strike big deal with Dell

The Blogging Scholarship...when this will happen in india?

My friend Paul is one of the 10 finalist for this scholarship.He have been chosen as a top ten finalist for a $5,000 blogging scholarship for college students. The final winner is chosen via an online voteI hope he will win the scholarship and wish him best of luck. I am just waiting for the day when this kind of things happen in India.

Firefox-2 and Fedora-6

If you hadn't already heard the oh-so-happy news, Firefox 2 has officially been released. Go now, and get the goodness for yourself. Seriously, stop what you're doing, and go download the awesomeness yourself. Right now.

Coming just days after the launch of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2 offers a refreshed user interface, anti-phishing protection, improvements to the built-in search feature, tabbed browsing changes, the ability to restore an interrupted session, better support for Web feeds, inline spell-checking, support for microsummaries and a number of other enhancements.

Upgrading seems to be pretty painless, and I'm honestly surprised by how few extension incompatibilities I've run across. In my personal installation, SessionSaver (who's functionality is now integrated into Firefox by default) and Reveal were the only ones that were angry and annoyed. I've never had so few extensions stop working after an upgrade, especially so soon after a major release.

Get Firefox 2

If you're still not sure, you can still take this puppy for a spin without having to install anything. As of this writing, v2.RC3 is the latest version of Firefox available at PortableApps.com, but the public release should be up there soon. In more obscure news, Fedora Core 6 (Zod), the latest version of the Community-driven and RedHat-sponsored Linux distribution has also just been released. According to a buddy of mine, who beta-tests and troubleshoots FC releases, remarked that FC6 is "very shiny." I'll probably be getting the install DVD from him in the next few days. Download information can be found at the Fedora Project website. If the jump from FC4 to FC5 is at all telling, Fedora users should be in for a real treat this time around.

Dell recommends 2 GB of memory for Vista

After Samsung, Dell is the second major company that tells its customers that Vista may need more system memory than what Microsoft is listing in its system requirements. According to a report in the Seattle Post Intelligencer (SPI), chief executive officer Kevin Rollins promoted an upgrade to 2 GB.

You may be used to the procedure of doubling your system memory every few years or so, when a new operating system is introduced. We have seen this tradition with Windows 95, when the memory went from 4 to 8 MB in the mainstream or more recently with Windows XP when most users went from 128 MB to 256 MB. Windows Vista won't make an exception, even if you are already running your XP with a comfortable 1 GB of RAM.

Ubuntuclips.org launched

The goal of this site is to introduce new users to Ubuntu by way of short video clips that highlight Ubuntu's features and demonstrate how to complete common tasks. If you know of our have any clips that would help new users get started please submit them here. The site is sponsored by SFU's Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology.

Ubuntu now more popular than Mac OS X!

Whats up everyone? I was just taking a look at Google Trends and I found out something interesting. Apparently Ubuntu Linux has not only surpassed its major competitor in Linux ( SuSE ) in popularity, as well as the distro it's based off of (Debian) , but it seems to have also surpassed another major competitor. Yes, that's right! Apple Computer's very own Mac OS X has also been defeated in popularity by Ubuntu! Check it out for yourself. Here is a screenshot I took not 15 minutes ago. The blue line you see shooting up to the sky there is Ubuntu itself, while Mac OS, SuSE and Debian seem to all hang around the same general level of popularity. I've purposely left Windows out of this graph because if added, all of these OS's crawl near the bottom of the graph in an almost flat line compared to Windows' wild lead. Just thought this was pretty cool! Free software is definetly making some serious progress.

Google Releases “Docs & Spreadsheets”

Google has merged its separate Writely and spreadsheets web applications into Google Docs & Spreadsheets. The new service will further Google’s strength as an online office suite, currently competing with Zoho.

Intel Launches IT@Intel Blog

Intel, the corporation responsible for your speedy Mac, has launched the IT@Intel Blog. It seems like all the big companies are catching on to this business blogging trend; I love it. A quick look around the blog will get you a page about the authors and there are some heavy hitters in there, including the director for the Platform Capability group and the manager for the Enterprise Collaboration & Engineer group at Intel. I have read the first few posts and if things keep up, it will be an interesting blog to watch.

Rohit Bhargava, who handles some of Intel’s PR needs, has more on this as well as Intel’s partnership with Second Life. The IT@Intel blog isn’t Intel’s first foray into blogging, they actually run quite a few blogs and I can tell you there will be one more coming soon.

CNET TV Launches

CNET has launched a new site dedicated to video clips for everything from news to reviews. Anyone familiar with CNET knows that they are no stranger to video. Nearly every product review is accompanied with a short video review. CNET decided to take this familiarity with video and sprout an entirely new site.

As with all CNET ventures, CNET TV is new user friendly. Videos have RSS feeds and users have the ability to download videos to their iPod. Currently the site is divided up into several channels: News on CNET, Gadgets & Gear, Tips & Tricks, Gaming, Car Tech, Shows, Movies & Music and Tech News. Each channel has a playlist of many clips, each averaging a couple of minutes in length.

I commend CNET for taking the initiative to create a site like this. Bringing video and TV to the web is inevitable and large media corporations are embracing is, such as CNN with their Pipeline. However, in some aspects CNET TV is just a glorified video podcast site and does not fully immerse the user as watching a TV does. Maybe they should have just named it CNET Vidcasts?

Fedora Core 6 Launched

Linux users will be pleased to know that Redhat’s Fedora Project has unveiled Fedora Core 6 today. Due to the high traffic of the Redhat site today, downloading FC6 over BitTorrent is probably the fastest method. Fedora Core 6 features numerous improvements such as an AIGLX framework merged into Xorg, support for Intel-based Macs and a better installer. Update: Check out this FC6 review.

First HD-DVD laptops from Toshiba

Toshiba will be first to market with a laptop capable of playing HD-DVDs, followed closely by Acer. The launch of Toshiba's Qosmio G30 computer in May will put the company ahead of other firms backing the HD-DVD format, having already released the first HD-DVD player last week. The Qosmio G30 will take advantage of its HD capability by including TV tuners for digital and analogue programmes and a high-definition multimedia interface to connect to other devices such as HD televisions. It will cost around $ 2,000. Acer's Aspire 9800 also includes a built-in TV tuner, as well as a DVI port to connect it to an HDTV. Acer will launch its laptop at the end of May. Toshiba had originally planned an April release for its first laptop fitted with a HD-DVD drive.

iPodulator Pro

Your iPod rocks.Make it rock more.. Everybody loves their iPod. And now they will love it more. With iPodulator Pro 2, a Mac and PC software program, you can rock your 'Pod with more games, webpages straight off the 'net, and all your personal notes. iPodulator Pro 2 is also light on your wallet, coming in at the price of free. iPodulator Pro 2, can your iPod do this?

The Web, on Your iPod

The web offers unlimited content. The problem: you don't have unlimited time. Your iPod is always with you, and now you can bring the web along with it. iPodulator Pro 2 puts any website or RSS feed you name on your iPod in a text-only version. And it gets better. iPodulator Pro 2 can copy most of the links on webpages to your iPod, so when your reading a page on your iPod you have all the links there, ready for clicking. (RSS feed support limited, if it doesn't work use the website instead)

Your iPod is a Jukebox...and Now Arcade

The games on the iPod are fun and timeless. Parachute never fails to entertain, Brick is a timeless classic, Solitaire is guaranteed to help you pass the time, and the newest addition, music quiz, is a great laugh. But the Apple iPod is powerful thing, and the world's most popular MP3 player can do more than just play music. iPodulator Pro 2 has a top-notch catalog of text-based games, including trivia, choose your own adventure, madlibs, jokes, and more, all ready to be instantly transferred to your iPod. Games are powered by the excellent iPodArcade. Did we mention that the games catalog is ever-changing?

iPodulator Pro 2: iPod Notes Done Right

iPods have built-in support for notes, but they are never used. Why? Because creating and editing them is a major nuisance. Not anymore. With iPodulator Pro 2 you have instant access to all of your notes. Your notes created with iPodulator Pro 2 have absolutely no size limit. Paste an article into a note and read it on your iPod later when your on-the-go. Or type your shopping list into a note and have it instantly synced to your iPod. Create, edit, delete. Made easy with iPodulator Pro 2.

Keeping Up to Speed

Any websites or notes on your iPod will be updated automatically as long as iPodulator Pro 2 is on and your iPod is connected. Now your always in the know.

Bend the Rules

iPods usually have a size limit on text, but not anymore with iPodulator Pro 2. It will bend the rules and give you your text, in full.

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