Just hit start, then tap your spacebar for the rhythm of each syllable in a song and the site will find what song you just tapped out with surprising accuracy. (See the example video if you don't understand)
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Programmers
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Programmers
"As a software engineer, you might want any number of things out of your job - a steady paycheck, the opportunity to work on interesting projects, a springboard to the next better job, or maybe you just like hanging out with other programmers. But by 'effective', I mean the ability to complete projects in a timely manner with the expected quality. After working on dozens of software releases, I believe the following practices will bring you there, and while they may involve sticking your neck out, I'd like to think they will also advance your professional reputation, career longevity, and personal satisfaction."
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"As a software engineer, you might want any number of things out of your job - a steady paycheck, the opportunity to work on interesting projects, a springboard to the next better job, or maybe you just like hanging out with other programmers. But by 'effective', I mean the ability to complete projects in a timely manner with the expected quality. After working on dozens of software releases, I believe the following practices will bring you there, and while they may involve sticking your neck out, I'd like to think they will also advance your professional reputation, career longevity, and personal satisfaction."
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Tribute to Manjunath
Friends of Manjunath have set up a blog to condole the death of Manjunath and also to track all the media coverage.
They had also put up a petition online, which would be submited to Primininister to demand full inquiry and Justice on his murder.
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They had also put up a petition online, which would be submited to Primininister to demand full inquiry and Justice on his murder.
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Inside Google's Office!
Here are some great photos of Googleplexes and the people there...
Worth to be called every Software Egineers dream!!!
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Worth to be called every Software Egineers dream!!!
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For Book Lovers
I came across couple of web sites today, I am sure all the book lovers would like it.
http://www.listal.com
This site is an online catalog to keep track of the books that you have read or planning to read. It also catalogs DVDs, Music and Games. The best part is, you could list out the people who had read the same book and trace down the books that person has read. If another person likes the a book same as you, good chances are that you would also like the book he liked!!!
http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com
This site sounds interesting though I am not sure how effective it is.
Just list down the books you liked, the site will suggest you the books that you would like. I haven’t tried it out yet, may be my next book I will choose from the suggested list by this site.
http://www.listal.com
This site is an online catalog to keep track of the books that you have read or planning to read. It also catalogs DVDs, Music and Games. The best part is, you could list out the people who had read the same book and trace down the books that person has read. If another person likes the a book same as you, good chances are that you would also like the book he liked!!!
http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com
This site sounds interesting though I am not sure how effective it is.
Just list down the books you liked, the site will suggest you the books that you would like. I haven’t tried it out yet, may be my next book I will choose from the suggested list by this site.
How crazy can you get ?
Found this Ad on Sulkeha given by a dude. Though seems like a perfect business deal at the first sight, I donno what to say. Isn't this the heights of chauvinism ?
And they are talking about equal rights for a girl and free education for 'single girls' back in India. Indian Education ki Jay !! NRIs ki jay !!
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And they are talking about equal rights for a girl and free education for 'single girls' back in India. Indian Education ki Jay !! NRIs ki jay !!
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Chinmayi’s Audio Blog
Flock Flock Flock
Another browser in town... the... FLOCK
Although it’s another open source browser on the same lines as Forefox and Opera this browser has lot of features under its belt. The flock is targeted at so called Social Web Browsing the saga on Web 2.0 applications. The thing that really interests me is that, this browser is developed with Firefox open source as the code base. So that tell me that this browser should be stable and secure enough, once they clean up those bugs. Hey may be I should help them too, if not in fixing bugs at least in finding them. I some how always finding out bugs (of course in others code) always had an allure on me. Let me lend them a helping hand :-)
You can find more analysis of this browser at Link
Although it’s another open source browser on the same lines as Forefox and Opera this browser has lot of features under its belt. The flock is targeted at so called Social Web Browsing the saga on Web 2.0 applications. The thing that really interests me is that, this browser is developed with Firefox open source as the code base. So that tell me that this browser should be stable and secure enough, once they clean up those bugs. Hey may be I should help them too, if not in fixing bugs at least in finding them. I some how always finding out bugs (of course in others code) always had an allure on me. Let me lend them a helping hand :-)
You can find more analysis of this browser at Link
Cool gaming technology from Microsoft
Diagonal Projection --- one step further to close the gap between virtual and reality.
Check out !!!
Video
Check out !!!
Video
Gmail Storage, What will it be tomorrow, next year?
We're all familiar with Gmail and its ongoing commitment to increase storage, but how much are they really giving us? These are the thoughts that entered by mind while driving home tonight, and well...the results will surprise you. It was fairly easy to figure it out by just using simple arithmetic and a time clock. Is the counter even worth having Google?
3.83 Bytes - per second
13.8 KB - per hour
331.2 KB - per day
120.888 MB - per year
1.208 GB - per decade
Thats called "Marketing Strategy"!!!
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3.83 Bytes
13.8 KB
331.2 KB
120.888 MB
1.208 GB
Thats called "Marketing Strategy"!!!
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Samsung demos 3D camera, display for cellphones
Samsung demos 3D camera, display for cellphones
Cell phones with 3D Display is finally here.
In this blog post, author states that US is way beyond the Asians at least in the communication technology.
In today world communication is the heart of every thing, if US is lagging a lot in communication technology soon it will loose its edge in other fields also. We have to realize that the table has started to turn towards Asia we have to be prepared to make the best of it!!!
A Computer accessory to warm a cup of coffee…
A USB device which heats a cup of coffee…. WoW I would say that’s a height of invention….
If USB port could deliver power good enough for a micro oven, micro over would soon be sold as a computer accessory too!!!! The PC could deliver power and at the same time control the micro over with the USB drive… hmm…”Plug and Cook Micro Ovens” how does it sound !!!???
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Google own 466453.com, Why ?
The link http://www.466453.com/ leads to google.Why does google own this domain? Very Interesting……
The answer: Take a look at your telephone keypad, and match up the numbers to the letters.
4 GHI
6MNO
6 MNO
4 GHI
5 JKL
3 DEF
The answer: Take a look at your telephone keypad, and match up the numbers to the letters.
4 GHI
6MNO
6 MNO
4 GHI
5 JKL
3 DEF
Send your name to Pluto
NASA is preparing to send the New Horizons probe to Pluto. It will be the first earth device to get intimate with the icy planet. And you can be there too - or, at least, your name. NASA is asking everyone to send them their names, which will be attached in the space device. The New Horizons probe will be launched in January 2006 to explore Pluto and the Kuiper belt, in the outskirts of the Solar System. It is expected that the probe will return to earth in approximately 50 thousand years.
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Test your browser’s popup blocker
http://www.popuptest.com
This site has varieties of popup generators. Use this to find out how efficient your popup blocker is.
I ran a test with it on IE with Google popup blocker and Firefox (It has inbuilt popup blocker).
The result, IE failed in 4 test and Firefox 1.
Tests failed in IE
Come & Go Test
Floating popup
Modeless Window
Floating banner
Sticky popup
Test failed in Firefox
Drop down Popup
This site has varieties of popup generators. Use this to find out how efficient your popup blocker is.
I ran a test with it on IE with Google popup blocker and Firefox (It has inbuilt popup blocker).
The result, IE failed in 4 test and Firefox 1.
Tests failed in IE
Come & Go Test
Floating popup
Modeless Window
Floating banner
Sticky popup
Test failed in Firefox
Drop down Popup
Science, as applied to stuff that doesn't deserve it
Science, as applied to stuff that doesn't deserve it: "How to value a bottle of wine - feel the depth of its dimple"
Handy equation to find the price of Wine Bottle.
Price of bottle = (Dimple depth in mm + £3.49) / 4.3144
Handy equation to find the price of Wine Bottle.
Price of bottle = (Dimple depth in mm + £3.49) / 4.3144
Random live webcams from the Net
WebCams
"These webcams were found automatically through Google with a variety of clever search techniques. Their owners might or might not have intended for them to be public. But they obviously are. Many of them are security cameras in companies or semi-public places. If you hover over the picture you'll see what location information is available. If you click on it, a window will open and you can see a live video feed, plus comments and ratings and other information."
"These webcams were found automatically through Google with a variety of clever search techniques. Their owners might or might not have intended for them to be public. But they obviously are. Many of them are security cameras in companies or semi-public places. If you hover over the picture you'll see what location information is available. If you click on it, a window will open and you can see a live video feed, plus comments and ratings and other information."
Intresting e-mail signatures
Intresting e-mail signatures.
During my usual browsing routine I came across this web page. It’s a collection of witty e-mail signatures.
Some of them I liked are…
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As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error.
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Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
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One picture is worth 128K words.
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The UNIX philosophy basically involves giving you enough rope to
hang yourself. And then a couple of feet more, just to be sure.
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The difference between Microsoft and 'Jurassic Park':
In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money with beasts that should be extinct.
The other is a film.
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"Nobody will ever need more than 640k RAM!"
> -- Bill Gates, 1981
"Windows 95 needs at least 8 MB RAM."
-- Bill Gates, 1996
"Nobody will ever need Windows 95."
-- logical conclusion
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Those who can't write, write manuals.
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import xmlrpclib
srv = xmlrpclib.Server('http://www.microsoft.com/')
for employee in srv.MainDepartment.personnel(): srv.fireEmployee(employee)
-- found in Python XML-RPC example
List is kind of never ending, I don’t have that much time to browse thru all. Will go back to the site after some time ;-)
During my usual browsing routine I came across this web page. It’s a collection of witty e-mail signatures.
Some of them I liked are…
>
As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error.
>
Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
>
One picture is worth 128K words.
>
The UNIX philosophy basically involves giving you enough rope to
hang yourself. And then a couple of feet more, just to be sure.
>
The difference between Microsoft and 'Jurassic Park':
In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money with beasts that should be extinct.
The other is a film.
>
"Nobody will ever need more than 640k RAM!"
> -- Bill Gates, 1981
"Windows 95 needs at least 8 MB RAM."
-- Bill Gates, 1996
"Nobody will ever need Windows 95."
-- logical conclusion
>
Those who can't write, write manuals.
>
import xmlrpclib
srv = xmlrpclib.Server('http://www.microsoft.com/')
for employee in srv.MainDepartment.personnel(): srv.fireEmployee(employee)
-- found in Python XML-RPC example
List is kind of never ending, I don’t have that much time to browse thru all. Will go back to the site after some time ;-)
Computer Languages History
This is an intresting graph which traces the evolution of computer languages right from 1954 to 2004. Pretty informative.
Computer Languages History
Computer Languages History
Network Calculators
Set of handy tools to make quick calculation on IP Address.
One tool thats very much useful to me is IP Address Converter. It converts IP address formats of type binary, dotted decimal, hex, decimal.
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One tool thats very much useful to me is IP Address Converter. It converts IP address formats of type binary, dotted decimal, hex, decimal.
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Gujarat riot death toll revealed
BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Gujarat riot death toll revealed: "Gujarat riot death toll revealed
Godhra train
The cause of the Godhra train fire is still uncertain
India has for the first time published detailed figures on the number of people killed in the religious riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002."
The government told parliament that 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus were killed, 223 more people reported missing and another 2,500 injured.
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Godhra train
The cause of the Godhra train fire is still uncertain
India has for the first time published detailed figures on the number of people killed in the religious riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002."
The government told parliament that 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus were killed, 223 more people reported missing and another 2,500 injured.
Read More
My TaDa list
Its a well known saying that if one want to achive something, he should comit to it first and keep thinking about it constantly.
Well i came across a website, which helps in keeping track of a persons ToDo list. And publishing it on my blog, so that I give a open comitment to my self (Sounds complicated statement, never mind. It happens some time)
Tada list before 2005
Tada list before Life Time
The List is expected to grow.
Added link to the side pannel also so that time wont ravage the list ;-)
Well i came across a website, which helps in keeping track of a persons ToDo list. And publishing it on my blog, so that I give a open comitment to my self (Sounds complicated statement, never mind. It happens some time)
Tada list before 2005
Tada list before Life Time
The List is expected to grow.
Added link to the side pannel also so that time wont ravage the list ;-)
Cell phones growth to reduce from 2005.
Mobile-handset vendors, which handled spectacularly large shipments during the past two years, might have to be content with merely single-digit growth this year, according to an IDC report.
Cell phones to ring in slight growth | CNET News.com :
Cell phones to ring in slight growth | CNET News.com :
Nothing is safe in this World
Nothing is safe in this world, even the safe fox itself is not safe....
The Firefox Web browser has two unpatched security holes that could allow an attacker to take control of a user's computer system, security researchers have warned.
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The Firefox Web browser has two unpatched security holes that could allow an attacker to take control of a user's computer system, security researchers have warned.
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Flickr Sold
Yes, after all that we've been hearing for the past couple of weeks. Yahoo! has finally acquired Flickr and its parent company Ludicorp.
So, what next? My speculating half tells me that Yahoo might integrate Flickr with 360º. Oh boy, that would be really interesting to see.
Disposable email
PookMail.com is a disposable email account system. Use PookMail.com to avoid give your personal email address to untrusted sites. Your account only lasts 24 hours.
It's very easy and fun! Just pick one and give it to the guy or website who asks your for your email address.
Be Smart!!!
It's very easy and fun! Just pick one and give it to the guy or website who asks your for your email address.
Be Smart!!!
Transparent Screen !!!
A lap top with a (real) transparent screen, that'€™s amazing isn'€™t it.
Well it'€™s not that great of a technology, its simple yet very effective idea. The back portion of the LCD display has a camera. It captures the images and applies it as a desktop wall paper. When this is done in a constant interval, you have a transparent screen.
Well it'€™s not that great of a technology, its simple yet very effective idea. The back portion of the LCD display has a camera. It captures the images and applies it as a desktop wall paper. When this is done in a constant interval, you have a transparent screen.
Millions of Markets of Dozens.
I came across this interesting post regd a tip to entrepreneurs.
He talks about software requirements follows a long tail graph distribution and most of the current software are to address the head part of the graph(which is in about 50% of distribution). The rest of the long tail is left untouched and more revenues can be generated from them.
Well, that's was my best attempt to give an gist about the article, I know its not good enough. So, I suggest to go to the link and read the article by your self. Its really interesting, I mean it!
Link
He talks about software requirements follows a long tail graph distribution and most of the current software are to address the head part of the graph(which is in about 50% of distribution). The rest of the long tail is left untouched and more revenues can be generated from them.
Well, that's was my best attempt to give an gist about the article, I know its not good enough. So, I suggest to go to the link and read the article by your self. Its really interesting, I mean it!
Link
A Mobile phone for Rs 50!!!
LG planning to release a a very basic new cellphone while all the new models are going for multimedia, multi tasking. LG NS1000 can be used for calling and sms only, with single color LCD. The selling price might be lower than $1 USD (Less than Rs 50).
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How much can your mind keep track of?
The researchers found that, as the problems got more complex, participants performed less well and were less confident. They were significantly less able to accurately solve the problems involving four-way interactions than the ones involving three-way interactions, and they were (not surprisingly) less confident of their solutions. And five-way interactions? Forget it. Their performance was no better than chance.
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Musharraf might come to india to see Cricket Match !!!
India happy if Musharraf visits
India's prime minister has said he would welcome a visit by Pakistan's president to watch the countries' cricket series. Link
Its good to see such lighter commments and discussions happening between the heads on India and Pakistan. I believe, A friendly visit by heads of India and Pakistan would do more to the India-Pakistan relation than what an offical visit would do.
India's prime minister has said he would welcome a visit by Pakistan's president to watch the countries' cricket series. Link
Its good to see such lighter commments and discussions happening between the heads on India and Pakistan. I believe, A friendly visit by heads of India and Pakistan would do more to the India-Pakistan relation than what an offical visit would do.
Four Things Yahoo Can Do that Google Can't
This is a typical expample to say none of the software is perfect nor complete!!!
There is lot to love about google, we use it hundreds of times daily. But there are some things which google cant do and some other search engines can.
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There is lot to love about google, we use it hundreds of times daily. But there are some things which google cant do and some other search engines can.
A Savant Explains His Abilities
Of the few hundred autistic savants in the world, none have been able to explain their incredible mental abilities. Until now, that is. It seems that Daniel Tammet, a mathematical savant who holds the record for the most digits of pi recited from memory, is able to explain exactly how he intuits answers to mathematical problems. Tammet is quite articulate and speaks seven languages, including one he invented. The Guardian is running an article about his amazing abilities.
He says he sees numbers as images and when he mixes images in different ways he sees a new image and thats answer to the computaion.
Link.
He says he sees numbers as images and when he mixes images in different ways he sees a new image and thats answer to the computaion.
Link.
California Drivers Can Tank Up With Hydrogen
News site TBO.com is reporting ChevronTexaco has opened a hydrogen fuel station in Chino, California, and has plans to open five more. Servicing three (or more) Hyundai SUVs, these prototype fueling stations are a part of a five-year cost-sharing program put on by the Department of Energy. Could this be the 'egg' in the alternate fuels 'chicken or egg?' scenario?
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First American on Space
This is a picture of first monkey(American) went to space.
All set for lauch in Mercury Capsule
All set for lauch in Mercury Capsule
Siemens invents PKI encryption with out digital certificates
Today Siemens unveiled identity-based encryption technology which you give the same features as that Digital Certificate based PKI Crypto technology with out a digital certificate.
This would help in porting lots of useful application(eg Secure voice call) with needs security and trust between end parties. Hope it would solve lot of security related issues facing smaller devices like mobile and hand helds.
Siemens tests crypto for cell phones
This would help in porting lots of useful application(eg Secure voice call) with needs security and trust between end parties. Hope it would solve lot of security related issues facing smaller devices like mobile and hand helds.
Siemens tests crypto for cell phones
Lately I have realized the potential of open source world.
and firefox browser 
They are such a cool tools. Any thing that you could think an editor or a browser can do, it’s already there. Even if its not there, some would be thinking the same and it will available on the net soon. The proverb ‘nothing comes for free’ still holds good in open source also. You have to gain some knowledge about the tools, like its interfaces, architecture, etc… The basic open source tool by itself is at par with any other similar tools. What make it powerful are the extensions that are published by the open source community. You need to understand the tool a lil bit to customize the extensions to your needs and environment. Once you gain some knowledge it’s your responsibility to publish the extensions for the new needs you could think of. It works on the uncommitted understanding that, ‘people with the required knowledge are responsible for providing solution for the needs and problems’.
Foxy Tunes
Right Encoding
Quick Notes
Dictionary Search
Tabbrowser Preference
Feed Viewer
Clone Window
Sage
Linky
Google Maps Not Integrated into Google Search?
Google Maps is really lovely!
I'm kinda surprised that if you enter an address in Google you're still getting linked to Yahoo Maps and MapQuest
I'm kinda surprised that if you enter an address in Google you're still getting linked to Yahoo Maps and MapQuest
Intresting & Simple Solution
Reversal of a string Word by Word.
Most of would have heard about this question in interviews and most of our appoches would have been to find the word boundries and copy word by word.
Here is an effecient solution that i came accross.
Most of would have heard about this question in interviews and most of our appoches would have been to find the word boundries and copy word by word.
Here is an effecient solution that i came accross.
problem: reverse "the house is blue", the answer should be "blue is house the". the words are reversed, but the letters are still in order (within the word).
solution:
initial: the house is blue
complete string reverse: eulb si esuoh eht
look at the result for a minute. notice anything? if you still don't see it, try this.
initial: the house is blue
reverse: eulb si esuoh eht
wanted : blue is house the
the solution can be attained by first reversing the string normally, and then just reversing each word.
Me Game!!!
Well after long days of plan, finally got some time and intrest to sign up and create blog for myself.
The thing thats going in my mind currently, what should i post as the first blog.
Watch out this space for updates.
The thing thats going in my mind currently, what should i post as the first blog.
Watch out this space for updates.
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