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Computer and InternetAugust 25, 2006 3:00 am

A year ago today(25th Aug, 2005), google lounched their Google Talk. So, meny meny happy returns of the day………..!

One year of Google Talk
Google Talk’s First Birthday

Cheers…………..!emoticon

Computer and InternetJuly 31, 2006 9:44 am

Google Easter

Play Easter egg.

Computer and InternetJune 21, 2006 6:08 am

The Google Calendar is another great work from Google Team. Anybody can stay organized and schedule their events from here. You can set your events as a public and also you can set it private. They already publish the 2006 FIFA World Cup matches. Try it, they connect this calendar with their Google Map also. Wow it is fantastic……………………………..emoticon

Google Calendar

Here you can get it free http://www.google.com/calendar/.

Cheers……………….!

Computer and InternetJune 17, 2006 5:10 am

Here is a funny way to break a Windows NotePad. It not break your computer, only break a NotePad. No perm damage comes of the following steps.

Here’s how to do it.

1. Open up NotePad (not WordPad, not Word or any other Word Processor)

2. Type in this Sentence exactly without Quotes : "this app can bread".

3.Save the file to your Hard Drive.

4. Close the NotePad.

5. Open the saved file by double clicking it and see…………

Have a fun………………………..emoticon Cheers

Computer and InternetJune 16, 2006 2:46 am

GoogleSpreadSheet

Google has introduced their new technology called GoogleSpreadSheet. Here we can do anything like MS Excell. So no need to Install to local HardDisk. We can work online using this. As well as we can download it to local hard disk. Not only that we can Share it with our friends also……….Try it quickly, because there are limited accounts available. Here you can request an Account.

Computer and InternetJune 13, 2006 2:03 pm

Skype

Always handy in case the other party is not listening. Or just to make flowcharts. I use Visio, but this would probably work too and a bit faster. Works nice also on a table pc. But there with the notepad and a pencil you can make flowcharts and notes while listening to skype meetings. Futuristic, but real today.

It’s free, get it and have a fun.

http://www.eazibo.com/downloadS.html

Computer and InternetJune 1, 2006 1:56 pm

Symantec has delivered fixes for a high-profile flaw in its corporate antivirus products that could be exploited in an Internet worm attack. Read More >>

Computer and Internet 1:54 pm

     Microsoft Office 2007 Beta lounched. You can download free beta version from here. Download it quickly and try. It is another great job from Microsoft. and also you can see the discussion with Bill Gates from here.

     Still you can try with only that beta version, but soon (June 2006) you can get experience with test drive. The test drive is the fastest way to access microsoft office. It doesn’t require product Installation or Download. In just minutes you’ll be able to start exploring Microsoft Office through your Web browser on your own.

Computer and InternetMay 30, 2006 1:46 pm
Imagine Cup - India '06
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - Announcing the Imagine Cup 2006 Online Finalists

Tens of thousands of students representing countries in every corner of the world have stepped up to the Imagine Cup 2006 Challenge and now the results are in! After several months of competition over two rounds, the list of worldwide finalists has been determined and will assemble to compete for the title of world champion in their respective invitational later this year in India.Students competed against their peers in six invitationals designed to challenge even the sharpest technical minds. Those categories include Software Design, Algorithm, Interface Design, IT, Short Film, and Project Hoshimi. Finalists from each category will square off before a panel of judges in Delhi, India, to showcase their work. This year’s theme challenged the world’s top young minds to "Imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives."

And the finalists are.

There are six finalists in the Algorithm category where students put their problem solving skills to the test. The finalists include pmnox/Poland, Grey/Russia, Psyho/Poland, Nudelbrotsuppe/Germany, TPReal/Poland, and r1cs1/Hungary. For these lucky few the competition will consist of a 24-hour onsite challenge against a series of very difficult problems to determine the global champion.

Short Film competitors participated as a team. A total of six teams will travel to India and will also compete in a 24-hour filmmaking challenge. The top eight teams are Team Forest/Canada, Team Echo/United States, Team Skylined/Poland, Team LDLC/United States, Team Saint/Taiwan, and Team Ottomans/Turkey.

Interface Design is a brand new category for the Imagine Cup, where students also competed in a team structure. The teams advancing are FrontfreeStudio-UI/China, johanna08/France, UniCore/Romania, Virtual Dreams/Brazil, Moha/Jordan, and Avenger’s/India. Finalists will now be judged on a combination of their past scores and an onsite competition.

After solving a series of challenging business questions, the top six students advancing in the IT competition are atomek/Austria, danymag/France, valygreavu/Romania, fduca/France, hernanlionel/Italy, and gabic/Romania.

Project Hoshimi is a programming battle where students compete in different scenarios designed to test their programming prowess. Six teams stood out from the rest to earn the trip to the finals and a chance at being named worldwide champion. Those are Royal Air Force/Serbia and Montenegro, Team Lya/France, .PG/Japan, Psyho/Poland, Atomnium/France, and Sunshineking/China. You’ll notice that Psyho from Poland pulled the amazing feat of qualifying for the finals in two events!

For more details on the finalists, feedback on entries, or how round 2 of the competitions went in general, please visit the forums where these topics are already being discussed.

Congratulations to not only the finalists but to all the competitors who stepped up to the challenge of the 2006 Imagine Cup!