Jason S The authoritative Technology BlogJason S The authoritative Technology BlogThis blog is from Jason S, Bangalore India. I will blog about the various technologies and interesting stuff that I come across everyday. The technical articles will range from .net to ABAP!!! Articles
Halo 3 - The much awaited Game from Microsoft Released Today!!
2007-09-25 19:48:00 Halo 3 - the much awaited game on the Microsoft 's Xbox 360 has over 1 Million+ pre-orders in North America alone and is all set to break day-one entertainment sales records today following it's launch.I feel this will be a huge milestone for Microsoft Game Studios and the console Xbox 360 in this very very competetive market. Halo 3 is an attempt by Microsoft to mark a comeback in the console space. The game is the Xbox 360's so-called "killer app" - that piece of software or feature that sells the product.Halo 3 game-line centers around the travails of a Master Chief, who leads a band of marines on a quest to save humanity from an alien invasion. The story is pretty much your classic first-person shooter game. It allows you to blast your way to rid the earth of these superb Alien creatures. You can also choose to play in multiplayer mode with a group of friends to finish the 'campaign,' or choose to play against one another.Only time will really tell how Microsoft's Game plan... More About: Halo , Today , Released
How to Reset your Windows Vista Password easily?
2007-09-25 18:02:00 Many a times you would have been caught up in an awkward situation where you have forgotten or simply mis-placed your Windows Vista Password . So here's how you can easily reset your Windows Vista Password, I'll touch upon two methods on how you can achieve it.The easy method :Download a piece of software from Petter Nordhal-Hagen’s website. But, before that be warned that this method involves the manipulating of Vista's SAM database which is always a bit risky. You will need to create a boot disk (CD) from the downloaded software and this will then help you to manipulate the Vista's SAM database.I would like to re-assure you at this point that I have had to use this cool tool a couple of times on a Windows 2000 Server Box before and have never had any problem :) . Since, the new version of this cool software supports Windows Vista - so I can recomend the same.The harder method:In this method you will need to have a Windows Vista Password Reset Disk handy which will enable you ...
Some Cool Office Tips
2007-09-24 13:10:00 WORD Go Back to Where You Left Off in a DocumentTo return to the place where you last edited a Word document, press Shift+F5.Quick Word Deletion You can delete entire words with your keyboard. Just put your cursor at the beginning of the word and press Ctrl+Del together. This is very useful when editing.Customize Line Spacing and Alignment The Ctrl key is your best buddy when you want to experiment with line spacing and alignment variations. Ctrl+1 provides single spacing, Ctrl+2 provides double spacing and Ctrl+5 provides 1-1/2 line spacing. Ctrl+R right aligns a paragraph, Ctrl+L left aligns one, and Ctrl+E centers one. EXCEL Instant in-cell graphs Use the repeat (REPT) function in Excel to create a bar graph inside cells. REPT looks like this: =REPT("text"; number_of_times). For instance, REPT("X"; 10) gives you "XXXXXXXXXX". For in-cell bar charts, the trick is to repeat a single bar "|". When formatted in 8 point Arial font, single bars look like bar graphs. Of course, num... More About: Office , Tips , Cool , Ice T , Some
Opera 9.5 version Available :: Coolest Browser
2007-09-23 20:02:00 Opera is one of the oldest browser's in business. Opera has released a new version as an alpha release - 9.5 for Windows.Opera 9 .5 lets you surf the Internet in a safer, faster, and easier way. One of the most full-featured Internet power tools on the market, it includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. You can easily customize the look and content of your browser with a few clicks of the mouse(Just have a look at my screen shot below).Give it a try and you'll know what I meant.Click to Enlarge Screen shotMissed the download link - sorry. Here's the link to download Opera Browser 9.5 alpha release - codenamed Kestrel More About: Opera , Version , Available
Complete List of Websites to Watch Tamil Movies Online for FREE
2007-09-23 19:52:00 Here is a complete list of websites on which you can watch all the Tamil Movies online for Free .Most movies are uploaded onto youTube or other video sharing websites.Here we go with the list of websites:VideomastiDesivideosIdleMoviesTa milwire More About: Watch , Websites , List
Watch the Twenty20 20-20 Finals between India Vs Pakistan Free Online - Str
2007-09-23 19:32:00 Most of you have already been geared up to watch the Grand Finale of the Twenty20 (20-20) Cricket Match between India and Pakistan . But for some reason if you are struck in office and have No access to the television set - here's help.I have found the following website which provides live streaming of the cricket match for FREE.The website is www.ulinkx.com/cricketLet's wish both the teams all the very best!!Related Link : Watch Cricket matches LIVE online for free More About: Free , Online
How to easily Move or Copy Files at Will in Windows
2007-09-20 20:01:00 Intuitively, when you drag a file from one place to another, it would seem reasonable that the file will be moved, not copied. That is, when you see an object disappear from a location, it shouldn't still be there next time you look. One of the worst inconsistencies in Windows is what actually happens to files when they're dragged. Dragging from one place to another on the same disk ends up moving the files, while dragging from one disk to another copies them. If you're just dragging EXE files, a shortcut is created, and the file is neither copied nor moved. To cope with this, follow the following instructions: To copy a file under any situation, hold the Ctrl key while dragging.To move a file under any situation, hold the Shift key while dragging .To choose what happens to dragged files, drag them with the right mouse-button, and a menu will appear when the files are dropped More About: Move , Files , Copy
How to Create Users and Databases easily in PostgreSQL
2007-09-15 14:45:00 After the good response to the last post on How to Install Postgre SQL easily on Windows Vista or XP?, lets today focus on how to Create new Users and new Databases easily in PostgreSQL. As mentioned previously we will use the techy psql which is the command line interface for PostgreSQL.You will need to first connect to the user postgres from your localhost to create the database owner. The command prompt postgres=# indicates that you are connected to the postgres database. The # in the command prompt actually means that the user connected to is a database superuser[Sort Off like in Linux].Creating a New User:To create a New User(mynewuser) in PostgreSQL we will use the CREATE ROLE command as follows:postgres=#CREATE ROLE mynewuserpostgres-#loginpostgres-#passwor d 'mypassword';This will create a new user called 'mynewuser' with the password 'mypassword'.Creating TableSpace :Now we will move ahead to create the default tablespace for the new database. This is where the database... More About: Base
How to use Group Schedules in Microsoft Outlook
2007-09-13 16:20:00 Outlook lets you view the free/busy status of other users, either through Exchange Server or through a free/busy server such as the one offered by Microsoft or your own internal free/busy server. You're probably aware that you can view someone else's schedule when you create a meeting request, but you might not know that you can create and work with group schedules without creating meeting requests. This is handy when you need to monitor other people's schedules but not schedule meetings with them.Here's how to create a group schedule in Outlook 2003: 1. Open the Calendar folder and click the View Group Schedules button on the toolbar 2. Click New, enter a name for the new group, and click OK 3. In the resulting group schedule dialog box, click Add Others and choose Add from Address Book 4. Select the people (or resources) whose schedules you want to include and click OK 5. Click Add Others and choose Add Public Folder if you want to add a calendar stored in a public folder The ... More About: Outlook , Microsoft Outlook
How to turn-off User Account Control [UAC] easily in Windows Vista using th
2007-09-12 18:08:00 I has sometime back blogged on "How to disable the annoying User Account Control [UAC] feature in Windows Vista easily?", but then it required the installation of a 3rd party software and many annoying steps. Finally now I have found a very simple step to turn-off the User Account Control [UAC] easily in Windows Vista using just a few lines on the Command Prompt.Follow the steps below and you should be able to turn-off the UAC feature easily.Just Enter "cmd" in the search Box under the Start menuThen right-click the highlighted result and choose Run as administrator from the contextual menu.Finally you will need to enter the following (as a single line):reg.exe ADD HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersio nPoliciesSystem /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /fAlso, incase you would like to turn ON UAC anytime in future. Put the code below insteadreg.exe ADD HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersio nPoliciesSystem /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
Why is Firefox browser Blocked on a few sites?
2007-09-12 17:06:00 Did you know that the most rapidly growing and popular browser Firefox is blocked on a few sites. Well, you may be wondering what I am talking all about.To give you some perspective on things - a website designer called Danny Carlton started it all to block Firefox on his website in order to boycott the Ad Block Plus extension of the browser. Now it seems that many other website owners have joined forces with him.Firefox has an extension / add-on called Ad Block Plus which blocks most of the advertisements displayed on the website. This feature of the extension has irritated many website owners because the amount of money they receive was reduced since the users discovered the extension. Incase you didn't know this earlier - many of the website owners are receiving important funds from advertisements and now their business is strongly affected.So Danny Carlton has created a special website called 'Why Firefox is Blocked'. He and many other Web designers / Website Owners need to ... More About: Sites , Browser , Browse
How to Unlink Every Hyperlink in a Microsoft Excel Document ?
2007-09-11 08:19:00 After the last article "How to Unlink Every Hyper link in a Microsoft Word Document ?", one of my friend's asked me for a solution to do the same in a Microsft Excel Document. Volla, here's how it can be done in an Excel file. The Macro code is changed - else all the steps are the same.Running the following macro achieves the same result as selecting each hyperlink and choosing Remove Hyperlink from the shortcut menu.Here we go with the steps:In Excel, click to Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor (or press F11)Right-click the ThisWorkbook icon , then select Insert > ModulePaste the code below into the box. Click File > Save. Alternately, you can save this macro in a template of your choiceSub RemoveAllHyperlinks()ActiveWorkbook.Activ eSheet.Hyperlinks.DeleteEnd SubRun this macro in Excel from the Tools > Macro > Macros dialog.Hope this helps. More About: Microsoft Excel
Free Photoshop Online - To be available soon
2007-09-10 17:22:00 Adobe will soon launch Photosho p Express which is a free, stripped-down version of its award-winning image editing software(Photoshop) that will be available online. Photoshop Express runs within the browser and is completely Flash-based, thereby eliminating the need to install any nasty softwares. I feel that Photoshop Express isn't meant to duplicate / replace Photoshop CS3(in all it's flavors) or Photoshop Elements. If you check the exclusive screenshot below you will notice that there are several functions included in the new product, starting from the basic features like crop & rotate, auto correct or white balance and more advanced features including tuning and many others. Adobe has given no indication as to when Photoshop Express will be made available, only saying that it is still in development. Click to Enlarge Screenshot More About: Free , Online , Available
Tips to Recover scratched CD's easily
2007-09-10 10:21:00 Don't you feel like crying every time you add another disc to your pile of scratched discs. Trashing that disc which contained your favorite songs, pics, files, games or videos is not easy. Read-on, if you find yourself wishing for a miracle every time your favorite CD is scratched.Home Remedy : Here's an easy home remedy, which might give you the desired results. Rub a small amount of toothpaste on the scratch and polish the CD with a soft cloth and any petroleum-based polishing solution (like clear shoe polish). Squirt a drop of Brasso and wipe it with a clean cloth. Technology to the rescue There are many softwares available on the net, which enable the recovery of the CD data. BadCopy Pro is one such software, which can be used to recover destroyed data and files from a range of media. Just a few clicks is all it requires to recover the disc from almost all kind of damage situation; be it corrupted, lost data, unreadable or defective. General Tips : Always wipe the CD from the... More About: Scratch
The complete List of most commonly used Acronyms in Instant Messaging / Int
2007-09-09 18:17:00 A few days back, Vishal - a long time reader of this Blog suggested me to put an article on the most common Acro nyms used in Instant Messaging / Internet. Thus, I have put up this article that may help others too.Here are the most common abbreviations that you (U) might come across while IMing or simply Surfing the net. I have taken almost a week to come up with this list, please feel free to add other abbreviations / acronyms that I might have missed in the Comments section below. Most common ones are made bold.AFAIC - As far as I'm concernedAFAIK - As Far As I KnowAFK - Away From KeyboardASAP - As Soon As PossibleBBL - Be Back LaterBBN - Bye Bye NowBBS - Be Back SoonBF - BoyfriendBRB - Be Right BackBTW - By The WayBWL - Bursting With LaughterCID - Crying In DisgraceCYA - See You (Seeya)CYAL8R - See You Later (Seeyalata)EMSG - Email MessageFC - Fingers CrossedFTBOMH - From The Bottom Of My HeartFYI - For Your InformationGAL - Get A LifeGF - GirlfriendGFN - Gone For NowGMTA - Grea... More About: List , Complete , Cron
AIMP :: A Free and Powerful Windows Audio Player
2007-09-09 16:57:00 AIMP is a Free and Powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality!! Its appearance resembles that of the good old classical audio player (Winamp), so you'll get used to it very quickly.It also has features that let you to be customized with skins. The program includes a 18-band equalizer, a visualization window to display rhythmic visual effects and a playlist editor to organize your audio files.One cool feature I found is the nice fading effect that makes your list of songs look like an endless music loop and a handy volume normalizing feature avoids drastic volume changes between tracks. Also, the player's main functions can be conveniently controlled by global hotkeys.Besides playing music, AIMP Classic features three extra utilities which also enable you to record any sound on your computer, convert audio files from one format to another and view or edit tags. AIMP Classic is based on the well-known audio engine BASS, s... More About: Windows , Audio , Player , Layer
How to Install PostgreSQL easily on Windows Vista or XP?
2007-09-09 15:32:00 PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) and is distributed as a Open Source software under the BSD License. This is a very stable and useful database when you consider to use a DB free from license restrictions like SQL Server or Oracle.In this post I will explain to you simple steps to Install PostgreSQL in a Windows Vista or XP machine with ease. To start-off, you will need to download the latest release of PostgreSQL direct from the official website.Next, extract the file from the archive you have downloaded. Run postgresql-8.2.msi as an administrator user account in Vista or XP. You will then need to select your language and check "Write detailed installation log to postgresql-8.1.log in the current directory". Once you agree to the terms on the license, select what you want to install. I would suggest that you check everything from Database server and also select the installation directory. If at all you want to install PostgreSQL as a windows ser... More About: Windows Vista , Postgre
How to Send Links Instead of Files in Outlook?
2007-09-07 13:04:00 If the document you wish to send as attachment can be accessed on a shared directory (e.g. an Internet Server), you can send a shortcut of the document in an e-mail. Instead of sending the actual document, you only send a link to the document. In addition to saving bandwidth, this allows the recipient access to the latest version of the file.To send a link, navigate to the document in Windows Explorer and right-click on it. Then choose Send to… and select Clipboard (as name). Navigate to Outlook , open a new e-mail and insert the link which you have just saved to the clipboard.Also if you need to Check the Folder Size in Outlook..To get an idea about the size of your mailbox at a given time, you can use the Outlook Mailbox Cleanup. Navigate in the menu bar to Tools > Mailbox Cleanup > View Mailbox Size.... More About: Links , Files
How to make Use of the Free Yahoo Mail's SMS Functionality?
2007-09-05 12:38:00 The all new Yahoo Mail has a wonderful new SMS feature that enables all the new Yahoo Mail interface users to send messages straight on a mobile phone. But wait a sec - this new SMS feature is available only to Yahoo users from US, India, Canada and Philippines. However, I guess it'll be only a few days/months before Yahoo upgrades all the Yahoo Mail accounts to the final version of the new technology(includes SMS features).So let's see how you can enable this new functionality. First of all, the SMS function is available only to the users of the final version of Yahoo Mail so, if you're still addicted to the classic version, you must switch to the latest version. Also, your account must be set-up in one of the countries mentioned above. Once you full-fill all the above criteria. All you need to do is click on Options / Mail Options and press the 'Try Now' button placed near the new Yahoo Mail announcement.Please note that the function does not work if you're not logged in int... More About: Free , Make , Yahoo! , Ality
How to Unlink Every Hyperlink in a Microsoft Word Document ?
2007-09-05 12:08:00 Unlinking a single hyperlink is as easy as select it, then right-clicking and choosing Remove Hyper link from the shortcut menu. But what about unlinking all hyperlinks? Word offers no built-in way to unlink every hyperlink in a document all at once. However, you can use a macro to get the job done. Running the following macro achieves the same result as selecting each hyperlink and choosing Remove Hyperlink from the shortcut menu.I had to come up with this for a document that had something like 100+ Hyperlinks.In Word, click to Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor (or press F11)Right-click the Normal icon to make changes to the global Normal.dot template, then select Insert > ModulePaste the code below into the text box. Click File > Save Normal. Alternately, you can save this macro in a template of your choiceSub RemoveAllHyperlinks( )Dim i As IntegerFor i = ActiveDocument .Hyperlinks.Count To 1 Step -1ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks(i).DeleteNext iEnd SubRun this macro in Word from the To... More About: Microsoft , Microsoft Word
Some thoughts for you
2007-09-04 05:18:00 After all the crisis over the past weeks, I took some time off yesterday and penned an article which I felt more appropriate at this juncture. The article can be found here. Do let me know what thoughts you had after reading this article and is my point of view on things really true.Technical articles are bound to start flowing in a few hours from now. I have prepared rough drafts for a few. Need to put them online that's all.Cheers!!Jason More About: Thoughts , Some
What is RSS all about? A simple informative 3.5 minutes clip
2007-08-31 09:13:00 I stumbled on CommonCraft's website today and found this very simple and lucid video on RSS (Really Simple Synidication). If you don't know what RSS is all about or don't know how to start usuing RSS in your day-to-day browsing habit. Do check the video below. Click To Play the Video More About: Clip , Informative , Minutes , Utes
Jason is back to Tech Blogging
2007-08-26 20:53:00 Thanks a lot for all of you my dear friends for the Prayers and Supporting words. It has been a very tragic crisis in my life though and I am slowly coming to terms.I was just shocked and suprised to see the thousands of mails and messages and even calls that I received from you all. I have made numerous friends and well-wishers from this Tech nology Blog.It's been almost a month since I have put up any posts. I will shortly start posting but before that I have a small suprise :) I am finally convinced with the new layout at the Beta Site. I will take a day or two to port the layout to this site. Once that's done - I guess there's no stopping for you to get all the Technology News, reviews and musings.So Strap In!! as we continue the journey forward!!Thanks,Jason S More About: Blogging , Back
My Dad Expired
2007-08-05 18:20:00 My Dad Expired on 1st August, 2007.Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.Revelation 14:13
Revo Uninstaller :: Helps you remove the Applications and clean up the regi
2007-07-27 12:26:00 Revo Uninstall er is one of those programs that all must have inside their PC. It is ofcourse a free software for the effective management of programs inside of your computer. Thanks to it's unique feature to optimize the performance of the PC too.Well, the main use of the software is that it helps you to remove any unwanted application installed on your computer. With its advanced and fast algorithm to scan before and after uninstall of an application you can remove unnecessary files, folders and registry keys left over in your computer. Even if you have a broken installation Revo Uninstaller scans for application's data on your hard disk drives, Windows registry and shows all found files, folders and registry items so you can delete them.Beyond to the 2 functions as described, it allows to delete out also the history of the browser and also the history of Office.Here are the list of all tools and utilities included:Auto Start Manager - stop programs to start automatically when Wi... More About: Applications , Clean
Few ways to make Google more useful
2007-07-27 11:18:00 Browsing the Web Using Googl e Cache Google Cache is a great solution if a web page is down. If you're visiting a site and it returns a "404 error message", you can try to do a search on Google for that site adding the cache: operator, e.g. cache:www.google.com. Check Spelling Frequency with Google This is a quick and easy way to check the relative frequency of spellings. Query for a particular spelling, making note of the number of results. Then click on Google's suggested spelling and note the number of results. It's surprising how close the counts are sometimes, indicating an oft-misspelled word or phrase. Translate a Single Word Translate a single word Google Translate has added a nifty new twist: dictionary translations. For instance, say you're looking for ways to say "drive" en Francais; you can plug it into Google Translate and figure out that there are different ways to use drive, depending on the context. Phone Number Geolocator (USA & Canada only) Goog... More About: Make
McAfee Rootkit Detective :: An effective Freeware to remove Rootkits
2007-07-26 19:44:00 McAfee Rootkit Detective is a program designed and developed by McAfee Avert Labs to proactively detect and clean rootkits that are running on the system. What's cool is that McAfee has released this product as a Freeware .I would suggest that McAfee Rootkit Detective be only used by knowledgeable individuals at the direction of, and with the support of, a representative from McAfee Avert Labs or McAfee Technical Support. Improper usage of this tool could result in damage to your applications or operating system.The Rootkit Detective 1.0 can be downloaded here.More Information about this product is Avaliable at McAfee Rootkit Detective Homepage.Screenshot of McAfee Rootkit Detective is as shown below: More About: Rootkits , Effective
Stupid Technology :: Really Funny Gadgets
2007-07-23 13:23:00 I came across some really Hillarious (or should I say Stupid ) Gadgets . These have been designed to expose how Stupid Technology can be at times. Have a look at them for yourself!!Click on Image to EnlargeHow did you like these Gadgets? More About: Funny , Ology
How to do a Vertical Search in Google easily?
2007-07-23 12:17:00 Instead of searching for a term across all pages on the web, search within a specialized field. Googl e has a number of specific searches, allowing you to search within blogs, news, books, and much more.Click on the relevant links below to do a Vertical Search using Google in the following areas: Book Search Blog Search Catalogs Code Search Directory Finance Images Local/Maps News Product Search Scholar Video More About: To Do
How to Refine Google to Search File Types easily?
More articles from this author:2007-07-23 11:04:00 Many a times we may be looking for Word Documents or PDF files while doing research. But didn't want to drop by at the library to look for the same. In all such scenarios, Googl e is the Best Resource to look for Research Papers to Data Sheets to Free Music.Here's how you can effectively search using Google.Copy {-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(doc|pdf|txt) " Search terms"} into the search bar and replace Search terms with a document title to find open indexes that contain downloadable text files. You can change the files being searched from (doc|pdf|txt) to (mp3|wma|wav) to find audio files or indeed to include any other file extension you may need. (doc|pdf|txt) means that only indexes containing doc OR pdf OR txt files are shown in results. If all this copying and pasting is too much, you can also visit G2P (Google to Person) under http://www.g2p.org, which offers an input-field interface to Google searche... More About: File , Types 1, 2, 3 |
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