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Does Harry really die in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? A complete B
2007-07-21 19:39:00
Does Harry die Really in the latest J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? I was just amused to know that people are placing bets on whether Harry lives or dies. Now that's really hilarious. Well, the Deathly Hallows are Harry's invisibility cloak which has been passed down from generation to generation, a stone that brings back the dead which is hidden in the snitch Harry first caught in his mouth left to him by Dumbledore in his will and the elder wand hidden in Dumbledore's tomb, which is taken by Voldemort.R.A.B. is actually Sirius' brother Regulus in spite from what Voldemort did to him. After he died in the cave he left the task to Kreacher to destroy the locket but Kreacher was unable to even open it.The horcruxes are the locket stolen by Kreacher then by Mundugus then stolen by Umbridge then taken by Harry. Destroyed by Ron with the Gryfindor sword.The Hufflepuff goblet hidden in Bellatrix...
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Sorry about the Banner and a few Images disappearing in the site
2007-07-21 13:07:00
The Top Banner and some of the images in the blog have suddenly disappeared - whola what's the reason? Are you wondering the same? Well, this is due to the sudden surge of traffic - which I didn't anticipate during the weekend. The images were all hosted at GooglePages and hence are locked down due to excessive Bandwidth.I am looking for a backup of the images which are unfortunately tucked in my laptop at home. As soon as I get access to the images I will upload the same into a better / reliable service. Sorry for the terrible design that is now getting displayed without the Top Banner.Cheers!!Jason
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Grab the Pownce Invites before they Finish!!
2007-07-20 17:45:00
Thanks to one of our reader's Ronald - He linked me to a new service called Pownce. Before his mail, I had NO idea on what this cool service was all about. Thanks Ronald :)Well, Kevin Rose is one of the founders of Digg, and has come out with a brand new service called Pownce. He has quite ambitiously sent the company out to the ever challenging Internet marketplace. Pownce is a new network of instantaneous client that offers the functionalities of Twitter/Jaiku, allowing the sending of messages, files and events with the other users. This new system has developed its client on Adobe AIR(Adobe Integrated Runtime ), and hence it is necessary to install the AIR to your computer. Since AIR is currently only being available for Windows and Mac. If you have Linux - you will have to hope just a little bit.At the moment the service is in closed beta, and can only be accessed by means of an invitation. Now for the Best part - I have a few Pownce Invites to give away. In case, any of you ne...
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List of Cool Freeware Alternatives for Microsoft Office and OpenOffice Suit
2007-07-20 12:40:00
Many have run into troubles with OpenOffice , hence I thought let me post some Cool Freeware Alternatives to Microsoft Office and OpenOffice. I have used OpenOffice during the days it was called StarOffice and shipped by Sun Microsystems. But most of the times the constant pain point was with alignment of text and it's compatability with Microsoft Office Platform.The first software I see as a worthy alternative is called Abiword. It is today's fast and most powerful word-processor. It makes it very easy while writing a large letter and/or document due to it's fast and simple word processor engine. Open source, compatible multiplatform and easy integration with Microsoft Office is all there with Abiword. The main reason that this can be considered is due to its reduced footprint on your hard disk and RAM.Other nearly indispensable software nowadays that one can use in order to create and modify calculation sheets (the equivalent of Excel of Microsoft), is called Gnumeric. Gnumeric...

The Actual Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Ending :: De Mystified
2007-07-19 20:56:00
After I posted yesterday on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows :: E-Book Freely available Online Now" - I am shell shocked at the response it has driven. Well, it just goes to prove the kind of fan following J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is set to unleash.Well, now that the entire book has been leaked - So the ending too has been purpotetly leaked. The ending clearly describes in great detail as to who dies at the end.It seems that the final nine pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows takes place 19 years in the future - which is simply amazing.Well, I won't spoil the millions of fans by telling the ending right away. But do check out one of the comments in my last article which even gives you a briefing of the page numbers of the deaths. Or you can read the ending online at this mail archive.
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Free Portable Firefox 2.0.0.5 now Available
2007-07-19 20:44:00
Yesterday I had an article announcing the release of the new FireFox Version 2.0.0.5 being Released. Today I found a Portable version of the new Firefox freely available for your USB drives, portable Hard Disks', etc.Portable Firefox is a fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. It has some specially-selected optimizations to make it perform faster and extend the life of your USB key as well as a specialized launcher that will allow most of your favorite extensions to work as you switch computers. It will also work from a CDRW drive (in packet mode), ZIP drives, external hard drives, some MP3 players, flash RAM cards and more.I find the Portable version particularly useful when making use of a Cyber cafe as all my Bookmarks are intact and also I can enjoy the same browsing environment.You can Download Portable Firefox freely at PortableApps Website.
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Scholastic Sues P2P Torrent sites for the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal
2007-07-19 18:34:00
Scholastic - The publisher of R.K. Rowling's much awaited and secretly guarded last book - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has sued many of the P2P Torrent sites in a last ditch attempt to plug the increasing amount of online leaks ahead of this Friday's release. I did report on the leak of the latest Harry Potter book yesterday - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows :: E-Book Freely available Online Now.Scholastic has also sued DeepDiscount.com, which had apparently already mailed out almost 1200 copies of the book before the release. You can read more on this recent development at the following Los Angeles Times article.J.K. Rowling, author of the book, begged on her personal site. The message reads as follows "I'd like to ask everyone who considers themselves a Potter fan to help preserve the secrecy of the plot for all those who are looking forward to reading the book at the same time on publication day. In a very short time, you will know EVERYTHING!".So will the Harry ...
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FireFox Version 2.0.0.5 Released
2007-07-18 19:34:00
The World's most famous web-browser Firefox has just received a new and very important update, the new 2.0.0.5 release is now available for download from the Official Website. You can also alternatively download from here - I would recomend this approach. The latest version of Firefox comes with a lot of fixes that are meant to improve the security of the users browsing the Internet with Firefox.One important fix is with a bug that had some problems with the Javascript engine in Firefox that can execute dangerous codes able to enhance attackers' attempts to infiltrate into a system. Actually the security updates with this new release are many, starting with simple errors and ending with highly critical vulnerabilities that might allow an attacker control an affected system - similar to the one I have listed above.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows :: E-Book Freely available Online Now
2007-07-18 12:39:00
The much awaited HP series "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows " has already hit the internet almost 4 days before it's scheduled release. Looks like the high amount of security that was posted to guard all the printing facilities and the storage sites was of No use.Well, the entire book (784 pages to be precise) are all available online for Free download in the form of Photos (very messy) as well as a few sites offering pdf formats.The sites are offering Torrent downloads and the few that offered direct download of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on Rapidshare and Megaupload have been blocked in No time - Just shows how serious the publishers and JK Rowling are with this release.I wouldn't put up the links of the sites were the book is available for Free download due to Copyright and Privacy Infringement Issues. But I can give you the exact phrase that you need to put in google to reach the torrent files. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows filetype:torrent" I am NO fan o...
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Can you Blend an iPhone really?
2007-07-17 08:22:00
The iPhone was released recently and it has been a great hit. Though I don't give it much of a praise as I feel that the iPhone is still not a true value for money product in the offering - Given it's price and functionality.Below is a Stunning Video on How you can Blend an iPhone?
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How to Choose your own Location of Sent Mails in Outlook?
2007-07-16 12:47:00
Once you've sent out an e-mail, the default location for it to be saved is under Sent Items. The following tip explains how to use Microsoft's Visual Basic Editor to teach Outlook to ask where you want to save an e-mail once it's been sent. In Outlook, click to Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor (or press F11)Note: You may see a pop-up Security Warning telling you "'ThisOutlookSession' contains macros". Select Enable Macros. Double-click the Project icon > Microsoft Office Outlook Objects, then double-click ThisOutlookSession. Paste the code below into the text box. Click File > Save.Private Sub Application_ItemSend(ByVal Item As Object, _Cancel As Boolean)Dim objNS As NameSpaceDim objFolder As MAPIFolderDim objAttFld As MAPIFolderSet objNS = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")If Item.Class = olMail ThenSet objFolder = objNS.PickFolderIf TypeName(objFolder) "Nothing" And _IsInDefaultStore(objFolder) ThenSet Item.SaveSentMessageFolder = objFolderEnd IfItem.UnRead = Fal...
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HP meets a Billion pound recycling goal :: Congrats
2007-07-13 16:59:00
Environmental responsibility is good business. Now it seems that the IT major HP has reached the tipping point where the price and performance of IT are no longer compromised by being green, but are now enhanced by it.HP announced today that it has met its goal of recycling one billion pound of used electronic components and that its net target is set for two billion by 2010. In 2004, HP had set its initial goal after it reached the half a billion mark and in the next three years, it went on recycling another half of billion pounds. Aiming to double its recovery rate, HP says that more recycling will lead to a better business - which I feel is the correct approach. Anyways, HP is leading the race of electronic components recycling, its closest competitor being IBM but with a 73% lower rate of recovery.HP's environmental strategy is based on a nature-friendly design, as well as encouraging its customers to recycle most of HP's depleted or obsolete products.A BIG Congrats to HP and...
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Geeks who love the Kitchen - try : Snacksby
2007-07-12 18:24:00
Apart from being a technologist (my term for calling a Geek), I also love paying a visit to the kitchen. So today I'll recommend to you a site that helps you create a delicious snack with all the items/ingredients that you have stocked at home!!Snacksby recommends to you recipes based on ingredients that you have at hand. It's very simple - you type in the ingredients that you have available (even the specific quantities), and then you are provided with various recipe options that contain the ingredients that you specified in the search. If you like a certain recipe that you see, you have an option to add it to your shopping list, save it to your recipe box, make it, and then comment on your results for the better good of the cooking community.Happy Surfing and Cooking!!
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Can you read this really?
2007-07-12 06:31:00
Hi,It seems like I am taking breaks quite often from the past 1 week or so. I was a bit busy with the construction and other personal appointments. I hope to be back to normal in the coming week and enrich you all with the news of the Technology Kingdom. So Strap In!!Well, I was able to read the article below. Are you able to read it?fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too.Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny a fwe plepoe can.i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad the ln...
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Get your Master Degree Online from an accredited online university :: Capel
2007-07-12 05:13:00
Did you ever want to get an Online degree and didn't have the time to goto a regular University - simply because you couldn't spare the time to go through the entire course. Many a times you may also not want to leave your current day-job just to get that extra university degree.Well, in that case - the answer would be to enroll in an online course and get a degree online. But what's the catch - there are two serious problems with the idea.* The online university maynot match up to your wanting skills and the course material may not be well tailored for the Online mode. Online mode of course delivery requires many changes to deliver the content online - since you don't get to interact face-to-face with your instructor online.* The course offered maynot be accredicted and this will lead to non-recognition from many recruiters or other universities.Well, it's time you had a look at the capella university Accredited Online degree course. The best thing about taking this course of...
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Some Tips to create a Strong Password easily
2007-07-10 18:38:00
While I was penning the previous article "Encrypt all your files for Free using Blowfish : Kruptos 2", I was just thinking why not share my thoughts and ideas on How to create a Strong Password . This lead me to explain the method I follow to set a password - A Strong Password indeed by all standards.You must follow the following criteria while creating a Strong Password:The password must be a minimum of 8+ characters.The password must have 1 number , 1 special character, 1 Upper Case character. A very simple example that I use to explain my friends and colleages is : P@ssw0rd. It fullfills all the criteria's. The 'a' is replaced by a special character @. The 'P' is of upper case. The 'o' is replaced by the numeral 0.Well, you can now convert your regular password into a Strong Password by following a few changes like the example I have mentioned above for the simple password - P@ssw0rd.Make the first character Upper Case.Change all 'a' in the password to the special charact...
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Encrypt all your files for Free using Blowfish : Kruptos 2
2007-07-10 17:59:00
Keeping your files safe has become a rule of thumb nowadays. Despite the abundance of encryption tools on the market, finding a free application to provide this service is quite a task.Kruptos 2 is a very good Free ware Software that helps protect all your files. The interface is quite plain and simple, but supplies all the functionality you need to keep your files safe.Drop all the files you want to the large window, either by drag and drop or by browsing for them, Kruptos makes available three options: encrypt/decrypt, shredding and create a self-extracting file (executable). The encryption algorithm used for almost all of these options is Blowfish 128-bit. This algorithm is not easily crackable. The only way to crack is by trying to guess the password you have used - So use a very Strong combination of password.For protection purposes, you can enable obfuscate file names from the Configuration, under the Options menu. This will disguise the newly encrypted file's name. Krupto 2 t...
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Searching for an Online Degree from an accredited online university :: Cape
2007-07-10 13:23:00
Online Education is effective, however one should not think it is that much easier than going to college. It is less expensive but takes just as much time and effort and time to achieve a degree. It is flexible of course as you can watch your lectures anywhere.Many a times you may also not want to leave your current day-job just to get that extra university degree.Well, in that case - the answer would be to enroll in an online course and get a degree online. But what's the catch - there are two serious problems with the idea.Online mode of course delivery requires many changes to deliver the content online - since you don't get to interact face-to-face with your instructor online.Course offered maynot be accredicted and this will lead to non-recognition from many recruiters or other universities.It's time you had a look at the capella university Accredited Online degree course. The best thing about taking this course off-course is that it is online and you can easily schedule the...
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