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Cool SMS & Pic
2007-07-28 17:37:00
Hope you techies like the "Puppy" made out of a banana picture. And here are this month dose of sms,Life is a rope that swings us through hope, Always believe today is better than yesterday & tomorrow will be much better than today...A heart melting love story:Boy : I cant marry you.. My family wil not accept that..Girl : Who are they to stop our love?Boy : MY WIFE and 3 CHILDREN...!Marriage is a book where the first page is written as poetry and the remaining pages are written as prose...!!Be hot as sun,Be cool as ice,Be colorful as rainbow,Be sweet as honey,Be pure as snow,&Be smart as me.
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SUPER man of Converters
2007-07-25 14:37:00
From the time I bought a video capable phone, I have started trying to experiment with different video conversion softwares. My search culminated in a software named "SUPER" . The name as it implies is a "Super " man of all converters. First of all it accepts a host of input formats like wmv,rm,avi,mpg,vob,3gp,mp4 and even flv (videos from youtube, iFilm, metacafe) to a host of output formats like Apple IPod video, Sony PSP, Mobilephone video formats like 3gp, and other common formats like wmv,rm,avi,mpg,vob,3gp,mp4 and flv. It has a hosts of video settings like bitrate, video scale size, aspect ration and audio settings like sampling frequency, channels, bitrate. Its a simple software with a single window. Just drop the input video / audio file into the window and convert to the format which you desire. You can even extract audio from a video by just selecting mp3 as the output container. The glitches in this software are it takes a few seconds to startup, there is also no opt...
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Watch Out !!!
2007-07-17 13:37:00
Look out folks, there is a new thief in your PC which wouldn't be detected by your antivirus / spyware etc. why ? ......here read this onA new device has been introduced to the marketplace that is a huge danger to anyone who uses a PC that is not theirs. It is known as a key tracker and it sits between the keyboard and the PC. As can be seen in the pictures it is very discreet but is probably one of the most dangerous items of equipment to personal information that is readily available. These devices record every key that is pressed on the keyboard. Due to it's position (it sits between the keyboard and the PC) the information is logged by the tracker before the PC knows about it and as such is very difficult for the PC to detect. They are available in both USB and PS2 formats so pretty much any PC can be logged. The user puts the tracker in line, leaves it there for a set amount of time and then retrieves it. They can then download the data onto their own PC.If you intend to use ...
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G & G N.E.W.S
2007-07-09 06:41:00
In a new addition to my blog, I will try to bring in info on some new developments in the field of Gadgets and Gizmos. This month I want to bring your attention to some mobile websites which has recently come up.Google Picasa Mobile : Log into http://picasaweb.google.com/m/ using your phone browser. View, Share and Search for any photos using your mobile.Mobile YouTube : Log into http://m.youtube.com using your phone browser, where you will be able to see all the youtube clips and even upload your own video using MMS. And the best thing is that you dont need a Flash capable phone all the clips are streamed in 3GP format. But be sure to have a cheaper data plan as the videos hog a lot of bandwidth

K550i - CyberShot Jr. (Part - 1)
2007-04-02 07:09:00
For people who are regular visitors to my blog, you would have known my previous two Sony Ericssons were W550i & Z550i. Now I have switched over to a traditional candybar phone. My current options when I went to buy this mobile were Nokia 6300 , Sony Ericsson K750i and K550i. As my thoughts on this phone go, I would compare to its predecessor K750i and its walkman counterpart W610i to illustrate some differences.First of all K550i replaces the K750i as the Sony Ericsson's cybershot mid-range phone segment and is not be supposed to be the flagship phone which actually belongs to K790i / K800i / K810i . But the K550i is going to replace the soon to be phased out K750i, since both are almost similar (lets say 75% ).Whats in the Box (Depends on the Region)K550i HandsetBST-33 BatteryUSB CableStereo Headset64MB Sandisk Memory Stick Micro (M2)ChargerPC Suite CDManualBuild & Looks : I've never been a buyer for phone on looks ...but the K550i is a Class Apart in this segment with its "Uber...
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Download Corner - Mobile Wallpapers
2007-03-28 06:46:00
(Right Click on the pictures and "Select Save Picture as")Compatible with Mobile phones with Screen resolution 176 x 220 ( Eg. Sony Ericsson K750i/K610i/Z710i/W550i , Motorola RAZR V3i)
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Gizmo Gyan & Fun - V
2007-03-23 14:58:00
This was a good one I received this month, enjoy .....10 Advantages for "NOT" having a "LOVER"1. Save time,2. Can sleep well,3. Don't have to bother about missed calls,4. Don't have to worry about how you look,5. Can eat in any restaurant,6. No boring sms in the middle of night,7. Can talk with all girls/boys,8. There won't be any advice,9. Can go any where with anyone,10. Don't have to listen to same old crap jokes,BONUS: you'll live a long life...!
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K320i - Budget Performer
2007-03-19 09:18:00
I came across Sony Ericsson K320i from my friend HoneyKing , who was using it for 3 months. I was impressed by the phone not only by its looks but also for its 'Value - for - Money' features.Some of my impressions on this phone are,LOOKS : I would say it looks cool especially the brown color. Looks sophisticated with nicely spaced keypad and weghing at a mere 80 grams.PHONE : As a phone, the reception and call quality is solid with a good speaker phone. Battery comes good for a talk time of 4 hours.FUNCTIONS : Equipped with a 128 x 160 65K UBC color screen, the screen is not as bright as TFT but it is quite good for a budget phone. Ringtones - Midi / MP3 both are excellently reproduced and loud. Phonebook has space for 500 contacts with multiple entries like Mobile,Home.Office, E-Mail. SMS / MMS / E-Mail can be sent & received.MULTIMEDIA : A VGA camera is provided for snaps & video recording. 16 MB is provided for storing data. Camera is quite good for a VGA one. Themes, wallpape...
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Power it up
2007-03-14 13:03:00
In this era of Gadgets & Gizmos, every gadget we own runs on ordinary 'AA' / 'AAA' batteries or rechargeable batteries. Now almost every portable electronic device runs in Rechargeable batteries be it for your laptop, MP3 player or your mobile phone. The thing about rechargeable battery and getting the maximum out of it is a skill by itself. Some tips which i have found useful in maintaining my gizmo's batteries are,Once getting a new device first charge your battery fully ( called "Breaking it in") and then for the first 2-3 recharge cycles drain your battery fully before recharging them else the capacity of the battery will reduce (called "Memory Effect")For a device like laptop / digital camera / mp3 player when you are not using for a long period of time , take out the battery and store it in a cool and dry place(far away from any metallic objects). To extend your battery life in critical situations where there in no charger in your hand mainly for your phone, try reduc...
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Net Clips -II (CRICKET SPECIAL)
2007-03-11 06:24:00
As the 2007 World cup cricket is only days away , I found some funny clips on the net. Here is a bit for all you cricket crazy fans to enjoyLAXMAN: available@home-only.comKUMBLE: only@test_match.comSACHIN: admitted@hospital.comKAIF: good@for_nothing.comSEHWAG: consistently@out_of_form.comDRAVID: stick@crease_like_fevicol.comPATHAN: takewickets @only_with_kenya.comGREG CHAPPELL: only_experiment@noresult.comMUNAF PATEL: only_line&length@nospeed.comHARBHAJAN SINGH: no_spinpitch@nowicket.comSURESH RAINA: why_i_am_there@god_knows.com
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Spring Clean Ur PC
2007-03-06 05:43:00
This is that time of the year when many of you will clean your rooms / houses as a part of our lifetime routine called "Spring Clean ing". So have you ever thought of cleaning up your PC / Laptop ( Oops sorry no Macs !! ) and most importantly not with a broomstick / vaccum cleaner / cloth. Windows computers and the softwares we use on our daily usage generates lots of junk which clogs up our system and slows it down, so it is a worthwhile to clean your complete atleast once in a month. I use a free software called CCleaner which I have found safe, easy and non-obtrusive to use. Some of its features I use and like are,It can be used to delete all the browsing history(cookies, auto-complete,temporary files) stored in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and OperaIt can clean out all the temporary installation files left out by installers of various softwares and junk files left out by many 3rd party softwares like OpenOffice, ZoneAlarm, Office,Acrobat Reader,Windows Media Player, winZip...
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J100i - Cute & Simple
2007-03-02 05:29:00
Looking for a phone for my mom, which has to be a PHONE not anything else (like what it was actually meant to do) I narrowed down to Nokia 1100 / 1110,Motorola C118 and Sony Ericsson J100i. Nokia 1100 was the actual choice because of its one button answer functionality, as there was already a 1100 in the home, I decided to go for J100i. For my budget of 2,000/- Rs (45 US $). At 79g, with a 96 x 64 pixels 65K color screen with blue backlight it looks cool & cute. Here are some of the pros & cons of this phone.PROSBright screen with bigger font which makes the no's and text more visible. Ringtones are nice and loud.Compact & Robust ( Dropped it a few times with no side effects)Nice extras like Alarm Clock, Games, Stopwatch, wallpapersGreen call key brings up Answered / Dialled / Missed calls without needing to go through all the menusGood standby and talk times of 3 1/2 days & 3 1/2 hours respectivelyCONSScreen is not visible in sunlightPicture SMS & Mono - tones cant be ...
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Gizmo Gyan & Fun - IV
2007-02-27 05:36:00
Some funny SMS's I received this month...read it and enjoy,Einstein's Philosophy Vol.23:If ur not in lov with any girl,ur missing something in life.If u lov any girl ,ur missing everything in ur lifeWife is a "Received call"sight is a "Dialled call"Girl friend is a "Missed call"Lover is a "Waiting call"BUT Friendship is "FEVICOL"If you want 2 suceed in your life, be sweet as Honey,Be regular as Clock,Be fresh as rose,Be soft as Tissue,Be strong as Rock and,Be good as Me!!
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Blog on the Move
2007-02-22 12:58:00
Nowadays where many people have camera phones will one way or other want to share their "Kodak Moments" with family , friends or with entire world. Now a company called Shozu has come out with a software for mobile phone through which you can send / share your photos through e-mail or to your blog. To start sharing your photos / videos from your mobile, just follow these simple steps,1. Go to Shozu website and sign-up for a free account.2. Download the software to your mobile ( Check their compatibility list to see whether your mobile is supported and you need to have GPRS activated in your mobile phone)3. Then start the application from your mobile and activate their service first.4. Then you can add the destination (where you want to send your photos ) through your mobile or their website. Personally i feel, doing this through their website is easier.5. Then from the Shozu application in your mobile all your photos & videos will be listed and you can send it to the destination yo...
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Thru the eyes of my Z550i
2007-02-16 14:26:00
A few snaps taken with my Sony Ericsson Z550i ....View from a Dam near my home townFountain show at Wonderla, BangaloreFor sharing photos / photo blogging there are many sites and Flickr is one of the most popular at present. In the next topic i will give you a new application for your mobile which lets you share / blog your photos in the internet.
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Test ur MOBILE's STRENGTH
2007-02-10 06:21:00
Ever wondered how your mobile phone was able to perform all the camera capturing, music & games playing device it stands up to be. Actually all phones have processors ala your PC to perform these tasks. Here is a great utility called JBenchmark Ace from JBenchmark to assess your mobile phone / smart phone power. Register for Free in their site and download the ACE application to your phone via wap, cable, IR or bluetooth and then run the application. I have put up the results of my Sony Ericsson Z550i here for reference,CPU Class : ARM9CPU MHz : 110 MHzVM Type : AOTTo test the Java processing abilities of your phone there are JBenchmark 1.0, 2.0 and 3D which can be downloaded and run on your mobile. To download the ACE application via your mobile just point your mobile browser to http://wap.jbenchmark.com/ace
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X.T.E.N.D ur Firefox - Part II
2007-02-06 06:28:00
Continuing from the previous post on some great Fire fox add-ons. Here are some more for you to consider,Sage by The Sage TeamSage helps you discover and read RSS and Atom feeds from your favorite websites. Watch your friends’ blogs, or stay on top of hundreds of online publications with notification of new content and easy-to-read newspaper-like rendering.Performancing by PerformancingPerformancing is a full-featured blog editor that sits right in your Firefox browser and lets you post to your blog easily. You can drag and drop formatted content, including images, from the page you are browsing and take notes as well as post to your blog.Jeteye by Jeteye Technologies, Inc.Jeteye enables you to collect links, images, text, and videos into a Jetpak. Share Jetpaks with friends and family and make them public or private according to your preferences.FoxyTunes by Alex SirotaFoxyTunes places remote controls for the media player of your choice within Firefox so that you can control your ...
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X.T.E.N.D ur Firefox - Part I
2007-02-03 06:45:00
One of the many great features of Mozilla Fire fox is that you can install add-ons to further facilitate your browsing and activities on the net. Here are some of Firefox add-ons which I would like to recommend,FlashGot by Giorgio MaoneFlash got helps you to download one link, selected links, or all the links of a page at once with a single click by sending the request from your browser to any of the download utilities installed in your PC.Note: Free DownloadManager is a great download manager which you can use for resuming of interrupted downloads, scheduling & acceleration.Video DownloaderThis cool add-on allows you to download videos from sites like YouTube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm etc. And you can also download embedded objects on a webpage like mp3, flash, video, quicktime.Answers by Asher Szmulewicz1-Click Answers™ saves you time by instantly delivering the information you are looking for. Press Alt (or Option on a Mac) and click any word to get a quick, relevant definition ...
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Swivel 2 ur Music
2007-02-01 05:25:00
Music phones are becoming a rage in the market now, and the Sony Ericsson W550i / W600i has lots going for it not only in the music department but also in the style , phone department.As a Phone : G.O.O.DWith the swivel closed it is the same size of Sony Ericsson K700i with the extra thickness and the loop antenna at the top. Some may like it some don't, but at 120 grams it is comfortable to hold and talk. Even though newbies will find the swivel mechanism somewhat confusing you will be able to pick up in a few days and the keypad is comfortable to type in and the D-Pad is also easy to use. Phone is equipped with a 1000 memory phone book and after a long time SE has given birthday reminders as a special field in the address book. Pictures and ringtones can be customized for every person. Battery talk time and standby time seems to be much better than K700i.Sound through the speakerphone is bit soft.For Messaging : V.E.R.Y G.O.O.DThe User Interface is tweaked a bit more from the K...
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Gizmo Gyan & Fun - III
2007-01-25 06:26:00
Some nice SMSes I received this month which I would like to share with you guys,If u luv my sms,it means I'm smart,If u save, u agree I'm smart,If u forward,u spread that I'm smart & If u delete,u r jealous,coz I'M SMART...I like 3 friends 1 is Sun 2 is Moon3 is USun for the "Day time"Moon for the "Night time"U for the "Life time" :-)When life is a game i wish u always win,When life is journey i wish u always walk on roses,When life is fun i wish an EVERGREEN SMILE on ur face.....Enjoy & Forward these to ur friends .................
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OPEN SOURCE - FREE 4 ALL - PART III
2007-01-17 12:58:00
In the ongoing posts on Open Source Softwares, this is the third and final part mentioning some more open source softwares which are useful for various tasks on the PC. Here are a few,FileZilla : FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server.GAIM : Gaim is a GTK+ instant messaging application. It supports multiple protocols, including AIM, ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, Jabber, IRC, Napster, Gadu-Gadu, Zephyr, and SILC. It has many common features found in other clients, as well as many unique features.Azureus : Azureus is a powerful, full-featured, cross-platform bittorrent client.QFlash : QFlash is a c++ open source IDE to create flash (swf) animation files. It uses ming and qt libraries.Tetris Queen : Classic Tetris game to pass away your time with 50 levels and background musicHope all found this Three Part edition useful ..will be out with more additions for the TECHIE COCKTAIL soon :-)
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OPEN SOURCE - FREE 4 ALL - PART II
2007-01-12 13:25:00
Now continuing from my previous post, after a Open source OS people will mostly need various softwares for their various computational tasks. Here are some of the best Open Source softwares available in their respective category,OpenOffice : A full fledged office suite consisting of Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Presentation maker, Database manager.Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird : Firefox one of the best & secure browsers available today and Thunderbird a excellent E-Mail client with POP / SMTP / IMAP and junk controls.GIMP : A Open source image editing & creating software suitable for newbies and professionals alike.Audacity : A fast multi-track audio editor and recorder for Linux, BSD, Mac OS, and Windows. Supports WAV, AIFF, Ogg, and MP3 formats. Features include envelope editing, mixing, built-in effects and plug-ins, all with unlimited undo.Inkscape : A vector based drawing tool for creating buttons, banners, cliparts.To know the latest open source projects and softwares av...
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OPEN SOURCE - FREE 4 ALL
2007-01-10 06:53:00
I would like to emphasize here the practicality and usability of open source softwares. Most people think opensource softwares are for techies and nerds, but this is a wrong notion. A strong revolution is underway in the open source community which is making people stand-up and look at the Open source community. For a detailed definition and history of Open Source Software I would like you to visit Wikipedia homepage on this topic. And the most important software component for a PC / Laptop is the Operating System. I would like to suggest two flavors of Linux which will give you a idea about how a FREE OS can bring you all the benefits required for all the mundane activities and much more.Ubuntu - Look at this flavor of linux which has strong technical support team to back you up. For people who cant download the software order your own copy of Ubuntu Linux for free.Fedora - Initially started as a part of RedHat community this is also a excellent flavor of Linux which you can try....
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PC <-> MobilePhone => Softwarezzzz
2007-01-06 14:33:00
Almost all mobile phone users out there would like or will be using mobilephone management softwares to sync , download / upload files from your phone to your PC / Laptop. For those who want to know, here is a list of management software from the leading mobile phone vendors for their respective phones,Nokia - Nokia PC Suite : A great all in one software for managing all the data in your Nokia phone. Visit www.nokia.com to download the latest version.Motorola - Mobile Phone Tools: Take a look at www.hellomotto.com for phone compatibility and featuresSamsung - PC Link : Drop in at www.samsungmobile.com to get the latest software for your samsung phoneSony Ericsson - PC Suite : Having lots of tools to manage your sony ericsson phone , visit www.sonyericsson.com for more details. But I would like to introduce / refer to you two free mobilephone management software especially for Sony Ericsson phones. They are,Float's Mobile Phone Agent: A great software from sourceforge, its a absolu...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
2006-12-31 17:11:00
A piece of info to start this new year :Do u know speciality of this new year. It starts with monday and ends also on monday. No public holidays on sundays. This year has got highest number of sundays and saturdays. So enjoy the least working year in your life! 2007- a year with a difference!Have a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2007 !!!
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Happy Christmas !!
2006-12-23 07:43:00
To all techies / guys / gals out there have a Happy Chris t mas !!!!!
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Find your Zen
2006-12-21 07:05:00
Missing in my collection of gadgets & gizmos was a " Digital Audio Player" or according to some people "IPOD". My wishlist for a DAP was that it should be feature packed, should act as a Mass Transfer device to just copy and paste my music from my laptop and should have a nice informative screen for viewing my music info. Looking for such a gizmo for a budget of 100 $, I had my radar set on Ipod Shuffle (1 GB), Sony NW-E005, iAudio U3, Creative Zen V / V Plus. Looking around the web for various opinions & reviews I settled for the Creative Zen V Plus (1GB) for 100$. Thanks to my brother I got it as a gift. Now to some hands on details of the ZEN V PLUS - 1GB.In the BoxZen V Plus, USB cable, Line-in cable,Software CD, Pouch, ManualMusic FunctionalityIt can play MP3, WMA and supports sorting by Albums / Artists / Genre. Customizable playlists and equalizer makes it a pleasure to hear your music. The sound quality is very good and the bass & treble are very clear. The "Now Playing" scr...
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Gizmo Gyan & Fun-II
2006-12-16 06:54:00
In this week, this is one of the many smses I received. Hope you guys / gals like it,GOD is like software programme: He enters ur life,Scan ur problem,Edit ur tension,Download solutions,Delete ur worries andsaves YOU! Have a nice day.
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Browse on the move .... WWW
2006-12-12 13:57:00
Lots of people might be browsing using your mobilephone / smartphone with the built-in browsers given by your handset manufacturer and sometimes these browsers , mainly in low and middle end handsets are not upto the mark when browsing full fledged web portals. So here is one of the best and formidable players on this market, the brand new Opera Mini 3.0. The latest version supports RSS feeds, photo sharing, bookmarks, skins, content download, secure sites, History, search engine,page zoom and landscape mode. And the most important thing is it recognizes your phone's capabilities and optimizes Web pages accordingly for fast and easy browsing.So from a phone as cheap as 100$ with a color screen & GPRS to a 400$ smartphone this gives a great way to browse the Www on the move.On the down side there is now way to see flash and quicktime / wmv movies as yet.To get your copy just point your browser to : http://mini.opera.comFor a live demo : http://www.operamini.com/features/start/N OTE: ...
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